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

Chapter 81 Assisting in the Northern Expedition and Ascending to Spirithood

A soft blue light flashed, covering all five people at the same time. It was Gu Yue's control over the wind element. Although it was not strong, it was enough to reduce everyone's weight and make everyone more agile.

Tang Wulin raised his right hand, and two strands of blue silver grass emerged. A yellow soul ring rose from his feet, and the two blue silver grasses, which resembled spirit snakes, extended forward and then swept to both sides, parting the bushes and revealing a path.

With a wave of his hand, Zhang Yangzi sent his spirit black eagle soaring into the sky. The combat boost from this little black eagle was secondary; its greatest function was sharing vision. However, the little black eagle could not stray more than ten meters from his body. Even so, having an extra field of vision allowed him to see further.

Gu You's hands were also covered with dragon scales, and a faint dragon aura emanated from them. Ten-year-old soul beasts dared not approach, except for those above him.

Without any wishful thinking, they all released their martial spirits as soon as they entered the Spirit Ascension Platform.

Inside the Spirit Pagoda observation room.

The staff member smiled at Wu Changkong and said, "These kids are quite good. Teacher Wu has really done a great job training them."

Wu Changkong nodded slightly and said, "Let's see how they perform."

He was always the type who never showed his emotions, but he was quite satisfied with his disciples.

Looking at them, he couldn't help but think of the school motto that had been passed down for 20,000 years: Shrek Academy only accepts monsters, not ordinary people.

Although the motto was not perfectly implemented at every stage, it is deeply ingrained in the minds of every Shrek Academy student, who takes pride in it.

I wonder how far these little guys can go.

To become a monster, one needs not only hard work but also extraordinary talent, which all six of them seem to possess. In terms of talent, Gu You stands out, but his special status precludes comparison. Next best is undoubtedly Gu Yue. Her martial soul is unlike anything ever recorded in the Spirit Pagoda or Shrek Academy—multiple elemental controls. This is truly astonishing. Although her soul skills only enhance her soul power or the strength of her elemental control, the ability to combine five elements makes her incredibly powerful. What additional soul skills would she need?

The second best talent is naturally Xie Xie. Twin martial souls are an extremely rare talent in any era. Although his twin martial souls are companion type, which are slightly inferior to pure twin martial souls, companion type has its advantages. Perhaps, it can evolve and mutate in the future.

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Hopefully, he can go further. If he had to choose one of the six to join his organization, Tang Wulin would be the most suitable. As for Gu Yue, he doesn't quite understand her. This girl has many secrets, and he needs to observe her more. Gu You is also not a good choice. Judging from his personality, Gu You is someone who disdains to submit to others.

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Tang Wulin carefully parted the bushes in front of him with the Blue Silver Grass vines, leading everyone forward slowly.

Because of the final exams, their most important task right now is to hold on for another hour, so hunting spirit beasts is secondary.

Finding a relatively safe place is the most important thing.

"There are no signs of soul beasts moving around the rear and sides for the time being," Zhang Yangzi reported.

Tang Wulin, who was walking in front, nodded. A flash of silver light appeared on his left hand as he gripped the Thousand-Refined Heavy Silver Hammer. He didn't use his right hand, because he might activate the Golden Dragon Claw to fight at any time.

Just then, a low roar suddenly sounded from ahead, and then a huge figure appeared in front of the five people.

It was a huge, robust ape with a faint, fishy stench emanating from its body. Its fur was grayish-black, but its eyes were blood-red.

Since their first entry into the Spirit Ascension Platform, everyone has devoted themselves to learning about the different types of spirit beasts. Combined with their training within the platform, their understanding of various spirit beasts is now far greater than before. Tang Wulin immediately recognized it as a hundred-year-old Iron-Armed Ape, a humanoid spirit beast known for its speed, strength, and steel-like arms. Most annoyingly, it possesses a unique group skill similar to an aura: Intimidation. Once hit by Intimidation, spirit masters with weaker mental strength will be greatly affected, even losing their fighting spirit. Therefore, the best approach when facing a hundred-year-old Iron-Armed Ape is to strike first!

drink!

Tang Wulin only heard a cold snort, and a tremendous force sent him flying. What kind of power was this? He was shocked. Even with the Golden Dragon Claw active, he couldn't have done this.

A humanoid roar was heard, and clusters of ascending spirit energy appeared. A wisp of dust dissipated, and Gu You flicked his dragon claw, giving everyone an OK sign. "Why all the formations? With me here, ascending spirit rings is easy, isn't it?"

Everyone was astonished. Gu You's strength was indeed too great. He was right. If Gu You wanted to, obtaining a thousand-year soul ring would be too easy.

Xie Xie gave Gu You a thumbs up.

The group began to divide the energy equally. Gu You refused to absorb it. He simply told everyone that he had only one request for leading them to fight the soul beasts. Everyone looked puzzled, wondering what it was.

However, Tang Wulin and his companions were secretly overjoyed.

If their first spirit ring is a purple, thousand-year-old spirit, it means that when they reach the Spirit Sea Realm in the future, they can have three thousand-year-old spirits, with a maximum of nine spirit rings, and have the potential to reach the Title Douluo level.

Of course, this is only a possibility. In human history, there has never been a Title Douluo with three thousand-year-old soul spirits, because that would be far too weak...

Led by Gu You, the group slaughtered century-old soul beasts, accumulating so much energy that it overflowed. Gu You also absorbed some of it, though it wasn't of much use.

Finally exhausted, Gu You stopped. "Everyone, rest here for a while. We'll help you with the Northern Expedition later."

"Okay!" Zhang Yangzi agreed, and he quickly climbed up a big tree next to him. He looked into the distance from the branch, while his spirit Black Eagle looked in another direction, observing the surrounding movements.

Outside the Ascension Platform, Wu Changkong nodded in agreement. Even with Gu You, a powerful figure, protecting him, his counter-surveillance capabilities remained strong, and he was not arrogant.

Tang Wulin and Xie Xie sat down cross-legged, recovering the soul power they had previously consumed.

Although their energy expenditure is negligible, maintaining peak condition at all times is undoubtedly the best option in a place like the Ascension Platform. Only in this way can they go further.

"Someone's coming. Three of them, two boys and one girl, heading this way. They look about fifteen or sixteen years old, one with a three-ring cultivation level, and the other two with two-ring cultivation levels. Two of them show signs of absorbing energy..."

(End of this chapter)