Douluo: Legend of the Dragon King - The Voice of the Purple Emperor

Chapter 70 Nighttime Conversation

Aside from Gu You, the most stunning moment was undoubtedly Tang Wulin's killing of a powerful soul beast. The golden dragon claw that his right hand transformed into clearly possessed a formidable attack power that surpassed his own strength, forcefully striking and killing a hundred-year-old two-legged unicorn dragon.

And then there's Xie Xie, who works perfectly with the golden dragon claw youth in front of him.

As for the others, they are all outstanding among their peers.

No wonder, no wonder Donghai Academy spent a lot of money to send them here. They haven't been in the Spirit Ascension Platform for very long, but this time, the effect it has had on them is absolutely enormous.

The staff at the Ascension Platform thought to themselves.

Wu Changkong walked slowly to the six people and said calmly, "From today onwards, the five of you will form a combat team. Captain: Tang Wulin; Vice-Captain: Xie Xie; As for Gu You, I have other plans for him. Let's go!"

After saying that, he took the lead and walked towards the elevator.

The five looked at each other, their expressions somewhat surprised. A team? Gu You was an exception; he wasn't involved.

Wang Jinxi glanced cautiously at Gu You. Zhang Yangzi's face was somewhat unpleasant, but more so ashamed. If he still had a competitive spirit before coming here, after witnessing the scenes that occurred in the Spirit Ascension Platform, his competitive spirit had completely vanished. He originally thought that Tang Wulin's ability to kill enemies above his level was impressive enough, but he never expected that another peerless genius like Gu You would appear.

Putting aside individual strength, just considering how he and Tang Wulin fared in the Spirit Ascension Platform, he was far inferior to them.

Regardless, there are commendable aspects to it.

Wang Jinxi's situation was somewhat understandable, given that he encountered an incredibly powerful soul beast. But what about himself? He was completely courting death!

On the way back, all six of them were still immersed in their journey to the Spirit Ascension Platform. Some, like Zhang Yangzi, were filled with regret, while others, like Tang Wulin, kept replaying the entire battle in their minds and pondering the situation inside the Spirit Ascension Platform. Even Gu You felt extremely ashamed of his outrageous actions in the Spirit Ascension Platform.

But there is no doubt that today's first battle on the Ascension Platform was quite a thrill for them.

Tang Wulin felt it especially deeply; this was what it meant to fight a soul beast! So this was what it felt like to fight a soul beast. Even though he knew that everything inside the Spirit Ascension Platform was an illusion, he still couldn't help but feel fear. This was what came from the pressure of life and death. Practicing in this kind of place was indeed much more effective than regular practice.

On the soul-guided bus back, Tang Wulin suddenly felt a faint warmth on his body. The warmth came from his spine. At first, it was not strong, and he did not feel it very strongly. But the closer he got to the academy, the more obvious the feeling became. The warmth spread throughout his body, which was extremely comfortable, but at the same time, it also brought waves of drowsiness.

Xie Xie, who was standing next to Tang Wulin, suddenly noticed that Tang Wulin swayed and quickly steadied him. "Tang Wulin, what's wrong?"

"I don't know either, I'm so sleepy!" Tang Wulin, supported by Xie Xie, seemed to have a switch flipped; his body went limp and he fell forward. Xie Xie cried out, "Ahhh!" Tang Wulin's head was falling...

Wu Changkong stopped and turned around in surprise. Everyone else also noticed that something was wrong.

With a flash, Wu Changkong appeared in front of Tang Wulin and grabbed his wrist.

Tang Wulin was already in a drowsy state. His skin was faintly glowing with gold and blue, and his aura was very unstable.

"This situation is..." When Long Hengxu arrived and saw Tang Wulin's appearance, he couldn't help but think of a possibility, and his eyes froze.

Wu Changkong pulled Tang Wulin's arm and carried him on his back. "He's fine. His soul has evolved."

Soul evolution?

On the way here, Xie Xie had told Tang Wulin that the Spirit Ascension Platform might be able to evolve a soul spirit, but the chances were very small. Hunting soul beasts was extremely difficult. Even if it was a hundred-year-old soul beast, a Soul Master with no combat experience might still fail. Moreover, the energy absorbed was only one-tenth of the lifespan.

However, Tang Wulin was very lucky this time, as he directly absorbed the energy left over from the Crystal Bear that Gu You had defeated, thus easily advancing in rank.

Everyone envied this; it was a tremendous opportunity.

However, the low base number in a low-year period is also the main principle behind this spiritual ascension.

Gu You looked like he'd never seen the world before. If he wanted to upgrade his soul rings now, he could do it anytime. He could find Leng Yaozhu if his soul rings were under 100,000 years old, and then shamelessly beg her to take him to the advanced soul ring upgrade platform. He could kill a few hundred 10,000-year-old soul beasts and get his first two soul rings completely blacked out.

Upon returning to the academy, Wu Changkong didn't give any further instructions. He simply told everyone to disperse and return to their dormitories to cultivate, and even asked Gu You to come to his dormitory.

Tang Wulin was also taken back to his dormitory by Wu Changkong.

Tang Wulin is different; he possesses a special martial soul mutation. Wu Changkong must keep an eye on him to ensure that his soul will not be in danger during the evolution process.

Under the bright moonlight, Gu You and Wu Changkong came to the dormitory window and sat back to back.

"You're from Shrek Academy, right?" Wu Changkong guessed. Besides that academy, he didn't know of any other academy that could produce a prodigy like Gu You.

"As you wish," Gu You replied.

"Then why did you come to Donghai Academy?" Wu Changkong asked, puzzled. Shrek Academy was the number one academy on the entire continent, with endless teaching and learning resources.

"I don't know, but I don't want to stay in that godforsaken place," Gu You said lightly.

If other Shrek Academy members were here, they might have already cursed Gu You to death, but Wu Changkong is different. Long Bing's death has left him with a thick yet thin seal on the old academy, but he can't forget the academy's kindness.

"Are you saying all evil spirit masters are bad people?" Wu Changkong looked at Gu You. The young man in front of him had personally fought against evil spirit masters and should have had quite a few dealings with them.

"Not all of them." Gu You shook his head. "There's no such thing as a good person or a bad person. Everyone's thoughts and personality are different. For example, a matter originally only has two answers: yes or no, but people with different thoughts try to come up with hundreds of answers."

Wu Changkong was momentarily stunned by Gu You's answer. What difference is there between good and bad people? There is only injustice in one's heart, and dissatisfaction with fate.

"Teacher Wu, I've heard your story. Because of my talent, I trained in the Inner Cabinet when I was young. An old man would tell me stories all the time, and most of them mentioned you. He said you had been missing for a long time and hadn't replied to his letters. He also said you were ungrateful. I guessed there must be more to the story. Later, I wanted to come to the East Sea to develop my career, and I met you, Teacher, on my first visit. I originally thought it was just a coincidence of names with the protagonist in the stories, but after several conversations, I realized that you are indeed you..."

(End of this chapter)