Douluo, my clone Groudon

Chapter 435 Reward, Stealing Divine Power

The scene before them suddenly became clear, and Gula, Xiaoxiao, and Ye Guyi found themselves on a rugged mountain path.

Surrounded by soldiers in White Tiger Guard uniforms, not far ahead, a burly, imposing middle-aged man sat atop a tall warhorse—Duke Dai Hao of the Star Luo Empire, the White Tiger.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er, disguised as bodyguards, were also among the group.

A cold, detached voice simultaneously rang in the ears of the three: "In-depth assessment begins... Assessment requirements... Death of any one of them constitutes assessment failure. The punishment is death. The assessment now begins."

Gula cursed inwardly, "A babysitting assignment?"

Although his memories of the relevant events were temporarily blocked, he instinctively felt that the arrangement was full of malicious manipulation.

If his memory were intact, he would immediately realize that Tang San was behind this. Since Dai Huabin, the pawn originally used to annoy Huo Yuhao and reduce his hatred, was now useless, Tang San would forcefully create an opportunity for Huo Yuhao to rescue his mother's killer, Dai Hao, under "unavoidable" circumstances, thereby twisting Huo Yuhao's will and paving the way for his future "recognizing the enemy as his father".

As for himself, with his superior abilities, he was assigned to be the key to ensuring that the play could continue.

Fueled by a nameless rage, Gula chose to remain still and observe the situation for the time being.

Soon, Huo Yuhao's mental detection sharing quietly connected and discovered the presence of Gula and the other two.

Although he was surprised, he didn't have time to think about it in this critical moment and immediately gave instructions through the mental link. Gula responded according to the thoughts that came to mind that were consistent with his current "identity," indicating that he would follow orders.

Huo Yuhao devised a plan, attempting to feign the aura of a Title Douluo to scare away the enemy and guide Dai Hao to retreat.

However, the surveillance soul-guided devices deployed by the Sun Moon Empire still detected something amiss. Amidst a piercing shriek, countless soul-guided rays and projectiles rained down from the sky like a storm!

Although Huo Yuhao used all his soul skills to intercept, his Soul King level cultivation was insufficient against the battlefield-level cluster attack of level six and seven soul tools. The overwhelming attack was about to strike, causing massive casualties—

"Humph!"

Gula snorted coldly and finally made his move.

He didn't reveal many unusual phenomena; he simply raised his hand and pressed down, and an invisible yet extremely intense power instantly spread out from him.

"Solar nuclear fusion explosion!"

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a strange fluctuation as if space had been instantly emptied and then released after being compressed to the extreme.

The soul-guided projectiles and rays flying through the air, upon entering a certain invisible force field, have their internal structures activated and become unbalanced. Then, like firecrackers being lit, they are transformed into flying metal fragments and uncontrolled energy flows in a series of dense and brief secondary explosions!
This strike forcefully tore open a brief safe zone amidst the deadly metal storm.

"go!"

Huo Yuhao seized the opportunity, shouted loudly, and protected Dai Hao as they continued to retreat.

However, the real trump card was only revealed at this moment. Several figures emerged from the shadows of the forest like ghosts, their auras powerful. They were clearly assassins at the level of Soul Saint and Soul Douluo, and their target was clear: Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger Clan.

The guards fought desperately, but due to the overwhelming disparity in strength, they suffered heavy casualties.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er unhesitatingly unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. The dazzling Goddess of Light Butterfly and the Spirit Eye's light and shadow merged, unleashing a powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill that temporarily repelled the first wave of attacks and saved Dai Hao from imminent danger.

However, facing the siege of a group of high-level Soul Masters, they were still in grave danger. Xiao Xiao immediately released her Azure Phoenix Martial Soul, and the melodious phoenix cry, carrying healing and amplification effects, enveloped her allies. At the same time, the Three Lives Soul Suppressing Cauldron crashed down, attempting to block the attack.

Ye Guyi also let out a delicate shout, her Holy Angel Martial Soul possessing her. The holy light carried the power to purify evil, and she wielded the Angel Holy Sword. The sharp sword light forced back the two assassins who tried to sneak attack.

Gula's eyes turned cold; he knew he couldn't delay any longer. He shifted his body and instantly switched his martial soul, a profound spatial fluctuation enveloping Dai Hao, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, Ye Guyi, and a few remaining guards.

"Teleport!"

The next moment, everyone's figures blurred and disappeared on the spot. When they reappeared, they were already several miles away, temporarily out of the most dangerous battle zone.

Just then, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er heard the assessment prompts, giving them a choice: pass the test, or give up the reward of reviving the deceased guard and continue with the more in-depth assessment. Both were reluctant and chose to revive the guard.

On Gula's side, the notification voice announced directly: "Assessment passed. Reward: Gula's soul power increases by two levels, Ye Guyi and Xiao Xiao's soul power increases by one level."

The pure and immense power of the God of Love, following the rules of the Valley of Love and Destiny, transformed into the purest energy and surged into the three people's bodies. Xiao Xiao and Ye Guyi's soul power fluctuations increased significantly, and they successfully advanced one level.

As the divine power entered Gula's body, a barely perceptible glint flashed in his eyes, and his temporarily sealed memories returned like a tidal wave!

"The power of time, distort!"

He borrowed the power of Groudon's clone to manipulate the power of time within his body, not resisting this divine power, but cleverly creating a tiny time loop barrier within himself.

From the outside, the infusion of divine power appears to be instantaneous, but within Gula's body, this divine power is pulled by the power of time, repeatedly undergoing the process of "infusion-absorption-simulation effect-infusion again"!

In each cycle, a small portion of the most primordial divine power is quietly intercepted and devoured by Gula, transformed into energy interception, and all incarnations make great progress, with energy even reserved for one incarnation to break through to the Soul Saint level.

In a mere instant, most of the energy that Qiankun Wenqing Valley had prepared as a reward for him was stolen in this silent time-manipulation trick.

Because this process was evenly "diluted" within the normal infusion time flow rate, Tang San, the behind-the-scenes manipulator who only vaguely felt that the consumption was slightly greater this time, had a momentary sense of abnormality, but failed to immediately notice this subtle anomaly.

My soul power level increased by two levels as I wished, reaching level seventy-seven, but the real gains were far more than that.

The three were transported to the third level, a true adventure. According to the rules, the couple was supposed to be sent back to scenes of past regrets to make amends.

However, Gula had already achieved his goal: his soul power had increased, his memories had been restored, and he had even stolen a massive amount of divine power. He had no mood to continue playing this dog-training-like emotional game with Tang San.

Looking at the golden and silver light that appeared before him, attempting to construct an illusion, Gula just sneered. His powerful spiritual energy, mixed with the God of Love's power that he had just stolen and had not yet fully refined, surged outwards roughly!
"break!"

The enveloping illusionary power shattered like fragile glass. He embraced the still somewhat bewildered Xiao Xiao and Ye Guyi with his left and right arms respectively, while the power of space surged beneath his feet.

"This is a boring charade, time to go."

Before the words were even finished, the three figures had already distorted and blurred, and in the next moment, they completely broke away from the golden and silver space of Qiankun Wenqing Valley and disappeared.

All that remains is that valley that still operates according to the rules, yet inexplicably feels "deficient," and the slightly furrowed brow of a certain god-king behind the scenes.

(End of this chapter)