Chapter 51: Daily Life

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After discussing Li Luochen's matters with Qianjun Douluo, he returned to Wuhun City.

Qian Renxue began contemplating how to truly subdue Li Luochen. She already knew that Li Luochen's true strength had reached the high-level Soul Emperor stage.

With her talent, Qian Renxue could rival a Soul Emperor, but she was currently only a Soul King, albeit one with a divine spirit. If she couldn't fight beyond her level, it would be embarrassing. (Qian Xunji: Yikes)

"Indeed, he has achieved a ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring. But how did he do it? I need to investigate further. I must master the method he uses to absorb soul rings beyond his level.

That woman has dual spirits, both top-tier beast spirits. Although I have a divine spirit, my soul ring configuration is inferior to hers.

It seems I need to understand more. The Limit Douluo from Grandpa's generation, including Golden Crocodile Douluo, all have ten-thousand-year ninth soul rings. I wonder if I can attempt a hundred-thousand-year eighth soul ring."

Qian Renxue pondered over her cultivation issues and how to obtain the method for absorbing super-limit soul rings from Li Luochen.

Barak Kingdom, Suotuo City, Shrek Academy

These days, Li Luochen pored over the staff techniques left by Qian Jun Douluo, gaining significant insights into staff techniques.

"Not surprisingly, these two super Douluos are among the best in today's Douluo world. So this is how it works. Dragon-patterned staff techniques are still too crude. Unlike hammers, staffs aren't as powerful in pure force but excel in versatility.

Attacking while keeping 30% of your strength in reserve can also be applied. However, specifics depend on actual combat situations, reserving some strength for defense and adaptability.

The strength of staff techniques lies in their ability to dominate attacks and adapt accordingly. No wonder they are considered the foremost among all weapons."

In the following days, Li Luochen practiced Qianjun Staff Techniques, while Dugu Yan focused on enhancing her close-range attacks.

Two months later, Flender returned with the teachers and students who had gone out hunting for souls.

Shrek Academy's strength once again significantly increased. Oscar absorbed a thousand-year soul ring beyond his limit, obtaining the soul skill "Divine Swift Mushroom Sausage," which allowed him to fly at the speed of a sharp-tailed swift for fifteen minutes. He could currently produce only five sausages.

Oscar's soul power level reached twenty-six. High-grade medicinal herbs not only boosted soul power but also improved body constitution, strengthening a soul master's foundation.

Ma Hongjun's soul power level reached twenty-two. He similarly absorbed a soul ring just over a thousand years old, gaining the soul skill "Phoenix Wing Sky Soar," an augmenting skill.

This allowed brief flight, and under the "Phoenix Wing Sky Soar" state, fire attribute soul skills doubled in power. Overall, Ma Hongjun's strength greatly improved.

Moreover, Oscar was nearly nine years old, and Ma Hongjun six and a half. Li Luochen guessed both could reach Soul Master before turning twelve.

Oscar might even break Li Luochen's record. Li Luochen speculated that when Tang San and the others came to Shrek Academy, Oscar and Ma Hongjun would both be high-level Soul Masters.

As for Shao Xin, his soul power reached seventy-three levels. The potency of the ninth grade Ginseng King greatly helped increase soul power, granting an additional level upon obtaining the seventh soul ring, with the medicinal effects adding two more levels.

Shao Xin's seventh soul skill, "Universal Candy Bean," boosted all attributes by fifty percent, allowing a soul master to reach their peak potential. For instance, Flender could exhibit a combat strength of 150% after consuming it, though only for five minutes.

During this time, Flender gave the piece of Earth Bear torso bone to Zhao Wuji. This soul bone was highly compatible with Zhao Wuji, who nearly knelt in gratitude to Flender. After absorption, Zhao Wuji's soul power level rose to seventy-seven.

Within three years, Zhao Wuji should be able to become a Soul Douluo. By then, Shrek Academy would have two Soul Douluos. At that point, Lu Qibin and Li Yusong would both reach Soul Sage, making Shrek Academy's faculty incredibly strong.

Tian Dou Royal Academy's three teaching committee members—Meng Shengji, an eighty-sixth level Soul Douluo; Bai Baoshan, an eighty-fifth level Soul Douluo; and Zhi Lin, an eighty-third level Soul Douluo—all seemed to lack optimal soul ring configurations.

However, these Soul Douluos were decent individuals, akin to the North Star and Mount Tai in the soul master world, dedicating themselves wholeheartedly to nurturing successors. Perhaps they could be recruited to Shrek Academy?

Although Flender was currently only at eighty-two levels, he wasn't inferior to Meng Shenji, possessing four soul bones, with his right arm bone being fifty-thousand-years old and his skull bone fifteen-thousand-years old, providing excellent configuration.

Zhao Wuji also obtained a torso bone, ensuring he wouldn't fear veteran Soul Douluos once he reached Soul Douluo status.

The four pieces of millennium soul bones Flender brought back were absorbed by them.

Shao Xin received a skull bone, Zhao Wuji a left arm bone, and Lu Qibin a right leg bone.

Li Yusong was the luckiest, receiving the highest quality millennium soul bone—a near ten-thousand-year-old, nine-thousand-year left arm bone from a golden python, a sub-dragon type soul beast that matched Li Yusong perfectly.

Li Luochen wanted to comment that this Tyrannosaurus Rex was not only a philanthropist but also had quite the impressive diet, mostly consisting of high bloodline level soul beasts.

Grandpa Li Yusong absorbed this soul bone, increasing his soul power by about half a level. In roughly half a year, he could break through to Soul Sage. At that point, Dugu Bo would be asked to assist in preparing a suitable fifty-thousand-year-old soul beast for Li Yusong.

An eight-thousand-year-old eighth soul ring might help Li Yusong's subsequent cultivation progress more smoothly.

Now that peace had been restored within the academy, Li Luochen took the opportunity to inform Flender about Qianjun Douluo, as Flender now had the strength to know such things. Next time Qianjun Douluo visited, Flender should be able to sense it.

"I see, Lord Qianjun has taken you as a disciple. I understand. These lords all have peculiar personalities. When Lord Dugu returns next time, we'll discuss it with him as well."

Flender, who had previously been somewhat arrogant due to his rapid strength increase, felt like a bucket of cold water had been poured over him.

Currently, within Shrek Academy, only Flender and Dugu Yan knew that Li Luochen had pledged allegiance to a certain young master of the Spirit Hall. However, it wasn't a big issue. He was still a prodigy; cultivating and reaping benefits was enough. If not now, then when?

Li Luochen contemplated. Within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, there was a light-attribute high-grade medicinal herb, the Eight Petaled Sunflower.

Li Luochen thought of using this divine herb to exchange with Qian Renxue for a high-quality torso bone for Dugu Bo to use.

Li Luochen believed that the Offering Hall's stockpile of soul bones must be abundant, likely including even ten-thousand-year-old soul bones. Exchanging a high-grade medicinal herb that could boost Qian Renxue's aptitude for a ninety-thousand-year-old sub-dragon torso bone shouldn't be much of a problem.

Though Dugu Bo was already a super Douluo with soul power as high as ninety-five levels, his combat strength could rival a ninety-sixth level. Due to practicing the Limitless Universe Technique his soul power reserves were comparable to those of a ninety-seventh level super Douluo.

Still, Li Luochen didn't feel secure. He wasn't sure if Qian Renxue was worth investing in.

(A/N: The next few chapters will cover Dugu Bo's fantastic adventures.)

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