Douluo: In an extraordinary world, with unparallel understanding!

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The Endless Volcano. 

A crimson mountain range loomed in the distance. From afar, its fiery hues seemed to stain the very sky red. 

"What an intense temperature." 

Even before stepping into the Endless Volcano, Su Yu could already feel the scorching heat rolling toward him like a tidal wave. 

Similar to the extreme cold of the Far North, the blistering heat within this volcanic region far surpassed the limits of the human body. 

Fortunately, Su Yu had undergone the Ice-Fire Tempering technique and experienced the draconic baptism of Dragon Valley, granting him immunity to fire. He could even harness fire elemental energy to accelerate his cultivation. 

The rich fire elements here formed a stark contrast to the abundant ice elements of the Far North, both of which benefitted Su Yu's cultivation equally. 

Previously, in the Far North, Su Yu had completed his visualization technique, using the stimulation of ice elements to bolster the vitality of Blue Silver Grass. This method had significantly enhanced his cultivation speed. 

Now, standing in the Endless Volcano, Su Yu planned to leverage the regenerative nature of Blue Silver Grass under fire to temper its resilience and vitality. 

"Brother Yu, what are you doing?" 

Huo Yuhao, who possessed the Ultimate Ice martial soul, had no resistance to fire elements. Yet, with the frost emanating from his Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion martial soul, he was able to endure the extreme heat without much difficulty. 

Upon entering the Endless Volcano, Su Yu suddenly stopped and began cultivating in the surrounding area, leaving Huo Yuhao utterly baffled. 

After Su Yu's brief explanation, Huo Yuhao was astonished. 

"Brother Yu, how does your brain even work? We're both human, but your comprehension is just on another level!" 

"And let's not forget, your luck is leagues beyond anyone else's." 

To this, Su Yu could only smile and reply, "Same goes for you." 

Staying rooted in the same spot, Su Yu cultivated for an entire day. Using his martial soul, he stimulated the growth of Blue Silver Grass and observed its unwavering tenacity under the relentless heat, gradually incorporating these insights into his visualization technique. 

The interplay of ice and fire pushed Su Yu's Blue Silver Grass to new heights, its vitality becoming increasingly robust and resilient! 

When Su Yu opened his eyes, his mind was flooded with images of the surrounding Blue Silver Grass, burning to ashes yet being reborn over and over again. 

The ultimate essence of Blue Silver Grass: "Wildfires cannot destroy it; spring winds breathe life once more." 

"The life of Blue Silver Grass," Su Yu mused, "may not simply be about survival—it's also about the cycle of death and rebirth." 

Su Yu's thoughts deepened. 

From his first spirit ring to his current seventh, all of his enhancements had been focused on life attributes. His remarkable achievements to date were proof of the correctness of this path. 

However, on this day, Su Yu experienced a new epiphany. 

"Life thriving amidst destruction might not be enough. It should transition from life to death and then from death to life!" 

Countless realizations erupted in Su Yu's mind. 

Huo Yuhao watched Su Yu gradually enter a meditative state, his soul power flowing around him, exuding a mysterious aura. 

"Is he entering deep meditation?" Huo Yuhao murmured in disbelief. 

This level of comprehension was truly astounding. 

In Su Yu's spiritual sea... 

The "Life" rune radiated brilliantly. 

The noble purple light brought by the violet energy was overshadowed by green vitality, as endless life force surged from the "Life" rune. 

At the same time, delicate patterns began to extend from the "Life" rune, gradually sketching out a new rune beside it. 

"Death." 

A gray light emanated from the newly formed "Death" rune. 

Green vitality and gray death energy intertwined, rotating in a seamless cycle. 

Above the spiritual sea, Electrolux's figure appeared. Watching the rotation of life and death, he sighed with amazement. 

"Life and death… If this concept can truly be realized, then based on the laws of this world, the resulting divine position will undoubtedly be extraordinary." 

He then sighed again, adding, "Unfortunately, even if a divine position is condensed, it would still require an enormous amount of energy to support such a realm." 

In the past, Electrolux had advised Su Yu to focus on finding a medium to anchor his insights and imprint them, ensuring they had a foundation. 

Now, however, Su Yu seemed to face the opposite problem. 

His comprehension had reached the necessary realm, but he appeared to lack the sufficient energy to sustain it. 

"Fortunately, with my magical system as a foundation, there's no need to worry too much," Electrolux remarked, reassured that Su Yu at least had a fallback plan. 

Time passed. 

This time, Su Yu's deep meditation lasted a full ten days, the longest he had ever entered such a state. 

It wasn't that deep meditation was particularly difficult for Su Yu. His comprehension often allowed him to enter such states with relative ease whenever he had a sudden insight. 

However, due to his sharp comprehension, Su Yu typically required only a single day to digest his insights, even in deep meditation. 

But this time, Su Yu remained in meditation for an unprecedented ten days. 

Within his spiritual sea, the patterns on the "Life" and "Death" runes flowed seamlessly, completely surpassing all other runes. 

Even the newly sketched "Death" rune, though initially weaker, had almost caught up with the "Life" rune in strength. 

The patterns within the two runes were no longer static but seemed to possess a trace of sentience, their internal flows forming a beautiful cycle. 

"This must be the result of my insights," Su Yu thought to himself. 

Truly understanding the essence represented by the runes had caused them to undergo a transformation, birthing sentience. 

According to Su Yu's deductions, these runes, once perfected, could reach the pinnacle of the ten-thousand-year threshold. 

The birth of sentience might even signify surpassing this threshold entirely. 

Remarkably, Su Yu had bypassed this limit before reaching it. 

"With the Life and Death runes, I can now vaguely manipulate energy to condense both vitality and death energy," Su Yu observed. 

Previously, Su Yu required the "Life" rune as a medium to transform energy into vitality. 

Now, however, Su Yu could directly harness the world's energy and convert it into vitality, as though it were an innate ability. 

This wasn't a talent but a breakthrough brought about by the "Life" rune connecting him to the laws of the world. 

"Exactly," Electrolux affirmed. "The sentience of the runes enables them to connect with the laws. You must deepen your understanding of this connection." 

"Yuhao, let's move forward," Su Yu said. 

Until now, Su Yu had only been contemplating on the outskirts of the Endless Volcano. 

In theory, the harsher the environment, the more stimulating it would be for one's martial soul, accelerating cultivation. However, Su Yu had been relying on the ordinary Blue Silver Grass in the area to grasp its unyielding will. 

In conditions of extreme heat, even with ultimate vitality to awaken the Blue Silver Grass, the speed at which it withered and died was too fast. The process of leaving seeds and regrowing might even require Su Yu's direct intervention, which would hinder his ability to comprehend its will. 

Instead, by gaining an understanding of willpower in the outskirts, Su Yu could simulate the volcanic environment within his visualization technique, enhancing his resilience. 

With the seed of willpower planted, Su Yu could free himself from dependence on ordinary Blue Silver Grass. By venturing deeper into the harsh environment of the Endless Volcano, he could further enhance the efficiency of his visualization technique. 

With this plan in mind, the two of them proceeded deeper into the Endless Volcano. 

Huo Yuhao used his Ultimate Ice to lower the temperature, but as they ventured deeper into the volcano, he gradually began to struggle. 

It wasn't that the flames here could suppress his Ultimate Ice, but the continuous use of soul power to transform it into Ultimate Ice to resist the high temperatures caused his soul power to deplete rapidly. 

"Cancel your Ultimate Ice," Su Yu instructed. 

The purpose of their trip to the Endless Volcano was to challenge their physical limits in this harsh environment and to utilize the Awakening Method of the Xuán Míng Sect. With its secret techniques, they aimed to complete the secondary awakening of their martial souls more smoothly. 

Su Yu had studied the Awakening Method thoroughly. 

In his words, the method was highly effective. 

Tested and proven. 

Electrolux had mentioned before that due to Su Yu's soul being from an external source, its fusion with the original soul had altered his martial soul, placing it in a state prone to mutation while significantly enhancing its potential. 

This was a critical reason why Su Yu had been able to excavate the life attribute of his martial soul so quickly in his earlier soul rings. 

After experimenting with the Awakening Method, Su Yu grasped its core principles. 

The state induced by the method was almost identical to the inherent state of Su Yu's martial soul. 

In other words, the Awakening Method had little to no effect on Su Yu when it came to the secondary awakening of his martial soul. 

That said, the method was not without its value. 

It allowed Su Yu to perceive the state of his martial soul more clearly, giving him a deeper understanding of its mutable nature. He also became aware of the potential dangers that this state might bring. 

Using the Awakening Method, Su Yu managed to seal this mutable state. 

This way, he could avoid the risk of his martial soul being corrupted by an evil soul master one day. 

Su Yu was also relieved by his early decision to focus solely on the life attribute. If he had chosen a toxic attribute soul ring back then, given the unstable state of his martial soul, it could have caused mutations at a fundamental level. 

Now, Su Yu's martial soul had reached the pinnacle of life attributes. Even the most sinister soul power from an evil soul master would struggle to corrupt his martial soul. 

However, there were always stronger evil soul masters. 

Thus, the Awakening Method still held significant importance for Su Yu. 

"Hmm?" 

Huo Yuhao suddenly let out a quiet exclamation. 

Su Yu turned to look at Huo Yuhao, asking him what he had discovered. 

Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection Sharing extended much farther than the normal coverage of Su Yu's spiritual power. 

"Yu Ge, there are people over there," Huo Yuhao said. 

A mental image appeared in Su Yu's mind. Directly to their south, a group of thirteen people stood facing off against each other. 

"Feng Kuang," Su Yu murmured. 

On one side was a team led by a Soul Ancestor, followed by three Soul Elders. The opposing side consisted of nine soul masters radiating fire-attributed energy—seven Soul Ancestors, one Soul King, and even a Soul Emperor. 

"Feng Kuang?" Huo Yuhao repeated the name, feeling it sounded familiar. 

"Yeah, the 'Brother Kuang' from the Kuangyun Escort Team," Su Yu clarified. 

Huo Yuhao suddenly understood. 

Back when they were heading to Heaven Dou City, they hadn't encountered Feng Kuang, but to see him now, here in the Endless Volcano, was unexpected. 

"A Soul Ancestor with three Soul Elders daring to face off against a Soul Emperor?" Huo Yuhao asked curiously. 

Back then, Su Yu hadn't explained much about Feng Kuang to him, since they didn't meet him in person. 

"Feng Kuang used to be a Soul Saint," Su Yu explained. "In one battle, he detonated his own soul ring, and his cultivation fell to Soul Ancestor. 

"But before that, he was a disciple of the Body Sect, deeply skilled in cultivating vitality power. 

"Even though his soul power regressed, his vitality power and spiritual strength, when combined, give him combat prowess that even a Soul Emperor wouldn't want to provoke." 

Huo Yuhao found this fascinating. 

A disciple of the Body Sect? 

This was his first time encountering someone from the Body Sect. 

Su Yu had mentioned the Body Sect a long time ago, even during their first meeting, when he had suggested Huo Yuhao consider joining it. Unfortunately, Huo Yuhao had chosen Tang Sect instead. 

As he learned more about the Body Sect, Huo Yuhao increasingly realized how insightful Su Yu's advice had been. 

But fate had steered him away from the Body Sect. 

Even so, Huo Yuhao remained curious about this unique sect. 

And now, Feng Kuang was the first Body Sect disciple he'd ever met. 

"Vitality power?" 

Huo Yuhao recalled the second sword strike Su Yu had unleashed in the Valley of Lost Souls and nodded thoughtfully. 

"Keep practicing bone inscriptions and refining your vitality," Su Yu advised. "Once you reach a certain level, you'll also be able to condense vitality power." 

Huo Yuhao etched these words into his memory. 

From now on, his practice of bone inscriptions wouldn't be limited to merely engraving them. 

Simply carving bone inscriptions produced only the most superficial results and failed to maximize their potential benefits. 

Su Yu's casual advice was a monumental boost to Huo Yuhao's cultivation. 

Such was the value of experience in cultivation. 

"Feng Kuang, I didn't expect you to have hidden yourself so deeply," Xue Yan said, staring at Feng Kuang with a hint of trepidation flashing in his eyes. 

The power Feng Kuang had just displayed left him utterly shocked. 

Clearly only a Soul Ancestor, yet he wielded terrifying vitality power and spiritual strength. 

"Hmph, if I didn't have some strength, I'm afraid we would've already been silenced by you all, wouldn't we?" Feng Kuang sneered, his vitality surging as his spiritual power pressed down on the opposing group. 

If it weren't for his overwhelming power, this time he might have truly fallen into their trap. 

The Xue Yan Sect had recently discovered a blood essence production site. Initially, Xue Yan, the sect master, sought out the Kuangyun Escort Team to assist in selling the blood essence. 

At that time, Xue Yan had only been at the Soul Ancestor level. 

But thanks to the profits from the trade and perhaps some unknown fortuitous encounters, his soul power had skyrocketed to the Soul Emperor realm. 

Recently, the frequency of their transactions had increased significantly, and Xue Yan even requested that Feng Kuang bring more escorts for protection. It now seemed that Xue Yan had planned to silence them all along, keeping the secret of the blood essence locked within the sect before shifting to a different partner for their sales. 

"I'm quite curious now—what exactly have you stumbled upon?" 

Feng Kuang licked his lips and fixed his gaze on Xue Yan, a grin stretching across his face. 

The tiger, fallen from its mountain, had been taken for a mere cat. 

If he didn't show his claws, these fools might really think he had lost all bite. 

Since the Xue Yan Sect had made the first move, they couldn't blame him for flipping the board now. 

Blood essence was a valuable resource even to the Body Sect. The Xue Yan Sect's control of a production site had been left alone, not because the Body Sect didn't care, but because Feng Kuang had deliberately allowed it as a financial lifeline for his escort team. 

And now, they had dared to betray him and try to cut him out entirely? 

Hah, did they really think that just anyone could take over the blood essence trade without consequences? 

"Who's there?!" 

Feng Kuang's sharp eyes darted toward Su Yu and Huo Yuhao's direction, his booming voice echoing across the terrain. 

"What incredible intuition," Huo Yuhao thought in amazement. 

It wasn't that his Spiritual Detection had been sensed; it was pure instinct, alerting Feng Kuang to their presence and even pinpointing their location. 

"Let's go," Su Yu said calmly, showing no signs of tension from being noticed, as he led Huo Yuhao forward. 

"Su Yu?" 

Upon seeing Su Yu, Feng Kuang visibly relaxed. 

"Kuang Ge, what's going on here? Need any help?" Su Yu asked casually. 

"No need. Just some small fry. I can handle this myself." Feng Kuang waved him off, his vitality surging as he launched a punch directly at Xue Yan. 

Behind Xue Yan, a sea of flames erupted into a towering phantom. The surrounding fire coalesced around him as his aura surged. 

"Sixth Soul Skill: Flame Demon Form!" 

(End of Chapter)