Tang Chen awoke and saw Bo Saixi—
For a moment, he thought he was dreaming.
"Xi'er…"
Just two words.
Bo Saixi's face flushed slightly, but beyond that, her expression was filled with satisfaction—
She had finally heard this name again!
But—
That tender atmosphere was shattered in the next moment.
"Do souls dream even while asleep?"
Tang Chen murmured—
"To see Xi'er one last time before dying… that's a blessing in itself."
"I'm sorry… I never reached Rank 100…"
"I broke my promise…"
Bo Saixi's expression twisted.
Excitement, joy, guilt, regret, exasperation—
All fused into one sentence—
"Without my permission, you're not allowed to die!"
No further explanation.
She lifted her hand—
And sliced open Tang Chen's inner thigh artery with two precise knife-hand strikes.
Dark red blood gushed out, sizzling against the ground.
Tang Lan wordlessly stepped forward,
His soul separating from his body,
Leaving his physical form to Bo Saixi, acting as a temporary blood donor for Tang Chen.
The process was far too gruesome—
Tang Lan chose to ignore it entirely,
Focusing his attention on Tang Chen.
Inside Tang Chen's body,
Two immense energy sources had awakened—
Rapidly flooding his entire system, causing his meridians to bulge dangerously.
The only reason he hadn't exploded yet—
Was because his body had been enhanced by Geodawn Gold.
If it hadn't—he'd have been dead on the spot.
"Steady your breathing!" Bo Saixi commanded.
"Gather your soul power at the surface—leave the rest to us!"
Tang Chen instinctively obeyed.
—Another wife-whipped man.
Bo Saixi performed an unknown technique—
Directly extracting the soul power that had overfilled Tang Chen's body—
Then threw it to Tang Lan's soul.
Tang Lan controlled his body to receive it, and immediately realized what was happening.
It was simple yet extreme.
By using high-quality spiritual power as a container,
She forcibly drew out Tang Chen's soul power—
Like scooping water into a bucket.
But the cost was massive!
To sever Tang Chen's connection to his soul power,
The container's spiritual energy had to be permanently sacrificed as well.
And Tang Lan's soul was the one benefiting from all this.
Perhaps due to the "blood transfusion",
The soul power now carried Tang Lan's spiritual signature.
Meaning—
The portion that was extracted and severed—
Could actually be absorbed by Tang Lan!
Though, of course, it needed to be purified, compressed into inner energy,
And converted through the "spiritual paste" to transform into spirit power.
Naturally, this reduced its volume significantly.
Tang Lan didn't absorb it immediately—
Instead, he stored it inside a Life Soul Core.
Because—
His Thunder God's Second Trial required him to reach Rank 80 through absorbing lightning energy.
If he absorbed too much spirit power beforehand, it might cause the trial to fail.
That would be a disaster.
Fortunately—
It was just storage.
Once he broke through to Rank 80,
He could consume it instantly for rapid level-ups.
Or—
He could use it as "experience packs" to boost others' cultivation speed.
Meanwhile—
The spiritual energy used as a container had been cleansed of Bo Saixi's imprint.
Though Tang Lan couldn't directly absorb it,
His Black Hole Domain could process a small portion—
Increasing his spiritual power reserves dramatically.
The effects on his soul form were immediate—
His aura visibly surged.
Happiness.
Pure happiness.
Wasn't he supposed to be donating blood?
Why did it feel like he was siphoning the lifeblood of two Limit Douluos instead?!
A complete win-win!
Even so, Tang Lan wasn't satisfied.
He turned to the Sea God's Divine Consciousness.
"Didn't you say you'd teach me the Golden Thirteen Halberds?"
"You only showed me Unstable Storm, what about the other twelve techniques?"
The Sea God's Divine Consciousness maintained its Sea God's Light,
And gave Tang Lan a helpless shrug.
"As it stands, all my remaining divine essence is being poured into Sea God's Light."
"But don't worry."
"I've already stored the other twelve halberd techniques within the assessment rewards."
"For each trial you complete, based on your performance, you'll unlock a new Golden Thirteen Halberds technique."
Tang Lan blinked.
Then—
He understood.
Back when the Sea God's Divine Consciousness promised to teach him the Golden Thirteen Halberds,
It never said it would teach them all at once.
—Teaching one still counts as teaching, doesn't it?
Now, the remaining twelve techniques had been locked behind assessment rewards.
No need to ask—
This was intentional.
This was basically the Sea God urging Tang Lan to hurry up and clear the trials.
—In such a rush to retire and go have fun, huh?
Soul Tang Lan sighed.
But rather than being annoyed, he actually felt a bit… delighted.
—Finally, I'll be rid of this guy!
Having to constantly guard against his peeping was mentally exhausting.
"Fine, fine." Soul Tang Lan reluctantly agreed. "One technique is better than nothing."
He then began to comprehend the mysteries of Unstable Storm,
Reflecting on how the Sea God's Divine Consciousness had executed it, trying to grasp its essence.
But as he continued analyzing it—
He suddenly realized a problem!
Opening his eyes, he glared at the Sea God's Divine Consciousness.
"Wait—you can only use the Golden Thirteen Halberds with the Sea God's Trident?"
The Sea God's Divine Consciousness responded matter-of-factly,
"Of course."
"This was a self-created technique I developed with my martial soul before I became a god. It was later refined into a divine technique."
Soul Tang Lan's mouth twitched.
Seriously?!
But—
If you have your plans, I have my countermeasures!
With a thought—
The hairpin on his head shot forward,
Transforming to mimic the Sea God's Trident,
Reforming into a three-pronged halberd of red, blue, and purple—
The Haotian Trident!
Soul Tang Lan gripped the Haotian Trident, giving it a few test swings.
The air trembled violently.
At 36 tons, the Haotian Trident was only 18 tons lighter than the Sea God's Trident (54 tons).
Following the technique's principles, Tang Lan swung his Haotian Trident.
A red-blue-purple ring of energy flew forward—
Snaring the Sea God's Divine Consciousness!
First Strike—Unstable Storm!
The Sea God's Divine Consciousness looked genuinely surprised.
It first studied the Haotian Trident as if noticing something unusual,
Its doubt only deepening.
But it didn't press the issue,
Instead, it examined its own condition.
"Hmm… Since you're not using the Sea God's Trident, the technique's power is weakened."
"However, it still retains half of its original strength."
"Your mutated Haotian Hammer martial soul has already reached the divine weapon level."
"In the future, if you become a god, it will surely advance to an ultra-divine weapon."
"Not bad, not bad."
Tang Lan grinned, accepting the praise.
—Of course. This martial soul had fused with two divine weapons, so naturally, it was at divine level.
As for ultra-divine level…
Fun fact: The Sea God's Trident and the Asura Demon Sword were both ultra-divine weapons.
Hmm…
Kinda hard to comment on that.
Suddenly—
"Not good!"
Bo Saixi's expression darkened.
"Tang Chen's internal organs have also been invaded by the poison—not just his blood."
"My spiritual power can't penetrate his organs to purge the toxins."
"He'll have to force the poison out himself!"
But looking at Tang Chen—
After being parasitized for a hundred years,
Then immediately subjected to bloodletting and soul power extraction—
—This was straight-up torture.
He couldn't take it anymore—he had fallen unconscious again.
There was no way he could expel the poison himself.
If not for the Sea God's Light suppressing the toxins,
Tang Chen's soul would've completely dissipated by now.
Bo Saixi turned toward the Sea God's Divine Consciousness.
"Lord Sea God, could you… help him?"
The Sea God's Divine Consciousness remained calm,
And with just one sentence, it left Bo Saixi completely conflicted.
The words were—
(Chapter End)
Notes-You can read advanced chapters in patreon.com/Shadow_D_X, i have already finished douluo 1 arc and even quite a great deal of douluo 2 arc