Chapter 23: Ninth Soul Ring. The Calm Before The Storm.

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Tang Zhen's Soul Skills:

1st: Three Thousand Thunder Movement (Purple)

2nd: Tesla Prison (Black)

3rd: Thunder Emperor's Armor (Black)

4th: Heaven's Shockwave (Black)

5th: Thunder Emperor Lance. (Black)

6th: Judgement of Heaven and Earth (Red)

7th: Martial Soul Form (Red)

8th: Thunderclap Dominion (Red)

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It had been 6 months since The Golden Generation were rescued. Tang Zhen has not been seen since then causing anxiety from the girls.

Although hestitant at first, Bibi Dong was eventually welcomed by the group of Tang Zhen's girls.

She wasn't happy that Zhuqing would be the first to be married to him but she understood that their history was certainly not simple.

When she found out that Tang Zhen had slept with Liu Erlong first, she cursed him for being a scoundrel until the girls calmed her down explaining the circumstances. She saw that even after all this time, Liu Erlong was affected by it but was getting better.

Although she never had to go through it, thankfully, female soul masters were always at risk of being raped.

One day, Bibi Dong and Xie Yue were looking to get Yan for training but they were surprised to see Yan in a courtyard hugging Jiang Zhu. After a brief moment of shock they approached causing an embarrased Jiang Zhu to scurry off with a steaming red face.

After much teasing and interrogation, Yan finally opened up about how they first interacted with each other when Yan woke up from the attack and she was still healing him.

She kept visiting him making sure that he was recovering properly.

Yan at this point was still in love with Bibi Dong. But he was feeling upset that the Martial Soul Hall wanted to kill them. Seeing him upset, Jiang Zhu tried to comfort him thought it seemed to fail.

What she didn't know was that the warmth and kindness she was showing Yan was a stark contrast to the cold and detached attitude Bibi Dong had shown him all these years and she was slowly breaking his shell.

One day, Yan and Xie Yue were approached by Ning Fengzhi with a request to join the group of people that were going to hunt for soul rings. Among that group was Jiang Zhu.

As they were walking, one of the soul masters got injured and Jiang Zhu was healing them when a 10,000 year old serpent soul beast came at Jiang Zhu.

Yan stepped in and saved her life. From then, an awkward tension started to form from them both being a little shy. They would both catch one another staring at each other before they would turn away blushing.

Jiang Zhu thought that the fiery Yan acting that way was cute. To Yan, seeing Jiang Zhu acting that way was like an arrow straight through his heart. He had absolutely no chance. Thus the awkwardness continued for a few weeks.

That was until Jiang Zhu was confessed to by another boy and Yan saw it. He got angry and chased the boy away.

When Jiang Zhu asked why he did that, Yan had no choice but to confess his new feelings for her. When she heard him confess to her, she immediately jumped into his arms and agreed to become his girlfriend.

After hearing that, the usually cold Bibi Dong started to giggle uncontrollably shocking both Yan and Xie Yue.

"Heheheh, the hothead Yan finally found a girl to cool him off. Just make sure to listen to her and you'll be fine. Try not to do anything that would make her angry like ignoring what she tells you." She said jokingly.

"Don't say that! And besides, even if she says something, I don't have to listen to her, I can do as I please. If anything she should listen to me." Yan said confidently his eyes closed and crossed his arms as if he was trying to say that he was right.

"Oh. Is that so Yan?" A voice said from behind.

Yan opened his eyes to find Bibi Dong with a cruel smirk on her face. Wait that wasn't her talking….

Feeling someone was trying to bore a hole in the back of his head, he slowly turned around to see Jiang Zhu standing there. Her normally calm and beautiful face was still there. The problem was he just couldn't shake the feeling that he was in danger as a dark aura was surrounding her.

He started sweating profusely and he found himself automatically start saying the classic phrase.

"Jiang Zhu, I-"

Suddenly her face turned angry as a tick mark grew on her head and she swung her staff at his head knocking him to the ground.

"I'LL TEACH YOU SOME MANNERS, I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU THAT A WHILE AGO WHEN YOU WERE EATING, TO NOT STUFF YOUR FACE SINCE YOU LOOK LIKE A PIG! WHEN A GIRL TELLS YOU SOMETHING, IT'S FOR YOUR BENEFIT AND I WILL NOT HAVE MY BOYFRIEND ACTING LIKE AN ANIMAL!" Jiang Zhu said while dragging his leg.

Yan was trying to crawl away fearing for his life as he turned to Xie Yue and Bibi Dong for help.

"BROTHER XIE YUE! DONG'ER! HELP ME!! AHHHH!"

"OH AND YOU CALL HER DONG'ER BUT YOU DON'T CALL ME BY ZHU'ER? ARE YOU CHEATING ON ME ALREADY?" Jiang Zhu went on another tyrade as her voice and Yan's yelling for help slowly faded away.

Across the continent, all the men suddenly felt like saluting a fallen brother as they took a moment of silence before resuming their work.

Xie Yue couldn't help but feel terrified seeing his friend taken away.

"Women are troublesome." He mumbled.

"What was that dear brother?" Bibi Dong asked him in the same tone of voice that Jiang Zhu asked Yan a second ago.

"N-Nothing!" He squeaked out.

"Hmpf. That's what I thought." Said Bibi Dong as she walked away.

In a secluded room, Tang Zhen, Ye Lingling and Ning Rongrong were meditating and cultivating.

After a while, both girls finally broke through the 70th level.

They both got up and hugged each other happily.

They quietly chatted amongst eachother with Rongrong being the little witch told Lingling that she was welcome to join her and Tang Zhen on their wedding night causing Lingling to become bright red.

Suddenly they felt an immense pressure coming from Tang Zhen and they had to shield themselves with their own soul power.

The Titled Douluos, Ning Fengzhi, Niu Gao, Yang Wudi and the girls, all rushed to the inner sanctum of the clan grounds.

"This pressure….It's almost on par with a level 93 Titled Douluo." Dugu Bo said in awe.

"He's done it. He became a Titled Douluo at the age of 22." Sword Douluo said.

Tang Zhen opened his eyes and he could feel the power coursing through him as arcs of Thunder were flashing across his body.

"I've broken through!" He exclaimed.

"Big brother Tang Zhen! Congratulations!" Both Lingling and Rongrong exclaimed in happiness.

He hugged them both and congratulated them on advancing to level 70 as well.

As they stepped outside, Tang Zhen heard the familiar cold mechanical voice.

"Notice. Congratulations host for advancing to level 90."

"System. Please, give me something for my girls. I want to help them as well." He asked respectfully.

"…..Notice. Detecting host's request for rewards for others. Readminstering Care Package rewards…."

Tang Zhen really wanted to help the girls ascend to godhood. Even if they don't inherit a position, he would do anything to create them one.

"Notice. Rewards: Dragon God's God Given Soul Rings for host. +10,000 years to all soul rings. Cultivation speed for host's partners increased by 20%. Dragon God's blessing for partners, God Given Soul Rings for host's partners at the 70th level and beyond. The Power Over Destiny. Mystery Gift x1."

Tang Zhen was overjoyed. All of a sudden a mark appeared on Tang Zhen's and the girls' foreheads.

"System, what is The Power Over Destiny?"

"Notice. Host can choose to sever the control/connections a god has or may try to make with host's partners allowing them to choose their own path. It also allows Host and his partners to increase their soul rings' age and power by either devouring other Gods or through regular cultivation breaking the limits set by the world."

Tang Zhen had forgotten this aspect. As the group become stronger, some gods may want to take his wives as their successors. He will not allow that to happen. Even if he has to fight the gods themselves.

What really made him happy was that they could increase their soul rings' age through cultivation instead of increasing them through that weird platform Tang San used.

It also would allow him to spend more time with his wives instead of wasting it doing trials.

They walked out of the room and Ning Rongrong ran over to hug her father and grandfathers.

"Elders, girls, please join me in the main hall, I have something important to tell you." Tang Zhen said seriously.

They agreed. As they got settled in the room, he spoke.

"Girls as you should be feeling stronger right?"

"Yes." They replied curiously.

"The Dragon God has bestowed a blessing on us." Hearing the Dragon God, they all became serious.

"From your Seventh Soul Ring and beyond, they are now rings gifted from the Dragon God. Activate them." Tang Zhen said.

Releasing their martial souls, everyone was surprised to see that Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Dugu Yan, Shui Bing'er, Liu Erlong, and Ah Yin all had red soul rings from their seventh rings with Liu Erlong and Ah Yin having another red ring for their eighth.

This shocked everyone as they also felt their soul power level increase as well.

Tang Zhen turned to Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling and told them to meditate as he stepped forward and channeled some of his energy to them.

Suddently a rainbow soul ring appeared above them.

"Absorb it and try to hang on as much as you can." Tang Zhen said.

As the two started to absorb the ring, it went from white, to yellow, to purple, to black, and finally to red as they both started sweating.

After a while they finally stopped and absorbed the ring generating a red Seventh Soul Ring.

"Dong'er you will get yours once you reach level 70."

"Mhm." Bibi Dong nodded with a renewed determination to get stronger.

Ning Fengzhi seeing this walked up to Tang Zhen and asked seriously.

"Tang Zhen, do the rings cause harm to them?"

"No Uncle Ning, they are a gift from the Dragon God so they are rings that can also evolve as they get stronger." Tang Zhen said.

"Mhm. That's good" he said happily.

Tang Zhen turned to the girls all talking amongst themselves before he cleared his throat making everyone look back at him.

"Your cultivation speed and understanding of soul power has increased by 20% as well. Lastly….Pleaes come forward." He said.

Zhu Zhuqing's father and mother walked forward to him as they walked up to Zhuqing.

Tang Zhen took her hands in his before he pulled out a box and opened it as he got down on one knee.

"Zhu Zhuqing, Will you marry me and become my wife?" Tang Zhen asked.

Zhu Zhuqing started shaking before she lunged at him crying and repeating yes.

He slid the ring onto her finger and kissed her passionately.

Everyone cheered and rushed at the two as the men dragged Tang Zhen to the side with Zhu Zhuqing's father going into overprotective father mode in the last moments he could before she was married.

The girls all fawned over Zhuqing staring at the ring with a hint of envy but that quickly faded as they would get married soon also.

The Wedding was set to take place in a month at the Blue Tyrant Academy. They kept the guests restricted to the clans of the alliance and the students with the gates closed to prevent outsiders from looking in.

During that month, Tang Zhen and Zhu Zhuqing spent a lot of time together talking about everything. From the day they met to the adventures they had.

They went on multiple dates, trained, and spoke about how many children they wanted together causing Zhu Zhuqing to blush.

Liu Erlong though was dragged by Zhu Zhuqing and the girls to the side to discuss her "Experience" with Tang Zhen.

Liu Erlong the mature elder sister was blushing like a school girl as she recounted her time with him that night that left them all hot and bothered along with a couple of nose bleeds.

Liu Erlong said that she was thankful that she had sisters to "share the burden" as she said that she wouldn't be able to handle him alone.

All the girls looked at Zhuqing in sympathy as she started to get worried if she would survive.

The day of the wedding came and the whole school was lined up at the stairs as the ceremony concluded. Off to the side, Zhu Zhuqing's fanclub were all lining up off to the side crying that their goddess has been taken and they would give up on love. They were shaving their heads claiming they would become monks.

After the celebration was winding down, the crowd brought the two to their bed chambers.

Zhu Zhuqing dressed beautifully in her red wedding gown was waiting for Tang Zhen to come in.

Not long after he came in and they shared a cup of wine before Tang Zhen lifted her up and brought her to the bed.

They shared a passionate kiss before Zhuqing started to undress.

Zhu Zhuqing was a blubbering mess as she took her clothes off making her look extremely cute.

What followed was a very long night for Zhu Zhuqing.

The next morning Zhu Zhuqing woke up the next morning and she saw Tang Zhen holding her.

"Good morning Zhuqing." He said with a smile.

Zhuqing blushed remembering the last night before she put on a pout.

"Big broth- Husband. You were too much last night." She said.

"I'm sorry, but I held back with you for far too long." He said sincerely. He really couldn't help it, after so many years of holding back for her, it was unleashed.

Zhuqing tried to get up to wash but hissed in pain.

Tang Zhen picked her up and brought her to the bath.

"Let's bath together Zhuqing." He said with a smirk that brought a chill down her spine. He then massaged her rear on the way over and rubbed her sensitive spot causing her to moan before she yelled with indignation.

"HUSBAND! YOU SCOUNDREL! LET ME GO! I CAN BATHE MYSEL- AHH!!"

Tang Zhen dropped her in the bath before joining her. Despite her pain and initial resistance, she couldn't help but give in to pleasure as they went another round in the bath.

After they got dressed, Tang Zhen carried Zhuqing to the courtyard where the girls were having breakfast. Seeing Zhuqing in his arms, Liu Erlong couldn't help but shake a little remember her time with Tang Zhen. Both in fear and longing.

Ning Rongrong being the tease couldn't help but remark.

"Zhuqing, you have a mark on your neck. Also, why is big brother Tang Zhen carrying you?" She snickered.

Zhuqing blushed but then glared at her causing the other girls to laugh.

After a nice breakfast, Tang Zhen went to the center of the courtyard and channelled his soul power and the God Given Soul Ring appeared.

Seeing this, Ah Yin and Shui Bing'er Released their Domains to prevent the surge of soul power from leaking out but soon found it hard to contain.

Ning Rongrong helped them by boosting their soul power but in the end, others had to activate their domains as well.

After a while, the soul ring turned from red to gold.

As Tang Zhen absorbed the 1,000,000 year soul ring, he felt a surge of power and his soul power jumped to level 94.

He could feel it and he needed to start adding soul rings for his Haotian Hammer next.

Another year had passed. The year was utterly chaotic to say the least.

The girls got impatient and they came to a collective agreement to marry Tang Zhen together on the same day.

They were thankful that they did because that night Tang Zhen's Dragon bloodline boiled telling him to claim them all.

The sounds they made were so loud and horrible for the others around them that Ning Fengzhi quickly comissioned Niu Gao to build them a manor away from the rest of the living quarters.

One thing came to a shock. Who would have thought that the quiet Ye Lingling and Shui Bing'er were a screamers?

The other girls mocked them for quite a bit leaving them so embarrassed they locked themselves in a room before Tang Zhen went and brought them back out.

Obviously after another intensive round for the two.

The girls could agree theat their husband was indeed a dragon…..a very large, well endowed dragon.

To Tang Zhen's delight, the mystery gift he received from the system was the ability to sterilize his sperm so that he could choose when to have children.

The girls were also happy about that. After spending a night with Tang Zhen, they wanted more and being able to have sex without getting pregnant was great.

They knew that before Tang Zhen wanted to, he had to take care of his clan matters first. Right now all they did was train to get stronger so that they don't become a liability when the time comes for him to fight the other two upper clans.

That and alternate in pairs to sleep with Tang Zhen.

Tang Zhen in the mean time was focused on getting stronger as well but most of his attention was diverted to his wives and the matters of the clan alliance. He knew that this was just the calm before the storm.

He was able to manifest and add four 100,000 year old soul rings to his Haotian Hammer.

Perhaps it was due to the age of the rings being lower than the last few on his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon but his soul power only increased to level 96.

He didn't want to add more since he felt that he needed to control the sudden fluxuation of soul power increase and stabilize his base before proceeding to add more.

He didn't know why but he felt that the system was pushing him to get strong as soon as possible. Did it want him to fight other gods? Or perhaps it was just the Dragon God. It was possible.

-Star Dou Forest-

Tang Zhen and Xie Yue were walking through the woods together trying to build a brother-in-law bond. They got along pretty well.

Tang Zhen asked if he found a girl he was interested in yet but Xie Yue had not. Although many approached him, none really suited him. He was a quiet and proud man.

Not long after they heard a scream and they rushed towards it.

They saw a girl in a red dress surrounded by…..members of the Haotian Clan.

Tang Zhen's eyes grew cold. Although he had not gone through his evolution, he could tell the man in front of the girl was Tang San.

Looking at the girl, he was surprised to see Huo Wu.

"Weren't those two in a relationship? Why is Tang San binding Huo Wu?" Tang Zhen thought.

It seems that the time has come. He felt around for other soul powers but he didn't feel Tang Hao's presence or anything so he nodded at Xie Yue who nodded back and they both decided to step in.

"Huo Wu, come back with me. I will take care of you and you will be a part of the great Haotian Clan." Tang San said.

"YOU WOULD TAKE ME BACK TO BE A CONCUBINE! NOT EVEN A WIFE!" She yelled out in indignation. She had waited for Tang San for years. Only for him to finally show up with multiple other women and claiming that he had come to take her as his concubine.

When her brother stepped in to stop Tang San, he had his other clan members hold him down and mercilessly kill him in front of her.

"You are lucky to be even considered a concubine. You are not from a notable clan and just a commoner. Our Lord Husband had specifically asked the clan leader to take you as a concubine and yet you spit on his face." One of the women spat out.

"Tang San. As long as I live, I will never be your woman again." Huo Wu ground out.

"Take her." Tang San ordered lazily.

"I don't think so." A voice sounded as two of the members of the clan fell over.

Tang San looked back as he saw who it was and his eyes reddened in rage.

"TANG ZHEN!"

Tang Zhen smirked coldly at him.