Douluo Continent: Building a Divine Kingdom Starting from the Spirit Hall

"Your Highness, someone from the Haotian Sect has informed us that their sect leader has emerged from seclusion and requests your presence."

At this moment, the guard outside the door reported.

"It's going to be more blood loss."

Xue Ye muttered something to himself in a gloomy voice. He could guess that the Haotian Sect must also know about Xue Zhan's visit to Sword Douluo. After all, Xue Zhan went openly and honestly, and many forces knew about it, so it was impossible to hide it from the Haotian Sect.

Now that Xue Zhan has won over that Sword Douluo, his power has greatly increased. If he wants to obtain Tang Yuehua this time, he will inevitably have to pay a higher price.

That old bastard Tang Zhen must have figured this out, which is why he notified me to go over there.

As for his previous so-called seclusion, that was just an excuse to give himself some space.

Suppressing her thoughts, Xueye regained her gentle demeanor and walked out, quickly following the Haotian Clan member to a grand hall.

Although the main hall is not luxurious or exquisite, it is magnificent and grand, which is very much in line with the style of Haotian Sect.

Upon entering the main hall, his gaze fell upon Tang Zhen, who was seated in the main seat.

Since proposing marriage is a private matter, only Tang Zhen was present in the main hall; there was no one else there.

"I greeted Uncle Tang on this snowy night!"

Stepping forward and bowing slightly, Xueye adopted a very humble posture. After all, he had come to propose marriage, and if he were to act arrogantly, what would be the point of asking for a wife?

Moreover, the Haotian Sect has always been domineering and arrogant, just like their martial spirit, the Haotian Hammer. Putting your airs in front of such people will definitely get you a black hammer as a response.

Tang Zhen was indeed pleased by Xue Ye's demeanor and developed a slight liking for her.

"Nephew, please take a seat!"

Tang Zhen gestured for Xue Ye to sit down, and only after Xue Ye sat in the nearest chair did he speak.

"I understand your purpose in coming here, but I only have one daughter, whom I love dearly. Her marriage is her own decision, and I will not interfere. I'm afraid my dear nephew Xueye will be disappointed."

They rejected Xueye's marriage proposal first, but didn't completely reject it; the subtext was—they wanted more money.

He had previously discussed this with the elders and ultimately decided to marry Yuehua into the Tiandou royal family. However, the dowry was not to be less than what was expected, and it was not money, but something of greater value.

"Uncle Tang, you may not know this, but Yuehua and I hit it off immediately and our relationship is progressing very well. That's why I've shamelessly come to propose marriage to you."

With an unchanged expression, Xueye maintained her gentle smile, now tinged with sincerity.

"That's not right. I heard that Yuehua is very close to a young talent named Gai Zongheng. She even entered the Illusionary Sound Academy for him and received a 90,000-year-old head soul bone as a dowry. She was also designated as the next dean of the Illusionary Sound Academy."

Tang Zhen looked puzzled, as if to say, "Don't try to fool me, kid."

They've already offered a 90,000-year-old head soul bone as a dowry, and even asked my daughter to run a high-level soul master academy. How dare you not raise the price?

Not to mention my daughter doesn't even like you yet, and this is another price range.

"He was just a lowly commoner of humble origins."

With a disparaging remark, Xueye said solemnly, "In the world of Soul Masters, the strong are ultimately respected. I don't believe that lowly commoner has the ability to protect Yuehua for a lifetime. Even his teacher lost his beloved. He will inevitably follow in his teacher's footsteps..."

As she spoke, Xueye stretched out her palm and spread her fingers on the armrest of the chair, indicating that the previous dowry list had been increased by 50%.

We're all sensible people. Some things may not be easy to discuss openly, but we can talk about them if we keep them a little hidden.

Seeing Xue Ye's subtle actions, Tang Zhen asked calmly, "I heard that Nephew Xue Zhan took Sword Douluo Chen Xin down the mountain. Do you know where they went?"

The Sword Master Douluo died tragically at the hands of the Grand Elder of the Spirit Hall. I have always wanted to pay my respects, but I have never had the chance, which is truly a regret.

Tang Zhen showed a regretful expression; he had indeed been wanting to talk to Chen Xin.

Sword Douluo's father was killed by Qian Daoliu, so he will inevitably be at odds with the Spirit Hall, making him the best ally of their Clear Sky Sect.

Don't underestimate Chen Xin just because he only became a Title Douluo a few years ago. The Seven Kill Sword, the martial soul of the War Soul Sect, is not to be underestimated. Almost every sect leader in the past has become a Super Douluo, and many have even reached level 98. Chen Xin's future achievements will definitely not be weaker than his father's.

They are worth courting.

Of course, the main reason for bringing this up is to justify the higher price, since a snow battle is the opposite of a snowy night.

Now that Sword Douluo has joined Xue Zhan's side, if their Haotian Sect really wants to support Xue Ye, they might very well face off against Sword Douluo.

That's the successor of the Seven Kill Sword, the current sect master of the Battle Soul Sect, and a powerful figure with the potential to become a Super Douluo. It would be very troublesome to face him.

Moreover, the Heavenly Emperor's attitude was also very strange, so it would be unwise to enter the fray at this time.

Unless you pay more!

"I don't know either, but I'll inquire about it for my uncle when I get back."

Thinking to himself, "As expected," Xueye responded while extending her palm again with her fingers spread, indicating that she could add another 50%.

He had anticipated this before he came and had already decided on a price, which was his limit.

"Then I'll leave it to my nephew. I'll send someone to assess that boy. If he truly lacks the ability to protect Yuehua for life, I'll persuade him to leave Yuehua."

Tang Zhen guessed that was the limit of what Xue Ye could do, and readily agreed.

Although he didn't really want to interfere in his daughter's love life and marriage, his daughter's choice was terrible.

What right does that peasant have to be my son-in-law, Tang Zhen?

My Haotian Sect has no need for useless people.

As for his teacher, he was somewhat capable, but that was all; the bargaining chips he could offer were far less than those of Xueye.

"There is one more thing. I hope that you, Uncle, can come to Heaven Dou City as a special guest for this Soul Master Competition."

Taking the opportunity to speak, Xue Ye, though unable to fathom his father's thoughts, did not hinder him from strengthening his own foundation. Inviting Tang Zhen over would be tantamount to making a public statement, which he believed his father would be very pleased with.

This is the Clear Sky Sect, far superior to the Battle Soul Sect which only has one member. Not to mention that Tang Zhen reached level 98 many years ago and is now probably aiming for level 99, potentially becoming the next peak Douluo. This is of extraordinary significance.

"I would also like to see the young talents of the Empire."

Tang Zhenxing readily agreed, as he also wanted to take this opportunity to reveal to the outside world that their Clear Sky Sect had formed an alliance with the Heaven Dou Empire, especially to let the Spirit Hall know about it.

The Spirit Hall had been putting them under considerable pressure lately, and they were already seething with anger.

Chapter 168 Purple Gold Grass Sword

Tian Hao was unaware that one of his cheap father-in-laws was planning a melodramatic breakup attempt on him, as he was currently working on perfecting his two martial spirit grass swords.

"Not stable yet?"

After sitting down, Guangling examined the purple-gold grass sword that his adopted grandson had placed horizontally on his lap.

"Although the fusion level has improved rapidly with the support of the Sword Domain, it has now reached a bottleneck, and I cannot find an opportunity to break through it for the time being."

Opening his eyes, Tian Hao felt somewhat irritated.

The sword domain that merged with Tang Yuehua greatly helped his sword intent cultivation, causing the fusion progress of his Holy Light Soul Power and Vajra Soul Power to soar, quickly reaching 60%, but he was stuck and had not made any progress for several days.

It feels like the bottleneck I encountered when my soul power reached level ten. Perhaps a special opportunity is needed to break through it. I really can't understand how Yu Xiaogang and the other two managed to raise their compatibility to 99%. It's not scientific.

Even with a 60% fusion rate, the two grass swords are still not completely stable after fusion, and they could separate at any time in a fierce battle.

This unstable factor must be eliminated as soon as possible.

Moreover, he has not fully comprehended the Sword Domain yet, and is also stuck at a certain point, unable to evolve it independently.

"At this stage, it's enough for you to make it to the finals. Once you get to the finals, it's our home ground. If the other side manipulates the draw, we can still snatch the championship."

Guangling said that cheating was possible. This year, their Spirit Hall performed very strongly, securing the venue for the finals of the Spirit Master Tournament, which gave them many opportunities to manipulate the situation.

"That's what I think too. We can arrange for the strongest teams to face each other through a draw, so they can both be severely weakened. If all else fails, we can have our Spirit Hall teams wipe them out one by one, resulting in a draw. Then we can pick a good actor to fight me in a spectacular battle, which will be enough to fool people."

Tian Hao agreed wholeheartedly; this was a plan he had already come up with long ago.

Just like those talent shows in my past life, I am now the investor, how could I possibly lose?

Not to mention that only one person will be fighting, even if there are more coincidences, no one will say anything.

Of course, if given the chance, he would still like to have a real match.

"I hope to find a breakthrough opportunity in the competition."

After speaking, he stored the fused purple-gold grass sword into his dantian space, where it resonated with the purple-gold soul power vortex and the illusory soul core.

The purple-gold soul power was the form he achieved by fusing Holy Light Soul Power and Vajra Soul Power, and its quality was a whole level higher than that of the two soul powers alone.

Since he was able to initially fuse the two grass swords, he has maintained that fused state. Doing so helps to improve the fusion degree, which is also a major reason why he was able to increase the fusion degree to 60% so quickly.

Although maintaining this fusion state requires a lot of soul power and mental power, he has no shortage of soul power and mental power now. His mental power is restored faster by the Blue Silver Domain, and his soul power is restored faster by the Soul Power Vortex. In fact, the speed of consumption is not as fast as the speed of recovery.

"Using purple holy light soul power would be better."

Guangling nodded, agreeing with Tian Hao's approach.

He had been keeping a close eye on his adopted grandson's cultivation and noticed that the part of the holy light soul power he used after the fusion was not the holy light of the sun and moon, but the purple light soul power resulting from the fusion of the two. Its characteristics had changed considerably, making it difficult to associate with the original holy light soul power.

After all, the Holy Light Soul Power system has already spread within the Spirit Hall, attracting the attention of various forces. In order to avoid being discovered, it would be better to make some changes.

Moreover, the purple light soul power can also conceal the changes in the eyes when using the Purple Light Divine Eye. When the soul power spreads throughout the body, the purple color of the eyes will become inconspicuous.

"What about you?"

Tian Hao asked.

Previously, he used the skull to copy Guangling's martial soul, and gave the copied arrow part to Guangling to try to solidify it. He didn't know how the progress had been during this time.

"One has already been solidified, but to separate the attributes from the martial soul, we have to wait until the soul core is condensed. After I send you to Heaven Dou City, I will go back to Martial Soul City."

Two arrows materialized, and Guangling couldn't hide her smile.

He has already paved the way. Although the second arrow is still weak, it will grow stronger sooner or later as long as he continues to infuse it with the essence of his martial soul.

"Tang Zhen has arrived in Heaven Dou City and will participate in this Soul Master Competition as a guest."

The tone shifted, and Guangling offered a reminder.

Tang Zhen is not an easy opponent; I wonder if he has achieved the peak Douluo level yet.

"Tang Zhen, we need to keep a close eye on him from now on. After we kill Tang Chen, we'll send him down to be the second one to reunite him with his father."

With murderous intent surging in his heart, Tian Hao had long wanted to chop Tang Zhen to pieces. He would give the soul ring and the corpse's soul to the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger to devour, and the martial soul Clear Sky Hammer could also be used to strengthen Tang Chen's Clear Sky Hammer.

He even reserved the martial souls of the Tang brothers, Tang Xiao and Tang Hao.

"Then he can be considered your father-in-law."

Guangling sighed inwardly, "This kid is really suited to the world of Soul Masters; his character is amazing."

"After we destroy him, we'll wipe out the entire Haotian Sect. Then Yuehua will belong to me alone. Afterward, I'll bring Yuehua to pay homage to them."