Douluo, my clone Groudon

Chapter 437 Extorting a 100,000-Year-Old Soul

On the way back to the Spirit Tower headquarters in Shrek City with Alice, Cooler communicated with his avatars in various locations through the soul link.

"Mind Blade, pause the hunt for evil spirit masters and collect some high-quality emotion-related attribute metals and gems."

"Qing Liuli, retrieve a batch of rare metals with light and life attributes from the Spirit Pagoda's inventory."

"Other avatars with forging abilities should prioritize handling the orders they have accumulated and make time for it."

He issued a concise instruction. The core message was simple: concentrate resources and prepare to tailor-make a top-tier battle armor for Alice.

Alice, as the newborn incarnation of the goddess of love, has boundless potential, but her current strength is not enough to dominate the timeline of the Legend of the Dragon King.

A powerful set of battle armor would allow her to quickly gain the ability to protect herself and even influence the course of the battle. Her avatars received the will of their true self and immediately began to act.

Upon arriving at the Spirit Tower headquarters, Gula, considering Alice's stunning appearance that could easily attract unnecessary attention, sent her back to the Senhai demiplane for temporary refuge.

He sighed inwardly. In the world of Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect, he could almost run rampant without restraint. But here, demigods and quasi-gods were not out of reach. His newly broken-through Soul Douluo cultivation level did indeed need to develop in a low-key manner for a while.

He had just settled in when he received a message from his teacher, Leng Yaozhu, asking him to come and see her.

Arriving at the familiar office on the top floor, Gula looked at Leng Yaozhu, still dressed in a red dress and exuding elegance, as if it were yesterday. She smiled and said, "Teacher, I'm back."

Leng Yaozhu raised her eyes and carefully examined her disciple.

After more than a year apart, Gula's transformation is nothing short of rebirth. Not only does he appear more mature and resolute, but more importantly, the powerful confidence that emanates from within him is almost overflowing, making him a completely different person from when he left.

Where have you been all this time?

Leng Yaozhu asked directly, her tone carrying concern and a hint of scrutiny, "The Spirit Transmission Master assessment has already begun. Even I can't let you cut in line. Fortunately, Qing Liuli is a good kid and managed to secure a spot for you."

Gula had already prepared his explanation and calmly replied, "While traveling, I found a stronghold of evil spirit masters and have been hunting them down. During this process, my Sun Spirit successfully evolved twice with the help of the holy power gained from purifying evil spirits."

"I also benefited greatly from this, and my soul power broke through to the Soul Douluo realm. Teacher, with my current strength, am I not allowed to skip the line to participate in the Spirit Transmission Master assessment?"

"Contra?"

A hint of astonishment flashed in Leng Yaozhu's beautiful eyes, "You were only a Soul Emperor when you left, right? You broke through nearly twenty levels in just one year?" This speed is simply unbelievable.

Without saying much, Gula's spirit rings rose one after another from his feet—his true configuration of four orange-gold, two red, and two gold spirit rings was concealed, and what he revealed were eight red spirit rings exuding a majestic aura!
The blinding red light illuminated the entire office in a magnificent glow, and the terrifying pressure representing the eight 100,000-year soul rings made the air seem to freeze.

Gula laughed, his tone carrying a perfectly timed hint of "luck": "I still have to 'thank' those evil soul masters. When I disguised myself as a member of the angel family, they came after me one after another as if they had encountered their father's killer, giving me plenty of 'nourishment'."

"Moreover, using the knowledge of soul tools I learned at the Spirit Pagoda, I created a one-time bomb that can store ultimate fire and ultimate light, named 'Evil Buster,' which eliminated three evil soul master titled Douluo in one fell swoop."

"With the help of a spirit, I receive feedback from the pure divine power, so although my soul power increases quickly, there are no superficial side effects."

Leng Yaozhu carefully sensed it and indeed found that Gula's soul power was solid and heavy, with an incredibly stable foundation, and there was no sense of superficiality from the forced enhancement.

Amidst her shock, she was also filled with immense satisfaction and pride. With such a disciple, how could she not uphold the glory of her lineage?

A hint of reserved smugness crept onto her face. Upon closer examination, it seemed possible that her disciples Gula and Qing Liuli, along with Gu Yue, who was closely associated with her and possessed equally astonishing talent, could potentially occupy three of the four positions of Spirit Transmission Envoy!
This was not wishful thinking on her part. With the potential of these three martial souls and the eight red soul rings that Gula has now displayed, they would be hard to find an opponent of the same level, let alone the Spirit Pagoda, and probably across the entire continent.

This means that the Leng family's power in the Spirit Pagoda will reach an unprecedented peak!
According to regulations, the tower master and two deputy tower masters of the Spirit Transmission Tower must be selected from among the previous Spirit Transmission Envoys.

In other words, her disciples have almost secured two of the three future high-level positions! Leng Yaozhu secretly resolved that even if Qian Gu Dongfeng opposed it, she would do her best to push them to the top.

But after calming down a bit, she realized that Qing Liuli and Gula had a very close relationship, almost like one person. So ensuring that the two of them could rise to power would be a huge success. She told Gula her thoughts.

Gula nodded in understanding: "Gu Yue and Qing Liuli are both women, so their identities are less sensitive and less likely to provoke excessive suspicion. It's safer for the teacher to promote them. As for me..."

He smiled and said, "To be honest, I really can't be bothered with those tedious affairs inside the tower."

Leng Yaozhu couldn't help but chuckle: "Only you would consider the power that others fight tooth and nail for as trouble. However, even if you don't want to be the Spirit Messenger, I still have to bring you along this time to make an appearance and exchange enough benefits for our lineage from Qian Gu Dongfeng."

"At the very least, he should bring out two 100,000-year-old soul bones or three 100,000-year-old soul spirits from the core area of ​​the Ascension Platform as compensation, just to be worthy of your right to give up!"

Upon hearing this, Gula became interested as well. He himself didn't need souls, but his avatars did, so it was like a godsend.

"Then let's see if our Tower Master is generous enough." A sharp glint flashed in his eyes. "Otherwise, I'd like to see who he can find who is qualified to compete with me for the position of Spirit Transmission Envoy." Looking at Gula's confident and high-spirited demeanor, as if everything was under his control, Leng Yaozhu felt a moment of disorientation, as if she saw the same confident and domineering Yun Ming, the Sky-Supporting Douluo who was hailed as the number one in the world, and that amazing and brilliant spear strike.

Her cheeks flushed slightly involuntarily. Noticing Gula's gaze, she quickly circulated her soul power to suppress the unusual feeling and coughed lightly to cover it up, saying, "It's nothing, let's go."

The two arrived at Qian Gu Dong Feng's office and knocked on the door.

In the office, Qian Gu Dongfeng was in an extremely bad mood lately.

For some reason, the Sky-Supporting Douluo Yun Ming has not returned to Shrek Academy and has been "wandering" outside, which makes him feel that the plan may have been exposed.

But the die was cast, and the destruction of Shrek Academy was a joint decision made by multiple forces, including the Spirit Pagoda, and could not be stopped by Yun Ming's threat.

He is extremely worried about this.

"Come in," he said in a deep voice.

Leng Yaozhu led Gula in. "Tower Master, I've brought my disciple Gula to register for the Spirit Transmission Master assessment."

Qian Gu Dongfeng was somewhat puzzled. Leng Yaozhu could handle such a small matter herself, so why bother him? It wasn't like he was the one making the final decision.

and many more!

His gaze fell on Gula, and he instantly sensed the aura of a Soul Douluo. A fierce killing intent, hard to suppress, flashed deep in his eyes!
This child is growing up too fast; he will surely become a great scourge to the family for generations to come!
But remembering how his previous covert operations against Gura or his associates had all inexplicably failed, he forcibly suppressed the urge to take action himself.

The master of the Spirit Pagoda assassinated his own core disciple. If this were to be exposed, the ancient family would be doomed.

His mind raced, and he immediately found an excuse, his face showing a troubled expression: "Yaozhu, it's not that I'm not accommodating. It's just that your disciple has been away from the tower for many years and has not made any contribution to the Spirit Pagoda. The resources in the tower cannot be poured out for nothing."

"Moreover, the Spirit Transmission Master assessment has already begun. Adding people now would be too unfair to the other candidates who have worked hard to prepare."

This is obviously just an excuse.

With the power and influence of the Qian Gu family, which has been operating in the Spirit Pagoda for three generations, he could resolve such a minor matter concerning the rules with just a word, and no one would dare to object.

Leng Yaozhu was prepared, and her tone carried a hint of arrogance: "Tower Master, if my disciple does not participate in this assessment, it will be a huge loss for the Spirit Transmission Tower."

"His talent, strength, and opportunities are all top-notch. Not only can he nurture two ten-thousand-year-old souls to a hundred thousand years, but his own opportunities are also astonishing."

Gula cooperated and once again displayed those eight dazzling red spirit rings.

Qian Gu Dongfeng's eyes twitched; he felt incredibly troubled.

Eight red spirit rings—this talent is too terrifying. If he were to force someone to refuse by abusing his power, even if he were the tower master, he would find it difficult to command respect in public and would easily give others a handle to use against him.

He remained silent, rapidly considering other ways to refuse.

However, Gula suddenly spoke up, her tone somewhat "naive": "Teacher, actually I think being a Spirit Transmission Envoy and Deputy Tower Master is too tiring. With Junior Sister Gu Yue and Qing Liuli, it's enough. I'll just give up."

Leng Yaozhu immediately put on a cold face and scolded, "Nonsense! You're still young and don't understand the importance of these positions! You have no right to speak here. Go outside and wait. I have important matters to discuss with the Tower Master!"

Gula "obediently" lowered his head, turned and left the office. Only after closing the door did a playful smile appear on his face, as if he was afraid that if he stayed inside for even a second longer, he would burst out laughing.

About fifteen minutes later, the office door opened, and Leng Yaozhu walked out with a smile. The two exchanged a glance, tacitly refrained from speaking, and left together.

Inside the office, Qian Gu Dongfeng's face was so gloomy it could drip water.

After some "friendly negotiations," Leng Yaozhu successfully obtained the right to choose four 100,000-year-old souls from him!
One of them was something Gula, as a core disciple, would have had a chance to obtain, while the other three were "compensation" for his "voluntary withdrawal" from the Spirit Transmission Master selection.

In order to maintain the absolute dominance of the Qian Gu family and prevent the Leng Yaozhu lineage from further expanding its power by taking advantage of Gula's amazing talent, Qian Gu Dongfeng had no choice but to reluctantly agree to this condition.

Compared to the possibility of losing the more precious 100,000-year-old soul bone, which is crucial to the family's inheritance, sacrificing one's soul is still extremely painful, but it is a relatively acceptable outcome.

He gazed out the window, muttering to himself, as if encouraging himself, or perhaps trying to convince himself:
"Wait a little longer... As long as the plan succeeds and Shrek Academy, this cancer, is eradicated, the Spirit Pagoda can replace it as the true core of the continent... At that time, Zhang Ting will inherit the position of Pagoda Master, and all the sacrifices will be worthwhile!"

(End of this chapter)