Douluo Continent: Peerless Angel Qian Renxue

Chapter 643 One Year

"Alright then." Ning Shu nodded.

For the past year, she has been in charge of matters on the mainland in the southeastern coastal area, mainly dealing with some reclusive families in the original Star Luo Empire.

Some of them joined the Spirit Hall.

The same is true of Ning Shu's Phantom Nine Bells Clan. Her clan was the first to join the Spirit Hall after Shrek Academy was wiped out, setting a good example.

Before the Phantom Nine Bells family, there were also the Ice Clan and some small families and sects from the Sun Moon, Star Sea and Heavenly Soul Empires who joined the Spirit Hall.

On the other hand, it's also because of Ning Shu's status and strength; she is the second elder and a level 97 mental control expert.

Her spirit phantom, Nine Bells, can "expose fraud" to a certain extent, and thus exposed some individuals and families who wanted to temporarily infiltrate the Spirit Hall and then seize the opportunity to rebel later.

The Star Luo Empire was deeply influenced by Shrek Academy, especially after the Xu family came to power. They regarded some of Shrek's practices as gospel, and the Xu family emperors were not limited to Xu Jiawei, who was loyal to Shrek.

Fortunately, this generation produced Xu Jiujiu, who is relatively politically astute.

During the year that Qian Renxue was in seclusion, the situation on the continent had undergone significant changes. The prototype of the Douluo Federation had emerged, with Xu Jiujiu, Vina, and Xu Tianran serving as federation council members.

Besides them, there were also Du Busi, Ye Xishui, and Kong Deming, who served as council representatives of the Soul Master world.

The commander-in-chief of the federal army is Orange.

The support for the military's soul guidance technology came primarily from Ye Yulin and Jing Hongchen. Meanwhile, the support for soul master cultivation came from some of the elder soul masters within the Spirit Hall.

The Spirit Hall Academy has not yet been established because its influence is still developing. It will be reopened once things have stabilized. This is a matter for Qian Renxue to decide.

Nowadays, Soul Masters and Soul Guidance Masters are gradually eliminating the barriers between them. The former Sun Moon Empire has also realized that it has gone down the wrong path and that the relationship between Soul Guidance Devices and Soul Masters has always been one of "things serving people." The same was true for the former Douluo Eastern Kingdom.

Driven by the Spirit Hall, the wave of soul guidance has begun. People will actively accept soul tools, just like the practice of controlling the soul guidance system. Even if you don't know how to make them, you must accept and use them.

Otherwise, if two Soul Masters are roughly equal in combat strength, the battle could become unbalanced if the other has the support of a Soul Guidance Weapon.

The simplest example is the mental defense soul tool. With this, the already limited number of mental-type soul masters will be restricted. However, the existence of this thing will also further promote the cultivation of soul masters' mental power.

Under the influence of the Spirit Hall, the entire continent has begun to embark on the right path of development.

Following a series of actions and wars against the beast tides in the ocean, humanity has become more united.

However, the only one who felt somewhat hurt was Xu Tianran, whose original ideal of changing the name of Douluo Continent to Sun and Moon Continent was gone.

From the start of the war to the establishment of the Federation, about three years have passed, which is actually very, very fast. However, rapid development can sometimes bring a series of problems, so we need some time to calm down and not rush to do more things.

Ning Shu snapped out of her reverie, pondered for a moment, and then said, "The old man from Shrek Academy should be in the southern part of the continent right now. Go and contact him using the communication soul tool, in the name of the fleet, and ask him to come here."

The commander-in-chief's expression hardened: "Understood."

Then, somewhat hesitantly, he said, "What if they make excuses and don't want to come?"

"Then tell him to just wait to die." Ning Shu frowned. "The war on the continent is basically over now. Sister Haitang has even toned down some of her poisonous properties and is using her Nine Hearts Haitang Martial Soul to spread the healing abilities of Soul Masters. He's just a Tree of Life, relying solely on life energy to save people. I don't see him doing anything else, yet he dares to have such a big temper?"

"Okay, I understand." The commander nodded. "Just tell him that these people were killed or injured by the remnants of Shrek Academy." Ning Shu sighed. "Then, spread this news to tell people that even if Shrek Academy is just a remnant, it's still the same old thing, only oppressing people to extract value."

"Understood. This matter will be relayed to the Federal Propaganda Department and the Spirit Hall, and we'll ask them to handle it."

The relationship between the Douluo Federation and the Spirit Hall is now similar to that between the Empire and the State Religion and the Protectorate Sect in the past, except that this relationship has expanded to the entire continent, with Spirit Halls and branch halls established in major cities.

The cost of awakening a martial spirit has been reduced from ten silver soul coins during wartime, but it will definitely not be free.

Although it's just a formality for now, collecting one Silver Soul Coin, it's also a way of telling everyone that there's no such thing as a free lunch.

Many of the measures were the result of discussions between Qian Renxue and Xu Jiujiu in Xinghai City before Qian Renxue went into seclusion, which can be considered as a compromise between the ideas of the Soul Masters and some mortal forces.

After the commander-in-chief left, Ning Shu slightly raised her head, looked at the northern sky, and then her figure slowly disappeared.

She sensed the presence of the young master and the others, so she got up and went to greet them.

About five minutes later, Ning Shu saw a fire dragon rushing towards her from the sky and was startled.

The fire dragon stopped in front of Ning Shu and then dissipated, revealing three familiar faces.

"Welcome back." Ning Shu greeted them, "Your Majesty, Young Master, Miss Shen."

"Thank you for your hard work." Qian Renxue and the other two nodded to her.

"I heard the explosion from far away, but you still ordered them to be blown up?" Qian Renxue asked.

"Yes, the fleet's soldiers felt that after monitoring them for so long, they couldn't vent their anger without bombing them." Ning Shu nodded. "In addition, my previous order was that if they tried to escape, we should bomb them back."

"I see. I didn't think that through before." Qian Renxue patted her head. "Sigh, I've been in seclusion for too long."

Ning Shu was surprised to find that, with her level 97 soul power and the spiritual power of a mental soul master in the Spirit Domain Realm, she could no longer see through the young master.

She used to just not be able to see through Qian Renxue's cultivation level, but now the feeling is even more mysterious. It's as if she can't sense Qian Renxue's existence, or rather, it's as if the other party has become one with the surroundings and can be completely "dissolved" into the surrounding天地元力 (heaven and earth elemental power).

"Don't even mention you, I'm starting to have trouble understanding her myself," Ye Xishui said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, it seems you've had a very fruitful trip," Ning Shu said in surprise. "And Miss Shen, you've reached level seventy-five in just one year?"

Shen Yuanyi's face fell: "Second Elder, what you said originally sounded quite nice, but following behind Miss and His Majesty makes me feel like an idiot."

"Don't compare yourself to the young master," Ning Shu said with a smile. "You should just be eighteen this year, right? Reaching level seventy-five at your age is practically a miracle. Besides, you seem to have some very strange feelings about you."

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Qian Renxue pulled Ning Shu into her mental connection as well.

"This is--?"

Ning Shu was taken aback.

Bonus chapter for the inspiration that makes every word a proverb~

(P.S. This guy heard I owed several bonus chapters, and without hesitation, he chose to give me an extra one...)

Hmm, three more bonus chapters to go.

The next big battle is about to begin!