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

"Has it started?"

Is it finally going to start? I can't wait!

"teacher?"

Seeing their teacher suddenly stop and look over with a puzzled expression, they wondered what had happened.

"Let's go!"

Without offering any explanation, Tian Hao continued walking forward, his surroundings distorting to create optical camouflage, lest his whereabouts be tracked and cause trouble.

"What a chaotic world!"

After walking for a short while, the group stopped and looked at the bloody and cruel scene ahead. Tian Hao sighed slightly.

Dozens of corpses lay scattered ahead, seemingly belonging to a caravan. However, there were no carriages, suggesting they had been taken away by the perpetrators, most likely bandits.

Although it is not shown much in the novel, the era of Douluo II is a truly chaotic world. The three great empires of Douluo are often at war with the Sun Moon Empire. The two sides have dealings with each other and will launch wars to wipe out each other's forces whenever they have the opportunity.

Meanwhile, the three great empires in Douluo Continent are also not at peace with each other, with small-scale conflicts constantly occurring, and even large-scale wars breaking out occasionally.

On one hand, the three great empires were inherently at odds, and on the other hand, the Sun and Moon Empire was secretly sowing discord.

Hostility at the national level naturally leads to hostility within their respective domestic Soul Master communities, resulting in considerable chaos within the Soul Master world, especially with the existence of evil Soul Masters making it even more chaotic.

Such acts of murder and robbery occur frequently, especially near the border.

The Death Hand organization that Huo Yuhao and others destroyed in the original Fate Track was one such example; there are many, many similar entities.

This is far inferior to the Soul Master world of ten thousand years ago, mainly because the Spirit Hall was powerful enough to suppress the two great empires back then.

Shrek Academy, however, was clearly not up to the task; it could only mediate after the war broke out, and could not extinguish the flames of war in advance.

"It's the effect of a soul skill; one of the attackers is a soul master."

Tang Ya stepped forward to examine the wounds on the corpses and finally confirmed that a Soul Master had been involved.

If it were just a clash between ordinary people, it would be fine, but if a Soul Master is involved, the nature of the matter changes. Such scum of the Soul Master world must not be allowed to live.

"There are no women inside. They may have been abducted. You need to rescue them as soon as possible."

Tian Hao picked up a woman's earring, gestured to it, and then used an earth-attribute module he had created to manipulate the roadside ground to deform, quickly creating a huge burial pit.

Using his soul power, he placed the corpses one by one inside, and then manipulated the soil to bury them.

Although we're not related, since we saw it, we just buried it.

Following the instructions, the three Tang sisters tracked down the trail, with Zhao Ju and Zhao Lian'er keeping close behind in case of any unforeseen circumstances.

After all, those three girls hadn't experienced much brutal killing and didn't know the wickedness of human nature. It would be safer to have them watching over them.

The five men ran quickly and soon arrived at a mountain forest several miles away. Inside the forest was a bandit stronghold, the very same stronghold where the bandits had robbed and killed the caravan.

The bandits in the mountain stronghold were celebrating wildly, clearly having had a good haul.

"Nannan, grab a tongue first."

Upon arriving at the foot of the mountain stronghold, Tang Ya gestured to her best friend.

Their teacher had instructed them to gather as much intelligence as possible about the enemy before a real battle, especially since they had to rescue the women kidnapped by the bandits, which was their top priority; eliminating these scumbags was secondary.

This is also what the teacher taught us: saving one person is more important than killing ten thousand.

Jiang Nannan understood, her martial spirit possessed her, and she activated the optical invisibility ability from the control core in her chest. She silently climbed into the mountain stronghold, knocked out the three bandits patrolling the edge, and then used a rope to tether her and jumped down.

The three sisters worked together to interrogate the three bandits, obtaining a general understanding of the mountain stronghold.

"The goods didn't go into the mountains. There must be someone behind them. It would be best to capture that Soul Master alive, find the force behind them, and eliminate the threat forever."

Xu Jiujiu analyzed that he was roughly certain that there were other people behind this group of bandits, otherwise it would be difficult to handle so many goods.

"Yes, that's what I think too. These bandits are probably just under their command, and there might even be more than one. We must eradicate evil completely."

Tang Ya nodded in agreement with Xu Jiujiu's idea; such evil people must be eradicated.

"Xiaoya and I will launch a frontal assault to draw their attention, while Nannan, you go around from behind to rescue them."

Xu Jiujiu made simple tactical arrangements. There were only three of them, so there was no need for meticulous tactical planning; achieving the objective was enough.

Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan had no objections to this. Although they were initially very hostile towards Xu Jiujiu, they became a group after she also became a student of the same teacher, and after more than half a year, they had become good friends.

Moreover, Xu Jiujiu is older and more experienced, and she has received systematic training in team coordination at the Star Luo Royal Academy. Her team command ability is much stronger than the two of them, so listening to her is definitely the right thing to do.

After discussing it, the three of them set off without delay. Xu Jiujiu and Tang Ya stormed in through the front gate, while Jiang Nannan sneaked in from the rear to rescue them.

The bandits were naturally furious at the intruders, but when they saw the other side displaying strange methods and their companions falling one by one, their ferocity immediately collapsed. They fled in panic to save their lives, and not one of them dared to confront them head-on.

Even the bandit leader of the mountain stronghold didn't dare to confront them directly.

Heaven have mercy, he was just a Soul Master. The soul tool the other party was using was obviously not to be trifled with. He would be shot to death before he could even charge in. Running away was the best option.

Of course, he wasn't foolishly running away. Although it looked like only two people had stormed in, who knew if the other side had ambushed people outside the stronghold? To escape safely, he had to take the hostages with him.

I just intercepted that caravan yesterday, and today someone came to kill me. It must be because of that caravan. It's either for revenge or to rescue people.

If they wanted to escape and save their lives, they had to take the two women they brought back as hostages.

Without the slightest hesitation, he rushed into the locked room, intending to grab the best-dressed woman and rush out, but before he could grab her, a straight, slender leg suddenly appeared and slapped hard on the back of his neck.

The bandit leader nearly fainted as his vision went black. Before he could react, his arms were severed at the elbows, followed by his legs being cut off at the knees.

Before he could even scream, Jiang Nannan appeared and kicked him in the head, knocking him unconscious.

"Tie up his severed arms and legs to stop the bleeding. We need to interrogate him to find out who's behind him. Then you all stay here and don't go out. You'll be safe soon."

After speaking to the three ordinary women inside, Jiang Nannan once again used optical invisibility to leap to the highest rooftop of the stronghold, took out an electromagnetic sniper rifle to snipe, and assisted her two best friends in quickly clearing out the stronghold.

With such a powerful weapon as the electromagnetic gun in hand, the outcome of this battle was sealed from the start; not a single one escaped, and they were all picked off.

This is also thanks to the fact that the mountain stronghold was built in a way that made it easy to defend and difficult to attack. On one side is a mountain wall and on the other side is a cliff. There is only one mountain path in the open, and although there is a secret passage, it has long been destroyed and blocked by Jiang Nannan. The bandits have nowhere to run.

After confirming that all the bandits had been eliminated, the three women did not linger. They flew back with the three ordinary women, along with the bandit leader whose arms and legs had been severed.

None of the three women had ever handled such a technical task as interrogation, so it was naturally left to Zhao Ju, who came from the White Tiger Guard. She quickly uncovered the power behind this band of mountain bandits.

"How could it possibly be the Iron Sword Sect?"

Tang Ya found it hard to believe when she heard the bandits reveal the powerful forces behind them.

She herself came from the Heavenly Soul Empire and knew all the prestigious forces within the empire, including the Iron Sword Sect.

You must know that the Iron Sword Sect is an upright sect. How could it possibly secretly train mountain bandits to rob merchants?

Chapter 714 Obtaining the Title of Second Uncle

"Teacher, this can't be true."

Tang Ya looked to her teacher for help. She couldn't believe that the Iron Sword Sect would do such a thing. After all, the Iron Sword Sect used to be on good terms with their Tang Sect. They had bought a lot of hidden weapons from them in the past, and the establishment of the Iron Sword Sect was even related to their Tang Sect.

If the Iron Sword Sect is secretly committing such evil deeds, then wouldn't the Tang Sect be considered accomplices...?

Tang Ya dared not think any further; it was a shock to her understanding and beliefs.

"The first possibility is that what he said is true, but the Iron Sword Sect has been too good at disguising themselves, and no one has seen through their true colors!"

"The second possibility is that he himself was deceived by the person behind the scenes, who deliberately disguised himself as a member of the Iron Sword Sect to rob people here."

"The third possibility is that he is a tough guy and has a grudge against the Iron Sword Sect. He is deliberately saying this to mislead you and use you to destroy the Iron Sword Sect."

……

At this moment, Tian Hao put forward a series of possibilities. He didn't know the truth and was too lazy to investigate such trivial matters. However, he had read many novels and watched many movies in his previous life, so he was quite knowledgeable and it was not difficult for him to analyze the various possibilities.

After hearing her teacher's analysis, Tang Ya felt much better.

I was too hasty before, and I lost my composure before I was even sure about the matter. Although it was due to the relationship between the Iron Sword Sect and the Tang Sect, it was still a weakness that I had to overcome in the future.

"I'm giving you a task: investigate the Iron Sword Sect. If you've been framed, find out who's really behind it. If the Iron Sword Sect really did this in secret, then eliminate those involved and bring the evidence to light."

Seeing that Tang Ya had calmed down, Tian Hao took the opportunity to assign her a task, which was a test for his three disciples.

Simply engaging in combat doesn't prove anything; mental training is also essential to grow into a well-rounded warrior and avoid being taken advantage of when venturing out into the world.

"Yes, teacher!"

Tang Ya and the other two women accepted the order and, after discussing it for a while, approached the three women whose emotions had begun to stabilize.

To investigate the Iron Sword Sect, they had to start with the shipment the bandits had sent away earlier; this was their only known lead.

As for the bandit leader, after being interrogated, he was already half-dead and obviously couldn't withstand further interrogation.

While Tian Hao was keeping an eye on his three disciples' progress in solving the case, a divine thought left a hundred miles outside Xingluo City was activated.

In a secluded grove of trees, a small mound of earth was suddenly pushed aside from below, revealing a coffin lid. Once the lid was turned open, a figure was revealed.

"Has it finally started?"

Tian Hao used his divine sense to control Yang Erlang's body to sit up and mutter to himself. He had been separated from the main body earlier and merged into Yang Erlang's body, waiting here quietly for the day he would be activated by the main body.

Once activated, it means that Huo Gua has run away from home.

He got up and stepped out of the coffin, casually putting the coffin away. Tian Hao then used his clone to walk towards a city not far away.

There's a reason why his true form was buried here. The city not far away is the only way to reach the Star Luo City from the Star Dou Great Forest, and it's also a defensive line for the Star Luo City. There are no other roads around.

If Huo Yuhao is going to hunt for spirit rings in the Star Dou Great Forest, he will definitely go through this route.

Upon arriving in the city, Tian Hao waited quietly at the city gate.

The next day, a young man carrying a long spear finally entered the city; the young man was none other than Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao stopped and looked around after entering the city, then walked towards a tea stall inside the city gate.

He had just escaped from the Duke's mansion, and to avoid being discovered by the people there, he hadn't prepared much food or water.

Xingluo City is far from Xingdou Great Forest, so it's essential to be well-prepared. You must purchase enough supplies in the city for the journey, and before that, you need to understand the city, at least know where to buy those items and where they are cheapest and most affordable.

"Shopkeeper, a bowl of herbal tea, please!"

Huo Yuhao sat down at the stall and ordered a bowl of herbal tea.

"Hey bro, your herbal tea is one copper soul coin a time, drink as much as you want."

The stall owner brought over a large bowl of herbal tea, grinned, revealing a set of yellowed teeth, indicating that his stall offered good quality at low prices.

“I’ll give you ten copper soul coins. Tell me where in the city I can buy things suitable for living in the wild.”