area51novel Chapter 245 Changes in the Sea God Pavilion
Chapter 245 Changes in the Sea God Pavilion
Standing at the main control position of the meticulously crafted Soul Conversion Array, Long You focused his mental energy on probing his fourth Soul Ring, following the process simulated in the Imagination Pearl. Perhaps because he had simulated it so many times, Long You found the soul of the Ten-Thousand-Year Flame Crystal White Jade Tiger within the Soul Ring without much effort.
With the aid of a special soul transformation power, Long You's mental strength expended some effort to drag the slumbering soul of the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Flame Crystal Jade Tiger into its Soul Beast slot. At this moment, under Liu Bai's control, the Soul Beast slot had already gathered a considerable amount of life energy. Under the combined effect of this life energy and the special power of soul transformation, the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Flame Crystal Jade Tiger, which had been dormant for several years, opened its eyes.
Before the Ten-Thousand-Year Flame Crystal Jade Tiger could even become confused, the mental information stream that Long You had prepared had already been transmitted into the Flame Crystal Jade Tiger's mind. Without explaining what a soul spirit was, Long You simply told the Ten-Thousand-Year Flame Crystal Jade Tiger not to resist and to cooperate actively. As long as the ritual was successful, although it would still be Long You's soul ring, it could personally touch its child and teach it personally.
That was enough. Before sacrificing itself, the Ten-Thousand-Year Flame Crystal White Jade Tiger was most worried about its child. Knowing that as long as it did not resist, it could accompany its child as it grew up, the Ten-Thousand-Year Flame Crystal White Jade Tiger immediately began to cooperate.
This cooperation made the entire soul transformation process particularly smooth. With the life energy not cut off, the soul of the Ten-Thousand-Year Flame Crystal White Jade Tiger, which was originally so illusory that its face was not even visible, gradually became clear and gradually acquired a feeling as if it had a physical body.
After the soul of the Ten-Thousand-Year Flame Crystal White Jade Tiger became indistinguishable from a physical form to the naked eye, a sense told Long You that the soul transformation had been successful. The Ten-Thousand-Year Flame Crystal White Jade Tiger, which could only remain dormant by attaching itself to a soul ring, became a special spirit capable of semi-independent existence.
Subconsciously, Long You glanced down at the Book of Witness in his hand. The plain cover, which originally only had four large characters written on it, now featured a beautiful tiger, as if carved from white jade.
"Roar"
The roar of an eight-cylinder engine jolted Long You from his reverie. The powerful and beautiful Fiery Crystal Jade Tiger was adapting to its current state. Perhaps due to its strong mental power, after adapting to its physical condition, the ten-thousand-year-old Fiery Crystal Jade Tiger vibrated the surrounding air with its mental energy, producing a sound:
"I think I can now get a more detailed explanation."
"Yes, but this is Mr. Liu Bai's territory. You should go back to your soul ring first, and we'll explain the current situation to you in a more convenient way."
"Mr. Liu Bai?"
The Ten-Thousand-Year Flame Crystal White Jade Tiger, which hadn't had a chance to observe its surroundings, was clearly puzzled. However, as its eyes darted around, it immediately noticed Mr. Liu Bai's sapling.
"This is······"
Clearly realizing something, the Ten-Thousand-Year Flame Crystal White Jade Tiger darted into Long You's still-unrecovered Martial Soul and Soul Ring.
As the figure of the Ten-Thousand-Year Flame Crystal Jade Tiger disappeared, Xiao Yan, the martial soul consciousness that had been wandering around Long You, also vanished from his martial soul. After briefly sensing the two sides that had begun to communicate, Long You withdrew his martial soul with a smile.
"The ceremony was wonderful. I felt a magical power and gained even more confidence in the ceremony to come."
"Now I'd like to make a deal with you, young friend. I wonder if you'd be willing to listen?"
"Appreciate further details."
“I have whale glue here that is at least equivalent to that of a 50,000-year-old deep blue sperm whale, and a genuine 10,000-year-old willow heartwood. I want to use these two items to trade for an opportunity, an opportunity that will not actually kill me if I cannot survive the next 200,000-year lightning tribulation.”
【Chance?】
A sudden realization flashed through Long You's mind, but he couldn't be sure yet. He needed more concrete evidence to prove his guess.
"Senior Liu Bai, could you please be more specific? When will you attempt to undergo the 200,000-year lightning tribulation? Also, what methods do you want me to use to ensure you don't truly perish? Lightning tribulation, especially the lightning tribulation of ferocious beasts, is absolutely beyond my control, even for a Title Douluo."
"Soul Spirit. As plant-type soul beasts, our greatest strength compared to animal-type soul beasts lies in our vitality. Even if we fail to transcend the tribulation of lightning, we will not die immediately. As long as I can transform into that kind of magical soul spirit within a certain period of time, then I can continue to live."
The reason I made this deal with you is because I saw in you the possibility of entering that world that has long been closed to soul beasts.
As for when the tribulation will begin, I cannot be certain, but it shouldn't be more than ten years from now. The reason I've been in slumber recently is to prepare for this tribulation. When I broke through the 100,000-year barrier, I was severely injured. Even though I've been asleep for a long time, my essence has still been affected, and I'm afraid I won't be able to escape this final hurdle of truly becoming a ferocious beast.”
At this moment, Mr. Liu Bai's voice, which was clearly very young, suddenly carried a hint of vicissitude.
[The core is injured, I didn't see that. However, ten years... that's a rather awkward timeframe!]
“Senior Liu Bai, I very much hope to reach this agreement. For me, this deal has no downsides, but there is one thing that needs to be confirmed. Ten years is a short time for you, but a long time for me. There are too many possible situations and variables. I cannot make any guarantees. After all, you also said that if it fails, your survival time will be very limited. Whether I can make it in time, and whether there will be a place to attach a spirit ring by then, are all unknown.”
"I understand. Souls also have a lifespan. If a transformed soul cannot be attached to a soul master's soul ring within that lifespan, it will dissipate. There are too many variables."
However, I still choose to continue the transaction. You only need to swear an oath to the heavens, indicating that you will do your utmost. Neither whale glue nor ten-thousand-year-old willow heartwood are particularly precious to me.
Long You and Mr. Liu Bai did not hide their conversation from others, so after they reached a consensus, Long You turned around and saw his mother's approving and encouraging eyes.
There's nothing more to say, just swear an oath. The deal Liu Bai proposed won't harm Long You in the short or long term. Even if Long You manages to max out his soul rings through various fortuitous encounters, there are still soul tools available. Long You doesn't have the abilities of the original ancestor; a nascent virtual universe requires a controller.
Once the oath was made, a tree root that exuded the power of time appeared on the open ground in front of Long You. At the end of the root were the ten-thousand-year-old willow heartwood and ten-thousand-year-old whale glue that Liu Bai had mentioned. Without any hesitation, he directly took both items into his possession.
Both items are rare and valuable, and to maximize their effectiveness, Long You plans to make some other preparations. For example, he will inscribe a magic circle that can gather life energy, so that he can be protected by abundant life energy when absorbing these treasures and absorb more of them instead of wasting some.
Over there, Long's father and the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Beating Willow had finished their conversation, and the actual soul transformation ceremony was about to begin. However, this time Long You wouldn't be involved; activating the entire array only required the user to input soul power. This meant Long You could start designing his own life energy gathering array. Xiao Yan was currently busy explaining things to the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Flame Crystal White Jade Tiger and didn't have time to help Long You, so Long You would need to rely on his own wisdom.
To be fair, Long You's knowledge of magic arrays was quite solid. While Old Master Electrox did lose some of his magical knowledge during the time travel, the vast majority of it was lost because the time portal had shattered Old Master Electrox's soul. Fortunately, those remnants of Old Master Electrox's soul, as long as they weren't completely destroyed in the time portal, were all absorbed into the Imagination Pearl within Long You's sea of consciousness.
However, the profession of magician might indeed only be suitable for top students with exceptional math skills. Long You, a poor liberal arts student, even after memorizing all the formulas in the book, still couldn't solve some math problems. Well, it's not that he couldn't solve them, but rather that Long You needed time to experiment. Since he had learned the formulas, given enough time, he could simply experiment one by one until he found the correct solution.
Normally, with Xiao Yan around, Long You could entrust the exhaustive search process to Xiao Yan's supercomputer. Now that the supercomputer is temporarily unavailable, it's time to test Long You's character. However, Long You, this transmigrator, doesn't seem to be related to the chosen one of the world. His character isn't bad, but it's not good enough to hit the mark in one strike. At the moment when his father's soul transformation ritual was completed, Long You had only just begun to grasp a tiny clue to the solution.
With their mission accomplished, the Long family did not linger in this underwater secret realm. Although Mr. Liu Bai truly meant them no harm, the pressure of being around such a powerful figure for an extended period was immense.
Shrek Academy, Poseidon Pavilion, another Poseidon Pavilion meeting.
The information from the sea had already been transmitted back to Shrek Academy via long-distance communication radio. The Sun Moon Empire's foundation, or rather, the strength of its soul tools and its preparations for this trip to the New World, had somewhat exceeded Shrek Academy's expectations. The Sea God Pavilion meeting needed to formulate new countermeasures for the new situation. However, among the Sea God Pavilion elders present, apart from Elder Mu, who was half-reclining in a deck chair and whose face was obscured, the other Sea God Pavilion elders all looked rather grim.
Of course, the elders of the Sea God Pavilion can swear on their conscience that their unpleasant expressions were not due to impatience from frequent meetings, but rather to unease.
Previously, the Sea God Pavilion meetings could be held only once every few years because Shrek Academy was confident in its absolute strength and ability to handle any changes in the continent's situation. Now, however, the Sea God Pavilion meetings are being held frequently within a few months, entirely because Shrek Academy has lost control over the continent's situation and its once-dominant position on the continent.
Many elders subconsciously turned their gazes to Elder Mu, who sat in the main seat. In the past few months, Shrek Academy had been experiencing a series of misfortunes. After Elder Xuan, the designated successor of the Sea God Pavilion, was completely unable to play his role as a stabilizing force, Elder Mu, the semi-retired head of the Sea God Pavilion, could only force himself to make decisions for the development of Shrek Academy, despite his far from good health.
"Alright, I'm still an Ultimate Douluo, this level of work is far from enough to wear me out."
Let's talk about this matter. We definitely need to bring Xiao Tao back. Although according to the information Teacher Ye sent back, Xiao Tao's condition is relatively stable, we cannot ignore the lesson of Xuan Zi's experience. We need to conduct a more in-depth and detailed examination to determine Xiao Tao's physical and mental state.
Furthermore, now that our surveillance has been exposed, we need combat power comparable to the Sun Moon Empire. According to the information Teacher Ye and his team sent back this time, we need at least three Title Douluos to ensure we can steadily keep up with the Sun Moon Empire. As for the candidates, you can nominate yourselves, but at least one of them must be a Super Douluo of level 95 or higher.
Also, since everyone's busy, let's just finish our tasks together. Shao Zhe, you should have found the relevant information about the clues Xiao You gave us, right? And since Teacher Fan Yu has finished building the large aircraft, let's find suitable people and set off to explore it.”
Perhaps he was already impatient and tired from the frequent meetings, because this time, instead of letting everyone discuss, he gave very clear instructions right away.
This format is somewhat novel, but the elders of the Sea God Pavilion have embraced it well. If the Sea God Pavilion meetings continue to be held at this frequency in the future, then a more streamlined meeting format will inevitably be implemented.
After a brief silence, Yan Shaozhe, as Elder Mu's personally taught disciple, spoke first: "I have found some clues about the New World, at least I have a general direction, so exploration and searching are not a problem. As for the manpower for the exploration, considering the dangers of the ocean, I plan to go myself. However, before that, I think I should go to Teacher Ye and Le Xuan's place. Xiao Tao may actually encounter danger on her way back."
“That makes sense. Xiao Tao’s Dark Phoenix Mode should be very compatible with the evil soul master’s choice to fall. We can’t rule out the possibility that those evil soul masters from the Holy Spirit Cult might want to take Xiao Tao away.”
Considering that Xiao Tao is probably unable to fight right now, and Shao Zhe, you might not be able to handle it alone, Mei'er, you should come with me.”