Douluo Dragon King: I am the Lord of the Abyss, the King of Eternal Night.

Chapter 263 The Powerful Evil Soul Master, Yali's Request!
"So it was His Majesty Ning in person." Chang Gongyan's eyes flashed slightly, and he chuckled.

Ning Fengzhi waved his hand and said, "Master Craftsman of Longbow, please don't flatter me. In the Star Luo Empire, who doesn't know your name as the president of the Blacksmith Association?"

In an era where battle armor is so important, the Federation has a Blacksmith Association, and the Star Luo Empire naturally has its own Blacksmith Association as well. Chang Gongyan is the president of the Star Luo Empire Blacksmith Association and an eighth-level blacksmith master craftsman.

"Hey! It's the vice president, not the president," Chang Gongyan said repeatedly, but a smile appeared in his eyes.

"Pretty much, pretty much," Ning Fengzhi continued with a smile.

With Ning Fengzhi's words, the atmosphere at the scene immediately became more harmonious.

After a few casual words, the giant ship had completely docked in the harbor, and the Star Luo envoy team on board began to disembark one after another, while the Federation's welcoming envoys were already waiting below.

"Brother Ning, without further ado, just come to watch the Blacksmith Association exchange tomorrow under my name. See you tomorrow." Chang Gongyan glanced at the time and then spoke to Ning Fengzhi.

Ning Fengzhi nodded slightly, "Then Brother Chang Gong, you go ahead with your work. We'll see you tomorrow."

After bidding farewell, Chang Gongyan led the young man, who was also his disciple Lin Yuhan, away.

"Teacher, I feel like this Prince Ning is a bit strange, there's an eerie feeling about him..." After walking a distance, Lin Yuhan whispered to Chang Gongyan beside her.

Chang Gongyan shook his head slightly, his tone instructive: "Yu Han, don't think so much. Every Title Douluo has their own secrets. This isn't ten thousand years ago; this era is very tolerant of the strong."

Similarly, for us blacksmiths, it's never a bad thing to befriend strong individuals.

In his view, there is not much prejudice against soul masters with dark attributes in this era, unlike ten thousand years ago when some soul masters with dark attributes were labeled as evil soul masters.

Furthermore, the definition of an evil spirit master is no longer determined by Shrek Academy's Shrek Supervisory Committee, but by the Federation and the respective empires that rule the continent.

Moreover, although Ning Fengzhi's aura contained dark attributes, as far as Chang Gongyan was concerned, Ning Fengzhi was fine as long as he wasn't an evil soul master who indiscriminately killed innocent people.

“That’s true…” Lin Yuhan nodded thoughtfully.

She remembered that ten thousand years ago, Shrek Academy also had two evil soul masters, and in the end, they each led a great power.

Then, Lin Yuhan said with a hint of admiration, "Teacher, you are so knowledgeable. I still have a lot to learn from you."

"Learn, there's still a lot for you to learn." Chang Gongyan stroked his goatee, then followed the others down to the giant ship.

When he set foot on the land of Douluo Continent, Chang Gongyan's eyes were filled with a trace of melancholy.

This land originally belonged to their Star Luo Empire, but unfortunately, they were not strong enough back then and could only fight for supremacy on the mainland, retreating to a small island overseas.

Lin Yuhan, on the other hand, was different. Her eyes were filled with excitement, and her hands were clenched into fists.

"Federation! I, Lin Yuhan, have arrived! I will prove myself in the competition and defeat all the young blacksmiths!"

She is none other than the number one blacksmith among the younger generation of the Star Luo Empire, and she has come this time with invincible faith and the glory of the empire.

Although the Star Luo Empire and the Federation maintain peaceful exchanges, they also engage in conflict.

She wanted to prove that their Star Luo Empire was no worse than the Federation, and that he was no coward!

"Hoohoo!"

As the sea breeze blew, Ning Fengzhi grinned, a scarlet light flashing in his eyes, tinged with a hint of madness.

"Assassinating a master craftsman would surely cause relations between the Star Luo Empire and the Federation to plummet to a freezing point. It would be even better if a war broke out between them."

"At that time, the Holy Church can plunder life and souls on a grand scale, hehehehe..."

He was an elder of the Holy Spirit Cult, sent by the Ghost Emperor and a Heavenly King to sabotage the friendly exchanges between the Star Luo Empire and the Federation.

"Ah! A mere frail divine craftsman, how could he possibly withstand my assassination attempt?" Ning Fengzhi clenched his fist in the air, as if he could already see Zhenhua's heart shattering in his hand.

Before coming, he had already investigated and found out that although Zhenhua was a Title Douluo, his strength was weaker than some ordinary Title Douluos because he had forcibly broken through and had taken too many cultivation-enhancing drugs when he was young.

This time, he was accompanying Chang Gongyan, the vice president of the Star Luo Empire's Blacksmith Association, to the Blacksmith Association for an exchange. Once Zhen Hua dies, Chang Gongyan will inevitably be forced to take the blame.

The death of a master craftsman is enough to trigger a huge upheaval.

“Brother Chang Gong, we hit it off immediately, so let me see you off, hehehe.”

Ning Fengzhi gazed calmly into the distance, his figure vanishing instantly. Judging from the aura he exuded, he was indeed a Super Douluo…

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Shrek Academy.

Inside an elegant room.

Wearing a long emerald green dress, Yali's eyebrows were slightly furrowed, her red lips were tightly pursed, and her blue eyes were filled with confusion.

"Why is that? Why can't the power of faith be transformed?"

"Where exactly did things go wrong? Do I not know enough about the Prayer Angels?" Yali kept muttering to herself, even feeling a little anxious.

Each in-depth conversation with Jiang Xiu yielded many valuable insights for her.

However, each of these gains was just a hair's breadth away from truly grasping the essence of the power of faith. It was like dragging her feet, unable to find a breakthrough, which made her restless and eager.

Jiang Xiu watched Ya Li pondering like this, and a slight smile appeared on his lips. He had never truly mastered the power of faith, so he could only discuss it with Ya Li from the basics to the deeper levels.

However, he also gained a lot in the process of exploring, and gradually became clear about the source of the power of faith.

The power of faith is a unique force, and the amount of faith power is related to the strength of the believer and the degree of their faith.

Just like the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan, the number one believer of the Sea God, the power of faith they provide to the Sea God must be far greater than that of other marine creatures.

"However, the power of faith has both good and bad aspects," Jiang Xiu thought to himself, his eyes flashing.

The power of faith originates from believers, but if believers lose their faith or even turn against them in the future, the person who uses the power of faith is very likely to suffer a backlash.

A deity whose divine position is formed by the power of faith may not be seriously harmed if hated by one or two believers, but if too many believers betray them, their divine position may become unstable.

“Perhaps the collapse of divine positions isn’t just idle talk…” A glint of light flashed in Jiang Xiu’s eyes, and the corners of his mouth turned up even more.

Only a handful of deities can be worshipped as gods...

Ya Li, who was deep in thought, saw Jiang Xiu's lips curl up and a hint of embarrassment and anger appeared in her beautiful eyes.

"Jiang, are you feeling quite smug seeing that your teacher can't figure out the reason for the power of faith?"

She mistakenly thought that Jiang Xiu was laughing at her.

"Ahem... Teacher Yali, you've misunderstood. I wasn't laughing at you. I just thought of something rather happy." Jiang Xiu coughed twice and waved his hand as he spoke.

"You'd better be." Ya Li pointed at Jiang Xiu with her slender, jade-like finger.

Jiang Xiu coughed again.

After discussing with Ya Li for a while, Ya Li told him to call her "teacher" instead of using such formal titles as "senior" or "Your Majesty," since Ya Li had served as a support-oriented teacher in the inner courtyard of Shrek Academy for a period of time.

"Alright, time's up. Let's end our discussion here." Yali said, her beautiful eyes glancing at the clock on the wall.

"Goodbye, Teacher Yali." Jiang Xiu said as he slowly stood up.

"By the way, Jiang," Ya Li suddenly said softly, as if she had just remembered something, "The academy will be sending people to the Star Luo Empire for exchanges soon. Why don't you go with them? It will broaden your experience as well."

"Is it really just about gaining experience?" Jiang Xiu said meaningfully.

"I can't hide anything from you." Ya Li shook her head slightly and said slowly:

"Of course, there is also a continent-wide elite competition this time. I heard that Monster Academy has produced a genius, so I would like you to participate as well, just to be on the safe side."

Monster Academy is an advanced soul master academy established by the Star Luo Empire to rival Shrek Academy, and in some respects even surpasses the current Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, taking over the title of the eternal runner-up of Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

"Hmm..." Jiang Xiu pondered for a moment, "But it has to be..."

"You have to pay more, right?" Ya Li seemed to have anticipated Jiang Xiu's next words, and gave him a rather beautiful glare.

To his surprise, Jiang Xiu shook his head slightly. "This time it's not. I would like to ask Teacher Ya Li to protect someone once in the future."

Yuanen Yehui has now absorbed his second soul spirit and broken through to the Soul Master level. He will be able to break through to the Soul King level in a little over a year, and that will be the time when he and Elder Jin connect to the Demon Dimension.

Jin Yong once said that when he was guiding the demon plane, he couldn't spare the time to take care of Yuanen Yehui. Therefore, in order to protect Yuanen Yehui, who was guided ahead of time, from being harmed, it was safer to have Ya Li, the number one healing-type soul master on the continent, by his side.

“No problem.” Yali thought for a moment and then agreed.

As long as Jiang Xiu doesn't do anything immoral or evil, she'll agree.

"Goodbye then, Ms. Yali." After confirming, Jiang Xiu's eyes flashed, and he got up and left.

He definitely had to go to the Star Luo Continent, because the Vajra Bracelet and Dragon Valley were both there, and he needed to have a legitimate identity that wouldn't be suspected.

After all, what he wanted to do was to "borrow" the Star Luo Empire's national treasure for a while, but this "borrowing" would definitely not be so pleasant. It would probably be like when the Star Luo Empire snatched the Vajra Bracelet from the natives.

The Underworld Emperor, on the other hand, arrived at the Star Luo Empire first...

“Okay, it’s settled then, and you can’t break it.” Yali then stood up and said.

Looking at the young man before him, at this age, Jiang Xiu had even surpassed Yun Ming back then...

Jiang Xiu then confidently stated:
"No problem, I swear by the Sea God, I will keep my word, otherwise... the Sea God's divine position will collapse..."

(End of this chapter)