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

Although I had already done a preliminary inspection before taking a shower, I still couldn't let my guard down.

After resting for a night, Xiao Wu couldn't help but beg when she had breakfast the next morning.

"Brother, come out and have some fun with me, okay?"

Although she hated humans, she was also very curious about the human world. Compared to Notting, a small border town, Soto, a major city, was much more prosperous. After entering the city yesterday, many things and affairs piqued her curiosity, and she wanted to see them.

"Alright, alright, I'll go out for a stroll in the morning, but I must be back by noon. I need to cultivate this afternoon; only by becoming stronger can I protect you!"

Tang San affectionately patted Xiao Wu's head, unable to refuse.

Although it was not advisable to go out at this time and it would be best to stay in the hotel and then register at Shrek Academy the next day, Xiao Wu had not left the academy at all in Notting City because she was being watched by the Spirit Hall branch, let alone go shopping or sightseeing.

Moreover, this place is thousands of miles away from Notting City. Even if the Notting Martial Soul Branch Hall discovered that the two of them were missing, they would never have imagined that they would have gone this far.

Not to mention, he didn't believe that a Martial Soul Branch Hall would go to such lengths to search for the two of them, and besides, it was still drizzling today, so going out in a cloak shouldn't expose their whereabouts.

"Yay, you're the best, mistress!"

Xiao Wu jumped up excitedly, finally able to explore the human city properly.

"You, you used to be the older brother, and now you've become the mistress."

Tang San shook his head helplessly at Xiao Wu's change in address, but he didn't take it to heart; he liked Xiao Wu's personality.

After having breakfast, the two changed into cloaks and left the inn. Xiao Wu skipped and hopped ahead, looking around excitedly.

Tang San followed closely behind, observing the shops and items around him while remaining vigilant about his surroundings.

Soto City truly lived up to its reputation as the capital of a great kingdom; even though it was only morning and drizzling, it still displayed a bustling scene.

However, the pace of life here is much faster than in Nottingham. Passersby all seem to be in a hurry, and the atmosphere is much more somber.

"Hey mistress, look over there!"

As they walked forward, Xiao Wu suddenly called out to Tang San in surprise, pointing to a sign hanging outside a shop ahead.

"My dear young lady, stop being so dramatic. It's almost noon. Shouldn't we find a place to have lunch and then go back to the inn to continue our cultivation?"

Tang San didn't pay much attention and looked up at the sky with a helpless expression.

Although it was a cloudy and rainy day, the cloud cover wasn't thick, and we could vaguely see the sun. Now the sun was directly overhead, so we couldn't go any further.

Moreover, he realized that going shopping with Xiao Wu might have been a mistake, leaving him feeling exhausted. Xiao Wu mostly shopped at clothing and jewelry stores, which he saw as completely useless.

"Go and take a look. That shop isn't an ordinary shop; it might be related to a Soul Master."

Xiao Wu pulled Tang San's hand and walked quickly forward.

Upon hearing that it was related to Soul Masters, Tang San immediately perked up and looked up to see a unique sign.

The signboard features a circular mark with several distinctive symbols: a sword, a hammer, and a blue lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex.

That was a mark that was universally used throughout the Soul Master world, at least that's what the teacher said. It was only because the three upper sects were forced into seclusion by the Spirit Hall that these marks were abandoned by the Soul Master world.

It's surprising that people still use this kind of mark now, but since they're using it, their shops must be related to Soul Masters.

The two walked over and stood outside to look around. The shop door was open, and the interior looked somewhat dim.

After confirming that there were no problems, the two went inside and were immediately drawn to a peculiar energy fluctuation. Looking up, they discovered that the fluctuation was emanating from some artifacts.

With his teacher's guidance, Tang San knew that these were all soul tools.

Soul tools themselves have soul power fluctuations, especially unowned soul tools that have not been refined with soul power, which will cause soul power to be released and form fluctuations.

"According to the teacher, the method of making soul tools has long been lost. Only some simple soul tools can still be made. Most of the other high-level soul tools have been passed down from ancient times. I didn't expect this shop to have so many soul tools."

After examining the hundreds of items in the shop that emanated soul power fluctuations, Tang San was shocked.

Before, the shop looked small from the outside, and I thought it didn't have many good things. But once I stepped inside, it was like entering a new world. This shop and its owner must be something special.

Tang San turned his gaze to the middle-aged man lying on the wooden recliner. He carefully examined the man. The man was very tall and strong, and the recliner creaked as it swayed, as if it would break apart at any moment due to its weight.

The man had distinctive features: a protruding chin, a flat face, a hooked nose, and a cunning look.

He was also wearing a pair of black-rimmed crystal glasses, the square kind, and all of this combined to give people a very strange feeling.

After taking a look at the shopkeeper, Tang San did not disturb him and instead continued to observe the items displayed on the wall shelves.

Before long, a crystal the size of a human head caught his attention, and his gaze sharpened.

The crystal looked unremarkable; it was transparent, but it was mixed with a lot of yellow impurities, so it didn't look like anything valuable. But it was this crystal that made Tang San's heart race and his eyes flash.

"It's amazing that this other world has something like this too."

Excited, Tang San longed to obtain the crystal. Once he got his hands on it, he would have another trump card.

What Tang San and Xiao Wu didn't know was that they were noticed by the middle-aged man on the recliner, Flander, as soon as they entered the shop.

After all, how could the soul power aura of the two, which was close to the level of Soul Master, be hidden from Flander, who was a Title Douluo? Especially since Xiao Wu's aura was very special.

"A soul beast? Could it be the legendary 100,000-year-old soul beast in human form?"

Upon guessing the little girl's identity, Flander was startled, and then he thought of Tang Hao who had come a few days ago.

"To possess such cultivation at such a young age, and to have a son and a daughter with him, and to appear in Soto City at this time, could they be the son that Haotian Douluo spoke of?"

Recalling Tang Hao's final warning, Flander understood somewhat.

After thinking for a moment, he took out the bracelet from his storage soul tool and quietly tossed it onto the wooden shelf next to the little girl.

He had been wondering about the final warning, but after seeing the transformed soul beast, he immediately understood.

He had studied the bracelet; it had no other function than to suppress one's aura. For the past few days, he had been puzzled as to why that person would take out something so useless. Now he understood; it must have been prepared for that soul beast.

The pink bracelet quickly caught Xiao Wu's attention, especially the rabbit pattern on it, which she really liked. She couldn't help but pick it up and play with it for a while before trying to put it on her wrist.

After being put on her wrist, it seemed to trigger some kind of mechanism on the bracelet. A power emanated from the bracelet and flowed through Xiao Wu's entire body, instantly suppressing the unique aura of a 100,000-year-old soul beast.

"This……"

Noticing the changes in her body, Xiao Wu's eyes widened in surprise.

She just picked up the bracelet because it looked nice, but she didn't really want to buy it. After all, she herself didn't have any money, and neither did her mistress, so they couldn't afford such a human soul tool.

But this bracelet is too special, and it suits me too well.

"Brother, I want this."

The more she looked, the more satisfied she became. Xiao Wu nudged Tang San beside her and whispered.

"You want it?"

Looking at that bracelet and then at Xiao Wu's hopeful eyes, Tang San's heart softened.

"Ok!"

Xiao Wu nodded vigorously, determined to get her hands on the bracelet.

"Shopkeeper, how much are this crystal and that bracelet?"

Tang San glanced at the other items and, finding none of them interesting, asked the middle-aged man who had been lying in the rocking chair about the price.

"One hundred gold soul coins for a crystal, one thousand gold soul coins for a bracelet."

He casually stated the price without even opening Flanders' eyes.

"This broken bracelet isn't even a soul tool; it just has some kind of energy on it. Selling it for a thousand gold soul coins is outrageous. That crystal is also incredibly ugly; any random rock I pick up would be prettier. How dare you sell that piece of junk for a hundred gold soul coins?"

Xiao Wu was dissatisfied. She wasn't completely ignorant about soul tools. Notting Academy had a soul tool used to play recordings, which had some special patterns on it. But this bracelet was just made of a metal and was only attached to an energy source. It wasn't a real soul tool at all.

"If you think it's too expensive, then don't buy it. I'm not begging you to buy it. This is my shop, and I set the prices. Now, the prices have doubled."

His voice remained languid as Flander immediately doubled the price, convinced that the beast would definitely buy it.

Although we don't know the relationship between that beast and that child, or what Haotian Douluo is plotting, that beast must be aware of its own shortcomings and would never give up that bracelet.

"You unscrupulous merchant, why don't you just die? You're reaching for money even in your coffin, desperate for cash!"

Xiao Wu hated that attitude and tone of voice, and that cunning look always reminded her of some evil villain; none of them were good people.

This displeased Flander. Although he was a shrewd businessman, he disliked being called one, and his words about reaching under someone's coffin were particularly offensive.

Animals are animals after all; even if they transform into humans, they still don't understand human etiquette and social customs.

He slowly opened his eyes, stood up from the recliner, and his nine soul rings—two yellow, two purple, and five black—spun around, emanating a slight soul pressure.

Upon seeing the nine spirit rings, Xiao Wu's face turned deathly pale. Instinctively, she shrank behind Tang San. Tang San also stared at Flander as if facing a formidable enemy, his hands gripping two hidden weapons.

"Judging from your appearance, you must have just graduated from the academy. Today, I'll teach you a lesson: the strong cannot be humiliated!"

He stared indifferently at the two of them. As his voice fell, his soul pressure increased slightly. Although it was only slightly increased, it felt like a mountain was pressing down on Tang San and the other man. Unable to withstand it, they were forced to their knees.

It wasn't that Flander was petty, but that little beast's mouth was just too foul. That in itself wasn't a big deal, after all, Flander wasn't exactly a saint either.

The main problem is that the little bastard is too stupid. He dared to offend his opponent without even figuring out their strength. Doesn't he know the principle of judging people by their strength?

Being arrogant is fine, but you have to be careful who you choose to be arrogant.

That little brat is so clueless; he's bound to cause a lot of trouble in the future. We have to teach him a lesson today to prevent him from getting into problems that are beyond his ability to solve.

"Senior, it was my sister who was wrong. I apologize to you on her behalf."

He tried raising his hand to activate the hidden weapon, but found that his body was suppressed and he lost control, so Tang San had no choice but to give in.

"That's more like it."

Seeing that Tang San had given in, Flander didn't make things difficult for him. He withdrew his soul pressure and soul ring, and used his soul power to lift the two of them up.

"Your faces look very young, not like you graduated from an advanced or intermediate soul master academy. Could it be that you just came from a junior soul stone academy?"

These qualifications are quite interesting. Would you be willing to join my academy?

"If you join my academy, you'll get that crystal and that bracelet."

He could roughly tell that the two kids probably didn't have much money on them and he couldn't squeeze anything out of them, so he might as well get straight to the point.

"May I ask which college you belong to?"

After glancing at Xiao Wu behind him and finding that she seemed fine except for being frightened, Tang San turned around cautiously to ask her a question, without immediately giving an answer.

Shrek Academy!

Flander puffed out his chest proudly. He had a deep affection for the academy he had built and maintained. It would definitely be the best academy in the world, and with the addition of Haotian Douluo, it would surely be promoted to a Soul Master University, making the name Shrek resound throughout the entire continent.

"Are you Dean Flander of Shrek Academy?"

Tang San was stunned, genuinely not expecting that this was the person his teacher had asked them to find.