Douluo: In an extraordinary world, with unparallel understanding!

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Listening to the discussions around him, Su Yu had a rough understanding of the current situation.

The Soul Masters, especially the Grand Soul Masters, were speaking with exaggerated tones, blaming this person or that, but the information they shared seemed mostly accurate.

"Perhaps slightly outdated, but not significantly behind."

The Douling Empire, although the furthest from the Sun Moon Empire, was not the safest. The original Heaven Dou Empire had always been much weaker than the Star Luo Empire, and after the split, both countries became even more fragile. After the division, there were internal conflicts between the Heavenly Soul and Dou Ling factions, further weakening the national strength.

The Heavenly Soul Empire, unlike the Sun Moon Empire, lacked natural barriers like the Sun-Moon Mountain Range, and was directly crushed during the war.

If the Sun Moon Empire truly set its mind to it, the Heavenly Soul Empire would not last long. And if the Heavenly Soul Empire fell, would the Sun Moon Empire leave the Douling Empire alone?

A pincer attack?

Impossible.

Once the Sun Moon Empire breached the Heavenly Soul Empire, it would likely push forward and swiftly annex the Douling Empire as well.

After all, the strength of the two countries after splitting was even weaker than when they were united.

Without the Sun-Moon Mountain Range acting as a shield, it was clear that the Sun Moon Empire would face minimal resistance in conquering both nations.

Afterward, with pressure from the Sun-Moon Mountain Range and advancing southward from the northern parts of the former Heaven Dou Empire, even the Star Luo Empire would be unable to escape destruction.

The Douling Empire was far from the safe haven it appeared to be—it was, in fact, the most dangerous.

Even more helpless than the Heavenly Soul Empire.

Their intelligence might be outdated due to their geographical location, but it wasn't completely closed off.

"Yu Hao, are you planning to go back?"

There was only a year left before the Great Soul Arena in Mingdu.

"Brother Yu, I plan to stay out for now. I want to break through to Level 60 and obtain my sixth soul ring before the competition," Huo Yuhao replied.

Honestly, during his travels, his soul power increased much faster than he had expected.

It had only been about a year since he left, and his soul power had already grown by more than twenty levels. This incredible speed was partly because of his ultimate martial soul.

"Yu Hao, you don't need to follow him anymore. We need to head to the Extreme North next."

In Huo Yuhao's Sea of Spirits, the Ice Emperor suggested that Su Yu should head to the Extreme North next.

"Brother Yu, I'm planning to go to the Extreme North. Do you have any plans?"

"Me? I still haven't traveled through the Star Luo Empire. Although I was born there, I haven't been back for a long time, and I never got the chance to explore the empire properly," Su Yu said, explaining his planned route, which was well thought out: from the Heavenly Soul Empire to Dou Ling, then to Star Luo, and finally back to Sun Moon Empire.

It formed a complete circle.

"So, are we parting ways here, Brother Yu?"

"Yes!"

Su Yu still had the remaining three Grand Soul Pills on him.

Considering Huo Yuhao's nature, Su Yu figured he would probably return to Mingdu last, and by then, there would be no time to give the Grand Soul Pills to Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen. Su Yu, though, would be able to complete his circle and return half a year earlier, giving them enough time to refine the pills.

Su Yu even considered the time Xiao Hongchen would need to hunt soul beasts to break through to Soul Sage with the help of the Grand Soul Pill.

Without Huo Yuhao, Su Yu didn't rush to the Star Luo Empire immediately.

He took out a blood-red crystal.

Within the crystal, blood-red energy flowed, and a massive phoenix could be vaguely seen emerging from it.

Phoenix Blood Essence.

"First, I'll condense my third Blood Soul Ring."

Su Yu guided the bloodline energy within the Phoenix Blood Essence to merge with his own body, channeling the fiery power of the blood into his veins.

The intense and overwhelming vitality surged through his body, and Su Yu felt every cell in his body exulting in joy.

If the ultimate vitality of the Blue Silver Grass had been a reflection of Su Yu's life force and essence, then the Phoenix Blood Essence was a complete transformation of his physical body.

This vitality was solely used to enhance the life potential of Su Yu's flesh and blood cells.

From now on, his blood and vitality would be transformed into an even denser life force.

He guided the bloodline power, capturing its essence.

Condense!

A crimson-gold soul ring appeared around Su Yu's body.

If the soul ring granted by the Fire Dragon King was a crimson-gold fusion of red and gold, the soul ring granted by the Phoenix's blood vitality was a brilliant red with golden streaks woven through it.

The next day, Su Yu departed, heading toward the Star Luo Empire.

"Some of the Blood Essence remains."

Su Yu had not fully refined the Phoenix Blood Essence, leaving behind part of it. This would be one of the materials he would need to prepare for the Fourth Trial of the God of Life.

"From life to death, from death to life, the path of reincarnation."

This was a realization Su Yu had come to during his time in the Endless Volcano. While the Blue Silver Grass had reached the pinnacle of vitality, its essence still seemed slightly incomplete.

Reincarnation!

This was Su Yu's deeper understanding of the Blue Silver Grass, and a more profound insight into the nature of life itself.

"Should I use one soul ring for the transition from life to death, and another for the transition from death to life? Or is the very transformation between life and death one single soul ring?"

There was no doubt: Su Yu still needed two more soul rings.

The question was whether these two soul rings should be used in two separate steps of the reincarnation process, or if one soul ring could suffice.

This was something Su Yu had been contemplating for a long time, even before his realization of reincarnation.

"One soul ring, if possible!"

Su Yu now had an answer.

If it could be done with a single soul ring, why waste two?

"To be on the safe side, I'll still try to complete the cycle of life and death with the eighth soul ring."

The transitions from life to death and from death to life were both complex processes to complete within a single soul ring. Su Yu wasn't entirely confident and didn't dare to guarantee success.

Therefore, the safest approach was to attempt it with the eighth ring.