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

"Let's go have breakfast. Remember not to leave my range by more than a meter. Expanding the domain that much takes a lot of energy."

Tian Hao gestured to the girl, then opened the door and went out. Bai Chenxiang had no choice but to follow closely behind. She didn't want to experience the scene of the sword intent going out of control in her spiritual sea. If she were to experience something like her clothes being torn off, she would be too embarrassed to show her face.

After finishing breakfast, Tian Hao led the girl to a deserted training ground.

Due to its inherent characteristics, many of the training grounds of Huanyin Academy are built inside mountains and are enclosed, as is the case here.

"I've lifted the restrictions on the range of my sword intent; attack me with all your might."

Standing in the center of the training field, Tian Hao ordered the girl to attack, wanting to see her true strength.

Bai Chenxiang, who had been dejected, immediately brightened up when she heard that she could make a move. Without saying a word, she activated her Martial Soul and even used her seventh Martial Soul True Body.

The all-out attack, even with a desperate stance, incorporates all the hatred and anger towards someone into the attack, resulting in extremely violent and explosive combat effects.

However, no matter how Bai Chenxiang attacked, the sword energy and wind blades she unleashed could not break through that domain; they were forcibly disintegrated as soon as they entered it.

"I'm not fighting anymore!"

After the half-hour time limit for the Martial Soul True Body expired, and seeing that she still couldn't hurt that despicable bastard, Bai Chenxiang became gloomy again.

“I have some understanding of your strength and fighting style. Overall, it’s not bad, but you’re not suited to practicing swordsmanship.”

"Put away the domain," Tian Hao said earnestly, trying to deceive him.

“My swordsmanship is inferior to yours, but you have no need to insult me.”

She glared at him fiercely, feeling that he was humiliating her.

That's outrageous!

“You misunderstood me. Compared to a sword, I think you are more suited to use this.”

Tian Hao walked to the edge of the training ground, picked up a large axe from the weapon rack, and handed it to the girl.

Looking at the giant axe that was bigger than her own body, Bai Chenxiang was so angry that she couldn't speak.

It was too insulting, so I had to tolerate it.

"Don't disagree, I know someone named Chen Xiang, but his surname is Liu. His martial soul is called the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe. He's incredibly domineering; he almost killed his uncle..."

Tian Hao was seriously bluffing this time, but he was genuinely trying to fool people.

Compared to swordsmanship, this child is clearly more suited to using an axe, especially a giant axe like this. We can't let the good name "Chenxiang" go to waste.

Unfortunately, his deception failed this time. Bai Chenxiang didn't appreciate it at all and even covered her ears with her hands, not wanting to listen to his nonsense.

Seeing this, Tian Hao was not discouraged, but changed his approach to deception.

He raised his hand, grabbed the girl's slender wrist, and pulled it away, freeing her suppressed ears.

“You are of the wind attribute, and lightness and agility have always been characteristics of wind. But have you ever heard of the concepts of ‘lifting light as heavy’ and ‘lifting heavy as light’? You have the inheritance of the Haotian Sect, so you should be able to understand these two sentences.”

With a serious and concerned expression, Tian Hao genuinely cared for his niece.

In short, we have to convince them completely today, so that they'll resort to the axe.

Sure enough, the high-brow concepts of "effortless mastery" and "heavyweight" impressed the girl. The more she thought about it, the more profound it seemed. Finally, she looked at the thing in front of her with suspicion, her big eyes seeming to say, "You're not lying to me."

"First, practice lifting heavy objects with ease. Don't use soul power or martial soul possession. Cultivate with pure physical strength. After you've mastered it, I'll take you to Blue Tyrant Academy to obtain a different kind of fire."

Without further explanation, Tian Hao said something and then went to the side to practice his swordplay.

Although at his level, swordsmanship is no longer useful for arduous training; one needs to comprehend and understand the laws of heaven and earth, and then integrate these laws into one's own swordsmanship to develop various offensive techniques, thereby enhancing the swordsmanship itself.

However, swordsmanship training should not be abandoned, as it can also serve as a means of gaining insights.

I'll trust you this once!

After staring at the giant axe in front of him for a while, Bai Chenxiang finally muttered something, then gripped the axe handle, which was as thick as his calves, and began to swing it around with swordsmanship.

This giant axe is clearly made of special materials, the most important being its weight. It is much heavier than ordinary steel, and with its wide and thick axe body, it weighs at least a thousand kilograms.

Although Bai Chenxiang had reached the Soul Saint level with the help of that immortal herb and her physical qualities were much stronger than ordinary people, it was still very difficult for her to swing a giant axe weighing over a thousand pounds without a martial soul or soul power, and to use it to perform swordsmanship. It even seemed quite awkward.

In particular, the swordsmanship she cultivates is of the light and agile type, emphasizing flexibility and versatility. The lighter the sword, the better. In the past, she would directly condense sword energy, without any concept of weight.

Now, suddenly being wielded by a giant axe weighing over a thousand pounds is incredibly uncomfortable.

Although the training was very difficult, Bai Chenxiang still gritted her teeth and persevered.

During this time, she has been studying the Haotian Sect inheritance given to her by Uncle Hao. Based on it, she has a better understanding of the concept of handling heavy matters with ease and light matters with great importance. At least she can be sure that the concept is real.

Even the cultivation tips given by Uncle Hao contain similar records, which are about cultivating and controlling internal energy.

If one can master this skill, their own strength will definitely be further enhanced.

Not to mention that she is also practicing the Yi Jin Duan Gu technique, and using such a heavy weapon as an aid can make her achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Seeing his cousin practicing so diligently, Tian Hao nodded with satisfaction.

After nearly a month of training with someone, Bai Chenxiang finally mastered the skill of lifting heavy objects with ease.

This was all thanks to the cultivation of the Yi Jin Duan Gu Chapter, which greatly improved her physical fitness; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to master that giant axe so quickly.

"I'll use this to practice lifting lightly as if it were heavy."

After completing a day's training, Tian Hao took out a huge log with a diameter of one meter, used his sword energy to cut the ten-meter-long log into strips one meter long, and then gestured to the girl to put it away as a training tool for the next training session.

Having undergone the training with the giant axe, Bai Chenxiang had basically adapted to the training philosophy of this thing. She was not surprised by these wooden strips and went forward to use her storage soul tool to collect them all.

Are there further realms beyond this?

Holding the last remaining wooden strip as a longsword, Bai Chenxiang suddenly asked a question.

"Wow, you've learned to use your brain now, that's progress!"

Tian Hao was surprised, then pleased, with an expression that said, "Dad thinks highly of you," which made Bai Chenxiang roll her eyes cutely.

"Handling light things as if they were heavy and handling heavy things as if they were light are two different realms. There is no distinction between them, but their directions are completely opposite. After mastering both, you need to integrate them to achieve ease in handling both light and heavy matters."

You can think about this later. Get a good night's sleep tonight. Tomorrow we're going to Blue Tyrant Academy. Time is tight, so we need to hurry or we'll miss the Soul Master Competition.

After giving a brief explanation, Tian Hao walked out of the training field, and Bai Chenxiang quickly followed.

"Can you meet that person from Blue Tyrant Academy?"

Bai Chenxiang couldn't help but ask out of curiosity. Last time, this thing said it would take her there to get a strange fire, but she held back from asking then. Now that she was going there, she naturally had to ask.

"I'm not entirely sure. It was a deal the Dean made with that person during the last Soul Master Competition. However, the Dean isn't very comfortable with the Strange Flame. Unless it's a true prodigy like me, he doesn't allow other students to go to that person to obtain the Strange Flame, lest they be schemed against in the future."

As Tian Hao walked, he kept bluffing; it was all part of a pre-arranged script.

"You also think there's something wrong with the strange fire?"

Continuing to press for answers, Bai Chenxiang was also very curious about the strange fire. She had heard Ning Rongrong and her grandfather mention it before, and they were also very wary of that kind of strange fire.

"Our sect leader has studied the power of the Strange Fire, and it is not a problem in itself. The problem lies with that person, who must have a means to restrain the power of the Strange Fire."

The most likely scenario is that it will devour the strange fire we've cultivated and nurtured, using it to fuel its own growth.

Therefore, ordinary people cannot resist it; only true geniuses can completely refine and master the strange fire, turning it into their own opportunity and power.

Tian Hao didn't hide anything from this and just went along with the script.

Bai Chenxiang listened attentively and was not surprised.

Last time, Rongrong and her grandfather, and even Uncle Hao, shared the same view. They were all wary of that person. The strange fire itself is a kind of opportunity and power, and it would be best to get it if there was a chance to obtain it.

After having dinner, I returned to my dorm, took a shower, and lay down on my bed in my pajamas to think.

After spending time together, she realized that the thing really had no ulterior motives towards her. Although this was a blow to her as a woman, it also put her at ease.

At least I don't have to worry about losing my innocence, so I feel much more relaxed in the dormitory and can go back to the lifestyle I used to have in the dormitory.

"What's that move called?"

After staring at the ceiling for a while, Bai Chenxiang suddenly turned her head and asked.

"What move?"

Tian Hao, who was cultivating, asked without turning his head, not understanding what the girl was asking.

"It was that sword strike that day."

Bai Chenxiang had a deep impression of that sword strike that day. During this period, she had been controlled by that sword intent, but she had not been implanted with sword intent back then. However, her body was unable to control her, so she rushed forward and knelt down, grabbing the other party's sword blade with both hands.

This was the first time she had ever seen such a bizarre and domineering soul skill.

"A single sword strike can bring a god to his knees; it's also known as being caught bare-handed by a blade!"

He was quite tolerant of his cousin Tian Hao, answering all her questions.

"One hundred percent chance of catching a blade bare-handed?"

After muttering that name, the girl's expression became somewhat strange.

"How could you create such a boring soul skill?"

This self-created soul skill is extremely strange and domineering, but in her opinion, it would be better to create an offensive soul skill and chop the opponent in half with one sword.

"Don't always fight and kill. The essence of cultivation is to strengthen ourselves, not to hurt others. That will only create hatred and create a vicious cycle that will never end."

When will this cycle of revenge end...?

Opening her eyes and turning her head, Tian Hao began his lecturing mode, instilling correct ideas and helping to change the girl's values.

Seeing that someone was starting to lecture again, Bai Chenxiang skillfully took out two earplugs from under her pillow, put them in her ears, turned her body to one side, covered herself with the blanket, and fell into a deep sleep.

Because she trusted someone, Bai Chenxiang slept soundly despite being in a cohabiting relationship with a man. Coupled with the fatigue from cultivating during the day, she fell asleep quickly.

However, the girl was clearly not a very well-behaved girl, or rather, she liked to dream. After falling asleep, she would move her hands and feet from time to time, and soon the blanket that had been covering her was kicked aside.

"This girl!"

Seeing that his cousin had kicked the blanket aside again, Tian Hao condensed his soul power into a thread, wrapped it around a corner of the blanket, and pulled it up to cover the girl.

However, the little girl was quite ill, and after a while she kicked off the blanket again, so Tian Hao covered her up again.

This happened dozens of times in one night, which Tian Hao had long been used to and felt quite sorry for.

He knew that the girl mostly had nightmares and missed her deceased parents very much.

He's a pitiful child. No wonder his wife told him to take good care of her and not to bully her.

Before dawn the next day, Bai Chenxiang woke up on time. Looking at the quilt that was securely covering her, and then at the person lying on the other side of the bed, a smile flashed across her face.

She knows her own situation well; she is well aware that she likes to kick off the covers at night and often catches a cold because of it.