Douluo Continent: Starting from Tianshui Academy

Chapter 7 Enemy

Back in the office building, Shui Lingfeng and the Lan Xiaodie sisters discussed Ye Liangchen's martial spirit cultivation.

"Xiao Chen! Which martial soul do you plan to cultivate first?"

As teachers at a prestigious academy, they also knew the advantages of having twin martial souls. They could cultivate one martial soul first, and once the first martial soul reached level 90, the second martial soul wouldn't need to be cultivated. They could directly add soul rings, and all of them could be ten-thousand-year soul rings. Just thinking about it made them feel incredibly powerful.

"I choose to cultivate the Goddess of Life Martial Soul first." After Ye Liangchen finished speaking, he summoned the Goddess of Life Martial Soul.

After awakening his martial soul, Ye Liangchen felt that his physical fitness was several times stronger than before he awakened his martial soul. Now he can lift at least several times his own weight with one hand.

Moreover, his Goddess of Life Martial Soul has both support and attack capabilities, and the Soul Skills within the Martial Soul seem to have been arranged in a pre-arranged manner. This change surprised Ye Liangchen greatly! It seems that the skills bestowed upon him by the game within his body must have felt that this Martial Soul's simple healing was too monotonous, so it directly endowed him with several attack skills.

"My Goddess of Life Martial Soul has both support and attack abilities, and I feel that the first skill of this Martial Soul is an attack skill, and the second is a support skill, combining the two."

"My Chun Jun Sword Martial Soul doesn't seem to come with any innate Soul Skills."

Ye Liangchen introduced the wonders of his martial spirit to the three women, which broadened their horizons.

"The Goddess of Life Martial Soul actually has two functions? And it even comes with its own Soul Skill? This... this is too unbelievable!"

This was the first time Lan Xiaodie and the others had ever seen such a martial soul. They had previously thought that the Goddess of Life martial soul was a support type, but they did not expect it to be dual-attribute and even come with its own soul skill. It was truly amazing.

"It seems we'll have to consult the Pope of the Spirit Hall about the coexistence of twin martial souls in the future. After all, she's the only genius in history to cultivate twin martial souls to level 90!"

"Xiao Chen, take your martial spirit back!"

Lan Xiaodie pondered for a moment. Guiding Ye Liangchen to cultivate a single martial soul would not be a problem, but they had no experience with cultivating twin martial souls. They would have to find a way to ask the Empress of the Martial Soul Hall for advice, and they didn't know if that woman would agree.

Ye Liangchen wasn't worried about cultivating twin martial souls. As long as he had soul bones and divine power, there wouldn't be any problems. Besides, he had an extra advantage, so he might be able to cultivate to the title of Douluo even without soul bones and divine power.

Now that Ye Liangchen knows the Life Goddess Martial Soul comes with its own soul skill, he's certain she's taken notice of him. Could that woman be planning to pass on the Life God King to him? If so, that would be awesome. With the Life God King, the Destruction God King might follow suit, since that guy always listens to his wife.

"Sister, Xiao Chen's second martial soul is a sword. Can we let him learn from Sword Douluo?" Lan Xiaoling thought of Sword Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, whose martial soul is the Seven Kill Sword. In terms of swordsmanship, there should be few in the Douluo Continent who can compare to him.

"No, ever since Xiao Chen's parents were murdered, I no longer believe in any so-called righteous sects. Even the people from that so-called number one sect in the world are that kind of scum. How much better can other sects be? Don't be fooled by Ning Fengzhi's seemingly gentle and refined appearance. He is a master of political intrigue."

"When Xiao Chen's parents were chivalrous, they taught many people a lesson. Some arrogant and domineering members of various sects were beaten up by Ye Feng, including the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Once the little guy's identity is exposed outside, he will be targeted by those with ulterior motives. He is still young, and we must protect him until he is able to protect himself. Otherwise, how can we face Ye Feng and Liu Ruyan in the afterlife?"

As soon as Lan Xiaoling brought it up, Shui Lingfeng and Lan Xiaodie immediately objected. Which sect in Douluo Continent doesn't prioritize profit? The imperial family, the major sects, and the Spirit Hall are all the same; none of them are any better. There are no truly good people among them.

"Sister, Bibi Dong had a pretty good relationship with Xiao Chen's parents back then, and she even gave him a token. We still need to ask her about Xiao Chen's twin martial soul cultivation method." After thinking it over, Lan Xiaoling realized that this was the only way.

Lan Xiaodie nodded: "That's right. Six years ago, after Pope Qian Xunji died, that woman took the throne. Xiao Chen's parents and I attended her coronation ceremony. However, we felt that her personality had changed a lot. I will visit her when I have the chance and see how things go."

More than twenty years ago, Lan Xiaodie, Ye Feng, and Liu Ruyan met Bibi Dong in Wuhun City. At that time, Bibi Dong was just a simple woman in love with Yu Xiaogang. Ye Feng and Liu Ruyan did not approve of their relationship, believing that it would not last. They thought that a good-for-nothing and a genius saintess were mismatched, not a good match.

Liu Ruyan had secretly warned Bibi Dong to be careful and not be deceived. But Bibi Dong was just a naive girl then, her mind clouded, and she wouldn't listen. Later, when Qian Xunji separated them and expelled Yu Xiaogang from the Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong still wanted to elope with Yu Xiaogang. Enraged, Qian Xunji confined Bibi Dong, and what happened to her afterward remains unknown.

The events of that year caused quite a stir, and Lan Xiaodie, Ye Feng, and Liu Ruyan hadn't seen Bibi Dong for many years. It wasn't until six years ago, when Qian Xunji died and Bibi Dong ascended the throne, that Lan Xiaodie and Ye Feng finally saw Bibi Dong at the Pope's coronation ceremony.

At that time, Bibi Dong invited Ye Feng and his wife to join the Spirit Hall, but Ye Feng did not agree. Bibi Dong did not force him, but instead gave him a papal decree.

Bibi Dong has been teaching at the Spirit Hall for six years now. She is ruthless and decisive, and she has also reformed the Spirit Hall. The policy of subsidizing Soul Masters up to the level of Soul Venerable was introduced by her. On the one hand, it can recruit Soul Masters from the common people for the Spirit Hall's use. On the other hand, it may be to ensure that Yu Xiaogang can continue to receive money.

Under her leadership, the Spirit Hall grew stronger and stronger, and Bibi Dong was known as the Iron-Blooded Pope, displaying the demeanor of an empress.

After meeting Bibi Dong that time, Lan Xiaodie sensed a powerful ambition and a faint evil force emanating from her. Lan Xiaodie guessed that something big must have happened to Bibi Dong, causing her personality to change drastically.

If Bibi Dong still had the same simple personality as before, she could let Ye Liangchen become her disciple, but now she dares not let Ye Liangchen take any risks. It's safer to keep this little guy by her side.

"Let's take it one step at a time and deal with the future later."

Shui Lingfeng pondered for a moment, then exchanged a glance with her two daughters, their understanding unspoken.

Ye Liangchen listened quietly to these events, utterly shocked. He never imagined that his parents had a connection with Pope Bibi Dong; it was truly unexpected.

In Ye Liangchen's eyes, Bibi Dong was, frankly speaking, a naive and foolish woman who squandered her advantages and brought about her own downfall. To put it bluntly, she was an ingrate, a woman who betrayed her own side. The Spirit Hall had painstakingly nurtured her, but she rebelled and fell in love with an outsider, and a good-for-nothing at that. Where did that leave the Spirit Hall's reputation?

It's also her fault for being naive and inexperienced when she was young, which led her to be deceived by the boastful Yu Xiaogang. In Ye Liangchen's opinion, Bibi Dong was the kind of person who was used to eating rich and fatty foods, and when she saw vegetables, she thought they were new and wanted to try them.

If we were to name the person Ye Liangchen dislikes the most in this world, Yu Xiaogang would undoubtedly be number one. He's just like those "experts and professors" on Earth in his previous life who fabricated their academic credentials; all he does is talk a big game.

Yu Xiaogang used Bibi Dong's authority to copy some basic knowledge of soul masters from the Spirit Hall, organized it, and claimed it as his own theory. He called himself an invincible theory master and even published it, saying that it was the Ten Core Theories of Martial Souls.

That guy always puts his hands behind his back, acts all high and mighty, and often says that no one can compare to his ten core theories of martial spirit.

Pah! Shameless!

The second person Ye Liangchen disliked was Tang Dachui. This guy was a sect slave who cared too much about his reputation, but also a treacherous and ruthless hypocrite and a murderous maniac.

The third one is Prince Xuexing. That guy is greedy and lustful, sells slaves, and treats the common people like dirt. He's definitely not a good person.

As for Tang San, born into the Tang Sect, he spent his days researching how to kill with poison and hidden weapons, so he was never a good person. However, what was most infuriating was in Douluo Continent II, when he tore his daughter's soul into pieces and turned it into a stitched-together monster, and when he tortured Huo Yuhao to the point of near death, it was simply unbelievable and too cruel.

But now that I'm here, these guys will all come to a bad end.

Just as Ye Liangchen was pondering the problem, Lan Xiaodie took out a soul tool that looked like a jade pendant, put it around his neck, and explained to him how to use the soul tool.

"Xiao Chen! This is a jade pendant left to you by your parents. On the surface, it looks like a jade pendant, but it is actually a soul tool. There is a space inside the jade pendant that can be used for storage."

Ye Liangchen took the soul tool and then asked Lan Xiaodie about his parents.

"Aunt Lan! How did my parents die? Grandma Dean told me before that the enemy was a black-robed man with a hammer. Who was that man?" Ye Liangchen blinked his big eyes and looked at Lan Xiaodie. Although he had already guessed that the enemy was Tang Dachui, he wanted to know the details of what happened.

"How did Xiao Chen know all this?" The Lan sisters exchanged a glance, sensing something was wrong.

"When Xiao Chen was four years old, he overheard some teachers talking about his parents in the dining hall. Later, in Zizhuyuan, he asked me about it, and I had no choice but to tell him some things. Don't worry! I've given a gag order to all the teachers and students in the academy, so they won't talk nonsense." Shui Lingfeng gave Lan Xiaodie a reassuring look.

Looking at Ye Liangchen's pitiful expression, Lan Xiaodie felt heartbroken and immediately hugged him in her arms, bursting into tears.

"Waaah...! Child! It's all my fault. I've dragged your parents down with me. They could have escaped, but they lost their lives trying to save me."

"Three months after you were born, your parents' soul power reached level 90, while mine reached level 80, and your uncle's reached level 70. The four of us went to the Star Dou Forest to hunt soul beasts, and I was the first to obtain the eighth soul ring. Just as we continued to explore deeper into the Star Dou Forest, we suddenly encountered a Title Douluo wearing a black robe. His name was Tang Hao, and your parents and my husband died at his hands."

To verify his theory, Ye Liangchen asked curiously, "But my parents aren't Tang Hao's enemies, so why would he want to kill them?"

"Child! You can know a person's face but not their heart. Few people knew about Tang Hao's love affair with the 100,000-year-old soul beast Blue Silver Emperor, but your parents did. When Tang Hao was taking his soul beast wife to various cities, your parents even said: Tang Hao must have lost his mind."

"Sure enough, later, Pope Qian Xunji of the Spirit Hall discovered that Tang Hao's wife was the 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor. Faced with such temptation, no Title Douluo could resist. Thus, the Spirit Hall launched a manhunt for the Blue Silver Emperor. We don't know the specifics after that, only that news came from the Spirit Hall that Pope Qian Xunji had died. Tang Hao had also been promoted to Title Douluo at that time, so they must have fought. After Qian Xunji's death, Bibi Dong, the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall, was appointed Pope and directly pinned the blame on Tang Hao. She then led the Spirit Hall to war against the Clear Sky Sect. In that battle, the entire Spirit Hall united and severely damaged the Clear Sky Sect, forcing them to retreat. They also expelled Tang Hao from the sect. Naturally, the Spirit Hall wouldn't let Tang Hao go, so they issued a warrant for his arrest throughout the continent. He hid all over the continent until he met us in the Star Dou Forest. At that time, he was holding a small child, about seven or eight months old. We saw that the child was pitiful and provided him with some food and water. Tang Hao also expressed his gratitude to us."

"The reason Tang Hao tried to kill us was because your father said something back then: 'Brother Tang Hao, you were too careless. The Blue Silver Emperor is a 100,000-year-old soul beast, and you still took her around Spirit City aimlessly. Although a 100,000-year-old soul beast can usually be seen through by a Title Douluo after transforming and cultivating to maturity, the Blue Silver Emperor was pregnant at the time and could not hide it at all. Those super Title Douluos of the Spirit Hall could easily see through her soul beast identity. You were simply harming her.'"

"It was because of those words that Tang Hao flew into a rage, acting like a madman. His eyes glowed red, and his whole body radiated a blood-red light. He attacked us with murderous intent. My husband was weaker and couldn't react in time, so he was killed on the spot. Your parents used their Martial Soul Fusion Technique to fight Tang Hao, and they held their own, even dominating him. At that time, Tang Hao was injured and was about to collapse, but suddenly, an even stronger red light burst forth from Tang Hao. Your parents immediately sensed that the power was not something ordinary people possessed, so they immediately sent me away, threw me this Soul Guidance Jade Pendant, and then both of them self-destructed to buy me time to escape."

"Now that I think about it, it must have been your father who saw through Tang Hao's series of schemes and exposed them to him, making him lose face. In order to protect his reputation, he ruthlessly killed us."

Lan Xiaodie recounted the tragedy from years ago with tears streaming down her face, sobbing uncontrollably.

"Hmph! Is this the kind of trash that comes from the number one sect in the world? They dare to do it but not admit it, they're worse than a villain. So, he deliberately plotted to kill the 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor, all for the sake of the 100,000-year-old soul ring."

"He swaggered around major cities across the continent with his soul beast wife, and even took her to Wuhun City. Wasn't this deliberately exposing the identity of the Blue Silver Emperor? When Qian Xunji and the others arrived, the Blue Silver Emperor was in despair and had no choice but to sacrifice himself to Tang Hao for the sake of his child."

"It is said that when Tang Hao was wandering around with the Blue Silver Emperor, his soul power had reached level 89, but he deliberately did not acquire a soul ring to advance to the title of Title Douluo. Now it seems that he was really cunning."

"Step by step, he meticulously planned and finally obtained a 100,000-year spirit ring by sacrificing his own spirit beast wife. What a cunning scheme! Is this the so-called Haotian Douluo?"

Based on these events, Shui Lingfeng deduced that Tang Hao's entire plan was for a 100,000-year soul ring, which would bring glory to his ancestors. Unfortunately, Qian Xunji's unexpected death disrupted Tang Hao's plans, leading to the retreat of the Clear Sky Sect and forcing him to go into hiding.

Ye Liangchen wasn't surprised that Tang Dachui had schemed against his soul beast wife, as he already knew about it from countless fanfictions in his previous life. On the contrary, after hearing Lan Xiaodie recount her parents' battle against Tang Dachui, an even stronger red light erupted from her body—that was likely the Exploding Ring and the Killing God Domain, though it was also possible that the Asura God was behind it.

At this point, Tang San wouldn't have caught the eye of the Asura God, unless, as many people online have said, Tang San was pulled from another world by the Asura God. However, these are just speculations from netizens.

In the original storyline, the old bachelor Asura God said that gods should not interfere in the affairs of the mortal realm, but he and the Sea God were still just as shameless and ugly as ever, resurrecting Tang San, which was really outrageous.

His own father was really something back then. He saw through Tang Dachui's deliberate scheming against the Blue Silver Emperor, and you said it to his face. Where would that leave his dignity? The dignified Haotian Douluo was actually a hypocrite who schemed against a soul beast wife. If this got out, Tang Dachui and the Haotian Sect would lose face. To protect his own and the sect's reputation, he naturally had to kill him.

This is a classic case of daring to do something but not daring to admit it, a truly despicable act. Yet he insists on pretending to be a righteous and awe-inspiring hero, venting all his hatred on the Spirit Hall. It's truly disgusting.

Ye Liangchen gently wiped away Lan Xiaodie's tears and comforted her, "Aunt Lan! Don't cry! I will definitely kill that hypocrite and avenge my parents and uncle."

"My child! I'm sorry that you had to know such a cruel truth at such a young age."

"Your aunt only hopes that you can temporarily forget this hatred and live happily."

Seeing Ye Liangchen wiping away her tears like a little adult, Lan Xiaodie felt a pang of heartache. She hugged his small body tightly, feeling guilty as she thought: He's only a six-year-old child! What if the little guy lives with hatred in the future?

Shui Lingfeng and Lan Xiaodie also silently shed tears. Yun Hanxing also died in that incident, which caused Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er to lose their father at a young age.

Ye Liangchen was also drawn into sadness by the poignant scene. Besides, he was just a child. He couldn't possibly not shed a tear after hearing about the deaths of his adoptive parents in this world, could he? That would be too unreasonable.

(End of this chapter)