Douluo Continent: Starting with a Self-Created Soul Ring 107

Chapter 107: A New Shimu? Gu Ziyue’s Secret Delight

News of the Haotian Team’s departure spread quickly. This sparked even more discussion, with everyone speculating about their reasons for leaving. Some said they had lost face and retreated in shame. Others claimed Tang Hao was too severely injured to continue. Regardless, the consensus was that Tang Hao and the Haotian Sect had suffered a humiliating defeat in this Soul Master Tournament.

However, no one dared underestimate the Haotian Sect. This tournament had revealed not only Tang Hao’s exceptional talent, but also Tang Yuehua. Her Martial Soul was a near-perfect replica of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, seemingly without the Pagoda’s limitations. Everyone realized that once Tang Yuehua matured, the Haotian Sect’s strength would increase dramatically. If they successfully passed on Tang Yuehua’s Martial Soul, the Haotian Sect’s dominance would be virtually unchallenged. Already the number one sect in the land, their position would become virtually untouchable.

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“Second Soul Skill: Death Hunt!”

“Third Soul Skill: Death Spider Web Entanglement!”

“Fourth Soul Skill: Death Spider Web Cage!”

Within the Martial Soul Temple, Bibi Dong continuously unleashed her Soul Skills. Her opponent was Gu Ziyue. Gu Ziyue, utilizing his Taiji Domain, effortlessly deflected Bibi Dong’s attacks. Like Tang Hao’s attacks on the stage, Bibi Dong’s assaults were easily countered. Her entrapment Soul Skills were significantly weakened by Gu Ziyue’s mastery of energy manipulation, rendering them ineffective. While controlling energy, Gu Ziyue also experimented with the second level of his Taiji Domain, harnessing his opponent’s power. He absorbed some of Bibi Dong’s attacks and redirected the absorbed power into his Golden Light Fu Lu, enhancing its offensive capabilities. He wasn’t truly trying to defeat Bibi Dong; if he used his Soul Bone Peachwood Sword, she would stand no chance. His goal was to hone his mastery of the second level of the Taiji Domain. Currently, he was redirecting absorbed energy into his Golden Light Fu Lu; later, against real enemies, he would redirect it into his Soul Bone Peachwood Sword.

“No more, no more!”

“Your domain is too…unfair!”

Suddenly, Bibi Dong stopped fighting. She was frustrated. While she was happy about Gu Ziyue’s growing strength, his current power surpassed hers, and this displeased her. She’d always been the stronger one. Now, despite having significantly higher Soul Power level than Gu Ziyue, she couldn’t easily defeat him. She knew that avoiding his domain and relying on attrition would win, but that wasn’t meaningful. This didn’t change the fact that she couldn’t swiftly defeat him in a direct confrontation.

“Haha, Little Yi’s ability to awaken a talent domain is quite something!”

Chi Xinji chuckled, his satisfaction with Gu Ziyue growing. He hadn’t expected Gu Ziyue to defeat Tang Hao, initially overlooking the power of his talent domain. When he heard Gu Ziyue had beaten Tang Hao in the individual competition, he assumed Gu Ziyue had used his Soul Bone Peachwood Sword. To find out otherwise was a pleasant surprise! His disciple was bringing him great honor!

He had another reason for his jubilation. After many days of pursuit, he’d finally won the heart of the woman who had captured his attention—Xing Dailu, who, like Tang Yuehua, suffered from an inability to cultivate due to her exceptionally strong innate domain talent. He’d been captivated by her from the moment he saw her and resolved to pursue her once he learned of her circumstances. Xing Dailu’s arrival was also indirectly due to Gu Ziyue, as she’d specifically requested to see him upon arriving at the Martial Soul Temple. Now, however, that was unnecessary, as Chi Xinji had resolved Xing Dailu’s cultivation issue. He’d used this as an opportunity to gradually build a relationship and win her affection. He even consulted Ju Douluo and selected a suitable celestial herb for Xing Dailu to consume.

Previously unable to cultivate, Xing Dailu was now a 31-level Soul Master. Unlike Tang Yuehua, she didn’t need to initially deplete her Soul Power using her innate domain before she could begin cultivating.

“Alright!”

“Little Yi, Dong’er, stay for dinner tonight. I want to introduce someone to you!”

Chi Xinji announced to Gu Ziyue and Bibi Dong. During dinner, Gu Ziyue and Bibi Dong met Xing Dailu. Both were surprised. Chi Xinji, without making a fuss, had found a woman, who would soon be their Shimu (mother-in-law) because he planned to marry her after the Soul Master Tournament concluded. Bibi Dong was somewhat surprised, but Gu Ziyue was truly shocked.

Was this woman in the original story? Could Chi Xinji have had a wife before forcing himself on Bibi Dong?

Gu Ziyue questioned Chi Xinji about how he met his future wife, discovering that he, in fact, played a role.

“There’s another innate domain genius!”

Gu Ziyue was surprised. However, he wasn’t overly concerned. He knew that Xing Dailu had only come to the Martial Soul Temple because of him, and thus had become Chi Xinji’s target. In other words, this woman never appeared in the original story; she was an undiscovered genius. And now, she was about to become Chi Xinji’s wife. This meant that Chi Xinji hadn’t always been fixated on Bibi Dong. Gu Ziyue had observed this for years, but hadn’t been sure. After all, in the original story, Chi Xinji had forcefully taken Bibi Dong.

But now, with Chi Xinji having found a woman he loved, and about to marry her, Gu Ziyue was nearly certain Chi Xinji’s actions in the original story were an attempt to keep Bibi Dong.

Gu Ziyue’s initial surprise gave way to secret delight. It seemed that even if he expressed his interest in Bibi Dong, Chi Xinji wouldn’t object.

“Good news!”

“And this might mean Qian Renxue will appear earlier than in the original timeline!”

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(End of Chapter)

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