Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

"I'm a straightforward person and don't have much patience. I think you can guess why I've called you here."

Yan lifted the teacup lid, took a sip, and put it down. He then said very directly, "I hope you can join the Spirit Hall. Of course, if you don't want to leave Shenfeng Academy now, that's fine too, as long as you join the Spirit Hall after you graduate."

Feng Xiaotian hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Your Highness, may I ask why you care so much about me?"

Yan smiled calmly and replied, "Because you have a mutated martial soul, innate full soul power, and have also initially completed your own self-created soul skill, you have the potential to become a top expert. Just how perfect is your self-created soul skill, Gale Wolf Combo Slash?"

"How did you know...?"

When Feng Xiaotian heard Yan mention the Gale Wolf's Consecutive Slashes, he could no longer remain calm. This was his deepest secret. He had wasted a lot of training time in order to create and perfect this set of self-created soul skills. This was his biggest trump card.

Yan rarely boasted, displaying an unfathomable demeanor in front of Feng Xiaotian, "The Spirit Hall is an appendage of the gods, representing the gods in protecting the Douluo Continent. There are very few things we can't find out if we want to know them."

"I know you wasted a lot of training time creating your own soul skill, which has resulted in you being slightly weaker than your peers in both cultivation and combat strength. This is your current weakness, and the Spirit Hall can help you overcome it, giving you greater potential."

As Yan spoke, he took out two jade boxes from his soul tool. Inside were two extremely similar left leg soul bones. "One of these soul bones is a secret soul bone made from hundreds of wolf bandits, and the other is a left leg soul bone produced by a Soul Emperor-level wolf bandit leader."

Absorbing both soul bones simultaneously will grant you a soul power increase of at least 5%, enhance your physique, and grant you powerful ten-thousand-year soul bone skills.

The power of the Wolf Thieves originates from the Gale Demon Wolf, while your Martial Soul, the Gale Two-Headed Wolf, is a mutation of the Gale Demon Wolf. Your power is extremely compatible with theirs, and absorbing them will allow you to gain the greatest benefit.

"As long as you're willing to join the Spirit Hall, these two spirit bones are yours. Furthermore, the Spirit Hall has other spirit bones produced by the Wolf Bandits, so it's not impossible for you to obtain them in the future. Now, have you made your decision?"

Chapter 198 The Finals

"The conditions offered by His Highness the Holy Son are truly hard to refuse."

Inside the Spirit Hall of Heaven Dou City, Feng Xiaotian looked at the two spirit bones in front of him, his heart pounding involuntarily, but he suppressed his inner impulse and barely managed to maintain a calm demeanor.

Yan merely glanced at him indifferently and said in a deep voice, "Then tell me, have you made a decision? What Shenfeng Academy can give you, Wuhun Hall can also give you, but what Wuhun Hall can give, Shenfeng Academy may not be able to provide."

Moreover, even Shenfeng Academy will have to consider changing its attitude towards the Spirit Hall in the future. Perhaps you will become that key figure and make the right decision for Shenfeng Academy.

"Your Highness, you have great ambitions. Aren't you afraid that I will reveal what happened today?"

A look of horror flashed across Feng Xiaotian's eyes. Yan spoke so bluntly, could it be that the Spirit Hall was really preparing to coerce the Divine Wind Academy into making a choice? This was not good news for him.

Yan pointed to Bibi Dong beside him, "This is my teacher, the Pope of the Spirit Hall. I believe you will make the right decision."

"The Pope."

Feng Xiaotian was slightly taken aback, a look of astonishment appearing in his eyes. He then quickly stood up and bowed to Bibi Dong, saying, "Feng Xiaotian of Shenfeng Academy greets the Pope."

"No need for such formalities."

Bibi Dong glanced at Feng Xiaotian briefly and nodded, then casually replied, "The Holy Son represents the will of the Spirit Hall. I think you are a smart child and should make the right choice."

Upon hearing this, Feng Xiaotian stiffened slightly. After a long silence, he turned to Yan and bowed deeply. "Your Highness, I am willing to join the Spirit Hall after graduation."

“Very good, you’ve made the right decision. They are yours now.”

Yan casually pushed the two soul bones in front of Feng Xiaotian, a move that made the latter's breathing quicken.

Although Yan had previously said he would give him two soul bones, Feng Xiaotian still couldn't help but get excited when it actually happened right before his eyes.

This is a ten-thousand-year-old soul bone, one of the most precious treasures in the soul master world, something even a titled Douluo would covet, and they just gave it to him like that. This also showed him the generosity of the Spirit Hall, and naturally, he developed a slight inclination towards it.

"Feng Xiaotian, you are a smart man, and there are some things you should see very clearly."

Yan put down his teacup, slowly stood up, and said as he walked, "The Spirit Hall was temporarily suppressed because of the combined efforts of the seven major sects and the royal families of the two empires. But now, the four lower sects have already pledged allegiance to the Spirit Hall, and of the three upper sects, only the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect is still holding on."

Both empires are riddled with internal problems. Those nobles only want no one to challenge their authority and are eager to stifle the development of Soul Masters; they offer no hope to the Soul Master world. I believe you understand what I mean: the Soul Master world needs to be unified.

A crucial link in this chain is the various Soul Master Academies. Among the Soul Master Academies in the Heaven Dou Soul Master World, the Five Elements Academy is the most prestigious, and the Spirit Hall naturally pays great attention to it. I hope you can serve as a bridge between the Divine Wind Academy and the Spirit Hall.

This will benefit both you and Shenfeng Academy. You should know that there's basically nothing the Spirit Hall can't do if they want to.

"Feng Xiaotian, I understand."

After pondering for a moment, Feng Xiaotian nodded and bowed. He knew in his heart that he didn't have many choices. When he accepted Yan's invitation to come to the Spirit Hall, he only had two choices: either accept the Spirit Hall's offer of a hand or refuse it outright.

The first option would bring him great benefits, and he would also be able to obtain a treasure like the Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Bone, which would directly enhance his strength and potential, on the spot. Moreover, the Pope of the Spirit Hall was also present. If he still didn't know what was good for him, he would be out of his mind.

The second option is practically unthinkable unless one has a life-or-death feud with the Spirit Hall. Even if someone is unwilling, they'll at most go along with it. Those who directly embarrass the Spirit Hall aren't just individualistic; they're brainless. Such people won't go far.

As for things like feigning compliance, it's best not to do them. Taking the Spirit Hall's things and not doing anything about them makes you think that the number one power in the Spirit Master world is just sitting around doing nothing. Let alone a small Feng Xiaotian, even the Divine Wind Academy can't withstand the Spirit Hall's wrath.

"You can meditate and absorb these two soul bones in the quiet room. I believe they will bring you a significant boost."

Yan spoke again, "You can stay at Shenfeng Academy until you graduate. At that time, you can choose to join the Spirit Hall directly or stay at the academy as a liaison between the Spirit Hall and Shenfeng Academy. Don't disappoint me."

After he finished speaking, he slowly walked out of the quiet room. Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong, and Hu Liena followed him out of the room, leaving only Feng Xiaotian in the large quiet room.

This genius from the Divine Wind Academy acted decisively, immediately sitting down to regulate his breathing and beginning his cultivation and refining of his soul bone in the quiet room.

"Senior brother, are we going back to Wuhun City now? I finally got to come out once, but you forced me to go into seclusion at that dangerous spring. I haven't even had a proper chance to play."

Along the corridor of the Martial Soul Temple, Yan walked ahead, and Hu Liena jogged up to his side, took his arm, and said sweetly that the little fox was quite dissatisfied with this trip to Heaven Dou City.

She originally thought she was out having fun with her teacher, senior sister, and senior brother, but who knew that none of them would take her along. When they arrived in Tiandou City, she didn't even get to explore before being locked up in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to cultivate, while the three of them were out having a good time. She was furious and felt that it was too much.

"Girls shouldn't ask so many questions, it's not cute at all."

Yan smiled slightly, flicked her smooth forehead with his finger, and a soft cry of pain was heard. A red mark appeared on Hu Liena's forehead.

The little fox, naturally indignant at being wronged, bared its teeth and claws and launched an attack on Yan, and the two began to playfully fight again. Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong watched their commotion from behind, a strange mix of emotions swirling within them.

Outside the Martial Soul Temple, a magnificent carriage was parked on the main road. Elite temple knights had been waiting for a long time. Ghost and Elder Yue Guan, the guardians, rode on tall horses and bowed slightly when they saw Yan and the Pope arrive.

"Let's set off; it's time for us to go back."

Yan and his group boarded the carriage one by one and headed directly out of Tiandou City. The matters on the Tiandou Empire side were basically completed, and the next step was to prepare for the events after the finals. The glory of the Spirit Hall could not be confined to the continent.

……

Wuhun City is the largest city in the central region of Douluo Continent, and it is also the only important city that does not belong to any country.

This city, directly controlled by the Spirit Hall, became a sacred place for the entire Douluo Continent after the Light Festival a few years ago.

Every year, and even every day, countless believers come from all directions to walk the pilgrimage route and see the supreme being they believe in.

In recent days, due to the Pan-Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, Wuhun City has been exceptionally lively, especially after the Star Luo Empire's teams entered the city, making the scene even more bustling.

The Star Luo Empire is renowned for its martial arts, with a powerful royal family that adheres to pragmatism. After the Spirit Hall's envoy met with the Star Luo royal family to discuss the suggestion of changing the final rules, the Star Luo Empire quickly agreed and intensified its training, arriving in Spirit City ahead of schedule.

The Star Luo Empire team is led by the Star Luo Royal Team, which is also the strongest Star Luo team in history. The captain of this Star Luo team is Prince Dai Wuji, the younger brother of the emperor. However, this prince's position is quite awkward.

The succession tradition of the Star Luo Empire differs from the primogeniture system of the Heaven Dou Empire. Instead, it is a very bloody competitive succession system. Theoretically speaking, every son of the current emperor has the potential to succeed to the throne, and anyone who competes for the throne has a chance to succeed.

This unique lineage has led to extremely fierce competition for the throne in every generation of the Star Luo Empire's royal family. Anyone born into the royal family with even a little ambition will covet that position. If you don't have the chance, that's fine, but if you really have the opportunity, can you resist the urge to fight for it?

Moreover, it's not that things will be fine if you don't fight for it. After countless years of fierce struggles, every generation of the Star Luo royal family knows very well that unless the opponent completely gives up the fight for the throne, there will be no talk of brotherly affection.

This practice of raising venomous insects generation after generation led to the dominance of each emperor in Xingluo, and also caused the relationships between members of the royal family to become weak. Brothers and fathers and sons were like strangers, with no affection between them.

The current Star Luo Emperor is known for his ruthlessness. When he was vying for the throne, he was ruthless. Several of his brothers, whose cultivation talents were superior to his, were killed even after their cultivation was destroyed. Only a few survived, and they were either enfeoffed to fend for themselves or imprisoned with their cultivation destroyed.

The prince leading the team now is the youngest son of the late emperor, and also the unluckiest. He was born when the struggle for the throne had reached a critical moment, and by the time he awakened his martial soul and displayed his talent, the struggle for the throne had already ended.

When he was around ten years old, the current Star Luo Emperor ascended the throne. Because he had not participated in the royal power struggle, his cultivation was not abolished. As a prince of the previous generation, he had all the necessary support: a fiancée from the Spirit Cat Zhu family, the power and fiefdom of a prince, which made his position even more awkward.

Especially after the prince displayed remarkable talent in cultivation, possessing soul power close to that of a Soul King before the age of twenty-five, the rumors and gossip caused him immense torment and fear.

The Star Luo Empire does not have the situation of princes ruling power like the Heaven Dou Empire. It is not that there are no other members of the royal family in the Star Luo Empire who hold power, but that most of the royal family members who hold power are from collateral branches and can no longer pose a threat to the throne.

This Prince Dai Wuji is the current emperor's younger brother. He has considerable talent in cultivation, all the necessary support, and is already an adult. According to imperial rules, he should be sent to his fiefdom. But given his current situation, would the emperor dare to release him?

This awkward situation led to some problems and conflicts within the Star Luo Empire. After much deliberation, the emperor decided to have this prince lead the team in this elite competition.

In this Elite Tournament, the Star Luo Emperor's original words were that victory was allowed but defeat was not. If this prince defeated the Spirit Hall and won the championship, bringing historic glory to Star Luo, it would mean that he was qualified to obtain his own rights, and this hurdle would be temporarily cleared.

If he fails, then everything will be over, and the emperor will decide how to deal with him. So this time, the situation of the Star Luo Royal Team is very delicate.

……

Inside the arena in Wuhun City, the members of the Star Luo Royal Team were undergoing intensive pre-match training. Although they had already trained many times back in the Star Luo Empire, they were still extremely serious and strict with themselves.

Their expedition this time was not only carrying the glory and mission of the Star Luo Empire, but also involved the power struggles within the empire.

The young prince leading the royal team also had the support of some forces. Naturally, they did not want the prince to fall from power. Moreover, the emperor also had his own enemies. Furthermore, countless people in the Star Luo Empire were looking forward to a victory, so naturally many people were fully supporting his victory.

Inside the training field, a young man in his twenties was sweating profusely, his long golden hair cascading down his back, his face showing a resolute expression, and his eyes gleaming with a cold light.

He was Prince Dai Wuji of Xingluo, twenty-three years old, with a soul power of level forty-nine. If level fifty hadn't been such a significant hurdle, leaving him little time to break through, he might have become the first young Soul King in the history of the Elite Tournament.

Dai Wuji was nearly two meters tall with broad shoulders. His handsome face had a touch of fortitude, and his eyes held a coldness that came from the depths of his heart. His eyes flashed with an evil light when they were half-open. Just by standing there quietly, he exuded a special kind of power and released the aura of a king.

Beside Dai Wuji was a tall young woman, about half a head shorter than him. Her extremely voluptuous figure and alabaster-white skin accentuated her feminine charm.

This is Dai Wuji's fiancée, Zhu Yunxi, a member of a collateral branch of the Zhu family in the Star Luo Empire, possessing the Netherworld Cat Martial Soul. She is also twenty-three years old and has a soul power of level forty-six. Since the two became engaged, she has entrusted everything to the man beside her.

"Your Highness."

While some of the Royal Team's other main players and substitutes were still training hard, one of them walked up to Dai Wuji with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

A rare hint of tenderness and guilt flashed across Dai Wuji's eyes as he spoke in an extremely gentle voice, "Yan Yan, what's wrong?"

The girl named Xu Yanyan noticed the tenderness in Dai Wuji's eyes and revealed a charming smile. "Your Highness, I heard that the Holy Son of the Spirit Hall returned from the Heaven Dou Empire today."

Dai Wuji paused for a moment, then seemed to realize something and chuckled self-deprecatingly, "The Holy Son of the Spirit Hall, the guy who decided to change the rules of the Elite Tournament. I heard he was assassinated in the Heaven Dou Empire. Just like me, many people are after his life."

Chapter 199 Opening

"Your Highness, Holy Son."

Inside Wuhun City, on the street leading to the Papal Palace, Yan was telling jokes to the little fox and occasionally teasing Sister Xue'er. As for the Papal Teacher, who had been sitting upright and cultivating, the occasion was inappropriate. Suddenly, the carriage paused slightly, and then a voice was heard from outside.

A hint of displeasure flashed across Yan's face. This person was blocking the road in the street, and it was even the vehicle of his Holy Son of the Spirit Hall that was being blocked. This person was rather arrogant.

His smile faded, and he slightly lifted the carriage curtain, revealing a blond young man with a somewhat arrogant air, flanked by two beautiful women. This demeanor and mannerisms displeased him greatly; perhaps it was a case of likes repelling each other.

"The White Tiger Dai family."

Yan glanced at the man and immediately guessed his identity. His tone was not enthusiastic. "I wonder why Your Highness stopped my carriage?"

"I simply wanted to see what kind of person the Holy Son of the Spirit Hall is. Dai Wuji of the Star Luo Empire greets His Highness the Holy Son."

The blond youth, Prince Dai Wuji of the Star Luo Empire, stood in the middle of the road and burst into hearty laughter the moment he saw Yan appear.

Yan glanced at the man indifferently and lost interest, coldly saying, "Is Your Highness here to show off? It seems that this time, the Star Luo Royal Team is determined to win."

"I wouldn't dare say that, I can only say I'll do my best."

Dai Wuji didn't speak so definitively, but his tone and attitude perhaps revealed his true thoughts.