Chapter 169: Terrifying Douluo Continent

In the bustling city, Gu Yu seemed like an unseen ghost to the world, walking between two worlds amid the laughing, chatting crowds on the street.

He said nothing, merely observing the people and things of this "advanced world" and listening closely to the words of those around him.

Suddenly, Gu Yu arrived at the gate of an academy and saw a boy of about six, holding a long sword, with a yellow Soul Ring hovering around him.

"Is that yellow halo the extraordinary ability of this advanced world?" Gu Yu examined the boy's long sword and the hovering yellow Soul Ring.

Because they followed different cultivation systems, he could not discern the boy's strength at all.

At that moment, the sword‑wielding boy bragged to the pretty little girl, "See? This is the hundred‑year Soul Ring I earned yesterday by killing a hundred‑year Soul Beast. If you call me brother, I'll look after you in the academy and make sure no one dares to bully you."

Gu Yu listened quietly, his heart pounding with shock.

Such a tiny brat could actually slay a hundred‑year Soul Beast!

Although Gu Yu didn't know what a Soul Beast was, he assumed it was similar to the demonic beasts of the Dou Qi world.

And a demonic beast that lives a hundred years—whether or not it reaches Dou King or Dou Emperor, even a Dou Spirit is solid—this would literally grind the proud children of the ancient clan into the ground.

"It's simply terrifying," Gu Yu inhaled sharply, preparing to go elsewhere to gather information about this world.

At that moment, the pretty little girl replied disdainfully, "Now Soul Beasts, under the Beast God's leadership, have made peace with humans; what's so hard about getting a hundred‑year Soul Ring?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Gu Yu saw an iron rod appear in the girl's hand, and a yellow Soul Ring rose around her.

Formerly, Soul Masters had to enter the great Hunting Soul Forests or extremely dangerous Soul Beast gathering grounds, risking their lives to obtain Soul Rings.

Now it is entirely different.

After a Soul Master reaches the cap of each level, he only needs to report to the Spirit Hall, and once approved by the Beast God Emperor Tian, he can be taken by a ferocious beast into the various forests within a few unified days.

Obtaining a Soul Ring isn't a free choice; the Soul Master watches Soul Beasts hunt each other, and after a victor emerges and the ferocious beast pauses, the Soul Master makes the kill.

The remaining carcasses are handed over to the victor.

This counts as a mutually beneficial arrangement.

Soul Masters can acquire Soul Rings without danger.

Soul Beasts won't be slaughtered indiscriminately by Soul Masters.

Of course, obtaining a Soul Ring older than a hundred years has a threshold: one must accumulate merit in the Spirit Hall to exchange for it.

Hence the Spirit Hall's influence is now enormous.

The two great empires have no means to curb it.

As for ten‑year Soul Rings, since it's unknown how many ten‑year Soul Beasts are eaten daily by other Soul Beasts, there is no threshold.

But Gu Yu felt he was about to be stunned.

According to the boy's earlier claim, only by killing a hundred‑year Soul Beast can one obtain a hundred‑year Soul Ring; in other words, the two kids he happened to meet are at least capable of slaying a Dou Spirit‑level proud child!

"This world is terrifying; I can't even restore my Dou Qi yet, I have to bide my time and find a way to reunite with Gu Qin and the others," Gu Yu muttered to himself.

Suddenly, however, he became interested in the Beast God the girl mentioned, and appeared, saying, "Kids, can you tell me what power the Beast God you speak of possesses?"

The boy and girl were startled by Gu Yu's sudden appearance, but seeing he meant no harm, the boy mustered a little courage.

He spoke slowly, reciting the Spirit Hall's propaganda: "Legend says the Beast God is the strongest of the Soul Beast clan, its true form a golden‑eyed Black Dragon King, cultivated for hundreds of thousands of years, its strength already at a demi‑god level; even the near‑god million‑year Soul Beasts are no match for it."

Gu Yu listened, his mouth agape.

He was almost frightened dumb by the boy's words.

The strongest of the Soul Beast clan.

The true form is the Dragon King of the dragon race.

Cultivated for hundreds of thousands of years.

Even near‑god million‑year Soul Beasts are not his opponents.

It's as if the buff has been maxed out.

"Truly worthy of a higher plane, truly worthy of the Dragon King; I bet even a Dou Emperor would be crushed between his fingers before him," Gu Yu thought, horrified.

After all, in the Dou Qi world, below Dou King, lifespans are similar to ordinary people—only about a hundred years, maybe a bit over a hundred for the long‑lived.

Dou King lives about 150 years, Dou Emperor about 300, Dou Patriarch about 500, Dou Honored One about 1,000, and Dou Sage roughly 2,000 years.

Even the extinct Dou Emperor, long vanished from the Dou Qi world, lived only ten thousand plus years—a far cry from tens of hundreds of thousands.

Especially the near‑god million‑year Soul Beasts.

It made Gu Yu's brain buzz even more.

His heart was filled with disbelief, and still disbelief.

An existence that has lived a million years must truly be almost god‑like, omnipotent, right?

The only feeling left in Gu Yu's mind was terror, terror, with no other adjectives possible.

Even more absurd, this near‑godly terrifying being isn't a match for the Dragon King, fully deserving the title Beast God.

After thinking it over, Gu Yu asked again, "Since the Beast God is so powerful and has near‑god million‑year Soul Beasts under it, why does it make peace with humans?"

In Gu Yu's eyes, the Beast God wouldn't slay the million‑year Soul Beasts, since they are of the same kind; killing them would be like cutting off its own arm.

As for the rest, he was probing indirectly, asking whether humans have any strong figures comparable to the Beast God.

The boy replied, "I'm not clear on the reason for the peace."

Gu Yu listened, feeling a bit disappointed, and instinctively asked, "Do humans also have beings as strong as the Beast God?"

The boy shook his head, "I don't know."

Gu Yu felt disappointed and couldn't help letting out a long sigh.

The little girl suddenly spoke, "I know this. I heard that the Beast God is the world's number‑one strongest; when the Pope Bi Bi Dong, upon taking office, led the Spirit Hall's elite forces into the Star Dou Great Forest, they were so frightened by the Beast God that they fled immediately."

Gu Yu's eyes flickered constantly.

The world's number‑one strongest?

The Spirit Hall's Pope and elite forces scared off and ran away?

"Is the Spirit Hall the strongest human faction?" Gu Yu asked.

The little boy and little girl spoke in unison.

"Of course."

Gu Yu felt even more puzzled.

If such a powerful one appeared among the magic beasts in the Dou Qi World, it would surely gather other magic beasts and destroy humanity.

It is absolutely impossible to lead the magic beasts to make peace with humanity.

But such an absurd thing happened just like that.

At this moment, the little boy seemed to suddenly remember something, and he slowly opened his mouth: "I might know the reason why the Beast God and humans became friendly."

(End of chapter)