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21.97% Douluo Dalu 3: The Alpha and The Omega / Chapter 17: Basic combat and Spirit ascension platform

Chapter 17: Basic combat and Spirit ascension platform

Next Wu Zhangkong commenced the strength test which simply measured the power of one's punch. This time Gu yue was the first one to take the test as the rest of the boys were still shocked by Nero's results. " Bang! Bang! " Gu yue's two consecutive punches from different hands woke up everyone. The results showed Left fist 135 kilograms and Right fist 157 kilograms Nero wasn't surprised as he expected this much from the female tyrannosaurus but the rest of the boys were gobsmacked.

They could understand if this power came from a beast type spirit master but how come an owner of an elementalist martial soul has this much power. All of them wanted to ask her ' aren't you a mage type build how come your occupation changed ' but none of them dared seeing Gu yue's cold glance and raised eyebrows. Wu Zhangkong was a little bit surprised at Gu yue's power but kept the test going as nothing could shock him after he witnessed Nero's mental power results.

Zhang Yangzi, Xie Xie and Wang jinxi were next in their respective order. Their results were roughly the same as in the original timeline { Zhang Yangzi= 61,69 ; Xie Xie = 163,189 ; Wang jinxi = 423,468}. Zhang Yangzi was slightly depressed as compared to Gu yue who also specialized in controlling elements he was far behind in both mental and physical factors. Nero seeing Zhang Yangzi depressed just shook his head as no matter how much Zhang Yangzi tries he won't be able to overtake the human shaped draconic old hag ( I mean Silver Dragon king is a million years old ).

"Tang Wulin" Wu Zhangkong paid special attention to Tang wulin because of his bloodline which not only brought tremendous physical power but also enhanced the blue silver grass martial soul. Wang jinxi also didn't behave abnormally as he didn't have a rivalry with Tang Wulin unlike the original timeline and Nero was too much of a monster to have rivalry with. Tang Wulin was about to punch normally when Wu Zhangkong instructed him to use full power with the Golden dragon claw. Tang Wulin transformed his hand into a Golden Dragon claw which suppressed Wang jinxi and punched the machine with full force. " Bang! " The machine trembled a bit but didn't break as it was stronger than the normal testing machine. Everyone except Nero and Wu Zhangkong swallowed a gulp of saliva in shock as the result displayed 4000 kilograms. Zhang Yangzi and Wang jinxi were now glad that they didn't fight Class 5.Wu Zhangkong already knew about the Golden dragon Bloodline so he was expecting something like this.

Finally it was Nero's turn, he went towards the machine while stretching as he wanted to know his exact strength. Everyone including Wu Zhangkong stared seriously at the screen and prepared themselves for Nero's result. Nero took a deep breath and clenched his fist after focusing all his power he punched at the testing machine.

" Kacha! " the machine was directly cracked by Nero's power. Xie Xie , Zhang Yangzi and Wang jinxi staggered and fell backwards on their butt as the screen showed 5300 kg. Tang Wulin and Gu yue were standing but their faces looked like they saw a ghost even Wu Zhangkong doubted if Nero really was a great soul master.

Wu Zhangkong didn't even take the reaction speed test and dismissed everyone. Everyone except Nero went to their dorms doubting life. Tang Wulin was stopped by Wu Zhangkong probably to introduce Tang sect.Nero was about to go back when he felt a malicious gaze behind him which disappeared as soon as it appeared. Nero didn't look back as only the silver dragon king will look at him with hostility. [ She probably regards you as a hindrance to her plan as unlike Tang wulin whose identity is questionable due to GDK bloodline you have nothing to do with soul beasts. You should be careful during the vacation a divine beast attacking a weak human may seem unbelievable but you have to remember her whole race is on the line]. ' Aria is right this isn't some game where everyone abides by morals and rules. I would also do the same if I was in her position. In the original timeline there were only two reasons due to which Tang Wulin survived the first being the affection of Silver dragon king's other half and the GDK bloodline being the other ' Nero thought with a serious look on his face.

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The next day Wu Zhangkong took everyone to the training room for class. " From now on i will train all of you in basic combat training everyday ". Everyone except Nero was confused listening to Wu Zhangkong's announcement even Gu yue probably because most of her life was spent on healing herself. " You all are probably thinking how is Basic combat important in Spirit master fight well let me give you demonstration, Nero get ready ". Nero nodded and got ready to fight in hand-to-hand combat.

Nero started the fight by kicking Wu Zhangkong at his temples who ducked slightly and responded with a round house kick. Nero grabbed Wu Zhangkong's leg and pushed himself out of the attack range using the incoming kick as a platform. Gathering all his strength Nero punched towards Wu Zhangkong. " Boooom! " The floor got cracked by Nero's monstrous power. Wu Zhangkong dodged Nero's gravity amplified punch using ghost-like movements.

Nero and Wu Zhangkong again engaged in a battle of kicks and punches. In the midst of fighting Nero quickly separated a clone and hurriedly made it attack Wu Zhangkong's leg from behind to disbalance him. Nero himself punched at Wu Zhangkong's face but stopped just before he could hit him as Wu Zhangkong who was falling down due to disbalance stabilized himself using one hand and attacked Nero's nape with the leg. It was unclear who won as Wu Zhangkong's attack was aimed at Nero's nape which was a weak position in the human body and Nero's punch was too monstrous to withstand just by using face.

The rest of the class zero was stunned watching the fight as it was their first time seeing someone fight without a martial soul. " Now you all should have understood why basic combat is important. Spirit masters fight is not all about spirit abilities most of the time we fight with basic combat techniques. Spirit energy is not unlimited the winner and loser of a fight can be decided just by using spirit ability at a critical moment that's how Nero defeated you in the class promotion tournament he used his second spirit ability at the right moment to defeat three of you " Class zero listened to Wu Zhangkong seriously.

" You all are going to the spirit ascension platform in the afternoon so be prepared " Wu Zhangkong announced to Class zero after finishing the basic combat class. Tang Wulin was going to ask Wu Zhangkong about the spirit ascension platform but Xie Xie explained it to him. Nero raised his hand and said " Mr. Zhangkong I don't think going to the primary ascension platform will do me any benefit as my spirit soul is already 2000 years old but you don't have to worry about me i have an intermediate ascension platform ticket ". Wu Zhangkong thought for a moment and said " Ok i will inform Dean about it " he didn't ask how Nero got the intermediate ascension platform ticket as it was Nero's personal matter.

In the afternoon everyone gathered in the classroom to go to East Sea city spirit pagoda centre. Nero noticed that small strands of Golden energy were transferring from Tang wulin to Wang jinxi this was something only Nero could see as even if a God king was here he would only sense something not see the process. Nero was able to see the phenomenon because of Yamato so it wasn't a matter of strength or authority. ' Wang jinxi probably asked Tang wulin about the suppression and matched his Martial soul frequency with GDK bloodline ' Nero quickly understood the reason and then looked away as it was none of his concern.

Nero separated from the rest of the class Zero after arriving at the spirit pagoda to enter the intermediate ascension platform. " Sir your entry ticket please" the guard of the intermediate ascension platform area asked Nero. Nero just showed the card Zhou Hongbuo gave him to the guard.After seeing the card the guard bowed to Nero and respectfully let him enter. The staff also treated Nero respectfully compared to other people there. After observing everything Nero found one thing that Spirit Pagoda was very similar to Spirit Hall of Tang san's period. It awakened everyone's martial soul , managed soul ring related matters , etc. the only difference being spirit pagoda was indirectly related to Tang San while Spirit hall was not. This verified one thing that Tang San destroyed spirit hall completely not because of his hatred but because it wouldn't benefit him.

' Although Spirit Pagoda was founded by Huo yuhao but there are still many people in Spirit Pagoda who respect Tang San. So in simpler terms it doesn't matter which force is the top force in the mainland because Tang San is respected and worshipped everywhere. It seems like Tang san thought of everything the moment he started his 10,000 years plan.' Nero closed his eyes and stopped thinking about it as he was too weak to interfere in these things. Gathering his thoughts Nero entered his simulation pod.

The pod closed and after a moment of blackness Nero found himself in a lush forest. Nero took a deep breath as the air was filled with vitality it almost felt like he was in Star dou great forest.[Nero be alert this is an intermediate ascension platform there are also 10,000 year souls if you make a big commotion while fighting you might attract them. I won't be able to assist as i have to focus all my attention on scanning the structure of the intermediate ascension platform it might help completing the training simulation project.] heading Aria's advice Nero opened his demon eyes and went towards a relatively safe direction.

3 minutes later Nero found his first prey a 2000 year old Storm wolf. Nero fired a mirage blade as a distraction and went straight through the storm wolf cutting him in half using Yamato. ' I should let Iblis absorb the energy Qliphoth will take too much energy to promote ' Nero thought and guided the cultivation of storm wolf to Iblis. Nero stealthily kept on advancing stealthily and tried to end the souls as fast as possible.

Nero just finished killing a mystic fire fox when Iblis emerged from the spirit ring and said pointing towards a directon " Master there is something in that direction which gives me a weird feeling ". " Is it something related to demon plane " Iblis shook his head at Nero's query and replied " It feels like a combination of everything chaotic would be the word to describe the feeling accurately".

Nero summoned his demon wings and rushed towards the direction Iblis was pointing. ' There are not many things which can catch Iblis's attention and if this thing feels weird to him then the situation is no joke ' Nero thought seriously while dashing towards the location Iblis pointed.

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Chapter 18: Chimera

In a secluded dark wood area of Intermediate ascension platform corpses of 1000 year old souls were littered around. Streams of blood were flowing on the ground. Nero who just arrived there was shocked to see such a sight as normally the corpses would be absorbed by the spirit masters and the way the souls were killed didn't look like a human's doing.

" Master there is an energy surrounding this area " Iblis came out of the spirit ring and said after looking around. Nero focused his demon eyes on the surrounding area and sure enough there was a barrier surrounding the dark woods. Nero tried to take a step inside and passed without any hindrance [ The barrier didn't block you probably because you entered with Zhou Hongbuo's card if you entered with normal spirit pagoda ticket you would be surely blocked in fact you might not even see this area] Aria theorized and focused as whatever it was in the woods it was important.

" munch!. munch!." as Nero headed deep inside the woods the sound of chewing and eating sounded following that sound Nero finally found the culprit of the massacre. It was a strange beast with the head of a lizard, horn and tail of a dragon, body of an ape, scales of a crocodile, claws which resembled dragon and wolf and wings of a phoenix(photo in comments ).

" A chimera " Nero whispered becoming fully alert as the beast was 10,000+ years old and its eyes showed no wisdom only hunger and bloodthirst. [This is why this place is hidden if the outside world hears a word of this then the spirit pagoda will be criticized heavily. This chimera is probably the result of Spirit pagoda ruling board's desire of an ideal soul but due to its bloodthirsty nature it was trapped here] Nero nodded as he also agreed with Aria's reasoning. ' No matter which world it is there will always be some fraction of the human race whose greed and desire has no bottom line. I have to kill it right here although I don't care even if the ruling board dies but if the news of a chimera gets out then Grandpa Zhou and Aunt Yaozhu will also be affected and the world would be in chaos ' Nero thought and focused on the chimera beast.

The Chimera beast roared and flapped its wing dashing towards Nero. " Clang! woosh! " Yamato and The Chimera beasts clashed producing a wave of wind stirring the surrounding trees even uprooting weaker ones. Nero kneeled on one knee to balance himself as chimera's power was overwhelming and before he could counterattack a dense ball of lightning attack formed on chimera's horn. "booom! " Nero narrowly escaped the explosion using his movement technique. Nero was caught off guard as he didn't think the chimera would attack him when it was also in explosion range. The smoke cleared showing the chimera standing in a pit with injuries which were rapidly healing. In this short confrontation Nero determined one thing the Chimera was a reckless beast it would fight him like a berserker without any consequences. The chimera spread its wings with multiple eyes opening on it firing rays similar to cero towards Nero. Nero formed a rotating shield made up of mirage blades diverting the attack towards another direction. Iblis who was hiding in shadows appeared above the chimera and slashed at chimera's spine with his claws but the chimera's scales as if alive concentrated on the spine blocking the punch and at the same time Chimera's tail slammed Iblis sending him flying towards Nero.

" Master it seems like every different beast part of this chimera has its own consciousness but at the same time some of them are at conflict with each other if we want to defeat this chimera we have to take advantage of this " Iblis told Nero his observations. Nero also carefully observed and found out it was true. [ I think the consciousness are differentiated into three parts which are Dragon , Ape and phoenix and it also makes sense as Dragons and Ape descendant of Beamons are deadly enemies while phoenix is a bird which seeks freedom ] Aria also clarified the problem after scanning the Chimera. Nero and Iblis kept running around dodging the chimera's attacks while thinking of an effective way to defeat Chimera.

Nero suddenly had a flash of inspiration and asked Aria "Aria can you change the way my clone looks and replicate Tang Wulin's bloodline nature" [ Yes I can but I need some at least 5 minutes but how are you goin.. wait a minute you are not thinking of using Yamato's Law of separation are you but you haven't done this before even for practice ] " There is first time for everything Aria and I can't possibly defeat this chimera's overwhelming healing factor without using Yamato's Law of separation. Now focus on finishing the illusion I have a chimera to take care of " Nero assured Aria and focused on the chimera.

After discussing the plan Nero and Iblis surrounded the chimera from opposite sides. Nero surrounded himself with mirage blades and Iblis also entered his humane form. Nero dashed forward slashing at chimera's face . The chimera tried to use its claws but found itself trapped by Iblis's shadows. Nero after cutting chimera's jaw in half lowered himself and punched at Chimera's chest with full force sending it flying backwards, Iblis also released his control at the same time. Without giving the chimera a chance to react Iblis appeared behind it and dab kicked at the spine { Naruto uzumaki truth seeker orb kick } changing chimera's trajectory back towards Nero. Nero also immediately fly kicked chimera's head in the opposite direction. Chimera's head separated from its body as the head and body got sent in the opposite direction. Nero knew that this would do nothing to chimera as its vitality was too strong and sure enough from chimera's neck tentacles of flesh were slowly growing. Nero and Iblis waited for chimera's eyes to grow and used the second spirit ability Demon prowler consecutively imprisoning the beast for 30 seconds.

Just as the chimera recovered from Demon prowler's effect Iblis entered his beast form and deadlocked him. Nero detonated all the mirage blades he could summon with his current Demonic-spirit energy at chimera's point blank range. Iblis returned to Nero's unharmed as he used shadow void at the last moment. [ Nero everything is ready ] Nero sighed in relief hearing Aria's voice as this was all he could do to limit the Chimera without wasting Demonic-spirit energy. Nero summoned a clone and closed his eyes focusing on Yamato's law of separation while Aria made the required illusion using Nero's clone.

The chimera emerged from the explosion with pieces of flesh missing from its body but after seeing what was in front of it the beast began writhing on the ground. In front of Chimera was a gigantic Golden Dragon with a tyrannical aura around it. The Dragon was chewing on a golden Beamon while a Phoenix with a wing missing was dead under its claw. This was the illusion Nero asked Aria to create. Nero wanted to suppress the dragon part of chimera using GDK bloodline aura from Tang Wulin and make the Ape and phoenix part go crazy by making them see a Beamon becoming prey to Dragon and a phoenix losing its source of freedom.

Nero didn't have any idea what was going on outside as he was focusing on finding the right frequency, just when Nero was getting impatient flashbacks of His parents, Sebastian, Zhou Hongbuo, Leng Yaozhu and Vergil came to his head saying " Believe in yourself ". Nero calmed himself and threw everything out of his head. A moment later Nero opened his eyes and pulled Yamato out of its sheath slashing at the writhing Chimera. The slash divided the chimera in half before it could even sense a danger. Nero kneeled on the ground as the slash took every ounce of his power. Iblis supported Nero helping him stand up. Nero after catching a breath looked towards the chimera's direction. Everything was divided into two there was a deep gully dividing the area into two parts even the barrier hiding the area had a hole in it.

With Iblis's support Nero went forward to check Chimera's remains, its body was gone leaving behind four spirit bones. [ It looks like the chimera was made using multiple creature's DNA and these spirit bones. Whoever made this chimera sure spent hefty resources] Aria commented seeing the four spirit bones as it was a very precious thing in the current era. Nero touched the spirit bones while thinking what to do with them when suddenly the spirit bones got absorbed into Nero's body.

* In the real world *

Nero body which was unconscious in the simulation pod lit up with faint light and Sparda bloodline got active. No one was able to notice this phenomenon as the staff gave privacy to Nero and only paid attention if Nero was in danger.

*spirit ascension platform*

[ The spirit bones disappeared because of sparda bloodline it seems like your bloodline converted these spirit bones into something like Devil arms. It was fortunate that the staff gave privacy to your body and from the moment you entered the barrier the staff only saw an illusion of you killing souls and nothing else] Aria explained to the confused Nero. ' I have to discuss this with Grandpa and Aunt because if anyone else below soul king other than me entered this barrier by mistake he would be dead. I was only able to kill the chimera because of Yamato and Aria's help ' Nero didn't dare to imagine what would have happened if he couldn't use the Law of separation.

[ You should have guessed already which devil arms it is, try focusing sparda bloodline and demonic-spirit energy on your hands and legs at the same time] listening to Aria Nero focused on his legs and hands. One second later gauntlets and greaves which looked like wolf's head and claws with light like strips respectively covered Nero's hands and legs. " Beowulf " Nero whispered and smiled seeing the familiar Devil arms. Aria also displayed Beowulf's information.

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Soul bone :-

Beowulf (image in comments)

• Beowulf spirit bone/Devil arms : Beowulf is a set of Devil arms with spirit bone like properties. It was created because of the Sparda bloodline using the spirit bones of a chimera beast. It grows with the user's bloodline and the user can also let his allies wear Beowulf with a thought.

Skill :-

• Focused Amplification (Passive can be turned off with a thought): It gathers the user's power at a single point and amplifies it every time the user strikes at the opponent. Amplification rate increases with the user's demon bloodline

]

Nero was surprised that Beowulf could be shared with others to test this he thought about Iblis having Beowulf. Iblis hands and feet were immediately covered with Beowulf " Iblis try Beowulf's skill " Iblis listened to Nero and punched the ground with 50% power. " Boom! " most of the terrain surrounding Iblis immediately cracked into fragments of land and pieces of rocks burst out from the ground making the area look like an earthquake aftermath.

After experimenting with a few souls using Beowulf Nero withdrew from the Spirit ascension platform. Nero opened his eyes and stepped out of the simulation pod. Seeing Nero come out one staff member greeted him and asked if everything was alright. Nero went outside to meet class zero after assuring the staff that everything was good.


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