Soul Land: Raiden Shogun Is My Martial Soul

Chapter 222: Collapsing Energy's Infinite Possibilities – Elemental Force

"Claiming innate talent for everything will only harm you!" Dugu Yan inwardly grumbled.

While Kong's growing strength was a good thing, it created immense pressure for her.

No matter how hard she worked, the gap between them only seemed to widen. Clenching her delicate fists, as though making a firm decision, Dugu Yan turned and headed to her room without a word. She needed to train even harder.

For now, her romantic life could take a back seat. Once her cultivation advanced, she would revisit it.

After all, she and Kong were already a couple. With that settled, she could focus her mind on training.

Kong: "???"

What kind of bold and cryptic words were those?

Ye Lingling watched Dugu Yan's retreating figure, then glanced at Kong. Without a word, she returned to her own room. As a support-type Soul Master, her cultivation speed was already slow. Compared to these prodigies, her progress was practically negligible.

She had no choice but to push herself even harder.

This man, while captivating women, also made them feel inadequate. His overwhelming talent was truly despair-inducing.

Not everyone was like Dugu Yan or Shui Yue'er, whose courage and resolve were unparalleled. Many other women couldn't compare to them.

Take the Tianshui Women's Team, for instance. Did they not admire a genius like Kong?

They did, but they believed they weren't worthy of him and chose to give up. Sometimes, abandoning something destined to have no outcome was the better choice.

"Sigh~"

Kong stood there, his hand half-raised, bewildered. What was going on with these two? Had they been struck by something?

But wasn't his soul power breakthrough completely normal?

Why would they feel disheartened…

Sure, his breakthroughs were normal, but considering how little effort he put into cultivation—hardly ever training—his constant progress was hard to swallow.

Meanwhile, the women were putting their all into their cultivation, yet they couldn't match someone who barely trained!

Frustration, trembling, cold fury!

"Since they've gone to train, I'll…"

"Go out for a walk!"

…

Wait, shouldn't you be training even harder while they're at it?

A walk?

At this time, during the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, the entire Heaven Dou Imperial Academy was on break. The academy grounds were nearly empty, especially during the day.

Most of the students and teachers had gone to the arena to watch the competition. The purpose of the break was to give them an opportunity to broaden their horizons and witness the prowess of outstanding young Soul Masters from the Heaven Dou Empire.

Leaving the academy, Kong leisurely strolled toward Heaven Dou City.

The competition?

He wasn't interested.

After walking for a while, Kong encountered an unexpected scene.

"Yu Tian Kong?"

"Tang San?"

Kong was momentarily stunned as he looked at Tang San, confused.

Why did Tang San look like a wild man? His clothes were tattered, his face was dusty, and there were dried bloodstains all over him. It was clear he had been through battles.

Glancing in the direction Tang San had come from, Kong furrowed his brows.

"The Sunset Forest?"

"What was Tang San doing in the Sunset Forest?"

"Wait… something's off about his aura…"

After a brief pause, Kong noticed the issue. Tang San's aura was now around level 47 or 48!

Hadn't he just broken through to the Soul Elder level? How could he suddenly jump so many levels?

Could it be…?

Tang San was equally surprised. Of all people to encounter after leaving the Sunset Forest, it had to be Kong!

This journey had gone smoothly. He had successfully obtained four millennium soul rings for his second martial soul, each over 4,000 years old.

Initially, Tang San planned to hunt soul beasts over 5,000 years old. However, some inexplicable instinct warned him that doing so would result in his death.

Tang San always trusted his sixth sense, so he avoided courting disaster by absorbing soul rings beyond his capacity. Instead, he settled for four rings around 4,000 years each.

For reasons unknown, his search for soul beasts had been unusually smooth. Though there were challenges during the hunts, he managed to kill the beasts and absorb their rings without much trouble.

Four soul rings in four days—an average of one soul beast and one soul ring per day.

After Obtaining Soul Rings for His Second Martial Soul, Tang San's Soul Power Reached Level 48!

"Unfortunately, my current soul power level is still behind his. Otherwise, I'd challenge this prodigy today," Tang San thought to himself. His desire to defeat Kong wasn't something new; it had been on his mind for quite some time. However, the gap in their soul power was too significant. Even with hidden weapons, he didn't have much confidence.

Unless he used one of the top three hidden weapons from the Hidden Weapons Ranking, only then could he hope to defeat—or even kill—Kong!

"What's this about?"

Kong had already guessed what Tang San had been up to. This was something he hadn't anticipated before! Tang San had actually gone ahead to obtain soul rings for his second martial soul in advance. It seemed some of Kong's earlier assumptions about him were partially incorrect.

Under normal circumstances, Tang San, with the dominance of his second martial soul, would smoothly progress to the finals, defeating opponents along the way to claim the championship…

Unfortunately, the world's consciousness seemed to have forgotten about him, an outsider in this world.

"Nothing, just some minor hardships!"

Tang San waved his hand dismissively, his tone indifferent. However, inwardly, he was already plotting how to reach level 50 before the finals and defeat Kong!

As long as he reached level 50, with his Clear Sky Hammer boasting four purple and one black soul rings, he should be able to surpass his level and defeat Kong, right? The thought filled Tang San with a faint excitement.

"???"

Kong was stunned. Minor hardships? Why did that phrase sound so familiar?

"Hiss…"

Tang San truly deserved the title of protagonist—he even had the audacity to flaunt his achievements so brazenly.

The skies cleared, the rain stopped, and Tang San once again believed he was invincible?

"I have something to do, so I'll be going now!"

"Don't see me out!"

Tang San didn't want to linger for even a moment longer. Today, he needed to properly adjust himself. In the upcoming matches, he was determined to give the world a "surprise"!

Kong and Tang San had nothing much to say to each other. At this moment, Tang San had essentially ruined himself!

The advantage of twin martial souls had been completely wasted! The further one progressed, the slower the cultivation speed would become. However, with twin martial souls, the second martial soul could absorb powerful soul rings, directly advancing the Soul Master's level and saving cultivation time.

This was how Bibi Dong operated. In the original story, it was also how Tang San managed to break through so quickly in the later stages!

If one were to rely solely on meditative cultivation, it would take forever! Even the elders in the Hall of Worship, who spent their days in seclusion, rarely achieved breakthroughs.

But for twin martial souls like Bibi Dong and Tang San, absorbing high-tier soul rings meant guaranteed breakthroughs in soul power levels.

"My first two soul rings were acquired through hunting, but the rest were condensed using elemental force. This is why my breakthroughs don't bring significant improvements," Kong remarked to himself.

"But doing this has its advantages—it's much stronger!"

Soul power?

Compared to elemental force, it's nothing!

And elemental force compared to collapsing energy?

Collapsing energy is limitless, while elemental force…

(End of Chapter)

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