Douluo: Lord of Arms

Chapter 210 Reward
The moon sets and the stars fade; the golden crow appears.

Although the number of people in Xingluo Stadium was still high today, it was nothing compared to the number of people in the previous few days.

A few days ago, the stadium was packed with spectators, and even the plaza outside was filled. Today, the number of people is less than a third of the stadium's capacity.

The audience seemed quite dissatisfied.

However, this is quite normal. It's not something to be happy about when a competition held in your own country has all three championships snatched away by foreigners.

If you think about it carefully, the only truly happy ones in the Star Luo Continent are probably resistance organizations like the Green Skull...

The only organization that Lin Xingyu and his group had dealt with during their trip was the Green Skull, which was truly unsettling.

Regardless of the circumstances, the fact that foreigners came here and won three consecutive championships is equivalent to slapping the Star Luo Empire in the face.

Inside the stadium.

Only Emperor Dai Tianling from the Star Luo Empire was present; none of the other bigwigs were there. Lin Xingyu even suspected that if it weren't for his status as emperor, his absence might give the impression of being petty, and he probably wouldn't have come at all.

On the Douluo delegation's side, not a single high-ranking member was absent; basically everyone who was in Star Luo City came over.

"Silence! Your Majesty, please begin the awards ceremony!" A deep voice announced the start of the competition.

According to the pre-planned ceremony.

As the music began, Lin Xingyu slowly walked towards the podium.

Dai Tianling held up the trophy that symbolized the champion, and a complex look flashed in his eyes as he looked at the golden trophy that shone in the sunlight.

Finally, with a smile, he handed the trophy to Lin Xingyu. As a qualified ruler, he had long since mastered the art of acting.

They far surpass so-called celebrities.

"Today, the Continental Youth Soul Master Tournament has come to a complete end. I hereby formally award this individual championship trophy to this participant! Congratulations!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Lin Xingyu bowed and accepted the trophy. It was quite a show of respect for Dai Tianling to personally go to such lengths.

Dai Tianling then took a metal box from the tray next to her and handed it over.

"This is the champion's soul bone reward. I hope you will make good use of it."

Looking at Lin Xingyu in front of him, Dai Tianling couldn't help but show a hint of regret on his face. He then said, "Although I know you are from Douluo Continent, I still want to ask you if you would be willing to join the Star Luo Empire. I can raise your benefits by one level."

"In addition to the corresponding resources, we can also exceptionally grant you the title of Earl!"

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!"

Lin Xingyu replied very politely.

Dai Tianling sighed inwardly and said no more. Her expression remained unchanged, and she gently encouraged Lin Xingyu.

He truly resembled a gentle elder.

Then, the awards ceremonies for the various rankings of the other competitions were held in turn.

By the time the ceremony ended and everyone was full, it was already noon.

In short, the entire awards ceremony was a very difficult experience for the Star Luo team.

The championships were all given to foreigners, and they still had to appease the emotions of the domestic population.

Various conflicts erupted, leaving everyone extremely busy and overwhelmed.

……

Xingluo Hotel.

Lin Xingyu was surprised to see a soul bone inside the box where the soul bone was stored.

This is a fairly complete left arm bone, complete with the humerus, radius, and ulna. Among ten-thousand-year-old soul bones, its quality can be considered quite good.

The rewards for this Youth Soul Master Competition held in the Star Luo Continent are quite generous, even though it seems like only one soul bone was given out.

The fact that something like a soul bone can be taken out is already quite remarkable.

Even though the number of surviving soul bones has been increasing over time, the number of soul masters has increased even more terrifyingly, especially in this era, where titled Douluo can be found everywhere.

Many titled Douluo don't even have a single soul bone, which is why they look down on things that have been around for hundreds or thousands of years.

This shows how rare soul bones of quality over ten thousand years old are.

Another reason is that top-tier Soul Masters in every era typically possess a set of top-tier Soul Bones, and conflicts can arise between Soul Masters.

In some intense battles, even soul bones can be damaged! Although soul bones can be passed down from generation to generation, they are ultimately not immortal or indestructible.

It's even possible that if a top-tier Soul Master dies in battle, an entire set of top-tier Soul Bones will be destroyed!
Looking at the patterns on the soul bone in front of him, Lin Xingyu quickly came to a conclusion.

"The left arm bone of the Crimson Demon Ape, which is 30,000 years old, is of quite good quality! The Star Luo official is very generous! Before being granted a title, absorbing it would probably bring some benefits, but after being granted a title, absorbing it would probably only add a soul skill, and the benefits would be almost negligible."

In the world of Soul Masters, there's a saying that Soul Rings are judged by their age, while Soul Bones are judged by their quality.

The reason why the quality of a soul bone is considered here is because a soul master's own martial soul is affected by the soul bone, and there is a certain possibility of a positive mutation. Even if a positive mutation does not occur, the energy of the soul bone itself will slowly affect the soul master's martial soul.

The higher the quality of the soul bone, the more pronounced the effect here.

Similarly, the lower the level of a Soul Master and the worse their Martial Soul, the more easily they are subject to mutations under the influence of Soul Bones.

Lin Xingyu said that his quality was not bad because the Crimson Ghost Ape was a kind of super soul beast, but this kind of soul beast should be considered a kind of evil soul beast.

He was extremely bloodthirsty by nature.

Feeling down? A bloodbath will cheer you up!

Feeling great? Then let's have a massacre to celebrate!
So this kind of thing went extinct a long time ago.

Moreover, Xingluo's offering was quite generous.

Lin Xingyu originally thought it should be a soul bone of ten thousand years quality. A thousand-year soul bone was not worthy of appearing here, and the Star Luo official probably wouldn't be able to bring themselves to do it. Unexpectedly, it was a thirty-thousand-year quality soul bone.

After admiring it carefully, Lin Xingyu casually put the soul bone away.

He is still pursuing soul bones, and more importantly, he wants to collect a set of soul bones to try and refine them into a set of equipment.

The benefits the soul bone provided to him were not significant.

This soul bone will most likely be placed in the sect's inventory, or he will take it out to trade with others.

The ancient spirit items for two-player battles and the soul-forged metals for team battles are only considered to be of decent value.

Pack all the items away.

He then took out a box from the soul tool.

Upon opening the box, one finds several emerald-green pills that shimmer with a crystalline luster.

"Spirit Essence Pill!"

This is the gift that Hu Jie gave him upon meeting him.

It contains abundant energy that can help Soul Masters refine their Soul Power and Blood Qi.

It's quite a good elixir.

Although Lin Xingyu thought the alchemy technique was still not very good, all the herbs used were high-grade medicinal materials that were at least ten thousand years old.

Putting aside everything else, if we only consider spiritual items, the Tang Sect is undoubtedly the most luxurious among all the forces. They can even trade spiritual items that are over 90,000 years old or nearly 100,000 years old using contribution points.

After a slight hesitation, Lin Xingyu took out a pill and swallowed it.

The so-called increase in soul power after taking the medicine, and the unstable foundation, are mainly due to two reasons in Lin Xingyu's opinion.

Firstly, when a Soul Master absorbs external power, there is a refining process involved, which means imprinting their own mark on the power. Using pills to directly enhance Soul Power reduces the amount of refining involved, making it harder to control the power as easily as one's own limbs.

Secondly, there is a lack of understanding of the corresponding power, and one cannot even control one's own power.

This manifests as a weak foundation.

This kind of Spirit Essence Pill can help temper blood and soul power, and in Lin Xingyu's opinion, it is a high-grade pill.

As the elixir entered his stomach, a continuous stream of power began to flow from his stomach to his limbs and bones.

Lin Xingyu then controlled this power to flow towards his own meridian.

As the power permeated his meridian, it gradually turned completely golden.

After a long while, Lin Xingyu opened his eyes and slowly exhaled.

"This pill is quite good; at least it has plenty of energy."

The Spirit Essence Pill can temper the body and soul power, and naturally contains a considerable amount of energy. He used the body tempering effect to modify the eight extraordinary meridians in his body.

In just a few days, six of the eight extraordinary meridians in his body had been modified.

"Next time we meet, I'll ask my grandmaster for more."

However, Lin Xingyu still felt that even Hu Jie probably didn't have many of these kinds of pills.

The arrival of myself and Muye was quite sudden. Hu Jie prepared a special gift for me, probably something he would use himself.

This is probably one of the reasons why Lin Xingyu felt that the energy inside was quite abundant.

……

"Dragon Valley?" Yuan Enye asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Yes, it's a small secret realm that restricts Soul Masters' Soul Power to level 50. Your Soul Power is exactly level 50, not yet level 51. With a little trickery, you can enter smoothly," Lin Xingyu explained.

“Okay! What do you want me to do inside?” Yuan Enhui asked decisively.

Lin Xingyu's words of persuasion suddenly caught in his throat, and his emotions became somewhat incoherent. "Are you always this decisive?"

"No need. Just put this jade pendant inside after you go in, and don't worry about anything else. Just try to find some good opportunities inside!"

“Okay!” Yuan Enhui answered quite readily.

No, you didn't even ask?

But this is good, it saves me the time of having to explain.

"You're going to act alone?" Wu Changkong asked, looking at the four people in front of him with some doubt.

Wu Changkong already knew their destination from Cai Yue'er. Although Hu Jie had various reasons for giving them the spots, communication with Cai Yue'er was essential.

He understood Tang Wulin and Wu Siduo. Tang Wulin's blood energy was quite powerful, so he wasn't surprised that he got such a spot. It was a result of the academy's training. Wu Siduo probably still had connections with the Star Luo royal family, so getting a spot was somewhat unexpected, but still reasonable. But where did Yuanen Yehui and Xu Xiaoyan get their spots?

"Alright, when we need to meet up in the future, you guys can just call my soul communication!" Unable to figure it out, Wu Changkong simply stopped thinking about it.

Anyway, going into that secret realm and taking a stroll will always bring some benefits.

It's better than going to different cities with a group of people for exchanges.

After requesting leave, Lin Xingyu led the three of them away from the group and took them to the Tang Clan headquarters to find Hu Jie.

Tang Wulin, on the other hand, sneaked off to the Soul Fighting Hall alone.

……

Xingluo Hotel.

"My lord! We have accurately located the spatial fluctuations. It is our ancestral land, now a small world, which is constantly approaching Douluo Star! Moreover, I have also sensed the aura of the Dragon God!"

This time, it was not Zi Ji who came to report to Gu Yue, but Di Tian.

At this moment, Di Tian was extremely excited, kneeling on one knee with his golden eyes shining brightly.

There's the aura of the Dragon God inside; perhaps there's a backup plan left by the Dragon God!

It might even allow me to ascend to godhood! Or at worst, it could help the Lord recover quickly!
"Great!" Gu Yue's eyes lit up. This was the best news she had heard since her reincarnation. Dragon's life had finally gone smoothly this time.

“My lord, it should be a small world right now, with very low spatial strength, making it difficult for us to enter. If we want to go in, we need to open up a spatial passage and stabilize the space beforehand,” Di Tian said.

"It's alright, just finish it as soon as possible." Gu Yue nodded. She knew whether her subordinates had done their best or not. Finally, seemingly casually, she said, "No matter what, don't let Na'er know about these things."

"Yes!"

"After I leave, none of you are allowed to respond to any messages from her!"

"Yes, my lord!" Di Tian replied without hesitation.

Gu Yue nodded with satisfaction.

……

Tang Clan Headquarters.

After introducing everyone to Hu Jie, Hu Jie led them away.

Hu Jie planned to apply another seal to Yuanen Yehui. Yuanen Yehui's soul power had just reached its limit, and Dragon Valley itself would suppress the soul power of soul masters.

This matter is not too troublesome; it only requires applying a slight seal.

If it were Lin Xingyu, they don't know how much trouble it would cause, and there's no guarantee of success.

Hu Jie quickly arranged things for the group and assigned them to their respective teams.

To Lin Xingyu's surprise, Hu Jie and Mu Ye returned together when he came back.

"You little punk, are you sure you don't want to go in? If you change your mind now, I can still arrange for you to get in."

"No." Lin Xingyu shook his head. The power of the rules of his supernatural abilities greatly increased his size, making it difficult for him to pass through such a small portal.

"However, I recently discovered a secret technique that I originally wanted to ask my teacher about, but I didn't expect to see it here," Lin Xingyu said after a moment's thought.

Hearing this, Makino asked with interest, "What secret technique?"

Lin Xingyu didn't keep anyone in suspense and directly explained his secret method for opening up the eight extraordinary meridians.

He didn't hide Hu Jie's words when he spoke. Hu Jie is now willing to help the two of them because Mu Ye and Lin Xingyu have shown enough strength and potential.

On the other hand, Hu Jie grew up in the Body Sect, so there was a certain emotional foundation between them.

But in such interpersonal interactions, you can't exploit the other person's sense of guilt to make them give unconditionally.

Explaining this secret technique serves two purposes: firstly, as payment from Lin Xingyu to Hu Jie; secondly, to maintain their relationship and to express the sect's respect for him.

It will be much easier to call Hu Jie again if there is anything in the future.

(End of this chapter)