Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 400: On the Eve of the Construction of the Soul Spirit System!

Zhu Ziyang went directly into the perilous area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest. There, he saw a lake full of life. He thought that this must be the true core of the Star Dou Great Forest, the Lake of Life.

He stood by the lake, his face calm, but his heart was filled with vigilance. He could sense a terrifying being deep within this Lake of Life. Even with his current strength, this being was not to be underestimated. This made Zhu Ziyang very curious, because such a being was at least a god-level being.

"Brother Ziyang!" Just then, a sweet voice interrupted his thoughts. He turned around and saw Fifth Huan'er running towards him with a face full of joy. Behind her were the two ferocious beasts, Di Tian and Bi Ji.

"Huan'er!" Zhu Ziyang suddenly hugged Fifth Huan'er, then picked her up and spun her around a few times in the air before putting her down. His gaze then fell on Di Tian and Bi Ji, and he said, "Long time no see, Your Excellency Di Tian, ​​Your Excellency Bi Ji."

"Human, you..." Di Tian's gaze fell on Zhu Ziyang, his pupils involuntarily contracting sharply before he said with slight shock, "Your cultivation level!"

"Heh, I only managed to reach level 99 by sheer luck after a year of seclusion," Zhu Ziyang said with a calm smile. "Your Excellency Di Tian, ​​you should understand the purpose of my visit, right?"

"Hmm!" Di Tian suppressed his shock and nodded, saying, "We've been prepared for a while now, just waiting for your notification."

"That's wonderful." Zhu Ziyang smiled with satisfaction upon hearing this. "Our academy is ready, and we can now discuss the time and place for the first collaboration between humans and soul beasts. To show Shrek Academy's sincerity, I suggest we set the location in the Star Dou Great Forest. What do you think?"

"Let's set it on the edge," Di Tian said, giving Zhu Ziyang a deep look. "Going too deep would disrupt the order within the Star Dou Great Forest."

"Okay!" Zhu Ziyang nodded, not refusing. "Then what about the time?"

"How about three days from now?" Di Tian asked.

"Then it's decided. Three days from now, on the northern edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, directly opposite Shrek Academy, I will bring our Shrek Academy people to be there on time," Zhu Ziyang said.

"Yes!" Di Tian nodded and said, "Our Star Dou Great Forest will never go back on its word."

"In that case, I'll head back to the academy to prepare," Zhu Ziyang said with a faint smile. "I'll take Huan'er with me as well."

Upon hearing this, Fifth Huan'er's pretty face immediately lit up with a smile, and she clung tightly to Zhu Ziyang's arm, making her stance clear.

Seeing this, Di Tian and Bi Ji, despite their great reluctance, had no choice but to agree. Regardless of whether their refusal would be effective, it was simply inappropriate for a conflict to arise so soon after they had just agreed to cooperate with Zhu Ziyang. Most importantly, Di Tian was now very wary of Zhu Ziyang's strength.

A year ago, Zhu Ziyang's cultivation level was only 97, yet he could already sense danger from him. Now, he can't see through this human at all. Although he hasn't taken that step yet, according to Di Tian's own perception, Zhu Ziyang is probably not far from taking that step.

After careful consideration, Di Tian still allowed Zhu Ziyang to take Wu Huan'er away, as he was unwilling to provoke a human who was about to become a god.

As for the fortune carried by the auspicious beast, he was not worried at all. With Zhu Ziyang around, there were basically no beings on the continent that could harm the auspicious beast, let alone covet the soul beast fortune on it. Once the auspicious beast followed Zhu Ziyang to the God Realm and left the Douluo Continent, the fortune on its body would automatically detach and return to the world. At that time, new auspicious beasts would be born in the Star Dou Great Forest or other soul beast settlements on the continent. As long as soul beasts were not extinct, the fortune of the soul beast race would always remain.

Zhu Ziyang took Wu Huan'er back to Shrek Academy.

Zhu Ziyang left Fifth Huan'er in his room to play with Xingcai, Xiong Da, and Xiong Er, while he turned and went to Tianyuan Pavilion. The elders of Tianyuan Pavilion had already sensed Zhu Ziyang's return. In fact, Zhu Ziyang hadn't hidden his aura at all, just so they would sense it and come to him directly, saving him the trouble of having to notify someone.

Not long after he sat down in the main hall of Tianyuan Pavilion, Cai Meier and Xian Liner arrived together.

"Senior sisters, why are there only two of you? Where are our eldest and third senior brothers? Where are Elder Xuan and Elder Lin?" Zhu Ziyang asked, somewhat surprised.

"It's all because of you!" Xian Lin'er rolled her eyes at Zhu Ziyang, but her tone was full of gratitude. She said, "Didn't you leave us three Origin Golden Pills? Elder Xuan and the others are all in seclusion. Only my sister and I are unlucky enough to stay behind and take care of the academy's affairs."

"I see." Zhu Ziyang understood immediately upon hearing this, then smiled and said, "So, senior sisters, how are your preparations going with the things I asked you to do?"

"We started selecting suitable inner court disciples two months ago, and now we have more than ten disciples with vacant soul rings who can participate in the construction of the first batch of soul spirit systems," Cai Meier said.

"Really?" Upon hearing this, Zhu Ziyang's face showed a hint of satisfaction, and he said with a smile, "That's great. I've already discussed it with Di Tian. Three days from now, we'll begin the first construction of the Soul Spirit System on the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest."

"Really!" Xian Lin'er and Cai Mei'er both looked interested. Clearly, they were also very interested in the existence of spirits. If they didn't no longer need spirit rings, they would definitely have experienced it for themselves. After all, both Xian Lin'er and Cai Mei'er were innovative talents who dared to explore and practice.

"Senior sisters, please gather these disciples together. They are the main characters in this matter; we can't let them remain clueless and unsure of what to do!"

"Okay." Xian Lin'er and Cai Mei'er nodded and said, "You wait here, we'll go find someone right away."

After saying that, the two deans left.

Both of them were decisive and pragmatic, and they were always extremely efficient in their work. They didn't keep Zhu Ziyang waiting for long before they returned to Tianyuan Pavilion with a group of disciples.

"Sect Master, they've arrived," Xian Lin'er called out respectfully from outside Tianyuan Pavilion. Because her disciples were present, Xian Lin'er addressed Zhu Ziyang as Sect Master with great respect, maintaining a proper sense of decorum and not becoming overly casual or unrestrained despite being Zhu Ziyang's senior sister. Cai Mei'er did the same.

Zhu Ziyang walked out of Tianyuan Pavilion and first glanced at the dozen or so disciples the two had brought. He was surprised to find that they were all familiar faces: Bei Bei, Tang Ya, Huo Yuhao, Xu Sanshi, Zhou Tianhe, Chu Hua, Ning Tian, ​​Wu Feng, Xie Huanyue, and a few inner court disciples who rarely stayed in the academy.

"Everyone has always been wondering why the academy sent you here, and I won't keep you in suspense any longer." Zhu Ziyang chuckled and said directly, "Next, I will show you the academy's latest research results. It's no exaggeration to say that these research results will change the future landscape of the Soul Master world."

Zhu Ziyang had a thought, and Xue Di appeared beside him.

The dozen or so inner court disciples were quite surprised to see a stunningly beautiful woman in white suddenly appear beside Zhu Ziyang, especially Huo Yuhao, whose eyes gleamed with a strange light. Clearly, he had already learned the woman's identity from Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.

"She is the Snow Empress, my first Soul Spirit, and also the first Soul Spirit on the Douluo Continent," Zhu Ziyang said calmly, yet his words immediately drew the attention of the dozen or so disciples. "Soul Spirits—this is the research result I want to show you. And what you will be participating in next is the construction of the Soul Spirit system."

I imagine you are full of questions right now, but I won't answer them all for you. I will only tell you a few important concepts. As for the other questions, you will find out for yourselves once you have a soul.

First, a Soul Spirit, as the name suggests, is the spirit of a Soul Ring. It is a spiritual entity born from a Soul Beast and its Soul Ring. After a special contract, it possesses the intelligence and combat abilities of the Soul Beast in its previous life.

Secondly, the essence of a soul spirit is the same as that of a soul ring; both require a soul master to provide a soul ring position. However, compared to a soul ring, the conditions for the birth of a soul spirit are more demanding.

Finally, the strength of a spirit can increase along with the strength of a spirit master. A spirit born from a hundred-year spirit ring has the opportunity to upgrade the hundred-year spirit ring to a thousand-year spirit ring.

That's all I have to say. In three days, I will take you to obtain your own soul spirits. Of course, if anyone is unwilling to form a soul spirit contract, they can choose to withdraw now.

No one chose to quit, whether out of curiosity or trust in Zhu Ziyang; in any case, no one quit.

Zhu Ziyang was very satisfied, as were Xian Lin'er and Cai Mei'er.

(End of this chapter)