Douluo: True and False Body of All Karmas

Chapter 43: Troubled times
Gu Yue and Bai Xu were strolling in the dense forest. Bai Xu felt that the environment here was completely different from that in the core area of ​​the Star Dou, but Gu Yue felt as if they were in another world. The Spirit Ascension Platform was indeed a miracle created by the Spirit Transmission Tower.

She kept rubbing her hands together to produce green light, which turned into a small green bird in the air, spreading its wings and soaring, then transformed into wind birds flying in the sky. With the two of them as the center, they kept scouting around and going deeper while avoiding some thousand-year-old soul beasts.

Gu Yue said, "The Soul Ascension Platforms are actually interconnected. As long as one's cultivation level is below the fourth ring and one has the strength to continue to advance, it is possible to reach the intermediate Soul Ascension Platform. However, if one wants to cross this barrier, they will inevitably encounter more powerful soul beasts. The Soul Transfer Pagoda naturally took this barrier into consideration when it was first designed. The soul beasts in the deep depths are very troublesome for soul masters below the fourth ring. Therefore, few people can make it from the primary Soul Ascension Platform to the intermediate Soul Ascension Platform."

"Then let's try to see if we can reach the intermediate spirit-raising platform." Bai Xu responded in a relaxed tone. His experience so far has been very good.

"it is good."

Gu Yue's wind bird's reconnaissance efficiency was extremely high. She could almost synchronize her vision with the wind bird and make judgments. In addition, Bai Xu had no intention of hunting low-level soul beasts, so the two of them went deeper smoothly without any obstacles.

The vegetation began to become dense, making it difficult for sunlight to penetrate, resulting in dimming of light and restricted vision. The air was filled with the scent of more plants. This place already had the feel of an intermediate spirit-raising platform, almost equivalent to the edge of the mixed zone of the original Star Dou Great Forest.

"Be careful, the field of vision is limited, and my wind bird can't play a big role." Gu Yue reminded.

Hearing this, Bai Xu summoned his spirit, and the Millennium Spine-tailed Swift reappeared. He gently stroked the Swift's body and said, "It's your turn now. Conduct low-altitude reconnaissance, and don't go too far."

鸠！
The spine-tailed swift received the command and flapped its wings to fly towards the two people.

Gu Yue was slightly surprised to see this spirit. She rarely saw Bai Xu use spirits and spirit rings in battle. He almost always relied on the stats of his martial spirit to quickly advance. Now, summoning a thousand-year-old spirit was quite surprising. She sighed, "Millennial Spine-tailed Swift?"

"Is there any problem?" Bai Xu said, and at the same time quickened his pace and walked in front of Gu Yue, indicating that he would lead the next route.

Gu Yue followed Bai Xu's footsteps and replied, "No, it just feels a bit different. I thought your first soul would be some powerful soul beast. Although the Spine-tailed Swift is good at speed, it is not aggressive. Most of the time, they rely on speed and endurance to shake off their natural enemies."

Bai Xu waved his hands, looking somewhat helpless: "There's nothing I can do. We didn't have many resources before, so having souls was good enough."

Off-site
Wu Zhangkong and the other staff kept a close eye on Class Zero, not missing a single moment. Zhang Yangzi had already been eliminated, while Xie Xie and Tang Wulin would team up, Bai Xu and Gu Yue would team up, and Wang Jinxi was still figuring things out on his own.

However, Gu Yue and Bai Xu seemed to be interested in going deeper.

Seeing that something was amiss, the staff member immediately stood up and asked Teacher Wu, "These two children are only at the second ring level. If they go any deeper, they might encounter even more powerful spirit beasts. Should we let them withdraw early?"

"No, let them explore freely."

Wu Zhangkong was slightly surprised upon seeing Bai Xu's Spine-tailed Swift spirit, but it was still within his acceptable range. Bai Xu's martial spirit was unique enough to comprehensively enhance a spirit master's physical fitness. To possess the greatest spirit of a thousand years at his age truly made him worthy of the title of genius.

Plus, he once said that if he wanted to enroll in Shrek Academy, he would have to show his monstrous potential.

Inside the Ascension Platform
After going so deep, Bai Xu also unfolded his martial soul, and his special effects were so cool that Gu Yue, who was following behind him, looked at him sideways frequently. She curiously put her hand into the green flame, and found that there was no burning sensation at all. She touched Bai Xu's shoulder without any obstruction.

Gu Yue asked doubtfully, "Isn't it of the fire attribute?"

"My martial spirit is simply expressed in the form of green flames, not fire attributes." "Does it have a name?"

"Yes, it's called the True and False Body of All Karmas. To some extent, it can be regarded as the original martial soul." Bai Xu explained.

Just as Gu Yue's curiosity grew stronger, he saw Bai Xu's gaze gradually become sharper, his eyes emitting green fire, staring straight at the dark shadow in the forest in front of him on the right.

The next moment, Gu Yue also felt the fierce aura. But she was more concerned about Bai Xu's reaction, as his perception was even sharper than hers.

Roar!
The ferocious roar of the beast resounded through the forest, startling countless flocks of birds to leap away. A majestic figure walked out from the shadows. The tall figure was over three meters, and the whole body was covered with dark golden hair. There was no emotion in his eyes, which were full of indifference and cruelty.

The arms are extremely huge and thick, and both front claws are dark golden sharp blades, more than one meter in length. A pair of thick arms spread out, and the sharp claws just followed his body through the air, making a slight "hissing" sound.

"Oh, this version of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear is full of disasters~~" Bai Xu couldn't help but sigh. The Bear King, who was a ferocious beast, died, leaving Bai Xu with a left metacarpal bone; and now this one with an exploded right metacarpal bone has met Bai Xu, and it is probably in great danger.

"It's up to you." Gu Yue stepped aside tactfully. After spending a long time together, she also realized that Bai Xu really enjoyed fighting, especially a fist-to-flesh fight that tested speed and strength.

"Ho~~~"

The roar of the beast became gradually lower. The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear seemed to have sensed the threat emanating from Bai Xu. Its dark gold hair stood on end, its sharp claws rubbed against the ground, and a bloodthirsty red flashed in the depths of its eyes.

Bai Xu also slowly lowered his body and took a starting stance.

The two were on the verge of a fight. Both were masters of speed and strength. The ground under their feet was slightly concave, and then they popped out in an instant, and their claws and palms collided with each other in an instant.

Susu!

The powerful air waves spread out, making the surrounding leaves rustle, and waves of collisions resounded throughout the forest. It was the collision of dark gold claws and flesh, the gold and green were constantly entangled, and the high-intensity battle was so exhilarating.

Gu Yue stepped aside and just watched quietly, estimating Bai Xu's limit in his mind.

Bai Xu's current strength is level 25, and he still has many hidden cards. Any one of the Dark Gold Terror Claw Soul Bone and the Third Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring is enough to instantly kill the hundred-year-old Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear in front of him, not to mention the last sword move and the Fruit of All Karmas.

"So fast." Gu Yue was secretly shocked.

Not only him, even Wu Changkong outside the field couldn't help but marvel at it. It was hard to imagine that Bai Xu's martial spirit could amplify his body to such an extent that he could be on par with the Hundred-Year-Old Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear at the second-ring level, and even suppress it slightly.

This is no longer a combat power that can be explained by a super martial spirit.

The staff were stunned and exclaimed, "This Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear is the guardian of the Primary Spirit Ascension Platform, yet it's actually engaging in a back-and-forth with a Second Ring Great Spirit Master? If this continues, perhaps these two students will actually be able to break through the barrier of the Primary Spirit Ascension Platform and enter the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform!"

(End of this chapter)