From the Soul Motion Machine onwards, the Mechanized Douluo

Chapter 164 I understand the logic, but why is there a female lizard? [Shut up! That's Third Sister-in-law!]

In reality, the turbulent flow of faith above Soto City wouldn't have accumulated to such an extent. This is because in most cities, the Spirit Hall acts as a kind of "lightning rod." While offering free Spirit Activation to everyone, it also forces those individuals to contribute their turbulent flow of faith to the Spirit Hall, where it is absorbed, purified, or regulated, and then returned to the world.

Chen Hong didn't understand this, because he felt that the Spirit Hall seemed completely indifferent to the turbulent flow of faith, as if they couldn't see it at all. Such obvious changes in the sky above Soto City, yet none of them noticed them. Chen Hong didn't know what to say about it.

In short, the turbulent flow of faith above Soto City somehow became the domain of the Technology Chamber of Commerce, which had no means to consume or purify these things, allowing them to accumulate until they caused a major disaster.

As the saying goes, "If you don't accept what Heaven gives you, you will be punished by Heaven." If you don't want what Heaven and Earth give you and don't return it, then naturally you will not have a good outcome in the end.

The belief system was inherently mysterious and extremely strange, and Chen Hong dared not get involved in it at all.

If Chen Hong had known beforehand that the mental turbulence above Soto City was actually a turbulence of faith, he would never have risked 'cleaning up' it.

For example, right now, after being refined by his own soul skills and spirit crystals, Chen Hong had to admit that after being forced to absorb a drop of spiritual essence, he had to say: "It's really good."

Of course, to avoid being affected in the future, he would still use the spirit crystal as his soul armor to help filter the turbulent flow of faith, allowing the spirit crystal to bear happiness, while Chen Hong would use the pure spiritual power purified into spiritual essence to suffer for the people of the city.

This might lead to the gradual systematization of belief in a god system within the spiritual crystal, while Chen Hong himself would activate a mental cultivation cheat.

As a transmigrator, how could Chen Hong not have any cheat codes? Even if he created them himself, they would still be his cultivation cheat codes.

"Digging up our roots?! That serious?!" At the entrance of the slave night market, Chen Hong's words startled Ning Quan, who looked at Chen Hong in disbelief. He really hadn't expected that an ordinary slave night market would have such a huge impact.

Or is it that Earl Xuesen is trying to replace Chen Hong's family and seize the fruits of victory from the Technology Chamber of Commerce?

If Ning Quan had known this, he would never have allowed Earl Xuesen to take control of Soto City!

Of course, Ning Quan's idea was too unrealistic. Earl Xue Sen was not so foolish as to think he could replace Chen Hong's family and seize the achievements of the Science and Technology Chamber of Commerce.

After all, any Soul Master who is even slightly intelligent can understand that the most precious thing in the Technology Chamber of Commerce is Chen Hong and his family of three.

Chen Lin, who is currently selling Soul Power Milk Bottles, has undoubtedly become a leading figure in the eyes of all craftsmen across the continent. Even in Gengxin City within the Star Luo Empire, some people have already compared Chen Lin to a Divine Craftsman, even though Chen Lin is currently only a four-ring Soul Master.

As for Ning Lu, she was even more remarkable. Ever since Ning Lu suddenly had an epiphany and began researching various soul wines that could enhance soul power, she single-handedly drove up the prices of medicinal herbs across the entire continent. Even titled Douluo-level powerhouses offered Ning Lu exorbitant prices for the formulas, which she ruthlessly sold off at rock-bottom prices. It wasn't until more and more people discovered that the core of the soul wine was Ning Lu's first soul skill that they realized they'd been tricked, but they still dared not provoke Ning Lu, who was backed by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

Chen Hong, on the other hand, was much more low-key in the eyes of outsiders. Since achieving early success and developing the Soul Tool, he had gradually faded from the public eye. However, in the eyes of those who were interested, his presence was constantly growing. Especially when they learned that Chen Hong was writing an introductory textbook on Soul Tools at Shrek Academy, establishing a Soul Tool major, and continuously training first and second-level Soul Tool Masters for his own merchant guild, they were all astonished.

Of course, if they knew about Chen Hong's recent developments in Soul Guidance Device Pattern Science and Soul Ring Intent Science, that would be a truly earth-shattering event.

Therefore, under these circumstances, even a fool would know that the most valuable member of the Technology Chamber of Commerce is the Chen Hong family. Compared to Chen Hong and Ning Lu, Chen Lin, who was originally touted as being on par with the Divine Craftsman, turned out to be the most mediocre member of the family.

(Chen Lin: Still cursing? Do you know how hard it is for me?)

As a long-established nobleman of the Heaven Dou Empire, Earl Xuesen naturally had no intention of antagonizing Chen Hong's family, but he still had his own ambitions to make money.

Not only does it exist, but it's also very large.

"Let's go in and take a look." Sensing the turbulent flow of faith in the air, Chen Hong led Ning Quan toward the slave night market.

As Chen Hong entered the slave night market, what came into his field of vision was a dense crowd of people, including Soul Masters and ordinary people watching the spectacle. Then there were hundreds of cold iron cages, containing all sorts of (but not in a lewd way) creatures.

When Chen Hong turned his attention to the area, he saw humanoid soul beasts, Freya people, and lizard soul beasts.

Amidst the bustling crowd, Chen Hong suddenly stopped and looked at the lizard spirit beast that was imprisoned on a stall alongside a group of ape-like spirit beasts, cat-eared girls, and other creatures. Several big question marks immediately popped into his mind.

"Young master! What would you like to see? Come and see our cat-eared girls! Our Shar Caravan can assure you that this high-quality goods are still virgins! We guarantee you'll be satisfied!" Beside the iron cage, a middle-aged, fat man wearing an earth-yellow merchant's robe and a melon-shaped hat stopped the extraordinary-looking Chen Hong at his stall, and immediately greeted him with a smile.

Chen Hong's black and gold robe was made of high-quality material, clearly a high-end item. The fat slave owner could tell at a glance that the other party must be a wealthy patron!

Moreover, seeing that the other party was young and full of vigor, at the age of exploring the unknown world, the fat slave owner directly introduced Chen Hong to their caravan's most high-end goods: two cat-eared twin girls who were afraid of the heat and wore very little clothing!

This was something their Shar caravan had gone to great lengths to acquire, hoping to sell it for a good price in this prosperous metropolis far from their jurisdiction!

Upon hearing this, Chen Hong followed the fat slave owner's gesture and, under the other's expectant gaze, slowly approached the two cat-eared girls locked in the cage, their eyes filled with despair and numbness.

"Sister." Just as the two beautiful cat-eared girls were filled with despair, thinking they were about to face a tragic fate, they saw the handsome young soul master turn around and walk towards the cage containing a group of female lizards, in front of the fat slave owner's shocked gaze.

Then, with considerable interest, he asked, "I understand the logic, but why are there female lizards?"

Sorry, I had a bit of writer's block and almost gave up on writing the fourth update, but after more than four hours, I finally finished it (hands on hips).

(End of this chapter)