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

The best course of action now is to bring in more forces, especially the White Tiger Empire and Shrek Academy. Shrek Academy can then hold off the Sun Moon Empire's powerful warriors, while the White Tiger Empire can hold off the Sun Moon Empire's army. That would be the perfect solution.

Seeing the helplessness in the face of the poison-ineffective patient, Tang Zhan was finally relieved.

To be honest, he could understand Du Busi's feelings. After all, their Haotian Sect was in a similar situation to the Body Sect, or even worse.

The reason they agreed to take action against the Heavenly Soul Empire was out of necessity. Ten thousand years ago, their ancestors' actions had completely ruined the reputation of the Clear Sky Sect. The Heavenly Soul Royal Family had always been very wary of them and supported the Body Sect in order to counter and restrain the Clear Sky Sect. In the end, they were forced to go into seclusion.

The Heavenly Soul Royal Family had also made contact with that person, and with those electromagnetic soul guides, they had already posed a fatal threat to their Clear Sky Sect. That was why they agreed to join forces to destroy the Heavenly Soul Empire.

But the matter is not over yet. The Heavenly Soul Empire has not been completely destroyed. There are still many remnants, especially Princess Vina, who was taken in as a disciple, and that boy with the Heaven-Shaking Axe Martial Soul. They will inevitably become a major threat in the future.

Faced with various threats, they had no choice but to take the risk again.

"The Sea God previously opened up a secret realm for us, a space independent of the world, where we can hide soul tools."

After much deliberation, Tang Zhan finally revealed a top secret.

That soul tool was too important to their Haotian Sect. They couldn't afford to lose it. After retrieving it, they had to put it in an absolutely safe place to prevent it from being stolen or destroyed by the royal family of the Sun Moon Empire. Otherwise, all their efforts would have been in vain.

"I need access to that secret realm."

A glint of light flashed in the old man's eyes; Du Bu Si had become interested in that secret realm.

Their sect urgently needs an absolutely safe place as its base, as the previous one has been abandoned.

There was nothing they could do; they had participated in the previous ambush as well, but the other side had only retaliated against Shrek Academy and hadn't yet made a move against their Body Sect.

Who knows what that person is thinking or when they will make their move? They must be prepared.

"I can't make the decision on this matter. I need to go to Shrek Academy to discuss it, and I can only persuade them after I get that soul tool."

Tang Zhan did not refuse. They were all in the same boat now, and only by uniting could they overcome this difficulty and then share the benefits.

As long as they can hold out until the gods of the divine realm make their move, they will have the last laugh. Even if only they are left in the end, they can disperse. After all, the continent is so big that there is enough territory for them to divide up. They could even form an empire without any problem.

Therefore, there is no need for conflict between them; they can cooperate completely.

However, that secret realm was created by the Sea God, and they only have control over one-third of it. The other two parts are in the hands of the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy. Even though the Tang Sect has been destroyed, Shrek Academy will rebuild it with its own manpower.

In the end, the Sea God was still closer to Shrek. What an ingrate! It's a shame that the Clear Sky Sect worked so hard to help him become a god ten thousand years ago.

To get the Body Sect to join, Shrek Academy needs to agree, which requires a significant amount of profit. At the same time, bringing the Body Sect into the fold would also benefit the Clear Sky Sect, increasing their influence and preventing them from being constantly suppressed by Shrek Academy.

The two sides reached an agreement and began preparations, quietly awaiting Ye Xishui's Nine Heavens Tribulation from the Super God Academy.

With Tian Hao's help, Ye Xishui's Nine Heavens Tribulation went smoothly. As for the pain during the tribulation, it was something she had to go through. At the same time, the tribulation was also a process of heaven and earth recognizing Ye Xishui's ascension to godhood.

Only those who achieve level 100 godhood through tribulation will not be suppressed in the plane, because they are gods who belong entirely to this plane, are one of their own, and even enjoy the blessing of the plane's will. Their status is only slightly lower than that of the chosen one of the plane, so they will naturally not be suppressed.

Soon it was time for Ye Xishui to undergo the ninth Heavenly Tribulation. Just as Du Bisi had predicted, all four great empires sent powerful figures to watch. Even Shrek Academy sent people to observe from afar, showing how much importance they attached to this event.

After all, transcending tribulations to become a god was a privilege of the golden age ten thousand years ago, and no one has been able to become a god in the ten thousand years since then.

It's not that the heavenly tribulation was too strong, but rather that they were far too weak compared to the geniuses of ten thousand years ago.

If Ye Xishui succeeds, it will prove that the god-making project can truly create gods, and the golden age of ten thousand years ago will continue in this era, which is of extraordinary significance.

At the same time, the Body Sect and the Haotian Sect secretly took action, having already secretly sailed from the Douling Empire to the south, making a large detour and landing on the west coast of the Sun Moon Empire, thus avoiding the most heavily defended eastern region of the Sun Moon Empire.

The minimum level of those deployed this time is Soul Saint, in order to achieve a swift victory.

"The Sun Moon Royal Guards are deployed in a very dispersed manner, scattered throughout Mingdu. They have also built many high towers as commanding heights, guarded by members of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps. Below are electromagnetic machine guns, and above are electromagnetic sniper rifles and electromagnetic cannons, which can support all areas of Mingdu. This is probably an arrangement made in response to the situation in Tiandou City and Douling City."

In a secluded spot outside Mingdu, a Soul Master with an Eye Martial Soul, after reading the memories of the captured person, reported to Du Busi and Tang Zhan with a solemn expression.

The situation is not good. The Sun Moon Empire has obviously learned from the lessons of how easily the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Fighting Spirit Empire were taken down, and has made special preparations for this.

Although the divine might of a level 100 god is formidable, its range is limited and it can only target ordinary people. Against a soul master, as long as the distance is sufficient, the pressure will not be too great, and at least the electromagnetic soul guide device can be used to counterattack.

Currently, they only have one level 100 god on their side. Even if they expand their divine power to the maximum extent, it will definitely not be able to cover the entire Mingdu.

"There are at least a hundred tall towers; a direct assault is impossible."

Gazing at the distant Ming capital, Tang Zhan's expression was extremely solemn.

The Sun and Moon Empire had clearly made targeted arrangements against the surprise attack by powerful figures. Unless ten level-100 gods joined forces to use their divine power to cover and suppress the entire Ming Capital and destroy those towers immediately, it would be impossible to break through their defensive perimeter.

Their people would only become sitting ducks if they went in.

"Execute the second plan: dig a tunnel from below, first strike the Mingde Hall with force, and if that fails, then go to the Imperial Palace's Hall of Worship."

Poisonous Death was also in a heavy mood. This battle would not be easy, but fortunately they had made preparations in advance and spent several months digging a secret passage outside Mingdu City.

Because it was excavated entirely by hand without using soul power, even the Sun Moon Empire couldn't detect it, and it was far enough to get out of the range of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Legion's electromagnetic weapons.

Once they were out of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Legion's firing range, they could leave freely and then sail out to sea.

Finding them in the vast ocean is no easy task, especially since they've modified the ship to be able to submerge, making it absolutely foolproof.

While the Body Sect and the Clear Sky Sect were secretly taking action, Huo Yuhao was lost in thought in the underground base of the Mingde Hall.

That's right, he was just spacing out, looking like he was deep in thought, but in reality he was using his mental detection skills to sense the soul tools that others were researching and making, and even listening in. He also used the fact that mental power is not limited by terrain to explore most of the Mingde Hall base, and learned the characteristics of its various departments, especially the place where Mingde Hall stored materials and data.

"I really want to move everything out of this place!"

After spying for a while, Huo Yuhao sighed inwardly, wishing he could move the entire Mingde Hall away.

It wasn't until he entered Mingde Hall that he realized the gap between Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Empire was simply incomparable.

If they could pack up and take away all the soul-guided devices here, especially the database deep underground, Shrek Academy's soul-guided system would surely advance by leaps and bounds, reaching the top level in this world.

Unfortunately, Mingde Hall does not currently have any level nine soul masters stationed there, because all the level nine soul masters are at my uncle's Super God Academy. Without level nine soul masters, it means that no one can make level nine soul tools, so we cannot take the opportunity to spy on them.

Now the only solution is to look for it in that database. It is said that it contains blueprints for all the soul tools in the Sun Moon Empire's soul tool system, including even level nine soul tools and soul cannons.

But how do I sneak in?

The Lotus Lantern's teleportation ability also has limitations. He couldn't teleport into that place if he hadn't been there before, and the place was heavily guarded, making it difficult for him to even get close.

A headache!

Just as the headache was starting, a tingling sensation suddenly came from the Eye of Fate between his eyebrows, and a strong sense of crisis instantly overwhelmed him.

Without the slightest hesitation, Huo Yuhao rolled to the ground and scurried under the lab table, curling up and using his Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Martial Soul, which he had never used outside before, to freeze and protect his entire body.

He was initially unaware of the power he received from the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. It wasn't until he fully comprehended the memories left behind by Electrox that he realized it was the power of destiny, a mysterious power that transcends the planes of existence and possesses many incredible abilities, one of which is this early warning ability.

Shrek Academy had a premonition of danger when the Beast God Di Tian attacked last time, and they were sure that danger would strike again this time.

Although I don't understand what dangers might exist in an underground base like Mingde Hall, it's always good to be on guard.

As expected, the Eye of Fate's warning was correct.

The moment he managed to protect himself, a deafening roar erupted, followed by an endless stream of dark green poisonous gas that rapidly spread throughout the base via its passageways and ventilation ducts.

The poison gas has an extremely strong corrosive effect. Defensive soul skills below the Soul Saint level and soul tools below level seven are quickly corroded. Even experts above the Soul Saint level and soul tools above level seven cannot withstand it for too long.

Immediately afterwards, hundreds of figures rushed in, grabbing at the Soul Masters who were still struggling to hold on. A man with strange eyes stepped forward and read the memories of several level-eight Soul Masters.

"It's not here, it should be in the ancestral hall."

While clutching his throbbing head, the man rapidly recounted the findings of his investigation.

"go!"

Poison Undying decisively ordered his troops to head to the Sun and Moon Palace and seize the Hall of Worship there.

The group killed the captured Soul Masters and headed towards the vicinity of the palace via the pre-selected sewers.

It's obviously too late to dig a tunnel now, so they can only quickly get through the sewers. Although it smells bad, they can bear this inconvenience compared to what they are about to obtain.

After those people left, the entire underground laboratory of Mingde Hall was deathly silent. The green poisonous fog inside was pervasive, and even though the teachers from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy above noticed the abnormality, they were unable to enter.

"God help me too!"

After using his mental powers to sense that everyone had left, Huo Yuhao was so excited he wanted to jump for joy.

He had been racking his brains for a while about how to get his hands on all the accumulated resources of Mingdetang, but he didn't expect the opportunity to come so quickly.

Without delay, he used the ultimate ice attribute of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Martial Soul to form a fully enclosed armor that covered his entire body, and breathed through his spiritual sea, thereby ignoring the poisonous gas.

He followed the passage he had already explored to the bottom of Mingde Hall's archives room, using the teleportation ability of the Lotus Lantern to pass through all the doors.

Although the Lotus Lantern's teleportation ability has many limitations, as long as one's mental energy can form a coordinate of sufficient strength, it is still possible to pass through it, at least passing through some portals is not a problem.

He quickly stored all the Mingdetang archives and materials in his spiritual sea, then arrived at a passageway. He glanced at the passageway leading further down, pondered for a moment, and rushed in.

After passing through several doors made of special materials, we finally arrived at a huge underground laboratory.

This laboratory is very large, much larger than the ones mentioned above. It is thirty meters high and over a hundred meters in diameter. In the center stands a huge metal figure, fifteen meters tall, its massive body gleaming with a metallic luster, clearly made of a special metal.

"Soul-guided mech!"

Upon seeing that metallic giant, Huo Yuhao immediately thought of his uncle's soul-guided mecha body, clearly indicating that the Sun Moon Empire was also researching that kind of soul-guided mecha.

However, compared to his uncle's soul-guided mecha, this big guy in front of him not only looked clumsy but also very rudimentary, far from being as perfect as his uncle's. It should still be a half-finished product.

Without much delay, he used his mental power to envelop the huge mecha and store it in his mental sea, then proceeded to loot the numerous soul-guided devices inside the laboratory.

Just by looking at it, you can tell that the soul guidance equipment here is more advanced than the ones above. Moreover, this place is completely sealed and has not been corroded by those poisonous gases. You can take it back and use it directly.

"There's a hidden compartment!"

After storing all the soul-guided devices, Huo Yuhao scanned the area carefully with his mental power again and quickly discovered a hidden compartment.

It was a hidden compartment integrated into the wall, without any mechanisms or soul-guiding patterns. It was just a simple hidden compartment. If it weren't for my exceptional mental perception skills, I would have had a hard time finding it. This simple design was clearly intended to guard against certain perception skills.

After all, most of the Soul Master's perception skills only react to energy, so this simple structure can bypass them.

Out of curiosity, I went over and examined it. Then I placed my palm on the wall and froze it, sticking my palm to the wall. Then I dug out the dark spot.

After pulling it for a full three meters, they discovered a blue gem larger than the palm of their hand, surrounded by a ring of silver-white decorations, with many intricate soul-guiding arrays engraved on it.

"What a huge star sapphire!"

Picking up the sapphire, Huo Yuhao confirmed that it was a star sapphire, the best material for making spatial soul tools. However, the largest soul tool he had ever seen was only the size of a fingernail. This one was bigger than his palm. How big must its internal space be?

After the initial shock, Huo Yuhao didn't bother to sense what was sealed inside; he simply stored it in his spiritual sea and decisively withdrew.

Time was of the essence, and he had to get up there as soon as possible. He also needed to collect the equipment in the laboratory above. Although it had been corroded by the poisonous gas, judging from the rate of corrosion, it was likely that only the outer shell was corroded, and the soul guide core should be undamaged. It could be reused after some repairs.

What Huo Yuhao didn't know was that everything he did was being watched by a figure hidden in a spatial interlayer.

"Daughter, I've already sent you the spirit ring and spirit bone. Just wait to win and become a goddess."

Wearing the kind and gentle demeanor of an old father, Tian Hao had just used this place to send enough soul rings and soul bones to his daughter who was in Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea.

That was an artificial soul beast he created specifically for his daughter, made to look like it was sealed, then stored away with that starlight sapphire, and temporarily created that hidden compartment.