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

Xu Jiawei was deeply disappointed and ultimately handed over Xuanji Douluo to that person.

Xuanji Douluo is, after all, a titled Douluo and commands the empire's first Soul Master Legion. If he could submit, many things would be much easier to handle.

Unfortunately, this person was stubborn and had his sights set on the Duke's mansion.

"Was that Cheng Gang just now?"

Xuanji, who had been silent all along, suddenly turned her head to look at the huge alloy body of the person. She had some guesses in her heart, and her expression was filled with shock.

"The path you have chosen leads only to death."

Tian Hao did not answer, but he did say that if Xuanji Douluo was willing to submit, some of his plans would also go more smoothly and naturally.

"My life belongs to Old White Tiger. Without him, I wouldn't be where I am today."

Xuanji Douluo shook her head, vowing never to betray the Duke's Mansion. However, this only intensified Xu Jiawei's murderous intent as he sat on the throne.

Although the Dai family relinquished the throne, they still retained their imperial tactics of winning people's hearts.

His intentions are despicable!

Seeing that Xuanji Douluo had said so, Tian Hao said no more. He pierced the space between Xuanji's eyebrows with the Soul Devouring Spear, extracting the soul and martial spirit, and then put them into the dark dimension along with the body.

"Your Majesty, I have come to say goodbye."

Looking up at Xu Jiawei, Tian Hao explained his purpose.

"Take care on your journey, sir. No matter where you are or what happens, the Star Luo Empire will always be your home."

Xu Jiawei was not surprised by the concerned instructions, as the man had already hinted a month ago that he was going to the Heavenly Soul Empire.

Moreover, during the past six months in Xingluo City, the special metals stockpiled by the forces within the empire have been almost entirely acquired. It is indeed time to change locations, and the Heavenly Soul Empire is a good choice.

Without saying much, Tian Hao nodded and turned to leave.

"Your Majesty, the Duchess of White Tiger requests an audience."

Just then, a guard rushed in to report.

Tian Hao ignored this and continued walking away.

However, Zhao Ju and Zhao Lian'er, who had been following closely behind, felt a murderous intent rising in their hearts, but they suppressed it.

"The Duchess, she really does only see herself as a duchess."

Xu Jiawei, sitting on the throne, gave a mocking smile, showing little regard for his younger sister.

Although the other party is his younger sister, she did not inherit his father's Star Crown Martial Soul.

In their royal family, only those who inherit the Star Crown Martial Soul are qualified to bear the surname Xu, so that younger sister's surname is Zhu.

Of course, there aren't many members with pure Star Crown Martial Souls, but there are quite a few Star Martial Souls that have mutated. For example, the Shattering Star Douluo's Shattering Star Light, the Heavenly Fiend Douluo's Heavenly Fiend Lone Star Martial Soul, and the Nebula Douluo Manyi's Nebula Fan Martial Soul all originated from their Xu clan, and those Martial Souls mutated from the Star Crown Martial Soul.

Therefore, these people are the most loyal to their royal family and the foundation upon which their Xu clan is able to secure the throne.

Those who, like the Duchess, only inherited their mother's martial spirit are, strictly speaking, outsiders.

In particular, the Youming Zhu family is essentially one entity with the Duke's mansion, making them equally important targets for them to guard against.

"Bring her in!"

Xu Jiawei gestured to go out and summon his sister. He also wanted to talk to her and question the Duke's mansion about the mysterious powerful figure who appeared from the White Tiger Avenue area tonight and attacked the palace.

Soon, Duchess Zhu Qingxia was brought in by the eunuch. She was about to speak, but when she saw her brother’s cold eyes, her heart skipped a beat, and the words she was about to say suddenly stuck in her throat.

"Qingxia, you should have already heard about what happened tonight. The source of everything is that mysterious expert. He suddenly appeared from the White Tiger Avenue area and used the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique of the Haotian Sect."

Because of his appearance and the attack by many powerful allies, our electromagnetic soul guide device was exposed prematurely, and one set was even stolen.

"Your Highness, as the mistress of the Duke's mansion, don't you have anything to say to me?"

With an increasingly sharp gaze, Xu Jiawei launched a preemptive attack, turning the tables on Zhu Qingxia and leaving her completely stunned.

“Brother, this matter has nothing to do with our Duke’s mansion, and I know nothing about it.”

Zhu Qingxia, her face pale, quickly explained that she truly knew nothing about the matter.

Xu Jiawei remained silent, coldly looking down at the younger woman below, before finally speaking again after a long while.

"Back then, Shrek Academy sent people to buy up a large amount of special lightning-attribute metals in advance, which prevented us from manufacturing enough electromagnetic soul tools. During this time, your Duke's Mansion provided considerable assistance. What do you have to say about this, Princess?"

"The manor did provide some assistance at the time, but we were unaware of the existence of that electromagnetic soul tool, and Shrek Academy never told us about it either."

The increasingly chilling gaze of her elder brother made Zhu Qingxia's face grow paler and paler, and in the end, she could only bite the bullet and explain.

"Go down and think it over carefully."

Xu Jiawei didn't want to say more, so he closed his eyes and quietly rested.

"Your Highness, I take my leave!"

She opened her mouth but didn't know what to say, so Zhu Qingxia could only leave the main hall.

"Dai Hao, I have already made my move. How will you respond?"

After Zhu Qingxia left, Xu Jiawei opened his eyes and turned to look west.

This isn't just about clearing out the area along White Tiger Avenue; there are other intentions at play.

Although the Duke's mansion is right next to the capital, its foundation is with the Western Army Group. Even if the Duke's mansion is destroyed, it will not have any effect and will only give Dai Hao an excuse.

He needs to slowly erode and coerce the other party, so that in the end he will either be swallowed up and become a carefree duke without real power, or become a rebellious traitor.

He was, after all, the ruler, while Dai Hao was the subject. This inherent advantage was enough to prevent Dai Hao from having any legitimate claim to the cause.

Previously, it was the Duke's Mansion that needed to contact Shrek Academy to fight against the Sun Moon Empire. In addition, the royal family tolerated some of the Duke's Mansion's actions because of the divine ancestor of the Dai clan.

Now that's no longer necessary. Dai Hao should either return to his duty as a subject or become a traitor!

Leaving aside Xu Jiawei's scheme, Zhao Ju and Zhao Lian'er followed Tian Hao back to the base below the Blue Silver Forest. After everyone else had left, they couldn't help but ask, "Erlang, aren't we going to take revenge on that vicious woman?"

They had never forgotten what that woman had done to Erlang, and they were determined to take revenge. Now they had enough power to do so.

"That woman is just a microcosm of this pathetic era. I want to change this era. We don't need to concern ourselves with that woman and the Duke's mansion. The Star Luo royal family will take care of it for us."

He replied calmly that Tian Hao had no intention of dealing with the Duchess and the Duke's mansion, or at least he wouldn't actively target them.

As for hatred, the Duchess framed Yang Erlang, not him, Tian.

Based on the circumstances of the attack back then, it's unclear how Dai Hao and the others managed to survive, but the chances of them surviving as cannon fodder like Yang Erlang are slim; they would most likely have died in that attack.

When I possessed Yang Erlang and took action, it was already considered as extending Yang Erlang's life, so I didn't owe Yang Erlang anything.

Moreover, the reason that guy was being targeted was largely because he had genuinely fallen for Huo Yun'er. If it weren't for the mental constraints he had left behind, he probably would have confessed his feelings.

That saying is indeed true: a life of pleasure is a hero's grave!

Of course, that series of events had their own reasons, which ultimately led to the sending of the Duchess and her entire family away.

This is the limit of what he can do; he'd rather not seek revenge.

Mr. and Mrs. Zhao Ju listened with a mixture of understanding and confusion, though they could grasp some of it.

They could all see the changes in the Star Luo Emperor after he armed the Royal Guard with electromagnetic soul tools, such as this plan targeting the White Tiger Avenue area.

As a former member of the White Tiger Guards, Zhao Ju naturally knew what the White Tiger Path meant. The fact that the Star Luo Emperor had taken action against the White Tiger Path already spoke volumes.

This is only the beginning; the Duke's mansion will certainly not have an easy time in the future.

Erlang's tactic of using someone else to do his dirty work was brilliant.

"Now that I have the identity of Yang Erlang, should I copy Jiao Erge's script?"

Ignoring their thoughts, Tian Hao was pondering whether he should go and show his face to Huo Gua and give him another cheat.

The best course of action would be to subtly and logically induce Tang Shenwang to discover the Asura God's conspiracy, causing the two to clash, thereby stimulating the Asura God to devise even more schemes.

"Huo Yun'er's martial soul will come in handy. I believe Huo Gua will definitely miss the feeling of his mother."

Without hesitation, Tian Hao began preparing the materials.

Leaving aside Tian Hao's insidious schemes, on the other side, after Jing Hongchen reunited with her grandson and granddaughter, she disregarded the loss of her soul power and flew at full speed to the Sun Moon Empire.

Instead of returning to Mingde Hall, he went straight to the Imperial Palace to pay homage to the Sun and Moon Emperor.

After hearing Jing Hongchen describe the effects of the two electromagnetic guns, the Sun and Moon Emperor took it very seriously and immediately sent someone to invite Kong Deming, the head of the Imperial Offering Hall.

"This old minister pays his respects to Your Majesty!"

Kong Deming arrived at the main hall and first paid his respects to the Sun and Moon Emperor. Then he looked at the two items placed on the table in front of the Sun and Moon Emperor.

"Minister Jing, tell Elder Kong about these two soul tools!"

The Sun and Moon Emperor gestured to Jing Hongchen, but his eyes remained fixed on the two electromagnetic guns, his brows furrowed in worry.

"Elder Kong, those two soul tools were created by the person who defeated Shrek Academy..."

Jing Hongchen told Kong Deming about the two soul tools, and also mentioned the physical examination chamber. He then speculated that the person in question was likely a level 10 soul master.

"Elder Kong, is that really a level 10 Soul Master?"

After Jing Hongchen finished speaking, the Sun and Moon Emperor inquired, truly unable to understand how someone on the Douluo Continent could reach the level of a tenth-level Soul Master.

It should be noted that even on their side, only Kong Deming has achieved the tenth level of Soul Mastery, fusing the Soul Tool with his own Martial Soul to create his natal Soul Tool.

With the Soul Guidance System in Douluo Continent being so weak and ineffective, how could a Level 10 Soul Guidance Master possibly emerge?

"I cannot make a judgment based on these words alone; I need to see those two soul tools."

Kong Deming was very surprised and his gaze fell on the two strangely shaped soul tools.

"Minister Jing, show me these two soul tools."

The Sun and Moon Emperor used his soul power to lift the two electromagnetic guns and hand them to Jing Hongchen.

"Master Jing, demonstrate for me."

Kong De clearly manifested his own innate soul tool, the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield, to envelop himself, signaling Jing Hongchen to demonstrate the attack power of that soul tool to him, so that he could personally experience the intensity of that attack.

"Master Kong, I'm sorry to offend you!"

Jing Hongchen took the two electromagnetic guns, nodded to Kongming, and then aimed the electromagnetic pistol at Kongming before pulling the trigger.

A beam of orange-red light shot out, and the metal projectile struck the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield, creating faint ripples.

Although there were only faint ripples, so faint that they were almost invisible if you didn't look closely, they still surprised Kong Deming greatly.

It should be noted that his Silver Moon Divine Light Shield was a natal soul tool formed by fusing a soul tool and his own martial soul, and he was confident that it was enough to withstand the attack of a Limit Douluo. However, it was now slightly shaken by an inconspicuous soul tool.