Watching Douluo Dalu in Holy Spirit Village
Chapter 14

Three-Eyed Demon Fox Shows Its Might

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Holy Spirit Village had changed greatly.

After breakfast at a randomly chosen lucky household, Lin Xianyu encountered quite a few Holy Spirit Village villagers on her way back to the tiny rundown shack where she lived.

The villagers, who were usually busy, had surprisingly gathered together to chat today.

This truly exceeded Lin Xianyu's expectations.

She was still young, so no one cared if she eavesdropped, much less suspected her of doing so.

When she reached the village entrance, quite a few villagers were gathered there chatting.

Lin Xianyu stopped walking. She pretended to be playing by herself, when she was actually eavesdropping openly.

"Did you all take part in the Arena that appeared last night?" a villager asked excitedly.

"I did, but I didn't pass," another villager replied.

"I passed!" another villager said happily. "Good thing I challenged it later, or I wouldn't have made it through either."

From the villagers' idle chatter, Lin Xianyu figured out what had happened after she fell asleep last night.

After the first person cleared the challenge, the Sky Screen System lowered the difficulty and further unsealed the challengers' strength. At first, Spirit Abilities had been forbidden; later, they could be used.

This only applied to Soul Masters.

Most people on Douluo Continent were still ordinary people.

Originally, only Soul Masters could participate in the challenge, while ordinary people could only watch the excitement.

But as the number of people clearing the stage increased, ordinary people could participate as well.

Of course, ordinary people used standardized templates selected by the Sky Screen System. Their combat ability was roughly on par with six-year-old Tang San.

But as long as they had plenty of combat experience or were lucky enough, they could still defeat six-year-old Tang San.

There were so many ordinary people on Douluo Continent that everyone with the slightest interest took part in the first-stage challenge.

Quite a few people cleared it successfully and received the corresponding rewards for the first stage.

The rewards distributed by the Sky Screen System were all about randomness.

Some people received Gold Soul Coins, some had their Innate Soul Power increased by one level, others obtained expensive medicinal herbs, and some even received Soul Master cultivation methods.

The Soul Master cultivation methods obtained from the Sky Screen System were different from those circulated on Douluo Continent.

The Soul Master cultivation methods currently available on Douluo Continent provided no obvious boost to a Soul Master's cultivation speed.

In contrast, the cultivation methods distributed by the Sky Screen System clearly improved a Soul Master's cultivation speed.

Though they were not as fast as the boost provided by the "Mysterious Heaven Skill," they were still faster than the cultivation methods already found on Douluo Continent.

In short, the Sky Screen System had handed out benefits on a massive scale last night. Everyone got something, and even the worst reward was Gold Soul Coins.

After learning about last night from the villagers, Lin Xianyu became utterly depressed.

Well then, she had challenged it first, and while she had received a cheat from the Sky Screen System, that was only what she deserved as its host.

What about everyone else?

The Sky Screen System was handing out benefits across the entire continent...

Some people had even received better benefits than she had as the host.

So who exactly was the host of the Sky Screen System?

Lin Xianyu was depressed to death.

She no longer wanted to listen to the villagers chat. She returned to her tiny rundown shack alone, turning her grief and indignation into motivation. She began cultivating the "Mysterious Heaven Skill," hoping to reach level 10 as soon as possible and see whether the Sky Screen System would give her any benefits.

After all, it was the cheat she had brought with her. It couldn't possibly be so stingy that, after she reached level 10, it would not even give her a Soul Ring, right?

Time flew by.

Another seven days passed.

Lin Xianyu also reached level 10 through her hard work. When she said she had decided to work hard, she truly meant it. Day and night, whenever she was not asleep or eating, she cultivated.

With such effort, she naturally reached level 10 after seven days.

Uh, an ordinary person's cultivation speed could not possibly be this fast. Even Tang San, who had been reincarnated, had cultivated the "Mysterious Heaven Skill" for several years before reaching Innate Full Soul Power at the age of six.

How long had Lin Xianyu been cultivating?

At most, only a month.

Yet she had reached level 10 in such a short time.

If word got out, she would definitely be treated as a freak.

When Lin Xianyu discovered seven days later that she had reached level 10, she came up with a bold guess—the Sky Screen System had improved her aptitude, giving her greater cultivation talent.

Only with better talent and a higher-grade cultivation method could her strength surge so dramatically.

"I'm already level 10?" Lin Xianyu was still a little stunned.

She had never expected that after making up her mind to cultivate diligently, she would reach level 10 in only seven days, just in time for a new round of Sky Screen broadcasts.

After the sun set, the villagers of Holy Spirit Village ate dinner early, then carried stools outside and sat waiting for the Sky Screen to appear.

It was the exact same time as seven days ago.

Not a second early, nor a second late.

The Sky Screen System flew out of Lin Xianyu's body and headed into the sky once again.

"It's out again. I wonder whether the Arena will open today?"

"Besides the Arena, there'd better be a Prize Quiz too. It'd be even better if there were both."

"I wonder which gods will be shown today?"

The villagers discussed it animatedly. Once the Sky Screen appeared, they all raised their heads to look at it.

Very soon, the Sky Screen began playing without any delay.

Grandmaster led Tang San into Soul Hunting Forest.

He was only a level 29 Soul Grandmaster. The reason he had not formed a group before entering Soul Hunting Forest was because he believed he could find a suitable spirit beast for Tang San on his own.

The spirit beasts in Soul Hunting Forest were artificially raised, and even the strongest among them were not more than a thousand years old.

Converted to the rank of human Soul Masters, that was equivalent to a newly advanced Soul Elder.

Grandmaster was currently level 29, only one level away from becoming a Soul Elder.

He was not afraid of encountering a spirit beast comparable to a Soul Elder.

Besides, he did not think his luck would be that bad.

However, after entering Soul Hunting Forest, its terrifying atmosphere still made Grandmaster take the initiative to summon his martial soul.

Grandmaster's martial soul was unusual—a special martial soul with a physical form!

It resembled a pig and looked rather cute.

However, Grandmaster was dissatisfied with his physical martial soul.

Clear Sky Sect.

Tang Hao frowned. "What the hell is this so-called Grandmaster's martial soul? It doesn't look powerful at all. Could this Grandmaster be a fraud?"

"Brother Hao, detached martial souls are still very powerful," Tang Xiao reminded him.

"Big Brother, of course I know detached martial souls are special, but this detached martial soul of his—are you sure it has any formidable combat ability?" Tang Hao wore a deeply skeptical expression.

He had originally thought the Grandmaster appearing on the Sky Screen possessed genuine ability.

But after seeing the martial soul he had summoned, Tang Hao decided he was just a weakling. With such a trash martial soul, the title of Grandmaster was probably all hot air.

"You, honestly. With that mouth of yours, how many people are you going to offend?" Tang Xiao said irritably. "It's only because there are just the two of us here that you can say whatever you want. If outsiders were present, you'd better watch your mouth!"

"Big Brother, I know. It's because only you are here that I dared say it," Tang Hao said unconcernedly.

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

"This little thing is rather cute." Madam Ning gave a fair assessment.

"It is cute." Ning Fengzhi glanced at the "Three-Eyed Demon Fox" Grandmaster had summoned, then shook his head. "Being cute is its only advantage."

He did not think the "Three-Eyed Demon Fox" could be very powerful.

Such a cute little thing probably could not even beat him, a Support System Soul Master.

Sigh, not every detached martial soul was powerful.

Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

"Three-Eyed Demon Fox?"

When Yu Xiaogang saw the Three-Eyed Demon Fox appear on the Sky Screen, he decisively summoned his own Three-Eyed Demon Fox.

The Three-Eyed Demon Fox he summoned recognized him as its summoner and immediately pounced toward him.

Yu Xiaogang hurriedly berated the Three-Eyed Demon Fox, telling it not to move.

The Three-Eyed Demon Fox obediently stopped.

Yu Xiaogang looked at the Three-Eyed Demon Fox on the Sky Screen, then at the Three-Eyed Demon Fox he had summoned. He was completely dumbfounded.

Could someone else have the "Three-Eyed Demon Fox" martial soul just like him?

At that thought, Yu Xiaogang became excited.

Since someone else possessed the "Three-Eyed Demon Fox" martial soul, that meant the person had cultivation experience with it.

He could completely seek out this person with the "Three-Eyed Demon Fox" martial soul and ask how to cultivate it.

"Father, the person up there has the same 'Three-Eyed Demon Fox' martial soul as me. Can we find him? I want to learn from him," Yu Xiaogang said excitedly.

"..."

Yu Yuanzhen had nothing to say.

His second son was still young and had not recognized that the person on the Sky Screen was his future self.

Understandable, understandable, understa—my ass!

You foolish son, how did you become the Grandmaster on the Sky Screen in the future?

When Tang San saw the Three-Eyed Demon Fox summoned by Grandmaster, he did not stare at it a few more times just because it was cute. He was only curious about the Three-Eyed Demon Fox's classification.

According to Grandmaster, martial souls were divided into beast martial souls, tool martial souls, and some special martial souls.

What kind of martial soul was the Three-Eyed Demon Fox?

A beast martial soul?

He curiously asked Grandmaster about it.

Grandmaster then told Tang San that the Three-Eyed Demon Fox was a beast martial soul, but its mutation had failed.

Tang San's curiosity was satisfied.

Grandmaster had the Three-Eyed Demon Fox lead the way, while he and Tang San followed behind.

As they ventured deeper into Soul Hunting Forest, Grandmaster explained the relevant knowledge about spirit beasts to Tang San.

"This ten-year-old Lone Bamboo is quite suitable for you." Grandmaster led Tang San to a Lone Bamboo.

"Teacher, should my first Soul Ring come from this Lone Bamboo?" Tang San asked.

A clueless newbie who knew nothing relied entirely on an expert to carry him.

"The Soul Ring's age is too low." Grandmaster shook his head. "Your first Soul Ring must be at least three hundred years old."

"Of course, if we can't find a suitable spirit beast later, we can settle for a hundred-year-old Lone Bamboo."

Grandmaster did not dare guarantee anything.

Soul Hunting Forest did not contain every kind of spirit beast.

The spirit beasts here could only satisfy the first two Soul Rings of those below the Soul Elder rank.

For more powerful Soul Rings, one had to go to a spirit beast gathering place—the Star Dou Great Forest.

Of course, they could also go to Sunset Forest or the Extreme North.

But the Extreme North was too far away.

Sunset Forest was not close either.

The only place they could go was the Star Dou Great Forest.

At Grandmaster's level, he could not enter the Star Dou Great Forest.

He would go in on the first day.

And be dead by the second.

Blue Silver Village.

When Ah Yin saw Grandmaster treating Lone Bamboo as an alternative, she could not help frowning.

He was not really going to arrange that bizarre path for Tang San, was he?

A Blue Silver Grass martial soul taking a control-system path with highly toxic additions...

What kind of damned arrangement was that?

The Sky Screen had not yet shown that Tang San's first Soul Ring came from a Mandala Snake.

If she saw that, she would definitely complain about it.

Grandmaster and Tang San searched Soul Hunting Forest for a suitable Soul Ring.

They searched until night fell.

Seeing the sky darken, Grandmaster found a reliable place to camp.

He gave Tang San a pouch of medicine and had him scatter it around the campsite, then taught Tang San wilderness survival knowledge.

Just then, a group of spirit beasts approached.

Tang San noticed them. He circulated the "Mysterious Heaven Skill" and used the Purple Demon Eye, spotting the spirit beasts charging toward them.

It was a pack of wolves.

Judging from their size, the strongest was only a ten-year-old alpha wolf.

Grandmaster also discovered the incoming wolf pack.

Not a trace of fear appeared on his face.

He first told Tang San to be careful.

Then he sent out the Three-Eyed Demon Fox.

"Farts like thunder, Three-Eyed Demon Fox rends heaven and earth!"

The Three-Eyed Demon Fox's first Spirit Ability activated!

Grandmaster swiftly pulled out two masks, putting one on himself and giving the other to Tang San.

Seeing Grandmaster put on a mask, Tang San quickly put one on as well.

He was all about being obedient.

Under Grandmaster's command, the Three-Eyed Demon Fox activated its first Spirit Ability.

Its body swelled.

It flew into the air.

It turned around, aiming its rear at the wolf pack.

Then...

The wolf pack was driven off by the fart Three-Eyed Demon Fox released. Not a single wolf remained; they all chose to run.

Tang San stared dumbfoundedly, never having imagined that the corporeal martial soul Grandmaster had summoned, Three-Eyed Demon Fox, used farts as its method of attack.

Holy Spirit Village.

Villager A: "Hahaha... that's hilarious! His attack is farting? I can do that too!"

Villager B: "Cut it out! His attack can drive away ten-year soul beasts. What about you? You'd only let a ten-year soul beast chew you up."

Villager C: "What an absurd attack method. Wouldn't he get laughed at for using that move?"

The villagers had all sorts of things to say.

After seeing the attack method used by the Three-Eyed Demon Fox Grandmaster had summoned, every one of them felt an intense urge to mock it.

Lin Xianyu mingled among them and threw in a few remarks of her own, without seeming out of place.

Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

When Yu Yuanzhen saw Grandmaster's attack method on the Sky Screen, his old face turned a terrifying shade of green.

Yu Xiaogang was so frightened that he did not dare say a word.

He secretly looked at Grandmaster on the Sky Screen. Thinking of how Three-Eyed Demon Fox used farts as its attack method made him feel utterly awful.

Could it be that his Three-Eyed Demon Fox would also use farts as its attack method?

No, no! His Three-Eyed Demon Fox absolutely could not use farts as its attack method!

Yu Xiaogang made up his mind. Once he cultivated to level 10, he would definitely choose a reliable soul ring.

It absolutely could not give him a fart-based attack.

"Xiao Gang, don't learn from the Sky Screen. Father will make arrangements for you," Yu Yuanzhen said.

He knew that the Sky Screen showed the future several decades from now.

If he did not stop it, his second son might really end up with a fart-based attack method.

No, absolutely not!

Their Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan cared about its reputation!

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