Douluo Continent: Simulating Douluo Dalu III to Trip Up Tang San

After a while, the Aromatic Silk Beauty actually detached itself from its stem and fused with Gong Xi'er's Pink Rose Martial Soul. At the same time, Gong Xi'er subconsciously sat down cross-legged and entered a state of cultivation.

Gong Yu did not disturb her again. Instead, he walked slowly over to the three remaining girls. Gong Lan, Gong Qianqian, and Na'er had yet to receive Immortal Herbs.

Coming to Gong Qianqian's side, Gong Yu said, "Qianqian, your Martial Soul is almost ridiculously powerful. Cold Qi-cold is a kind of weather phenomenon, and also a law of heaven and earth, so your Martial Soul is insanely awesome.

"That makes choosing an Immortal Herb for you the hardest of all. I even think none of the Immortal Herbs here are worthy of you. So I have a few options for you to choose from. Listen to them first."

Gong Qianqian merely smiled with quiet grace and nodded.

Then Luo Han opened the Collection of Famous Herbs beside Gong Qianqian and explained the Immortal Herbs he had his eye on to her.

"The first is Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone. This flower nourishes the tendons and strengthens the bones, allowing Qi to flow through the seven meridians and eight extraordinary vessels. After you take it, your Soul Power should rise by around seven levels. You're at level 33 now, which means that if you take this flower, you might be able to go hunt for your fourth Soul Ring today."

Gong Yu was only guessing. After all, the novel from his previous life had recorded that Zhu Zhuqing had also taken Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, and her Soul Power had risen by seven levels afterward. Gong Yu believed that if Gong Qianqian took it, her gains should be no less than Zhu Zhuqing's.

"The second is Primordial Immortal Herb. It raises a Soul Master's Soul Power and can also help a Soul Master compress their Soul Power and condense a Soul Core. The number of Soul Power levels it can give you shouldn't be low either.

"The third is the Star Luo Spirit Pearl. It's a spiritual treasure connected to the starry sky and celestial phenomena. After fusing with a Soul Master, it can become a human Soul Master's Soul Core in the future. Your Martial Soul is a kind of weather phenomenon, and all weather phenomena are inseparably linked to celestial phenomena, so you should understand what I mean."

If the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass could be taken on its own, Gong Qianqian could have taken it, but unfortunately, it had to be taken together with the Infernal Delicate Apricot.

Besides, the attribute of Gong Qianqian's Martial Soul was already at the ultimate level, so taking the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass would not do her much good. Naturally, there was no need to choose it.

"Those are the three. Think it over yourself." Gong Yu had introduced all three Immortal Herbs to Gong Qianqian and left the decision to her. Her Martial Soul was simply too unusual, and he really could not offer much advice.

But Gong Qianqian did not even pause to consider. "I choose the Star Luo Spirit Pearl."

"You're not going to think about it?" Gong Yu asked, somewhat surprised.

Gong Qianqian smiled calmly. "I trust you, young master. If what you said is true, then the Star Luo Spirit Pearl and I should complement each other, so I don't need to think about it."

"All right." Gong Yu nodded with a smile. "Come with me, then. You'll have to pick the Star Luo Spirit Pearl yourself."

Gong Yu led Gong Qianqian to a plant, and they both stopped. He pointed at it and said, "That's the Star Luo Spirit Pearl."

Gong Qianqian looked where he was pointing and was immediately captivated by the Star Luo Spirit Pearl.

The Star Luo Spirit Pearl was a very beautiful spiritual treasure. Its stem was black, a color rarely seen in plants, while a golden fruit as large as a palm grew at its tip.

The fruit gleamed like a great golden pearl, but a closer look revealed that its golden color was actually formed from countless tiny points of golden light. It was exceedingly peculiar.

Gong Qianqian walked over and manifested her Martial Soul beneath her feet, as though she were treading on immortal mist. She reached out with her right hand and gently touched the golden fruit.

The fruit trembled slightly. Then hundreds of beams of starlight burst from its surface, shredding the seven-colored poisonous miasma that shrouded the valley. They shot into the sky and shone in correspondence with the stars above.

In an instant, the heavens revealed when the seven-colored poisonous miasma was shredded suddenly darkened, as though day had turned to night.

Beams of starlight poured down from the sky, enveloping Gong Qianqian.

Under the starlight, the cold Qi beneath her feet transformed into something resembling a nebula and gradually spread across the ground.

Stars dotted the curtain of night, and brilliant beams of starlight descended from the heavens, falling upon the Star Luo Spirit Pearl and Gong Qianqian.

Then another strange sight appeared. After the starlight entered Gong Qianqian's body, tiny points of fluorescence like stars began to emerge within the vast, nebulous expanse of cold Qi beneath her feet, as though stars were being born within it.

Gong Qianqian closed her eyes, seemingly sensing something, while the Star Luo Spirit Pearl continued to tremble lightly, giving off ring after ring of golden light.

After only a moment, Gong Yu understood. The Star Luo Spirit Pearl seemed to be competing with Gong Qianqian for the starlight descending from the sky.

Gong Qianqian snorted coldly. Her three Soul Rings lit up beneath her feet, and she too joined the struggle for the starlight.

The trembling Star Luo Spirit Pearl abruptly went still. The golden halos it had been releasing vanished in an instant, and it could no longer give them off.

Seeing that the Star Luo Spirit Pearl had behaved itself, Gong Qianqian let a faint smile show at the corners of her mouth. She then withdrew her Soul Rings, allowing some of the falling starlight to land on the pearl.

As though it possessed a consciousness, the Star Luo Spirit Pearl swayed from side to side several times, like a child at play expressing its delight through movement. It also grew a little closer to Gong Qianqian.

Seeming to sense its affection, Gong Qianqian held out her hand beside it. The Star Luo Spirit Pearl's fruit actually rolled down on its own and landed in her hand.

Gong Qianqian joyfully cradled the Star Luo Spirit Pearl in her arms. Feeling the pure star power within it, she could not help breaking into a radiant smile.

Before her delight had subsided, the Star Luo Spirit Pearl suddenly flashed with golden light in her hands. It rapidly shrank, then turned into a streak of golden light that shot straight into her mouth and disappeared.

Gong Qianqian staggered, and starlight immediately blazed from her entire body.

All the stars in the cold Qi nebula beneath her feet flared to their utmost brilliance. She quickly sat down cross-legged. Faintly, the entire cold Qi nebula seemed to transform into a starry sky, while Gong Qianqian looked like a giant sitting cross-legged within it.

Gong Yu smiled faintly and left Gong Qianqian undisturbed. He walked slowly away and came to Gong Lan and Na'er.

Chapter 70: Immortal Herb

Gong Yu first said to Gong Lan, "Lan'er, your Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass, so choosing Immortal Herbs for you is easy. I've chosen the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot. Either one taken alone would produce a deadly poison, so you have to take them together."

Both Immortal Herbs were also suitable for Gong Yu, but after some thought, he decided to give them to Gong Lan, allowing her to temper her golden body with ice and fire and gain immunity to both.

"Young master, your Martial Soul is also Blue Silver Grass. What's suitable for Lan'er is naturally suitable for you too, so you should take them yourself." Though Gong Lan was touched that Gong Yu had chosen the Immortal Herbs for her, she refused. "Besides, Lan'er's Martial Soul will evolve into the Blue Silver Emperor. That's already enough."

Gong Yu laughed heartily. "Don't worry, Lan'er. I've prepared an Immortal Herb for myself, and my Blue Silver Grass contains the Golden Dragon King Bloodline. Even if your Martial Soul evolves into the Blue Silver Emperor in the future, it'll still be far behind mine, so don't refuse."

"I... all right, I'll do as you say, young master." Gong Lan nodded.

Gong Yu continued, "But that isn't enough. The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot can't raise your Soul Power; they only temper the body. So you'll also have to take another Immortal Herb to raise your Soul Power, or you'll fall too far behind your younger sisters."

With that, Gong Yu walked over to a green plant. A soft white vapor faintly rose from it, like moonlight.

He reached out and picked it, then returned and held it out to Gong Lan. "This is an Immortal Herb. Taking it will greatly improve your physique, attributes, and potential. Of course, it will also raise your Soul Power."

There was a legend about the Immortal Herb, but that legend was true, and it concerned the Demon Eye Demon Tree, the Myriad Demon King, one of the ten great Ferocious Beasts.

The Myriad Demon King had once been very weak, but he was fortunate. An Immortal Herb grew beside him, and after he devoured it, he gradually grew stronger. He became the strongest Plant-type Soul Beast and ruled over the Soul Beasts across more than a third of the Star Dou Great Forest's outer region.

The Demon Eye Demon Trees were originally only relatively rare, high-grade Plant-type Soul Beasts, not top-grade ones.

Had the Myriad Demon King not devoured and fused with an Immortal Herb, greatly improving his physique, attributes, and potential, raising him to the level of a top-grade Plant-type Soul Beast and granting him the innate ability of the very finest Plant-type Soul Beasts, he probably would not even have qualified as one of the ten great Ferocious Beasts.

Seeing Gong Lan hesitate rather than reach out to accept it, Gong Yu said, "Take it and eat it. I hope you can go farther with me in the future, instead of limiting yourself to being a mere Soul Master. Besides, the Douluo Continent is too small. Set your sights farther, on the sea of stars."

At his words, Gong Lan gazed up at the sky with burning eyes, seemingly having made up her mind. She immediately took the Immortal Herb from Gong Yu, sat down cross-legged, and began to consume it.

Gong Yu then came to Na'er's side and smiled faintly. "Na'er, it's your turn."

Na'er stood with her legs crossed and her hands behind her back, her head lowered slightly. She looked somewhat self-conscious, but also a little shy, and her face bore a faint, tipsy flush. She murmured, "Anything is fine with me, really. I don't mind."

Gong Yu sighed inwardly. When a woman said things like "anything is fine" or "I don't mind," it was hardest to answer.

Gong Yu said, "How can you not mind? Wait here."

Gong Yu walked among the flowers and plants until he came to a flower growing on a black stone.

It was an ordinary-looking white flower, as large as a palm and shaped like a peony. It had no leaves, and a large stone was attached beneath its stem. The stone was black all over.

Several startling patches of red marked the white flower, bright as fresh blood and striking to behold.

He brought the flower over together with the black stone attached beneath it. From the way Gong Yu carried the stone, its weight was clearly astonishing.

"This flower is called the Lovesick Heartbreak Red," Gong Yu said when he reached Na'er. "It's a divine treasure among immortal-grade medicinal herbs. There's also a legend about it. Long ago, there was a young man of a tranquil nature who loved nothing more than tending flowers and trees. His garden was filled with green lotuses and lotus roots..."

Listening quietly as Gong Yu told the story of the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, Na'er became somewhat entranced.

Gong Yu said solemnly, "This is no ordinary flower. It chooses its own master. To pick it, you must think of the person you love with absolute sincerity and devotion, then spit a mouthful of blood onto its petals. If your heart wavers even slightly, you won't be able to pick it, even if you cough up blood until you die.

"Once picked, it will never wither as long as it remains beside its master. The stone beneath the flower is called Black Absolute. If it is forcibly destroyed, the Lovesick Heartbreak Red will likewise lose all its medicinal power.

"Eating this flower grants the power to endure as long as heaven and earth. It'll be a great help to your injuries-ah, no, her injuries. No, that's not right either. I should say it'll be a great help to both your injuries. But first, you have to be able to pick it."

Na'er looked at the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and smiled shyly. "Brother Yu, are you testing my feelings for you?"

"Whether you pick it or not is up to you. I certainly can't pick it anyway." Gong Yu looked as though that were only natural, and he did not deny that he meant to test Na'er's feelings.

If, after all their years together, Na'er still had no real feelings for him and was only trying to complete the task of having dragon cubs with him, then naturally she would not be able to pick the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.

If that really were the case, then once he had sown his seed in the future, he naturally would not have much more to do with Na'er. He would devote himself wholeheartedly to Gong Lan and the others, and as for Na'er, he would let her go back to sleep.

"Hmph, hmph... I can do it." Na'er proudly pouted her lips in a show of defiance at Gong Yu.

"I really hope you succeed too," Gong Yu said with a serious expression.

But Na'er added, "I don't quite believe the picking method you described, Brother Yu, so you'll have to demonstrate first."

"All right. Actually, I don't quite believe it either, so let's try." With that, Gong Yu spat a mouthful of blood onto the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.

When the blood landed on its petals, the Lovesick Heartbreak Red trembled slightly. Gong Yu and Na'er both fixed their eyes on the flower and waited quietly.

But soon the Lovesick Heartbreak Red gradually stopped swaying, showing no sign of falling.

"See? It really does choose its master. It's just a pity it doesn't accept me." Gong Yu smiled awkwardly.

"Hmph, hmph... that's what you get for having such a fickle heart, Brother Yu!" Na'er playfully stuck out her pink tongue at him, then said, "Watch me. I'll definitely succeed, because you're the only one in my heart."

With that, Na'er copied Gong Yu and spat a mouthful of blood onto the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.

This time, the Lovesick Heartbreak Red did not even sway, yet it had already quietly detached from the Black Absolute Stone and fallen into Na'er's slender, jade-like hand.

"See? I told you my feelings for you are real, Brother Yu." Na'er proudly pouted her lips again.

Gong Yu's mood instantly brightened considerably. He smiled with delight and said, "All right, then it's my turn next."

Chapter 71: Dragon Souls

There were not many immortal-grade treasures for Gong Yu to choose from. The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot were intended for Gong Lan, so he would not take them.

But he could take the Infernal Delicate Apricot's Blazing Gum. Similarly, the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass had a crystal like the Infernal Delicate Apricot's Blazing Gum. Gong Yu did not know what to call it, so he provisionally named it Cold Crystal.

Taking the Blazing Gum and Cold Crystal together would produce the same effect as taking the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot.

But that was for later. He did not intend to take those two things now.

He first walked over to the Primordial Immortal Herb, a spiritual herb as white as jade.

He planned to take the Primordial Immortal Herb because he intended to try condensing his first Soul Core once he reached level 50. Although the herb had no other special attributes, it could help a Soul Master compress Soul Power and condense a Soul Core, making it precisely what Gong Yu needed most at present.

Of course, the herb was also a supreme treasure for raising a Soul Master's Soul Power. Gong Yu made a rough estimate that after taking it, his Soul Power would rise by at least five levels.

But picking the Primordial Immortal Herb was not so easy either. He had to make it submit first.

Standing before the Primordial Immortal Herb, Gong Yu reached out with his right hand to touch the jade-like herb.

The Primordial Immortal Herb trembled slightly, and a powerful white light surged from it. A burst of dense energy pushed outward, sending Gong Yu several steps back.

But the mass of white light before him remained together rather than dispersing. In an instant, it took on a form very similar to his, a white mass of light with at least the exact same bodily outline.

The white-light "Gong Yu" thrust out both palms, and the dense primordial power of heaven and earth immediately surged toward Gong Yu.

Gong Yu smiled faintly and stood his ground. He spread his feet, toes turned inward, and circulated Dragon Elephant Prajna before striking out with both palms. When the Primordial Immortal Herb's hands reached him, their palms collided, and the white-light "Gong Yu" was instantly sent flying backward.

As it flew back, the white-light "Gong Yu" rapidly dispersed into white light and returned to the Primordial Immortal Herb. But the herb soon blazed with light, and more than ten streaks of white light swarmed out, hurtling straight at Gong Yu.

Gong Yu snorted coldly and immediately manifested a full set of One-Word Battle Armor. With the armor's enhancement, his strength instantly soared to the Soul Emperor level. He then unleashed the full presence of his Golden Dragon King Bloodline, shaking apart the dozen or so streaks of white light rushing at him.

Without giving the Primordial Immortal Herb another chance to prepare an attack, he pressed one hand directly onto it. The presence of the Golden Dragon King Bloodline, which symbolized destruction, bore down on the herb and made it tremble.

Seeing this, Gong Yu smiled faintly, then lifted his hand, withdrew his full set of Battle Armor, and restrained the presence of his Golden Dragon King Bloodline.

The Primordial Immortal Herb then detached itself, leaving only a tiny immortal herb in its place. Just like the Star Luo Spirit Pearl before it, its seed would grow here again and carry on its life.

Gong Yu carried the Primordial Immortal Herb back to Na'er, only to find a red dragon soul and a blue one flying happily around her. Na'er was playing with them, her face full of excitement.

"Those are the dragon souls of the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King, right?" Gong Yu asked Gu Yuena.

Earlier, while picking the Primordial Immortal Herb, Gong Yu had released the presence of his Golden Dragon King Bloodline, attracting the attention of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings, so they had flown out.

Only after drawing close did they sense the Silver Dragon King Bloodline in Na'er, and so they went after her.

Although the Golden Dragon King and Silver Dragon King were both incarnations formed after the Dragon God's fall, the Silver Dragon King had inherited the Dragon God's seven elemental abilities, while the Golden Dragon King had inherited the Golden Dragon and Mountain Dragon bloodlines.

Thus, the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings were naturally close to the Silver Dragon King's presence, like children seeing their mother. For the moment, they had long since cast the Golden Dragon King's presence to the back of their minds.

"Mm-hmm. Little Blue and Little Red are the dragon souls of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings," Na'er said to Gong Yu with a nod, smiling all over.

Gong Yu also raised his hand, covering his palm with the presence of his Golden Dragon King Bloodline. After sensing it, the two dragon souls flew over and circled him twice, but ultimately they were not as close to him as they were to Na'er.

Gong Yu immediately set his sights on the two Dragon Kings' Soul Bones. Looking at Na'er, he said, "Na'er, the Soul Bones they left beneath the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well probably aren't much use. Why don't you have them bring the Soul Bones to me so I can fuse with them?"

Hearing this, Na'er's expression instantly turned peculiar. There was no telling what she was thinking.

Gong Yu thought Na'er was unwilling, so he explained, "Once I've fused with the Soul Bones, they can reside within them and use my Soul Power and Golden Dragon King Bloodline to nourish themselves.

"Besides, once I reach that step in the future, they can use it to come back to life. Otherwise, if they remain here like this, they'll dissipate one day."

Na'er nodded. "I'll talk to them first and see what they want."

"All right," Gong Yu said. He then watched Na'er jabber with the two dragon souls about something he could not make out. She was probably speaking the dragon tongue, but in any case, he could not understand it.

A moment later, Na'er came to Gong Yu and said, "They agreed, but Brother Yu, which parts do you want the Soul Bones for?"