Douluo Continent: From Seven Treasure Glazed Tile to Crescent Moon's Solemnity

Chapter 107 Invincible Among Those of the Same Rank

Being the center of attention in the Soul Arena inevitably attracts the gaze of many powerful forces, something Ning Feiliu knows is unavoidable.

But we can't just choose not to complete the task because we're afraid of it, can we?

To put it bluntly, in Ning Feiliu's eyes, strength is the most important thing.

Being afraid of this and that will hinder the improvement of one's strength; that would be like throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

Fortunately, the Spirit Hall was not the kind of villainous force that acted completely despicably and unscrupulously in the original story.

They did not have the idea of ​​taking in talented and well-connected genius soul masters by any means necessary, or destroying them if they could not obtain them.

At least that's how it was in the original story. Feng Xiaotian, this genius Soul Master with innate full Soul Power, was alive and well before the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament.

Of course, the Spirit Hall wasn't all that kind of good people either.

They then forced the Four Elements Academy to join the Spirit Hall and even used methods to destroy the two major sects. Do you think the Spirit Hall is a good person?

That's a bit too naive.

It can only be said that the Spirit Hall hasn't gone so far as to be so despicable and shameless as to openly threaten and snatch people away.

This is also one of the rules that powerful forces must abide by—they cannot be so shameless.

Otherwise, the whole world will despise you and turn against you, which will inevitably hinder the development of powerful forces.

Even the ugly country of Ning Feiliu's previous life still had to save face, saying that other countries were researching weapons of mass destruction before taking action.

This is what is called having a legitimate reason for doing something, using a fig leaf to cover it up.

But if that powerful force has already developed to the point where no one in the world can rival it, then it naturally doesn't need to abide by any rules or care about saving face.

It's obvious that this is the situation of the Spirit Hall in the later part of the original story – what need is there for face? The Spirit Hall has more Title Douluos than the entire continent combined, so what need is there for face?

But right now... it's not time for the Spirit Hall to completely break off relations yet.

However, one should always be wary of others, and Ning Feiliu would not jeopardize her safety by questioning whether the Spirit Hall was shameless.

He planned to use the power of solar destruction absorbed by the Sunlight Breathing Technique to forge a special attack soul tool after this period of time had passed.

Before that, he also needs to be more careful.

……

And in Tiandou City, there is the Martial Soul Temple.

"Did he refuse?" Salas listened to the bishop's report of the whole process, his aged face showing no change.

"Yes, sir," the cardinal replied, bowing his head.

Actually... he hadn't necessarily thought before that Ning Feiliu, Dugu Bo's student, would definitely betray Dugu Bo and join the Spirit Hall.

To be frank, he was just giving it a try.

Try to entice Ning Feiliu with benefits.

However, it is understandable that Ning Feiliu refused the invitation to join the Spirit Hall.

After all, his teacher, Dugu Bo, was also a Title Douluo, and he wanted to poach a Title Douluo...

That is indeed quite difficult.

but……

The Spirit Hall doesn't necessarily need just one genius Soul Master, and while Ning Feiliu's Soul is rare and her talent is strong, it's not to the point that the Spirit Hall is fanatical about her.

If Ning Feiliu had twin martial souls... that would be more like it.

However, a single martial soul possessor is not enough to make the Spirit Hall resort to any means necessary.

"Then let it go. Collect their information for future reference," Salas said calmly.

He then put the matter of Ning Feiliu aside.

To reiterate, the Spirit Hall is so powerful that even a top-tier genius spirit master wouldn't be considered a threat by them.

Moreover, even if Ning Feiliu is a genius, it will still take him a long time to mature.

Even for a top-tier Title Douluo like Sword Douluo, it still takes decades to break through to the Title Douluo realm.

With his extraordinary talent and the sacrifice of the 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor, Tang Hao was able to break through to the Title Douluo level at the age of forty-four.

But how many Tang Haos are there in the Douluo Continent? How many 100,000-year-old soul beasts?

Therefore, the Spirit Hall truly did not take the so-called genius spirit masters seriously.

Salas paid a little attention to it, and then stopped worrying about it.

……

Meanwhile, on the other side, at the Tiandou Grand Auction House.

"Mr. Dugu..." the manager of the Tian Dou Grand Auction House said respectfully, "You've come here again, surely not to...?"

Recently, Dugu Bo has visited the Tian Dou Grand Auction House three times.

However, his three recent visits to the Tiandou Grand Auction House were not to buy anything, but to auction off items.

The items up for auction are still soul tools, which are slightly inferior to soul bones in the Douluo Continent!

The method for making soul tools in Douluo Continent has been lost.

Soul tools, apart from those passed down directly from ancient times, are mostly unearthed from ruins or ancient tombs.

For example, the Twenty-Four Bridges Under the Moon that Yu Xiaogang gave to Tang San was something he obtained from ruins when he traveled across the continent with Flander and Liu Erlong in his early years.

However, this account of the ruins...

It seems to be an ancient tomb, which is why tomb raiding was a popular profession in the Douluo Continent in the early years.

Moreover, because the power of Soul Masters is far beyond that of ordinary tomb raiders like Ning Feiliu in her previous life, all the ancient tombs and ruins that exist in Douluo Continent have been completely excavated.

But it's not completely gone.

There are also some places that are rarely visited by humans, such as the far north, which humans had not yet been able to fully set foot in during the Douluo Continent II era.

It's possible that these places also contain ancient ruins and the tombs of ancient titled Douluo.

Therefore, the supervisor believes that Dugu Bo must have recently found another ancient ruin or tomb, which is why he found so many soul tools.

"Hmph!" Dugu Bo glanced at him indifferently. The pressure from the Title Douluo and the invisible fear instantly made the supervisor break out in a cold sweat.

The next moment, Dugu Bo waved his sleeve, and a yellowish-brown wristband appeared in his hand.

"This is a soul tool crystal wristband. You can ask what you need to ask, but don't ask what you shouldn't ask."

"Yes..." the supervisor hurriedly said in a panic.

Soon, Dugu Bo entered the Tian Dou Grand Auction House, and the appraiser from the Tian Dou Grand Auction House came out and carefully and anxiously appraised the crystal wristband.

"This...this storage space is a full ten cubic meters!" the appraiser exclaimed in astonishment.

Ten cubic meters of storage space is not large, but if it is a whole storage space, then it is extraordinary.

This is even larger than the previous eight cubic meter storage space.

"Can it be auctioned off now?" Dugu Bo asked calmly.

"Of course... this soul tool crystal wristband... how about setting the starting bid at 150,000?" the appraiser said.

"Alright." Dugu Bo waved his hand, then turned and headed towards the auction center.

After all, even if the Heavenly Dou Grand Auction House had the greatest audacity, it wouldn't dare to take advantage of Dugu Bo.

After seeing Dugu Bo leave, the appraiser and supervisor finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Just then, the appraiser looked at the supervisor and said, "Supervisor Li... I actually have some suspicions that I want to share with you."

"What guess?" the supervisor asked, pausing for a moment.

The appraiser hesitated, but still said, "The soul tool that Mr. Dugu brought recently... I've always had a question about it, which is... it seems too new, and its appearance is closer to the style of our era."

It is obvious that Ning Feiliu did not intend to age the soul tool when she made it.

There are also obvious differences between newly unearthed antiques and newly made soul tools.

Especially the workmanship and decoration, because Ning Feiliu only makes the core gems and metals for soul tools, the appearance of the item is still directly purchased from outside crafts.

Therefore, the craftsmanship and decoration are typical of the Douluo Continent era.

The appraiser immediately recognized it.

In fact, craftsmanship is something that is passed down from generation to generation, and since trends are cyclical, it is possible to come across an ancient soul tool that is similar to modern craftsmanship.

But this is already the case with four soul tools.

One is a coincidence, two are coincidences, but three or four are definitely not coincidences.

"Could it be..." An unbelievable thought flashed through Manager Li's mind.

He looked at the appraiser, who confirmed his idea and nodded.

Seeing the appraiser nod, the supervisor immediately realized something...

It's very likely that Dugu Bo's discovery wasn't simply about unearthing new ancient civilization relics and obtaining a few soul tools; rather...

He obtained the complete method for making soul tools!

That's so lucky!

It's worth noting that despite the numerous ruins and ancient tombs excavated in the Douluo Continent, none of them have uncovered the methods for creating soul tools from ancient times.

What they are now guessing is that this is probably because the ancients did not expect that in the later generations of Douluo Continent, the method of making soul tools would be lost and become extremely precious.

In ancient times, the methods for making soul tools were probably not considered precious, so they had little value in being buried with the dead.

However, if Ning Feiliu knew, she would definitely think that this was unlikely.

He thought that there might be ancient books or similar items buried in the ancient tomb.

However, because the Soul Masters of Douluo Continent had no awareness of protecting books and paper, it was very likely that the ancient books recording the production methods would be destroyed the moment the ancient tomb was exposed.

After all, soul tools, antiques, and gems may last for thousands of years without decaying, but paper will rot and fall apart in less than a hundred years.

Obviously, there were no royal archaeological teams or similar organizations in this era that would conduct protective or rescue excavations.

Those are all treasures inside; whoever grabs them first gets to keep them.

But in any case, the Sun and Moon Continent will drift over from ten thousand years later, bringing with it the lost soul tool technology that has been developed far beyond that of ancient times.

So it's actually not too bad.

In this era, soul tools were scarce.

But for ordinary people, ten thousand years is too long; they must seize the day.

So the method of making soul tools... is indeed something to be envious of.

Unfortunately, the person who possessed this production method was Dugu Bo.

Everyone knows how soul tools are made; they're like a golden goose that lays golden eggs, so they certainly won't hand them over easily.

Like Dugu Bo, who would occasionally auction off a soul tool, he could amass hundreds of thousands of gold soul coins in just one month...

Who wouldn't want to do such a highly profitable business?

Manager Li was somewhat helpless, but he still planned to report it...

As for where to report it...

That would naturally be the royal family.

Who do you think is running businesses like the Heaven Dou Grand Auction House and the Heaven Dou Grand Soul Arena, which are named after the Heaven Dou Empire?

The royal family of Douluo Continent has no taboo against competing with the people for profit.

Therefore, both the Heaven Dou Grand Auction House and the Heaven Dou Grand Soul Arena are backed by the Heaven Dou Royal Family and His Majesty the current Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire!

Dugu Bo and Ning Feiliu were completely unaware of this matter.

Unbeknownst to others, the soul tools that have been appearing repeatedly at the Tian Dou Grand Auction House recently were all made by Dugu Bo, who has made a fortune from them.

For example, this portable crystal wristband with ten cubic meters of storage space was auctioned off for a sky-high price of 185,000 gold soul coins.

Even after deducting the handling fees deducted by the Heavenly Dou Grand Auction House, Dugu Bo still received 170,000 Gold Soul Coins.

However, he didn't keep the money for himself; instead, he planned to give it to Ning Feiliu later.

After all, he's a teacher. Would a teacher embezzle his students' things?

Dugu Bo is the kind of person who can't bring himself to do that.

……

As time went on, the battle between Ning Feiliu and Yu Tianheng became increasingly intense over the past two days, thanks to the promotion of the Heavenly Dou Grand Soul Arena.

Dugu Bo noticed this without even realizing it.

The night before the battle, Ning Feiliu was patiently conducting a complete pharmacological test on the extract of the essence blood of water-attribute soul beasts, showing no signs of pre-battle anxiety or unease.

"You brat." Just then, Dugu Bo finished his detoxification process for the day and came up behind Ning Feiliu.

"Teacher, what's wrong?" Ning Feiliu asked slowly as she turned around after injecting the extract into the mice.

"These are the gold soul coins you got from auctioning your crystal wristband today." Dugu Bo first tossed a gold soul card to Ning Feiliu.

Ning Feiliu steadily accepted the gold soul coin, smiled, and said, "Thank you, teacher."

"Aren't you worried about tomorrow's battle? That's the young sect master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan." Dugu Bo glanced at him and said.

"Teacher, you mean this?" Ning Feiliu suddenly realized, but he shrugged and said, "He's not much of a threat yet, after all, his soul power level is about the same as mine right now."

"But his martial soul, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, is one of the most powerful martial souls in the Douluo Continent," Dugu Bo calmly reminded him. "That's not a martial soul that can be easily ignored."

"Teacher, are you talking about those lizard-like dragons?" Ning Feiliu chuckled and said, "They are indeed quite strong, but their martial souls are just imitating real dragons."

"Moreover, my Crescent Moon Divine Weapon is no worse than any Martial Soul. If his soul power is far higher than mine, that would be fine, but someone with soul power at the same level as mine, wants to defeat me?"

"That's wishful thinking on his part, because I am... invincible among those of the same level!" Ning Feiliu said with a faint smile.

(End of this chapter)