Douluo Continent: An Adventure Begins in Wuhun City

As soon as Chen Yao finished speaking, everyone's eyes were immediately focused on that person, their eyes filled with shock.

The man's face, which had been pale with despair, froze for a moment before turning into one of uncontrollable ecstasy.

"Thank you, sir! I am willing to pledge my loyalty to the Spirit Hall!"

Human hearts are unpredictable. No matter how united the Haotian Sect is, or how fiercely independent they are, there will still be those with fragile hearts. Perhaps in times of peace, they bear the glory of the Haotian Sect, share in its honor, take pride in it, and live their lives with righteous indignation, without any problems.

But when a real crisis arrives and death looms, it is ultimately difficult to face death with equanimity!

Furthermore, by invoking their interests, these people could easily switch sides!

"You bastard! Tang Shan Shao, how dare you betray your sect! You deserve to die!"

There are spineless cowards, but there are also those with backbone. A Soul Douluo, upon seeing the kneeling, fawning fellow, was instantly enraged. He leaped up and swung his massive Clear Sky Hammer down heavily towards the man's head!

He also wanted to kill this ungrateful bastard. Even if his Haotian Sect was to perish, it would perish spectacularly, and he would never compromise his principles!

"Dare to attack my Spirit Hall Minister? You're courting death!"

Chen Yao's face hardened, but he was secretly delighted. He was naturally happy that someone was pushing things along!

Instantly, soul power surged, dark clouds churned in the sky above, and a gigantic hand reached out from within, falling from the sky and grabbing the Soul Douluo in its grasp.

Facing the Soul Douluo powerhouse with a look of grief and indignation, and amidst the terrified gazes of everyone, Chen Yao's expression hardened, and with a thought, his giant hand suddenly clenched tightly.

"boom!"

The Contra's body exploded instantly without any surprise, blood splattering onto the giant hand, causing the dark golden patterns on it to flow and shimmer with a ghostly light!

After doing all this, Chen Yao glanced at the trembling crowd below, his eyes sharpening, and he shouted.

"Once you join my Spirit Hall, you are one of my people. No one will dare to hold you accountable. The Clear Sky Sect is about to be destroyed today, but some people will not die. Don't throw your lives away for some vague responsibility!"

As soon as Chen Yao spoke, the people who had been in a daze because of the death of the Soul Douluo suddenly woke up as if from a dream and rushed to kneel down.

They were already itching to do something when they saw Tang Sanshao's behavior, and after hearing Chen Yao's words, they naturally had no more hesitation and knelt down one after another.

Just as Chen Yao said, surrendering would bring everything, while resisting for the sake of empty glory would only result in death, enslavement of the soul, and eternal damnation—they would gain nothing!

Upon seeing this, Chen Yao's lips curled up, and then he turned to look at Bibi Dong, who was walking through the air, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

"These people are now in your hands. Take them back and raise them. Let them start forging some soul tools to practice with, so that they can be better equipped when I need to use them in the future."

However, among them, there are probably quite a few who are outwardly compliant but inwardly resentful. Upon returning, they must be closely monitored, the previous batch eliminated first, and they must be quickly bred to produce a new generation. Those are the true members of the Spirit Hall's Clear Sky Hammer!

Chen Yao gave his instructions, and Bibi Dong chuckled as she replied.

"Leave these to me; this is something I'm good at."

Chen Yao nodded.

He only had some general ideas, which were not even very sophisticated. There were many details that Chen Yao could not consider. The real expert was Bibi Dong, so Chen Yao was naturally at ease leaving everything to her and would not interfere too much.

However, Chen Yao suddenly remembered something and brought it up again.

"Now that all the high-ranking members of the Clear Sky Sect are dead, the guy we just picked out probably won't be able to win people over. I'll have Tang Yuehua go to the Spirit Hall to manage these guys. She was the legitimate daughter of a high-ranking member of the Clear Sky Sect. Although she wasn't very famous before, her status is enough to keep these people in check. That should reduce the trouble."

Upon hearing this, Bibi Dong's eyes lit up.

Indeed, having that identity would make things much simpler, but when Bibi Dong thought of Tang Yuehua, who was probably one of Chen Yao's women, she couldn't help but curl her lips in disapproval.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 229 The Backyard is Empty

Chen Yao ignored Bibi Dong's jealousy and thought that now that the craftsmen department had largely finished up, the so-called god-slaying weapon could begin to be prepared.

There's no way to deal with the Sun and Moon Continent for the time being. Ten thousand years later, due to plate tectonics, it will merge with the Douluo Continent. Before that, no one knows where this continent was drifting in the endless ocean.

The search could take years or even decades. At the very least, Chen Yao would only be able to spare the time to search once the situation on the Douluo Continent had completely stabilized.

However, we could send people out to sea to search first, such as Zi Ji and Bi Ji, whose soul power cannot be improved in a short time and who are idle all day long.

As for Tang San, who was involved in the use of hidden weapons, Chen Yao was also somewhat uncertain. After all, the current development of Douluo Continent was quite different from its original trajectory.

Even Tang San's biological mother was replaced. Chen Yao couldn't be sure if Tang Hao's son was now named Tang San, what his martial soul was, whether he had twin martial souls, and if so, what his first martial soul was.

Chen Yao was even less certain that Tang Hao would still be hiding in Holy Soul Village, or that Tang San would still join Notting Academy.

Despite the doubts, we still have to keep looking.

"Send someone to secretly investigate Notting City and see if there's a person named Tang San."

Just as Chen Yao was about to describe Tang San's appearance to Bibi Dong, he thought of Tang San's unknown mother and suddenly became uncertain again, falling into silence.

Bibi Dong looked puzzled and asked.

"Tang San? Who is he, and what does he look like?"

Chen Yao rubbed his temples, saying with a slight headache.

"Tang Hao's son is an important person. I don't know what he looks like, but do you think he might be thin and have an ordinary face?"

Bibi Dong:

Do you want to look at what you're saying? The person you're looking for, you're asking me? And what kind of description is this? She could find thousands of people who fit these two characteristics in a minute!

"What kind of martial spirit is he?"

Bibi Dong took a deep breath and asked.

"I'm not sure either, but it shouldn't be the Clear Sky Hammer inherited from Tang Hao."

Faced with Chen Yao's complete ignorance, Bibi Dong painfully rubbed her temples.

She only knew one name, and it was such an ordinary name. In Nottingham City, you could probably find seventy or eighty people with that name by chance. How was she supposed to find it?

"Don't worry. As Tang Hao's son, this kid will definitely have something special about him, even if he lives in that small town. You can filter out all the people named Tang San in Notting City, examine their life stories, and see if there are any clues."

Hearing Chen Yao's words, Bibi Dong breathed a sigh of relief and nodded in agreement.

"By the way, that guy named Tang San is most likely a person with innate full soul power. Keep that in mind."

Chen Yao suddenly thought of Tang San's Xuan Tian Gong, a cheat code that could be cultivated even before a martial soul was awakened, and reminded Bibi Dong of it.

"Oh? That narrows down the search area considerably. In a small town like that, someone with innate soul power would definitely be eye-catching, and we'd find him easily. But why are you so concerned about Tang Hao's son, and do you even know that he has innate full soul power?"

Bibi Dong raised an eyebrow, looked at Chen Yao, and asked curiously.

"Hehe, I have a blood feud with Tang Hao for a long time. I have also seen his son in his swaddling clothes from afar. I feel that the boy is not simple. So I can't let him get away with it."

Chen Yao didn't say it explicitly, but only gave a vague answer.

"What could be so complicated about a child?"

Bibi Dong was surprised.

"I told you, it's just a feeling, just being prepared. Don't feel guilty. If you can find it, great. Tell your people not to alert me and to notify me immediately. If you can't find it, then forget it."

Chen Yao didn't explain, but shook his head.

He had a feeling deep down that this Tang San might be hard to find. This premonition was very similar to when he besieged Tang Hao. He didn't have too much hope, but he wasn't too anxious either. According to some unofficial histories and rumors he knew from his previous life, Tang San's soul was very likely taken by the Asura God and raised as a successor.

Even if not, with the guidance of Tang Hao, the former God of Slaughter, Tang San would inevitably have to go to the City of Slaughter. He could simply send people to guard the City of Slaughter and catch them like turtles in a jar.

Bibi Dong, however, felt that given Chen Yao's personality, his concern for a child was definitely not just a casual sentiment; there must be some unknown key behind it. But since Chen Yao didn't want to talk about it, Bibi Dong didn't press him further and nodded to him.

Afterwards, the two chatted for a few more minutes before parting ways. If it were before, Bibi Dong would not have left and would have clung to Chen Yao until the end of time. But now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, there is no longer any distance between them.

Bibi Dong naturally had to return to oversee the Spirit Hall and, following Chen Yao's ideas, modify some of the previous plans. Furthermore, she also needed to properly settle this group of surrendered members of the Clear Sky Sect.

As for Chen Yao, he originally planned to follow Bibi Dong back to the Spirit Hall for a visit and revisit the old place, but he suddenly remembered something and left directly, heading towards Heaven Dou City.

Upon returning to Willow Moon Grass Academy, Chen Yao immediately sent Zi Ji and Bi Ji out to sea without saying a word.

The two women didn't have much of an opinion. Now, the Soul Beast Clan had placed all their hopes on Chen Yao, so they would naturally obey his orders unconditionally. Otherwise, let alone Gu Yuena, Di Tian would be the first to not let them off the hook.

When Chen Yao tried to persuade Tang Yuehua to go to the Spirit Hall, Tang Yuehua became a little reluctant.

It's not her fault. After all, she had waited for so many years and finally reunited with Chen Yao. But it hadn't been long before they had to be separated again, and he was going to the Spirit Hall, which she used to be most hostile to. How could she accept that?

Just as she was resolutely refusing, Chen Yao explained to her the current situation of the Haotian Sect and what she would have to do next. Tang Yuehua then fell silent, and then stopped resisting and nodded in agreement.

She didn't actually have a good impression of the Haotian Sect. In fact, she was the one who orchestrated its decline, even if it was unintentional. But even when she found out later, she didn't feel too guilty.

After all, when she was young, she was often ostracized and ridiculed because of her martial soul. Not only her peers, but even the elders considered her a disgrace to the Haotian Sect in recent years!

The memories Haotian Sect left her were not pleasant.

But that was ultimately the sect that gave her birth and raised her. Now that the ringleaders were dead, the remaining disciples were innocent. Tang Yuehua couldn't bear to see them suffer under the oppression of the Spirit Hall, so she decided to go to the Spirit Hall. Although there wasn't much she could do, and everything had to be prioritized for Chen Yao's benefit, guaranteeing the basic rights of these Clear Sky Sect disciples was not a problem. At the very least, she wouldn't let them become lowly servants without any human rights within the Spirit Hall!

After Zi Ji, Bi Ji, and Tang Yuehua left one after another, A Yin, feeling the pressure from Chen Yao's intentional or unintentional provocations, also left the academy to take her divine exam.

Even Qian Renxue was affected by this, determined to return to the Spirit Hall to undergo the divine test of the Angel God. Before leaving, she even made a harsh statement to Chen Yao, saying that when she broke through to the Title Douluo level, it would be the moment she married Chen Yao, and that Chen Yao should clean himself up and obediently wait for her return in Heaven Dou City.

These arrogant words made Chen Yao's face darken. Suddenly, a huge hand shot out from the sky, grabbed Qian Renxue, and threw her out of Tiandou City.

As everyone left...

In an instant, the once flower-filled backyard of the academy became deserted, leaving only Liu Erlong, who was in charge of the academy's overall affairs; Ning Rongrong, who was studying at the academy or rather, just passing the time; Zhu Zhuqing, who had completely severed ties with her past; and Gu Yuena, who was still doing nothing.

However, Chen Yao also has new arrangements for Gu Yuena.

"Na'er, tell God Tian and the others to go to the far north."

At this moment, Chen Yao, in the world without light, held Gu Yuena, who was already weak and dehydrated, and said.

Now that he has brought the soul beasts of Star Dou Forest under his command, he has no reason to let those guys in the far north go.

He wouldn't consider anything, like whether it would affect future generations. After he died, what did he care about the devastation? Since he had decided to go all in, he was going to unleash the full potential of the entire continent.

He wouldn't even let go of those whales in the far north, and he also had plans for Poseidon Island.

Tang Yuehua's martial soul has undergone a transformation and definitely has the potential to become a god. Let's see how things go. If no Star God or similar inheritance descends upon Tang Yuehua, then we'll have her undergo the Sea God's divine test.

If Tang Yuehua doesn't need it, then it will be given to Zhu Zhuqing; in short, it can't be wasted.

At this moment, Gu Yuena heard Chen Yao's words and knew that Chen Yao was going to subdue the ferocious beasts in the far north. However, she was a little confused and asked with a bit of focus.

"Why call God and the others? Can't the two of us just go over there?"

Chen Yao shook his head.

"Although you soul beasts believe in the law of the jungle and the survival of the fittest, the far north is extremely wary of humans. Even if I go there and defeat them, I may not be able to subdue them."

"Although you are the ruler of all soul beasts, you are a self-proclaimed ruler of the Star Dou Forest. Their faith seems to belong to some so-called Ice and Snow Goddess. If you try to suppress them with divine power, they might just scoff at you. It would be better to let Di Tian and the other ferocious beasts directly defeat them and leave them speechless."