Douluo: The Rebirth of the Supreme King Dong'er

"How a Soul Engineer's rank is assessed depends on their core formation. If you can inscribe a core formation of a certain rank and your own cultivation keeps up, then you are a Soul Engineer of that rank."

"Whether you are minoring in the Soul Tool Department or majoring in it, your initial studies have only one purpose: building a foundation."

"Teacher Zou." After Zou Mengyao finished speaking, Wang Dong'er said, "Huo Yuhao is the only one who needs to learn how to make Soul Tools."

"Xiao Xiao and I are only here to learn how to use all kinds of Soul Tools and gain some basic knowledge."

Rather than becoming angry or confused after hearing Wang Dong'er's words, Zou Mengyao revealed an approving expression.

"Not bad. It seems your goals are all very clear. Still, I suggest that you first study the basic lessons on crafting Soul Tools. Only by truly taking part in practical work will you gain a deeper understanding of how to use Soul Tools."

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Red Center

Mountain ranges stretched endlessly, but one peak among them soared steeply into the clouds. Its sheer cliffs on three sides gleamed with a cold light beneath the sun, like the fangs of some enormous beast.

The pink-and-blue-haired girl looked up from the foot of the mountain. A sea of clouds churned between the ridges, yet it reached only halfway up the most perilous peak.

"I'm back for the second time..." Wang Dong'er murmured as she looked at that steepest mountain.

Since leaving the Clear Sky Sect, aside from returning once to obtain her third soul ring, this was her second time coming back.

And this time, she had returned to prepare for the trip to the Extreme North.

"Teacher, make sure you hide yourself well later."

"I know." Electrolux's voice sounded beside Wang Dong'er's ear.

After the previous experience of guiding the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, Electrolux had fallen asleep. His spiritual awareness had recovered somewhat during that time, and now he had finally awakened once more.

With Electrolux's awakening, the Method of Soul Spirits also began to be gradually developed from its initial framework into a complete method.

However, the only sample Electrolux currently had for the Method of Soul Spirits was the symbiotic relationship between Huo Yuhao and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. Their condition was itself a special case, so using it as the foundation for fully developing the Method of Soul Spirits was not universal enough.

Thus, to truly derive the Method of Soul Spirits in full, they needed a soul beast with extremely high intelligence, like Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, to willingly cooperate.

Without question, that meant finding the Ice Empress.

Relatively speaking, Wang Dong'er only knew more about the Ice Empress.

However, finding the Ice Empress was one matter, while protecting her own life was another. Naturally, she would make use of every resource available to her.

That was why she had returned to the Clear Sky Sect.

The current Clear Sky Sect was hidden atop these perilous peaks and sheer cliffs. There was only one path up the mountain, and even that was merely more passable in comparison to the other three utterly impassable cliff faces.

Wang Dong'er released her martial soul and flew along the mountain path. Only when she reached the place halfway up the mountain where it entered the clouds did she stop to rest briefly.

At the same time, a group of gray-clothed figures quietly emerged from the mist. Black light flickered in Wang Dong'er's right hand, and the Clear Sky Hammer immediately appeared in her grasp.

Upon seeing the Clear Sky Hammer, the gray-clothed figures immediately bowed to Wang Dong'er.

"Young Sect Master, you have returned!" said the gray-clothed man at the front.

"Mm."

Wang Dong'er put away the Clear Sky Hammer as well. She nodded at the gray-clothed figures and asked, "Are the First Sect Master and Second Sect Master in Haotian Fortress?"

The First Sect Master and Second Sect Master were the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape. Their human names on the Douluo Continent were Niu Tian and Tai Tan respectively.

It was not as though the elders of the Clear Sky Sect had never entertained other thoughts. However, compared to Niu Tian and Tai Tan, two "Limit Douluo" who had returned after being gilded in the Divine Realm, the strongest person in the entire Clear Sky Sect was only an elder at Rank 98, a Super Douluo. They had no ability to resist at all.

"Both the First Sect Master and Second Sect Master are in Haotian Fortress." The gray-clothed man who had spoken earlier answered Wang Dong'er's question again.

"The two Sect Masters have missed you terribly lately, Young Sect Master."

Wang Dong'er neither confirmed nor denied it. She passed through the ethereal clouds along the mountain path, and when she looked up again, a gray ancient fortress had emerged atop the mountain above the sea of clouds.

After passing through the arched main gate engraved with the words "Haotian Fortress," the Clear Sky Sect's true foundation was laid out before her.

Quite a few Clear Sky Sect disciples she encountered along the way bowed to Wang Dong'er without exception, addressing her as the Young Sect Master.

Haotian Fortress had four levels in total. The "underground" level was used to store supplies and the like, while of the three levels above it, the first was home to the Clear Sky Sect's direct descendants and branch members, and the second housed the sect elders and served as the place for receiving guests.

The final third level was where Niu Tian, Tai Tan, and Wang Dong'er lived.

"First Uncle, Second Uncle."

Inside the largest room on the third level, Wang Dong'er pushed open the door and entered. Seated in the place of honor was a middle-aged man with long blue hair, dressed in fitted white clothes. Beside him sat a middle-aged man in gray robes with short black hair.

These two were Niu Tian and Tai Tan.

On the surface, one was merely a Rank 99 Limit Douluo, while the other was a Rank 98 Super Douluo. Who could have imagined that they had once been gilded in the Divine Realm?

"Dong'er, why did you suddenly have time to come back? Were you bullied at the academy?" Niu Tian asked with a smile.

Wang Dong'er thought, I actually was, but it was not yet time to play that card. Instead, she said, "First Uncle, Second Uncle, did my parents really just go on a long journey?"

Upon hearing that, both men's expressions immediately changed.

"I keep feeling that I can hear another voice. He says he is my father..."

Niu Tian and Tai Tan looked at each other. In the end, Niu Tian asked, "Did he say what his name was?"

Wang Dong'er shook her head. "I couldn't hear it clearly, but sometimes he calls me Xiao Qi. There is also another name I can't make out clearly. It seems like he is calling me that as well."

Niu Tian and Tai Tan exchanged another glance. Ever since the ritual had succeeded, they had wanted to address Wang Dong'er by her "real name," but they had held back out of concern that it might disrupt Tang San's plans. They had never expected Tang San himself to appear instead.

However, judging by Wang Dong'er's description, Tang San seemed to still be in a rather special state. It appeared that she might have returned this time because there was something to deal with.

The two of them understood this point extremely well. The reason they had descended to the Lower Realm was to serve as the most basic safeguard for Tang San's plans on the Douluo Continent.

"So your return this time is related to that voice?" Tai Tan could not help asking.

"That's right." Wang Dong'er nodded. "That voice told me that there is an opportunity awaiting me in the Extreme North, but only after I reach the Extreme North can he know what kind of opportunity it is."

"There is an opportunity in the Extreme North?" Tai Tan scratched his head blankly.

Niu Tian, on the other hand, stroked his chin and began pondering Tang San's intentions.

Neither of them knew that this was entirely a reason Wang Dong'er had made up on the spot. She merely wanted to trick them into going out as her muscle.

After all, compared with explanations such as Wang Dong'er having developed the Method of Soul Spirits herself or having an otherworldly soul as her teacher, it was far more convenient to pin everything directly on Tang San.

As long as it was attributed to Tang San, Niu Tian and Tai Tan would start overthinking it themselves.

After a long moment of silence, Niu Tian and Tai Tan finally said, "Since things have come to this, we will not hide much more from you."

"Actually, your father is an indomitable powerhouse. It is merely because of certain special reasons that he cannot appear here right now and can only guide you in this manner."

They really believed it!

Wang Dong'er vaguely felt as though a Red Center mask had appeared on her face. While the iron was hot, she asked, "Then what kind of place is the Extreme North?"

Even though Niu Tian and Tai Tan had trained in the Divine Realm, it had only strengthened their power. They had no understanding of conversational manipulation and were immediately drawn completely into Wang Dong'er's trap.

The Extreme North

Under Wang Dong'er's sentence-by-sentence guidance, the two of them gained an increasingly clear understanding of "Tang San's plan."

First of all, as a father, Tang San undoubtedly "loved" his daughter very much.

Therefore, this was a plan meant to improve Wang Dong'er's strength and potential. They needed to search the Extreme North for an elusive opportunity.

What was in the Extreme North? Wang Dong'er might not know, but Niu Tian and Tai Tan knew perfectly well.

As a place rarely entered by humans, even the outer regions of the Extreme North saw few visitors. Yet this was not only because of the Extreme North's harsh environment, but also because of its soul beasts.

Compared to a Soul Beast Habitat like the Star Dou Forest, which gathered the vast majority of soul beast species and attributes across the continent, the Extreme North was basically home only to ice-attributed soul beasts. Furthermore, enhanced by the environment, even the most ordinary ice-attributed soul beasts there were somewhat stronger than ice-attributed soul beasts elsewhere.

Among soul beasts, there was a saying that any soul beast with two hundred thousand years of cultivation was a fierce beast. The Extreme North had three such fierce beasts, known as the Three Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North.

Ranked first was the Snow Empress. Her true form was the Heavenly Snow Woman, and she was a super fierce beast nearing seven hundred thousand years of cultivation. She also possessed great prestige among the soul beasts of the Extreme North.

Ranked second was the Ice Empress. Her true form was an Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion. She was the leader of the Ice Scorpion clan and had nearly four hundred thousand years of cultivation.

Last was the Titan Snow Demon King, also the leader of the Titan Snow Demon clan, with nearly three hundred thousand years of cultivation.

Were Niu Tian and Tai Tan afraid? Of course not. There was no one on the Douluo Continent worthy of their fear. The question was, what kind of opportunity could possibly be worth bringing Wang Dong'er to wander through an environment as dangerous as the Extreme North?

Still, out of trust in Tang San, the two decided to obey Tang San's "divine decree."

If things truly went wrong, one of them could simply break his seal and forcibly resolve the matter at the price of being expelled from this realm.

After exchanging looks, Niu Tian cleared his throat twice and said, "Dong'er, you have not returned in so long. Rest properly this time. In a couple of days, your First Uncle and Second Uncle will personally take you to the Extreme North to seek that opportunity."

"Really?" Wang Dong'er's eyes sparkled so brightly that Niu Tian and Tai Tan could hardly bear it. They nodded repeatedly. "Of course it's true. How could we possibly lie to you?"

Only after receiving their assurance did Wang Dong'er turn and leave, heading toward her room. Her expression was no longer the same as before.

"Big Brother, why did Tang San meet Xiao Qi himself instead of telling us first?" Tai Tan scratched his head and asked Niu Tian after Wang Dong'er left.

"I don't know either. But since it was Tang San's decision, there is no need for us to ask further." Niu Tian smiled. "Tang San is now a God King."

"However, I believe he has not formally met Xiao Qi yet. He merely directed Xiao Qi to find us so that she could build the foundation necessary to ascend to the Divine Realm in the future."

At that, Tai Tan chuckled foolishly. "But when can we let Xiao Qi know what her real name is?"

"Let's wait a little longer. At least until Tang San and Xiao Qi have fully recognized each other. By then, Xiao Qi should be able to recover her memories of the Divine Realm."

Inside Wang Dong'er's room on the third level of Haotian Fortress.

"Your two uncles are no ordinary people." Electrolux suddenly said.

"Indeed, they are extraordinary. They descended from this world's Divine Realm. The strand of spiritual awareness energy you devoured belongs to Sea God Tang San, who is closely connected to them," Wang Dong'er explained.

"So that is how it is... No wonder I always felt the aura of spiritual awareness on them. It seems it was because they had been touched by that Tang San." Electrolux said.

"However, the secret on your body seems to conflict with theirs. Will there be a problem?"

"It does not matter." Wang Dong'er shook her head. "As long as Tang San does not personally appear before them, there will be no problem."

Thinking of the Plane Will that had appeared when Wang Dong'er guided the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, Electrolux did not ask further about the matter.

After staying at the Clear Sky Sect for two days, Niu Tian and Tai Tan took Wang Dong'er away from the sect and headed straight for the Extreme North.

This time, Wang Dong'er had directly requested leave from Shrek Academy for an entire month.

If an ordinary person dared to request such a long leave without reason, they would simply be expelled without discussion. But upon hearing it was Wang Dong'er, Du Weilun immediately waved his hand and approved it.

If he could not afford to provoke her, could he not at least avoid her?

It would be nice to let Shrek Academy have a peaceful month.

To say nothing else, after Wang Dong'er embarrassed him during the freshman class assignment assembly, his mobilization speeches to the students had become far less effective than before. He no longer had that commanding presence where a single raised arm from the Dean of Studies would bring the students shouting in agreement.

The Extreme North was located along the northern border of the Heaven Dou Empire. The Clear Sky Sect was already near the Heaven Dou Empire's capital, so it was not too far from the Extreme North.

With Niu Tian and Tai Tan taking her along, their speed was naturally much faster than Wang Dong'er flying by herself.

The farther north they traveled, the colder the temperature became. However, this bit of cold meant nothing to Niu Tian and Tai Tan.

What surprised them was that Wang Dong'er also seemed completely unaffected, as though she did not fear the cold at all.

They did not question Wang Dong'er about it. With Tang San involved, being able to do something like this was hardly unusual.

"Dong'er, we have now officially entered the outer region of the Extreme North. Have you received any new guidance?"

Wang Dong'er closed her eyes and pretended to sense something for a while.