Douluo Dalu: The Frozen Throne

Chapter 34: Xingluo's First Soul Instructor, a Sober Madman

The next morning, a luxurious carriage engraved with the Xingluo royal totem slowly drove out of the palace gate and headed towards Xingluo City.

Shu Yan lifted a corner of the curtain on the car window and looked at the street outside. Various sounds were clearly heard in his ears, the clatter of horse hooves, the shouts of street vendors, and the laughter of passers-by...

Just when Shu Yan was a little absent-minded, Xu Jiujiu pulled his hand and said softly:

"Ayan, I didn't explain it in detail yesterday. Today I'll tell you more about Mr. Han. His temper is really weird. I'm afraid something unexpected will happen."

Shu Yan came back to his senses and nodded.

Xu Jiujiu cleared his throat and then said:

"Old Han's original name was Han Lin. He is now over eighty years old, almost the same age as Grandma Manyi. He is an eighth-level half-soul mentor and a rare Titled Douluo. His soul power level is ninety-one. His martial spirit is the Golden Thread Ghost Snake, a rare snake with a highly venomous venom. This martial spirit is at the same level as the famous snake martial spirit, the Green Phosphorus Snake, on the mainland, but the emphasis of both parties is slightly different."

"In his early years, Mr. Han once became the disciple of an eighth-level soul master who defected from the Sun-Moon Empire and inherited the mantle of that eighth-level soul master. Later, he had a big fight with his teacher for unknown reasons and accidentally killed him. As a result, Mr. Han's personality became erratic. Apart from locking himself in the room to make soul guides, he almost never socialized. Sometimes he even became crazy and often hurt people at random."

"On the other hand, although Old Han is a Titled Douluo, in fact, his Titled Douluo status is ridiculously watered down, and it is entirely accumulated by taking drugs. In this case, Old Han can barely exert the combat power of a Titled Douluo with his soul guide. Moreover, the side effects of the drugs he took in his early years are very serious, which greatly affected his lifespan. Now, he is afraid that he only has less than ten years left to live..."

After a long while, Shu Yan rubbed his brows and concluded:

"In other words, this Mr. Han is a sober madman?"

Xu Jiujiu seemed to be interested in this word and nodded in agreement.

"That's about right. Old Han is a lunatic who is passionate about soul guides. That's why he has been able to step by step reach the current level of an eighth-level half-soul guide. My brother once joked with me that if Old Han went to the Sun-Moon Empire for further studies for a period of time, he might be able to successfully break through to the ninth-level soul guide."

"But unfortunately, Mr. Han seems to hate the Sun-Moon Empire very much. Of course, the above is just a joke, don't take it seriously!"

As he said this, Xu Jiujiu chuckled twice.

Shu Yan shrugged, as if he had found a way out of the impasse. An avid fan of soul guides, right? How could he control the opponent? Wouldn't it be easy now?
After Xu Jiujiu briefly recounted two things related to this old man Han, he said nothing more. The carriage drove steadily all the way and soon came to a street that was much quieter than the outside world. Xu Jiujiu introduced again:

"The southern part of Xingluo City is mostly occupied by the powerful and officials of the empire, so the security in this area is much better than other places. Even during the day, there is not much noise, and very few people dare to cause trouble in this area."

Shu Yan nodded, and the carriage continued to move forward, then stopped at the deepest part of the street. Shu Yan hugged Xu Jiujiu and jumped off the carriage. Nebula Douluo appeared behind the two of them. The three of them walked up the steps together and then knocked on the heavy metal door.

After a long time, the door was opened from the inside, and a middle-aged man with messy hair poked his head out. After taking the visiting card from Xu Jiujiu, he opened it and read it. Then his face changed drastically, and he quickly opened the entire door. Then he bowed and said, "Han Xin greets Her Royal Highness the Princess, greets Senior Xingyun Douluo, and greets this young master..."

Xu Jiujiu looked at him for a long time, and then said directly:

"Take us to see Mr. Han. There is something important that cannot be delayed."

Han Xin quickly stepped aside and said:
"Please come in, three distinguished guests. The master of the family just finished his retreat yesterday and is now resting in the mansion. Please follow me, three distinguished guests."

Xu Jiujiu nodded, then took the two of them and followed Han Xin into the Han Mansion.

Shu Yan looked at the surrounding layout, his eyes lingered on a few abrupt decorations for a while, and then he looked away. He felt that it was similar to the existence of a soul guide detection device. In this mansion, soul guides with similar functions were arranged almost everywhere. The arrangement method was not sophisticated, but these soul guides did have some meaning.

To be honest, Shu Yan knows nothing about soul guides. He has no interest in making them. Currently, he is still at the stage where he knows how to use them but is too lazy to learn. If nothing unexpected happens, it will probably remain like this in the future.

To him, learning how to make soul guides is a pure waste of time. The training of ultimate attribute soul masters between level 30 and level 70 is already difficult. If he were to set aside time to learn how to make soul guides, wouldn't that be pure brain damage, in Shu Yan's opinion?

Compared to wasting time making it himself, he prefers to let others make it and use it directly. It saves time and effort and does not lose hair. Anyway, this is the reason, and Shu Yan is too lazy to care whether it is right or not.

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Walking into the backyard of the mansion, there were more vegetation around, the sound of flowing water could be heard, and a small pavilion came into view. In the center of the pavilion, an old man with white hair and beard was sitting on a recliner and dozing off. Even when four people arrived, the old man still did not lift his eyelids, as if he had fallen into a deep sleep.

Nebula Douluo snorted coldly, and the starlight in his hand flickered. The next moment, the recliner the old man was sitting on exploded instantly, and the old man was awakened instantly. The expression on his face became visibly ferocious. Nine soul rings of yellow, purple, purple, black, and black appeared under his feet. Several huge gun barrels appeared at his side. The terrifying soul power began to condense. Han Xin was so scared that his scalp went numb, and his messy hair stood up in an instant. The next moment, Han Xin almost subconsciously flipped over the wall and disappeared without a trace, leaving only a shrill cry:

"The master of the family has gone crazy again and again and again! Run!"

Nebula Douluo's forehead was bulging with veins, and the next moment, she shouted sternly:
"Han Laogui! Open your dog eyes and look at who I am, and then look at who is next to me! How dare you!"

A loud shout, like a bolt from the blue, resounded throughout the surroundings in an instant, and Han Lin suddenly woke up from his bloodshot eyes. He was confused for a while, and then his eyes suddenly shrank after seeing Nebula Douluo and Xu Jiujiu. Then he looked at the nine spirit rings under his feet and the spirit guide cannon barrels ready to go beside him. Han Lin felt like the sky was falling...

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(End of this chapter)