Douluo Continent: From Seven Treasure Glazed Tile to Crescent Moon's Solemnity

Chapter 261 The Secret of the Gods

Ning Feiliu moved quickly and soon saw the outer edge of Sunset Forest.

But he was slightly surprised, because...

The outer perimeter of Sunset Forest has now changed dramatically.

The original Sunset Forest, while not particularly eerie, had little to do with a beautiful and peaceful natural forest.

Now it's completely different. Dozens of pale pink flowering trees can be seen on the outskirts of the forest, intertwined with the original green trees.

It is the tree of blooming spirit flowers.

Although the number of trees is still less than that of the original Sunset Forest, they perfectly complement and harmonize the scenery and atmosphere of the Sunset Forest.

Today, Sunset Forest is like nature's palette, enveloped in pink magic, like a once green jungle now shrouded in a delicate pink mist.

As Ning Feiliu stepped into the forest, the first thing that caught his eye was the Spirit Blossom Trees. Their buds were a continuous expanse of pink, like petals blooming in the afterglow of the setting sun.

Sunlight filters through the thin foliage, casting dappled shadows that are soft and warm.

The air was filled with the faint fragrance of blooming spirit flowers, but upon closer sniffing, it resembled the delicate scent of a young girl's hair, making one intoxicated.

They give off a sense of peace and tranquility, and the aura they exude is that of spirit beasts, all of which are ten-year-level plant-type spirit beasts.

Ning Feiliu was somewhat surprised. He had only left Sunset Forest a few years ago, yet so many Spirit Blossom Trees had been planted there.

And how did these Spirit Blossom Trees become ten-year soul beasts in such a short time?

However, in the Douluo Continent, the cultivation level of a soul beast is not entirely determined by its age.

In the Douluo Trilogy, many of the soul beasts have cultivation levels of 100,000 years or even higher, even if they don't have 100,000 years of cultivation.

Biji, Ditian, Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, and even Tianmeng are all good examples. As long as they are born strong enough, or have "heavenly treasures" to devour, even a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast can transform into a hundred-thousand-year or million-year-old soul beast.

Judging from this, the Spirit Blossom Tree will definitely be of top-tier quality as a soul beast in the future, and cultivating it will definitely be twice as effective with half the effort.

Of course, even top-tier soul beasts require thousands or tens of thousands of years of accumulation to grow.

Time is always the biggest constraint on soul beasts. Later on, there is also the Heavenly Tribulation and the Dragon God's testimony of becoming a god.

In short, in Douluo Continent, soul beasts are a level below human soul masters. They cultivate slowly and are easily hunted by soul masters in the early stages, as well as by other soul beasts of the same kind.

It is extremely difficult for them to grow up.

The most classic example is the immortal spirit herb that accompanied the Demon King. No matter how strong its talent was, and how much potential it had to become a 100,000-year-old soul beast, it was directly devoured by the Demon King.

Therefore, Xiao Wu's idea of ​​soul beasts helping each other is a joke in itself.

Soul beasts not only have to be wary of humans, but also of other soul beasts.

Humans only hunt spirit beasts when they obtain a spirit ring.

Normally, powerful Soul Masters, especially the Spirit Hall of this era, would deliberately protect Soul Beasts from being indiscriminately killed by Soul Masters.

Therefore, in this era, Soul Masters are actually the ones protecting Soul Beasts.

On the contrary, Shrek Academy in the second era of Dou Di Zhuan and the Spirit Pagoda in the third era, one a secret technique soul bone and the other a soul spirit technique, the former definitely intensified the conflict between soul beasts and humans, and the latter almost wiped out the Star Dou Great Forest.

However, the former was purely Shrek Academy's own greed, while the latter, although Huo Gua's original intention was good, led to the worst possible outcome.

Ning Feiliu continued walking forward, and the deeper she went into the Sunset Forest, the more Spirit Blossom Trees she saw.

Among these blossoming trees, colorful butterflies flutter about, their wings tinged with a faint pink by the light of the blossoms, blending seamlessly with their surroundings, like forest sprites flitting among the flowers.

The ground was covered with fallen flowers, which were soft and delicate underfoot, making a rustling sound.

The tree trunk was covered with green vines, which twined around the branches, and occasionally a tender green bud would peek out, adding a touch of vitality to the pink landscape.

A stream meanders through one end of the forest. Ning Feiliu looked over and saw that the water was crystal clear, reflecting a pink world.

There are probably already several hundred Spirit Blossom Trees in Sunset Forest.

Needless to say, this is definitely the result of Dugu Bo's efforts over the years.

Because of Ning Feiliu's words, planting a thousand Spirit Blossom Trees would protect the souls of Dugu Xin and Duan Zilin.

Therefore, Dugu Bo has been planting trees like crazy all these years, truly becoming the most diligent gardener of the Heaven Dou Empire.

The purpose, of course, was for the sake of his son and daughter-in-law.

but……

[This allowed a thousand Spirit Blossom Trees to take root and bloom for the first time in this world, thus gaining access to the mysteries of the spirit realm.]

The task text reappeared before Ning Feiliu's eyes, but it did not shatter and transform into a reward that entered his mind.

Therefore, Dugu Bo has not yet completed his goal of planting a thousand Spirit Blossom Trees.

Suddenly, he felt a sense of guilt.

It seems like he's exploiting the cheap teacher while complaining that Dugu Bo hasn't finished his task yet.

Even though he completed the task, he was the one who actually benefited.

However, Ning Feiliu quickly put the guilt behind him and resumed his rapid movement, heading towards the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye in the center of Sunset Forest.

Soon, he arrived in front of the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire.

Ning Feiliu directly took out the Fragrant Silk Immortal Item, which can ward off all poisons, and directly opened the poison gas barrier around the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.

"Who is it?!"

Upon hearing the voice, Ning Feiliu smiled slightly and said, "It's me, teacher!"

"You? Ning Feiliu?! You brat!" Dugu Bo, who was seemingly tinkering with potions in the Yin-Yang Well, immediately brightened up when he saw Ning Feiliu.

However, he soon seemed to realize that something was wrong, coughed, and resumed his somewhat serious and indifferent expression.

"Why have you been gone for so long? You haven't come back for two years. Where have you been?" Dugu Bo snorted coldly and said, "I thought you had died out there."

"No, didn't I write a letter to you teachers to explain?" Ning Feili chuckled dryly, then looked around the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye, only to find that Dugu Yan was no longer there.

So he asked curiously, "Teacher... isn't Sister Yan here? Where did she go?"

"Yanyan is taking classes at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy," Dugu Bo said, shaking his head. "Speaking of which, you've gotten quite a bit stronger again."

"I have lived up to your expectations. I am now at the Soul Emperor level, with a Soul Power of Level 66!" Ning Feiliu said with a smile.

In fact, his cultivation stagnated for nearly a year in the City of Slaughter, but through this period of training, he will soon be able to break through to the first level of soul power again.

"What?! Soul Emperor?! And level 66 Soul Power?!" Dugu Bo exclaimed in surprise, "You really are... a monster."

"I just had a few opportunities," Ning Feiliu said with a smile. "First of all, teacher, let me introduce you to... the Snow Empress."

Then at that moment, a powerful aura of ice and snow surged from his body, and a streak of white light flashed by and landed beside him.

"This is..." Dugu Bo was greatly shocked and asked.

"This is my soul spirit, Snow Empress," Ning Feiliu solemnly introduced. "It was transformed from a 100,000-year-old soul beast. Because I absorbed her soul ring and soul bone, my soul power directly increased to level 66."

Now that he trusts Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan completely, he no longer intends to hide the existence of the Snow Emperor.

After all, if the Snow Empress were to appear and protect him, or fight alongside him in the future, it would certainly be impossible to keep it a secret.

It would be better to just confess here. Moreover, Xue Di is incredibly powerful. Even though Dugu Bo's strength seems to have increased significantly, he is still no match for her.

Therefore, considering all these factors, Ning Feiliu felt it would be better to directly introduce Xue Di to Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.

Not only Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, but after returning to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, he will also probably introduce the Snow Emperor to Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo.

That way they won't be too surprised later.

"A 100,000-year-old soul beast? A 100,000-year-old soul ring and soul bone?!" Dugu Bo was quite shocked and asked, "And what is a soul spirit?"

"It's about preserving the strength and intelligence of a soul beast in a special way, making it a soul ring with self-awareness," Ning Feiliu said. "Then, the Snow Empress can follow me to reach higher realms in the future."

"A higher realm?" Dugu Bo asked curiously, "Can she also improve along with your strength?"

"That's one way to put it, but not entirely," Ning Feiliu chuckled, then continued, "Actually... Teacher, have you ever considered what would happen if we cultivated our soul power like this, level by level, until level ninety-seven, level ninety-eight, level ninety-nine... and finally level one hundred?"

"Level 100 soul power? You mean level 98 or 99 soul power... I've never heard of anyone else reaching that level." Dugu Bo shook his head and said.

"No, teacher, haven't you heard of... the two peaks of the Soul Master world?" Ning Feiliu said with a smile.

Logically speaking, Dugu Bo is of the same generation as Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, and Sword Douluo's father is of the same generation as Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu.

(According to the seniority ranking in Douluo Continent, Yu Xiaogang, Ning Fengzhi, and Tang Hao are of the same generation. Tang Hao's father, Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, and Dugu Bo are of the same generation. Sword Douluo's father is of an even higher generation, which is why he challenged Qian Daoliu, who was stronger than him.)

Therefore, it's impossible for Dugu Bo not to know about the existence of Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu. As the saying goes, "the grandson does not know his ancestor," which may simply mean that the era is too far apart.

However, it is very rare for children to be unaware of their parents' lineage.

Sure enough, Dugu Bo nodded, then looked at Ning Feiliu with some surprise and said, "You actually know about things from so long ago. That's right, there were two figures in the Soul Master world known as the Two Mountains, namely Tang Chen, the first generation Haotian Douluo of the Haotian Sect, and Qian Daoliu, the Grand Elder of the Spirit Hall."

"The two of them can be described as invincible in this world, defeating all the titled Douluo on the continent."

"So that means..." Dugu Bo's expression changed as he said this, "Could it be that they've reached level 100 soul power?"

"Huh?" Ning Feiliu was both amused and exasperated. How could Dugu Bo have such a wild imagination, even mentioning level 100 soul power?

However, in the original work, it seems that the secret to becoming a god is known to almost no one.

Only the people of the Spirit Hall and Seagod Island know this secret.

To put it simply, one must have the inheritance of a deity. Without the inheritance of a deity, ordinary people would never know what the next realm is.

It's like getting a perfect score on a test; they think that getting a perfect score is nothing special, and that getting a perfect score doesn't make them a god.

Therefore, in the original work, no one knew what level 100 soul power meant, nor did they know what the subsequent realms were.

Upon hearing Ning Feiliu's words, Dugu Bo assumed that Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu had reached level 100 soul power, which was why they were invincible.

To put it bluntly, people cannot imagine things beyond their own understanding.

Since Dugu Bo had never reached level 99 or higher, he would only feel that once he reached level 100 in soul power, he would still be a soul master, rather than a god-like being.

So, after a moment of both amusement and exasperation, Ning Feiliu could understand.

He thought for a moment and began to explain to Dugu Bo, saying, "No, they are not at level 100 soul power, but have reached level 99 soul power, because teacher... after reaching level 100 soul power, he becomes a god."

"Become...a god?" Dugu Bo was stunned for a moment, then quickly swept his right hand across the soul tool at his waist.

Suddenly, several bottles containing potions and pills appeared in his hand.

"Come on, did you get into some kind of shock while you were out? I've been making a lot of pills that are good for your mental health over the past two years." He was about to pour the medicine and pills from the bottle into Ning Feiliu's mouth.

"No... Teacher, I'm not joking." Ning Feiliu sighed helplessly, pushed away the medicine bottle in his hand, and said seriously.

"Are you kidding? Those gods are just things that ordinary people and children would believe in. How could there possibly be gods in this world?" Dugu Bo said, frowning.

Ning Feiliu hadn't expected that her cheap teacher was a staunch materialist.

On the contrary, it is he, the successor from the materialistic world, who is talking about gods and ghosts.

However, things in life are unpredictable.

He chuckled and said, "Teacher, you may be mistaken. The so-called gods are just more powerful soul masters or soul beasts. They are nothing special."

"And after reaching level 100 Soul Power, one enters the realm of a god," Ning Feiliu said with a smile. "This is not a lie; it is a true fact."

He said with a smile, "In this world, there are gods who govern all living beings."

"The reason why the Snow Empress followed me and became my soul spirit is because it is very difficult for soul beasts to become gods. They need my help to break through level 100 and become gods at the same time." Ning Feiliu pointed to the Snow Empress next to her and said seriously.

Immediately, Dugu Bo looked at Xue Di and began to believe it.

(End of this chapter)