Douluo : Diary System in Douluo Continent

"If the Titan Giant Ape is the King of the Forest in the Star Dou Forest, then the Azure Bull Python is its Emperor!"

Zhao Wuji and Flender were stunned to hear this, surprised that Yu Xiaogang even knew about this. As expected of the Grandmaster! Neither of them had ever known that there existed a creature in the Star Dou Forest more powerful than the Titan Giant Ape—the Azure Bull Python.

Curious, Zhao Wuji asked, "Grandmaster, are there any soul beasts in the Star Dou Forest stronger than the Azure Bull Python? Or are the Titan Giant Ape and Azure Bull Python the strongest there?"

Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang was momentarily at a loss. Even he didn't know the answer. His knowledge of the Azure Bull Python, stronger than the Titan Giant Ape, came from an account where a Titled Douluo encountered it while challenging the Titan Giant Ape.

It was said that in front of the Azure Bull Python, the Titan Giant Ape was like a child before an adult—completely obedient. Otherwise, that Titled Douluo wouldn't have made it out alive. It was based on this knowledge that Yu Xiaogang made his earlier conclusion.

As for whether there were even more powerful soul beasts, he didn't know. After all, he lacked the strength to find out.

However, since the Titan Giant Ape and Azure Bull Python—both 100,000-year-old soul beasts—resided in the core area of the forest, and there had been no reports of anything stronger over the years, Yu Xiaogang confidently stated, "Based on my years of theoretical research, there shouldn't be anything stronger in the Star Dou Forest. After all, the upper limit for soul beasts is 100,000 years."

"Among 100,000-year soul beasts, unless their bloodlines surpass that of the Titan Giant Ape and Azure Bull Python, no other creature can rival them."

"Furthermore, if there were stronger soul beasts, it would be impossible for there to be no news of them by now."

Both Zhao Wuji and Flender agreed with his reasoning. After all, in their understanding, 100,000-year-old soul beasts were already unimaginably powerful. How could there be anything stronger?

Deep Sea Demon Whale King: That's because you're clueless! I'm nearly a million years old!

Boys' Dormitory.

After returning to his dorm, Su Ming immediately entered the Battle Space. Finally undisturbed, he could thoroughly explore the mysterious aspects of this reward.

Upon entering, he saw a vast arena stretching out before him, and a selection interface materialized.

He could freely choose his opponent and their strength level, filling him with excitement. This was an amazing reward!

Su Ming decided that whenever he had time, he would use this space to accumulate combat experience. He also resolved never to rely on Kamui or Susano'o during training. Otherwise, the training would lose its meaning.

The Battle Space was designed to hone his reflexes and combat instincts. If he used Kamui or Susano'o, which essentially made him invincible, there'd be no point in practicing.

Moreover, while the system hadn't explicitly stated it, Su Ming guessed that, like the Learning Space, the Battle Space likely consumed mental energy. Thus, he would need to rely solely on his soul power for combat within the space.

Su Ming set his opponent to a 100,000-year-old Titan Giant Ape. He knew he wouldn't win but wanted to see how long he could hold out.

Half an Hour Later.

Su Ming failed—dead.

Exiting the Battle Space, he realized that a portion of his mental energy had been consumed. So the cost of failure was mental fatigue.

Bitterly smiling, Su Ming reflected. His attacks hadn't affected the Titan Giant Ape at all. While his Wood Release techniques were highly regenerative and could quickly recover from being shattered, he underestimated the Titan Giant Ape's Gravity Domain.

Initially, he felt smug about kiting the beast. But when the Gravity Domain activated, he was completely immobilized.

Attempting to counteract it with his Blue Silver Domain proved futile—the two domains weren't even on the same level. Thus, Su Ming met his end.

From this experience, Su Ming realized that while he could fight opponents above his level, he was at a severe disadvantage against those with powerful domains stronger than his Blue Silver Domain, which was still in its early stages.

Had he used Susano'o, the Titan Giant Ape's Gravity Domain likely wouldn't have affected him. However, he chose not to, treating this as a valuable lesson.

Afterward, Su Ming reviewed another system reward. His curiosity piqued—he was itching to test out the Golden Kidney Warrior technique. He just needed the right opportunity.

The Next Morning.

At the academy's training grounds, summoned by the bell, everyone quickly gathered.

Among the crowd, Su Ming, Tang San, and Xiao Wu immediately recognized the middle-aged man with the crew cut standing beside Flender—Yu Xiaogang!

Seeing his teacher, Tang San's heart filled with joy. He had so many questions to ask, particularly about the spider legs on his back.

Yu Xiaogang also noticed Tang San among the students, standing beside Su Ming, Xiao Wu, and the others.

The night before, Flender and Zhao Wuji had shared details about the new students' talents and strength levels. Yu Xiaogang was shocked to learn that his disciple, Tang San, had the lowest soul power level among them—even lower than Ning Rongrong, an auxiliary system soul master.

In his mind, it was normal for Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial souls to reach such levels at Ning Rongrong's age. However, her soul power breaking records set by Ning Fengzhi was astonishing—worthy of being his daughter.

Then there was Zhu Zhuqing, possessing the Netherworld Civet martial soul, exclusive to the Zhu family of the Star Luo Empire. Her innate soul power was at most level seven, yet her cultivation was also abnormally high—on par with Su Ming.

But Su Ming's progress was simply absurd!

Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but feel he had spent too much time in Nuoding Academy. The outside world's geniuses were beyond his expectations.

He had thought Tang San would be the strongest student at Shrek Academy aside from Su Ming and Xiao Wu. Yet Tang San was at the very bottom—it was genuinely awkward.

However, remembering Tang San's unexpected gains during the Star Dou Forest expedition, Yu Xiaogang felt much more at ease. He even felt a twinge of pride. Given time, Tang San's strength would undoubtedly surpass them all!