In Douluo Continent, his martial soul mutated into Blue Silver Grass.

Rakshasa was a troublemaker; she gave Bibi Dong extra power.

Bibi Dong's increased strength gave her confidence. Coupled with her efforts to win over some of the elders in the Elder Hall over the years and her suppression of power, some Title Douluos still obeyed her orders.

The Heavenly Dou Empire was not peaceful either.

Qian Renxue's oppressive policies made the major duchies under the Tiandou Empire restless.

Qian Renxue's policies undoubtedly caused great damage to their interests.

These principalities, located near the West and far from the political center of the Heavenly Dou Empire, secretly formed a network of connections.

For them, if the emperor of the Heavenly Dou Empire doesn't listen to them or satisfy their interests, then they might as well just replace him with a different emperor.

So they found Xue Xing, the prince of the Heavenly Dou Empire whose bloodline was the purest besides Xue Qinghe.

They rallied around Snow Star and declared the establishment of a new empire, the Celestial Star Empire.

The emperor was naturally Xue Xing.

Prince Xuexing recruited many talented people as soon as he took office.

Qian Renxue naturally wouldn't sit idly by and watch Prince Xuexing's power spread. Just as she was about to make a move, interference from the Martial Soul Empire arrived.

The borders of the Heaven Dou Empire and the Spirit Empire have seen a standoff between heavily armed forces.

On the other side, the Martial Soul Empire launched an attack on the Star Luo Empire.

The sphere of influence of the Martial Soul Empire is rapidly expanding.

"Hmph!" In the imperial palace of the Heavenly Dou Empire, Qian Renxue let out a cold snort.

"That woman!!!" Qian Renxue clenched her teeth tightly, which showed just how upset she was.

"The Spirit Hall has become a complete weapon in her hands! What is she trying to do?!"

"Has she forgotten the Spirit Hall's original intentions?!"

"The Spirit Hall is an organization that upholds justice and peace in the world. It is a sacred place in the hearts of spirit masters. It fights against evil, eliminates war, brings light to the people of the world, and spreads the divine light of angels to illuminate the earth."

"But what is she doing now? What is she trying to do? Is she going to destroy the Spirit Hall's ancient foundation?!"

From the very beginning, Qian Renxue did not object to the influence and overall strength of the Spirit Hall, which dominated the entire continent.

However, Qian Renxue's idea was to do it in the name of the Spirit Hall, not the Spirit Empire.

The difference between the Spirit Hall and the Spirit Empire is only a few words, but their meanings are completely different.

"We can dominate the continent, but not in the name of the Spirit Hall, and certainly not in the name of the Angel God." This is why Qian Renxue initially thought...

"I want to dominate the continent so that I can better spread the light. The common people are already suffering, and the oppression of the noble class makes the lower classes suffer unspeakably."

"The Spirit Hall is the light in the eyes of the common people, but hell in the eyes of the noble class."

"If she does this, what does that make the Spirit Hall? A bunch of charlatans?"

"Young Master, please calm down!" At some point, Orange Douluo and Ghost Douluo appeared behind Qian Renxue.

"Didn't I order the Elders to stop obeying his commands? How come the intelligence says there's a Title Douluo by her side?"

"Young Master, the titled Douluo elders of the Elder Hall have all obeyed your orders and are no longer under Pope Bibi Dong's command. However, we don't know where she summoned a few more titled Douluos, so..."

"One of them is the former sect leader of the four lower sects, who has just been promoted to Title Douluo, and his martial soul is the White Armor Sacred Dragon."

"Ha, what a brilliant tactic, Bibi Dong!"

"Taking advantage of the turmoil in my Heaven Dou Empire, I will seize the opportunity to change the allegiance of the Spirit Hall and become the emperor of the nation instead of the pope of the Spirit Hall."

"I'm afraid that before long, the people on this continent will only know Bibi Dong, the emperor of the Hun Empire, and will not know the Qian family of the Spirit Hall."

It has to be said that Qian Renxue is right. She did indeed have this plan, and it was also a means for her to take revenge on the Angel Qian family—gradually weakening the Angel clan's influence on the Douluo Continent.

"It seems that she has gradually gained control of the Spirit Hall! Her influence is now such that when she announced the establishment of the Spirit Empire, she could command a huge following."

"Grandpa, you've misjudged her after all. She's openly challenging me now, sending large armies across the borders of my Heavenly Dou Empire. She's never been a peaceful person; her ambition is slowly becoming apparent."

"Young Master, please don't underestimate the Grand Elder. I believe that as long as the Grand Elder intervenes, the Spirit Hall will still obey him."

"grandfather?"

"Sigh, I've never been able to figure out what Grandpa is thinking."

"Since Grandpa is no longer involved in this matter, then let me handle it. I will not allow her to ruin the Spirit Hall's ancient foundation and reputation."

"If we want to free up our hands to deal with her, we still need to resolve the internal affairs of the Empire first. Xue Xing, it was my mistake to spare this cowardly person back then and let her become a force to be reckoned with."

"And those duchies, since they dare to openly rebel against the Empire, they can all just wait for the Empire and its people to suffer!"

Since Xue Qinghe (also known as Qian Renxue) ascended to the throne of the Tiandou Empire, the Tiandou Empire's apparent strength has become extremely formidable.

The powerful individuals with the strength of a Title Douluo are supported by Dugu Bo and Meng Shu from the Beast Academy, as well as Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

Speaking of this, Bibi Dong's announcement that the Spirit Hall had established the Spirit Empire did bring some benefits to Qian Renxue, namely, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, which had previously had an ambiguous attitude, completely sided with the Heaven Dou Empire.

Ning Fengzhi was an extremely clever old fox. With Bibi Dong becoming emperor, it wouldn't be difficult for the Spirit Hall to overthrow the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, one of the three upper sects.

Ning Fengzhi has never been one to submit to others. On the contrary, he is extremely ambitious. Compared to being forced to submit to the Spirit Empire, Ning Fengzhi would definitely benefit the most by following the Heaven Dou Empire.

"Fengzhi, have you made up your mind?"

"Um!"

"The Spirit Hall's sudden announcement of the establishment of the Spirit Empire suggests that this was not a spur-of-the-moment move by the Pope, but rather a long-planned scheme."

"Her ambition is now obvious. The four lower sects have all submitted to her Spirit Empire, and several new Title Douluo have emerged. In addition, with the original number of members of the Spirit Hall's Elder Hall, the Spirit Hall is now at the pinnacle of the continent in terms of top experts."

"If we continue to wait and see like this, I'm afraid my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School will eventually be devoured by the Spirit Empire."

"Well, now that you've made your choice, Old Bones and I will always support you."

"Swordman is right. No matter what choice you make, Fengzhi, Swordman and I will stand behind you."

"Old man, you're asking for it again!"

"Alright, alright, today I'm going to deflate your arrogance and crush your arrogance." With that, Bone Douluo was about to fight Sword Douluo.

Ning Fengzhi shook his head and smiled wryly. This scene played out almost every so often. Anyway, the two of them eventually fought, but nothing serious happened. This kind of interaction was probably unique to the Bone Sword Douluo!

"Alright, Uncle Gu and Uncle Jian." Ning Fengzhi stopped Bone Douluo and Sword Douluo.

"The situation on Douluo Continent is now quite clear. The Heaven Dou Empire is split, but with my student's abilities, defeating Xue Xing and reclaiming lost territory is not difficult. However, the Spirit Empire has stationed troops on the border of the Heaven Dou Empire, preventing Qinghe from making any rash moves. Meanwhile, the Star Luo Empire in the south is being gradually swallowed up by the Spirit Empire. The Spirit Empire is too powerful."

Ning Fengzhi's praise was not an acknowledgment of the Spirit Hall's power, but rather a sarcastic remark directed at the woman.

That woman has been acting too convincingly all these years. Although the world knew she was ambitious, no one expected her ambition to be this great, to the point that she wanted to devour the entire continent.

However, Ning Fengzhi underestimated Bibi Dong. Her goal was never this continent, but to destroy everything and create a world that could accept Yu Xiaogang.

……

On the other side is the Tianxing Empire, the empire established after Prince Xuexing became emperor. He was a prince of the Tiandou Empire and knew of its power, so he vigorously tried to win over the soul masters within his sphere of influence.

Moreover, since becoming the emperor of the Tianxing Empire, he has changed his previous demeanor and, like Emperor Xueye, has gradually taken on the appearance of an emperor.

Knowing that she needed to recruit talented people to resist the attack of the Heavenly Dou Empire, Xue Xing changed her attitude and did the same.

Tang San, who had returned to the Haotian Sect to acknowledge his ancestry, somehow learned of this news.

Adhering to the principle of having already chosen a path to death, Tang San, along with his hidden weapons and his identity as a member of the Clear Sky Sect, arrived at the Heavenly Star Empire.

As for why not choose the stronger Heaven Dou Empire!

This is of course because of Lin Hai. When Lin Hai was still in Douluo Continent, he spent all his time hanging out with Xue Qinghe, while Tang San and Lin Hai had an irreconcilable feud.

Whether it was stealing the 100,000-year-old soul bone, or having the Blue Silver Emperor taken by Lin Hai, or his father being seriously injured by Lin Hai, in Tang San's eyes, Lin Hai had found a way to die.

Seeing how close Xue Qinghe and Tang San were, how could Tang San possibly choose the Heaven Dou Empire? Moreover, given Tang San's arrogance, he felt that it was someone else's honor to go there, and it was someone else's loss if he didn't go, not his own.

Compared to these two sides, the Star Luo Empire is in a bit of a predicament, because the Martial Soul Empire is indeed in a standoff with the Heaven Dou Empire, and Bibi Dong cannot go too far.

But the Star Luo Empire is in a real mess, facing the military might of the Spirit Empire head-on, and some of its territory has already fallen into the Spirit Empire's hands.

Qian Renxue has amassed troops and is about to attack the Tianxing Empire established by Prince Xuexing.

Having witnessed the power of hidden weapons, Xue Xing secretly began crafting them, determined to teach Qian Renxue a lesson.

Qian Renxue was also considering whether to use the soul tool technology left behind by Lin Hai ahead of schedule.

"Grand Preceptor, judging from the movements of the Heavenly Dou Empire, it seems that brat Xue Qinghe is about to attack!" Xue Xing's expression was still somewhat tense.

Even though he is now the emperor of the Tianxing Empire, he has served as a prince of the Tiandou Empire for many years, representing the true strength and foundation of the Tiandou Empire.

His final trump card was the Qiankun Hanhai Cover, a top-tier defensive soul tool, which he stole from the Heaven Dou Empire's imperial treasury.

"They have already found a way to die."

"If they dare to come, let them taste the sharpness of my hidden weapon."

"Grand Preceptor, how's the production of your hidden weapons going?" Xue Beng looked at Tang San with a hint of anticipation.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. Our Tang Clan has gone all out, and the re-equipment of the Imperial Army has progressed to four-fifths. We should be able to fully arm the Empire before the Tian Dou Empire invades."

"You've really worked hard, Grand Preceptor!" Xue Xing was overjoyed. Tang San had already shown him the power of hidden weapons; these weapons were truly invaluable tools for military strategists.

At the same time, he was also confident that he could withstand the attack from the Heavenly Dou Empire.

Even though he had bullied Tang San in the past, he now had no choice but to rely on Tang San. This was not only due to the hidden weapons, but also because of Tang San's background in the Clear Sky Sect.

In short, the current situation on Douluo Continent is quite complicated.

……

Meanwhile, in the forests far away on the Holy Demon Continent, things were quite different.

After three months, Lin Hai stepped out of the Dream Temple.

"How is it?"

"Just a little bit more!" Lin Hai said softly.

With a whoosh, the Lightning Blue Silver Overlord Spear no longer possessed the unique luster of an epic weapon; instead, it was very restrained, exuding a faint sense of intimidation.

"A near-divine artifact?"

"Although it doesn't seem like there's such a concept, if you insist on saying it that way, it seems acceptable."

"Two level-ten magical beast inner cores, and that's all?"

"certainly."

"No!"

Lin Hai narrowed his eyes, and an extremely powerful aura emanated from him.

Sensing this aura, Ye Xiaolei felt something different. It was different from what Lin Hai had shown at the beginning, although both were quite amazing.

"External spiritual power?"

"Your external spiritual power actually broke through to 100,000 through this, how did you do it?" Ye Xiaolei was shocked.

External spiritual energy is not as easy to obtain as internal spiritual energy, and it is even more difficult for humans to achieve anything in external spiritual energy.

"Two level-ten magical beast inner cores aren't enough to raise you to this level, are they?"

"Hehe, anyway, it's a secret. To be honest, I can't really explain it myself."

"Tsk tsk tsk, you really are a monster. I'm afraid it won't be long before even the elven dragon is no match for you! Not only is your inner spiritual power profound, but your outer spiritual power has also broken through, and you even have two artifacts that are almost on the list of top-ranked artifacts."

"Not enough, not enough." Lin Hai simply said this and then said nothing more.

Two months later, despite Ye Xiaolei's attempts to persuade him to stay, Lin Hai still left the Dream Temple.

He wanted to improve his strength as quickly as possible, which was somewhat disregarding his foundation. However, Lin Hai knew that time waits for no one. Whether it was the Demon Emperor here, the God of Heavenly Punishment Austin Griffin, or the situation back in his hometown, everything was urgent, and time was of the essence.

This time, Lin Hai didn't head straight for his destination. Instead, he went to human society. He needed to find some other means. Although Ye Xiaolei gave Lin Hai some magic left behind by the Goddess of Nature, nature magic was a bit too weak against demons. There were some powerful magic spells, but they were all... well, it was hard to explain.

Lin Hai first came to the Magic Temple of the Temple Alliance. To be honest, Lin Hai had a high opinion of most of the people in the Temple Alliance, but there were also two extremes in his opinion.

Lin Hai's favorite person to befriend was Li Zhengzhi, the temple master of the Magic Temple. Even though Li Zhengzhi usually appeared as a chubby and cheerful person, Lin Hai felt that he was one of his kind because of his fox-like cunning.

He is cunning but kind-hearted, possessing great love and lofty ambitions.

Lin Hai's most hated person was none other than Long Xingyu of the Knights' Temple. Although he did possess some chivalrous spirit, his inherent filth could not be concealed. He had long mistakenly believed that Long Haochen was not his biological son, single-mindedly grooming him and inciting Long Haochen and Feng Xiu to fight each other, only resolving the misunderstanding during the final battle.

He even claims to be the holder of the throne of the god of doomsday and slaughter, and the knight of the god of judgment and tribulation. Just thinking about what he's done makes me want to laugh my head off.

While he was indeed a warrior wholeheartedly fighting for humanity, his heart no longer befits that of a father and husband. Couldn't he have his blood tested to see if he was his own son? Didn't he know the common sense that demon offspring are inherently of the dark element?

Therefore, the first person Lin Hai was willing to contact in the Holy Demon Continent was Li Zhengzhi.

The Magic Temple is a magical organization composed of mages. Mages are powerful attackers; they are physically fragile but possess extremely strong offensive capabilities. They are indispensable members of any team, and the Magic Temple's status is second only to the Knight Temple.

The Magic Temple is located within Jialing Pass, which is protected by a magical defensive barrier. Jialing Pass is a crucial pass for the human race to defend against the demons, and the demons frequently launch attacks. Even though these demons are mostly low-level cannon fodder, the defense of Jialing Pass must not be relaxed.

Lin Hai arrived at a spot on the outskirts of Jialing Pass. Looking at this magnificent pass and the name Jialing Pass, Lin Hai thought of a similar majestic pass in Douluo Continent, also called Jiayu Pass, which is the same in pronunciation but different in characters.

The defensive barrier was clearly visible to Lin Hai, but he did not touch it. Instead, a flash of silver-white light appeared on his body, and Lin Hai disappeared from the spot. When he reappeared, he was already inside Jialing Pass.

The Magic Temple is a colossal palace, its wealth evident from its architecture. Six stories high, it is the tallest building in Jialing Pass. The first floor alone exceeds twenty meters in height, its architectural style simple yet elegant. At the top of the first floor is a massive six-pointed star. Surrounding the six-pointed star are orbs of light representing various magical attributes, revolving around it, presumably serving as some kind of special magical array.

However, Lin Hai did not choose to enter Jialing Pass directly; he first went outside for a stroll.

Lin Hai walked through this place, which was both a bustling marketplace and a crucial pass against the demon race. He looked at the vendors selling weapons and elixirs. Although these low-level items were of little use to him, Lin Hai suddenly had a urge to search for treasures and find bargains. (End of Chapter)