Douluo Continent: A Man of Unparalleled Talent and Heaven-Defying Comprehension

Chapter 191 I Suspect You Cheated the Exam Questions! (Please Subscribe!!!)

The Golden Tree is said to be the core of the entire Douluo World.

Su Yu wasn't sure if this was created by the God King himself gathering the Douluo Qi and Yuan Qi, or if the golden ancient tree already existed and he transplanted it to Shrek Academy.

However, the fact that the Golden Tree is the core of the Douluo world should not be a lie.

Gathering vital energy and increasing cultivation efficiency are just the most basic supernatural abilities. It is said that the Golden Ancient Tree also has the ability to help people enter into deep meditation.

The branch in Jing Hongchen's hand is a piece that fell off the main trunk of the Golden Ancient Tree. It was taken out by Qian Duoduo when he wanted to see his nephew.

Ultimately, it's just a tree branch, possessing the ability to gather vital energy, but the effect of gathering it isn't enough to affect too many people.

Moreover, the ability to accelerate cultivation efficiency is almost imperceptible to Soul Masters with a cultivation level of Soul Saint or higher.

Therefore, in Jing Hongchen's hands, this tree branch is at most more of a symbolic gesture.

When Su Yu asked for it, Jing Hongchen did not refuse and handed the branch to Su Yu directly.

Having obtained the branch from the ancient golden tree, Su Yu took his leave.

Back in his dormitory, Su Yu looked at the golden ancient tree branch in his hand and used his mental energy to carefully explore every corner of it, feeling the effects of the branch.

Within the sea of ​​spirit, the runes "Condensation" and "Gathering" have been further refined.

According to Su Yu's estimation, these two runes should have reached the level equivalent to a ten-thousand-year soul ring.

The defining characteristic of this level seems to be that the runes can finally be fully released.

The sign that a rune leaves the body is not the birth of spirituality, but rather reaching a certain level. Just as a ten-thousand-year soul ring needs to undergo a soul shock, a ten-thousand-year soul ring-level rune also possesses the initial ability to remain in the world without dissipating.

Even when Su Yu attempted to sever the rune's mental attack, its structure showed no sign of collapsing.

It was as if this rune had already been fully formed, no longer just a combination of energy, but a true rune.

After the two runes were further improved and he briefly familiarized himself with their new abilities, Su Yu stored them in his spiritual sea.

"The branches of the Golden Ancient Tree are no longer of much use, but the Golden Ancient Tree represents the foundation of Douluo Star and is itself a plant-based life form. I wonder if the God of Life's abilities can do something with this branch."

Su Yu wanted this branch because he wanted to use it to help his Nine Deaths Reincarnation Grass complete its transformation.

A single branch is obviously not enough, but extracting even a trace of the essence of the Golden Ancient Tree from this branch would be of great use to Su Yu's Necromancer's Sacred Soul Grass, which is about to be "resurrected".

Moreover, it's not just that; by using this branch to establish a connection with the real ancient golden tree, one can also make plans for the future.

After studying the tree branch, Su Yu stored it in his storage soul tool.

"Everything still depends on the complete revival of this Necromancer's Sacred Soul Grass and the completion of its first rebirth."

Given Su Yu's expectations for the Sacred Soul Grass, the Nine Deaths Reincarnation itself signifies nine deaths and rebirths.

One hundred thousand years.

Now, nourished by Su Yu's abundant life force, this Necromancer's Sacred Soul Grass has grown to about 60,000 years old.

The initial contract and the all-encompassing soul skill allowed Su Yu to cultivate this Necromancer Sacred Soul Grass very quickly.

Unfortunately, the higher the cultivation level of the Necromancer's Soul Grass, the greater the consumption required to continue improving it.

Each year, the improvement of one's cultivation level becomes more difficult than before.

Fortunately, Su Yu had the immense life force of the Life Blade as his reliance.

"The Nine Deaths Reincarnation Grass requires at least 900,000 years of cultivation to fully mature. Even with the life force reserves of the Living Gold, it's probably not enough, so we still need to find a way."

Moreover, nine hundred thousand years itself signifies nine celestial tribulations.

The ninth heavenly tribulation is estimated to be terrifying. If Su Yu does not transform it into a soul spirit, he will at most remain at level 80. Will he be able to protect the Nine Deaths Reincarnation Grass and help him overcome the crisis?

However, if one absorbs the Nine Deaths Reincarnation Grass as a soul, then what tribulation would one still need to undergo?

The purpose of undergoing tribulation is not tempering, but destruction.

By taking advantage of the destruction caused by the Heavenly Tribulation, the Reincarnation Grass is reborn and repeats itself nine times, thus making it more in line with Su Yu's positioning of his eighth soul ring.

"It'll be ready soon. With full feeding, it should be ready before the end of the Soul Fighting Tournament."

If Su Yu were to gain a new life and reach a cultivation level of 100,000 years, then he might consider it a success in creating a new life.

At that time, Su Yu will have a chance to be guided by the God of Life, and the branches of the Golden Ancient Tree will be Su Yu's preparation.

On the third day of the round-robin tournament, Team Sun and Moon Royal had no matches.

Watching the battle from the rest area, Su Yu witnessed Shrek Academy's new combatant taking the field, which confirmed his previous thoughts.

Tang Zhen's martial soul is the Clear Sky Hammer, and his soul power is as high as level 63!

Their strength should not be underestimated.

Besides that, Su Yu did a simple assessment of the strength of the various teams in the round-robin tournament. He also selected a team from the other six teams in his group that was a good fit for Xiao Ping and Zhou Xinghao, preparing to have them win seven consecutive matches.

Watching the battle wasn't the main purpose; Su Yu's primary reason for coming here was to cultivate the power of destiny.

The more people there are, the more lively it is, and the easier it seems to cultivate the power of destiny, the clearer the insights become. Su Yu guessed that there are more entanglements of destiny here, and the power of destiny is more active.

As the day went by, Su Yu's understanding of the power of destiny became increasingly profound.

Finally, the fourth day of the round-robin tournament has arrived.

Today, the Sun & Moon Royal team will have two matches.

"There's a match against Star Luo Royal Academy in the morning, and a match against Dou Ling Academy in the afternoon."

"The Star Luo Royal Academy competition is yours to handle, Zhou Xinghao. As for Dou Ling Academy, Xiao Ping will deal with it."

The Star Luo Empire was the empire that clashed most fiercely with the Sun Moon Empire, and it was also the country that invested the most in soul tools.

Soul tools are already quite common at Star Luo Royal Academy. With soul cannons used in conjunction with soul masters in battle, it would be difficult for Xiao Ping to win.

On the contrary, Zhou Xinghao, as a turret, was able to deal with any opponent, whether they were fellow turret members of the Star Luo Royal Family or opponents known for their Soul Master abilities.

However, Su Yu had low expectations for the two of them to complete their mission in these two battles.

However, there is another way to complete a seven-game winning streak: draw lots to start with a team competition or a 2-2-3 format, and then proceed with the individual competition.

Alternatively, the team competition and the 2-2-3 format can be played first, maintaining a 1-1 tie between the two matches, before the third round of individual competition begins.

This will weaken the opponent's strength to the greatest extent possible.

However, this defeats the purpose of the mission itself.

Therefore, Su Yu's choice was not to interfere.

The lottery is no longer aided by the power of fate, but truly relies on luck.

As it turned out, Zhou Xinghao was lucky. The first match against the Star Luo Royal Team was a 2-2-3 format. However, when the referee announced that the second match would be a team match, Zhou Xinghao's face froze.

We can't really intentionally lose a game just to complete this task, can we?

While Su Yu was focused on watching the game, an uninvited guest arrived.

Scorpion Tiger Douluo, Zhang Peng.

"Su Yu?"

"Scorpion Tiger Douluo? What, I shouldn't have any connection with your Holy Spirit Cult, right? What do you want with me?"

Zhang Peng narrowed his eyes as he looked at Su Yu, expressing surprise at Su Yu's attitude.

He was, after all, a Super Douluo, and Su Yu should also know his identity as an Evil Soul Master.

However, such an attitude towards evil spirit masters is understandable.

While Zhang Peng was looking for Su Yu, Yan Shaozhe in the Shrek Academy rest area was closely watching the situation.

He arrived in Mingdu relatively late and missed the initial elimination round, so he didn't see the color of Su Yu's spirit rings.

However, after arriving in Mingdu, he also inquired with Fan Yu about some of the situations that occurred in the early stages of the competition.

Among these factors, the color of Su Yu's spirit rings made him suspicious.

"Does he have any connection with the Holy Spirit Cult?"

Although Yan Shaozhe's actions of hunting down evil soul masters after entering the Sun Moon Empire caused many negative consequences, they also made him aware that the Holy Spirit Cult possessed the ability to increase the age of soul rings.

Upon hearing that Su Yu's spirit ring color had changed, he immediately thought of the Holy Spirit Cult.

As for the rewards from the Divine Exam, Yan Shaozhe had considered them, but the chances were too slim.

Upon seeing Zhang Peng heading towards Su Yu, Yan Shaozhe immediately took notice.

"Su Yu, your exceptional life attribute would be of great use to my Holy Spirit Sect. I wonder if you've considered joining our Holy Spirit Sect?"

"???"

Su Yu was very puzzled. What was this Scorpion Tiger Douluo up to?

Invite yourself, an exceptional being, to join their Holy Spirit Cult?

"Sorry, not interested."

Although he didn't know what was wrong with the Scorpion Tiger Douluo or what he was planning, Su Yu still refused outright.

Zhang Peng's smile faded, and he said, "Your soul ring age has been increased, and the only way to increase soul ring age, besides the legendary Divine Trial, should be mastered by my Holy Spirit Sect. I don't know if you have obtained the Divine Trial, but I do know that a certain important place in my sect was destroyed some time ago."

Su Yu immediately understood Zhang Peng's motive.

Because of the spirit rings?

It seems that Zhang Peng has begun to suspect him about the attack on Burial Valley last time.

However, it was me who did it, so let them doubt me if they want, since they haven't wronged me anyway.

Su Yu appeared quite composed.

Zhang Peng carefully observed Su Yu's expression but failed to find any clues, which left him somewhat disappointed.

"I imagine that after experiencing that feeling, you must be quite nostalgic for the sensation of devouring spirits. Our Holy Spirit Sect has a vast reserve of spirits. If you join the Holy Spirit Sect, with your talent, you will surely receive a reward from the sect leader. Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't want to join now; our Holy Spirit Sect welcomes you at any time."

After saying that, Zhang Peng turned and left.

Several people gathered around to watch, seemingly very curious about what they had just heard.

"The spirit they speak of should be the spirituality I understand, a fundamental quality of the spirit rings. Increasing the age of the spirit rings is itself an increase in the spirituality of the spirit rings."

The Holy Spirit Cult increases the age of its Soul Rings by absorbing external spiritual energy.

"I increased the age of my soul rings by nurturing their spirituality myself."

Even Su Yu's gains in the Burial Soul Valley were nothing more than purifying the power of faith and then using that power to accelerate the nurturing of the spirituality of his own soul rings.

Although Su Yu explained it simply, understanding it deeply was difficult. Xiao Ping and the others struggled to grasp what spirituality truly was. Even though Su Yu described it as the fundamental characteristic of those spirit rings, what exactly was it?

Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and Xiao Ping were not on the same level, so they maintained relative composure.

"Go back and ask Su Yu about the nurturing of spirituality? It turns out that the age of a soul ring can be increased through cultivation."

Previously, when Su Yu's spirit ring age was increased, Jing Hongchen, Kong Deming, and others assumed that Su Yu had obtained some kind of fortuitous opportunity and did not investigate further.

Su Yu felt that without his conditions, even if they obtained the method to cultivate spirituality, it might not be effective.

After all, this thing requires special conditions; it either needs celestial energy or the power of faith, and the ability to use that power.

Although they didn't quite understand, Su Yu's explanation cleared up their doubts. At least they could see that what that Scorpion Tiger Douluo said was probably just an attempt to sow discord.

After leaving, Scorpion Tiger Douluo returned to the Holy Spirit Sect's rest area, but his gaze remained fixed on Su Yu.

The match against the Star Luo Royal Team ended quickly. Since there was no need for individual matches, the Sun Moon Royal Team did not hold back too much. In addition to helping Zhou Xinghao with positioning in the 223 match, Huo Yuhao also participated in the team match. Under his shared mental detection, Xiao Ping and the other two fought cleanly and efficiently.

Huo Yuhao, with his level 69 Soul Emperor cultivation, was not on the same level as Xu Jiujiu in terms of crowd control.

"Let's go back first."

After the morning's battles ended, the Sun and Moon Royal Team returned to Mingde Hall.

Jing Hongchen also seemed to care about Zhang Peng's behavior during the day, and returned to Mingde Hall to inquire about Su Yu's specific situation.

"Did you really commit the crime of Burial Valley?"

Jing Hongchen had vaguely received similar information: a titled Douluo from the Holy Spirit Cult's Burial Valley of Souls in the Three Kingdoms of Douluo had been destroyed.

Unexpectedly, this titled Douluo was actually Su Yu.

"Since they misjudged you, they probably didn't see you before, nor did they find any useful clues. As for what Zhang Peng said today, it was probably just a test, and your response should dispel their doubts."

"Compared to the Burial Valley, I estimate their biggest target is still the way you increase the age of your soul rings."

Upon reaching level ninety-nine, one becomes increasingly able to sense things that ordinary people cannot perceive, and is also able to access another level, namely, the information passed down by the gods.

The fact that the Divine Test can increase the age of a Soul Ring is not a top secret.

"They suspect I have some kind of divine intervention?"

Su Yu was speechless.

I did have a divine test, though not a real divine test, just a Red-level Eighth Test.

"They probably also suspect that you have other methods to increase the age of your spirit rings."

The Holy Spirit Cult itself possesses the means to increase the lifespan of Soul Rings by devouring souls and the power of faith, so naturally they wouldn't think that there are no other ways to increase the lifespan of Soul Rings.

That was an incredibly accurate guess!

Su Yu was speechless.

If all else fails, here's the fifth update. There won't be any more after midnight; my hands are about to give out.

(End of this chapter)