Douluo: Divine Fire Xuanyuan

Chapter 437, Fifth Test, Exceeded Expectations

After Ma Xiaotao's death, Yuwen Tuo successfully completed the fifth of the Nine Trials of the God of Fire, and the progress became 9/4.

Yuwen Tuo had almost forgotten that Ma Xiaotao was indeed a genuine Title Douluo. This assessment was completed with more than twice the required quantity, so the affinity she received should be significantly higher.

This affinity is actually very important, as it relates to the power gained after inheriting the divine position.

Even among first-level gods, there are differences in strength. Even if their divine positions are of the same level, there are still differences in their personal cultivation. The God of Fire's divine power is not weak among all first-level gods, while the previous generation's God of the Sea was at the peak of first-level gods. If they fought in the ocean, their strength could even rival that of a god-king.

Even if ordinary people inherit their divine positions, they cannot immediately become as powerful as them.

As for how much of their divine power one can inherit, it depends on the affinity achieved during the assessment. If one inherits exactly 100%, then one has only just reached the minimum strength of a first-level god, and will have to cultivate on their own in the future.

In the original novel, when Tang San completed the eighth trial of the Sea God, his affinity was already 115%. Therefore, even though he had just become the Sea God, his strength was much greater than that of Qian Renxue, who had also just become a first-level god.

Qian Renxue's inheritance was probably 100% complete, making her only a beginner-level god.

"Yuwen Tuo, you have exceeded expectations in the fifth of the Nine Trials of the God of Fire, gaining 30% affinity with the God of Fire, now at 60%. For the sixth trial of the God of Fire, you will break through to the Title Douluo level, with a time limit of three years!"

Just as he expected, he gained a lot of goodwill, and the sixth test was very easy. He broke through to the Title Douluo level, so why would he need three years?
At the same time, the light on Qiu'er's forehead also shone brightly. "Yuwen Qiu, the fifth test of the top-level eight trials has been completed, your level has increased by one level, and the age of all your spirit rings has increased by one thousand years. The sixth test of the top-level eight trials has been completed, breaking through to the title of Douluo, with a time limit of three years."

Qiu'er's reward arrived at the same time, and her level reached level 87. The upcoming sixth test would be too easy, even if she could only level up once a year.

Moreover, after all her spirit rings were upgraded by a thousand years, her third and fourth rings turned black. Although they were originally purple thousand-year spirit rings, they were not for a thousand or three thousand years. The Crimson King just wanted the color to be the same as that of ordinary spirit masters. But a thousand-year spirit ring is purple, and a nine-thousand-year spirit ring is also purple. Did the Crimson King really want to find a thousand-year spirit ring for Qiu'er?
In fact, her third and fourth rings were around eight thousand years old, and after multiple tests, they finally broke through ten thousand years.

Now, the spirit rings of her Golden Dragon Martial Soul have changed to two purple, four black, and two red.

"Jinxuan, you and Nana should go back to the Body Sect with Senior Brother Long now. Let the seniors of the Body Sect take you to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain soul rings," Yuwen Tuo said.

"Master, what about you?" Cao Jinxuan asked curiously.

"I'll take your master's wife to find her eighth ring. Her eighth ring isn't in the Star Dou Great Forest."

The Star Dou Great Forest is not the only place in the world where soul beasts gather; it's just the largest one. On the map that the Heavenly Soul Emperor gave to Yuwen Tuo, some of the 100,000-year-old soul beasts were marked, and some of them were outside the Star Dou Great Forest.

Yuwen Tuo is about to take Xiao Xiao to find them.

Actually, his original idea was to go find the mermaid princess, because they were very easy to fool. In the original story, the evil soul master Wan Hun Douluo used Huo Yuhao's soul magic to deceive them, and they actually believed him, which almost caused the mermaid princess to lose her life.

Since the method of soul cultivation has not yet been made public, the Ten Thousand Souls Douluo would naturally not go there to deceive them using the same method.

Yuwen Tuo wanted them to become Xiao Xiao's spirits to help her, which wouldn't have been difficult, but he was worried about Tang San's methods.

This mermaid race seems to worship the sea god. If Tang San uses the mermaid race to play some tricks on Xiao Xiao, then Yuwen Tuo might be controlled by him for Xiao Xiao's sake.

She didn't intend to provoke the mermaid until she was absolutely certain.

"My benefactor, when will you be back?" Nana asked.

Yuwen Tuo shook his head. "In the next two or three years, Xiao Xiao and Qiu'er and I may not be able to come back. Soon, we will probably be banished by His Majesty and despised by many people in Tianhun. But don't worry or be angry. This is only temporary, and I don't care."

"What? Why did His Majesty expel you?" Nana said angrily. Yuwen Tuo had not done anything to wrong the Heavenly Soul Empire.

“Nana, don’t blame His Majesty. The one who is truly suffering is never me, but him. Alas, if he agrees to my method,” Yuwen Tuo said.

He didn't actually mind bearing the infamy while slaughtering everyone; his master had done the same back then, so it was nothing. The average intelligence of the people in Douluo Continent was indeed lower than that of the people of the Sui Dynasty in his previous life, and perhaps no great Confucian scholar would ever debate with him, but he also had the courage to be an enemy of the whole world.

But his noble and righteous thoughts resulted in Emperor Xuexin saying that he was somewhat mentally ill. After taking revenge, wouldn't it be better to live happily with his three beautiful wives? Why did he have to think about being an enemy of the world? What kind of inexplicable antisocial ideas did your teacher teach you all day long?

Even if indiscriminate killing could solve the problem, the cost would be too high. Yuwen Tuo would become more terrifying than an evil spirit master in the eyes of the world. Moreover, the affairs of the court are complex and intertwined, and the instability of the country must also be considered.

He was the emperor, and the future of the country should have been his responsibility. In the future, after everything settled down, Yuwen Tuo would not retreat to the mountains with a bad reputation, but would retire as a hero.

Xue Xin is a politician with a completely different mindset from Yuwen Tuo, a chivalrous knight who breaks the law with his martial arts. He has too many worries, and he ultimately wants to do more than just eliminate Shrek Academy; he also plans to achieve another goal with minimal cost.

Yuwen Tuo sighed, "Never mind, don't worry. I'm just going to be quiet for a while. Anyway, I need to find a quiet place to cultivate properly and break through to the Title Douluo level."

"Then, my benefactor, where are you going to go into seclusion?" Nana asked.

Since Yuwen Tuo can't come back, she might as well not go back either, and go find him after hunting down the soul beasts.

Yuwen Tuo revealed a hint of nostalgia and smiled, "Home!"

After saying that, he called out to Qiu'er and Xiao Xiao, "Qiu'er, Xiao Xiao, let's go!"

"Alright, let's go!" Xiao Xiao skipped and jumped into the air, and the three of them disappeared into the horizon.

The three of them, Long Aotian, were left looking at each other in bewilderment. Cao Jinxuan murmured, "Master said he was going to go into seclusion at home, but where exactly is that?"

Meanwhile, the three flying figures were heading towards the Star Luo Empire.

Of course, the home Yuwentuo mentioned could not be the Star Luo Empire, but rather the location of the eighth soul ring he wanted to obtain for Xiao Xiao, which was in a soul beast mountain range within the Star Luo Empire.

However, they did not fly very fast, and it took them three days to reach their destination.

It wasn't that their speed was limited to this level, but rather that Yuwen Tuo had been helping Xiao Xiao regulate her soul power over the past few days.

After all, the soul power she gained to break through level 80 was absorbed from Ma Xiaotao, and it was mixed and conflicted with her own soul power.

It needs to be sorted out properly, and the Heavenly Sound Sect's inner cultivation method should be used to transform all that soul power into Heavenly Sound True Qi.

Xiao Xiao's cultivation is now profound, and she has mastered all twenty-four Heavenly Melodies. Her cultivation method has begun to transform into the highest mental technique of the Heavenly Melodies Sect, the Absolute String Heavenly Melody.

It was precisely because of this supreme mental cultivation technique that she was able to organize her soul power so quickly, converting all of Ma Xiaotao's power in just three days.

Xiao Xiao is now a true near-Soul Douluo.

Her eighth ring, of course, must be at least at the level of 100,000 years, in order to accumulate enough foundation for her future path to godhood.

They were currently on a desolate mountain about a hundred miles away from Gengxin City of the Star Luo Empire.

Qiu'er said with a complicated expression, "I never expected this place to become like this. It must have been very painful for her, but she still stayed here!"

Clearly, Qiu'er, this auspicious beast, knows this place and also knows what kind of soul beasts are here.

(End of this chapter)