[Second Trial of Life: Comprehend "Wildfire Cannot Burn Out, Spring Breeze Brings Life Anew"] [Reward: 10% Life and Destruction Affinity, all Soul Rings and Soul Bones increased by 3,000 years, all Soul Skill effects doubled]
As Ye Shuyuan and Dugu Bo watched, layers of pure life energy enveloped Ye Qingzhou.
The arrival of the life energy filled the stone chamber, where not even a single blade of grass or flower should have been able to grow, with a vibrant vitality.
A flourishing army of Blue Silver Grass miraculously grew all around Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin.
Purple, purple, purple, and black Soul Rings unfurled one after another. The black Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring was especially vigorous, while the other three purple Thousand-Year Soul Rings radiated a deep violet glow.
Divine power flowed into Ye Qingzhou's body, infusing the four Soul Rings.
The first purple Thousand-Year Soul Ring showed no change, and neither did the second.
It was not until the third Soul Ring—the one with the highest age among Ye Qingzhou's Thousand-Year Soul Rings—that it was endlessly dyed black.
It had risen from a Thousand-Year Soul Ring to a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
So powerful.
Feeling the changes in each Soul Ring, Ye Qingzhou couldn't help exclaiming.
It wasn't just the age of the Soul Rings that had changed. The effects of every Soul Skill had also doubled.
This was far more valuable than the reward from the first divine trial.
Watching Ye Qingzhou's miraculous transformation, Dugu Bo asked in surprise, "Could this be the reward for the divine trial?"
In all his many years, he had never witnessed a divine trial's reward descend so directly.
The word "god" was impossibly distant, both to him and to everyone on Douluo Continent. They hardly dared even think about it.
Reaching Soul Douluo or Titled Douluo was already enough to make a family's ancestors glow with pride and earn a place in the family records.
But this boy, Ye Qingzhou, had been chosen by a god on the very day his Martial Soul awakened—and not just any god, but a God King who stood above all the gods.
Every divine trial the little fellow faced was clearly a boon arranged for him by the God of Life.
And in a moment of mortal danger, the God King would even step in personally to fight in his place.
It was enough to make anyone green with envy.
How could the gap between people be so damn huge?
Ye Qingzhou's Soul Rings had grown in age, and the pure life energy had filled the entire cavern with vitality, bringing it back to life. Every bit of it was etched into Ye Shuyuan's mind.
If they hadn't entered this stone chamber beforehand, they never would have believed anyone who told them it had once been utterly barren, with only that solitary Blue Silver Grass standing firm.
The Blue Silver Grass Ah Yin, atop the little mound of earth, felt the pure life energy and danced happily, swaying her tiny body.
She had stayed in this damp place for far, far too long—so long that she had forgotten what it was like to breathe ordinary air.
The Soul Ring upgrades were complete, and the Soul Skill enhancements were finished.
The four Soul Rings beneath Ye Qingzhou's feet all disappeared.
The voice of the God of Life sounded once more in the Sea of Consciousness.
[God of Life's Third Trial: Fill all four of the Prayer Angel's Soul Ring slots; rescue an injured person from a Soul Saint] [Reward: Two divine-gifted Soul Rings, 10% Life Affinity, 20% Destruction Affinity, all Soul Rings and Soul Bones increased by 4,000 years]
"Fill all of the Prayer Angel's Soul Ring slots?" Hearing the contents of the third divine trial, Ye Qingzhou wondered for a moment if he'd heard wrong.
The Prayer Angel was his Second Martial Soul.
He remembered that, according to the original story, the explanation of Twin Martial Souls was that one had to fully cultivate the First Martial Soul before cultivating the Second Martial Soul and adding a second Soul Ring to it.
Only this way could one avoid the risk of exploding from cultivating both Twin Martial Souls at the same time.
But in the original story, Tang San had only cultivated Blue Silver Grass to level sixty, and with the aid of Immortal Herbs, had added Soul Rings to the Clear Sky Hammer ahead of time.
So, couldn't he do the same?
With the help of the Life God King, he could even fill every Soul Ring slot on his Prayer Angel much earlier.
As for the second task—
Rescue an injured person from a Soul Saint.
There was something strange about that task.
He wasn't sure what to make of it.
Watching Ye Qingzhou stand there in a daze, Ye Shuyuan asked, "Qingzhou, what's the content of your third divine trial?"
"Grandpa, my divine trial is..." Ye Qingzhou recounted its contents.
The more Ye Shuyuan and Dugu Bo listened, the more they felt something was off.
Dugu Bo opposed Ye Qingzhou undertaking the third trial. The first task alone was far too dangerous; it could even cost him his life.
His expression grave, he was full of worry. "Little Monster, isn't this too dangerous?"
Ye Shuyuan fell silent. It seemed he would have to ask the Spirit Hall Pope—or rather, Ye Qingzhou's father—about the secret to cultivating Twin Martial Souls at the same time.
Even if they told him to join Spirit Hall, he would do it.
If the Spirit Hall Pope knew the secret to Twin Martial Souls, then the person behind Ye Qingzhou's father, Luo Feng, surely knew it too.
Ye Qingzhou gave them a reassuring look. His voice was calm, without a trace of fear.
"Don't worry, Grandpa, Old Poison. The God of Life has everything prepared. She won't let me take any risks."
"She's already told me how to cultivate Twin Martial Souls at the same time."
"Let's hear it," Ye Shuyuan said. He wanted to know what plan the God of Life had given him.
"Once my body is strong enough and I raise my First Martial Soul to Soul King, I can add Soul Rings of a thousand years or more to my Second Martial Soul." Ye Qingzhou briefly explained his understanding of the original story's rules.
That sounded more reasonable. Ye Shuyuan spoke calmly. "That's worth a try..."
He fully trusted that the God King would protect his grandson when the critical moment came.
After glancing at the vibrant cavern, Ye Shuyuan called toward the entrance, "Since the matter is settled, let's head back."
Dugu Bo asked, "What about the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast living in Nuoding City?"
"Don't worry. That Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast isn't going anywhere," Ye Shuyuan replied.
"We're in no hurry."
Before leaving, Ye Qingzhou looked at Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin in the cavern.
He stepped forward to her, plucked her from the little mound of earth, and placed her in the Ruyi Hundred Treasure Pouch Dugu Bo had given him earlier.
At that moment, in the student dormitory for work-study students at Notting Academy.
Nine-year-old Tang San anxiously looked at Xiao Wu, who was hiding in the corner of the dormitory. "Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu, what's wrong?"
Xiao Wu didn't answer. She curled up, her ears drooping, fear written all over her face.
Why, why, why?
She had come to the most inconspicuous city, so why was there still the power of a Titled Douluo here?
Titled Douluo had even fought in Nuoding City.
The work-study students, led by Tang San, had gathered in front of Xiao Wu. Their big sister's fear left them baffled.
Xiao Wu slowly raised her head to look at Tang San, who was worried about her, then quickly lowered it again.
"Third Brother, I..."
Tang San could hear that every word Xiao Wu spoke came through tears, trembling and fear.
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