Douluo: Lord of Arms

Chapter 245 Choosing a Soul

Heavenly Dou City, Spirit Transmission Tower.

The towering white pagoda stands on the ground at one end, while the other end reaches straight into the clouds.

Looking down from the top of the tower, to the northeast, the continuous ancient palace buildings look like a small courtyard, and to the southeast, the tall buildings of the Blacksmiths' Association also appear short.

In the West, skyscrapers and towering buildings prostrate themselves at its feet.

In the distance, mountains and rivers stretch endlessly, like dragons and snakes intertwined, and all things are at your feet.

"Hello, His Majesty's office is just ahead. His Majesty has already informed us in advance, so you can go straight in when you arrive."

After speaking, the staff member of the Spirit Pagoda, dressed in work clothes, looked at the newcomer with some curiosity.

The newcomer had unusually black hair, and his crimson-gold eyes seemed to burn with flames. His features were quite gentle, his skin was fair, and his body had very smooth lines.

This makes his temperament quite contradictory, possessing both a refined beauty and a strong, resilient beauty.

The Phantom Brain Douluo holds a very high position in the Spirit Pagoda, and given his mysterious nature, even most of the staff rarely see him.

Now they're actually telling me to take them directly to their office.

"Thank you!"

Lin Xingyu responded and walked towards the door in the direction the staff pointed.

When the staff saw Lin Xingyu walk over, they turned around and left.

When the door opened, to Lin Xingyu's surprise, there were two people sitting in the room.

One was a tall, elderly man, who was his target this time: the Illusionary Brain Douluo, Han Tianyi.

Opposite him, by the window, sat a tall and graceful figure on a sofa made of the fur of the Flame Lion King.

The woman simply sat there, exuding a quiet elegance and nobility. Her long, crimson hair was casually draped behind her, like flames burning.

Looking at that flawless, fair face, even if Lin Xingyu had never met the person before, he could roughly guess their identity.

She looks 90% like Leng Yulai...

"And who is this handsome young man?" Leng Yaozhu asked teasingly.

Han Tianyi's deep voice rang out, "You should recognize him. Isn't your purpose in coming to Tiandou City this time related to him?"

Leng Yaozhu pursed her red lips slightly, "Lin Xingyu?"

"Your Excellency Tianfeng, it's been a long time," Lin Xingyu said respectfully, bowing.

"It's only been a few years, but you've changed so much that I hardly recognize you."

"There, I heard from His Majesty the Illusionary Brain that Your Majesty came to see me? Is there something you need?"

Lin Xingyu looked like a curious child.

Leng Yulai glanced at Han Tianyi, who was sitting not far away without making a sound, pondered for a moment, and then stared straight at Lin Xingyu with her crimson phoenix eyes.

"I came to Tiandou City this time to ask you about my sister."

Lin Xingyu tilted his head, looking at Leng Yaozhu with innocent and pure eyes.

"Your sister?"

Leng Yao frowned. She suspected that the boy was doing it on purpose, but looking at his innocent expression and slightly immature face, it didn't seem like it.

"My younger sister, Leng Yulai, disappeared many years ago. Her martial soul was the Dark Phoenix."

"Not long ago, people from the Temple of War came to talk to me, saying that not far from Tianhai City, someone was fighting a Soul Master whose Martial Soul was Dark Phoenix. I would like to know the details."

Her crimson phoenix eyes narrowed slightly as she carefully observed Lin Xingyu's every reaction.

Lin Xingyu knew perfectly well who Leng Yaozhu was referring to.

But he couldn't just say directly, "I know where Leng Yulai is, and I know her current situation. She has now fallen and become one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Holy Spirit Cult."

They tried to ambush and kill me, but I managed to kill them instead.

After a battle outside Tianhai City, I captured her. After some hypnosis and brainwashing, she has now developed a second personality, which is similar to being converted into a firearm, right?

If that's really the case, regardless of right or wrong, Leng Yaozhu would definitely want to kill her.

Lin Xingyu raised his head slightly, looking as if he had just realized something.

"That's true. My teacher and I went out before and encountered evil soul masters from the Holy Spirit Cult. The leader of them was Hades Douluo Harosa."

Upon hearing Lin Xingyu mention this name, both Han Tianyi and Leng Yaozhu straightened up slightly.

"Later, Harosa confronted my teacher, while I fled directly to Tianhai City. The one who came after me was a Soul Master whose Martial Soul was the Dark Phoenix."

"Did you see her figure clearly?" Leng Yaozhu's voice was slightly hurried.

Lin Xingyu frowned slightly, seemingly recalling the past, and after a moment shook his head.

"No, she was completely covered by battle armor, a three-word battle armor, level ninety-seven. At that time, we were not far from Tianhai City, and I was carrying some soul tools. Perhaps she was afraid of alerting the Tianhai City army, so she chased me for a while and then stopped."

Every word Lin Xingyu uttered brought a bitter feeling to Leng Yaozhu's heart. Although she couldn't be sure, how many Soul Masters of this level were there on the continent?

After a moment of silence, Leng Yaozhu spoke up:
"Thank you for letting me know. If Xingyu remembers anything else in the future, he can come to the Spirit Pagoda to find me."

"I will stay in Tiandou City for a while, and I will pay a personal visit in a couple of days."

After Leng Yaozhu finished speaking, she took her leave without waiting for Lin Xingyu's reply.

After the door closed again, Han Tianyi spoke with interest, "Tsk tsk, I didn't expect you to have such a rich experience. When do you have time to tell me about it?"

"Senior is joking. I would rather not have had such a dramatic experience and have steadily achieved my title." Lin Xingyu stepped forward and said in a deep voice.

Han Tianyi chuckled dismissively, then said solemnly, "Zhenhua should have already told you what we're here to do this time."

"Yes, the teacher asked me to choose a spirit, but it's still a while before I need a spirit again. Is it really that early?"

Although it is said that preparations should be made before selecting a soul spirit, it is quite rare to select the next soul spirit so early.

A smile appeared on Han Tianyi's somewhat aged face. "How do you think the number of 100,000-year-old soul spirits compares to that of 100,000-year-old soul beasts?"

"The number of soul spirits far exceeds that of soul beasts! Senior, you want me to choose a 100,000-year-old soul spirit?" Lin Xingyu asked curiously. If that's the case, then any number would do. A moment of silence followed, then Han Tianyi said softly, "I don't have that much authority. However, if you join the Spirit Transfer Tower directly, I can be your guarantor. At that time, not only 100,000-year-old soul spirits, but even ferocious beast soul spirits might be worth a try. Even if it doesn't succeed, I'll at least get you a 100,000-year-old one."

Hearing this, Lin Xingyu seemed somewhat surprised. "There are so many 100,000-year-old souls inside the Spirit Pagoda?"

"Alright, the number of 100,000-year-old soul spirits far exceeds that of 100,000-year-old soul beasts. Whether they are alive or dead, there is a big reason for this: after a soul beast is transformed into a soul spirit, it is much easier for it to increase its age or the strength of its bloodline."

"In addition to the Ascension Platform, a considerable number of 100,000-year-old souls were created. Furthermore, the method of soul separation that we have been researching, although not of great use, still has its uses."

Lin Xingyu wasn't too surprised by Han Tianyi's words. There are many ways to separate a soul, and they've even researched artificial souls. It would be surprising if no one researched how to separate a soul.

Angel families all possess inherited souls, and other forces likely have similar methods as well.

Stripping away a normal soul might come at too high a price and not be worthwhile, or it might require certain conditions to be met with the soul.

But there are definitely quite a few souls that have survived for 100,000 years in this way.

"We've gotten off-topic. Let's get back to your choice of a soul spirit." Han Tianyi's expression turned serious as she said this.

"Zhenhua truly treats you like his own son. Let me show you the precious soul spirits collected in the Spirit Pagoda. None of these are for sale; they are all soul spirits used internally by the Spirit Pagoda!"

After saying this, Han Tianyi waved to Lin Xingyu and walked directly towards a distance, with Lin Xingyu following suit.

First, he stepped onto the silver elevator and went down. He didn't know how many meters he had traveled, but according to Lin Xingyu's own estimation, he had definitely gone down to an unknown depth underground once again.

The gate opened, and a silver passageway unfolded before them like a honeycomb. Han Tianyi led Lin Xingyu forward, finally stopping in front of a large metal gate.

"We've arrived. This place contains many souls of extremely high quality. You can go in and choose one. Of course, this is only a portion of them; many more are in other places, but their corresponding information is stored here. You can also take a look at the relevant information."

Hearing Han Tianyi's explanation, Lin Xingyu nodded in understanding and felt a little touched. This was one of the secrets of the Spirit Pagoda, and to show it to him like this, he didn't know what price had been paid. Teacher Zhenhua really treated him like his own son!

As the three layers of protection opened one by one, Lin Xingyu stepped into the room, as if he had entered a dream world.

Inside each of the small, transparent spheres, all sorts of spirit beasts were quietly sleeping.

Looking around, based on his knowledge of soul beasts, these soul spirits could all be classified as high-level soul beasts, and there were quite a few super soul beasts as well. Even if there were one or two that were not so powerful, they usually had unique methods.

Lin Xingyu started looking from the left and saw a small, bright green scorpion inside the transparent sphere, with the last few segments of its tail completely bright green.

There is a corresponding text description above.

"The Ice Jade Scorpion, a super soul beast from the far north, is 12,000 years old. Its known soul skills include: Ice Explosion, Ice Storm, Ice Armor, and Ice Fury..."

"Twelve thousand years?" Lin Xingyu turned to look at Han Tianyi with some surprise.

Han Tianyi naturally understood what Lin Xingyu was wondering about and explained.

"Don't worry, I know that even if it's not 100,000 years, I'll at least give you one at the 80,000 or 90,000-year level."

"The Spirit Transmission Tower has the technology of the Spirit Ascension Platform and the existence of spiritual power, so it naturally has methods to increase the age of a soul spirit. Even if you choose a ten-thousand-year-old soul spirit, I will help you upgrade it to at least the Beast King level. As for a hundred-thousand-year-old soul spirit, it depends on your luck and whether the soul spirit can obtain the corresponding upgrade."

"However, ten thousand years is a hurdle, and one hundred thousand years is another. This place contains the souls of the ten-thousand-year-old class."

After understanding Han Tianyi's meaning, Lin Xingyu continued to look at the spirits on the surrounding walls.

What first caught his eye was a soul beast covered in dragon scales, but with an ape-like body and four horns on its head.

"Ancient Dragon Ape, a hybrid descendant of a True Dragon and a Titan Ape, the absolute king of soul beasts. Known soul skills: Gravity Control, Gravity Field, Berserk, Secondary Berserk, Tertiary Berserk..."

His gaze paused briefly before sweeping over other targets.

"Tyrannosaurus Rex, a sub-dragon species, its bloodline is no less powerful than that of a true dragon..."

"The primary criterion for selecting spirits here is that their bloodline is strong enough or they have unique spirit skills. Therefore, there are quite a few indomitable spirits. You can keep that in mind."

Han Tianyi's heavy voice came through as he continued to explain the situation to Lin Xingyu.

"Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, Celestial Dragon Horse, Evil Eye, Silver Moon Wolf King, Emerald Swan, Six-Winged Paradise Tiger..."

Suddenly, Lin Xingyu's gaze sharpened.

It was a composite soul beast resembling a bear, an elephant's trunk, a rhinoceros's eyes, an ox's tail, and a tiger's feet.

"Dream Eater, a spirit-type soul beast, 19,000 years old, known soul skills: Purification, Fear Aura, Dream Eater, Dream Weaving..."

'A Dream Eater? That would be quite suitable for Xiao Chenxi. If there's a chance in the future, we can get this soul beast out for her to use as a soul spirit.'

After looking around and carefully examining everything, Lin Xingyu couldn't help but feel a sense of感慨 (gan3kai3, a feeling of mixed emotions, including admiration and reflection).

The variety of spirit beasts here is enough to open a small museum.

Suddenly, a strange thought came to mind: what would Gu Yue think if she saw this bunch of soul beasts?
He'll probably be furious, won't he?

Shaking off the thoughts that surfaced in his mind, Lin Xingyu walked to the central data storage area. He had already looked through the surrounding spirits, and although their quality was quite good, he still felt that they were somewhat unsatisfactory.

It is strong enough, but not that strong.

Hopefully, this information will bring me some surprises.

'Cerberus, wow, such a big target right away.'

Lin Xingyu's gaze sharpened slightly after he saw a pattern.

It was a spirit beast with every muscle bulging, a ghost face on its body, and golden fur, resembling a giant lion.

"Golden-haired Mastiff, the ancestor of all lion-dog type soul beasts, born with a domineering domain, 11,000 years old, known soul skills: Domineering Domain, Fierce Roar, Mastiff's Roar, Tear Claws..."

After a brief pause, having selected this soul as his primary target, Lin Xingyu turned his gaze to the materials below.

Since we're here, we should definitely look at all the information and choose the best soul.

Half an hour later, Lin Xingyu slowly exhaled after reviewing all the materials.

He not only saw various true dragon bloodlines and all sorts of super soul beasts inside, but he even saw evil things like the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger!
After hesitating for a long time, Lin Xingyu raised his hand and pointed to the golden-haired Tibetan Mastiff.

"That's it!"

Han Tianyi frowned slightly. "This thing is an indomitable spirit. You'd better think it over."

Lin Xingyu nodded firmly, indicating that the outcome would not change.

"Okay, I will apply for the items. It will take some time to cultivate them, at least three months, or even longer. But it won't affect your acquisition of soul spirits. Just come here to get them when you need them."

(End of this chapter)