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

Or, how about postponing Yuehua and Xueye's wedding?

The battle below lasted quite a while, but it eventually ended, and the winner was unsurprisingly the vice-captain of the Royal Fighting Team.

This is the rule of every Soul Master Competition. After all, the deputy team of the Royal Fighting Team represents the face of the Heaven Dou Royal Family. Almost all advanced Soul Master academies in the Heaven Dou Empire need the support of the royal family's funding. If they go too far, will they still want the funding?

In addition, there will be a series of other issues. So even if some academy teams are stronger, they will give Huang Dou some face in the first match and let them get off to a good start, at most prolonging the battle.

After all, in the world of Soul Masters, strength is only one aspect; interpersonal relationships are also important. If you really send a hothead in, he won't even know how he died.

After the opening ceremony ended, Xue Zhan was kicked by Emperor Xue Sheng and went to the palace to enjoy his imperial life. Emperor Xue Sheng then went to the Xue Feng Legion camp outside the city to see who had instructed that unfilial son.

He had just seen that unfilial son a couple of days ago, and he acted normally then, but today he's started acting strangely. He's definitely in the camp.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

The arrival of Emperor Xuesheng stunned several deputy generals of the Xuefeng Legion, who hurriedly ran over and knelt down on one knee to greet him.

With a slight nod, Emperor Xuesheng walked straight into the camp.

Although the Snow Peak Legion was filled with murderous intent, as a Soul Douluo, he was naturally unaffected.

Ultimately, an army trained from ordinary people is only effective against low-level Soul Masters. It has little deterrent effect against high-level Soul Masters. Even though the Snow Peak Legion is somewhat special, it still has its limits.

"Who has Zhan'er been in contact with these past few days? Why did drinking cause him to miss the opening ceremony of the Soul Master Competition?"

As they walked, Emperor Xuesheng asked.

"Your Majesty, the general has spent most of his time with Sword Douluo these past few days. Yesterday, Gai Zongheng, a student from the Illusionary Sound Academy, was invited by the general to come to the Heavenly Dou Division to participate in the preliminary rounds and was brought into the military camp."

Sword Douluo was delighted to see him, and the two fought in the training ground for almost a day and a night without a winner. Afterwards, Sword Douluo appreciated his talent and took Gai Zongheng as his disciple.

Afterwards, the general, covered with a canopy, ate breakfast leisurely, and for some reason, lingered in the main tent for a long time.

The deputy general in charge quickly reported the facts truthfully, without concealing anything.

"Gai Zongheng? Where have I heard that name before?"

Emperor Xuesheng felt that the name was somewhat familiar.

"Gai Zongheng is a student of Huanyin Academy. He once represented Huanyin Academy in the Dual Sound Competition of Tianyin Academy and won the academy badge. He has a strong talent for swordsmanship and is known as the Sword Saint. Moreover, I suspect that he may have comprehended the unique power of the Sword Douluo."

The vice-president continued to report respectfully, and upon hearing this, Emperor Xuesheng finally remembered.

"Isn't it him who was fighting with Xueye for that girl from Haotian Sect?"

Last time, he only paid attention to his son Xueye and didn't pay much attention to the other person in that incident. He didn't expect that he would actually see through it.

The lieutenants did not answer this time, as it was not appropriate for them to say anything about such matters.

"What about others?"

With great interest, Emperor Xuesheng asked, "I want to meet Gai Zongheng. There aren't many people who can make that eldest son suffer a loss."

Chapter 174 Self-Created Soul Skill

"Sword Douluo is currently instructing him in swordsmanship training in the training ground."

"Go and see!"

Emperor Xuesheng was more interested.

It is truly remarkable that someone could compete with Sword Douluo in swordsmanship for a whole day and night without a clear winner.

He wanted to see what kind of swordsmanship it was.

The group soon arrived at the training ground, where the 100,000 soldiers of the Snow Peak Legion once again sat around to watch.

Such sparring between sword masters is a rare sight, and even just watching it can be very beneficial.

The two fighting in the center were Chen Xin and Tian Hao. However, this time their swordsmanship was no longer limited to thrusting. They also added other sword techniques, and even used a unique sword technique at the end.

Tian Hao's body spun like a top, his Purple Gold Grass Sword clashing repeatedly with Chen Xin's Snow Edge Greatsword. They fought head-on, and this time they were evenly matched.

"Disorderly Cloak Hammer Technique?"

Emperor Xuesheng quickly discerned the technique Tian Hao used. While it wasn't exactly the same as the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique of the Haotian Sect, its essence was the same. However, the footwork was more agile and leaned more towards increasing speed, representing a different development direction from the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique.

Gradually, as the speed of his sword swings reached a certain level, the purple-gold soul power was driven to form a whirlwind that enveloped Tian Hao's entire body.

At the same time, the sword intent and soul power merge to form sword energy, which adds sharpness to the whirlwind and gives it extremely strong cutting ability.

That wasn't all. Tian Hao incorporated six specially condensed sword energies into it, launching an even stronger attack.

This aggressive attack is even more powerful than yesterday's match, and it fully qualifies them to confront Chen Xin head-on, even when his strength has been suppressed.

Tian Hao could even use his mental power to gather back the scattered soul power with almost no consumption, making his endurance in battle quite astonishing; he could fight for several days and nights without any problem.

After fighting for more than an hour, when Tian Hao's power reached its limit, Chen Xin suddenly unleashed the Seven Kill Domain with all his might.

The Seven Kill Domain erupted, and the whirlwind of sword energy around Tian Hao almost collapsed, but fortunately his sword intent was strong enough to stabilize it.

Undeterred, he used his sword intent to guide his continued relentless attacks.

"Ta-da..."

The two swords clashed rapidly, each strike from Tian Hao stronger than the last, not because of increased speed or power, but because of an enhanced sword intent within them.

After nine consecutive sword strikes, he reached his limit. Then, he forced out an even stronger tenth sword strike. The sword intent that had been trapped by the bottleneck suddenly broke through. With the suppression and stimulation of the Seven Kill Domain, a similar power was generated from the sword intent, forcibly expanding the Seven Kill Domain a little bit of space.

"when!"

The even more intense clanging of metal spread out. Tian Hao steadied himself and closed his eyes to comprehend the sword domain that had been activated.

Chen Xin withdrew his Seven Kill Domain and quietly waited for Tian Hao to comprehend it.

Unlike Hai Liuyun and Guang Ling, who were both newcomers to the path of swordsmanship, Chen Xin knew how to help Tian Hao break through after hearing about his troubles.

The path to breakthrough for a swordsman is actually quite simple: just fight against stronger opponents and unleash your full potential in battle, and you will naturally break through.

His father followed the same path, eventually challenging Qian Daoliu to a duel. Although he died, he successfully broke through to a higher level.

Not to mention he was also a swordsman, which would have been of even greater help to Tian Hao's breakthrough.

"Thank you for your help, Teacher!"

After understanding the meaning, Tian Hao bowed and expressed his gratitude.

"Your accumulation of knowledge is profound enough; given time, you will surely reach the pinnacle of swordsmanship."

With a pleased nod, Chenxin then nodded in greeting to the approaching Emperor Xuesheng.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

The 100,000 soldiers of the Snow Peak Legion around them stood up and saluted, and the shouts of 100,000 people were quite spectacular.

"All soldiers, rise!"

Emperor Xuesheng was very satisfied with this state and raised his hand to signal him to get up.

"Clap clap clap..."

"Fantastic! Brilliant!"

He immediately turned his gaze to the center of the arena and clapped his hands in praise. Although the sword technique he had just used was still far inferior to the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique of the Haotian Sect, it was clear that there was still great potential to be explored. Once it was perfected to its peak, it would definitely not be weaker than the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique.

This was clearly a self-created soul skill by that junior, and his talent was evident.

Not to mention that he also possesses sword intent power similar to the Seven Kill Sword Intent, and has even evolved a domain. No wonder even Sword Douluo was moved to cherish his talent.

"Gai Zongheng of Huanyin Academy greets Your Majesty!"

Sheathing his purple-gold sword, Tian Hao bowed to Emperor Xuesheng.

Why is your face covered by a mask?

After scrutinizing the young man before him, Emperor Xuesheng's gaze finally settled on the mask covering the upper half of his face, and he asked curiously.

"This is a special soul bone."

Tian Hao replied calmly that he had long anticipated that someone would be curious about this, so the mask was made from fragments of a soul bone and could resonate with the soul bone in his head, making it easy to impersonate the soul bone in his head.

"No wonder."

Emperor Xuesheng suddenly realized, and upon closer inspection, he saw that it was indeed the unique material of a soul bone. He then asked a question.

"I've heard you have the title of Sword Saint, is there any significance to it?"

"My first teacher to teach me swordsmanship was a Soul Saint, and this title is in honor of that teacher."

While he was bluffing, Tian Hao also had a nostalgic expression on his face, but what he was nostalgic for was that cheap teacher, Chen Jianjun.

"Your strength is not weak. You have a chance to win the championship in this Soul Master Competition. If you can win the championship for the Empire, I can bestow upon you the title of Imperial Sword Saint, the title of Duke, and a fiefdom of a hundred miles, such as the area around the Illusionary Sound Academy."

After some consideration, Emperor Xuesheng made a promise.

He had just witnessed Tian Hao's strength. His self-created soul skills alone possessed such combat power, and with the soul rings and soul skills he hadn't yet used, he could be considered the strongest in the Tian Dou region at this stage.

With the help of the entire team, they have a chance to fight their way to the end and win the championship.

Of course, winning the championship alone was not enough for him to bestow such a generous reward, especially the title of duke.

It is important to know that the title of duke allows one to establish a kingdom within a fiefdom and pass it down through generations, even if the fiefdom is only a small hundred miles long, it is still of great significance.

The main reason for promising such a generous reward was to support this kid in ruining the marriage alliance between the eldest son and the Haotian Sect.

Although a marriage alliance with the Haotian Sect would be a good thing for the empire, it would not be a good thing for him as emperor. On the contrary, it would become a threat and hidden danger, and his eldest son might force him to abdicate and ascend the throne.

Therefore, it must be weakened.

Not to mention that the fiefdoms granted out are still within the territory of a kingdom, so he doesn't have to pay anything.

In any case, as long as that kingdom doesn't openly declare its rebellion against the Heavenly Dou Empire, then we can only grit our teeth and accept it, at most making some minor moves against the separated duchy territories.

However, this kid has three Title Douluos standing behind him, so even an entire kingdom would have to think twice before taking him seriously.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will never let you down."

Tian Hao bowed and thanked him, his attitude extremely firm, even somewhat resolute.

Winning the Soul Master Competition was his goal all along; he didn't need to do anything more.

Moreover, as the investor, it would be difficult to lose; how could one refuse such a near-free benefit?

Chen Xin, standing to the side, looked blank, but was completely bewildered inside.

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