Chapter 266 - Emerging from Seclusion
With overwhelming strength, Long Aotian forcibly killed the last Soul Emperor of the Spirit Sect team. Now, only Yan Feng and Hu Po, both Soul Saints, remained. The other five Soul Emperors were annihilated! Meanwhile, Du Qianjue, who had been in seclusion for nearly a month, finally emerged.
"It's really unexpected..." Du Qianjue slowly opened his eyes, his voice tinged with a hint of reflection.
"Yes, who would have thought that the final step of the Nine-Turn Xuan Yuan Skill would involve the soul core," said Ilyx with a tired chuckle echoing in the Sea of Minds. Thanks to Du Qianjue's ever-strengthening spirit, Ilyx could exert even greater power.
Together, they had finally completed the last piece of the puzzle for the Nine-Turn Xuan Yuan Skill over the past month. By forming the third soul core, Du Qianjue could perfectly create the Nine-Turn Xuan Skill, which, combined with the already attained seventh level of the Nine-Turn Yuan Skill, would form the ultimate Nine-Turn Xuan Yuan Skill.
The method to condense the third soul core had also been figured out by Du Qianjue. Yes, it involved mutual resonance. By having the third soul core resonate simultaneously with the first and second cores, it would act like the central dividing line in the Taiji Yin-Yang fish, perfectly merging the power of the two cores, enabling the three cores to operate continuously without interfering with each other, yet interacting harmoniously.
If this idea succeeded, then Du Qianjue's three soul cores could surpass Huo Yuhao's complementary Yin-Yang soul cores from the original story!
As for the Nine-Turn Xuan Skill, it naturally involved the soul core as well. The inability to create a successful skill was because there was a soul core for soul power but not for spiritual power. This skill could cultivate both soul power and spiritual power simultaneously, completely transforming soul and spirit into divine power and divine spirit at the seventh level.
What's left now was to break through to the Titled Douluo level and then condense the third soul core.
Of course, Du Qianjue had plans for his upcoming soul rings as well. His main body spirit still lacked the ninth soul ring, and his Chaos Dragon King spirit had only five soul rings, missing four slots. The ninth soul ring of the main body spirit was reserved for either the Tyrant Evil Eye or the Demon Emperor. The sixth soul ring of the Chaos Dragon King was reserved for Xu Tianran's Purple Moon Dragon, and the seventh was to use the dragon pill of the Light Holy Dragon to condense a divine-grade seventh ring.
As for the eighth and ninth rings, he would have to try his luck in the Dragon Tomb. At any rate, the trunk bone of the Mountain Dragon King was a must-have for him; it was a crucial piece of his soul bone divine armor puzzle and would greatly aid him. With some luck, he might even pull out the lingering soul of the Dragon God rotting in the Dragon Tomb…
Emerging from seclusion naturally meant checking the current time.
Du Qianjue released his spiritual power, quickly spreading it to the location of the Soul Arena, and after casually listening in for a while, he understood the current situation.
"Hmm? The competition is almost over?" Du Qianjue raised an eyebrow, watching the triumphant Long Aotian on the arena and smiled slightly.
But soon, he noticed the absence of one person in the waiting area.
"Where's Chen Lu? It's the finals, why isn't he seen?"
Upon arriving at the Body Sect team's waiting area, Du Qianjue immediately asked.
Everyone, who had been intently watching the match, jumped at Du Qianjue's sudden voice and hurriedly turned towards the source of the sound.
"Master~" Tang Ya rushed into Du Qianjue's arms, her face nuzzling against his chest, her tone full of affection.
"Brother!" Xiaoxiao, following a step behind Tang Ya, also came up to Du Qianjue and hugged his arm.
"The sect leader has finished his seclusion?"
"Sect leader, you're finally back!" The others also stood up and gathered around Du Qianjue, chattering away.
"Alright, quiet down," Du Qianjue said, slightly rubbing his temples to calm everyone down, "Back to my question, where is Chen Lu?"
His question silenced everyone. Only Wang Yifeng quietly took out a box containing Chen Lu's remains from his soul storage ring, gently placed it on the ground, and then opened the lid.
"Chen Lu is dead."
"Dead?" Du Qianjue's mouth twitched, his expression incredulous.
"I gave you all so many soul devices, not to mention soul shields, and each of you had at least five invincible shields. With all these life-saving tools at hand, you still managed to die in the arena?"
Du Qianjue looked to the sky, his expression one of despair.
Teammates like this are hard to carry!
Wang Yifeng, Gu Tong, and the others exchanged looks, their expressions also somewhat awkward, Wang Yifeng's grief being somewhat diluted by the embarrassment.
Indeed, if Chen Lu hadn't been so overconfident and had always been cautious of Hu Po, it would have been quite difficult for her to kill him instantly. If Chen Lu had not been initially mesmerized by Hu Po's mental manipulation, he certainly could have sensed the abnormality in his body and instantly activated the invincible shield to surrender and save his life.
In short: Died because he was too reckless.
"Cough, sect leader, Chen Lu was killed by an evil soul master. It was mainly because the methods of the evil soul master were too strange," Wang Yifeng awkwardly explained.
Then he described how Hu Po killed Chen Lu, not omitting much detail, only glossing over Chen Lu's recklessness as being slightly careless.
He wasn't trying to twist the facts to ignite Du Qianjue's wrath against the Spirit Sect. One thing at a time.
Being protective and vengeful was his nature, but facts were facts, and they needed to be stated as they were.
Du Qianjue stroked his chin, then looked at Tang Ya, his eyes filled with questions.
Tang Ya nodded, indicating Wang Yifeng's account was mostly accurate.
"Careless and overconfident, he deserved to die," Du Qianjue snorted, "What good does avenging him do? Can revenge bring him back to life?"
"You all remember the lesson Chen Lu's death teaches. Use all your strength even when hunting a rabbit, let alone facing an opponent stronger than you. You are the rabbits in front of a lion; what right do you have to look down upon your opponent?"
Clearly, Du Qianjue was dissatisfied with Chen Lu's performance.
Wang Yifeng and the others lowered their heads in shame, offering no retort to Du Qianjue's words. They were, after all, the truth.
"Enough, even if Chen Lu was careless, the fact that Hu Po killed him stands. She won't live long, but remember today's lesson."
"Life is precious; once it's gone, it's truly gone. More words are meaningless." (End of Chapter)
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