Ancient Ruins
"Ding, Sign-in Task triggered. Sign-in location: Temple of Life, Star Luo Empire. Sign-in period: three months. Sign-in reward: unknown!" The system's voice rang in Lu Yuan's mind the moment he opened the message. After being silent for so long, has the system Sign-in Task again?
However, Lu Yuan was more surprised than anything else. The last time he signed in at the Papal Hall, he was given his Second Martial Soul, the God-Slaying Spear. This weapon Martial Soul was absolutely superior to all other Martial Soul in the world. Its power was so great that even Lu Yuan dared not touch it now. So what good things would he get this second time he signed in?
Lu Yuan was quite looking forward to it.
"This time, the Ancient Ruins have reappeared, and in the Star Luo Empire no less, which will surely attract the covetous eyes of many forces!" said Golden Crocodile Douluo.
Lu Yuan nodded. The Ancient Ruins must contain priceless treasures, and might even be related to the supreme god.
Moreover, Lu Yuan knew more. From the system's Sign-in Task, it was not difficult to deduce that this so-called ruin was left behind by the Goddess of Life. Whether it had divine inheritance was still uncertain, but it must have some earth-shattering treasure. Otherwise, given the system's nature, something that was clearly unrelated to the original plot would not have triggered the Sign-in Task at all.
Since there's a mission involved, it means that this Temple of Life might be quite important to Lu Yuan.
"The teacher said in the letter that this Ancient Ruins seems to be a little different. There are some age restrictions for the members who can enter. It seems that only those under the age of twenty can enter. The teacher's idea is for my senior sister and me to go together, so that we can take care of each other!" Lu Yuan said.
"Can I come along too?" Hu Liena asked in surprise.
Lu Yuan handed the letter to Hu Liena and said, "Senior Sister, I suppose you didn't see it clearly just now. Take another look!"
Hu Liena took the letter and read it carefully. Sure enough, Bibi Dong's letter specifically requested that Lu Yuan and Hu Liena go to this Ancient Ruins so that they could take care of each other.
"If someone is under twenty, there might be someone at the Soul Ancestor level!" Lu Yuan said with a serious expression.
Hu Liena nodded. Under twenty years old, if one is outstanding enough, reaching the Soul Ancestor level might not be difficult.
Even Lu Yuan, at his current level, must be on high alert against Soul Ancestor level beings. After all, although Lu Yuan's Martial Soul bloodline is powerful, he is only a level 28 Soul Grandmaster. Dealing with ordinary Soul Ancestor, such as Ferros, is easy, but being able to break through to Soul Ancestor before the age of twenty is considered genius.
And geniuses are naturally stronger than ordinary Soul Ancestor.
However, Hu Liena is now level 38, and with him by her side, they don't need to panic even when facing an equal number of Soul Ancestor. They might actually be able to get the final item.
As for whether there would be any Soul King level beings, Lu Yuan decisively dismissed the idea. Apart from Qian Renxue and the Shrek Seven Devils who took drugs in the original work, only the Spirit Hall Golden Generation could reach the Soul King level around the age of twenty.
Lu Yuan didn't believe that the Star Luo Empire would have such a powerful figure.
Even Dai Mubai's older brother, that guy named Dai Weisi, couldn't possibly be that old. According to the levels in the original work, Dai Weisi should have been around level 48 when he fought Dai Mubai. He was seven years older than Dai Mubai was seventeen at the time. Therefore, Dai Weisi should have been twenty-four years old.
Dai Mubai is three years older than Lu Yuan and is currently twelve years old. It is unknown whether he has entered Shrek Academy, but his Soul Power Level is at most the same as Lu Yuan's. Therefore, it can be deduced that Dai Weisi's age should be nineteen years old, and his strength is at most Soul Ancestor, or perhaps not even that.
As the Crown Prince of the Star Luo Empire, Dai Weisi has both talent and resources. If even he hasn't reached the Soul Ancestor level, then the possibility of the Star Luo Empire producing Soul Ancestor is slim.
Conversely, the chances of him and Hu Liena obtaining artifacts from the ruins would be much greater.
"Will the Heaven Dou Empire send someone?" Hu Liena asked.
Judging from the distribution of Soul Master forces in the world, the Upper Three Sects are all in the Heaven Dou Empire. At the top level of Titled Douluo, the Star Luo Empire should be inferior to the Heaven Dou Empire. It is precisely because of the support of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect among the Upper Three Sects and the maintenance of the Spirit Hall that the Heaven Dou Empire has been able to maintain the current situation with the Star Luo Empire.
Compared to the strength of the nations, the Star Luo Empire is much stronger than the Heaven Dou Empire.
However, if we're comparing the strength of Soul Master, Heaven Dou might have a slight edge.
In the original novel, the Heaven Dou Empire not only had the Heaven Dou Royal Team, but although they became stepping stones for the Shrek Seven Devils along the way, it must be said that they were still quite strong.
They are at least not much weaker than the Star Luo Royal Team, and the Heaven Dou Empire is also Four Elements Academy, so their strength is just as formidable.
If the Heaven Dou Empire sends people to participate, it will intensify the competition.
"Probably not!" Lu Yuan shook his head.
Unlike the Spirit Hall, Spirit Hall influence extends across both empires, making it impossible for the Star Luo Empire to prevent the Spirit Hall from going there, the Heaven Dou Empire is different. The two empires have been clashing and fighting for a long time, making peaceful coexistence almost impossible. Therefore, it would be extremely difficult for the Heaven Dou Empire to intervene and gain a share of the spoils.
Lu Yuan shared his thoughts.
Golden Crocodile Douluo nodded in agreement.
Hu Liena approved of Lu Yuan's idea and asked, "Junior brother, when shall we set off?"
"Let's set off tomorrow. If I'm not mistaken, the appearance of this ruin might be time-limited." Remembering the three-month time limit given by his system, Lu Yuan made some more guesses.
After all, his system rarely made any noise, and whenever it did, it was always necessary.
Upon hearing this, Hu Liena nodded. She immediately chose to believe Lu Yuan's judgment. Perhaps love really is blind.
Now that he had made up his mind, Lu Yuan no longer hesitated. He was the kind of person who would do something immediately once he had made up his mind, no matter what it was.
He liked Qian Renxue, so he made no attempt to hide his feelings and secretly stamped Qian Renxue name to let Qian Renxue know his intentions.
Realizing he might have fallen for Hu Liena, he stopped hiding his feelings and decisively accepted Hu Liena.
The same applies to this matter; the Temple of Life, the ruins left by the Goddess of Life, he naturally couldn't possibly be uninterested in.
Moreover, he naturally couldn't refuse to complete the system's Sign-in Task. After all, the first Sign-in Task had given him a top-tier weapon Martial Soul like the God-Slaying Spear, so who knows what kind of heaven-defying item the second Sign-in Task might give him as well.
Ideally, he would find a valuable item that could enhance his spiritual power, allowing him to use the God-Slaying Spear sooner. After all, it's never a good feeling to know that you possess the most powerful Martial Soul in the world but cannot use it, otherwise you will be harmed.
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