Douluo Dragon King: I am the Lord of the Abyss, the King of Eternal Night.

Chapter 384 Absolutely not a free lunch, the ancient Zhangting Pavilion has done it again!
"When we meet again, I'm sure the expression on your face, Emperor of the Underworld, will be quite something to see after I've become a god..."

Di Tian thought to himself, a faint smile playing on his lips. Having been tricked twice by the Underworld Emperor, he had to get his revenge.

"Di Tian, ​​you should also go back and prepare. The Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Bull Python once transformed into Tang San's soul rings and ascended to the God Realm with Tang San. Later, they were resurrected by Tang San and transformed into divine beasts."

Although the God Realm has disappeared and the Douluo Plane is now bound by the constraints of heaven and earth, their strength is definitely not weak; it is certainly above that of ordinary quasi-gods.

Gu Yue slightly raised her beautiful eyes and softly instructed.

The small world where the Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Bull Python reside is of great significance to her, even concerning her grand plan to revive the Soul Beast race, and she must not afford to make any mistakes.

"Yes, my lord." Di Tian nodded solemnly, but a hint of hesitation flashed in his dark golden dragon eyes, and after a moment he finally spoke:

"My lord, I fear that these two soul beasts will pretend to agree to cooperate with us, and then betray us at a crucial moment. The consequences would be dire..."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yue shook her head, a glint of shrewdness flashing in her beautiful eyes, and said, "No need to worry. We only need that small world. Whether these two soul beasts are sincere or not is not important."

"Moreover, once I have recovered my strength, they will have no choice but to be sincere."

"Understood, Your subordinate." Di Tian bowed slightly, feeling a little relieved.

"By the way, how's Na'er doing these days?" Gu Yue suddenly asked.

"Lord Na'er is the same as always, there's nothing unusual about her. Apart from cultivating, she's with that human Jiang Xiu," Di Tian replied.

"Hmph! That foolish Na'er really got the upper hand." Gu Yue narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, and couldn't help but snort in her heart.

She hasn't officially taken power yet, so she has no choice but to let Na'er run rampant.

But in the future, that will only be her position. Na'er is only fit to eavesdrop, no, she won't even be given the position to eavesdrop.

However, Na'er is now extremely possessive of her food, making it difficult for her to find an opportunity.

Thinking back to the time she and Jiang Xiu spent alone in Dragon Valley, if she could have another chance to be alone with Jiang Xiu, maybe she could have won him over and gotten ahead of Na'er...

"I wonder what use that princess of the Star Luo Empire is to me. The omens clearly indicated that she was in my favor, but nothing has happened yet..."

Gu Yue murmured to herself as she recalled Dai Yun'er.

Looking at his master's expression, Di Tian felt a sense of déjà vu...

He remembered that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion looked just like that.

Instantly, Di Tian's heart tightened, and he quickly composed himself, saying, "My lord, humans have many thoughts, and we must be extremely cautious when dealing with them."

"Ten thousand years ago, our Soul Beast Clan's auspicious beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, was bewitched by humans, ultimately leading to its death and the dissipation of its essence. Now, Lord Na'er is also entangled with humans. Your Majesty, you must be extremely cautious."

Gu Yue's beautiful eyes flashed, and she waved her hand, saying, "Don't worry, I have my own rhythm."

How could she possibly give it away for free like Na'er?

"That's good, that's good." Di Tian slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. With the extraordinary wisdom of his master, the Silver Dragon King, how could he possibly give it away so easily?

As for Lady Nar... it must be that Lady Nar did not inherit the Silver Dragon King's wisdom, but rather inherited something else...

"Alright, go back and prepare. We'll enter that little world to explore it in a while," Gu Yue instructed softly.

"Yes!" Di Tian bowed and then disappeared into the room.

……

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.

The headquarters of the Spirit Pagoda, inside the Soul Pagoda.

"Buzz!"

The surrounding space rippled, and countless black currents carrying a dense aura of darkness swirled around Jiang Xiu. A surging dark vortex stood before Jiang Xiu's dantian.

That dark vortex was like a source of darkness, with layers of thick dark soul power intertwined together, forming the most solid barrier to create this black vortex.

"A soul core was swallowed, and from that moment on, the Dark Body was forged!"

At this moment, Jiang Xiu suddenly opened his blood-red eyes, and a surge of powerful spiritual energy burst forth. Under the control of this spiritual energy, the original dark vortex rapidly shrank while emitting a faint light, gradually descending towards Jiang Xiu's dantian.

"Long!"

In an instant, as the vortex landed in Jiang Xiu's dantian, a huge roar, like muffled thunder, resounded from Jiang Xiu's body. Countless swirling black streams of energy instantly poured into Jiang Xiu's body, frantically converging towards the vortex in Jiang Xiu's dantian.

"Congeal!"

Jiang Xiu's mental power surged, as if an invisible hand was pressing down on the dark vortex, causing the dark soul power outside to pour into the deepest part of the vortex.

"Crack! Click!"

A crisp sound, like shattering glass, rang out as the dark vortex shattered completely. But Jiang Xiu's eyes showed no disappointment; instead, they were filled with excitement.

Beneath the countless fragments of dark vortexes, a delicate soul core was fully revealed!

This soul core is pitch black, covered with strange dark runes. The phantoms of Night Ravens, Dark Demon Tigers, and Ender Dragons stand within it, like a star.

With the appearance of this ultimate dark attribute soul core, the dark attribute soul power within Jiang Xiu's body surged instantly, emitting a melodious cheer. All the dark attribute soul power within Jiang Xiu's body was purified once again at this moment.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The next moment, three drum-like sounds rang out in succession, and Jiang Xiu's aura surged wildly once again, reaching level seventy-three.

"I never imagined that even after using so much soul power to condense the soul core, I could still advance three levels." Feeling his cultivation level, a hint of satisfaction flashed in Jiang Xiu's blood-red eyes.

The most important reason why the threshold for condensing a soul core is so high is that it requires a large amount of soul power, and low-level soul masters simply do not have enough soul power in their bodies.

Fortunately, Jiang Xiu stored the feedback from each extraction by the Shadow Monarch within his body, so his soul power remained abundant throughout the three days of condensing the soul core.

Furthermore, Jiang Xiu could clearly sense that his soul core was three to four times larger than that of an ordinary soul master, which proved that he could store more soul power and had greater endurance in battle.

"Not bad, not bad. When you stop using it, you won't have to worry about it drying out." Jiang Xiu's lips curled up slightly.

Each of his soul skills is far beyond his limits, so he needs a huge amount of soul power to support their use.

"Congratulations on your breakthrough, my lord!" Ba Huang, who was standing to the side, saw Jiang Xiu stand up and immediately offered his respectful congratulations, his scarlet vertical pupils filled with excitement.

A Soul Saint at the age of fifteen—there are probably only a handful of that in the entire human world!

I wonder how Tang San, the Sea God, and Huo Yuhao, the Ice Douluo, who are renowned throughout the human world, compare to their master at this age...

"This is just the first step towards becoming a high-level Soul Master. You still need to guard against arrogance and impatience." Jiang Xiu chuckled and helped Ba Huang up.

"Human, I have entrusted myself to you this time, so you must keep your promise."

At this moment, a dragon's roar rang out, and then a miniature, shrunken Ender Dragon appeared in front of Jiang Xiu.

"Don't worry, we'll prepare for our trip to the small world once we get back." Jiang Xiu nodded slightly.

After all, helping the Ender Dragon complete its golden lion-mastiff bloodline is also helping it.

Just then, the Shadow Monarch Martial Soul stirred slightly, and Jiang Xiu's expression suddenly froze, followed by a look of surprise in his eyes.

Following [Extract] and [Descent], his Shadow King has finally unlocked another great power!
"The authority that symbolizes the identity of the Shadow King... Interesting." Jiang Xiu's blood-red eyes flashed as he slowly suppressed his excitement.

The authority unlocked this time is extremely special; Jiang Xiu will only be able to know its true power in actual combat.

"This has been quite a haul," Jiang Xiu muttered to himself, then pressed the control button to end the Soul Tower challenge. "Let's go!"

As the scene before him returned to the original golden pentagonal hall, Jiang Xiu slowly stepped out of the Soul Tower and headed towards Leng Yaozhu's office.

In the corridor, in a cultivation room, a young man dressed in white slowly walked out.

"I have indeed become much stronger by cultivating with my great-grandfather these days, and even my will to fight against heaven and earth has improved."

The young man had a smile on his face, and he was none other than Qian Gu Zhangting.

"What a wonderful day!" Qian Gu Zhangting stretched his limbs, looking at the bright sunshine outside.

With his enhanced will to fight against heaven and earth, he will no longer be trapped by illusions and will be able to shed the shame of being called an illusion warrior!

Just then, Qian Gu Zhang Ting suddenly saw a familiar figure walking around the corner.

"Jiang Xiu! It's you!" The moment he saw that person, Qian Gu Zhangting couldn't help but feel a surge of anger. It was because of Jiang Xiu that he was called the Illusion Warrior!
Now that the three-year period has passed, it's time for him to make a triumphant return and prove himself!

Three years ago, he was already a level 67 Soul Emperor. After three years of secluded cultivation, isolated from the outside world, he has risen fourteen levels and successfully broken through to the Soul Douluo realm.
Jiang Xiu had only broken through to the Soul Master level three years ago, and he was already a Soul Master with the highest attributes, so his cultivation level couldn't have improved much; at most, it could only have increased by thirteen levels.

If he were to lower his cultivation level again to fight Jiang Xiu, a Soul King, then the advantage would definitely be his!
But as soon as Qian Gu Zhangting lifted his foot, his eyes widened suddenly, and he said in disbelief:

"Level 73 Soul Saint!"

"This...how is this possible!"

Isn't the aura emanating from Jiang Xiu the aura of a Soul Saint?
Jiang Xiu is only fifteen years old, right?!

A fifteen-year-old Soul Saint!

For a moment, Qian Gu Zhang Ting stopped in his tracks, the shadow of being pulled into the illusion three years ago resurfacing in his mind.

"Isn't this Brother Zhang Ting? It's been a few years, and you've actually broken through to the Soul Douluo level."

At this moment, Jiang Xiu also noticed the Ancient Pavilion. His eyes flashed slightly, and he greeted it with a smile.

What were meant as praise sounded so grating to Qian Guzhangting's ears.

Compared to Jiang Xiu, he felt like he had wasted his life, and Jiang Xiu was even able to see through his cultivation level.

“Brother Zhangting, I saw you walking towards me just now. Do you perhaps want to have a match with me?” Jiang Xiu smiled slightly.

"That makes sense, Brother Zhangting is very wealthy, he must have prepared some prizes this time."

By the way, Brother Zhangting, that piece of Evil God's Wing Soul Bone you gave me last time was very smooth~

Seeing that Jiang Xiu had seen through his thoughts, Qian Gu Zhangting was immediately furious and brought up his identity.

"Hmph! Jiang Xiu, watch your mouth! I am the next successor of the Spirit Pagoda!"

(End of this chapter)