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

After all, the pressure of that Soul Master subsidy is really not small. Although there is cooperation with the two great empires, the two great empires have been reducing the proportion of funding under various pretexts over the years, and the vacant part can only be filled by the Spirit Hall first.

He had heard from Bibi Dong that the Spirit Hall had already spent more than half of its accumulated wealth over the years, and if they didn't find a solution soon, there would definitely be big problems.

Selling spirit rings is a good source of income, which can make up for that part, and if managed well, it can even generate a surplus.

Ah Yin nodded bitterly, unable to say anything about it.

After all, they couldn't just let the Spirit Hall not fight back, especially since once that new spirit ring system expanded, their spirit beast race would be tied to the Spirit Hall, so naturally they didn't want the Spirit Hall to be destroyed.

The relationships in the human world are just too complicated, and sometimes they are quite illogical, like a tangled mess.

As if sensing Ah Yin's confusion, Tian Hao smiled and explained, "It looks complicated, but there's one thing that has never changed: interests. Interests from all sides form the various nodes."

Once you see these points of interest, many things become much easier to understand.

No matter what world you're in, interests are always the most fundamental core and the source of all conflicts.

"Interests?"

Muttering to herself, Ah Yin truly didn't know how to explain it; the essence of it all was so simple and laughable.

Upon closer reflection, the reason why his two sworn brothers were hostile to the Spirit Hall could be explained by the word "interests." It was a pity that he had been misled and influenced before, thinking that the Spirit Hall was an evil force.

As if seeing through Ah Yin's thoughts, Tian Hao said frankly, "Our Spirit Hall is not truly clean either; there are many corrupt officials in the shadows."

However, there's nothing that can be done about it; after all, it's been passed down for so long that there will inevitably be some decaying parts within it.

In addition, various forces are also secretly bribing our people, causing them to become corrupt and damaging the image of our Spirit Hall.

His Holiness the Pope and the High Priest are currently planning to purge those corrupt officials; things will be much better after that.

A year ago, after leaving Wuhun City, they traveled for a month, passing through many cities and secretly observing the members of the Wuhun Sub-Halls and Wuhun Branch Halls, especially the hall masters. Overall, they were neither too bad nor too good.

And this is only the area near Wuhun City. If it were the numerous branch halls of the two great empires, the problems would definitely be even more serious.

"When we get back, we will suggest to the Pope that we establish a department similar to the Eastern Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard to monitor internal affairs, but its power should not be too great, and we should create a system of checks and balances among the three branches of government."

Thinking to himself, Tian Hao understood the importance of discipline. The Spirit Hall didn't have very detailed rules, and its management was relatively loose, which inevitably led to some problems.

To achieve great things, this deficiency must be addressed.

Chapter 49 Studying A-Yin

"Sister Yin, can you sense the existence of other people's souls?"

After chatting for a while, Tian Hao suddenly asked that some of his guesses needed to be verified, otherwise he would never feel at ease.

"My mental strength is very strong, and I can sense souls, but the distance I can sense them is limited."

Although she didn't know why the boy would ask such a strange question, A-Gin answered honestly.

"What if someone uses their mental power to infiltrate your body?"

Tian Hao asked again.

"Impossible. Spiritual will is itself a kind of spiritual power. It's impossible for it to enter my body without my perception."

He replied as before, and his tone was very certain.

Although she is a plant-type soul beast in human form, she possesses extremely strong spiritual power, making it absolutely impossible for anyone to infiltrate her body with their spiritual consciousness.

"It doesn't seem to be a natural soul transfer or consciousness transmigration. He doesn't have any supreme treasures on him either. Someone must have helped him. Was it the Asura God? Tang Hao happens to have the Asura God's Killing God Domain, which provides a basis for taking action."

"This really is a story of a Shura God's rebirth!"

Having made his judgment, Tian Hao was basically certain that the Tang San from the future had a problem with his time travel.

According to Tang San's recollection in the original novel, he had a clear consciousness and memory from birth, even a clear hearing, and could remember Tang Hao calling out to Ah Yin.

This proves that Tang San's mental consciousness was very strong at that time, and his soul was not weak either. Otherwise, how could a normal newborn baby, whose brain has not yet been fully developed, possibly achieve that level?

But since it is a complete consciousness and soul, it is impossible for Ah Yin not to be able to sense it. Even if there is no concept of possession in Douluo Continent, would people not be suspicious?

Moreover, Tang San grew up too fast afterward, and two gods helped him with his powers, even managing to revive him after his death.

Looking at the entire Douluo Continent storyline, from an adult's perspective, it's essentially about the Asura God and the Sea God plotting to kill the Angel God and the Rakshasa God, and then using Tang San to establish faith on the Douluo Continent.

Ultimately, it's nothing more than a war of beliefs; those two are the real masterminds behind it all.

"what happened?"

Seeing the change in the boy's expression, Ah Yin couldn't help but ask.

"nothing."

Shaking his head slightly, Tian Hao collected his thoughts and asked, "Do you have a storage soul tool that can hold living things?"

Ah Yin is very important to the upcoming plan. He must strengthen his strength. Moreover, he wants to discuss some sensitive topics with him. By showing him favor now, it will be easier to talk to him later.

"One of them was left behind by a Soul Master who died in the forest 50,000 years ago."

After thinking for a while, Ah Yin rummaged through her storage soul tool and found a small bag.

"Fifty thousand years ago!"

Tian Hao's eye twitched slightly. He was still not used to chatting with this older sister who was way too old for him, always talking about things from tens of thousands of years ago.

"What a huge space."

Tian Hao was startled when he sensed the inner space with his mental power.

The interior space was enormous, far larger than the top-tier storage soul tools he had encountered before.

If this were used to open up a dantian space, it could probably open up a space with a diameter of ten meters.

"Sister Ayin, you must have noticed that my soul power reserves far exceed those of other soul masters of the same level. The reason for this is that I can expand my dantian space."

Sister Ayin, you will need to persuade those high-level soul beasts in the future, which will inevitably be dangerous. Having enough soul power reserves will be very beneficial to you.

However, the secret method for expanding the dantian is a top secret of our Spirit Hall. I can help you expand it, but you need to enter a state of deep sleep to maintain secrecy.

Ah Yin, who had just come to her senses, hurriedly refused, saying, "No, this is a top secret of your Spirit Hall, I can't accept it."

She was well aware of the importance of secret techniques to a power, let alone such a precious one.

Just by looking at how much her two sworn brothers valued the secret techniques she inherited, it was clear that neither of them had even told her about those things.

"Don't refuse. Only when you become stronger can the new spirit ring system develop more successfully, which will also benefit our Spirit Hall. This is beneficial to both of us."

Moreover, I'm not giving you any secret techniques, I'm just helping you expand your next dantian space.

"You can collect other storage soul tools that can store living things later. Come find me then, and I'll help you expand your middle dantian. You can also sell any extra storage soul tools to our Spirit Hall, and we'll give you a satisfactory reward."

Tian Hao tried to persuade him, but the reason he gave was only secondary; the real reason was to lay the groundwork for the next topic.

"Okay then!"

After hesitating for a moment, Ah Yin finally agreed.

"Do you know how to fall into a deep sleep on your own? It will probably take about an hour. Also, you need to expose your lower abdomen, which is where the lower dantian is located."

Tian Hao walked over to the sofa and said.

"I can."

Trusting Tian Hao, A Yin didn't think much of it.

She went to the bedroom to change her clothes first, then pushed aside the clothes around her lower abdomen, and lay down on the sofa. She used her mental energy to shake her consciousness and quickly fell into a deep sleep.

Sensing the calmed mental fluctuations, Tian Hao quickly absorbed them into his spiritual sea, using his martial soul to shrink his mental consciousness to a more subtle level, and studied the physical structure of this 100,000-year-old soul beast.

Since it is a soul beast in human form, it is definitely different from a normal human and has great research value.

The characteristics of self-generated spirit rings, in particular, need to be studied carefully.

After studying for half an hour, Tian Hao finally sent Ah Yin out of the Sea of ​​Spirit, extracted some skin cells from her body, and finally took out the blood of Bone Douluo. He then used the skull to replicate the soul skill and guided the stable spatial power in the storage soul tool to inject it into her lower dantian space.

He worked on this for half an hour before stopping, and then took out a blanket from his storage soul tool and covered the beauty with it.

I sat down on the other sofa, thinking about things while waiting quietly.

A moment later, Ah Yin's eyelids twitched, and she slowly opened them. Looking down, she saw the blanket covering her, and her heart warmed.

He glanced at the boy who was deep in thought, but did not disturb him. He gently got up and sensed the dantian in his lower abdomen. His spiritual power quickly discovered the huge space inside.

She actually knew about the lower dantian, but the internal space wasn't large, let alone how much soul power it could store, so she had never paid much attention to it.

I just didn't expect this thing to have such great potential, and that it could be expanded to such a scale.

Looking at that huge space with a diameter of ten meters, Ah Yin didn't know how much soul power it would take to fill it.

"When the soul power is filled to a certain scale, it can be propelled by mental power to form a vortex and rotate rapidly. Once the rotation speed reaches a certain level, it can generate a suction force to absorb the energy of heaven and earth and the corresponding elemental power, thereby accelerating the recovery of soul power and also assisting in the enhancement of soul power."

In addition, the soul power vortex also helps to condense soul power, allowing it to liquefy, solidify, or even condense into the kind of soul core that your soul beasts have.

Of course, the step of condensing the soul core is still just a guess. Currently, it's only speculated that it requires strong mental power. Further research and refinement are needed; don't attempt it lightly without absolute certainty.

Tian Hao's voice came over, describing the cultivation of the soul power vortex and mentioning the soul core.

Chapter Fifty: The Perfect Ally

"Soul core?"

Ah Yin was taken aback, then began to ponder.

She was no stranger to soul cores; she possessed one before transforming into human form. However, during the transformation, the soul core dissolved and disintegrated, assisting in the evolution of this human body.

He later tried to condense a soul core, but it seemed that the human body was not suitable for the kind of soul core that soul beasts had, and he was unable to condense it successfully.

However, the method of condensing the soul core that Tian Hao mentioned is different from the method by which soul beasts condense their soul cores through bloodline, so it might be successful.

If one can condense a soul core, one's strength will undoubtedly increase further.

"Have you humans researched to this extent?"

Deeply moved, Ah Yin gained a deeper understanding of human wisdom.

Although it's just a concept, she feels it's quite feasible, and once humanity develops it, their strength will definitely be greatly enhanced.

In comparison, these soul beasts not only grow slowly and have low intelligence, but they also face tribulations even after growing to 100,000 years old, making their survival extremely difficult.

What does the future hold for these soul beasts?

"Sister Ayin, have you ever thought about letting all the 100,000-year-old soul beasts transform into human form like you and start cultivating again?"