Luofan and Porcupinefish Douluo left the Star Dou Great Forest without trouble. As dusk fell, they stopped for the night in a Small Town on the forest's edge.
"Papers! Get your Newspapers!"
A newsboy's cry rang through the Small Town streets.
Luofan bought a copy on a whim.
The Star Dou Great Forest lay between the Star Luo Empire and the Heaven Dou Empire. That was how it got its name.
This was already the outskirts of the Heaven Dou Empire. The fact that Newspapers were sold even here showed they had indeed reached the whole country.
He flipped through it. There were explanations of government affairs to help the empire's people understand the direction of its policies.
There were strange tales from across the continent, too, full of curiosities.
It also covered the basics of Soul Masters.
The information was basic, but for low-level Soul Masters who had not joined a major sect or faction, it was a useful way to learn.
Naturally, there was also a call for advertisers to bid for space in the third-quarter editions, along with figures on the Newspaper's circulation.
At just one Copper Soul Coin a day, it had become an important way for many people to learn what was happening in the world without leaving home.
Little by little, it was shaping a new way of life for the people of the Heaven Dou Empire—even a new form of entertainment.
After browsing the paper, Luofan had dinner with Porcupinefish Douluo, and they retired to their rooms.
Luofan took a deep breath and opened his Three-Choice Golden Entry System.
Sure enough, now that he had obtained his third Soul Ring, three new Golden Entries had appeared for him to choose from!
He checked the first.
[Golden Entry: Absolute Invincibility!] [Description: After choosing this entry, you will lose all your power. However, against any enemy you face, you will gain combat strength one tier above theirs!]
His heart leaped.
This Golden Entry was tempting.
Combat strength one tier above any enemy he faced?
What if he faced an ordinary Titled Douluo?
What if he faced a level 99 powerhouse like Qian Daoliu?
What if he faced... a god?
Would he still be one tier stronger?
Just as the name promised: Absolute Invincibility!
But after that first surge of excitement, Luofan quickly cooled down.
He would gain invincible power, but only by losing everything he currently had.
Did that mean he would be an ordinary person whenever he wasn't facing an enemy?
The ceiling of this Golden Entry was as high as it could go, but its floor was rock bottom!
And if he was an ordinary person, his lifespan would be ordinary too!
Wouldn't he still die of old age in eighty or a hundred years?
He shook his head. If that was the trade-off, he would rather grow stronger gradually.
With the Golden Entry System, Luofan was confident he could become a god one day!
And the greatest benefit of becoming a god was the lifespan!
He gave the Absolute Invincibility entry one last reluctant look, then turned to the second.
[Golden Entry: Immortal Body!] [Description: After choosing this entry, you will be immune to death in any sense of the word!]
Luofan drew a sharp breath.
He was tempted again. If the first Golden Entry gave him the ultimate combat strength, this one gave him the ultimate safety net!
Immune to death in any sense of the word?
Did that mean he simply could not die, no matter what?
Even if someone threw him into lava? Even if someone cut off his head?
Most importantly, would he be immune to death from old age too?
Good grief. The main reason he wanted to become a god was the near-endless lifespan it would give him.
And this Golden Entry offered him exactly that?
Something even better than he had hoped for?
System, can we make a deal? I'll give up every other Golden Entry. Just let me choose Absolute Invincibility and Immortal Body. How about it? Luofan pleaded silently.
One guaranteed overwhelming strength, while the other ensured he would survive. Together, they were a perfect match!
With invincible power and an Immortal Body, he could do without every other Golden Entry—even his Martial Soul, Soul Rings, Soul Skills, and Soul Bones!
Unfortunately, the Three-Choice Golden Entry System gave Luofan no response at all.
His wish was clearly going nowhere!
Between those two entries, Luofan naturally preferred the second.
Still, there were three choices. Since he had already looked at two, he might as well check the last one!
[One Against Ten] [Description: After choosing this entry, you can lock onto a target. For every price you pay, the target must pay ten times as much!]
Another good one!
Luofan immediately realized this Golden Entry was powerful—and that it worked on a conceptual level.
For example, if he locked onto someone and slept three hours a day, would they have to sleep thirty?
That was practically the same as killing them, wasn't it?
Or if he willingly gave up one year of his lifespan, would they have to give up ten?
Suddenly, Luofan felt that One Against Ten was every bit as unstoppable as Immortal Body!
Against ordinary people, as long as they had not become gods, he could force them to lose enough lifespan to die!
And against a god? He could use sleep to make them slumber forever.
Or say the price he paid was having to drink water at thirty degrees Celsius. Would the other person have to drink water at three hundred degrees?
Never mind that water boiled at one hundred degrees!
An entry's power did not have to follow common sense.
What an excellent ability. Ever since he had obtained the Three-Choice Golden Entry System, every entry had been good!
All three this time were exceptional, too!
But he had to choose one. After some thought, Luofan settled on Immortal Body.
It wasn't that the other two weren't good enough. Immortal Body simply guaranteed his survival.
With that assurance, he could make plans for everything else!
Besides, with that safety net, he could do many things that had been impossible before!
For one, he could absorb a Soul Ring beyond the age limit he could withstand. If he failed, he would normally die!
But with an Immortal Body, he had nothing to fear!
There was also Dugu Bo's Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in Sunset Forest, near Heaven Dou City. Until now, the poisonous miasma had kept him out!
If he could find a day when Dugu Bo was away, perhaps his Immortal Body would let him push through it?
No matter how potent the poison, if it could not kill him, his body would eventually break it down.
An ordinary person would simply die of poisoning before their body had the chance.
At the same time, Luofan kept thinking. What other practical uses could I find for Immortal Body?
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