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

"We're just unlucky!"

The boy's father's expression changed drastically. After saying a few words, he prepared to leave with his son.

Although being swindled out of ten gold coins was painful for him, since his family could use all their money to help their son cultivate and grow, and the purchase of the first two soul rings alone had exhausted their savings, he still couldn't beat him.

Rather than being beaten up and kicked out, it's better to leave on your own to avoid being humiliated.

"Wait a minute!"

Just then, a middle-aged man in the group, who seemed to be a parent to the boy, called out and then slowly and methodically took off his coat, revealing a special uniform.

Upon seeing the distinctive uniform, Dai Mubai and the old man's expressions changed slightly. Tang San and Xiao Wu at the end of the group also showed a change in expression, and even took out a Zhuge Divine Crossbow from their storage soul tools.

The Zhuge Divine Crossbow is the strongest mechanical hidden weapon he can create at this stage. It is extremely lethal and can even injure a Soul Saint-level expert if he is not careful.

He really didn't expect to encounter members of the Spirit Hall here, and judging from their appearance, they were quite high-ranking deacons.

Why did they come here?

Was it for something else?

Or is it related to myself and Xiao Wu?

Tang San's mind raced, and the Zhuge Divine Crossbow in his hand was ready to fire.

"I am Li Zimu, a patrol deacon from the Soto City Martial Soul Main Hall. We received a report that your academy is charging fees arbitrarily. I saw everything that just happened. Do you have anything else to say?"

The patrol officer walked to the front of the line, took out his badge and showed it to Li Yusong, and then explained the reason for his presence.

Li Yusong and Li Zimu stared at each other for a long time before finally gesturing to Dai Mubai behind them.

"Mu Bai, give him the money."

Dai Mubai knew that the Spirit Hall was not to be trifled with, so he stepped forward, took out ten gold coins from the money box, and threw them at the father and son. He looked very unhappy, and the gold coins fell to the ground.

This scene made Li Zimu frown and ask, "You have to return the money to them in the same way they put it in the box. They don't owe you anything, and everyone has dignity."

"Don't go too far."

Dai Mubai, who was already annoyed, suddenly became furious. He was the third prince of the Star Luo Empire. In the past, he was not afraid of anyone except Davis. Now, he was being harassed by a patrol officer from the Spirit Hall. How could he not be angry?

Most importantly, he had just been cut off, and he was already holding in a lot of anger.

"Anger, even murderous intent, is very good!"

Li Zimu nodded knowingly, then condensed a beam of holy light in his hand, preparing to throw it into the air as a signal for help.

This place is not far from Soto City, and the Holy Light Soul Power has a special connection with each other, so as long as a signal is released, they can sense it and come to provide support.

Not to mention that Soto City is a major city, and the Spirit Hall has set up the Spirit Hall in the city. The Hall Master is a powerful figure at the Title Douluo level, and he is not afraid of any force. This is the source of his confidence to come here.

But before the holy light could be thrown into the sky, a figure flashed over and pressed down on his palm; it was Flander.

"He's just a kid, don't take it to heart."

Flander said with a forced smile, then used his soul power to absorb the ten gold soul coins that had fallen to the ground, presented them to the father and son with both hands, and apologized to them.

"I'm sorry, please don't take offense."

"Hey buddy, how about this?"

After sending the father and son away, Flander politely spoke with Li Zimu.

He knew that his little scheme of charging fees was indeed improper. It didn't matter if no one pursued it, but since someone had reported it to the Spirit Hall, he had to admit his mistake and accept the punishment, otherwise the academy might not be able to continue operating.

"There are two problems. First, your academy has been charging fees in this way for seven years. Apart from the ten gold coins paid by the last students to enter your academy, all other fees are unreasonable."

We received reports last year, but at the time we didn't have any concrete evidence. Over the past year, we visited all the intermediate and advanced Soul Master academies in the Kingdom of Barak, interviewed all the students, and found the victims who were overcharged by you.

There are a total of 1,048 people. The registration fees you collected from these people need to be repaid in full. This money needs to be handed over to our Spirit Hall, and will be sent to the victims one by one according to the list later.

This is only what we have investigated. You should find a way to return what we haven't been able to investigate. Otherwise, if we receive any more reports, we will submit materials to King Barak, designate you as an illegal organization, and issue a warrant for your arrest throughout the continent.

Secondly, according to our investigation, your academy's teaching staff is adequate, comparable to that of a high-level Soul Master academy. However, you have not completed the relevant procedures in Barak Royal City, making you an illegal academy. Please go to Barak Royal City to complete the procedures as soon as possible. This is the notification slip and the list of people mentioned in point one.

Furthermore, this is a series of laws concerning Soul Master Academies, formulated by the Spirit Hall, all Soul Master Academies across the continent, and kings and emperors of various countries at a meeting. I hope Dean Flander will study them carefully.

We advocate and support the establishment of Soul Master academies, but they must meet the most basic regulations. This is also to better promote the development of the Soul Master community, and we hope you can understand.

After stating the two main purposes of the trip, Li Zimu finally took out a notification slip, a list of names, and a thick booklet.

"sure!"

Flander's face twitched at these words, but he still smiled apologetically and said he would definitely do it, while casually flipping through the list of names.

"Why is there only a surname and no given name?"

Flanders frowned after glancing briefly at the list of names.

The record only included the surname, age, and the year the person visited Shrek Academy; nothing else.

"Why does Dean Flander think we didn't write our names in full?"

Li Zimu asked meaningfully, "Does this even need to be said?"

If you really write down names and addresses, what if you want to retaliate against someone?

Our Spirit Hall has an obligation to protect the personal safety and privacy of the victims.

"The return of this money will be overseen by the Barak royal family and will definitely reach every victim. Our Spirit Hall will never embezzle even a single gold coin."

If Dean Flander believes this list is inaccurate, he can request a reinvestigation from the Spirit Hall, and you can accompany him throughout the investigation.

Seeing Flander's dark expression, Li Zimu paid little attention and informed him of his authority in this regard.

"Does Dean Flander have any further objections?"

After asking again, Li Zimu held out his palm, indicating that if there were no problems, he should quickly take out the money.

Flander glanced at Li Zimu, then at the young man in the group carrying a recording device, clearly a member of the Spirit Hall, and knew they were doomed this time.

"Ahem, young man, could you grant me a few more days?"

Flander coughed lightly and said in a low voice that he really didn't have that many gold soul coins on him right now.

"Will three days be enough?"

Li Zimu did not force him, but gave him three days.

"Enough! Enough!"

Seeing that Li Zimu did not force him, Flander breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said that three days would be enough.

"Then please go to the Martial Soul Main Hall in the city within three days to pay that portion of the gold soul coins. Farewell!"

Without further ado, Li Zimu nodded to Flander and left with his young companion.

As this farce unfolded and Li Zimu left, many in the group became convinced that Shrek Academy was a fraudulent institution and hurriedly took their children away.

Looking at the few remaining students, Flander was on the verge of tears. What made him even more heartbroken was the gold soul coins he had to repay within three days; his heart felt as if it were bleeding.

"As you all just heard, although our academy has some minor issues, our teaching staff is absolutely strong. As the dean, I am a level 95 Title Douluo, and I am not even the strongest in the academy. I am absolutely qualified to guide you to go further..."

Although he was feeling miserable inside, Flander forced himself to calm down and persuaded the remaining students, even manifesting his nine spirit rings as he spoke.

Li Yusong also manifested his martial soul and soul rings, as did Dai Mubai.

The number and configuration of the three people's spirit rings, especially Flander's nine spirit rings, boosted the morale of the remaining people.

"what?"

Although only a few people remained, registration still had to continue. However, when Li Yusong saw a girl, he let out a soft exclamation. Tang San also turned his gaze to look at the girl and was immediately amazed.

"Have I passed the preliminary test?"

The girl asked softly, her voice gentle yet containing a hint of heroism.

Dai Mubai also turned his gaze to the girl, and was instantly unable to look away. His heterochromatic eyes shone with a wolf-like light, and it was the kind of wolf with colored eyes.

As someone who can't live without women, his lust is naturally quite strong, and this girl is a rare gem. Not only are her features exquisite and flawless, but her skin is also extremely fair and delicate. Playing with her would definitely be an indescribable experience.

Dai Mubai could freely scrutinize the girl, but Tang San couldn't, because he had a jealous girl by his side, and his face immediately twisted in anger.

A small hand landed on his side waist, pinching him hard enough to make Tang San almost cry out, even with his strong willpower.

Do your family know you're here?

After examining the girl's clothes, especially the storage soul tool on her wrist that was clearly of a high grade, Li Yusong asked seriously.

Judging from the girl's soul power, her aptitude must be quite high. Coupled with her clothing and that high-grade storage soul tool, she must have a remarkable background.

These kinds of students are hard to find!

Most importantly, the girl came alone, without any parents accompanying her, making it seem as if she had run away from home.

"Senior, there is no need to doubt me. I have elders following me, and my enrollment in Shrek Academy was arranged by my father."

As if guessing Li Yusong's thoughts, the girl tossed her hair and smiled.

Li Yusong remained silent and instead looked at Flander.

At this moment, Flander seemed to have heard something, his expression changing repeatedly, and finally he nodded to Li Yusong.

"Take her into the academy for the next test."

Li Yusong waved to Dai Mubai, and the girl walked to stand beside Dai Mubai. Instead of immediately entering the academy, she looked at the three people who had been behind her.

Any normal person would have chosen to leave after what happened before, but she just saw that there were three other people behind her who hadn't left, and judging from the soul power she sensed, they were all extremely close to the Soul Master level, no worse than herself.

In particular, there was a boy among them. Could he be the person the father was talking about?

"We're together."

Despite the pain in his waist, Tang San stepped forward and placed twenty gold soul coins into the box, then reached out with Xiao Wu.

He knew why the old man was doing this; it was to test his bone age. The Tang Clan in his previous life had similar methods.

"Your age is suitable."

Li Yusong reached out and squeezed Xiao Wu's hand, nodded to indicate that she had passed the test, and then moved the hand to Tang San's.

"what?"

As if he had discovered something incredible, the old man carefully pinched Tang San a few times, then gestured for Tang San to extend his other hand, but he still couldn't accurately determine the bone age.

"Did you cultivate a self-created soul skill?"

Looking up at the boy in front of him, Li Yusong asked in confusion.