I am in Douluo, I am the son of the Dragon God

Chapter 333: The First Test of the Dragon God: Dive into the Dragon Pool!

Soon everyone arrived at the Dragon Pond, the location of the first test of the Nine Tests of the Dragon God. It was located on the underground floor of the Star Dragon Tower and was connected to a special place by the lake outside that was condensed from the dragon cloud flower fluid.

In front of Xu Xingyu was a special space similar to a cave, and in the center of the cave was a large lake-like existence. That was their destination, the Shenlong Pool.

According to Ajin's introduction, this Shenlong Pool was born from the energy and blood essence contained in the Longyun Lake outside the Star Dragon Tower and the real dragon bones and corpses buried here.

If one cultivates here by absorbing energy from the Shenlong Pool, the speed of cultivation will be dozens of times faster than in the outside world. And if one dives into the Shenlong Pool, not only will the speed of cultivation be even faster, but one can also temper one's qi, blood, and mental strength through the unique pressure of the Shenlong Pool.

But you must be careful when diving into the Shenlong Pool. The pressure provided by the water in the Shenlong Pool is several times that of the ocean. Therefore, if your physical fitness is not good, you will collapse due to the pressure of the Shenlong Pool and eventually become a part of the Shenlong Pool.

The danger of the Shenlong Pool is not just that. In addition to its unique water pressure, there are also the water beasts born in the Shenlong Pool.

These water beasts are the product of the combination of the remaining will of the dragon clan buried here and the energy of the water in the Dragon Pond. They do not have much intelligence of their own, and no matter how strong they become, they cannot give birth to their own selves.

However, their own strength is indeed genuine, because among the Fallen Dragon Clan that gave birth to them there were countless god-level dragons, so the weakest of them who were born was a Soul Sage, and the strongest had demigod-level combat power.

Therefore, when diving into the Shenlong Pool to practice, one must also defend against attacks from water beasts, otherwise they may be devoured by the water beasts and become their food.

Please note that it is not that the Shenlong Pool will not give birth to god-level strongmen, but in order to protect the spiritual wisdom of the fallen dragons hidden in it, the Shenlong Pool itself has set up a special formation that can allow their spiritual wisdom to be baptized by the Shenlong Pool and maintain it for a long time.

In this way, they have the possibility of reincarnation, so the Shenlong Pool itself can be regarded as a special cemetery exclusively for the dragon clan.

It is precisely because of the existence of this formation that the water beasts that were born from the residual spiritual intelligence released by the dragon corpses are unable to absorb too much spiritual energy to successfully gather spiritual energy.

This results in the water beasts that grow in the Shenlong Pond being unable to break through the demigod level and become true god-level powerhouses, because their mental power can never reach the god level.

Of course, another reason is that every once in a while Ajin and Xiaodong would clean the Dragon Pool and harvest most of the water beasts that were about to reach the god level.

Although they cannot achieve god-level status due to the formation, these water beasts will still rely on their instincts to strive for god-level status at the right time.

Every time they do this, a large amount of energy shock will be generated. It's okay once or twice, but if they do this every time, over a long period of time, cracks will appear in the spiritual intelligence guarding the dragon corpses sooner or later, giving those water beasts the opportunity to truly break through to the god level.

At that time, the Shenlong Pond was no longer a place for the dragons to rest in peace after their death, but a place where they would never be reborn.

This is because when those water beasts achieve god-level status, they will definitely absorb excessive amounts of spiritual energy from the dragon corpses, thereby gaining their own spiritual intelligence.

The spiritual wisdom of those fallen dragons will eventually become nourishment for those water beasts, and they will never be able to rest in peace. This is why the Dragon Pool needs to be cleaned every once in a while.

But despite the dangers contained in the Dragon Pool, the benefits it brings to those who practice it are also very rich.

And this so-called benefit does not simply refer to the effect of the Dragon Pool in accelerating cultivation, it also refers to the water beast itself.

After a water beast dies, it will leave behind a blood crystal. This blood crystal itself can be regarded as the most top-notch existence among the natural treasures. As long as the water beast was strong enough during its lifetime, the blood crystal left behind can compete with fairy products, or even surpass them.

Of course, the best way to use these blood crystals is not to absorb them directly, but to use them to trigger the dragon baptism.

Around the end of every month, simply melting blood crystals into the Dragon Pool would trigger the Dragon Baptism, and the cultivation of those who received the baptism would be greatly improved without forcing it.

This so-called dragon baptism is also divided into different levels, namely low baptism, medium baptism, high baptism, and perfect baptism.

To trigger different levels of baptism, it depends on how much blood crystals a person contributes to the Dragon Pool at the end of each month.

If calculated based on the Soul Saint level blood crystals, then one hundred blood crystals must be delivered by the end of the month to trigger a low-level baptism, one thousand for a medium baptism, ten thousand for a high-level baptism, and one hundred thousand for the highest level perfect baptism.

As for the conversion between blood crystals, it is distributed according to the following method:

Ten Soul Saint Blood Crystals equal one Soul Douluo Blood Crystal

Ten Soul Douluo Blood Crystals are equal to one Title Douluo Blood Crystal

Ten Title Douluo Blood Crystals equal one Super Douluo Blood Crystal

Ten Super Douluo Blood Crystals are equal to one Ultimate Douluo Blood Crystal

Ten Ultimate Douluo Blood Crystals are equal to one Demigod Blood Crystal

According to this classification, as long as a person can hunt down a demigod-level water beast, they can directly qualify for the perfect baptism that month.

However, demigod-level water beasts are rarely seen even in the Dragon Pool. Moreover, every time a demigod-level water beast appears, Ajin and others will sense it and clean it up, so it is not realistic to directly kill the demigod-level water beast to obtain a perfect baptism.

What's more, Xu Xingyu might not be able to win if he fights against such a powerful water beast now.

Although Xu Xingyu possesses god-level mental power and god-level blood, those demigod-level water beasts also have god-level blood and energy. Their only shortcoming is mental power. Considering that they have the home advantage, even if Xu Xingyu can win, he will definitely pay a certain price.

After listening to A Jin's explanation of the rules of the Dragon Pond, Xu Xingyu greeted A Jin and said, "I understand. Thank you for your explanation. But if I still have questions, can I ask again?"

"Sure." Ah Jin nodded, "As long as it's not related to the assessment focus."

After saying that, Ajin pulled Gu Yuena aside and said, "Okay, next you and the little auspicious beast can go experience the Dragon Pool by yourselves! I still have something to say to His Excellency the Silver Dragon King."

After seeing Gu Yuena reluctantly accompanying Ajin away, Xu Xingyu turned to Gu Qiuxi. After some confirmation, the two of them jumped directly into the Shenlong Pool and began their assessment.