"After our cultivation reached a hundred thousand years, we relied on our strength to occupy the Lake of Life. Later, after thinking it over, we decided to transplant the Fortune and Longevity Fruit Tree here! The Lake of Life has vast vitality, which suits the tree perfectly and also allows it to grow quickly!"
With those words, Da Ming explained why the Fortune and Longevity Fruit Tree was on the island in the Lake of Life.
Gu Chen now understood that the Fortune and Longevity Fruit Tree needed vitality to grow. He was a little surprised, but it also seemed perfectly reasonable. After all, the fact that its fruit could extend life showed just how vast its vitality was. Was it really so surprising that it needed vitality?
"If you need the fruit of the Fortune and Longevity Fruit Tree, it so happens that it bore fruit again not long ago, after Sister Xiao Wu left. But since she wasn't here, I saved the fruit so we could eat it together when she came back."
"But if you need it, there's no harm in giving it to you."
Now that they were partners, Da Ming was naturally willing to show his trust. Besides, Gu Chen's Divine Power of Evolution was simply too special. Since Gu Chen had confidently said he could help them evolve into Hundred Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts,
He could certainly help other soul beasts evolve too. So how could Gu Chen, who possessed such a power, possibly lack the Soul Rings and Soul Bones of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts?
That power was so special that Da Ming even felt Gu Chen had no interest in the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and Soul Bones belonging to him, Er Ming, and Sister Xiao Wu.
That was why, after they became partners, he chose to hold nothing back.
"All right!"
Gu Chen naturally agreed.
Da Ming and Er Ming were already Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, so the fruit of a mere thousand-year-old Fortune and Longevity Fruit Tree could do little to improve them. Its fruit could indeed extend one's life only once, but if taken regularly, the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth within it could still improve the person who consumed it. In Gu Chen's view, it would be good if it could add a few decades to Da Ming and Er Ming's cultivation.
So when Da Ming took out the Myriad Spirit Fruit, Gu Chen accepted it without hesitation.
"Er Ming, I also need the remains of ten thousand-year life-type soul beasts, and one living thousand-year life-type soul beast."
Gu Chen spoke.
This time, Er Ming didn't hesitate when he heard that. He ran straight off.
No matter how stupid he was, he understood that Gu Chen was about to evolve again, and he couldn't help feeling a little envious.
After Er Ming left.
"Gu Chen, your Soul Power has already reached level ten. What kind of soul beast's Soul Ring are you planning to absorb?"
Da Ming looked at Gu Chen and asked.
Now that they were partners, he naturally hoped Gu Chen's strength would improve as quickly as possible. After all, Gu Chen had promised them that once he was strong enough, he would break the oath the 'Dragon God' had spoken, forbidding soul beasts from becoming gods.
He would help them break through and become Hundred Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, and become gods!
Actually.
When all was said and done, Da Ming was still somewhat naive.
Even if Gu Chen reached that level of strength and chose not to help them evolve into Hundred Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, what could they do? Would they have the strength to cause him trouble? Of course not. Fortunately, Gu Chen was a man of solid character, and he would naturally do what he had promised.
"I haven't decided yet."
Gu Chen shook his head. He truly hadn't had time to consider what kind of soul beast his Blue Silver Grass-no, his Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul-should absorb. Before this, he had been busy taking in knowledge about soul beasts and medicinal herbs.
On top of that, after his Martial Soul evolved to the level of the Blue Silver King, it would have been nearly impossible to use the power of his cheat to evolve it into the Blue Silver Emperor.
Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts weren't so easy to obtain.
So his original plan had been to cultivate diligently for several months and reach level ten. In those months, he would surely have learned everything there was to know about soul beasts and related subjects, with plenty of time left over to plan his Martial Soul's path.
But who could have expected Tang Hao to make a move?
All his plans were thrown into disarray.
He rescued Xiao Wu!
He fled to the Star Dou Great Forest!
He formed a partnership with Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts!
And then.
Just like that, he naturally enlisted Da Ming and Er Ming's help and completed his Martial Soul Evolution with ease. Everything had gone so smoothly that he felt a little dazed. Wait, was his luck really that good? Wasn't this generation's child of destiny supposed to be Tang San, whom the Asura God had shaped?
He had even managed to find a Fortune and Longevity Fruit Tree, something scarce to the extreme. Why did it feel like he was more of a child of destiny?
Gu Chen was a little bewildered.
Could it be.
Had the consciousness of Douluo Star noticed him and given him one stroke of good luck after another? Or was it all purely a coincidence?
His thoughts were in turmoil, but he had no explanation.
But Gu Chen soon shook his head, shaking the unnecessary thoughts out of his mind.
"Whatever soul beast you need, just say the word. Er Ming and I will take care of it for you."
After saying that, Da Ming fell silent.
There was no need for more words, as long as Gu Chen understood.
And Gu Chen.
He did understand.
"I know."
He didn't say thanks, but he had taken their help to heart. If he had the chance in the future, he would surely reward Da Ming and Er Ming handsomely.
Not long afterward.
Er Ming returned once again. This time, he was clearly more familiar with the task. Perhaps he had gone to the same place again, as the soul beasts he brought back were almost identical to the last batch. The plant soul beasts in that place had really suffered.
And Gu Chen.
First, he killed the living thousand-year Evergreen Ivy soul beast.
Soon.
A purple Soul Ring swiftly emerged.
He also took out the items needed to upgrade his [Mortal Body] and placed them around himself. Once all the upgrade conditions were met.
"Upgrade conditions met. Upgrade?"
"Upgrade!"
Gu Chen didn't hesitate in the slightest.
Throughout the Douluo Continent, special constitutions were exceedingly rare. It wouldn't even be an exaggeration to say there were none, because the special qualities of those bloodlines were all manifested in their Martial Souls.
His was different. His constitution itself was special.
And now.
With his Leveling Cheat, he would become the first person on the entire continent.
The items turned into particles of golden light and poured into his body. The next moment, he distinctly felt as though his body had 'awakened.' Perhaps that wasn't the right way to put it, but it truly felt like someone who had been asleep for a long time slowly waking up.
At the same time, he could feel a vast surge of vitality welling up from within his body. His vitality was skyrocketing.
"This..."
Shock appeared on Da Ming's face.
After Gu Chen's Martial Soul had evolved into the Blue Silver Emperor, he had already been extremely powerful. And now, Da Ming could feel that Gu Chen's vitality had risen another level beyond what the Blue Silver Emperor had given him.
For a human, such an improvement was simply outrageous.
The upgrade ended.
And Gu Chen.
Slowly awakened from the upgrade.
Feeling the vast vitality contained within his body, Gu Chen couldn't hide the delight on his face.
"So this is... the Longevity Body?!!!"