Douluo: Dragon King's Tai Chi Mystery

"That's settled then. Let's talk about the third awakening." Mu Ye's tone shifted, and his expression became even more serious.

"You should know that the pinnacle of the second awakening of the Body Martial Soul is Silver level, and it takes three awakenings to achieve Gold level. This was the case for all the ancestors of the Body Sect and the Spirit Ice Douluo Huo Yuhao who became a god at level 100. You are the only exception. There is no one before you who has achieved Gold level second awakening."

This led to unpredictable changes during your three awakenings, which I believe you can sense.

"Ah."

Zhao Xuanzhen nodded slightly. During their two-month voyage across the ocean, they had undergone three awakening cultivation sessions.

The Third Awakening, also known as the Body Refining Method of the Primal Sect, consists of four steps: Body Penetration, Marrow Cleansing, Reshaping, and Golden Body.

The Lesser Completion stage involves the overall refinement of the body, while the Greater Completion stage requires refining each important part of the body little by little, starting with the internal organs, cultivating the five viscera and six bowels, and refining the meridians, followed by the external muscles, bones, and skin, and finally the complex brain.

The ultimate meaning is to use the great power between heaven and earth to permeate, cleanse, and reshape oneself.

At first, everything went smoothly, and Mu Ye looked forward to witnessing the glory of the third awakening of the god-level main body martial soul. However, as he practiced, his progress gradually stalled. Zhao Xuanzhen had clearly cultivated the heartbeat sound that symbolized the third awakening, but he still could not truly awaken for the third time.

Mu Ye slowly said, "I have discussed this with Uncle Huan Nao, and the problem may lie in the True Self Martial Soul."

The combined divine-level Body Martial Souls of the two peak lineages of the Body Sect not only encompass flesh and blood, but also include an ethereal soul.

Upon hearing this, a barely perceptible glint flashed in Zhao Xuanzhen's eyes. Having lived two lives, his soul was different from that of ordinary people, which was probably the root of his awakening of his true self.

"The three awakenings are a process of surpassing oneself, but the stronger one is, the more difficult it is to surpass oneself."

Makino sighed, "The body can be tempered through constant refinement, but the soul is elusive. It may happen overnight, or it may take a lifetime to achieve."

Your second awakening of your true self has already surpassed the achievements of all the sages of the Body Sect. It's a pity that your third awakening failed. Everything depends on you now. All my uncle and I can do is pray and offer our blessings.

Having said that, Mu Ye pushed open the window and disappeared into the vast night as a black dot. Zhao Xuanzhen looked out at the boundless night sky, a thoughtful expression on his face.

"Three awakenings: the soul, the true self..."

"One moment of enlightenment reveals one's true self; three awakenings are a long and arduous journey."

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The All-Continent Youth Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition is in full swing. After several days of fierce competition, the first round of the four events has ended, eliminating half of the participants.

Shrek Academy achieved remarkable results, with all six participants in the individual competition advancing by overwhelming victory. The gluttonous duo won their first-round battle with ease, and Tang Wulin's solo mecha battle also shone, attracting the attention of the Star Luo Empire's higher-ups.

The seven were, after all, the most talented students at Shrek Academy. Compared to the less developed Soul Masters of Star Luo Continent, their combat abilities were far superior. Apart from the equally outstanding Mountain Dragon King Long Yue, the Monster Academy's Heavenly Kings did not have any advantage.

Individual, duo, team, and mech battles—four modes of competition, each offering a unique and exciting viewing experience. Monster Academy, the defending champions, will have their eight top players make a grand entrance in the second round after receiving a bye in the first.

As the rivalry between Shrek Academy and Monster Academy intensified, Zhao Xuanzhen's reputation skyrocketed in just a few days. His godlike performance in the opening match, where he utterly crushed the Horned Dragon Sima Xian, was deeply etched in the minds of every viewer.

The headline "The First Genius of Douluo Continent Has Arrived," coupled with the arrogant photo of him listening intently, spread Zhao Xuanzhen's name throughout the entire Star Luo Continent.

The people of the Star Luo Empire knew that Monster Academy was participating in the competition today and were eager to see the Eight Heavenly Kings crush the outsiders. The Star Luo Stadium was packed with enthusiastic fans. Tickets for the stadium, which could hold 300,000 people, were extremely difficult to obtain. Many fans who could not buy tickets waited at the gate, peering through the Star Luo soldiers guarding the area, just hoping to catch a glimpse of the contestants.

Xingluo Hotel.

Zhao Xuanzhen, dressed neatly, turned the handle to open the door, and a quiet and composed young woman suddenly came into view.

Good morning, Xuanzhen.

Gu Yue looked extraordinary today; she put a lot of effort into her makeup and outfit, exuding a captivating charm that outshone everyone else.

Wearing a well-tailored black high-waisted mini skirt, her slender arms and perfectly curved shoulders and neck were on full display. The V-neck design at the neckline perfectly showcased the girl's delicate collarbone.

Her legs were long and fair, with a black stocking deliberately added to her thighs, creating a striking visual impact and adding an inexplicable sense of taboo.

She understands so well!

Zhao Xuanzhen couldn't help but marvel at Gu Yue's boundless charm. The sunlight outside the window shone on her extraordinary and beautiful face, adding a touch of hazy beauty, like an elf under the light.

Gu Yue smiled, gently tossing her long black hair. With a flick of her fingers, she magically produced two receipts. Her cherry-red lips parted slightly:

"There's a performance at the Star Theatre tonight, so let's go..."

Dating."

She deliberately drew out her tone, making it as alluring as possible. A few days ago, she was busy going out with Di Tian to find Dragon Valley, but she still didn't forget to suppress a certain silver-haired idiot in matters of the heart.

Na'er is too far away to reach, Ye Xinglan is not a concern, Dai Yun'er is just a roadside companion, and Zhao Xuanzhen is simply Queen Guyue's exclusive possession!

Zhao Xuanzhen accepted the two admission tickets, and Gu Yue took the opportunity to hold his hand tightly. The two took the elevator down to the first floor and met up with the other five people and Wu Changkong.

As Ye Xinglan noticed that Gu Yue's progress bar was skyrocketing, her expression turned deep, and her fingertips unconsciously rubbed together. Yuan En Ye Hui fell into deep thought. Could it be that Na'er had ultimately become the loser of her childhood sweetheart, and that Gu Yue was destined to become the boss's wife?

With differing opinions, the group embarked on their journey from the Star Luo Grand Hotel to the Star Luo Stadium. The Star Luo Empire had deployed an elite guard along this route, which was lined with enthusiastic Star Luo citizens. Zhao Xuanzhen and Gu Yue led the procession, and with his appearance, the shouts of his name rose like waves, each one higher than the last.

"You actually have fans?" Gu Yue joked.

"To be honest, I thought it would be a barrage of insults," Zhao Xuanzhen said casually.

“The Star Luo Empire values ​​individual martial prowess, which means they respect the strong,” Gu Yue said earnestly.

The Soul Master Competition tells stories of promising young talents to the mainland. Zhao Xuanzhen's talent, combat strength, and handsome appearance that far surpasses Long Yue's perfectly match the Star Luo Empire's understanding of peerless geniuses, thus gaining him a certain level of popularity.

As long as Zhao Xuanzhen continues to win, his popularity in the Star Luo Empire will reach an extremely terrifying level.

The group went to the center of Xingluo Stadium for the second round of individual competition draw. The dark red school uniforms of Monster Academy were particularly eye-catching. The group retreated from where the Eight Heavenly Kings stood, forming a circular open area.

The Monster Academy team has always been the strongest under-20 in the Star Luo Empire. In the most terrifying competition, eight Monster Academy members signed up and swept the top eight spots, demonstrating their formidable strength.

If it weren't for Shrek Academy's disruptive presence in this competition, no one would have questioned whether Monster Academy could win all four competitions.

The individual competition was held first. Xuan Yue, Xing Ye, and Lin Yu drew lots in turn. Gu Yue looked at the avatars displayed on the soul guide screen with slight disappointment. She did not meet Princess Dai Yun'er of Xingluo. She then turned to Zhao Xuanzhen's opponent in the second round.

A handsome and refined young man's face, with a gleaming gold border around his portrait—a privilege of Monster Academy!

Monster Academy's Eight Heavenly Kings, Fox King Su Mu!

Chapter 125 The Fox King's Utter Defeat, Hao Dong's Three Absolutes' Redemption, The Green Skull Strikes Again (4K)

"Brother Su Mu, you drew Zhao Xuanzhen!"

In the Monster Academy's rest area, Dai Yun'er chattered like a little bird.

"I'll test the waters for you."

Su Mu smiled gently, his whole demeanor was refined and easygoing, more like a gentleman than the Fox King, who ranked third among the eight Heavenly Kings of Monster Academy.

"Be very careful," Tiger King Dai Yueyan warned. "Zhao Xuanzhen's abilities are extremely versatile; his strength, speed, defense, attack, combat skills, and ranged attacks are almost flawless."

Everyone at Monster Academy knows that Dai Yueyan and Su Mu are very close friends. After the first round of the individual battle, they secretly studied the monster from across the ocean, trying to find its fatal weakness.

By analyzing frame by frame the two battles between Zhao Xuanzhen and Huanglong Xu Tianzhao and Niujiaolong Sima Xian, the two men became increasingly terrified. In close combat, the terrifying pressure was like that of another Long Yue, but the technique was even better than that of the Mountain Dragon King. The long-range suppression of the destructive power of Zihuang Mietianlong made them tremble with fear.

Su Mu is the chief Soul Master of the Control Department at Monster Academy. He possesses outstanding combat talent and a clear and rational mind. He knows that his chances of winning are extremely slim. He simply wants to challenge that monster for Long Yue first, at least to force out his Golden Awakening or Two-Word Battle Armor!

"The draw ceremony is over. Please welcome the players for the first match of the second round of the individual competition!"

The battle between the Fox King and Zhao Xuanzhen was arranged by the shrewd organizing committee, who naturally scheduled it as the first match of the second round, igniting the passion of 300,000 spectators.

Amidst cheers from the sky, Fox King Su Mu took a deep breath and slowly stepped onto the competition field, his eyes fixed intently on his opponent a hundred meters away, quietly mobilizing the level 54 soul power flowing within his body.

"Game start!"

At the referee's command, Su Mu instantly released five deep purple soul rings. Although no black soul rings appeared, the Fox King's thousand-year soul rings had a profound foundation and were close to the ten-thousand-year level.

Su Mu's long hair turned white, and his fox tails rose up rapidly, taller than him. The tips of the white fur had a faint bluish-gray tinge, and the fluffy tails made people want to reach out and touch them.

Martial spirit possession, nine-tailed fox!

The Nine-Tailed Fox is the inherited martial spirit of the native inhabitants of the Star Luo Continent. It possesses bloodline abilities, and grows a tail with each level it advances.

At this moment, five fox tails unfurled behind Su Mu, with five purple soul rings adorning the tips of the tails, adding a layer of magnificent purple radiance that made the nine-tailed fox appear beautiful and noble.

Covering his entire body in a single-word battle armor, Su Mu's battle armor was pure white, rippling with dazzling five-colored patterns. The metal covering the tail shimmered with spiritual light, and a dazzling five-colored gemstone was located in the center of the chest armor.

Faced with the freak who could kill Sima Xian in one move, Su Mu dared not hold back in the slightest. He let out a long roar and activated the Nine-Tailed Fox Bloodline Talent!

Five fox tails surged like a sea of ​​clouds. The Nine-Tailed Fox's power was constructed from a series of halos: a slowing halo, a soul power stripping halo, a reversal halo, a devouring halo, and a destruction halo. The five halos behind him spread out in sequence, causing chaos in the entire space. Zhao Xuanzhen remained calm and composed, with black and white energy swirling beneath his feet like swimming fish, forming his own world.

Su Mu's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and the five halos suddenly contracted, overlapping and merging with each other... giving rise to five kinds of power. The air was torn apart by an invisible force, spreading out countless black cracks. The five-colored halos finally melted into one, transforming into a twisted annihilation ring, carrying the deathly intent of the silence of all things, and crashed down on Zhao Xuanzhen!

"Om-"

Five spirit rings, four black and one gold, rose from beneath Zhao Xuanzhen's feet, immediately causing a stir and uproar among the Star Luo audience.

The brilliant golden spirit ring overturned their narrow understanding, and the four black and red ten-thousand-year spirit rings clearly told them that Su Mu's total spirit rings combined were not even as old as Zhao Xuanzhen's first spirit ring!

"The breath moves mountains and rivers, and settles them."

When the Nine-Tailed Fox's soul skill fusion descended, Zhao Xuanzhen's response was to use his first soul skill!

As the Qi moved with the heart, the Qi-driven mountains and rivers erupted, and a Tai Chi diagram appeared in response. The black and white colors flowed endlessly, with Yin and Yang connected end to end. The rotation contained an indescribable Daoist charm. The next second, the Fox King's Annihilation Ring crashed into the center of the Tai Chi diagram like a meteor.

"Chong-"

Without a deafening explosion, a crisp sound rang out, and Su Mu's all-out aura was firmly fixed in the void by the seemingly slowly rotating Tai Chi diagram!

The halo trembled violently, its edges constantly cracking with five-colored light fragments, yet it could not advance even half a step, nor spread even a fraction. The violent impact of the Annihilation Ring contrasted sharply with the profound inclusiveness of the Tai Chi diagram, causing ripples to spread across the sky.

"It's frozen...it's actually frozen!" someone in the waiting area murmured in disbelief.

Through the gaps in the halos cast by the two soul skills, they saw Su Mu's astonished expression.

The combination of soul skills is the trump card of the Nine-Tailed Fox clan. Even the Dragon King Long Yue could only break free of control by relying on the absolute power of the Mountain Dragon King. It would be a pipe dream to intercept him in advance!

Zhao Xuanzhen remained calm, as if he had only done a trivial matter. He clasped his arms together and shouted:

"The power of qi shakes mountains and rivers, annihilation!"

With a thunderous roar, the Tai Chi diagram suspended in the sky shone with black and white light, and two boundless streams of energy poured down like rivers bursting their banks!

The yin and yang energies chased and intertwined, relentlessly washing away the dim and annihilating halo with unstoppable force!

Completely powerless to resist, the halo shattered into countless colorful fragments like fireflies. The Yin and Yang energies swept out in a mighty torrent. Su Mu's body trembled, and his pupils reflected the sky-covering black and white torrent!

"boom--"

Multicolored light spots fell in a flurry, mixed with drifting black and white air currents. Su Mu staggered back, his pure white battle armor covered with hideous cracks, his five fox tails drooping listlessly, all their luster gone, like a withered willow battered by a storm.

A gentle breeze blew by, ruffling Su Mu's disheveled long hair and revealing his pale, ashen face. His fox tail trailed limply behind him as he gazed at the tall, pine-like figure opposite him, a trickle of crimson staining his lips.

The glory of the third king of Monster Academy was ultimately extinguished inch by inch by the irresistible power of the Tai Chi diagram, leaving only a bottomless sense of bewilderment.

The impact of Fox King Su Mu's crushing defeat was undoubtedly hundreds of times greater than that of Sima Xian. Monster Academy had always been the pride of the Star Luo Empire, but the Eight Heavenly Kings were as fragile as children in Zhao Xuanzhen's hands. Sima Xian took one hit, while Su Mu withstood two, so in the end there was no essential difference.

The stands at Xingluo Stadium fell silent. Even the Xingluo Emperor Dai Tianling and the Holy Dragon Douluo Enci on the rostrum were silent. They hadn't expected Su Mu to suffer such a crushing defeat. Only a few Xingluo spectators who greatly admired the strong shouted Zhao Xuanzhen's name loudly.

"Brother Su Mu suffered a crushing defeat..."

Dai Yun'er's pretty face, as cute as a ragdoll cat, was filled with surprise, and then she secretly glanced at her teammate.

Dragon King Long Yue crossed his arms, seemingly pondering whether he could have dealt with Su Mu so quickly in his place. Tiger King Dai Yueyan's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. His strength was roughly equal to Su Mu's, and if he encountered Zhao Xuanzhen, his fate wouldn't be much better than Su Mu's.

The Heavenly Kings ranked lower than Su Mu have lost the desire to appear and fight Zhao Xuanzhen; they are simply beings from a different world!

With the outcome decided, the referee announced the result of the battle, and Zhao Xuanzhen turned and left the stage, leaving everyone with his tall and elegant back view.

All of Yue Xingye's matches were this afternoon, and Gu Yue happened to be in the last individual match of the day, instantly killing the opposing four-ring Soul Master with a Blue Flame Fireball.

Zhao Xuanzhen was filled with emotion. One's luck cannot be generalized. Gu Yue's opponents in the two rounds were a Soul Venerable and a Soul Master, while on his side, Niu Jiaolong Sima Xian was a top 32 player in the competition, and Su Mu was a strong contender for the top eight. Their strength was on a completely different level!

"Let's go on a date."

With a flash of silver light, Gu Yue darted from the competition venue to the rest area. Ignoring her teammates and Wu Changkong, she took Zhao Xuanzhen's arm.

Without Na'er's restraint, Gu Yue could do whatever she wanted. She was very clear about one thing: Zhao Xuanzhen's feelings for her and Na'er clearly exceeded those for the other girls. Ye Xinglan understood this perfectly and did not overestimate her abilities by confronting Gu Yue head-on. She narrowed her starry eyes slightly and watched the two of them leave.

The moonlight, like water, flowed through the bustling streets and alleys of Xingluo City. The streetlights cast their glow on the figures of Xuan Yue walking side by side. Gu Yue held Zhao Xuanzhen's hand, her fingertips curling slightly, softly nestling between her fingers.

Even through their skin, Gu Yue could feel the warmth of the person beside her. She deliberately held Zhao Xuanzhen's left hand because she didn't want to see the unsightly red rope on his right wrist. The red rope, like Na'er, was an unwanted presence in the world.

The two entered the Tianxing Theater, ready to watch a classic performance from the Star Luo Empire: Lingbing Douluo versus the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King.

Before entering, Gu Yue pointed to the fragrant popcorn at the front of the theater, and Zhao Xuanzhen readily agreed.

The popcorn vendor was a young girl, about eighteen or nineteen years old. She seemed to recognize Zhao Xuanzhen, whose reputation had recently skyrocketed. After filling a bucket with popcorn, she watched the two figures walk away and muttered something resentfully.

Zhao Xuanzhen caught a glimpse of the waiter out of the corner of his eye. He was someone who never listened to gossip, but suddenly his curiosity got the better of him, and his eyes turned into a slightly cold, dark blue. One by one, wind birds flew out, carrying back the waiter's whispers.

"The cunning people of Douluo Continent appear nonchalant on the surface, but in reality, they're calculating so much that I can hear the sound of their calculations!"

Who doesn't know that the battle between Lingbing Douluo and the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King was the most touching!

When that scene happens, he will definitely take the opportunity to hug the beautiful woman next to him and then forcibly kiss her cheek!

It might get even worse; while they're sucking, they might grope everywhere!

Zhao Xuanzhen gently pinched the bridge of his nose, offering neither explanation nor rebuttal; his heart and actions remained as black as sunglasses!