Chapter 68: The Third Soul Skill, Mirror of Illusion

Just when Su thought it was about to end, Elder Xuan asked Su Yu to stay for a while, as well as Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao.

However, Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao happily agreed. No matter what Su said, he refused to go and said directly that he had something to do at home and needed leave!
In the end, Master Xuan waved his hand and dragged him away...

"I'm very surprised at your performance, but what I want to know is, who is the commander of this game? The purpose of the eight of you has been very clear from beginning to end, and everyone can play their best role. I don't think there is only one person playing a role among you."

Elder Xuan looked at Huo Yuhao and Su Yu, and immediately had some guesses in his mind.

What Master Xuan said was correct, but if Su Yu admitted that he was the commander of the entire game, then more people would definitely know about him in the future.

The world of soul masters follows the law of the dark forest. Once it is known by more people, it will eventually lead to a greater crisis.

He who wears the crown must bear its weight.

But the price is too high...

Just as Huo Yuhao was about to speak, Su Yu spoke first, “Master Xuan, this is all Huo Yuhao’s plan. I am only responsible for conveying it. As for why there is such a plan, I believe Huo Yuhao’s spirit skills will answer your questions.”

"Su Yu, you..."

Just as Wang Dong was about to speak, Su Yu stopped him by shaking his head. Huo Yuhao, who was standing beside him, was immediately at a loss...

As he spoke, Huo Yuhao released his spiritual detection sharing in a daze. Feeling Huo Yuhao's spiritual detection sharing, Old Xuan's eyes began to become hot.

Next is the deceived old man Xuan. What would he think if he knew that Huo had a million-year soul ring and the Ice Emperor, one of the three kings of the Far North?
If Huo Yuhao was not a pure human, Su Yu would have doubted that he had so many cheats on him. If he was killed, would a bunch of spirit rings appear?

However, if the protagonists of Douluo Dalu III and Douluo Dalu IV are really killed, not to mention spirit rings, even spirit bones can explode...

However, the more outrageous things about the old Tang family are still to come, the great god circle with collapsed combat power, the magical Dou Si, and the King of Pesticides-like fighting style...

It's like a refreshing sandstorm and mudslide in the world of gaming novels.

I think Su is good at shifting the blame to others. You guys go and suffer the consequences. I don't want to work for you in vain.

Finally, the fooled Xuan Lao let them go. Looking at their departing backs, Xuan Lao couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

You better pray for the best, some of you will be fooled in the future...

After leaving the fighting spirit area, the rest of the people did not leave. Xu Sanshi was still pestering Jiang Nannan like in the original novel, while Beibei was chatting with He Caitou.

"Big Brother, Big Brother, Xiao Xiao, why haven't you left yet?" Su Yu looked at them and said.

"We are waiting for our great hero. How can we thank you if you leave?" Beibei said. Beibei is handsome and speaks nicely.

"Why should you thank me? You should thank Yuhao. If it weren't for his mental detection sharing, I don't think we would have won so easily." Su Yu wanted to refuse, but it seemed that Wang Dong beside him did not agree at all.

At this time, Xiao Xiao also stood up and said, "Deputy squad leader, you can't say that. If you hadn't commanded us throughout the whole process, we wouldn't have won so smoothly."

"Okay, stop making excuses here, you little bastard. Everyone thinks it's you, so why are you still making excuses? We are not blind. In the future, we will all be members of the reserve team, and no one can fall behind. But I have a question." Xu Sanshi changed the subject, and Su Yu immediately knew what he was talking about.

"You can be the Shrek Seven Devils if you want. Anyway, I just want to study my soul guide." Su Yu waved his hand. Among the eight people, only Xiao Xiao was the weakest. But he had twin martial souls, and he was also Master Xuan's designated disciple for the future.

Jiang Nannan’s growth potential is indeed the lowest among the seven monsters. If you think about it carefully, except for the first generation of the seven monsters, the rest of them except the protagonist have basically become a box of ashes, and no one knows where they are buried...

Because Su Yu left early, Wang Dong and He Caitou also left together. After all, Wang Dong was not familiar with them, and He Caitou only knew Su Yu and of course Wang Dong.

After all, Wang Dong had come to the Soul Guidance Department many times to arrest people, and He Caitou was deeply impressed by his aggressive look. Especially after they became familiar with each other, as soon as Wang Dong arrived at the Soul Guidance Department, he would ask He Caitou where Su Yu was.

After leaving the Soul Fighting Area, Su Yu followed He Caitou back to the Soul Guidance Department.

The sky gradually darkened. He Caitou put down the soul guide in his hand and said, "Su Yu, can we talk?"

He Caitou looked up at the sky, and the simple and honest expression on his face gradually changed into a solemn look. The confusion in his eyes also gradually disappeared, and a depth that Su Yu had never seen before slowly appeared.

At this moment, he had completely changed into a completely different person. Su Yu was not afraid or surprised by this. As a prince of the Sun-Moon Empire, if he really just looked so honest, it would be a real disgrace to his identity as a prince of the Sun-Moon Empire.

"Brother He, I finally get to know you formally." Su Yu said calmly.

Looking at the indifferent Su Yu in front of him, He Caitou said with a half-smile: "Aren't you curious about my identity?"

"What's there to be curious about? Everyone has their own secrets. You and I have secrets, too. So for me, I don't care about other people's secrets. I just need to know that we are brothers, and that's enough."

Although he said this, Su Yu actually knew everything about He Cai Tou.

If I say that your real name is Xu He, and that you were the crown prince of the Sun Moon Empire, and that the emperor of the Sun Moon Empire is your enemy, how can I handle this? I guess you will kill me with a cannon in the next second...

Either the brothers love each other deeply, or they kill each other...

So I can still tell the difference, because I’m not stupid.

"Sure enough, I was right about you, Su Yu." He Caitou slowly raised his head and looked at the bright stars floating in the night sky.

"In fact, I envy you very much. You have a unique advantage in martial arts, and you also have an amazing talent in soul guides. During the time I have been studying with you under Teacher Fan Yu, you have made rapid progress. Even I, who has studied with Teacher Fan Yu for many years, have to admit that you have a bright future."

At this point, a hint of bitterness appeared on He Caitou's face, because He Caitou knew that he would definitely not be the candidate for the future Extreme Individual Soldier Program.

Listening to He Caitou's long sigh, Su really couldn't bear to interrupt him.

Just sitting there quietly, listening like a good baby. Although Su Yu is not a very good counselor, he is definitely a qualified listener.

After listening to He Caitou's story about his life, his eyes were already filled with tears.

"Brother He, cry if you want to. There's nothing to be ashamed of." Su Yu knew that He Caitou had been suppressing his emotions, but He Caitou had been reminding himself not to be weak, and had been suppressing the grief in his heart.

Su Yu's words seemed to shatter the last line of defense in He Caitou's heart, and tears fell drop by drop like a flood.

Perhaps, letting He Caitou, who is also a teenager, vent his emotions is the best choice now.

After a long time, when He Caitou regained his composure, Su Yu slowly said, "It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. If you, brother He, think that you are not qualified for the Extreme Single Soldier Plan, then what is the point of taking revenge? In Shrek Academy, we need to fight for everything ourselves."

"So promise me, big brother, never give up on yourself no matter what. We are not just brothers, but comrades-in-arms. There is still a long way to go. As long as you keep holding on, there will always be a day for revenge."

After saying that, he reached out his hand to help He Caitou up, looking at He Caitou's deep and steady expression, "Actually, you don't need to hide anything. I think the current you is truly suitable for you."

He Caitou calmed down his excitement and sighed leisurely, "You are right. Now it doesn't matter whether I hide it or not."

"This is the big brother Xu He whom I respect. Since you have promised me, I hope that after today, I will see a brand new He Caitou instead of the simple and honest He Caitou."

Su Yu placed several portions of thousand-year-old whale glue and a design drawing on the table, then turned and left the laboratory.

In the empty laboratory, only Lele and Caitou were left...

When Su Yu returned to the dormitory, it was already completely dark. Su Yu turned around and looked in the direction of the Soul Guidance Department.

"I hope that the person I meet in the future will no longer be the simple-minded He Caitou, but the high-spirited former Crown Prince of the Sun Moon Empire, Xu He!"

Pushing open the door of the dormitory, Wang Dong was still fiddling with Su Yu's soul guide on the table.

"Why did you come back just now? It's already dark. Does it take so long to study the soul guide device?" Wang Dong said with some complaint.

"Sorry, I was delayed by something, so I came back late." Su Yu did not refute anything, but looking at Wang Dong's strange eyes, Su Yu suddenly realized that something was going to happen.

Wang Dong grabbed Su Yu's collar and asked in an unquestionable tone, "Why didn't you let me speak during the day? It was clearly all your credit, why didn't you admit it and give the credit to Huo Yuhao? You'd better give me a satisfactory explanation today!"

"Actually, I don't want to be one of the Shrek Seven Devils as a reserve team. Maybe you have a different sense of belonging to the Shrek Seven Devils, but I don't. I just want to be a soul guide who studies soul guides. If you want, I can promise to accompany you to participate in the training of the reserve team." As he said that, Su Yu took Wang Dong's hand from his lapel and gently held it in his palm.

Hearing Su Yu's answer, Wang Dong was stunned. Is he doing this for me?
I, what should I do? But he said he would train with me, should I let him go with me?

"Wang Dong, what's wrong with you? Why is your face so red? Are you feeling unwell?"

As he spoke, Su Yu reached out and touched Wang Dong's forehead. This action made Wang Dong's face even redder, and his thoughts became completely confused.

"Su Yu, I, I, I'm fine." Wang Dong stammered as he pulled his hand back from Su Yu's hand, then turned around and sat on his bed.

He put the soul guides that Wang Dong had messed up on the table in order, and then sat down beside Wang Dong's bed. "Wang Dong, do you want me to accompany you to the reserve team training in half a month?"

"Yes, of course. You said so, don't go back on your word." Wang Dong answered immediately, fearing that Su Yu would go back on his word.

At this time, Su Yu took out an exquisite bracelet from the soul guide and handed it to Wang Dong. "This is a third-level soul guide I made. When necessary, as long as you inject soul power, you can activate the soul guide protective shield inside. Even a fourth-ring soul master can withstand three attacks. I give this to you. If I am not by your side, let it protect you instead of me."

Looking at the exquisite bracelet, Wang Dong's eyes flashed with a strange light, and his heart was beating nervously at this moment.

"Su Yu..."

Wang Dong wanted to say something, but when the words came to his lips, nothing came out.

Touching Wang Dong's soft light blue short hair, Su Yu smiled gently, "We are such good friends, why are you still being polite to me? Remember to practice hard. When you are stronger than me in the future, I will let you protect me." Su Yu slept peacefully that night.

Wang Dong had mixed feelings that night.

That night, He Caitou sat quietly in the laboratory, looking at the things on the table and couldn't sleep all night.

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In less than half a month, Su Yu's cultivation successfully broke through to level 30, and for this he also supplemented himself with a lot of whale glue and other medicinal herbs that could strengthen his physique.

According to Su Yu's own estimation, with his current physical strength, he could at least withstand a spirit ring of about three thousand years.

The last time I was doing an experiment, I unexpectedly discovered that I could absorb other spirit rings to feed back my physical and mental strength.

Although this kind of feedback is not very powerful, it may be because the subjects of previous experiments were only hundred-year-old soul beasts.

In fact, the soul ring that Su Yu wanted most was the soul ring of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, but Su Yu knew that unless he went deep into the Xindu Forest, he would not be able to catch such a precious soul beast.

After arriving at the Soul Guidance Department and reporting the situation to Fan Yu, Fan Yu planned to ask the teacher to help Su Yu hunt for soul rings, but Su Yu politely declined, saying that he needed to develop his combat awareness in actual combat, and that soul guides must never rely on others.

Then he successfully fooled his mentor Fan Yu, and let Su Yu go to the Xingdou Great Forest alone to hunt soul beasts with a protective level 5 soul guide.

After leaving Shrek City, Su finally started his hunting journey.

Although the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest were mostly populated by soul beasts of relatively young age, Su Yu still had to be careful, using the protective soul guide given to him by Fan Yu to hide his figure from time to time.

Finally, after half an hour of stealth, Su Yu encountered a group of hundred-year-old soul beasts. While the other party had not discovered him yet, Su Yu directly used his four soul guide cannons, giving himself and his clone two each.

As violent explosions rang out, a large number of these hundred-year-old Earth Demons were killed or wounded in an instant. While they were fleeing everywhere, Su Yu directly used his martial soul to kill all the lone soul beasts.

From the beginning to the end, the clone was responsible for fire suppression, and the original body was responsible for harvesting the aftermath. Although they were the same person, Su Yu could now do two things at the same time because his mental strength was already sufficient to this level.

Looking at the densely packed yellow soul rings in front of him, Su Yu summoned his fragmented martial soul and began to absorb and devour all of these century-old soul rings.

During this period, his clone had been using the soul guide given to him by Fan Yu to conceal Su Yu's figure and breath.

Everything must be done to ensure that there are no mistakes. Otherwise, if one is not careful or has bad luck, and encounters a ten thousand year soul beast that is out for food, or a ten thousand year soul beast that is out for a stroll, Su Yu's second ring of cultivation would be destroyed on the spot.

Su Yu couldn't afford to take this risk. If something went wrong, he wouldn't have the Ice Emperor with him, nor the old man to help him.

Half an hour later, the twenty or thirty yellow hundred-year soul rings on the ground had been completely absorbed by the fragmented martial soul. Su Yu stood up. It was obvious that his physical and mental strength had been improved again.

According to Su Yu's own estimation, his own improvement is not unlimited. If his soul power does not increase, the feedback he gets from absorbing soul rings will also be limited.

According to Su Yu's estimation, these twenty or thirty hundred-year-old soul beasts have contributed at least three levels of physical strength to him. Now, Su Yu's physical strength has almost reached level thirty-eight.

When Huo Gua was level 40, his physical strength reached level 62. Although Su Yu did not expect to be like Huo Gua, when he was level 30, his physical strength reached level 52.

But he hoped that the limit of his physical strength that could be fed back should be around level 45. As long as he broke through the third ring, the limit of his physical strength would be higher.

After three days of hunting, Su Yu was already covered in wounds. On the second day, Su Yu was besieged by two three thousand year old soul beasts. Unable to escape, Su Yu killed one of them, and the other one escaped because both were seriously injured.

The next day, when Su Yu was hunting a 2,000-year-old soul beast, he encountered a herd of beasts, among which there were several 1,000-year-old soul beasts. For this reason, Su Yu had to choose to retreat, and spent the whole day the next day recuperating from his injuries.

On the third day, Su Yu successfully killed a 4,500-year-old golden lion king with his soul guides and his own improved hidden weapons.

This hunting trip cost Su Yu a heavy price. If Su Yu had not managed to avoid the terrifying claws of the Golden Lion King at the critical moment, Su Yu would have gone to pay homage to the ancestors of China long ago.

In the end, Su Yu gave up the decision to continue hunting because of the limit of the spirit rings that his fragmented martial soul could absorb. Now Su Yu's physical strength has reached the level of 48.

"It's time to absorb the spirit ring." Looking at the 4,500-year-old Golden Lion King in front of him, Su Yu released his mirror martial spirit and began to absorb the purple spirit ring in front of him.

A pure white light lit up from Su Yu's martial soul, slowly attracting the purple soul ring formed by the Golden Lion King. After being absorbed by Su Yu, it merged into his body.

After half an hour of absorption, Su Yu completely absorbed his third soul ring. After absorbing the soul ring, Su Yu felt that his body, mind, and the speed of soul power in his body had reached a new level.

After absorbing the soul ring, Su Yu slowly stood up. Now he had the confidence to fight against the Four-Ring Soul Sect.

The third soul skill bestowed upon him by the Golden Lion King is called the Mirror of Illusion.

This soul skill gave Su Yu an even more terrifying ability, which was to rebound all attacks from opponents with lower soul power than himself. For opponents with higher soul power than himself, he had a certain chance to neutralize the opponent's attacks. If he failed to neutralize the attacks, he would rebound part of the attacks according to his own strength.

The stronger the attack, the greater the consumption of this soul skill. Su Yu did not dare to try it lightly. Before leaving, Su Yu found a thousand-year soul beast as an experimental subject.

The opponent was a spiritual soul beast. When the opponent released a soul skill similar to Huo Yuhao's spiritual shock, the third soul ring behind Su Yu lit up, and a black mirror with a void appeared. There was a black hole-like vortex in the mirror that was constantly rotating, as if to swallow everything.

The invisible and intangible mental attack rushed directly towards Su Yu, but the strange ripples were directly swallowed up by the Mirror of Illusion and then returned directly.

In order to rebound this attack, Su Yu consumed one tenth of his soul power. The opponent was only a two thousand year old soul beast. If the opponent was a four thousand year old soul beast, Su Yu estimated that he would have to consume at least one quarter of his soul power.

But at least it confirmed Su Yu's guess that this soul skill is not entirely based on the strength of soul power, but in fact it should be more based on the strength of actual strength.

After returning to the academy, Su Yu had become a seriously injured soldier with scars all over his body.

It was probably Fan Yu who informed the others. When Su Yu was lying in the school's infirmary, Wang Dong had already rushed over with a big knife...

The aggressive look made He Caitou dare not to stop him. When Wang Dong saw Su Yu with his body stained with blood and tattered clothes, he burst into tears.

"Su Yu, don't scare me. Are you okay? What happened to you..." Wang Dong, who was originally aggressive, was scared to tears after seeing the seriously injured Su Yu.

Holding Su Yu's body, she asked in panic. The previous anger was completely gone from her beautiful pink-blue eyes, and only panic and fear remained.

"I'm fine. I just got a little injured when I was hunting a soul beast. Why are you crying so much? There are other people here. Stop crying."

Gently wiping away Wang Dong's tears and gently holding his face, Su Yu repeatedly assured him that he was fine, and only then did Wang Dong let go of his hands.

"I'm relieved now that you're okay. Teacher Fan Yu told me that you were seriously injured while hunting a soul beast. I was worried about you and had been planning to come and take care of you, but now it seems I don't have to."

The feeling that He Caitou gives people today is completely different from before. He is more profound and less honest. His whole temperament is no longer as ordinary as before. Now he is like a mountain, steady and not only that, but he also has a kind of nobility that is different from the past.

He Caitou left the infirmary with a smile. He was very relieved about Su Yu. When Su Yu came back, he was the first person to get the news. He even asked the soul master who treated him. Apart from a few broken bones and internal injuries, his life was basically not in danger.

If you want it done faster, you have to pay more!

But is Mr. Su a person who is short of money?
What's more, Su Yu was a dual-core disciple, so all the treatment costs were waived. Moreover, Fan Yu specifically instructed the soul master who was treating him to make sure Su Yu recovered before training.

"Wang Dong, why don't you feed me? My arm bone is broken, and the teacher who treated me told me to rest more."

"OK, all right."

"Ah, it's so hot, ah..."

It was originally a warm scene, but when clumsy Wang Dong fed Su Yu the soup, he forgot that the soup was still hot. The defenseless Su Yu happily drank a big mouthful and was burned and screamed on the spot...

The worst thing was that when Wang Dong hurriedly went to help Su Yu wipe the soup from the corner of his mouth, he accidentally knocked over the bowl of soup, and the hot soup spilled all over Su Yu...

Then a tragic situation was created for Su Yu. When Wang Dong was about to wipe the soup off Su Yu's body, a pair of hands stopped awkwardly in the air.

Looking at Wang Dong's blushing cheeks, Su Yu sighed helplessly. Fortunately, he was also a soul master. Although it was very hot at that moment, he basically didn't feel anything afterwards.

"My dear squad leader Wang, you are simply murdering your relatives and friends (husband). I know you want to retaliate against me, but can you please give me a quick death..."

Su looked at Wang Dong, who was full of shame, with tears in his eyes, while Wang Dong lowered his head and pinched the corners of his clothes with both hands.

"Su Yu, I didn't mean it..."

Listening to Wang Dong's weak and lacking confidence, Su Yu could only accept it helplessly. He had to finish the path he had chosen even if he had to kneel. What's more, it was Su who agreed on the spot to let Wang Dong take care of him.

However, ideals are beautiful, but reality is cruel. He forgot that Wang Dong, a young master who had never done housework, had never had any experience in taking care of others...

Just like that, after three painful and happy days, Su Yu was finally discharged from the hospital.

The day of discharge from the hospital was just right, and it was time for another teaching session with Master Xuan. In the previous times, Su had skipped classes using the excuse that his soul power was about to break through, the design of his soul guide had reached a critical juncture, and other reasons, as well as under Fan Yu's cover. But this time, he promised Wang Dong that he would not skip classes again.

When he and Wang Dong came to the examination venue hand in hand, a gratified smile appeared on Master Xuan's face. Su Yu felt that Master Xuan's smile was full of profound meaning.

The eight people gathered together, and Su Yu looked at the seven students opposite him. The school uniforms they wore were all blood red, representing the inner courtyard.

Today I'm a substitute, so I'll just watch you, Huo, show off.

　Thanks to Baili Qingqing, book friend 20190214222511828 for the reward

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