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

Almost vomiting from the smell, Tian Hao quickly held his breath and scanned the interior with the help of the soul tool light. His gaze was soon drawn to a familiar set of armor.

"Emperor Xuesheng?"

After quickly stepping forward and examining the armor closely, Tian Hao confirmed that it was the same set worn by Emperor Xue Sheng.

But why is Emperor Xuesheng's armor here?

Where is this place?

He dug a tunnel down to escape, but there were no landmarks below, and he still doesn't know where he ended up.

I sensed a massive amount of soul power emanating from this place, and since I couldn't detect any living beings using the Blue Silver Divine Tree, I curiously dug over to take a look, and that's how I ended up in this secret chamber.

"Soul Bone?"

Suddenly, he discovered a soul bone at the top of the breastplate of the armor. Then he sensed five different soul power fluctuations inside the armor. He quickly used the blade of his sword to pry open the armor and saw the five soul bones inside. Their positions were exactly the same as the limbs and torso. Together with the head soul bone he had initially discovered, it made up a complete set.

"Could this be Emperor Xuesheng?"

Suddenly realizing what was happening, Tian Hao guessed that this might be Emperor Xuesheng. Looking at the pitted and corroded ground beneath the armor, he understood that the body had probably been completely corroded, which was why he revealed the soul bone.

He wasn't surprised that Emperor Xuesheng possessed a complete set of soul bones. Although soul bones were rare in the soul master world, that was mainly because few were openly circulated, and those who obtained them generally kept it a secret, so no one knew about it.

Just like Shi Nian, who will be killed by Tang San in the future, how would anyone know that he has a soul bone if he is not killed?

There must be many similar beings in the world of Soul Masters, and how could Emperor Xuesheng, as the emperor of a country, not have a Soul Bone?

Without delay, he put away the soul bone and the armor.

After circling the secret chamber and finding nothing else, he jumped back into the previous opening, carefully pieced together the stones to seal it, and waited quietly below.

He wasn't surprised that Emperor Xuesheng died from poison, and guessed that it must have been a poison concocted by the Poison Clan, but it was very strange that he died here, not to mention that his soul bone hadn't been taken away yet.

This gave him a bold idea, and he decided to wait there.

Meanwhile, Xueye above was unaware that the soul bone he coveted had already been snatched up by someone else. At this moment, he was in a bad mood, and the joy of his final victory was completely dispelled.

"That's all?"

With a gloomy face, Xueye stared at the pile of heavy armor that was at least ten meters high in front of him, and was so angry that he wanted to kill someone.

He had people collect the heavy armor left behind by the fallen Tiger Roar Legion, and he had been eyeing it for a long time.

The Tiger Roar Legion is the Star Luo Empire's elite legion. Their heavy armor not only covers the knights themselves but also encases their warhorses. Furthermore, it contains a significant amount of special metals, making it far stronger than ordinary steel. This is the culmination of the Star Luo Empire's years of accumulated expertise.

Once you acquire this equipment and train suitable warhorses, you can build a heavy cavalry legion belonging to the Heavenly Dou Empire.

This was also part of his plan for the war: to lure the Tiger Roar Legion of the Star Luo Empire into the heart of the Heaven Dou Empire, and then to try to surround and kill them.

But who would have thought that all they would get in the end was this little bit of armor?

Although it looks like a lot, there are only about 10,000 sets, which is far less than the 200,000 Tiger Roar Legion.

"That kid took all the soldiers' armor and corpses with him. Fortunately, the Tiger Roar Iron Cavalry left 10,000 men, but the Snow Peak Legion didn't leave a single one behind."

Dugu Bo, who was standing next to him, replied helplessly that when he discovered Chen Xin's arrival, he ran away through the secret passage, but later he secretly returned to observe from the shadows.

During this time, it was discovered that the kid from Huanyin Academy had been collecting the armor and weapons of fallen soldiers, not even sparing their corpses.

That's why the site was so clean, with very few bodies.

"Covering the Horizontal and Vertical!"

He was so angry he gritted his teeth; Xueye wished he could grab that guy and tear him to pieces.

Seeing Xue Ye's ferocious appearance, Dugu Bo remained silent, but inwardly he was complaining.

In his opinion, Xueye really shouldn't have gotten involved with that kid for the sake of a woman. Look, ever since she got involved with that kid, everything has gone wrong, and she's been tormented and harassed.

He admired Xueye's mentality; she hadn't been driven mad by anger yet.

He truly has the makings of an emperor.

Although angry, Xueye could only suppress her anger and urge the crown on her head to put away the pile of armor.

This crown is a heirloom of the Heaven Dou royal family and a top-tier storage soul tool. It has a vast interior space and contains many secret treasures and books of the royal family, as well as soul bones.

He was so angry that his liver ached and he didn't sleep all night. The next morning, under the protection of Dugu Bo, he arrived at the palace and gestured for Dugu Bo to wait upstairs. He then activated the mechanism and went inside.

After all, it was an act of patricide, and he didn't want outsiders to see it.

Moreover, the Emperor has six soul bones inside his body. Who knows if the head of the Dugu family will be tempted after seeing them?

But it was precisely this precaution that led to his downfall. Just as he stepped out of the passage and into the secret chamber, before he could even see where his father's remains were, the ground nearby suddenly shattered, and a figure rushed out.

Xue Ye had no time to react, but fortunately, Dugu Bo above remained vigilant and decisively unleashed his soul skill the moment there was movement below, and it was the strongest soul skill he had at this stage.

"Eighth Soul Skill: Time Freeze!"

The power of the soul skill instantly pierced through the rock barrier, freezing time in the entire secret chamber. Even Tian Hao was locked in mid-air, his longsword only half a meter away from Xue Ye.

At this moment, Dugu Bo, who was possessed by a martial spirit, rushed in. Although he was shocked when he saw who had attacked Xue Ye, he did not hesitate and rushed over to cripple and capture him.

Because of the soul skill effect of freezing time, he wasn't worried that the kid could resist.

This soul skill's effect directly affects time, even freezing a Title Douluo.

However, while the Time Freeze is powerful, it is by no means invincible. Just like Xiao Wu's invincible golden body in the future, although its defensive power is invincible, it is limited to attacks below the god level. Power at the god level can break it.

Unfortunately, Tian Hao possesses god-level power, and more than one.

A blood-mist-like killing domain erupted, forcibly freezing time and breaking it open slightly, with a scorpion tail piercing out from between the eyebrows.

This counterattack caught Dugu Bo off guard. Fortunately, as a snake-type martial soul, he was keenly aware of danger and narrowly avoided the scorpion tail that was aimed straight at his head.

Undeterred by his missed attack, Tian Hao used his Killing Domain to suppress and freeze Dugu Bo's spirit ring. Then, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's scorpion tail precisely pierced the outermost spirit ring.

A terrifying devouring force erupted, instantly consuming all the soul power and source power of that soul ring, ultimately causing the soul ring's structure to shatter and dissipate.

This attack terrified Dugu Bo. Coupled with the fact that his own soul ring was suppressed by that blood mist, he dared not fight again and dragged Xue Ye out of the secret passage.

However, he ran too fast, causing the inherited crown on Xueye's head to fall off.

"As expected, there will be unexpected gains."

With a satisfied expression, Tian Hao put away the inherited crown and ran away quickly through the passage he had previously opened. He then sealed the passage with the stones and soil he had stored in his spiritual sea to prevent being pursued.

Chapter 242 Settling the Seven Treasures

"what!"

Having narrowly escaped death on a snowy night, Yang Tian was furious to find that the crown of inheritance on his head was gone. He roared, or rather, shouted, his voice so sharp that even Dugu Bo frowned.

However, Dugu Bo had no time to pay attention to it. He stared blankly at the seven spirit rings at his feet, counting them several times but there were still only seven.

"My soul ring!"

He roared to the sky, almost dying of anger. He had finally managed to hunt down a soul beast with a soul ring and incredibly powerful soul skills, but it was gone in the blink of an eye, completely vanished.

How could he not be furious?

Xueye and Dugu Bo's roars attracted the attention of two Haotian Sect elders who were stationed in the ruins of the palace. They rushed over and looked at the two men with distorted faces with confusion.

What's wrong with these two?

It took him a while to suppress his anger. Xueye glanced at the two Haotian Sect elders who had arrived, then turned back to his secret chamber in the palace.

With two Title Douluo present, he didn't believe that guy would dare to act recklessly.

Upon entering, seeing the empty secret room and the blocked passageway, Xueye finally couldn't hold on any longer, her vision went black, and she collapsed backward to the ground.

Gone, all gone!

Leaving aside the fact that Xueye was so angry that he fainted, someone underground who had transformed into a rat chose a direction and used sword energy to dig a tunnel. After an unknown amount of time, he finally opened up a tunnel that led directly to the outside of Tiandou City.

Not daring to use his mental power, he cautiously peeked out and looked around, finally locking onto a grove of trees in the distance. He then activated the spatial teleportation soul skill of his soul bone, and his body instantly disappeared into the forest.

After determining the location, they ran at top speed and finally arrived at the agreed place late at night, where Chen Xin was already waiting.

"It's good that you're out."

Seeing his junior brother arrive safely, Chen Xin finally felt relieved.

Where is Fifth Grandfather?

Using his mental power to sense the presence of Guangling, Tian Hao asked in confusion, "I can't find Guangling."

“You didn’t arrive by the agreed time, so he sneaked into the city to look for you.”

As he spoke, Chen Xin took out a huge firework, lit it, and with a whoosh, it flew into the sky and exploded. The intense light was particularly dazzling in the dark night sky and could be clearly seen for dozens of miles.

"Let's go to the place I arranged to meet him."

Chen Xin manifested his martial soul, the Seven Kill Sword, and stepped onto it. He then carried Tian Hao into the sky, heading towards the agreed-upon location with Guang Ling.

After flying around for over a hundred miles, they finally stopped on the other side of Tiandou City. The two waited at the agreed location for quite a while before Guangling arrived.

"You really know how to stir things up."

The disheveled Guangling looked at his adopted grandson and regretted acknowledging him. This grandson was too good at causing trouble. If this continued, he didn't know if his old bones could withstand it.

"Fifth Grandfather, you've worked hard. Come sit down and have a drink. This is something I brought from the palace."

While enjoying a barbecue around the fire, Tian Hao chuckled and took out a bottle of imperial wine. Xue Zhan had been very generous before the battle, taking him to the palace's wine cellar and packing up all the wines stored there.

Although he wasn't very interested in these kinds of things, many of his cheap grandfathers liked them, especially his second grandfather, Golden Crocodile Douluo.

"Good wine!"

After uncorking the wine and taking a sip, Guang Ling's eyes lit up. It was indeed a fine wine treasured by the Heavenly Dou royal family.

"Fifth Grandpa came to eat some barbecue skewers, they're freshly grilled!"

He handed over the seasoned skewers. Tian Hao also thought that red wine would be more flavorful with skewers, but he preferred skewers with Bingfeng soda.

"What a terrible combination!"

Looking at the skewers in her left hand and then at the red wine in her right, Guangling couldn't help but complain, but she didn't refuse and stuffed the skewers into her mouth and took a bite.

"You fought with people from the Haotian Sect?"

Chen Xin suddenly asked, sensing the unique soul power aura of the Clear Sky Hammer from Guang Ling, indicating that he had fought with the Clear Sky Sect before.

"It's all because of this kid. Now the people of Haotian Sect and the Tiandou Royal Family are almost going crazy, searching for him all over the city, saying that he assassinated Emperor Xuesheng."

Glancing sideways at his grandson, who was eating and drinking on the other side, Guangling was at a loss for words when it came to his ability to cause trouble.