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

But Gong Xue wilted like an eggplant struck by frost and said weakly, "There's no need to compete. Ever since I sensed my flame's presence on your lamp, I've known my flame couldn't compare to yours."

"Hehe... it's a good thing you know your own limits," Gong Miaomiao suddenly retorted.

This time, however, Gong Xue unexpectedly didn't snap back.

Gong Yu smiled, then said to Gong Xue, "Xiao Xue, release your flame and let everyone see it."

Gong Xue nodded. Two flames seemed to flash through her eyes, and with a thought, blazing fire sprang up around her. She looked like a figure made of fire with a pair of multicolored wings on her back, and even her wings faintly radiated a fiery corona.

"Although your Martial Soul evolved and your flame was purified to a certain extent, the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower's medicinal effects didn't seem sufficient to purify it completely. So there's still a trace of impurity in your flame," Gong Yu said calmly. With a thought, he released his Domain of Fire from beneath his feet.

"What powerful fire attribute! That's a domain, isn't it?" Gong Xue's eyes seemed to light up when she felt Gong Yu's domain.

"That's right. It's the Domain of Fire, so I can control Ultimate Fire too," Gong Yu said calmly, exchanging a glance with Na'er. The two of them knew where the Domain of Fire had come from.

The Domain of Fire had been granted to Gong Yu by the Fire Dragon King's left leg bone. Likewise, the Ice Dragon King had granted him the Domain of Ice.

Both Dragon Kings had been First-Level Gods in life, approaching the level of God Kings, so they naturally had domains of their own. If he had absorbed their Soul Bones without obtaining domains, that would have been abnormal.

Afraid that his Domain of Fire would harm the surrounding flowers and plants, Gong Yu didn't expand it very far, only covering the people gathered there.

Gong Xue sighed involuntarily. "Sigh... even big brother, who has a plant Martial Soul, controls the ultimate fire attribute, while I, who have a fire attribute myself, only have an ordinary flame. I really don't know what to say."

Seeing how dissatisfied her younger sister was, Gong Lan rolled her eyes at her. "Your flame is no worse than the Phoenix Flame, and you still call it ordinary? Most fire-attribute Soul Masters in the world have impure flames. If everyone were as dissatisfied as you, they might as well all go die."

"Hehe..." Gong Yu smiled faintly. "It doesn't matter. I have a way to take your flame a step further. Wait here."

With that, Gong Yu got up and walked toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. At the Yang Spring end, he stopped two meters away from a plant shaped like a cabbage but fiery red all over.

It wasn't that he didn't want to go closer, but the heat radiating from the plant made it impossible for him to approach in his ordinary state.

His Domain of Fire immediately manifested beneath his feet, and the heat from the plant seemed to vanish. He could no longer feel the scorching heat that had kept him from approaching.

"The Infernal Delicate Apricot is poisonous if taken on its own, but its Blazing Gum isn't. Taking the Blazing Gum can also evolve a flame," Gong Yu murmured. He reached out with his right hand, which was covered in the presence of ultimate flame, and peeled several gelatinous crystals off the Infernal Delicate Apricot.

Turning around, he carried the Blazing Gum he had taken back toward the others.

When he reached them, he handed two pieces to Gong Xue. "Eat these two pieces and meditate. They should remove that trace of impurity from your flame and let it evolve into Ultimate Fire."

"All right!" Gong Xue took the two pieces of Blazing Gum and happily went to a corner, where she sat down cross-legged.

Gong Yu also handed two pieces of Blazing Gum to Gong Niuniu. "Niuniu, your attribute is already ultimate, so I'm not sure whether these will still be useful to you. But give them a try too. They might actually help!"

"All right. Thank you, young master!" Gong Niuniu took the two pieces of Blazing Gum, then left the group and found a corner to sit down cross-legged.

Gong Yu looked at the two pieces of Blazing Gum left in his hand and glanced around at the remaining women. He shook his head with a smile. "You don't have fire attributes, so these wouldn't be much use to you. I'll look around in a little while and see what else might help you."

But Gong Xi'er, who was standing nearby, said, "I don't need anything else. For me, things are already as good as they can get. Even if I took another Immortal Herb, it wouldn't be much use. Besides, I've already reached level forty and haven't obtained my fourth Soul Ring yet, so my exact level can't show."

Gong Yu looked at Gong Xi'er and noticed a golden mark between her brows. He immediately understood. Na'er seemed to have noticed it too, and she and Gong Yu exchanged a smile. They both knew what had happened.

Gong Xiao, Gong Yue, and Gong Miaomiao, who were nearby, also said they didn't need anything else. Gong Yu and Na'er looked between their brows and found golden marks there as well. Once again, they exchanged a smile.

At that moment, Gong Qianqian raised her hand like a student asking a question in class. "I... I probably don't need anything else either."

"You too..." Before Gong Yu could finish, he saw a mark between Gong Qianqian's brows as well, though hers was blue-gold.

Smiling in relief, Gong Yu said, "Good. I know you've all gained something. You don't have to tell me about it, but remember not to reveal it lightly before you've grown stronger."

Chapter 75: The Favor of the Gods

From Gong Yu's words, Gong Xiao, Gong Yue, Gong Miaomiao, Gong Niuniu, and Gong Qianqian all understood that he probably did know what they had obtained.

But some people found it uncomfortable to keep a secret bottled up inside. Only by telling it could they feel relieved.

Gong Miaomiao was clearly one such person. She immediately raised her hand. "But keeping it in is uncomfortable. Young master, could you let me tell my secret? I'll only say it here. Once I've said it, it won't be a secret anymore, and I'll feel better."

The corner of Gong Yu's mouth twitched. He suddenly remembered Lü Ziqiao's little aunt, Tang Youyou. She had learned Hu Yifei's secret and wanted to tell it but couldn't, and keeping it in had nearly driven her mad.

He turned and looked around. Bi Ji and Zi JI were both quite far away, while Dugu Bo was hanging from a tree, also quite a distance away.

Gong Yu had been a little surprised when he first saw Dugu Bo, but he had immediately recovered his senses.

Gong Yu tapped the ground with his foot. A wave of Soul Power spread out, forming a soundproof barrier that enclosed their group.

Only then did he speak. "All right, you can tell us. And since you're going to talk, each of you should tell us which god has taken a fancy to you."

"Gods?" Gong Lan was somewhat shocked. Previously, the word "god" had been nothing more than a vague, intangible concept to her. She had never imagined that gods truly existed.

"So you really did know, young master!" Gong Xi'er smiled awkwardly.

Gong Yu nodded. "All right, go ahead. I'm curious which gods chose you too. Miaomiao, you go first. You look quite uncomfortable holding it in."

"Mhm!" Gong Miaomiao nodded like a pestle pounding garlic, her face full of delight. "I was chosen by the Autumn God, one of the Gods of the Seasons."

"The Autumn God?" Gong Yu nodded. Since Gong Miaomiao's Martial Soul was a chrysanthemum, he thought the Autumn God was quite a suitable match.

But he found something a little strange and immediately asked, "Are there Gods of the Seasons in the Douluo God Realm? The Douluo Continent doesn't even seem to have a winter, does it? Even if there were Gods of the Seasons, I'm afraid there wouldn't be enough for all four seasons."

Gong Miaomiao shook her head. "I don't know, but from the information I received, the Autumn God doesn't seem to be a god of the Douluo God Realm. And all she gave me was an inheritance, not a god position. She doesn't have a god position.

"I could tell from her tone that she regarded the Douluo God Realm with contempt. She said that god positions were nothing more than a malformed product. To put it nicely, they're called god positions, but they're actually a kind of restraint."

"All right, I understand. In other words, the Autumn God is an outside god." Gong Yu spoke calmly, then looked at the others. "What about you?"

Gong Xiao raised her hand. "I received the Summer God's inheritance. The Summer God is also one of the Gods of the Seasons."

Gong Yue added, "I received the Spring God's inheritance. She's also one of the Gods of the Seasons."

"Gong Xiao's Martial Soul is a kind of bamboo, which corresponds to summer, so the Summer God's inheritance suits her." Gong Yu smiled, then teased, "But Gong Yue, your Martial Soul is a cabbage. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with spring, yet the Spring God chose you too?"

Gong Yue immediately blushed, then joked about herself. "I don't know. Maybe she saw that her two sisters had both bestowed their inheritances and felt embarrassed not to. Or maybe she saw that my cabbage was a lush emerald green, brimming with the spirit of spring, and gave me her inheritance because of that."

"Hehe... whatever the reason, receiving an inheritance is a good thing," Luo Han said calmly. He then looked at Gong Qianqian. "It's Qianqian's turn. The Winter God must have chosen you, right?"

Gong Qianqian shook her head. "No. I received the God of the Starry Sky's inheritance. He's not a god of the Douluo God Realm either."

"Another god from outside? Did the outside gods all come out for a group outing today?" Surprise appeared on Gong Yu's face. He looked at Gong Xi'er. "Don't tell me the Winter God chose you, Xi'er. But I would have thought Qianqian's attribute was a better match for the Winter God."

Gong Xi'er shook her head. "No. I received the Flower God's inheritance. She's also a god from outside."

Gong Yu spread his hands and joked again. "Well, it looks like the Winter God didn't go out with those gods today."

"Maybe!" Gong Lan smiled. She was happy for her sisters, but she also felt some regret that she and the remaining sisters hadn't received inheritances. She felt even more regret for Gong Yu. In her view, he was the one among them most qualified to receive an inheritance.

Gong Yu didn't know what Gong Lan was thinking. He looked at the women who had received inheritances and asked, "What levels are you all now? Have your Martial Souls changed?"

"I'm level forty, but my Martial Soul hasn't changed much," Gong Xi'er said.

Gong Qianqian raised her hand. "I'm level forty too. My Martial Soul has changed. It looks like a murky cloud now, and it doesn't feel like the cold air it used to be, but its attributes haven't changed."

After speaking, Gong Qianqian released her Martial Soul. A large expanse of murky, cloudlike substance appeared beneath her feet. Though it still radiated piercing cold, it really no longer looked like the mist it had been before.

Looking closely, they could also see tiny points of light twinkling like stars within the cloud.

"Qianqian, are you sure your Martial Soul really is cold air?" Gong Yu asked, looking at her oddly.

Gong Qianqian answered awkwardly, "Actually, I'm not sure either. When I awakened my Martial Soul, the Spirit Hall deacon sensed the cold it gave off, but he couldn't tell what it was. So he said my Martial Soul was cold air, and I've believed that ever since."

Gong Yu's face stiffened. Then he covered his mouth and laughed. "The deacons Spirit Hall sends out to awaken people's Martial Souls don't have enough knowledge. What do they know?

"There's one in Nuoding City called Su Yuntao, nicknamed Blind Douluo. He awakened Tang San's Blue Silver Grass with Innate Full Soul Power, yet called it a Trash Martial Soul."

"Then what is my Martial Soul?" Gong Qianqian asked.

"I can't say either." Gong Yu shook his head. "But I think your Martial Soul looks a little like a nebula in the vast void."

"What's a nebula?" Gong Qianqian asked. The other girls grew curious as well.

Their reaction was understandable. The Douluo Continent was still at least thirty thousand years away from entering the interstellar age, so naturally, things beyond Douluo Star were difficult for them to understand.

Luo Han was stunned by Gong Qianqian's question. He didn't know how to explain it. In his mind, a nebula was only a concept; he had merely seen pictures online in his previous life.

But an idea immediately struck him, and he asked in return, "You received the God of the Starry Sky's inheritance. Logically, he should have passed on some knowledge about the starry sky to you. Didn't he tell you what a nebula is?"

Chapter 76: Golden Queen

"N-no... I don't think so!" Gong Qianqian felt a little guilty and began to stammer.

"Hmm... really?" Gong Yu looked at her suspiciously. "Qianqian, you can't lie. Whenever you do, you stammer!"

"All right. I did receive a lot of knowledge, but I haven't had time to digest it, so I don't know whether it includes anything about nebulae." Gong Qianqian sighed and confessed honestly. Then she asked Gong Yu curiously, "But young master, how do you know so much?"

"Everyone has their own secrets, and I'm naturally no exception. Some secrets can be told, but others can't." Gong Yu looked embarrassed too. I can't very well tell you I'm a transmigrator, can I?

Hearing Gong Yu's perfunctory answer, the women all looked at him strangely, Na'er included. She had always been curious about his origins too.

After all, Gong Yu's background was too simple, yet he seemed to know a great deal, more than his simple background could explain.

But the women were used to it. If it couldn't be explained, then so be it. It didn't really matter anyway.

Seeing their expressions, Gong Yu felt even more embarrassed. He immediately changed the subject. "What about the others? Miaomiao, Yue'er, have your Martial Souls changed?"

Gong Yue said, "Mine hasn't. It's still the Emerald Cabbage, but my Soul Power has reached level thirty-nine."

Gong Yu nodded. "Yue'er, your Soul Power was level thirty-four before. The Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid raised it five levels... wait, the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid is an orchid.

"Orchids represent spring. So that's it. I think I understand why the Spring God chose you. Unfortunately, we don't have a plum blossom to represent winter, so the Winter God passing through the Douluo Continent didn't bestow an inheritance."

"Put that way, it does seem to make sense," Gong Lan said from the side, also feeling that Gong Yu had a point.

Gong Yu smiled and looked at Gong Miaomiao.

"My Soul Power has reached level forty too, and my Martial Soul has evolved." As Gong Miaomiao spoke, she prepared to release it.

With a thought, countless golden petals scattered through the air around her, gradually covering the ground beneath her feet. In an instant, a delicate chrysanthemum fragrance filled their noses and refreshed their hearts.

After the fragrance spread, the chrysanthemum petals covering the ground beneath Gong Miaomiao's feet began to dance without wind, swirling around her like a rain of flowers filling the sky.

She then turned her right palm over in front of her. The floating petals flew into it one after another, finally merging into a chrysanthemum shaped like a golden crown.

"Seventh sister's way of summoning her Martial Soul is really full of swagger. If eighth sister saw it, she'd be green with envy!" Gong Xi'er remarked from the side.

The people around them nodded in agreement, feeling that her words made perfect sense. Besides bickering with Gong Miaomiao, Gong Xue also liked to compete with her.

Gong Miaomiao said, "Young master, my Martial Soul didn't evolve into a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum. It's still a chrysanthemum, but I really don't know what this flower is called."

Gong Yu chuckled. "It's a good thing your Martial Soul didn't evolve into a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum. Otherwise, the Autumn God might not have taken a fancy to you!"

"How so?" Gong Miaomiao asked in confusion.

Gong Yu said, "Because someone on the continent already has a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum Martial Soul, and he's a level ninety-five Titled Douluo. But the Autumn God didn't choose him. So do you think she would have chosen you if you had a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum Martial Soul?"

"Probably not." Gong Miaomiao smiled shyly, then asked, "What variety is my chrysanthemum, then? It's actually more appealing than the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum."

Looking at the large chrysanthemum in Gong Miaomiao's hand, Gong Yu said calmly, "Like a golden crown, noble and imposing! Your chrysanthemum is the Golden Queen, an exquisite specimen among chrysanthemums. A mere Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum naturally can't compare to it."

"This chrysanthemum is called the Golden Queen?" Gong Miaomiao nodded. "The name really does suit it. It certainly looks like a golden crown. But what kind of incantation should I come up with for my Soul Skills? It's so frustrating!"

Gong Miaomiao looked thoroughly dispirited. Curious, Gong Yu asked, "Didn't your Soul Skills work without incantations before? Why do you need them now?"

"I can do without them," Gong Miaomiao said. "But without an incantation, I always feel like something's missing. Whenever I use a Soul Skill, it just doesn't feel quite right."

Gong Yu's mouth fell slightly open, and he looked momentarily stunned. He had thought Chrysanthemum Guan had possessed Gong Miaomiao. Did she need a "Chrysanthemums wither, wounds litter the ground" to feel it was enough too?

But if she wanted an incantation, that was easy. Incantations were generally for showing off, and as a transmigrator from Huaxia on Earth, he might not have much else, but he had plenty of verses for showing off.

So Gong Yu leaned close to Gong Miaomiao's ear and whispered something. When she heard it, her face lit up. Clearly, her incantation problem was solved.

After learning about Gong Xiao, Gong Yue, Gong Qianqian, Gong Xi'er, and Gong Miaomiao's situations, Gong Yu looked at Gong Lan. "Lan'er, what about you?"

Gong Lan smiled faintly and said slowly, "My Soul Power has also reached the level-forty bottleneck, but I can't feel anything else. I only feel much better than before."

"The Immortal Herb's effects will gradually take hold in the future, so it's normal that you can't feel them." Having learned her situation, Gong Yu continued, "Now let's move on to the next step. Your five younger sisters are certain to become gods someday, so you, their eldest sister, can't fall behind."

Gong Lan's mouth fell open, and the word "shock" was written all over her face. It took her quite a while to recover.

She asked, "Young master, do you mean I can become a god too?"

"Yes. Why couldn't you?" Gong Yu nodded. "Let's not set our sights too high for now. You might not be able to become a god from outside this realm, but claiming a god position in the Douluo God Realm shouldn't be much of a problem."

"Young master, what about you?" Gong Lan was more concerned about Gong Yu. If he couldn't become a god in the future, then a god position would mean nothing to her.

Seeing Gong Lan's reaction, Gong Yu was moved. "Lan'er, don't worry about me. I'll naturally become a god in the future too. Not one of us can be left out."

Hearing this, Gong Lan was reassured. She smiled. "Then let's do it. I can't fall behind either. Young master, what should I do?"

"Come with me." Gong Yu nodded, got straight to his feet, and pulled Gong Lan up, leading her toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

When they reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Gong Yu left Gong Lan waiting nearby. He first went to take several crystals shaped like star anise from the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass. They were just like the Blazing Gum from the Infernal Delicate Apricot, but their attributes were the exact opposite.

Returning to Gong Lan's side, Gong Yu said, "In a moment, I'll fetch the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot and combine them into a ball for you to take. But after you take it, you'll be in great pain, and you'll have to jump into the spring to neutralize the medicinal power. Prepare yourself mentally."