Chapter 90: Deterrence, Lake of Life
"However, I can guarantee that aside from Your Excellency, who might be able to protect yourself with a super Divine Artifact, the Beast God beside you, and the other Soul Beasts on the Douluo Continent, will definitely pay a heavy price."
"For two corpses that have long lost their lives, serving only as the core of a treasure land, to make the Soul Beast race suffer such heavy losses…"
"Do you think this deal is worth it?"
Gu Yuena stared intently at Lu Xiao, her purple eyes flickering violently.
Anger, unwillingness, apprehension, surprise… all kinds of emotions intertwined.
She could feel that Lu Xiao's power at this moment was not an illusion; it was a genuine God King-level pressure.
Furthermore, the essence of his power carried a supreme Aura that even she found unfamiliar.
Coupled with the mysterious Storm Dragon King who had not appeared, and the unfathomable Big Dipper Academy itself… a direct confrontation would undoubtedly be the most foolish choice.
She remained silent for a full ten breaths.
The turbulent elemental power around Gu Yuena slowly subsided.
She gazed deeply at Lu Xiao, as if to engrave this mysterious human firmly in the depths of her Soul.
"Dean Lu, what a tactic."
Her voice returned to its usual coolness, but with a hint of undetectable complexity.
"This matter today, this King has noted it. Let's go."
With that, she no longer lingered, flicking her sleeve.
She swept up the still-apprehensive Ditian beside her, and her figure once again merged into the Void Realm.
Disappearing without a trace, as if she had never appeared.
Seeing Gu Yuena leave, Lu Xiao also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He quickly interrupted the power transmission from the experience card.
The phantom of the creation god ring behind him also dissipated.
What he had just used was the [First Rank God Experience Card (24 hours, interruptible)] obtained through signing in.
Combined with the blessing of the creation god ring, he barely possessed God King-level strength.
Zhuang Zhou, who was beside him, was now looking at Lu Xiao with a face full of disbelief, completely awake.
He originally thought the Dean was just deeply hidden, but he never expected him to be hidden so deeply!
That power just now made even his Soul tremble.
"Dean, you…"
Zhuang Zhou opened his mouth, unsure what to say for a moment.
Lu Xiao patted his shoulder, resuming his lazy demeanor, and said earnestly, "See? This is strength."
"So, Zhuang Zhou, sleep less in the future and Cultivate more. Perhaps one day you can also reach my Realm."
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Zhou immediately snapped out of his immense shock.
He habitually yawned.
He mumbled softly in rebuttal, "Dean, you can't say that. You know I Cultivate in my dreams too. Half of my Martial Soul's power is in my dreams…"
Lu Xiao looked at his lazy appearance and couldn't help but smile wryly and shake his head, no longer pressing the issue.
Everyone has their own Dao.
Zhuang Zhou's Dao, perhaps, lay within those intertwined dreams of reality and illusion.
After this incident, Big Dipper Academy, under Lu Xiao's protection, once again safely passed a calamity.
Above the heavenly curtain, the Ice and Fire Tai Chi diagram, symbolizing the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, slowly dissipated.
But the brilliant golden light did not stop.
"Boom boom boom!"
Instead, it gathered and surged with an even grander Aura.
This time, the golden light no longer emanated killing intent, evilness, or extreme elemental power.
Instead, it was a boundless life Aura that nourished all things silently!
This Aura was refreshing, as if it could heal all injuries and bestow vitality upon all things.
[opportunity ranking list, Third Place: Lake of Life]
[Location: Star Dou Great Forest Core Area]
[Opportunity Description: The core where the life 脈絡 of the Douluo Continent converges, the manifestation place of the purest and most Origin life elemental energy between heaven and earth. The lake water condenses with nearly liquid, vast life energy, its essence level is extremely high, and it is one of the manifestations of the Law of Life in this world.]
[Core Functions]:
1. Infinite Source of Vitality: The contained life force is as vast as the sea, endless, able to nourish all things, promote the growth of spiritual plants, and is the ultimate healing and Cultivation Holy Land yearned for by all living beings in the world.
2. Heals Origin Injuries: Its life energy level is extremely high, and it has a very strong healing and nourishing effect on Origin injuries suffered by Divine Rank powerhouses, far beyond what ordinary life energy can compare to.
3. Soul Beast Reproduction Holy Land: It is the foundation for the top Ferocious beasts of the continent to inhabit, slumber, and reproduce. For the Soul Beast race, it is the cradle of racial continuation and the birth of powerhouses.
4. Weakens Heavenly Tribulation: Cultivating and Undergoing Tribulation here can, to a certain extent, weaken the power of the Heavenly Tribulation with the help of the vast life energy, increasing the success rate of Undergoing Tribulation.
[heavenly curtain Rule Blessing: The Origin of the Lake of Life has been nourished, the activity and purity of life energy have increased by twenty percent, the healing effect on injuries has been enhanced, and the auxiliary effect on Soul Beast Cultivation has been greatly improved. Warning: This place is an absolute forbidden zone for the Soul Beast race, guarded by the Silver Dragon King and numerous Ferocious beasts. Trespassers will surely die!]
[Affiliation: Star Dou Great Forest]
The information appeared.
The continent fell silent once again!
"Lake of Life… the core of the continent's life!"
"It can even heal Origin injuries of Divine Rank powerhouses? This… is too Heaven-Defying!"
"The Core Area of the Star Dou Great Forest! Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena's territory!"
"Most of the powerhouses on the previous soul beast ranking list probably reside there, right?"
Countless Soul Masters, while shocked by the powerful effects of the Lake of Life,
The hint of greed that had just arisen in their hearts was instantly extinguished by the cold reality.
Unlike the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, which brought complex emotions due to its affiliation with Big Dipper Academy,
For the Lake of Life, everyone felt only pure reverence and dared not provoke it.
That was Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena's lair!
It was the old den of Ditian, Xiong Jun, Myriad Demon King, and a host of other terrifying Ferocious beasts!
To harbor intentions there?
They would probably be torn to shreds before even seeing a glimpse of the lake!
Even the ambitious Bibi Dong.
After seeing the description and affiliation of the Lake of Life, she completely abandoned any thoughts.
Before achieving the Rakshasa God Position, she would never touch this hornet's nest.
Her goal for hunting Soul Rings could only be placed in the outer areas of the Star Dou Great Forest, or other dangerous places.
Hoping that the heavenly curtain would reward god-bestowed spirit rings in the future, or risking to find those solitary Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beasts.
Star Dou Great Forest, Lake of Life.
Gu Yuena and Ditian's figures had just emerged from the spatial fluctuations when they immediately noticed the difference.
In the entire Lake of Life area, the already extremely dense life energy.
At this moment, it seemed to have been injected with new vitality, becoming more active and pure.
A faint golden glow even rippled across the lake surface, a manifestation of the heavenly curtain's rule blessing.
"This is…"
Ditian felt the life elemental energy nourishing his body like warm water, and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes, "Master, the Origin of the Lake of Life seems to have been strengthened!"
Bi Ji's graceful figure rose from the lake, a joyful smile on her face: "Master, you're back. The heavenly curtain rules have descended, and the lake's healing effect and its assistance for our Cultivation have greatly improved."
Gu Yuena nodded slightly, a hint of understanding flashing in her purple eyes.
She felt the even more vast and intimate life energy pouring into her body.
Although the improvement to her Peak First-rank Deity strength was negligible,
It had subtle and continuous benefits for recuperating old injuries and stabilizing her Realm.
More importantly, for Ferocious beasts like Ditian and Xiong Jun who had not yet Broken Through to Divine Rank, and for the entire Soul Beast race, this was undoubtedly a tremendous blessing!
"Indeed, the Opportunity of the heavenly curtain does not only favor humans."
Gu Yuena whispered.
"With this Lake of Life's blessing, it will be easier for you all to Break Through your Bottlenecks, and you will have a few more chances to deal with the Heavenly Tribulation."
Just then.
Ditian recounted his previous experience at Big Dipper Academy.
Including Lu Xiao's sudden burst of suspected God King-level strength and the eventual reluctant retreat, in detail to the other Ferocious beasts that had gathered.
After listening to Ditian's narration, Xiong Jun let out an unwilling growl, and the human face on Myriad Demon King's tree trunk also twisted.
The other Ferocious beasts also showed expressions of anger and helplessness.
"Master, are we just going to let Big Dipper Academy occupy the remains of the two Dragon Kings?"
Xiong Jun asked in a muffled voice, his dark gold claws fiercely scratching the ground.
Gu Yuena's eyes were deep as she looked in the direction of Big Dipper Academy.
After a moment of silence, she slowly said, "That Lu Xiao has unfathomable trump cards; his burst of strength is by no means ordinary."
"Before we figure out his true background, it's not advisable to provoke further conflict. The matter of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well will be temporarily put aside."
She paused, her voice carrying a hint of determination and anticipation: "The urgent task is to utilize the various Opportunities brought by the heavenly curtain to enhance the overall strength of our race. Once I truly Break Through to the God King Realm… then, it won't be too late to settle accounts!"
Upon hearing this, the Ferocious beasts, though unwilling, understood that this was the most prudent choice.
They responded in unison: "We obey Master's command!"
Slaughter City.
Lü Bu stepped into this Paradise of Sin shrouded in dark red mist.
The dense killing Aura permeating the air made the blood throughout his body feel as if it were boiling!
His sky piercer halberd Martial Soul within him even emitted waves of eager buzzing.
It resonated strongly with the Law of Slaughter in this world.
"Hahahaha! What a good place! It truly is where my Opportunity lies!"
Lü Bu burst into laughter.
Feeling that his Soul skills was not suppressed under the blessing of the heavenly curtain rules, his confidence surged even more.
He eagerly released his Martial Soul.
That huge sky piercer halberd, entwined with dark red Evil Qi, appeared out of thin air.
Its blade pointed directly at the sky, exuding an overbearing Battle Intent and a murderous Aura that dominated the world!
The moment his Martial Soul was released, an anomaly suddenly occurred!
"Buzz!"
Hidden in the deepest part of Slaughter City, an ancient altar built from countless bones and killing intent.
It was as if a Ferocious beast that had slumbered for eons suddenly awakened, erupting with dazzling blood-red light!
This light instantly swept across the entire Slaughter City.
Dyeing everything blood-red!
A blood-red pillar of light, condensed to the extreme and purely composed of the Law of Slaughter, flew directly towards Lü Bu.
"Who's there!"
"Not good!"
Seeing this, Lü Bu's expression changed drastically, and his nine Soul Rings flickered one after another.
What was shocking was that this blood-red light seemed to transcend space and time.
Ignoring Lü Bu's attempts to block with his sky piercer halberd and Soul Power defense, it directly plunged into his glabella!
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