Douluo's Soul Power increases by two levels every year

Chapter 311 Metamorphosis

"Well... let's find some time to retaliate! Dragging this out isn't going to work!" Gu Rong said somewhat sullenly.

Gu Rong began to worry. Han Feng's growth rate was simply too astonishing. Judging from Han Feng's current age and cultivation level, he would definitely be able to break through to the Soul Emperor level before he turned sixteen. A Soul Emperor at the age of sixteen—there had never been such a powerful Soul Master in the history of Douluo Continent!

Han Feng's martial soul has now transformed into an ultimate martial soul.

The ultimate martial soul is a terrifying existence that, according to legend, can withstand a titled Douluo even at the level of a seventy-level Soul Saint!

Even though Gu Rong has traveled all over the continent for more than a hundred years and has seen countless experiences, he has never seen many ultimate martial souls. In addition, due to the difficulty of cultivating ultimate martial souls, Gu Rong has never seen a single ultimate martial soul that can be mastered!

But Gu Rong wasn't worried at all about whether Han Feng could achieve great success!

A freak who increases the difficulty of cultivation for himself and can still crush other monstrous geniuses in cultivation speed, probably finds the pure soul power brought by the ultimate martial soul exactly what he wants!

Gu Rong even suspected that, given Han Feng's cultivation speed, he would probably break through to the Soul Saint realm in a few years!

In other words, in just a few years, Han Feng will possess the combat power of a Title Douluo. Coupled with Han Feng's endless tricks, Gu Rong was somewhat apprehensive. If Han Feng were to be even more ruthless and wait another five or six years until he broke through to Soul Douluo or even Title Douluo, would Gu Rong still be alive under his full-force attack?

Gu Rong was confident that he knew Han Feng well. Kindness was kindness, and grudges were grudges. Since this kid said it would be one strike, then it would definitely be just one strike. But at the same time, he would definitely not cut corners; it would be a full-force strike!

Gu Rong gradually realized the seriousness of the situation. Han Feng's growth rate was too fast, and his initial decision to strike might have been somewhat hasty!

Upon hearing this, Ning Rongrong was taken aback for a moment, then chuckled mischievously twice.

Han Feng smiled slightly.

"No rush!" Han Feng waved his hand, teasingly saying, "Senior, a peerless Douluo, are you afraid of a mere Soul King like me?"

Han Feng wouldn't let Gu Rong repay the blow he owed him right now. He was still a bit short. Han Feng's maximum combat strength was at most around the Soul Douluo level, which posed no threat to Gu Rong at all. Back then, Gu Rong had beaten Han Feng so badly that his blood was boiling and his mouthful of venom almost broke!

"Hehe! I'm not afraid! Of course I'm not afraid! I'm just worried that you'll blame me for not paying!" Gu Rong could only stubbornly insist after being provoked by Han Feng.

Seeing Gu Rong's defiant look, Ning Rongrong laughed even more heartily.

Han Feng also looked at Gu Rong with amusement.

Unable to bear Han Feng's ambiguous smile, Gu Rong quickly left—he decided to pick up his long-abandoned cultivation again!

Gu Rong knew that he had basically exhausted his potential and that it would be extremely difficult to make any further progress. Therefore, Gu Rong had long since given up cultivation and devoted himself to being Ning Fengzhi's bodyguard.

But now it seems that the ancient banyan tree has no choice but to start cultivating again!

Being even a little stronger is better than nothing. If Han Feng slaps me away, wouldn't that be incredibly embarrassing?

After Gu Rong left, Han Feng said to Ning Rongrong, "Rongrong, I'm going to familiarize myself with my powers!"

Thanks to the cheat system and the rewards from the two divine trials, Han Feng's soul power cultivation level increased by four levels in a short period of time. As a result, when Han Feng circulates his soul power now, he inevitably feels a bit awkward, and it is imperative for him to become familiar with the power.

Ning Rongrong nodded, gave Han Feng a light kiss on the cheek, and said, "Go!"

Ning Rongrong was not worried about Han Feng. Four months ago, Han Feng was able to burn through the poison array left by Dugu Bo. Now that Han Feng has the ultimate fire, Dugu Bo's poison array is no match for Han Feng. He can come and go as he pleases!

About half an hour later, Han Feng returned.

The awkwardness in circulating soul power still exists, and this is not something that can be changed overnight; it requires a long period of adjustment.

Han Feng mainly studied his two ultimate martial souls!

Han Feng had to admit the power of the ultimate martial soul. With his level 59 cultivation, without using any other means, the power unleashed by just a single martial soul was already comparable to that of a Soul Saint. Han Feng did not attempt the self-fusion technique of ice and fire, but he figured that killing a Soul Douluo should be no problem!

However, the troubles brought by the ultimate martial soul also exist, the most prominent of which is the problem of cultivation speed.

It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. After experiencing the feeling of flying, it's incredibly frustrating to have Han Feng cultivate at such a snail's pace!

However, it was still much faster than Han Feng's cultivation speed when he had only half a level of innate soul power, so Han Feng could still accept it. If all else failed, wasn't there still the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well?

Moreover, because of his ultimate martial soul, Han Feng no longer needs to worry about purifying the quality of his soul power before breaking through to the Title Douluo level, as he can no longer do so!

The soul power cultivated from the ultimate martial soul is excessively pure. Originally, Han Feng should have broken through to level 60, but because his soul power was compressed by the two ultimate martial souls, he was forced to break through to level 59. This is only because Han Feng's soul power was already pure. If it were a normal Soul King, his cultivation level might drop by five or six levels!

Even so, Han Feng's cultivation level seemed very unstable, and he needed to spend a lot of time refining it before he could continue to break through!

Besides the ultimate martial soul, there is the divine test of the two gods of ice and fire.

After the first divine test was completed, the second divine test followed immediately.

The second test of the Ice God required Han Feng to break through level 60 in soul power cultivation within one year, while the second test of the Fire God required Han Feng to break through level 60 in qi and blood strength within one year. The reward for both tests was a 5% increase in divine affinity.

"Master Yu! It's only the second test and it only increases affinity!" Han Feng looked at the two divine tests in his mind and couldn't help but complain.

What about soul power? What about the divinely bestowed soul bones? What about the divine armor? What about the deities? What about the divine skills?

"I'll just let you ascend to godhood directly! That's how the rewards for a first-level god's divine trials are!" the God of Defense reprimanded, then said, "I'm telling you plainly, from today onwards, your divine trials will no longer offer soul power rewards! You're burdened with three divine trials; if every trial gave you soul power upgrades, you might as well not cultivate at all!"

"Furthermore, the rewards of the divine trials all consume the inherited divine power of the gods. The more you gain now, the less divine power you will inherit after you become a god!"

The inherited divine power has little to do with the god's own divine power. It is just the divine power passed down from the divine position. For example, the God of Defense is a veteran god of level 147 with great strength, but the inherited divine power in the God of Defense position has always been only level 130.

Even if the God of Defense's own divine power feeds back into the inherited divine power within the divine position, it will not exceed level 139 due to the limitations of the God of Defense's own rank.

Even if Han Feng inherits the position of the God of Defense in the future, he will only be able to possess the inherited divine power of level 130 or so, instead of directly soaring to level 147 like the God of Defense!

Of course, Han Feng will eventually inherit three gods, including the Ice God and the Fire God, both of whom are first-level gods with two inherited divine powers of over 140 levels. In comparison, the inherited divine power of the Defense God, which is over 130 levels, seems dispensable.

"Besides, don't you have a power within you that can automatically enhance your soul power?" The God of Defense added casually, which startled Han Feng!

The God of Defense actually knows about my cheat ability?!

"Elder Yu, do you know?" Han Feng asked, his voice filled with surprise and uncertainty.

The God of Defense rolled his eyes and said matter-of-factly, "Do you think I'm blind?! Every year, your soul power cultivation level breaks through and increases by two levels out of thin air. Even if I can't sense it, I can't just not see it, can I?!"

Upon hearing this, Han Feng scratched his head somewhat awkwardly. The God of Defense was right; there was no reason he wouldn't know.

Although Han Feng initially used a concealment shield to hide his aura, he later used a defensive isolation field to deceive others.

However, the Concealment Shield obviously couldn't hide from the God of Defense's eyes, and the Supreme Defense Isolation Domain was derived from the God of Defense's Supreme Defense Isolation Divine Domain. Han Feng's skills were really a bit like showing off his skills in front of the God of Defense!

What Han Feng didn't know was that the God of Defense was actually lying. He only discovered the cheat code hidden in Han Feng's body recently because he found that Han Feng's soul power growth rate was too abnormal. Before that, the God of Defense really didn't know!

But surely the God of Defense couldn't tell Han Feng the truth?

He's a dignified old rogue from the divine realm, a being who dares to challenge heaven and earth, doesn't he have any pride?

"However, you shouldn't rely too much on this power!" the God of Defense warned again. "This power can automatically absorb free energy from the outside world and then feed it back to you, essentially helping you cultivate automatically, but neither its speed nor its power output is particularly impressive!"

"It can keep up with your pace now, but it will become strained when you break through to the Soul Douluo level. After you become a Title Douluo, it will probably start to lose its strength. And after you finally become a god, its feedback will be negligible. It may take hundreds or thousands of years to help you increase your divine power by one and a half levels, and this time span will become longer and longer as your divine power increases!"

Han Feng nodded, saying nonchalantly, "It's nothing! Better than nothing!"

Han Feng didn't mind; this was something he had already anticipated!

After all, this cheat was just a small accessory that the system sprite casually threw to him. Han Feng never expected that this accessory would work indefinitely!

"Yes! Good that you understand!" said the God of Defense.

(End of this chapter)