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

Chapter 75 "A Chance Encounter" in the World

"All this nonsense every day, I'm about to be driven crazy by your instructions." Long Hengxu rolled up his sleeves and stormed into the cafeteria. Someone had actually ate a whole month's worth of Class A meals. It wasn't a big deal that someone ate it, since the school was the one making the money, but how could he believe that someone had eaten 108 servings? That must have made their stomachs burst!

"Holy crap, what the hell is this?" The first thing Long Hengxu saw when he entered was Gu You, who was surrounded by a crowd. Gu You was now so fat that he looked like a football and could only sit in place with a disdainful expression.

Long Hengxu was stunned for a moment. Should he intervene in this situation? But after thinking about it carefully, he realized that it was for Gu You's safety, so he had to intervene!

"Make way! Make way!" The surrounding students naturally made way for Long Hongxu, all curious about what the dean of students would do in this situation.

Long Hengxu approached Gu You, a gentle surge of soul power gathering in his palm. He lightly patted Gu You's belly...

Gu You's eyes widened, his mouth slightly open, as if he wanted to say something, but because he was so fat, it felt like something was blocking his neck, and he couldn't say anything.

With a slap on Gu You's belly, Gu You immediately felt a primordial current rise and launch!

A cheer erupted throughout the cafeteria.

Ah! ~

"How disgusting."

"run!"

哕一一一

Gu You vomited up everything he had eaten, and his body instantly returned to normal. A strange smell filled the cafeteria, and there were practically no students left. Even the cafeteria lady could only collapse to the ground upon seeing this.

Long Hengxu got sprayed in the face, while Gu You had a nosy look on his face.

"Ah!" Long Hengxu also cried out in pain and hurriedly ran out of the cafeteria to wash his face.

Tang Wulin was the most miserable, lying on the ground, his entire body covered in Gu You's primordial vomit.

……

"This is a tragedy, something the school cafeteria has never experienced in years. Principal, you must be stricter!" Long Hengxu complained to Yu Zhen.

"Hey, what is all this nonsense? If you hadn't slapped him, none of this would have happened. Now that there's a problem, you should reflect on this. It's good that Gu You can eat a lot. When he comes back, we'll develop some new high-end special meals and make sure he eats well." Hearing Yu Zhen's reply, Long Hengxu cursed the principal a thousand times in his heart, but he was helpless. The principal was obviously protecting Gu You, so what could he do?

……

He studied and practiced. When it was time for his weekly break, Tang Wulin would go to the Forging Master Association to learn forging from Mu Chen.

Mu Chen, who usually appears very kind, showed a tough side after becoming a teacher, even stricter than Mang Tian was back then. Often, Tang Wulin would be more exhausted after a day of training than he was at school.

"Wu Lin, you should know Gu You, right? He just visited your Class Zero a few days ago." Mu Chen sat to the side, looking at Tang Wu Lin who was testing the hammer.

"Huh? Teacher, of course I know him." Upon hearing the name Gu You, Tang Wulin broke out in a cold sweat. He was already hundreds of thousands in debt and could only take on missions every day to pay off the debts to the school. Especially after the incident where Gu You vomited, he was completely numb. No wonder Old Tang told him to be careful of Gu You.

"Hmm~ Not bad. Get to know that kid better in the future. He has a strong talent for forging. You can ask him for advice and learn from him later." Mu Chen stroked his beard.

Tang Wulin was startled. Gu You could also forge. This was the first time he had ever heard of someone with forging talent stronger than him. However, Tang Wulin found it quite ordinary. A genius couldn't possibly only know how to cultivate, could he? Would someone like that still be considered a genius?

Entering the Spirit Ascension Platform once a week has become a compulsory course for Class 0 of the first year. Gu You and his six companions became particularly cautious when entering, and were careful when encountering spirit beasts. Moreover, the map of the Spirit Ascension Platform that Gu You had provided last time received a good response. The large map was generally completed, and they could see themselves, but there were no marks of other spirit masters or spirit beasts. The staff's answer was that everything was random.

Gu You had also tried to venture deep into the Star Dou Great Forest. He no longer cared about ordinary hundred-year or thousand-year-old soul beasts, as they added little spiritual power and he could drain them dry by absorbing just one. Unfortunately, the primary Spirit Ascension Platform only spawned hundred-year or thousand-year-old soul beasts, no matter where it was. There might also be ten-thousand-year-old ones, but this could not be confirmed because Gu You had never encountered one.

Moreover, encountering a thousand-year-old soul beast in the Spirit Ascension Platform depends entirely on luck.

……

Before I knew it, the end of the first semester of first grade had arrived.

"Teacher Wu, are we going to have a final exam too?" Tang Wulin asked in surprise.

Without a doubt, the first-year final exams were meaningless to them. This was not arrogance. Although Class Zero had only been established for three months, they could all feel that they had undergone a complete transformation in the past three months. Not to mention Gu You, the final exams were as easy as cutting vegetables for him.

Gu Yue has now reached the peak of level 19, and is just one step away from entering the level 20 ranks.

Tang Wulin has also reached the peak of level 15, not far from level 16. In just half a year, his soul power has increased from the initial level 11 to nearly level 16. Before entering Donghai Academy, Tang Wulin never dared to even think about it.

Gu You's progress was slower, only reaching level thirty-two. This was the drawback of the ultimate martial soul; the cultivation speed became slower as the cultivation progressed. Moreover, Gu You discovered that his spiritual sea also absorbed a portion of his soul power during his cultivation, which was utterly ruthless.

His mental strength was the most outrageous. He had cultivated the Purple Demon Eye to the Mustard Seed Realm. Reaching this level, one could see through everything and detect everything, just like Tang San. Tang San discovered Xiao Wu's identity as a 100,000-year-old soul beast when he was at this level. This cultivation speed was extremely absurd. At the very least, no matter how high your talent was, even if you absorbed the Purple Light of the Fish Belly every day from dawn till dusk, it would be impossible to achieve this. Gu You naturally found it strange as well. It might be because his mental strength was abnormal. Last time, when he reached the late stage of the Spirit Sea Realm, he hadn't tested his mental strength. Now, he felt that it was at least 5000, which was already at the Spirit Abyss Realm!

For Gu You, progress in school is always significant. His training at the Spirit Ascension Platform was not in vain; his combat skills and strength have improved by at least one or two times.

Everyone had reached the age of ten. For ten-year-old children to possess such practical combat skills was beyond rare.

Dean Yu Zhen has invested heavily in Class Zero, using the most advanced teaching equipment and making huge investments in the Spirit Ascension Platform. This is what led to the emergence of these little monsters, except for one person.

"It needs to be done," Wu Changkong said calmly. "Your final exams will consist of two subjects, the first of which is the Spirit Ascension Platform."

Ascension Platform?

In three months, the group has entered the Ascension Platform eleven times. Now, each time they enter, unless they are particularly unlucky, they can survive for more than an hour. The longest they have survived is more than eight hours, a record held by Gu You, who walked for six hours.

"You need to stay inside the Ascension Platform for one hour to pass the final exam. However, I need to remind you that this time you are entering a riotous Ascension Platform."

Xie Xie asked in surprise, "Teacher, what does 'riotous Spirit Ascension Platform' mean?" He had never heard of this term before, but it sounded like a special state of the Spirit Ascension Platform.

Gu You suddenly said, "A riot, a riot! It must be because the soul beasts inside are even more powerful and ferocious."

"You think you know everything?" Gu Yue said coldly.

"Thank you," Gu You replied.

"Huh? Gu You, why did you call me?" Xie Xie asked, puzzled.

"It's nothing," Gu You said with a smile.

Wu Changkong said softly, "Gu You is right. The Spirit Ascension Platform experiences two riot periods each year. Initially, this was caused by the instability of the energy used to build the platform. Later, with the advancement of technology, the riot periods were brought under control, resulting in a special characteristic. During the riot period, the soul beasts inside the platform become particularly active, their numbers increase, and the danger increases significantly. Each time the platform is autonomously controlled to enter a riot period, each of the eighteen pillars has three hundred slots available. This time, you can obtain five of these three hundred slots. The academy spent a considerable amount of money to persuade the East Sea Spirit Transmission Tower. You must cherish this opportunity."

"During the riot period, teams can enter the Spirit Ascension Platform, but no more than seven people are allowed. The five of you are just right. You will be teleported together. This is a test of your teamwork. Remember, inside, you may encounter not only soul beasts, but also other soul masters who have entered. They are equally dangerous to you because the absorption time of spiritual energy generated by soul beasts after they are hunted during the riot period will be a hundred times longer. That is to say, it will take you a hundred seconds to absorb the spiritual energy of a soul beast you kill. So, if you leave the Spirit Ascension Platform during this process, the remaining spiritual energy will be absorbed by the nearest soul master." After saying this, Wu Changkong glanced at Gu You.

Zhang Yangzi suddenly said, "So, in other words, if others can steal our soul beast's spiritual power, we can also steal theirs?"

Wu Changkong nodded: "Actually, the rules are all pretty much the same. It's just that the Spirit Ascension Platform is dangerous during the riot period. If you're confident, you can of course try to take someone else's, but I need to remind you that the entry limit for the primary Spirit Ascension Platform is the peak of the third ring or below the fourth ring. And to enter the Spirit Ascension Platform during the riot period, you need to pay a very high price. Therefore, many Soul Masters only come to gamble when they reach the peak of the third ring, to see if they can kill more Soul Beasts to advance their Soul Spirit. So, the opponents you will face will be very strong..."

(End of this chapter)