Douluo Continent: Conflict descends, gods are slain and gods ascend!

"So, Gu Yue, are you taking an exam?" Xu Xiaoyan exclaimed in surprise.

After escorting Xu Xiaoyan to reunite with Yun Chen, Gu Yue didn't rush to leave. The so-called assessment task wouldn't be difficult for her to complete if she used her true abilities. However, in order to better integrate into human society, Gu Yue set what she considered a reasonable limit for herself. Within that limit, completing the assessment task given to her by Leng Yaozhu would still be somewhat challenging.

However, Gu Yue's displayed talent, especially her so-called elementalist martial soul, greatly intrigued Leng Yaozhu. Therefore, in Leng Yaozhu's eyes, even if Gu Yue failed to complete all the tests, she was willing to take the child in.

However, the three people inside the Spirit Ascension Platform were unaware of all this. Xu Xiaoyan, in particular, became worried after hearing Gu Yue's words, fearing that her previous actions might affect Gu Yue's assessment.

"It's okay, my test wasn't too difficult," Gu Yue said, instinctively comforting Xu Xiaoyan as she looked anxious.

"Brother, why don't we help Gu Yue?" Xu Xiaoyan turned to look at Yun Chen.

Seeing the pleading look in her eyes, Yun Chen naturally wouldn't refuse. He nodded and said, "Then let's act together for now, but Xiao Yan, you can't just stay in the back; you have to lend a hand too."

"I know," Xu Xiaoyan said softly, "but my martial spirit can only unleash its full power at night. Right now, in the Spirit Pagoda, it's still daytime, so the influence of my soul skills is minimal."

Hearing her say this, Gu Yue also recalled what she had seen in her memory about Xu Xiaoyan's mutated martial soul: the martial soul could use the power of the stars at night to transform into another strange form of martial soul, which piqued her interest.

But Yun Chen, who was standing to the side, fell into thought. After a moment of contemplation, he spoke up: "Actually, there's something I don't quite understand."

"Xiao Yan, your martial soul is a mutation caused by the power of the stars, so at night you can use the power of the stars to manifest the form of the Star Staff and give your first soul skill absolute validity, but you can't do that during the day. But aren't the so-called sun, moon and stars always there?" Yun Chen said.

These words made Xu Xiaoyan pause for a moment.

In the Douluo Continent of the Third Era, technology has advanced to a certain level. The concept of planets has become deeply ingrained in people's minds. The sun, moon, and stars in the sky are no longer the unattainable concepts they once were; their truths have been revealed through the exploration of researchers.

What Yun Chen found strange was that even though the sun, moon, and stars were always there, why could Xu Xiaoyan only feel the power of the stars at night?

"Is that so?" Xu Xiaoyan looked at Yun Chen blankly. Because she couldn't sense the existence of the stars during the day, she hadn't considered these things at all, and thought that her martial spirit was limited and could only exert its full power under the starry sky at night.

But as Yun Chen said, the sun, moon and stars are eternal; they have always hung high in the sky, and their existence should not be lost just because of the alternation of day and night.

"Objectively speaking, it's because during the day, the starlight is obscured by the scorching sunlight, which is why you can't feel it," Yun Chen tried to explain to Xu Xiaoyan.

"But actually, the stars you can see at night also exist during the day. In that case, your Star Staff should also be able to draw upon the power of the stars during the day. Xiaoyan, why don't you give it a try? It's okay if you fail, isn't it?" Yun Chen said.

Xu Xiaoyan nodded gently. Although she couldn't fully understand Yun Chen's words, she felt they made a lot of sense. So she slowly closed her eyes, gripped the Star Wheel Ice Staff with both hands, and carefully felt the energy emanating from her body.

Unfortunately, after trying, Xu Xiaoyan shook her head in disappointment: "No, I can't sense the presence of the stars."

"Don't be disappointed. This is the Spirit Ascension Platform, a simulated environment. Let's try again after we get out. Maybe we'll succeed this time?" Yun Chen rubbed Xu Xiaoyan's head to comfort the disappointed girl.

The information Yun Chen shared about Xu Xiaoyan's martial soul and the stars left Gu Yue somewhat stunned. In her memories, Yun Chen was someone obsessed with cultivation; while he wasn't exactly a crude martial artist, he hadn't shown any deep understanding of theoretical knowledge either.

But those theories he just mentioned couldn't have been uttered without a certain amount of research and study, right? Is this person really that well-rounded?

What made Gu Yue even more uncomfortable was the strange feeling growing in her heart. Watching Yun Chen and Xu Xiaoyan interact made her feel uneasy. But having severed the emotions she had learned from humans, Gu Yue didn't know the source of this feeling, so she became somewhat agitated.

"Gu Yue, let's go." Before anyone knew it, Yun Chen had already calmed Xu Xiaoyan down, and the two of them, along with Gu Yue, headed deeper into the Ascension Platform.

"This forest is so beautiful, it's a pity that you can't find a real forest on the mainland anymore," Xu Xiaoyan sighed.

"Even if there were a forest, you couldn't just leisurely stroll in there. The great forests recorded in the history of the continent were all gathering places for soul beasts. A newbie like you wouldn't even be able to feed all the soul beasts you went in," Yun Chen teased.

"Nonsense! I'm not a newbie!" Xu Xiaoyan glared angrily at Yun Chen. "Besides, if I don't hit them, why do they bite me?"

Upon hearing Xu Xiaoyan's words, Yun Chen burst out laughing.

"If you don't attack them, why won't they bite you?" Yun Chen said with a smile. "In the past, humans were just food in the eyes of soul beasts. It wasn't until humans awakened their martial souls and were able to cultivate that they truly had a place to live on the continent. And since then, soul beasts have become an indispensable part of the human cultivation system."

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"Under such antagonistic relations, the two races have accumulated an indelible hatred over the long years. Due to their limited growth period, soul beasts cannot be completely equal to human soul masters in terms of strength. Not to mention, human intelligence is something soul beasts do not possess. Therefore, in the long struggle, soul beasts gradually declined and became what they are today," Yun Chen said.

His words caught the attention of Gu Yue, who frowned and asked coldly, "So you think soul beasts deserve to be reduced to this state?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Chen's heart tightened. He had been chatting so enthusiastically with Xu Xiaoyan that he had completely forgotten about the silent Silver Dragon King half-body beside him!