We all time-traveled at the same time, but why isn't anyone human?

Chapter 79 I have mastered the core of sacrifice

And so, the days passed one by one.

Under Lu Ping's deliberate targeting, Tang San would experience a surge of intense emotions every now and then, like the cry of "Resurrect, my love," causing him to go into overdrive.

Even Xiao Wu was a little confused.

She had already tried her best to save her life, but why did those incredibly powerful spirit beasts still grab her like they were after Tang Sanzang's flesh?

The nine-thousand-year-old demonic orca captured her and took her to its deep-sea mansion. It neither killed her nor touched her, but silently simmered a pot of soup, staring at something that looked like a crystal ball, muttering things like, "My mission is complete."

The 13,000-year-old deep-sea demon whale placed her at the vent of an underwater volcano. It only captured her without killing her, and was very concerned about her safety, constantly looking in the direction of Tang San, saying things like, "This time, we can't let Tang San discover any flaws."

What does that mean exactly?

In less than a year, Tang San saved Xiao Wu nine times. Each time, the enemy was stronger than the last, and each enemy had a different reason for kidnapping Xiao Wu.

Some say she is an "imperial auspicious beast," and that eating her flesh can increase one's cultivation by 100,000 years.

Some say she is a "daughter of divine retribution" and must be killed, otherwise the world will descend into chaos.

Some say she is a "reincarnated spirit pearl," and that she was captured to restore her past life memories and transform her into a deity.

These soul beasts all spoke with absolute certainty, their expressions incredibly serious, making Xiao Wu almost believe that she really was quite special.

The reason they keep changing their reasons is that they want to stimulate Tang San's different emotional powers through different types of predicaments, and squeeze the potential of his love brain to the extreme.

At first, it was indeed quite effective.

During the battle against the Demonic Tiger Whale, Tang San unleashed his full power for love, evolving Di Tian into a new form and comprehending the true meaning of "love".

During the battle against the Deep Sea Demon Whale, Tang San turned evil and transformed, evolving his Evil Eye into a new form, becoming the "Arrogant Demon King".

The fourth time, the fifth time, the sixth time —

Ninth time.

When Tang San saw Xiao Wu being kidnapped by a 90,000-year-old soul beast for the ninth time, watching the soul beast's claws approach Xiao Wu and emitting an evil cackling laugh.

Both he and Xiao Wu looked at each other with exhausted expressions, reading each other's thoughts from their eyes.

Destroy it, hurry up.

In fact, Tang San had already sensed something was wrong during the sixth time.

Even the most love-struck person would realize the truth when they see six powerful soul beasts appearing in succession that only capture and do not kill, and each soul beast's strength is just slightly stronger than their own.

Tang San's feelings for Xiao Wu were too deep. Even though his reason told him that it was likely a setup and a hoax, he still didn't dare to gamble and went on to unleash his full power twice more.

But this time, it was just too fake.

"Deep Sea Giant Ape King, you're so nervous your hair is trembling, afraid you'll crush Xiao Wu to death with the slightest bit of force. Do you think I can't tell?"

Tang San sighed, his left eye flashing with a dark purple "evil eye" light, allowing him to see clearly everything a thousand meters away. He said helplessly.

He's so stupid, really.

I was fooled eight times because of such terrible acting skills.

He has now developed "Emperor Heaven" and "Evil Eye" into a total of four forms, and each form has completed a second stage of advancement. In terms of strength, he is no less than a titled Douluo on the Douluo Continent.

His mental strength became even more exaggerated. After a year of intensive training and with the assistance of more than a thousand soul amplification techniques from the Sea Realm, Tang San's Purple Demon Eye had been upgraded from "Overview" a year ago to the highest level, "Vastness".

If converted to the mental strength rating in Douluo Continent III, it would already be a terrifying existence at the Spirit Domain level.

Keep in mind that Tang San is not even eleven years old yet, and he hasn't even graduated from Notting Junior Academy.

"You—I, ah, this—"

Seeing that Tang San had revealed his purpose, the 90,000-year-old Deep Sea Giant Ape King looked bewildered, unsure whether to attack or say something else.

Just then.

A faint voice echoed from the void.

"The year is up, Tang San, it's about time you graduated from here."

It was Lu Ping's voice.

Over the course of the past year, he had almost completely drained Tang San's mental energy. He alone had developed four ultimate forms for Lu Ping, making him a true workaholic.

Now, seeing their numb expressions, continuing to let them train in the World Tree plane won't have much effect.

Let's start the second phase of the plan then.

Lu Ping's lips curled into a slight smile. During this period, he had gradually brought more than a thousand children into the World Tree plane, greatly enriching his evolutionary map and including more than ten ultimate forms.

Although not every Ultimate level being possesses the power to connect with the laws of the universe like the "Evil Eyes of Death Perception," it still brought him quite a pleasant surprise.

Whether it's numerical values ​​or mechanics, anything that can evolve to the "ultimate" level in a certain direction possesses characteristics that should not be underestimated.

For example, Dai Mubai evolved the Golden Lion into the ultimate form "Ultimate Power - Tyrant Lion", developing the unprecedented "Ultimate Power" attribute. In terms of strength alone, even Di Tian would have to give it some leeway. It is a true example of proving the Dao with strength, the Tyrant of Power.

For example, the Emerald Swan was extremely compatible with Ye Lengleng and successfully evolved into the ultimate form "Ultimate Healing - Immortal Emerald Swan". She also developed the healing power to its ultimate attribute and obtained a part of the power of the Goddess of Life. If she continues to develop, she may even have the power of creation.

Other creatures such as the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear, and the Demon Orca King have all evolved into their corresponding ultimate forms.

However, being called the "ultimate form" is actually just the beginning of the ultimate path. It has already reached a very high level in terms of "quality," but it still needs to accumulate in terms of "quantity."

After all, the soul beasts only split a fragment of their soul into the nine worlds. To develop the power of the ultimate form to its peak, they still need to undergo more arduous training and improve their soul power over a longer period of time.

You think I would say that?

A wild smile appeared on Lu Ping's face. With a thought, countless strands of soul power, like rays of light, came toward him from every corner of Douluo Star.

As the World Tree, the source of everything, and the creator of the evolutionary system, it's not unreasonable for him to charge some interest as a price, is it?

Although the Douluo World doesn't have something as useful as the Curse Return World's binding technique, it still has similar methods—

Sacrifice.

After a soul beast is sacrificed, it can transfer its soul power, soul bones, and soul rings to the sacrificed person to the greatest extent possible, but the price is extremely high, and it will completely lose its life.

But that's the thinking of the weak.

Having mastered the art of transformation through non-action, Lu Ping had already grasped the core of the sacrifice through his many days of research.

The so-called sacrifice is to allow the soul to be attached with soul power and soul rings, and to merge into the soul of the person being sacrificed in one go, so as to complete the transfer of soul power.

Because the Douluo world has an extremely low level of soul development, only whole-body sacrifice is possible, and separate sacrifices are not allowed, which creates a situation where sacrifice inevitably leads to death.

But he was different.

With his refined manipulation of the transformation of non-action, he can precisely separate every fragment of the soul of a soul beast or soul master, breaking it down to the level of particles and molecules.

Then, he uses light as a medium to conduct these particle-level soul power fragments into his body, thus completing the enhancement of his soul power.

Three months after Tang San entered the Sea Realm for training, Lu Ping began to demand soul power sacrifices from the 100,000-year-old soul beasts who had tasted the benefits.

At first, they were terrified of the "sacrifice".

But after Lu Ping personally demonstrated the sacrificial power he possessed on a thousand-year-old soul beast, and then used the power of the "Evil Eye of Death Perception" to instantly kill a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast that was determined to die rather than submit.

Only then did all the high-level soul beasts finally shut up.

That is the power of the World Tree.

Omnipotent, omnipresent.

Submitting to it brings unimaginable benefits, even the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was overjoyed, believing it had found an alternative path to godhood.

To disobey it.

That 100,000-year-old soul beast that was instantly killed was the consequence of disobeying Lu Ping.

now.

After three months of sacrifices by numerous high-level soul beasts, Lu Ping's cultivation level increased by approximately 100,000 years (only accepting sacrifices from soul beasts older than 100,000 years would damage the soul's origin). In terms of curse power, it was no less than that of Lu Ping, the Curse Returner, and even slightly higher.

The snowball is about to start rolling.

"Not enough, not enough."

Feeling the continuous flow of soul power into his body, Lu Ping simply shook his head, a deeper ambition flashing in the depths of his eyes.

"Whether it's the ultimate form or the efficiency of soul power enhancement, there's still room for improvement."

"Dimensions, Stars—"

"There is still a lot of potential that can be explored in the Douluo Universe."

Douluo Star, the real world, the main hall of the Spirit Hall.

Bibi Dong sat in the stands of a huge arena, watching the previous generation of golden generation and the current generation of golden generation fighting below the field. Her brows were furrowed and her face showed a solemn expression.

"Red King Beast, combine!"

The boy, Yan, was only fifteen years old and had just broken through to the level 40 Soul Master. A blazing flame of extremely high temperature ignited on his body.

The next second, a terrifying soul power cloak with three heads, resembling a mastiff, instantly covered Yan's body, causing his combat power to soar. With one punch, he knocked down the 24-year-old Spirit Hall's previous generation's golden prodigy, who was already a level 54 Soul King.

Judging from his appearance, this punch was far from his limit; he probably only used about 30% of his strength.

The scene on the other side was even more exaggerated.

"King of Ten Thousand Demons, Combine!"

"Helldramon, combine!"

Two even more terrifying auras emerged from the other two members of the Golden Generation, "Xie Yue" and "Hu Liena". As two soul power cloaks similar to those of the "Red King Beast" covered them, Hu Liena and Xie Yue also transformed into exaggerated battle forms, instantly killing the previous generation of Golden Generation members whose soul power was more than ten levels higher than theirs.

What exactly happened to them?

Bibi Dong rubbed her temples, her mind replaying the things Hu Liena had reported to her a year ago, her heart in turmoil.

At first, when Bibi Dong heard Hu Liena say that she had been teleported to a mysterious place full of stars, she thought that she had obtained a divine inheritance and that the soul power garment was the divine armor she had obtained, but she could not fully show it because she was not strong enough.

But then.

But when she saw that Yan and Xie Yue had also obtained similar divine-level soul power garments and their strength was rising abnormally, she realized that something was wrong.

Are the divine positions in Douluo Continent becoming too commonplace?

No, absolutely not.

Bibi Dong, who was secretly conducting the Rakshasa God Test, knew that the number of god positions on the Douluo Continent would not be too many. Moreover, given the gods' requirements for the talent of their successors, Hu Liena might be able to meet the standards, but Xie Yue and Yan would never be able to.

After that, she heard that the younger generation of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, the younger generation of the Star Luo Empire, and the younger generation of some unknown small countries had all experienced similar strange phenomena.

Bibi Dong panicked a little.

She suspected that some deity was secretly orchestrating this, raising poisonous insects to select a suitable successor.

The god who could bestow such great power upon so many people must be of a much higher rank than the Rakshasa God, or at least at the level of a divine enforcer like the "Asura God".

She had considered asking the previous Rakshasa God about this matter, but the previous Rakshasa God was cold and mysterious, and ignored her completely except for the divine test, so Bibi Dong could not get any information at all.

As a result, this matter has been delayed until now.

Bibi Dong also considered investigating other young people who exhibited unusual phenomena, but unfortunately, most of these people had extraordinary backgrounds and origins, so even Bibi Dong could not summon them at will.

Judging from the fact that Hu Liena and the others knew nothing when asked, it's unlikely that we could get any information out of them.

"The battle is over. The winners are Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan."

Seeing the previous golden generation completely defeated, Bibi Dong finally stepped down from the audience, forced a smile on her face, and applauded.

"Not bad, Nana, Xie Yue, Yan, the three of you are now at a level comparable to a typical Soul Saint."

Only a Soul Saint can absolutely crush a Soul King of the Spirit Hall's Golden Generation.

"That's not all, Teacher. A while ago, Xie Yue and I discovered that our companion spirit beasts can actually fuse through a Spirit Fusion Technique, evolving into an even stronger being. Even a Soul Douluo would probably be no match for our fused evolved form."

Hu Liena smiled proudly, puffed out her still-developing chest, and felt a surge of pride.

She has every reason to be proud.

At fourteen years old, his combat power rivals that of a Contra player.

This is an unprecedented achievement in the history of Douluo Continent.

Even the first Pope, who single-handedly established the Spirit Hall and created the divine position "Angel God," would not have had such strength at this age.

It's no exaggeration to say that Hu Liena already has the makings of a god. "Contra—if you continue to grow for another two years, won't you surpass me?"

Hearing Hu Liena's words, Bibi Dong was not happy at all. Instead, her face darkened and her tone became unfriendly.

"This disciple dares not! And—I cannot do it. To be honest, Master, just the day before yesterday, I could no longer enter that world. Zi Ji told me that my potential has been exhausted, and that only by constantly experiencing battles in reality and going through the true limits of life and death can I possibly go further."

Zi Ji is the "Hell Dragon" who signed a contract with Hu Liena and became her companion soul beast.

"To exploit potential in a short period of time and then force the inheritor to seek death—even if it is a god, it is probably an evil god."

Upon hearing Hu Liena's words, Bibi Dong frowned even more deeply, her heart sinking.

She herself is the successor undergoing the Rakshasa God Test, and no one knows the terror of evil gods better than her.

If there is a true, powerful, and evil god plotting in the Douluo Continent, then even if she successfully passes the divine test and inherits the divine position, there is a great risk of her falling.

"No, we need to gather more information."

Thinking of this, Bibi Dong's expression changed, and her gaze focused on the poster of the "All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament" next to her.

and many more.

Hu Liena seemed to have told her before that everyone who enters the World Tree plane is a member of the younger generation under the age of eighteen.

And these age requirements are roughly the same as those for the "All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition".

If she simply changes the rules, lowers the age even further, and then offers rewards so generous they're irresistible, wouldn't she be able to gather all those "chosen children" and capture them all in one fell swoop?

Thinking of this, a ruthless glint flashed in Bibi Dong's eyes, and she made a decision.

The previous Rakshasa god had told her that even gods cannot arbitrarily interfere in the mortal realm, nor can they attack the successors of other divine positions.

The changes that occurred in Hu Liena and others made Bibi Dong even more convinced that the god who orchestrated everything behind the scenes must have his own concerns. Otherwise, there would be no need to go to such lengths to cultivate so many soul beast wielders. He could have just taken matters into his own hands.

and so.

This Soul Master Competition is her best and last chance.

If she misses this opportunity, given the growth rate of those soul beast envoys, they might surpass her very soon. At that time, even if she inherits the Rakshasa God's position, the god behind the scenes will have a reason to take action, and she will have even less chance of winning.

"Someone, revise the rules and rewards for this Soul Master Competition."

With a wave of her hand, Bibi Dong immediately revised the rules of this year's Soul Master Competition, limiting the age to under eighteen and increasing the rewards to a level that almost bankrupted her.

Full body of soul bones (including external soul bones) + nine custom-made soul rings + Spirit Hall lifetime elder token!

The rewards are so generous that even ordinary titled Douluo would be envious and want to personally take to the battlefield.

This was still the result of Bibi Dong's restraint.

If she weren't worried that the reward was too generous and would alert those old foxes like Ning Fengzhi, she would have loved to pass on her own papacy as a reward.

No matter how high the reward is offered now, she won't honor it later. The stronger and more promising the person who comes, the happier she will be.

"We'll see."

Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes slightly, looked at the "behind-the-scenes deity" who was nowhere to be seen, and gritted her teeth.

"No matter which god you are, as long as you can't descend to earth and attack, I still have a chance of winning."