manynovel Chapter 123 Since things have come to this, let's eat first.
Chapter 123 Since things have come to this, let's eat first.
Chapter 123 Since things have come to this, let's eat first.
Huo Yuhao nodded slightly in the direction of the Fragrant Qiluo Immortal Item, as if responding to its question, and then turned his gaze to the sky, staring at the rolling thunder.
With his current strength alone, it is naturally impossible for him to confront the heavenly calamity head-on.
In his previous life in the undead demiplane, when the Ice Bear King Xiaobai was undergoing the tribulation of 300,000 lightning strikes, he forcibly summoned an avatar of Di Tian through the Black Dragon's Reverse Scale.
Even Di Tian's clone had to use the Dragon God Claw to face the lightning tribulation, which shows just how terrifying the lightning tribulation was.
However, times have changed.
Huo Yuhao gently squeezed Gu Yuena's delicate hand, which he was holding.
Gu Yuena blinked her amethyst-like eyes twice, placed her free hand on her cheek, and began to sway her delicate body, making her smile even more captivating.
"Your human martial soul fusion skills, completely merging into one, feel a bit awkward."
Several black lines appeared on Huo Yuhao's forehead.
When she first met Gu Yuena, she was still naive and acted boldly purely on instinct.
But ever since Han Ruoruo imparted her valuable reading experience to her, she has transformed into the great silver dragon who occasionally utters outrageous words.
And in the area near the edge of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.
The Narcissus Jade Bone plant, which Huo Yuhao had transplanted long ago, was now emitting a soft, shimmering white halo, its translucent body resembling a lotus root, as it desperately resisted the terrifying power emanating from the sky.
Just then, a nine-colored beam of light suddenly shot into the sky, soaring upwards and even dispersing much of the thick, churning tribulation clouds in the sky.
Countless colors of primordial energy from heaven and earth surged in, continuously merging into the nine-colored pillar of light that connected heaven and earth.
The lightning in the sky seemed to sense this sudden provocation, and the already deafening roar became even more violent.
Boom—
A bolt of lightning suddenly struck down from the churning clouds of tribulation, heading straight for Narcissus Jade's flesh and bones.
Just as the lightning was about to strike, the surrounding nine-colored halos rapidly intertwined, transforming into a huge net of light that enveloped the lightning.
As the dazzling light burst out, the power of thunder and the nine-colored halo consumed each other. In a short while, the thunder completely dissipated and turned into nothingness.
The calamity clouds churned even more violently, and bolts of lightning struck one after another.
At this moment, the nine-colored pillar of light had dissipated, and in its place stood a female warrior clad in nine-colored armor, looking heroic and valiant, suspended in mid-air.
She stood in mid-air, and with a wave of her hand, the Golden Dragon Spear and the Silver Dragon Spear merged and quickly transformed into a divine spear radiating nine-colored light.
A colossal dragon with nine-colored scales hovered behind her, radiating supreme majesty that looked down upon all living beings.
On the distant hill, Tang Ya and the others not only clearly felt the terrifying pressure emanating from the heavenly tribulation, but also...
When they saw the nine-colored dragon, they couldn't help but feel an urge to worship it, as if it were the master of all things in the world.
Nine-colored halos flashed as the spear pointed straight at the sky's tribulation clouds. At the instant it pierced through, nine dazzling light bands of different colors instantly emerged in the surrounding space, all merging into the spear.
hold head high--
A resounding dragon roar rang out, and a nine-colored halo spread out in all directions, swallowing up all the thunder and tribulation clouds, which completely dissipated under that spear.
The Valkyrie in mid-air then transformed into two streaks of light, one gold and one silver, revealing Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena once more. The two embraced and slowly descended from the sky to the ground.
Looking at Gu Yuena in his arms, Huo Yuhao asked with concern, "How are you feeling? Are you alright?"
As the one who spearheaded this Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Gu Yuena bore the brunt of the energy expenditure just now.
The lightning tribulation of a 100,000-year-old soul beast is roughly equivalent to the full-force attack of a Super Douluo among human soul masters.
Given how easily a single shot could shatter the tribulation clouds, if Huo Yuhao were to bear the brunt of the damage, he would likely be drained of his soul power in an instant, and might even be in debt for several cycles.
Hearing Huo Yuhao's concerned words, Gu Yuena frowned slightly, blinked, and then buried herself in Huo Yuhao's arms.
"I think I accidentally aggravated an old injury. I have no strength at all and can barely walk. Yuhao, can you hold me for a while?"
"..."
As if noticing Huo Yuhao's embarrassed look, Gu Yuena smiled and her ethereal voice rang out again: "Di Tian told me that the docking work of the Spirit Pagoda is going well, and it may not be long before the initial construction can begin."
On Elder Yi's side, the artificial soul spirit has also made some progress. Perhaps it won't be long before the first truly artificial soul spirit is successfully born. Suddenly, I have a feeling that my mission is almost halfway complete.
As she spoke, Gu Yuena's beautiful eyes looked at Huo Yuhao's blue-gold pupils, appearing more and more gentle.
After a moment of silence, Huo Yuhao scratched his cheek and whispered a reminder: "Opening champagne at the halfway point is not a good habit."
The Spirit Pagoda he is building this time is not like the one in his previous life, which involved many different forces and maintained a neutral stance from the very beginning.
A more independent Spirit Pagoda, which is destined to firmly control the cultivation lifeline of many Soul Masters in the future, will inevitably be attacked intentionally or unintentionally by different forces.
After all, no empire wants to have another uncontrollable force like Shrek Academy on the continent.
However, facing attacks from human forces, the soul beasts cannot directly intervene to help, otherwise it would cause even greater trouble.
Fortunately, Huo Yuhao wasn't so stubborn as to actually try to establish the Spirit Pagoda on his own. It wasn't that he couldn't do it, but doing so would be too much of a waste of time.
Just like his choice to win over the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School to provide financial and networking support.
The eldest sister who has always been trained as the successor to the leader of the Sea God Pavilion, and sisters Luochen, Xiaotao, Ming'er, and Ruoruo who will sooner or later reserve seats in the Sea God Pavilion.
Thinking about it this way, the Sea God Pavilion, which only had ten people in total, suddenly had half of its seats occupied by his close friends and family.
Huo Yuhao's eyelids twitched involuntarily.
Aside from leveraging Shrek Academy's reputation to promote Soul Contracts in the human world, the next force Huo Yuhao will seek to utilize is the Body Sect.
This idea only came to him after he obtained the complete version of the Xuan Tian Gong.
The complete version of the Xuan Tian Gong, if practiced from childhood, can enable ordinary people with zero innate soul power to generate soul power.
In this way, even those who have useless martial souls can use soul guides through soul power later.
However, the complete version of the Xuan Tian Gong has an overly complicated operating route, with a large number of meridians and collided intricately.
Without a master to guide you carefully, if you practice it haphazardly, although the peaceful and righteous Xuan Tian Gong will not directly kill you, it will still cause some damage to your body.
Previously, if Tang Yaruo hadn't relied on the medicinal power of the Black Jade Divine Bamboo and her own years of practice of the abridged version of the Mysterious Heaven Skill, it would have been extremely difficult for her to successfully open up the Eight Extraordinary Meridians.
In the Douluo Continent, the Body Sect has the most profound research on the human body's meridians.
By leveraging the different physical martial souls of the Body Sect and the complete version of the Mysterious Heaven Technique, it might be possible to deduce a more suitable new technique that would allow people with zero innate soul power to generate soul power.
However, this idea still needs to be carefully considered.
While the ability of all humans to generate soul power can certainly drive the development of human society, it also brings many drawbacks.
Given the current number of Soul Masters on the continent, aside from the rigid requirement for Soul Rings during cultivation, their daily activities such as consuming and hunting Soul Bones have greatly impacted the number of Soul Beasts, leading to the extinction of many Soul Beast races.
Without sufficient confidence and effective constraints, Huo Yuhao wouldn't be foolish enough to push forward with this plan.
Upon hearing this, Gu Yuena tilted her head and blinked, "Aren't you curious why I said my mission was only half completed?"
Huo Yuhao hugged Gu Yuena even tighter, a gentle smile on his face.
"It's not too late to tell me when you're ready to talk."
Although Huo Yuhao himself guessed that Gu Yuena wanted to complete the other half of her mission, it was nothing more than to bring back the Dragon God and establish a Dragon Domain belonging to the beast gods.
"It might be a little different from what you guessed," Gu Yuena blinked, her purple eyes seeming to deepen even more. "But, it's still early, let's go eat first."
After all, judging from the awkwardness they both showed when they first fought Huo Yuhao, he was clearly the first to actually try something new.
How could someone like me possibly lose?
With the dragon charging in, the victory is assured.
……
Inside the Imperial Study of the Star Luo Empire.
A composed middle-aged man sat behind a large desk, reviewing a document detailing the progress of the construction of temporary housing around Xingluo City, preparing for the upcoming influx of people attracted by the Soul Fighting Tournament.
The economic benefits of holding a Soul Fighting Tournament are considerable.
The revenue from ticket sales alone is enough to equal the total tax revenue of Xingluo City for a year.
The demolition and reconstruction that come with the competition can more effectively drive the economic flow of the entire Xingluo City, not to mention the immeasurable invisible income and so on.
This is one of the main reasons why the four great empires on the continent are so enthusiastic about holding the Soul Fighting Tournament.
Make money, not shabby.
Before Xu Jiawei could finish reviewing the progress report in his hand, the door to the Imperial Study was pushed open.
A very beautiful girl with purple hair and unique charm walked in.
Without any formalities, she walked straight to the chair in front of the desk, sat down, and said directly:
"Brother, our secret agents planted in the White Tiger Duke's mansion have sent word that Dai Huabin is completely crippled, and even his martial spirit essence has been shattered."
Upon hearing this, Xu Jiawei paused in his actions. "Is there any further action from the White Tiger Duke's Mansion?"
The incident caused by Dai Huabin was not a secret among the higher-ups of any Soul Master faction.
But for other forces, this matter may just be something to talk about over tea.
However, for the Xingluo royal family, especially for Xu Jiawei, a brilliant and ambitious emperor who was dedicated to governing the country, he saw a glimmer of hope in solving the biggest problem left by his ancestors.
After a long silence, he replied in a deep voice, "What could possibly happen? Aside from that duchess going crazy again and smashing things in the room."
They had considered repairing their relationship with Shrek Academy, but when they sent someone last time, they were turned away without even getting a meeting with the academy's principal.
Xu Jiawei's eyes flickered slightly. "My good brother Dai Hao is really something else. Even now, he's still unwilling to leave the Northwest Army Group even a step away."
"Brother, don't you know? Even if Dai Hao went to Shrek Academy in person, it would be useless. His good son could come up with such a foolish plan to assassinate the personal disciple of the Elder of the Sea God Pavilion."
"I think Shrek Academy's treatment of Dai Huabin is all based on their long-standing friendship," Xu Jiujiu replied somewhat irritably.
Xu Jiawei tapped his fingers lightly on the desk, his gaze becoming profound.
"A bond of ten thousand years, a span of a hundred years. The impact of the White Tiger Duke's disastrous move might begin to show in this year's Soul Master Competition, but there's no rush. Jiu Jiu, how did the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School respond to us?"
Upon hearing Xu Jiawei ask about this, Xu Jiujiu smiled.
"They said they could arrange for us to meet with Master Lingbing during the Soul Fighting Tournament."
It wasn't exactly a secret that the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School had been trying to acquire the Soul-Devouring Blade.
Xu Jiujiu herself never expected that the Soul-Devouring Blade, which she had unintentionally acquired at the Starlight Auction House, would become such a sought-after item.
The reason why the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School sought to purchase the Soul-Devouring Blade can be inferred from the spirit ice shields they had previously auctioned in various places.
Although they didn't know why the mysterious Master Lingbing wanted to acquire the Soul-Devouring Blade, it was undoubtedly another rare opportunity for the Star Luo Royal Family.
"Alright." Xu Jiawei stood up, hands behind his back, his eyes burning. "Jiujiu, we've taken stock of all the rare metals in our Star Luo Treasury. Whether we can win over that Master Lingbing depends on this."
In the three major empires of Douluo Continent, there is not even a ninth-level soul engineer.
As history marches ever forward, the development of soul tools has profoundly impacted all aspects of human society, especially in the military, where advancements are happening at an unprecedented pace.
Although the Star Luo Empire's legions and the Sun Moon Empire's legions are currently locked in a fierce battle at the Mingdou Mountains, seemingly evenly matched.
Xu Jiawei knew very well that the Sun Moon Empire was simply accumulating power, and even had hidden countless powerful new soul tools in the dark.
As the current emperor of the Star Luo Empire, and even aspiring to advance further, Xu Jiawei naturally wouldn't let go of Master Lingbing, who on the surface didn't belong to any faction.
After a long while, he nodded and said seriously, "Your Majesty, you can rest assured about my work. I will definitely find a way to help you bring that Master Lingbing to our Star Luo Royal Family's side."
"Um."
Xu Jiawei nodded slightly.
After finishing their business, they got up to say goodbye and leave.
Before long, only Xu Jiawei remained in the vast imperial study.
Xu Jiawei stepped out of his desk and into a secluded cubicle on the other side of the room.
Looking at the partitioned room, on the huge table, was a simulation sand table representing the various forces.
His eyes flickered slightly, and he murmured, "Dai Hao, Dai Hao, if only we were really good brothers."
(End of this chapter)