Douluo: Trinity, I run through the timeline.

Chapter 396 Mastering the Energy of the Abyss
The Blood God Legion is located at an extremely high altitude, deep in a continuous mountain range, and is required to climb it by physical means.

This was nothing to Su Ming. Although the environment was covered in ice and snow from the mountainside onwards, it was still much better than the far north.

After climbing for almost a day and a night, Su Ming finally reached the summit.

The entire mountaintop seemed to have been flattened, forming a huge platform. In the center of the mountaintop sat a legion of troops, densely packed with barracks of considerable size, surrounded by sentry posts but without watchtowers.

The altitude here is at least 6,000 meters, which is not suitable for human survival at all. If you are not a Soul Master, it is difficult to even live a normal life.

In other words, almost everyone in the Blood God Legion is a Soul Master.

Su Ming sighed, composed himself, and walked toward the Holy Legion, which he couldn't really criticize.

This legion guards the abyss passage and protects the continent for six thousand years. Every moment, soldiers sacrifice themselves in the fight against the abyss, which deserves the respect of all the people on Douluo Star.

He hadn't gone far when a warning signal rose in his mind: twenty meters ahead, four figures emerged from the snow, wielding special soul-guided ray guns.

They approached Su Ming without saying a word, patted him all over with their hands, checked him over, and then asked him for a letter of recommendation.

Su Ming smiled as he handed over the letter of recommendation.

Upon seeing Su Ming's letter of recommendation, the four soldiers exchanged bewildered glances.

For a moment, they were stuck in an awkward silence.

If it were a normal new recruit enlistment, their rank would most likely not be as high as the four of them, so there's no question of awkwardness.

However, the one who enlisted today has a bit of a background.

He was a junior major as soon as he entered the army. Even if he didn't do well in the new recruit assessment, he was still a higher-ranking officer than them.

In the Blood God Legion, only military merit is recognized, because military merit also represents military rank.

The four men exchanged glances, then saluted, striking their chests with their right fists – a unique salute of the Blood God Legion.

Su Ming followed suit.

"Greetings, sir."

Normally, newcomers cannot salute; they must pass an assessment to be eligible.

However, under these abnormal circumstances, Su Ming's assessment would only result in dismissal if he received a negative score, and a score so negative that it reduced his rank from major to below private.

That's practically impossible.

When Su Ming entered the legion, she was assessed by a female officer with the rank of major. She was tall and slender, with a beautiful appearance, and exuded a heroic spirit that ordinary girls did not have.

She led Su Ming to the entrance of what resembled an Ascension Platform.

"Your assessment will be similar to entering the Spirit Ascension Platform. The task is simple: protect me until the assessment is over."

"Just a reminder, you can't use soul power inside. You can only use the weapons in your hand, understand?"

Long Yuxue narrowed her eyes slightly, gave him a reminder, and gave Su Ming another chance.

"Now, you still have the opportunity to choose your weapon again."

She looked at Su Ming's empty hands and indicated that the assessment could not be conducted without them.

Su Ming asked, "You can't even use your mental power?"

"You're good at mental power?" Long Yuxue raised an eyebrow and said, "I can use it, but it consumes much more, at least twice as much. The deeper you go, the more mental power you consume, and it's very difficult to mobilize elements inside."

Su Ming shrugged, indicating that this was enough.

Seeing Su Ming's confidence, Long Yuxue stopped hesitating and found a cabin to lie down in.

Su Ming followed closely behind.

The next moment, the world spun around, and Su Ming appeared at the camp entrance. Without saying a word, Long Yuxue ran straight out of the camp and ran to the edge of a deep pit.

After Su Ming caught up, she jumped down immediately.

After entering the deep pit, Su Ming carefully observed the changes within himself.

In order to allow examinees to personally experience the terror of the abyss and achieve a perfect simulation effect, the Blood God Legion's simulation chamber did not even completely block the soul master's soul power through programming, but actually used the power of the abyss to suppress the examinees.

All the effects of suppression are real.

"Examiner, I think I can still use my soul power." "Hmm?"

Long Yuxue was stunned.

She turned around and saw the soul power leaping in Su Ming's palm; her pupils suddenly contracted.

"how is this possible?"

She was stunned.

Unbeknownst to them, their assessment footage was being simultaneously played in the Blood God Camp.

Seeing the soul power pulsating in Su Ming's palm, not only Long Yuxue was stunned, but most of the Blood Gods were also stunned.

From Blood Two to Blood Nine, all eyes were focused on the middle-aged man who looked to be around thirty years old.

"His spiritual power has reached the Spirit Domain Realm, forming its own domain that can shield him from the erosion of abyssal energy in the simulation. He notified Long Yuxue to tell Su Ming that he was not allowed to use his soul power," Cao Dezhi said.

The simulated abyssal creatures are inherently limited in strength, and can be easily dealt with by a Soul Emperor who can utilize their soul power.

Although Cao Dezhi also wanted to see how many abyss creatures Su Ming could kill using his soul power, it was obviously unnecessary.

For Su Ming to become a Spirit Transmission Envoy, he must possess titled combat power.

This would be a disaster in the new recruit assessment.

Under assessment.

Upon receiving the message, Long Yuxue's expression turned serious.

She knew Su Ming's identity was special, that he could start as a major, but she didn't expect him to be so special that even the Blood God Battalion was paying close attention to him.

"You cannot use soul power."

Su Ming seemed to be lost in thought.

He released his mental power from protecting his soul power, and then allowed his soul power to be suppressed by the energy of the abyss.

Seeing this, Long Yuxue breathed a sigh of relief.

"My mental strength has probably exceeded the limit of suppression here, so I'll try not to use it for a while," Su Ming said calmly.

"what?"

Long Yuxue couldn't quite understand what Su Ming was saying.

"If you don't use your mental power or soul power, how will you fight later?"

"I can mobilize pure blood and qi, which should be normal, right? Besides, there is danger here, and there should be extraordinary creatures as well. Since there are extraordinary powers, there is no reason why I can't control them."

Long Yuxue remained silent.

What kind of brain circuit is this?

All extraordinary powers should be under your control?

Remembering her assessment task, she stopped chatting with Su Ming and quickly ran deeper into the cave to create difficulties for him.

Ahead, noticing the commotion, a ferocious creature charged out.

By the dim light, Su Ming could make out the general appearance of the creature. It was a bat with six claws, each of which was exceptionally fierce.

His gaze sharpened, and without giving the other party a chance, he launched a mental attack. Then, he took a few steps forward, his blood and qi erupted, and he directly suppressed the six-clawed bat.

He held it in his hand, feeling the energy of the abyss.

The next moment, his eyes flickered slightly, and a surge of black energy emerged from the six-clawed bat's body, entering his own.

"Roar!"

Su Ming let out a roar, and four extra arms appeared on his sides. His body swelled up, and his aura became ferocious.

"What have you done? Stop it right now!"

Long Yuxue's expression changed drastically.

(End of this chapter)