Bibi Dong Is Going to Attack the Star Dou Great Forest? Arrival at the Ming Dou Mountain Range!

The Sun Moon Empire!

Bei Bei's great-great-grandfather was Mu En, master of Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion, and Shrek Academy was precisely the high-end fighting force with which the Douluo Continent opposed the Sun Moon Empire.

Tang Ya had always clung to the belief that the Tang Sect's decline had been caused by the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Tools.

Most importantly, once the three peerless geniuses went to the Sun Moon Empire, they would inevitably grow into high-end fighting forces on its side.

When that time came, wouldn't the Douluo Continent be in danger?

"That's right. We are indeed going to enroll at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy."

Lin Bai handed the manuals for the Mysterious Heaven Skill and the Purple Demon Eye to Qian Renxue and Tang Ya, respectively, then turned around and raised an eyebrow.

"Is there a problem?"

Bei Bei took a deep breath and fell silent for a moment before speaking.

"With your talent for Twin Martial Souls, I can recommend you for admission to Shrek Academy."

"As for your two friends, they can enter Shrek Academy with you too."

"Shrek is the number one Soul Master Academy on the continent. There..."

Lin Bai smiled faintly, shook his head, and said,

"You mean the Shrek Academy where the outer court practices running laps, and the inner court is obliged to risk their lives fighting Evil Soul Masters?"

"Sorry, we're entering a Soul Master Academy to learn. Strictly speaking, we should be considered consumers."

"But Shrek Academy treats consumers' lives as tools for accumulating so-called honor. Countless students have died at the hands of Evil Soul Masters."

"Perhaps you consider those deaths glorious, but I have no interest in your glory."

Lin Bai then turned his gaze toward Tang Ya once more.

"Sect Master Tang, the Tang Sect's decline didn't stem from Soul Tools, but from being set in its ways."

"The Tang Sect was once the number one sect on the continent. It could have been among the first to come into contact with and study Soul Tools, securing a leading position on the Douluo Continent."

"But it was precisely because of the Tang Sect's traditional way of thinking that it missed that opportunity, leading to its present situation."

"Still, since we've made a deal, I might as well give you a few pointers."

"The Tang Sect Secret Arts you possess are still bargaining chips you can bring to the table. If you used them as a foundation to develop the Tang Sect in the Sun Moon Empire..."

"Perhaps things would be much better than they are now."

With those words, Lin Bai turned and left, taking Qian Renxue and Huo Yutong with him.

"Perhaps we'll meet again at the Continental Soul Master Academy Tournament!"

Spirit City, Douluo Hall.

"Attack the Star Dou Great Forest and hunt a Hundred Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast?"

In the great hall, all the Spirit Hall offerings, led by Qian Daoliu, had fallen silent.

Bibi Dong looked at them calmly and spoke.

"I'm sure all of you offerings have seen the fate that awaits our Spirit Hall. The simplest way to change that fate is to increase Spirit Hall's strength."

"If I obtain a Million-Year Soul Ring, my path to godhood will be smooth sailing!"

"I have also ordered a continent-wide hunt for everyone named Tang San, as well as the organization known as the Tang Sect."

"If we can kill Tang San in advance, then after I become a god, I can unite the Douluo Continent and make Spirit Hall great again!"

Bibi Dong's voice echoed through Douluo Hall, and several of the offerings were somewhat tempted.

Many of Spirit Hall's offerings belonged to the pro-war faction, but Qian Daoliu had always stressed that Spirit Hall's expansion must not affect innocent civilians, and so their desire for war had been held in check.

Now, however, Bibi Dong had openly put the words "unite the Douluo Continent" on the table, and that made things different.

"I understand. But it would be unwise to send troops into the Star Dou Great Forest rashly. We still need to make some preparations."

Qian Daoliu pondered for a moment before speaking to Bibi Dong.

"Let's wait until the Sky Screen opens again and see whether we can gather any new information."

"After the next Sky Screen, the offerings will cooperate with the Pope and the elders to attack the Star Dou Great Forest!"

Having received a satisfactory answer, Bibi Dong left at once, a flicker of delight in her eyes.

Immediately afterward, however, the Third Offering, Azure Luan Douluo, came over and spoke to Qian Daoliu in a low voice.

"Big brother, are we really going to hand the Million-Year Soul Ring over to Bibi Dong?"

"That woman has the heart of a wolf and the ambition of a wild beast. If she obtains the Million-Year Soul Ring, even we will have trouble keeping her in check!"

Qian Daoliu's expression remained unchanged as he spoke calmly.

"The waters of the Star Dou Great Forest run deep. You don't understand."

"This time, we only need to prepare to return empty-handed."

"After all, we aren't the only ones watching the Sky Screen!"

The Star Luo Empire's Ming Dou Mountain Range, stretching for a hundred thousand li!

As a pass jointly guarded by the three great empires—the Sun Moon Empire, the Star Luo Empire, and the Heavenly Soul Empire—the Ming Dou Mountain Range had always been defended by large Soul Engineer legions.

On the ground, many soldiers in standard-issue Star Luo Empire heavy Soul Tool armor patrolled, while above them, Soul Tools piloting Flying Soul Tools kept watch over the situation.

Lin Bai, Qian Renxue, and Huo Yutong walked slowly along with the stream of people heading toward the pass.

They had not come by carriage. Instead, they had rented Flying Soul Tools from the surrounding cities and traveled from the Star Dou Great Forest to the Ming Dou Mountain Range in just five days.

The stream of people passing through the Ming Dou Mountain Range's pass toward the Sun Moon Empire was bustling. Many of them were merchants dealing in Soul Tools and rare metals.

"Brother, once we reach the Sun Moon Empire, will the two of us be studying Soul Tools too?"

Hearing Qian Renxue's question, Lin Bai smiled and explained.

"Yutong has a spiritual-type Martial Soul, so naturally she should learn to make Soul Tools. It'll be very beneficial to her future development."

"Your Martial Soul, on the other hand, is already exceptionally powerful. You only need to learn how to use some Soul Tools to further strengthen yourself."

"Researching and making Soul Tools, and using them, can actually be divided into two paths. They don't conflict with each other."

"As for me, I have a few little inventions of my own that I'd like to discuss with Illustrious Virtue Hall."

Hearing Lin Bai's rather conceited words, the people around them couldn't help glancing over.

Illustrious Virtue Hall was the very heart of Soul Tool research in the Sun Moon Empire.

Where did this kid get the confidence to think he could discuss Soul Tools of his own creation with Illustrious Virtue Hall?

Who did he think he was? Could he be a legendary Level 10 Soul Engineer?

Amid the crowd, however, an old man and a young girl were both looking in Lin Bai's direction, strange lights flickering in their eyes.

The old man was short but extremely fat, and his magnificent black robe was covered in intricate golden embroidery,

While the girl beside him wore spotless white martial attire. Her long silver hair was gathered entirely to her right side and tied in a ponytail, and her features were exquisitely delicate.

Most striking of all were her eyes: they were bloodred, as though blood were about to drip from them.

"Wow, what a handsome young man!"

Hearing his precious granddaughter's infatuated voice beside him, the black-robed old man smiled helplessly.

His gaze, too, was fixed on Lin Bai.

"Teaching Soul Tool production and Soul Tool usage separately, with the two proceeding in parallel..."

"Heh, interesting."

Elsewhere, a sudden commotion broke out among the people queuing to enter the pass.

A broad-shouldered, broad-backed middle-aged man with bronze skin and a height of nearly two meters had arrived at the front of the line, riding a magnificent steed covered in black dragon scales.

Brilliant golden hair fell loose around his head, his facial contours were hard and sharp, and his gaze was steady.

More than a dozen personal guards followed at his side, one of them carrying a large banner.

The character on the banner was sharply angular, as though hewn with a blade and axe, against a background bearing the image of a roaring platinum tiger.

Dai!

Huo Yutong seized Lin Bai's hand, her palm icy cold.

"He's the White Tiger Duke, Dai Hao!"