Douluo: I, the Sun God

"Oh!"

Ning Rongrong nodded and quietly stepped to the side, watching Xu Yang as he worked.

Soon, twelve mithril bases were forged by Xu Yang. He mounted them onto the twelve mithril pillars, then opened the slots below, removed the three hundred Soul Power batteries inside, and set them aside.

He then took out another three hundred new-model Soul Power batteries from his storage ring and installed them. Xu Yang activated the Rank 9 Spatial Shuttle Soul Tool once again. Immediately, the space within the pillars began to distort, forming a spatial vortex—this time, very stable.

However, even so, the vortex only lasted one minute before it vanished again.

"It's a success!" Xu Yang pulled Ning Rongrong into his arms and said, "Rongrong, the first Rank 9 spatial teleportation Soultool is complete. Now we just need to build a second one and connect them. Once they're linked, we'll be able to achieve long-distance teleportation. As for the short duration of the spatial tunnel—we just need to enlarge the battery slots and increase the number of batteries!"

"Mm! Leave the Soul Power batteries to me!" Ning Rongrong nodded confidently.

The two of them then began forging the second spatial teleportation soul tool. With the experience from building the first, crafting the new Rank 9 soul tool was much easier—it took only half a month to finish successfully.

They connected the two soul tools via the Soul Power circuits within them.

"Now, only the testing remains!"

Xu Yang linked two external battery devices to both Rank 9 spatial teleportation soul tools. Each unit contained over a thousand new-model Soul Power batteries to continuously supply power. Standing nearby, Ning Rongrong held two Soft Bone Rabbits, preparing for the experiment.

Xu Yang infused Soul Power into the two external modules, activating them. Immediately, the space within the pillars of both teleportation tools began to distort, and two spatial vortices formed simultaneously.

"Rongrong!"

Hearing this, Ning Rongrong swung her arm and threw one of the Soft Bone Rabbits into the left vortex. It instantly flew out from the right vortex. Xu Yang reached out and caught the rabbit, carefully examining it—it was indeed the same one she had just thrown in.

But that wasn't the end.

Ning Rongrong threw the second Soft Bone Rabbit into the right vortex, and it promptly emerged from the left vortex.

[Note: The original raw seems to have a missing or corrupted line, possibly related to "sword qi"—it was likely a formatting or insertion error.]

Following that, Xu Yang had someone summon Dugu Yan, Elder Li, and Elder Wang to witness the result.

"Brother Yang, it worked!" Ning Rongrong exclaimed joyfully.

"Not yet. Right now, it's only short-distance teleportation. We still can't guarantee it can send living beings across tens of thousands of li."

Unlike Ning Rongrong, Xu Yang remained calm. He handed the two marked Soft Bone Rabbits—labeled "one" and "two"—back to her and said seriously, "Rongrong, I'll take one of the teleportation soul tools and leave. Three hours from now, reactivate the remaining one. First, throw in Rabbit No. 1, and ten minutes later, throw in Rabbit No. 2. I'll be on the other side to observe their condition. As for you—track the soul tool's energy consumption and compare it to earlier. See how much it increases over distance."

"I understand, Brother Yang!" Ning Rongrong replied solemnly, carefully taking the rabbits.

Xu Yang stored the right-side Rank 9 teleportation soul tool in his storage ring. A golden-red glow flashed on his left leg, and his figure vanished from the lab, instantly reappearing high above the Sunset Forest.

After changing direction, the spirit bones in his legs appeared, and he activated the Rainbow Transformation Technique, flying at full speed toward the South Sea.

If he remembered correctly, the future Sun Moon Empire would border the southwestern edge of the Douluo Continent.

Along the way, Xu Yang paid no attention to whose airspace he was flying through—whether it was the Spirit Empire or the Star Luo Empire. He moved in a straight line toward the island in the South Sea where he had once hunted the Golden Crow.

Naturally, his movements didn't go unnoticed by Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue.

"What kind of madness is Xu Yang pulling—marching out in the open like this? Is he hoping we won't notice he's left?"

Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes in suspicion as she reviewed the intel, which reported Xu Yang flying rapidly toward the South Sea. She tossed the report to the elder in front of her and spoke coldly.

"Your Majesty, we're also unsure. It's possible something's happened in the South Sea that we don't know about, requiring Xu Yang to go in person."

"If something's enough to make Xu Yang move like this—it must be serious. We must stop him!"

"…"

The elders of the former Spirit Hall, now ministers of the Spirit Empire, gave their opinions one after another. Though none of them knew Xu Yang's exact plan, they agreed on one point: whether good or bad, preventing Xu Yang's growth was the right move.

Bibi Dong frowned, then after a moment's thought, ordered, "Then I will personally lead a team to see exactly what Xu Yang is doing in the South Sea!"

Soon after, Bibi Dong led several Titled Douluo and set out from the Spirit Empire, pursuing Xu Yang.

At this moment, Xu Yang remained completely unaware of the pursuers behind him. He was unleashing the Rainbow Transformation Technique at full force—his speed as fast as lightning. For Bibi Dong and her group, catching up was impossible.

Three hours later, Xu Yang finally arrived at the island in the South Sea. He quickly set up the Rank 9 Spatial Teleportation Soul Tool, replaced its Soul Power batteries, and activated it directly. A spatial vortex appeared between the mithril pillars.

Soon, a Soft Bone Rabbit with a mark emerged. Xu Yang reached out and caught it. Seeing the mark on its back, he immediately recognized it as the Rabbit No. 1 given to Ning Rongrong. He checked the battery usage and confirmed—it was identical to the test conducted in the lab.

"So, teleportation distance doesn't increase Soul Power consumption."

Having confirmed the answer in his heart, Xu Yang decided to continue with the next trial. But first, he needed to return the rabbit currently in his hand.

He tossed the rabbit directly into the vortex.

On the other side, Ning Rongrong quickly noticed that Rabbit No. 1 had returned through the spatial vortex. Her face lit up with joy—this meant the Rank 9 spatial teleportation soul tool had succeeded. She quickly checked the battery levels and found they matched the previous use.

After another ten minutes, Ning Rongrong tossed the second Soft Bone Rabbit through the vortex. Before long, it too was sent back.

After thinking for a moment, Ning Rongrong suddenly stepped into the vortex herself. Her vision blurred, and the next thing she knew, she was standing in an unfamiliar place—Xu Yang staring at her with a look of shock.

"Wait—Rongrong, are you serious right now?!"

"What's wrong? Didn't the Rank 9 spatial teleportation soul tool work? Why can't I use it?"

Ning Rongrong blinked in confusion.

Xu Yang's figure flickered and instantly appeared in front of her. He immediately began scanning her body with his God sense, repeatedly.

"Thankfully... you're okay." Xu Yang let out a long breath of relief, then flicked her forehead hard. "You—what if something had gone wrong with the teleportation soul tool? What was I supposed to do then?!"