As a Limit Douluo, how sharp was Great-Grandfather Qian Wushuang’s insight?
Instantly, he connected this to other matters.
For ten thousand years, Spirit Master cultivation across the entire continent had strictly followed the so-called optimal spirit ring configuration of yellow, yellow, purple, purple, and black, absorbing spirit rings in a set order.
Even if a few Spirit Masters occasionally appeared who could break this spirit ring configuration, they were the rarest of the rare.
For the vast majority, the result of crossing that boundary and attempting to absorb a ring beyond their level was their body exploding, leaving no remains!
Looking at it now, an unremarkable substance like Whale Glue could actually help Spirit Masters break this iron rule standing before them.
As the saying goes, one step ahead means every step ahead, and only those from Spirit Hall knew this method.
Therefore, starting from the first spirit ring, Spirit Hall’s Spirit Masters would already far outstrip others at the starting line.
If this core technique were fully implemented among Spirit Hall’s direct lineage Spirit Masters…
Wouldn’t that mean the optimal spirit ring configuration for Spirit Hall’s future Titled Douluos would be: Purple, Purple, Purple, Purple?
Purple, Purple, Purple, Black?
Purple, Purple, Black, Black?!
As for other forces coveting Spirit Hall’s secret of the thousand-year first spirit ring and trying to use coercion?
Or direct lineage Spirit Masters encountering danger?
Heh!
Spirit Hall was the most powerful Spirit Master force on the entire continent, and it had been so for ten thousand years!
Even if they held such a huge secret, which force would dare to openly bare their teeth at Spirit Hall?
If they dared, their teeth would be pulled out!
Everyone said Spirit Hall was overbearing, but Spirit Hall truly had the means to be so; who could match their ten-thousand-year heritage?
At this thought, the anger in Great-Grandfather Qian Wushuang’s heart vanished, replaced by a sense of guilt toward Qian Daoliu.
Qian Daoliu wasn’t gambling with Spirit Hall’s future for some illusory thousand-year first spirit ring.
Instead, he was paving a path to the heavens for his great-grandchildren, creating an unprecedented spirit ring configuration!
Great-Grandfather Qian Wushuang hurriedly strode to Qian Daoliu’s side, humbling himself in a rare display as he reached out to help up this miserable-looking great hero sitting on the ground.
“Liu’er…
this matter was my fault.
I misunderstood you.
I apologize to you.”
“I have been lying down there for far too long, and my thinking has become outdated.
The times are developing too fast.”
“I can’t keep up with you young people anymore.
I didn’t know Whale Glue had such a miraculous effect.”
Qian Daoliu stood up, dusting the dirt off his buttocks while glaring at Great-Grandfather Qian Wushuang with extremely resentful eyes.
He was so furious; for no reason at all, he hadn’t even been given a chance to explain.
Without a word, his old man had come at him with Angel Avatar and Angels Descent, using those terrifying killing moves to hack at him.
The more he thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt.
He was his biological son; surely he didn’t have to be so ruthless?!
“Dad, tell me the truth.
With that stance just now, you really weren’t holding back at all.
Did you want to kill me?”
“Dad, are you still angry about what happened yesterday?” Qian Daoliu looked at Great-Grandfather Qian Wushuang’s old face with pitifully aggrieved and accusing eyes.
“Ahem…
How could that be!”
“Liu’er, what nonsense are you talking?”
“Am I a narrow-minded person?”
Great-Grandfather Qian Wushuang felt a bit embarrassed and laughed it off.
“You are my Liu’er, the one I am most proud of!”
“Just now, I…
well, I only wanted to scare you a little and teach you a lesson.
Who would have thought…”
“I…” Qian Daoliu was instantly speechless.
This was what he called a little lesson?!
That was Angels Descent, an ultimate power that surpassed the scope of a Level 99 Peerless Douluo!
If he hadn’t backed down so quickly, wouldn’t that sword strike have sent him straight to his funeral feast?
Qian Daoliu just couldn’t let this anger go.
He gritted his teeth, stiffened his neck, and blurted out, “Dad, this isn’t over!”
“Wait until Little Heng digs up and resurrects my grandfather.
Just you wait and see how I complain to him!”
“Hey?!”
Hearing this, Great-Grandfather Qian Wushuang’s apologetic smile froze.
“You brat, you actually dare to tattle on your old man?”
Although Great-Grandfather Qian Wushuang cursed fiercely, his heart skipped a beat, and the hair all over his body stood on end.
Once his exceptionally gifted brother was resurrected, would his father’s resurrection be far off?!
He thought of his own father—that imposing, tower-like figure—and his cruel educational methods from back then.
A chill rushed from the soles of his feet straight to the crown of his head!
He clearly remembered that when he caused trouble in the past, his father’s beatings were even more ruthless than the ones he gave Qian Daoliu.
“Ahem!” Great-Grandfather Qian Wushuang dropped his fierce look and composed himself, solemnly patting Qian Daoliu’s shoulder.
“Liu’er, it’s my fault.
I apologize to you again.
We’re family; we should talk things through properly.”
“Complaining to your grandfather?
You shouldn’t say such things that are detrimental to unity; it affects family harmony.”
“Heh!” Qian Daoliu sneered inwardly and turned his head away, ignoring him completely.
He looked at Qian Renheng in the distance.
Although Little Heng had been quite eccentric and asking for a beating last night—a living demon child since he was little who lacked discipline…
…at this moment, Qian Daoliu felt that Little Heng actually didn’t lack discipline that much and was even quite cute.
“You just wait.
As soon as my grandfather is resurrected, I’ll go and complain—I’ll complain about everything!”
“It would be an act of a beast for a child to hit you, but it is perfectly justified for a father to hit his child, just like Grandfather hitting you!”
“You hit me like a dog; this moment is exactly like that moment back then when Grandfather hit you!”
In his memory, his grandfather was very overbearing.
Back then, he was still young and hadn’t yet undergone Spirit Awakening.
His grandfather was already old, but every time he taught his father a lesson, it was just like how he used to teach Qian Xunji—if not even more severe!
“Alright, alright, Liu’er.
Enough small talk; we have business to attend to.” Great-Grandfather Qian Wushuang quickly changed the subject.
“Let’s hurry into the Mixed Zone.
We still need to find Spirit Beasts for these two little ones.
Finding four extremely rare thousand-year Spirit Beasts won’t be easy.”
With the misunderstanding resolved, although Qian Daoliu still felt some resentment, the little ones’ spirit rings were more important.
The two super Douluos, one after the other, each holding a child, turned into two streaks of light and left the area.
After entering the Mixed Zone, the surrounding environment became gloomier and damper.
In some places, sunlight couldn’t penetrate at all, making it feel like entering a ghost realm.
The number of thousand-year Spirit Beasts began to increase exponentially, and they could even sense the aura of ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts from time to time.
High-level Spirit Beasts were extremely territorial, and the air was filled with the lingering scent of blood from their slaughters.
But before the two super Douluos, those ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts that usually swaggered through the Mixed Zone all acted as if they had met their natural enemies, tucking their tails between their legs.
…
Two hours later, deep within the Mixed Zone, in a small open valley that had been leveled by terrifying energy…
“Tsk, tsk, tsk.
It seems our luck is quite good.” Qian Daoliu stood on a charred rock, holding Qian Renxue.
He looked at the two rare thousand-year Spirit Beasts in the valley, which were on the verge of death after a bloody battle, and a smile appeared on his face.
“Hiss—”
Beside him, Great-Grandfather Qian Wushuang held Qian Renheng, staring ahead intensely as he said:
“I didn’t expect us to encounter these two Exotic Spirit Beasts, the Golden Crow and the Six-Winged Black Crow!”