Douluo Continent: What should I do if I don't have a cheat system?

Chapter 257 Anxious and Impatient: My Pills Are Amazing!

With just fifteen Nine-Tailed Fox Blood Pills, Hu Liena's martial soul smoothly evolved into a Nine-Tailed Fox.

Her martial spirit began to transform in a burst of light. It was a deep, soul-stirring wave, like a flower slowly blooming, like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon.

This shows that Hu Liena's original martial soul is of very high quality.

The original martial soul is the true match for Hu Liena. When the Nine-Tailed Fox Bai Song was her martial soul before, because of Bai Song's soul, her control over the martial soul was always a little unsmooth, as if a barrier was blocking her way.

Hu Liena used to think that everyone was like this, since many students couldn't fully control their martial souls, so she never took it seriously.

Only now do we realize that the reason why those students didn't fully control their martial souls in the past was partly due to their lack of talent, and partly because many students only cultivated soul power without cultivating soul power control.

Despite his talent and frequent practice of soul power control, he still hadn't fully mastered his martial soul, which he had previously thought was because he hadn't reached the required level of skill.

Now that she knows, it's all because of the Nine-Tailed Fox Bai Song. With Bai Song gone and the original martial soul appearing, Hu Liena feels that she now has complete control over her martial soul. This feeling of control gives Hu Liena a sense of satisfaction and peace of mind she has never experienced before.

External objects are ultimately just external objects. They may be powerful at first, but in the end they will only become obstacles on the path of cultivation.

For Hu Liena, the white pine was an external thing.

The nine fox spirit beasts that Hu Liena contracted are all cubs, so the main thing now is for Hu Liena to feed them back.

Hu Liena, with her god-level strength, cultivates very quickly, and gives back a lot to the nine little ones.

After observing for a month, during which time Jerry mainly fed the nine fox cubs.

Because the nine fox cubs each have a different number of tails, Jerry provides them with different food and fox blood pills.

Jerry has professional experience in raising fox spirit beasts. In the past month, he has not only been observing but also teaching Hu Liena how to raise fox spirit beasts.

These little foxes are growing very quickly; in just one month, their growth rate is astonishing.

First, their cultivation levels all broke through to over a hundred years, and Hu Liena's first nine spirit rings all turned yellow.

Then comes individual evolution. Under the influence of the elixir, the fewest tails are three, and the most are five.

Moreover, thanks to Jerry's guidance, these little foxes have also learned the breathing technique and can now practice on their own.

The fox, with a century of cultivation, has fully developed its body and can begin gravity cultivation.

Experiments have shown that the smaller the soul beast, the stronger its adaptability.

A fox that has been around for a hundred years has reached full physical development, and this is the best time for it to adapt to gravity.

Hu Liena's floating courtyard has a gravity array, which is only turned on when she is cultivating, and is usually turned off.

Only those body-refining fanatics keep it running, and Hu Liena is clearly not one of them.

He explained to Hu Liena the importance of physical strength for soul beasts, and especially reminded her that soul beasts must undergo a tribulation of lightning after cultivating for 100,000 years.

Because of their rapid cultivation speed, Hu Liena encouraged these little ones to live in the gravity environment as much as possible to improve their physical strength as soon as possible.

However, these little guys were clearly not very obedient. They were young, playful, and found the gravity field too tiring, so they kept running out.

In the end, Jerry had to make nine gravity collars by himself to put around the necks of the little foxes so they couldn't take them off and the gravity would be constantly activated.

However, as these foxes improve their cultivation level, their bodies will grow larger, and these collars will become obsolete.

It would be great if there were a material that could grow larger as the body grows.

However, this world obviously does not have such a material. Even if it is a fiber material with good elasticity, it is obviously useless compared to the size of soul beasts that can grow many times over.

How can we keep these nine little foxes training under gravity without having to make new collars as they grow?

If you change the gravity of the entire world—this isn't a small world—Jerry can't do it.

There's no solution to this yet. Many Soul Masters, after contracting a Soul Beast, like to keep small Soul Beasts by their side.

Completely different from what Jerry had initially planned. Jerry had intended to release the soul beasts into the great forest after the contract was formed, where they would grow faster.

However, the summoner was afraid that the soul beast would die in battle with other soul beasts, so he chose to keep it with him and not release it.

This is actually very detrimental to the growth of soul beasts, suppressing their natural instincts. Because of the summoner's support, the soul beasts cultivate very quickly, but their physical strength cannot keep up.

If they don't pay attention, these soul beasts probably won't even survive the 100,000-year lightning tribulation.

Many summoners never considered that their summoned beasts could cultivate for 100,000 years, so they did not pay attention to the physical strength of their summoned beasts.

However, the nine creatures that Hu Liena contracted are different. Jerry will definitely help them. So breaking through 100,000 years is just one hurdle in their lives. There will be a lot more hurdles waiting for them in the future.

By observing Hu Liena and the foxes she had a contract with, Jerry deduced the effect of the feedback mechanism: if the upper limit of a soul beast's bloodline is high enough, it would only take a hundred years for a soul beast to cultivate to the age of one hundred thousand.

With this method of cultivation, there is absolutely no chance of passing the tribulation of lightning, so physical strength must be taken seriously.

This is the main world, not the smaller world. Jerry's contracted spirit beasts are all in the smaller world, and it's a smaller world where only spirit beasts exist.

Jerry can directly change the gravity of the entire small world, but not the main world. The main world is inhabited not only by spirit beasts but also by humans, and the rules here are not under Jerry's jurisdiction.

Then the summoner will have to supervise it themselves.

Hu Liena has basically finished with her duties. Now it's just a matter of watching the nine little ones grow. Jerry gave Hu Liena all the pills needed for each stage, and then Hu Liena took over the nurturing.

There are still many Nine-Tailed Fox Blood Pills. Jerry discovered that the Fox Blood Pills, made from the blood of the Nine-Tailed Fox, can be absorbed by foxes of every attribute, making them a truly universal remedy.

If you want to refine it using the blood of other foxes, the attributes must be the same. There are so many races of foxes, and each race needs different pills. Not only does it take a lot of time to refine pills of each level, but it also takes a long time to collect blood.

After the Nine-Tailed Fox was resurrected, it seems that its abilities were never questioned, and whether they were as described in the ancient texts.

With that in mind, Jerry went straight to the Nine-Tailed Fox. It had recovered in the past month and it was time to draw blood again.

Upon seeing the nine-tailed fox spirit Bai Song, Jerry immediately asked, "Bai Song, I'd like to ask what abilities you possess. An ancient text once recorded that with each new tail a nine-tailed fox grows, it gains mastery of a new attribute. At nine tails, it would master metal, wood, water, fire, earth, light, darkness, space, and time. Is that true?"

Upon hearing Jerry's question, the Nine-Tailed Fox paused for a moment, but it was clear that the ancient texts were wrong.

"Almost, but there's one mistake. You can't control the time attribute. The attribute that's not recorded is the lightning attribute. You've seen the lightning fox, right? So the fox clan can control the lightning attribute."

"Space and time are the most difficult concepts to grasp. For example, the Silver Fox's full name is the Space Silver Fox. It usually appears and disappears without a trace. In ancient times, it could only be seen occasionally. It should be extinct by now."

"As for the attribute of time, as far as I know, the fox clan does not possess it. Some ancient races comprehended the attribute of time, but there is a saying: those who comprehend time ultimately become lost within time itself. Therefore, all races that comprehended time have disappeared."

"As for the spatial rules mastered by the Nine-Tailed Fox, one is to create a storage space for storing things; the other is teleportation."

"Everyone says that time and space are very powerful, but few people understand them or know how to use them."

The nine-tailed fox told Jerry everything she knew, but it wasn't anything particularly important anyway.

But after listening, Jerry had a peculiar feeling.

The lack of spatial skills and their limited application are due to your limited understanding.

What's going on with the time?

And there's that saying: "To understand time is ultimately to be lost within time itself."

What does this mean? Lost in time?

The skills related to time rules include time acceleration, time deceleration, and time stop. Jerry has only mastered these three skills so far.

What exactly can make someone lose their way?

No way! Is it really possible to travel back in time, to travel through time?

With only these two skills, Jerry felt he might get lost.

However, in this world, Jerry has grasped 100% of the rules of time and space, but he cannot master these two skills.

No, I've overlooked something.

It's lifespan, that's right, it's lifespan.

The gods that Jerry encountered only had the first level of their divine bodies; they didn't have the two levels that followed.

If you don't reach the third level, and the activation time is accelerated, your lifespan will be over very quickly.

Being lost in time likely refers to dying when one's lifespan is exhausted within the passage of time.

This is truly a case of killing oneself.

It's terrifying to even think about.

Fortunately, when I tried it myself, my divine body had already reached the third level.

Time is terrifying!

Jerry couldn't help but shiver, and goosebumps rose all over his body.

No wonder the blood of the Nine-Tailed Fox is so effective; it contains all eight basic attributes.

I must draw lots, I absolutely have to draw enough to make my money back.

After speaking with the Nine-Tailed Fox, Jerry drew another vial of blood despite her reluctance.

After getting the blood, Jerry ran off to refine pills, leaving the powerless nine-tailed fox Bai Song limply lying on the ground.

After refining the pills, there were three hundred more left.

With so many pills, Jerry believed that he could cultivate a one-tailed fox into a nine-tailed one.

Of course, we should give priority to our own people.

Jerry then summoned three fox spirit elders from the cabinet.

The Seventh Elder, Yu Shu, possesses the martial spirit of a six-tailed fire fox.

The tenth elder, You Yi, possesses the martial spirit of the Three-Tailed Ice Fox.

The eleventh elder, Lan Qiaoqin, possesses the martial spirit of a three-tailed enchanting fox.

The three elders all possessed the spirit of the fox clan. As for the Enchanting Fox, when the Nine-Tailed Fox introduced the fox clan, she did not mention the Enchanting Fox. It can be said that charm is a basic attribute of every fox.

The Eleventh Elder's Martial Soul, Charm, is different; it's quite interesting. He hasn't mastered any other attributes, so he can only utilize the strengths of his fox form.

It's unknown whether there are foxes in nature that don't seem to possess any special attributes; at least Jerry hasn't seen one yet.

Of course, there is also the possibility that the Eleventh Elder's martial soul has mutated.

Moreover, it's a degenerate and mutated form, lacking any attributes.

The name "Meihu" was probably given by later generations, because it doesn't have any other distinctive features besides being alluring.

Since they were all foxes, it was simple. Jerry was too lazy to refine the pills step by step. They were all his own people, so he wasn't afraid of wasting them. He just gave the three of them the Nine-Tailed Fox Bloodline Pill.

The Seventh Elder consumed 80 Bloodline Pills, and his Martial Soul evolved into a Nine-Tailed Fire Fox.

The tenth elder consumed 110 Bloodline Pills, and his martial soul evolved into a nine-tailed ice fox.

The eleventh elder consumed 140 Bloodline Pills, and his martial soul evolved. The evolution was different from the other two; the light during the evolution was more dazzling, and the duration was longer.

It seems Jerry's prediction was correct; the Eleventh Elder's martial soul, the Nine-Tailed Fox, was indeed a product of degeneration.

Now, with the replenishment of the Nine-Tailed Fox Blood Pill, its previously degenerated origin has been restored, and it has even begun to evolve further. That's probably why it consumed a little more Fox Blood Pills than the other two.

Finally, the light of evolution faded, and the true face of Mount Lu could be seen clearly.

A giant fox appeared behind the Eleventh Elder. This was a martial spirit, glowing with a fluorescent green color. It was very dazzling, with nine tails sticking up, somewhat like a peacock spreading its tail feathers.

The Nine-Tailed Fox had previously described the fox's appearance to Jerry, and Jerry recognized the Eleventh Elder's martial soul, the Nine-Tailed Wood Fox, at a glance.

The wood attribute is easily overlooked. The Eleventh Elder probably always thought she was attribute-less. Otherwise, if she had gone to the wood attribute training tower to cultivate earlier, her wood attribute would probably have awakened long ago.

I've never found a single Wood Fox in nature, but to see a Wood Fox Martial Soul here is truly an eye-opener.

The three elders were quite exhausted, but fortunately Jerry had enough to handle it.

The three of them are now extremely loyal to Jerry, and they feel that everything they have is thanks to him.

Jerry recruited them to the Spirit Hall, gave them power, taught them various kinds of knowledge, enhanced their spiritual power, helped them become gods, and now he has helped their spirits evolve into the Nine-Tailed Fox.

All of this made them extremely loyal and devoted to Jerry.

There are still some pills left, and there are two eight-tailed foxes in the Star Dou Great Forest, both of whom are Big White's underlings. They'll get a good deal.

If one's bloodline is elevated to the Nine-Tailed Fox level, the chances of becoming a god will greatly increase.

Jerry is currently very eager, hoping that more powerful people can become gods, whether they are humans or soul beasts.

There's always a sense of unease in my heart, I don't know why. This feeling started before everyone was going through their tribulations and it hasn't stopped.

What makes Jerry uneasy is definitely not a small matter.

Reaching Jerry's cultivation level made him feel uneasy, more like a warning that something big was about to happen.

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(End of this chapter)