Chapter 38: Punishments—Yu Xiaogang Vows to Obtain the Dragon Essence!
[Notice: Di Tian's answer: The highest-level soul beast on Douluo Star is the Silver Dragon King—Incorrect!]
[Penalty: 10,000 years of cultivation stripped!]
[Notice: Bo Saixi's answer: The highest-level soul beast is the Deep Sea Demon Whale King—Incorrect!]
[Penalty: 1 soul power level stripped!]
[Notice: Qian Daoliu's answer: The highest-level soul beast is Beast God Di Tian—Incorrect!]
[Penalty: 2 soul power levels stripped!]
[Notice: Demon Lord's answer: The highest-level soul beast is the Silver Dragon King—Incorrect!]
[Penalty: 10,000 years of cultivation stripped!]
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While the system confirmed Lin Yu's correct answer, those who had submitted wrong answers began receiving their punishments one by one.
Impossible… The Silver Dragon King isn't the strongest?!
When Di Tian saw the notification that his answer was wrong, the punishment was nothing compared to the disbelief in his heart.
How could it not be their Master—the Silver Dragon King?
On Sea God Island,
Bo Saixi was also in utter shock. The strongest soul beast wasn't the Deep Sea Demon Whale King?
In her understanding, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King had a cultivation almost at the million-year threshold and was feared even by the mighty Sea God.
How could there possibly be a soul beast stronger than him on Douluo Star?
It was unthinkable!
However, upon seeing that even the Deep Sea Demon Whale King answered incorrectly and wouldn't be receiving the Dragon Essence,
Bo Saixi let out a breath of relief.
In Spirit Hall,
When Qian Daoliu saw that his answer was wrong, he too couldn't believe it.
According to Spirit Hall's records, the strongest soul beast was clearly Di Tian—the mysterious golden-eyed black dragon king of the Star Dou Forest, also known as the Beast God.
But it turns out that wasn't the case either!
Similarly, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King in his ocean domain was stunned when he learned his answer was wrong.
As one of the strongest soul beasts on Douluo Star and the most powerful oceanic beast, he was aware of the Silver Dragon King's existence.
But he never expected that his answer would be wrong.
According to the penalty, he would now lose 10,000 years of cultivation!
His cultivation, which had already reached beyond 990,000 years, would now drop back to 980,000.
And climbing back up from that?
Would take who knows how long…
The higher a soul beast's cultivation, the harder it became to progress—it wasn't simply about accumulating energy anymore.
If it were just about stockpiling power, then as the ruler of the Endless Sea, with access to more treasures than any land-dweller,
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King would've long since reached a million years!
Of course…
If he, like the Skydream Iceworm, simply hoarded and never refined his energy, he could have easily become a "million-year" soul beast without undergoing any tribulation.
But that kind of million-year soul beast was worthless.
Just like how the Skydream Iceworm, despite being a million-year soul beast, could barely fight off high-tier ten-thousand-year beasts.
"Whew! Thank goodness I didn't answer!"
At Nuoding Academy, Yu Xiaogang breathed a deep sigh of relief as the punishments rolled out on screen. He felt as if he had narrowly escaped disaster.
As one of the most "learned" masters in martial soul and soul beast theory, Yu Xiaogang prided himself on knowing far more than most.
In the world of soul masters, most only knew about the ten-thousand-year Titan Giant Ape in the Star Dou Forest, believed to be the strongest soul beast.
But Yu Xiaogang knew better.
He was aware of the Sky Blue Bull Python, the Titan Ape's elder brother, with even greater cultivation.
If the livestream had simply posed the question without showing any footage, he would've instantly answered: Sky Blue Bull Python!
But thankfully, the stream had shown scenes from the Far North.
There, on a snow-capped mountain surrounded by ice palaces, he had seen a woman in a white fur dress, long snow-white hair, and icy blue eyes—stunningly beautiful, with an aura far beyond mortal comprehension.
Beside her stood a young girl in green, twin ponytails, equally lovely, and equally ethereal.
Yu Xiaogang immediately realized—these weren't humans!
No human could survive such a harsh environment.
If these two were soul beasts…
They had to be terrifying.
Definitely not just ordinary ten-thousand-year soul beasts in human form.
Because once a soul beast transformed, their physical constitution became like that of an average human.
They would never survive in the Far North.
Which meant these two had to be above 100,000 years—and even stronger than the Titan Giant Ape or Sky Blue Bull Python!
While Yu Xiaogang refrained from answering due to uncertainty,
That didn't mean he had no interest in the reward.
The Dragon Essence could evolve martial souls with dragon lineage!
And his Luo Sanpao martial soul was a degenerated version of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.
If he could obtain the Dragon Essence, he might trigger an evolution—
And finally shed the title of "waste!"
To no longer be trash and prove his worth had always been Yu Xiaogang's lifelong dream.
He had once hoped to evolve his martial soul through strength and talent.
But when that proved impossible, he turned to theory and knowledge.
Still, deep down, he had always yearned for a true martial soul breakthrough.
Now, that possibility was right in front of him.
Yu Xiaogang clenched his fists and made a firm decision:
If anyone won the Dragon Essence—he would find a way to trade for it!
(END CHAPTER)
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