Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

Inside the Spirit Hall's underground research lab, as the light screen of the Time-Space Gate rippled, the space in front of everyone's eyes continued to distort. Suddenly, a stream of air burst out, and all sorts of things flew out from behind the light screen.

"boom……"

"boom……"

The blue-silver light curtain of the portal fluctuated continuously, spewing out a large amount of things. Countless pieces of earth and stones flew out and crashed into the walls, piling up in a chaotic mess before everyone's eyes.

As the blue-silver light gradually receded, the spewing of these toxic fumes from the garbage came to an end, and smoke filled the room. Finally, accompanied by a gentle breeze stirred by soul power, the garbage heap revealed its true form.

"These things look like meteorites from outer space?"

Qian Daoliu, with the highest cultivation level and great skill, was the first to walk up to the corner of the wall and pick up something to examine. A large pile of soil and stone debris was found in the corner of the wall, and Qian Daoliu was quite surprised after observing it.

The ejected material consisted mostly of rocks, resembling hard, mined ores, with a few powdery fragments, likely from impacts and collisions when it entered the room. The pile of rocks on the ground looked like a garbage dump.

"It looks like we've found a meteorite this time, and a meteorite that's rich in gems at that."

Yan casually rummaged through the garbage heap and surprisingly found several dazzling gems, fist-sized blue-green gems, rare treasures coveted by countless nobles across the continent, yet here they were piled up like trash.

These things were indeed trash to Yan, but the origin of this garbage dump was quite extraordinary. Because this garbage dump in front of him came from another dimension, or more precisely, from another planet.

In the Douluo Universe, the God Realm is supreme, combining the laws of the universe to create a unique system of divine positions, ruling over countless lower-dimensional worlds.

However, the worldview of this universe is somewhat similar to that of the world of Shrouding the Heavens. In the Douluo Universe, there are countless planes ruled by the God Realm. Some of these planes are physical planets, while others are energy forms.

The center of the Douluo plane is Douluo Star, while the Five Elements Continent belongs to another plane. Beyond Douluo Star are other planets, some with life, but most are lifeless dead stars and meteorites.

The space-time gate that Yan repaired can connect to worlds outside of Douluo Star. However, for a connection to be successful, the space on the other side must be in a stable state. The space outside of planets clearly does not meet this requirement. Only places with substantial land can be considered to have stable space.

Yan didn't send much faith power this time, nor did he search for signs of life. He simply found the nearest stable point in space, connected to it, and then used the original function of the soul tool that he had repaired to collect some resources and leave.

Yan's initial intention in using this portal was certainly not to travel between dimensions. After all, he had only managed to repair it successfully so far and had not yet fully mastered the technology, let alone replicated it.

In this situation, if he rashly enters the other side of the light curtain through the space-time gate, not to mention whether the dangerous space-time turbulence will tear him apart, the more crucial issue is that once he gets there, there will be no energy transfer, so how will he get back?

Although he successfully repaired the portal, there were still many problems. The first was the uncertainty of opening the other world. At the beginning, there were no spacetime coordinates, and opening the other world could only rely on luck to explore.

Even if we have spacetime coordinates, they are only approximate coordinates. They can determine a region that is probably no smaller than Douluo Star. When the portal is opened, the location where the person appears will most likely be different. Sending someone there and then arranging a time to open the portal at the original location to pick them up is simply unrealistic.

Of course, there is another way: one person can stay here to keep the portal running while the others go to the other side to explore the world.

This is even less reliable. Opening the portal to time and space consumes a lot of energy. Don't be fooled by how easily Yan seems to have done it. In just two times, he has depleted most of the faith power he has accumulated. And there are very few people on the entire Douluo Continent who have more faith power than him.

He couldn't possibly steal—or rather, borrow—the power of faith from the angel god. When Yan thought of this, he subconsciously glanced at the rooftop. The angel statue was right there; that massive amount of faith power was more convenient than a nuclear power plant. Unfortunately, he didn't dare to act recklessly.

Because using the power of faith to open the portal to spacetime is so costly and troublesome, Yan devised some special designs after deducing its function. He modified the soul tool according to his own ideas when repairing it.

After the modified spacetime gate opens the spacetime light curtain and connects to a stable space region on an alien planet, it can use the spacetime vortex to sweep away some of the resources on the other side and send them to the room through spacetime teleportation.

This idea came from some "garbage dump" novels Yan had read before, and the pile of "garbage" in front of him was most likely from an ordinary meteorite near Douluo Star, the kind that floats in space. Because it lacks an atmosphere for protection, the entire meteorite is very solid, which is why these rocks have such a high density.

As Yan explained the principle of the Time-Space Gate to everyone, Bibi Dong, Qian Daoliu, and the others' eyes lit up when they heard that this thing could connect to other worlds and bring in some resources. Their gazes towards the things on the ground also changed.

They weren't fools; they understood the significance of this matter.

Although they are high-ranking officials in the Spirit Hall, holding high positions and wielding considerable power and resources, the Spirit Hall is a large and powerful organization that also consumes a lot of resources. In reality, the wealth and resources they control are only so-so, and the Spirit Hall is also economically suppressed by the two major empires.

However, this portal in front of us can continuously connect to other regions or even worlds and transfer things in. Even if most of them are garbage, as long as even a little bit is useful, it's a huge profit.

Just like this pile of dirt and garbage in front of us, if we hadn't searched through it, who would have known that we could find so many gems here, as well as these meteorite ores, all of which are precious materials.

"So, you brat, you dared to take a cross-border trip before. Are you crazy? You can't just do things like that. What if you don't come back?"

Because Bibi Dong had been in contact with Yan more often and had even started the Divine Trial, she had gained a lot of knowledge and immediately figured out what had happened with Yan's previous disappearance.

"Well, that was an accident. It was the first time I turned it on, and I accidentally turned the power up too high and got caught in it. It won't happen again after that. If it was, then it was intentional on my part. Don't be too nervous, just wait for me to come back."

Yan explained a few words to Bibi Dong and then gave her some instructions. He knew that he would definitely disappear quite often in the future, since there was a Flame Queen waiting for him to conquer the other side of the new spacetime coordinates he controlled.

Chapter 115 Persuading Bibi Dong

"You brat, you've already messed around once, but you're actually planning to take another risk. You were lucky this time, teleporting to a relatively safe place, but what about next time? Listen to me, you're not allowed to mess around without my permission."

Inside the Spirit Hall's underground research lab, Bibi Dong became anxious upon hearing that Yan was planning to disappear again. She immediately rebuked Yan's delusions, and Yan could only meekly agree, though his shifty eyes revealed his true thoughts.

After Yan explained the disappearance, the information about the Time Gate was suppressed by Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu. However, the turmoil caused by this incident will not dissipate so quickly with the Spirit Hall's subsequent series of actions.

The Spirit Hall's underground research lab has begun expansion work. Apart from a section of the area suspected to be the site of the Rakshasa Temple, which Pope Bibi Dong has repeatedly forbidden from being disturbed, the small hill where the Spirit Hall is located has been almost completely hollowed out.

The underground research lab is being expanded, and Yan has been rather idle these days, wandering around Wuhun City all day, trying to project a friendly image and gain more attention by showing off his abilities.

His actions were to accumulate faith power for the next use of the Time-Space Gate. As for letting others use the Time-Space Gate, he had never even considered it. Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu had never mentioned it either. After all, this thing was too important, and no one would let others use it.

Several days passed uneventfully. While accumulating mental power, Yan also kept looking for all sorts of interesting things, looking forward to the next trip to the Five Elements Continent's inner world and the Flame Queen.

Time flies like an arrow, and just as Yan was about to accumulate enough mental power, a sudden piece of news shattered his peaceful life.

……

Inside the Papal Palace in Wuhun City, Pope Bibi Dong was listening to her subordinates report on a strange event discovered within the Star Dou Great Forest.

When Yan walked over, he saw Bibi Dong urgently issuing an order: "Pass down the order to mobilize elite soul masters to explore the sealed Star Dou Great Forest. We must find the 100,000-year-old soul beast in human form."

"Yes."

The Soul Saint expert who was reporting to Bibi Dong quickly bowed, then turned and bowed slightly to Yan before leaving the side hall to deliver the order.

Yan stepped forward, pondering how to persuade Bibi Dong, "Teacher, are you planning to go to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt soul beasts?"

Bibi Dong didn't hide anything, "That's right, my second spirit, the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor, is still missing three spirit rings. This time, I suspected that I discovered traces of a 100,000-year-old spirit beast in the Star Dou Great Forest. This is an opportunity for me, and I must not miss it."

Yan was silent for a moment, then looked up and said, "Teacher, if I told you that I would ask you to give up this hunt for a 100,000-year-old soul beast, would you agree?"

"You're asking me to give up a 100,000-year-old soul beast."

Bibi Dong looked at Yan with considerable shock. Their eyes met, and a certain look in the disciple's eyes made her feel a little flustered. After slightly averting her gaze, she said in a deep voice, "Why? Give me a reason."

After thinking for a moment, Yan asked in return, "How much do you know about the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest? As far as you know, how many hundreds of thousands of years have passed in the core of the Star Dou Great Forest?"

After hearing Yan's words, Bibi Dong thought for a moment and then asked with some doubt, "What you mean is that there are many 100,000-year-old soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest?"

However, the experts of my Spirit Hall have also explored the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest many times, but have not found any accurate traces of any 100,000-year-old spirit beasts.

"Wait a minute, something's not right. Within the entire Star Dou Great Forest, there are at least several hundred soul beasts over 50,000 years old, more than ten times that of Sunset Forest. It's impossible for there to be only one or two transformed 100,000-year-old soul beasts. This isn't normal."

Bibi Dong seemed to have thought of something, and pulled out some information from the bookshelf next to her. In order to find a high-level soul beast suitable for herself, Bibi Dong also sent many powerful people to explore the three major soul beast gathering places. After listening to Yan's words and taking a closer look, she would find a big problem.

The three major gathering places of soul beasts in Douluo Continent are the far north ice plains, which are rarely visited by people. No one has ever explored its complete area. It is only known that the area further north is very large and there are many ice attribute soul beasts, including traces of 100,000-year-old soul beasts.

Sunset Forest is located outside Heaven Dou City in the Heaven Dou Empire. Many powerful Soul Masters know a lot about this place. There are indeed many Soul Beasts gathered here, and they are of high quality. However, due to the hunting by many high-level Soul Masters for countless years, there has been no news of 100,000-year-old Soul Beasts here for a long time.

Bibi Dong had sent people to investigate this place before. There weren't many soul beasts over 50,000 years old here, only a few dozen. She only found two Demon Spider Kings over 50,000 years old, but they were both races she had already absorbed, so she didn't pay much attention to them.

As for the Star Dou Great Forest, although its specific area has been explored by human soul masters, just like the Sunset Forest, the number of soul beasts here is far beyond imagination. More than 100 soul beasts over 50,000 years old have been discovered, and there have been many beast tides in history.

Logically speaking, there should be quite a few 100,000-year-old soul beasts in such a dangerous Star Dou Great Forest, but it seems that from a certain time onwards, the rumors about 100,000-year-old soul beasts here just disappeared.

"Deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, in the Lake of Life region, a large number of 100,000-year-old soul beasts are currently in seclusion. Among them are beings comparable to Peerless Douluo or even Grand Elders. Hunting soul beasts under 100,000 years old is not a problem, but if you were to attack a 100,000-year-old soul beast, the consequences would be unpredictable..."

Yan bluntly stated that the existence of ferocious beasts in the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest was indeed true, and it would be best if Bibi Dong would back down.

After listening to Yan's story, Bibi Dong's expression turned slightly grim. She was undecided, worried that it would trigger a beast tide among the ferocious beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, but she was also unwilling to give up the soul ring and soul bone of this 100,000-year-old soul beast.

“The teacher needs a suitable soul beast, but I don’t think that soul beast is suitable for you.”

After thinking for a moment, Yan spoke again: "You hunt soul beasts to obtain soul rings, you must be hoping to get a choice that is more suitable for your own attributes, right?"

Generally speaking, only soul beasts that are not good at fighting will choose the path of transformation. For example, your Soul Devouring Spider King is best suited to the three categories of poison, evil, or spider soul beasts. However, there are very few examples of these three types of soul beasts transforming, and the probability of them being compatible with your martial soul is very low.

"Teacher, you actually have a better option. Last time I went to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt soul beasts, I discovered a powerful soul beast over 50,000 years old, possessing the ability to devour evil attributes—the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger."

Chapter 116 Forest Mother and Daughter

Starry Sky Forest.

The vast forest, shaded by lush trees, is filled with fresh air. At the heart of this most famous forest on the Douluo Continent lies a small lake. If you hadn't actually come here, it would be hard to believe that such a wondrous sight could exist in this expansive forest.

This small lake is not very big, only about 100 meters in diameter, but its crystal-clear water is like a mirror, reflecting the green trees on both sides, creating a beautiful scene.

In the lush green woods by the small lake, in front of a treehouse built against the trees, a stunningly beautiful young woman is holding a four- or five-year-old girl and talking softly. This scene is exceptionally beautiful under the sunlight, but it looks extremely incongruous in the Starry Sky Forest.

A beautiful woman in a white dress sat quietly under a big tree, holding a lively and adorable little girl in one arm. Her long, smooth, black hair was draped over her back, making her silhouette so captivating.

Through the reflection in the lake, one can see her exquisitely beautiful features and a gentle, graceful temperament, making her look so beautiful that she blends perfectly with the surrounding scenery, like the finishing touch to a beautiful painting.

In the arms of this beauty, a girl who looked similar to her giggled, occasionally picking up blades of grass from the ground and bringing them to her nose to sniff, and even making a gesture as if she was about to put them in her mouth to taste them.

"Xiao Wu, your mother has already told you that you can't be so naughty in the future."

The beautiful young woman took the grass root from the little girl's hand, affectionately patted the girl's head, and said softly, "We'll be living in the human world in a few days, Xiao Wu, you can't be so naughty as to eat the grass on the ground..."

“Mother, we used to eat grass, why can’t we do that anymore?”

The little girl blinked her big eyes, looking very puzzled, and then asked in a sweet voice, "Mother, tell people a story about the human world. What is the human world like? Is it fun?"

The little girl and her mother were once among the most powerful beings in this forest. However, after she gained a child and adopted two younger brothers for protection, they escaped their previous life of wandering and began to cultivate by absorbing the essence of heaven and earth every day.

After tens of thousands of years of peaceful life, they became what they are now. The little girl had only been in human form for a few years and had not yet been exposed to much information from the outside world; her mind was as blank as a sheet of paper.

"The human world, Mother hasn't actually been there many times. It's dangerous for us transformed soul beasts to live in the human world, especially to be careful of those high-level soul masters."

A flicker of thought crossed the beautiful young woman's eyes. As if recalling something, she smiled faintly and began to recount her experiences after frequently leaving the forest over the years.

After successfully transforming into human form, she needed to interact with human life in order to transform into a real human more quickly. So over the past few decades, she has traveled to human settlements around the Star Dou Great Forest many times, met many people, and experienced many things.

These few decades were but a drop in the ocean compared to her long cultivation career of 100,000 years, but the brilliance of this period was even more unforgettable than the long periods of the past.

The beautiful young woman spoke softly, while the little girl nestled in her arms, listening quietly. She was immersed in the human world her mother was describing, her eyes filled with longing.

"Xiao Wu, in a while, your mother will be able to break through to level 70 and become a human again. By then, my Xiao Wu will be almost six years old."

In the human world, six-year-old children awaken their martial souls and go to the Soul Master Academy. Xiao Wu can try it out then, which will help her grow up faster.

However, be careful not to go to a too powerful Soul Master academy, otherwise you might be discovered by those Soul Douluos and Title Douluos.

However, there aren't many Soul Douluos and Title Douluos in the human world. As long as we're careful, we should be fine.

The young woman was planning her future life with her daughter, both of them with eyes full of anticipation. The little girl was already looking forward to a wonderful life ahead.

The little girl was giggling when she suddenly seemed to remember something. "But Mother, what will happen to Daming and Erming if we leave the forest?"

"Da Ming and Er Ming have only just broken through to become 100,000-year-old soul beasts. They can wait a while longer. We can come back to take them to start cultivating again after we break through to become Soul Saints. By then, it should be in time."

The beautiful young woman thought of the other two children she was raising, and a smile appeared on her face. However, when she thought of how the two children were quite resistant to cultivating human form, she couldn't help but frown. "However, it seems that the two children are not very willing to cultivate human form because of their bloodline."