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

Seeing that Tang Hao left without apologizing, Tian Hao grumbled unhappily.

He dislikes this kind of person the most; to put it nicely, he calls them domineering, but to put it bluntly, he calls them tyrannical.

However, it's understandable, since the Clear Sky Sect uses tough methods even within its own ranks, as can be seen from the young wife's instructions to Tang San in the original trajectory of fate.

It's easy to understand what kind of personality Tang Hao would have if he grew up in that kind of environment.

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After enrolling at Shrek Academy, classes do not begin immediately. Students will have three days to adjust to the new environment and to purchase items.

There's no way around it, Flander is out of his mind. He thinks he can support an academy on his own, which is too simplistic. Even though Shrek Academy is small enough and has few students, it still requires a considerable amount of money to maintain.

This is tantamount to sitting around and spending all one's savings. Even if Flanders had some savings in the past, they would all be squandered over the years.

Even if Shrek Academy becomes independent in the future, it will mainly be thanks to the Shrek City it established, which relies on trade and tax revenue from the north and south to make a living.

It would be impossible to maintain the academy's various expenses solely on tuition fees, not to mention that the children of powerful families, clans, and wealthy merchants would never come to an academy like Shrek.

Therefore, the academy is currently extremely poor, and there are no bedding in the student dormitories, so students have to bring their own, which is a huge rip-off.

The next morning, two figures climbed up the small hill platform; it was Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.

Although I injured my leg muscles and bones yesterday by forcibly performing the Eight Steps of the Heavenly Demon, after a night's rest, plus Oscar's recovery sausage and Ning Rongrong's medicinal bath, I have largely recovered.

He only needs to rest for a while, but climbing such a steep mountain is still very strenuous, and Ning Rongrong has to help him.

"Teacher, I brought you breakfast."

The two women stepped forward, and Ning Rongrong took out the breakfast she had brought.

"sit."

He gestured for the two women to sit down, and while eating breakfast, Tian Hao said, "You don't need to bring breakfast anymore. Your teacher no longer needs food to replenish my energy."

"You don't need to eat anymore? Have you become a god, teacher?"

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing were shocked. They had heard yesterday that this teacher did not need to sleep, but now he did not even need to eat. Just how high had his cultivation level reached?

"No, it's just that my cultivation method is special. It allows me to absorb the power of heaven and earth to replenish my own energy. Under normal circumstances, I don't need to eat to maintain my bodily functions."

He explained while eating.

Do you know how to play chess?

After finishing his breakfast, Tian Hao drank some tea to cleanse his mouth and asked a question.

“My dad knows how, and I learned a little from him.”

Zhu Zhuqing remained silent, while Ning Rongrong nodded to indicate that she knew a little.

"Let's chat as we go."

"Yes, teacher!"

At the teacher's signal, Ning Rongrong looked at the chessboard and moved a piece, and Tian Hao also moved a piece.

This game is similar to chess from his previous life, and the rules are almost the same. He has been studying it for the past few days.

It was also the only pastime the henchman had here before; after seeing the chessboard, he became somewhat interested.

"I don't care what you're here for at Shrek Academy, but since you've become my students, I will guide you to become stronger and walk the path to becoming a prodigy."

You are both very talented, with excellent comprehension and temperament, and you have both grasped the essence of swordsmanship, so you have entered the path of swordsmanship...

While playing chess, Tian Hao was also rambling on, and both women listened very attentively.

What are your thoughts on your future development path?

After much persuasion, Tian Hao asked a question. Although he had already planned for their future, he still wanted to hear their own thoughts so he could make subtle adjustments.

Ning Rongrong glanced at Zhu Zhuqing, who was frowning and deep in thought beside her, and replied first: "Teacher, my martial soul is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, which is purely supportive. It has no offensive or defensive capabilities. I hope to learn some offensive techniques so that I can at least protect myself."

My advantage lies in my strong spiritual talent. Grandpa Bone even gave me a head soul bone to enhance my spiritual power, and I've cultivated my mind control technique to the point where I can use my mind for seven purposes simultaneously.

Ning Rongrong appeared very frank and straightforward, simply stating her thoughts and situation, even revealing the head soul bone she possessed.

If it were anyone else, she naturally wouldn't reveal this secret, but the teacher in front of her was a prodigy, and in the face of such an existence, even a soul bone was nothing.

"What type of soul bone is it? Does it match your martial soul?"

He continued playing chess while asking the question.

"It is a gem-type soul bone that is very compatible with my martial soul. It is 100,000 years old, but the two soul skills inside are both mental defense types. One is to defend oneself, and the other is to enhance the mental defense of the group."

The strength of my defense depends on my soul power level, and the cost of activating a soul skill is also proportional to the strength of my defense.

Without hiding anything, he revealed the situation of the head soul bone and even disclosed the effects of the soul skill without reservation.

"Has there been any in-depth development of the Soul Bone skills?"

When asked again, this question left Ning Rongrong speechless.

"Soul Bone Skills can be developed?"

This was the first time she had heard of this. She had only heard that Soul Ring skills could be developed in depth before. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's method of controlling distraction was actually used to assist in the development of Soul Ring skills, so that they could be used better.

Yesterday, Tang San also developed his spirit ring skills very well, especially the first one, Entanglement, which has developed into a powerful attack form of thrusting.

However, soul bone skills are different from soul ring skills, and I've never heard of such skills being able to be developed.

"Apply that skill to me."

Without explanation, Tian Hao signaled to the girl to use her soul skill.

Ning Rongrong followed her instructions and used the mental protection skill of her head soul bone on the teacher in front of her. Not long after, she felt a voice ring in her mind.

"Can you sense the words I'm conveying through my mental power?"

"Teacher, how did you do that?"

Ning Rongrong was even more surprised after confirming that it was her teacher's voice.

I've had this head bone for several years now, and I've studied it for a long time, but I still haven't been able to develop the ability to transmit sound.

Tian Hao enjoyed the girl's shocked and adoring gaze, but he maintained his nonchalant and pretentious expression.

"Most soul ring skills are powered by soul power, so the key to developing soul ring skills lies in controlling soul power. The higher the control, the easier it is to develop and master them."

The initial soul power for your spirit-type soul bone skill is just for activation; the key is spiritual power. Once you have a certain level of control over your spiritual power, you will be able to develop the skill's effects at a deeper level.

For example, I just used the connection between that mental protection and the soul bone in your head as a basis for communication..."

Chapter 557 Purple Cloud Meditation Method

"If you want to improve your melee combat ability, the auxiliary skills of your martial soul are a good foundation that you can apply to yourself."

After fooling around for a while, Tian Hao brought up serious matters, which was also a kind of guidance for Ning Rongrong.

"Teacher, our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Skill can only buff others, it cannot be used on ourselves."

Ning Rongrong raised her hand and spoke, saying frankly that it was impossible. In the history of their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, no one had ever been able to enhance themselves with a support soul skill; it was simply impossible.

"That's just that others can't do it. And as far as I know, your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's auxiliary soul skills can buff anyone, including fellow members of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. It's just that some soul skills' effects are not very obvious and cannot be stacked with other soul skills."

Tian Hao maintained that gentlemanly... no, that gentlemanly smile.

"Give me your first soul skill."

"Yes, teacher!"

"Nine treasures transform into crystal; the nine treasures have names, the first being power!"

Ning Rongrong seemed to be deep in thought, then manifested her martial soul and unleashed her first soul skill. A beam of colorful light fell on Tian Hao, enhancing his first soul skill.

Tian Hao pretended to sense something, then raised his palm. Streams of colorful light emerged from his body, which were then pushed together by a purple soul force to form a small ball in his palm, which he then pressed onto Ning Rongrong's shoulder.

As the small ball of light was pressed onto her shoulder, it quickly circulated throughout her body, and Ning Rongrong felt her strength increase significantly.

She wasn't a Soul Master and couldn't accurately estimate her own power, but the feeling of that sudden surge in power was definitely due to the amplification of her Soul Skills.

Her father had once used the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's amplification skill on her, so that she could fully understand it. In this respect, the teacher was right.

Although a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Master cannot enhance their own Soul Skills, they can enhance other Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Masters.

For example, a father can enhance his soul skills on himself, and he can also enhance his soul skills on his father. However, some soul skills are not very effective and cannot affect the soul skills of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda itself.

Now that the teacher has transferred his soul skill power to himself, it can indeed be amplified.

"Teacher, how did you do that?"

Feeling the surge of power within her body, Ning Rongrong was both surprised and excited. This teacher was incredibly capable; he had broken through the barrier that their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School had been unable to breach for countless years with just a casual gesture.

"As I said before, the core of developing Soul Ring skills lies in control. As long as the control is strong enough, the effect of the Soul Skill can be changed, and some of the limitations of the Soul Skill can also be broken."

Just like when a Soul Master unleashes their Martial Soul True Form, they can remove all the restrictions on the first six Soul Ring skills. However, this is only achieved by stimulating the Martial Soul's essence to its fullest extent. It's too simple and brutal, and it causes some damage to the Martial Soul. That's why Soul Masters experience a period of weakness after unleashing their Martial Soul True Form.

In fact, those limitations of soul skills can be overcome through in-depth development, and the same applies to the soul skills of your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School..."

Tian Hao patiently explained the intricacies of the story to Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, and both women listened attentively.

This alone is enough to benefit them for a lifetime.

"Rongrong, you have a 100,000-year-old head bone that enhances your spiritual power, and you have also cultivated the Mind Control Technique to the point of being able to use your mind for seven purposes. This will make practicing this technique much easier, and it will be your training task for the next period of time."

"Zhu Qing, you should also focus on developing your own soul skills in depth. Your cultivation task is relatively more complex, including the in-depth development of individual soul skills and the cultivation of fusion rings."

Ning Rongrong was fine with the cultivation tasks assigned to the two women, but Zhu Zhuqing didn't quite understand them.

Looking at her own hands, Zhu Zhuqing felt a little lost.

Her soul skill has a very simple effect, with basically no potential for in-depth development, at least not in the way she could think of.

Seeing Zhu Zhuqing's confusion, Tian Hao patiently guided her, "For example, your first soul skill can instantly increase burst speed, allowing you to attack your opponent, and it will also enhance the sharpness of your claws for the attack."

However, you can further develop that soul skill to increase the burst speed of the amplification, and even extend that amplification for a long time. You can also apply it to your hands or even your whole body, and ideally, solidify it into a permanent ability on your body.

The second soul skill increases the explosive speed of the arms, thereby amplifying the attack speed and allowing for hundreds of attacks in an instant. You can also extend this to other parts of the body, such as the legs or the whole body.

The third soul skill is to join your hands together and fuse the sharp blades of your fingernails into one to form a blade.

However, this soul skill currently requires you to use both hands together. You can try to break it down and use one hand to perform it, just like the Heavenly Demon Sword Saint's Heavenly Demon Sword and Great Heavenly Demon Sword.

With sufficient training, one can even use their feet to perform the movements, thus increasing their agility in combat.

This is the development direction for your three soul rings and individual soul skills; you can also add your own ideas.