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

Furthermore, the four great kingdoms cannot be crippled, as that would only benefit the Heavenly Dou Empire. Therefore, the reinforcements from the Star Luo Empire must be suppressed.

After all, the Spirit Hall is already on the guard of various forces and the two great empires. If it shows any signs of establishing a state, it will inevitably cross the bottom line of the two great empires and launch a joint attack.

With the Spirit Hall's current strength, especially its top-tier combat power, it can indeed sweep across the two empires, but it will be difficult to quickly unify the two empires.

Moreover, conquering a territory does not guarantee stability; one can understand this by looking at the Qin Dynasty, which only lasted two generations.

Although the Qin Dynasty's demise after only two generations was largely due to the second emperor, the failure to assimilate the six former states was also a fundamental reason.

Not to mention Poseidon from Poseidon Island and Tang Chen from the City of Slaughter, not to mention other deities secretly cultivating their own representatives.

Once the war starts, it will inevitably become a protracted war, so for the time being, we must continue to develop cautiously. In any case, when it comes to development speed, not to be arrogant, but the entire Douluo Continent combined cannot match the development speed of the Spirit Hall. The longer it drags on, the greater the advantage will be.

Chapter 249 The Source of Power

After eating and drinking his fill, Tian Hao found Guang Ling and asked for the six crippled Title Douluos, which he then stored in his spiritual sea to begin studying.

"Sure enough!"

Having studied the Star Luo royal couple beforehand and observed how their hidden bloodline manifested when using the Martial Soul Fusion Technique, their previous speculations were confirmed.

Unlike other spirit fusion techniques, the spirit fusion technique of the Star Luo royal family and the Zhu family can be passed down to future generations along with the spirit.

He had previously guessed that this compatibility stemmed from the fact that both parties shared the martial soul bloodline of the other, which also stemmed from the long-term intermarriage between the two families. Their hidden bloodlines were the martial soul bloodlines of the other party, so the compatibility would naturally be very high.

After using the Soul Fusion Skill, the latent bloodlines of both individuals are activated, and the higher the degree of activation, the higher the degree of fusion of the Soul Fusion Skill.

Having understood this, Tian Hao read the most profound part of the two people's memories and then urged the Evil God Tiger General to devour them.

As both are tiger-type spirit beasts, their martial souls are highly beneficial to the Evil God Tiger, especially the White Tiger martial soul.

It should be noted that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was originally transformed from a Bright White Tiger corrupted by the power of an evil god. The White Tiger Martial Soul of the Star Luo Royal Family is the Bright White Tiger, which is why many of their Soul Skills are related to light.

He then studied the martial souls, soul rings, and soul skills of the other two titled Douluo, extracted the special soul rings and soul skills that interested him, and then gave them to the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger to devour.

Finally, the remaining ones were the Title Douluo with the Mirror Martial Soul and the patriarch of the Power Clan.

"It's time to develop our strength."

Tian Hao was very interested in scanning the physical structure of the clan leader of the Li Zhi clan.

Next, when he goes to the City of Slaughter, he will pretend to be a strength-type Soul Master. Although the martial souls of the Strength Clan are not top-tier, they are very strong in terms of strength, and their Soul Skills are all purely strength-enhanced.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Tailong's future soul skills include defensive ones. That's mainly because the Clear Sky Sect is closed off, the four major families are scattered, and there's no longer the cooperation and teamwork of the past. The Power Clan naturally can no longer follow the pure strength route, otherwise they would be easily targeted. It's normal for them to develop some defensive skills.

However, the current Power Clan follows a truly pure power-based path, especially the clan leader who has taken it to an extreme, and the origin of his soul rings is also quite interesting.

"A thousand-pound ant!"

Sensing the nine spirit rings of the clan leader, Tian Hao confirmed that they originated from the Thousand-Pound Ant Spirit Beast, especially the ninth spirit ring, which was definitely at the level of the Thousand-Pound Ant King, only inferior to the three Thousand-Pound Ant Emperors.

When he went to the Star Dou Great Forest to negotiate, he made a deal with all the 100,000-year-old soul beasts, obtaining some of their blood and soul power, including that of the three Thousand-Jin Ant Kings. After returning, he studied it for a period of time and was absolutely certain that he had not made a mistake.

The cultivation method of the four single-attribute families is to try to find the same type of soul beast to hunt for soul rings. In this way, the soul rings obtained are of the same origin and can be used on the body at the same time, maximizing the amplification, which is equivalent to ring fusion.

This is the source of the strength of the four major single-attribute families.

The current patriarch of the Power Clan is a case in point. All nine of his spirit rings originated from Thousand-Pound Ants of different ages, and his third spirit ring is even yellow. Clearly, he couldn't find a Thousand-Pound Ant with a lifespan of a thousand years at that time, so even if he chose a hundred-year-old one, he was still unwilling to use spirit rings from other spirit beasts.

"Oh ho, there's another soul bone here."

Suddenly sensing something unusual about the arm of the patriarch of the Power Clan, Tian Hao smiled; it was clearly a soul bone inside.

Without delay, after using his mental power to examine the most memorable dream, Tian Hao extracted the soul bone. It was a soul bone from the upper arm, dark gold in color, the same as the carapace of the Thousand-Pound Ant.

"It's not very complete, it's probably just reached the age of ten thousand years, and it doesn't have any soul skills."

Having sensed the soul bone, Tian Hao was not surprised that it did not contain any soul skills.

Soul bones have a complete system. The higher the bloodline level of a soul beast, the more complete the condensed soul bone will be, and it will be endowed with powerful soul skills.

The Thousand-Pound Ant itself has a weak bloodline and limited abilities, so it's normal that the soul bone it produces after condensing its soul ring doesn't have any soul skills.

However, refining this soul bone will definitely enhance the physical attributes of the clan leader, and the strength of his upper arm bone will also be greatly improved, which will be beneficial for explosive power.

"The aura is connected, so it should be from the same origin as the fifth soul ring."

After careful sensing, it was basically confirmed that it appeared at the same time as the fifth spirit ring.

"Since they are from the same origin, that makes things easier."

With a chuckle, Tian Hao summoned the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and the Asura Seven Kill Sword. He used the Asura Seven Kill Sword's killing domain to suppress the clan leader's soul ring, and then had the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger devour it with the Evil God Hook, before merging it into the soul bone.

Because they were born from the same source, there was no repulsion, and they quickly merged into one, and that soul skill was also preserved.

"The source of power amplifies the burst of power. It's a very simple and practical skill. I just don't know if this soul bone can bear the essence of all the soul rings."

Muttering to himself, Tian Hao continued his previous actions, starting with the innermost yellow hundred-year soul ring, which he began to absorb and transfer to his soul bone. At the same time, he activated the life evolution ability of the Blue Silver Divine Tree, guiding the two primordial forces to merge.

Perhaps because the patriarch of the Power Clan had frequently experienced the power of soul ring fusion, he had refined the original power of the soul ring to a great extent. In addition, since they both originated from the Thousand-Pound Ant Soul Beast, their compatibility was extremely high. It didn't take long for him to fuse with, or rather, devour, the original power of that soul ring.

The final power source soul skill remained unchanged.

Through this continuous process of devouring and fusion, all the original sources of the soul rings were eventually absorbed, strengthening the soul skill of the original source of power. However, that soul bone had also reached its limit.

"Is it going to explode?"

Looking at the trembling soul bone, Tian Hao suspected that it would explode at any moment. After thinking for a while, he incorporated the blood and soul power he had traded from the three Thousand-Pound Ant Kings into it.

With the blood and soul power of the Thousand-Jin Ant King integrated, the vibration of the soul bone did indeed decrease, but it was still trembling continuously, clearly unable to bear such a massive source of power.

After all, it was just a soul bone produced by a ten-thousand-year-old ant, so its strength was what it was.

Even though the patriarch of the Power Clan pursued purity and all the spirit rings were not of optimal age, their combined age still exceeded 100,000 years.

"First, we'll put it inside the Blue Silver Divine Tree and nurture it with the power of life. It would be best to find a Soul Master with the Thousand-Pound Ant Martial Soul."

After storing the soul bone in the Blue Silver Divine Tree and nurturing it with the power of life, Tian Hao pondered whether he could follow the path of the Bright Holy Dragon Soul Bone and Luo Sanpao. He just didn't know if there were any soul masters in the soul master world with the Thousand-Pound Ant Martial Soul.

Without hesitation, Tian Hao disregarded the research on the Title Douluo with the Mirror Martial Soul and went to the Angel Clan's territory to find his second uncle, Qian Daoyi, and ask him to arrange the matter.

That soul bone has great potential for soul skills; it's a pure strength type, which will be very helpful for my research into this special attribute of strength.

The potential of the strength attribute is not low, and it can be cultivated to its extreme, transforming into ultimate power, which is equivalent to other ultimate attributes.

Chapter 250 Ninefold Power Amplification

The Angel Clan and the Spirit Hall were very efficient. On the first day, Tian Hao said he wanted to find a Spirit Master whose Spirit was the Thousand-Pound Ant, and on the second day, he brought people over.

"The Thousand-Pound Ant Martial Soul is a small family that attached itself to our Spirit Hall more than a hundred years ago. Currently, there are more than thirty members of the family. The one with the highest cultivation is this one, who is at the Soul King level."

Qian Daoyi, accompanied by an elderly man who had been carried over, introduced to Tian Hao that the family of the Thousand-Pound Ant Martial Soul had long since submitted to their Spirit Hall. However, the potential of that kind of Martial Soul was not high, and few of them had innate soul power exceeding level three. Currently, the highest cultivation level they had reached was only at the Soul King level.

"Old man, I'm sure someone has already explained it to you. I need your martial spirit for research, and you may lose your life during that process. You can choose to cooperate with me or refuse. Even if you refuse, no one will make things difficult for you. I can use other methods instead."

Tian Hao acted very kindly. If it were an enemy, he wouldn't bother asking and would directly extract the martial soul. But since it was one of his own, he had to be more democratic. If they really disagreed, he would have to go and catch a Thousand-Pound Ant Soul Beast to mess with.

"What's the point of living when I'm like this?"

The old man smiled bitterly.

More than ten years ago, he was poisoned while hunting for a spirit ring, which left him paralyzed. He has been living a miserable life in his family ever since, needing to be taken care of in every aspect of his life.

Rather than continuing to eke out a living, it's better to make some contributions to the family.

"Is there anything you haven't wished for?"

Tian Hao inquired whether he would mind fulfilling the old man's last wish so that he could leave without regrets.

“My grandson is very talented. His innate soul power has reached level four. Would you be willing to take him as your disciple, young master?”

The old man sized up the young man before him and made a request.

Although we don't know this person's identity, someone who lives here must be someone important. If the grandson can become his apprentice, his future achievements will surely be even greater.

"A level four Thousand-Pound Ant Martial Soul has quite a lot of potential."

Tian Hao nodded slightly in agreement, then shook his head and said, "I will not take on any disciples, nor do I have time to teach them. However, I can introduce your grandson to Second Grandfather, who is also the Second Elder. As long as your grandson works hard enough and is loyal to the Spirit Hall, I guarantee he will become a Title Douluo."

He had neither the mood nor the time to train disciples, but he did have some plans for the Thousand-Pound Ant Martial Soul, and it wouldn't be bad to cultivate a talent.

"This old man thanks you, young sir."

Overjoyed, the old man quickly expressed his gratitude, his wrinkled face beaming with smiles.

Originally, I just wanted to strive for a better future for my grandson, but who would have thought that such a pleasant surprise would happen.

Although the elders of the Spirit Hall rarely appeared in public, he had heard of them. They were all top experts on the continent, not to mention that they could guarantee his grandson's achievement of becoming a Title Douluo. This deal was incredibly profitable.

"You're welcome, it's just a transaction."

After saying this, Tian Hao stored it in his spiritual sea.

"Level four innate soul power is a bit lacking."

Qian Daoyi said that if the Golden Crocodile Douluo were to be trained, his basic talent would absolutely not be lacking; simply growing to the level of a Title Douluo would not be enough.

"I gave it to my second grandfather for three reasons: first, to find him someone to keep him company and relieve his boredom; second, because their martial soul attributes are compatible, both being of the strength and metal nature; and third, because there are three Thousand-Pound Ant Kings in the Star Dou Great Forest that are over 100,000 years old, and planning ahead might maximize their benefits."

Tian Hao smiled knowingly. He was not trying to be a burden to his second grandfather; he genuinely thought highly of the old man's grandson and had some initial plans for his future.

Although he rejects spirit beast spirit rings, it's not absolute. If a spirit ring is produced by a spirit beast of the same kind as his martial soul, he can definitely refine it perfectly and it can also greatly promote the evolution of his martial soul.

With the foundation of those three Thousand-Pound Ant Kings, if one were to refine and fuse their soul rings, they would definitely be able to evolve their Thousand-Pound Ant Martial Soul to the Emperor level, which would be a qualitative improvement.

Moreover, the Thousand-Pound Ant King Martial Soul can be considered a top-tier Martial Soul, no less powerful than the Golden Crocodile King of Second Grandfather Golden Crocodile Douluo. The two of them would be a perfect match as grandfather and grandson.

"It's good that you have ideas."

Nodding knowingly, Qian Daoyi agreed with this idea; planning ahead was indeed never wrong.

After chatting with his second uncle for a while, Tian Hao returned to the hut under the Holy Light Tree to continue his research.

Although the old man, who had been drawn into the sea of ​​spirits, was shocked by the scene before him, he wisely kept quiet. He only wanted to use his useless, crippled body to strive for a bright future for his granddaughter.

Without saying much, Tian Hao used his mental power to knock the old man unconscious, and then used the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's Evil God Hook to extract his martial soul essence and martial soul bloodline and integrate them into that soul bone.

With the Soul King-level Thousand-Pound Ant Martial Soul merging into it, the constantly trembling Soul Bone indeed calmed down.

Without hesitation, he attached the upper arm soul bone to his empty arm and began to refine it.

Because it was a soul bone that had been refined by humans, it did not have the benefit of the blood and qi of soul beasts washing over the body, so the refining difficulty was reduced considerably. It was initially refined in just one hour and integrated into the arm bone. At the same time, Tian Hao could clearly perceive the effects of the soul skills within.

"Is the source of the ninefold power due to the absorption and fusion of nine spirit rings?"