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Chapter 200 A Sacred and Pious City! A Thriving Industrial City! [Please Subscribe! Please Vote!]

"Exploding Rings, Great Sumeru Hammer, Ultimate Burst."

The massive shockwave of soul power instantly flattened the trees within a hundred meters and continued to roll into the distance.

Qian Daoliu looked at the empty ruins in front of him and a smile appeared on his lips.

However, his smile quickly vanished as he looked down at his hands, which were covered in platinum-gold soul power armor. Dense cracks, like spider silk, covered his hands and extended down to his arms.

"Tang Chen, your Great Sumeru Hammer, its essence is to unleash the power that the soul ring should have originally possessed, right?" Qian Daoliu looked at the soul armor on his palm that was covered with cracks. Under the nourishment of soul power, the cracks on the soul armor were rapidly healing. In the blink of an eye, the cracks on the soul armor on Qian Daoliu's palm were restored to their original state, and there was no trace of injury.

Tang Hao's strength was ultimately insufficient. Not even a level 95 Super Douluo, his attempt to break through Qian Daoliu's defenses, even with the Exploding Ring Great Sumeru Hammer, was undoubtedly a pipe dream. (In the original Douluo Continent I, the protagonist's power levels became inconsistent and overpowered later on.)

However, there is a minor difference: if it were the previous Qian Daoliu, he would have had to summon the Angel Sword that comes with his Angel Martial Soul to catch Tang Hao's Great Sumeru Hammer without taking any damage, instead of catching it with his bare hands as easily and comfortably as he can now.

This doesn't mean that Qian Daoliu suddenly became stronger, but rather that Qian Daoliu didn't have such suitable defensive soul skills before. Now, Qian Daoliu can not only condense his most comfortable Angel Flame into the Angel Holy Sword, but also into the Angel Flame Armor.

Just as Chen Hong described in his study of soul rings, a soul ring becomes a system of soul skills.

"Release the power that the spirit ring should have. Heh, young friend, it seems you've overlooked something in the path of spirit rings." Qian Daoliu stood quietly on the ruins, looking in the direction Tang Hao fled, and smiled slightly, without chasing after him.

Meeting Tang Hao was merely an unexpected surprise for Qian Daoliu. Although he was indeed furious that Tang Hao was a key figure in the murder of his son, from the perspective of chivalry, Qian Daoliu did not harbor strong murderous intent towards Tang Hao. This lack of murderous intent was contingent on Tang Hao not actively encountering him.

This time, Qian Daoliu sensed Tang Hao's aura by chance on the outskirts of Soto City. He subconsciously stopped Tang Hao, but after a moment of hesitation, he ultimately gave up his plan to kill Tang Hao.

It wasn't some sudden pang of conscience on his part; rather, Qian Daoliu suddenly realized that within the Haotian Sect, Tang Hao seemed to be the only one who had successfully mastered the Great Sumeru Hammer. If Qian Daoliu were to casually kill Tang Hao now, wouldn't he lose one less subject to observe?

Well, Qian Daoliu felt that since he systematically studied Chen Hong's Soul Ring Theory, his way of thinking about problems seemed to have changed a lot compared to before.

Of course, there was another important reason why Qian Daoliu ultimately chose to let Tang Hao go.

"If Tang Hao is active in this area, given that kid's personality, which is quite reminiscent of the 'Seven Treasures Legacy,' he's probably already made contact. Although I don't know what connection Tang Hao has with that kid, this is, after all, the territory of the Technology Chamber of Commerce, so it's best to be careful." Qian Daoliu looked up at the horizon and saw Soto City, which seemed to be on alert, and murmured to himself.

Yes, the most important reason why Qian Daoliu chose to let Tang Hao go was that he did not want to cause any unnecessary trouble at this point in time. Forcing Tang Hao to use the Great Sumeru Hammer once was already the limit. If he went any further and killed Tang Hao, Qian Daoliu was not sure about Tang Hao's status in Soto City. Therefore, he ultimately chose to play it safe and wait and see.

The Technology Chamber of Commerce's attitude is now very clear: they want to be the Spirit Hall's lapdog. Bah! They're Ironclad fans. This is already the best-case scenario. Qian Daoliu won't easily disrupt any balance within Soto City without understanding the specific circumstances inside.

Qian Daoliu has a rather conservative personality and doesn't like taking risks; otherwise, he would be the successor of the Angel God now, not the High Priest of the Angels.

Faced with the final test of the Angel God and the potential threat of death, Qian Daoliu, pressured by the lack of a large number of disciples, ultimately chose to give up and became the High Priest of the Angels. Otherwise, given the Angel God's attitude towards Qian Daoliu, a rare and promising junior, they would have gone easy on him, let alone spared him. However, Qian Daoliu was ultimately frightened away by the Angel God's casual remark.

However, given the predicament Qian Daoliu faced at the time, he really didn't dare to gamble. In that era, Tang Chen was keeping him in check, and if Qian Daoliu lost the gamble, the Spirit Hall would be gone.

"Alright, let's go check out Soto City first." Qian Daoliu straightened his clothes, and in a flash changed into more ordinary clothes, appearing on the wide road not far away.

Even in ordinary clothes, Qian Daoliu's handsome and dashing appearance could not be concealed.

Walking on the newly opened Sowu Highway, Qian Daoliu looked at the various Soul-Moving Vehicles that were speeding towards Soto City because of the recent battle, and felt a little curious.

As Qian Daoliu got closer to Soto City, the roads became more and more extensive. Finally, what came into Qian Daoliu's view was a magnificent city, perched on a vast plain, with a great river flowing through it and countless wooden and iron boats sailing on the river.

"This is Soto City?" Qian Daoliu looked at the majestic city rising from the plain, slightly shocked.

If Wuhun City is awe-inspiring, it is because it is a sacred and devout holy land for soul masters.

Soto City's most striking feature is its incredible, boundless vitality stemming from a terrifying industrial revolution!

While no one on the mainland was paying much attention, Soto City was undergoing an initial industrial revolution at an alarming pace. Factories were everywhere on the plains: textile mills, automobile factories, furniture factories, sand and gravel plants, and massive shipyards under construction.

Once the great wheel of progress begins to turn, nothing can stop its forward march.

Because technological development is essentially the lifelong pursuit of a better life by intelligent beings.

Once those who are obsessed with the Soul Master cultivation system discover another way to realize the meaning of life and obtain a good life, then the rolling chariot of the times will be hard to stop.

Unless the world suffers a super-bombing event of civilizational collapse.

Qian Daoliu stopped in front of a roadside sign with a somewhat blank expression.

The notice board read:

Welcome to Soto City, where you can redefine the meaning of your life!

(End of this chapter)