Douluo Continent: Not enough bloodline? Make up for it with brains

Chapter 565 The Way of the Spirit Furnace

Upon hearing Xu Yuan's words, Long Xingyu immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

He looked at Xu Yuan, who was being struck by lightning, fearing that Xu Yuan's words might anger this person from another dimension and lead to their mutual destruction.

This terrifying tribulation has been amplified to an extremely frightening degree by this madman.

Now, in Long Xingyu's eyes, Xu Yuan is a madman.

The thoughts of a madman are never predictable.

It's not impossible that this guy might mess things up and choose to spread the lightning tribulation.

Now that Xu Yuan has just arrived and is already calling the other person his son, Long Xingyu can't help but break out in a cold sweat.

After all, Xu Yuan is very young, even younger than his son. He is only twenty-two years old now, so how could he possibly have a son?

Even if she has a son, it wouldn't be the person in front of her.

After all, although Xu Yuan is also young, he seems to have a lot of stories to tell. He may also be in his twenties, but he is definitely older than 'Xu Yuan'.

"Xu Yuan, what are you doing? Don't talk nonsense!" Long Xingyu whispered a reminder to him.

"Don't call me Xu Yuan anymore. I'm changing my name again. He's the real Xu Yuan." 'Xu Yuan' shook his head with a wry smile.

He hoped that Xu Yuan hadn't heard Long Xingyu address him just now.

"Listen up, Lao Long, from now on I'll be called Xu Zhi."

"What, Xu Zhi?" Long Xingyu said helplessly, "Although changing your name is your freedom, you've changed it at least five times in the past ten years, and now—"

As he was speaking, he suddenly froze.

"etc!"

Long Xingyu's tone became noticeably agitated.

He looked at Xu Zhi and asked eagerly, "You're saying he's Xu Yuan?"

"Do you know him?"

"He comes from another dimension, how do you know him?"

Long Xingyu's mind was full of questions.

Xu Zhi gave a wry smile, did not answer Long Xingyu, but instead released his own Divine Throne—the Divine Throne of Wisdom and Spirit.

Behind him appeared a pale yellow throne, covered with magnificent yellow patterns that expanded outwards in concentric circles. At the center of the throne was a huge yellow gemstone, ten feet tall. This gemstone was shaped like a vertical eye, and a halo seemed to flow within it, shimmering with a wise light.

Seeing this, both Long Xingyu and Xu Yuan couldn't help but speak up.

"No, going in rashly could lead to an accident!" Long Xingyu advised.

"Don't come in, you'll amplify the power of the lightning tribulation."

Xu Zhi chuckled softly.

"Your old man understands the workings of the universe much better than you do."

Long Xingyu's lips twitched slightly.

That sentence sounded very harsh to him.

I should have known better than to shout that.

"This 'Xu Yuan,' no, he should be called Xu Zhi now. If you want to take advantage of others, you're taking advantage of me as well."

But the next moment, his pupils contracted.

Before him, Xu Zhi presented a scene he had never seen before.

Behind Xu Zhi, the throne of the God of Wisdom and Spirit emitted light, and the yellow gem that resembled a vertical eye shone with an unusual radiance.

Between Xu Zhi's eyebrows, a small spirit furnace shimmered with light.

The shape of this spirit furnace gradually changed into the form of a vertical eye.

Long Xingyu, watching from the side, was also stunned.

What kind of tactic is this?

After all, he was a Divine Knight who had inherited the Throne of God of Doomsday and Slaughter for more than 20 years, so Long Xingyu had a thorough understanding of the Throne of God.

But he had never seen the scene before him.

What is Xu Zhi doing?

His spiritual furnace resonated with the Divine Throne.

The spirit furnace, which had transformed into the shape of a vertical eye, resonated with the vertical eye-shaped yellow gem on the throne of the divine seal, and the shape of the entire throne began to change.

The six divine thrones of the Knights' Temple all possess the ability to transform weapons, granting their wielders different weapons. According to Long Xingyu, the throne of wisdom and spirit grants its wielder three weapons: the armor of wisdom and spirit, the warhammer, and the round shield.

However, at this moment, the throne felt unfamiliar to Long Xingyu.

He did not conjure any armor or round shield; the weapons he did conjure had no connection whatsoever to the knight.

Under his gaze, the entire throne began to reassemble, forming a giant vertical eye around the yellow crystal.

It started with just the yellow crystal resonating, but eventually the entire throne, which had transformed into a vertical pupil, resonated.

At this moment, the vertical pupil formed by the spiritual furnace between Xu Zhi's eyebrows also grew huge, forming a massive vortex above Xu Zhi's head.

The vortex swallowed the vertical pupil that the throne had transformed into.

Then, the vortex was drawn back in and merged back into Xu Zhi's brow.

A bolt of lightning struck, and Xu Yuan thrust out with his spear, taking the brunt of it before turning back to look at the scene.

This father was somewhat different from the one he remembered.

In my memory, Xu Zhi was a typical scholar, with a refined and elegant demeanor.

However, the father in front of me kept saying "I am Laozi" (老子).

This left him somewhat dazed.

However, considering the environment of the Holy Demon Continent, Xu Yuan didn't find it outrageous.

Knights who grow up on the Holy Demon Continent must have experienced blood and fire, walking the line between life and death, rather than simply conducting research in the laboratory.

Looking at Xu Zhi's appearance, he felt an inexplicable force sweeping across the entire area.

This is--

"will!"

Xu Yuan was deeply shaken.

He felt that tangible force of will.

Moreover, as this power of will spread, the thunderclouds in the sky began to dissipate.

Xu Yuan was quite surprised.

Recalling what Xu Zhi had just said, Xu Yuan couldn't help but admit that he was inferior to Xu Zhi in many ways when it came to the workings of the universe.

Perhaps Xu Yuan created two small worlds from scratch and opened up his own inner world, but to be honest, these three small worlds evolved on their own, and Xu Yuan had very little interference in the operation of the world within them.

Just as Xu Zhi exerted his power, Xu Yuan didn't even understand what he did before he felt the tribulation lightning dissipate.

"Put away your useless domain!" Xu Zhi said irritably.

If it continues, the tribulation lightning will come again.

Xu Yuan suddenly realized what was happening and withdrew his three domains, causing the lightning tribulation to dissipate instantly.

Only then did he realize that the lightning tribulation had dissipated because Xu Zhi had managed to do so despite the wrath of the heavens and earth caused by his three domains.

"Alright, we can talk about it later."

After Xu Zhi finished speaking to Xu Yuan, he turned to look at Long Xingyu.

Long Xingyu remained silent for a long time, and seeing that Xu Yuan was not angry because he had been taken advantage of, he understood the truth.

Could this person really be Xu Zhi's son?

He is Xu Yuan.

Xu Zhi had merely used his name before.

However, Xu Zhi is only twenty-two years old.

Filled with doubt, Long Xingyu temporarily left, giving Xu Yuan and his son a private conversation.

"Xiao Yuan, I didn't expect you to actually come here." Xu Zhi's expression was complicated.

Xu Yuan gave a wry smile.

"Knowing you're still alive, how could I not come to see you?"

Xu Zhi smiled.

"The prediction about that egg was quite accurate."

"Dad, are you talking about the first Phoenix God?" Xu Yuan asked.

"That's right, it's him. All my interactions with her were with an egg. She should have completed her reincarnation by now, right?"

"She hatched," Xu Yuan nodded and said.

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"Then she must have already planned her route. If I'm not mistaken, she'll probably take those two sources of power from Devil Island."

Xu Yuan looked surprised.

"Don't look at me like that. The higher-ups of all the major powers have information about Devil Island. Otherwise, the Federation would never have allowed Shrek to openly establish its own rule there." Xu Zhi waved his hand, feeling that it was only natural for him to know the truth about Devil Island.

"Dad, besides seeing you, I also came here to upgrade it."

Xu Yuan raised the sword in his hand and placed it horizontally between the two of them.

The gun barrel emitted a buzzing sound.

He knew Xu Zhi.

Xu Zhi was involved in his conception from beginning to end.

"This must be the gun spirit. I didn't expect it to be so close to becoming a super artifact so soon." Xu Zhi scanned the gun body of Jue, feeling its sharpness, and showed a look of admiration.

"I accidentally created a celestial phenomenon, and Jue has already devoured the core laws of the celestial phenomenon."

"Strange phenomena in the starry sky?" Xu Zhi looked puzzled.

Xu Yuan explained to his father what celestial phenomena were, and also explained the concept of core laws.

"I see. You believe that the ultimate artifact has its own laws, completely independent of the universe?"

"Yes." Xu Yuan nodded, looking at Xu Zhi with a puzzled expression, and asked, "Isn't that right?"

"Your ideas are rich, and this is indeed a path to a super artifact. However, the existence of chaos is inherently between existence and non-existence. There is chaos only without the universe. Once the universe exists, the existence of chaos becomes meaningless. Perhaps chaos still exists and is still giving birth to other universes, but it always exists between existence and non-existence. Before the universe is born, it exists but has no substance. After the universe is given birth, it is no longer in a state of chaos and no longer exists."

Xu Zhi looked at Xu Yuan and asked a crucial question.

"So, have you ever thought that everything that exists in reality has nothing to do with chaos, but is part of the universe?"

Xu Yuan fell into thought.

Xu Zhi continued, "The multiverse is the foundation of this world. The existence of chaos you mentioned is just a state. It is very difficult for you to find traces of chaos in the multiverse and find chaos to complete the desired process within chaos. Everything you can do is within the universe."

"You left our universe and entered this one. Even if you advance to become a super artifact here, does that mean you've transcended the universe? You've only avoided our home universe, not the dimension of the universe."

"Actually, your logic is not wrong. Not being controlled by the universe is the real super artifact. But besides transcendence, there is another way, which is to be on the same level as the universe."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan's eyes lit up.

Can this be done?

Achieving chaos remains a goal for Xu Yuan.

The space between nothingness and existence must still be a dimension, which is the foundation that transcends everything.

This may become the ultimate pursuit.

After all, Xu Yuan still doesn't understand the relationship between the real world he lived in in his previous life and the Douluo Universe.

"I did ask that guy about this, and she gave me the answer: as long as you absorb a certain amount of chaotic power and your own foundation is solid enough, you can advance to a super artifact," Xu Zhi said. "But that's just the surface. In reality, you don't need chaotic power to create a super artifact. Chaotic power is just a tool to accelerate this process."

"The essence of creating a super artifact is plunder—plundering a certain essential power of the universe and gaining complete control over it."

Xu Yuan took a deep breath, not surprised by the word "plunder".

"Devouring the power of chaos also avoids the path of plunder, so the targeting of the universe's will will be very small. After all, the power of chaos is the original power that gave birth to the universe. With the power of chaos, a super artifact can be nurtured to a level comparable to the essential power of the universe, so there is no need to plunder the original power of the universe."

After Xu Zhi's explanation, Xu Yuan gained a more thorough understanding of the super artifact.

But how exactly should it be done?

"Were you just making him undergo his heavenly tribulation?"

"Yes, Jue is still bound by the Heavenly Tribulation set by the Dragon God. Passing through the million-year Heavenly Tribulation is a necessary step."

Xu Zhi nodded.

"As expected, the heavenly tribulation was set up by the Dragon God."

Xu Yuan looked doubtful.

How could you guess that?

Did his composure suppress his surprise, or did he genuinely have such doubts?

"You just dispelled the lightning tribulation, and the power of the heavenly tribulation was also dispelled along with it." Xu Yuan came back to his senses and showed a thoughtful expression.

He looked at Jue.

The gun swayed, releasing the intent of Jue.

"Has the shackles of nine hundred thousand years been broken?"

Therefore, by combining the lightning tribulation with the heavenly tribulation, and then dispelling the lightning tribulation, one can also dispel the heavenly tribulation in the process.

Indeed, there is always a way out; every calamity has a chance of survival.

Once the mechanism is found, there is an opportunity to exploit the loopholes.

Especially this kind of man-made calamity.

People can not escape from doing wrong.

There are always loopholes that can be exploited.

Xu Yuan looked at Xu Zhi.

"The tribulation itself won't do him much good; the power of the lightning tribulation and the heavenly tribulation is more important to him," Xu Zhi said. "I didn't expect that the lightning tribulation and the heavenly tribulation would be mixed together. The mechanism of the lightning tribulation would cover the heavenly tribulation, and the power of the heavenly tribulation could be absorbed."

"To break through to the level of a super artifact, you still need to be strong yourself. If you are not a god-king and cannot support it, then you can only rely on yourself."

"Your technique is already perfect. The body is a perfect fusion of nine alloys and it also has the core law of energy conversion regulation. The foundation is sufficient."

"What we lack now is an opportunity. Once we have the opportunity for advancement, we can then try to overcome the tribulation. This will greatly increase our chances of advancing."

Xu Zhi talked a lot, and finally he said what Xu Yuan was most interested in.

"As for how to advance, I do have a method, which is to use the spirit furnace."

"Spirit Furnace?" Xu Yuan asked, puzzled.

"That's right, it's the spirit furnace from this Holy Demon Continent." Xu Zhi pointed to his brow and said, "Did you see my state just now? I relied on the spirit furnace."

"You've been here for so long, have you discovered the world's most precious resource yet?"

"A spirit furnace?"

"Yes, the spirit furnace is born of nature and possesses its own unique laws, similar to the core laws of the star phenomena you mentioned, but it is not completely independent; it merely draws upon the laws of heaven and earth."

"However, if one can cultivate and improve the spirit furnace, and continue to develop and explore its power, there is a chance that it can become a super artifact."

"Humans on the Holy Demon Continent are born with nine spiritual apertures. I'm not referring to the spiritual apertures formed by condensing ten thousand units of spiritual power, but rather to the structure within the human body. These nine spiritual apertures naturally fit the spiritual furnace, allowing them to fuse with it."

"Pairing with a spirit furnace, fusing with a spirit furnace, and using the spirit furnace as my natal artifact for cultivation is the path I am currently focusing on."