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

Everyone stared intently at the rocky Xuanwu that had been split in two by the sword energy, wondering if it had truly been defeated.

Without keeping everyone waiting long, the Xuanwu Turtle clone manifested human form and emerged from the split rock Xuanwu head. After glancing at Tian Hao, it silently walked towards the Dragon Elephant Team's stands, clearly admitting defeat.

"I now declare the Purple Thunder Team the victor in this battle!"

The referee landed on the back of the rocky basalt, glanced at Tian Hao with a complicated expression, and announced the result of the battle.

"Purple Lightning!"

"Purple Lightning!"

……

The members of the fifteen teams from the Star Luo Empire were the first to cheer, which led to the millions of spectators in the audience cheering as well.

Although this battle was short, consisting of only two rounds, it was exceptionally exciting, the most thrilling of all the previous Soul Master Tournaments, far surpassing even the battles of the two previous opponents.

Of course, it's not that those two were weak, but rather that they didn't have a strong enough opponent to unleash their true fighting power.

But today's battle is a true clash of titans, far surpassing any ordinary contest.

"See? Not letting you play is saving your lives!"

Tuoba hope nodded to the Xuanwu Turtle clone that was walking back to the stands, and then tapped the little guys.

The members of the Dragon Elephant team didn't see anything wrong with this, and they all nodded in agreement, giving each other grateful looks.

Just kidding. In a battle of that level, if those small bodies of theirs were hit by that plasma wave, not even a bone fragment would be left.

That level of combat is not something they are qualified to participate in; they would surely die if they went up there.

The match continued, but the Spirit Hall did not remove the cleaved ground and the rocky Xuanwu statue; instead, they left them there.

They simply invited an earth-attribute titled Douluo to use his soul skill to alter the ground below, causing the rocky Xuanwu to sink partially, so as not to affect the audience's view of the match.

However, the subsequent battles were rather dull for the audience. It wasn't that they weren't exciting enough, but rather that with the brilliant performances of Tian Hao and the Xuanwu Turtle clones preceding them, watching other people's battles felt like a huge letdown, making it difficult to accept and making it seem like they were just playing house.

"I'm going to be on top today!"

After returning to their hotel room after today's match, before Tian Hao could even rest, Liu Erlong domineeringly announced that she would be changing her class to Thunder Knight today.

"As you wish!"

Tian Hao was taken aback for a moment, then smiled.

This was the first time the beautiful senior sister had taken the initiative to make such a request. Although she had taken the initiative before, it was the result of the influence of her father-in-law's drugs, and it was not truly voluntary.

But today's request was genuine and proactive, and Tian Hao guessed that it was because he was provoked by that young teacher.

Naturally, they wouldn't refuse such a good thing. After a quick shower, they lay on the soft bed. The twin brothers unleashed their Eighteen Subduing Dragon Kicks to counter the beautiful senior sister's perfected Star Absorbing Technique, while their eyes watched the avalanche disaster created by the beautiful senior sister. The sensation was hard to describe in words.

Of course, he didn't forget to meditate to restore his soul power.

……

After a brutal and fierce battle, Liu Erlong collapsed onto his little wolfhound and asked about the seventh strike of the Purple Thunder Nine Strikes that day.

"Didn't they say the seventh strike wasn't perfected yet?"

Since accepting the young man's confession, she has learned a lot from him, such as the creation and improvement of the seventh strike of the Purple Thunder Nine Strikes, and she even offered a lot of advice.

However, the seventh strike of the Purple Thunder Nine Strikes was not yet perfected and was still in its embryonic stage. Today, the little wolf dog used it, and she was worried that forcing him to use it would cause damage to his body.

"It's not perfect yet; it's only a semi-finished product. A true thunderbolt that tears the sky and shatters the earth should form an extremely long sword aura that won't dissipate and can be used for multiple attacks, unlike today where it's over in one strike."

Tian Hao explained that the seventh strike of the knock-off version of the Purple Thunder Nine Strikes was indeed not yet perfect. According to his idea, this strike should condense into the form of a lightning sword, cutting through everything. It is a super-wide-range attack, specifically targeting enemies with huge bodies or incoming attacks.

Unfortunately, his control over the lightning tribulation soul power was somewhat lacking, so he could only unleash it as a one-time attack.

Perfect control is not impossible; simply mutate the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex clone into the Purple Lightning Demon Dragon clone, then summon it and merge it into yourself.

That obviously cannot be revealed for the time being, so his seventh strike, Thunderous Fury, cannot be perfected using the alias Xiang Wuhen in the short term.

It doesn't matter anyway, since the counterfeit Purple Lightning Nine Strikes is just a way to control the lightning tribulation soul power and eventually transform it into lightning tribulation power.

Whether or not one can fully unleash the Thunderous Fury under their current identity is not important.

"Senior sister, it's time for us to cultivate."

Suddenly, with a flip, he suppressed the beautiful senior sister. Tian Hao smiled smugly and, before the beautiful senior sister could speak, he transformed into a dragon knight and a baby, guiding the newly recovered lightning tribulation soul power to merge and operate with the beautiful senior sister's fire attribute soul power.

After such a long period of fusion and cultivation, his and Long'er's soul power fusion degree has reached over 90%, and they are working towards 100%.

……

After a training session that defies description, the second round of the competition began. This time, Tian Hao was paired with a rather ordinary opponent who was easily defeated using the Lightning Speed ​​Step.

However, their opponent in the third round was quite unusual. It was the Spirit Hall team, and they fielded a substitute player who had never been used before, named Qian Jun Zhan.

That's right, it was the grandson of the old man from the Thousand-Pound Ant Clan who was introduced to Golden Crocodile Douluo by Tian Hao.

As they entered the arena, Tian Hao and Qian Junzhan stared at each other, both recognizing the other's identity.

Without much talk, after the referee announced the start of the match, both of them burst into action at incredible speed, one throwing a punch and the other wielding a sword.

The golden fist collided with the greatsword shrouded in sword energy. The sword energy cleaved through the Vajra Soul Power on the fist, and the fist's immense force shattered the sword energy that enveloped the sword.

After the initial exchange, Tian Hao unleashed the Nine Strikes of Purple Lightning, starting with the first strike and continuing to the fourth in one go.

The two fought from the ground into the air. Tian Hao was able to walk on air, while Qian Jun Zhan obtained wings and the ability to fly by devouring and refining three Thousand Jun Ant Kings. Moreover, he was quite fast.

Of course, in terms of speed, it still can't compare to Tian Hao's Lightning Speed ​​Step, so the main attack has always been against Tian Hao.

"Fifth Strike - Thunderous Roar Shakes the Nine Heavens!"

He swung the Thunder Tribulation Grass Sword and unleashed nine solid sword energies. Although the Yin Yun was not manipulating the lightning to enhance them today, making them much smaller, their power was still considerable. In particular, the shockwave force elevated the sword energies' cutting ability to a new level.

Nine physical sword energies, the same size as the Thunder Tribulation Grass Sword, shot out, forming a sword array that surrounded Qian Jun Zhan, restricting its flight ability, and seized the opportunity to cut off one of its wings.

The pain of having one's wings, which are part of one's martial spirit, severed is unimaginable, but this pain is nothing to Qian Junzhan. After landing on the ground, he continued to fight.

His fighting style was very simple and unadorned, consisting only of pure strength and fist and foot techniques, but he had cultivated his strength to an extremely terrifying level.

With his current strength, he could suppress even a Soul Saint's Martial Soul True Body with a single punch.

In addition, it has strong defensive capabilities, which is also a characteristic of the Thousand-Pound Ant.

The Thousand-Pound Ant and the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear are similar in that they are contradictory beings that combine offense and defense, which is a common characteristic of metal-attribute soul beasts.

Because the metal element itself is a special attribute that combines offense and defense, it can be used to form a golden body for self-defense, or it can be condensed into an unparalleled sharpness.

In addition, the metal element enhances the body, enabling it to unleash even greater power.

Not to mention that the metal element has a high resistance to lightning, which gives it an advantage in battle.

"Thunderous roar tearing the sky and shattering the earth!"

Taking a moment to leap back, he held the sword in both hands, and his soul power and lightning tribulation merged with his sword intent, sword domain and lightning domain, finally condensing into a sword aura that resembled a light sword.

This sword energy was extremely condensed, and its color had turned deep purple, with its destructive aura becoming increasingly intense.

This is the true seventh strike of the Nine Purple Lightning Strikes, but unfortunately it was formed entirely from his own soul power, and its size is far less than the one he used in the battle against the Xuanwu Turtle clone.

"cut!"

Once the lightsaber was fully formed, Tian Hao slashed down fiercely, locking onto the Thousand-Pound Battle with his sword intent.

"A punch of immense force!"

Not to be outdone, Qian Junzhan gathered all the soul power in his body and swung it out with all his might. This was a self-created soul skill that he had created, which could unleash his power to the maximum limit. He also used Vajra soul power to form a huge gauntlet on his fist, which had extremely strong defensive power.

The Vajra Gauntlets clashed with the lightsaber, but were cut open after only a short while. The sword energy then sliced ​​through the armor formed by the Martial Soul on Qianjun Zhan's chest, revealing the sternum inside. At the same time, the lightsaber's sword energy reached its limit and shattered.

"You're very strong to be able to shatter my Thunderous Sword Qi."

"Retrieve the Thunder Tribulation Grass Sword," Tian Hao said with praise.

Qian Junzhan is indeed very strong, combining offense and defense. Coupled with his formidable strength and the power source he has cultivated to a three-fold amplification level, he can be considered a prodigy.

Upon receiving Tian Hao's affirmation, Qian Junzhan was incredibly excited, but he didn't show it. He nodded and turned to leave.

"Purple Lightning!"

"Purple Lightning!"

……

Tian Hao's victory over Tianjiao once again brought cheers from the Star Luo Empire team members, and some spectators in the audience area also joined in the shouts.

Some people, however, looked towards the Spirit Hall leaders in the main stands. After all, Qian Junzhan represented the Spirit Hall and, although he was a prodigy in terms of combat strength, he was defeated by the one from the Purple Lightning Team.

They all believed that the Spirit Hall would definitely not be in a good mood, and might even harbor murderous intent.

After all, it was one thing for the Spirit Hall not to produce any geniuses in the previous two attempts, but this year they finally managed to cultivate one only to have him suppressed by that guy from the Purple Thunder Academy. Their luck was extremely bad, and it would be strange if the people of the Spirit Hall could feel good about it.

However, what no one knew was that Qian Daoliu and his group did not take the Spirit Hall team's latest defeat to heart; it was all part of their plan.

On the one hand, it lowers the guard of the major powers, and on the other hand, it tempers the temperament of those kids from the Spirit Hall Academy. Otherwise, if a champion really emerges, those kids will be so arrogant.

The current situation, where a prodigy emerges but misses out on the championship, is just right, as it will motivate the youngsters in the academy to train even harder.

Besides, the chessboard is set up by them now, so if they lose, it's only a superficial loss, without any real damage.

"The Spirit Hall is not as terrifying and invincible as Father Emperor said."

Xue Qinghe muttered to himself, his fear of the Spirit Hall lessening considerably.

From childhood, his father instilled in him the immense threat posed by the Spirit Hall, describing it as an invincible power, and even suggesting the divine inheritance within it.

However, it now seems that the Spirit Hall is not truly invincible and unsolvable. At least, it is very difficult to cultivate talents of the level of genius.

The future undoubtedly belongs to those geniuses. If the genius from the Spirit Hall could be suppressed and defeated once by the genius from the Star Luo Empire, he can certainly be suppressed and defeated a second time.

Although the Star Luo Empire was also a mortal enemy of their Heavenly Dou, it was much less of a threat than the Spirit Hall.

"Only the Phantom Sound Team is left."

Davis was incredibly excited. If Tian Hao could win the championship representing the Star Luo Empire, he, as the host of this competition, would surely rise to a higher position with his father, the emperor, and have a greater chance of winning the throne in the future.

This time, Brother Xiang has defeated the prodigies of Dragon Elephant Academy and Spirit Hall Academy one after another. Now, only the Illusion Sound Team is left. There is also a special person on that team who has not yet participated in the battle. He is probably also a prodigy.

"According to the intelligence, the only remaining uncertain factor is that one person. We don't know when we will face him."

Dai Xueyi's gaze fell on the sword-wielding man in the stands of the Huanyin team. She had previously obtained information on all the members of the sixteen teams from the Tiandou Empire.

Previously, I was wondering why the substitute players of the Huanyin and Longxiang teams were not at full strength, but now it seems that they were reserving positions for their own prodigies.

They might be too proud to fight against ordinary teams, or they might be conserving their strength for the real battle, while also preventing their tactics and intelligence from being exposed prematurely and thus being targeted in the actual war.