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

Chapter 320 Martial Soul City

As expected, the Tian Dou Empire's side had a smooth journey without any incidents.

After all, with Tang San not here, the Spirit Hall can't cause trouble for the Heaven Dou Empire like in the original story.

As for Ning Feiliu, due to the well-known flaws of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul, the Spirit Hall did not consider him a threat.

This is essentially treating Ning Feiliu like a late-game super minion such as Pantheon or Renekton. In the game, even late-game super minion heroes can still reach level 18, but a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Master has no chance of breaking through level 80...

It would be most suitable to use a Hextech enhancement from Teamfight Tactics to strengthen "Infernal Contract". Ning Feiliu is very strong, but his maximum level is only 70.

This can be considered one of the advantages of being born into the direct line of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. The well-known flaw of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul prevents Ning Feiliu from standing out too much and being easily defeated.

Tang San wasn't so lucky. It's safe to say that once his twin martial souls and Clear Sky Hammer talent were exposed, he would definitely become a thorn in the side of the Spirit Hall, who would want to remove him immediately.

Indeed, this is true. The influence of the Spirit Hall is not only widespread throughout the Heaven Dou Empire, but also extends to Platinum Bishop Salas, who has established the Spirit Temple in the capital city of Heaven Dou.

The Star Luo Empire also has a Martial Soul Temple in Star Luo City, with a Platinum Bishop in charge.

As soon as Tang San's incident came to light, the Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Hall of the Star Luo Empire immediately reported it to Spirit City, which then set up an ambush...

Ning Feiliu was also thinking about this during her journey, such as... whether Tang San would be so lucky again and survive the attack on Wuhun City.

He certainly hoped to use the Spirit Hall to directly eliminate Tang San, this major threat.

Otherwise, if Tang San were to actually inherit the position of the Asura God, that would indeed be a very troublesome situation.

No matter what, the Asura God is one of the five great law enforcement gods in the divine realm. In name, he is only second to the God King of Kindness and the God King of Evil, and is on par with the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life.

In fact, judging from the fact that the God of Asura personally killed the out-of-control Dragon God, and later Tang San used the God of Asura's divine position to run rampant in the God Realm, the God of Asura might very well be the most powerful in terms of combat strength...

Especially since the Asura Demon Sword killed the Dragon God and became stained with the Dragon God's blood, it might have received a significant boost.

Therefore, Ning Feiliu was unwilling to wait until the trouble became too difficult to solve before dealing with it. Instead, he preferred to solve it as soon as possible, especially since this way, only the Spirit Hall needed to take action, and he didn't need to.

Just as he was thinking about this, a very unexpected person suddenly appeared.

Although Ning Feiliu belongs to Tianshui Academy, it is indeed a bit awkward for a boy to be among a group of girls.

Especially with Shen Liuyu, Qiu Ruoshui, Xue Wu and other girls there, it was really inappropriate for him to be in a tent with the students from Tianshui Academy.

Therefore, he chose to ride in the carriage with Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo.

He traveled in the carriage. He usually had nothing to do, but he could go to the carriages of Tiandou Royal Academy and Tianshui Academy on weekdays. He would just come back when he rested at night.

However, this journey was not a continuous one of traveling by carriage through the wilderness, because the first three-quarters of the route was from Tiandou City to Wuhun City, within the territory of the Tiandou Empire, including kingdoms and duchies.

Therefore, they could stop in many towns along the way to rest.

That day, they had covered about half of their journey and arrived in the capital city of the Häagen-Dazs Kingdom to rest and recuperate.

The king of the Häagen-Dazs Kingdom currently appears to be loyal to the Heaven Dou Empire, and it's hard to believe he would later defect to the Spirit Hall.

Upon arriving in the capital of Häagen-Dazs, the King of Häagen-Dazs greeted the Crown Prince "Xue Qinghe" with the courtesy due to a subject, and the entire imperial entourage received extremely generous hospitality.

Even if Ning Feiliu didn't know the original plot, everyone would think that the other party was a true loyal subject of the Heavenly Dou.

However, upon further reflection, many things are complex and multifaceted.

The subsequent betrayal does not mean that the current loyalty is fake. Just as in many cases, there are no permanent enemies or friends, only permanent interests.

In the later part of the original story, the betrayal of the Kingdom and Duchy on the side of the Heaven Dou Empire completely changed the situation.

First, the old emperor Xueye passed away, and Xue Beng, the fourth prince who had never been known for his virtue, ascended the throne.

Secondly, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, which openly supports the Heaven Dou Empire, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant School, which, although not openly supporting the Heaven Dou Empire, implicitly does so, were attacked one after another, resulting in serious injuries or annihilation.

As the Spirit Hall's power grew and its popularity increased, the only option for the ruler of a small country was to ally with the stronger side.

Thus, the delegation from the Heavenly Dou Empire received excellent hospitality, but due to the tight schedule and heavy workload, their stay in each town never exceeded one day.

At most, they would stop in towns to spend the night when it was too late to travel.

The next morning, after a quick packing, they all set off.

During this time, Ning Feiliu wouldn't do anything reckless. After all, it was impossible to cause trouble with so many people following her. She would diligently cultivate at night, have breakfast with the girls the next day, and then it would be time to set off.

At this moment, he suddenly remembered Tang San and wondered what would happen to him after he left the Star Luo Empire.

Just then...

"Fei Liu?" A very unfamiliar voice came from behind.

Ning Feiliu turned around and found that the person was indeed a stranger.

It was none other than the Crown Prince of the Tiandou Empire, Xue Qinghe. It must be said that Qian Renxue's disguise was truly excellent; her eyes, movements, and appearance were flawless.

Unlike in movies and TV dramas, or in some Douluo Continent fan fiction, where you can tell at a glance that someone is slender, has delicate movements, or doesn't have an Adam's apple, etc.

In fact, if Qian Renxue were so easily identified, she would have been suspected long ago, and it would be difficult for her to continue pretending.

In front of Ning Feiliu, Qian Renxue appeared to be a rather weak and gentle man, and his attitude was extremely approachable and warm.

"Greetings, Your Highness." Although he didn't know what Qian Renxue meant by coming to see him, Ning Feiliu still bowed politely.

"We greet Your Highness the Crown Prince..." Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and the others bowed in unison.

"No need for formalities, we just happened to run into each other." Qian Renxue remained approachable on the surface, smiling as she said to Ning Feiliu, "There's no need for formalities between us. My teacher has taught me a lot. They say that a teacher for a day is a father for life, so we should be closer."

"I wouldn't dare, Your Highness. After all, there is a difference between ruler and subject." Ning Feiliu remained unmoved, and although he smiled, he spoke with a very distant tone.

Although I don't know why Qian Renxue suddenly showed kindness, let's keep our relationship at a distance for now.

After all, he had no other requests of Qian Renxue, and he didn't know why Qian Renxue was suddenly getting close to him, so he might as well keep his distance just in case.

Qian Renxue didn't say anything on the surface, but she was also somewhat helpless in her heart. Sure enough... the old fox's son is also a little fox.

Ning Feiliu's unyielding attitude was quite similar to Ning Fengzhi's demeanor during this period.

Qian Renxue's purpose in pretending to bump into Ning Feiliu was simple: because of her strange intuition about Ning Feiliu, she was curious whether Ning Feiliu was really imprisoned at the Soul Saint realm for life due to a flaw in his martial soul, as everyone outside thought.

However, she first tried to subtly inquire about the matter with Ning Fengzhi, but for some reason, Ning Fengzhi remained tight-lipped about it.

Qian Renxue even wondered if Ning Fengzhi had become suspicious of her...

Ke Ningfeng is a cunning old fox. He might be impulsive and confused sometimes, but he is usually very meticulous.

Although he did suspect, based on his previous few unintentional tests, that Qian Renxue might indeed be a spy sent by the Spirit Hall, as Ning Feiliu had said.

Ning Fengzhi was already 90% certain of the suspicion's veracity; the only remaining possibility was witnessing firsthand the other face beneath Qian Renxue's "mask."

He pretended not to know, but in reality he was already on guard against Qian Renxue, though his guard was not very obvious.

In this situation, it's necessary to be half-hearted in your defenses. For example, just like before, pretend to trust Qian Renxue completely when telling her some important sect secrets.

In reality, Ning Fengzhi was talking about sect secrets that were common knowledge or insignificant.

For example, regarding the soul tools, Ning Fengzhi told Qian Renxue that after exploring a ruin, they had the method to make soul tools and began mass production.

He only talked about the manufacturing methods of those soul tools, but he didn't mention Ning Feiliu's new soul tools at all.

Qian Renxue naturally had no suspicions.

However, whenever she asked Ning Fengzhi about Ning Feiliu's situation, Ning Fengzhi would always laugh it off.

Since she didn't suspect that Ning Fengzhi had become suspicious of her, she attributed it solely to the fact that Ning Feiliu's current situation was extremely important to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, a top secret that couldn't be told to anyone.

Therefore, after failing to find out anything, she turned her attention to Ning Feiliu.

Ning Feiliu is still young, and a genius Soul Master who is devoted to cultivation and pharmacological research. Generally, such genius Soul Masters are not mature enough, and it is easy to get information out of them.

As a result, Ning Feiliu displayed the composure of a little fox in this first encounter.

After all... although he did have little experience, just kidding, in his previous life he had read countless online novels full of intrigue and deceit, where the protagonists and villains would often engage in psychological battles and intellectual struggles.

Ning Feiliu at least learned a little bit.

Moreover, he is not exactly immature anymore; in his previous life, he had experienced university and two years of working life as a corporate slave.

Qian Renxue did not give up so easily, after all, Ning Feiliu seemed easier to overcome than Ning Fengzhi.

What if they chatted a bit more and showed more concern, and Ning Feiliu opened up and revealed everything?

"Hehe, I still hope that Fei Liu will treat me more as an elder brother. I am only the Crown Prince now, and even the imperial family still has warmth." Qian Renxue said with a smile, "In the future, I will still need your help and the help of your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to govern our empire well."

The implication is that she expects "Xue and Ning to share the world" after she ascends the throne.

There's also a feeling of wishing I had a younger brother to be close to.

"Your Highness is too kind. I will certainly do my best to help you in the future, but such words are absolutely unacceptable. Neither I nor the sect can accept them." Ning Feiliu said, seemingly very close, but actually keeping a distance.

"Alright then..." Qian Renxue said with a smile, but quickly changed the subject, "Fei Liu should be absolutely confident in winning the championship for our Heaven Dou Empire in this competition, right? I also believe that Fei Liu can definitely do it."

She now knew that if she continued talking like this, Ning Feiliu would definitely not be able to get close to her or open up to her, so she directly changed to a topic that was easier to talk about and that could bring them closer.

"Of course, to be honest... Your Highness, with my cultivation level, winning this competition would be a little dishonorable, but I still hope to bring glory to my Heavenly Dou Empire." Ning Feiliu then followed up with some polite words, smiling as she spoke.

"What's this about glory or disgrace? Fei Liu, your current cultivation level is entirely due to your own efforts. With such cultivation, you deserve to win the championship!" Qian Renxue said with a smile.

She continued the conversation along the lines, seemingly casually but actually occasionally and subtly inquiring about Ning Feiliu's martial soul.

However, Ning Feiliu seemed to be unguarded, but she always managed to steer the conversation away lightly.

until……

"Your Highness...we have prepared the troops and await your instructions to prepare for departure," said the accompanying general of the Heavenly Dou Royal Knights.

Qian Renxue sighed inwardly, but she still said, "Alright, let's get ready to go."

She turned to Ning Feiliu and smiled, saying, "Talking to Feiliu really feels like chatting with my own younger brother. My mood has improved a lot. It seems I should come and talk to Feiliu more often in the future."

Ning Feiliu maintained a polite facade, smiling and saying, "Then I will look forward to seeing Your Highness at that time."

The Heavenly Dou Empire's army set off again, and this time it was the same: traveling during the day and spending the night in the nearest town.

And so, they traveled peacefully for fifteen days until they finally left the territory of the Heavenly Dou Empire and arrived at the area outside the border of the Heavenly Dou Empire.

When they arrived near Spirit City, the headquarters of the Spirit Hall, everything was calm and peaceful. Unlike in the original story, they did not encounter any ridiculously strong bandits and arrived at Spirit City smoothly.

Compared to massive cities like Heaven Dou City and Soto City, Spirit City is much smaller, not even one-tenth the size of Heaven Dou City.

However, the shock it brought to the Soul Masters was still considerable.

Despite its small size, Wuhun City's city walls were built entirely according to the standards of a capital city. The walls, reaching a height of eighty meters, are extremely imposing from the outside, and are over thirty meters thick, constructed entirely of granite.

What's most peculiar is that Wuhun City is not a quadrilateral like ordinary cities, but a hexagon, meaning it has a total of six city walls.

All those patrolling the city walls were Soul Masters, dressed in the special uniforms of the Spirit Hall.

On each of the six city walls, there is a huge relief, exactly the same as the one on the Spirit Hall token, symbolizing six powerful spirits.

Entering Wuhun City, one is struck by its emptiness. There are few pedestrians on the streets, and even fewer shops.

These shops mainly sell items needed by Soul Masters.

(End of this chapter)