Chapter 201: Eve of World Advancement: Heavenly Punishment

After Jerry returned to Wuhun City, he also heard about this matter.

Jerry could not figure out what the situation was, so he asked the World Consciousness directly.

The World Consciousness replied to Jerry that the concentration of soul power in Wuhun City was now very high, and it was soul power that had been purified by Jerry, making it easier for people to absorb.

Before the age of six, it is a stage for the birth of a martial soul; many people had already consumed their previous soul power just to awaken their martial soul because they absorbed very little.

After awakening a martial soul, the martial soul is already solidified; without a soul power seed, it is very difficult to absorb and purify the soul power in the air.

However, the energy converted by Jerry through the Pillar Supporting the Sky has all been purified.

These people without soul power live in a place with dense soul power all year round; their martial souls inadvertently absorb the soul power purified by Jerry, and once they have it in their bodies, it is equivalent to having a seed, allowing them to continue Cultivation.

After the World Consciousness finished speaking, Jerry basically understood; it turned out to be his own doing.

Subsequently, Jerry made it public in Wuhun City that this was the function of the Pillar Supporting the Sky; as long as one is near the Pillar Supporting the Sky, even if one had no soul power before, there is a chance to develop soul power in the future.

Because the place where Jerry set up the Pillar Supporting the Sky is the Inner City of Wuhun City, ordinary people cannot approach it, but the people of the Spirit Hall can.

For a time, many Elders pulled strings to send people from their families who had no soul power over there.

Now, one needs to buy a ticket to get to the position under the Pillar Supporting the Sky.

A black market appeared in Wuhun City at some point.

Now in the black market, tickets for the position under the Pillar Supporting the Sky are simply hard to come by.

Jerry was a little worried before that if so many Spirit Masters were born, they would all need to absorb soul power to cultivate, and wondered if it would affect the World Advancement.

But the World Consciousness told Jerry that there was absolutely no need to worry; Spirit Masters absorbing soul power just moves the soul power in the air to a different place for storage, and it will be returned sooner or later; as long as it does not leave this planet, it has no effect on it.

Hearing the World Consciousness say this, Jerry felt relieved.

He asked the World Consciousness how long the advancement would take now, and the World Consciousness told Jerry that, as of now, it would only take seven months.

It also told Jerry to prepare in advance, as earth-shattering changes would occur when the world advances.

The most basic change is that the planet will grow larger; at that time, the land and oceans will change, and the crust will shift. To protect the creatures on the surface, it asked Jerry to remind them to take shelter in advance.

Moreover, after the advancement, the space of the entire planet will be reinforced; many Secret Realms that previously existed on the Douluo Continent will be directly crushed. However, for a place like the God Realm, the spatial barrier is very solid, so even with the advancement, it cannot crush the God Realm.

After the advancement, the energy of the entire planet will become more concentrated, the gravity of the Earth Core will increase, and the upper limit of all cultivating creatures will also be raised.

Level 100 will no longer be the upper limit of this world; the World Consciousness does not know exactly what level the limit will reach, but in any case, it will far exceed Level 100.

The World Consciousness told Jerry a lot, all of which were the benefits after the advancement.

Therefore, during these seven months, no trouble must occur.

Jerry considered it; for these seven months, unless the God Realm attacks, other matters can be resolved by Jerry.

And for this period of time, Jerry decided not to go anywhere and just stay in Wuhun City.

It just so happens that there is one thing Jerry needs to solve now.

Subsequently, Jerry found Xiao Wu and told her; Xiao Wu cried and threw herself into Jerry's arms on the spot.

"Little sister, don't cry, let's go now!"

After comforting Xiao Wu, the two came to Bibi Dong's residence.

"Jerry, you elusive person, why have you appeared today!"

Bibi Dong rolled her eyes at Jerry, lay sideways on her throne, said softly, and then continued to read a document, seemingly not caring at all whether Jerry answered or not.

"Pope, I have something to discuss with you today. I wonder if you still remember Xiao Wu!"

After Jerry finished speaking, he watched Bibi Dong silently.

Hearing Jerry say this, Bibi Dong felt a bit strange. Of course, she knew Xiao Wu; she had attended the apprenticeship banquet when Chrysanthemum Douluo took disciples back then, and she did not know why Jerry would ask this.

"I remember, I was there when Chrysanthemum Douluo took you two as disciples back then, what's wrong?"

Bibi Dong put down the document in her hand, sat up straight, and asked while looking at Jerry.

Subsequently, Jerry told the story of Xiao Wu from beginning to end.

"So you were that little girl from back then! Are you looking for revenge by coming to me this time?"

After hearing Jerry's account, Bibi Dong suddenly became serious. This was an enemy coming to her door; although Bibi Dong's strength was not as good as Jerry's, she was not someone who would just admit defeat.

"No, I didn't come today to seek revenge on you, I just want back the Spirit Ring and soul bone of Xiao Wu Mama!"

Jerry explained to Bibi Dong; he had previously told Xiao Wu about Bibi Dong's experiences, and in the end, Xiao Wu said that as long as her mother was resurrected, she would not hurt Bibi Dong.

"Want them back? The Spirit Ring and soul bone have both been absorbed by me, how can you want them back? Or do you want my life?"

Bibi Dong said while suppressing her anger. It seemed this Jerry still wanted her life; she, Bibi Dong, was not so easily defeated.

"Pope, you misunderstood, I do not want your life. I can directly remove the Spirit Ring and soul bone, and then give you a few Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings to absorb as compensation."

"Although I have never seen it, no one on the continent has been able to remove a Spirit Ring that has already been absorbed, right!"

"Pope, humanity is progressing. Before the Spirit Ring Manufacturing Machine was created, who could have imagined that Spirit Rings could be manufactured! And I must tell you one more thing: absorbing the Spirit Ring of a Soul Beast carries the Spirit Power of the Soul Beast within it; the more you absorb, the more it affects you. I think you should be able to feel it; when you were undergoing the God Trial, you were purifying this Spirit Power."

Jerry decided to educate Bibi Dong about Spirit Power, because Jerry had not made the matter of the Soul Beast's Spirit Power in the Spirit Rings public, and now was not the time.

"Jerry, you are truly a genius. You have actually researched things that only gods can do. Tell me, what needs to be done?"

Bibi Dong knew a lot about the Spirit Power of Soul Beasts; the later the stage of Cultivation, the greater the influence. If it were not for the God Trial, it would be impossible to reach a higher level in a lifetime.

With Bibi Dong's cooperation, the Spirit Ring and soul bone of Xiao Wu Mama were removed.

Subsequently, Jerry directly shattered the Soul Beast soul in the Spirit Ring in front of Bibi Dong, and while he was at it, he shattered all the Soul Beast souls in Bibi Dong's soul bone, as well as the Soul Beast souls near the soul.

He also told Bibi Dong the method to upgrade Spirit Rings: as long as the attributes of the Spirit Ring are determined, by condensing a Soul Power Seed and providing a large amount of energy of the same attribute, the Spirit Ring can grow.

Moreover, the Spirit Hall is currently not lacking in energy; with the development of Wuhun City, Wuhun City has now directly built an Energy Station, which contains storage device groups for various attributes.

However, only his master, Ghost Douluo and the others, knew about this method of upgrading Spirit Rings before. As for why he told Bibi Dong, it was because Bibi Dong was also among the first batch to become a god, and this time, Bibi Dong was in the same faction as him.

Under the bonus of the Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings provided by Jerry, all the Spirit Rings on Bibi Dong's body were filled, and her strength was directly raised to Level 99.

Next, Jerry told Bibi Dong about the function of the Gravity Field, letting Bibi Dong first go to improve her Body Strength, and then improve her previous Spirit Rings.

Only then did Bibi Dong understand why her strength was so far behind Qian Daoliu and Poseidon.

To be safe, Jerry taught Bibi Dong the "Jerry Meditation Method" and personally demonstrated the application of Spirit Power, successfully arousing Bibi Dong's curiosity, and then she began to practice this Spirit Power technique.

This was also the first time Bibi Dong realized that even at Level 99, there were still so many things to undergo Cultivation for.

He took the opportunity to tell Bibi Dong the uses of various medicinal pills, allowing Bibi Dong to once again find a direction for Cultivation.

After saying goodbye to Bibi Dong, Jerry brought Xiao Wu to the Research Department.

As for how to resurrect her, Jerry had already looked into it.

First, he used Xiao Wu's tissues to successfully clone a body.

He used Xiao Wu's body tissues so that the fusion degree of Xiao Wu Mama's soul would be higher, due to the issue of them being of the same origin.

He extracted Xiao Wu Mama's soul from the Spirit Ring and soul bone, then took out the portion of Xiao Wu Mama's soul that he had extracted from Bibi Dong's soul; as soon as the three approached each other, they merged together directly.

Then, he integrated the Spirit Ring and soul bone into this body.

Just as the body had completely absorbed the energy of the Spirit Ring and soul bone, and Jerry was preparing to merge Xiao Wu Mama's soul into the body, the World Consciousness contacted Jerry.

For someone who has been dead for more than two hours to be resurrected, Heavenly Punishment will descend; this is a basic Rule of every world, and even the World Consciousness cannot change it.

Moreover, Heavenly Punishment cannot be blocked by those Lightning Rods in the Star Dou Great Forest; the target of the Heavenly Tribulation will not be affected by other external objects.

Hearing this, Jerry's hand holding Xiao Wu Mama's soul trembled, and he stopped his movements.

Xiao Wu, standing nearby, saw Jerry suddenly stop and was somewhat puzzled.

"Brother Jerry, what's wrong?"

Xiao Wu could not hear the voice of the World Consciousness, so she found Jerry's actions a bit strange.

"Little sister, I suddenly thought of something; we cannot merge your mother's soul here directly, let's change locations."

Subsequently, Jerry took the cloned body and went to a desolate place.

Jerry asked the World Consciousness if there was any way to avoid the Heavenly Punishment.

The World Consciousness said that it had not been born long and had never encountered anyone who escaped Heavenly Punishment; some ancient gods had tried various methods to resurrect, but they were all struck into ashes by the Heavenly Punishment.

No wonder the Nine-Tailed Fox dared not resurrect directly, and the Fairy Queen also did so by possessing her own martial soul; she only had one martial soul, and other people's martial souls could not meet the requirements for possession.

"What if it's outside the Douluo Planet?" Jerry asked the World Consciousness.

The World Consciousness told Jerry that if the resurrection happened outside the planet, there would be no mark of this world; upon entering this world again, they would be considered an intruder, and at that point, it would not just be Heavenly Punishment, but something even more severe—these are all instincts of the world, the basic Rules of the world.

But Jerry did not think so; wherever there are Rules, there are loopholes. When a loophole has not been found, all Rules are perfect.

Once a loophole is found, one can use it to do things that go against the Rules, and under the Rules, this action would not even be considered a violation.

Heavenly Punishment targets things that violate basic Rules. Jerry thought of himself and Tang San; it seemed the method of possession could avoid Heavenly Punishment, but he and Tang San had both come here passively and had no idea how to perform possession.

The Fairy Queen, in truth, did not count as possessing; she at most counted as occupying her own martial soul, and there was no soul within the martial soul.

Jerry checked Xiao Wu Mama's soul; it was muddled and confused. Even if he found someone now and forced the soul into the other person's Divine Soul Space, he estimated that Xiao Wu Mama's soul wouldn't even know what to do.

Therefore, the prerequisite for possession is that the soul must be powerful and have its own consciousness.

Xiao Wu Mama's soul did not meet this requirement at all.

Jerry asked the World Consciousness, what if he helped Xiao Wu Mama withstand the Heavenly Punishment?

The World Consciousness replied that it was possible, but it would be a narrow escape; if they could not withstand it, both would perish.

The loophole was found; it was truly found.

Jerry himself was a loophole in this Rule; by using a clone to withstand the Heavenly Punishment, even if the clone were destroyed, as long as one remained, he could be reborn.

Aside from the Pillar Supporting the Sky, Jerry had nineteen other clones; if nineteen clones could not withstand the Heavenly Punishment, then he would truly be powerless.

Jerry recalled the clone from the Moon; this clone was originally a safeguard Jerry had left behind. Now, with the Pillar Supporting the Sky, he had an extra layer of protection.

Subsequently, Jerry took out the cloned body and directly merged Xiao Wu Mama's soul into it.

The previously desolate place was suddenly swept by a great wind.

Then, the wind and clouds changed color, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled, and a torrential rain suddenly fell; a breath of destruction filled the entire space.

But all of this did not affect Jerry; he watched the sky with focus.

The dark clouds in the sky suddenly formed a vortex, and within the vortex, red lightning was mixed in, crackling loudly.

The scene here was massive; people in Wuhun City, the Heaven Dou Empire, and the Star Luo Empire all sensed it and looked toward this direction one after another.

Even the God Realm noticed the changes in the Douluo Continent at this moment.

"This is Heavenly Punishment," said the Asura God.

"Hahaha, this is a good thing. Someone in the lower realm must have done something to directly trigger the Heavenly Punishment," said the Evil God King.

"Under Heavenly Punishment, no one is perfect. The lower realm has been restless for a while, and this time they are seeking their own deaths!" said the Asura God.

"However, the people down there are truly formidable. To trigger Heavenly Punishment—this is not something an ordinary person can do," said the God of Destruction.

"Do you think it could be the person who previously destroyed my and the Sea God's inheritance?" The Asura God thought of the most likely possibility.

"It's possible. They probably felt that since they could destroy a god's inheritance, they were too arrogant. Now they are being targeted by Heavenly Punishment; we don't even need to take action ourselves," said the Evil God King.

"Then it must be that person. How could there be so many monsters? It's definitely him, he can't escape!" After the Asura God finished speaking, he laughed happily.

"This is no fun. I was hoping the ants in the lower realm would bring us a little bit of amusement, but now they've played themselves to death. My inheritance hasn't even appeared in the world yet!" said the God of Destruction.

"Hahaha!"

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