172: Chapter 172 Zhu Qing is working very hard, Qian Renxue misses Su Ling.

Su Ling's Soul Power broke through. Feeling the power of level 98 and his current physical state, especially after absorbing the Million-Year Torso Spirit Bone, Su Ling felt terrifyingly strong.

"It is time to go out and check on the goddesses." After Su Ling whispered this, he walked out of the room.

After coming out, Su Ling headed straight for the hall in their West Courtyard.

Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu must have finished absorbing their Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Bones, since their spirit rings were under one hundred thousand years.

He just didn't know how Ning Rongrong and Hu Liena, who were aiming for one-hundred-thousand-year spirit rings, were doing.

"Brother Su, you've come out?" Before he even reached the courtyard hall, Su Ling met Xiao Wu.

"Xiao Wu, have you succeeded?" Su Ling asked.

"Yes!" Xiao Wu nodded and continued, "My spirit ring age is a bit lower, just over sixty thousand years, and my Soul Power is level 72. Zhuqing's seventh spirit ring is already eighty thousand years old, and her Soul Power has reached level 73."

"Rongrong finished absorbing her spirit ring the day before yesterday and reached level 85 Soul Power in one go." Speaking of this, Xiao Wu's face was filled with envy.

"And what about Nana?" Su Ling asked.

"She is still absorbing it. She isn't as fast as Rongrong when it comes to absorbing spirit rings," Xiao Wu said.

Ning Rongrong had a Million-Year Spirit Bone, and she had already brought her seventh spirit ring to the one-hundred-thousand-year level, so reaching one hundred thousand years for her eighth spirit ring was very easy, and her speed was naturally faster.

Hu Liena was relatively much slower.

"Then Rongrong is quite impressive," Su Ling said with a smile.

It was mainly because that Million-Year Spirit Bone was most suitable for Ning Rongrong, so she was ahead by a wide margin this time. If the other goddesses absorbed a suitable Million-Year Spirit Bone, they could also take the lead.

Arriving in the hall together, Hu Liena was still in the middle of absorbing her spirit ring.

It looked like it would take some time, so after watching for a while, Su Ling left.

Recently, they had been busy absorbing Spirit Bones, so the goddesses' favorability hadn't increased at all, there hadn't been a single interaction, and he hadn't obtained a single treasure chest.

He had been in a state of living beyond his means!

He needed to find a goddess to increase his favorability.

Just as he was thinking this, Su Ling saw Bai Chenxiang and Shui Yueer walking towards him.

Su Ling's heart stirred, and he walked straight over.

When the two women saw Su Ling coming, they trotted over.

"Brother Su, have you finished your Cultivate?" Shui Yueer asked.

Su Ling nodded and said, "Just finished. Did you go out shopping?"

"Yes!" the two women replied in unison.

"Come with me, I want to show you something," Su Ling said.

"Okay! Brother Su, what is it?" Bai Chenxiang asked.

"You'll know when you get there."

Su Ling took the two women and entered the room's Formation.

However, was Su Ling really showing them something?

"Ah... Brother Su, you..."

"You tricked us!"

An hour later!

Su Ling looked at the System prompt; two treasure chests had arrived, a black treasure chest and a purple treasure chest.

...

Over the next five days, Su Ling was able to obtain at least three treasure chests every day.

After five days, Su Ling had obtained ten purple treasure chests, six black treasure chests, and one red treasure chest.

On the evening of the sixth day, an accident occurred.

Su Ling had originally notified Zhu Zhuxin to come over for an interaction to farm treasure chests, but the person who knocked on the door wasn't Zhu Zhuxin, but Zhu Zhuqing.

"Brother Su, it's me! My sister... her time of the month has arrived," Zhu Zhuqing said with a shy face.

"I understand. Zhuqing, come in," Su Ling said. At this time, Zhu Zhuqing was already over twenty, and she was also the first goddess Su Ling had acknowledged.

Su Ling naturally knew what Zhuqing had come for, and he couldn't refuse, neither emotionally nor reasonably.

As for the goddesses he hadn't yet taken, the reason Su Ling had delayed was that he wanted to help them improve at critical moments so they could better cope with the God Trials.

Since Zhuqing had come on her own initiative, it wouldn't be good to refuse. Even with the best excuse, it would make the goddess sad.

After entering the room, Zhuqing appeared very nervous.

However, she had already prepared herself when she came. After taking a long breath, she turned and threw herself at Su Ling.

Don't think that Zhuqing is cold in front of outsiders; that was because she was forced to face immense pressure alone in the Star Luo Empire. Later, she gradually got used to it and remained that way.

In fact, Zhuqing is a woman who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside.

Like dry wood meeting a raging fire, it was ignited in an instant. That night, Su Ling only had Zhuqing, and Zhuqing only had Su Ling.

[Ding... Congratulations to the Host for completing an intimate interaction with Zhuqing for the first time. Obtained reward: Nether Spirit * 1. Reward: All of the Host's spirit ring ages increased by 20,000 years.]

[Ding... Zhuqing's favorability + 1. Obtained: Red Treasure Chest * 1]

[Ding... Zhuqing's favorability has reached 100.]

[Bound Goddess: Zhuqing]

[Goddess Composite Value: 96]

[Favorability: 100 (You are her whole World)]

[Binding Effect: The Host can obtain 100% of the Bound Goddess's daily Cultivate effect, without reducing the Bound Goddess's Cultivate speed.]

[Binding Skill 1: Listen to Advice (Can be activated once per day; the Bound Goddess will 100% follow the Host's advice)]

[Binding Skill 2: Luck (Passive Skill: When Zhuqing is within 1,000 meters of the Host, the Host can receive a nice luck bonus!)]

[Binding Skill 3: Perception (When Zhuqing encounters danger within 10,000 meters of the Host, the Host can perceive her location immediately)]

[Binding Skill 4: Fusion (Cast a Martial Soul Fusion Skill by merging into the Host's body, can be stacked with other goddesses)]

Zhuqing's favorability had finally reached 100!

And all of Su Ling's spirit ring ages increased by 20,000 years, which meant that starting from his fifth spirit ring, they were all red spirit rings of over one hundred thousand years.

What was this Nether Spirit?

[Nether Spirit: 100% suitable for Zhuqing to use; just merge and absorb it like a spirit ring.]

What did that mean?

Why didn't the System explain it!

However, since it was 100% suitable, he might as well use it.

However, at this time, Zhuqing was already tired and had fallen asleep, so Su Ling couldn't disturb her and could only accompany her silently.

After all, Zhuqing had been very hardworking just now, and his... it was quite good.

A night passed. In the morning, Zhuqing might have been too tired, and she only woke up near noon.

And Su Ling had been Guard by her side the whole time.

Seeing Su Ling, Zhuqing's face flushed red.

"Brother Su, I..."

"Zhuqing, the first time, you don't need to try so hard. Look at you..."

"Hmph, isn't it because you... that * * * was too *."

Su Ling thought about helping Zhuqing recover, but for a woman, this day was worth remembering. Zhuqing knew he had this ability, but she didn't ask, and Su Ling didn't bring it up.

"Zhuqing, I have a good thing that can allow you to undergo a transformation," Su Ling said.

"Let me continue to transform?" Zhuqing asked doubtfully. She was a bit behind now; after all, Ning Rongrong had already raised her Soul Power to level 85, while she only had level 73 Soul Power.

After speaking, Su Ling took the Nether Spirit out of the System space.

"This is for you!"

The Nether Spirit, a dark ball the size of a ping-pong ball, emitted a rich Nether Qi.

The moment it was taken out, Zhuqing had a reaction to it.

"Brother Su, what is this? Why do I have an urgent urge to absorb it after seeing it? My Martial Soul seems to want to rush out of my body to absorb it," Zhuqing said.

This temptation was simply too great, and Zhuqing could hardly hold back.

Su Ling said: "Nether Spirit, a good thing for your transformation."

"Absorb it," Su Ling said.

"Yes!" Zhuqing nodded. She would definitely take what Su Ling gave her, and it was suitable for her, too.

The ball floated above Su Ling's palm, and Zhuqing struggled to get up and sit on the bed.

She controlled the ball to merge into her body, but the moment she controlled it, the Nether Spirit seemed to leave Su Ling's control and instantly submerged into Zhuqing's body.

There was no need for Zhuqing to actively merge it; the Nether Spirit was mutually Fusion with Zhuqing.

And the speed of Fusion was very fast. When the two merged, Zhuqing's body actually floated in mid-air, and then her Martial Soul revealed its possessed state.

Hell Civet seemed to be changing.

About an hour later, suddenly, under the Hell Civet Martial Soul possession, an extra tail appeared.

It grew a tail?

All of this was seen by Su Ling.

In just this moment, Zhuqing's Goddess Composite Value changed, increasing from 96 to 97.

The Spirit evolution continued, with tail after tail appearing.

By the second day, nine tails had appeared on Zhu Zhuqing.

"A Nine-Tailed Cat?" Su Ling muttered to himself.

At this moment, outside Su Ling's door.

Zhu Zhuxin had been there for a long time, seemingly worried about Zhu Zhuqing inside, thinking to herself: Why have my sister and Brother Su been inside for so long?

However, the Formation blocked everything; she could not enter, nor could she see what was happening inside.

Zhu Zhuxin had initially tried to open the Formation, but after thinking it over, she decided against it; after all, she firmly believed that Su Ling would not harm Zhu Zhuqing.

...

Meanwhile, in the main hall.

Hu Liena had finally succeeded in absorbing the 100,000-year spirit ring!

At this very moment, her Soul Power had also reached level 85.

Eight spirit rings were displayed.

Purple, purple, purple, purple, black, black, black, red.

Because of the additional reward from the first trial, the age of all her spirit rings was at least a thousand years.

But the more powerful she became, the more anxious she felt.

How could she face her teacher, Bibi Dong, like this?

Besides, it had been over a year since she left Slaughter City, and in total, she had been away from Spirit Hall for over two years.

When should I go back?

But I cannot leave Brother Su!

...

Just as Hu Liena was pondering, far away in Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong also wore a troubled expression.

A few months ago, the Soul Hunting Operation failed, and her side suffered huge losses.

Six Titled Douluo-level Elders went, but only two returned.

The number of Spirit Masters lost was enormous; although it wasn't a fatal blow, this force was not insignificant to her.

This was another failure after the failure to capture Su Ling during the Advanced Spirit Master Tournament all those years ago, yet she had failed again in the past few days.

Regarding the Soul Hunting Operation, she had been determined to obtain the two 100,000-year Spirit Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest.

This time, she had sent many experts, but who knew that there would be three 100,000-year Spirit Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest? Not only that, but these three Spirit Beasts had also gathered a large number of powerful Spirit Beasts over 50,000 years old to fight them.

Both sides suffered heavy casualties, and they had to withdraw from the Star Dou Great Forest.

This was the third failure!

"Su Ling, it's all because of you; ever since you appeared, things have never gone smoothly..." Bibi Dong said.

"Your Majesty, the four great kingdoms of the Heaven Dou Empire are now willing to join our Spirit Empire. However, the Young Lord is still working on Heaven Dou City. Additionally, the Duchy of Ross, which had originally agreed to surrender to us, suddenly went back on its word and submitted to the Heaven Dou Empire." Chrysanthemum Douluo said.

"She still has some ability, but she is doing this in the capacity of the Heaven Dou Empire, not our Spirit Hall." Bibi Dong said.

"Although our plan has gone wrong and encountered obstacles, no one can stop our Spirit Hall from founding an Empire."

"After gathering the four great kingdoms and integrating our forces, our Spirit Empire can be officially established." Bibi Dong said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Chrysanthemum Douluo saluted and said.

...

Heaven Dou City!

"Your Majesty, the four great kingdoms have declared their secession from our Heaven Dou Empire. Should we dispatch troops?" Ge Long had already returned to Heaven Dou City from the front lines.

At this moment, Qian Renxue did not want to lose to Bibi Dong, but it was not ideal to dispatch troops at this time.

Because she had also received information that Xue Beng had secretly accumulated strength, had many expert Spirit Beasts by his side, and was even assisted by a Titled Douluo.

Once she dispatched troops to deal with the four great kingdoms, Xue Beng might take the opportunity to strike back.

Duke Ross seems to have defected to him, but in reality, who can say for sure?

After all, Ross is Xue Beng's grandfather, and the power in his hands is not weak.

Furthermore, attacking the four great kingdoms at this time would also mean a direct confrontation with Bibi Dong.

Qian Renxue looked at the ministers, and after a long while, she said: "The four great kingdoms have rebelled one after another. By all rights, we should dispatch troops immediately."

"But do you know why the four great kingdoms rebelled at the same time? Is there someone pushing them from behind?"

"Your Majesty, if we intimidate the four great kingdoms at this time, I fear others within the Empire will also be restless." An elderly man who looked to be about sixty stood up and said.

Qian Renxue said: "What you say is not unreasonable. We can fight, but how should we fight?"

Qian Renxue looked at Ge Long, the only level 89 Marshal within the Empire.

If it were before, she would have actually wanted to exhaust the Heaven Dou Empire's strength and then let it be naturally ruled and occupied by Spirit Hall.

But now, since she had sat in this position, her mindset had changed slightly.

She wanted to compete!

Why should she assist Bibi Dong in ruling the entire Douluo Continent? Why shouldn't that person be her?

Why should she give this opportunity to her?

Since she also had a chance, she had to compare herself with Bibi Dong.

Therefore, Qian Renxue still needed to accumulate strength, but before accumulating strength, she had to stabilize herself first and completely resolve the worries in the Heaven Dou Empire.

Ge Long said: "Your Majesty, we can attack any of the kingdoms, for example, starting with the nearest Kingdom of Hagens."

Qian Renxue said: "Ge Long, have you thought about how we will respond if Xue Beng attacks when our army moves out?"

"According to the latest intelligence, Xue Beng is accumulating strength in the Hengduan Mountains of the Kingdom of Ross, and the number of Spirit Masters has exceeded two thousand. If these people suddenly launch a surprise attack on our Heaven Dou City, what should we do?"

"Don't forget, they also have Poison Douluo there; one person can poison an entire city."

She was not clear about this point at first, and she did not value Poison Douluo that much, but now it is different; Poison Douluo makes her have to take him seriously.

Because before Su Ling left, he told her that although Poison Douluo's combat power was not that great, his poison was a nightmare for ordinary soldiers and low-level Spirit Masters.

"Your proposal to attack the four great kingdoms is feasible, but resolving Xue Beng is the top priority."

"Although the four great kingdoms have rebelled, they dare not easily attack us yet. But if we take the initiative to attack the four great kingdoms, then Xue Beng's opportunity will come, and we may find ourselves attacked from both front and rear." Qian Renxue analyzed.

Her meaning was clear: the four great kingdoms would not attack the Heaven Dou Empire's existing territory for the time being, so they could safely go and deal with Xue Beng.

The analysis was very reasonable, but the biggest reason was that she was Qian Renxue, not the real Xue Qinghe.

There was Qian Daoliu in Spirit Hall; she couldn't manage the rebellion of the four great kingdoms right now. This was Spirit Hall's layout for many years; the four great kingdoms had long secretly defected to Spirit Hall.

She had also tried to win them over, but Spirit Hall's work was too good; the four great kingdoms were determined to rebel.

She couldn't pull the four great kingdoms back, but she could ensure that the four great kingdoms would not come to attack the Heaven Dou Empire.

According to the message from her grandfather, Qian Daoliu, if Spirit Hall were to take action, they would start with the Star Luo Empire first.

Therefore, she persuaded the ministers in the hall to first go and resolve Xue Beng's rebel forces.

Ge Long listened to Qian Renxue's analysis and also felt it made a lot of sense. He bowed and said: "Your Majesty, you are right. It was my lack of consideration. If internal strife is not eliminated, it will always be a disaster."

Qian Renxue said: "Since that is the case, Ge Long, start preparing from now. Select elite Spirit Masters and soldiers, and go to the Kingdom of Ross in a month. You must eliminate the murderer who killed the late Emperor."

"That is all for today!"

Leaving the Heaven Dou Hall, Qian Renxue was under great pressure. The power her grandfather could provide was very little; after all, if people from the Douluo Hall came, it would inevitably arouse suspicion.

Therefore, she could not use Spirit Hall's power and could only rely on herself.

As for the current level 89 Ge Long, it would also be very difficult to go to the Kingdom of Ross to kill Xue Beng, but this matter had to be done.

Even if she couldn't kill Xue Beng, she couldn't let him continue to grow stronger.

"Su Ling, I have failed your warning and failed to resolve Xue Beng in time. He is indeed not simple; not only did I let him escape, but I also allowed him to gather a powerful force in such a short time."

"I hope you can come back from Sea God Island soon; I need you now."

[Ding... Qian Renxue's favorability +2, obtained Purple Treasure Chest *1, Black Treasure Chest *1]

The voice rang in Su Ling's mind on Sea God Island. It was truly surprising that Qian Renxue's favorability increased at this time.