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“Young Master, your mastery of spatial power is becoming ever more refined,”

Dressed in black, Di Tian praised with admiration.

Su Yu smiled lightly and shook his head, “I'm still far from perfect.”

“In the blink of an eye, half a year has passed again.”

Su Yu stretched out his hand, gazing at the bright sun in the sky through the gaps between his fingers.

Over the past six months, Su Yu and his companions had remained in the Star Dou Great Forest.

During this time, Su Yu received half a year of guidance from Gu Yuena.

Although there were inevitably some disputes and mutual learning along the way, there were real gains as well.

When it comes to spatial control, in the entire continent, Gu Yuena is second to none; no one else even dares to claim the title.

With Gu Yuena’s guidance and Su Yu’s own exceptional comprehension, after six months, Su Yu gained a certain understanding of space.

Perhaps his level had not increased—still stuck at rank 90—but that was only due to the limitation of his soul core.

Once he condenses a second soul core, his strength will naturally break through.

All the accumulation over these six months will manifest at the moment of breakthrough.

“Young Master, are you feeling restless from the calm?”

Di Tian asked.

Su Yu neither confirmed nor denied, simply said, “Actually, I still have a lot of things to handle; I can’t stay here for long.”

Not to mention, the Holy Slayer Palace needs his constant attention.

He had only completed half of his seventh Ice God trial.

No matter what, he would have to face this challenge eventually.

At this point, there was already no turning back.

“Young Master, have you informed the Lord?”

Di Tian inquired.

“I was just about to.”

Su Yu took a step forward and instantly crossed hundreds of meters, almost as if shrinking the ground to an inch.

Di Tian’s figure flickered and disappeared.

…

“You’re leaving again?”

Gu Yuena’s expression was cold; her amethyst eyes betrayed no emotion.

Su Yu nodded, “Nana, come with me this time.”

Gu Yuena was momentarily stunned, her icy face softened a bit.

But she still shook her head, “No.”

Su Yu pressed, “Is it that you can’t go, or you don’t want to?”

Gu Yuena glanced at Su Yu, her lips parted slightly, “There’s nowhere I cannot go. I simply don’t want to.”

Su Yu shook his head, “No, you actually want to go. You’re just being tsundere—saying no when you mean yes.”

“You... asking for trouble.”

A silver streak of energy shot at Su Yu, who dodged to the side.

In a flash, Su Yu appeared behind Gu Yuena.

With a gentle stretch of his arms, he hugged Gu Yuena tightly.

Gu Yuena struggled symbolically, but soon let Su Yu hold her.

“You... are getting bolder and bolder. I’ve spoiled you too much.”

Gu Yuena bit her silver teeth.

Su Yu smiled, gently licking Gu Yuena’s earlobe. Her delicate body trembled, instantly softening.

“Su Yu!”

Gu Yuena cursed inwardly, feeling as if all her strength had left her.

Su Yu chuckled and hugged her even tighter.

“Nana, you smell so good.”

His eyes were full of infatuation.

No matter how long he spent with Gu Yuena, he never grew tired, only more enchanted.

Gu Yuena let out a soft hum, lying limply in Su Yu’s arms—gone was any trace of the dignity and authority of a soul beast ruler.

After a while, Gu Yuena suddenly said, “Be careful out there.”

“If things get really bad, contact me immediately. Don’t try to act tough.”

Su Yu was already strong, but Gu Yuena still couldn’t relax.

“If necessary, I will.”

Su Yu buried his head in Gu Yuena’s embrace.

After some warmth between them, they talked about serious matters—Su Yu’s future development.

With a solemn expression, Su Yu said, “I have some thoughts about my three soul cores.”

“The first, the Blood Qi Soul Core, comes from my physical body—unyielding, fierce, and unstoppable. It’s the path of overwhelming force.”

“Similar to the Golden Dragon King lineage, this core represents power—extreme power.”

“And as the Dragon God’s power continues to be unsealed, my Blood Qi Golden Core will only become stronger, more terrifying.”

“The potential for future development is limitless.”

“For the second soul core, I plan to make it spatial in nature.”

“To construct a second soul core with a space attribute.”

Gu Yuena wasn’t surprised at all; she’d already sensed Su Yu’s intentions.

Instead of condensing an ice-attribute core, which he was more proficient with, he chose the more difficult spatial path.

Su Yu’s ambition was not small.

“And the third?”

Gu Yuena glanced at him.

Su Yu still needed a third soul core to reach Ultimate Douluo.

The second would be spatial; so what about the third? What attribute could stand alongside strength and space?

Su Yu had many unique powers, and Gu Yuena was curious what he would choose.

Su Yu smiled, “Nana, what do you think about time?”

“Time?” Gu Yuena’s heart trembled.

Space, maybe someone could touch upon, but time? This mysterious power was beyond even her reach.

Time is omnipresent yet untouchable—one of the true supreme forces.

“Yes!”

“Time as the supreme, space as the king, strength as the highest.”

“If I can possess soul cores of power, space, and time, I can’t even imagine how strong I’d be.”

Su Yu’s eyes were filled with ambition—if he was going to condense soul cores, he would make them the strongest.

Three soul cores: strength, space, time.

If successful, it would be unprecedented.

At that point, his combat power would reach terrifying heights.

“But your origin power doesn’t include time.”

Gu Yuena frowned.

The Dragon God’s power included earth, fire, water, wind, light, darkness, space, creation, and destruction—nine origin powers.

These nine powers formed the foundation of the Dragon God’s strength.

Gu Yuena was confident in Su Yu’s ability to construct a spatial core.

Even without mentioning the Space Elemental Holy Dragon’s soul bone, Su Yu already possessed space origin.

Even though it wasn’t fully unsealed, Su Yu had advantages in studying spatial secrets.

Six months of study had already brought his spatial power to a high level.

But time was different.

Having a time skill wasn’t enough to build a time core.

What is a soul core? The source of a soul master’s power, equivalent to a soul beast’s origin.

To build a time core, one must comprehend the true essence of time.

Su Yu’s goal was not so easily achieved.

The intangible nature of time made it an extremely high threshold to master.

At least in Gu Yuena’s memory, no one had ever truly mastered time.

If such a person existed, they’d have to be a God King at minimum.

“My origin doesn’t include time, but I can try to comprehend it.”

The Dragon God had some skills involving time, but as Gu Yuena said, it wasn’t one of the original powers.

Constructing a time core would be extremely difficult.

But Su Yu was always determined—he would never give up so easily.

Gu Yuena sighed, “Do as you wish.”

“But remember, don’t get stuck in a dead end. If it’s really impossible, choosing creation or destruction is also excellent.”

“That wouldn’t be difficult for you.”

Su Yu smiled, “Don’t worry, I know.”

Gu Yuena said no more, and the two fell silent.

Su Yu hugged Gu Yuena’s soft body even tighter.

…

…

The group left the Star Dou Great Forest.

In six months, everyone had made progress.

The rich spiritual energy of the Lake of Life had greatly aided their cultivation.

Meng Hongchen, Wang Dong’er, Jiang Nannan, and the others all improved their strength.

Meng Hongchen had reached level 78 Soul Sage.

Jiang Nannan had reached level 76.

The most surprising was Wang Dong’er.

In six months, she advanced three levels to 78 Soul Sage—an astonishing rate.

Even Su Yu was shocked.

Even during his own Soul Sage stage, he hadn’t advanced so quickly.

Pure cultivation to advance three levels in this stage in six months—her talent was truly extraordinary.

Su Yu, curious and cautious, inspected Wang Dong’er’s body.

Inside her, there was a mysterious power subtly nourishing and transforming her constitution.

She was already a genius, but now her potential had soared even further.

Even Di Mingli and Snow Empress were slightly outshone.

Su Yu tried to probe the nature of this power but came up empty.

Though disappointed, he grew more vigilant—strange things were happening more often.

…

Heaven Dou City.

Leaving Star Dou Great Forest, Su Yu and company returned to Holy Slayer Palace.

Not long after they arrived, Weina and Long Aotian hurried in.

From Weina, Su Yu learned that the continent's situation had changed drastically.

“Sun-Moon Empire has invaded?”

In the hall, Su Yu tapped the table, a ripple of emotion flickering in his eyes.

Despite all that had happened, the Sun-Moon Empire actually launched a war?

Weina nodded solemnly. “The Sun-Moon Empire has begun a full-scale assault.”

“Our Heavenly Soul Empire is under immense pressure.”

“The Sun-Moon Empire’s momentum is overwhelming—they’ve posed a great threat to us.”

“If not for the Body Sect stepping in to stabilize us, Heavenly Soul Empire would have already collapsed.”

“Even so, we have been steadily losing ground, forfeiting much territory.”

Weina bit her lip, her brows filled with worry.

Over these months, Heavenly Soul Empire had suffered heavy losses.

If this continued, the nation might be destroyed.

The Sun-Moon Empire was stronger than anyone imagined.

“The situation has deteriorated this much?”

Su Yu murmured, then asked, “Who is the emperor now?”

He suddenly recalled something.

Weina replied, “It’s the Sun-Moon Empire’s crown prince, Xu Tianran.”

“Half a year ago, he launched a coup, killed his father, and took the throne.”

“After ascending, he slaughtered all opposition, making the Sun-Moon Empire his own.”

“Under his command, the Sun-Moon Empire attacked both Heavenly Soul and Star Luo.”

“In half a year, there have been hundreds of battles, with countless casualties.”

Weina’s voice was full of hatred—she loathed Xu Tianran deeply.

“Xu Tianran?”

“Him?”

“That eunuch actually made a comeback?”

Su Yu had suspected as much. Xu Tianran’s backers were obvious—evil soul masters.

No one else could pull this off.

But to wage war so recklessly—they must have some hidden trump card.

Seeing Su Yu mutter, Weina quickly said, “Young Master Su Yu, the continent is in peril—only you can save the people of Douluo Continent.”

“I, Weina, dare to beg for your help—to save the world.”

With advanced soul tools and evil soul masters, the Sun-Moon Empire was too strong.

Weina and her people were overwhelmed.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t have come at the first hint of hope.

Su Yu pondered, “Anything else?”

“Any unusual occurrences in the Sun-Moon Empire?”

Weina gritted her teeth, “Yes! There are many strange and powerful figures of unknown origin there.”

“If not for Sect Master Du Busi’s sacrifice, things would be much worse.”

“Young Master Su Yu, we need your help.”

Su Yu replied softly, “Our Ice God Palace is neutral—we don’t interfere in any nation’s affairs.”

“By rights, in this war, we should not intervene.”

Weina’s face changed, but Su Yu raised a hand to stop her.

“But... this war is clearly not a normal conflict—the forces behind the Sun-Moon Empire are complicated.”

“We ignore continental disputes, but not evil.”

“I will act. We won’t stand by while evil forces manipulate things from behind the scenes.”

Weina was overjoyed, bowing gratefully. “Thank you, Young Master Su Yu. On behalf of all, I thank you.”

Su Yu waved her off, “What about the Star Luo Empire?”

Weina hesitated, “Star Luo’s situation is even worse.”

“They’re stronger than us, so the Sun-Moon Empire deployed heavy troops at their border.”

“Their strong powers are all at Mingdou Mountain Range.”

“But Star Luo has deeper foundations and Shrek Academy’s help—for now, Mingdou hasn’t fallen.”