Douluo Dalu: Golden Spirit Tree

Chapter 257: Sun and Moon Change Owners, Eighth Soul Ring

Feeling the surging vitality and watching his broken limbs recovering quickly, Xu Tianran's eyes were filled with undisguised joy.

The numbing and itchy feeling caused by the growth of the broken limb could not affect Xu Tianran's perception at this moment.

Almost instantly, Xu Tianran felt something abnormal in his body.

There is no destructive attribute that affects the absorption of life force. It is clearly the power of death growing stronger in his body.

Feeling the death force spreading throughout his limbs and bones, Xu Tianran's face changed drastically, and the Purple Brilliant Heavenly Dragon instantly possessed his body, ready to expel the death force.

If there was no Life Demon beside him, even if the Life Demon could remotely control these death forces, it would not be enough to affect Xu Tianran. As a dragon-type martial soul with destructive attributes, the power of the Purple Brilliant Sky-Destroying Dragon is unquestionable.

The destruction attribute is a superior attribute that is not inferior to the death attribute. Coupled with Xu Tianran's Titled Douluo level of cultivation, it is not difficult for him to eliminate the power of death.

But at this time, the Life Demon was right next to Xu Tianran, and even the branches in the form of his martial soul were still stuck in Xu Tianran's body. If Xu Tianran could break free from the restraints in this situation, the Life Demon would dissipate on its own.

Xu Tianran's expression changed as he found that he couldn't even possess his martial spirit. It seemed that his soul power was sealed by the power of death. He could only allow the power of life to roam in his body, and then be confined to another level.

Looking at the Tree of Life in front of him, Xu Tianran's eyes were full of unwillingness. He knew that he was still dazzled by the possibility of completeness. The price of this mistake today might be his own life.

Filled with despair, Xu Tianran wanted to activate the soul guide formations in the palace and die together with Ming Yao and others. However, how could he activate those soul guide methods when he couldn't even control his soul power?

Orange naturally discovered Xu Tianran's abnormality, but with her cultivation level, the gap in strength between her and the Life Demon and Zhongli Wu was too huge, so huge that Orange had no room to resist at all.

Looking at Xu Tianran, the Tree of Life swayed gently, and the voice of the Life Demon came out, "Your Majesty, please relax. The discomfort is only temporary. Soon, you will get eternal peace. The sun and the moon will reach unprecedented peaks under your leadership. You can rest assured."

After saying this, the speed at which the Tree of Life infused Xu Tianran's vitality suddenly increased. Almost in an instant, Xu Tianran, who had almost recovered, became completely whole, but his life also came to an end.

In Orange's eyes, the Tree of Life seemed to melt, and suddenly turned into almost liquid vitality, which flowed into Xu Tianran's body along the previous branches.

Soon, the last few branches were all poured into Xu Tianran's body. Both the Life Demon and the Tree of Life had completely disappeared from the secret room. Instead, Xu Tianran's breath had slightly changed.

A dragon roar was heard, and the shadow of a giant purple dragon emitting a breath of destruction appeared behind Xu Tianran. But that was not the end. The shadow of a half-alive and half-dead, half-withered and half-green tree also appeared behind Xu Tianran.

The fate demon actually merged with Xu Tianran in some unknown way.

Orange was shocked, but saw 'Xu Tianran' suddenly opened his eyes, moved a few times, and then stood up. His yellow robe fell naturally, covering his newly grown lower limbs.

Xu Tianran turned his head and looked at Juzi, still with that familiar gaze, but beneath the gentle appearance, it was full of coldness and sinisterness.

Orange suddenly shuddered. Is the current Xu Tianran still Xu Tianran or the fate demon?
At this moment, 'Xu Tianran' spoke up, "Juzi, seeing that I have recovered, aren't you happy for me?"

The tone, expression, and even the pauses were all the same as the previous Xu Tianran, but Orange, who knew Xu Tianran well, knew very well that the current 'Xu Tianren' was no longer the sinister and suspicious New Emperor of the Sun and Moon.

It was an inexplicable intuition. Although Xu Tianran didn't seem to have changed at all, Juzi knew that Xu Tianran had disappeared. Now Xu Tianran was just a shell with some unknown ghost thing inside.

As if he had had enough fun, 'Xu Tianran' suddenly changed into the voice of the life demon.

"Empress, please make a choice. Will you become the queen who rules the country, or become an assassin who hides beside His Majesty and tries to kill him? It's time to make your choice."

Orange understood that he had to choose between helping to cover up or dying here.

Xu Tianran died, but Juzi didn't actually have too many emotions. Xu Tianran did have a knack for her, but after years of service, the debt of gratitude had been repaid. In fact, at the moment when she guessed that Xu Tianran was dead, Juzi even felt a little relieved.

However, just after escaping the tiger's den, he encountered a hungry wolf.

Orange didn't know how these evil soul masters of the Holy Spirit Church would deal with him, but at least now, they should need him.

As Xu Tianran's trusted confidant, she almost represents Xu Tianran's will. With her, no matter what plans the Holy Spirit Church has, it will be much easier.

But if he refused, Orange smiled bitterly in his heart, knowing that he had no right to refuse.

She saw the fate demon's strange methods clearly, and she also wanted revenge, so how could she give up so easily?

Then, Juzi smiled sweetly and said in a gentle voice, "Your Majesty, I am already your queen. Doesn't your previous words count?"

'Xu Tianran' laughed and said, "The Queen is right. I was confused."

Afterwards, Xu Tianran and Zhongli Wu looked at each other, nodded, and left the secret room together.

A piece of news spread throughout the Sun-Moon Empire:
The Emperor of the Sun and Moon, with the help of the Holy Son of the Holy Spirit, restored his broken limbs and became whole again, but the Holy Son of the Fate Demon paid a huge price for this and had to go into seclusion to recuperate.

Xu Tianran gave an order, granting Ming Yao the title of Duke. When the crown prince was born, Ming Yao would be the prince's teacher. After the prince ascended the throne, Ming Yao would be the national teacher.

In addition, Zhongli Wu and the Holy Spirit Church also received rewards.

As a result, everyone in the empire understood that the Holy Spirit Church's position in the Sun and Moon Territory was now unshakable.

For a time, the power of the Holy Spirit Church increased greatly.

On the other hand, 'Xu Tianran' personally visited Kong Deming, the pillar of the empire, and told him everything that had happened.

Including killing and controlling Xu Tianran's body.

Kong Deming was silent for a long time, and finally sighed and accepted the matter.

In Kong Deming's opinion, making such a decision is not difficult.

Ming Yao and Xu Tianran are both of pure royal blood. Both are capable and resourceful. Either one can succeed to the throne. However, Xu Tianran was incomplete and his foundation was unstable. Kong Deming tacitly accepted that Ming Yao had the possibility of succeeding to the throne.

But later, the situation changed and the life demons did not fight for it at all. Xu Tianran took the throne smoothly, but having no descendants was a hidden danger.

Now, Xu Tianran's body is still alive and can pass on his lineage. Ming Yao is also of pure royal blood. There is no difference between the two.

But in terms of the stability of the empire, Kong Deming still hopes that Xu Tianran will be on the throne.

First of all, Xu Tianran had already experienced the enthronement ceremony.

Secondly, the identity of the Holy Son of the Evil Soul Master of Life Demon is not a good thing.

At this point, the situation where the Life Demon replaces Xu Tianran is already the best case scenario.

As for Xu Tianran's death, it was a revenge for him. The dead were worthless.

Especially for the royal family.

Now that there are two people who can sit firmly on the throne, if one dies, the other one will naturally be the most suitable.

It doesn’t matter whether it’s two-in-one or not. This will actually be more conducive to the stability of the empire.

However, Kong Deming was secretly shocked by the methods of the fate demon.

According to the Fate Demon, this was an ability he developed after being promoted to Soul Saint, relying on the ultimate life attributes in the state of his martial soul's true body. It was called Life Without Going.

It can transform itself into pure vitality and replenish the bodies of other people.

This allows the body to remain vibrant and under one's control even after the soul has perished. However, this is not a method of prolonging life, as it can only be used while the person is still alive.

Using extreme death to wither away the soul, and then using extreme life to keep the body fresh, is somewhat similar to forcibly taking over another's body, but the conditions are much more harsh.

And the shelf life is not very long.

Although the body is kept alive by the ultimate life, in essence, this body has lost its life and will slowly dissipate over time. It is just that with the ultimate life, the speed of extinction will be much slower.

At least, maintaining it for one or two years is not a problem.

This is enough preparation. No matter how reluctant Kong Deming is, he can only help.

In the short term, with Orange around, there won't be any major problems with the Sun and the Moon. In the long term...it's not certain whether the Sun and the Moon will still be able to survive in the long term.

At this point, the sun and the moon officially changed hands.

It’s just that for now, the world doesn’t know who the real owner is.

The real master of the Sun-Moon Empire has now officially begun his retreat in the Golden Pavilion.

Lin Yi is about to condense his eighth soul ring, and the energy required must be quite a lot, so it is naturally safest to do so in the Golden Pavilion.

For the eighth soul ring, Lin Yi plans to use the power of the plane.

Because the eighth soul ring that Lin Yi is about to condense is closely related to the plane.

The eighth soul ring, Lin Yi plans to condense the reincarnation soul ring.

Under the cultivation of the Fate Demon, the concept of reincarnation has almost been perfected.

This is also the rule that the small planes within the World Tree have already shown some signs of existence, but are still weak.

The most essential characteristic of reincarnation is the cycle of life and death, in which the growth and decay of plants and trees, and the birth and death of living beings are all present.

But since there are only spaces for two soul rings left, Lin Yi plans to incorporate the idea of ​​rotation into it as well.

The rotation of the sun and the moon, the rotation of the four seasons, the rotation of water and fire, the rotation of Feng Shui, all are included in it.

After the reincarnation soul ring is condensed, the ninth soul ring can then condense the time and space soul ring.

In this way, the foundation of the world is water, earth, fire and wind; the foundation of matter is the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth; the foundation of life is thunder; the foundation of reincarnation is life and death. On the basis of perfection, the operating rules of the two major planes of reincarnation and time and space are complete. With the spirit representing the soul, the small plane of the world tree is basically complete.

The main framework is stable, and Lin Yi only needs to practice step by step. Even if he reaches the divine realm, his cultivation will be in a rapid growth stage.

After all, the power of faith is most suitable for plane growth, and Lin Yi's growth rate is even faster than that of Tang San.

After repeated tempering by the power of the plane, the strength of Lin Yi's body and blood has increased rapidly. According to Lin Yi's estimation, when he reaches the ninth ring, his blood will be enough to condense the soul core of essence.

It’s not far from becoming a god.

The news of the breakthrough in seclusion was announced, and the affairs of the Golden Pavilion were handed over to Moon, and Lin Yi officially began his breakthrough.

Under the ancient tree of the world, Lin Yi activated the status of the master of the plane and merged with the ancient tree of the world.

In this case, the power of the plane can be maximized.

Furthermore, with the help of the perspective of the ancient trees of the world, Lin Yi can have a deeper understanding of the true meaning of reincarnation.

The past of the planes, the growth of living beings, life and death, sun and moon, water and fire, wind and water, the true meaning of reincarnation and rotation slowly flowed in Lin Yi's heart.

The power of the planes gathered to help Lin Yi gather his eighth soul ring.

Under normal circumstances, even if Lin Yi is already the master of the plane, the power of the plane cannot be directly absorbed by Lin Yi.

The power of the plane is the most original power of the plane. No matter whether you are the son of the plane or the lord of the plane, you can only borrow the power of the plane at most, and there is no possibility of absorbing it.

The plane will instinctively resist having its power absorbed, as this weakens the very essence of the plane, even if it is by a tiny amount.

Lin Yi was not aware of this, and the plane did not give any reminder, but instead allowed Lin Yi to absorb the power of the plane.

The reason lies in the cycle of reincarnation condensed by Lin Yi.

Rotation is the original rule of the plane, but reincarnation is different.

In essence, reincarnation is actually Lin Yi's understanding gained from another world. In the Douluo plane, reincarnation does not exist.

After a living being dies, its soul will gradually dissipate, and there is no clear rule as to whether it will reassemble into a new soul.

Samsara filled this loophole in the rules of the Douluo plane. Compared with the consumption of the plane's power by the loophole in the rules, the cost of helping Lin Yi condense the eighth soul ring seemed insignificant and was regarded as a reward by the plane's instinct.

Of course, this is under the condition that there is the status of the Lord of the Plane. Otherwise, the plane will be used for free.

The most fundamental reason for this is that Lin Yi, the Lord of the Plane, has not been able to truly return to his position. If Lin Yi had completely become the Lord of the Plane, he would naturally be able to suppress the instincts of the Plane.

The power of the plane can also be absorbed at will, as long as it can suppress the plane's instinctive resistance, you can absorb as much as you want.

However, Lin Yi, who had broken through at this time, did not know that through the true meaning of reincarnation that he condensed this time, when he truly became the master of the plane, he could use the power of the plane to lock the soul imprint of the creatures in the Douluo plane.

If one has sufficient strength, one can even forcibly lead the souls of creatures in the Douluo plane back to the Douluo plane.

These are all later stories, so let’s put them aside for now.

Although reincarnation is an unfamiliar rule to the plane, with Lin Yi's current ability, it is not difficult to condense the eighth soul ring.

Soon, a soul ring that was completely black and looked like a ten-thousand-year soul ring was successfully condensed, and the true meaning of reincarnation and rotation was contained in it.

If you look closely, you can tell the difference between this pitch black and the ten thousand year soul ring.

The black color of this soul ring has a more textured feel, and it carries an indescribable meaning. It does not exude the same pressure as the ten thousand year soul ring, but it is more substantial.

As this soul ring condensed, Lin Yi's cultivation level officially broke through and he became a Soul Douluo.

With the nourishment of the power of the plane, his soul power directly leaped to level eighty-three.

I believe that after the feedback from Snow Empress absorbing the Ten Thousand Years of Mysterious Ice Marrow, Lin Yi's soul power will experience an explosive improvement.

The contract informed Xue Di that she could start absorbing the power of the Ten Thousand Years Mysterious Ice Marrow. Although Xue Di was very powerful now, it would take a certain amount of time for her to absorb the power of the Ten Thousand Years Mysterious Ice Marrow, and the feedback would come slowly like a gurgling stream. With Lin Yi's current level of cultivation, it would not affect his normal work while absorbing it.

It took a month to condense the eighth soul ring, and there was still a long time before the ninth soul ring. Lin Yi planned to add another chip to the foundation of his godhood.

So, Lin Yi went straight to Ye Guyi's residence...

(End of this chapter)