Chapter 439 Dugu Breakthrough
“Rumble——!”
The dull thunder came from the distant sky, covering up the patter of rain outside the house.
Ling Yi sat in the empty palace, facing the open door from the side, watching the rain outside forming a line, connecting the sky and the earth.
Looking down, the big drops of rain falling from the eaves of the palace hit the ground. The moment they splashed, each broken drop of water seemed to reflect the hazy world.
"Gulu gulu..."
The sound of water boiling came from the red copper pot on the table in front of him, and a misty white mist rose rapidly.
At this moment, a plain white hand ignored the blazing heat on the copper kettle, grasped the hot handle, lifted the copper kettle, and pointed it toward a purple clay pot with its lid opened next to it. Pour hot water into it.
Ling Yi looked away from the outside of the room and glanced at the silver needle-shaped tea leaves rolling in the hot water. When the master put down the copper pot, covered the purple clay pot lid, and poured two After a cup of tea, he whispered: "Thank you."
"Master Ling is very polite." Disiya held up a tea cup with her white and jade-like hands, slightly opened her red lips, and blew a clear The water mist appeared on the tea soup, and he replied in a gentle voice.
Taking a sip of hot tea, as the empress of the empire, she turned her head and looked at the petite figure in the center of the palace, with the doting smile of an ordinary mother appearing on her face.
"Master Ling can come to see Xue'er, Xue'er is very happy——"
Following Disiya's words, Ling Yi also turned his head and looked over, and saw that Xue'er was practicing meticulously. Yuki Chihiro, the author of several bird and beast forms in "Basic Body Training Technique".
Time flies and it’s August 2623 in the Douluo Calendar. Xue Qianxun, who was born in mid-July of the Douluo Calendar 2618, has just celebrated her fifth birthday. It didn't take long.
The little girl, who is about 1.3 meters tall, is wearing a loose white gold robe. Her smooth golden hair is bound behind her head by a gilt hair band, and her fair and delicate face is shining with light. There were crystal clear beads of sweat, but he still meticulously maintained the standards of every movement.
On her swan-like slender neck, a thin golden chain was adorned with a warm yellow jade pendant. It was the first gift Ling Yi gave her, the "Ling Jade".
Under the effect of "Sealing Spirit Jade", it can be said that the little guy has been growing under the effect of light attribute soul skills for the past five years. His body is nourished by pure light attribute elements. Healthier, stronger, and cleaner than ordinary children.
Of course, the 'Fourth Soul Skill - Holy Light' that Ling Yi used five years ago will definitely not last for five years. Even with the effect of the 'Sealing Jade', it lasted for about forty years. In a few days or so, the pure light attribute energy carried by the soul skill has been exhausted.
This is because babies have little activity and spend most of their time in sleep. Otherwise, if it were a three- or five-year-old child, they would run around and play for about ten days at most. This will cause the soul skill effect to disappear.
Fortunately, the former Crown Princess and now Queen Disiya is from the [Glorious Bird of Paradise Family]. Although most of the clan members are on the combat route, there are still a few who are support Line-tied.
Even though her cousin who is her maid only has the strength of a second-level soul master, her first soul ring is still a white tenth-level soul master. But it is the opponent's 'weak' first soul skill, the pure light attribute energy that it originally released to heal minor injuries, that can take over the effect of Ling Yi's 'fourth soul ring - holy light' and continue to nourish the snow. Chihiro body.
At most, you need to replenish your soul skills every other day, or even half a day, but this frequency is completely stress-free for a second-level soul master.
Picking up the slightly cooled tea and taking a sip, Ling Yi's handsome face showed a hint of apology, and he said harmoniously: "I was planning to come here last month, but something happened to delay it. "I missed the little girl's birthday. I'm afraid I let her down, right?"
"It's okay~" Di Xia looked at Xue Qianxun with soft eyes, and a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth: "Although not Seeing you in person did make her a little disappointed, but the gift you sent her has made her happy for more than half a month, until today..."
As she said that, she raised her starry eyes and looked at Ling Yi glanced at it and then looked at a corner deep in the palace.
There, a bird's nest about Mish square was placed on a low wooden frame.
The bird's nest is made of beige twigs, with goose-yellow fine velvet inside, surrounded by blue grass with white texture, which is "Bright Blue Silver Grass" ”.
In the center of the bird's nest, on top of goose-yellow velvet, a milky-white egg the size of an ordinary person's fist appears quietly there.
The egg of the soul beast "Glorious Bird of Paradise" was Ling Yi's fifth birthday gift to Xue Qianxun.
Ling Yi, who also cast his gaze at the bird's nest, sensed the scent of the egg, raised his brows, and had a look of surprise on his face: "What a coincidence, it seems that it hasn't been long since it hatched, it should be here. These two days.”
Hearing Ling Yi's words, a look of surprise appeared on Disia's pretty face. She couldn't help but look back at Ling Yi. She felt in her heart that this man was so magical, as if he was carrying some mysterious power. Bring joy and surprise to the world.
When Xue Qianxun slowly put away her training posture, turned around and looked over with excitement, she happened to see her mother looking at Uncle Ling Yi in ecstasy, while Uncle Ling Yi looked at him with a smile on his face. .
There were no other thoughts in her little mind. She just thought the picture in front of her was beautiful and she liked it very much.
......
Not to mention the warm scene of what appears to be a 'family of three' in this palace, in another hall a few miles away from here, Emperor Xueye is having a chat with a handsome man. Elegant and handsome middle-aged people are playing chess against each other.
"..., Sect Master Ning is willing to be Qianxun's teacher, so I am naturally happy."
The Emperor Xue Ye, who was growing increasingly majestic, made a move, facing the Sect Master of the [Seven Treasures Glazed Sect], His demeanor and tone were sufficiently close.
“It is also an honor for Qianxun to be the student of Sect Leader Ning.”
Facing the kindness shown by Emperor Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi clearly felt it and also responded with a bright smile. , picked up the chess piece, raised his hand to place the piece, and said: "Where, as the eldest daughter of His Majesty, the eldest princess has a noble status. It should be an honor for Ning to be the eldest princess's teacher."
"But..."
Ning Fengzhi withdrew her hand from the chessboard, but a look of hesitation suddenly appeared on her elegant face.
Seeing this, Emperor Xue Ye picked up a sunspot, but did not look at the chessboard. He looked at Ning Fengzhi in front of him: "Sect Master Ning has any concerns, but it doesn't matter!"
The relationship between [Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect] and [Tian Dou Empire] has always been relatively good. The other party sent a disciple to spread the word three days ago. Today, the sect leader Ning Fengzhi entered the palace to meet Emperor Xue Ye.
While chatting just now, Ning Fengzhi inadvertently proposed to be the teacher of the eldest princess Xue Qianxun. This was a pretty good suggestion for Emperor Xue Ye.
On the one hand, this can deepen the friendship between [Tian Dou Empire] and [Seven Treasures Glazed Sect] and make the relationship between the two parties even closer.
One of the two parties is one of the two major empires in the Douluo Continent, and the other is a top soul master force, one of the top three sects as famous as the [Haotian Sect] and [Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Family]. The former has a vast territory and is extremely powerful at the middle and lower levels, while the latter has a lot of high-end soul masters and is one of the forces with the most auxiliary soul masters in Douluo Continent. There is a lot of complementarity between the two. On the other hand, it comes from an unexplainable reason.
Facing the [Martial Soul Palace] and [Haotian Sect], which are becoming more and more powerful day by day, facing the [Xingluo Empire], which frequently mobilizes troops and is ready to move, facing The influence of [Lingyun City] cannot be ignored more and more. Whether it is Emperor Xueye or Ning Fengzhi, there is a faint sense of crisis lingering in their hearts.
【Martial Soul Hall】 and 【Haotian Sect】 restrict each other. Although Emperor Xueye and Ning Fengzhi were overwhelmed by these two families and felt unhappy, they did not have much resistance. Gaps let smart people know what to do.
As for the [Star Luo Empire], there is the 'Balance Doctrine' of the [Martial Soul Palace], and the [Haotian Sect] whose behavior is as domineering as the [White Tiger Dai Family], or even more powerful. 】 exists, Emperor Xueye and Ning Fengzhi are not too worried.
For Emperor Xueye, the most that can happen is that there will be more fighting in the frontier army, and some casualties will only result in casualties, but it will not harm the vitality of the [Tian Dou Empire].
It is no longer a problem for Ning Fengzhi. After all, their [Qibao Glazed Sect] is a soul master sect, and [Xingluo Empire] only targets the [Tiandou Empire] who is also an empire. ], Ning Fengzhi came up to him when he couldn't be found.
The real reason why Emperor Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi sit together is [Lingyun City] and Ling Yi!
Only three years have passed since Ling Yi stepped on Tang Hao, the proud man of heaven, and revealed the muscles of Lingyun City to the mainland.
But in the past three years, the development speed of [Lingyun City] has exceeded the expectations of everyone on the mainland.
Not to mention anything else, [Lingyun City] can affect all ordinary people except soul masters simply by monopolizing the purchase and sales of "Blue Silver Rice" and setting the current food prices in Douluo Continent!
Looking at Douluo Continent, how many soul masters are there? The number of ordinary people far exceeds that of soul masters by more than a hundred times!
To give a simple example, the Tiandou border army has millions of soldiers, but the number of soul masters is only a few thousand. Even if you include those who hold high positions or are descendants of established military families, , it’s just over 10,000.
But even for these soul masters, their daily diet is no different from that of ordinary soldiers. At most, their net worth makes it easier for them to withstand the impact of food price fluctuations than ordinary soldiers.
In addition to the most common materials such as "Blue Silver Rice", there are also various conventional herbal medicines and "Blue Silver Grass", which are also controlled by the [Aoki Chamber of Commerce] under [Lingyun City] More than 80% of the market share!
To say monopoly is not an exaggeration at all.
In terms of metal utensil manufacturing and mineral raw materials, because the "Gengxin City" where the [Blacksmith Association General Assembly] is located is within the territory of the [Star Luo Empire], with the intervention of the other party, the [Aoki Chamber of Commerce] is still It cannot be as powerful as food and herbs.
But such a comparison further highlights the incompetence of [Tian Dou Empire] and Emperor Xue Ye.
[Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect] and Ning Fengzhi are in a similar situation to Emperor Xueye. Because there is considerable overlap with the positioning of [Lingyun City], the influence of [Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect] has been compressed in the past three years. Quite a few, but due to the power of the titled Douluo who lived in seclusion in "Lingyun City", Ning Fengzhi could only choose to swallow his anger and give in step by step.
“Pa!”
A white stone fell on the chessboard, and Ning Fengzhi said indifferently: "Your Majesty, as far as Ning knows, the eldest princess seems to have a good relationship with Master Ling, and Master Ling's talent and wisdom are well known to the world, and I am ashamed of myself." ..."
"It doesn't matter!" Before Ning Fengzhi could continue, Emperor Xueye held Heizi's hand up, stopped him, and said domineeringly: "My daughter, Xueye, wants to It’s not an outsider’s turn to comment on who you are as a student!”
“As long as Sect Master Ning agrees, I will arrange for Qianxun to present the teacher’s gift later and tell the public about this!” br>
"In this case, Ning will just wait for the good news." Ning Fengzhi expressed his stance at the right time.
“Hahaha——!”*2
The two looked at each other and laughed, feeling very satisfied with the consensus reached this time.
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"What are you laughing at? Are you so happy?"
Just after returning to the [Aoki Chamber of Commerce] station in 'Lingyun City', Ling Yi heard a burst of Laughter full of joy and heartiness resounded throughout the backyard of the Chamber of Commerce.
If it were not blocked by the soul guide array, I am afraid that this sound could be transmitted to the Chamber of Commerce building in front, or even to the street.
"Brother Yi!"/"City Lord!"*N
Everyone who had gathered in the courtyard turned around and saw Ling Yi's figure, and they all said hello immediately.
Ling Yi stepped forward, nodded to Mang Li, Mo Yuxiong, Li Yang and others, and finally asked Yang Shirley and A Yin: "Why are you all gathered here? Also, The laughter just now belongs to Senior Dugu, right?"
"Hmm~" Yang Xueli ignored the gazes of others, hugged Ling Yi's arm, nodded, and said, "Didn't you do it after you left the house in the morning? After a while, Senior Dugu said that he felt like he was about to break through, so Ah Yin and I called people to guard him. "
Next to him, although Ah Yin did not stick to him like Yang Shirley, his watery eyes were. Almost welded to Ling Yi's body, he nodded silently.
"This is a great joy!" Ling Yi couldn't help but feel happy when he heard this, and said with a smile.
Ling Yi is Dugu Bo who first met at the auction of "Shabak City" in the year 2607 of the Douluo Calendar. At that time, Ling Yi, who was sixteen years old, was only a second-ring master of the healing department. Soul Master, and Dugu Bo, who was forty-one years old at the time, was a Level 62 Control System Soul Emperor.
In terms of identity and strength, the two are very different, but with Ling Yi's deliberate friendship, the two still established a rather close friendship.
Later, in the year 2613 of the Douluo Calendar, under the radiation from the aura of the "Eye of Ice and Fire" in the "Sunset Forest", Dugu Bo's strength increased by leaps and bounds, reaching level seventy. Later, under Ling Yi's plan, he successfully hunted down the "Demon Dragon Zixi" who had cultivated for nearly 50,000 years. Not only did he successfully advance to the Seventh Ring Soul Saint, but the martial spirit "Jade Phosphorus Snake" was also in "Demon Dragon Zixi" Under the influence of his soul ring and dragon ball inner elixir, his bloodline transformed and he became the "Jade Phosphorus Snake King" with dragon bloodline!
As well as the 10,000-year-old "Medusa Skull", a precious soul bone that can turn brothers against each other and husbands and wives backstab each other, Ling Yi waved his hand and handed it over to Dugu Bo for absorption.
Now ten years have passed, and Dugu Bo is fifty-seven years old. His soul power has finally risen to level 80 from becoming a Soul Saint. He has become a quasi-Soul Douluo. He only needs to absorb one soul ring to become a very important figure in the Douluo Continent. A strong person!
Although for today's [Lingyun City], a Contra-level combat power cannot bring about any qualitative changes, but the meaning it brings is completely different.
Although Yang Shirley and Ah Yin’s ‘Martial Soul Fusion Skill Blue Silver Overlord Spear’ can possess Contra-level combat power, it is not Contra after all.
Although Chen Xin is a Contra, he joined halfway, and his status in [Lingyun City] is more like that of a guest minister. Unless Ling Yi invites him when he is out, he will not go out of the city to do things easily.
Dugu Bo is different. This is the old man who has been with Ling Yi before the establishment of "Lingyun City". His relationship with Li Zhishu, Long Yin and others is even better. His son Dugu Xin He is also the head of the Criminal Department of the Third Division and Sixth Department of [Lingyuncheng].
It can be said that [Lingyun City] and Dugu Bo are almost bound together.
(End of this chapter)