Chapter 404: 382 Promotion to Ultimate Douluo_1
"Chu Qin, can you handle it?" Gu Yuena said with immense heartache as she watched Chu Qin drenched in sweat and visibly distressed.
"A man must never say he can’t!" Chu Qin endured the pain and said, "Come on, Na’er, I feel that this power is still not intense enough!"
"Alright!" Gu Yuena nodded and increased her power output!
"Ah!" A roar like thunder erupted from within Chu Qin, and the entire energy shield seemed to tremble for a moment.
The pain was unbearable! Every blood vessel, piece of skin, bone, and hair seemed to be experiencing extreme agony!
Those of weaker will would have passed out by now.
But was Chu Qin an ordinary person?
Obviously not!
He had already experienced whole-body bone-shattering pain more than once; the most recent time was when he pulled out the Sea God’s Trident.
"Chu Qin, don’t be distracted, use your will to guide the Soul Ring into your body!" Gu Yuena said with extraordinary gentleness.
"Okay!" Chu Qin, with eyes closed and an expression of extreme agony, moved as if suffering the pain of a thousand arrows piercing his heart, yet he didn’t give up!
And just as Gu Yuena said, under this brief state of "transcendence," Chu Qin, guided by his will, saw the Netherworld Dragon Soul Ring begin to slowly move, inching closer to him with each step.
At the same time, Chu Qin, as before, summoned his second Martial Soul Soul Rings.
About three minutes of guiding later, amid the hellish pain, the Netherworld Dragon Soul Ring had completely fused with Chu Qin, securing its place as the seventh Soul Ring!
Seeing Chu Qin complete the fusion successfully, Gu Yuena finally retracted her power—it was not that she was unwilling to help more, but Chu Qin’s mortal body simply couldn’t endure her power inside for long.
Had it not been for this, Gu Yuena could have directly helped Chu Qin ascend to godhood, which would have granted him immortality to be with her forever.
After Gu Yuena’s power left his body, the pain Chu Qin suffered didn’t disappear instantaneously but had significantly lessened!
Furthermore, due to the enhancement from the Netherworld Dragon Soul Ring, a Soul Power core appeared at Chu Qin’s abdomen!
In short, a soul core!
This implied that Chu Qin had successfully broken through from level 98 to level 99, becoming a bona fide Peerless Douluo!
A Peerless Douluo might seem only one level above a Level 98 Peak Douluo, but the difference between them was huge. A Peerless Douluo could, without exaggeration, defeat three Level 98 Titled Douluo. In other words, the strength of a Peerless Douluo was more than three times that of a Level 98 Titled Douluo!
At this moment, Chu Qin deeply felt this truth. He sensed that not only had his Soul Power tripled, but his physical strength should have also reached near godlike levels!
This was significant!
Physical prowess has always come before an increase in Soul Power, acting as a ladder for the advancement of combat strength!
The current Chu Qin, confident that with his body alone, without using Soul Power, could easily beat Level 98 Titled Douluo with weaker one-on-one abilities like Dugu Bo and Chrysanthemum Douluo—it wasn’t even a question!
And if he utilized Soul Power, perhaps even Longhuang, Qian Daoliu, and the Deepsea Devil Whale King combined would be no match for him.
Of course, this assumed the use of the Asura God Sword and Sea God’s Trident because the gap between Peerless Douluo was minimal.
Even so, Chu Qin was content. To say that he was invincible below the gods was no exaggeration when applied to him!
"How do you feel?" Seeing the smile blooming on Chu Qin’s face, Gu Yuena asked with equal happiness. Two people in love are like this, sharing joy and sorrow, sweetness and bitterness together. Just now Chu Qin’s pained expression had hurt Gu Yuena deeply, but now her face too was brimming with joy.
"From now on, call me Azure Dragon Douluo," Chu Qin said with a light smile. After achieving the rank of Titled Douluo, Chu Qin had never chosen a title for himself because he felt that a Titled Douluo wasn’t truly powerful. Only a Peerless Douluo of the 99th level, at the pinnacle of this world, was worthy of the title "powerful!"
"Huh?" Gu Yuena didn’t understand and her eyebrows gave a slight twitch.
"It’s nothing!" Chu Qin smiled lightly and said, "Na’er, thank you!"
"Formalities with me? Just remember your promise, and don’t stand me up!" Gu Yuena sweetly responded.
"Hmm!" Chu Qin nodded and kissed Gu Yuena’s red lips.
Gu Yuena also eagerly reciprocated Chu Qin’s advance with desperate longing!
Half an hour later, inside a luxurious room.
Longhuang (Dragon Phoenix) was lying quietly on the bed, while Chu Qin, Gu Yuena, Lan Jing’er, and the Deepsea Devil Whale King were gathered around.
At the same time, Gu Yuena was channeling energy into Longhuang!
"Na’er, how is it going?" Chu Qin held Lan Jing’er’s hand tightly and seeing Gu Yuena stop channeling energy, he quickly asked.
Without a doubt, Chu Qin had saved Longhuang, and he had also fulfilled his promise to Lan Jing’er.
"She had been possessed by Minglong’s Remnant Soul for a long time, and to survive, it constantly absorbed her life force. Although Minglong has left, her life force is almost depleted!" Gu Yuena said with a furrowed brow.
"Sister Na’er, what do you mean? Is there hope for the Sect Hierarch?" Lan Jing’er asked with anguish. Chu Qin also looked distressed.
"If it were any of you... I mean, even Chu Qin wouldn’t have been able to save her. But don’t worry, little sister Jing’er, I’m no ordinary person. Give her a few days to rest, and she’ll be fine!" Gu Yuena said with a light smile.
"Does that mean the Sect Hierarch will be alright?" Lan Jing’er immediately beamed with joy.
"Hmm!" Gu Yuena nodded.
"Na’er, you scared me!" Chu Qin also let out a sigh of relief and shook his head with a hint of irritation.
"Serves you right to be frightened!" Gu Yuena humphed. This guy, Chu Qin, had just been so intimate and affectionate with her, and now he was holding hands with Lan Jing’er!
Having said that, Gu Yuena moved to the other side of Chu Qin and took hold of his other hand!
Lan Jing’er seemed to notice that Gu Yuena was a bit upset, so she actively let go of Chu Qin’s hand, "I’m sorry, Sister Na’er!"
"Huh? Why are you apologizing?" Gu Yuena asked, a bit puzzled.
"I can see that you really like Chu Qin," Lan Jing’er paused and then said with pursed lips, "Maybe I should leave Chu Qin."
Hearing this, Gu Yuena couldn’t help but chuckle.
"Sister Na’er, what are you laughing at?" Lan Jing’er asked, puzzled.
"Jing’er, she’s laughing at you," Chu Qin said. "Don’t worry, Jing’er, Na’er is just teasing you! She wouldn’t really be jealous of you!"
Lan Jing’er still seemed unconvinced and looked towards Gu Yuena.
"Yes, little sister Jing’er, don’t worry, I was just joking!" Gu Yuena said, nodding her head, "Chu Qin, he has so many women, I’m already used to it! On the other hand, you, little sister Jing’er, you’ve just started a relationship with Chu Qin. You have to hang in there, or else you’ll never finish eating his vinegar!"
