Douluo: The Peerless Tang Sect - The Ordinary Life of a Supporting Character

Chapter 118 Agree to Go

"So, you've come to me to rebuild the Spirit Hall?"

No, of course not.

Pan Huai shook his head. Although his name was Huaiwu, he never cherished the Spirit Hall, but rather the ancient families from the Spirit Hall era.

"I want to bring you back to my family, to revitalize my ancient clan, and to let the power of my Panlong Staff martial spirit reappear on the Douluo Continent."

Wang Nan could sense that Pan Huai seemed like a different person when he said those words, and a hint of fanaticism appeared clearly in his eyes.

"I can't agree to that," Wang Nan shook his head.

Given the reputation of the Spirit Hall, anything related to it will always attract the attention of many people or forces, and no one would want to see the Spirit Hall appear on the Douluo Continent again.

Furthermore, whether establishing a power or a family, both manpower and financial resources are indispensable.

Under Wang Nan's spiritual perception, he could sense that Pan Huai possessed soul power cultivation, but at most he was a seventh-ring Soul Saint.

Such cultivation might be enough to establish a small sect, but it is far from sufficient to rebuild the ancient family that Pan Huai spoke of ten thousand years ago.

Moreover, this was Wang Nan's first time meeting Pan Huai, and it was impossible for him to actually become a member of some ancient family and lead the family's development just because of his words.

Pan Huai wasn't too surprised by Wang Nan's response.

"If you are unwilling to return to the family with me, could you please do me a favor and help our ancient family retrieve the relics of our ancestors?"

"Whatever is in our ancestors' relics, I'm willing to share it with you. Even if we end up with nothing, I'll still give you a reward."

Wang Nan took another serious look at Pan Huai.

It must be said that Pan Huai truly understands the art of negotiation. He first proposed a condition that Wang Nan was almost impossible to agree to, and after Wang Nan refused, he made a concession and then released his own bargaining chips.

Wang Nan had some doubts. It seemed that Pan Huai's original purpose in coming to him was for the ancestral relics he mentioned, rather than for him to join the ancient family as he claimed.

"Could you tell me what this ancestral relic is, and why it must be me?"

Pan Huai nodded, but then glanced around.

"Alright, let's go to Shrek City and find a quiet place to talk." Wang Nan understood what Pan Huai meant.

There were many people around, especially at Shrek Academy, which didn't have a good relationship with the Spirit Hall, so Pan Huai naturally wouldn't speak up easily about such a matter.

Upon arriving in Shrek City, Wang Nan led Pan Huai and Pan Yang into a private room at a teahouse. Looking out the window of the room, they could see across the street the Treasure Pavilion, the property of Lin Huiqun, a senior alumnus of Shrek Academy.

Most people who come here aren't just here to drink tea. Shrek City doesn't belong to any major empire, so many people use this place to do business or something similar.

This relatively private environment becomes the most suitable place for conversation.

"Now you can talk about it, right?" Wang Nan finally spoke after the teahouse staff served him some tea and closed the door to the private room.

Pan Huai nodded. "My two ancestors lived in seclusion for a period of time before they passed away. In order to avoid further trouble, they asked their descendants to live in anonymity, but they still left some things behind."

"These things are left in the place where they lived in seclusion, but only those who have awakened the dragon soul in the Panlong Staff can enter that place."

Fearing that Wang Nan wouldn't believe him, Pan Huai also revealed his martial spirit, which, like Pan Yang's, was a cyan dragon staff with seven soul rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, and black—pulsating continuously.

Wang Nan looked at Pan Huai and asked with some doubt, "According to you, no one has awakened the martial spirit within the Panlong Staff in the past ten thousand years?"

"Alas, there is one." Pan Huai sighed. "At first, almost everyone in the family could awaken the dragon soul, but at that time, the family members were still living in seclusion, and no one thought about searching for the ancestral relics."

"Later on, fewer and fewer people were able to awaken the dragon soul. Even now, there are very few such people among us direct descendants. If we hadn't met you by chance, perhaps the story of our ancient family would have continued to be passed down."

"So where is that place you're talking about?"

It has to be said that Wang Nan was somewhat tempted.

The relics of two Title Douluo, and they even possess the same Panlong Staff Martial Soul as himself, and the condition for opening them is that a Dragon Soul is required. This makes one quite curious about what exactly is inside.

Pan Huai understood upon hearing this; Wang Nan had some ideas. "It's within the current territory of the Douling Empire. If you agree, we can go there together."

Wang Nan understood that Pan Huai wouldn't just tell him the exact location like that, since he came to find him for the things inside, not to give him gifts.

"If it's completely empty inside..."

"If it's empty inside, I'm willing to offer 10,000 gold soul coins as payment for this trip."

Ten thousand gold soul coins may not sound like much, but it exceeds the price of hiring a Soul Emperor to hunt for a soul ring.

"Okay, what do I need to prepare for going there? Are there any other requirements?"

After careful consideration, Wang Nan ultimately decided not to reject Pan Huai's suggestion. He also wanted to know what the two Title Douluos from ten thousand years ago had left behind. Furthermore, even if Pan Huai's soul power level surpassed his own, Wang Nan wasn't afraid if Pan Huai had any other intentions.

Pan Huai seemed to become enthusiastic again. "Alright, as long as you agree, we can set off anytime. There are no requirements for soul power level there; only the dragon soul is the key."

"Speaking of dragon souls, there's something else. My dragon soul might be different from what you're familiar with, and it might not meet your requirements."

Hearing this, Pan Huai had an indifferent expression. "The Dragon Soul is born from the combination of the Panlong Staff Martial Soul and the Soul Master's will. Every Panlong Staff Soul Master awakens a different Dragon Soul."

"Even the same dragon soul will exhibit slight differences and different abilities in different soul masters."

Wang Nan nodded.

In these matters, a Soul Master like Pan Huai, who has a lineage, does indeed know more than I do. Even if I don't gain anything from this trip, it would still be worthwhile to learn more about the Panlong Staff from Pan Huai.

……

That evening, in the Inner Court's Soul Guidance Department, Ye Xiaosheng stopped his work and looked up at Wang Nan, who had come to see him.

"Are you going on another surveillance mission?"

"This is a private matter," Wang Nan shook his head.

"Is it that important? Do you want me to go with you?" Ye Xiaosheng stood up.

"Thank you, but no need. How's your research going lately?"

"I must say, the Sun Moon Empire is truly formidable. Their techniques aren't easily understood. There are indeed teachers in the academy researching soul-guided armor, but they're far from reaching the level we've seen. It would be wonderful to have the chance to see it up close..."

(End of this chapter)