Douluo Continent II: The Dragon Breaks the Nine Heavens

Chapter 398 The Source of Life (Oh, so sad)

Shrek Academy is ruined, which is definitely beneficial for the King of Ten Thousand Demons to spread his books. Before, Shrek's clowns would play hide-and-seek with him, but now he's completely let loose.

The Bookseller Returns to the Fray: A Tale of Rules and Strange Tales.

It's practically a ghost story.

Many people didn't even see what happened before a tall figure shrouded in a black robe, his face hidden under a hood, stood right in front of them.

He stretched out his hands like dealing cards, and five books appeared in each hand.

The Source of Life!

The Source of Life [Collector's Edition]!

"Young man, are you interested in learning about the real world? Are you interested in opening your eyes and seeing this world clearly?" The Demon King's deep, hoarse voice carried a captivating and seductive quality.

Looking at the few gold-embossed words on the cover of "The Source of Life," the passerby nodded without hesitation.

"Give me two copies, one of the regular edition and one of the collector's edition!"

——[Work by Aoba]

There's no other reason than that Qingye products are always of the highest quality, and ordering before viewing has become a habit!

……

The story continues.

That's right! Our Sea God Tang San, in order to ensure his own long-lasting legacy and the continuous flow of faith to him, chose to sever the source of life, making the Golden Ancient Tree serve only him!

Not only that, our Sea God felt that this was not enough.

Why?

The other members of the Shrek Seven Devils have all become gods. Even Xiao Wu, his wife, who is a 100,000-year-old Soft Bone Rabbit, has become the scabbard of the Asura Sword and ascended to the God Realm with him to obtain eternal life.

Everyone became gods, and the ending was originally supposed to be a happy one.

But as the saying goes, as long as you're human, you'll always have an endless stream of greed!

The Shrek Seven Devils have become gods, but Tang San's parents, the Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao and the Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin, haven't! One is too old to have exhausted his potential and no longer has the potential to become a god. The other is a soul beast in human form, and under the restrictions of the rules, he simply cannot become a god.

And so, our glorious and majestic Sea God came up with another brilliant idea.

"Since I can't let my parents inherit their godhood, then I'll just make them the rulers of the Douluo Continent!" A lightbulb popped up above Tang San's head, and he raised a finger, revealing a Tang-style smile.

"I'm fucking so smart!"

Yes, Tang San's solution was to have his father, Tang Hao, possess the consciousness of a plane that didn't yet have much intelligence, and to have his mother, Ah Yin, possess the Golden Ancient Tree, the source of life!

Since they cannot inherit the divine position, they will seize the body of the plane lord and the source of life who also possess immortality!

And so, Tang San personally extracted the souls of his parents, Tang Hao and Ah Yin, and sent them to possess the consciousness of the plane and the Golden Ancient Tree, respectively.

When the plane consciousness and the source of life were simultaneously possessed by external souls, the environment of the entire Douluo Continent began to deteriorate. Because of Tang Hao and Ah Yin's possession, the plane consciousness and the Golden Ancient Tree could no longer continue to operate the rules of Douluo Continent normally and stably.

What are the characteristics that are manifested?

The most obvious consequence is the reduction in the lifespan of Soul Masters; this is the most direct and has the greatest impact.

Ten thousand years ago, when the dimensional consciousness and the Golden Tree were still operating stably, Soul Masters could live to be two or three hundred years old when they reached the Title Douluo level, and their lifespan would increase by one hundred years for each level they advanced in the Title Douluo stage.

The spatial stability of ten thousand years ago was incomparable to that of today. Ten thousand years ago, even for a peerless Douluo, breaking through space was no easy task. How could we imagine that today's Limit Douluos would find space as fragile as paper in their hands?

This indicates that Douluo Continent is constantly weakening, and it's hard to imagine whether the space of Douluo Continent will completely collapse one day in the future.

———Divider Line———

To be honest, the story gradually becomes more thrilling at this point. Many people are drawn to the pen name [Qingye]. Looking at all the books that have appeared before, apart from the slightly strange "Greedy Ambition", almost every book is highly entertaining.

To put it simply, it's incredibly abstract, and the risqué content is so addictive it's hard to put down.

They originally thought that this book, "The Source of Life," would not follow the same path as the previous book and would contain some very exciting content.

The result was a complete shock at the start.

Especially those titled Douluo, looking at the book "Source of Life" in their hands, suddenly felt a sense of humor, as if they had suddenly been given a wig and a round nose, and their faces were covered with inexplicable makeup.

Damn it, the clown is me!

One by one, the titled Douluo were immediately red-hot. Looking at their own old and frail bodies in the mirror, and then thinking about their age.

Grass!!! (a type of plant)

The cultivation speed during the Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect era was much faster than it was ten thousand years ago. Many of them were only a little over a hundred years old, or even less. According to the Spirit Hall era, they should have been full of vigor and vitality at this age, but they appeared to be very old and exhausted.

If it were just ordinary unofficial history, it would be fine, as long as it didn't actually affect their interests. These high-ranking titled Douluo would just laugh it off.

For example, the Shrek controversy before.

In reality, which of these titled Douluo actually participated in the battle? Weren't they all just watching from the sidelines?

Even though what Shrek did was indeed despicable to many of the more upright people among them, given Shrek's strength, they could only despise him in their hearts at most. It was impossible for them to hate Shrek as much as those commoners and weak soul masters did, and to go out and cause trouble.

Although the previous books caused a great sensation, they were ultimately the anger of ordinary people, weak soul masters, and a few people who had been poisoned by evil soul masters.

It has little to do with those powerful figures who stand at the top of the pyramid on the continent.

But things are different now.

Tang San's actions have genuinely affected their interests, and they are related to such a major issue as lifespan. Who wouldn't want to live longer?

Their desire to become gods is simply a desire for immortality, isn't it?

"Defeat Shrek Academy, liberate the Golden Tree, and restore a bright and sunny sky to the Douluo Continent!"

Finally, a brave warrior shouted the slogan and charged toward Shrek Academy.

Following that, Aoba's distinctive writing style reappeared in the book "The Source of Life".

---Separation Line--- Tang Hao and Ah Yin wanted to seize the consciousness of the plane and the source of life. Naturally, the consciousness of the plane and the golden ancient tree would not wait to be slaughtered. They instinctively began to put up a fierce resistance.

Even if they do not have complete intelligence, as long as they have a spirit, they can be called life, and none of them want their existence to be erased.

The same applies to dimensional consciousness and the Golden Ancient Tree.

First is the awareness of planes.

The moment Tang Hao invaded its body, it sensed him. The plane consciousness also possessed god-level power; otherwise, it wouldn't have been able to maintain the operation of a continent. In the face of the power of the plane consciousness, Tang Hao's soul was far too insignificant and was easily crushed.

But what can Tang Hao do when he has a god-king son?

The easier it was for Tang Hao to be crushed by the consciousness of the plane, the easier it would be for Tang San to revive Tang Hao's soul. Each time, Tang Hao didn't need much; he only needed to be able to gnaw a piece of flesh off the consciousness of the plane before he died, and then his goal would be achieved.

Because Tang Hao can be resurrected indefinitely, while the consciousness of the plane will only be continuously devoured by him.

With this shift in power, Tang Hao will soon be able to rival the consciousness of the plane, eventually leading to a long tug-of-war. One day, he will be able to completely replace the consciousness of the plane and become the master of the plane in Douluo Continent.

On the other side, Ah Yin encountered the same situation as Tang Hao.

She wanted to possess the Golden Tree, but she would also face the most intense resistance from the Golden Tree. As a plant, it possessed a physical life essence, and its spirituality was naturally richer than that of a plane consciousness.

Realizing that it could not erase Ah Yin's soul, the Golden Tree chose another method...

As long as Ah Yin is not killed, Tang San's backup plan will not be activated, because everything is proceeding according to his plan, so he naturally does not know what happened between Ah Yin and the Golden Tree.

As a plant, the Golden Tree, strictly speaking, has no gender, but it can change...

Having existed for so long, the Golden Tree has witnessed countless acts of human intercourse and understands how to manipulate a human woman.

And since Ah Yin appears before it in the form of a human female soul, well, here comes the opportunity to manipulate things.

Without triggering Tang San's countermeasures, the Golden Tree extended its roots and imprisoned Ah Yin's soul, although the method of imprisonment was somewhat abstract.

The roots of the golden tree are less like roots and more like its tentacles, and they are twisted tentacles of varying thickness and with uneven textures...

The tree roots tightly bound her, locking her firmly inside the Golden Tree. Facing the Golden Tree, whose strength far surpassed hers and which had not triggered Tang San's counterattack, Ah Yin had no power to resist.

Next up is the much-anticipated battle between Gintoki and the Golden Tree...

It can only be said that Teacher Qingye is indeed Teacher Qingye. With one move, he created a sensation in the Soul Master world. The incredible level of the illustrations is no less than the scene in "Fellow Paths" where Zhongli Laogui and Zhongli Wu used props on Ye Xishui and Feng Ling.

It's even more abstract and provocative.

The scene is roughly as follows:

Qing said: There was once a sacred tree called Golden Tree, its branches and leaves lush, its root system extensive, unparalleled in the world. Now, a woman, desiring to replace it, succeeded, becoming one with it. She gnawed on the tree's roots, repeatedly doing so, consuming its resin, strengthening her body and beautifying her complexion. The roots bound her tightly to her side, preventing her from rising again. Grass entwines with tree, their origins merging, heaven and man becoming one, their forms coexisting. This ancient, compassionate path is not a wrong one, but rather the path to heaven. By keeping silent, one ascends to immortality, merging with nature, achieving divine eternal life.

—Hehehehehe—

At this point, the dimensional consciousness and the Golden Tree have been gradually replaced. Regardless of the process, the final result will be that they will be controlled by Tang San.

The spirit of the plane, which should have benefited the entire Douluo Continent, was usurped by the Tang family. Instead of benefiting the continent, it became a blessing for the Shrek Academy people. With the help of the Golden Tree, even in an era of talent scarcity, Shrek Academy was still able to produce Limit Douluo.

Because this is what they nurtured with the blood and lifespan of all living beings.

Shrek Academy uses all living beings as medicine, while Tang San uses all living beings as food, constantly growing stronger. Douluo Continent, or perhaps Tang Family Continent, would be more appropriate, because under Tang San's shadow, the entire Douluo Continent has long since lost the path to godhood, and can only provide him with a continuous stream of faith.

The path to advancement has long been blocked.

—The Origin of Life (End)

This story, "The Origin of Life," truly opened the door to a new world for the Douluo natives, whose horizons had already been broadened.

Who knew tree roots could be used in such a way!

At this moment, all the Soul Masters whose Martial Souls resemble tree roots will no longer discriminate against their Martial Souls. On the contrary, they have never loved their Martial Souls as much as they have ever done.

Because their wives are... truly blessed!

Some, unable to bear it any longer, even planned to capture a few spirit beasts similar to the Evil Eye Tyrant and keep them at home, just in case...

Of course, this is just the opinion of those who defy the heavens and are obsessed with magic. Many others are simply enraged. Having read the previous books, they didn't even bother to verify anything before believing the contents of this book.

What's there to doubt?

No matter how the wheels of history turn, Shrek Academy will always remain prosperous and enduring—that's a fact! No matter how the Soul Master world of Douluo Continent declines, every generation of Sea God Pavilion Masters will be Limit Douluo—that's also a fact!

Whether or not the Golden Tree drains the lifespan of sentient beings is no longer important, because they already know the importance of the Golden Tree, understand its status, and know how much help the Golden Tree can bring to a power!

Is it hard to accept the idea of ​​extracting life force?

Because the life force that was extracted was not used for one's own power!

If they could seize the Golden Tree for themselves, extract the lives of others to strengthen their own families, and ensure that each generation of their family could produce a Limit Douluo, they would be more than happy to accept it!

Under the immense allure of the Golden Tree, Tang San's story became something they didn't care about much.

Unable to become a god?

If I can't become a god, so be it. After all, becoming a god is too far away. It's more important to take the Golden Tree for myself first, since it's a treasure that's within my grasp.

Greed quickly swept through every named force in the Douluo Continent!

Especially when Shrek Academy was bombarded by an unknown force with level nine fixed-position soul-guided cannons, leaving only a single golden tree in the entire Shrek Academy, this ambition was amplified to an infinite degree!

(End of this chapter)