Douluo Continent: Starting with a Void Treasure Trove

Before his consciousness fell asleep again, the last thing Void Treasury told Xu Yang was to improve his strength as soon as possible, especially his mental strength.

This confirms Xu Yang's previous conjecture: his inability to access the treasure trove of knowledge was partly due to his failure to gain the approval of the Void Treasury.

On the other hand, it's because his current strength is still too weak, and his body and mind cannot withstand the burden required to open the treasure trove of knowledge.

Xu Yang naturally began planning his next spirit ring. Ultimately, he set his sights on a spirit beast unique to the Sun Moon Empire—the Evil Eye.

As a soul ring that every spirit-type soul master dreams of, the Evil Eye's fame is not only widespread in the Sun Moon Empire, but has even spread to the Douluo Three Kingdoms.

I heard that in the past, some people from the Body Sect would specially form groups to smuggle themselves into the Evil Eye's habitat, the Demon Forest, to hunt for Soul Rings.

However, it seems they suffered a crushing defeat, not only because the patriarch of the Evil Eye clan is the Evil Emperor, ranked second among the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts, but also because there are ferocious beasts within the Evil Eye clan with cultivation levels as high as 100,000 or even hundreds of thousands of years.

I heard that the people from the Body Sect had terrible luck; the evil eye they hunted happened to be a direct descendant of that evil emperor.

After the Evil Eye was hunted down, the Evil Emperor sensed the presence of the Body Sect members and heard that a great battle had broken out. In the end, the Body Sect returned at the cost of one Title Douluo self-destructing and another Title Douluo being severely crippled.

Naturally, they did not obtain the Evil Eye's spirit ring either.

However, it did have some benefits for the Sun Moon Empire, because the people of the Body Sect became much more well-behaved after that.

Those terrorists were considered second only to Shrek Academy in terms of disgust by the people of the Sun Moon Empire. This was a rare piece of good news.

"Should I also aim for the Evil Eye as my next spirit ring...?"

Xu Yang pondered the pros and cons.

……

A week later.

Xu Yang, who was drawing blueprints on the lab bench, stretched.

"It's finally finished. The basic idea for the high-level sealed milk bottle is complete. Next is the related magic array. However, it's really unlikely that I can inscribe it with my current soul power."

Feeling the level 22 soul power within his body, Xu Yang gently shook his head.

He stood up, walked to the side, and picked up a cup of coffee. This was his habit of staying up late for long periods of time. Even though Xu Yang was no longer afraid of staying up late thanks to his physical strength as a Soul Master, he always felt something was missing without this.

So during that year, he also developed a habit of drinking coffee, especially enjoying a cup after work, which was indescribably pleasant.

Xu Yang had just brought his coffee to his lips when the laboratory door was opened.

There are only a few people with access to Xu Yang's laboratory: Kong Deming, Xuan Ziwen, and Jing Hongchen.

As for why Jing Hongchen had access to Xu Yang's laboratory, in terms of their relationship, Jing Hongchen could be considered Xu Yang's half-senior brother.

Because Jing Hongchen received a lot of guidance from Kong Deming during his journey to becoming a level nine Soul Master. However, they did not formally establish a master-disciple relationship, but rather a semi-master-disciple bond.

After Xu Yang successfully created the first level-one sealed baby bottle, he proactively requested access to Xu Yang's laboratory, saying it would be convenient for him to guide Xu Yang in the future.

Since both sides were trustworthy people, Xu Yang gave it to him.

As soon as Jing Hongchen opened the laboratory door, a boy walked in first. A young girl followed behind him, curiously observing her.

The boy looked at Xu Yang, who was thoroughly enjoying his coffee, and said:

"Are you the number one genius of the Sun Moon Empire that Grandpa mentioned? You don't look that impressive!"

"How about we have a contest? I currently have level twelve soul power, and I can give you level three soul power so you can fight me with level fifteen soul power."

"If I lose, the title of the Sun Moon Empire's number one genius will be yours. Of course, if I win, you'll have to admit to Grandpa that you're inferior to me, and that I am the true number one genius of the Sun Moon Empire."

Hearing the boy ramble on and on, Xu Yang was a little confused.

Looking at Jing Hongchen beside him, he asked:

"Master of the Red Dust Hall, this is...?"

Jing Hongchen's expression was not good; he was clearly angered by Xiao Hongchen's actions just now.

He said, somewhat awkwardly:

"This is my grandson, Xiao Hongchen, who just awakened his martial soul. His martial soul is the Three-Legged Golden Toad. However, his personality is a bit..."

"Oh, I understand... He's just a kid, a little discipline will do the trick. Don't worry, Master, I'll go easy on him."

Jing Hongchen could only nod and say:

"Do whatever you like."

Xu Yang sized up Xiao Hongchen in front of him, comparing their features closely. Xiao Hongchen's facial features were very similar to Jing Hongchen's. The only difference was that Xiao Hongchen always had a resentful and defiant look on his face.

"How about that? You heard what I just said. As for soul power level... I won't bully a kid. I'll give you a two-level head start; I'll only use level ten soul power..."

"Come on, follow me. This isn't the place to fight."

The group arrived at an open area.

"Hmph...you'll regret this!"

Xiao Hongchen maintained the same expression and then began to introduce:

"Laughing at the Mortal World, Martial Soul: Three-Legged Golden Toad, Level 12, One-Ring Battle Soul Master, Quasi-Level 1 Soul Master."

It's another Douluo Continent ditty, Xu Yang is too lazy to explain.

He summoned the silver dragon directly, showing little interest in playing house with the mortal world.

The silver dragon was still sleepy-eyed and grumpy when it was first summoned, as if the Void Treasury had fallen into a deep sleep again, allowing it to have a good rest.

"Look, that's the little guy. Teach him a lesson. Remember, only use level 10 soul power, and don't go too far."

Yinlong glanced at Xiao Hongchen and, finding him easy to bully, quickly nodded confidently, as if afraid Xu Yang would change his mind.

As for Jing Hongchen and his two grandsons, they also looked at Xu Yang's Silver Dragon Martial Soul in astonishment. It was the first time they had ever seen a detached Martial Soul with such high intelligence, and they found it very novel.

Jing Hongchen was mostly curious, while Meng Hongchen was thinking how beautiful the Silver Dragon Martial Soul was, and so was Xu Yang…

As for Xiao Hongchen, he was looking at the Silver Dragon Martial Soul as if it were an enemy.

Silver Dragon and Xiao Hongchen stared at each other for a long time.

Finally, Xiao Hongchen couldn't help but shout first:

"First Soul Skill - Metal Control".

As Xiao Hongchen's soul skill was triggered, more than a dozen metal balls were thrown out from his storage soul tool, eventually transforming into cannon barrels that surrounded his body.

He was like a living artillery platform.

This is also the most common fighting style in the Sun and Moon Empire.

Silver Dragon glanced at Xiao Hongchen's side, and colorful elements began to emerge from around him.

Fireballs, wind blades, earth spikes, ice cones, and intense light stimulation made it difficult for Xiao Hongchen to defend himself.

Xiao Hongchen still wanted to resist, so he closed his eyes to avoid the stimulation of the bright light.