Douluo Continent: Starting with controlling Ning Rongrong and establishing the Holy Cult

Da Ming hesitated for a moment before finally agreeing: "Sister Xiao Wu, do you know the Silver Dragon King?"

"Silver Dragon King?"

Xiao Wu doesn't have much of an impression.

"In the years since you left, some changes have occurred in the Star Dou Great Forest. First of all, the Silver Dragon King, the sovereign of all soul beasts, has awakened. The Silver Dragon King is part of the first soul beast Dragon God and possesses the ability to create life. It can be said that our lives were given by the Silver Dragon King, and this Lake of Life also has such a magnificent vitality because of the Silver Dragon King. When facing the Silver Dragon King, we should all address him as Your Excellency."

"Hmm, I see. So, Da Ming, you mean the Silver Dragon King asked you to bring Rongrong over?"

"Correct."

Why?

"I dare not speculate on His Majesty's meaning, but that human is probably safe. Perhaps His Majesty will send her out in a few minutes."

"Alright, I'll wait. I absolutely have to see Ning Rongrong safe and sound with my own eyes."

Xiao Wu muttered to herself as she sat down beside the Lake of Life.

With nothing else to do, he began to condense his third spirit ring.

At this moment, Tang San was still gathering his spirit rings. Adhering to the principle of protecting as many as possible, the group surrounded Tang San and did not pursue them further. Everyone generally agreed that Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong were in grave danger.

Time passed slowly, and inside the Silver Dragon King's Palace, Ning Rongrong was undergoing the fourth round of beating training.

An hour and fifty minutes had passed, and the fourth group's beating training had reached its final stage.

His physical and spiritual power were up to par, but his mental power was starting to lag behind, even after Lu Ma had repeatedly reloaded his save file to train his mental power when he absorbed the Human-Faced Demon Spider.

"Heh." Ning Rongrong turned a blind eye; now, she was acting entirely on her body's instincts.

She has managed to dodge attacks in all sorts of strange poses and has successfully dodged them many times, although she always ends up failing in the end.

In this twentieth training session, she successfully dodged many attacks. The attacks she didn't dodge didn't cause her any serious injury thanks to the trapped beast's defenses, since the trapped beast's strength hadn't accumulated.

at last!

As the doll's eyes gradually brightened, Ning Rongrong knew that the doll had been controlled by the being who called himself His Highness again, and that she had successfully endured the training of changing moves and being beaten.

The doll narrowed its eyes, sensing Ning Rongrong's state.

"Both physical fitness and mental strength have improved to a certain extent, so..."

That's all! That's all!

Ning Rongrong looked forward to it in her heart.

The doll smiled and uttered the last thing she wanted to hear: "Then let's begin the soul skill training. Improving the release speed, intensity, efficiency, and range of soul skills is also very important, you know? By the way, if you can't finish within two sets, just keep adding more. After this soul skill training, there's a fourth training item, so you can train with peace of mind~"

Her voice had a touch of playfulness.

Chapter 34 Lu Ma: I was just having a meal, why is the game offline?

A chance encounter with farm-style dishes.

After hearing Lu Ma say that the character he was controlling specifically referred to Ning Rongrong, Sima Xi fell into deep thought.

They've eaten half the food, and the two haven't spoken another word.

Seeing Sima Xi's puzzled expression, Lu Ma didn't want to interrupt, after all, he hadn't eaten lunch either.

Halfway through his meal, Sima Xi finally raised his head.

"So, after you took control of Ning Rongrong, you just followed the Shrek Academy storyline, right? Where did you get to? Fighting Zhao Wuji, physical training, the Great Soul Arena, the Star Dou Great Forest... Where did you get to?"

"I just finished the Great Soul Arena. But what you said is a bit wrong. As I mentioned before, this game has incorporated monster elements, and some of the original main storylines no longer exist. For example, physical training has been replaced with a special hunting event for soul beasts."

Why hunt soul beasts?

"Because my soul power has reached level 30."

How did you get there?

"In this game, before Zhao Wuji, there was a mission to destroy the Holy Spirit Cult's stronghold. Yes, that's the Holy Spirit Cult from Dou Er... The reward from that mission allowed me to level up to 30."

Sima Xi was even more puzzled.

What are they doing inside the Holy Spirit Cult's stronghold?

"What else could they do? What evil spirit masters do is sacrifice young girls, of course. Why are you asking this? Isn't this something that's written in every game?"

“That’s not what I meant.” Sima Xi shook her head. There was something she needed to confirm, but she didn’t want to bring it up directly, so she changed the subject. “I wanted to ask about the details of the game, whether you could hear what those evil spirit masters were saying or something.”

“Details, speaking of details, the details in this game are amazing,” Lu Ma exclaimed. “I can clearly hear every word they say. I’ve forgotten some, but overall it’s about praising a being called the Holy Spirit… like praising the Fool.”

"Holy Spirit!"

Sima Xi stood up abruptly, looking at Lu Ma in disbelief, but after noticing Lu Ma's bewildered expression, she breathed a sigh of relief and sat down.

"Why are you so excited? Is this 'Holy God' one of your gods? What a coincidence," Lu Ma joked.

"It's nothing, I just heard a familiar name. I have a friend whose online name is Holy God. By the way, does this game not have a nickname selection process?"

"Yes, but most games like this don't have this feature, right? What's the point of having a nickname in a single-player game?"

"So, in the game, have you ever tried to get things like the Qiluo Tulip, the Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone of Shi Nian, or the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone?"

Lu Ma suddenly raised his head: "But aren't these things only time travelers need to consider? I'm a player, not a time traveler. It's unlikely that the game company would make these things into Easter eggs, right?"

Sima Xi nodded blankly: "That's true."

"Well, I'm also quite troubled about what to test next."

"Have you ever thought about joining the Holy Spirit Cult while following the Shrek storyline? You previously mentioned that the guidance is poor, but according to you, this game has a high degree of freedom. Why not join the Holy Spirit Cult and give it a try?"

"Great idea, but I don't know how to get involved."

"If there's a design that incorporates the Holy Spirit Cult, then all you need to do is obtain the props."

Sima Xi said with practiced ease.

Why does this look so familiar?

Lu Ma glanced at Sima Xi suspiciously. Sima Xi blushed, put down her chopsticks, and retorted, "What nonsense! I'm full, I won't see you. Since you want to test the game, I won't bother you for the next few days."

After saying that, Sima Xi left the private room.

Lu Ma stared blankly at the figure disappearing into the twilight.

"Could he really be having a fit? Did I say something wrong?"

Lu Ma thought for a moment and concluded that there probably wasn't one. Recalling some of Sima Xi's earlier remarks, he slapped his hand!

"I have a friend series, so her online name is Holy God!"

Lu Ma felt he had figured everything out.

After finishing the meal, they discovered that Sima Xi had already paid the bill.

Shaking his head, Lu Ma ignored everything and walked back to his apartment, entering his small room.

I turned on the computer, and the time was displayed on the screen.

【17: 22】

Time flies.

Lu Ma sighed, set an alarm for half an hour, lay down on the bed, and cleared his mind.

【17: 55】

Lu Ma sat down in front of the computer again and skillfully opened the live streaming platform. To his surprise, there were a lot of viewers, a full 799.

Realizing something was wrong, Lu Ma frowned. His first thought was that something was wrong with the game, so he opened the game's official website—

There is a notice there that updates have stopped.

Upon opening the message, it stated that the game would be uploading its final version today, the recharge function would be discontinued immediately, and the server would be shut down in one year.

"No way, it's only been a week, how come the game has stopped updating?"

Lu Ma really couldn't figure it out. And looking at the time the announcement of the cessation of updates was posted, 17:00 PM, which was right when he was about to finish his meal.

What a coincidence.

Scrolling down, I found a special thanks list, and he was on it.

[A streamer on a certain website: LuMacc]

It wasn't very conspicuous, but Lu Ma could spot his name at a glance.

"So that's how the audience came about?"

He muttered to himself, having forgotten that he had started a live stream. The live streaming platform at the bottom of the computer screen was flashing; when he opened it, it was filled with—

[Haha, why is the streamer reacting like that?]

[Host, as an officially certified streamer, what would you like to say?]

[Hey streamer, don't be fooled by the small number of viewers, all the Douluo Continent players are here!]

[Bullshit! Look at the streamer's over a thousand followers, you can't possibly only have that many people, right? When I watched it before, there were only a few dozen followers...]

Lu Ma then noticed that the number of fans was increasing rapidly, gaining another two hundred fans in just a few minutes.

Open the game, download the data package, and enter the game.

The first pop-up window was this announcement.

[Just arrived, what level of skill do you have that even the platform wants to thank you?]

……

【18: 00】

The number of viewers in the live stream continues to increase.

"Alright, since the game has stopped updating, let me see what's new in this version."

As Lu Ma spoke, he skillfully manipulated the game character.

The feeling of each cut piercing flesh is just different.

The new version has a lot of new content. It opens up the Star Luo Empire next to the Heaven Dou Empire, and also opens up the core areas of the Star Dou Great Forest and Sunset Forest. It took Lu Ma more than an hour just to open the teleportation points in these areas. As for the treasure chests, it seems that the development team had a change of heart and just stuffed the rewards into his mailbox.

There's been a lot more new content in the combat aspect, with several new challenging bosses and a few new classes.