Douluo: Unlocking the Great Secrets of the Human Body, Becoming a Heavenly Demon, Section 43

"No need, Brother. Things are good as they are. I'm already very happy."

At the dormitory entrance.

Na'er pushed open the door, then turned to Tang Wulin. "See you tomorrow, Brother."

"See you tomorrow." Tang Wulin caught sight of Bai Xu and Gu Yue meditating. Their beds faced each other, one on the far left and the other on the far right, while Na'er's bed was beside Gu Yue's.

As the door slowly closed, Tang Wulin sighed helplessly and could only return to his own dormitory.

Only then did Gu Yue slowly open her eyes. "You're back?"

"Mm."

"How did the talk go?"

"It was very pleasant. Brother didn't change because of my sorry state." Then Na'er looked at Bai Xu and said, "I won the bet."

Bai Xu slowly opened his eyes and sighed. "Then we'll do as you said. I'll honor the wager. Besides, I don't think one opportunity alone can make Tang Wulin change."

Na'er: "..."

Gu Yue said, "All right, Na'er. Sleep with me."

Bai Xu's mouth twitched. "You still want Gu Yue Na to come out? Even though you two have perfectly fused, it's still too early. Sleep separately."

"Gu Yue Na is us. What do you mean by that?" Gu Yue folded her arms and reproached him.

Indeed, both Gu Yue and Na'er's personalities had changed somewhat, but the fused Gu Yue Na seemed especially interested in Bai Xu, filled with curiosity.

The last time she appeared, the two had chatted about all sorts of odd topics until the middle of the night without taking a single sip of tea.

Bai Xu sighed. "Are you two really that interested in where I came from?"

"Of course!" +2

The two girls' eyes gleamed as they stared fixedly at Bai Xu, seemingly expecting him to describe it like a story.

"I need to cultivate. The future will reveal itself in time. There's no use rushing now."

With that, Bai Xu was about to close his eyes when the Spirit of the Plane appeared and said before the two girls, "My lord, you need to reach level fifty as soon as possible. I will grant you your next ten-thousand-year soul ring."

Hearing this, Bai Xu became interested. "Oh? What is it?"

"Karma."

!!!!

"This isn't something to joke about. Karma can't be added carelessly. Are you sure?" Bai Xu asked doubtfully.

"Of course. You are now the Plane's proxy. I will gradually bestow the Plane's authority upon you. Though the abilities may be slight, this was what I promised when I prayed to an unknown existence back then," the Spirit of the Plane said respectfully.

Then he glanced at the two girls, a trace of disdain in his eyes, before changing the subject. "Although I have lost my memories from that time, one sentence remains in my mind."

Bai Xu froze and hurriedly asked, "What was it?"

"It said that you would gain some insight from these rules."

???

Bai Xu was confused. Was someone really orchestrating things behind the scenes to help him grow? So far, it didn't seem like a trap meant to harm him.

A long silence followed.

Bai Xu frowned deeply and carefully reviewed everything that had happened in his mind. Yet aside from the scant information he had obtained from the Spirit of the Plane, nothing else could prove that some unknown existence stood above Douluo Continent, looking down upon everything.

It even seemed to bear Bai Xu goodwill.

Gu Yue and Na'er exchanged looks, feeling that they had heard something they should not have. What did the Spirit of the Plane mean? Bai Xu didn't lack backing—rather, some great being was watching over his growth?

A chill rose from their hearts.

If Tang San was laying out Douluo Continent as a chessboard, then the Spirit of the Plane's words undoubtedly meant that someone stood above even the Sea God, watching everything here and using Douluo Continent to help Bai Xu grow.

No matter whose chessboard it was, the Silver Dragon King was merely an insignificant chess piece. How absurd!

The dignified half of the Dragon God, the Silver Dragon King who possessed the Dragon God's Creation Godhead, was actually so tiny in someone else's eyes.

Gu Yue sighed. "See? We truly have been dragged into a massive conspiracy, and it sounds even more threatening than the God Realm."

Na'er said helplessly, "Feeling weak really is awful. I finally understand what Bai Xu meant by there are always people beyond people and heavens beyond heavens. Let's cultivate and help you grow quickly.

"One day in the future, I hope we can suppress the person before us so he can no longer face us so calmly."

Gu Yue nodded. The two embraced, and the bed curtains closed on their own. Silver light bloomed from within, while the elemental aura gradually thickened, as though they were deliberately creating an environment for Bai Xu's Five Elements cultivation.

Gu Yue was already a First Rank Battle Armor Master and had reached level forty. Now that she was no longer suppressing her talent, her future growth would inevitably be extraordinarily rapid.

Bai Xu, meanwhile, was puzzled. He didn't know any powerful figures, nor should he have offended any great person. Could the Earth Plane Consciousness be helping him?

After thinking it over carefully, that seemed to be the only possibility.

"Whether it's good or bad, the future will reveal the answer. A scheme within a scheme... Heh, just how far will I grow?" Bai Xu's thoughts churned endlessly.

After a long while, Bai Xu answered the Spirit of the Plane. "Then I'll quickly reach level fifty and see what insight this karma can truly bring me!"

Bai Xu took out part of the Life Gold from his Storage Soul Tool. Sitting cross-legged atop it, he closed his eyes in meditation and began focusing on cultivating his Soul Power.

It was currently the holiday, and no healing-type soul masters were watching over the sparring arena.

Bai Xu and Gu Yue's duel began there.

"You and I can both use the three elements of water, fire, and earth, but our paths are completely different. Your control is more precise, and you can freely change the forms of elements into blades, spears, axes, swords, and more as you please. But what you consume is the vital essence within your body, while I consume Soul Power," Gu Yue summarized after an intense battle.

"I can accelerate the unstable fusion between different elements, control fission, and create massive explosions. But you can't. Your different elements seem able to transform into or restrain one another, and that has something to do with your five internal organs. Your method truly is wondrous."

Bai Xu replied, "You're pretty impressive too. You're already level forty-two and a First Rank Battle Armor Master. Your Mecha skills must also be at a very high level."

Gu Yue smiled faintly. "Want to try my First Rank Battle Armor? I haven't used my full strength in the earlier match."

"Sure. Let's both go all out."

Gu Yue and Bai Xu stood facing one another a hundred meters apart. The aura of four-ringed Soul Ancestors spread out as their First Rank Battle Armor appeared, and both their silver eyes lit up.

Bai Xu took his stance, his aura drawing inward. "Perfect. I have some self-created moves to test on you. What do you say?"

"Come at me!"

"The path of metal takes sharpness as its power. Through a thousand tempers and a hundred refinements, Geng Metal is forged. Geng Metal bears baleful force, supreme in hardness and vigor, ruling the grim slaughter of heaven and earth and presiding over the transformations of weapons among men." As he spoke, a sharp blade slowly appeared in Bai Xu's hand. Unlike before, its sword body was golden while its edge was pitch-black, carrying a faint baleful aura. With the slightest motion of Bai Xu's arm, it seemed capable of cutting through space.

Gu Yue grew solemn. This Golden Sword posed an enormous threat.

Bai Xu raised his strength and slashed. The Gold-black Sword Light streaked across the arena and rapidly chopped toward Gu Yue, its power not weakening in the slightest even after traveling a hundred meters.

She was no fool. She used her movement technique to dodge. She was not especially fast, yet she avoided it without even using the Space Element.

Gu Yue looked at the hundred-meter sword scar plowed across the arena, then turned to glance at the barrier behind her, where fine cracks had appeared. She commented, "Its destructive power is very strong."

"That's only the first part. It's not over yet!"

The battle officially began. Bai Xu rushed toward Gu Yue at high speed, and she refused to be outdone. The Dark Element and Light Element controlled the field, causing Bai Xu to lose his vision.

Yet they never disrupted Bai Xu's rhythm.

"I told you already. Earth Element strengthens spiritual perception. Even without vision, I can clearly tell where you are." Bai Xu was brimming with confidence.

But soon, the Dark Element surrounding him grew denser and turned into a black mire, making Bai Xu feel as if he had fallen into a swamp, unable to pull his feet free.

The darkness seemed to corrode Bai Xu's body as well, weakening him and draining away his Soul Power.

"Useless!"

Golden protective light spread from his body, isolating the darkness. Bai Xu raised his sword and slashed, golden sword qi filling the air and cutting through the darkness to reveal Gu Yue's figure in the distance.

With her form exposed, she did not panic and instead smiled. "Bai Xu, after donning my First Rank Battle Armor, my combat power will increase greatly. I can now even carry out precise detonations. The Elemental Fission I used against you last time had only four elements. This time, it's seven!"

Gu Yue clenched one hand in the air. The black mire that filled the entire arena began rapidly converging on Bai Xu, clinging to his golden protective light like sticky taffy.

The other six elements—light, space, fire, and the rest—also rapidly formed and gathered around him, wrapping Bai Xu's entire body within them.

Boom!

It was as if a humanoid bomb had exploded. Smoke and dust filled the air. Even the Golden Dragon King's dragon scales likely could not withstand the stacked effects of Elemental Fission.

"Seven Elemental Great Fission! Although my current strength is insufficient to unleash the full power of this technique, and I can't use it continuously, the attack power it produces is already beyond what anyone our age can withstand. If you can still resist—"

But the figure on the field stunned Gu Yue.

Beneath the golden protective light, Bai Xu's body was covered in a hard Rock Layer. Between the rock layer and the golden light was also a Water Wave Shield. With three life-saving techniques stacked together, only a small part of Bai Xu's clothes had been blown apart. The minor burns on his arms were still being healed by the Wood Element, and his aura had not been affected in the slightest.

"Looks like... it still isn't enough, Gu Yue!"

Bai Xu smiled and took one step forward, instantly arriving beside Gu Yue.

Whoosh!

Space rippled faintly, and Gu Yue vanished. Bai Xu was not surprised. Palm Lightning flashed in his hand as he blasted it toward a point a hundred meters away.

The instant Gu Yue appeared there, the lightning was already before her eyes. Left with no choice, she shifted away again and appeared on the other side.

"What keen perception. You can even detect the slightest fluctuations in space?" Gu Yue felt embarrassed. Bai Xu truly was powerful.

But she remained composed. "Who wins and who loses is still unknown! Bai Xu, I'm very strong!"

Gu Yue charged straight at him, her Battle Armor flashing with light as though she intended to fight Bai Xu in close combat. The Seven Elements in her hand transformed into a staff, which she lightly tapped forward. In the next instant, spatial ripples spread outward.