Douluo Dalu 2: The True God King - [DD2]: 45

According to the principles governing twin martial souls, wouldn’t Su Yu’s other martial soul be at least as strong as his Ultimate martial soul?

Was that even possible?

Could there be someone in this world with such extraordinary talent?

Impossible. Absolutely impossible.

Xiao Hongchen refused to believe it. He was convinced that Jing Hongchen was simply overthinking things.

Seeing the changes in Xiao Hongchen’s expression, Jing Hongchen sighed inwardly.

“This foolish grandson of mine… It seems I’ll have to rely on Meng.”

As he thought this, Jing Hongchen glanced at Meng Hongchen beside him. At that moment, she seemed lost in thought, her face dreamy and occasionally flushed with a rosy hue.

The corners of Jing Hongchen’s mouth twitched. With these two grandchildren, things were becoming a bit more complicated.

…

Meanwhile, Su Yu and Wang Dong had left the teaching building and were walking towards the dormitory.

Wang Dong, after thinking for a moment, took out the Soul Ascension Pill and handed it to Su Yu.

“What are you doing?”

Su Yu asked, puzzled by the gesture.

“It’s for you,” Wang Dong said.

“This is compensation from the Hall Master. Why are you giving it to me?”

Su Yu found the situation amusing.

“But if it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have gotten it, right? Besides, I wasn’t injured. You saved me. So, logically, I think I should give it to you,” Wang Dong said earnestly.

Su Yu was momentarily stunned, looking at Wang Dong with an indescribable expression in his eyes.

Wang Dong was truly different from her father. At least, Su Yu felt Wang Dong was considerate and thoughtful.

“Why are you staring at me like that? Is there something on my face?” Wang Dong asked, touching his cheek in confusion.

Su Yu looked at him deeply and said, “It’s fine. Keep the Soul Ascension Pill for yourself. It was meant for you, after all.”

“As for helping you, I did it because we’re friends. Friends don’t need repayment for helping each other.”

“If I were in danger, would you help me?”

Su Yu asked.

“Of course I would,” Wang Dong replied without hesitation.

“Then there’s no need for formalities between us,” Su Yu said with a smile, ruffling Wang Dong’s hair.

“Hey, don’t mess with my hair! You’re messing it up!”

Wang Dong protested, though his eyes held no trace of rejection.

Su Yu laughed and ruffled his hair even more.

“Hmph, you just like bullying me,” Wang Dong snorted, dodging Su Yu’s hand and smoothing out his hair, pretending to be upset. He crossed his arms over his chest and walked ahead without looking back, as if genuinely annoyed.

But his lively steps revealed that he wasn’t upset at all.

“What an amusing Wang Daji (Silly Goose),” Su Yu thought as he followed him.

Up in the heavens, a certain God King smiled faintly.

In the mortal world, Su Yu’s lips curled into a barely noticeable smile as well.

…

Back at the dormitory, Su Yu resumed his study of soul tools while Wang Dong busied himself with other things.

When night fell, Su Yu began meditating, and Wang Dong consumed the Soul Ascension Pill.

The pill’s medicinal power could raise a Soul Elder’s level by one. For those at the rank of Soul Grandmaster, it could even increase their level by more than one, possibly two levels.

Wang Dong was already close to reaching level 23, so after taking the Soul Ascension Pill, he was bound to see significant improvement.

The next morning, Su Yu was awakened from his meditation by Wang Dong’s excited voice.

“Su Yu, I’ve reached level 24!”

Wang Dong exclaimed, rushing over to Su Yu’s bed, his face full of excitement.

He had gone from a level 22 Soul Grandmaster to level 24 in one jump, saving at least two or three months of cultivation.

“Level 24, huh? Not bad,” Su Yu said casually.

Wang Dong grinned, “That Soul Ascension Pill lives up to its reputation as a priceless treasure. It seems the Hall Master was quite generous this time.”

Having improved his strength, Wang Dong was over the moon, practically glowing with happiness.

Su Yu, infected by Wang Dong’s good mood, couldn’t help but smile slightly as well.

“Generous? Hardly. These soul engineers are swimming in wealth. Although the Soul Ascension Pill is valuable, a single Grade 6 soul tool can fetch hundreds of thousands of gold soul coins. A single Soul Ascension Pill is probably nothing to the Hall Master,” Su Yu remarked.

“That’s true. These soul engineers are loaded. You’re going to be a soul engineer too, right? Won’t you be rich then?”

Wang Dong asked, his eyes twinkling.

“What, are you planning to rob me?”

Su Yu teased.

“Hehe, only if it’s you, the rich one,” Wang Dong giggled, clearly in high spirits.

Su Yu smiled faintly, and after a bit more teasing, Wang Dong headed to the bathroom to wash up.

Su Yu stretched lazily and, out of habit, called out in his mind:

“Check-in!”

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing five years of check-ins. The five-year check-in reward is now being issued…]

Su Yu’s entire body trembled. A five-year check-in reward? It had to be something good!

[Ding! The five-year check-in reward has been issued. Would you like to open it?]

“Yes!”

[Ding! Opening the reward…]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining one rib of the Golden Dragon King.]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining an Ancient Azure Dragon’s horn bone.]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining one mature Transformation Grass.]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining one targeted electric shock card.]

[Golden Dragon King Rib: One of the remaining forty-eight ribs of the Golden Dragon King. Extremely tough, with powerful piercing ability. It can absorb and share life force.]

[Ancient Azure Dragon Horn Bone: A pure-blooded Ancient Azure Dragon’s horn bone, possessing immense destructive power.]

[Body Transformation Grass: A rare plant from the world of Battle Through the Heavens, which can help beasts take human form and grant them human-like cultivation speed.]

[Electric Shock Card: Allows you to strike any target with a non-lethal lightning strike. Even gods cannot evade it.]

As the cold, mechanical voice echoed in Su Yu’s mind, his eyes grew brighter.

The Golden Dragon King Rib—he was familiar with it. In the original story, the famous Golden Dragon Spear was essentially one of the Golden Dragon King’s ribs.

In other words, Su Yu had now obtained something equivalent to the Golden Dragon Spear—a divine weapon that greatly boosted combat prowess.

Since Su Yu already possessed the power of the Dragon God, mastering the Golden Dragon King’s spear would be no problem.

The Ancient Azure Dragon Horn Bone was an external soul bone, judging by its name.

Su Yu had heard of the Ancient Azure Dragon—a true pure-blooded dragon, much like Di Tian, the Black Dragon King.

Both were genuine, pure-blooded true dragons. However, the Ancient Azure Dragon wasn’t a direct descendant of the Dragon God; it was a lightning-attribute dragon.

And not just any lightning—it wielded Ultimate Lightning.

The value of the Ancient Azure Dragon’s horn bone was beyond measure.

If Su Yu fused with the Ancient Azure Dragon’s horn bone, he could potentially gain the power of Ultimate Lightning. The destructive force of Ultimate Lightning is terrifying.

In terms of sheer lethality, Ultimate Lightning might even surpass Ultimate Ice.

With this horn bone, Su Yu would possess a formidable offensive skill.

This soul bone was undoubtedly far stronger than the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear’s right-hand bone.

Excitement surged through Su Yu as he turned his attention to the next reward.

“A Body Transformation Grass?”

Su Yu rubbed his chin, deep in thought.

He was, of course, familiar with Transformation Grass—it was a famous herb in the Battle Through the Heavens world.

Its allure to beast-type magical creatures was unmatched.

It could help any magical beast below the seventh tier transform, granting them the cultivation speed of humans.

In the Douluo world, it should also help any soul beast take human form, allowing them to maintain their cultivation level while gaining human-like cultivation talents.

For the soul beasts of this world, this was more valuable than anything else.

Just imagine—a soul beast with the cultivation speed of a human and the long lifespan of a soul beast. How terrifying would that be?

Su Yu furrowed his brow, realizing the gravity of the situation.

“It seems I’ll need to be careful about who I give this to,” Su Yu thought.

Even if he decided to give it away, it had to go to a soul beast clearly on his side. He didn’t want to aid an enemy!

As for the final reward, the Electric Shock Card, Su Yu glanced at it, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

Fixed, non-lethal damage and even gods couldn’t avoid it?

Heh heh!

Heh heh heh!!

Heh heh heh heh heh heh heh!!!

He already knew exactly who he would use it on.

Grinning madly, Su Yu felt extremely pleased.

After reviewing the rewards, Su Yu claimed them one by one.

All the rewards immediately appeared in the system’s space.

When Su Yu inspected them, his gaze froze.

In the system’s space, a long golden rib appeared.

It was about three meters long, gleaming gold. It didn’t look like metal or wood—it was made of a very special material.

Both ends were sharp and slender, spear-like in shape.

Su Yu stared closely and noticed golden blood seemingly flowing along the rib.

His mind trembled, and he quickly asked the system, “System, where did you get this rib? Why does it still have blood on it?”

[It was just taken from the Golden Dragon King. It’s fresh, so don’t worry, Host. It’s guaranteed fresh.]

Su Yu: (‘◉_◉’)

The system’s reply startled him.

“You just took it from the Golden Dragon King?”

Su Yu was dumbfounded. Wasn’t that a bit… brutal?

[Yes, the Golden Dragon King is currently going berserk trying to break the seal.]

The system’s voice echoed.

Su Yu rolled his eyes. You took its rib, and now it’s going crazy? Isn’t that obvious?

The Golden Dragon King might not be the brightest, but it still had instincts and could feel pain.

After this stunt, the Golden Dragon King probably blamed the entire divine realm for it.

Now that it was frantically attacking the seal, Tang San was probably overwhelmed.

Wait!

Tang San overwhelmed?

Yes, with the Golden Dragon King attacking the seal, as the current controller of the divine realm’s core, Tang San would have to check it out.

At the moment, he wouldn’t have any time to pay attention to the mortal realm.

By the time Tang San finishes dealing with the Golden Dragon King, who knows how much time will have passed in the mortal world?

After all, one day in the divine realm is equivalent to a year in the mortal realm.

And I still have that Electric Shock Card, which could give Tang San some more rest when the time comes.

Thinking of this, Su Yu’s mood improved even more.

Looking at the golden blood flowing along the rib, Su Yu’s eyes lit up. “System, I have a bold idea.”

[???]

The system was puzzled.

Su Yu licked his lips and said, “The Golden Dragon King controls the Dragon God’s physical body, and its physical strength is so powerful that even a super divine weapon can hardly break through its defenses.”

“Its blood must enhance physical strength. Do you think I could… consume all of this blood?”

System: “…”

Your idea is indeed bold.

[After calculations, there is no significant danger in the host absorbing this blood.]

Being a system, it calculated the result accurately.

Upon hearing this, Su Yu’s eyes brightened even more.

The Golden Dragon King’s blood—though the amount on this rib was very small—was of incredibly high quality.

The destructive will of the Golden Dragon King wasn’t something ordinary people could withstand.

Didn’t we see in the original story how a trace of Electrolux’s divine sense rendered Skydream Iceworm helpless?

That’s the difference in quality.

If the blood on the rib had been the Golden Dragon King’s essence blood, Su Yu would have had to admire it from afar.

But since it was just ordinary blood, Su Yu figured it shouldn’t be much of a problem.

Though the blood didn’t contain a lot of energy, its quality was high.

However, since Su Yu possessed the power of the Dragon God, he was confident he could suppress any will it held.

He was just that confident.

As these thoughts passed through his mind, Wang Dong had already finished washing up.

“Su Yu, it’s your turn.”

Wang Dong was drying his pink-blue hair with a towel, clearly having washed it as well.

Su Yu stretched lazily and climbed out of bed.

As he passed by Wang Dong, he playfully pinched her cheek.

Wang Dong rolled her eyes.

“Shoo, shoo, stop pinching my face. I’m not a child.”

Su Yu laughed heartily and entered the bathroom.

After closing the door, Su Yu took out a large medicine tub.

It was huge, nearly filling the entire bathroom.

He began filling it with water, stopping halfway.

After some thought, he decided to use the medicinal bath method.

The Golden Dragon King’s power was too wild. Even though Su Yu had the power of the Dragon God, directly consuming the blood seemed risky.

Casually, Su Yu took out the Golden Dragon King’s rib.

It was about three meters long, similar to the Golden Dragon Spear.

Holding it in his hand, it felt warm, with golden blood still flowing along its length.

Su Yu dipped the tip into the tub, swirling it around a few times.

Some of the blood washed off into the water.

He flipped the rib and repeated the process.

Only when there was no trace of blood left on the rib did Su Yu put it away.

Su Yu estimated that all the blood combined was about the size of two thumbs.

After all, it was just a small amount of residual blood on the rib.

However, the energy contained within was not insignificant for Su Yu.

The Golden Dragon King was a God-King level, and while its body was thousands of meters long, this little bit of blood was just a drop in the ocean.

But for Su Yu, it was just the right amount.