Just as Bibi Dong and Ning Fengzhi were discussing their next business deal, thunder began to rumble over Notting City, accompanied by terri
Just as Bibi Dong and Ning Fengzhi were discussing their next business deal, thunder began to rumble over Notting City, accompanied by terrifying surges of soul power. Periodically, gusts of wind swept across the land. Fortunately, Yun Lan had notified the Notting City Soul Master Defense Team and activated the Notting City Lord-level defensive soul guide, fending off numerous attacks from Yu Xiaogang and Chen Xin. Her collective consciousness was a complete failure, after all, Yu Xiaogang was her creator.
Today had been cloudy, but the sun was not strong. Suddenly, the tourists in Notting City felt the sun take on a fiery intensity. Looking up in confusion, they saw the clouds seemed to have been blown apart. Black lightning flashed in broad daylight, and the clouds were being slashed apart by invisible blades.
Some confused civilians nearly fell to their knees, but soon, several visiting soul masters gazed longingly at the battle in the sky. As soul masters, they could sense the surges of soul power and the terrifying aura of soul power from high above.
"I wonder which two masters are battling up there? Even from this distance, we can still feel the might of their soul skills."
A soul master sighed, watching the occasional flashes of soul power in the clouds.
A fellow soul master, perhaps of higher cultivation and more experienced, explained with a mixture of anticipation and fear,
"We rarely encounter masters this powerful. Last time, I was fortunate enough to witness the Spirit Hall's enshrined Titled Douluo purging evil, fallen soul masters, and they weren't nearly as powerful! And Notting City truly deserves to be the most powerful city on Douluo Continent."
He saw some of the aftermath of the battle fall into Notting City, but it was blocked by an energy barrier above it. He also saw the metal tower in Notting City, which he had previously had no idea what it was used for, radiating a faint soul power glow. Now, he had a clearer understanding of the soul guidance technology mastered by the Longmen Sect.
High in the clouds, Chen Xin struggled for breath. After all, the air was scarce at this altitude. He gazed in a trance at Yu Xiaogang, clad in golden dragon armor. Countless bolts of lightning coiled around Yu Xiaogang's armor, making him look like a devastating thunder god.
"Yu Xiaogang... thank you for showing me the way forward, for letting me know there's a vaster world ahead. Does your sect have a secret training chamber? I feel like I'm about to make a breakthrough."
Yu Xiaogang also regarded Chen Xin with a different eye for sparring with him. He was worthy of being the strongest single-target attacker in the original story. If it weren't for the stark difference between ordinary spirit masters and gods, Chen Xin might have achieved his own godhood and become a Sword God.
He certainly couldn't underestimate the geniuses of Douluo Continent. Yu Xiaogang was even competing with the Spirit Hall for awakening privileges. After all, many geniuses came from the common people. Spirits were incredibly magical and held many secrets. A single mutation could transform a worthless spirit into a top-tier one. Ma Hongjun and Oscar in the original story were prime examples. Now that Yun Lan has found them both, Yu Xiaogang isn't sure if they're from the original novel. He plans to let things take their own course and let Flanders run more and stop dwelling on his gold soul coins.
Yu Xiaogang is now intent on winning over the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. During the battle, he noticed Chen Xin was on the verge of a breakthrough, and deliberately fed him a move to unleash his sword intent. Now, Chen Xin's once soaring sword intent was like a sharp sword, but now, this lethal blade has been sheathed and nurtured.
Chen Xin had now become like an ordinary old man, returning to his true nature. Yu Xiaogang congratulated him, saying,
"As expected of you, the first person to switch to swordsmanship. Chen Xin, you've finally reached my level in swordsmanship. We're sure our Longmen Sect has a secret training chamber. Let's go back and have someone prepare it. We'll have a drink and a chat when Brother Chen Xin breaks through!"
Chen Xin was quite old, but his youthful appearance had become more amiable now that his swordsmanship had returned to its sheath. He smiled at his
friend, Yu Xiaogang, and said, "Thank you, young friend, for your kindness. Your destructive thunderbolt just now was giving me a hard time! I envy your combined skills in both civil and military matters."
Yu Xiaogang simply smiled in response. Then, he and Chen Xin returned to Longmen Sect, one after the other. On the way, Chen Xin used his spirit power to comb his afro, as he couldn't withstand Yu Xiaogang's thunderbolts head-on.
Yu Xiaogang also changed his clothes. He was also thinking about working with Shen Lan to develop a miniature defensive spirit guide, but nanotechnology was difficult to master. Protective suits need to be made soon. Even Chen Xin, a Titled Douluo, feels short of breath right now, even at cloud level. What about ordinary people?
Yu Xiaogang doesn't want to just stay on Douluo Star like a dirt ball. Soon, Yu Xiaogang and the others landed at the entrance of the sect's main hall. Ning Rongrong and the others, who had been waiting for them, saw them return from the battle. Ning Rongrong stepped forward and called out sweetly to Yu Xiaogang, "I'm not going to do that any more."
"Teacher!"
Yu Xiaogang smiled warmly and stroked Ning Rongrong's silky hair. Then, he pulled a soul-guiding device, a bracelet inlaid with ornate gemstones, from his pocket and placed it in Ning Rongrong's small hand.
"Rongrong, since you've chosen me as your disciple, I don't have much to give you. This is my latest masterpiece, a soul-guiding device. It combines defense, auxiliary communication, and storage functions. It also solves the problem of being unable to use it without soul power. It contains my cultivation secrets. Feel free to ask me if you have any questions."
Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up with curiosity as she took the beautiful bracelet and slipped it onto her right wrist. The bracelet, which had been a bit too large at first, emitted a glow of soul power, scanning and recording Ning Rongrong's basic information. It then shrank rapidly, becoming a perfect fit for her wrist.
Ning Rongrong exclaimed in curiosity,
"Wow! Amazing! Thank you, Teacher! I love this gift!"
Yu Xiaogang nodded. This soul-guiding device was created by combining his existing technology. He wanted to recreate the mobile phone of his past life and bring it back to the Douluo Continent. Honestly, for a modern person who always carries a phone, it feels quite strange without one.
Now that the foundation was in place, it was up to them to build upon it. Meanwhile, Ning Rongrong was opening the soul guide's projection screen. Sliding and clicking on the icons revealed cinematic films. Seeing Yu Xiaogang win over his precious granddaughter with a novel soul guide, Chen Xin felt a pang of sourness.
"Rongrong, now that you have a teacher, does that mean you don't need Grandpa Jian anymore? Grandpa's so sad!"
Ning Rongrong put away her bracelet soul guide and flirted with Chen Xin. Soon, Chen Xin revealed a kind smile. Tang San and the others gazed enviously at the soul guide on Ning Rongrong's wrist. Could Yu Xiaogang have forgotten his disciples and daughter? With a flicker of space in his hand, three identical bracelet soul guides were teleported from the Immortal Realm's secret treasure vault, one by one, to Tang San, Yu Linglong, and Bai Chenxiang.
Yu Linglong and Bai Chenxiang imitated Ning Rongrong, donning them and began to study their functions. Tang San, however, stared at the beautiful bracelet soul guide in his hand with a bewildered expression. After all, it was a girl's version!
Tang San's red lips parted as he pleaded with Yu Xiaogang,
"Teacher, could you please change the style? This bracelet soul guide is too delicate and doesn't suit my temperament!"
Yu Xiaogang looked Tang San up and down. Beautiful, lustrous blue-gold hair, a delicate white face with large blue-gold eyes, a body that looked petite and dainty under his fitted clothes, and his exposed skin was fair and delicate. Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but sigh at the skill he had in mixing the bloodline awakening potion!
"Xiao San, we can't make any other designs. After all, there's only so much core material. Just make do with this!"
Yu Xiaogang, stunned by the news, took Tang San's hand and placed a beautiful women's bracelet on his fair wrist. Nodding with satisfaction, Yu Xiaogang said to Tang San,
"Not bad, not bad! This bracelet soul guide is perfect for you, Xiao San! Well, today is your Junior Sister Ning Rongrong's apprenticeship day, let's all go celebrate! By the way, Xiao San, come to my study tomorrow. I've made a new discovery about that Xuantian Treasure Record!"
Now that Tang San had the sapphire earrings Bibi Dong had given him, along with the gemstone bracelet, and his hair had grown longer, he looked even less like a boy. Yu Xiaogang had deliberately said it was because he was short of core material, and that this soul guide needed to be bound, making it difficult to replace. Tang San's soul
was struck hard. He felt that being too beautiful wasn't a good thing. He was being treated like a girl, no matter who it was—his teacher, his parents, his parents. He really wanted to grow up quickly! When he grows up, he can make his own decisions about what to wear!
However, Tang San heard that his teacher had discovered it so quickly, and he thought that giving the Xuantian Treasure Record to his teacher was the right move!
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