39 Second Time Skip

After that episode, Qian Renxue finally got over that mental barrier. Barely, however, she did pass it. And a golden circle started to form around her.

'With her talent, I wonder how further it will impact her progress.' As Xue Long thought about it he observed meditating fiance of his.

The only issue to fully utilise the talent she inherited from Bibi Dong is her mental state which she is finally bypassing.

"Incredible." Qian Renxue said that as she slowly stood up.

"...I finally passed it!" As she said that she lunged at Xue Long who caught her. Moments later she kissed him on the lips before snuggling into him.

And yes… the girl finally decided to kiss him wherever she can…

"Wonderful we can now train you to be in the semi-possessed state." 

"...Is it necessary though?" She asked with some dread. Honestly, there is some dread in her. After passing and mastering the second state barely in her eyes. 

What he is asking her sounds extremely difficult to do.

"It helps you to master your Spirit Energy. Xue'er the better you are with energy the better your chances in a fight. Remember that all Titled Douluos are different and just by sensing them with spirit energy you can guess their quality of cultivation." 

She slowly nodded at him. The girl wants to reach Titled Douluo as quickly as possible. However, with Xue Long around she realised that it's not just raising ranks and adding rings to her Martial Spirit.

"Fine… but you will guide me the whole way." She said with a smug smile. The girl wants him to herself! For that, the best way is to practice martial arts all the way.

"Very well. I will use Arthan's domain to help you." 

The angel girl slowly nodded and then decided to ask him.

"When can I start to meditate in Arthan's way?"

"Any time you want. You have to tailor Lotus Meditation towards martial arts. The first stage is the same but then the second one is oneself acceptance towards martial arts." 

Once again she slowly nodded hearing that.

"...How does it even work? I am not…as passionate about martial arts as you. So I can't just 'tailor' it towards Martial Arts." She asked him with a frown.

Instead of answering he clapped his hands which were behind his fiance, as he was still holding her in his hands.

He started to create Lotus Flower of Comprehension moments later when he was done he pushed it into his fiance's back who knew what he was doing and simply waited.

The flower was less ghostly and more glass-like this time as Xue Long's Lotus Meditation was in the sixth stage, a stage higher than he did before.

Once the flower touched Qian Renxue's body it shattered and golden particles entered her body.

At that moment the blonde angel girl saw images of mountainous temples and people practising, she could hear the sounds of drums and prayers she heard when Xue Long is using his Deva Monk Martial Avatar.

The images were so striking to her very being that she nearly collapsed on her ground. Thankfully her Prince was holding her tightly in his hands.

"Wow… this was intense… and… it think I know… what to do…" She said that as she slowly got back to standing on her feet.

"Take your time. Don't rush just because you are excited." He said that quite seriously.

"...Yes…I know…" She said that with a serious nod.

The prince nodded back at her and released his hold on her.

Qian Renxue slowly took a few steps back and tried to initiate the meditation but she found out that starting it from a standing position doesn't work for her.

She needed to get into the lotus position first.

So this was already impressive for her to see Xue Long start these meditations in a standing position like he does all the time!

Not only that she saw him using Arthan in a regular sitting position! Which she knows shouldn't be possible anymore as one needs to move through stances!

'Just how much he is advanced than us! He started training Na'er when he was only 6 just like her! Yet, she is still leagues behind him!' 

Even now after being with him for over 3 years he still can baffle her with his progress!

Forgetting this for a few moments she started to meditate Arthan's style of meditation. Passing through the first stage is easily done but the second one was already a step mountain.

Once again she would ask herself questions but this time it's not about her or her inner demons it's about her acceptance to train. To train and become strong! There is no mention of Martial Spirit or Spirit Rings. Nothing of that sort! It's about her drive!

And her drive when needed is something she is not lacking! 

Thus she entered into second stage without much difficulty and slowly stood up and started to meditate on her understanding of Martial Arts.

'Impressive. She passed this faster than Na'er. I do want to see how fast Gu Yue could do this. I could measure their talents with this.'

As Xue Long thought about this he could somewhat relax as his girl finally passed that hurdle. However next one could be even more difficult. One with land is… well…one needs to have quite opened eyes and accept the reality that human and human lifespan is quite small compared with land around you.

'Though… one wants to be god he needs to grasp this. I think if one passes this hurdle then achieving godhood technically becomes easier.'

The fourth prince continued to watch over his angel girl for some time before returning to his training.

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While Xue Long doesn't truly care about the world at large. His actions have been sending shockwaves through the Douluo Continent. 

While Xue Qinghe's death should have been a big thing it was not. Not many cared about it. Only the nobles from time to time talked about it and the other two prince's disappeared into the crowd. They didn't want to be associated with such heavy-weight existence like the Fourth Prince. 

So, the Fourth Prince became the Crown Prince. 

All this was what most people predicted so it wasn't a big thing. It was an Expected outcome. 

What the common people were more interested in was that his 20+ maids in age between 8 to 12 joined the Imperial academy.

The outcome was… they completely and utterly dominated the Imperial Academy rankings which were created by the Fourth Prince who is now the Crown Prince.

The top 20 is dominated by the maids from the maids class. And their Martial Spirits are utterly simple! One of them even used to call it trash!

But as certain man said there is no trash Martial Spirits only trash Spirit Master. And these maids are the apex of it!

As one could guess these maids became vocal points, inspiration, and one could say source of worship that even someone with a simple spirit could become great. One only needs hard work and some guidance from a genius such as Xue Long.

Though. Some people were not easily silenced. People with impressive Martial Spirits would come forward and challenge these maids.

Only to be crushed by pure martial arts. 

This again down't stopped and they wanted to study under Xue Long as they believed that if they get his guidance they will be greater than these maids who have average martial Spirits.

But… again it was not easy to study under Xue Long… for one his schedule is always packed. So the only way to study under him is to either become a maid which is for girls only, or join an academy in hopes of being noticed.

In the end, time was moving on and days turned into weeks and weeks turned into months.

The Crown Prince has turned 11 and his cultivation has broken through to Rank 80. To break through to Rank 81 he needs to get a Spirit Ring. But, thankfully, he didn't need to hunt for Spirit Beasts anymore. No, he had the Golden Dragon King Core and he could create a Ring the same way Spirit Beast turned humans can do. 

So, it only took a few hours and he had his Ring and his cultivation broke through to Rank 81 become a Spirit Douluo. 

He isn't going to comment on the whole 'youngest' this 'youngest' that. He has been hearing that his whole life on Douluo Continent.

Instead, with a higher cultivation base and pressure, he could return to working on his body and those cores.

The whole Yin and Yang disc he saw some time ago started to make sense to him when he broke through to the sixth stage of Lotus Meditation.

That disc is a pedestal on which he can add elemental cores.

At least that's what his gut feeling is telling him.

The Golden Dragon King core represents the Ultimate attributes of Strenght and Defence. Will the disc which is in his dantian will hold the elements?

This is what he realised through his meditation sessions.

After getting comfortable in his sitting place Xue Long pulled out the Tiger Nucleus and placed it on his lap. He then activated his Lotus Meditation and his golden aura surrounded him.

Sure enough, he started to meditate, to try to, since the elements of knowledge stored in the tiger nucleus. Sure he could swallow it and gain whatever benefits there are. But that's what he is going to do for the last if he can't pick up anything like this.

He is in this for the process, not the benefits it gives. If he can distinguish the elements and sense them. Which is needed if he wants to reach Godhood. Then it's going to be good. Once does that naturally, he can create those cores on that pedestal.

Hours later a golden lotus flower of comprehension formed above his head and bloomed into existence, before exploding into countless golden particles, which got absorbed by Xue Long.

A few moments later he opened his eyes and looked at the tiger nucleus. 

"I see… makes sense. I didn't expect to get hints on how to progress Heaven and Earth meditation instead of understanding elements." He said with a satisfied chuckle. The Crown Prince wanted silver but he got gold!

"Hmm?" He turned to the side and sensed movement, something was going on, guest? Uninvited guests? He picked up a pair of people whose auras are flame-like. 

Meaning fire-based Martial Spirits.

'My senses are getting sharper, but still need to work on this.' After thinking about some more training on his senses Xue Long got up from his lotus position and pocketed the tiger nucleus. The pair of wings appeared behind him. With a single beat of these wings wind and space warped and he was gone from the serine valley he has been meditating.

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"No! I am not going to leave! I want to fight that maid with broom martial spirit! I am not going to accept that defeat! No! Never!" Girl with long black hair put in a ponytail and dressed in an orange uniform stomped her feet.

She was around three years older than the prince making her around 14 years old. Though the most distinctive thing around her was her shadow which was on fire making her look like she was on fire.

"Xiao Wu, we can't just make trouble here! There are at least two Titled Douluo's who are watching this place over!" A guy with the same uniform said with a panicky tone. 

"Don't be a coward! We are here to have a spar not cause trouble!" She said with a huff as she looked at the heavy armoured guard with spears surrounding them.

"Well, well, what do we have here? Trouble makers." 

The male companion of this girl instantly paled hearing that voice. He looked up and saw the crown prince slowly landing in front of them.

The first thing this student did was a respectful bow. But the girl… she didn't follow his example so she ended up with crushing pressure slamming into her shoulders.

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