Douluo Dalu: The Legend of Heavenly Ruler

Chapter 467: New Lives, New Promise!

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--- Chapter 464 ---

After Indra and Ashura fought, Yunlong landed between them and sighed helplessly. These two would be his headache later.

But for now, they are every penny Yunlong invested. 

Yunlong snapped his finger, and the spirit beasts in the area vanished into thin air. Of course, those spirit beasts killed by Indra and Ashura turned into the Universe's Energy.

He separated the Universe's Energy into two equal parts before sending them to Indra and Ashura's body. It would age their spirit rings and strengthen their physique and mental power.

After Yunlong is sure Indra and Ashura will be fine, he shrugs and says casually, "They should be awake in a few hours. Well, let's go to another problematic one." 

...

...

Clank! Clank! Clank!

The sound of metal clashing echoed in this particular semi-virtual realm. 

Yunlong blinked and looked down, seeing a pair fighting against the spirit beast wave. 

The first person is a man with spiky black hair and deep obsidian eyes, and the other is a woman with straight brown hair cut in a bob, framing her cute face.

Yes, the pair is none other than Uchiha Obito and Nohara Rin. 

They are currently in the next stage of adaptation, endurance. 

Yunlong briefly checked Obito and Rin's statue panel, nodding because they were as impressive as Minato and Kushina. 

In fact, Obito is nearly at the same level as Indra and Ashura. The only exception is his flawed Artificial Soul because it's similar to Kushina but somehow sabotaged Obito's future. 

...

Obito's status page is like this. 

[Name: Uchiha Obito]

[Race: New Human]

[Age: Biologically 20 (Standard, can't age in this realm)]

[Bloodline Limit: Spectral Ghost King's bloodline]

[Martial Soul: White Protector Mask(2+), Needle(2+)]

[Artificial Soul: Nameless Ghost Monarch (Quasi-Divine)]

[Cultivation Base: Level 30, Spirit Grandmaster]

[Description: A man who barely redeemed himself and wished to make the girl of his life happy for once]

...

Next is Rin's status page. 

[Name: Uchiha(Nohara) Rin]

[Race: New Human]

[Age: Biologically 20 (Standard, can't age in this realm)]

[Bloodline Limit: Deep Sea Sprite's bloodline]

[Martial Soul: Xuanwu/Xuanwu's Shield (2+)]

[Artificial Soul: Mystery-Eater Deep Sea Turtle (Mystic)]

[Cultivation Base: Level 30, Spirit Grandmaster]

[Description: A girl who hoped to fulfill her long-wished dream of marrying the man she loved and bearing a child]

...

Obito fought the spirit beast with a white mask on his face and a black needle in his left hand, which he used like Chokuto. 

The white mask seems to obscure Obito's body in a cold mist. Meanwhile, the black needle is flexible and sharp, allowing Obito to slash and stab his enemy effortlessly.

Even then, he used his Twin Martial Soul most inefficiently. 

That's due to Obito's Artificial Soul. 

The Artificial Soul, Nameless Ghost Monarch, was an accumulation of dead spirits from another dimension who crossed fate with Obito. 

Even though the said Artificial Soul could provide Obito with suitable and strong spirit rings, Obito wasn't allowed to break any promise he made. 

It's a pact between Obito and his Artificial Soul.

This pact is like a curse on Obito's future path because he can't make empty promises, or he will lose ten years of his lifespan. 

Ten years doesn't sound a lot for one promise.

No, we are not talking about a 'normal' lifespan here.

We are talking about the lifespan of Obito's soul. 

Thankfully, Obito's 1st Martial Soul, White Protector Mask, protected him from any possible blunder. It has a built-in divine blessing that prevents him from making promises. 

As long as Obito has the White Protector Mask on, he's safe from deceit and lies. Tricks are useless to him.

On the other hand, Obito's 2nd Martial Soul is a needle he cultivated with Nameless Ghost Monarch's contracted spirit rings, transforming into an executioner tool for him. 

He has executed countless spirit beasts with it, making it gain red color from the spirit beast's blood. Eventually, the needle will experience a second awakening, even without Yunlong's help. 

Of course, despite this chaos, Rin wasn't staying idle.

BOOM! BOOM!

Rin gracefully traveled on the battlefield with black hexagonal pieces around her. These hexagonal pieces were Rin's Xuanwu Shield Rin separated into mobile blunt weapons. 

It is Rin's spirit skill. 

They could smack and slam enemies as Rin ran toward them. 

That's because one hexagonal piece alone is one hundred kilos. Plus, with the momentum Rin built, these hexagonal pieces are deadly weapons!

ROOOOOARRR!

Obito and Rin were stunned by a roar. 

They looked ahead and saw a massive, fifteen-meter-long, armored lizard with a fiery orange scale. The lizard possessed a rich dragon's bloodline, making it a dangerous foe.

Obito retreated to Rin's side and said, "Rin, that one would be dangerous..." 

Rin nodded, "Mm." 

"Let's fight it together." 

Obito was speechless. He was about to tell Rin to let him fight the lizard alone.

But looking at Rin's determined look, Obito could only sign in the battle and protect her seriously. 

Unfortunately, Obito couldn't use Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan yet, and Kamui'd his way. 

According to Yunlong, people with powerful bloodlines like Uchiha, Senju, and Uzumaki won't unlock their past prowess until they reach Level 51, aka Spirit King Realm. 

It happened because their new body hadn't adapted enough to match their past lives abilities.

Obito thrived to reach Level 51 faster, but these spirit beasts' advance was relentless. Absorbing their Universe's Energy for a day straight only gets him to level 30.

Even though Obito only needs 21 levels more, the distance is like mud to the sky.

"Let's do this." Obito summoned his needle's spirit rings, which were both black. The Nameless Ghost Monarch granted Obito Martial Soul a 20,000-year-old spirit ring each level, even more in the future.

"I will lead at the front. You prepare a killing attack." Rin summoned the Xuanwu Shield at its base form, a circular shield shaped like a turtle's shell.

Xuanwu Shield also has two black spirit rings, but not as fancy as Obito's.

Rin's 1st spirit ring is 10,000 years old, and the second is 13,000 years old.

As the first ring lit up, Rin advanced toward the armored lizard and made several afterimages with her flicker steps. 

Roar!

The armored lizard roared, firing a magma blast at Rin.

Rin skillfully dodged the magma blast and redirected some magma splash with her shield. 

"Continue." She kicked the ground and prepped Xuanwu Shield on her shoulder, pushing forward like a rugby player.

No matter how many magma blasts the armored lizard sent to Rin, she broke them through like fortune cookies. 

Swoosh! BAM! Crack!

"Self-Created Spirit Skill, Heavy Shield Bash!" Rin smashed her shield against the armored lizard's head, creating a crack in the latter. 

"Now, Obito!" 

The armored lizard was stunned. It couldn't think straight for a moment and was 'suddenly' greeted by a needle to the brain. 

It couldn't even react before falling dead to the ground. 

Obito sighed and sternly said, "Rin, that's reckless." 

"We agreed that you only opened a path for me. What's with the shield bash?" 

Rin stuck out her tongue, "Trust in my shield." 

"Yunlong-sama said I have more potential than just becoming a sitting duck with a heavy-ass shield. I don't want to be a pure defense-type Spirit Master, so this combat-defense path is good for me." 

Obito's mouth twitched because Rin was skillful with her Xuanwu Shield and protected herself well while advancing in combat. The way she used her shield is also versatile, reminding Obito of Puppetry a little.

Nonetheless, Rin is a literal untouchable IRON BUCKET!

Rin turned the Xuanwu Shield into the fragmented state again, stretching her stiff shoulder, "Obito, can you open your mask for a second and promise me something?" 

Obito raised his brow, "You know that-!"

"I know..." Rin responded, leaving Obito in a helpless situation.

Obito sighed again, pulling his mask off. 

His handsome face made Rin blush slightly. 

'Not going to lie, Obito has become more attractive in his new body.' Rin thought in her head.

'But his kind soul is all that matters.' 

Rin smiled cheekily, "Repeat after me, okay." 

"Rin." 

"Rin?" Obito tilted his head.

"Will..."

"Will." 

"You..." 

"You?" 

"Marry me and build a happy family together?" 

Obito absentmindedly said, "Marry me and build a happy family together?"

He couldn't believe Rin just bait him into this.

Rin giggled at him, "Promise?" 

Even then, Obito was happy.

Obito suddenly hugged Rin in happiness, "I promise!" 

"I promise to make you the happiest wife ever, Rin!" 

"Hehe~!" Rin happily hugged him back.

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'Oy, don't forget that I'm still here!' In the sky, Yunlong watched this with a sour expression. Being fed dog food isn't a pleasant experience.