Douluo: Dragon King's Divine Elegy

Chapter 9 Special Thundering Hell Vine (Two in One)

Another seven or eight minutes passed before Sun Kong spoke up and interrupted the two people who were in such close contact.

The three of them quickly entered an exclusive elevator that required identity verification. As the elevator went up, the floor numbers on the screen kept jumping.

With a 'ding' sound, the elevator stopped. After the door opened, Sun Kong walked out first. What he saw was a very spacious room with a light silver color.

As Nan Liujing and Wu Siduo caught up, they heard a strong laugh:

"It's you, Sun Kong. If it were anyone else, I wouldn't bother coming here."

"Hello, Mr. Yuan." Sun Kong's strong body bent slightly, and after saluting, he stepped aside to make room.

Only then did Nan Liujing and Wu Siduo see clearly the appearance of the person who was speaking.

He was an old man with white hair like snow, a well-proportioned figure, wearing a simple long gown, with a rosy and plump face, full of energy and blood, and bright and lively eyes.

"Are these two children trying to obtain souls?" asked the old man.

"Liu Jing, Si Duo, come and meet Mr. Yuan." Sun Kong said.

"Meet Mr. Yuan."

Nan Liujing and Wu Siduo bowed respectfully.

Elder Yuan smiled and hummed, his gaze lingering over the two of them. He said in a gentle tone, "I suppose you can't wait any longer, so let's test your physical strength and mental power first, and then quickly select your soul."

Two drone-like instruments flew out from the ceiling and came in front of Nan Liujing and Wu Siduo respectively. Then they projected a ray of light, scanning back and forth from the top of their heads to the soles of their feet twice.

Then, Mr. Yuan waved his hand gently, and two projections fell from the ceiling.

Sun Kong looked over immediately, and the first thing he saw was Wu Siduo's physical data.

"The physical strength is level 18, and the mental strength value is 75, not bad." Sun Kong nodded approvingly.

Wu Siduo's two martial souls are both beast martial souls, and the white tiger martial soul is a top-level beast martial soul. Naturally, the enhancement to the physical body will not be low. As for mental strength, because of the twin martial souls, it is naturally much higher than that of normal people.

Combined with the help of the family, this means we have won at the starting line.

Elder Yuan examined Nan Liujing's physical data, nodding his head in silence. For example, Nan Liujing's physical strength was comparable to a Level 22 Attack-type Great Spirit Master.

This is something that is difficult to understand for people from ordinary families.

But for Nan Liujing's family background, they can eat all kinds of spiritual medicines suitable for their current age, so it is easy to lay a solid foundation in the early stage. The real difficulty lies in the later growth.

But when Elder Yuan looked at the most important mental strength value, even though he had seen a lot of storms, his expression changed slightly: "Two hundred and twenty? Intermediate level of the spiritual realm?"

Wu Siduo was also looking at the light screen. Her gorgeous eyes immediately showed an expression of disbelief when Yuan Lao exclaimed in surprise. Even though she already regarded Nan Liujing as a friend, as they had twin martial souls, she still had a lot of competitive spirit in her heart.

Seventy-five and two hundred and twenty, the gap is extremely huge.

Looking at the two numbers, Wu Siduo pursed her red lips, and her eyes quickly became determined. A big gap doesn't mean that she can't catch up.

Nan Liujing himself was a little stunned. He remembered that when Tang Wulin obtained his first soul spirit, the mental strength value tested was only 38, but he was actually several times that of the other party.

"Young Master Sun." Elder Yuan quickly reacted, his gentle expression turning serious. He transmitted a voice, "You should know what this means."

Sun Kong's expression straightened as he transmitted a voice message: "Don't worry, the boss has already made arrangements for this child's future."

Old Yuan nodded and said nothing more, but his eyes looking at Nan Liujing became more kind.

"Sit down first."

Sun Kong gestured to Nan Liujing and Wu Siduo to sit on the sofa with him.

While Mr. Yuan didn't know how to operate, more than a dozen projections condensed in the air.

There is a row of information about various souls. If you click on it, you can directly see the soul's activities in the Star Dou Great Forest simulated by the Soul Ascension Platform.

[Hundred-Year Soul Shadow Leopard: Cultivated for four hundred and fifty years. Features: Possesses shadow attributes mutated from wind and darkness, with a certain probability of causing the fused soul's attributes to evolve towards positive aspects. Even with different attributes, it can also grant additional similar abilities.]

[Hundred-Year Soul Ghost Tiger: Cultivated for five hundred years. Characteristics: Possesses the explosive power of a tiger-like soul beast and the agility of a cat-like soul beast...]

[Hundred-Year Soul Phantom Cat: Cultivation for four hundred and seventy years. Features...]

[Hundred-Year Soul Wind Shadow Beast: Five hundred and twenty years of cultivation. Characteristics...]

The series of souls is dazzling to watch.

Elder Yuan said to the mesmerized Wu Siduo, "Girl, your martial souls are the White Tiger and the Netherworld Spirit Cat, but your current mental strength only allows you to add a spirit to one martial soul. Which step do you plan to take first?"

Wu Siduo withdrew her gaze from the light curtain with difficulty, and she subconsciously looked at Sun Kong.

Sun Kong didn't hesitate at all: "First, choose a soul for the Nether Spirit Cat."

Wu Siduo immediately looked at Mr. Yuan and nodded.

"Very good." Elder Yuan first removed the souls that were unsuitable for the Nether Spirit Cat martial spirit, then said, "Now you can choose. The souls within the light curtain are all inherited souls created by real soul beasts, and they are all relatively rare among the hundred-year-old level. No matter which one, it will be a good boost to your strength."

Souls are divided into defective souls, artificial souls, inherited souls, unyielding souls, companion souls... They all come through the backdoor, and the souls that can be displayed are naturally not comparable to those that ordinary people can buy directly with money.

Wu Siduo still sought help from Sun Kong and finally chose the Shadow Leopard as her first soul.

Because the shadow attribute that this shadow leopard possessed through mutation is very consistent with the Nether Spirit Cat's martial spirit, the enhanced effect is not simply one plus one equals two.

There's nothing much to say about the absorption process. Wu Siduo's temperament became colder, or even a little colder, and her height also increased slightly.

"Congratulations." Nan Liujing congratulated.

"Thank you."

Although Wu Siduo was unwilling to see her mental strength being suppressed, she was also very free and easy-going, thinking that she was just temporarily inferior.

Now it is Nan Liujing's turn to obtain the soul.

But this time, Elder Yuan did not take out a pile of soul atlases for Nan Liujing to choose from. Instead, he stood up and walked into the depths of the room, "Follow me."

Nan Liujing was puzzled, but when he saw Sun Kong nod to him, he had to suppress his curiosity and hurried to follow.

The two soon came to a room filled with silver light. In the center of the room stood an energy column with a special ball of light suspended inside.

Just a glance and Nan Liujing's expression changed slightly. The existence in this ball of light was of great benefit to him.

Elder Yuan glanced at the light ball and said, "For a soul master, the first soul is often the most important. Because as the host improves, its improvement will far exceed that of the souls obtained later, and it can also give birth to spirituality. This is called the natal soul."

"Your martial soul is the Coiled Dragon Staff, which possesses the soul of a thunder dragon. It's incredibly strong, but too strong can break easily. Therefore, the soul you obtain must not only be extremely resilient, but also possess top-tier thunder attributes and explosive power."

"Originally, there wasn't a soul inside the Spirit Transferring Pagoda that matched your absorption timeframe perfectly, but someone found one for you."

Someone found it for me?
Nan Liujing thought to himself, could it be my uncle?
In fact, his idea was to choose by himself, mainly hoping to find an existence that would not be affected by the Gold and Silver Dragon Kings, otherwise he would be restrained when facing Tang Wulin in the future.

"Mr. Yuan, what is the name of this soul?" he asked respectfully.

Elder Yuan pressed the button next to the beam of light. A white light swept across Nan Liujing, and an electronic voice sounded: "Identity authentication successful. Number 'Thunder' has been delivered."

hum~
As the voice rang out, the light film on the surface of the light ball in the light column slowly dissipated. Under Nan Liujing's gaze, the things hidden inside revealed their true form, and his pupils suddenly shrank.

The main body of the object resembled a newly grown bamboo shoot, but from its surface extended over eight pale purple vines resembling bamboo joints, covered in fine veins and occasionally flashes of lightning. Its tip resembled a dark purple bud that had yet to bloom. Although seemingly simple, Nan Liujing could vaguely sense an extremely terrifying wave emanating from it.

It's like a volcano that can erupt at any time.

Elder Yuan looked at this special 'bamboo shoot' with admiration: "It's called the Thundering Hell Vine. Among the ever-changing plant-type soul beasts, it possesses arguably the strongest attack power. Most importantly, it is a lightning-attributed being, the soul that all thunder-attributed soul masters dream of."

As he spoke, he pointed out a wisp of soul power with his finger and lightly touched the flower bud at the top of the Thundering Hell Vine. As if enraged, the eight lavender vines immediately waved wildly, and in a flash of lightning, more than twenty-four small lightning balls condensed.

Old Yuan pressed the button beside him, and the thunder balls immediately disappeared.

In front of the two of them, a light curtain appeared, and the scene displayed was a dense forest.

"Look." Yuan Lao said calmly.

Nan Liujing looked at the light curtain intently.

"Boom!"

In a dense forest, twenty-four thunder balls appeared out of thin air, and after a tremor, they exploded with a loud bang. The strong dark purple electric light exploded like shock waves. Looking down from the sky, it was like a stone falling into the water, splashing layers of ripples.

Within a radius of 100 meters, grass and leaves turned into ashes, and hard tree trunks and boulders turned into countless fragments that splashed everywhere. With the subsequent thunder and lightning, everything was wiped out completely. The power was so strong that the rest of the elements inside the forest were also torn apart, forming a land of broken elements.

Under Nan Liujing's astonished gaze, the bombarded area was transformed into a pitch-black ruin, but the residual heat was still there, and occasionally there were arcs of electricity jumping and exploding.

"What an amazing power." Nan Liujing was slightly surprised.

"This Thundering Hell Vine soul is eight hundred years old. The power of its attack just now is enough to rival an eight thousand year old soul beast that mainly deals area damage. Once you use the Soul Ascension Platform to break through to a thousand years old, it will be comparable to a ten thousand year old soul skill." Old Yuan explained the characteristics of the soul.

Nan Liujing glanced at the Thundering Hell Vine, which had become dim and lifeless, as if its body had been hollowed out.

The words spoken by the mysterious man with the Thunder Wheel behind his head when he awakened his martial soul emerged in his mind.

Face the thunder and accept the baptism.

The Heavenly Tribulation Pearl will help the weak, but not the cowardly.

The practice of the Thundering Hell Vine relies on the infusion of heavenly thunder into the body. He is so similar to it, it must be a great fate.

The opportunity is clear, he must fight for it!

Besides, the Thundering Hell Vine does not have the blood of the dragon clan and is not afraid of suppression. The only thing to be wary of is Tang Wulin's possible identity as the Son of Nature in the future.

Nan Liujing took a deep breath, his eyes firm: "Master Yuan, please help me merge."

"Okay." Old Yuan nodded slightly.

...

Weak souls can be merged on their own, while powerful souls will have the assistance of a strong person if conditions permit.

Old Yuan was quietly reciting the Soul Contract formula passed down by Spirit Ice Douluo Huo Yuhao.

Nowadays, there are rarely equal soul contracts, and most of them are master-servant contracts.

Nan Liujing sat cross-legged, watching as the Thundering Hell Vine, planted with the Master-Servant Contract, transformed into thin strands of electricity flowing into his body. He also felt the rich soul power surging through his meridians, emanating from his dantian. Each cycle felt like a shackle breaking free, like thunder rumbling through his veins. The soul power emanating from him grew visibly stronger.

The dark green coiled dragon stick appeared again, floating horizontally in front of him, with fine dragon scales slightly undulating. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the fusion of souls, it continuously devoured the thunder elements left by the Thundering Hell Vine in the air.

A few minutes later, Nan Liujing stretched out his right hand and gently grasped the Panlong Stick. In an instant, the surging power of thunder splashed out from around his body. Under the flash of lightning, a circle of bright yellow soul ring rose from under him. Looking closely, the surface of the soul ring actually had some special lightning patterns.

"strangeness."

Just as Nan Liujing was feeling the comfort brought by the breakthrough in his soul power, Old Yuan frowned.

"Mr. Yuan, is there something wrong?" Nan Liujing asked doubtfully.

Elder Yuan stared at the Coiled Dragon Staff and said in a deep voice, "Ever since it was discovered by humans, the Thundering Hell Vine has been renowned for its unruly nature. It's even extremely difficult to create a legacy spirit from it, so in the past, it was simply killed to obtain its spirit rings."

"The only exception is Phantom Flame Douluo, who currently serves as the Tower Master at the Spirit Pagoda headquarters on Xingluo Continent. He possesses a Thundering Hell Vine spirit, but this spirit, believing it was unable to reach the 50,000-year limit, signed an equal contract to save its life. Although it's called a spirit, it can actually leave at any time."

"And the one in you is only eight hundred years old. Normally, fusing it would be as difficult as fusing an unyielding soul, but now it's so easy that it can even perfectly form a master-servant contract."

Elder Yuan frowned. That person had specifically warned him that this Thundering Hell Vine soul was special and that he should be extremely careful when fusing it. If it didn't work, there were always alternatives. But in this situation, the fusion was going so smoothly that it actually made him worried.

"Maybe it's because my martial soul is compatible, so the Thundering Hell Vine doesn't reject it." Nan Liujing chuckled, and at the same time sensed the soul that was sleeping motionlessly in his sea of ​​consciousness.

"Forget it, since the fusion was successful and you have also made a breakthrough, that's a good thing." Old Yuan no longer dwelled on these things and left the fusion room with Nan Liujing.

Wu Siduo, who was waiting in the living room, jumped up from the sofa as soon as she saw Nan Liujing. She rushed over and grabbed Nan Liujing's arm. She widened her big, kazilan eyes and asked, "How's your breakthrough going?"

Yuan Lao paused and said jokingly, "Don't worry, girl. Grandpa is here. The fusion of souls will be fine."

Wu Siduo was stunned. What was going on? She just wanted to ask how many levels Nan Liujing had broken through. If their cultivation levels were equal again, it would be considered a win.

But Wu Siduo noticed the playful smile on the old man's lips. How could she not understand? A blush flashed across her fair face, and she hurriedly explained: "I... I just wanted to ask what level he had broken through to."

"It's increased by three levels, now it's level thirteen." Nan Liujing smiled and changed the subject.

Wu Siduo was stunned and sat back on the sofa helplessly. She had only advanced two levels.

Lost again.

Nan Liujing was speechless for a moment.

"You've broken through three levels in a row. Not bad." Sun Kong smiled and patted Nan Liujing's shoulder. "I thought your fusion would fail. It seems that I was wrong."

It was really prepared for me by my uncle, Nan Liujing thought to himself.

Elder Yuan interrupted, "Two hundred and twenty points of spiritual power, plus a physique comparable to a twenty-second-level offensive spirit master, and a spirit age of no more than two thousand two hundred years will be sufficient. As for the spirit ascension, I'm sure you have made arrangements, so I won't make decisions on your own."

Sun Kong saluted again: "Thank you, Mr. Yuan."

Nan Liujing also followed suit and saluted.

Old Yuan laughed and said, "Alright, I've received an order from headquarters to follow. I won't keep you here any longer. See you at Wu Family Manor tonight."

"Then we'll take our leave too." Sun Kong said respectfully, and then left the Spirit Communication Tower with Nan Liujing and Wu Siduo, who had just made up her mind but suffered another blow.

Some readers are curious about why the male protagonist awakened a rather abrupt candy martial spirit.

Because this martial soul is different from normal martial souls, it is definitely not set randomly.

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