Douluo: Legend of the Holy Land

Chapter 18 The Initial Team

After leaving the academy, Xiao Yu immediately met up with Hui Huo and Miao. The three of them sped all the way to a remote valley where few people ever went before stopping.

Xiao Yu calmed his mind and opened the system panel. In the past few years, with the protection of Hui Huo and Miao Xiang, and the care of the higher-ups in the academy, he had not had to summon anything after completing the mission.

As Xiao Yu sent the command, the system panel in his mind opened instantly, and a series of messages appeared before Xiao Yu's eyes:

Name: Xiao Yu

Martial Soul: Apostle of the Underworld

Soul Power Level: 34

Soul Ring Combination: First Soul Ring (508 AD), Soul Skill: Purgatory Protection;

Second Soul Ring (1398), Soul Skill: Shadow Gale Burst Bullet;

Third Soul Ring (4587), Soul Skill: Gale Shadow Breaker.

Diamonds: 3680

Summoning privileges: 1 red-tier summoning card, 3 black-tier summoning cards, and 5 purple-tier summoning cards.

Soul Bone: None.

Special items: Holy Domain Legion Card, Complete Illustrated Compendium of Immortal Herbs, Advanced Meditation Technique.

Tasks to be completed:

1. Establish a sect (the sect's level is determined by its influence; rewards can be claimed multiple times, with the highest level being Gold).

2. Establish an academy (the academy's level is determined by its influence; rewards can be claimed multiple times, with the highest level being Gold).

3. Gold-level mission: Intercept the opportunities of Tang San and the Shrek Seven Devils, and occupy the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and the Immortal Herb.

4. Red-level mission: Recruit Dugu Bo.

5. Black-level mission: Recruit one of the four major clans affiliated with the Haotian Sect. (Note: Recruiting two clans upgrades the reward to Red-level, recruiting four clans upgrades the reward to Gold-level, and the rewards can be stacked.)

Xiao Yu broke through to the Soul Master level nine months ago. With the help of Miao and Huihuo, he absorbed a Shadow Demon Wolf with over four thousand years of cultivation, gaining a single-target burst skill, Gale Shadow Breaker. This skill grants him a 50% speed boost in an instant, allowing him to unleash his full power in a sprint. Combined with the Hades Sword inherent to Xiao Yu's martial soul, he was able to defeat Gao Jue, the Soul Master-level dean of Mingjing Academy, despite being of a higher level. The only drawback is that this skill is linear, making it difficult to hit mobile, agile Soul Masters.

Xiao Yu obtained the Immortal Herb Compendium by spending 500 diamonds from the system, with the aim of intercepting the greatest opportunity for the Shrek Seven Devils, led by Tang San—the Immortal Herb.

Xiao Yu is not Tang San; he has not studied the Xuan Tian Bao Lu and naturally does not recognize immortal herbs. Therefore, he took precautions and exchanged for books on immortal herbs in the system shop as soon as he learned about them, in order to prevent himself from being completely clueless even when he arrived at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, just like Dugu Bo, who had a treasure mountain but no way to use it.

However, the knowledge of immortal herbs is dry and difficult to remember, and the knowledge points are complex and ever-changing. This caused Xiao Yu to spend a lot of effort, which is why his progress in soul power cultivation was somewhat delayed in the last two years.

The Sanctuary Legion Card was a reward he obtained after dominating the academy's exchange tournament and achieving a ten-game winning streak. Using this card, one can obtain 200 candidate Saints similar to Cassios who do not have Saint Cloths. After being converted into Soul Masters, their Soul Power levels range from 20 to 40.

This unexpected reward filled Xiao Yu with joy. He had been worried that the system could only summon one person at a time, and most of the summoned ones were Soul Masters. He wondered how to fill the gaps in the lower and middle levels. With this card, his initial team was finally complete.

"Let's use up the 5 purple-level character summoning cards first."

Xiao Yu prepared to use the character summoning cards he had accumulated over the past four years, starting from the lowest level and progressing to the highest.

"Ding, the purple-level character selection is complete. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the SS era Bronze Saint, Unicorn Jabu, with the Martial Soul Unicorn, innate soul power level 7, and current soul power level 28."

"Congratulations, host, you have obtained Algor, the Silver Saint of the SS era, with the spirit Medusa, innate spirit power level 7, and current spirit power level 65."

"Congratulations, host, you have obtained the Sea General Sea Sacred Beast Io, the Martial Soul Sea Sacred Beast, with an innate soul power of 6.5 and a current soul power level of 24."

"Congratulations, host, you have obtained Lune, the Specter of the SS era, with the Fire Vine Whip as your martial soul, innate soul power level 7.5, and current soul power level 75."

"Congratulations, host, you have obtained the God Warrior Miyime from Yaoguang Star, with the Martial Soul Harp, innate Soul Power Level 8, and current Soul Power Level 28."

"Continue, use all three Black-tier Summoning Cards as well."

"Ding, the selection of a Black-level character has been completed. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Libra Xuanwu, the Gold Saint of the Omega Era. Your Martial Soul is Xuanwu, with an innate Soul Power of 8.5 and a current Soul Power Level of 86."

"Congratulations, host, for obtaining one of the five Bronze Saints of the SS era, the Purple Dragon of the Dragon Constellation, with the Azure Dragon Martial Soul, innate soul power level 9, and current soul power level 31."

"Congratulations, host, you have obtained the Bronze Saint of the Omega Era, Eden of Orion, with the Martial Soul Thunder Lord, innate Soul Power level 10, and current Soul Power level 32."

Xiao Yu closed his eyes and concentrated, continuing to send the command: "Use the last red-level summoning card."

"Ding, the selection of red-level characters has been completed. Congratulations to the host for obtaining Mu of Aries, the Gold Saint of the SS era. His martial soul is Aries, his innate soul power is level 9.5, and his current soul power is level 95."

"Finally, a powerful expert at the Title Douluo level has arrived to oversee things."

Xiao Yu let out a low exclamation of excitement. In the Douluo Continent I era, Title Douluo were rare and important figures. Even Dugu Bo, the gatekeeper with the lowest soul power level, was a highly respected guest in the Heaven Dou Empire. Unlike the Douluo Continent II era, when Title Douluo were everywhere, Super Douluo were all over the place, and Peerless Douluo were rare.

With a Title Douluo in charge, Xiao Yu's confidence increased considerably. It's important to understand that the reason the Upper Three Sects are considered the Upper Three Sects is because they possess Title Douluo-level experts. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, ranking last among the Upper Three Sects, only has its patriarch, Yu Yuanzhen, a Title Douluo with a soul power of approximately level 95, on par with Mu.

Xiao Yu still has two high-level Soul Douluo under his command, Hui Huo and Xuan Wu. In terms of high-level combat strength, even if they are not as good as the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, they are almost on par.

However, this does not mean that Xiao Yu now has the strength to compete with the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan, because in addition to the combat power of the high-level members, a sect also needs to consider its foundation, such as soul bones, wealth, prestige, and personnel.

The Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family is, after all, a long-established sect with a long history, and in these aspects, Xiao Yu is far superior.

The most obvious difference is in personnel. According to the original novel, when the Spirit Hall launched its Soul Hunting Operation, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan suffered a devastating blow, with over 1,800 members killed. Adding those who managed to escape, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's peak population should have exceeded 2,000. This is because the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan itself is a power-attack type spirit, unlike the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School which needed to cultivate and recruit powerful non-family spirit masters.

If the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Clan had recruited disciples from affiliated clans outside the main clan, like the Clear Sky Clan and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, their numbers would probably have already exceeded three or even four thousand.

"The path to the development of a sect is long and arduous!"

Xiao Yu was well aware of the gap between himself and these established sects. He muttered to himself and used the last remaining legion card.

(End of this chapter)