Douluo, my clone Groudon

Chapter 441 The Reasons Why the God of Love Became a First-Class God

Seeing that Yun Ming had risked his life to stop the Ghost Emperor, Gula felt somewhat relieved.

He knew that with his current strength as the incarnation of the Grim Reaper, even though he wielded the Grim Reaper's scythe that could suppress all death attributes, his chances of winning against a veteran demigod-level evil soul master like the Ghost Emperor were slim; at best, he could only manage a mere stalemate.

Once he gets bogged down in a tough battle, it will inevitably severely impact his progress in collecting souls.

The souls of the teachers and students of Shrek Academy, especially the souls of the powerful ones, are of extremely high quality and are crucial to Du An's foundation for breaking through to the God King realm. Losing even one of them would be a huge loss.

However, Gula was not unprepared for this.

After confirming the exact time of the Big Bang through time locking, he and his eight avatars worked tirelessly, concentrating all resources and forging skills, and finally completed the three-word battle armor for Alice—[Golden Wind Jade]—within the five-day deadline.

Just as Gula was fully activating the Sun Pyramid, and a massive influx of souls poured in like rivers flowing into the sea, Yun Ming, who was burning his remnant soul and life to block the Ghost Emperor, found his aura growing weaker and weaker, and gradually fell into a disadvantageous position.

The Ghost Emperor did not come alone; he brought with him one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Holy Spirit Cult, Dark Bell, Nanali.

A level 98 control-type Super Douluo, coupled with his own three-word battle armor, is also an extremely troublesome opponent.

Nanali looks like a beautiful young girl with a cute double bun hairstyle and a short skirt, which is very different from the image of a sinister and terrifying evil spirit master in people's minds.

She keenly sensed a deadly danger emanating from Gula, but dared not provoke Yunming, who was clearly ready to fight to the death. So she set her sights on Gula, who was collecting souls.

She chuckled and released her martial spirit, a terrifying bell engraved with strange patterns and emanating a chilling aura. The bell jingled, yet carried a strange power that eroded the soul, attempting to interfere with and slow down Gula's speed of collecting souls.

However, a pure white figure quietly appeared, standing between Nunnally and Gura. It was Alice, wearing the three-word battle armor of "Golden Wind Jade," covered by an elegant white robe, her face veiled by an illusory veil.

Although her aura was slightly weaker than Nanali's, she exuded an unusually relaxed demeanor, as if she were facing not a formidable enemy, but rather an ordinary landscape.

A hint of surprise flashed in Nanali's eyes, and she giggled, "Oh, what a young girl! How old are you this year? You're not even a Title Douluo yet, and you dare to meddle in other people's business? Do your family know? Don't let your elders bury their child!"

She tried to find out Alice's background. Such a young life force couldn't be faked, and she guessed that she was a young lady from a reclusive family who had come out to gain experience.

Alice gave a soft hum, her voice ethereal yet firm: "That's enough to stop you."

Although she was born relatively recently, she inherited some of the experiences and memories of Gula's incarnations, especially Mu Yi's cultivation insights into the Body Sect's secret techniques.

She was even confident of achieving Silver Awakening, but she temporarily suppressed it in pursuit of the higher level of Gold Awakening.

Even so, her strength is extremely terrifying, because all seven of her spirit rings are formed from the power and skills of the God of Love, and the authority of the God of Love goes far beyond worldly love.

At a deeper level, it involves the propagation of life and the corresponding yin and yang creation and the mysteries of some time and space. Otherwise, relying solely on ethereal love, one can at most become a subordinate god under the god of emotions, and there is absolutely no possibility of achieving a first-level godhood.

Beneath his feet, seven dazzling red spirit rings rose one after another, their light radiating brilliance.

Nanali's smile faded, and she became serious.

Compared to her own top-tier configuration of six black and three red rings, Alice's all-red soul ring configuration is simply unbelievable and enviable.

More importantly, a 100,000-year soul ring represents a higher upper limit for soul power output and the potential for terrifying soul skill effects that transcend the norm, which is enough to threaten her.

Alice took the initiative, her heart pounding like a drum.

This is her first soul skill and second skill – Heartbeat, a passive soul skill.

The effect is simple yet powerful: During the heart-pounding period, Alice's attributes are doubled, including all aspects such as mental strength, soul power, health, reaction, and defense!
Furthermore, if the user receives additional amplification skills at this time, the effect will be enhanced on top of the already doubled effect, rather than simply being added together.

This is a terrifying enhancement that is almost "mechanical," beyond the comprehension of ordinary Soul Masters.

Immediately afterwards, the effect of the second soul skill was silently triggered:

First Skill – Love at First Sight, Causality Soul Skill: Any enemy's first attack on Alice will definitely miss. Second Skill – Deeply Rooted Love, Passive Soul Skill: As time goes on, the hit rate of enemy's second and subsequent attacks on Alice will continuously decrease.

In the fragmented memories Alice inherited, if she hadn't been betrayed by her beloved, with her unpredictable and strange abilities, she would have had a hard time dying. It was precisely because of this that her enemies painstakingly set up that seemingly inescapable trap.

Nanali naturally wouldn't stand idly by while Alice accumulated her power. She attacked with all her might, her dark green three-word battle armor instantly activating, and the huge fear bell in her hand moved without wind, emitting a soul-stirring shriek.

Sixth Soul Skill - Demon Soul Howl!
Dark green visible sound waves surged toward Alice like a tide. Within the sound waves, countless twisted, vengeful phantoms bared their fangs and claws, emitting shrill screams that struck straight to the soul.

However, Alice did not even make any dodging move in the face of the full-force attack from this level 98 control-type Douluo.

The terrifying sound waves and vengeful spirits, upon approaching a certain range around her, seemed to have struck an invisible barrier, their trajectories strangely deviating. They simply "bypassed" her, striking the open ground behind her and dissipating into nothingness.

Love at first sight effect triggered!
Nanali's expression changed drastically, and she retreated without hesitation, putting distance between herself and Alice.

The Ghost Emperor, who was locked in battle with Yun Ming, noticed the anomaly and urged sharply, "Dark Bell! What are you doing?! Don't delay, stop him from collecting souls!"

Upon hearing this, Alice turned her gaze to the Ghost Emperor and smiled charmingly: "I almost forgot about you, you old man."

Before she finished speaking, her fifth spirit ring lit up, and her first skill—Heart's Desire—made her disappear from the spot in an instant.

What the heart desires, the body will follow.

The next second, she appeared beside the unconscious Ya Li in the distance, and with a slender hand, she scooped Ya Li up and brought her back to the original spot, leaving Tang Wulin stunned and then enraged.

"Put her down!" Yun Ming's eyes widened in fury at the sight, and he lunged forward without hesitation.

Alice didn't stop at all, and casually tossed Yali towards Yunming: "Catch your lover!"

Yun Ming had no choice but to change his offensive strategy, instead steadily catching Ya Li while simultaneously wielding his spear to force back the Ghost Emperor who was taking the opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

Alice then seized the opportunity to give the furious and shocked Ghost Emperor a stunning smile: "I hope you like the surprise I brought you."

The second skill of the sixth spirit ring – Flying Together!
Effect: Allows you to achieve a 100% Martial Soul Fusion Skill with your lover, or grants any real couple a temporary Martial Soul Fusion Skill!

The deeper the love between lovers, the higher the degree of fusion, and the stronger the power. When the degree of fusion reaches 99%, there is even a small chance of obtaining the seed of a permanent martial soul fusion skill!
As Yun Ming lay dying, he immediately felt a warm and strange power flow into his body. The Sky-Piercing Spear in his hand and the Prayer Angel Martial Soul of Ya Li in his arms resonated with an unprecedentedly strong power!
Golden and silver light shot up from the two of them and quickly merged!
"This is... Martial Soul Fusion?!"

Yun Ming was utterly shocked. To be able to forcibly bestow a martial soul fusion skill upon two Limit Douluos, especially a demigod like himself, was a feat that probably only legendary gods could accomplish!
What Alice didn't expect was that Yali had spent her life saving lives and almost exhausted her own life force, but in doing so, she accumulated a huge amount of pure faith power, which was usually hidden deep in her Prayer Angel Martial Soul.

At this moment, under the influence of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, these powers of faith were activated. Sensing Yun Ming's shattered half of his divine position, they instinctively began to assist in repairing it!

Although it was only a fleeting moment, Yun Ming's aura briefly broke through the mortal realm and reached the level of a level 100 True God!
A terrifying divine pressure swept out like a tsunami!
Feeling the world-destroying martial soul fusion technique taking shape, and the terrifying divine aura emanating from Yun Ming.

Alice snapped out of her reverie about the two's unwavering love, stuck out her tongue, and muttered playfully to herself, "Oh dear, looks like I went a little too far and messed things up~"

She dared not delay any longer and immediately activated the second skill of her fifth spirit ring—Eternity!
The effect of this skill is linked to the depth of one's understanding of the "Way of Love," and it allows one to manipulate the power of time at the corresponding level.

Based on the unforgettable memories and beliefs of the love between Yunming and Yali that she had just briefly glimpsed, she forcibly drew upon a wisp of spacetime power and applied it to Gula's Sun Pyramid!

"Om-!"

The Pyramid of the Sun shone brightly, and its speed of absorbing souls increased by more than a hundredfold. In what seemed like an instant, all the souls floating above the ruins of Shrek City that had not yet been captured by evil soul masters were completely absorbed.

"go!"

Gula sensed that the souls had been collected and, without hesitation, activated spatial techniques simultaneously with Alice. Their figures blurred instantly and disappeared from the spot, leaving behind only the furious Ghost Emperor, the solemn-faced Nanali, and the lovers who, in their desperate situation, unleashed their last and most dazzling light, temporarily possessing the power to slay gods.

Gura's clones remained in place to witness and reap the harvest.

(End of this chapter)