Douluo Continent: Simulating Douluo Dalu III to Screw Over Tang San

[Tang San's divine consciousness transferred Tang Wulin away before it was shattered.]

[Break Evil Dragon's voice vanished as well.]

[You won your duel against Tang Wulin.]

[Half an hour later, you faced Qiangu Zhangting.]

[They wanted you to concede in the arena, as planned.]

[You sent Qiangu Zhangting flying with a single strike of your staff as soon as you entered the arena. Afterward, you murmured that no one could lord it over you.]

[In the final match, you faced Gu Yuena.]

[Gu Yuena sensed that the unyielding will within you was far too powerful, and her heart trembled in shock. From the Dragon God's remaining memories, she recalled the contempt in Break Evil Dragon's indifferent gaze toward the Dragon God.]

[The final match never took place. Gu Yuena conceded on the spot.]

[Gu Yuena felt that if you could offer the Soul Beast Clan a way out, marrying you would not be out of the question.]

[That night, before you entered the bridal chamber, Qiangu Dongfeng appeared, intending to knock you out and substitute Qiangu Zhangting for you, swapping a civet cat for the crown prince.]

[Your unyielding will was roused. You not only sent Qiangu Dongfeng flying, but also clubbed him to death with a single strike.]

[You entered Gu Yuena's room. She created an illusion to confuse you, intending to slip away.]

[You had not intended to sleep with her, but her actions were tantamount to provoking Break Evil Dragon's noble, unyielding will.]

[Break Evil Dragon's voice rang out again. He would dare fight even the Dragon God himself. What the hell was a mere Silver Dragon King? And she still wanted to struggle?]

[You had your way with Gu Yuena.]

[You were tainted by Gu Yuena's Silver Dragon King Bloodline.]

[Your Martial Soul mutated for the eleventh time, evolving into the Nine-Colored Coiling Dragon Staff.]

[You realized that Break Evil Dragon's essence was formed from the righteous Qi of heaven and earth.]

[The primordial power of heaven and earth poured into you without side effects. Your cultivation instantly broke through from rank 91 to the peak of rank 99, the Quasi-God realm.]

[The next day, Qiangu Dongfeng's father, Qiangu Dieting, came to avenge him.]

[You both used the eighth form of the Unyielding Staff Technique against each other, fighting as though heaven and earth were breaking apart.]

[You suddenly grew bored and no longer wanted to play. You clubbed Qiangu Dieting to death with one strike.]

[Your human nature could not withstand Break Evil Dragon's endless, unyielding will. You went mad.]

[You began smashing up all of Douluo Star. Even the Plane Master, Tang Hao, did not dare stop you, because you had blasted apart his son's rank 150 divine consciousness.]

[You punched a hole through Douluo Star.]

[Unable to withstand Break Evil Dragon's unyielding will, your body began to collapse and your soul began to dissipate.]

[You were on the verge of death.]

[As death approached, your memories began to rewind.]

[Your rewinding memories showed you that your father, an undercover agent sent by the family to the Tang Sect, had obtained a drop of purple-gold dragon blood in Dragon Valley. An unyielding will radiated from the blood.]

[Your rewinding memories showed you that your teacher in black was Qiangu Dieting.]

[You saw Qiangu Dieting discover your father's secret.]

[You saw that before Qiangu Dieting killed your parents, your father had injected that drop of purple-gold dragon blood into your body when you were one year old. This was what caused your Martial Soul, the Coiling Dragon Staff, to mutate into the Coiling Snake Staff.]

[The memories ended there. You found your parents' killer and had your revenge, but you died...]

[Simulation ended. Calculating rewards!]

[The items obtained in this simulation are as follows: 1. Mutated Martial Soul, Coiling Snake Staff; 2. cultivation method for the Unyielding Staff Technique; 3. first through ninth Soul Rings (only one may be selected); 4. Golden Spear Dragon Fish External Soul Bone; 5. Tang Wulin's blood; 6. Gu Yuena's blood...]

[Because the host defeated rank 150 Tang San's divine consciousness during this simulation, the host has earned the God King Defeated achievement and is rewarded with one additional simulation item selection.]

[Choose 2 out of 18.]

Gong Yu's eyes lit up. "Do I even need to think about this? The only truly valuable options are 1, 2, 5, and 6. There's no need for option 5 because I already have the Golden Dragon King Bloodline, and there's no need for option 6 either. I can get it myself in the future.

"So the only truly valuable ones are 1 and 2. I choose 1 and 2."

As soon as Gong Yu made his selection, two warm currents flowed into his body. The cultivation methods for the first eight of the nine forms of the Unyielding Staff Technique appeared in his memory, along with the theory behind the ninth form.

He then faintly sensed another Martial Soul inside him and summoned it. Taking a closer look, he saw that it was indeed the Coiling Snake Staff, mutated from the Coiling Dragon Staff.

Although Gong Yu had obtained no cultivation resources from this simulation, he had gained a Second Martial Soul, which was quite a haul. Thus, feeling "gratified in his old age," he fell fast asleep, content.

Chapter 22: Na'er Arrives

When Gong Yu woke early in the morning, his left hand felt faintly swollen, as though something wanted to emerge.

He immediately summoned it with a thought and discovered that his mutated Martial Soul, the Coiling Snake Staff, had undergone another mutation after merging with the Golden Dragon King Bloodline in his body overnight.

"Holy crap! This Martial Soul changes its mind faster than a person. I never expected it to evolve straight into the Golden Coiling Dragon Staff in one go."

Gong Yu marveled. In the simulator, the Coiling Snake Staff had gone through countless mutations before its snake patterns evolved back into flood dragon patterns, and then into dragon patterns. Yet after only one night, it had completed the evolution from snake to dragon by merging with the Golden Dragon King Bloodline.

"That works too. When I absorb Soul Rings in the future, I won't have to go through so many mutations. Even if it mutates again, it'll only mutate toward elemental control. As for the final step, evolving into the Nine-Colored Dragon Pattern Staff, I'll have to find a way to get the Silver Dragon King's blood myself."

"But I have the Golden Dragon King Bloodline in me. I wonder if it could attract the Silver Dragon King here herself?"

He thought it was possible, but he could not be certain the Silver Dragon King would come. Perhaps she was sleeping soundly right now.

"My Martial Soul has mutated now, so I can't keep calling it the Coiling Snake Staff. I need to change its name, but I don't want to call it the Golden Coiling Dragon Staff either. I might as well call it the Golden Dragon Break Evil Staff."

After deciding on the name, Gong Yu got up, dressed neatly, and washed up before leaving his room for the main hall.

In the hall, Gong Lan had already prepared a whole table of breakfast and was waiting for everyone to get up.

Well, Gong Lan was actually the oldest in the household, two years older than even Gong Yu, so she had taken on the duty of caring for everyone.

Over the past two months, she had learned Gong Yu's habits and knew how much he ate. In fact, ninety percent of the breakfast on the table would end up in his stomach.

Gong Yu was terribly embarrassed every time they ate, but there was nothing he could do. It was all the Golden Dragon King Bloodline's fault, and since he had merged with it, he had no choice but to shoulder the blame.

After a while, six girls entered the hall one after another, but there was still no sign of the youngest, Gong Xue, even after they had waited some time.

Gong Lan was just about to get up and call her when Gong Xue strutted in as if she owned the place, a little silver-haired girl following behind her.

Gong Lan gave a bitter smile, went up to Gong Xue, and twisted her ear. "Little sister, how many times have I told you not to walk like that? You look just like a hooligan."

"I know." Gong Xue pouted and rubbed her reddened ear with her little hand.

Gong Lan looked at the little silver-haired girl behind Gong Xue and asked, "Little sister, who is she?"

"I don't know," Gong Xue said. "I found her outside the door. She seems to have gotten separated from her family, but when I asked her, she couldn't remember anything. So I suspect she might not have lost her parents-her parents lost her."

Gong Xue used the word "lost" several times in quick succession, but placed particular emphasis on the last one. No one there was stupid, and they all more or less understood that she meant the silver-haired girl might have been abandoned by her parents.

Apart from Gong Yu, everyone in the room was a child abandoned by her parents. After Gong Xue offered her various guesses, they all could not help imagining what had happened, and once they had, they could not help empathizing.

Moreover, the silver-haired girl kept her head down and said nothing, making each of them increasingly convinced that what they had imagined was true. Their sympathy for the little silver-haired girl grew even stronger.

They then looked at Gong Yu one by one. Their meaning was clear: though they said nothing, their expressions seemed to say, "You're the head of the household. You decide!"

Gong Yu rolled his eyes, seemingly grasping their meaning. You call this letting me decide? You're clearly saying the little girl is staying whether I want her to or not.

Gong Yu sighed. "All right, let her stay for now. Maybe she just got lost. If her parents come looking for her, we'll return her to them. But if she really was abandoned, then from now on she'll be your little sister... Wait, we don't even know how old she is!"

Gong Yu walked over and asked, "What's your name?"

The silver-haired girl raised her head and looked at him. "Na... Na'er. My name is Na'er."

"How old are you, then?" Gong Yu asked. Hearing the name Na'er confirmed his suspicions, and he shouted "Holy crap" a hundred thousand times in his heart. Just as he was thinking of her, the Silver Dragon King had come to his door herself.

This time, the silver-haired girl shook her head and said timidly, "I... I don't remember."

"Ah, how about this, then? You look a little younger than the youngest of us here, so you can stay and be the little sister." Gong Yu then looked at Gong Xue. "Xiao Xue, you're not the youngest anymore. You can't keep being naughty. You need to look after your little sister."

Gong Xue immediately thumped her chest and promised boastfully, "Don't worry, big brother! I'll protect little sister Na'er from now on."

Seeing Gong Xue make her promise, the others all burst into laughter.

Gong Yu pinched his chin and pretended to ponder before saying, "Then Na'er will change her name to Gong Na'er. From now on, she'll be your ninth sister."

At the thought, Gong Yu chuckled inwardly. The Silver Dragon King won't be called Gu anymore.

"Can I really stay?" Na'er asked softly. A faint blush colored her face, making her look a little shy.

Then her stomach rumbled. Her face grew even redder, and she lowered her head again.

"Hehe... You're hungry? Perfect timing, we were just about to have breakfast. Come eat with us!" Gong Yu chuckled, then asked Gong Lan to take Na'er to wash up first.

A little while later, the two returned to the hall and sat down to breakfast with everyone.

But when the girls saw that Na'er's appetite rivaled Gong Yu's, they were all dumbfounded.

The more lively Gong Xue swallowed and said, "Now I understand why your parents abandoned-"

Before she could finish, Gong Lan covered her mouth. Everyone understood that Gong Xue spoke her mind, but given Na'er's situation, they really should not bring up the matter of abandonment.

Still, everyone understood what Gong Xue meant. With Na'er's appetite, an ordinary family could not afford to feed her, which was why she had been abandoned!

The breakfast on the table was clearly not enough, so Gong Yu had Gong Lan go out and buy some more. Only then did he and Na'er manage to eat their fill.

Chapter 23: The Silver Dragon King Awakens

With Na'er's arrival, there was another mouth to feed, and a big one at that. The other eight put together did not eat as much as she did, so Gong Yu had no choice but to move up his plans to go to Suotuo City.

Naturally, he was going to Suotuo City early to earn money. There was another huge mouth to feed, but the household had no income. Until now, their expenses had been covered entirely by the Gold Soul Coins he had obtained by knocking out the sleazy man in the Soul Hunting Forest.

But now money was getting tight. If he wanted to earn money-and earn it fast-the only way was to go to a bigger city, because big cities had Soul Fighting Arenas. If Nuoding City had one too, Gong Yu would not have bothered going all the way to Suotuo City.

However, Gong Yu was going to Suotuo City alone this time. He would go ahead to prepare, staying only a few days to earn some money and buy a house for future use.

As for Gong Lan and the others, he would let them stay in Nuoding City for now. The main reason was that it was close to the Soul Hunting Forest, and the girls were expected to reach rank 10 one after another in another two or three months. It would be convenient for them to hunt for Soul Rings then.

Early the next morning, Gong Yu handed a bag of Gold Soul Coins to Gong Lan. "I'll be gone for seven or eight days at the shortest, half a month at the longest. I'm leaving the household to you. You're the eldest sister, so take good care of them."

"I understand, young master. I'll take good care of my sisters," Gong Lan replied with a nod.

"Good. There are a hundred Gold Soul Coins in the bag, more than many ordinary people earn in decades. Keep them safe. You can have this Soul Tool too." Gong Yu gave Gong Lan the Soul Tool he had taken from the sleazy man last time.

He continued, "Na'er is the youngest and the most obedient, but she eats a lot. I've given you plenty of money, so there's no need to be frugal. Give her as much food as you can, and don't let her go hungry."

Gong Lan nodded in agreement again.

Gong Yu then looked at the other girls. "You must listen to your eldest sister while you're at home. If I come back and hear from her that any of you have been disobedient, just see how I deal with you."

The girls all readily promised to obey. Only the mischievous Gong Xue stuck her tongue out at Gong Yu.

Gong Yu gave Gong Xue a sidelong glance. "Especially you, Gong Xue. No misbehaving while I'm away. And don't go out unless you need to. You're still weak, and traffickers could easily snatch you if you go out. I don't want to come back and find some of you missing. Where would I go looking for you then?"

"Also, take good care of your ninth sister. She's the youngest, so you must protect her."

It was only a passing reminder. Although Na'er was nominally the youngest, there was currently no Soul Master on the continent capable of threatening her.

After a long string of instructions, Gong Yu set off.

First, however, he needed to obtain his Second Soul Ring. To enter a Soul Fighting Arena and compete, one had to be at least a Soul Grandmaster. Anyone with fewer than two rings was not allowed to participate in Soul Fighting.

To ensure he could make a profit, he had to make sure he could compete, and he also intended to bet on himself to win.

His first Soul Spirit could originally have produced two Soul Rings, but that was optional. A Soul Spirit could produce multiple Soul Rings, but their ages would be divided equally between them. Gong Yu had therefore chosen not to split the Soul Rings, which was why he needed to hunt for his Second Soul Ring.

"Where should I go to get a Soul Ring?"

Gong Yu thought it over. The Soul Hunting Forest was out of the question. The Soul Beasts there were too young, so it was not worth considering.

"The Star Dou Great Forest is too far away, and with my current strength, going there would be too dangerous."

After some thought, Gong Yu finally decided on the Sunset Forest.

"Wait, wait. If I'm going to the Sunset Forest for a Soul Ring, why go to Suotuo City at all? Wouldn't Heaven Dou City be more convenient? It's close to the Sunset Forest, and I'm going to earn money anyway. What difference does it make where I earn it?"

Having thought it through, he set off.

After leaving the house and getting into the carriage, Gong Yu saw another figure inside and jumped in fright.

"Na'er, what are you doing here?" Gong Yu asked curiously. But when he looked at Na'er, he noticed something was off about her gaze. "You're not Na'er."

Gong Yu immediately understood that the Silver Dragon King's consciousness, which had been sleeping inside Na'er, must have awakened.

"I'm going with you," the Silver Dragon King said, her tone brooking no refusal.

"Did you tell them? They're your older sisters now," Gong Yu asked.