Douluo Continent: I ushered in this era

Inside Nangong Yi's training ground, the roar of dragons could be heard incessantly, and dragon-shaped energy currents containing the dragon's soul danced wildly, demonstrating the domineering nature unique to the dragon race.

Chu Ci was thrilled as he looked at the set of fist techniques; it was perfect for him. Although Chu Ci didn't have a dragon soul, the concept behind this set of fist techniques closely matched the Emperor Dragon Fist, and Chu Ci was certain that one day he could comprehend a new form of the Emperor Dragon Fist from it.

That afternoon, Chu Ci spent the entire afternoon in Nangong Yi's training room learning the Sixteen Styles of Dragon Soul Fist.

With her exceptional comprehension and the gift of the Sage's Time, Chu Ci successfully won Nangong Yi's appreciation, which made Nangong Yi happy to spend an afternoon teaching this talented junior.

The results of the last afternoon were remarkable. Chu Ci successfully mastered half of the Sixteen Styles of Dragon Soul Fist, perfected his Dragon Tremor Hundred Miles technique, and had a plan for the next move of the Emperor Dragon Fist.

After training in the afternoon, Chu Ci went to the restaurant where she had lunch for dinner and happened to run into Su Mengjun and her husband.

During the meal, Su Mengjun asked Chu Ci how his boxing practice was going, which clearly indicated that Nangong Yi had informed Su Mengjun and her husband.

“It’s fine, Uncle Yi is very kind,” Chu Ci replied.

"Oh, I heard from Nangong that you once comprehended a very outstanding fist technique. Where did you learn it from?" Su Mengjun thought and thought but couldn't think of any Soul Masters with outstanding fist techniques from the East Sea City branch, so she was very curious about how Chu Ci comprehended it.

"Oh, I figured it out from the sword manual you gave me, Aunt." This wasn't a big secret, and Chu Ci answered instinctively without any guard up.

But the next moment, Chu Ci sensed the sudden freeze in the atmosphere at the dining table, and immediately realized what was happening. He thought to himself, "Oh no! I forgot that the original owner of the sword manual is right here. I gave you a peerless sword manual and you didn't learn it. Instead, you learned fist techniques from it. What do you think the original owner of the sword manual will think?"

Sure enough, when Chu Ci looked up, he saw Long Tianwu's darkened face.

"Chu Ci, you've even managed to deduce fist techniques from the sword manual, which means you have a very deep understanding of the sword manual. Your swordsmanship must be quite outstanding. Tomorrow, I'll have to ask you for some pointers."

After saying that, Long Tianwu got up and left. Su Mengjun patted Chu Ci on the shoulder and said sympathetically, "Take care of yourself tomorrow."

Chu Ci ate his meal with a bitter taste in his mouth, thinking about what he might encounter tomorrow, feeling as if the food in his mouth was like chewing wax.

That evening, Guan Yue sent Chu Ci a meditation technique unique to the Temple of War. Chu Ci relied on this meditation technique to pass the uneventful night.

The next day was the same as the day before. Chu Ci received sword training from Long Tianwu in the morning. However, this time Long Tianwu was ruthless. After the whole round, Chu Ci lay on the ground for a long time before he could recover.

In the afternoon, I went to Nangong Yi's place to receive boxing training and successfully learned the sixteen-style Dragon Soul Fist. The rest is up to years of practice and accumulation.

And so it went until the eve of Chen Xinjie's 100th birthday banquet. Inside the headquarters of the War God Temple, all the War Gods were preparing to go together to celebrate their temple master's birthday. Chu Ci, wearing the little suit that Su Mengjun had picked out for him, was among them.

After a while, Guan Yue appeared dressed in a formal suit.

"Greetings, Vice Hall Master," the War Gods greeted in unison.

"Good evening, everyone," Guan Yue replied gently.

Guan Yue glanced at the assembled war gods and easily noticed Chu Ci, who stood out from the crowd.

He immediately said, "Chu Ci, after we get to Old Chen's birthday banquet, you'll stay by my side."

Hearing Guan Yue's words, Long Tianwu and Su Mengjun were somewhat surprised, as were the other War Gods.

Su Mengjun taking Chu Ci there and Guan Yue taking Chu Ci there are two different things.

Su Mengjun brought her own outstanding juniors to broaden their horizons. Guan Yue brought outstanding juniors from the War God Temple, reflecting Chu Ci's status within the temple.

This is no ordinary signal! The war gods' eyes flickered, and it was unclear what they were thinking.

The Sea God family booked the largest hotel in Mingdu as the venue for Chen Xinjie's birthday banquet.

Guests streamed in and out of the hotel entrance, and they were all prominent figures, heads of powerful organizations, and leaders of large families.

The group from the Temple of War registered at the hotel entrance, presented their birthday gifts, and successfully entered the birthday banquet.

Before the birthday banquet had even started, Guan Yue took Chu Ci to see Chen Xinjie.

As soon as Guan Yue and Chu Ci arrived at the door of Chen Xinjie's lounge, they saw a handsome middle-aged man and a woman with long red hair and a beautiful face coming out of the room.

When the middle-aged man saw Guan Yue, his eyes lit up, and he quickly went up to her and said, "Palace Master Guan, how have you been?"

The elegant red-haired woman smiled slightly and greeted, "Palace Master Guan, it's been a long time."

"Master of the Ancient Tower, Deputy Master Leng, it's been a long time." Guan Yue smiled slightly and replied gently.

Upon hearing this, Chu Ci immediately understood that the two people in front of him were Qian Gu Dongfeng, the tower master of the Spirit Transmission Tower, and Leng Yaozhu, the deputy tower master, the Heavenly Phoenix Douluo.

Qian Gu Dongfeng quickly noticed Chu Ci beside Guan Yue and asked curiously, "May I ask who this young friend beside Palace Master Guan is...?"

"Heh, his name is Chu Ci. He's an outstanding junior in my War God Hall. I brought him to the birthday banquet to broaden his horizons," Guan Yue explained.

"This junior greets the Palace Master, the Ancient Tower Master, and the Deputy Tower Master Leng," Chu Ci said, bowing.

"To be taken under the wing of Palace Master Guan, young friend Chu must be exceptionally outstanding in the talent-filled War God Palace," Qian Gu Dong Feng praised Chu Ci with a smile.

Leng Yaozhu, who was standing to the side, suddenly spoke up: "Chu Ci, I know you."

Guan Yue and Qian Gu Dongfeng both looked puzzled after hearing Leng Yaozhu's words.

Chu Ci was taken aback for a moment, but quickly realized, "Senior, you heard it from Gu Yue, right?"

Gu Yue was noticed by Leng Yaozhu during that trip to the Ascension Platform, and Chu Ci must have been noticed by her at that time as well.

“Hmm,” Leng Yaozhu thought of Gu Yue, and a beautiful smile appeared on her face. “Gu Yue often mentions you.”

"Haha, I never expected that Yao Zhu's newly accepted student would know you, young friend. Then our two families can have more exchanges in the future," Qian Gu Dong Feng said warmly.

"I'll definitely agree when I have time," Chu Ci actually disliked Qian Gu Dong Feng, but given his current weakness, he could only agree.

Guan Yue raised her hand to look at her watch and said, "Master of the Ancient Tower, the birthday banquet is about to begin. We have something to discuss with the Palace Master, so please excuse us for a moment."

"Oh, alright, I'm sorry. It's been so long since I've seen Lord Guan, I couldn't help but chat for a bit longer, and I'm truly sorry for taking up your time." After saying this, Qian Gu Dongfeng turned around and led Leng Yaozhu back to the hall.

Guan Yue sighed and led Chu Ci into the room.

Chen Xinjie was the only one in the room. His clansmen had gone to prepare a birthday banquet for him, but he himself was leisurely resting with his eyes closed.

Chapter 41 Birthday Banquet in Progress

Chen Xinjie sensed Guan Yue and Chu Ci entering the room and opened his eyes to look at them.

"They've encountered an unprecedented east wind."

“Hmm,” Guan Yue pinched the bridge of her nose, “relatively difficult to deal with.”

Chen Xinjie nodded. "Moreover, his ambition far surpasses that of his father."

"Sigh," Guan Yue thought of the ever-growing ambitions of the Spirit Pagoda since Qian Gu Dongfeng came to power, "These are turbulent times."

“Let’s not talk about that,” Chen Xinjie glanced at Chu Ci, “The people from Shrek Academy this time are Sea God Pavilion Master Yun Ming and Deputy Pavilion Master Liya.”

When the people from Shrek Academy were mentioned, a barely perceptible hint of disappointment flashed in Chen Xinjie's eyes.

The two highest-ranking leaders of Shrek Academy have both come. It seems that Shrek Academy attaches great importance to Chen Xinjie, Chu Ci thought.

"Senior brother actually came." Guan Yue's eyes lit up.

“Yes, that’s perfect. We can finalize the matter of the Soul Weapon in the next couple of days,” Chen Xinjie said.

Guan Yue and Chen Xinjie had only exchanged a few words when Chen Xinjie's children pushed open the door and entered, saying that the birthday banquet was about to begin.

Seeing this, Guan Yue and Chu Ci congratulated Chen Xinjie on his 100th birthday and then returned to the hall to wait for the birthday banquet to begin.

The hall was already filled with tables of guests. Guan Yue, as the representative of the War God Temple, was seated at a table with the leaders of other major powers, while Chu Ci was seated at the children's table.

This table includes juniors from powerful families like Chu Ci, as well as several juniors from the Sea God family.

For example, the little boy sitting next to Chu Ci, who was about the same age as him, came from the Sea God family and was named Chen Xuanyu.

Chu Ci rested her head on her right hand on the table, and as her eyes scanned each person at the table, Taiyi clearly introduced each person's information through the invisible earpiece in her right ear.

After Taiyi was created, with the support of the Hetu supercomputer, it continuously infiltrated the databases of various forces to enrich its own database. Therefore, checking the basic information of a few people was a piece of cake.

After Taiyi finished his introduction, Chu Ci finally focused his attention on the silver-haired boy named Chen Xuanyu beside him.

Based on the comparison of the information, this person named Chen Xuanyu has an exceptionally outstanding talent and is the most talented person of this generation in the Sea God family.

So, Chu Ci took the initiative to strike up a conversation with Chen Xuanyu. With the soul of an adult, Chu Ci quickly got into a conversation with Chen Xuanyu.

Soon, the birthday banquet began.

The birthday banquet was hosted by Chen Xinjie's son, Chen Zeyu.

Then came all sorts of speeches and addresses, which made me drowsy, but I had to force myself to stay awake and applaud from time to time.

Chu Ci turned her head and found that Chen Xuanyu beside her had already closed his eyes and started fishing.

At this moment, Chu Ci keenly sensed that a gaze was focused on his direction.

Chu Ci glanced around and noticed that their gazes were coming from the table of the Sea God family.

A middle-aged man who looked six or seven parts like Chen Xuanyu was staring at Chu Ci in that direction.

Chu Ci understood immediately and kicked Chen Xuanyu hard under the table.

Chen Xuanyu suddenly woke up and looked up to meet the gaze of the middle-aged man. His expression instantly turned serious, his back straightened, and he nodded from time to time as he listened to the tearful speech on stage.

After the middle-aged man turned around, Chen Xuanyu's tense body instantly relaxed, and he leaned close to Chu Ci and said gratefully, "Thanks, brother."

Finally, the speech ended, and the banquet began.

“Finally we can eat,” Chen Xuanyu complained to Chu Ci. “I really don’t understand, can’t we just have a proper meal? Why do we have to go through all this formalities?”

"The elders have their reasons," Chu Ci replied with a smile. If they wanted to have a proper meal, they wouldn't have held such a grand birthday banquet. In reality, such a large banquet was just a social gathering.

The two chatted casually, and when they got to the topic of their holiday plans...

Chen Xuanyu suddenly complained, "Several elders in my family insist that I stay at the Temple of War for training."

"The training methods on Seagod Island are exactly what suit my martial soul best, so this is really unnecessary."

“There are still many powerful Soul Masters outside Seagod Island. Seeing their training methods will also benefit your growth,” Chu Ci said after thinking for a moment.

"But I don't know anyone here, it's so boring!" Chen Xuanyu groaned, leaning against the table.

Chu Ci patted his shoulder, "I will continue to cultivate at the Temple of War during this holiday."

Upon hearing that he had a playmate, Chen Xuanyu immediately beamed with joy. Seeing this, Chu Ci couldn't help but sigh at his childish nature. No, he really is a child.

Throughout the banquet, apart from the younger generation taking turns to wish Chen Xinjie a happy birthday, Chu Ci was either chatting with Chen Xuanyu or eating.

Not long after the birthday celebrant Chen Xinjie left, and the guests were entertained by the Sea God family, Guan Yue, Yun Ming, and Ya Li left one after another.

Chu Ci then received a message from Guan Yue, asking him to come to Chen Xinjie's lounge.

These matters were being arranged one by one, quite tightly, and Chu Ci thought as she got up and walked backstage.

Chu Ci entered the lounge and saw Chen Xinjie, Guan Yue, a handsome man with a refined demeanor, and a beautiful woman with dark green hair.

"Palace Master, Vice Palace Master," Chu Ci greeted as he entered.