Douluo: What the hell is the academic master development system?

Chapter 363 The Remaining Value of Ghost Douluo (3K)

Following Electrolux's instructions step by step, Chen Ping first knocked away the snake head hiding in the toilet that was trying to ambush him with a stick. Then he stretched out a hand, drew a strange rune, and covered the snake head with it.

This one move instantly transformed the snake's gaze from hatred for the living to utmost reverence for the god of the dead.

"Ah, ah, our great god of the dead has descended!"

Chen Ping looked at the corpse knight, which was now just a snake's head, and then picked it up.

"What's your name?"

The snakehead was stumped by Chen Ping's question, and after a long pause, he finally spoke: "Snake."

Snake?
Chen Ping's lips twitched slightly: "You're Snake, so what was the name of that giant snake you were under before?"

"It's called 'Don't Eat Snake'."

The snake-headed man answered Chen Ping's question in a serious tone. The handprint that Chen Ping had just shown represented a rune that could only be drawn by the highest authority in the entire undead demiplane.

The snakehead felt that everything the great god of the dead did was justified.

Although it couldn't understand why their great master had turned from a lich into a human, it simply cooperated obediently.

Chen Ping questioned the snake's head for a while before he roughly figured out the creature's strength.

If it weren't for the long slumber of the undead demiplane, this snake-man corpse knight's peak combat power would have been similar to that of a Contra Douluo. Of course, now it's just a large-scale Soul Emperor.

In the undead demiplane, there are many undead like Snake who were originally quite strong, but whose strength has greatly decreased over time. Many of them have even lost their intelligence and become walking corpses who only know how to fight, possessing only physical strength but no intelligence.

This made Electrolux sigh at the relentless passage of time.

His undead army in the current undead demiplane is now only one-tenth, or even one-hundredth, of its former peak size.

Moreover, the strength of the undead zombies in this undead demiplane has generally declined significantly.

What was once a cataclysmic disaster that shook the entire Holy Demon Continent has been downgraded to a horde of the dead that any major power could potentially fight back against.

Electrox sighed in Chen Ping's spiritual sea. It seemed that the most important task at this stage was to see if they could restore the strength of the undead army in the undead demiplane as much as possible.

Chen Ping hadn't expected that simply dropping a seemingly unimportant condition when he opened the portal would cause such a huge mess. So he obediently opened the portal several more times, finally managing to summon a true gate to the dead before dawn.

Stepping into the undead demiplane through the Gate of the Dead, Chen Ping landed on the mountain of bones and broke the leg bones of several unlucky undead soldiers with a single stomp.

But this time, the undead soldiers were clearly less ferocious. Instead, they hurriedly scrambled away on their hands and feet. Seeing that Chen Ping wasn't angry, they began searching through the mountain of bones for other leg bones to attach to their bodies.

Only by truly setting foot on the land of the undead demiplane could Chen Ping get a glimpse of just how powerful Electrolux was at his peak.

This is a world that belongs only to him, a true kingdom of the dead. In the eyes of Snake and the other undead, Elex is a true god, the god of the dead!

At this moment, the terrain beneath Chen Ping's feet was undulating, and as far as the eye could see, it was barren and devoid of any vegetation.

The earth was covered in mud as black as ink. A chilling aura emanated from all directions. Ahead lay a range of hills, beyond which nothing could be seen.

Only after Chen Ping stood still in the undead demiplane did the vertical pupil between his eyebrows slowly open, and countless golden light spots flew out, eventually forming the illusory figure of Electrolux.

"Ah, I'm finally back. Although coming from the undead demiplane still consumes my soul power, it's much better than appearing directly on the continent. Staying for a month or two at a time shouldn't be a problem."

With a casual wave of his hand, Electrolux caused the large swarms of high-ranking undead that were heading towards his location to instantly stop in their tracks and prostrate themselves on the spot.

"Teacher, are you going to stay in the undead demiplane?"

Chen Ping was also somewhat puzzled when he heard Electrolux say that.

"That's it."

Electrox nodded slowly: "The strength of the undead in the demiplane is severely weakened. I spend my days in the undead demiplane researching this issue."

"As for the evening, it's the perfect time for you to practice spatial magic and necromancy. I'll go back and give you some challenges, and you can also use the power of the Life Gold to continue nurturing your soul."

Just then, the giant skeletal serpent slithered over. Chen Ping quickly reattached Snake's head, which had been caught in the closing of the portal, and then stared at Snake in a daze.

"Elder Yi, what do you think is the biggest difference between humans and undead?" Chen Ping suddenly asked such a basic question, which made Electrolux slightly stunned.

"Uh, what I mean is, since people in Douluo Continent can awaken their Martial Souls, is it possible that undead creatures can also awaken their Martial Souls?"

Chen Ping's question amused Electrolux. The living are the living, and the dead are the dead. How can the two be confused?

Although he spent most of his time sleeping in Chen Ping's spiritual sea, he also knew that the awakening of martial souls was a privilege of humans. Otherwise, wouldn't the soul beasts on Douluo Continent also be able to awaken their martial souls?

But Chen Ping's gaze was serious, and he wasn't joking, causing the smile on Electrolux's face to slowly fade, replaced by an incredulous expression.

"Are you serious about this question, kid?"

Chen Ping nodded: "In Douluo Continent, it's probably not just humans who can awaken martial souls. As long as it's a humanoid creature, it's likely that it can awaken a martial soul."

Speaking of this, Chen Ping thought of the Sea Witch Douluo and the Emperor Beast that transformed into a human.

If these two, who only have a human-like appearance, can awaken their martial souls, then there's no reason why undead creatures can't, since they also have human-like appearances!

If Chen Ping is so convinced that undead creatures can awaken martial souls based solely on these factors, that's far-fetched. But what about Ghost Douluo Ghost Phantom?

This person actually died once in his childhood, but by chance, his soul was able to re-enter his body, thus awakening his martial soul.

Ghost Douluo's soul is his martial soul, but he himself is a living dead. To put it bluntly, isn't a living dead just an undead creature?
Chen Ping's words left Electrolux completely bewildered.

Is it true that undead beings can awaken martial souls?
Doesn't that mean he doesn't have to do anything afterward? He can just leave the undead in the undead demiplane. These undead, whose strength could only be increased through killing or devouring each other, and who would lose levels if they didn't kill for a long time, have mastered a method for automatic leveling up?

Although Chen Ping's idea was unrealistic, Electrolux immediately perked up and asked Chen Ping to get some of the small black stones used for awakening martial souls to conduct experiments.

The temptation of allowing undead creatures to automatically level up over time was too great for Electrox.

If Electrolux had possessed this skill back when he was dealing with the Glorious Church, he would have definitely razed the Holy Demon Continent to the ground, and wouldn't have been tormented by the Pope's curse for so long.

Originally, the combat power of these undead beings under his command depended on only two factors: their strength in life and the amount of flesh and blood they devoured.

In other words, necromancers like Elex are the type who become stronger when facing stronger opponents; the more powerful enemies they kill, the stronger their undead army becomes, and vice versa.

If undead life forms can level up on their own, then Electrox won't be sleepy anymore.

The difference in combat power between a million skeleton soldiers with combat strength similar to ordinary people and a million skeleton soldiers with the strength of a Soul Master is like heaven and earth.

No matter how many of the former go, they probably won't be able to stop any truly strong individuals because they can't break through the defenses.

But even a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast would be chopped into mincemeat by a million skeleton soldiers with the strength of a Soul Venerable.

At this time, Electrolux was not worried about the problem of the Soul Master system being blocked by the Soul Ring. Soul Masters care about the age of their Soul Rings and pursue the best Soul Ring ratio. Why would the Skeleton Soldiers care about this?

Three white ten-year spirit rings are already a luxurious configuration for a skeleton soldier used to fill in the gaps. If it only cultivates to level 30, two white spirit rings would be enough!

What kind of "good buddy" is this, worth fifty yuan?!
Chen Ping did indeed have the small black stone used to awaken his martial soul. He had originally kept it as a decoration, and he never expected that he would actually be able to use it one day.

However, after Chen Ping methodically awakened Snake's martial soul once, Snake did not show any signs of awakening.

Electrolux showed no discouragement, but simply took the Awakening Stones from Chen Ping and began experimenting with them one by one.

As long as the Ghost Douluo mentioned by Chen Ping, whose soul left his body and then re-possessed him, truly exists, Ilex is certain that he can create a unique martial soul for each of the undead army in the undead demiplane.

This project is so promising!
For a great mage like Elex, a scholar of the undead realm.

Discovering that there are still paths to explore in a field you thought you had reached the pinnacle of research is truly a delightful surprise.

Electrolux initially thought that the world's rule of having Chen Ping absorb a spirit ring every time he reached a bottleneck was a bit too foolish, but now he realized that the rule was brilliant.

Absorbing the free energy between heaven and earth can steadily make you stronger. When you reach a bottleneck, getting a soul ring can stabilize you. You even get a free skill. Where else can you find such a great world rule?
Seeing that Electrolux had completely entered a state of research in which he was absorbed in his own world, Chen Ping did not disturb him further and instead withdrew from the Gate of the Dead.

In any case, at least from today onwards, he can be considered someone who can open the gates of the dead, and he has also vaguely grasped the basics of spatial manipulation. He doesn't know when he will be able to actually use it.

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