Not long after, inside a hotel room.
"Hmph! That Ning Fengzhi is clearly trying to set his sights on Xiao Hai." Dugu Yan's small face showed her anger.
"That man is nothing but a fence-sitter. Ignore him." Dugu Bo said faintly.
Zhu Zhuqing nodded lightly, her eyes glancing toward the bedroom door not far away. As soon as they returned to the hotel, Yang Yunhai had said he gained something from the battle and needed to enter the room to consolidate it.
Though she did not know what exactly he gained, for it to make her man this anxious, it must be something significant.
Inside the bedroom, on the bed.
Yang Yunhai sat cross-legged, one hand brushing out as the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul appeared in his palm.
'From now on, Tang San should no longer have the possibility of awakening the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, right?' Yang Yunhai's eyes flickered as he looked at the golden glow spreading at the root of the Martial Soul.
Of course, it was impossible for him to have absorbed all of Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor bloodline at once. What he had drawn in was only the bloodline power contained in Tang San's blood — the portion unique to the Blue Silver Emperor. He could not absorb the bone marrow that created blood, which also contained Blue Silver Emperor power.
But the overwhelming majority of Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor bloodline had already been drained away. Or more precisely — retrieved.
When he absorbed Tang San's bloodline power, he simply inhaled, and the Blue Silver Emperor blood in Tang San's body flowed toward him as if a child had seen its mother.
There was no doubt: his bloodline level was higher than Tang San's. This was the suppression of bloodlines.
When the sovereign calls, the vassal must respond.
For this reason, the absorption was extremely smooth. In just a short while, Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor blood had nearly all drained away.
And because this bloodline did not resist, Tang San felt almost nothing out of the ordinary.
From now on, Tang San's bone marrow might still produce Blue Silver Emperor blood, but its concentration would be diluted countless times. Far too weak to ever reach the level of awakening.
Even if he continued absorbing plant-type soul rings in the future, it would be nearly impossible to cultivate Blue Silver Grass into an Emperor. His bloodline's lack of strength had capped his ceiling.
It was uncertain whether Tang San could ever even cultivate his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul to Titled Douluo level.
Among human soul masters, there were many who awakened the same Martial Soul, but very few who could reach the level of Titled Douluo. The reason was simple: not lack of effort, but a natural ceiling. If not for this truth, Yang Yunhai would never have risked devouring the Blue Silver Emperor body.
Of course, these were only his deductions based on his knowledge of Martial Souls and his understanding of the original story.
Douluo Continent was, without a doubt, a world of bloodlines.
With that thought, he controlled a vine to enter his mouth, urging soul power to squeeze out the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline power stored within. Though filtered once before by his Martial Soul, he had not absorbed it on the spot. Instead, he had stored it in the root of his Martial Soul.
Better safe than sorry. If something had gone wrong with direct absorption in the arena, under the eyes of tens of thousands of spectators, the consequences would have been disastrous.
Now, as the energy streamed down his throat like cool, refreshing water, Yang Yunhai immediately closed his eyes and circulated his soul power.
The comfort spread from his heart to his whole body.
No rejection reaction at all.
The absorption did not take long. After just two short periods, Yang Yunhai slowly opened his eyes.
He raised his hand and summoned his Martial Soul again. It remained deep dark-blue in color, but the golden patterns were more radiant than before.
And within, the aura of life was even stronger.
"I should only be one life-bound soul ring away from a complete awakening now, right?" Yang Yunhai exhaled softly as he rose to his feet.
While thinking, he walked toward the door. "As for the Mysterious Heaven Technique, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, and Mysterious Jade Hand I just gained…"
"My eight meridians are already open. My cultivation speed is decent, so the Mysterious Heaven Technique won't be of much use. But it can serve as a reference. Maybe I can study a method more suited to myself in the future. Once my Spiritual Power improves, and with the healing ability from my leg bone skill, even if I make mistakes midway, I should be able to correct them."
"Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and Mysterious Jade Hand, however, can be trained right away. After all, they are only techniques of channeling soul power into specific meridians. They don't require the Mysterious Heaven Technique as a foundation."
"I'll try them myself first, and once I confirm they're safe, I'll teach them to Zhuqing and the others."
He pushed open the door, smiling as he walked to his wives.
The lone "light bulb," Dugu Bo, gave him a once-over and asked bluntly, "Well? Any gains?"
"I'll need to test it further. Once I confirm, I'll pass it on to you." Yang Yunhai smiled.
"You can teach it?" Dugu Bo was taken aback.
"You'll see in time." Yang Yunhai answered with a mysterious grin.
Dugu Bo clicked his tongue, got up from his seat, and said, "Come on, let's eat."
At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo gathered.
"I never thought this child could reach such an understanding of his Martial Soul. Truly unmatched in history." After hearing Bone Douluo's account, Sword Douluo sighed.
Turning to Ning Fengzhi, his brows furrowed. "Fengzhi, with Dugu Bo around, it won't be easy."
Tang San had already revealed the Clear Sky Hammer on the stage. His identity was obvious. And since Rongrong had long joined Shrek Academy, as teammates, could they really not know?
From Dugu Bo's perspective, how could he not suspect that Fengzhi had been planning to match Rongrong with Tang San all along?
Now that Tang San had proven weaker than Yang Yunhai, was he trying to switch sides? That kind of behavior was nothing but a fair-weather betrayal.
Even if such judgments were unfair — even if they themselves disliked Tang San — Dugu Bo wouldn't see it that way.
And with Dugu Bo already arranging Zhuqing's relationship successfully, and with Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo backing him, what need would he have to rely on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan?
This had already been clear from today's exchange.
"If we want to make this happen, we'll need Dugu Bo's cooperation." Sword Douluo shook his head helplessly.
"Then we'll have to borrow external pressure," Bone Douluo added. "The tree that stands tallest catches the wind. The stronger Yang Yunhai shines, the more the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, even the Clear Sky Clan, will fear him."
"And when that happens, Dugu Bo will feel the pressure."
"Let's wait and see." Ning Fengzhi sighed.
Meanwhile, back at Shrek Academy's lodging.
Tang San finished his meal and returned to his room.
He sat on his bed, regulating his breath to restore his depleted body after Yang Yunhai had drawn his soul power.
Time passed. He slowly opened his eyes. Outside the window, the setting sun was blood-red.
Lowering his head, he bit his lip, fists clenched. "At my current pace, it will take at least half a month to break through to rank 39. Even with all my effort, it's impossible to reach Soul Ancestor during this tournament."
"If so… how can I ever defeat Yang Yunhai?"
In both the promotion rounds and the finals, he would face Yang Yunhai again. If he lost both times…
Just imagining it filled his heart with unwillingness.
But how could he win? To face a Soul Ancestor while still a Soul Elder — what chance did he have?
Unless… unless he broke through before the promotion rounds began. Bridging the gap in hard strength — that was what mattered most now.
"Should I switch cultivation to the Clear Sky Hammer? Attach soul rings to it?"
(End of Chapter)
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