at the same time.
Gu Xingzhou was also surprised by the new rules of the live broadcast room.
He only knew that new features would be unlocked after the upgrade, but he did not know exactly what features would be unlocked.
“Reward and punishment system, one random draw…”
To be honest, this made Gu Xingzhou somewhat tempted.
He originally didn’t plan to participate because there was no benefit to it.
Even if he did participate, it would only be an opportunity to “force” him to interact with the beauties of Douluo Continent.
Now that there are rewards, we can do some behind-the-scenes manipulation.
If we win the competition, it’s like having an extra chance to win a prize while steadily earning popularity points.
After all, spending money to participate in a lottery and being able to participate for free are two different things!
In the worst-case scenario, it takes 90 pulls to get a gold item!
But there’s no rush, there are still plenty of opportunities.
Just like the analysis in the elite live stream, defeating Gangzi is not easy.
He didn’t care whether Gangzi won or not; he studied the system for a while.
For the public prize pool for Douluo Continent, non-hosts need to spend money for a guaranteed minimum of 180 draws, and the probability is many times lower than theirs.
To put it bluntly, what they can get is just a pittance.
If he really has that kind of luck, then there’s nothing he can do.
Overall, the popularity points that Gangzi can bring him far outweigh the rewards he gives out.
For example, this time, it directly earned him 80 million popularity points.
The available popularity value has reached 136 million!
“It’s time to improve the quality of our martial spirits.”
Gu Xingzhou immediately activated the system.
[Would you like to consume 100 million popularity points to allow your Martial Soul to undergo a random transformation?]
“yes.”
[Successfully consumed, popularity points -100 million!]
[Current available popularity points: 36 million!]
[Cumulative popularity: 141 million.
The live stream level can be upgraded again after accumulating 1 billion viewers!]
[Randomly selecting the direction for Martial Soul transformation…]
[Draw successful!]
[Martial Soul Transformation Direction: Joy]
[The blank mask transforms into a mask of joy!]
[Transformation Explanation: All beings are your audience; laughter rightfully belongs to you.]
[New Ability – Welcome!]
[Effect: The laughter and joy you evoke will be collected by the mask and converted into joy points.]
[Releasing Pleasure Points can comprehensively enhance Soul Power, Strength, Speed, and Reaction for a short period of time.]
[Current conversion: 100 points of joy, temporarily increasing soul power by one level.]
[A large amount of enjoyment has been detected in today’s live stream; additional recording is now being made.]
[Pleasure Points Gained This Time: 1000!]
[Current Pleasure Level: 1000/1000!]
[Hint: The mask is too shallow to hold too much laughter.]
“The mask of pleasure?”
“This is great!
It’s a perfect fit for fan-made content live streaming rooms!”
“Unfortunately, the mask’s level is still too low to store a large amount of pleasure points.”
Gu Xingzhou felt it was a pity.
But there was no other way.
After all, he was in the Douluo Continent and had to follow the spirit system.
He had to equip the Joyful Mask with spirit rings and upgrade it to a spirit master in order to make the mask stronger and accommodate more laughter.
“We need to find a spirit ring as soon as possible.”
Gu Xingzhou pondered, but for now, he would continue to create another wave of success.
Because the live stream room has been upgraded, the original limit on the number of attempts has been refreshed.
This connects perfectly with the live stream we just watched.
…
[Live stream continues now!]
[First actor: Yu Xiaogang (winner of popularity vote)]
[Randomly selecting the second actor…]
…
[Ning Rongrong: It’s here, it’s here!
I’m really excited about the reward, but thinking about it is still a little scary!]
Ning Rongrong: Besides, I don’t even have the confidence to defeat the master…
[Ma Hongjun: +1…]
[Ma Hongjun: I really can’t think of any fancy tricks I could pull off…]
[Dai Mubai: The master is still too authoritative.]
[Xiao Wu: Indeed…]
[Liu Erlong: Although it’s somewhat…abstract, Xiao Gang has finally found his own stage.]
Flanders: Yes.
…
[Draw successful!]
[Second actor: Tang San!]
Tang San: A work-study student at Notting Academy, and a direct disciple of Yu Xiaogang.
“???”
Upon seeing his own introduction, Tang San immediately tensed up, but breathed a sigh of relief after realizing that it didn’t mention twin martial souls.
“Is the live stream deliberately keeping me out of the spotlight?”
“Why?”
Tang San didn’t understand, but this suited him perfectly.
[Elite Livestream Room]
[Xiao Wu: Huh?
Tang San?
It’s our Dormitory 7 again!]
[Gu Xingzhou: Maybe it’s because the feng shui in our dorm is too good.]
[Oscars: Just gave CPR and now they’re on stage together?
This is going to be incredibly awkward!]
[Dai Mubai: It seems these two are bound together.]
[Ma Hongjun: This live streamer really knows how to create buzz, which really heightens the audience’s anticipation.
But I still want to see beautiful women…]
[Flander: On the bright side, this can be seen as the livestreamer showing affection to the master and apprentice.]
[Liu Erlong: Yes, regardless of victory or defeat, the reward will belong to one of them, master and disciple.]
[Ning Fengzhi: Now the good stuff stays in the family.]
…
[Start choosing a script now!]
The two actors will each choose one of three scripts; only the titles of the scripts are shown.
[Yu Xiaogang, please select: “Ten Years in Lonely Bamboo”, “Gentle Gang”, or “Random”]
[Tang San, please choose: “Biye”, “Ten Years of Lonely Bamboo”, or “Random”]
…
[Elite Livestream Room]
[Ning Rongrong: Ten years in Guzhu?
What kind of script is this?]
[Gu Xingzhou: I want to see a gentler, stronger side of him~]
[Liu Erlong: +1?]
Bibi Dong: ….
[Xiao Wu: Hahahaha!
Tang San, hurry up and choose to show your confidence!]
[Xiao Wu: Hahahaha!
Tang San, hurry up and choose to show your confidence!]
[Zhao Wuji: How come both of them have ten years of experience in Guzhu?]
…
Inside the seventh dormitory, Tang San stared at three titles.
“Bie”.
He could see what his teacher did on the rooftop the night before last, even with his eyes closed.
This is absolutely not an option…
Moreover, this kind of thing is only impressive the first time; its popularity will plummet the second time, unless it’s performed by a woman.
As for randomness…
The risk is too high.
It would be worth considering if it were competing against other people, but the opponent is my own teacher.
There is no need to take this risk.
What if it turns out to be even worse than “Biye”?
Therefore, the best choice is undoubtedly “Ten Years of Lonely Bamboo”.
“But what exactly is the script for Guzhu over the past ten years?”
Tang San couldn’t understand it, but at least the name sounded decent.
…
Meanwhile, Gentle Gang was also watching “Gentle Gang”.
He didn’t know what it was, but the name sounded off; it was a strange combination.
Randomness doesn’t need to be considered.
Then, like Tang San, only ten years of Guzhu remain.
“Ten years in Guzhu…”
He frowned as well.
He knew about Guzhu, a low-level plant-type soul beast, characterized by its resilience…
which was quite suitable for Xiao San’s Blue Silver Grass.
But he really couldn’t figure out what kind of work could be done with this.
…
[Elite Livestream Room]
[Yu Xiaogang: The risk of choosing a mistress is too high; we can’t choose either.]
[Yu Xiaogang: Anyway, this round is a competition between us, master and apprentice.
The prize is either you or me.]
[Yu Xiaogang: We’ve all chosen the same path, the same script, so no one can be singled out.]
Tang San: …Okay.
…
Yu Xiaogang has selected: *Ten Years in Guzhu*
Tang San has chosen: “Ten Years in Guzhu”
…
[Elite Livestream Room]
[Flander: Master and apprentice choose the same script?
How can they even compare?]
[Zao Wou-Ki: Is it a competition of who can act more convincingly?]
Ning Rongrong: I have a feeling it’s not that simple.
[Gu Xingzhou: Don’t you guys think this live stream is intentional?]
[Gu Xingzhou: It seems like there are three choices, but in reality, there are no other choices.]
[Xiao Wu: Oh yeah, this livestream room is really too mean!]
…
[Two actors have been detected to have chosen the same script!]
[The official title of this fan fiction is: “This is a Ten-Year-Old Lonely Bamboo”]
[Transferring actors….]
…
Soul Hunter’s Forest.
Yu Xiaogang and Tang San were already standing at the edge of the forest.
“They actually teleported directly here, which saves a lot of trouble.”
“After the performance, I can take you directly to find your first spirit ring.”
Yu Xiaogang said.
The first spirit ring is the most important part of his theory.
If he could personally select a perfect first spirit ring for Tang San in front of the entire Douluo Continent…
then his theory would be recognized by the entire Douluo Continent.
He stood under an old tree, hands behind his back, once again adopting his usual inscrutable posture.
He is now full of hope and confidence for the future!
Two deaths at the hands of the police made him fearless!
This time, all 100 million people in the Douluo Continent are watching him.
This is the theory he is so proud of, and it is also the culmination of his life’s work!
“Little San, do you know how to determine the age of a soul beast?”
Yu Xiaogang asked.
“have no idea.”
Tang San knew that the teacher was going to give a lecture, so he immediately started to listen attentively.
“To determine their age, you mainly need to observe the color of their soul power when they attack.”
“The dark color of a soul beast’s attack is the same as the color of its soul ring.
A ten-year soul beast’s soul power is white, a hundred-year soul beast’s is yellow, and so on.
However, although the soul rings of a hundred-year soul beast and a nine-hundred-year soul beast are the same color, the difference in the attributes they add is huge.”
“Based on my research, the limit that the first spirit ring can withstand should be 423 years.”
“Within this range, I hope your spirit rings can get as close to this limit as possible.”
Yu Xiaogang explained earnestly.
“Yes, teacher.”
Tang San nodded seriously.
…
[Elite Livestream Room]
[Flander: Xiao Gang is right.
The first spirit ring’s age is too high; the spirit master’s body can’t withstand it.]
[Liu Erlong: Xiaogang, you finally…
let them see it!]
[Dugu Bo: ???]
[Dugu Bo: What kind of nonsense is this?
Isn’t this basic common sense?]
Bibi Dong: …
…
After Yu Xiaogang finished speaking, he remained silent for a moment.
Then he started walking and headed deeper into the woods.
Tang San followed behind.
After about a hundred paces, Yu Xiao stopped in front of a clump of bamboo and couldn’t resist becoming a teacher again, explaining to Tang San:
“This is the ten-year history of Guzhu.”
“Its main characteristic is its resilience.
Although its attack power is weak, its defense is quite good, which is quite suitable for your Blue Silver Grass.”
Yu Xiaogang explained.
“That…”
Tang San was about to ask if this was the one they had chosen.
Yu Xiaogang spoke first: “However, the time limit is still too short.
Let’s look around some more, and only choose it if we really can’t find anything suitable.”
As soon as he finished speaking,
The viewers in the live stream were stunned.
[???]
What is this?
[They just mentioned 423 years ago, and now they’re giving us a ten-year alternative?]
You call this getting as close to the limit as possible?
[Speak whatever comes to mind in your dream?]
at the same time,
The viewers in the elite live stream were also completely bewildered.
[Ning Rongrong: Huh?]
[Flander: Ahem, Guzhu is indeed suitable for Blue Silver Grass, making it more resilient.
Its age is a bit low, Xiaogang’s intention was just to use it as a backup…]
[Dugu Bo: Guaranteed minimum?
That kid could earn more by digging up a blade of grass.]
[Liu Erlong: Xiaogang, I understand what you mean.
They’re misinterpreting you.
Don’t take it to heart!]
…
In the bamboo forest.
Tang San also realized what was happening and gave his teacher a suspicious look.
Yu Xiaogang’s face had turned a deep purple.
But just as he was about to explain, he found his body starting to move involuntarily.
He continued uttering insincere words, yet his tone was even more solemn than before, as if he were announcing a momentous discovery that could change the entire world of Soul Masters:
“But then I suddenly remembered, Xiao San, you’re not an ordinary Soul Master.”
“You possess both innate full soul power and twin martial souls.”
“It can absorb eighteen poles and possess eighteen pole vaulting soul skills.”
…