Douluo, my clone Groudon

Chapter 296 The First Soul, Ten Thousand Years

After a long time, the hellish forest battlefield within the intermediate-level Spirit Ascension Platform finally calmed down.

Gula slowly withdrew from the "Boundless Forest and Sea" domain.

The once vibrant forest is now a scene of devastation, with giant trees fallen, vines withered, and the ground covered with a thick layer of energy dust left behind by the dissipated soul beasts, like a flowing, shimmering, strange carpet.

The suffocatingly dense spiritual energy in the air had not yet completely dissipated, indicating just how frenzied the unprecedented harvest had been.

He stood still, feeling the vast spiritual power surging and roaring within his body. This wasn't a real increase in soul power, but rather a sensation brought about by the increase in the age of his soul rings in a simulated state, requiring a conversion process.

He unleashed his Groudon spirit, with five black spirit rings flashing continuously, their energy intensity steadily increasing.

After its spiritual energy was depleted by 80%, the Titan Bear's spirit underwent its first transformation.

This original fused soul spirit is now a giant bear phantom exuding a heavy aura. After passing through the hurdle of 100,000 years, its size has nearly doubled when it is in its complete form, reaching a height of 50 meters.

Even with the total amount of soul power that Gula condensed into his soul core, without relying on his regenerative abilities, he couldn't sustain himself in battle for ten minutes.

Its entire body is covered in a rocky crust that has become even deeper, as if it has undergone millions of years of crustal compression, and has a dark golden metallic luster.

An ancient, savage, terrifying pressure, seemingly capable of bearing the weight of the earth, suddenly erupted. Its eyes burned with tangible, earth-yellow flames, and it roared silently to the sky!
"A soul that has lasted for 100,000 years!"

After absorbing a massive amount of spiritual energy, it finally completed a qualitative transformation, and the bloodline of the Gravity Titan was further explored and activated.

Resonating with this, the four spirit rings representing the Titan Bear Martial Soul beneath Gula's feet shone brightly. The originally black spirit rings were now as vivid as blood, with faint dark gold patterns flowing along their edges, and their age increased by more than 35,000 years.

Moreover, Gula's soul skills have undergone a transformation.

First Soul Skill, Gravity Control: The manipulation of gravity is no longer a simple increase or decrease of multiples, but has reached an extremely precise and subtle level!

He can instantly condense a hundred times the force of gravity at his fingertips, create a maze-like gravity gradient field within a hundred-meter radius, and even strip away gravity in specific areas to create a weightless vacuum.

The level of precision and variability are not comparable.

Second Soul Skill: The original "Lava Undead Body" form has undergone a fundamental transformation. It is no longer a lava elemental form, but is covered with dark golden rock shells like those of a Titan Bear spirit, with each shell engraved with natural earth runes.

"Titan Undead Body!"

Any physical or energy attack that lands on him will first have its power significantly reduced by this armor layer imbued with the laws of gravity, and the remaining force will then be absorbed by Gula's formidable physique. His defensive capabilities have undergone a qualitative leap!
Gula couldn't help but show a look of joy and continued to sense.

The third soul skill, "Power of the Earth," has been upgraded to "Creation of Matter"!
No longer limited to manufacturing and manipulating rocks and metals, but able to forcibly shape and condense earth elements, metal elements, and even free particles in the air into basic rocks, metals, and other substances according to his will through highly condensed and manipulated gravitational fields.

Although it can only produce basic materials with relatively simple structures and not top-notch strength, such as ordinary granite and pig iron blocks, and cannot create rare alloys or minerals containing special energy out of thin air, it has already touched the real realm of gods, and it is worthwhile for him to help the soul choose this evolutionary path.

The fourth soul skill has undergone the fewest changes, yet it should not be underestimated. It prevents flight, providing even stronger suppression of flight abilities! And its range is greater!
Even if not flying, as long as the target is in the air, it will feel an increasingly strong gravitational pressure, as if the earth's gravity has materialized. This pressure not only affects the body but also the mind, bringing a strong sense of imbalance and fear of falling, which greatly interferes with its actions and spellcasting.

Gula withdrew his once docile and slightly bloated Titan Bear spirit and looked at the obedient Sun Angel spirit standing on his shoulder.

The phantom of the sun angel, radiating a sacred and scorching aura, became more solid and dazzling, its light even more intense, as if the energy contained within it was surging even more powerful.

However, compared to the qualitative leap of the Titan Bear, its improvement appears much more gradual. Its lifespan also increased by over 35,000 years, approaching the 60,000-year mark, but it did not break through to the next point of qualitative change.

The range, temperature, divine purification power, and suppression of dark and evil attributes of the Sun Domain have all been significantly enhanced, and the light flames are more condensed, like tangible liquid sunlight.

Its power has increased exponentially, but the core characteristics of "domain suppression" and "divine purification" have not fundamentally changed. It can be considered as a quantitative accumulation, waiting for the next opportunity for qualitative change.

Gula nodded in satisfaction as he felt the transformation of the two spirits and the sublimation of his own control over power.

The Titan Bear's breakthrough was the biggest gain of this trip. He glanced at the Sun Angel's soul and thought to himself, "Approximately 60,000 years, still quite a distance from 100,000 years."

"The energy reserves of this intermediate-level Spirit Ascension Platform have been greatly depleted in this battle. Forcibly upgrading it would likely damage the core of the platform, which would be a losing proposition. Even with the teacher protecting it, it won't work. We'll need to get a different Spirit Ascension Platform next time."

On the other side, Qing Liuli also finished her research.

The light of the Azure Lotus Purifying Lamp in front of her dimmed, and the malevolent beast's spirit also quieted down.

She quickly organized the instruments and recorded data inside the crystal case, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

Although she didn't focus on violently increasing the age of her spirit rings like Gula did, she still gained a great deal from the Ascension Platform riot triggered by Gula.

Her five spirit rings absorbed a considerable amount of pure spiritual energy, increasing their lifespan by approximately five thousand years.

Most notably, the fifth spirit ring, which had been nearly ten thousand years old, was now completely solidified in a deep black.

The intensity of the malevolent intent has been significantly enhanced, and the "light" implanted into the target's mind is more concealed, like dust blending into the background of the soul. Unless one's mental strength far surpasses that of Qing Liuli and there is a targeted investigation, it is extremely difficult to detect.

Its power to induce depravity, belligerence, or manipulate minds is stronger and more difficult to remove from the target's own will or external forces. Her ability to manipulate emotions and minds has reached a new level.

"Gula, my data collection is complete."

Qing Liuli hugged the box, her face beaming with satisfaction at the breakthrough in her research. "The concealment and infiltration of the malevolent intent have been improved by at least 30%. We have also made groundbreaking discoveries about several key 'resilient nodes' in the energy structure of the thousand-year-old soul."

“Very good.” Gula nodded, secretly instructing her to share the relevant memories with him that night.

(End of this chapter)