Douluo Continent: Tang San has already taken off, and I'm only just arriving.

Chapter 9 Exclusive Interview
That year!

At present, apart from the 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone, the easiest thing to obtain is the Illusionary Wisdom Skull from that year.

It's okay if the soul bones don't match; just find someone to exchange them.

After setting his goal, Chen Yichuan began working on the next step.

Grandpa also went to attend to his work.

After a few days of fermentation, the newspaper began circulating in major cities.

Although it wasn't particularly popular, it was related to the upcoming Soul Master Competition, so many people were still interested.

All that's left is to wait for the unpleasant guest to arrive.

Just as Chen Yichuan had predicted, only three days later, Flander, the current dean of Shrek Academy, found the newspaper editor.

Chen Yichuan and Vivian naturally wouldn't show up.

The person who received Flander was a Soul Master of level 36.

"Respected Soul Saint, may I ask in what way I have offended you?"

The Soul Master in charge of the newspaper was terrified when Flander came to his door.

That's a Soul Saint!

A powerful being that could kill itself with a single slap.

Why didn't this newspaper mention Shrek?

When Flander saw that the person in charge of the newspaper was only a Soul Master, he immediately felt very confident.

Shrek Academy participates in the Soul Master Competition to make a name for themselves, and the little monsters are so outstanding, how could they not give them a good boost in publicity?

“Lord Soul Saint, it’s not that we deliberately overlooked Shrek Academy, it’s just that you recently changed your name, and we’re worried that there might be some taboos involved.”

"We originally planned to visit you in a few days for an exclusive interview, but we'll publish the article after you confirm!"

The Soul Master carefully explained according to Vivian's instructions.

Upon hearing this, Flander finally showed a satisfied smile.

"Exclusive interview, an exclusive interview is great!"

"There's no time like the present, let's send someone to Shrek Academy today."

Flanders extended a warm invitation.

He astutely saw a business opportunity in the newspaper.

As for how to make money, that depends on the operation.

The Soul Master had no choice but to personally go to Shrek Academy for an exclusive interview.

I thought it would be an easy task.

When he arrived at Shrek Academy, he discovered that things were not so simple.

The people at Shrek Academy have incredibly high demands.

Not only do they have to introduce their college, but they also have to promote their greatness. Even though the draft was already finalized, it was revised dozens of times. It was full of secrets about their college that could not be leaked.

If it weren't for the fear of the opponent's Soul Saint strength, that Soul Master would have given up on the spot.

Not only that, but they also tried to extort money from him before he left.

"If you use our college's name to sell your newspapers, shouldn't you pay a reputation fee?"

The Soul Master had no choice but to make an excuse to decline, saying he would go back and discuss it.

When Vivian told Chen Yichuan about this, Chen Yichuan was not surprised at all: "Promise them, and after these people publish three more issues of the newspaper, let them disband."

Chen Yichuan was happy to help Shrek promote their brand.

He wanted to spread the name of Shrek Academy throughout the Douluo Continent and tout it as a holy land among soul master academies.

A week later, the second issue of the newspaper went on sale.

Compared to the first issue, this one is much more interesting.

The front page headline, naturally, was an exclusive interview with Shrek Academy.

In short, it's all just boasting.

Aside from these, the other sections are filled with praise for the Heaven Dou royal family and the Spirit Hall. There are also anecdotes about spirit masters and theoretical knowledge about spirits that ordinary spirit masters don't have access to.

During this process, Chen Yichuan personally wrote a manuscript, the protagonist of which was Su Yuntao, who was known as the Blind Douluo.

As a fellow transmigrator, he was somewhat regretful that he couldn't have his martial soul awakened by Brother Tao, which was called a useless martial soul.

Su Yuntao, an ordinary deacon of the Spirit Hall, travels to more than a dozen mountain villages every year to help children of the right age awaken their spirits. He works diligently and conscientiously. Such a spirit master is just one of the thousands of deacons of the Spirit Hall.

Of course, during this process, he also lavishly praised the Heavenly Dou royal family and elevated Crown Prince Xue Qinghe in various ways.

This was also his further test.

If no one makes a move on the newspaper, he will release some bombshell news in the next issue; if someone does make a move, he will switch to another group of people.

To Chen Yichuan's surprise, this issue of the newspaper sold like hotcakes.

Not only did they not incur any losses, but they actually made a considerable profit, and businesses even proactively came to their door to advertise.

To Chen Yichuan's surprise, the reason this newspaper was so popular was primarily due to the basic knowledge about martial spirits.

For powerful forces, these are common sense, but for ordinary people, they are invaluable.

After arriving in this world, Chen Yichuan also read about the so-called Ten Core Theories of Martial Soul.

After reading it, all he wanted to do was spit on it and throw it into the latrine.

In my past life, there were people online who defended Yu Xiaogang, saying that his ten core theories of martial souls at least broadened the horizons of ordinary soul masters and brought them knowledge of soul beasts.

At first, he thought so too.

Even after searching through all ten core theories of martial spirits, he still couldn't find any theoretical knowledge that could help ordinary soul masters.

To put it bluntly, the so-called Ten Core Theories of Martial Soul is just a haphazardly summarized theory.

There is no argument, no thesis, nothing at all.

Not to mention any theoretical knowledge about soul beasts or experience in absorbing soul rings, he kept all of that hidden and didn't release any of it.

Think about it, this is normal.

In every era, knowledge has been the exclusive domain of the powerful and wealthy, used to restrict ordinary people at the bottom of society.

If Yu Xiaogang really publishes those things, even the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan won't be able to protect him.

His so-called Ten Core Theories of Martial Soul are like someone telling you in your past life that lithography machines can be built, nuclear fusion can be controlled, and perpetual motion machines are possible.

Then, he won't tell you how these theories were summarized, or even explain what lithography machines, nuclear fusion, and perpetual motion machines are.

"It seems that the knowledge of Soul Masters is more valuable than I imagined."

The newspaper's popularity did not make Chen Yichuan happy; instead, it made him vaguely worried.

He underestimated the importance of knowledge.

If this continues, before they can even withdraw, they'll be confronted by someone.

"From now on, I will personally write about the theories of Soul Masters."

After some hesitation, Chen Yichuan decided to continue with the section on Soul Master theoretical knowledge.

It's nothing more than using some euphemisms or reducing the number of episodes and then replacing the cast.

In the blink of an eye, half a year has passed.

During the past six months, Chen Yichuan spent the rest of his time cultivating, aside from overseeing the overall direction of the newspaper.

His soul power has reached level eighteen.

In just six months, his soul power increased by three levels. If this got out, probably no one would believe it.

Part of the credit for achieving this goes to the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue, while another part is due to the Extreme Cultivation Method.

The so-called extreme cultivation method is easy to understand: it involves frantically consuming soul power, physical strength, and mental energy to completely drain the body before meditating.

In this state, it is easy to enter a deep meditative state.

As for the damage that extreme training might cause to the body, he has already awakened such a martial soul. Every time he adds a soul ring, he has to suffer a lightning tribulation. His body is destined to be riddled with holes. Why worry about so much? He should improve his strength first, and then consider whether there will be any damage.

The preliminary rounds of the Soul Master Tournament officially begin today.

Chen Yichuan also decided to go out and see for himself.

(End of this chapter)