Douluo Continent: Pioneers of the Era, Gods in Parallel

Manqian was the first to climb.

After all, he was a Soul Master who had already obtained a Soul Ring.

After entering the cave, they put down the ropes that had been braided beforehand and wrapped them around each person's waist, with the other end tied to a rock.

During this process, he provides further assistance, leading everyone to climb higher.

After climbing a certain distance, when they reached the steps, they had to retrieve the ladders they had laid down earlier.

Zhou Yuan persevered through gritted teeth, keeping himself clear-headed.

The moment he entered the cave, he had no strength left and immediately fainted.

Seeing Zhou Yuan's reaction, the others panicked.

After what has happened over this period of time, Zhou Yuan has long since become their backbone.

With Zhou Yuan down, how could they not panic?

"Don't worry, he's just too tired. Let him get some rest."

Seeing Zhou Yuan like this, Man Qian finally realized just how much Zhou Yuan had sacrificed.

Now that Zhou Yuan is asleep, he has to step up and stabilize the situation.

Sure enough, Zhou Yuan was so exhausted that he fainted at that moment.

Throughout the night, he not only had to fight against the century-old soul beast, but also had to be constantly vigilant about his surroundings, paying attention to every move around him, and then formulate a plan to collect supplies.

Thus, after a long day of hard work, dawn broke.

His body was ultimately that of a six-year-old child, and he had not yet obtained his first spirit ring.

It's already quite an achievement to have survived.

When Zhou Yuan woke up again, it was already the next morning.

He was awakened by a fragrant aroma.

As soon as they opened their eyes, they saw Caiwei stewing soul beast meat with bamboo shoots. Moreover, among the wild fruits they picked, there was one that could be steamed and served as a staple food.

It was delicious to all of them.

For the past few months, I've been eating mostly dried meat and have been severely lacking in vegetables and staple foods.

"Zhou Yuan, you're awake."

"You're awake!"

Upon seeing Zhou Yuan wake up, everyone exclaimed in surprise.

In an instant, they found their pillar of support again.

"Nothing happened last night, right?"

Zhou Yuan felt an unprecedented sense of ease, and he vaguely sensed that his mental strength had improved.

"Does alternating periods of relaxation and stress significantly improve mental strength?"

"You should also try this in the future. For the first six days of the week, replace sleep with meditation to keep your mental energy in a state of exhaustion. On the seventh day, choose to sleep. This method has a certain chance of improving your mental energy. Although it's not much, it adds up and will be very beneficial to your future cultivation..."

After sensing the changes within himself, Zhou Yuan, without even eating, summarized his experiences and insights and then shared them with them.

Only then did they step forward and savor the unprecedented deliciousness.

Fortunately, the previous jerky was all marinated, so there was no need to worry about a lack of salt when using it for seasoning. Otherwise, even the best ingredients would be hard to swallow.

Is improving one's mental strength really that important?

While eating, Shi Hao asked, puzzled.

The people in the tribe hadn't told them any of this.

Mental strength and such were rarely paid attention to before; they were all considered to be based on fate and randomness.

"It's very important. There are many Soul Masters who are unable to break through to the final step and become Title Douluo, not because they lack talent or the quality of their Martial Soul, and their Soul Ring configuration is sufficient to support the breakthrough, but because their mental strength is insufficient, they are always unable to take the next step."

"To improve one's mental strength, besides a ten-thousand-year-old soul bone, the main way is to absorb the enhancement brought by soul rings. As for methods to improve mental strength, I do know a few."

"Besides what I just mentioned, there's also the method of distraction. Although I don't know the trick, it's easy to figure out the basics: draw a square with your left hand and a circle with your right..."

"In addition, there are some rare and precious medicinal herbs, special ancient medicinal kings, and legendary immortal herbs."

"Once we've increased our strength and established a firm foothold on this continent, I'll lead you to search for the immortal herbs..."

While enjoying the rare delicacy, Zhou Yuan made empty promises to them.

Unbeknownst to him, his remarks once again caused a sensation on two other continents.

On the Douluo Continent.

Inside the Holy Dragon Sect, when Sect Master Tuoba hope heard Zhou Yuan's words from the sky, his eyes immediately brightened.

"I see, is it a deficiency in mental strength?"

"We must find a way to obtain a ten-thousand-year-old skull bone, no matter what. If we can't find a ten-thousand-year-old one, a nine-thousand-year-old one will do, or even an eight-thousand-year-old one..."

Tuoba hope firmly believed what Zhou Yuan said.

His cultivation level had already reached level 89, but he was still unable to break through.

He was born with a level 9 soul power, his martial soul was the White Armored Earth Dragon, and his soul rings were of standard configuration. In theory, he was fully capable of becoming a Title Douluo.

However, despite years of effort, he was unable to take another step forward.

After learning about the effects of whale glue, he tried to find a piece of ancient whale glue, hoping to break through this constraint and thus advance himself further.

Indeed, he vaguely sensed that his soul power had advanced further, but he still hadn't broken through to the final step and become a Title Douluo.

This was extremely strange, completely different from what he had expected.

Now I finally know the reason.

Once the direction is clear, things become much easier.

No matter what, he was determined to become a Title Douluo.

Only by becoming a Title Douluo can their Holy Dragon Sect have a place in this world.

There is an even more important reason why he is so determined to break through: to fight against the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan.

Over the years, the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus has firmly held the position of the number one beast spirit in the world.

This is never just an empty title; every year, countless people join them because of this reputation.

In order to solidify their position, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has been suppressing those who possess dragon-type martial souls, both openly and covertly, over the years.

It's either join them or die.

Their Holy Dragon Sect relies on its relatively stable bloodline inheritance and ability to reproduce, coupled with some connections to the Spirit Hall, which is why they have been able to survive under the suppression of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.

In this process, they also recruited many sub-dragon spirit masters who were unwilling to join the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and gradually grew stronger.

However, without a Title Douluo, they could never truly contend with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Therefore, they were extremely eager to acquire a Title Douluo.

It wasn't just Tuoba hope of the Holy Dragon Sect.

Many other forces share this idea.

Yu Luomian, the second-in-command of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex, is one of them.

And, coincidentally, he had just recently received news of a skull spirit bone.

If the information is correct, and I do obtain this ten-thousand-year-old head soul bone, I may become a Title Douluo.