Breaking through to Soul Emperor, a new trial mission
Several days passed quietly, and Wu Qi and Qiangu Changkong completed the Soul Bone.
Early this morning, the two of them brought Chen Ping to the Worship Hall.
Chen Ping was originally a student of the Spirit Hall Academy, and now he was training under the tutelage of Wu Qi and the other two, so there was no reason for him to hide his existence.
When Chen Ping first arrived at the Worship Hall, he appeared extremely awkward, following closely behind Wu Qi, not daring to look around.
Because he had been notified in advance, the Enshrined Elders were not opposed to his presence.
After all, Chen Ping was also a member of the champion team. Although his performance was not as dazzling as Wu Qi and Qiangu Changkong, it was still quite commendable.
The Worship Hall has always been very tolerant of geniuses.
"Hehe, no need to be nervous," Qian Daoliu said calmly from his high seat.
Wu Qi was unaware of the distribution of Soul Bone in Tang Hao's body; he only knew that the Qiangu Changkong had been given a Ninety Thousand Years -old Soul Bone, which was the oldest among them.
He had already obtained Xiao Wu's Soul Ring and Soul Bone, so he was clearly not on the distribution list.
I've come to the Worship Hall today to receive my upcoming Trial Mission.
The Spirit Hall has a well-established system for cultivating geniuses.
However, when Wu Qi and the others left, they were still Soul Elder; now they are respectively High-Rank Soul Ancestor and Soul Emperor.
Indeed, after absorbing two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, Wu Qi's strength successfully broke through to level 61, reaching the realm of Soul Emperor.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he is the youngest Soul Power on the continent.
In contrast, Qin Ming, who was so arrogant back then, only broke through to the Soul Emperor at the age of thirty. Now, Wu Qi is not even half his age.
Such a rapid breakthrough in strength means that many Trial Mission cannot be completed, and one can only fast forward to the subsequent training plans.
"Tell me, where do you want to go?" Golden Crocodile Douluo asked.
Wu Qi and Qiangu Changkong exclaimed in unison, "Poisonous Land!"
The Spirit Master Competition has ended, and Wu Qi's strength has made a qualitative leap. He really wants to venture into the Poisonous Land.
But the danger of that place is no joke; how could the Enshrined Elders possibly agree to it?
"Let's find something more practical," said Azure Luan Douluo irritably.
Qiangu Changkong and Chen Ping are already a significant step behind Wu Qi; how could their Trial Mission possibly be the same?
In other words, they must now separate and complete their respective Trial Mission.
The three had anticipated this, and Qian Daoliu offered three choices. "Destruction Mountain Range, the Verdant Forest, or the Overseas Islands. Which one do you choose?"
Among them, Evil Spirit Master have been appearing in the Destruction Mountain Range recently, so it is absolutely forbidden to go there.
Of the three options, the Trial Mission to the Destruction Mountain Range was the simplest, but because of the Evil Spirit Master, no one could guarantee that no accidents would happen.
As for Overseas Islands, they didn't want to choose them either.
After all, they are all landlubbers, and their combat effectiveness would be halved at sea, making it very likely that they would not be able to complete the mission.
Qiangu Changkong asked, "Grandpa Qian, isn't the Verdant Forest just a small forest in the south of the Heaven Dou Empire? What's so good about training there?"
Qian Daoliu didn't answer, but instead smiled faintly and asked, "So, you've chosen the Verdant Forest mission?"
The other two missions both had uncontrollable dangers in their training locations, leaving Qiangu Changkong and Chen Ping with no choice.
Having received an affirmative reply, Thousand Jun Douluo explained the details of the mission.
The Verdant Forest was indeed not dangerous, but a month ago, a grain transport wagon belonging to the Spirit Hall was attacked nearby and its entire force was wiped out.
After investigation, it was determined that the work was done by Mountain Bandits, and the strongest of these Mountain Bandits was only Low-Rank Soul King, not even with the best Soul Ring Configuration.
In this way, the Spirit Hall did not rush to suppress the bandits, but instead reserved them for the task of cultivating geniuses.
Qiangu Changkong and Chen Ping's mission was simple: to kill all resistance fighters within the Stronghold, and they had to kill the Stronghold's leader to complete the mission. The time limit was six months.
Wu Qi noticed the flaw in the argument and asked, "Teacher, esteemed grandfathers, how dare a mere Soul King Rank Stronghold attack the Spirit Hall's grain transport convoy?"
Keep in mind that the Spirit Hall's grain transport convoys are guarded by Soul Emperor level experts. How could a Mountain Bandits leader at the Soul King Rank possibly succeed?
The fact that this is Trial Mission at the Soul Ancestor level proves that there are no hidden powerhouses behind it.
The problem either lies with the Mountain Bandits or with the grain transport convoy.
Seeing that he had guessed something, Golden Crocodile Douluo interrupted, "Just consider it as a way to create Trial Mission, a sting operation."
"Alright, there's no need to delve too deeply into this matter. The Spirit Hall has its own plans."
Wu Qi didn't say anything on the surface, but he checked the situation near the incident site based on the map of the mainland in his mind.
There are no big cities near the Verdant Forest, only a Nameless Town.
The grain transport convoys usually travel in long lines; how could they possibly drive through an uninhabited area?
Therefore, the grain must have been transported to a location in a nearby mountain valley.
It's obvious that the Spirit Hall is funding certain shady forces.
Therefore, the grain transport convoy must keep a low profile and cannot display the Spirit Hall's flag.
Whether there were deeper considerations involved, Wu Qi could not know.
We can only gradually uncover the deeper secrets of the Spirit Hall after our strength has increased.
After Qiangu Changkong and Chen Ping's Trial Mission was arranged, they were sent away by the Subduing Demon Douluo.
Next, the location of Wu Qi's Trial Land is a top secret of the Spirit Hall and cannot be easily revealed to others.
Qian Daoliu said, "Regarding your Trial Mission, I originally planned to send you to the Lost Grand Canyon to complete your training alongside the Golden Generation of the Papal Hall."
"However, the Third Brother thinks that with your current strength, you should have more options."
"After careful consideration, I have decided to give you two choices."
"The Golden Generation of the Papal Hall will depart early tomorrow morning for the Lost Grand Canyon for training. If you also decide to participate in this training, you must make your decision today."
"Alternatively, you have another option—travel to the Slaughter City training."
The Slaughter City indeed dangerous, but compared to the Poisonous Land, the former offers some flexibility.
As mentioned earlier, the grain transport vehicles that were hijacked by the Spirit Hall were the Slaughter City.
The Slaughter City a secluded little world where food cannot be grown.
The Spirit Hall chose to cooperate with them in order to take advantage of the characteristics of that small world to gather criminals and Evil Spirit Master.
If Wu Qi enters, the Slaughter King will give the Spirit Hall face and ensure his Goddess of Life.
Of course, if the Slaughter King comes to the rescue, it means that Wu Qi's training has failed, and he will no longer receive Cultivation resources from the Worship Hall.
Moreover, the experience Slaughter City is of great importance.
Bibi Dong's ability to become the new Pope after Qian Xunji was inseparable from her experience in the Slaughter City.
Similarly, Tang Hao was established as the successor of Clear Sky Douluo because he completed the training in the Slaughter City.
Only those who fight their way out of that death-or-death situation are the true heroes!
Only then can we gain more power in the future.