Time flies, and two and a half months have passed in the blink of an eye.
During the past two and a half months, Dugu Yan often took Lan Xi and Lan Fuzi to explore almost every corner of the capital and taste all the famous and hidden delicacies.
Sometimes Ye Lingling is also included.
Lan Xi 's gentleness and tranquility, and Lan Fuzi's liveliness and romance, allowed Dugu Yan, who was originally a somewhat spoiled young lady, to experience a different kind of fun in friendship.
They also became good friends with Ye Lingling.
Bing Di , on the other hand, always acted like a guardian deity of ice sculptures, spending most of his time sitting quietly in a corner of the courtyard. When he occasionally went out, he would only take a casual stroll around the vicinity of the Dugu residence.
Inside the secret room, however, lay a completely different scene.
Jiang Zhen was completely focused on his cultivation. The immense energy contained in that ten-thousand-year-old Mysterious Ice Marrow far exceeded his expectations.
The extremely cold energy, like an inexhaustible glacial torrent, washed over, expanded, and tempered his meridians and physique again and again, eventually being refined into the purest soul power, which was continuously injected into his dual-soul core system, which had already formed Lan Xi -yang complementary dual-spiral resonance.
The water-attribute soul core in the lower dantian became increasingly profound and vast, while the ice-attribute double-helix soul core in the middle dantian became increasingly solid and dazzling.
The two soul cores are like a binary star system in the universe, attracting each other and rotating synchronously according to a mysterious law. The quality and total amount of soul power they generate have long surpassed the scope of ordinary titled Douluo.
As his soul power accumulated day by day, it steadily approached that crucial critical point.
Finally, at noon on this day, when the cold air accumulated in the secret room almost turned into a solid blue ice mist, the soul power that was already overflowing in Jiang Zhen's body seemed to break through the last invisible gate!
"boom--!"
A deafening roar, audible only to him, exploded deep within his soul!
The two soul cores in the dantian and the shanzhong acupoint suddenly burst out with unprecedented light, and their rotation speed instantly soared!
A new torrent of soul power, far more powerful and purer than before, carrying the dual extreme attributes of ice and water, was born. Like a Vast Sea bursting its banks, it surged into every corner of his body, and every cell cheered and greedily absorbed this transformed power.
Level 90!
This marks another watershed moment on the path of soul power cultivation, signifying that he has reached the pinnacle of mortal soul masters, possessing the qualifications to absorb the ninth soul ring and truly step into the realm of Title Douluo!
Jiang Zhen slowly opened his eyes, and a fleeting vortex of icy blue and the dark currents of the deep sea seemed to appear in his eyes before returning to calm, becoming even more profound and reserved.
He exhaled a long breath.
Feeling the surging ocean of soul power within his body, seemingly possessing boundless strength, a satisfied smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.
Two and a half months of arduous training was worth it!
I stood up and stretched my muscles, which were a little stiff from sitting for a long time. A series of crisp sounds, like popping beans, came from inside my body.
He pushed open the heavy stone door and stepped out.
The warm sunshine and fresh air outside invigorated him.
He stretched comfortably, his bones emitting a series of pleasant groans.
"I wonder how Xi'er and the others are doing."
Jiang Zhen was in a good mood and strolled towards the inner courtyard.
He casually beckoned a passing servant to ask him a question.
"Reporting to Young Master, Miss Lan Xi, Miss Fuzi, and the others are all in Miss's courtyard at the moment."
The servant answered respectfully.
Jiang Zhen nodded and followed the path indicated by the servant.
As soon as you approach Dugu Yan's small courtyard, which is filled with all sorts of exotic flowers and plants, and even some non-poisonous but slightly poisonous creatures, you can hear bursts of silvery laughter and chattering coming from inside, making it seem exceptionally lively.
A smile involuntarily appeared on his face as he stepped inside.
"What are you chatting about, having so much fun? Did I disturb you?"
Under the trees in the courtyard, three girls with different styles were sitting around a stone table, on which were some exquisite snacks and fruit tea.
Lan Xi remained as gentle as ever, listening with a smile. Lan Fuzi gestured animatedly, seemingly describing something amusing. Dugu Yan laughed the most heartily, occasionally interjecting with a few words.
Upon hearing Jiang Zhen's voice, the three women turned around at the same time.
Lan Xi 's face instantly lit up with a delighted smile. She immediately stood up and hurried to his side, her blue-gold eyes filled with concern and joy: "Brother! You've come out of seclusion? This seclusion was so long... Did you break through?"
She keenly sensed that Jiang Zhen's aura seemed to have undergone some kind of qualitative change, becoming even more unfathomable.
Jiang Zhen smiled and ruffled her hair, his tone relaxed: "Yes, you broke through, everything went smoothly. We need to prepare to return to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well."
Reaching level 90 and obtaining the ninth spirit ring is now the top priority.
Upon hearing this, Lan Fuzi also stopped laughing and nodded silently.
She knew perfectly well what this meant, and her feelings were complicated.
Only Dugu Yan's pretty face was full of curiosity and doubt.
Because of her grandfather and the evolution of her martial soul, she had a good impression of Jiang Zhen, but after spending more than two months with him, she became best friends with Lan Xi and Lan Fuzi.
However, she didn't really know much about Jiang Zhen's strength. She even subconsciously thought that he was about the same age as her and his strength might be slightly higher, but they should still be within the same realm.
She blinked her emerald-like eyes and asked with a hint of probing and teasing, "Young Master Jiang, have you broken through to level 40? Are you preparing to acquire your fourth spirit ring?"
In her view, having consumed the immortal herb, her martial soul had evolved, and her cultivation speed was already extremely fast. Reaching the fourth-ring Soul Master realm at the age of nineteen, she was already a top genius.
Jiang Zhen looked much taller than her, over 1.8 meters, but his face was young and handsome, and he seemed to be about the same age. It was already quite remarkable that he could break through to the Soul Master level.
However, as soon as she asked the question, she noticed that Lan Xi and Lan Fuzi next to her had extremely strange expressions.
The two girls pursed their lips tightly, their shoulders trembling slightly uncontrollably, clearly trying their best to endure something.
Jiang Zhen was also taken aback, but when he saw Lan Xi and Lan Fuzi's appearance, he couldn't help but laugh, and his playful side was aroused.
He grinned at Dugu Yan, revealing a set of white teeth: "Miss Yan, you guessed wrong. It's a little bit higher than level 40. Why don't you guess again?"
Dugu Yan looked at Lan Fuzi, who was about to burst out laughing, and Lan Xi , who was struggling to hold back her laughter, and then at Jiang Zhen's teasing smile. Her beautiful brows furrowed.
An unbelievable thought crossed her mind, and her voice carried a hint of uncertainty: "Level...50?"
Could he be a Soul King? How is that possible? A Soul King so young? I've never heard of one on the entire continent!
Jiang Zhen shook his head with a smile.
Dugu Yan's beautiful eyes widened instantly, her rosy lips parted slightly, and she exclaimed in surprise, "It...it can't possibly be the Soul Emperor, can it?!"
She felt that her worldview as a nineteen-year-old Soul Sect member had been severely impacted!
What kind of monster is this Jiang Zhen?
"Pfft—"
"Hahaha!"
At this point, Lan Fuzi and Lan Xi could no longer hold back and burst into laughter at the same time. Lan Fuzi even laughed so hard that she bent over, tears welling up in her eyes.
Jiang Zhen also felt that teasing him any longer was inappropriate, so he shook his head with a smile and said, "Alright, alright, I won't tease you anymore, I'm already..."
He paused, looked into Dugu Yan's eyes filled with shock and curiosity, and slowly gave the answer: "Level 90."
To increase persuasiveness, and also to subtly change one's mind.
"Buzz—"
An indescribable and terrifying surge of soul power suddenly emanated from him!
Then, a breathtaking scene unfolded!
Purple! Purple! Black! Ice blue! Red! Crimson! Gold! Crimson!
Eight spirit rings, defying all common sense, rose one after another from the abyss like demonic rings ascending from beneath his feet! The dazzling first ring of the millennium, the eerie ice-blue fourth ring, and especially the last three…
That exuded a chilling aura, as if it were the culmination of endless blood and time…
Bright red and dark red, and that noble and mysterious golden soul ring!
Their interplay of light and shadow created a powerful pressure that almost froze the air in the courtyard, causing the flowers, plants, and small poisonous creatures to instantly cower and tremble...