Douluo Continent: The Eternal Order of the Azure Sky.

"In addition, the large-scale long-distance real-time image transmission soul guidance array you requested has been secretly deployed at key nodes in Mingdu and dozens of major cities in the empire."

Kong Deming changed the subject, "However, Xu'er, maintaining this kind of long-distance, high-definition, and stable real-time projection comes at a considerable cost. What exactly is your plan that requires such a large-scale operation?"

Upon hearing this, Kong Tianxu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he revealed a rare, almost boyish smile:

"Thank you, Grandpa! As for the specific plan... I'll keep it a secret for now. You'll find out when the time comes. Hehe, I guarantee it'll be well worth the money."

Chapter 266 Entering the Dream of the Mortal World

Just then, Elder Tong's respectful voice came from outside: "Palace Master, Miss Meng Hongchen requests an audience, saying she's here to see the young master."

“Meng Hongchen? Little Mirror’s granddaughter?” Kong Deming’s eyebrows twitched slightly, and he immediately forgot about the question he had just asked. He looked at Kong Tianxu with a playful expression. “She is quite a distance from your generation…”

“Let her in,” Kong Tianxu replied, then shrugged helplessly at Kong Deming. “This isn’t something I provoked.”

"I don't care about your romantic entanglements, as long as you can handle it yourself."

Kong Deming stroked his beard, chuckled and cursed, then took out a very thick stack of blueprints from his pocket and solemnly placed them in front of Kong Tianxu.

"But before the competition begins, you need to put my mind at ease and brush up on the fundamentals of a Soul Master! Especially the core theories and design principles of high-level Soul Tools. In the past, you were always on the go, and although your cultivation progressed quickly, you inevitably fell behind in this area. Now that you already have a Soul Core, you can cultivate even while making Soul Tools. This is your homework for the next period of time."

Kong Tianxu picked up the blueprints and glanced at them, but his lips twitched involuntarily.

Design blueprints for a level nine soul tool.

Upon seeing Kong Tianxu's expression, Kong Deming's face immediately lit up with a triumphant smile, and he turned around and walked towards the back of the hall with a cheerful grin.

The complexity and obscurity of the level nine soul tool blueprints are enough to keep this kid engrossed in studying for quite some time. Although with his current cultivation level, it's impossible for him to complete the production independently—without the support of a Title Douluo-level soul power, it's simply impossible to support the core array of a level nine soul tool, and level nine soul tool masters need even more time and effort to accumulate experience.

But when Kong Tianxu's cultivation reaches the ninth level, all of this will naturally fall into place.

Tsk tsk, is that a year from now, or two years from now? A level nine Soul Master at twenty, or even nineteen...

Hehe. The more Kong Deming thought about it, the happier he became, and his steps even became lighter.

As he walked further away, he caught a glimpse of a somewhat unfamiliar young girl's face out of the corner of his eye. Sensing the pure and sacred soul power emanating from her, Kong Deming couldn't help but sigh once again at Kong Tianxu's miraculous purifying ability.

After a moment's thought, he changed direction and walked towards the girl.

……

Meanwhile, Kong Tianxu picked up the heavy stack of blueprints, and after only a cursory glance, he felt a headache coming on.

Because these are not just ordinary level nine soul guide blueprints, but also include complete design drawings for several extremely complex level nine fixed-mount soul guide projectiles.

Kong Deming's judgment on soul tools was undoubtedly extremely accurate. The complexity of the level nine soul tools far exceeded Kong Tianxu's expectations. Even with his current mental strength, he was overwhelmed when he first looked at them.

But that was only the first time.

He showed no sign of fear or difficulty. On the contrary, his gaze was intense. As he gradually became engrossed in the task, the extremely complex and top-secret blueprints quietly began to form various subtle connections in his mind. They were like intricate building blocks, seemingly independent and separate, but in fact, they were all interconnected and subtly pointed to a larger whole.

It is such a rare situation for a Soul Master to be immersed in their research; that is a process of truly establishing an aesthetic understanding of the Soul Master world.

Even Kong Tianxu in the past could only reach this state occasionally, but now, with just a brief immersion, he has already entered this state of flow that others can only envy.

Without a doubt, his comprehension and potential have made a qualitative leap compared to when his martial soul first awakened.

This improvement comes from his original martial soul.

Aside from those with powerful spirit-type martial souls who might achieve a similar transformation by continuously exploring their own spiritual sea, for normal soul masters, the only way to reach this level is when they condense a second soul core.

But Kong Tianxu was different. Since breaking through level 70, he had completely merged with his original martial soul. Especially after the first soul core was condensed and the original martial soul awakened for the third time, he could clearly perceive the leap and sublimation of the essence of life in almost every deep cultivation.

Evolution. This is not only the evolution of his martial soul, but also the self-transcendence of his life essence.

If Kong Deming had left for a short while and witnessed Kong Tianxu's current state, he would never have easily placed his expectation of Kong Tianxu's true advancement to a level nine Soul Master a year or two later.

However, Kong Tianxu soon put down the blueprints and withdrew from the state that countless soul masters dreamed of.

Because Meng Hongchen has arrived.

Upon seeing Kong Tianxu, the girl's eyes instantly reddened, and she rushed over without hesitation, wrapping her long legs tightly around him.

"Tianxu! I knew you would come back."

After a year apart, Meng Hongchen has grown into a beautiful young woman, and her light blue dress makes her even more charming.

Seeing the Ice Flame Crystal Bracelet on her wrist, Kong Tianxu lovingly embraced her gently, holding her close and feeling the warmth emanating from beneath her thin fabric.

They bought it in Shrek City back then. Meng Hongchen, who usually doesn't like wearing jewelry, loved it so much that she said she would wear it on her hand forever.

Kong Tianxu remembered very clearly that the bracelet had complemented her graceful wrist perfectly at the time, but now it was slightly loose.

"By the way, Tianxu, are you alright? I heard you withstood that idiot Xiao's full-force attack."

Meng Hongchen's voice choked with emotion, completely devoid of her usual spoiled and lively nature. She leaned softly against his chest and said in a sweet voice:

"His Golden Toad Cannon has a shock effect; even an eight-ring Soul Douluo wouldn't dare to withstand it head-on."

"Silly Xiaomeng, I was already an eighth-level Soul Master three years ago, have you forgotten?" Kong Tianxu tidied up her slightly disheveled dress, but when his fingertips accidentally touched the smoothness between the girl's white stockings and skirt, the strange current made both of them stiffen slightly.

He and Xu Tianzhen hadn't seen each other for a long time, so the two only spent some time together and didn't take things any further with the very shy princess. So now, Kong Tianxu was still holding back some anger.

Probe, starting from the side of the abdomen.

"Oh, I haven't seen you in so long, have you forgotten?" Meng Hongchen replied awkwardly, as if possessed by a martial spirit, her clothes began to bulge at the back.

"Shall we intensify our studies today?"

"Um... by the way, Tianxu, why aren't you representing the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy in the competition?"

"Because, oh, I have my own sect."

"Then, could you... take me with you?" Meng Hongchen looked up, her face misty with tears.

"Yes...no." Kong Tianxu almost followed his instinctive choice.

"Hmph," Meng Hongchen pouted slightly, revealing her temper, but she quickly softened again after Kong Tianxu's gentle coaxing. "So where have you been all year?"

“Emmm,” Kong Tianxu leaned down slightly and whispered in Meng Hongchen’s ear, “I went to a place… a place you’ve never been before.”

"Waaah—"

Today, Kong Tianxu is going to indulge in a daydream.

One dream was just beginning, and another was about to begin.

When I awoke from my dream, the sky outside the window was already dark.

Another blond figure moved silently, stealthily entering the palace under the cover of night.

Cain easily found her way to Kong Tianxu's room, and to her surprise, Kong Tianxu was not cultivating today.

She vaguely felt as if she had passed through an invisible barrier.

A long, fair leg appeared before her eyes, then suddenly straightened, and the sole of her foot, which had been soaked, tensed up abruptly!

a long time.

The girl was gently put down.

Cain unconsciously swallowed his dry throat.

"Little maid, you've walked right into my trap today." In the darkness, Kong Tianxu, like a gluttonous beast that had not yet been satisfied, slowly approached.

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As dawn broke, Kong Tianxu finally lowered his black silken feet, which were even more exquisite than Meng Hongchen's, from his shoulders amidst a series of knocks on the door.

He stood up refreshed, still looking like he hadn't had enough.

Although Cain had benefited greatly from following Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao in their soul hunting, and her body had reached the level of a Title Douluo thanks to the effects of a 100,000-year soul ring and multiple 100,000-year soul bones, she was still far inferior to Kong Tianxu's Limit Douluo physique, which was enhanced by both the Sacred Dragon Martial Soul and the Supreme Body.

As for Meng Hongchen, she can only be considered an appetizer; she can only withstand 60% of his power before she hits rock bottom.

Adding just a little more force would probably bring her to the next level, but that would be too stimulating for a girl experiencing such a challenge for the first time.

After all, just a brief encounter with the next level of bottleneck had already caused Meng Hongchen to lose consciousness. If it went any further, Miss Meng would probably break down completely.

After tidying himself up and getting dressed, Kong Tianxu put the thick stack of design blueprints for level nine soul tools into his Black Domain Ring. When he opened the door, the scene he saw was completely unexpected.

Tang Ya raised her arms, and slender yet resilient blue silver grass vines emerged from her palms, gleaming with a lustrous golden luster, completely different from before.

She came to the Hall of Offerings for two reasons. Firstly, although her Blue Silver Grass had been purified, too much of her life essence had been lost, and her foundation was damaged. Kong Tianxu kept her by his side to prevent her condition from recurring.

On the other hand, Kong Tianxu also needs to purify some of the better-performing evil martial arts soul masters within the Holy Spirit Cult in batches, but he does not intend to stay in the Holy Spirit Cult for long, so Tang Ya also plays the role of a liaison to some extent.

However, what's currently wrapped around her Bright Blue Silver Grass, or rather, Sacred Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, are... two bears.

Xiong Da and Xiong Er, these two unlucky brothers, were captured by Tang Ya for some unknown reason. Although their cultivation level was far inferior to Tang Ya's Soul Saint level, their strength was by no means weak. They struggled and tore at the tough blue silver vines.

Upon seeing Kong Tianxu, the two brothers immediately fell silent, blinking their small eyes and looking at him with a pitiful expression, as if silently accusing a woman of atrocity.

"My lord," Tang Ya said excitedly. After that ordeal, she was no longer so reserved around Kong Tianxu and had regained much of her lively and cheerful nature. "Look! I caught two soul beasts stealing food in your house!"

"Uh...that's my pet." Kong Tianxu sighed, feeling rather speechless.

"Huh?" Tang Ya was stunned.

"Xiaoya! Xiaoya! I've already asked Steward Tong, you've got the wrong person!" Outside the winding corridor, another graceful figure with gleaming golden wings appeared in a hurry.

Upon seeing Kong Tianxu, Liaison Officer No. 2 Ye Guyi quickly put away her martial spirit, bowed her head, and greeted him respectfully.

Immediately, she tugged at Tang Ya's sleeve, signaling her to quickly put down the two small dark gold dinosaur claw bears.

Tang Ya immediately realized she had made a huge blunder, her face flushed red, and she hurriedly let go of the Blue Silver Grass.

Strangely enough, as soon as the two little bears were free, they went straight to Kong Tianxu and clung to his legs like octopuses, one on each side. No matter how much they were coaxed or persuaded, they refused to let go, fearing that they would be caught again.

Those tiny, bean-like eyes rolled around, but their gaze was unwavering.

The two bear cubs had eaten a lot of good food thanks to Kong Deming's generous provisions a few days ago, and then they fell into a deep sleep. Kong Deming didn't pay any attention to them and simply left them in the storeroom, since it was always safe in the offering hall and there was plenty of food.

So when they finally woke up this morning, the two brothers first tried to recall who their newly acquainted boss was, but when they couldn't find him anywhere, they were extremely anxious.

They were so anxious that they realized they were hungry again, so they began to feast on the soul beast meat in the warehouse while howling in despair.

Therefore, Tang Ya, eager to repay her debt of gratitude, discovered it, leading to this misunderstanding.

The awkward atmosphere lasted for a moment. Ye Guyi cleared her throat, seemingly trying to change the subject:

“Your Majesty, I also discovered some anomalies at your residence. There was a strange old man with silver hair who said some strange things to me yesterday, telling me not to use my martial soul power like before.”

"A silver-haired... weird old man?" Kong Tianxu was speechless.

Ye Guyi recalled briefly and added, "Yes, his eyes were purple."