Chapter 245: Breaking Through Level 90
A brilliant golden beam of light soared into the sky. At the center of the light column sat Du Qianjue, cross-legged, along with the Golden Dragon Lady, who was engulfed in golden flames, her body gradually turning ethereal.
While receiving the sacrifice of the Golden Dragon Lady, Du Qianjue was unaware of Huo Yuhao's dramatic experiences. Indeed, worthy of being the protagonist of the original story—having gone through so much yet still managing a miraculous comeback. As a man, he tasted the flavors of Ma Xiaotao; as a woman, he transformed into a stunningly beautiful lady. It's hard to imagine the kind of bizarre encounter that might occur when Du Qianjue next meets Huo Yuhao.
As the Golden Dragon Lady's body completely vanished within the flames, in her place emerged a crimson soul ring adorned with three golden stripes. Slowly floating above Du Qianjue 's head, the soul ring eventually settled into the fifth position of his Chaos Dragon King Spirit.
Originally, the Golden Dragon Lady's soul ring was only 290,000 years old, but there was the supercharged battery, Tianmeng Iceworm, which, after breaking another seal, increased the soul ring's age from 290,000 to 300,000 years. The surplus energy was also infused into the soul ring of the Great Earth Demon Bull, enhancing it from 160,000 to a fierce beast soul ring of 200,000 years.
As he absorbed the Golden Dragon Lady's soul ring, Du Qianjue's spiritual projection appeared within his Sea of Consciousness. Observing the lonely pair of golden orbs near the Tianmeng Iceworm, Du Qianjue stroked his chin thoughtfully. Spiritual seals turned out to be quite useful; the ten spiritual origin seals of the Tianmeng Iceworm had helped him considerably, not only elevating the soul ring of the Thunderclap Vinedevil to 100,000 years but also enhancing the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's soul ring to 200,000 years.
Otherwise, he would not possess such an unconventional black-gold soul ring. Black-gold soul rings, besides those produced by the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, which other soul beast could produce such an extraordinarily colored soul ring?
"No, more spiritual origins would always be better. It seems once I break through level 90, it might be time to tackle the Tyrant Overlord of the Evil Eyes," Du Qianjue mused, his mouth watering at the thought of the vast spiritual energy of the Evil Emperor.
In the original story, when Huo Yuhao absorbed the soul ring and soul bone of the Tyrant Overlord of the Evil Eyes, not only did he absorb a significant amount of spiritual origin himself, but he also charged up the Tianmeng Iceworm from zero seals to full ten seals.
It shows that the Tyrant Overlord of the Evil Eyes was even more formidable than the Tianmeng Iceworm, a million-year soul beast.
Hopefully, when the time comes, the Tyrant Overlord of the Evil Eyes will be sensible. Otherwise, securing that ninth soul ring will not be an easy task.
If the Tyrant Overlord of the Evil Eyes is unwilling, Du Qianjue might really have to leave since it's not like Tang San's loyal servant. Having promised not to hunt soul beasts actively, if he doesn't fight back, he'll have to look for another soul beast.
If the Evil Emperor doesn't work out, then it's time for the Demon Emperor.
That old lady scheming against the Snow Emperor also needs to be dealt with. When the time comes, capturing her to become his ninth soul ring, then transforming her body into an undead creature like Eve, serving as the Snow Emperor's foot washer, would be perfect!
The absorption of the soul ring was nearing completion. With Du Qianjue's current physical condition, absorbing a 300,000-year soul ring was merely a trivial matter. In less than an hour, Du Qianjue had retracted his Chaos Dragon King Spirit.
The absorption was complete; the Chaos Dragon King's fifth soul ring: Golden Dragon Lady's Ultimate Gold!
The attribute soul core in his dantian also gained another powerful attribute, and with this additional attribute, the attribute soul core underwent some changes.
Perhaps because the fundamental elements were completely replenished, the previously colorful attribute soul core, upon acquiring the Ultimate Gold attribute, slowly subdued its bright glow and turned into a drab gray-white bead, twirling and exhaling gray-white currents.
Clearly, the attribute soul core had completely transformed into a Chaos Soul Core.
With all the attributes of the Douluo Continent, except for Xu Tianran's Destruction attribute Zihuang Meteor Dragon Spirit planned for later, Du Qianjue had now acquired all the basic attributes.
The Destruction attribute was merely icing on the cake, a higher-level attribute to help him reach further heights. Having it would be fantastic, but its absence wouldn't be a major issue.
He wasn't pursuing a creation path of destruction plus life; the essence of his power was still to complete the chaos attribute and continually strengthen himself.
Thus, at this moment, Du Qianjue's attribute soul core was nearly perfect.
Naturally, with all attributes interacting and combining, and through the fusion mediated by the Chaos Dragon King Spirit's chaos attribute, it had completely transformed into a unique chaos attribute.
The transformation into a chaos attribute brought many benefits. Not only did it enhance Du Qianjue's combat effectiveness by a level, but he also no longer needed to convert the attribute soul core into a specific attribute to unleash the full power of that attribute. Now, he could deploy any attribute at will; chaos not only encompasses all but also evolves all.
Du Qianjue only needed a thought to achieve many things he previously couldn't.
More importantly, the transformation of attributes also propelled his soul power level to break through.
Level 90.
By acquiring another soul ring, Du Qianjue would be able to break through to the Titled Douluo level.
"It's fascinating. I thought I wouldn't break through and was planning to, after the competition, capture Xu Tianran and absorb his spirit transformed into a soul ring to see if I could break through level 90," Du Qianjue opened his eyes, feeling somewhat astonished.
Unexpectedly, after replenishing the attributes, not only did it greatly benefit his combat capabilities, but it also helped his soul power advance a level.
It's known that his soul power, both in quantity and quality, was by no means inferior to that of an Extreme Douluo. Otherwise, he wouldn't have the power comparable to an Extreme Douluo. Advancing a level under such circumstances wasn't much easier than breaking through from level 98 to the ultimate level 99.
Although he had now reached level 90, Du Qianjue was still not in a hurry. The Evil Emperor was just lying low in the Evil Forest, available anytime for a chat. The continental youth soul master competition was still ongoing, and it wouldn't be good for him to be absent for too long.
Since he was going to capture Xu Tianran anyway, he might as well attend the competition first. After the competition, he could conveniently capture Xu Tianran, acquire the Destruction attribute, and then go after the Evil Emperor.
"Master, have you finished absorbing?" Silver Moon Wolf Emperor came over.
"Yes, the absorption is complete, and I feel great!" Du Qianjue smiled and nodded, reaching out to pet the Silver Moon Wolf Emperor's head.
"Shall we leave now?" the Silver Moon Wolf Emperor asked.
"Everything's settled, so naturally, it's time to leave. But you can't just leave like this," Du Qianjue stroked his chin, looking at the Silver Moon Wolf Emperor, "After all, you're a 100,000-year soul beast. Just taking you back with that kind of soul beast aura would be too startling. I'll help you conceal it first."
A 100,000-year soul beast appearing in the human world could easily cause turmoil and greed in some people. Although Du Qianjue didn't care, as he could suppress them in minutes, it was better to avoid unnecessary trouble.
It wasn't interesting to show off in front of ordinary people. Du Qianjue riding the Silver Moon Wolf Emperor out would be showing off to the powerful.
For instance, Du Budi, Jin Peng, or other super-level or extreme-level Douluos.
Others wouldn't understand the significance of a 100,000-year soul beast.
The Silver Moon Wolf Emperor obediently nodded. It was also somewhat concerned that following Du Qianjue might make it inconvenient to move around in the human world, but since Du Qianjue had already considered this, it naturally followed his arrangements.
Looking at the large body of the Silver Moon Wolf Emperor, Du Qianjue was a bit helpless: "Can you shrink a bit?"
Du Qianjue gestured with his hand, about thirty centimeters in size.
The Silver Moon Wolf Emperor nodded again, emitting a rich multicolored light. Its body continuously shrank in the glow, eventually turning into a thirty-centimeter-long silver-white dog, appearing youthful rather than just proportionally smaller.
"Perfect!" Du Qianjue nodded in satisfaction, then reached out and picked up the now miniaturized Silver Moon Wolf Emperor.
The Chaos Dragon King Spirit was released again, but this time Du Qianjue's body did not undergo dragon transformation. Instead, five soul rings, each emitting a terrifying aura, appeared beneath his feet. The fourth soul ring, a green-golden one, suddenly lit up.
This soul ring, formed from the essence of the Golden Tree, naturally possessed the power to control life energy. Du Qianjue had only obtained this soul ring recently. His ability to control life wasn't yet proficient enough to be performed without the soul ring; he still needed the soul ring's assistance.
The green-golden light illuminated Du Qianjue's hand, then he gently placed his hand on the Silver Moon Wolf Emperor's forehead.
The light gradually faded, and a green mark appeared on the forehead of the Silver Moon Wolf Emperor, resembling a miniaturized lush ancient tree.
Its aura as a 100,000-year soul beast was completely concealed at that moment.
"Much better, now it's much more low-key!" Du Qianjue nodded in satisfaction, cradling the Silver Moon Wolf Emperor in his left arm while gently stroking its head with his right hand.
The Silver Moon Wolf Emperor, although obedient even when being petted by Du Qianjue, remained quiet and docile.
"It's time to go back!"
With a step, Du Qianjue traversed space, taking the Silver Moon Wolf Emperor with him toward Mingdu.
(End of Chapter)