"Lili, you can stop. Leave it to me" Having reached the titled douluo realm, the pressure at Baik' body decreased significantly.
Lingling stopped diverting the full flow of the energy, but she kept a little of it to help Bai. This tiny amount wouldn't cause her any damage. Lingling panted soundly, her body was all sore, her limits long surpassed. She lifted her head looking at the tree. It was all bloomed, pink flowers all over the crown, the vitality surrounding it had reached another level. Now even the green rain could be a perpetual phenomenon but in a smaller aura.
Lingling leaned over her tree and smiled brightly "He did it" Then she patted the tree "It won't be long before you are ready to reap. I thought it would take me 10 years."
Once the torrent of energy returned to Bai, his body eagerly devoured it while letting some of it to the atmosphere. The advance over titled douluo ranks was very much related to the mind strength and comprehension of your spirit. This was what made it difficult to advance, especially over super douluo where the comprehension must reach a great profundity.
In Bai's case, this wasn't a problem. His sword comprehension had always been much ahead of his spirit cultivation and he even was inheriting a god position. He had long accomplished the requirements of advancing, he only required the spirit energy for it and there was much available.
92, 93, 94, 95. Bai strength and spirit rank shot forward as he absorbed the thick energy, the previous pain becoming pleasure and strength. It stopped at rank 95 for a moment but quickly broke through. 96, he had reached a realm that not even 15 people at the continent reached, he had become a super douluo.
97, finally stabilizing at rank 98. Even if there were energy to try to break through limit douluo, Bai knew that he couldn't, he wasn't ready now. He had barely created his cores and advanced to titled douluo now, he would need some time familiarizing with his strength and stabilizing his realm before trying to breakthrough. If not, he could cripple himself trying to create the third core and breaking through rank 99.
At Bai's right hand, one of his swords appeared. He tightly clenched it, canalizing the energy and his new strength to it. The sword started shining brightly with a white light. He positioned in an unsheathed position and swung his sword upwards. A spiralling white pillar of pure Life energy climbed the sky, exploding.
All the sky around Star Duo Forest was painted white. White energy particles fell to the ground, filling the forest with beautiful and mystical light, like shining snow.
Human, beasts, and plants started cultivating this new energy. The forest won't return to his previous splendor, but this snow returning energy would help. Maybe, in thousands of years, they are able to recover. It was a hard path ahead for the spirit beasts, needing effort and strength to reconstruct the forest.
Bai fell to the ground with a smile at his face. He did it. He had solved the crisis and even if Mayi's state was strange, he saved her without sacrificing any of his loved ones.
Bai's body was full of strength, but he really was too mentally exhausted after the non-stopping fighting. He closed his eyes, instantly, falling sleep, a warm smile adorning his face.
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In a world completely formed by swords, a silhouette stood there.
"We didn't expect it to happen so quickly." The silhouette said surprised with different tones at the same time "Luckily, he was able to eliminate it. He is talented and lucky."
Suddenly, the swords around started shivering, giving an ominous vibe "We must hasten our plans as more will soon descend. Anyway, all the conditions have been completed." The silhouette said before disappearing in the space.
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One week had passed since Mayi's battle. Both, spirit beasts and humans, used this time to rest and recover from the long battle, especially the over a year war from the spirit beasts. They all need a little rest.
Bai had spent this week, familiarizing himself with his new realm and power. The state of Mayi didn't change at all, similar to Fenrir, she became something similar to a soul spirit. She formed Bai's 4 rings, giving him abilities similar to her. Moreover, Bai could invoke Mayi for a little time. She didn't consume Bai's spirit energy, but she couldn't last long outside Bai's mind space. It was like a fluttering soul without a body.
Bai could only sigh at the fact that he reached titled douluo by his Oreo spirit rather than the most used swords. Shall he call himself Oreo Douluo or Cookie Douluo? Bai decided to put it aside, a title was simply an honor reaching the titled douluo rank. Usually, one will go to the Douluo Temple at Spirit Hall to be recognized of the title, something that Bai really doubt he would do. Anyway, he didn't plan to be remembered as a titled douluo, instead, it would be as a god or being forever forgotten.
Bai also had received the Sword God Trial's reward. In this case, all of Bai's rings were linked to his own elements and intents, causing all of them to grow older. Having attained the All Sword Realm in all of the different intents, Bai's all rings had become 100.000 years old. The actual Bai was a monster with 17 red spirit rings, everyone under limit douluo would be too easy for him to face. Even he was completely sure of winning a 1vs1 against a limit douluo, without mattering how close to god he was. Once he fully stabilized his realm, he had confidence even fighting against Di Tian, the strongest spirit beast.
Chenxiang, Xiao Wu, and Tang San also had advanced to titled douluo. They took advantage of the thick vitality spirit energy to boost their own cultivations, achieving rank 90 and effectively creating their owns soul cores, much easier, slowlier, and with less pressure than Bai.
With Bai, they all returned to where Mayi's anthill stood. There they found Mayi's brothers ants barely alive, with extremely slim and frail bodies that a simple breeze could kill them. Knowing that they didn't have any option of survival, they finished being the trio's 9th spirit ring, all three 100.000 years old.
Chenxiang took the four-winged ant's ring, becoming a titled douluo. Her titled was Light Speed, in honor of her spirit and clan, becoming Light Speed Douluo. Tang San took the bigger and more robust ant, he named himself, Thousand Hands Douluo. And Xiao Wu who took the longer arms ant's ring named herself Soft Boned Douluo.
Bai went to Mayi's chamber and recovered his Scythe. The Scythe was truly exceptional and worth keeping. Moreover, Bai was a little worried of the power inside of it affecting other people's sanity. It would be better keep it himself.
Today, Bai, Chenxiang, Xiao Wu, and Tang San decided it was time to leave the forest. They had received information about the Spirit Empire. The war against was imminent and they were worried about their loved ones being injured or killed without they even able to help. Moreover, Bai had received his next trial, even if he didn't know what it was, he was informed that to take it he must return to his clan.
Bai's group said goodbye to the group of beasts, fighting together a live and death battle, was the one of the best ways to create ties. Most of the beasts recognizing them as friend or comrades that could be trusted, not like most humans.
Bai passed his last night intimately with Lingling. She was about to make an important breakthrough and was unable to move. She promising that in more or less a year she would ready to be with him always.
Bai parted with her with a long, warm and profound kiss, promising to see again. Then, the quartet left towards Heaven Dou City, towards the palace. Chenxiang linking her arms over Bai, a little jealous of the time with Lingling, while Xiao Wu linked her arms with Tang San.