"Ao Tian, I've broken through," Zhu Zhuqing said.
"I broke through too—I've reached level forty," Xiao Wu exclaimed excitedly.
Ao Tian smiled, not the least bit surprised.
Dugu Bo, however, was inwardly astonished.
The last time, on the way to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, he had seen these girls. Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu were clearly several years younger than Dugu Yan, yet now they had also reached level forty.
But when he thought of Ao Tian's abilities, the shock in Dugu Bo's heart gradually faded.
Hearing Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing's voices, Dugu Yan turned to look.
Her heart jolted as she recognized them.
Although Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing had been wearing masks during the battle against the Shrek team, their figures and attire hadn't changed much. It was easy to match them up.
Dugu Yan clearly remembered that back then, these two girls' soul power had only been around level thirty-two. Yet not much time had passed, and they had already reached level forty!
How was that possible?!
Dugu Yan's first reaction was disbelief. But the fluctuating soul power aura radiating from Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing as a result of their breakthrough forced her to accept the truth—they really had broken through to level forty.
She then recalled how her grandfather, with Ao Tian's help, had gone from level ninety-two to level ninety-nine. Connecting these events together, she finally became completely convinced that Ao Tian was truly an extraordinary figure.
"Thank you, my lord, for detoxifying me and helping me raise my cultivation," Dugu Yan said as she stood up and bowed respectfully to Ao Tian.
Since Ao Tian was indeed a powerful senior and had shown great kindness to both her and Dugu Bo, he deserved her respect.
Ao Tian smiled and said, "Since you're Dugu Bo's granddaughter, that makes you one of our own. Come—receive a god-bestowed martial soul."
He raised his hand. Divine power surged in his palm as various laws intertwined and fused together, eventually forming a fist-sized, emerald-green sphere of light.
With a gentle push, the green sphere slowly floated over to Dugu Yan, hovering quietly in front of her.
"What is this?" Dugu Yan asked in amazement, staring at the floating sphere.
It gave her the feeling of facing a soul ring waiting to be absorbed.
How was that possible? Weren't soul rings only produced after killing soul beasts? How could one simply appear with the wave of a hand?
Dugu Bo was far more shocked than Dugu Yan. He sensed it much more clearly—aside from the different shape, the aura of this sphere was indistinguishable from that of a soul ring.
Condensing a soul ring out of nothing, without killing a soul beast—Ao Tian's method once again shattered Dugu Bo's understanding.
When Ao Tian had formed the sphere just now, Dugu Bo could sense the terrifying aura surging within Ao Tian's palm, as well as some incomparably profound and mysterious things.
When Dugu Bo had first broken through to level ninety-nine, he already felt that the world was different. He could faintly sense a certain mysterious "something," yet it was elusive and impossible to grasp.
Ao Tian said, "Dugu Yan, this is a god-bestowed soul ring. It will generate the most suitable soul skill for you and won't overlap with your previous skills. Remember—when you absorb it, hold on for as long as you possibly can. The longer you persist, the higher the age of the soul ring will be."
"Thank you, my lord," Dugu Yan said joyfully, quickly expressing her gratitude.
Ao Tian then looked at Dugu Bo and said, "Dugu Bo, you've reached level ninety-nine, but that's only in terms of cultivation. Compared to those who have remained at this realm for many years, you're still lacking. From now on, you shouldn't focus your cultivation on soul power anymore, because no matter how you train your soul power, you won't be able to break through to the divine realm."
Dugu Bo hurriedly asked, "My lord, then what should I do?"
Ao Tian replied, "What you need to do now is comprehend laws. Gods are nothing more than humans who have mastered laws. There are many kinds of laws—life law, destruction law, slaughter law… Every god has laws they excel at. The deeper one's comprehension of laws, the stronger one becomes."
"I believe you can already vaguely sense the existence of laws, but that's all it is—a vague sense. You're still far from entry-level. This requires you to spend a great deal of time comprehending and capturing the law that suits you best. If you can comprehend even a trace of the power of laws, your strength will be at least several times greater than it is now."
"And in your spare time, you can also try developing your own soul skills."
Dugu Bo was overwhelmed with gratitude and said, "Thank you for your guidance, my lord."
"Steward," Ao Tian called out.
The steward walked in.
"Arrange a room for them."
"Dugu Bo, take Dugu Yan to absorb the soul ring."
"Yes," Dugu Bo replied.
Dugu Yan held the sphere of light in her palm and followed Dugu Bo out together with the steward.
As soon as Ao Tian turned around, he noticed Zhu Zhuqing looking at him with eager, pleading eyes.
Xiao Wu chuckled and said, "Sister Zhuqing wants a soul ring too."
Zhu Zhuqing's pretty face flushed slightly as she nodded, her big eyes fixed unblinkingly on Ao Tian.
When she had seen Xiao Li absorb a god-bestowed soul ring before, she had already been extremely envious.
Now, seeing Ao Tian give Dugu Yan a god-bestowed soul ring, her heart itched even more.
Her soul power had also reached level forty now—she could absorb a soul ring and become a Soul Ancestor.
Ao Tian smiled and said, "Alright. Back to your room."
Zhu Zhuqing was overjoyed and badly wanted to give the man a warm hug to show her gratitude.
But in the end, she lacked the courage and only said, "Thank you."
The group returned to Zhu Zhuqing's room.
Ao Tian condensed a soul ring for her—an inky-black sphere that hovered quietly in front of Zhu Zhuqing.
"Sister Zhuqing, absorb it," Xiao Wu urged.
Zhu Zhuqing looked at Xiao Wu and asked, "Sister Xiao Wu, aren't you going to break through?"
Xiao Wu glanced at Ao Tian, then giggled and said, "You go ahead. I don't need to absorb a soul ring."
"Why?" Zhu Zhuqing asked curiously.
Who breaks through without absorbing a soul ring?
"Don't believe me? Watch," Xiao Wu said as she hopped onto Zhu Zhuqing's bed and sat cross-legged beside her. Soul power surged from her body, and three soul rings appeared.
Above those three soul rings, a phantom of a fourth soul ring appeared—and gradually solidified.
"T-this… what is going on?" Zhu Zhuqing was stunned.
Forming a soul ring didn't require much effort from Xiao Wu. She opened her eyes and said with a grin, "That's because I'm not purely human. Actually, I'm a hundred-thousand-year soul beast that transformed into a human and started cultivating again."
Zhu Zhuqing's mouth slowly fell open as she stared at Xiao Wu beside her in disbelief, completely frozen.
Xiao Wu gestured toward Ao Tian and Gu Yuena with her chin.
Gu Yuena smiled and said, "Zhuqing, I'll be honest with you too. We shouldn't have hidden it from you for so long."
Zhu Zhuqing turned her head blankly and looked at Gu Yuena.
Gu Yuena said, "Actually, I'm not human either. I'm a soul beast—the Silver Dragon King."
She then looked at Ao Tian and said, "Ao Tian isn't human either. His identity is the Dragon Ancestor—the progenitor of all dragonkind on the Douluo Continent."
Zhu Zhuqing's head started spinning. She couldn't quite process these utterly absurd revelations.
The two sisters she admired so deeply were actually soul beasts.
And the man she had secretly admired for so long wasn't even human.
For a moment, she didn't know how to react.
Gu Yuena said, "Zhuqing, Xiao Wu and I truly regard you as a sister. We're sorry for hiding this from you for so long. If you can't accept our identities, then after you finish absorbing the soul ring, you may leave. We won't stop you."
"Xiao Wu, let's go. Don't disturb her while she absorbs the soul ring," Ao Tian said.
"Oh," Xiao Wu responded, hopping off the bed.
"Zhuqing, think it over carefully," Xiao Wu said, then left the room together with Ao Tian and Gu Yuena.
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