Wuhun: Desert Death on the left hand, the world on the right hand

A month has passed!

Bai Yun did not become Xue's apprentice in the end, but his relationship with Xue became better and better, and they became close friends regardless of age. Bai Yun often brought some fine wine to Xue's hut to listen to his stories about traveling around the Douluo Continent when he was young, exorcising demons and taking revenge.

That day, Bai Yun hummed a little tune and once again came to Mr. Xue's house with a pot of wine and gently knocked on the wooden door.

"Mr. Xue, are you at home? I'm here to bring you some wine again!" Bai Yun shouted with a smile.

After a while, the wooden door creaked open, and Old Xue's aged face appeared in front of Bai Yun. Seeing that it was Bai Yun, Old Xue's cloudy eyes lit up, and he said in full energy:

"You little brat, I knew it was you. You always come here empty-handed. Tell me, what good wine did you bring this time?"

"Hehe, it's still the same as last time, the fruit wine I brewed myself. Isn't it your favorite?" Bai Yun shook the wine jug in his hand and said with a smile.

"You still have some conscience, come in!" Old Xue laughed and stepped aside to let Bai Yun enter the house.

Bai Yun brewed the wine himself based on his experience in his previous life. After all, he really couldn't get used to the beer in the Douluo World!

"Mr. Xue, where did we talk about last time? Please tell me about it. I am curious about everything about soul masters." Bai Yun handed the wine glass filled with amber wine to Mr. Xue and looked at him expectantly.

Old Xue smiled heartily, took the wine glass, took a sip, and praised: "Good wine, mellow in the mouth, long aftertaste, you kid, your winemaking skills are getting better and better."

Bai Yun scratched his head sheepishly and said with a chuckle, "These are just some things that are not presentable. I hope you like them."

"Okay, kid, stop being polite to an old man like me." Old Xue waved his hand and continued,

"You want to know about soul masters. I don't know much, so I'll start with the basics."

Bai Yun immediately sat up straight and pretended to listen attentively.

Elder Xue cleared his throat and said slowly: "A so-called soul master is someone who possesses a martial soul and can cultivate soul power. The cultivation of a soul master is a gradual process, from the initial awakening of the martial soul, to obtaining soul rings, and then to breaking through bottlenecks. Each stage requires tremendous effort."

"So how do soul masters practice specifically? Is it like you, just meditating every day and absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth?" Bai Yun asked curiously.

Elder Xue laughed and said, "Practicing soul power is only the foundation. A true soul master needs to fight constantly and hone his will between life and death in order to become stronger."

"What are the realms of soul masters?" Bai Yun asked.

Elder Xue looked deep in his eyes and said slowly, "The realms of soul masters, from low to high, are soul warrior, soul master, great soul master, soul master, soul ancestor, soul king, soul emperor, soul saint, soul douluo, and titled douluo. Each realm is divided into ten levels. As for the legendary god level, it is already beyond the existence of mortals. I have only heard of it in ancient books."

"Mr. Xue, what about you? What level of soul master are you?" Bai Yun asked curiously.

Mr. Xue smiled, but did not answer directly. Instead, he asked: "What do you think?"

Bai Yun thought about it seriously. Based on the time he had spent with Old Xue, he discovered that although Old Xue looked like an ordinary old man, there was a powerful aura in his every move, which was definitely not something an ordinary soul master could possess.

"I think you are at least a Titled Douluo!" Bai Yun guessed boldly.

Mr. Xue laughed, patted Bai Yun on the shoulder, and said, "You are so brave, kid!"

Mr. Xue's laughter gradually subsided. He slowly stood up and walked to the window, looking deeply into the distance, as if lost in memories. After a moment, he turned around, and his cloudy eyes now flashed with a sharp light.

"Title Douluo? Haha, that was many years ago..." Old Xue muttered to himself, with a hint of loneliness and vicissitudes in his tone.

"Mr. Xue, you..." Bai Yun realized that he might have touched upon Mr. Xue's sad memory and wanted to apologize, but Mr. Xue raised his hand to stop him.

"Child, do you want to see my martial spirit?" Elder Xue's voice was low and hoarse, but it carried a majesty that could not be refused.

Bai Yun was stunned for a moment, then nodded excitedly. He had long been curious about Mr. Xue's martial spirit.

Old Xue took a deep breath, and his old face became serious. He slowly raised his right hand, and a gray light surged out from his palm and quickly condensed into a ball of light in the shape of a wolf's head.

"Ouch——"

A low wolf howl was heard, and a gray ball of light suddenly exploded, and a huge gray wolf appeared in front of Baiyun.

The giant gray wolf is over two meters tall, covered with gray hair, with sharp fangs exposed outside its mouth, emitting a cold light, and a pair of wolf eyes flashing with a faint green light, full of wildness and ferocity.

"This is my martial soul, Gray Wolf, a level 28 strong attack-type combat soul master." Elder Xue's voice sounded again, with a bit of pride and helplessness.

Level 28? Bai Yun was shocked. He originally thought that Mr. Xue was at least a Titled Douluo, but he didn't expect that his soul power level was only level 28.

"Mr. Xue, you..." Bai Yun wanted to ask again, but saw Mr. Xue waved his hand, and the gray giant wolf turned into a gray light and returned to his body.

"My child, my story is very long. I will tell you slowly when I have the chance." A trace of fatigue appeared on Old Xue's face. Obviously, releasing his martial spirit was also a great burden for him.

Bai Yun looked at Mr. Xue's exhausted expression, and his heart was full of doubts. Level 28, this was far from the strong man he imagined. What on earth had happened to Mr. Xue that led to his current state?

Bai Yun suppressed the doubts in his mind. He knew that everyone had their own secrets. Since Mr. Xue was unwilling to say more, he did not ask too many questions.

"Mr. Xue, please have a good rest. I will come to see you tomorrow." Bai Yun bowed respectfully, turned around and left the room.

Walking out of the courtyard, Bai Yun still felt a little heavy-hearted. Mr. Xue's story and his past were like a mystery that made him want to explore.

After returning home, Baiyun hastily ate dinner and went back to his room. He sat cross-legged on the bed, and his consciousness slowly sank into the Baiyun world.

Familiar white space, fresh air, everything is the same as usual.

"Master, you are here." A rough voice echoed in Baiyun's ears, interrupting his thoughts. Baiyun looked in the direction of the voice and saw Goutou standing on a high mountain not far away. The afterglow of the setting sun cast a long silhouette on his burly body.

"Goutou, the Baiyun Realm is becoming more and more lively. You've worked hard recently!" Baiyun couldn't help but admire. He could feel the booming vitality in the Baiyun Realm. The air was filled with the fresh scent of plants and trees, which was obviously the result of Goutou's meticulous care over the past few days.

"Master, you are too kind. This is what I should do." The dog scratched his head honestly, "However, the development of Baiyun Realm has encountered some bottlenecks recently."

"Bottleneck? What bottleneck?" Bai Yun frowned slightly. A problem that even Dog Head finds difficult must not be simple.

"I, I'm running out of soul energy!" Dog Head said hesitantly, with a hint of embarrassment in his tone.

"What? How come there is no soul energy? Those ants, grasshoppers and so on..." Bai Yun stopped talking halfway. He suddenly remembered that in order to increase the power of "Soul Strike", he asked Dog Head to catch a lot of ants, grasshoppers and other small animals to stack the skill layers. Later, Dog Head supplied these soul energies to Bai Yunjie for absorption.

"Master, you are really good at predicting things. I used those ants, grasshoppers and the like to stack the layers of 'Soul Pain'. Now there are no small animals in the Baiyun Realm that can be used to improve skills." Dog Head explained embarrassedly.

Bai Yun suddenly realized that he had only been focusing on stabilizing the Baiyun Realm and improving the evolution of the Baiyun Realm's rules, but had overlooked the fact that there were not many small lives born in the Baiyun Realm. "It seems that I have to go to the Xingdou Great Forest and capture some soul beasts with strong reproductive abilities."

"Master, you are wise! It would be best to bring back those queen-like and social soul beasts, such as ants and bees. They reproduce quickly and can continuously provide soul energy for the White Cloud Realm." Doghead suggested excitedly, "By the way, Master, you can also bring back some plants like blue silver grass to enrich the plant species in the White Cloud Realm."

"Okay, I understand. I will set off for the Star Dou Great Forest as soon as possible." Baiyun nodded and kept Dog Head's advice in mind.

"By the way, master, what were the results of the last experiment?" Dog Head suddenly remembered something and asked.

Bai Yun understood what experiment Dog Head was referring to. In order to verify whether the life that left Baiyun Realm would still be restricted by the time laws of Douluo Continent, he deliberately brought an ant out of Baiyun Realm and spent a full thirty-eight days observing the ant until it died naturally.

Later, he experimented on puppies, hundred-year soul beasts, and even thousand-year soul beasts, and finally reached a conclusion: the life that left the Baiyun Realm would no longer be restricted by the time laws of the Douluo Continent and could survive normally.

"The experiment was very successful. The life that left the Baiyun Realm will no longer be restricted by the time laws of the Douluo Continent and can survive normally." There was a hint of joy in Baiyun's tone. This experimental result was of great significance to him.

"Great! Next, we can try to cultivate a race of faith! Master, when you go to the Star Dou Great Forest, you can take the opportunity to look for a race suitable for cultivating faith and train them to be your believers. This way, I won't have to work so hard to collect soul energy, and I can go out and gain some experience." Dog Head said excitedly.

"Well, I was inconsiderate. I was only focused on improving the level of Baiyun Realm and ignored your feelings." Baiyun said apologetically. Goutou had done his best for Baiyun Realm, but he had never paid attention to Goutou's needs.

"It's okay, Master. I'm willing to do anything for you!" Doghead said honestly, "But, Master, do you really want to go to the Star Dou Great Forest to find a race suitable for cultivating faith? I heard that the Star Dou Great Forest is very dangerous, and those powerful soul beasts have their own territories. It's not easy to subdue them."

"Well, what you said makes sense. I really need to plan it carefully." Bai Yun touched his chin and fell into deep thought.

"Master, do you want to ask Mr. Xue? Mr. Xue is knowledgeable and perhaps he knows which soul beasts are suitable for cultivating faith." Dog Head suggested.

"Yes! Why didn't I think of that!" Bai Yun's eyes lit up. As a former Titled Douluo, Mr. Xue must know more about Douluo Continent than ordinary people. He might really know which soul beasts are suitable for cultivating faith.

Thinking of this, Bai Yun immediately stood up and walked towards Mr. Xue's residence.