Douluo Continent: Starting with a Self-Created Soul Ring 120

Chapter 120: Ning Fengzhi’s Betrayal

“I…”

Hu Yan Zhen’s pupils constricted, watching the fiery long sword suspended before Gu Ziyue.

“I’ve lost…”

Although he was reluctant to admit it, after his defensive Soul Skill was broken by Gu Ziyue, Hu Yan Zhen knew he had lost.

If he had launched an active attack, he would have been countered by Gu Ziyue’s innate domain, to no effect.

So he could only choose passive defense, hoping to exhaust Gu Ziyue through attrition.

He had absolute confidence in his defense, not believing that Gu Ziyue, a mere Soul King, could break through it.

His defense was such that even a Soul Emperor might not easily break through it.

Yet Gu Ziyue, a mere Soul King, had done so.

Although Gu Ziyue had a weapon advantage, there were no rules in the Soul Fighting arena prohibiting the use of props; he had simply lost.

And beyond the weapon advantage, Gu Ziyue’s Soul Skill development was something he found impossible to match.

Gu Ziyue’s casual control and development of his Soul Skills were truly extraordinary.

He had never seen anyone control their Soul Skills with such ease.

“He lost?”

“The young sect master actually lost like this…”

“He’s just a Soul King, right?”

“Too strong…”

“…”

The surrounding audience were also filled with shock.

They understood that Gu Ziyue had a weapon advantage, but they also knew that Gu Ziyue himself was very powerful; otherwise, even with a weapon advantage, he wouldn’t have been able to achieve this.

Gu Ziyue’s innate domain alone was enough to make them look up in awe. Their young sect master, Hu Yan Zhen, was completely helpless against it.

That’s why he chose passive defense.

The final result, however, was that Hu Yan Zhen’s defense was also broken.

Gu Ziyue’s fifth Soul Skill, a searing flame whose heat could be felt from afar, also shocked them.

Gu Ziyue’s original attacks couldn’t break through Hu Yan Zhen’s defenses, but after adding that layer of flame, it shattered Hu Yan Zhen’s defense immediately.

It showed just how terrifying Gu Ziyue’s fifth Soul Skill’s crimson flames were.

“His Holiness the Saint Son actually won!”

Salas was now filled with excitement, signifying that Gu Ziyue had successfully subdued the Elephant Armored Sect!

Unbelievable!

She Long was also somewhat excited.

He had no doubts about Gu Ziyue’s ability to defeat Hu Yan Zhen; his excitement stemmed from Gu Ziyue’s actual subjugation of the Elephant Armored Sect.

Of course, it wasn’t official yet, but since Hu Yan Bo had already said so, it was a done deal.

“Young Sect Master, I apologize for the inconvenience!”

Seeing Hu Yan Zhen concede, Gu Ziyue retracted the peachwood Soul Bone sword hovering before him, then bowed to Hu Yan Zhen.

After speaking, Gu Ziyue turned and left the square, coming before Hu Yan Bo.

“Sect Master Hu Yan, I won, right?”

Gu Ziyue said with a smile.

“His Holiness the Saint Son is indeed amazing!”

“Is His Holiness’ control over Soul Skills also something researched by the Martial Soul Temple?”

Hu Yan Bo nodded, not denying it. He praised Gu Ziyue with a tone of wonder, then asked a question.

“That’s right, my Soul Skill usage is one example of that!”

Gu Ziyue nodded in response. The Martial Soul Temple’s research institute was indeed researching this.

It was now a mature theory; for any Soul Skill born from self-congealed Soul Rings, the degree of control was very high, and further development would be relatively easy.

“As expected of the Martial Soul Temple!”

Hu Yan Bo exclaimed again.

“His Holiness the Saint Son, a bet is a bet. I, representing the Elephant Armored Sect, agree to cooperate with the Martial Soul Temple!”

Then, Hu Yan Bo spoke to Gu Ziyue in a serious tone, fulfilling his earlier promise.

“Sect Master Hu Yan has made the right choice. I believe you will not regret this decision in the future!”

Gu Ziyue laughed happily upon hearing this.

Persuading the Elephant Armored Sect to cooperate with the Martial Soul Temple was a groundbreaking achievement for Gu Ziyue.

Even if he didn’t persuade any more sect forces to join, it didn’t matter. He had proposed the suggestion, and it had proven feasible, making his contribution to the Martial Soul Temple undoubtedly huge.

Gu Ziyue wouldn’t deliberately seek out other sect forces to persuade in the future. Cultivation was more important to him now.

At 21, his Soul Power level had reached level 53, which seemed fast.

But Gu Ziyue was dissatisfied.

In the original story, Tang San and the others became gods at the age of 24.

Gu Ziyue’s cultivation speed was far slower than the Shrek Seven Monsters in the original story.

He certainly wouldn’t be able to catch up to their cultivation speed.

Unfortunately, there were no god assessments for him to undergo.

The Angel God’s inheritance was out of the question for Gu Ziyue.

Gu Ziyue didn’t know where to obtain the Shura God’s inheritance.

In the original story, the Shura God’s inheritance seemed to have sought out Bi Bi Dong herself because of her exceptional talent, making it normal for the Shura God to notice and choose her.

However, Gu Ziyue knew that the Shura God, like the Asura God, should be watching the Slaughter City. Therefore, obtaining the Shura God’s inheritance wasn’t too difficult; all he needed to do was train in Slaughter City and perform exceptionally well.

What constituted exceptional performance?

Being outstanding enough for the Shura God to personally approach and offer the inheritance.

And outstanding performance in the Slaughter City not only offered a chance to obtain the Shura God’s inheritance but also the Asura God’s inheritance.

However, Gu Ziyue had no interest in these two god inheritances.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to obtain god inheritances, but the Slaughter City’s trials were too difficult for Gu Ziyue.

Without the use of Soul Rings and Soul Skills, Gu Ziyue’s combat ability wasn’t very strong.

He was far inferior to Tang Hao.

Although Gu Ziyue was reluctant to admit it, it was the truth.

If the requirement of the Hell Slaughter Arena wasn’t a hundred consecutive victories, Gu Ziyue would dare to go.

Because he had the Taiji Domain; with his innate domain activated, he could easily take on nine opponents at once.

However, the Hell Slaughter Arena required one hundred consecutive victories—too many matches. The effect of his innate domain would inevitably be seen through eventually.

Then the opponents would undoubtedly work together; if anyone in the Hell Slaughter Arena had too many consecutive victories, the others participating would definitely team up against him.

They only needed to do as Hu Yan Zhen did—not actively attack and simply exhaust Gu Ziyue’s Soul Power—and Gu Ziyue would find it very difficult to deal with them.

Therefore, Gu Ziyue did not dare to go to Slaughter City.

Too dangerous!

In Gu Ziyue’s opinion, the safest god inheritance was the Sea God inheritance.

However, to begin the Sea God inheritance, he first needed to obtain the Heaven-Sea Universe Cover, also known as the Sea God’s Heart, stored by the Heaven Dou Empire’s royal family.

Only after obtaining the Sea God’s Heart and gaining its recognition could he begin the Sea God’s Nine Trials on Sea God Island.

Otherwise, forget about the Sea God’s Nine Trials. Attempting to use the Sea God Island trials for self-cultivation was also impossible.

Because if it wasn’t the Sea God’s Nine Trials that were activated, there would be no way to leave Sea God Island; one would be trapped there indefinitely.

Until the Sea God’s inheritance on Sea God Island was inherited by someone, the people on Sea God Island wouldn’t need to guard it anymore.

So if Gu Ziyue wanted to obtain the Sea God inheritance, he only needed to find a way to obtain the Sea God’s Heart from the Heaven Dou royal family.

After obtaining the Sea God’s Heart, he could have it acknowledge him as its master, and then go to Sea God Island. Otherwise, there was no point in going.

Going would be useless.

The prerequisite for the Sea God’s Nine Trials was to obtain the Sea God’s Heart’s recognition.

This was what Gu Ziyue planned to do next.

Of the god inheritances mentioned in the original story, only the Sea God inheritance was something Gu Ziyue could realistically consider; the Asura and Shura Gods required trials in Slaughter City.

As for other miscellaneous gods, the original story didn’t mention where their inheritances were obtained, so Gu Ziyue naturally didn’t know.

The only thing he knew was to strive to break through to Title Douluo before the age of 40 to see if any gods from the God Realm would actively seek him out.

Therefore, Gu Ziyue’s future direction was to focus on cultivation and strive to break through to Title Douluo before age 40.

And the sooner the better!

Then he would find a way to obtain the Sea God’s Heart stored by the Heaven Dou royal family and see if he could make it acknowledge him as its master.

If it recognized him, everything would be easy. He just needed to go to Sea God Island to activate the Sea God’s Nine Trials. The rest was just a matter of diligently completing the trials and directly breaking through to level 100 to become a god.

After subduing the Elephant Armored Sect and returning to the Heaven Dou Sacred Palace, Gu Ziyue continued to immerse himself in cultivation.

Until Ning Sangjiang came looking for him again.

“You don’t really expect me to take responsibility for you, do you?”

Gu Ziyue looked at Ning Sangjiang. Compared to two years ago, her figure had developed further; she would definitely not starve her future child, and might even be able to feed the child’s father as well.

“That’s right. If you’re a man, don’t keep dodging me. Give me a straight answer!”

“If you don’t like me, I’ll just leave!”

Facing Gu Ziyue’s direct words, Ning Sangjiang was not embarrassed at all, admitting it quite boldly.

This personality was completely different from her attribute!

Who would have thought that Ning Sangjiang, with an ice attribute, would have such a fiery, direct, and bold personality?

“A beautiful woman like you, I believe no man could refuse,”

Gu Ziyue quite appreciated Ning Sangjiang’s direct personality, so he gave her a direct answer.

As Gu Ziyue had said before, he had no reason to refuse a beautiful woman who came to him proactively.

It would be different for other beautiful women, but the key was that Ning Sangjiang was likely Ning Rongrong’s mother in the future, making Gu Ziyue even more unwilling to miss out.

“Really? You like me too?”

Ning Sangjiang’s face turned slightly red with joy.

After her nervous heart relaxed, she started to feel shy.

Although she was very bold, she was still a girl and felt shame.

“Of course, but there’s something I need to make clear!”

Gu Ziyue nodded affirmatively.

“Tell me!”

Ning Sangjiang became a little nervous again.

“I won’t only have you as my woman. If you can accept that, then from today onwards, you are my girlfriend!”

Gu Ziyue looked directly into Ning Sangjiang’s beautiful eyes and said.

“…”

Ning Sangjiang’s expression clearly changed after hearing Gu Ziyue’s words, a trace of grievance flashing in her eyes, followed by resignation.

“…I have no problem!”

Ning Sangjiang gently bit her lower lip, looking at Gu Ziyue.

To say she felt no grievance would be a lie.

However, with the precedent of her cousin Ning Fengzhi, Ning Sangjiang knew very well that powerful men couldn’t possibly only like one woman. Men were all lustful, and it was too difficult to make them monogamous.

It was precisely because she had seen her cousin Ning Fengzhi like this that Ning Sangjiang could accept it.

After all, Gu Ziyue, in terms of status, power, strength, and talent, was no worse than her cousin.

“Good, straightforward. I like you even more now, Ning Sangjiang!”

Gu Ziyue couldn’t help but laugh.

Then Gu Ziyue took Ning Sangjiang’s small hand and pulled her into his embrace, holding her tightly.

In this way, Gu Ziyue successfully obtained Ning Sangjiang, who had thrown herself at him.

However, having just confirmed their relationship, Gu Ziyue didn’t rush to “eat” Ning Sangjiang.

While getting to know Ning Sangjiang, Gu Ziyue was also secretly observing her.

Because Gu Ziyue didn’t know if Ning Sangjiang truly liked him because of the kiss two years ago.

Or if she had ulterior motives in approaching him.

In the end, Gu Ziyue found nothing unusual.

So, after a few days of getting to know each other, Gu Ziyue completely conquered Ning Sangjiang on a beautiful night, truly betraying Ning Fengzhi.

On this beautiful night, while enjoying himself, Gu Ziyue didn’t forget to continue testing Ning Sangjiang.

The results proved that no matter what Gu Ziyue requested, or what position he wanted, Ning Sangjiang only felt shy, without any resentment or complaint.

Therefore, Gu Ziyue could be certain that Ning Sangjiang was truly attracted to him and fell in love with him.

This filled Gu Ziyue with a sense of accomplishment, and he became much gentler in the latter half of the night.

And Gu Ziyue’s tenderness made Ning Sangjiang feel that she hadn’t made a mistake, and her heart became even more satisfied with Gu Ziyue.

“Yi gege, my Soul Power level has increased by 2 levels!”

“And my Martial Soul seems to have become stronger. What’s going on?”

The next day, after waking up from Gu Ziyue’s embrace, Ning Sangjiang joyfully discovered that her Soul Power level had suddenly increased from level 51 to level 53.

And her Martial Soul seemed to have changed slightly, with her ice attribute seeming stronger.

“What’s going on? It’s because of your man!”

Hearing Ning Sangjiang’s words, Gu Ziyue immediately said with a smile.

Only, Gu Ziyue’s tone carried a hint of sourness.

Damn it, after dual cultivation with Li Chanfei, Li Chanfei also gained a lot, leveling up by one level and having her Martial Soul evolve.

Now, Ning Sangjiang was the same; a two-level increase, and her Martial Soul also evolved.

Only he, on the other hand, had become like a cauldron for them. Although he also improved, the effect was minimal, far less than theirs.

One of them had a fire attribute Martial Soul, and the other had an ice attribute Martial Soul, perfectly corresponding to the ultimate ice and ultimate fire powers within Gu Ziyue’s body.

Only Soul Masters with ice and fire attribute Martial Souls could achieve dual cultivation with Gu Ziyue to obtain improvements; Bi Bi Dong didn’t gain this benefit from Gu Ziyue.

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(End of Chapter)

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