Douluo: The Dragon King's Descent of the Gods

The Evil Emperor was the undisputed number one in spiritual power on the Douluo Continent ten thousand years ago, and also the first person in recorded history to reach the Divine Origin Realm.

The Demon Forest is protected by the Evil Emperor, which is why it is considered one of the three major soul beast habitats in the Douluo Continent, along with the Star Dou Great Forest and the Far North.

Among the leaders of the three major settlements of spirit beasts, Di Tian frequently appears in human society and occasionally makes headlines; Xie Di and Xue Di, on the other hand, rarely appear, living in seclusion in their respective territories and remaining very mysterious. They haven't shown their faces even once in the last hundred years.

This sparked much discussion and rumors within the Spirit Pagoda.

Among the many rumors, two versions are relatively reliable.

First, the Evil Emperor and the Snow Emperor failed to survive the Heavenly Tribulation and have passed away. However, in order to maintain the status of the Demon Forest and the Far North, they chose to keep their deaths a secret.

Second, the Evil Emperor and the Snow Emperor abandoned their cultivation of over 800,000 years and chose to transform into human form and start cultivating again, intending to break through to the ethereal god level.

In fact, the Ice Emperor hasn't made a public appearance for nearly a hundred years. However, the Ice Emperor is the second most powerful nation in the far north, while the Snow Emperor is the most powerful. Humans tend to focus only on the first and ignore the second.

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A flash of blue light, and Meng Xinghe returned to his room.

Gu Yuena came out before him and stood next to Wu Changkong, her eyes filled with a hint of emotion.

"Star River," she transmitted her voice, "didn't you set your score a bit too high?"

"Nine years old is on the ninety-ninth floor, and I'm only on the eighty-first floor."

"Not too high," Meng Xinghe replied telepathically.

"The most difficult part of the Tower of Babel is the attrition-like battles. My third soul skill ensures I don't lack energy, so the attrition-like battles are useless against me. Since they're useless, given my demonstrated talent, it's actually quite normal for me to have cleared the ninety-ninth floor at the age of nine."

Seeing the two exchanging glances, Wu Changkong knew they were using telepathy for an encrypted call. He felt a surge of satisfaction at being fed a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection).

How fortunate the Spirit Pagoda is to have these two geniuses whose talents are unparalleled throughout history.

The future of Douluo Continent will surely belong to the Spirit Pagoda!

Thinking of this, Wu Changkong couldn't help but feel fortunate that Meng Xinghe was not a Soul Master with the attributes of Light or Holy. Otherwise, such a genius would not have been able to join the Spirit Pagoda and would have been recruited by the Holy Spirit Cult when his Martial Soul awakened.

On Douluo Star, no top genius with either light or holy attributes can resist the allure of the Great Light Divine Spirit.

The reputation of the world's number one cultivation method was earned by generations of Inquisition chiefs!

Don't misunderstand, he doesn't dislike the Holy Spirit Cult. He is actually a believer in the Heavenly God, but he feels that the Holy Spirit Cult's power structure doesn't need a genius of Meng Xinghe's level.

The sheer number of angelic families alone is enough to ensure the Holy Spirit Cult's enduring prosperity. Moreover, the Holy Spirit Cult's top-tier combat power has now reached its greatest peak in history.

The Pope, the Director of the Inquisition, and the Speaker of the Cardinal Council—the three leaders of the Holy Spirit Cult—are all Limit Douluo. Adding to this, Yue Zheng'en, who did not join the Holy Spirit Cult because he commanded the Southern Army, makes a total of four Limit Douluo.

Shrek Academy, not counting the two sect leaders of Tang Sect, only has four Limit Douluo, and the Spirit Pagoda only has three Limit Douluo, all of whom come from ancient families.

Therefore, Wu Changkong believed that since the Holy Spirit Cult was already this powerful, it would be better to let geniuses of Meng Xinghe's caliber be given to them through the Spirit Pagoda.

After all, the Spirit Pagoda monopolizes the methods of soul transmission, and it needs to ensure that it has enough strength to avoid being targeted by thieves.

……

A flash of blue light appeared, and Tang Wulin appeared in the room, discovering that he was the last one to come out.

Xie Xie, who was not far away, stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, "Wu Lin, you are amazing."

"It's nothing really," Tang Wulin said, a little embarrassed by the praise. "My second soul skill has the effect of restoring my physical and soul power, which gives me an advantage in the Tower of Trials game. If you had similar soul skills, your Tower of Trials results would definitely not be worse than mine."

"By the way, my score is twenty-seventh. What about you guys?"

After clearing the twenty-seventh floor, his opponent on the twenty-eighth floor was the Simulated Bear King. His Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul was so fragile and powerless against the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear.

Otherwise, his grades could have been even higher.

Tang Wulin looked at the others and, judging from their expressions, their results must have been quite good.

"My score is the nineteenth level," Xie Xie said, then looked at the others with Tang Wulin. "Wei Xiaofeng's score is the twelfth level, Zhang Yangzi's score is the thirteenth level, and Wang Jinxi's score is the fifteenth level."

"Xu Xiaoyan has a thousand-year-old soul and an extremely abnormal soul control skill. Her score is much higher than ours; she's at the forty-fifth level."

"The last two are freaks. They both broke their previous best scores. The eldest sister is at the 81st floor, and the eldest brother is at the 99th floor."

The eldest sister is Gu Yuena, and the elder brother is Meng Xinghe. This is how Xie Xie addresses them.

Having been classmates for so long, Tang Wulin knew all too well how monstrous their combat power was; constantly pushing their combat power limits had almost become a daily occurrence.

Therefore, after hearing the result, Tang Wulin felt only a slight shock, like a leaf falling onto a calm lake and causing ripples. His brain immediately told him that this result was perfectly reasonable.

A nine-year-old Soul Venerable, a nine-year-old Spirit Abyss Realm cultivator—what's so special about that?

If he had that talent, he could have achieved the same results.

As he pondered this, Tang Wulin shifted his focus from grades to rewards.

The most valuable rewards available for those who achieve a score on the 27th floor are a thousand-year-old spiritual treasure and a spirit alloy with a fusion rate of over 90%.

He didn't rush to choose a reward because he wanted to ask the two teachers for their opinions on how to choose a reward to maximize his benefits.

The rewards are so high on the 27th floor, and the rewards on the 81st and 99th floors are absolutely staggering. You could probably choose more than 90% of the items in the Tower of Babel reward list.

I wonder what rewards those two chose?

A rare soul bone? Or a rare soul spirit?

Xie Xie immediately saw what his good brother was thinking, so he leaned close to his ear and whispered:

"The eldest sister didn't choose a reward on the spot, but the eldest brother chose a black and white pill in front of everyone. It was the Madman Life-Shortening Pill at the very end of the pill list."

"Huh?" Tang Wulin's eyes widened.

"Is that the Madman's Life-Shortening Pill that reduces lifespan by twenty years but instantly doubles strength? Given Xinghe's status in the Spirit Pagoda, there's no need for him to exchange for something like that, right?"

"Wu Lin, you don't understand this," Xie Xie said with a knowing look. "For a genius of Big Brother's caliber, only by staying alive can one have a future."

"If we encounter a fatal danger, but can survive by taking the Madman Life-Shortening Pill, what does it matter if we lose twenty years of life? If the Madman Life-Shortening Pill could only be taken once in a lifetime, Big Brother might have exchanged for a few more just in case."

Well, Tang Wulin admitted that this reason convinced him.

Only by living can there be a future; after experiencing the Dark Earl's affair, he understood this all too well.

He even wanted to get a Madman's Life-Shortening Pill as a trump card, but that required a very high score in the Tower of Trials to exchange for, which he couldn't do right now.

As for buying it, I heard that the Madman's Life-Shortening Pill is not for sale and is only available at a price.