Douluo Continent: Awakening the Original Martial Soul at the Start

Chapter 130 The Powerful Heaven Dou Empire

Li Fei picked up a blue gem from the parts and smiled, "The most important part of a soul tool is its core. The soul master controls the output of soul power, and the necessary magic array is carved on the gem and metal that can transmit soul power to create the core. Then, when combined with the outer shell of the soul tool, it becomes a true soul tool."

Lou Gao took the gem from Li Fei's hand and examined it closely: "So that's how it is! I was wondering why there was a gem inside. It does indeed have fine and delicate patterns!"

After studying it for a while, Lou Gao knelt directly in front of Li Fei and said, "Your Majesty, when we arrive in the Heaven Dou Empire, you must teach me how to make soul tools!"

"Sure, of course!" Li Fei quickly stepped forward to help Lou Gao up and agreed.

"That's great!" Lou Gao exclaimed excitedly, then pulled Li Fei aside to continue asking him about soul tools.

Si Long quickly packed up his and Lou Gao's luggage, followed by several disciples who helped him. Ning Fengzhi also returned with a large amount of materials, and even purchased a lot of rare materials at the auction house, such as Xuan Tie.

Let's go!

With everything prepared, Li Fei lifted the carriage back into the air, transforming it into two streaks of crimson-gold light as it flew towards Tian Dou City.

After arriving in Tiandou City, Ning Fengzhi handed over all the materials from the bargain hunting and auction to Li Fei and then flew towards Qibao City with Chen Xin, while Tang Hao also headed to the Haotian Sect's headquarters.

After arranging accommodations for Lou Gao and Si Long within the Body Sect, Li Fei led the two towards the volcano.

"I also have a disciple of mine in seclusion there. I hope you can help me set up a few cultivation rooms so that she can cultivate undisturbed!" Li Fei instructed Lou Gao and Si Long as they walked through Sunset Forest.

"No problem, just have Silong and the others help with the forging. I guarantee that not a single sound of my hammering will get through!" Lou Gao laughed heartily.

Si Long and the others wore bitter expressions, not daring to utter the slightest complaint.

"We're here!" Soon everyone arrived at the cave. Li Fei used the spare key to open the door and led Lou Gao and the others inside. The further they went in, the higher the temperature became. Except for Si Long and Lou Gao, the remaining blacksmiths could not hold on any longer.

"Useless! You can't even withstand this temperature. Go outside and guard the door!" Lou Gao said coldly.

"Yes, teacher!"

The group lowered their heads in shame and quickly walked out of the cave.

They soon reached the bottom of the cave. Looking at the constantly churning magma and the dense fire energy that filled the entire space, Lou Gao's eyes lit up. This place was simply a blacksmith's paradise!

"What a wonderful place! It's truly a wonderful place. With just a few modifications to bring up some underground fire, it would be an absolutely superb forge!"

Just as Lou Gao was murmuring, Huo Wu on the adjacent platform slowly opened her eyes. She glanced at Lou Gao and Si Long with a puzzled look, then jumped in front of Li Fei, spun around, and excitedly said, "Teacher, look, my soul power has increased by one level, and it's much purer than before!"

"Hmm, not bad!" Li Fei nodded, finding that Huo Wu had indeed made great progress, just as she had said. However, this was only due to the boost from training in such a place for the first time, and the efficiency would definitely be much slower afterward.

Looking at the towering figure, chin in hand in deep thought, Huo Wu asked curiously, "Teacher, who are these two?!"

"These are the master craftsman Lou Gao and his disciple Si Long. They will be using this environment for forging!" Seeing Huo Wu's troubled expression, Li Fei smiled and said, "Don't worry, they will build some training rooms on these platforms I constructed. They won't disturb you!"

"Thank you, teacher!" Huo Mai nodded happily.

After finalizing the magma utilization plan and the construction of the training room, Li Fei explained the knowledge of soul tools to him before leaving with Huo Wu.

Lou Gao and his apprentices then began to modify the interior of the cave.

With the addition of the Blacksmiths' Association and the blueprints for flintlock guns and cannons provided by Li Fei, various weapons began to be produced in a steady stream and transported to key locations throughout the Heavenly Dou Empire.

The garrison troops in various locations are also seizing the time to train and familiarize themselves with the newly issued weapons.

After Li Fei returned to the Body Sect and taught Huo Wu about cultivation, he was met with his parents' nagging, who asked him to bring Li Fan back. He thought about it and realized that the Heaven Dou Empire was indeed fine. The arrival of the Haotian Sect meant that he didn't have to do many things himself, so he could go to the Royal Palace of the Kingdom of Silves.

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Inside the Silves Palace, Bibi Dong was looking at the mineral report in her hand. The number of Soul Masters under her control now accounted for 80% of the entire continent, with more than 10% in the Star Luo Empire and the remaining half in the Heaven Dou Empire.

However, the strength of the regular army is too small. The new Spirit Hall has now completely occupied the four kingdoms of the Heaven Dou Empire, but it has found that the mineral resources needed for various wars are extremely scarce, which were previously provided entirely by the Heaven Dou Empire.

"No wonder the Heavenly Dou Empire was able to firmly control the four kingdoms; it turns out they had significant limitations in terms of military strength!"

He tossed aside the report in his hand, stared at the Golden Iron Mountains on the sand table—the closest mountain range to the Sylvester Empire—and began to ponder: "The Golden Iron Mountains are the Heaven Dou Empire's main source of iron ore. If the new Spirit Hall could seize this area, it would have the foundation to establish an empire!"

"However, the Jin Tie Mountain Range is the main source of iron ore, so it must be heavily guarded. It is not too far from Tian Dou City. At the speed of Li Fei and Qian Renxue, it should take them more than half an hour to get there."

Sensing the difficulties involved, Bibi Dong frowned. Moreover, the Martial Soul Branch Halls within the Heaven Dou Empire had almost been wiped out by Li Fei and Qian Renxue. Even with scouts sent, the Heaven Dou Empire's intelligence was not as comprehensive or timely as before. She only received the news of Li Fei's journey to Gengjin City after he had already subdued the Blacksmith Association.

"No, I need to prioritize and quickly establish an excellent intelligence network, otherwise our subsequent actions will be hampered. We need to focus not only on the Soul Masters, but also on ordinary people."

Bibi Dong also came up with a solution. The current Heaven Dou Empire mainly focuses on Qi and Blood Martial Arts, with Soul Power as a secondary factor. Overall, strength is still paramount. Although ordinary people have become much better off than before because of Li Fei and Qian Renxue, they are still not taken seriously. Therefore, scouts composed of ordinary people will not attract attention.

"Ghostly!"

"Your subordinate is here!"

Ghost Douluo's figure emerged from the black mist and immediately knelt down on one knee.

Bibi Dong asked, "How are the Soul Master scouts I had you train?!"

Ghostly's face was extremely grim as he said, "Your Majesty, we have trained three batches so far. The first batch has already infiltrated the Star Luo Empire and is able to transmit messages promptly and accurately. However, the second and third batches that went to the Heaven Dou Empire are not so successful. They are only able to send messages out in some less important cities. It is very difficult for messages to get out of Heaven Dou City and a few core cities nearby!"

"Furthermore, according to recent news, the Min clan has now joined the Heavenly Dou Empire's scouting forces, making them even more difficult to approach!"

Bibi Dong's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and she said coldly, "The Min Clan, if only we had wiped out all four single-attribute clans back then! Now that the Min Clan has joined the Heaven Dou Empire, shouldn't the other single-attribute sects have joined as well?!"

Ghost Douluo nodded repeatedly: "That's right!"

"Although the Heaven Dou Empire has a small number of Soul Masters, including the Hall of Offerings, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the Clear Sky School, and even Seagod Island, they are all elites. In particular, the number of Title Douluo is several times that of the new Spirit Hall. In addition, with the foundation accumulated by various national policies in recent years, they have become an invincible force."

Bibi Dong's face was extremely ugly. Her only advantage now was the large number of Soul Masters, but what difference was there between these Soul Masters and leeks in front of a Title Douluo? They could only wait to be harvested.

"Ghost, this time when we go back, we'll train ordinary people as scouts. They won't easily attract attention; perhaps that will be surprisingly effective!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The ghost nodded, and then vanished into black mist.

After the ghost left, Bibi Dong sat in the Pope's chair, deep in thought: "What should I do?! The power of Rakshasa alone cannot withstand the combined forces of the angels and the sea god. If this continues, will my ideal and ambition to destroy the angels be impossible to realize?"

She has now completed the first seven trials of the Rakshasa God, obtained the Rakshasa God's divine weapon, the Rakshasa Demon Scythe, and learned a great deal about the gods. She doesn't care about those below the god level, as the Rakshasa God has too many secret techniques to make up for this deficiency. As the god in charge of death and evil thoughts, she can create immortal undead soldiers, and the gap can be bridged.

However, the battle between gods is difficult to resolve. Even if Rakshasa is slightly stronger than the sea god and the angel god, how much stronger can they be as first-level gods? Faced with the combined forces of the two gods, she simply has no chance.

She had considered becoming a god ahead of time and then eliminating Li Fei and Qian Renxue, the two inheritors of the divine power, but firstly, Qian Renxue was her daughter, and she still had familial affection for her and did not want to kill her; secondly, Qian Renxue's speed of divine inheritance far exceeded hers, and she would probably become a god before her.

As for Li Fei, she believed that his speed was no slower than hers, and that being able to obtain the artifact meant that he had at least completed the seven trials, or even surpassed her.

"Let's wait and see what divine inheritance the Star Luo Empire, with its nearly five-thousand-year history, has to improve our chances of defeating the Heaven Dou Empire. It's best not to use that secret technique until the very last moment! However, I also need to complete the eighth and ninth trials of the Rakshasa as soon as possible, and it would be best if I could become a god before Qian Renxue and Li Fei!"

Thinking of the secret technique passed down in the Rakshasa God's legacy, Bibi Dong decided to wait a moment. With a flash, she arrived at a special underground space, where the corpses of various creatures lay scattered everywhere, mostly humans.

In the center of the space stands a hideous temple, upon which is a gigantic eye-shaped pattern formed entirely of gray light. This is the place where the Rakshasa's lineage is passed down.

"Li Fei, this is all thanks to your reminder when we were kids. There are even more and stronger soul beasts in the ocean. You didn't expect this, did you? I'll find three 100,000-year-old soul beasts in a special sea area of ​​the Star Luo Empire, and completely complete my cultivation as the Soul Devouring Spider King!"

With her second martial soul, the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor, possessing her, nine soul rings—five black and four red—rose up. Bibi Dong looked at the eyeball with a solemn expression, then transformed into a green streak of light and rushed towards it.

This was Bibi Dong's eighth test: she broke through the Rakshasa seal with her own strength and entered the Rakshasa Temple.

Two days later!

Above the Kingdom of Silves, Li Fei's figure appeared instantly, his eyes flashing with crimson-gold light as he sharply surveyed the entire capital.

"Demon Bear, Ghost Leopard, Tuoba Xi, Yue Guan, Ghostly Demon, and the Eighth and Ninth Elders—there are actually eight Title Douluos! Except for Tuoba Xi, who is weak because he just entered the Title Douluo realm, the rest are all at level 95. The Spirit Hall's foundation is truly profound; even after the split into the new Spirit Hall, they still have so many Title Douluos. But why isn't Bibi Dong here!"

Not seeing Bibi Dong filled Li Fei with doubt. He was only slightly surprised that so many Title Douluos had gathered here. He had long heard that the first nine elders of the Spirit Hall were all Title Douluos, and all of them were Super Douluos.

The seven Grand Masters occupy the positions of the top seven elders. The eighth and ninth did not enter the Hall of Grand Masters for some reason, but their strength was also level 95. In the original work, they even perished together with the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family.

"Found him, Xiao Fan!"

After scanning the area, Li Fei spotted Li Fan training in a manor near the royal city. A spatial ripple appeared, and Li Fei was instantly beside Li Fan.

"Xiao Fan!"

Hearing the familiar voice behind him, Li Fan dropped the tungsten steel rod he was holding. His body stiffened as he turned, and seeing the familiar figure, tears instantly streamed down his face. He cried out, "Brother!"

"You're a grown man, why are you crying?!" Li Fei stepped forward and hugged Li Fan tightly, his face full of guilt, forcing a smile.

"Brother, you finally came to pick me up! I thought you all abandoned me!" Li Fan cried out, like a child. As an adopted child, he was far more sensitive than the average person. He had been cultivating to exhaustion every day to keep himself from overthinking.

"I've come to take you home!" Li Fei released Li Fan, wiped away her tears, and smiled.

"Yes!" Li Fan nodded heavily.

"I'll release the seal on your soul power first. It'll hurt a little, so bear with it!"

Seeing Li Fan nod, Li Fei used his Fiery Eyes to look at the seal formed by the Rakshasa God Light in his dantian. He was somewhat surprised, as this meant that Bibi Dong's inheritance of the Rakshasa God was almost complete.

A crimson-gold light appeared in his hand, and Li Fei transformed his hand into a claw, directly pressing it onto Li Fan's dantian. Each fingertip was on the central point of the seal, and crimson-gold energy was injected, instantly shattering the seal of the Rakshasa Divine Light.

At this moment, Li Fan's soul power also erupted instantly, enveloping the remaining Rakshasa divine light into his meridians and circulating it. Together with Li Fei's energy, he refined it and transformed it into Li Fan's soul power.

(End of this chapter)