Douluo Continent: The Myriad Body of Truth and Falsehood

Chapter 8 The Twisted Thing (Seeking Investment!)

In the jungle, Xu Xiaoyan looked somewhat disheveled, with two light blue braids swaying back and forth behind her, and her once delicate face now covered in dust.

"Sizzle~"

The sound of sharp blades scraping together rang out from behind, like a death knell.

Xu Xiaoyan stopped, summoned her Star Staff, and tentatively asked warily, "Brother?"

"Gah!"

A figure in emerald green rushed out, and a blade came straight at her. Xu Xiaoyan didn't even have time to react before pressing the distress signal device, and the sharp blade was already in front of her.

when!

A sound like metal striking metal echoed. When Xu Xiaoyan opened her eyes again, she saw a verdant figure blocking her way. He was blocking the mantis's blade with his arm, his body burning with green flames. As he turned around, the flames in his eyes drew a perfect green arc in the air.

Then Xu Xiaoyan heard the man exclaim in surprise, "The Jade Mantis!?"

She immediately explained, "This isn't a blue mantis, it's a razor mantis!"

Bai Xu glanced back at her in surprise, as if confirming her identity, before engaging in battle with the Sharp-Edged Mantis.

Clang!

The aggressive style's extreme offense and defense is exhilarating. The arms, stained with green flames, and the exceptionally sharp forepaws collided repeatedly, with the sound of steel clashing constantly ringing out. Both of them moved swiftly, combining speed and power, and exchanged blows several times in just a few breaths.

Peng!

After another collision with the scythe, Bai Xu created some distance and briefly landed beside Xu Xiaoyan. He smiled slightly and asked, "Little girl, what's your name?"

"Xu Xiaoyan"

Bai Xu simply chuckled and said nothing more.

When Bai Xu rescued Xu Xiaoyan, the cause and effect, enough to affect life and death, was already established. Karma arises from cause and effect. Although there was an intention to steal, Bai Xu preferred to call this move:

"The Three Truths and Myriad Phenomena Borrow the Dharma"

Xu Xiaoyan stared blankly at the strange person in front of her. She had never seen such a martial spirit possession before. The green flames wrapped around the body made it impossible for her to see the person's face clearly. She only saw the flames gradually peel away and solidify, turning into the shape of an ice staff in her hand.

The boy stood in front of her, and two spirit rings, one purple and one black, appeared.

Xu Xiaoyan instantly knew that this guy was definitely a genius. To have two thousand-year soul rings at his age required extremely high physical and mental strength.

To her astonishment, the green flames on the boy's body ignited his first spirit ring. The spirit ring turned green and burned with flames, as if he was about to unleash some amazing spirit skill.

Xu Xiaoyan asked, "What are you doing?"

"Is that even a question?" Bai Xu didn't turn around, his eyes filled with a hint of excitement. He waved his star staff, "First Soul Skill, Star Wheel Chains!"

The stars shone brightly, and streaks of starlight rose from beneath the Blade Mantis's feet, transforming into chains of ice that bound its beastly body.

"Given my rank, this soul skill can seal you for at least three seconds. Goodbye!"

A look of terror appeared on the mantis's face. A flash of cold light, and the mantis's head fell to the ground, its body collapsing, transforming into wisps of spiritual energy that continuously flowed into the swift's body.

Xu Xiaoyan's mouth gaped slightly, and belatedly realized what was happening, she exclaimed in surprise, "Did you use my soul skill or my mutated martial soul? It's not nighttime, how did you use a celestial soul skill?"

"secret."

Bai Xu didn't care much about Xu Xiaoyan's doubts. He sat cross-legged and circulated his soul power to ensure that he could absorb the spiritual power transformed from the Thousand-Year-Old Blade Mantis more quickly, so that the Swifttail could break through two thousand years.

Xu Xiaoyan received no answer and hesitated whether to press the distress signal button. Her brother should already be waiting for her outside. However, the secret of her martial soul was of great concern to her. After struggling for a few seconds, Xu Xiaoyan decided to ask the young man for clarification.

After a few minutes

Bai Xu stood up, let out a long sigh, and looked at the girl who was waiting quietly beside him. "You haven't left yet? That young man with the ice hockey stick just pressed the distress signal button."

"I...I want to team up with you." Xu Xiaoyan's light blue eyes were filled with tears, her fair cheeks still had some dust on them, and her hair was messy. She looked pitiful, and her acting was so convincing that it was hard to tell if she was being genuine or not.

"I'm going deep into the Ascension Platform; you'll only be a burden if you come along," Bai Xu said firmly, refusing the offer.

Seeing Bai Xu about to leave, Xu Xiaoyan hurriedly followed, wiping away the tears in her eyes and replacing them with a resolute expression. "I can assist you, and you can continue to copy my soul skills. You saw it just now, my soul skills are very useful, aren't they!"

"Sorry, I can still borrow the magic even if you're not here." A smug smile appeared on Bai Xu's face. He turned and ran eastward, waving behind him and saying, "See you later."

Xu Xiaoyan will join as a transfer student in the first semester after Class Zero is established. See you then!

Xu Xiaoyan looked puzzled, pointing blankly westward with one hand, a string of question marks flashing above her head. She whispered, "What are you doing? Isn't the depths of the Spirit Ascension Platform over here?"

!!!

Bai Xu paused, turned around, and saw that Xu Xiaoyan was pointing in the opposite direction from where he was going. He felt a little embarrassed. He had come in a bit of a hurry and was not familiar with the map since it was his first time here. In addition, the Ascension Platform was a random teleportation system, which made him feel a little lost.

"You don't know the way?" Xu Xiaoyan said, "It's okay, I can lead the way for you, just please share a tiny bit with me when you're absorbing spiritual energy."

Bai Xu calmly walked back and asked, "Are you sure this is the direction?"

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At the same time, he also sent out his spirits to investigate.

"Of course!" Xu Xiaoyan's eyes sparkled with anticipation.

"Shall we walk and talk?"

"Yay!" Xu Xiaoyan exclaimed as if she had won a victory, her joy overflowing.

Bai Xu completely ignored the awkward scene from before and went straight to the point. He glanced at Xu Xiaoyan and asked, "Do you know what kind of soul beasts live deep within the Spirit Ascension Platform?"

"But I still don't know your name."

"My name is Bai Xu, and this is my first time at the Ascension Platform," he introduced himself.

"No wonder. I've heard that there's a hundred-year-old Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear deep within the primary Spirit Ascension Platform of the East Sea Spirit Pagoda. This race is incredibly powerful; even at the hundred-year level, many thousand-year-old soul beasts are no match for it, and soul masters below the fourth ring rarely manage to kill it. You're not looking for it, are you?" Xu Xiaoyan asked, sounding somewhat apprehensive.

"Yeah, just wanted to scout things out first." Bai Xu nodded in agreement, then, as if remembering something, he looked at Xu Xiaoyan and said in a deep voice, "You actually want to ask me why I couldn't use your mutated martial soul under the starry sky, right?"

(⊙﹏⊙)

She pleaded, "You saw through me, but please tell me. It's very important to me, and I'm willing to pay the price."

"No need. I need you to cooperate with me to complete an experiment. If it succeeds, you can complete the evolution of your martial soul. Are you willing?" Bai Xu said mysteriously, staring intently at Xu Xiaoyan as if he wanted to devour her.

Thinking of this, Xu Xiaoyan hesitated again. She was afraid this person was a demon who would capture her and eat her, so she timidly asked, "Where will the experiment take place? Do we need to meet in person? My brother will definitely come with me."

"Now."

Upon hearing this, Bai Xu held up the invisible object in his right hand and presented it openly to Xu Xiaoyan. A strange feeling arose. Although Xu Xiaoyan could not see the invisible object, she could feel that it was radiating an unparalleled connection, trying to connect with her.

An extremely strong premonition arose that Xu Xiaoyan was about to complete the evolution of the Star Wheel Ice Staff within the virtual world of the Spirit Ascension Platform.

(End of this chapter)