Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

"I didn't go back tonight, and I'm afraid Davis is in some trouble."

Zhu Zhuyun gently leaned into Yan's arms. Although they were strangers just a day and a night ago, after these twenty-four hours of intimate interaction, she was certain that her heart had settled down.

"Don't worry, I've already arranged for someone to spread the word that you got drunk and broke into the Spirit Hall to see Zhu Yunxi."

Yan gently took her arm. He used to like long, straight black hair, but now he thinks short hair is also nice, especially with this beauty beside him, who is absolutely stunning. "Davis has been busy with some things after Dai Wuji's death these past two days and hasn't had much time for other things."

Otherwise, he wouldn't have left no one behind after arguing with you, letting his fiancée spend the night outside.

Zhu Zhuyun still felt a little guilty towards Davis, but noticing Yan's expression, she was a smart woman and certainly wouldn't make a mistake in this matter. "I... don't really want to talk about him anymore. When I get back, I'll follow your instructions and keep my distance from him."

Yan noticed Zhu Zhuyun's slight unease, but he didn't expect her to sever all ties with the past in such a short time, so he changed the subject, "Zhu Yunxi and you have a good relationship, right?"

Zhu Zhuyun nodded, and then took advantage of the moment when she was being favored, "Well, Aunt Yunxi used to take good care of me, so please let her go, okay?"

Yan shook his head and sighed, "Zhu Yunxi is actually safest in Wuhun City, but she and Xu Yanyan have too deep feelings for Dai Wuji. They told me they want to go back to Xingluo Imperial City to take revenge. I agree to help them, but how much they can do is up to them."

Zhu Zhuyun quickly shook her head and said, "If Aunt Yunxi has such a plan, it won't work. It's best to let her stay in Wuhun City. It's too dangerous for her to go back to Xingluo Imperial City."

Yan said in a deep voice, "It's no use. Their minds are already made up. Keeping them here will only make things worse and create more enmity. It's better to let them out and keep a close watch on them."

"In that case, I'll entrust you with their operations in Star Luo City. But you mustn't reveal your identity when you contact them. Right now, Zhu Yunxi and Xu Yanyan are blinded by hatred and might make some impulsive decisions."

"oh, I understand now."

Zhu Zhuyun nodded.

"Go to sleep, you have things to do tomorrow."

Yan smiled and said goodnight, glancing at the crescent moon outside the window, his mind racing. The situation with Xingluo seemed to have taken a turn for the better, so he could now focus on other things.

The protagonist's level and some other things

Brothers, at the request of some readers, I'll briefly list the main character's various attributes here.

Main character: Yan

Cultivation level: Level 54 Power Attack Type Battle Soul King

First Soul Ring: Four-Hundred-Year-Old Flaming Lion (Evolved Skill: Elemental Body - Rebirth from Fire)

Second Soul Ring: Thousand-Year-Old Golden Bird (Evolved skill: Solar Flame Wings)

Third Soul Ring: Two-thousand-year-old mutated Mirror Image Beast (skill: Divine Fire Clone)

Fourth Soul Ring: 30,000-Year Golden Earth Fire Dragon King (Skill: Golden Flame Dragon Break)

Fifth Soul Ring: 30,000-Year Flame King (evolvable; current skill is Flame Domain Light; enhanced and sublimated Flame Domain becomes a domain covered by ultimate fire)

Soul Bone:

Wings of the Sun with External Soul Bone (Millennial Level)

Mutant Mirror Beast Left Leg Bone (Millennial Level)

Dark Gold Terror Claw Right Palm Bone (External Soul Bone, Evolutionary Thousand-Year Level)

Golden Earth Fire Dragon King's Right Arm Bone (30,000-Year Level)

Chapter 215 Desire to Go to Seagod Island

“Your Highness, I’m sorry for the trouble Zhu Yun has caused you. This is my fault.”

Outside the Papal Palace, Davis sincerely apologized to Yan. He had only received the specific information this morning and rushed to the Spirit Hall to pick up the person.

“It’s no trouble at all. Miss Zhu Yun is just worried about Miss Yun Xi’s safety. But as you know, it involves Dai Wuji, and that’s a complicated matter. I don’t think His Majesty would want her to return to the Star Luo Empire.”

Yan smiled and shook his head, nodding slightly to Zhu Zhuyun behind Davis. The latter pretended to glare at him angrily in front of others, as if the two only had a conflict and nothing else had happened.

"Bamboo Clouds".

Davis tilted his head slightly, and Zhu Zhuyun apologized aggrievedly under the gaze of the eldest prince, whose hair was gleaming. In fact, Davis was also dissatisfied with the Spirit Hall, but he had been raised in the royal family since childhood and had long since developed enough composure. At least on the surface, he could not show any dissatisfaction with the Spirit Hall.

"Your Highness, this is enough."

After exchanging pleasantries with Yan for a while, Davis prepared to leave with his men. However, when he reached out to take Zhu Zhuyun's arm, she subtly stepped back and then got into the carriage on her own.

“My fiancée and Miss Yunxi have a very good relationship, but this time she’s angry with me.”

Davis was somewhat surprised, but he assumed that Zhu Zhuyun was just sulking with him, so he casually said something and got into the carriage.

Although Zhu Zhuyun was acting strangely today, he didn't overthink it. While it was somewhat excessive for the Spirit Hall to detain his fiancée for a day and two nights, according to the information he received, Zhu Zhuyun was detained because she forcibly broke into the Spirit Hall.

Well, under normal circumstances, there shouldn't be anything wrong with this. After all, Zhu Zhuyun is his fiancée, and her status is extraordinary. No one in the Spirit Hall should dare to act recklessly.

Davis's idea was theoretically sound, but what he didn't know was that a certain prince was incredibly audacious and didn't take him seriously at all. Not only did he steal his partner, but he also openly cheated on him. The worst part was that the prince didn't even know it. How pitiful!

Yan smiled as he watched Davis and Zhu Zhuyun leave. He only turned around long after the carriage had gone, and when he turned around, he was almost scared to death. He didn't know when, but there were two people standing behind him, a sister Xue'er and a little fox, both staring at him with unfriendly eyes.

Yan flashed what she thought was a bright smile and greeted the two of them, "Sister Xue'er, Nana, is there anything I can help you with?"

The little fox's sudden question startled Yan: "How is the Crown Prince's consort from Xingluo?"

"What do you mean, 'what do you mean'? I don't quite understand. But it's definitely a good thing that Zhu Zhuyun is willing to cooperate, isn't it... Hahaha..."

Yan Qiang calmly said, then quickly changed the subject, "We should go to the council hall. Teacher must be getting impatient. This trip to the western part of the mainland is very important, and I need to make some plans."

After saying this, Yan fled past the two as if escaping, and then entered the Papal Palace. Qian Renxue and Hu Liena watched his retreating figure, feeling both amused and uncomfortable, but they quickly adjusted their emotions. Since they had already made their decision, they were actually prepared.

……

"Devil's Island, you're planning to take over Devil's Island? That's too risky."

Inside the Papal Palace council chamber, Yan unfolded a map in front of Bibi Dong. He had barely finished explaining when Bibi Dong, recognizing the locations marked on the map, interrupted him, her reaction unusually excited.

"Devil Island is just the name Qian Xunji gave it after his failed conquest. The real name of this place should be Seagod Island."

Yan pointed to a location on the map, which was an area on the western coast of Douluo Continent. The nearshore area was divided into three sea areas, marked with three lines of text: Demon Whale, Orca, and Demon Soul, which were brief descriptions of the three sea areas.

Beyond these three sea areas, near the mainland, lies an archipelago, one of which, a key island, is marked with the words 'Sea God'.

"You know its original name because the High Priest told you. When the High Priest and Tang Chen became famous, our Spirit Hall and Seagod Island had a fairly good relationship, but the previous Pope sent troops to attack us, and our relationship with them has deteriorated."

Bibi Dong did not show any surprise that Yan knew the origin of Seagod Island. Instead, she introduced some specific details in a deep voice: "Many soul masters and soul beasts live in the area where Seagod Island is located. They worship a deity, the Seagod."

Just like the Angel God worshipped by our Spirit Hall, the Sea God worshipped by Seagod Island is also a powerful figure in the God Realm, even stronger than the Angel God.

Furthermore, although the population of Poseidon Island is small, the number of miracles they have performed is considerable, which means that there are many powerful individuals in each generation.

When Qian Xunji was in power, he once tried to take over Seagod Island and sent two thousand soul masters, led by several titled Douluo powerhouses, to conquer it. However, less than a hundred soul masters returned from this battle, and two titled Douluo were also lost.

After this incident, relations between Seagod Island and the Spirit Hall deteriorated, and they have had no contact for many years. Therefore, it's very difficult for you to try and take advantage of them.

Bibi Dong tried to convince Yan that she not only knew about Seagod Island, but had even been there herself. She and Yu Xiaogang were both in the two-thousand-strong army that attacked Seagod Island years ago, and that great battle left a very deep impression on her.

"No matter how difficult this task is, we have to do it."

After listening to Bibi Dong's words, Yan simply shook his head and then explained, "Over the years, through rough calculations, I have grasped the approximate coordinates of large landmasses in the other three directions of the ocean outside Douluo Continent."

According to the information I have, the human world we live in is an incredibly vast planet, with most of its territory covered by oceans. Apart from some islands and the far north ice cap, there are four landmasses, including the Douluo Continent.

The Spirit Hall's current strength has already alerted the two great empires. If we want to continue developing, we will inevitably have to clash directly with them, which is not a good thing for us.

The Spirit Hall has always enjoyed a far better reputation on the continent than those nobles. We have no reason to wage war against them, instigate internal strife, and lose the support of the people. With our current advantages, we can peacefully evolve over several decades or even centuries to completely bury those nobles.

Therefore, my top priority is to continue expanding our advantage while keeping them from making a move, which requires a lot of resources.

Since the resources of Douluo Continent are difficult to exploit, we must look elsewhere. These four landmasses are not under the control of the Spirit Hall, nor are they affected by Seagod Island, and their potential for development is immense.

But the key now lies with Poseidon Island. We must get them to agree, even to help us on ocean voyages to explore new continents. Therefore, contact with them is essential.

What are you planning to do?

Bibi Dong stared at the map Yan had spread out, pondered for a long time, then nodded and asked Yan what preparations he needed to make.

Originally, given her cautious nature, she would not have wanted to provoke Seagod Island. She was not an ordinary pope; in addition to being the pope of the Spirit Hall, she was also the successor of the Rakshasa God's assessment, and thus knew the power of Seagod Island better than ordinary people.

The Spirit Hall's overall strength surpasses that of Seagod Island, but in a battle on the open sea against Seagod Island, the Spirit Hall would be the one to lose.

"We'll just get them to come forward and discuss cooperation. I've heard that among the three major overlords of the near seas, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King and the Evil Orca King aren't particularly interested in Seagod Island."

Yan moved his hand across the map, finally stopping at the location marked with the orca area. "This is a good starting point."

The Demonic Orca Clan living in the Orca Sea is incredibly powerful, and their king is an evil sea spirit beast of the 100,000-year level, which would be very suitable to become your eighth spirit ring, Teacher.

The Demonic Orca clan also has quite a few ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts. If we handle things properly, I believe it will bring us a great harvest.

Bibi Dong's eyes lit up, but she frowned slightly and said, "This matter may not be easy. Sea spirit beasts tend to stick together. Even though the Demonic Tiger Whale clan doesn't get along with most sea spirit beasts, if we go to hunt them, we'll probably be attacked by many sea spirit beasts. Do you have any good ideas?"

"When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits."

Yan slid his finger and pointed to another spot, where it was marked with the name of another of the three major overlords of the near sea, the Demon Soul Great White Shark. "Sea Soul Beasts will target human Soul Masters who specialize in hunting Sea Soul Beasts, but what if we help one race to fight against another?"

As far as I know, the Great White Shark clan of the near sea is known as the mount of the Sea God and the guardian beast of Sea God Island. However, they are not considered strong among the top sea spirit beasts, and they have been defeated time and time again in battles against the Demon Orca clan.

If it weren't for the protection of Poseidon Island, the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan might have already been wiped out by this evil orca clan in the near sea.

Their blood feud is our opportunity. If handled well, we can help the Demon Soul Great White Shark wipe out the Demon Orca clan, and then give Seagod Island some compensation afterward, leaving them a way out so that cooperation can still be discussed.

"This matter will probably not be easy."

Bibi Dong pondered for a moment and felt that what Yan said was still somewhat unreliable.

Yan picked up where Bibi Dong left off, "But anything is possible if you don't try. How will we know if we can succeed if we don't try? I'm going to go there myself. A mere Poseidon Island can't hold me back. At worst, I'll just have the Grand Elder go to Poseidon Island to rescue me."

"Just for Xue'er's sake, I think the High Priest will make a trip. And I heard the High Priest and the Seagod Island..."

"Cough cough..."

Just as Yan was speaking animatedly, a soft cough was heard in the room for some reason. However, Yan looked left and right but couldn't see a third person. There seemed to be footsteps outside the door. Well, he knew what was going on without needing to say anything.

Chapter 216 The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Little Witch

Tian Dou City, the most magnificent and prosperous city in the north, is also the most bustling city in the Douluo Continent in every respect.

The Northern Heavenly Dou Empire has always had greater overall potential and size than the Southern Star Luo Empire. However, because the royal family was unable to fully unify all the forces within its territory and tap into this potential, it suffered repeated losses in battles against the Star Luo Empire.

Of course, the weakness of the Heavenly Dou royal family also made the various policies within the country more lenient, and some forces had a stronger sense of identification with it. This also led some relatively powerful clans and sects to be willing to take root in the Heavenly Dou Empire, which indirectly enhanced its potential.

Four of the seven major sects are located within the territory of the Heaven Dou Empire. Moreover, apart from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, the Heaven Dou Empire also occupies five of the top ten academies on the continent.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is currently the most influential sect in the Soul Master world within the Heaven Dou Empire. This sect primarily focuses on support-type Soul Masters, and its Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul is evolved from a gemstone-type Martial Soul, possessing the ability to appraise treasures.

Therefore, this sect has its own unique advantages in economics. Relying on the power of treasure appraisal, it has accumulated countless wealth. In addition, each generation of sect leaders has attached importance to developing the economy and making wealth circulate. As a result, the wealth of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect ranks among the top in the entire Heaven Dou Empire.