Chapter 5: Mu En
At this moment, the light of the Nine-Color Divine Lotus Martial Soul became even more dazzling, with the light from three of the lotus leaves shining as brightly as stars.
These three soul rings activated three of the Nine-Color Divine Lotus's powerful attributes: Destruction, Ice, and Fire.
The three soul skills he possessed were then born.
The first soul skill – Destructive Blade.
The second soul skill – Extreme Ice Domain.
The third soul skill – Annihilation Flame.
Among these three soul skills, the first and third were powerful offensive skills.
With the power of the ultimate attributes, the destructive force unleashed by them was enough to obliterate anything standing in their way.
The second soul skill, a domain-type skill, was extremely rare. The probability of domain-type skills being born was very low.
Usually, only Title Douluo had a chance to create a domain or domain-type soul skill when absorbing their ninth soul ring.
Jiang Li didn't expect that by merely absorbing his second soul ring, he would gain such powerful skills. This made him both surprised and delighted.
"My spirit power level has now reached Level 36, not bad, I guess," Jiang Li thought to himself as he felt the surge of spirit power in his body.
These three soul rings had directly raised his spirit power level to 36.
However, this was the result after some compression of his spirit power.
He understood that if he progressed too quickly, his spirit power could become unstable, which would be detrimental to his future cultivation path.
"Congratulations, Pavilion Master, on successfully absorbing the soul rings!"
At this moment, Ling Yun, who had been guarding him, noticed that Jiang Li had awakened and flashed a gentle smile.
"Thanks to your assistance, I could not have absorbed the soul rings so smoothly, nor could I have pushed the soul rings to such an extreme," Jiang Li sincerely thanked.
The success of this absorption was inseparable from Ling Yun's help.
"I want to ask, Ling Yun, do you have a soul skill that can resurrect someone?" Jiang Li suddenly remembered something.
In the story of the Three Dragon Kings of Douluo Continent, he recalled that Yun Ming's wife, Yali, as a Limit Douluo with a healing ability, had her ninth soul skill as a group resurrection skill.
Jiang Li was curious if Ling Yun, as an Ultimate Life Attribute Limit Douluo, also possessed such a miraculous ability.
"Of course, my ninth soul skill indeed has the effect of resurrection," Ling Yun replied slowly, her voice calm and steady.
"Then, what price would be paid to resurrect someone?" Jiang Li asked urgently.
A soul skill like resurrection, which defied the heavens, would generally come with side effects.
"There are no major side effects, but depending on the strength of the person being resurrected, my spirit power will be damaged accordingly," Ling Yun continued.
"The higher the strength of the person being resurrected, the more damage my spirit power will sustain. It may even cause me to fall into a period of sleep," Ling Yun further explained.
"That's good."
After hearing this explanation, Jiang Li breathed a sigh of relief. There were no major side effects, which was already very fortunate.
Jiang Li then engaged in a deep conversation with Ling Yun about cultivation.
As an Ultimate Douluo-level powerhouse, although Ling Yun was created by the system, her mind had been filled with the incredibly rich cultivation experience bestowed by the system.
Through their conversation, Jiang Li gained a lot of insight and had a clearer understanding of the direction for his future cultivation.
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On the other side, Lei Yao, after receiving Jiang Li's task, transformed into a purple lightning bolt and flew toward Shrek Academy.
When he was hovering in mid-air above Shrek Academy, looking at the vast and imposing academy ahead, he keenly sensed several powerful auras emanating from within the academy.
A thought crossed his mind, and without hesitation, Lei Yao headed towards the direction of the strongest aura.
While flying, he skillfully concealed his powerful aura, making sure that no one noticed him.
When Lei Yao arrived at Sea God Island, a flash of purple lightning appeared, and he instantly materialized in front of the huge golden tree.
Looking at the golden tree that emitted a mysterious light, a solemn expression crossed Lei Yao's face.
Soon, he noticed an elderly figure sitting on one of the branches of the golden tree.
The elderly man seemed nearly withered, as if he could collapse at any moment. He was slumped in a rocking chair, apparently asleep.
This elderly man was the most powerful individual at Shrek Academy—known as the Dragon God Douluo, Mu En, and one of the three Ultimate Douluos of Douluo Continent.
Without any hesitation, Lei Yao immediately took out the invitation from his hand, infusing it with the power of an Ultimate Douluo.
He gently waved his right hand, and the invitation flew like a golden bird towards Mu En, who was perched on the golden tree.
After completing this, Lei Yao turned into a flash of lightning once again, disappearing swiftly from his original position.
"Hm? Who goes there!"
At this moment, Mu En, who had been resting, suddenly felt a cold and unfamiliar aura.
His eyes snapped open, and a sharp light flashed in them.
Then, he gently waved his right hand, and a burst of golden light flashed, instantly causing the entire golden tree to emit a powerful and dazzling golden glow, as though warning the unknown intruder.
A golden invitation appeared beside Mu En.
The sharpness in Mu En's eyes didn't fade. He carefully observed the invitation and, after confirming that it had not been tampered with, slowly reached out and took it.
The content of the invitation appeared in Mu En's eyes:
[Invitation]
[Auction Location: Star Dou Auction Pavilion]
[Auction Time: Three Days Later]
[Headlining Auction Item: Ultimate Fire Martial Soul]
Just these four simple lines of text caused Mu En to fall into deep thought.
"An Ultimate Douluo's aura? When did a new Ultimate Douluo emerge in Douluo Continent?"
Mu En's eyes were filled with concern.
He could clearly sense the aura of an Ultimate Douluo emanating from this invitation, and this aura was no weaker than his own.
Yet, he was filled with doubt.
After all, the breakthrough to become an Ultimate Douluo was extremely difficult, and only those who had gone through it could understand the hardship involved.
If a new Ultimate Douluo had truly emerged in Douluo Continent, with his perceptive abilities, it would have been impossible for him not to notice.
This was what made Mu En feel so troubled.
Now that his end was near, he could no longer protect Shrek Academy for much longer.
This sudden appearance of a new Ultimate Douluo was undoubtedly an unknown variable, filling him with anxiety.
"Ultimate Fire Martial Soul? What power does this Star Dou Auction Pavilion belong to?"
"How could a Martial Soul be auctioned?"
Mu En sighed deeply, looking at the contents of the invitation and muttering to himself, "It truly is a time of troubles."
After that, Mu En tucked the invitation away, and with a light wave of his right hand, the dazzling light of the golden tree instantly subsided.
He had used his spiritual power to search for the unknown Ultimate Douluo who had delivered the invitation, only to find that the person had already left Shrek Academy after delivering the invitation.
Even if the person had not left, with Mu En's current physical condition and strength, it would be difficult for him to resist.
(END CHAPTER)