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

Chapter 219 Sword Dao Soul Skill

Shui Yue'er and Shui Bing'er quickly went back to rest.

However, Ning Feiliu then received a series of expressions of concern from several girls, including Shen Liuyu, Yu Hairou, Xue Wu, Qiu Ruoshui, and Gu Qingbo.

Just like He Shuibing'er, he chatted with the girls for a while before politely declining their offers.

Then, their mentor Jiang tide came out halfway through, but Jiang tide was only there to stand guard for Ning Feiliu and didn't have as many thoughts as the girls.

After all, there's a huge age gap between her and Ning Feiliu.

Douluo Continent seems to care a lot about age. For example, in the original work, Dugu Bo didn't plan to match Tang San and Dugu Yan together because Dugu Yan was 6 years older than Tang San.

It's conceivable that Douluo Continent, which is known for its sensitivity to age, is also very sensitive to age in matters of love and romance.

What Ning Feiliu considered a normal teacher-student relationship in her previous life is absolutely unacceptable in the Douluo Continent.

As a result, Bibi Dong went completely insane after experiencing Qian Xunji's locked-room act.

The forced "betrayal" of her beloved and the shock of her teacher doing something so morally reprehensible to her caused Bibi Dong's mental state to collapse instantly.

This is what drove Bibi Dong crazy later on.

Nothing happened that night, and there was no danger.

The next day, Ning Feiliu and the girls packed their things and headed straight for Tianshui City again.

They traveled until the afternoon before finally emerging from the Star Dou Great Forest.

However, it's still quite a distance from Tianshui City. After all, it's not so absurd for a city to be built directly at the entrance of a large forest.

However, it's actually quite close; Tianshui City isn't far from the Star Dou Great Forest.

So they continued their journey and finally arrived at Tianshui City just before dusk, before the sun went down.

There's not much to say about the environment and appearance of Tianshui City; it's certainly not as magnificent as Tiandou City, and there's nothing special about it.

After all, Ning Feiliu had traveled to the northern border of the continent and was quite familiar with the environment and customs of the cities in the northern region.

"Fei Liu, you don't have anywhere to stay, why don't you come home with us?" Shui Bing'er said with a smile. "Our house is quite big, and we have a spare guest room for you to stay in for now."

However, Ning Feiliu chuckled and said, "Never mind, it would be too much trouble to come and bother you. I'll book a hotel instead."

He has plenty of money, and anything that money can solve is not a problem in his eyes.

However, Shui Bing'er and the others were somewhat worried.

"Wouldn't going to a hotel be a bit expensive..." Yu Hairou said, "Besides, there are no more Soul Master subsidies for those above the Soul Master level..."

The Spirit Hall stipulates that Spirit Masters at the Spirit Master level and above, including those at the Spirit Master realm, are no longer entitled to a monthly Spirit Master subsidy.

Naturally, Ning Feiliu, as a Soul King, did not receive any Soul Master subsidies.

Soul masters who don't receive Soul Master subsidies might end up in dire straits.

This is similar to the difference between a college student who can ask their parents for living expenses and a recent graduate who has just entered the workforce and must be independent.

When I could still ask for living expenses, I was living a very carefree life. Every month, in addition to eating and drinking well, I could also afford to buy clothes and shoes and go to parties with my classmates.

But once I start working, and my parents stop giving me living expenses, I'm so poor every month that I almost go hungry.

The Soul Master subsidy mechanism in Douluo Continent is actually quite similar. Soul Masters at the Soul Venerable level can receive 100 gold Soul Coins a month. Logically speaking, Soul Masters at the Soul Sect and Soul King levels should receive ten or even a hundred times more than Soul Venerable level Soul Masters, right?

However, in the original story, all the teachers at Shrek Academy were Soul Emperors or higher, and they even embezzled the ten gold soul coins that students paid to register, as if they couldn't survive.

Of course, this is also a pretense of high-mindedness on their part. They don't earn much money themselves, and they are unwilling to join other forces or merely accept the title bestowed by the Heavenly Dou Empire in name only to receive rewards.

Isn't this just feigning superiority?

If they were truly virtuous, that would be one thing, but to act as if they were forced to keep their sparsely populated, dilapidated college afloat, and then swindle other students out of their enrollment fees.

A student at the Great Soul Master level only receives a monthly Soul Master subsidy of ten gold soul coins.

It's like cheating someone out of a month's salary and then acting like you were forced into it. What is that if not feigning superiority?

Therefore, it seems that without a powerful high-level Soul Master behind them, their economic situation is unlikely to be very good.

After all, if we really consider the accumulation of Soul Venerables receiving 100 gold soul coins a month, Soul Sect members receiving 1,000 gold soul coins a month, and Soul Kings receiving 10,000 gold soul coins a month, then...

The original work clearly states that the 70,000 Soul Masters of the Spirit Hall essentially control nearly 70% of the current Soul Masters in the Douluo Continent.

The remaining 30% belonged to the Heavenly Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire, respectively.

Considering that the number of Soul Masters in the Heaven Dou Empire should be higher than that in the Star Luo Empire, the Heaven Dou Empire has 20% Soul Masters, which is 20,000 Soul Masters.

In the original story, only four thousand Soul Masters, including those with Soul Venerable cultivation, were able to step onto the battlefield.

All things considered, the total income of a Soul Master would likely exceed one hundred million gold Soul Coins...

This is on the verge of exploding inflation, so it's not necessarily true that the higher the Soul Master's level, the more their income will double.

There are quite a few Soul Kings and Soul Emperors who are so poor, like the teachers at Shrek Academy, that they would even embezzle a few dozen gold soul coins.

Ning Feiliu once said that he had not joined any academy, and given his current ability to travel, it seems that he was able to go out and train without joining any faction or being bound by any restrictions.

However, this might strain their travel funds.

However, Ning Feiliu laughed and took out a Gold Soul Coin Card directly from the Steel Sun Box, saying, "Don't worry, money is no problem for me."

Seeing this, Shui Bing'er and the others stopped saying anything more.

It seems that Ning Feiliu is much richer than them now.

However, they were also very curious about how Ning Feiliu had so much money.

But they didn't ask directly.

Ning Feiliu naturally didn't need to answer.

"Fei Liu, you should rest well. We'll head back now," Jiang tide said with a smile.

"Okay, goodbye everyone." Ning Feiliu waved her hand and then walked towards the hotel at the end of the street without looking back.

Seeing this, Shui Bing'er and the other girls went home.

Nothing more was said that night, and Ning Feiliu checked into a luxury room at the Tianshui City Hotel.

He then spent the entire night practicing on the terrace of his luxurious room.

The moonlight was perfect tonight, and with the added speed boost from his various tasks, runes, and the Moon Essence Breathing Technique, he felt that he would be able to break through to the next level of soul power in two months.

Keep in mind that he is already at the Soul King level, yet his rate of improvement remains so fast.

It can only be said that it's all thanks to cheats.

However, what he didn't notice was that Xiao Jiu, who had been following him for a long time, was now drawing the remaining moonlight into his body with each breath.

Having followed Ning Feiliu for so long, Xiao Jiu, this intelligent beast, although unaware of the specific workings of the Moon Essence Breathing Technique, has instinctively learned how to draw moonlight into its body for cultivation.

Ning Feiliu was unaware of all this; he remained immersed in his cultivation.

……

In the time that follows.

Ning Feiliu began her "training" in Tianshui City, as required by the travel mission.

The travel missions require Ning Feiliu to spend a certain amount of time at each city's "important landmarks or factions" and check in daily.

Generally speaking, the Great Soul Arena is an important landmark or symbol of strength in a town on the Douluo Continent.

Ning Feiliu frequently went to the Great Soul Arena in Tianshui City, occasionally participating in a few Soul King-level Soul Battles, similar to her previous travels.

During this period, he cultivated a persona of being an "overly kind-hearted person" who would always lend a helping hand whenever he saw injustice.

After all, the mission has to be accomplished.

However, his actions seemed to confirm in Dugu Yan's eyes that he was a pushover.

Shui Bing'er and the others also felt that Ning Feiliu was just a pushover.

But Ning Feiliu didn't care about any of that; he could actually accept being labeled a pushover.

The key thing is that his good deeds are genuinely rewarded, and that's enough.

In addition to the experience gained from the Sword Saint and the Sword Maiden, Ning Feiliu also acquired their respective secret techniques—[Alpha Strike] and [Laurent's Mind's Eye Blade].

However, he renamed it "Crescent Moon Raid" and "Crescent Moon Heart Sword".

【Crescent Moon Assault】—Quickly traverse the battlefield and attack multiple enemies simultaneously in an instant.

【Crescent Moon Heart Sword】—Greatly enhances the sensitivity to perceive enemy attack movements. If you accurately block an enemy's attack when using it actively, you can reflect the attack back at the enemy.

Without a doubt, this belongs to the self-created soul skill series, and unlike [Summoning of the God of Forging] and [Summoning of the God of Ice and Snow], it does not require the external release of soul power.

Does Ning Feiliu's entry into the City of Slaughter mean he can use these soul skills to wreak havoc?

Besides.

However, the iconic locations of Tianshui City are not just the Tianshui Grand Arena; there's also...

Tianshui College.

and so……

"What? Fei Liu, you want to join our Tianshui Academy as a teacher?" Shui Bing'er was stunned for a moment and said in shock.

Shuiyue'er, Shen Liuyu, and Xuewu were also present at this moment, and they were not surprised at all.

During the two weeks that Ning Feiliu stayed in Tianshui City, she naturally had very close contact with Shui Bing'er and the others.

After all, they were among the few people Ning Feiliu knew in Tianshui City.

So they started seeing each other more often—mainly because Shui Bing'er and the others took the initiative to visit Ning Feiliu a lot.

Therefore, Shui Bing'er and the others felt even more strongly that Ning Feiliu was an absolutely good person after spending the past two weeks together.

He would help even ordinary people who were not involved in his affairs, without asking for anything in return.

Such a person is so kind.

Kind, strong, beautiful, and from an extraordinary background...

Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er couldn't help but feel different emotions towards Ning Feiliu.

"Hmm, I've also heard that your Tianshui Academy doesn't accept male students, but... did you say you don't accept male teachers?" Ning Feiliu said with a hint of a smile in her eyes.

"Yes...yes, I never said we wouldn't accept male teachers..." Xue Wu thought for a moment and then said.

"But..." Qiu Ruoshui said helplessly, "Our college doesn't have any male teachers either..."

Tianshui College does not explicitly prohibit the recruitment of male teachers, but it cannot be denied that it is an academy with all female students.

Many of the outstanding students at Tianshui College, like Jiang tide, stayed on as teachers after graduation.

So, after all this back and forth, even though Tianshui University never explicitly said it wouldn't recruit male teachers, it was generally assumed that the faculty was almost entirely female, with no male teachers at all.

Now Ning Feiliu says he wants to become a teacher at Tianshui Academy?

Hmm... Ning Feiliu, who is at the Soul King level, is certainly qualified to be a teacher at the Soul Master Academy.

Although he is a bit too young.

"It's alright, anything is possible. As long as it's not explicitly forbidden, there's still a chance," Ning Feiliu said with a smile. "I'll ask Teacher Jiang if it's feasible."

It's easier to get into Tianshui College as a teacher than as a student.

However, his actions were quite strange.

Why does Ning Feiliu insist on joining Tianshui Academy to become a teacher?

So some of Shui Bing'er and her friends were curious and asked directly.

"By the way... why did you become a teacher at our academy, Fei Liu?" Shui Yue'er was really curious at this point and asked directly.

Logically speaking, after spending time together, they all knew that Ning Feiliu was not short of money and did not seem like a Soul Master who needed to work.

Why did he choose to become a teacher at Tianshui College?

Could it be because...?

The girls blushed slightly, all thinking about that possibility.

Is it because you want to get a little closer to one of them?

Although Ning Feiliu said he already had someone he liked, it still makes people speculate endlessly.

Ning Feiliu, however, had already thought it through. She said, half-jokingly, "I just think it's very interesting to be a teacher, especially a teacher of beautiful girls."

"Brother Fei Liu, you're joking again," Shui Yue'er said helplessly.

"No, I just find it interesting," Ning Feiliu said with a smile. "Besides, becoming a teacher at Tianshui Academy will be rewarding for me."

After all, becoming a teacher at Tianshui Academy would allow one to "check in" at Tianshui Academy and complete the travel mission more quickly.

The final revival rune you obtained—wasn't that a gain?

Seeing that Ning Feiliu seemed genuinely serious, Shui Bing'er and the others stopped saying anything.

"Then I'll ask Teacher Jiang and the others for Fei Liu," Shui Bing'er said with a smile.

"Thank you very much then," Ning Feiliu said with a light laugh, expressing her gratitude.

Then he picked up a pot of wine and said, "Thank you all. If I really become a teacher at the academy, please bear with me."

He then drank the entire beverage in one gulp.

Shui Bing'er looked at Ning Feiliu, who was drinking heartily, and at his smiling willow-leaf eyes like the bright moon. Suddenly, she lowered her eyes.

Her younger sister, Shuiyue'er, looked at her sister's appearance and then at Ning Feiliu beside her, a hint of sadness flashed in her eyes.

(End of this chapter)