"Soul Spirit Tower, First Trial—cleared. Eligible soul spirit: Wind Wolf. Millennium-grade soul beast. Ten seconds to choose whether to absorb." An electronic voice echoed from all directions.
At the same time, a golden light gate appeared before the group. Though not as large as the first, it gave off the same profound aura. Floating in front of the gate was a projection of a Wind Wolf.
"Go!" Gu You waved his hand and stepped into the light gate first.
Selecting the Wind Wolf floating in front of the gate would mean absorbing it as a soul spirit. Entering the gate meant choosing to continue the trial.
Their vision shifted. The next moment, they appeared in a hall exactly like the previous one—an octagonal chamber with eight towering metal gates.
A faint glow flickered in Gu You's eyes. 'Using dragon claws takes too much time. Might as well switch to mental attacks. Full-area coverage, instant kills—at least until I hit ten-thousand-year-class beasts.'
With Gu You's current Spirit Domain-tier spiritual power, he should have long since developed a mental domain.
This spirit domain formed a world of its own—spirit as foundation, mental awareness as the boundary, mind as the world.
"Spiritual domain—activate!"
Gu You let out a cold cry, and instantly the entire octagonal hall was bathed in eerie violet light. Everyone present could feel the suffocating pressure of an overwhelming mental force.
"What is this?"
Outside the simulation, Leng Yaozhu was visibly shaken. She knew Gu You's spiritual power was high—but this high?
'Spirit Domain tier! That's something most geniuses never achieve, and he did it at just thirteen?'
"Spiritual domain!!" Xu Lizhi screamed in awe.
Everyone was stunned.
They were all from Shrek Academy, taught to recognize the rare from the extraordinary. Even normal domains were extremely difficult to grasp. A spiritual domain? That was near mythical.
From the sheer magnitude of the change around them, this wasn't any ordinary spiritual domain.
Gu You, completely unbothered by their chatter, quietly focused. This was the first time he used this domain.
Its name—Dragon God's Soul-Crushing Domain.
Within this domain, as long as someone remained and had weaker spiritual power than him, their soul would eventually shatter and die. In terms of pure functionality, it was terrifying—but practically speaking, if your spiritual power was already higher than theirs, wouldn't you win anyway? Gu You found it a bit redundant.
Still, there were undeniable advantages. If the difference in spiritual strength was large enough, he could instantly shatter an enemy's soul, leaving no chance of reincarnation—an irreversible end.
From afar, the eight giant metal gates began to rise. But even before they opened completely, the system's voice rang out again.
None of the team paid the voice any mind anymore.
They stepped into the next gate. Another level cleared.
In the next dozen or so trials, Gu You barely needed to lift a finger. They flew through floor after floor, easily reaching the twenty-eighth level.
The strength of the soul beasts had noticeably increased. By the eighth floor, there were already six millennium-grade soul beasts. By the twentieth, it was eight nine-thousand-year beasts. But even by the twenty-seventh level, no actual ten-thousand-year beasts had appeared—only near that level.
Again, they stood before eight metal gates—but this time, only four of them opened.
From those gates, four massive soul beasts stepped forward. Their bodies were covered in thick, snow-white fur. Each one had a strong, regal build.
Gu You immediately recognized them—Snow Lions.
Native to the Extreme North. Judging by their size and aura, these were all ten-thousand-year-class soul beasts. True kings of the snowy wilderness—Snowfield Lion Kings.
Their cold gazes swept the room, and with their arrival, the temperature began to plummet. Frost gathered in the air, and with each breath, their auras grew even stronger.
But Gu You's spiritual domain was no joke. At the ten-thousand-year level, these beasts did have strong mental resistance, so his domain couldn't instantly kill them—but it only needed a few seconds.
ROAR—
Four miserable howls rang out as all four Snowfield Lion Kings collapsed to the ground, their life force extinguished.
But this time, something was different. The souls of the fallen lions hovered above their bodies.
Gu You stepped forward and spoke. "I don't know if you're just simulations or real spirits. But I want to ask—do you want to live again?"
The lion spirits seemed stunned.
"I can give you freedom. Let you roam the snowy plains again. Give you territory. Let you live in peace." Gu You patted his chest earnestly.
He was... persuading soul beasts?
Le Zhengyu had never seen such a thing before. And he couldn't help but admire Gu You. 'He's too strong.'
Gu Yue's expression turned thoughtful. She seemed lost in her own thoughts.
"Roar! Roar! Roar!" The four Snowfield Lion Kings let out anxious, low growls.
Their cold stares turned to desperate longing. Freedom. That one word stirred something deep in them—they hadn't known true freedom for so long.
Gu You nodded. A light shone over them, and the space rippled. One by one, their spirits merged into Gu You's mind.
"Wait—what?"
The staff watching from outside were speechless. They opened their mouths to speak—
"Let him do as he wishes," Leng Yaozhu cut in calmly.
The Vice Pagoda Master had spoken. Naturally, no one dared object.
The next dozen floors were all ten-thousand-year-class beasts. But none of them posed any threat. Some were tamed, others persuaded.
"Does anyone need a soul ring?" Gu You suddenly turned to ask.
"I do," Yuanen Yehui raised her hand.
Gu You fell into thought. "At this point, there are no suitable millennium-grade beasts left for you. Better to go straight for a ten-thousand-year soul spirit. I'll help you absorb it—like I did for Xiao Yan."
Yuanen froze. She knew Xu Xiaoyan had a ten-thousand-year soul ring, but didn't know how she got it. Hearing Gu You's words today left no doubt.
She nodded. Gu You's eyes turned serious.
'A Titan Giant Ape-type beast would be best for a strength-based soul spirit... but they're rare, and powerful. Even if I can beat one, the question is whether the tower has one that matches her.'
Floor Forty
The octagonal hall changed into a circular one. The usual eight metal doors were gone. Now, there was only one—one single, massive gate, thirty meters tall and twenty meters wide.
From that gate, their next opponent had yet to emerge…
(End of Chapter)
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