Volcano and Forging God

The system required him to kill a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast or a Titled Douluo before breaking through to Soul Douluo.

Then he simply had to remain at level 80 and not break through to Soul Douluo.

He was already fifteen years old.

Tang San was two years younger than him and should already be in Heaven Dou City.

Preparing to participate in the All-Continent Soul Master Tournament.

"If I hadn't been constantly rushing to cultivate, I really would have liked to meet Tang San, this child of destiny, and see whether he was truly as morally corrupt as those fan novels described. But now, aside from a single Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well no longer has any other Immortal Herbs. There are still some spiritual herbs, though."

Dugu Feng had preserved the roots of those Immortal Herbs.

Perhaps they could grow again after another few thousand years.

After all, by the time of Douluo II, ten thousand years would have passed. Those Immortal Herbs would have developed sentience, and within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, they would be no less formidable than Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beasts.

Dugu Feng leaped into the lava and immediately stored his clothes in the system space.

Though he did not fear the lava's flames, that did not mean his clothes were impervious to fire and water.

The scorching lava did not harm Dugu Feng in the slightest.

Instead, Dugu Feng wore an expression of enjoyment, as though he were soaking in a hot spring.

The lava was filled with intense poison and dense fire elements.

It was practically a natural cultivation ground.

Although the fire elements here could not compare to those of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the poison elements here—

Were far beyond anything the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well possessed.

In just one day, Dugu Feng successfully broke through to level 76.

Because he was hidden deep within the volcano, the aura from his breakthrough did not alert the Poison Fiend Wyvern. On the contrary, he used the sulfurous stench emitted by the volcano—

To blend his fire poison into it, allowing the Poison Fiend Wyvern to inhale it.

Although the Poison Fiend Wyvern possessed extremely high poison resistance, Ultimate Fire Poison contained not only a powerful poison attribute, but also an ultimate fire attribute.

His goal was not to poison the Poison Fiend Wyvern to death with Ultimate Fire Poison, but to use the Ultimate Poison to seal its poisonous flames.

Fight poison with poison, restrain fire with fire.

Without its ability to spray poisonous flames, the Poison Fiend Wyvern's strength would be greatly reduced.

At that point, it could only rely on its physical body.

He cultivated like this for a full three months. During those three months, he continuously released Ultimate Fire Poison.

Mixing it into the air saturated with the smell of sulfur. The Poison Fiend Wyvern had long grown accustomed to the poisonous sulfur surrounding it.

So it remained as usual, completely unaware that a considerable amount of Ultimate Fire Poison had already settled within its body.

Waiting only for Dugu Feng to ignite it.

The fire poison would disrupt its body, preventing it from smoothly unleashing its poisonous flames.

Even so, the physical strength of a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast was still utterly terrifying.

"On average, I've increased by one level of Soul Power each month. My Soul Power has now reached level 79. This cultivation speed would be enough to shock countless people!"

"Although I'm only level 79, the amount of Soul Power I possess is probably no less than that of Soul Douluo at levels 82 or 83."

"Most importantly, I have a Soul Core that can quickly restore Soul Power. I'm just a little short—give me another month, and I'll reach level 80!"

Just as Dugu Feng prepared to continue absorbing the volcano's energy—

The entire Sulfur Volcano began to tremble, and the lava started receding at a visible rate.

"What's going on? Don't tell me I absorbed too much these past few days and drained this entire volcano dry!"

With his Soul Core and Toad Breathing Method—

Dugu Feng could absorb a great deal of energy while cultivating.

Thus, the issue was not how much he could absorb, but how much energy his surroundings could provide for him to absorb.

The reason he had risen three levels in just three months was entirely due to the energy of this Sulfur Volcano.

If he had been elsewhere, it would likely have taken another three months to rise three levels.

That was why he suspected he had absorbed all the energy from this Sulfur Volcano.

Causing this Sulfur Volcano to become useless.

But he quickly realized he had overthought it. At the bottom of the volcano, a lava vortex had formed, continuously drawing the lava above into its depths.

Dugu Feng hurriedly followed the scorching lava.

And charged into the vortex below.

Because he sensed a pure source of Soul Power energy beneath it.

At the same time, the Poison Fiend Wyvern, which had just returned from hunting, saw the volcanic lava beginning to recede.

It immediately grew anxious, leaping straight into the scorching lava.

Its massive body churned the lava as its enormous eyes stared fixedly at the lava vortex below.

By then, Dugu Feng had already passed through the vortex and arrived at the bottom of the volcano.

The lava flowing in rapidly solidified into orange crystal masses.

Dugu Feng reached out and touched one, discovering that it contained pure fire-element energy.

He immediately investigated with his spiritual power and found a gigantic Iron Hammer buried deep beneath this lava volcano.

At the same time, every volcanic region throughout the Star Dou Great Forest began to experience abnormalities.

Large amounts of lava flowed into the earth veins, making the areas connected to the volcanoes scorching hot for a time.

Before Dugu Feng could react—

The gigantic Iron Hammer emitted a searing heat that instantly scorched his soul.

A majestic voice rang out in his mind.

"I am Vulcan, God of Volcanoes and Forging! I fell in the War of the Gods. Only those capable of enduring the temperature of a volcano are qualified to inherit my legacy!"

"I possess two Divine Positions. After my death, my inheritor may choose one of the two Divine Positions, or undergo the trials for both. If you inherit only one Divine Position, your divine power will fall to that of a second-class god!"

"So it was a godly inheritance!"

Listening to the voice in his mind, Dugu Feng considered it before deciding to inherit the Volcano and Forging Divine Positions. If he inherited only one, he could become nothing more than a second-class god.

Besides, the God of Volcanoes sounded like a subordinate of the Fire God.

Even if he could not become a God King, he would at least become a first-class god.

"You have crossed the scorching lava in a mortal body and reached me. You have already completed the first trial of the gods!"

"My inheritance consists of six trials. You have passed the first: enduring the temperature of the volcano!"

"To become the god of volcanoes and forging, you must first be able to endure the heat brought by a volcano!"

[Reward: Volcano and Forging Divine Positions affinity increased by 10%]

[Reward: Forging Hammer (power unlocked: 1/10)]

"I forged many weapons, but they were all shattered in that great war. The only one that remained intact was this hammer of mine."

"My Forging Hammer possesses the divine power to turn decay into wonder. Even a piece of ordinary iron, after being tempered by it, can become an indestructible weapon!"

"Unfortunately, you are too weak and cannot yet fully withstand its power."

"Second godly trial: Break through to the Soul Douluo realm of this world within three years. Upon completing the task, you will receive one-third of my forging knowledge from when I was alive, along with the Forging Hammer, whose power will be unlocked to 30%."

As Vulcan's voice faded, the Forging Hammer that had been buried deep underground instantly flew into Dugu Feng's body.

In an instant, all the volcanoes began to calm down, and the lava that had flowed underground—

Slowly began to cool.