Chapter 19: Creation Power Creates Soul Bones, Gu Shengge, the Gold Soul Coin Incarnate.
"Rebuilding Spirit Hall isn't urgent for now. Our primary goal is still to find the Rakshasa Demonic Scythe. Although your cultivation is only that of a Soul Elder, your physical constitution is no weaker than that of a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast. Once you obtain the Rakshasa Demonic Scythe, with my help, even a Title Douluo whose Soul Power has reached level ninety-nine will be no match for you."
Bibi Dong's words also won Qian Renxue's agreement. Although she too wished to rebuild Spirit Hall as soon as possible, only strength capable of suppressing the continent would give them real confidence.
Back then, Tang San had relied on a single divine artifact to force the Spirit Hall Empire into repeated defeat. Even Bibi Dong had been no match for him, though she could only wield the strength of level ninety-eight at the time.
As long as Gu Shengge could obtain the Rakshasa Demonic Scythe, and Bibi Dong used his body to wield this Rakshasa Divine Artifact, even an Ultimate Douluo with Soul Power as high as level ninety-nine would be no match for Gu Shengge.
Gu Shengge nodded. Once he had the time, he would leave the city to search for Bibi Dong's body and the Rakshasa Demonic Scythe.
However, Spirit Hall's reconstruction could not be delayed either. He also needed to gather a group of followers of his own.
After their discussion, Gu Shengge's consciousness withdrew from Creation Space.
Outside.
Night fell. The moon was hidden, the stars sparse, and starlight dim. A faint wash of moonlight spilled into the dormitory, cold and lonely.
Gu Shengge slowly opened his eyes and rose from the bed. He turned to glance at the sleeping Han Yue, then shifted back and leaned against the headboard.
The youth raised a hand, and a dazzling platinum radiance appeared in his palm. It was a power different from Soul Power, one that originated from his Creation Bloodline.
Creation Power.
Over the past six years, what Green Banyan had taught Gu Shengge most was how to use Creation Power.
Understanding and creation.
Creation Power was the force that created all things in the world. As long as one's Creation Power was strong enough, one could create anything one understood.
However, Gu Shengge's grasp of Creation Power was still shallow, and the amount he possessed was very limited. He could not create anything particularly powerful.
But if one were to ask who was the richest on the continent, it was neither the four great empires nor the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. It was Gu Shengge.
Because what Gu Shengge excelled at most was creating Gold Soul Coins.
He was the Gold Soul Coin incarnate.
If Gu Shengge wished it, he could crash Douluo Continent's monetary system within a year.
Creation Power surged through his palm like mist as Creation Laws spread outward. The Creation Power within Gu Shengge's body was continuously consumed. Countless strands of it gathered together, like a 3D printer, beginning with five slender finger bones and gradually condensing into a pale golden right arm bone, its fingertips faintly gold-red.
A moment later, a complete Golden Earth Dragon Right Arm Soul Bone appeared before him, emitting a fairly strong Soul Power fluctuation.
After creating a Soul Bone, Gu Shengge's Soul Power had not been depleted in the slightest. Only his Creation Power was nearly exhausted and needed time to recover.
Soul Power and Creation Power were two different forces. One came from daily cultivation, while the other came from one's bloodline; neither interfered with the other.
Holding the newly created Golden Earth Dragon Right Arm Soul Bone, a trace of disappointment flashed through Gu Shengge's platinum eyes. Its quality had barely reached the thousand-year level.
Besides Gold Soul Coins, the second thing Gu Shengge was best at creating was Golden Earth Dragon right arm Soul Bones. This was only because he possessed a hundred-thousand-year Golden Earth Dragon King Soul Bone himself, which he could use as a reference to create Golden Earth Dragon Soul Bones.
Unfortunately, with his current Creation Power, he could only create Golden Earth Dragon Soul Bones of around thousand-year quality at most.
He tossed the Soul Bone back into the Life Spirit Bracelet. Within the gem space containing Soul Bones were over three hundred Soul Bones in total: more than one hundred and seventy Golden Earth Dragon Soul Bones, over eighty Emerald Swan Soul Bones, and more than forty Radiant Sacred Tiger Soul Bones.
The highest quality had reached the thousand-year level, while the lowest was only ten years old.
To Gu Shengge, none of these Soul Bones were worth fusing with. They could, however, be used to make Soul Tools.
In the original work, the Starlight Auction had featured a level-eight close-combat Soul Tool made from a ten-thousand-year Tyrant Tiger Soul Bone.
Although the batch of Soul Bones in his possession was of poor quality, they were suitable for practice and could be made into Soul Tools.
And if nothing else, he could sell them all in one package and make a tidy profit.
In the blink of an eye, two days passed.
During those two days, Gu Shengge stayed in the dormitory cultivating and did not go out, because he always felt as though someone was watching him from the shadows.
Gu Shengge guessed that it was likely Shrek Academy's upper echelon. They had been alarmed by his Soul Ring configuration but were unsure of his true identity, so they had arranged for someone to monitor him.
Before the surveillance ended, it was inconvenient for him to leave the academy and search for the Rakshasa Demonic Scythe and Bibi Dong's body.
Inside the dormitory, Gu Shengge sat cross-legged on the bed. The Life Ancient Tree flickered in and out of view behind him, lush and verdant. With every breath, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth flowed into his body, coursing through his organs and limbs before finally gathering in his dantian and transforming into Soul Power.
As his Soul Power accumulated, it finally reached a bottleneck. Yet there was not the slightest obstruction as he smoothly broke through to the next level.
A while later, Gu Shengge slowly opened his eyes. Feeling that his Soul Power Level had broken through once again, a hint of satisfaction appeared on his face.
He got up and poured himself a cup of water. Just as he took a drink, he heard the door open, followed by Han Yue's voice.
"Brother Gu, I'm back."
Gu Shengge set down his cup, filled Han Yue's cup as well, and handed it to him, telling him to drink some water first.
Han Yue drained the cup in one gulp, then handed the information he had gathered on the commoner freshmen to Gu Shengge.
"Brother Gu, there are a total of one thousand freshmen in our cohort. Only twenty-seven commoner students haven't been recruited."
Gu Shengge said, "So few?"
Han Yue nodded. "Although there are quite a few commoners among the freshmen, most of them have already been recruited in advance by nobles from the continent's major cities."
Hearing this, Gu Shengge looked through the information on the twenty-seven freshmen. None of them had been willing to accept the nobles' recruitment. They had passed the assessments at their original academies, obtained recommendation letters from the main cities, and enrolled at Shrek.
Han Yue was the same as them.
All twenty-seven freshmen were Soul Grandmasters. Their lowest Soul Power Level was twenty-four, while the highest had reached twenty-seven. Their overall quality was quite high.
"Mm. Over this period, get in touch with these twenty-seven people more often. Promote Spirit Hall's ideals in front of them. When the time is right, arrange a gathering."
Gu Shengge returned the information to Han Yue and instructed him again.
The fact that these twenty-seven people had refused the nobles' recruitment showed that they possessed their own pride and were unwilling to submit to others. He just did not know whether their strength was worthy of that pride.
"Here. This is your operating fund."
A money pouch appeared in Gu Shengge's hand. It contained one hundred Gold Soul Coins, and he handed it to Han Yue.
Han Yue accepted the heavy pouch, his expression turning serious.
"Brother Gu, don't worry. I guarantee I'll complete the task!"
Gu Shengge said, "Mm. By the way, which class were we assigned to?"
"I checked. We were assigned to Class One."
At the mention of Class One, Han Yue's face fell. He did not want to face the perverted old woman the upperclassmen spoke of, while Gu Shengge fell into thought.
Class One? Huo Yuhao, Tang Wutong.
~
PS: If you have any questions about the plot, feel free to bring them up.
Before you continue
Explore the wiki