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

They weren't fools; they could all see the Spirit Hall's ambition. Unifying the Douluo Continent might be impossible, but becoming the third empire after the two great empires was certainly possible, which would inevitably trigger an unprecedented war.

Moreover, even if it wasn't caused by the Spirit Hall, given the current undercurrents in the Spirit Master world, a large-scale war was inevitable; it was just a matter of time.

Once war breaks out, the three upper sects can naturally enter the world through this opportunity. In fact, if they can turn the tide and demonstrate their absolute strength, it is not impossible to reverse the impact of the past events.

Not to mention that time can erase everything. After a few decades, when most of this generation has died, who will remember what happened back then?

"Some time ago, I accidentally received some news that the Po clan seems to have a batch of unique medicinal herbs that they have possessed for at least ten years."

With a change of heart, Xue Qinghe brought up something he had learned from the Po clan.

Although he was wary of the Haotian Sect, he had no qualms about the four major families that the sect had abandoned. He had been trying to win them over and had secretly planted and bribed some people to monitor them from within. He was quite familiar with the internal situation of the four families. The information about the Po Yi Clan was sent back by his people some time ago, which reminded him of an old incident.

"The Broken Clan, no wonder."

A cold glint flashed in his dark green eyes, and Dugu Bo was reminded of his destroyed herb garden from years ago.

Back then, he suspected that the medicine garden had been deliberately destroyed, and he had been investigating it with the help of the Heavenly Dou Empire's intelligence network, but unfortunately, he had no results.

If Xue Qinghe hadn't mentioned it today, he really wouldn't have guessed that it was the Po clan. But upon closer reflection, it seemed quite reasonable.

The fact that they were able to so decisively destroy their own herb garden must mean they understood the value of those herbs. Coincidentally, the Po clan was very skilled at making medicines, especially poisons.

In the production of mixed drugs, even the Dugu family is far inferior.

If the Po clan were to discover that herb garden, they would indeed spare no expense to dig it up.

Leaving aside Xue Qinghe and Dugu Bo who were secretly communicating, Tian Hao and the Xuanwu Turtle clone in the arena finally spoke after a period of stalemate.

"You're unlucky!"

Looking up at the gloomy sky, Tian Hao smiled.

This overcast weather wasn't his doing; it was a complete accident.

I initially thought we'd need to unleash even more tactics to make this play work, but it seems that's no longer necessary.

"Earth Domain!"

The Xuanwu Turtle clone remained silent, its earth power surging and spreading outwards, transforming into an earth domain.

As the Earth Realm manifested, the earth element within the earth instinctively converged, and an even greater power, surpassing the earth element, emerged from the depths of the earth, empowering the Xuanwu Turtle clone—this was the earth power hidden within the earth.

This is the true power of the earth, far surpassing the power of simple earth elements.

As the earth power of the Xuanwu Turtle clone merged with the earth power within the earth, the earth domain began to expand outwards at an alarming rate.

"Harmony between humanity and nature!"

Seeing this, Chen Xin couldn't help but stand up and stare intently at his junior brother's Xuanwu Turtle clone, realizing that it was using the method of the unity of heaven and man.

He himself cultivated the unity of man and nature on the basis of the unity of man and sword. He had already taken the initial steps into this realm ten years ago, and had been refining and exploring it for nine years. Naturally, he could see that his junior brother's clone was also using the method of the unity of man and nature.

Although it involved some shortcuts, it did indeed cross the threshold of achieving harmony between humanity and nature.

"Does Your Majesty recognize the methods used by that person?"

Xue Qinghe also stood up and asked curiously.

With his level of cultivation, he naturally couldn't discern anything, but for someone as astounded as Sword Douluo, he was definitely no ordinary being.

"It feels like I've become one with the whole earth."

Dugu Bo also stood up and carefully observed the sensations, discovering the difference.

"That is a kind of unity between man and nature, merging oneself with heaven and earth. Although he did it by taking advantage of the characteristics of his own martial soul, which has a certain element of trickery, he has still reached the threshold of the unity between man and nature."

He simply said something, and Chen Xin watched attentively.

His unity with heaven and man was achieved through his own cultivation, while his junior brother's clone achieved it by leveraging the potential of the Xuanwu Turtle itself.

It is important to know that Xuanwu is a divine beast in mythology and legends, and like the Titans, it wields the power of the earth, or rather, the divine power of the earth. It is an existence that is one with heaven and man.

The junior brother's clone originated from the Xuanwu Turtle Martial Soul, and the Xuanwu Turtle is the manifestation of the Xuanwu Divine Beast's inheritance. When cultivated to a certain level, it can autonomously awaken the power of the earth.

The junior disciple, by using the earth power inherited from the Titan Giant Ape, awakened the earth power of the Xuanwu clone ahead of time. He then used the earth power to connect with the earth power deep within the earth, and the two merged to a certain extent, achieving a state of harmony between heaven and man.

Although it was achieved through a shortcut rather than through independent cultivation, it still represents the unity of man and nature.

Once one reaches the state of harmony between heaven and man, their combat power is far beyond what a normal soul master system can match.

With the added support of his junior brother's vast spiritual power and his ability to manipulate the earth, even he couldn't estimate the extent of his combat strength.

With the blessing of the earth's power, the earth's domain continued to expand, soon extending beyond the arena and into the spectator stands, with the stands of each team being the first to feel it.

"Good weight!"

Feng Xiaotian, who was forced to kneel on the ground, was in great discomfort. He felt as if a huge mountain was pressing down on him, and the blood in his body was being suppressed and could hardly flow.

Fortunately, this wave of domain suppression came and went quickly, soon condensing within the arena, and its intensity was further enhanced due to its convergence.

"I thought that no more geniuses would emerge from our Tiandou team this year."

Taking a breath, Feng Aotian stared intently at the giant tortoise in the arena.

They have received news that a prodigy has emerged in the Star Luo Empire this year, and he has also swept through fifteen teams, performing no worse than the previous two.

However, no prodigies emerged from their Heavenly Dou Empire this year, and they thought they would only be a foil to the Star Luo Empire. But unexpectedly, a prodigy suddenly appeared from the Dragon Elephant Team.

Putting aside everything else, the scope of this field alone is ridiculously exaggerated.

Moreover, the gravity they just experienced was stronger the closer they got to the other person; what they just endured was merely a minor setback.

Even so, they were almost forced to their knees by the suppression. If they were to actually fight that person, they wouldn't even be able to get close, let alone make a move.

"Dragon Elephant Academy is already capable of cultivating prodigies."

Yingmei felt depressed and anxious. The emergence of another prodigy from Dragon Elephant Academy was not a good thing for them, as it proved that they were capable of cultivating another prodigy.

This year saw one such prodigy emerge, and who knows, another one might appear in the next session, thus forming a process.

On the other hand, their Blazing Fire Academy still cannot produce a single prodigy. This gap will only widen, and they will inevitably be eliminated in the end. In the future, they may not even be able to make it out of the preliminaries in the Heavenly Dou region.

The thought of that situation made Yingmei anxious.

"He is the substitute player from the Dragon Elephant team who has not shown up yet. Do you think that the player from the Phantom Sound team who also did not show up in the qualifiers and promotion matches might also be a prodigy?"

As if he had thought of something, Feng Aotian turned his head to look at the stands on the side of the Huanyin team, staring intently at the man who was tightly holding a long sword.

"I'm afraid so!"

Turning her head, Yingmei appeared even more gloomy.

Now, not only has another prodigy emerged from Dragon Elephant Academy, but Illusionary Sound Academy may also produce one. How are they supposed to survive in the future?

"Will the Soul Master Competition in the future become a battle of geniuses?"

Feng Xiaotian also felt waves of toothache and liver pain, and couldn't help but feel hopeless about his future.

He thought that his innate talent of full soul power would surely bring him glory and make him shine in the Soul Master Competition.

But before he could even make a name for himself, the Soul Master Competition changed its nature. The previous two competitions were fine, with only one prodigy emerging each year, but this year it turned into a duel between prodigies.

Compared to that kind of being, these so-called geniuses don't even qualify to be supporting characters.

"Being born in this era is both your tragedy and your fortune."

With a sigh, Feng Aotian could only comfort his son in this way. As for encouraging his son to become a prodigy and compete with those inhuman creatures, that was utter nonsense.

After witnessing the talents of two prodigies, he realized that his son's talent was nothing special and that he was still at the human level.

Since we are born as human beings, we should not do things that are not human, otherwise we will easily get into trouble.

Feeling even more depressed after being comforted, Feng Xiaotian could only seek solace from his younger sister, Huo Wu, only to be met with another blow.

"Stop bothering me. The man I'm going to marry in the future has to be a peerless genius. Just give up on that idea."

Annoyed to no end, Huo Wu uttered a harsh remark: like her mother, she couldn't stand that kind of sycophantic behavior. Despite being handsome and talented, he was a sycophant, and she felt ashamed to stand next to him.

She was even more tragic than her mother. At least her mother met Uncle Feng Aotian, her lapdog, after she grew up, but she had been bothered by Feng Xiaotian, her lapdog, since she was a child, making her feel uncomfortable all over.

Pure love and licking are two completely different concepts. According to my mother, licking itself is a psychological disorder. She enjoys the feeling of licking others and gets more excited the more she is rejected.

But things change once you get them. For example, Uncle Feng Aotian's current wife, I heard, she used to lick his boots too. Although she didn't lick his boots as hard as she did her own mother, she did lick his boots.

But she shook him off not long after she got a taste of his hand. If Aunt hadn't gotten pregnant with Feng Xiaotian, nothing would have happened.

So what they enjoy is the process of licking; to put it bluntly, they're perverts.

Moreover, looking at Uncle Feng Aotian and his son Feng Xiaotian, she strongly suspected that this kind of perverted sycophantic nature could be inherited. She didn't want her future children to become such sycophants, otherwise she would be so angry that she would vomit blood.

"Fire Dance, I truly love you."

Clutching his chest, Feng Xiaotian felt as if he had been stabbed, feeling deeply wronged and heartbroken.

His licking... no, his love for Huo Wu was serious.

"What do you like about me? I'll change!"

Unable to bear it any longer, Huo Wu gritted her teeth, wishing she could kick this pervert away.

With the example of Uncle Feng Aotian and Aunt Feng, she would never accept Feng Xiaotian, this simp. She didn't want to end up together with him only to be dumped by him; that would be incredibly embarrassing.

Moreover, she just couldn't understand what it was about her that attracted this thing, that she had been targeted since she was a child.

"Fire Dance, how could you treat me like this?"

With his hands covering his heart, Feng Xiaotian felt even more heartbroken, wondering why Huo Wu always refused to accept him.

"Another hopeless case."

Seeing this, Yingmei shook her head regretfully, feeling sorry for Feng Xiaotian.

If Feng Xiaotian hadn't inherited his father's twisted, sycophantic nature, she might have considered trying to match him up with her daughter, but now it seems best to forget about it.

In the future, I don't expect to find my daughter a genius, but at least I can't find her a pervert. Otherwise, if he gets tired of her and dumps her, she'll cry herself to death.

"Stop messing around, they're about to make a move."

After offering a reminder, Yingmei's beautiful eyes darted around, turning towards the center of the arena.

The previous area was clearly just a prelude; now the real action is about to begin.

Xue Qinghe and Dugu Bo also kept a close eye on that figure, wanting to see just how strong the Unity of Heaven and Man that Sword Douluo valued was.

Even the big shots from the Spirit Hall in the main stands were watching with great interest. They had long been using their spirits to cultivate a state of harmony between heaven and man that suited them. For example, Qian Daoliu was now able to merge with the surrounding light elements and become a part of them.

This is of great help in both combat and cultivation. However, the power of the earth is not a simple elemental power, and it is not easy to merge with it. Even the Golden Crocodile Douluo and the Lion Douluo, who have cultivated the power of the earth, have not yet been able to achieve this.