Douluo: Dragon King Huo Yuhao Lives Ten Thousand Years Later

Chapter 182 The Origin of the Ferocious Beast Soul

Spirit Pagoda Headquarters, Training Grounds.

As Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena entered through the main gate, they saw Yuanen Yehui step forward and ask about something.

Huo Yuhao paused, "You want to know how to obtain the qualification to challenge the Soul Spirit Tower?"

"Yes, I have already broken through to the fourth ring, but I am missing a soul spirit."

Yuan Enhui nodded.

Miss Nanali gave her too much, and her cultivation progressed faster than expected. Being able to advance to the fourth ring before the competition gave her more confidence.

Upon hearing Yuanen Yehui's request, Huo Yuhao pondered for a moment and asked, "Doesn't your family have a suitable soul spirit?"

“Yes… but I don’t want to ask them for help.” Yuanen Yehui looked away. “After all, if they knew I was at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and was planning to represent the academy in the fight against Shrek Academy, who knows what they would say.”

She didn't have a good relationship with her family, otherwise, given the teaching methods of a reclusive family, she wouldn't need to come out to study.

"You don't want to ask your family for help, so you ask Yuhao for help? Does that mean Yuhao is Yuanen Yehui's elder?" Xie Xie looked at her from a distance and complained.

"Don't say that in front of others, there's clearly something going on between Yuanen and his family."

Xu Xiaoyan warned from the side, then looked at Yuanen Yehui with some envy, "Yuanen is only fourteen years old now and is already a four-ring Soul Master. I wonder if we can reach that level by this time next year."

Having been in Mingdu for half a year, they had all reached the age of thirteen. Yuanen Yehui was only one year older than them, and his cultivation level was about five levels lower than theirs.

"We should be quite strong already, right?" Zhang Yangzi shrugged. "Her martial soul is the Titan Giant Ape, a super martial soul. Her family has at least one Super Douluo, and she's been nurtured since childhood. Although we've joined the Spirit Pagoda, how can our achievements in one lifetime compare to theirs over dozens or hundreds of lifetimes?"

He takes it rather lightly.

There are some geniuses at headquarters who are clearly beyond their current reach.

Ultimately, the difference in background is undeniable. Large families accumulate wealth over generations, and you're lucky if you can keep up in one lifetime. Why ask for too much?
"Besides, with the headquarters' observatory there, Xiao Yan, you're the fastest progressing among us. You'll definitely reach the Soul Master level next year. What are you worried about?"

Xu Xiaoyan looked in Gu Yuena's direction and pouted, "Because Na'er is too strict."

Na'er's sternness was unfamiliar; weren't they best friends?

Why can't we let her lie down...?

"I see." Huo Yuhao nodded slightly when he heard Yuanen Yehui talk about her family and told her about the Soul Spirit Tower.

The Spirit Tower has a special mechanism for obtaining souls that are over a thousand years old—the Soul Tower Challenge.

In the Soul Tower, each floor is guarded by a spirit. Once a challenger successfully breaks through a floor, they can choose one of the spirits on that floor to form a contract with... Of course, even if a spirit is willing to form a contract, they still have to pay a fee.

To qualify for the Soul Tower challenge, one must either be a member of the Soul Tower or a genius approved by the Soul Tower. Furthermore, the qualification to challenge the tower is only open to those under the age of thirty whose cultivation level has not reached the title level.

Once someone exceeds a certain age and cultivation level, even those inside the Spirit Pagoda are not allowed to enter.

"The first thirty-six floors of the Soul Tower contain souls aged between a thousand and ten thousand years. The thirty-seventh to seventy-second floors contain souls aged between ten thousand and one hundred thousand years. And the last thirty-six floors contain souls aged one hundred thousand years or more."

"Given the existence of support-type Soul Masters, up to the 72nd floor, teams of seven are allowed to challenge. However, in this case, some Soul Spirits may be unwilling to form a contract because they feel that the challenger's victory is unfair. Therefore, it is best to challenge alone."

Seeing that everyone was drawn to his words, Huo Yuhao paused before continuing, "Yuanen, you're not a member of the Spirit Pagoda, but you have connections there. You can apply for approval, and once approved, you can proceed." Yuanen Yehui nodded thoughtfully, "Thank you."

Huo Yuhao was referring to the Dark Division, and she understood.

Xie Xie, who had been listening for a while, swallowed hard and his eyes lit up: "Boss, according to you, as long as we successfully pass the level, we might also obtain the soul of the ferocious beast?"

"It's not that simple." Huo Yuhao shook his head slightly. "Don't forget the restrictions I mentioned. Only those under thirty years old with a cultivation level below the title level can attempt the challenge. Under these circumstances, even with battle armor, it will be very difficult to defeat the ferocious beast."

The strength of ferocious beasts goes without saying; even a level 95 Super Douluo wouldn't dare claim they could defeat one.

Those under thirty who can win are basically at the pinnacle of talent, so it's not unreasonable for them to let the opponent obtain the ferocious beast's soul.

Upon hearing this, Xie Xie glanced at his thin arms and legs and temporarily abandoned his idea.

Indeed, even for an eight-ring Soul Douluo wearing battle armor, defeating a ferocious beast is no easy task.

"However, the last thirty-six levels are all filled with souls that are 100,000 years old or older... Our Spirit Pagoda has such a strong foundation."

Xie Xie sighed.

Tang Wulin and the others nodded in agreement.

Only the Spirit Pagoda possesses such profound heritage.

Gu Yuena, who was about to walk towards Xu Xiaoyan, paused.

Seeing this, Huo Yuhao walked towards her while reminding her:

"...In the future, it's best not to mention this matter in front of soul beasts. Some of the souls in the Soul Spirit Tower that are over 100,000 years old died in battle."

Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, and the others were all stunned, their pupils contracting.

Killed in battle?
Who would dare to kill a 100,000-year-old soul beast under the protection of the Spirit Pagoda?
However, Huo Yuhao did not offer any explanation and went straight to Gu Yuena's side.

Seeing this, Gu Yuena transmitted her voice, "It doesn't matter that they don't know about the Abyss Plane. Besides, having the chance to become a soul spirit is better than dying completely."

The Abyss Plane arrived in Douluo Continent more than 6,000 years ago and began its invasion.

At that time, the Spirit Pagoda, as one of the four major powers of the Federation, naturally joined the war.

At that time, the Federation mobilized almost all of its resources, gathering more than two-thirds of its military forces, to launch a large-scale campaign to exterminate the abyssal creatures.

With the close cooperation of Shrek Academy, Spirit Pagoda, War God Temple, and Mingde Hall, the Federation mobilized twelve mech legions equipped with countless fixed-position soul-guided shells to successfully drive these terrifying abyssal creatures back into their original channels.

In that battle, the Federation lost over 120,000 men, and also suffered significant losses of spirits and spirit beasts.

The current Spirit Tower Master and three branch tower masters who went to provide support were killed in action. The Sea God Pavilion Master was seriously injured. Three Shrek Seven Devils of the same generation as the Sea God Pavilion Master were killed in action. The seven War Gods of the War God Hall died in battle. The Mingde Hall Master was attacked by several Abyss Emperors while researching how to suppress the Abyss Passage and died when the seal was completed.

If Di Tian hadn't stopped Lie Di, the losses in that battle would have been even greater.

A significant portion of the legendary souls in the Spirit Pagoda that are over 100,000 years old, including the souls of ferocious beasts, were born during that battle.

(End of this chapter)