In Douluo Continent, Tang San raids my base right from the start.

Chapter 62: Is it finally time to make the sacrifice?

"I see." Zhu Wu nodded. Although the method was a bit clumsy, it was undeniably suitable for someone as tough as Xiong Jun.

What about me? After a moment's thought, he realized that the same applied to him.

However, the cultivation process needs to be divided into stages and changed to a gradual approach.

Practicing directly in human form is definitely not feasible; fingernails are not comparable to animal claws. However, one could activate their bloodline and practice in dragon form first. Since both are true forms, the effects of cultivation in dragon form will undoubtedly be reflected back to the human body.

In this way, the training is effective and physical damage is reduced. In the early stages, there will be no embarrassing situation where the number of times you need to heal is more than the number of times you need to practice claw strikes. In fact, the efficiency is improved.

Once you've trained to the point where you can use your soul power to protect your arms and claws, it's not too late to start cultivating in human form.

"However, even using ordinary stone walls as a transition, I'm afraid I'll get injured frequently in the early stages. Wasting time is bad, and consuming living gold is a waste, so perhaps..."

Zhu Wu couldn't help but think of Bi Ji, "Why not let Bi Ji, the great healer, assist with cultivation?"

"During this time, I can also learn healing-type soul skills from Brigitte. Although I don't have the life attribute, I have the Life Gold and the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone, which can also provide life energy for soul skills. It's better to learn than not to, and maybe I'll have a chance to use them in the future."

Thinking this, he turned to look at the three-eyed golden lion, "Little lion, wait here for a moment, I'll be right back."

After saying that, he ran to a secluded spot in the forest, took off his clothes, transformed into a dragon, and took off to fly towards Princess Brigitte's territory.

After some time, he returned with Biji and began cultivating.

"Plop plop plop," the sound of sharp claws slapping against the stone walls echoed continuously through the forest.

One year later, in mid-September.

In the afternoon, as the sun set, a clang rang out in front of the stone wall, and a claw flashed, leaving a finger-width and deep mark on the dark stone wall.

"Without the metal element, the power after enhancement is significantly weaker. However, against a Soul Master of the same realm, it should be a piece of cake." Zhu Wu looked up at the claw marks on the stone wall, straightened up, raised his hand and scratched them, sighing inwardly. Compared to Xiong Jun, he certainly couldn't compare, but against Soul Masters of the same realm, he should be quite formidable.

"Brother Zhu Wu." The three-eyed golden lion came running over.

Day after day of intense training, without interruption for a year, she deeply admired her brother Zhu Wu. At the same time, she gained a deeper understanding of the meaning of responsibility; Zhu Wu cultivated so diligently for the future of the soul beast race. Having listened to Zhu Wu recount so many stories of human history—the Qin Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms, and so on—and witnessed his efforts firsthand, she too had made progress; she was no longer the naive child she once was.

She wanted to help her brother Zhu Wu.

Therefore, I have been working hard to cultivate myself.

"As expected of the boss!" Tianmeng Bingcan, following behind, flattered him as always.

Having listened to human stories for so long, he felt that he had developed a brain, especially regarding human relationships and social interactions, which is a practical skill.

"Not bad." Xiong Jun nodded slightly. In the past year, Zhu Wu's training was not limited to strengthening his arms and fingers. He also honed his physical strength through other methods, such as crashing into trees, running with logs on his back, and pulling large stones.

He thought the idea was good, especially the idea of ​​running while pulling a large rock and standing up while carrying a weight, which he is now working on.

Zhu Wu smiled and said, "Let's go back to our lodgings first. I'll wash up and then make dinner for you."

Fifteen minutes later, in front of the bright campfire, Zhu Wu said while eating skewers, "I plan to end this phase of training here. Next, I plan to give myself a 7-day break to rest and recuperate before going to find Di Tian and cultivate with him for a while."

"I broke through level 29 last night. At my current cultivation speed, I should be able to break through level 30 in three and a half months at most."

Body tempering is indeed tiring and prone to injury. If it weren't for Bi Ji's assistance and healing in the early stages, he would have suffered greatly. This also delayed his cultivation time, which was unavoidable; some things simply cannot be done simultaneously.

Fortunately, the delay wasn't too great.

He could easily accept leveling up once every three and a half months on average. Besides, he gained even more.

The intense training not only accelerated the absorption of the medicinal power of the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass and the Fiery Apricot Delicate Vegetable within his body, but also accelerated the fusion of the Dragon God bloodline bestowed upon him by the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings. Coupled with the Vajra Technique, his physical strength had increased dramatically. The reason for this extra year of relentless and varied physical training was precisely because of these results. Now that the pace has slowed down, it's time to end this.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that he also learned three practical soul skills from Brigitte.

The first is Azure Light Defense, which creates a shield with a reflective effect; it's essentially a lower-tier version of the Life Reflection Shield. Its advantage is that it can be cast using Soul Power, doesn't consume Life Power, and offers decent defensive capabilities.

The second is the Emerald Light Wave, a group healing soul skill that consumes life energy. The third is the Emerald Light Ray, a single-target healing skill that also consumes life energy.

Brigitte also has a skill called Emerald Guardian, which can provide group defense and convert enemy attacks into life force to heal allies or herself. It's incredibly powerful!

However, it requires the individual to possess life attributes and involves a specific domain, which MMP says he cannot learn.

Pity!

"Finally, we can make the sacrifice?" Upon hearing that Zhu Wu was about to break through level 30, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was more pleased than worried.

Since he was going to have to make a sacrifice anyway, he figured it would be more comfortable to make the sacrifice sooner and enter Zhu Wu's spiritual world to sleep than to spend his days outdoors in the elements.

"Tianmeng is going to make a sacrifice." The Three-Eyed Golden Lion glanced at Zhu Wu subconsciously.

Does this mean that Brother Zhu Wu is leaving for the human world? He couldn't help but wonder.

"You salted fish." Zhu Wu glanced at Tian Meng, then turned his gaze to Xiong Jun and continued.

"Brother Xiong, let's invite Shangdi and the others together tomorrow, so we can all get together."

"Okay." Xiong Jun nodded slightly.

So, early the next morning, the group set off, visiting each other's homes to greet Shangdi Tian, ​​Biji, and Chiwang, before heading to the residence of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion for a gathering.

As for Murasaki, she hasn't returned yet.

In the afternoon, after the gathering ended, Zhu Wu packed up his things but instead of engaging in cultivation, he sat in a chair basking in the sun.

By the way, continue telling the Three-Eyed Golden Lion the story of Journey to the West.

The three-eyed golden lion listened quietly, its gaze fixed on Zhu Wu's face, its thoughts swirling as the sunlight swayed.

Just like the many hardships that Tang Sanzang and his companions encountered on their journey to the West, will Brother Zhu Wu also encounter various difficulties when he goes to the human world?

I have to help Brother Zhu Wu!

Time passed quickly, and evening soon arrived. Zhu Wu continued to cook, preparing a table full of dishes.

After eating and drinking to its heart's content, it jumped to the treetop to practice its longevity cultivation technique. Until late at night, it went into the tree hollow, told the three-eyed golden lion a story for a while, and then fell asleep leaning against it.

"Croak, croak, croak!" Time quickly passed to the early hours of the morning, and the occasional croaking of frogs could be heard in the air.

The three-eyed golden lion, whose head was resting on Zhu Wu's, slowly opened its eyes, lowered its head slightly, and stared firmly at Zhu Wu's face.

"If Brother Zhu Wu could obtain a portion of my power of destiny, he would surely be able to turn misfortune into good fortune no matter what difficulties he encounters outside." Thinking this, the big head slowly moved down until the vertical pupil between his eyebrows touched Zhu Wu's eyebrows, and a faint power of destiny rippled.

"Little Bai, Little Bai, I did this to protect Brother Zhu Wu," she muttered to herself.

(End of this chapter)