Douluo Continent: I, Huo Yuhao, am the Master of Spirit

Chapter 400 Mainland: "Quack!! You dog, don't touch my net!"

Ma Shan is a Soul Master who is insignificant to the continent. Just like his surname, his Martial Soul is the White Scale Horse, which is the most common mount on that continent.

Since ordinary merchant guilds cannot afford dragon-scaled horses with high-grade bloodlines, white-scaled horses, which are similar in appearance to dragon-scaled horses and have comparable abilities, have become the best choice for them.

His innate soul power is level three, and he is thirty-one years old this year. Without his martial soul undergoing any special evolution, for him to reach this level of innate soul power at this age, he would have been considered a little genius in the past.

The White-Scaled Horse martial soul is extremely weak in terms of combat ability, and it doesn't have any particularly strong soul skills for fighting enemies.

Its most outstanding features are defense and running speed, but in terms of defense, it is not as good as a proper defensive martial soul. In terms of speed, this martial soul is too big and has too little agility.

They're the kind of people who can't even get close to the Nine Gates Martial Soul. They might be okay for bullying ordinary people, but in the Soul Arena, they're the kind of ruthless characters who could starve themselves to death.

Ma Shan knew that his martial soul was extremely weak. He tried to absorb a spirit ring to change his fate but failed. Spirit rings can indeed change the origin of a martial soul, but this requires choosing the right spirit beast and accurately calculating the martial soul's ability to withstand it.

The theory is known throughout the continent, but very few people have succeeded in it, and he is no exception. His martial soul has not evolved much, and unsurprisingly, becoming a Soul Master will be his end.

Fortunately, this guy knew his own abilities and didn't try to be reborn from the ashes. After the Magic Network opened, Ma Shan accidentally started a live stream and discovered that he had an extraordinary talent for live streaming.

With his innate talent for creating entertaining content, he has become quite successful in the Magic Network live streaming sector, amassing nearly 500,000 followers.

The Magic Network doesn't have the concept of bots or fake fans. These 500,000 are all living, breathing humans or soul beasts. Even if each of them gives a small reward, it would still be an extremely terrifying income.

It was thanks to the abundance of Dream Coins that Ma Shan was able to cultivate so quickly.

Some time ago, Ma Shan came to the Tiandou Plain to do a live broadcast, wanting to see if it was as prosperous as the Magic Network claimed, a beacon of civilization for the entire continent.

The good news is that this decision was quite correct. Live streaming his experiences and daily life in Tiandou Plain brought him unprecedented traffic, with the number of viewers in his live stream reaching a peak of three million.

This is quite outrageous data; the total human population of the entire continent is probably only three to four hundred million.

This was mainly because there was a behind-the-scenes manipulator promoting his stream. Su Tong felt that the other party's live stream was conducive to attracting more immigrants, so he gave it a homepage recommendation.

In Xiru City, the unique maid cafes made him feel quite smug. He solemnly declared that all maid cafes outside were imitations, and only those in Xiru City were the real deal!
The service and the quality of the maids here are simply impeccable; in fact, he sensed that many of the maids were even more capable than him.

The Tiandou Plains is indeed a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the legends on the Magic Network describe it. No one will starve here, and as long as you can move, you can find work.

A normal person's daily work is enough to support the whole family, and even leave plenty of room to pursue a better life.

In other cities, people might have to save up for a month just to get into a movie theater, but here it's almost a daily pastime or a date spot.

The order here is impeccable. At every intersection, law enforcement officers from the Public Security Bureau are on duty. The weakest among them is a Soul Master, equipped with a special level-five soul tool to deter any troublemakers.

Anyone who dares to commit a crime here is asking for trouble. The security here is so good that ordinary people dare to go out alone at night, something they wouldn't even dare to imagine doing outside.

Even Ma Shan is considering buying a house in Xilu City after a few more years of live streaming, and then settling down there as a member of the Plain Yellow Banner of the Old Heavenly Dou Plain.

The bad news was that Ma Shan arrived at an inopportune time; he happened to stumble upon the clash between Tang Hao and Di Tian, ​​and the deadly battle between A Yin and Mu En.

"Oh no! Absolutely not! The streamer couldn't possibly be outside the Soul Guidance Barrier of Xilu City."

"Family members, look at the aftermath of the battle. This is no longer something that I can solve by bringing two boxes of milk."

With my small frame, if I got hit by those aftershocks, wouldn't I be covered in bruises?

Ma Shan hid on a high platform in Xilu City, looking at the apocalyptic scene outside, and couldn't help but swallow hard.

Some viewers in the live stream were teasing him, telling him to come closer because it was too dark in there.

What a joke! He streams to make money, but he needs to be alive to spend it. How could a nobody like him possibly get close to a battle of this level?

He's incredibly brave to leave his underground shelter and come to the surface to film.

He's now praying that the soul barrier of Xilu City is strong enough; if it breaks, he'll be dead.

The greatest tragedy in life is dying before you've spent all your money.

"Host, host? Why is your live stream lagging so much? We've never encountered this problem before on MagicNet."

Just then, a line of comments suddenly appeared on the screen of the magic network, leaving Ma Shan somewhat confused.

"Lag? The Magic Network can lag?"

Immediately afterwards, a large number of similar comments began to float above his MagicNet live stream.

"Holy crap, it's real! It's so fast!"

"It's stuck, I can't watch it."

"Oh no! Why is my Magic Network screen distorted?"

"Friends, it's not just Lao Ma's live stream that's having problems, the entire Magic Network is lagging!"

"Everyone, hurry to the forum! There's urgent news!" Ma Shan stared blankly at the lagging Magic Network. This was the first time he had ever seen such a situation. He saw that the top barrage of comments were all telling him to go check the forum.

Without hesitation, he put the live stream in the background and logged into the MagicNet forum.

It was fine if I didn't log in, but when I did, I was shocked. The entire website was like a garbled screen, constantly intermittent, and there was an announcement at the top of the forum.

[Letter to MagicNet Users]

"The former Blue Silver Emperor, Ah Yin, the mother of Tang San, the Sea God, wanted to use the souls of the Sea God Pavilion masters of past generations to replace the life core of the plane and become the life source of Douluo Continent in Shrek City."

The core of the Magic Network has been attacked, and the Magic Network will experience some lag and screen flickering in the near future.

But please don't worry, we will fight this erosion with all our might.

Ma Shan's eyes widened as he stared at the faintly visible golden giant in the distance, his mind going numb.

At first, everyone thought it was a minor disaster. After all, the scene in Star Luo City was much larger, involving battles fought by gods, and it didn't significantly affect the lives of people on the continent. However, the Magic Network is indeed closely related to everyone.

This announcement also confirms a long-held conjecture in mainland China: that the Magic Network originates from the plane itself, and that the plane possesses a will.

The so-called "Yege" is very likely the embodiment of the plane's will, which successfully explains why the mainland can't find the source of the magic network no matter what.

That makes sense; perhaps only an entire plane could supply such a wondrous creation as the Magic Network.

The researcher from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy wasn't talking nonsense; what he said might be true.

Ma Shan hurriedly opened the comment section below the announcement, and sure enough, it was in an uproar.

"The Mighty Wolf": "I (censored word), you damned sea god, that whole family is no good!" User address: Star City
"The First Roaring Tiger of the Forest": "Shrek City, is it? The Blue Silver Emperor, is it? You want to be the Core of Life? And you want to cut off my internet? You just wait! I'm coming right now!"
"I'll fight her to the death!" (User address: Starry Sky Forest)
"Legs are beautiful": "You cut off my internet, what am I supposed to do now? Wait for me, I'm going too!" User address: Starry Sky Forest
"The Depressed Wolf Prince": "+1!" User Address: Starry Sky Forest
"May the forest never be hurt again": "Everyone be careful!" User address: Starry Sky Forest
"The Permanent Emperor of the Southern Empire of Douling": "...The magic network shouldn't be able to spy on the screen, right?"
The weakness of the Golden Tree lies in the third section of its branches, which is the central hub of energy flow. Breaking through it will severely damage the overall operation, causing it to return to its original tree-like form.

Written in the Sea God Family Secret Manual, remember to come for me. None of you have ever seen me before. I'm going anonymous. (User address: Spirit Battle City)

"Star Luo Royal Family": "The Star Luo Empire will send people there immediately! How dare they attack the core of a dimensional life form! This is utterly heinous!" User address: Star Luo City.

"The true form of the martial soul is the strongest!" "Defying the heavens, Shrek City, huh? I just broke through and haven't even found anyone to practice with yet. I'm going to take the Blue Silver Emperor's head right now!" (User address: Heaven Dou City)
"Kallen's Domain God": "Eight level nine Soul Masters have already set off, and quite a few level eight Soul Masters have gone with them." User address: Mingdu

It was obvious that the impact on the Magic Network had not only shocked the entire continent, but the Beast King of the Star Dou Great Forest was the first to lose his composure. If the Magic Network were gone, wouldn't they be back to their dark and hopeless lives?
Even Chen Hanhai, who was far away in Lingdou City, couldn't hold back. He immediately found the secret manual of the Sea God family, found the information about the golden ancient tree left by the Venerable God, and sent it out.

Tang San trusted the Sea God Clan too much. He originally planned that if the Golden Tree ever went astray due to soul pollution, he would have the Sea God Clan clean it up. Therefore, he left behind relevant information about its weaknesses.

This weakness was a vulnerability that Tang San deliberately left unexplored. The normal Golden Tree doesn't have this feature and can't change its posture.

Chen Hanhai knew, of course, that this was yet another betrayal of the Venerable God. The Blue Silver Emperor was the Venerable God's mother, and the Golden Ancient Tree was the most important part of the Venerable God's grand plan.

But no matter how important the plan is, it's not as important as the Magic Network. If the Magic Network is gone, what will he play? What will he watch?
He hasn't finished Black Myth: The Dragon Ring yet!

Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao, the mastermind behind everything, was basking in the sun in the Northwest Continent, holding a glass of iced cola.

Bai Wang and Teng Huang were both sent by him, and the lag in the Magic Network was also deliberately caused by Huo Yuhao. The little planet spirit has absolutely nothing to do with the Magic Network.

All of this is to completely sever the entire continent from Tang San's faction. As long as Ah Yin's actions involve the Demon Network, they infringe upon the interests of the entire continent.

Every intelligent life on the entire continent now wants Ah Yin dead.

"Boss, I...can I take a break? I'm so tired!"

A broad-minded and flat-chested girl lay on a rock, her flawless face covered in dust, her amber eyes losing their luster.

Huo Yuhao lay back in the chair, took off his sunglasses, and gathered a long whip of soul power in his hand, then swung it in the air.

"You are the king of the earth and mountains, the true dragon king! How could you possibly be tired?"

"If you don't work hard, how can I live a good life?"

"Go, work!"

The girl jolted awake and immediately stood up, her seemingly soft fists pounding wildly against the mountain range in front of her, quickly carving a path through the hard rocks.

"Even the Dragon King gets tired!! I'm not a machine!"

The girl's voice was choked with sobs, a desperate cry. She wished she had stayed hidden, for who knew she would wake up to find not a loving father, but a capitalist?!
"What are you saying? No machine is as good as you."

"Keep it up, I'll treat you to a nice meal tonight."

Huo Yuhao put his sunglasses back on and kept an eye on Shrek City through the dream space.

He would step in to cover if the situation got out of control.

(End of this chapter)