Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Clay, the Creator of All Things

To put it bluntly, a master sculptor is someone who has a certain level of respectability within the art world, a group of people who share common interests or are simply trying to appear cultured.

Of course, making money is real money.

Especially with the support of Ning Fengya, who enjoys pretentious refinement, and some veteran artists who genuinely love art, he was awarded this master-level title.

Two orders, each worth 10,000 gold soul coins, instantly filled his wallet.

But this is already the limit for this industry.

Because one order came from the royal family and the other from the Spirit Hall.

All of them require statues that are over ten meters tall, but fortunately the requirement is for meticulous restoration, rather than starting from scratch.

Even so, it still took Lu Yan twenty days in total.

Although there is a reason why he cannot reveal the upper limit of his soul power.

Although a daily wage of 1,000 gold soul coins is indeed incredibly tempting.

However, Lu Yan himself had not forgotten his main purpose in coming to Tiandou City.

One of his activities was to visit the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy and browse its collection of books.

The second reason was to seek out Dugu Yan in order to obtain the immortal herb and to gain Dugu Bo's powerful backing.

The third reason is to contact Ye Lingling to see if her therapeutic abilities can help with my research on meridian theory.

Fourthly, obtain information about the earth elemental spirits related to the second soul ring.

And to find reliable helpers who can assist him in hunting soul beasts.

In any case, it seems impossible for him to defeat a thousand-year-old soul beast of the same type on his own right now, and even high-level top-tier soul beasts over five hundred years old are unlikely to be able to defeat him.

Even though he has now reached level sixteen, almost level seventeen.

He would be completely restrained; even now, he wouldn't be confident in taking on a five-hundred-year-old rock lizard one-on-one.

Of the four objectives mentioned above, only the fourth one, the Gold Soul Coin, can be of some help; the others are completely useless if you rely solely on Gold Soul Coins.

Their main focus naturally wouldn't be on making money.

In fact, Lu Yan doesn't even plan to accept many orders for statues in the future.

He has achieved his goal.

That is, having a certain status in Tiandou City allows him to access more connections, resources, and intelligence channels.

This was something he had planned on his way to Tiandou City alone.

What kind of waves can a one-ring Soul Master stir up in an imperial capital like Heaven Dou City?

Even though his status has been elevated considerably by Yu Xiaogang's farce, his potential is only that of a Soul King, which is nothing special in the capital.

The path of becoming a Soul Master is a dead end.

But to stay alive, one must be quick-witted.

Then Lu Yan had a flash of inspiration: Why don't I just not take the Soul Master route!

They live a nocturnal lifestyle, resting in the soil during the day and riding clay donkeys at night.

After spending twenty-five days and traveling more than ten thousand miles, Lu Yan finally arrived at Tiandou City.

After being amazed by this fantastical megacity, Lu Yan spent a few days getting used to the environment.

He then paid to join a shady organization called the Sculptors Guild.

Although it's a shady operation, at least it has some industry-related information.

After assessing the risks, Lu Yan disregarded the possibility of the fossils turning into mud, which could potentially expose his ability to "burrow underground."

He decisively rose to fame in the industry thanks to his formidable sculpting skills.

The next step is naturally to build connections and expand one's social circle.

This would allow him to make contact with pretentious nobles or those who could help him infiltrate the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy.

Ning Fengya met Lu Yan during this process.

Moreover, it was Ning Fengya who guessed Lu Yan's true identity first.

Master, you're amazing!

Of course, it wasn't a big deal that Ning Fengya exposed Lu Yan's disguised identity; his true identity wasn't something he couldn't reveal.

However, this person's purpose was also bizarre; he actually wanted to use this as leverage to force Lu Yan to make a "figurine" for him.

That's right, it's figurines, but they have to be exquisite pagoda-shaped ones.

He said he wanted to use this to study methods of mimicry in spiritual practice.

But is it right for you to require a girl to ride on your tower?

Isn't this Tower Girl?

However, it was through this connection that Lu Yan got in touch with Ning Fengya.

Later, it was through this person's recommendation that I joined the association I am in today.

Later, as Lu Yan became more familiar with Ning Fengya, he also gained a deeper understanding of her.

Ning Fengya is a direct disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, ranking the same as the sect leader.

16 years old, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul, Level 6 Innate Soul Power, Level 28 Great Soul Master.

Given the resources and training available to the direct descendants of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, his level should have been even higher.

However, this guy spends a lot of time on his hobbies.

For example, in painting, Lu Yan later discovered that this guy actually had painting skills that seemed pretty good by this world standards.

He didn't get his membership in the association by virtue of his background; he genuinely possessed the ability to do so.

Therefore, Lu Yan was willing to share his painting insights with him.

Over time, their relationship actually got better and better.

They even helped elevate Lu Yan to the level of a master.

Although, according to him, Lu Yan has that level of ability and should be in that position.

But Lu Yan accepted this friend.

Moreover, the two now co-own an art studio.

The name was chosen by Lu Yan; it's called the Creation of All Things Visual Art Studio.

The general idea is: Let art give all things a second life.

Ning Fengya had no objection to the name; in fact, she thought it had a good meaning.

And so it was decided: Ning Fengya would provide the venue, and Lu Yan would provide the "name" and skills, with the profits split 50/50 between them.

Because the location provided by Ning Fengya is indeed incredibly good.

Its only advantage is its location in the center of Heaven Dou City, at the intersection of the Soul Master area and the Noble District.

And that area even reached about 500 square meters.

The annual rent will not be less than 30,000 gold soul coins.

Of course, since the venue belongs to Ning Fengya, there is no need for rent, but it still needs to be included in the cost.

After leaving the association with Ning Fengya, Lu Li naturally boarded the carriage with her.

They were riding in Ning Fengya's carriage, which was far superior to the carriage Lu Yan rode in from the association.

Those despicable rich people.

Fortunately, this wealthy person has now become his business partner and also his "roommate".

Although this "room" is a bit large, it occupies a total area of ​​nearly 300 square meters.

"Brother Ning, are you going back to the studio tonight too?" Lu Yan asked Ning Fengya as soon as he got into the carriage.

This person rarely lives in the studio; he usually stays at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School headquarters to cultivate.

"After a two-day trip, you should at least give yourself a break!" Ning Fengya stopped pretending when she saw that there were no outsiders around, stretched, and lay down in a relaxed position.

However, his next words delighted Lu Yan: "The matter you asked me to handle has yielded results."

Chapter 54 The Great Soul Arena, Defying Heaven's Logic

"How did it go? Did it work?" Upon hearing this, Lu Yan was immediately overjoyed.

The matter he asked Ning Fengya to handle was naturally obtaining admission to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Given his talent and background, he simply did not meet the admission requirements of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, so he could only rely on recommendations from others.

“Brother Lu, why ask such a question? Since it was something I set up, how could it not be true?” Ning Fengya raised his head with a smug look, then took out a letter of recommendation and tossed it to Lu Yan.

"Okay, okay." Lu Yan took the letter of recommendation, glanced at it, and immediately showered Ning Fengya with compliments, saying things like "good brother, you're awesome."

"Come on," Ning Fengya interrupted Lu Yan's flattery. "I secretly drew a few more full-body portraits within the sect. Can you take a look?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Ning Fengya took out several paintings from her storage soul tool.

"Brother Ning, you've made great progress!" Lu Yan praised Ning Fengya after glancing at the paintings.

This wasn't just Lu Yan saying something nice; Ning Fengya did indeed have some talent, but she had focused all her talent on painting beautiful women.

However, at such a young age, he has already grasped the true essence of painting, showing great potential as a pervert.

"Authentic?" Ning Fengya looked at Lu Yan with some suspicion.

He was starting to doubt whether Lu Yan was just trying to fool him.

"It's naturally authentic, but I think there are some minor adjustments that could make it even better."

After speaking, Lu Yan took one of the paintings and spread it out on the small table prepared in the luxurious carriage.

He then took out some paint from his storage soul guide ring.

He summoned his martial spirit clay, transforming it into several tiny tentacles. He dipped these tentacles in paint and used them as brushes to paint and modify the artwork.

While making revisions, Lu Yan analyzed with Ning Fengya which parts of his painting still had room for improvement.