Douluo Continent: This Tang San is different

Chapter 103 Controlling the Golden Ancient Tree

[Would you like to continue the challenge?]

Tang San refused to answer the question posed by the giant soul-guided mecha.

For the first question, he answered by guessing and summarizing, and the rest was all luck.

The second question, who knows how difficult it is? I'd better have some self-awareness.

The giant soul-guided mecha raised its hand, opened its palm, and a silver bracelet fell onto Tang San's wrist.

Tang San touched the pass for a while and found it to be extremely tough, so he didn't study it immediately. Instead, he quickly ran into the gate of the Golden Ancient Tree.

Inside the ancient tree, the first floor is quite spacious, with a large open hall that is not dark but rather bright, yet not glaring.

However, the light source was not sunlight from the outside world, but rather some kind of elemental force.

"What a peculiar life form."

Tang San didn't have time to marvel at the wonders of the Tree of Life. Following the instructions on his bracelet, he entered the passage on the left and arrived at the room where soul tools were stored.

Opposite the room, there is a staircase leading to the next floor, but at the top of the staircase is a door frame that looks like a detection device. It should be able to detect access passes. If you don't have the right to access, it will probably be detonated.

"Logically, if I chisel a hole and cross over, I can evade the detection, but the Golden Ancient Tree is too hard. Whether I can chisel a small hole in the wall of this Golden Ancient Tree within half an hour is a big problem." Tang San gave up his unrealistic idea and entered the room where the soul tools were stored.

Looking at the rows of shelves, filled with all sorts of strange and wonderful soul tools, and with special categories hanging above the shelves: spatial, offensive, auxiliary, and defensive.

There are only four main categories in total.

However, when Tang San entered the attack category, he discovered that attacks were further divided into physical attacks and energy attacks, and energy attacks were further divided into melee attacks and ranged attacks.

Each category can be further subdivided.

"The Golden Civilization must have been built upon this ancient golden tree. It seems to have developed into a very powerful civilization, but why did it disappear?"

Tang San thought of the gods who needed the power of faith, but quickly dismissed the thought.

Without truly exploring, mere daydreaming is a waste of time, and gods and such are far too distant from our current selves.

Subsequently, Tang San left the offensive category and went to the support category, hoping to find a soul tool that could help him with his research.

The cultivation of jade bones, the enhancement of soul power, the flow patterns of soul power within soul rings, the formation of soul bones, and the research on soul tools all require more detailed observation.

For Tang San, level one soul tools are not very useful for either defense or attack. However, auxiliary tools are different. If they can help him observe more closely, his future research can proceed more smoothly.

Twenty minutes later, Tang San found the auxiliary soul tool he wanted: the detection glasses.

These glasses can help Soul Masters observe the flow of Soul Power and the strength of Qi and Blood in a human body.

That's right. In addition to soul power, these glasses can also observe the strength of a soul master's blood and qi, thereby judging the strength of the body's internal organs.

According to the introduction, this soul tool can be considered a level three soul tool, but because of the problem with the observation method, its practicality is too poor and it will cause the user to lose focus, so it is rated as a level one soul tool.

Tang San took it off, put it on, and infused it with his soul power, discovering that this thing could indeed make people lose their concentration.

Although the observation results were quite good, without the assistance of intelligent AI, the brains of ordinary Soul Masters simply couldn't make the judgments.

Imagine a Soul Master using these detection glasses to see the Soul Power flow routes and heat maps on other Soul Masters; the first thing they would feel is dizziness.

In a life-or-death battle, this could be a fatal situation.

However, for Tang San, who possesses the Purple Demon Eye, these detection glasses are just what he needs to assist in his research.

"There are ten minutes left, do you want to give it a try?"

With a thought, Tang San released his Blue Silver Grass martial soul. The life force resonated with the Golden Ancient Tree, and countless life energies converged towards his Blue Silver Grass.

For Tang San's Blue Silver Grass, even without going to the cultivation space under the tree roots, he can cultivate quickly.

Before time was up, Tang San pressed the Blue Silver Grass to the ground and controlled it to take root. He found that taking root inside the Golden Ancient Tree was much easier than outside. In fact, the roots of the Blue Silver Grass spread directly throughout the trunk and roots of the entire Golden Ancient Tree without Tang San's control and perfectly integrated with it.

Is this parasitism?

As soon as Tang San had this thought, he found that his mental power seemed to be amplified, and he was able to perceive everything inside the Golden Ancient Tree. The roots of the Blue Silver Grass were not absorbing the energy of the Golden Ancient Tree, but rather merging with it to form a different life energy cycle.

During this process, the veins on the Blue Silver Grass turned completely golden, and Tang San also gained great benefits. His Blue Silver Emperor bloodline was fully awakened, and his hair turned completely silver-blue.

In the original novel, Tang San's hair color was dark blue, but perhaps because the Blue Silver Grass absorbed a powerful plant soul ring from the beginning, and because the Golden Ancient Tree was not the Blue Silver Emperor, Tang San's Blue Silver Grass showed some abnormalities in its hair color after awakening.

In addition, Tang San's soul power also increased by two levels, reaching level thirty-three.

However, for Tang San, the greatest gain was not the transformation of his martial soul into the Blue Silver Emperor, nor the increase in his soul power, but rather, by controlling the Blue Silver Emperor, he was able to touch the core inside the Golden Ancient Tree, a golden entity composed of unclaimed consciousness and energy.

"Can it be refined?"

Tang San wanted to refine it, so that the golden ancient tree would truly belong to him.

It is highly likely that the ancient golden civilization did not control this golden tree, but only built various floors and opened up various spaces on its body.

Only a powerful plant king like the Blue Silver Emperor can truly communicate with the Golden Ancient Tree.

But how do I refine it?

Just as Tang San was pondering this question, the core seemed to sense his thoughts and directly entered Tang San's spiritual sea through the roots of the Blue Silver Grass.

In an instant, Tang San fainted. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a chaotic space, as if he were in the starry sky. There was no distinction between up, down, left, right, front, and back, but he did not feel weightless. It was very strange.

"This should be my mental space," Tang San guessed, then noticed a golden, spherical core appearing before him, and immediately realized that this was the core of the Golden Ancient Tree.

He raised his hand to touch it, and the core entered his soul body, flowing throughout his body before finally emerging from between his eyebrows.

"What's going on?"

Tang San was confused, but when he reached out, the core of the golden ancient tree fell into his hand. It seemed that he could control it at will. Upon closer inspection, there was a phantom of a golden ancient tree in the core, and a humanoid figure that looked almost exactly like him sat cross-legged under the tree, able to resonate with him.

"Has it been refined by me?"

Tang San was both amused and exasperated.

He thought refining it would be difficult, but unexpectedly, the other party took the initiative to enter his body and was willing to be controlled by him.

"That's good, saves me the trouble." Tang Sansu woke up, and the core of the Golden Ancient Tree that he had refined in his mind returned to the Golden Ancient Tree.

At this moment, Tang San felt as if he had become one with the Golden Ancient Tree. Even if he left this place, he could still enjoy the purest energy of heaven and earth that the Golden Ancient Tree passed on to him.

Moreover, these energies of heaven and earth also contain the life force of the ancient golden tree, which can strengthen his blood and qi.

This is equivalent to having an extra cheat code for cultivation!

Tang San was thrilled, but this was not the time to be happy. After all, time was running out, and if he went out too late, the bracelet might explode.

When Tang San emerged from the Golden Tree, Huo Feng and the others were startled, because Tang San's appearance had changed again, and his hair had turned silver-blue.

"Tang San?" Huo Wu stared in disbelief, unable to comprehend why Tang San had become even more handsome after just one visit.

"it's me."

Tang San nodded to Xiao Wu, Guang Ling, and the others, adjusted his glasses, and smiled, "The Golden Ancient Tree has a powerful life force. My Blue Silver Grass has undergone a transformation, or rather, an evolution, which has also slightly changed my appearance."

Xiao Wu tossed her hair and snorted, "Your Blue Silver Grass is really strange. Every time you get a spirit ring, it makes you even more handsome. Everyone else is so envious."

"It's innate." Tang San shrugged. "It's determined by genes; it's just that under the stimulation of life force, it changed from recessive to dominant."

"You're speaking in a language I can't understand again," Xiao Wu pouted.

However, Xu Xing from the Star Crown Sect was once again certain of his guess about Tang San's identity, and his heart began to waver, doubting whether he could defeat such an enhanced version of Tang San in the future...

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"What soul tool did you take?" Xiao Wu asked about the soul tool, her gaze falling on the glasses Tang San was wearing—the ones with black and gold frames only on the lower half. "Could it be these glasses you're wearing?"

"That's right." Tang San nodded. "Compared to those space, attack, and defense soul tools, I prefer auxiliary soul tools, which can better help me with my research."

"What specific function does it have?" Xiao Wu pressed for an answer.

"Here, try it out." Tang San took off the detection glasses and handed them to Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu put it on and infused it with her soul power. She then saw countless streams of soul power flowing around Tang San's body, along with a large area of ​​red, while the bones in his hands and feet were silver-jade colored.

In less than three minutes, Xiao Wu took off the detection glasses, returned them to Tang San, rubbed her temples, and said, "These really aren't something ordinary soul masters can use. They're making my eyes a little dizzy."

Tang San took the detection glasses and, seeing that Guang Ling, Huo Wu, and Huo Feng were curious, let them try them out as well. Except for Huo Feng, who was a Soul Emperor, and could barely adapt to the dense array of colored blocks on the lenses, Huo Wu and Guang Ling had difficulty adapting to them. Guang Ling even felt like vomiting.

Seeing this, the soul masters from the Star Crown Sect, the Holy Dragon Sect, the Imperial Clan, and the commoner Soul Hunter Group were roughly certain that the storage soul tool that Tang San took out had no offensive or defensive capabilities, and only served a storage function.

"What are our plans next?" Xiao Wu asked.

"We only have five days left, and we must leave a day early, which leaves us with only four days." Tang San said without hesitation. "Therefore, we don't need to challenge others to get the soul tool. We can use the remaining time to cultivate and improve our combat experience."

"Cultivating under the ancient golden tree, with its abundant life force and purified energy of heaven and earth, one day of cultivation is equivalent to ten days in the outside world. We must make good use of it."

Fire Phoenix felt the same way. She had already obtained a storage soul tool with a storage space of twenty cubic meters, so the trip was worthwhile and there was no need to take any more risks.

So, Huo Feng, along with Tang San, Huo Wu, Xiao Wu, Guang Ling, and Xing Lao, ended their cooperation and went to another giant soul-guided mecha to begin their training and challenges.

Elder Xing did not stop them, and continued to cooperate with the Yu Clan, the Holy Dragon Sect, and the Commoner Soul Hunter Group, striving to produce a few more storage soul tools with large storage space before the time limit expired.

In the blink of an eye, four days passed quickly. Tang San's soul power was still at level 33, but he had already accumulated enough soul power for this level and could break through to level 34 at any time.

Xiao Wu's soul power has reached level 30, but due to the large number of people here, it is difficult for her to condense a soul ring. However, she continues to cultivate.

Huo Wu's soul power has reached level 32, and she's almost at level 33.

Fire Phoenix didn't make much progress, after all, she was already a Soul Emperor, and the soul power required for each level up was incomparable to that required for a Soul Venerable to advance one level.

The one who made the most progress was Guang Ling. With the blessing of the Mysterious Heaven Skill, and the fact that she was only a Soul Master, her Soul Power improved at an astonishing speed—in just fourteen days, her Soul Power reached level sixteen.

Fire Phoenix had witnessed everyone's progress, and her gaze toward the Golden Ancient Tree was filled with greed. But in the end, she could only sigh helplessly: "The value of this Golden Ancient Tree is immeasurable. If I can stay here for a long time, I hope to break through to the Title Douluo level before I turn seventy."

"It's a pity that this place is only open once every hundred years, and the opening time is so short. If we stay, we will be annihilated by these giant soul-guided mechs."

"What a pity."

Huo Wu woke up from her cultivation, stretched, and said, "Grandma, you should be content. Others don't have the same opportunities as us. Besides, I feel that my physique has become a little stronger under the nourishment of the life energy of the Golden Ancient Tree. Maybe I can fight against opponents of higher levels in the future."

At this point, Huo Wu stared intently at Tang San and said, "Let's have a fight before we leave."

"it is good."

Tang San agreed.

Fire Phoenix took on the role of referee.

After releasing their martial spirits and spirit rings, neither side used spirit skills first, instead engaging in a head-on clash of fists and feet.

Fire Dance's fist was wreathed in flames, making it incredibly powerful.

Tang San's hands transformed into cold jade, emitting wisps of chilling air. This was seemingly the opposite of Huo Wu's attributes. As they collided, the resulting fluctuations in soul power caused crackling sounds in the air.

"What kind of soul skill is that?" Huo Wu took seven or eight steps back, shaking her hand. "So hard."

"I created my own soul skills, but only a part of them are my own creations," Tang San explained with a smile.

"That's really impressive, being able to create your own soul skill." Huo Wu was impressed, and then used her soul skill, causing the sun to rise and increasing her combat power.

During his previous encounter with Huo Wu, Tang San had the Blue Silver Emperor planted underground, instantly creating an endless grassland. Under Tang San's control, countless Blue Silver Grasses continuously wrapped around Huo Wu.

Even though Huo Wu's flames were extremely hot, she still couldn't break free from the Blue Silver Emperor's restraints. In addition, Tang San's second soul skill's positive and negative buffs directly reduced Huo Wu's attributes by 33%, leaving her with absolutely no power to resist.

Being able to draw upon the power of the earth to fight is an incredibly overpowered ability.

After learning the specific effects of Tang San's first soul skill, Huo Wu exclaimed that it was unfair and accused him of cheating.

"This isn't my fault. The Blue Silver Grass absorbs its own power, which I can't control. To shut it down, I have to take back the Blue Silver Grass. You can't expect me to stop using my Martial Soul and First Soul Skill, can you?" Tang San shook his head and chuckled.

"Alright, I lost." Huo Wu said dejectedly, "If it were before, I could burn your Blue Silver Grass, but now that the veins of your Blue Silver Grass have turned golden, it is more resistant to fire and more resilient. Although it is not unbreakable or unburnable, it requires more strength and temperature. I'm afraid even a Soul King would find it difficult to break it."

"It was just good luck. My Blue Silver Grass was able to absorb more life energy." Tang San didn't discourage Huo Wu too much. "I also consumed a lot of soul power myself."

"Tch, no need for comforting. I, Huo Wu, am not a sore loser." Huo Wu put one hand on her hip, then looked at Xiao Wu and said, "Xiao Wu, how about we have a match?"

"No problem." Xiao Wu was already eager to try her hand at fighting Huo Wu and see just how powerful this "Sun Goddess" really was.

Neither of them used their soul skills. Xiao Wu was faster and had better control over her soul power, which put Huo Wu at a disadvantage. In particular, Xiao Wu had learned the trick of swinging her braids. Even though the short sword at the end of her braids was removed, reducing its lethality, it could still make Huo Wu lose her balance unexpectedly.

The two fought for nearly thirty minutes without a clear winner.

Although Huo Wu has more soul power than Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu is faster and better at dodging. It seems that she knows where Huo Wu's attacks will land and can predict them in advance.

This is the enhancement point of Xiao Wu after obtaining her second soul ring; even without using soul skills, she can still sense Huo Wu's attack patterns.

It can be said that, apart from lacking a super-powerful attack method, Xiao Wu is currently a fully qualified assassination and interference-type agility-attack soul master. In addition, Xiao Wu is quite strong, so she can do some things that only close-combat control-type soul masters can do.

However, the main method is still to harass the enemy with speed, thereby finding an opportunity to strike and kill them in one blow.

Xiao Wu didn't initially like being an agility-based attacker, but as she progressed, she grew to love this fighting style—hit and run, leaving the enemy frustrated and unable to catch up, which was incredibly exciting.

(End of this chapter)