Douluo Continent: This Tang San is different

Chapter 175 Mission: Hunting the Fallen

After returning to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Tang San continued to immerse himself in the library, studying various materials left behind by his predecessors.

The training of the Heaven Dou Royal Team, in addition to the training of soul power control, also involves teamwork in actual combat, which is planned jointly by Tang San and Qin Ming.

It must be said that although Qin Ming was born in Shrek Academy, he spent some time at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, which helped him to change some of his Shrek temperament.

At least they won't use the status and position of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy to challenge other universities in Heavenly Dou City.

Of course, it's also possible that Qin Ming has some political awareness and knows that the major academies in Tiandou City are inclined towards the Tiandou Empire. If he dares to lead the people from the Tiandou Royal Academy to challenge the other academies, the three education committee members will probably suspect that he is an undercover agent sent by the Star Luo Empire or the Spirit Hall to sow discord between the Tiandou Empire and the various families and forces within its borders.

"Third Brother, we're going on a mission." Xiao Wu found Tang San reading a book called "An Outline of Martial Soul Fusion" in the library, walked up to him, and reminded him.

"A mission? Is it to participate in a competition at the Heaven Dou Grand Arena?"

Tang San closed the book. "I don't need it. Although I don't participate in team competitions much, once I join a team, I can help others cooperate more perfectly. After all, my mental strength and control are quite good."

Tang San deliberately avoided joining the team.

Besides his extraordinary strength, the most important thing is—

The seven of them cannot stay together forever. They cannot force themselves to be bound for the rest of their lives for the sake of a continent-wide competition. Teamwork is important, but their individual futures are even more important. Everyone needs to have their own dreams and direction.

"That's not what I meant." Xiao Wu shook her head. "A group of fallen ones have appeared near the White Cloud Plains. The local Spirit Hall and the city lord have jointly dispatched troops to block the main exit of the White Cloud Plains... Teacher Qin Ming felt that this was a good practical experience, so he asked the three education committee members and visited the elders of various families, hoping to lead the students to carry out a law enforcement operation."

"The elders of all the major families have agreed."

"The three education commissioners felt it was somewhat risky, but they eventually agreed."

Tang San chuckled lightly: "It seems that the strength of that group of Fallen Ones is not strong. The strongest among them will not exceed the Soul King level."

The members of the Heavenly Dou Royal Team One are all the pride of heaven.

The three education committee members and the major families agreed that it could only be said that the group of fallen individuals was not strong enough.

However, for safety reasons, there will definitely be some covert protection. After all, apart from him, Xiao Wu, Guang Ling, and Lan Yinzi, the families behind the rest of the group are all quite large. They may not be as powerful as the three upper sects or the four lower sects, but they are stronger than the four single-attribute affiliated families of the Haotian Sect in the past.

"You guessed right. It's said that there aren't many Fallen Ones, only thirty. The strongest one is a level 49 Soul Master whose Martial Soul is a blood sword with dragon patterns." Xiao Wu recounted the information she knew. "Moreover, it's said that the Spirit Hall will send their Golden Generation, and the Star Luo Empire will also send their Star Luo Royal Team. The three parties will meet in White Cloud City near the White Cloud Plain and then go together to hunt down those Fallen Ones."

"Is that so?" Tang San said thoughtfully. "The teams from the three major forces have all come out, while the strongest of the Fallen is only a Soul Master who is close to a Soul King. So the focus has shifted from the Fallen to the competition between the three major teams."

The Fallen Ones are unpredictable and cruel, capable of being "invincible among their peers," but for the geniuses of the three major teams, they are merely slightly more troublesome opponents.

Therefore, this task is mainly a contest and competition between the three teams.

After leaving the library of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Xiao Wu, the two went to the dormitory area and found Guang Ling, who was improving the Soul Guidance Photography Box.

"Third Brother, Sister Xiao Wu, look, I've improved the Soul Guidance Camera Box." Seeing Tang San and Xiao Wu come over, Guang Ling took out two Soul Guidance Camera Boxes, one large and one small.

Unlike the previous camera boxes, these two are spherical.

The larger one is about the size of a head, with two indentations at the bottom and a round hole in the center for taking pictures. It can also rotate 270 degrees. At the top, there is a small spiral that can make it float when it rotates.

Under the control of soul power, photography can be taken from all angles, 360 degrees, without any blind spots.

The smaller one, only the size of a fist, has a square base on which the sphere is embedded, and the circular lens can rotate.

Guangling aimed the smaller lens at the screen and pressed the button on its base. A faint light was projected onto the screen, but—

Blank.

There were no images on the screen.

Just as Xiao Wu was wondering, Guang Ling opened the larger one and started taking pictures.

Instantly, the scene inside the room was displayed on the screen.

live streaming!

Tang San thought of this phrase and gave Guang Ling a thumbs up: "That's right. In this way, the spread of information will be more extensive, and as long as the information is transmitted more accurately, it can change the lives of people all over the continent."

Although it is not yet possible to accurately transmit information, the footage recorded by one large soul guide camera box can be received by all small soul guide camera boxes. However, Guangling's improved soul guide camera box provides the foundation for the emergence of soul guide television.

Tang San was already looking forward to what interesting TV programs would appear on Douluo Continent.

Afterwards, Tang San told Guang Ling about the Fallen Ones, saying, "Let's pack up and go meet up with Huo Wu and the others. This time, it's a real battle."

Upon arriving at the plaza of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Tang San discovered that the Heaven Dou Royal Second Team was also there. Wang Chen glanced at him and then looked away, seemingly unwilling to interact with him.

Tang San was happy to take it easy.

Tang San's attitude towards other transmigrators is simple: I will not offend others unless they offend me. If they dare to hold him accountable on trumped-up charges, he will make them truly understand the meaning of "double standards".

After everyone had arrived, Xue Qinghe arrived late, offered a few words of encouragement, and intended to follow along, but was stopped by the three education committee members and Qin Ming.

After all, he is the crown prince of the Heavenly Dou Empire, and cannot take such a risk.

However, this performance did win the favor of the three education committee members, who felt that with Xue Qinghe as the successor, the Heavenly Dou Empire would surely flourish.

"Why is Xue Qinghe so talkative, just like his father?"

After leaving the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Xiao Wu's head was still buzzing. She muttered to herself, "They talked for more than half an hour, and I was so sleepy."

"That's how the royals are." Huo Wu seemed used to it and quite experienced. "In the future, unless it's an occasion where the emperor and his ministers are all present, just ignore the royals' long-winded speeches. Once they've finished, we can clap our hands, give them a round of applause, and that's enough."

Tang San nodded: "Huo Wu is right. These kinds of speeches are basically just for show. There's no need to listen too seriously. Just applaud afterwards."

"cough!"

Qin Ming coughed and said, "Keep your voice down, don't let the second team hear you. If word gets out, it won't look good."

However, the truth is that several noble members of the second team were also discussing Xue Qinghe's "long-windedness," especially Xue Beng, who openly mocked him.

That's right, avalanches were also in the group.

As a prince, he shouldn't have taken the risk, and he didn't want to join, but Prince Xuexing forced him to join.

The reason is simple.

This time, the three major forces are working together to hunt down the Fallen Ones. The main purpose is to give the students experience and allow them to compete with each other. There should not be too much danger.

Including avalanches might win over some public support.

As long as this hunt is successfully completed, regardless of whether Avalanche participates in the hunt to kill the Fallen Ones or hides in the city lord's mansion in White Cloud City without contributing anything, Avalanche will have fulfilled the royal "responsibility".

No matter how "spoiled" he is, at least he dares to hunt down the degenerates, doesn't he?

Of course, Xue Xing would not deliberately publicize it afterward, but would record it and bring it up again when he had the opportunity to rise to power after the avalanche, thus increasing the avalanche's capital.

"Xue Qinghe's younger brother seems to dislike his older brother very much." Guang Ling spends most of his time studying soul tools, but he can also sense the estrangement between the royal family.

"In the struggle for the throne of Heaven Dou, kinship between princes is practically nonexistent," Tang San said calmly. "Of course, genuine affection does exist in the royal family, but it is extremely rare."

"It seems I should deal with the royal family less in the future," Guangling murmured.

"There's no need for that. At least, communicating with them can help you see things more clearly." Tang San pointed out one advantage: "The premise is that you don't get too involved or have significant conflicts of interest with them. Otherwise, it will be difficult to break free unless you have unparalleled power or a charismatic personality that is admired by everyone."

Guangling pondered for a moment, then nodded...

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In the blink of an eye.

Seven days passed quickly.

Baiyun City is not far from Tiandou City, only a little over a hundred miles away, and Tang San and his group have already arrived.

Since everyone was a Soul Master, they naturally didn't ride in a carriage this time for the hunt, so their running speed was quite fast.

It was the noble members of the Heaven Dou Royal Second Team who were holding them back, and Tang San and the others had to keep an eye on their speed, otherwise they could have reached Baiyun City within a day.

"Gentlemen of the Heavenly Dou Empire, why are you so slow?"

Inside the City Lord's Mansion, Davis of the Star Luo Royal Team saw Tang San and the others arrive "late," walked up to them, and took the initiative to give Tang San and Yu Tianheng a high-five as a greeting.

"There's nothing we can do, we've brought along a bunch of burdens." Huo Wu glanced at Xue Beng and the others who were shouting that they wanted to go to the city lord's mansion to rest, and didn't say anything polite.

"Haha, it's not too late. The Spirit Hall's people haven't arrived yet, have they?" Tang San glanced around and didn't see the Spirit Hall's Golden Generation, so he knew they hadn't arrived yet.

After all, Wuhun City is quite far from Baiyun City, a distance of a thousand miles. The route between them is mostly through canyons and forests, making it difficult to travel. If they were to travel on their own, even if they were all Soul Kings, it would take them eight or nine days.

"How are the Fallen Ones doing now? Are they still in the White Cloud Plains?" Tang San then asked.

"They're still there, but according to the spies from the City Lord's Mansion in White Cloud City and the patrol members of the Spirit Hall, the number of Fallen Ones is decreasing. That level 49 Fallen One is hunting other Fallen Ones, absorbing their blood and soul power, and has already broken through to the Soul King level." Davis's eyes were slightly solemn.

"Soul King? That's more challenging!" Huo Wu was eager to try, releasing her Sun Goddess Martial Soul, with five soul rings shining: two yellow, two purple, and one black.

Among them, the fourth purple ring contains a touch of black, clearly indicating that it is a soul ring extremely close to the ten-thousand-year level.

"As expected of Huo Wu, she has actually become a Soul King."

Davis praised him, after all, he was still a little far from becoming a Soul King, but he would definitely be able to break through to the Soul King level before the start of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.

"Tang San, Xiao Wu, Yu Tianheng, have you three also become Soul Kings?"

Xiao Wu said, "I'm still a little short, but I should be able to reach level 50 before the end of this month."

Yu Tianheng shook his head: "I'm almost there too, but I can break through within six months."

Tang San said, "I have already reached the Soul King level, but I will keep my Soul Rings a secret for now and show them when the competition begins."

"Oh? So mysterious?" Davis asked curiously.

"Our captain is keeping it a secret from even us!" Yu Feng laughed. "However, Xiao Wu and Guang Ling, those two beauties, probably know, but they're not telling us either."

"That's quite a lot of anticipation," Davis said, but he didn't want Tang San to say it right away, since they were both preparing for the competition.

Who doesn't have a trump card up their sleeve?

"Haha, it's so lively!"

Before the person arrived, their voice was heard.

Outside the city lord's mansion, three talented young men walked slowly in.

Two men and one woman were present. The speaker was the man with exaggerated red hair, a robust physique, exaggerated muscles, and a height of over two meters. His face was filled with arrogance.

The remaining two people had somewhat similar appearances. At first glance, neither of them stood out in terms of looks, but they weren't the kind of people you wouldn't recognize in a crowd either. They resembled Tang San when he first obtained his first spirit ring.

However, the two of them had a very special aura, especially the woman, who seemed to have a kind of magic that made people unable to help but focus their attention on her.

Without a doubt, these three must be the Golden Generation of the Spirit Hall: Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan.

"Why are there only three members of the Spirit Hall team here?" Davis stepped forward, his gaze meeting Yan's, his eyes flashing with fighting spirit.

"Of course, the three of us are enough." Yan stood with his hands on his hips, his attitude quite arrogant, scanning the crowd present. "Why are there so many people from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy?"

Tang San, as the team captain, stepped forward three steps to be level with Davis and said, "Our academy has two teams, so naturally we have more people."

"Is that so?" Yan couldn't detect any fluctuations in Tang San's soul power. If it weren't for Yu Tianheng, Huo Wu, and the others leading him, he would have thought that Tang San was just an ordinary person who was a bit more handsome.

Hu Liena looked Tang San up and down, a hint of curiosity in her eyes: "Are you the captain of the Heaven Dou Royal Team? You look quite young. How old are you? What level of strength have you reached?"

"I am only fourteen years old (by Chinese reckoning), but I haven't had my birthday yet, so I'm only thirteen. I can't compare to the three of you; I'm just a mere Soul King," Tang San said modestly.

Hu Liena: "..."

Xie Yue: "······"

Yan: "·····"

Thirteen years old, and still just a Soul King?

Is that how you talk?

"He's really impressive. How about we have a match?" Hu Liena had seen Tang San's childhood portrait, but now that Tang San had grown up, his appearance had changed. She felt that he looked somewhat familiar, but she couldn't recognize him.

"I'm a support class user," Tang San politely declined.

"This is boring." Hu Liena lost all fighting spirit when she heard that Tang San was a support-type character.

Although the support type has been reclassified and includes the food and healing types, its combat ability is still at the bottom among all soul masters.

Her pride as a member of the Spirit Hall's Golden Generation wouldn't allow her to take on a support-type character one-on-one.

Those familiar with Tang San secretly grumbled—

Is Tang San's support skill a typical support skill?

That's an all-around support type!

Moreover, even without using his martial soul, Tang San could easily overwhelm Huo Wu, the strongest member of the team (besides himself), with just his soul power.

"Now that everyone is here, let's set off." Norah, the city lord of White Cloud City, walked out of the living room with the local branch master of the Spirit Hall. He wanted to exchange a few polite words, but Hu Liena spoke directly, clearly wanting to deal with the Fallen Ones as soon as possible.

"In that case, let's set off."

Seeing this, Norax exchanged a glance with the local Spirit Hall Master, waved his hand, and led everyone to the White Cloud Plains, accompanied by the guardian knights.

Baiyun Plain.

This is a habitat for spirit beasts, where spirit masters can hunt spirits.

The spirit beasts living here are mostly herbivorous or carnivorous. The most common are lone wolves, followed by eagles.

It is worth mentioning that there are also many snake-type and insect-type soul beasts, but they are mostly hidden in the grass.

Therefore, when walking in the Baiyun Plain, one needs to wear a special kind of long boot. The material is made from the fur of a kind of deer called the Iron-Eating Deer. After being soaked in a special medicine, the inside is as soft as cotton and the outside is as hard as steel, which can provide good protection for the part below the knee.

It is very effective in preventing bites from some ten-year-old snakes and insect-like spirit beasts.

Although Soul Masters are powerful, they are not immune to all poisons. Some poisonous insects and snakes, even if they are not Soul Beasts, can cause Soul Masters to die if they bite them, so they must be careful.

Norax also prepared a lot of antidotes for everyone.

"This is the White Cloud Plains." Norax took out a map and pointed to the area marked with a forest. There was also a river marker nearby. "My men and the Spirit Hall have surrounded the main exits and dispatched many teams to patrol and drive away the Fallen Ones, trapping them in this White Cloud Forest."

"Next, I'll talk about the situation in the White Cloud Forest. There are ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts in it, but not many. After all, this forest is not very large. So far, only twelve have been discovered, and the one with the highest cultivation level is only twenty thousand years old."

"Moreover, that 20,000-year-old soul beast is a plant soul beast called the Cloud Tree. It is a hundred meters tall, and its canopy is like clouds in the sky, one after another, which is extremely spectacular."

"The reason this place is named White Cloud Plain is because of the cloud tree in this White Cloud Forest."

Mid-Autumn Festival!

(End of this chapter)