Light of Creation

Was it going to end just like this?

Wu Sidu closed her eyes, the roar of the wind filling her ears.

She did not want to quit.

But from a height of over a hundred meters, whether the fall killed her or not, she would at least be crippled.

In the Spirit Ascension Platform, there was no need to fear death, but the pain fed back to her was not something an ordinary person could endure.

If she wanted to feel a little better once she got out, she had to withdraw on her own right now.

But how was she supposed to explain it to her father when she went back?

As she was thinking, she suddenly felt a weight against her back. She had not smashed into the ground.

Huh?

Wu Sidu hurriedly opened her eyes.

What entered her sight was a pair of wings, beating continuously, their entire surface flowing with nine-colored radiance. It showed a shifting gradient, as if a rainbow had been crushed and melted into flame.

Then she realized she was being held in someone's arms.

It was a boy who looked about her age, with black hair and handsome, refined features.

What drew the eye most were his eyes—a pair of burning golden pupils, lowered as he looked at her.

"You..."

Wu Sidu blushed. She instinctively wanted to struggle, but she had no strength left in her body.

"Stop struggling. Your hands are ruined," Gu You said helplessly. "Is this Blood Bear really that strong? I'll put you down in a bit. Your injuries will hurt a lot once you get out too, so try to prepare yourself mentally."

"Pretty stupid too, refusing to quit even if you die..."

Gu You murmured the last sentence under his breath. He did not know whether Wu Sidu heard it.

"You... I..." For a moment, Wu Sidu did not know what to say. After forcing the words out for a long time, she finally said, "This Blood Bear really is strong! We should run quickly. Several of my companions are Soul Elders, and even they couldn't beat it."

"Only strong things are interesting." Gu You smiled, his gaze passing over Wu Sidu and landing on the Blood Bear below.

After sending Wu Sidu flying with one strike, the Blood Bear was raging in place, hammering its chest with both palms and making dull thuds. Clearly, it had no intention of giving up the pursuit, and its scarlet eyes were fixed firmly on the two people in the air.

"What annoys me most is that look in your eyes, like I'm prey!"

Gu You spoke coldly. His Golden Pupils turned into golden vertical pupils, and an indescribable pressure enveloped the Blood Bear.

"Roar—!"

The Blood Bear roared. Under Gu You's imposing aura, it actually retreated several steps in fear.

"Rest for a bit. You can quit if you want. I'm going to deal with this beast."

Gu You placed Wu Sidu back on the ground, lightly patted her shoulder, then turned to face the Blood Bear head-on.

Wu Sidu looked at Gu You's back, curiosity shining endlessly in her eyes.

She had not seen the moment Gu You's Golden Pupils changed into vertical pupils, but she could still sense the shift in his bearing.

How did he have the confidence to face a Blood Bear that even several Soul Elders could not defeat?

And what was his martial soul? Such beautiful wings...

At the thought of Gu You's rainbow wings, Wu Sidu felt a little envious. It really was wonderful to be able to fly.

On Gu You's side, he loosened up his fists, and three purple soul rings rose one after another.

A soul ring configuration entirely over a thousand years old!

Seeing the scene before her, Wu Sidu's head buzzed.

The family elders had always said that on the Douluo Continent, there were very few people whose talent could surpass hers.

She had always believed it, but how could this boy she had met in the Spirit Ascension Platform have three purple soul rings?

He looked about the same age as her, which meant that at the same age, both her cultivation and configuration had been completely crushed.

Had the elders been lying to her?

Wu Sidu felt as if her Dao heart was about to collapse. Looking at Gu You, based on his performance at this moment, all she could do was admire him.

"Second soul skill, Light of Creation!"

Gu You moved, and the second soul ring beneath his feet lit up.

His second soul skill was called Light of Creation, the sacred light released through the Creation Heaven Phoenix carrying the power of the laws of life.

It could save people, and it could also kill people.

Under its positive effect, those shrouded by the sacred light would briefly recover vitality and automatically dispel negative statuses.

Under its reverse effect, anyone it struck would have the life force in their body forcibly extracted, causing continuous vitality decline and soul power collapse.

It could be considered a freakish soul skill that applied negative effects to enemies.

After the second soul skill was released, the phantom of the Creation Heaven Phoenix appeared behind Gu You, and a cluster of gentle green-gold light lit up upon the phantom.

When the light brightened to a certain level, it spread outward in a circular, explosive range, enveloping the Blood Bear within.

A flicker of confusion passed through the shrouded Blood Bear's eyes, followed immediately by a wave of weakness.

Its breathing grew heavy, and its limbs began to tremble uncontrollably. The once-frenzied blood-colored patterns on its skin gradually dimmed.

The Blood Bear let out another pained roar, fear appearing in the depths of its eyes as its massive body retreated again and again under the shroud of the Light of Creation.

Now!

Gu You would not give it a chance to catch its breath.

His first soul ring lit up.

"Creation Conversion, wind!"

The phoenix wings on his back turned cyan. He raised his right hand and curled his five fingers around empty air.

The omnipresent wind elements in the air seemed to hear their sovereign's command and surged madly toward Gu You's palm.

Cyan light rapidly gathered in his palm, compressing and stretching until it formed a wind spear nearly two meters long.

High-speed cutting currents flowed along the shaft, making it striking to behold.

"Roar!"

The Blood Bear had no idea how close to death it was. Even in its weakened state, it still dared to pounce at Gu You.

"Big bear, no brains. That means you."

Gu You stood where he was, his Golden Pupils utterly calm.

He turned sideways and drew back his right arm.

"Buzz!!"

The wind spear was hurled out. Heaven and earth hummed as if a gale had swept through, and wherever it passed, the air was sliced apart at high speed, forming a long, narrow vacuum channel.

Before the Blood Bear could even reach Gu You, the wind spear had already pierced through it.

The bear's movements froze. Its body began to collapse, turning into countless motes of light that scattered away, leaving only a fluctuation of spiritual power behind.

After piercing through the Blood Bear, the wind spear did not dissipate. It continued flying forward for over a hundred meters, punching through more than a dozen ancient trees along the way before finally pinning itself into a cliff face and vanishing.

Seeing this, Wu Sidu's mouth fell open.

Was that really an attack a Soul Elder could unleash?

"First time meeting you. I'm Gu You. Absorb the Blood Bear's spirit ascension spiritual power in a bit. Once you're done, leave. If you don't want to leave, then stop courting death."

Gu You withdrew his martial soul and walked up to Wu Sidu as he spoke.

"Ah, you're not going to absorb the spiritual power?" Gu You's words completely threw Wu Sidu off, and she asked awkwardly.

He had saved her and was even letting her absorb the spiritual power. Were there really good people like that in the world?

"The spiritual power is already useless to me."

Gu You shook his head.

Over the past three years, he had entered the Spirit Ascension Platform so many times that he had long since raised both of his soul spirits to the thousand-year limit, just one step away from ten thousand years.

However, due to limitations in his spiritual power, he had not carried out the spirit ascension.

The Blood Bear's spiritual power was just right as a first-meeting gift for Wu Sidu, to leave a good impression.

"Thank you. My name is Wu Sidu. Gu You, is it? I'll remember your name."

Getting spiritual power for free naturally made Wu Sidu very happy. She had not expected that after being tricked by the clan disciples, things would still turn around and bring her such an unexpected gain.

The spiritual power of a thousand-year Blood Bear could increase her soul spirit's age by a hundred years. This trip to the Spirit Ascension Platform was enough to give her clan an explanation.