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

"Leaving aside the various battle teams of the Heaven Dou Empire, haven't we found any potential prodigies on our side yet?"

Rubbing his forehead in frustration, Davis desperately hoped that the Empire could produce another prodigy. Not necessarily someone who could suppress the other three prodigies like the Purple Thunder Sword Saint did last time, but at least someone to rival them, otherwise it would be too embarrassing.

If I lose too badly in the finals, as the host of this Star Luo Empire competition region, my father will definitely be dissatisfied.

In addition, the death of the second brother had already caused dissatisfaction among many people, especially the father emperor. If the Soul Master Competition is not handled well, the emperor himself will be in a very passive position.

"Based on the data and video crystals, nothing can be confirmed at the moment, but there is still one point that cannot be determined. Your Highness, please take a look."

An old education committee member used his soul power to present a document to Davis, but could not make a definitive judgment on it.

"Wang Zhou, captain of the Xuanhu Team, with the martial soul Heavenly Demon Tiger? Another new martial soul? A mutated one?"

After reviewing the information, Davis began to have some thoughts about it.

"According to the information, the captain of the Xuanhu team has never made a move in the Kingdom Qualifiers, but judging from the respectful manner of his team members, he must be very strong. It is still difficult to judge at the moment."

The old education commissioner said it with a sense of helplessness: if the other party doesn't take action, they naturally can't obtain more information, let alone analyze whether the other party is a prodigy.

"Black Tiger Sect!"

Davis tapped his fingers on the conference table, pondering the man's identity.

It wouldn't matter if it were any other academy team, but Xuanhu Academy is different; it's a high-level soul master academy founded and supported by the Black Tiger Sect.

Furthermore, due to the issue of martial soul, there was some conflict with the Star Luo royal family. Although the conflict was not very intense, it was still a problem.

If Wang Zhou, the captain of the Xuanhu team, is indeed a prodigy, then their royal family's attitude towards the Black Tiger Sect will inevitably have to change.

"Aunt, come with me to the banquet tomorrow night to meet the captain of the Xuanhu team."

Ultimately, Davis decided to meet with King Zhou first. If he wasn't a prodigy, he wouldn't need to pay him any attention. But if he really was a prodigy, then he would have to change his attitude towards the Black Tiger Sect.

Even if we don't win them over, at least we can't let them become our enemies.

Dai Xueyi nodded, but she wasn't in a good mood.

Despite my hard work and the growing strength of the Star Luo Royal Team that I've mentored, they are still far from being at the level of geniuses. Now, I have to rely on others to bring glory to the empire.

This made her very frustrated and even more helpless.

The existence of prodigies is too unreasonable; they cannot be cultivated simply by providing enough resources.

Chapter 532 The Netherworld White Tiger Plan

After the qualifiers concluded, as per regulations, the Star Luo Royal Family prepared a banquet to entertain all the teams that had passed the qualifiers. Not only were teams from the Star Luo region invited, but also ten teams from the other five affiliated regions. Even the current Star Luo Emperor made an appearance.

Davis first spoke with the Purple Thunder team before heading towards the Black Tiger team with Dai Xueyi and Zhu Zhuyun.

Because of the relationship between the Black Tiger Clan and the Star Luo Royal Family, the Xuanhu Team has always been able to participate in the qualifying rounds in the Kingdom Region through the preliminary rounds, but they have always kept a low profile and ate and drank at a corner table. This year is no exception.

"Gentlemen, do you mind if I sit here?"

While everyone was eating and drinking, a gentle voice came from behind. Everyone turned to look, but Tian Hao only glanced at Davis before his gaze fell on Zhu Zhuyun beside him.

Similarly, Zhu Zhuyun stared intently at someone, her eyes filled with shock and doubt, and even her soul power involuntarily fluctuated.

Tian Hao pretended to be deep in thought and condensed a ball of extreme dark demonic soul power and flicked it over. Zhu Zhuyun instinctively raised her hand to catch it, and then lost control of her own soul power, like a cat that smelled blood, she pounced on it and merged into that ball of soul power.

"interesting."

Tian Hao smiled with interest, then gestured to Wang Jue and the others beside him.

Wang Jue and the others understood, glanced at Davis, and then got up and went to the empty table next to them to continue eating and drinking.

Although Davis and his two companions were puzzled, they still sat down without hesitation.

"Does Your Highness have something to say here?"

Taking a sip of tea, Tian Hao asked casually.

Davis didn't speak immediately, but looked at Dai Xueyi. Only after seeing Dai Xueyi nod solemnly did he become serious.

"If you can win the championship for the Empire in this Soul Master Competition, I can secure two hundred miles of territory for your Xuanhu Academy."

After a moment's thought, Davis directly stated his offer.

He was well aware of his family's relationship with the Black Tiger Sect. There was no point in talking about anything else. Besides, the Black Tiger Sect members were all straightforward people, so it was better to talk about the benefits directly.

There's no way to talk about the past grievances with the Black Tiger Sect. Now, the only thing we can do is use our territory to bind the Black Tiger Sect to the Star Luo Empire, so they don't actually go to the Heaven Dou Empire.

Although the Black Tiger Sect and the Heaven Dou Empire have conflicts, they are not insurmountable. If the Heaven Dou Empire truly shows enough sincerity, the Black Tiger Sect might just move there.

Therefore, we must first use benefits to retain them.

“I understand Your Highness’s meaning, but it’s not enough.”

As he stirred the teacup with his fingers, Tian Hao remained calm and composed.

Since the two sides are now negotiating, they should naturally appear calm and composed so that the other party cannot guess their intentions.

"What do you want? As long as it's not excessive, I can agree on behalf of the Empire."

Davis also appeared calm; this is how matters of interest should be discussed.

Both sides have their own bargaining chips, and once they present suitable and satisfactory chips, they can naturally reach an agreement. It's just unknown what the Black Tiger Sect wants.

"I want her."

Tian Hao glanced at Zhu Zhuyun, who was staring intently at him, and said calmly. Although his expression was calm, his tone revealed a domineering and resolute determination, indicating that he was determined to get her.

You have to give it to me whether you want to or not!

Do you know her identity?

Davis was taken aback, but instead of being annoyed, he asked a question in return.

As someone in a position of power, there is nothing he cannot trade; it's simply a matter of whether the price offered is right or not.

"know."

"Since you know her identity, you should also know that what you're giving her isn't enough."

Zhu Yun is my fiancée. Our marriage represents the honor of myself, the Xingluo royal family, and the Youming Zhu family. It's not something you can simply take as you please.

Davis offered a hint, expressing his curiosity about what kind of bargaining chips this man could offer.

From the moment their soul powers resonated and merged, he could tell why this person valued Zhu Zhuyun so much, because that was a basic manifestation of a martial soul fusion technique.

Even though the compatibility of his soul power with Zhu Zhuyun had not reached the level that allowed them to resonate across distances, it was evident how high the compatibility of Zhu Zhuyun's martial soul with this person was.

However, this is a good thing, as it can be used as leverage to gain more benefits.

Anyway, Zhu Zhuyun has several younger sisters, and her second sister is currently imprisoned because of her second brother's death. She is also quite talented, so she can just change her fiancé without any loss.

As for Zhu Zhuyun, she showed no reaction to Davis's words. Born into the Youming Zhu family, she had long been aware that she would become a tool for political marriage. Even if her relationship with Davis was mostly based on mutual interests, she could not say that there were no feelings involved, but they certainly were not deep.

This is a characteristic of imperial families, and no one can change it.

"Two immortal herbs that can enhance mental power to the level of a Title Douluo. One is for you, and one is for her. I have also taken them before."

After thinking it over, Tian Hao revealed his bargaining chips.

Upon hearing this, Davis's eyes lit up. He exchanged a glance with Zhu Zhuyun and nodded, saying, "I agree to this matter and will also try to persuade Father to amend the marriage contract, but you will need to make the trip to the Duke of Youming yourself."

Neither of them could refuse this offer. If they could raise their spiritual power to the level of a Title Douluo, refine a few more soul bones, and cultivate the sword intent they had only developed in the last two years, their next soul ring would be able to be refined over a period of 100,000 years.

Once a 100,000-year soul ring is refined, one's strength will be qualitatively improved. At the same time, one can also maximize the soul power level by using the soul power provided by the soul ring refinement, and break through to level 60 more quickly to refine the next 100,000-year soul ring.

This would ensure that in the next Soul Master Competition, both of them would have two 100,000-year soul rings, which would be comparable to those prodigies, but not far off.

"Happy cooperation!"

With a smile on his face, Tian Hao extended his palm.

"Happy cooperation!"

Davis also reached out and clasped hands with him, thus concluding the collaboration.

"Zhuyun, you stay and keep her company."

After chatting for a few more minutes, Davis got up to leave, gesturing for Zhu Zhuyun to stay with the other person before he left.

Thus, their engagement was dissolved, and neither of them had any regrets; in fact, they were quite satisfied.

That engagement was arranged according to family rules and was based on mutual benefit. It's perfectly normal for it to be dissolved now because of greater interests.

Moreover, I believe that the elders will not refuse, after all, two herbs that can give a person the mental power of a Title Douluo are of immeasurable value, even more precious than a 100,000-year-old soul ring or soul bone.

I've never heard of such a thing as a "miracle herb."

It sounds like a medicinal herb, but can a medicinal herb really have such a strong effect?

Davis was very skeptical of this, but he was certain that if that person said so, they must have been confident enough, otherwise they would be slapping the faces of the Star Luo Royal Family and the Netherworld Zhu Family.

I believe the Black Tiger Sect wouldn't be foolish enough to do something like this, but once we get our hands on that immortal herb, we need to have it carefully studied to make sure there aren't any side effects.

"Wang Jue, go and write a letter asking the sect leader to bring over two immortal herbs."

Tian Hao called out to Wang Jue, who was eating and drinking at the next table. Wang Jue understood, put down the unknown animal leg in his hand, and got up to leave.

He knew about the immortal herb; they had previously taken a golden pill that gave them metal-attribute soul power, and they had been cultivating diligently for the past few months.

I heard that those were pills made using immortal herbs as a medicinal guide. The two immortal herbs that the boss mentioned to increase spiritual power should be of the same level.

"Was your Heavenly Demon Tiger Martial Soul a mutated form?"

Zhu Zhuyun asked curiously, without the slightest restraint.

She had read the information about this person, which described a martial soul called the Heavenly Demon Tiger. However, there was no record of this martial soul, so it was most likely a mutated new martial soul.

"It mutated after consuming a special immortal herb, and possesses the metal element. Strictly speaking, it can also be called the Dark Vajra Tiger, which is similar to the White Tiger Martial Soul of the Star Luo Royal Family."

Tian Hao showed no sign of being reserved and started chatting with Zhu Zhuyun.

"Is 'immortal herb' a kind of medicinal herb? I've never heard of it before."

Zhu Zhuyun was equally curious about this; it was the first time she had ever heard of the name "immortal herb."

"You can think of immortal herbs as top-tier plant-type soul beasts. However, immortal herbs are generally difficult to develop sentience and are rare. Many immortal herbs are even unique."

However, there are indeed immortal herb-type martial souls in the world of soul masters, such as the Nine Heart Begonia of the Undying Sect and the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum of the Golden Chrysanthemum lineage.

The immortal herb I consumed was a variant of the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum; it only possessed the metal attribute and lacked the light attribute…”

Tian Hao talked about the magical herbs, but only mentioned a few types, not all of them, since it was just something to fool people.