Douluo Continent: Starting with a Self-Created Soul Ring 92

Chapter 92: The Finals Begin

2024-04-16

Chapter 92: The Finals Begin

“Um… Teacher!”

“Actually, Bai Lu doing that was all my idea!”

Seeing Qian Xunji inquiring about the matter, Gu Ziyue’s face bore a hint of embarrassment before he blurted out the truth.

“What?”

“This… you were behind it?”

Qian Xunji’s eyes widened slightly. He had originally only wanted to ask Gu Ziyue’s opinion on the incident and whether it warranted further research, never expecting Gu Ziyue to be the mastermind.

[That was actually your doing?]

[How did you even come up with that? Making Bai Lu use her teammate’s weapon Martial Soul as a weapon?!]

Simultaneously, Xiaotao, the sword spirit, spoke again in Gu Ziyue’s mind. She was simply too astonished to help herself from exclaiming. Although she hadn’t participated in the competition, she had heard about Bai Lu’s actions.

“Yes, Teacher, wasn’t Bai Lu my classmate and friend?”

“After watching her matches, I noticed she didn’t know how to leverage her speed advantage, so I just casually gave her some pointers!”

Gu Ziyue chuckled awkwardly, offering an explanation. At the same time, he squeezed the peachwood sword Soul Bone in his hand, conveying his displeasure without saying a word, preparing to store it in his soul-guided device.

[…Master, don’t!]

Sensing Gu Ziyue’s actions, Xiaotao finally conceded, calling him “Master” with extreme shame and indignation. While deeply humiliated, she even more strongly disliked the prospect of returning to the dark and gloomy soul-guided device.

Furthermore, what Gu Ziyue said was true; she had chosen to sacrifice herself for him, making him her master. But more importantly, it was Gu Ziyue’s cultivation of self-congealed Soul Rings that changed her perspective. If Gu Ziyue grew powerful enough to promote the method of self-congealed Soul Ring cultivation among all Soul Masters on Douluo Continent, then calling him Master wouldn’t be a problem.

As for whether she still resented Gu Ziyue? She definitely still resented him—resented him for capturing her, for causing her sacrifice. But compared to holding a grudge, she now more strongly hoped that Gu Ziyue would quickly become stronger, allowing more Soul Masters to know that self-congealed Soul Rings could also lead to strength, even offering advantages, thus leading more Soul Masters to choose this cultivation method.

[That’s better!]

Hearing Xiaotao call him Master, Gu Ziyue felt a surge of satisfaction.

[Thank you for the praise, Master. Xiaotao will be obedient from now on.]

If Xiaotao had a body, she would undoubtedly have said those words through gritted teeth. Gu Ziyue clearly sensed her deep shame and resentment, but he didn’t mind; as long as she obeyed, it was fine.

“Haha, ‘casually gave some pointers’!”

“Little Yi, your ‘casual pointers’ caused quite a stir in the Soul Master world!”

“Before this, no one ever imagined that a weapon Martial Soul could be used this way!”

After hearing Gu Ziyue’s explanation, Qian Xunji playfully teased him, his tone brimming with pride. This is my disciple, Qian Xunji thought.

“Actually, there’s no need to pay too much attention to this, because no Soul Master would willingly let someone else use their Martial Soul.”

“Bai Lu’s teammate was willing only because it was a competition!”

“This kind of situation might arise again, but only under special circumstances, such as when a weapon Martial Soul Soul Master is injured and loses fighting capacity. Then it might be better to let someone else use the Martial Soul.”

“However, this method is only useful for those like the Min Clan—pure speed-type Soul Masters. Other Soul Masters would be better off using their own Soul Skills!”

Gu Ziyue casually offered his opinion, indicating that there was no need for excessive concern. Everyone was simply curious; the initial attention would fade. This model had potential but wasn’t practical.

For example, a weapon Martial Soul Soul Master, when adding Soul Rings, instead of pursuing powerful Soul Skills, focuses solely on evolving their own Martial Soul, continuously adding attributes like sharpness, hardness, armor penetration, and so on to enhance the Martial Soul itself. Then a Soul Emperor’s evolved weapon Martial Soul would have extraordinary destructive power.

In this case, because the Soul Emperor mainly absorbs Soul Rings to evolve their weapon Martial Soul, their own combat strength might not be very high. But their weapon Martial Soul would be incredibly strong. If this weapon Martial Soul were wielded by a Soul Master like those from the Min Clan—someone who only possesses speed—the resulting combat power would be terrifying.

Two Soul Emperors cooperating might easily be able to instantly kill a Soul Saint. Just like Bai He, the Min Clan’s patriarch, who is currently a Soul Saint. Rumor has it his speed is already no weaker than any Title Douluo. If he were to wield a similarly powerful weapon, forged by a Soul Saint or Soul Douluo, he might even kill a Title Douluo.

After Bai He breaks through to Soul Douluo, Gu Ziyue knows his speed will surpass everyone on Douluo Continent, making him the fastest, able to traverse the entire continent in three days. At that time, if Bai He had a powerful weapon, his strength would be unimaginably terrifying.

Of course, the kind of powerful weapon needed couldn’t be forged by blacksmiths; only a weapon Martial Soul Soul Master’s specially evolved weapon would suffice.

Or give Bai Lu a divine weapon.

But divine weapons are even rarer.

However, this would only allow Bai He to perfectly translate his ultimate speed into combat power. To say he would be invincible is impossible. Certain special Soul Skills, domains, and such, can’t always be broken with just speed and a powerful weapon.

“Good, that’s what I think, too. There’s no need to pay too much attention. Instead of this, getting the things you gave the research department finished is more important!”

Qian Xunji nodded approvingly. Finally, Qian Xunji again asked Gu Ziyue if he was truly confident in winning the Soul Master Tournament. Gu Ziyue naturally replied that he was confident.

A few days later, Gu Ziyue learned why Qian Xunji had asked. It turned out that Qian Xunji had applied to the two empires to hold the Soul Master Tournament finals at the Martial Soul Temple. For this, Qian Xunji offered two Soul Bones as the champion’s prize.

The two empires naturally didn’t refuse. Even if they wanted to, they had to consider the teams’ wishes. Those teams would certainly want to compete at the Martial Soul Temple for the two Soul Bones.

After the decision to hold the Soul Master Tournament finals at the Martial Soul Temple, the two empires finished their qualifying rounds. The thirty teams selected from the two empires, plus the two seed teams, made up a total of thirty-two teams heading for Martial Soul City.

A week later.

All teams, escorted by the armies of the two empires, arrived. The final round of the Soul Master Tournament began.

“Finally here!”

Yu Xiaogan sighed as he gazed at the gates of Martial Soul City. He had also come to watch the finals.

“I wonder if I’ll be able to see that Gu Ziyue!”

While anticipating the finals, Yu Xiaogan also hoped to meet Gu Ziyue. He wanted to see how the Pope’s disciple, who possessed the same talent as him, was doing.

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(End of Chapter)

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