The Might of Universal Pull

The biggest difference was that the people here dressed in an extremely archaic style, and the buildings were filled with the same classical flavor, as if he had returned to the Middle Ages.

Lin Yuan knew that this was the Soul Master's paradise: [Douluo World].

According to legend, [Douluo World] was modeled on the era Tang San had lived in.

The military had even thoughtfully prepared a set of clothes for Lin Yuan.

There was also a Douluo Coin in the backpack.

Unlike the original Lan Xuanyu and his classmates, who had entered Douluo World with nothing on them, not even a single Douluo Coin.

"Although one Douluo Coin doesn't look like much, it's actually extremely important startup capital."

"And the importance of Douluo Coins, in a certain sense, surpasses Federation Coins. Not only are they hard currency inside Douluo World, but on the future Douluo Planet, Douluo Coins can be exchanged for Shrek Badges, and Shrek Badges can be exchanged for heavenly treasures, even ten-thousand-year soul bones! You can't say they aren't important!"

"Too bad the Starry Terror Claw Bear didn't drop a soul bone."

Whenever he thought of soul bones, Lin Yuan could not help thinking of that huge bear that had been infinitely close to ten thousand years old, and regret welled up in his heart.

But after all, nine times out of ten, things in this world did not go as one wished. Without that soul bone, perhaps he would be able to obtain something even better in the future.

Lin Yuan quickly sorted out his feelings again.

After changing into the simple, pure-white ancient robe the military had prepared for him, he followed the map's guidance and stopped in front of a building with [Training Ground] hanging over it, then pushed the door open and entered.

Arriving before the tall counter, Lin Yuan said to the attendant:

"Open a beginner training ground for me."

"One Douluo Coin."

The pretty young girl glanced at Lin Yuan, her eyes lighting up again and again.

This child was really good-looking.

"All right."

Lin Yuan summoned a Douluo Coin and flicked it over with his thumb.

A beginner training ground; one Douluo Coin was enough.

If he won, he could get his capital back and also obtain a Douluo Coin as a reward; if he lost, he would be left with nothing.

The next second, a cold electronic voice sounded beside Lin Yuan's ear.

"Beginner training scene, entering."

The next second, Lin Yuan was transported to a wide, circular area. There were four iron gates in the surrounding walls, with high platforms and elevated seats all around, and people were cheering.

Almost instantly, the four iron gates opened at the same time. Accompanied by a series of low roars, several dozen canine Soul Beasts ran out.

Magma glowed through the meridians on their bodies, and the leader among them was a full size larger than the other Lava Hounds. Clearly, it was at the four-hundred-year level.

"Lava Hounds?"

Lin Yuan clenched his hands. Right now, he was already somewhat impatient to test just how powerful Universal Pull was.

Lava Hounds were fast and strong, and their entire bodies gave off firelight of extremely high temperature.

"Roar!"

The moment the Lava Hounds saw Lin Yuan, they launched their charge almost instantly.

The moment they saw several dozen Lava Hounds charging at Lin Yuan, the people in the spectator stands all let out hisses of pity, as if Lin Yuan was going to be torn apart by the Lava Hounds in the very next second.

One had to know that a siege by several dozen Lava Hounds was enough to easily deal with a two-ring Grand Soul Master team using Yu Xiaogang as the example.

If it was a three-ring Soul Elder who was not good at group attacks, handling them would also be quite troublesome.

Because Lava Hounds belonged to the canine family. Once their numbers grew large, they were enough to undergo a qualitative change; ten plus ten was far greater than twenty.

And Yu Xiaogang's Heaven-Splitting Earth-Shattering Luo Sanpao, in the eyes of the Lava Hounds, was at most just a somewhat pungent dash of pepper.

But Lin Yuan was not Yu Xiaogang, after all.

The moment those dozens of Lava Hounds surrounded and attacked him, Lin Yuan suddenly moved, making an exceedingly simple gesture: he pressed his palms together.

"Universal Pull."

In an instant, an invisible gravitational field spread out from his body.

The Lava Hounds, which had still been charging, froze.

The next second, a black halo spread over their bodies, and they actually floated up, unable to advance another step.

"Rise."

Lin Yuan raised both hands, immediately carrying them up into the air thirty meters above the ground.

Those Lava Hounds were clearly unwilling to be restrained. They struggled continuously, battering at Lin Yuan's sea of consciousness.

But Lin Yuan had long since grown used to the roar of the stars, and a few days ago, he had even endured the intimidation of the Starry Terror Claw Bear. How could the resilience of his spiritual power be shaken by a mere few dozen Lava Hounds?

"Feel how a planet is born."

Lin Yuan's expression did not change as he brought his hands together.

In the universe, under the pull of gravity, all kinds of matter would gradually form into a sphere.

This was a law even the universe had to obey!

Bang!

Lin Yuan controlled the dozens of Lava Hounds and sent them charging violently toward the center point.

With a bang, dozens of Lava Hounds smashed together, constantly being kneaded and compressed, the crackling sounds of breaking bones ringing out nonstop.

A few seconds later, Lin Yuan had actually forcefully mashed those dozens of Lava Hounds into a sphere.

The Lava Hounds on the inside were continuously squeezed by the ones coming from behind and lost all signs of life early on. Only the Lava Hounds on the outer layer were still struggling.

"Fall." Lin Yuan pressed his right hand downward, and the thirty surviving Lava Hounds plummeted rapidly just like that.

Crack!

The Lava Hounds, already severely injured to begin with, now fell at high speed from above, almost snapping their spines.

Even that hundred-year Lava Hound was no exception. After only a few seconds, it lost all signs of life and vanished into a phantom shadow.

Pitiful. The hundred-year Lava Hound clearly had the ability to spit flames, but it never even got the chance to use it before Lin Yuan brutally smashed it to death.

Lin Yuan pressed down his slightly lifted robe, turned, and left. At the same time, the electronic voice sounded by his ear once more.

"Beginner assessment passed. Assessment complete. Reward: 1 Douluo Coin."

In the next instant, Lin Yuan's figure turned illusory, then disappeared.

With a flash of light, Lin Yuan arrived back inside the Training Ground. Even the young female attendant was stunned.

How long had it been? Barely more than a minute, right?

"How many Douluo Coins for the intermediate Training Ground?"

Lin Yuan asked directly.

"The intermediate Training Ground costs 50 Douluo Coins per session. A Soul Beast ranging from one thousand years to several thousand years leads fifty hundred-year Soul Beasts."

The young female attendant said dully.

How much?

50?

And it was led by a thousand-year Soul Beast? Was this thousand-year Soul Beast guaranteed to be only one thousand years?

No wonder the little Dragon God in the original work had never entered the intermediate Training Ground... A thousand-year Soul Beast leading several dozen hundred-year Soul Beasts—was that gap for real?

And the reward was only 50 Douluo Coins...

The corners of Lin Yuan's mouth twitched slightly. At this moment, he deeply felt the malice of poverty.

Looking at those pitiful two Douluo Coins, the corners of Lin Yuan's mouth twitched, and he flicked them over again.

"Then give me another round."

"The intermediate Training Ground is fifty."

"I don't have money."

The girl: ...

The girl rolled her eyes in annoyance. This was the first time she had ever seen someone say they had no money in such a fresh and refined way.

Also, if you kept challenging the beginner field, weren't you just using their training hall to farm money?

"By rights, every entry requires you to wait for a period of time... But forget it. Go in."

The girl looked at Lin Yuan's calm face, thought for a moment, and finally agreed, casually operating the controls.

With a flash of light, Lin Yuan disappeared, then reappeared in less than a minute.

For the next hour, Lin Yuan went in and out of the Training Ground.

Every time, he came out in less than a minute. The young female attendant's expression went from shock to numbness.

She watched helplessly as his Douluo Coins increased from the initial one to 10, 20, 30...

In the end, the girl simply stopped looking at him. Every time she heard "one more round," she mechanically took the coin and started the machine.

"Give me another round."

Lin Yuan flicked out a Douluo Coin with his thumb. Suddenly, a beeping alarm sounded by his ear.

"You have fought 50 consecutive battles. For your safety, please log off and rest."

Lin Yuan: ...

No matter how Lin Yuan tried to enter, he was rejected. The alarm only grew louder and louder, until rows of Luo Sanpao holding red exclamation marks appeared before his eyes.

What was this, Douluo's version of underage anti-addiction restrictions?

I've lived two lifetimes already. Is this anti-addiction system reasonable?

"What a pity. I still wanted to test just how strong a hundred-year Soul Beast led by a thousand-year Soul Beast would be." Lin Yuan sighed.

"Do you have any idea how helpless that makes people feel?"

The girl said irritably, returning one of Lin Yuan's Douluo Coins to him.

"Generally speaking, never mind a one-ring Soul Master—even a two-ring Grand Soul Master can only fight seven or eight consecutive matches at most before their mental strength is exhausted. Three rings can manage twenty, four rings forty. Your mind is already very resilient, all right?"

"And besides, how old are you to already have 50 Douluo Coins? Generally speaking, someone your age having even five would count as rich. You're still young, so you need to learn some restraint."

The young waitress earnestly tried to persuade Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan took the Douluo Coins from the table, shrugged, and his figure turned illusory as he exited the Douluo World.

He returned to reality.

Lin Yuan left the simulation pod and stretched comfortably.

"Mm, no rush. School starts tomorrow and I still have to report in. I'll leave it here for today. As for those dozens of hundred-year Soul Beasts led by a thousand-year Soul Beast... I'm not that confident either, so there's no need to hurry."