Douluo: Peerless Black Tortoise Moon God

Chapter 260 Want to repay my sister's favor? Not so easy! I'll make you owe even more!
"Awooo?!"

Little Silver opened its eyes groggily, but upon hearing that a newcomer might be arriving in the Sea of ​​Spirit, its wolf eyes instantly snapped awake, and it pushed itself up with its two paws.

"Yes, yes, of course! Heavenly Dream Emperor, don't let any newcomers in. After advancing 100,000 years, I not only gained an eighth element, but also awakened an elemental domain and mind control. Introduce them to our leader and see which one he likes..."

"Hmm, that's more like it." Brother Tianmeng nodded in satisfaction.

Elemental domain and mind control—these sound like top-tier soul skills. If he had even one of them, he wouldn't be completely powerless.

……

After a while.

"Which spirit skill should I choose for my sixth spirit ring? Since it's a 100,000-year spirit ring, I should definitely have both!"

In the sea of ​​consciousness, Xu Tianxi looked at the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm riding a wolf. Faced with the choice of "Silver Moon Element Domain" or "Mental Control", he clenched his fist and said, "I want both".

If the Silver Moon Wolf King were still a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast, he would consider both short-term and long-term development and choose the most suitable soul skill. But now that he has already advanced to a hundred-thousand-year-old wolf king by eating, what is there for him to think about? Does he think he has too many soul skills if he doesn't use two soul skills with his hundred-thousand-year soul ring?

"What are the effects of these two soul skills? And what is the eighth element you control after advancing 100,000 years?" Xu Tianxi pressed further.

If both soul skills are divine skills, then he won't need to go through the trouble of searching for other soul beasts.

The Silver Moon Wolf King replied softly, "The Silver Moon Elemental Domain summons the Silver Moon to expand the domain, greatly enhancing your elemental power and spiritual strength. It can forcibly extract the elemental power of all Soul Masters and Soul Beasts within the domain, which you can then control. As long as the Silver Moon remains intact, the domain will not be destroyed."

"Mind control stems from my innate ability to manipulate wolf packs. I can use my mental power to temporarily control Soul Masters whose mental power is one level lower than yours, causing them to lose consciousness and become completely under your command."

"For example, boss, you now have the mental strength of a Title Douluo, so you can control Soul Douluos to do things for you. How many you can control depends on your mental strength."

"Once manipulated, their mental consciousness will become blurred. Unless you, boss, tell them to slit their own throats and commit suicide, they will do their best to carry it out."

Xu Tianxi gasped upon hearing this: "This ability could easily be mistaken for that of an evil spirit master."

The Silver Moon Wolf King raised its paws and chuckled, "Which human is so reckless as to dare to say that you, Boss, are an evil soul master?"

"That's true. So, what is the eighth element you'll be able to control after entering the world 100,000 years from now?"

"Well... it's not decided yet, it depends on you, boss."

"What do you mean?"

"The eighth element that our Silver Wolf clan can control after ten thousand or one hundred thousand years is not determined by ourselves, but by the environment we come into contact with."

The Silver Moon Wolf King honestly raised its paw and pointed outside, saying, "Theoretically speaking, if I haven't mastered the light attribute, then the eighth element is the light attribute, given how much energy you've brought in from the Holy Light Dragon."

"I used to consume a lot of the spirit rings of sea spirit beasts, which greatly enhanced my water element; however, all the elements I have come into contact with so far are within the seven elements I have already mastered, so I haven't decided what the final element will be yet."

"Interesting." Xu Tianxi's eyes lit up, and he pressed on, "What about your Silver Wolf clan's predecessors? What was their eighth element usually?"

"Well... there are mostly metal elements, and rarer ones include space elements, time elements, and life elements."

The Silver Moon Wolf King scratched his head and said, "The gold element is self-explanatory. You can control it by eating some rare metals. I can't eat them now, but I can control them by coming into contact with metals. Space and time are more mysterious. Maybe I can control them in a couple of days, or maybe I won't be able to control them for three or five years."

“The element of life is the simplest. You just need to let me touch your life-gold for a short while, and I will be able to control it immediately.”

What are the benefits of the four elements?

"The gold element can enhance your control over metals, but you've already reached the level of Laughing at the Mortal World; time can be paused or reversed for a few seconds, and you'll naturally be able to control space once you reach your limit. I recommend life; once you control the life element, you can easily manipulate life force..."

Xiao Yin answered very sincerely.

"I see... then let's go with the life element, that's quite good." Xu Tianxi pondered for a few moments before making his decision.

The spirit flew to the second sea of ​​consciousness and greeted Electrolux, who was taking a bath of light. With a thought, Xu Tianxi took one of the four small blue suns with him.

The golden sun of life descended upon the first sea of ​​consciousness, radiating boundless life light. The Silver Moon Wolf King breathed deeply in ecstasy, while the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm and the Ice Emperor also lay comfortably on the beach.

"Ah, that feels so good! Old Yi really knows how to enjoy himself. I'm having such a wonderful time today..."

"This is the first time I've agreed with your opinion, you big bug. Old Yi certainly knows how to enjoy himself."

"Awoo~ Awoo~ Awoo~"

Xu Tianxi did not want to participate in the life sunbathing of this insect, silkworm, and wolf. With a thought, he increased the mobilization of the energy of the living metal.

"Let the tides of life come even more fiercely."

……

Outside, Gu Zhaoqiu, who was humming and groaning as he gathered his soul power vortex and was preparing to condense his soul core, felt a powerful life force suddenly erupt from the body of Xu Tianxi, whom he was holding. A portion of the life energy flowed back into his own body through his wrist.

"What's going on?" Gu Zhaoqiu wanted to open his eyes to see what was happening.

Just then, she felt a warm sensation on her right arm, which was gripping Xu Tianxi's wrist. Her mental energy told her that Xu Tianxi had gripped her wrist instead.

“You don’t like owing favors, and neither do I, Xu Tianxi. This time, I’ll help you condense your soul core, and then we’ll be even.”

Xu Tianxi's spiritual thoughts entered Gu Zhaoqiu's brow, and his gentle and calm voice resounded in Gu Zhaoqiu's mind.

"Great, great! My sister really made the right choice in you."

Gu Zhaoqiu's voice sounded strange. For some reason, the phrase "we owe each other nothing" gave her a vague sense of estrangement. What did that mean? Did he not want to owe her a favor, nor did he want to get too involved with her?

Could it be that her prey is trying to escape? How exciting!

"Sister, you flatter me. This is what I should do as your younger brother. Senior Di Tian's teachings and help are still fresh in my mind."

Xu Tianxi replied with a faint smile, and then said, "Moreover, stimulated by Xue Di and you, I have also developed a strong fighting spirit. After you succeed, I will need your protection."

Originally intending to be the first to carry on the legacy and condense a soul core at the Soul Emperor level, Xu Tianxi was surprised to find that two women had succeeded first. He decided not to wait any longer and to compete with their accumulated strength.

Once his soul core is fully formed and he returns to land, he, with his sixth-ring cultivation, will no longer be afraid of ordinary titled Douluo.

Moreover, by then, his soul power will be sufficient to support him in using some powerful level 8 and level 9 soul tools, and he will have fewer concerns in his actions.

Gu Zhaoqiu was naturally unaware that Xu Tianxi was already planning to make great strides after returning home, but she was even more excited and couldn't help but grip Xu Tianxi's wrist even tighter.

She used her mind to transmit her thoughts, which landed in the sea of ​​consciousness, allowing people to imagine how breathtaking it would be when her red lips parted slightly.

"Okay, I'll be watching."

As soon as she finished speaking, an incredibly powerful surge of soul power erupted from Gu Zhaoqiu's body. The luminous soul mist flowed towards her slender yet strong body like rivers flowing into the sea, converging towards her brow.

At the same time, a giant beast appeared behind Gu Zhaoqiu. It was not a golden dragon, but a majestic three-eyed golden lion, with an incomparably divine light gathered in its three eyes.

"Your mental strength is powerful, and I happen to possess the ultimate mental strength as well. Why don't you experience it too?"

The illusory image of the Eye of Destiny between the three-eyed golden lion's eyebrows shone on Gu Zhaoqiu's body, and a tidal wave of spiritual energy burst forth from his upper dantian. A black hole-like pulling force appeared out of thin air, as if it wanted to devour everything.

After expending another burst of life energy, Xu Tianxi had no choice but to retreat far away, because he felt that the other party's brow was beginning to devour his soul power and spiritual power.

Looking at the three-eyed golden lion phantom behind the other party and the golden dragon scales covering his body, Xu Tianxi couldn't help but shake his head and sigh. This is a true top genius.

You might think her physical body is incredibly powerful, but in reality, her mental strength is just as formidable, both at the pinnacle, with no weaknesses; moreover, she possesses ultimate fire and ultimate light…

Compared to her, Xu Tianxi's attributes don't seem particularly outstanding.

In the original story, she was forced by Elder Xuan to undergo the Eye of Destiny's guidance with Huo Gua, which consumed a lot of her vital energy; otherwise, her strength would have only increased.

With a slight raise of his hand, emerald-green life energy emanated from his palm and surged toward Gu Zhaoqiu. Xu Tianxi remotely transmitted his life force, observing the process of spatial rifts gradually appearing around her and her soul core absorbing spatial power like a black hole.

After the initial few tremors, Gu Zhaoqiu's body became as steady as a mountain. The turbulent soul core gradually stabilized, unable to stir up any waves, and obediently absorbed the light soul mist from the outside world for its master.

An hour later, the first soul core of the ultimate spiritual attribute was perfectly fused and ceased its activity. Gu Zhaoqiu's soul power cultivation also made a leap with this success—stabilizing at level sixty-eight.

Xu Tianxi's eyes grew increasingly envious. He sat down cross-legged and asked Xiao Yin to provide a soul ring. With a "howl," the Silver Moon Wolf King, which controlled the eighth elemental life form, howled from the ground and ran in circles around Xu Tianxi.

A few seconds later, a red spirit ring shimmering with eight colors rose slowly around Xu Tianxi. The disguised spirit rings—one yellow, two purple, one black, and two red—exuded a powerful aura, undoubtedly overshadowing someone else.

When Gu Zhaoqiu saw this, she looked down at her own spirit ring and thought to herself that having a strong spirit ring was nothing special; she could still outshine Xu Tianxi.

"Level 62, the foundation Little Silver provided is not bad, it's time to break through."

Xu Tianxi sat cross-legged with his five hearts facing the sky, embracing his primordial energy and entering a state of unity with heaven and man, where his essence, energy, and spirit merged with heaven and earth to a state of indistinguishability.

"He's amazing. I underestimated him." The Imperial Beast thought to herself that she had been careless. She had already fused with the soul core and released all her spiritual power before transforming, but she still felt that Xu Tianxi's figure was somewhat elusive and she couldn't see him clearly.

She understood that this was due to a difference in cultivation level; Xu Tianxi's combat skills were even superior to hers.

"Gather!" Xu Tianxi roared in his mind.

In that instant, he focused his mind on his upper dantian, driving the soul power with extreme ice and water attributes within his body to surge forth. His titled Douluo-level spiritual power enveloped the soul power, compressing the soul power vortex.

Black spatial rifts quickly appeared during the high-speed compression of the soul power vortex. The soul core absorbed spatial elements and began to show signs of instability. Tongtian Xiaobaxia and the Silver Moon Wolf King appeared to help stabilize the spatial fluctuations.

Upon seeing this, Gu Zhaoqiu's eyes darted around, and a three-eyed golden lion's shadow rose behind him, with the Eye of Destiny between his brows shining a faint light that enveloped Xu Tianxi.

"Repaying my sister's favor isn't that easy! I'll make you owe even more! Fate is on your side!"

"And this, the Silver Dragon Spear!" Gu Zhaoqiu gripped the Silver Dragon Spear and unleashed its power, waving it around the spatial rift. The turbulent spatial energy instantly became incredibly docile.

Suddenly, Xu Tianxi felt his consciousness was incredibly clear, and the process of manipulating the soul core to absorb the power of space became exceptionally smooth.

Aside from some initial instability, the compression process of the soul core proceeded smoothly without any major setbacks.

Half an hour later, Xu Tianxi sensed that the time had come and suddenly circulated his mental energy to make a final pressure.

"to make!"

The rumbling and tearing sounds of space emanated from between Xu Tianxi's brows, as if his body was being cut by countless spatial threads.

Amidst the shifting light and shadow, an eye-shaped soul core embedded in the full moon successfully condensed, projecting an endless phantom image between Xu Tianxi's brows, as if creating an independent moonlit space within this small world filled with luminous soul mist, utterly serene and cold.

Undoubtedly, this was a leap forward in spiritual strength.

Gu Zhaoqiu looked at her masterpiece with satisfaction and nodded slightly, "It looks pretty impressive."

(End of this chapter)