Chapter 67: The Strongest Soul Sage in History
What is the benefit of forming a soul core?
The answer is: power concentration!
Having completed his meditation, Du Qianjue stood facing Di Tian. They were in a desolate area of the Star Dou Forest, a battlefield of two hundred-thousand-year soul beasts where nature had yet to recover.
"Beast God, are you ready?" Du Qianjue asked, his right fist at his waist, swirling with multi-colored light.
Emperor Fist!
After forming his second soul core, Du Qianjue no longer had to worry about his internal attributes running amok. The second soul core perfectly resolved these issues.
And because of the extreme concentration of attributes, all of Du Qianjue's attributes were now ultimate attributes.
Extremely evil, time, space, darkness, ice, fire, thunder, wind, earth!
Nine ultimate attributes!
When Di Tian learned that Du Qianjue had created a self-made soul skill with ultimate attribute power, he immediately wanted to test its strength.
Hence the current standoff between the two.
"Bring it on." Di Tian said, his expression calm, with one hand behind his back.
"Emperor Fist: Break the World!"
Du Qianjue shouted, his right foot stomping the ground, creating a large pit as his figure flashed, appearing instantly in front of Di Tian. His right fist, glowing with nine colors, punched out.
A direct, powerful punch!
The momentum of this move made Di Tian's expression serious. He extended his right hand, covered in black scales, to meet Du Qianjue's punch.
Boom!!
A strong shockwave exploded at the point of contact between their fist and palm.
The earth could not withstand the clash of these two powerful beings, and a jagged crack, tens of meters long, was torn open by their soul power.
The two stood facing each other on either side of the crack.
Du Qianjue maintained his punching posture, eyes closed, with his right fist bleeding from the skin tearing open.
Di Tian looked at his right palm, his expression complicated.
His palm's scales had been shattered by a Soul Sage, something Di Tian found hard to believe. But the pain in his palm confirmed it was real.
Di Tian's scales were tough enough that even Titled Douluo would struggle to pierce them, unless they used a particularly powerful single-target soul skill.
But now, a Soul Sage had broken through his defense.
Di Tian's expression was one of disbelief, as if he had seen a ghost.
No, this isn't possible! This is not Douluo-like at all!
If Du Qianjue could hear Di Tian's thoughts, he might have replied with a serious tone:
Beast God, this is very possible because, although it may not be Douluo-like, it's very much an overpowered cheat!
"You might be the strongest existence in history at the Soul Sage level," Di Tian said, with a sense of admiration. "Whether soul master or soul beast, none could surpass you at this stage."
Hearing Di Tian's words, Du Qianjue opened his eyes and grinned.
He hadn't even used his full strength yet!
He hadn't utilized his Martial Soul True Body, his nascent soul bone armor, or any additional soul skills.
Though the Emperor Fist was powerful, this was just a basic version of the serious punch.
Due to it being the first time he concentrated his soul power without external leakage to perform the Emperor Fist, Du Qianjue felt the need to give it a name.
He called this move: Break the World.
Emperor Fist: Break the World!
Using the power of time and space as the foundation, it attempts to evolve into a small world for attack.
Honestly, calling it the Realm King Fist would be more suitable, but the Douluo world doesn't support such high-end techniques. The world doesn't fully evolve, only forming a framework of elemental cycles.
So, he named it Break the World instead.
Keeping it low-key is good; the cause and effect of the Realm King Fist is too heavy, and this punch doesn't deserve that name.
However, Du Qianjue was satisfied. After forming Break the World, this move became his most powerful single-target attack.
Even Di Tian had his defense broken!
Part of this was due to Di Tian not taking it seriously, but it also demonstrated Break the World's power.
A defensive Titled Douluo below level ninety-five would likely have their defenses broken if hit.
"Since all is done, Snow Empress and I will take our leave. I'll work on perfecting that contract," Du Qianjue said, holding Xue Linglong's hand, smiling at Di Tian and Bi Ji.
"Wait, do you really not need me to leave with you?" Bi Ji asked urgently.
Hearing Bi Ji's words, Du Qianjue instinctively glanced at Di Tian.
Di Tian had a stony expression, showing no emotion, deep in thought.
"Maybe later. For now, I won't face any life-threatening crises that need your healing. I'll definitely come back to the Star Dou in the future, so I hope you won't mind then," Du Qianjue joked.
Bi Ji rolled her eyes and nodded helplessly.
"Until we meet again!"
Du Qianjue and Xue Linglong left. It wasn't that they didn't want to stay longer; the Life Lake environment was pleasant.
Since arriving in the Douluo world, Du Qianjue had never considered what he would do if one day, he succeeded in eliminating Tang San, the mastermind.
He wanted to explore other worlds, but the consciousness of the small broken planet only sent him to the Douluo world. He couldn't bear to leave Xue Linglong behind to explore alone.
Maybe after everything is done in the future, he would find a place similar to Life Lake to live a peaceful and cozy life with Xue Linglong.
But not now.
Because this time, forming the yin-yang complementary second soul core took him a full month.
The difficulty of forming the second soul core was beyond Du Qianjue's expectations. Without Xue Linglong and Di Tian isolating external interference and Bi Ji healing his internal injuries, he wouldn't have succeeded at the Soul Sage stage.
Nearly a month of destruction and rebirth!
The two soul cores almost tore him apart internally. The grass where he sat to form the core was stained red with blood and internal fragments.
After Du Qianjue finished forming the core, Di Tian disdainfully tore up the grass and threw it out of Life Lake.
That patch of grass was soaked with his blood, the stench overwhelming.
This was the result of the two soul cores fighting inside him!
Their synergy came from repeated collisions!
The worst part was that Du Qianjue couldn't sleep as usual to become stronger; he had to stay focused, making the process excruciating.
Since arriving in Douluo, this was the first time he tortured himself like this.
Spending so much time led to discovering that the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament was only a few days away...
That's why Du Qianjue hurried back. Living at Life Lake was comfortable, but the soul master tournament was the best opportunity to mess with Shrek Academy's clowns!
Not to be missed!
(End of Chapter)
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