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36.37% Douluo : People are writing diaries in Douluo (completed) / Chapter 239: Chapter 239: Substitute Puppet, Dugu Yan's Soul Skill Changes

Chapter 239: Chapter 239: Substitute Puppet, Dugu Yan's Soul Skill Changes

Meanwhile, in the Heaven Dou Palace, Qian Renxue also received a divine spirit ring as part of the live stream rewards. However, since she was already a level 76 Soul Saint, she had to wait until she became a Soul Douluo to absorb it. By then, she planned to absorb two inherited spirit bones to strengthen her body, aiming for her eighth ring to be a 100,000-year spirit ring. With the boost from the spirit bones, she believed her level could directly rise to 85.

As for Ah Yin, her reward was a slight increase in her life attribute, while Liu Erlong received a 500-year boost to all her spirit rings. Among all the female protagonists, Liu Erlong's reward was the least impressive.

However, Bo Saixi's reward was much more unique. She stared at a puppet in front of her that looked exactly like her but lacked any sentience or combat ability.

[Substitute Puppet: No combat ability or intelligence. Its only purpose is to transfer the duties of the High Priest, including the sacrifice curse.]

[Note: The user can still exercise their High Priest duties, but all negative side effects of the position will be borne by the puppet.]

Bo Saixi felt the chains binding her soul suddenly vanish. This was her first time receiving a reward, and it was completely unexpected.

Her eyes sparkled. Is this Substitute Puppet useful? Only one way to find out.

Sitting cross-legged, Bo Saixi began to cultivate. After a short while, she noticed a slight increase in her soul power, a small but incredibly significant change, making her so emotional that she nearly cried with joy.

How long had it been since she last felt this? Ten years? Twenty?

Although the increase in her soul power was minimal, it was perfectly reasonable given her current level of 99. Her soul power reserve was already enormous, so cultivating for a brief period wouldn't cause a noticeable change.

Bo Saixi's heart brimmed with curiosity about this system. Who was Su Ming, and how did this system manage to transfer even the curse imposed by the Sea God?

Having tasted the benefits, Bo Saixi instinctively wanted to meet Su Ming, but her inability to move freely left her frustrated.

Oh well, no point in dwelling on it. She calmed herself and focused on her cultivation. Even though she could now cultivate again, breaking through to level 100 would take time. It wasn't just about having enough soul power—enlightenment was key. This breakthrough was largely a matter of luck. If fortune favored her, she could reach enlightenment in a moment; if not, she could be stuck for decades.

The system, in its considerate manner, waited until everyone had received their live stream rewards before releasing today's diary rewards.

[Ding! The female characters mentioned today include Ning Rongrong (3 times), Dugu Yan (5 times), Liu Erlong (2 times), and Qian Renxue (5 times).]

[Therefore, the rewarded female characters are Dugu Yan and Qian Renxue. Please claim your rewards!]

Dugu Yan was surprised. Two rewards in one day? She couldn't help but feel incredibly lucky. With the rewards from the system and what she had learned from Su Ming's diary, she found it impossible to dislike him. But she didn't quite like him either, as her current feelings were directed toward Yu Tianheng, who clearly reciprocated.

Then Dugu Yan saw her reward—Soul Skill Optimization.

[Soul Skill Optimization: The system will automatically improve your current soul skills, making them stronger and more useful.]

Dugu Yan was initially happy but also felt a bit insulted. Were my soul skills really that bad?

System: …

Maybe you should think about that before speaking. The third skill is fine, but the first two are terrible. You call yourself a control-type soul master? (Dugu Yan's skills are quite lacking, so let's fix them.)

Suddenly, Dugu Yan sensed changes within her and was pleasantly surprised. There was no denying that the system's improvements made her soul skills much stronger.

Before the optimization, her soul skills weren't great for control.

Her original first soul skill, Jade Phosphor Red Poison—Excitation Poison, stimulated the nerves, increasing attack power and speed by 20% for herself and her teammates while poisoning her enemies.

Now, her first skill had evolved into Jade Phosphor Illusion Poison, which emitted a red mist that caused enemies to lose themselves in it and become paralyzed by the poison.

Her second soul skill, originally Jade Phosphor Blue Poison—Paralysis Poison, increased her defense by 30% and removed the sensation of pain for her allies, while increasing the potency of her snake venom against enemies.

This had been transformed into Jade Phosphor Venomous Fang, which created swift green snakes based on how much soul power she used. These snakes would bite opponents, injecting poison that caused brief blindness (one second per bite, stacking up to three seconds).

Her third skill, Jade Phosphor Purple Poison, remained largely the same but had become more potent due to her martial spirit evolving into the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor.

The only notable improvement was that her Jade Phosphor Purple Poison was no longer countered by realgar wine.

This left Dugu Yan puzzled. Realgar wine? My poison can be countered by realgar wine? I didn't know that. Grandpa never told me!

However, based on the system's credibility, she believed it. If the system says so, it must be true.

Now, she had a new problem—how to explain the changes in her soul skills to her teacher and teammates. The evolution of her martial spirit was already going to draw attention, but the soul skill changes would be impossible to hide.

Turning to Ye Lingling, Dugu Yan shared her concerns. Two heads were better than one, and though Ye Lingling often had a cold expression, she was sharp and remained calm under pressure.

After thinking for a while, Ye Lingling couldn't come up with a better solution. "Let's just wing it and hope we can fool them. Just act clueless."

"Yan Yan, here's an idea. Tomorrow, tell the teachers that your soul skills changed due to the evolution of your martial spirit. Just say that the evolution caused your skills to become stronger. Whether they believe you or not doesn't matter. When you demonstrate your skills, they'll have no choice but to believe it."

"After all, they don't know the system exists. And historically, it's not uncommon for soul masters' skills to strengthen after a martial spirit evolves. While your changes are more extreme, it should be enough to fool them."


Chapter 240: Chapter 240: Heading to the Great Spirit Arena, Seven Consecutive Wins!

Dugu Yan sighed, feeling a bit helpless. It seemed like her only option was to go with the plan and hope to fool her team. After all, they had no choice but to believe her explanation.

Meanwhile, Qian Renxue was thrilled with her reward—a boost in the years of her seventh spirit ring, raising it to the 100,000-year level. After a few years of little progress, today she finally received two incredibly valuable rewards, both of which were exactly what she needed!

The next morning, after a night of reflection, Yu Xiaogang (Grandmaster) decided that he had to acquire the Lingbo Weibu technique. He planned to take a trip back to his family soon. He thought about giving the students a break after they earned their Silver Spirit Badges at the Great Spirit Arena, and he would use that opportunity to return home.

Yu Xiaogang stood in front of the team at the training grounds. "The break ends today. After seven days of rest, I expect you've all recovered well."

"During the day, continue your regular training. This evening, we'll head to Soto City's Great Spirit Arena and begin our Spirit Battle."

That evening at Soto City's Great Spirit Arena…

Yu Xiaogang approached the front desk with the team badge in hand, handing it to a purple-haired receptionist. "Shrek Academy Team—please arrange an appropriate opponent for our team."

The receptionist was shocked when she looked up and recognized the familiar seven black masks. Isn't this the Shrek Academy team that gave Director Ao such a headache?!

She had received orders just the day before: if the Shrek team showed up today, she was to notify Director Ao immediately, so he could personally greet them.

The receptionist quickly bowed and said respectfully, "Please wait a moment. I'll inform Director Ao right away. He's been expecting you."

Yu Xiaogang remained calm, hoping that Director Ao would arrange a powerful team from another arena.

In the VIP lounge, Director Ao greeted Yu Xiaogang with a smile, "Sorry to keep you waiting, Master. I'm confident the Soul Elder team I've brought from another arena will be a worthy challenge for you."

Yu Xiaogang was intrigued. "Oh? Who will Shrek Academy be facing tonight?"

Director Ao clapped his hands, and seven individuals dressed in red and yellow uniforms stepped forward, looking at the Shrek team with arrogance.

Director Ao continued, "Your opponents tonight will be the Wild Lion Team. As their name suggests, all their members possess lion-type beast martial spirits, known for their ferocity. Their team consists of three Soul Elders and four Soul Masters."

"As for the team's details, I'll provide them to you shortly. We've scheduled your match as the final battle of the evening."

Yu Xiaogang nodded in satisfaction. Not bad. This will be a good test.

He also noticed that the Wild Lion Team was composed entirely of strength-based martial spirits. While such a team could indeed deal strong attacks, they lacked a support-type spirit master, indicating they relied on speed to overwhelm opponents. This made them an ideal first opponent for the Shrek team.

Yu Xiaogang then confirmed with Director Ao, "Since we're facing a team of Soul Elders, our Soul Elders won't need to hold back their strength as they did in previous matches. After all, we only have two Soul Elders."

Director Ao smiled, "Of course!"

As expected, the Shrek team dominated the Wild Lion Team in a crushing victory.

Though the Wild Lion Team had three Soul Elders, two of them were only at level 41, while their captain, Wild Lion, was level 42. Apart from the captain, whose spirit ring configuration was optimal, the rest had weaker rings, including white ones. With this disadvantage, Su Ming easily controlled them using his tree branches, while the others quickly attacked, ending the match in just a few minutes.

Director Ao, who was also the match commentator, was shocked at how quickly the battle ended. He hadn't expected the Wild Lion Team to win, but he didn't think they would lose so badly either. He had chosen them as a test, but they were completely overrun.

Over the next six days, Director Ao arranged for Soul Elder teams from different arenas to face the Shrek team. All of them were defeated, with the longest match lasting just over ten minutes. And that was only because Su Ming held back, letting Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dai Mubai handle most of the fighting to prolong the match.

By now, Shrek Academy had won seven consecutive battles. According to the Great Spirit Arena's rules, the more consecutive wins, the larger the prize money. On top of that, most spectators bet on Shrek's victories after the first day, which caused the arena significant financial losses over the following six days.

Director Ao had done his best to bring in seven Soul Elder teams, but after these defeats… he was at a loss. Even though the Shrek team's levels were high, what truly troubled him was that all seven of them had optimal spirit ring configurations, making them incredibly difficult to defeat. Now, Director Ao was in a bind. Which team should I send tomorrow? We don't have any more Soul Elder teams left in the arena!

Meanwhile, Su Ming and his companions didn't care about the arena's troubles. Over the past few days, they had earned a hefty sum from their consecutive victories, not only from team battles but also from individual and two-on-two matches, where most of them remained undefeated.

Yu Xiaogang was quite pleased with their performance. He hadn't expected them to win seven straight matches. With this level of talent and strength, even the geniuses in the Spirit Hall couldn't compare!

However, he wondered if winning so easily was a good thing. Yu Xiaogang suspected that Director Ao had exhausted all available Soul Elder teams within seven days.

Flender, on the other hand, wasn't concerned at all. He had made a decent amount of money over the past week. Although he could've earned more if the Shrek team hadn't won so quickly, he was still satisfied with his effortless profits.

Back at the Great Spirit Arena, Director Ao, after much deliberation, came across a promising lead in his files. Recently, the arena had also welcomed an extraordinary Soul Master team—the Emperor Team!

Both the captain and vice-captain were at level 40, though they hadn't yet acquired their fourth spirit rings. They were likely fresh breakthroughs. But that didn't matter.

What was important was that this team came from Heaven Dou City and had significant backing. Like Shrek Academy, all its members had optimal spirit ring configurations.

Moreover, most members of the Emperor Team possessed top-tier martial spirits, and like the Shrek team, they had maintained an undefeated streak since their first battle.

Maybe this is worth a shot. At this point, it's a desperate move.

Notes-Read advanced chapters in patreon.com/Shadow_D_X, i will be finished uploading the whole series in patreon in a month or less, thanks for supporting me


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