Xu Mingxi returned to Star Luo Mountain, sat cross-legged under the Star Tree, and counted the gains and losses of the past two years.
At the age of 14 and a half, his soul power had reached level 36. I think he can reach Soul Master level when he is about 16 years old.
Although I didn't obtain any results during this trip, I met many friends and saw more sights, all of which were gains.
What's more, thinking of the news the sect leader told him yesterday, Xu Mingxi couldn't help but sigh at the dangers of the world.
The fifteen academies that made it into the finals of the Soul Master Competition were heading to the junction of the two kingdoms and the Spirit Hall to participate in the final finals.
The Spirit Hall arrested Gu Ling, the captain of Othello Academy, on the grounds that he was most likely an evil soul expert.
During the arrest process, it was revealed that there was actually a Soul Douluo expert behind Gu Ling. No one knew if it was the evil soul master Xu Mingxi, but the Spirit Hall said so.
Under siege, Gu Ling and the people behind him died, but Tiandou's team was accidentally hit.
Yu Xiaotian and Ning Xue were unfortunately killed. Xue Xiang was seriously injured and his cultivation path was cut off.
Anyone can kill an evil soul master who behaves like this. It is admirable that the three talented soul masters stepped forward. These are the original words in the Spirit Hall announcement.
Xu Mingxi didn't believe this result, and the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan and the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Clan believed it even less.
The friction between the three major sects and the Spirit Hall became more intense, like gunpowder, which could be ignited at any time.
Perhaps because he was afraid of Tang Chen, the vice-captain of the Xingluo team holding the Bright Sky Hammer didn't suffer any accidents.
In the end, it was Spirit Hall who won the Soul Master Competition, Star Luo Team lost narrowly, and Tiandou Team immediately withdrew from the competition.
"This continent will be in chaos. Once people from Clear Sky Sect disappear, something bad will happen."
Xu Mingxi thought of the young talent who fought the Thunder Lion in close combat, and felt sorry for him.
Although I don't know when Tang Chen disappeared, it should be soon.
Fortunately, the clan leader also knew that there would be chaos in the mainland, and quickly summoned all the clan members who were outside.
Xu Mingxi finally met his three best friends again.
His two younger siblings following behind them had also awakened long ago. Xu Mingjie had sixth-level innate soul power, and Xu Mingying had ninth-level innate soul power. The martial souls of the two of them were star crowns.
Since all the tribe members were recalled, Star Luo Mountain has become lively.
Xu Mingxi was also brought by his parents and grandfather to meet many elders in the clan.
At night, starlight shone from all the simulation training sites on Star Luo Mountain, illuminating the entire mountain gate.
Xu Mingxi spent his sixteenth birthday in the sect in the usual way. On that day, his soul power finally reached level forty.
I wanted to ask my grandfather to take me to get the fourth soul ring, but I was suddenly rejected and told to just wait and see.
"Mingxi, it's not that grandpa doesn't want to take you, but it's too chaotic out there right now.
Some time ago, word got out that Tang Chen of the Clear Sky Sect had long since disappeared.
Although we don't know if it's true or not, the undercurrent has surged on this continent.
All the sects and tribes have long guarded their mountain gates, and even the top three sects have become much more restrained in their actions."
When Xu Mingxi heard this, he was shocked. Had Tang Chen disappeared so quickly? He must be trapped in the City of Slaughter right now.
Wouldn't Spirit Hall take action against Clear Sky Sect soon?
Xu Mingxi didn't care about Clear Sky Sect's life or death. All he had in mind was whether he could seize this opportunity to acquire knowledge of the immortal grass of the Po Clan.
Following Xu Mingxi's advice to let his grandfather come forward, the Star Crown Sect had been paying attention to Dugu Bo's news.
I think finding the Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire isn't a problem. The most important thing now is the knowledge of the magic grass.
If it doesn't work, I can only look for Yue Guan.
Xu Mingxi didn't want to go this far. The Spirit Hall was too powerful, and balance was what the Star Crown Sect needed.
After a few months, the sect leader saw that the confrontation outside was still the same, so he agreed to Xu Mingxi's plea to leave the sect.
This time, their destination was the Far North, and they were accompanied by two titled Douluo, the Great Elder and the Second Elder, who were afraid that Xu Mingxi would run into trouble.
In the far north, there was a beast called the Moon-Seeing Frog, which was the target of Xu Mingxi's journey.
This kind of soul beast faces the moon every night, and even in its body will eventually grow a moon pearl, a treasure so precious that it's sought after by princes.
The soul beast required for Xu Mingxi's fourth soul ring is about five thousand years old.
The moon-watching frogs of this era are mostly found in the Ice Scar Valley in the north, and they are rare.
The Valley of Ice Scars is located in the middle layer of the Far North, close to the core area, and it is very likely that a ten thousand year old soul beast will appear there.
Led by the two elders, Xu Mingxi boarded the carriage and entered the Zhenbei Canal.
This place was jointly built by the Heaven Dou Empire and the great kingdoms to hold back the tide of beasts in the Far North.
Later, after an agreement was reached between the Spirit Hall and the soul beasts in the Far North, the place gradually became a supply base for those who entered the Far North to hunt souls.
As a southerner who had never seen snow, Xu Mingxi didn't expect that this was his first time seeing snow on the Douluo Continent.
Before entering the Far North, Xu Mingxi felt cold and bought a large amount of cold-resistant gear at Zhenbei Pass.
I even bought two sets for two old people. There's a kind of coldness called your grandchildren thinking you're cold.
As the two elders of Titled Douluo, with the protection of their soul power, they can survive in the core area, let alone in the Valley of Former Ice.
However, they also took the cotton coats and put them on in front of Xu Mingxi, giving him enough face.
"Alright, both elders, let's go."
"Mingxi, wait, look who it is."
Huh? Xu Mingxi looked in the direction the second elder was pointing. Wasn't that Ling Yilan from the Tianshui team? Why was she here too?
Ling Yilan, a control-type soul master from the Heaven Dou team, whose martial soul was ice element, caused great trouble for the Canghui team during the Soul Master Competition.
Since she wasn't very old, she was the youngest member of the Tiandou team and was only twenty years old at the time.
Like Xu Mingxi, he was a controller-type soul master and also a very friendly person, so the two sides knew each other.
There was an old woman beside him. Xu Mingxi guessed that she should be a member of his clan or a teacher at Tianshui University.
Xu Mingxi covered his face with his hands. The two elders were still nearby and he was unrecognizable.
Unfortunately, it was too late. Ling Yilan had seen Xu Mingxi looking around and buying supplies.
"Xu Mingxi, what are you blocking? Can't you see me?"
Seeing Ling Yilan walking straight towards him, Xu Mingxi knew that he couldn't avoid her at all.
"I'm not in the way, I'm just scratching an itch, you must have seen it wrong."
"You're still saying I didn't get in the way? Never mind, you're also here to obtain the fourth soul skill, do you want to come with me?"
Xu Mingxi refused directly, he didn't want to travel with this woman, and the two elders didn't want to be exposed either.
Ling Yilan wanted to say something more, but was stopped by the old lady next to her.
"Miss, since he doesn't agree, forget it."
After Ling Yilan was pulled away by the old woman, she stomped her foot in anger.
"Grandma Shuanglan, why are you stopping me? This little brother is my type."
"My little ancestor, I can't see through the two people behind him, how can I let you go with him?"
"What!"
Ling Yilan was slightly surprised. Granny Shuanglan was a level 68 Soul Emperor.
Even she couldn't see it. Could it be that the two old men were Soul Saints?
Ling's family also had Soul Saints, but they were the top fighters in the clan and wouldn't be sent to help her acquire the fourth soul ring.
"It seems that the power behind this little brother is not simple."
The Ling family was also a family of loners. They had lived secluded in the northern part of the Heaven Dou Empire, near the Far North, for many years.
Although there was a powerful Soul Douluo, they were merely more powerful ants on the mainland.
Ling Yilan didn't mind sacrificing her marriage if it could provide her family with a strong backer.
Looking in the direction Xu Mingxi had gone, Ling Yilan's eyes flickered, and it was unknown what she was thinking.
After a while, she spoke again.
"Forget it, let's just go with the flow. We can't force it.
Granny Shuanglan, let's go too. The sooner we get the spirit ring, the sooner we can return."
Following Xu Mingxi's lead, Ling Yilan also stepped into the far north.