Do the Ancient Clan and Soul Hall Have a Grudge?

[Blood Roar] (Exclusive Customization)

Quality: Mid-grade Spiritual Weapon (Gold)

Attack: 899 Durability: 500/500 Special:

1. Blood Lightning - After any of your Dou Technique are integrated with "Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning", they will gain an additional 35% power increase, 20% reduction in Dou Qi consumption, and 20% reduction in casting time.

2. Soul Roar - When you use Soul Strength- related Dou Technique, your soul damage is increased. The degree of increase depends on your own Soul Strength strength.

3. Armor Break - Any of your attacks will deal an additional 15% damage to those with Dou Qi Armor.

4. Exclusive - Because this equipment is custom-made, its drop rate will be adjusted to the lowest possible level.

Limitation: Special effects are halved after reaching the Dou Zong level, and have no effect on Seven-Star Dou Zong and above.

Description: This item is specially customized for the player who contributed the most to the main storyline "The Canaan Academy Disaster." The attribute enhancements are based on the player's stats and development path. Final materials selected: Blood Lightning Mystic Steel, Ink Beast Iron, and Soul Suppressing Essence.

In the group chat.

Chao Bafang: "Good heavens!"

Zhu Tianpeng: "I exclaimed, 'Wow!'"

Su Yitang: "Wow, my Wind Harp is no longer the best in the world, sob sob!"

Yang Shan: "Stay calm, it's just a mid-grade spiritual weapon, the enhancement is only average."

Yang Shan said that, but his upturned smile was harder to suppress than an AK! In "Battle Through the Heavens," once the equipment is labeled with the suffix "(Exclusive Customization)," it means that the system AI has directly provided the optimal solution based on the player's actual situation!

The difficulty in obtaining this type of equipment is therefore self-evident.

There were fewer than ten pieces of exclusive equipment that were revealed on the forums in the previous life!

Moreover, several of them were ultimately eliminated because their quality level couldn't keep up with the version.

In his previous life, Yang Shan was so envious of the attributes of those custom-made equipment that he would drool with envy.

I never expected to get my own custom-made equipment so quickly.

When Yang Shan first saw the name of this Side Blade, he was worried that its enhancement was aimed at Blood Attribute and Sonic Dou Skills.

As it turns out, "blood" refers to Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning, while "roar" directly uses Soul Strength as a base for amplification.

It also adds the Armor Break attribute to the Dou Qi Armor.

Aside from the lack of speed boost, this "Blood Roar" is truly impeccable!

It can only be said that the game's AI is really strong, and every special boost has been designed to encompass all of Yang Shan's methods.

Powerful and thoughtful.

After replacing the Thunderbolt Blade, Yang Shan's attack attributes also increased significantly:

Player: Yang Shan

Rank: Six-Star Dou Wang

Soul Strength: Spirit Realm Early Stage (269922/300000)

Attack: 2188 (Five-Colored) (Other attributes remain unchanged, so I won't elaborate.) Relying solely on attributes isn't enough; external forces are needed to achieve the Five-Colored Word Seal!

From this moment on, Yang Shan can be called "Half-Step Five-Colored"!

This panel is so impressive it'll make every player on the server drool.

Looking at Yang Shan's expression, Su Qian said smugly, "This Blood Roar was obtained from the ruins and has been in our Jia Nan Academy for over three hundred years. It has never found a suitable master. I believe that only you can fully demonstrate the power of the Blood Roar!"

Yang Shan casually swung his sword twice.

Wow! Quite handy!

It just doesn't feel quite right to cut through the air.

Blood Rampage has a lot of health, so it'll be much easier to kill him.

I just don't know when he'll stir up trouble again.

Yang Shan: "Thank you Great Elder."

Su Qian: "You deserve it! By the way, you ranked first on this Strong Ranking."

The Strong Ranking was forced to be suspended due to the outbreak of Fallen Heart Flame.

However, in this Jia Nan Academy storyline, the combat power of the students on the Strong Ranking has been fully demonstrated.

He helped suppress the Fallen Heart Flame, led a group of students to kill Dou Emperor, and cooperated with all the students in the Inner Courtyard to kill more than twenty Dou Wang.

If Yang Shan isn't given the top spot on the Strong Ranking, not only will the elders object, but the players in the Inner Courtyard won't either! The top five on the Strong Ranking are: Yang Shan, Zi Yan, Xiao Xun'er, Su Yitang, and Xiao Aotian.

Although Xiao Aotian participated in killing Yuan Yi, the leader of the Eight Gates, Su Yitang played a crucial role in repelling Fan Lao leader of the Blood Sect. Later, she cooperated with Yang Shan to eliminate more than twenty Dou Wang.

His contribution points barely exceeded Xiao Aotian's by one point.

The last five are more dramatic.

Liu Qing fought with all his might this time and finally surpassed Lin Xiuya by a hair, ranking sixth.

Seventh is Lin Xiuya, and eighth is Li Batian.

Originally Li Batian's strength was still a bit lacking compared to Yan Hao, but Li Batian gained a lot of points by following Xiao Aotian.

The funniest thing is the Blood Rampage.

Although Blood Rampage's combat strength is still a bit behind Lin Xiuya and Liu Qing, it should be slightly stronger than Li Batian and Yan Hao.

Unfortunately, he directly provoked public outrage and was sent to the resurrection point by the Inner Courtyard players, resulting in Blood Rampage not gaining many Contribution Points.

If it weren't for Blood Rampage's genuine contribution, he wouldn't have been able to hold onto his tenth place!

Su Qian didn't linger; he still needed to take the other students to the Secret Treasure Vault to choose equipment.

Su Qian: "Xiao Xun'er, come with me."

Xiao Xun'er stood up. "Okay, junior, then I..."

Yang Shan: "Senior, you go ahead. I'll get you something. When you come back, we'll eat together."

Xiao Xun'er: "Okay!"

After the two left, Yang Shan continued to monitor the situation in the group chat.

Chao Bafang: "There are posts about the Great God everywhere on the forum now. I can hardly see any posts criticizing the Great God anymore. It seems like everyone is saying that the Great God a very good person."

Zhu Tianpeng: "That Bai Xiaosheng is trying to ride the wave of popularity again, he's been praising our Brother Yang a lot."

Su Yitang: "You should definitely praise him! You guys don't know what happened back then. When Fan Lao was chasing Blood Rampage, he killed players like killing ants. One hit and a whole bunch of them would die! When the boss was blocking the way with his knife, many female players said they were wet on the spot!"

Zhu Tianpeng: "Many female players have already confessed their love to Brother Yang on the forum. Sigh, the Soul Hall’s First Player. I wish I could be that awesome!"

Chao Bafang also exclaimed, "That's right! Killing Dou Emperor right in front of Han Feng, I wish I could be that awesome!"

Su Yitang: "You guys can probably be this awesome in two or three more versions."

Chao Bafang: "Su Meinu, that's a bit of an insult. Are you saying I'm two or three versions behind the Great God?"

Su Yitang: "Pretty much, only this beauty can barely keep up with the boss's pace! Hehe!"

Zhu Tianpeng: "Su Yitang, don't be so smug. My Strange Water Strange Water opportunity is already underway. Once I get my hands on it, there won't be many in the entire server who can defeat me!"

Chao Bafang: "Damn it, the Heaven and Earth Oddities are really hard to deal with. Last time, when the Hero King Manor and Tian Hao Alliance clashed, it took me, Lao Zhu, Ye Suifeng, and the three great masters to barely suppress Hao Yunqi."

Zhu Tianpeng: "That's right! That damn Mystic Yellow Flame, just a wisp of it evaporated all the Beast Water I painstakingly condensed into steam! My defenses, which I'm so proud of, are nothing but a fart in front of him, damn it!"

Yang Shan: "Why are you two having another conflict?"

Zhu Tianpeng: "The Hero King Manor and the Tian Hao Alliance are mainly developing in the Misty Cloud Sect now, competing for missions and resources, and there are small frictions every now and then."

Su Yitang: "By the way, why hasn't Yun Shan come out yet? When will the internal strife in the Jia Ma Empire start?"

Yang Shan: "This version probably won't be released. Yun Shan appeared in the expansion, but there were no scenes of Yun Shan fighting against the leaders of other factions. So the internal strife should officially start in version 2.0. This version is probably the final setup for the internal strife."

Chao Bafang: "That makes sense!"

Zhu Tianpeng: "Unfortunately, I probably won't have time to come to the Black-Corner Region recently. I need to deal with the matter of the Strange Water as soon as possible."

Yang Shan: "The amplification from the Heaven and Earth Oddities can be used indefinitely. Growth-type combat power is definitely more valuable than any equipment Dou Technique at this stage. There are gains and losses."

Chao Bafang: "I also got in touch with the Imperial Family Old Ancestor Jia Xingtian through Yao Ye. Jia Xingtian has already listed me as his successor in the assessment."

Yang Shan: "Tsk, it seems we're in for some fun during the internal strife in the Jia Ma Empire, since we're all on the opposite side of the Misty Cloud Sect."

Chao Bafang: "There are too many players in the Misty Cloud Sect. The rewards for the tasks offered in the sect are generally a level higher than those of other forces. Normal tasks can reward you with Mysterious Rank Low-Level Dou Skills, but in the Misty Cloud Sect you can get Mystic Rank Middle-Level. Moreover, there is the pair of master and disciple sisters, Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran."

Yang Shan: "If you have time later, you can come to the Black-Corner Region on your own. Anyway, I have already given you the coordinates of the Space Wormhole. Just let me know if there is any situation. However, given your current development, the Black-Corner Region should only be a means to fill the gap during the slow period of development. The main focus should be on your own development based on your current opportunities."

Chao Bafang and Zhu Tianpeng could understand the reasoning behind it.

They are human, not gods, and cannot create countless clones from a single hair like the Great Sage Equaling Heaven.

In the Black-Corner Region, the opportunity presented by the Jia Ma Empire must be put on hold.

In the Jia Ma Empire, they could never access the unique development model of the Black-Corner Region.

Therefore, the best approach, as Yang Shan suggested, is to travel between the two locations, prioritizing the opportunities in the Jia Ma Empire, and then return to the Black-Corner Region when the mission is temporarily stalled or when the next phase needs to be completed.

This is the fastest way to maintain development.

Just as the group was engrossed in their conversation, a system notification suddenly sounded: [Attention all players! The recruitment channels for the Serpent-People tribe in the Tagor Desert are now officially open. Players can gain favor with the Serpent-People tribe through quests and thus join their Serpent-People tribe. Note: The Serpent-People tribe possesses a long-standing cultivation tradition, and the tribe treasures several Earth-Rank Cultivation Methods and Combat Skills. Furthermore, Medusa Queen has successfully obtained the Nineteenth-Ranked Flame on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, the "Green Lotus Core Flame," and is preparing to make her mark on the Northwest Continent after advancing her bloodline.]

Chao Bafang: "Holy crap! The Serpent-People tribe lets players join?"

Zhu Tianpeng: "Damn it, they only arrived at this time. I'm afraid many players who were not successful in their original factions will try their luck with the Serpent-People tribe."

Su Yitang: "Boss, boss, what do we do?"

Yang Shan: "You guys can go if you want, but I'm not going for the time being."

Zhu Tianpeng: "No way? Brother Yang, you're the Soul Hall’s First Player! Medusa Queen, aren't you going to find a way to win her over?"

Yang Shan: "I'm too busy. Also, let me give you a heads-up: it's best not to get your eyes on Medusa Queen. My current favorability with Xiao Xun'er is 25. With Medusa's personality, you guys should think about whether you have the ability to win her over!"

Yang Shan had a deep impression of this announcement from his previous life.

Medusa Queen, one of the Great Female Lead in the original novel, even has more screen time than Xiao Xun'er.

Cold, arrogant, and ruthless to the point of killing at the slightest provocation! Killing is as natural to her as eating and drinking, without any psychological burden whatsoever! Ironically, in the original novel, Xiao Yan's protagonist aura was truly off the charts, and both Xiao Xun'er and Medusa were essentially forced into the plot by plot holes.

Serpent-People tribe are born with Snake Spirit. When Medusa Queen used the Green Lotus Core Flame to advance into the "Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python", her soul was temporarily suppressed by the Snake Spirit.

Subsequently, the Snake Spirit followed Xiao Yan because of the Accompanying Amethyst Source, and in the end, it almost recognized him as its master.

Once Medusa Queen regained control of her body and her soul merged, the Snake Spirit's thoughts also influenced Medusa Queen, making it difficult for her to kill Xiao Yan.

Medusa wanted to forcibly kill Xiao Yan to eliminate future troubles, but she was struggling to fight with the Snake Spirit for control of her body. Xiao Yan happened to have a solution, so she had no choice but to become Xiao Yan's bodyguard. Later, when Yao Lao recovered his Soul Strength, Medusa completely lost the opportunity to kill Xiao Yan.

All the way up to the Magma World at the bottom of the Heavenly Flame Training Tower of the Jia Nan Academy.

Xiao Yan refined the Fallen Heart Flame, but due to its side effects, he lost his mind and had an encounter with Medusa Queen that would almost certainly trigger a "Online Health Questionnaire" in the current game.

Xiao Yan Yi's powerful genes led to an instant attraction to Medusa Queen Medusa Queen, who became pregnant. This was the result of their growing affection and the eventual union of their hearts.

If any of the various coincidences had been missing, or if even one link in the chain had been omitted, Xiao Yan would already be dead!

Even the main characters in the original novel needed to exploit bugs, let alone players in the game? Moreover, Yang Shan seriously suspected that those lousy planners at Tian Yao Company never intended for players to romance Medusa Queen! Xiao Yan could exploit bugs, so how could Tian Yao Company allow players to exploit bugs?

From the game company's perspective, using Medusa Queen as bait to keep players in suspense is a wonderful thing! Because Medusa Queen's character is so easy to exploit! In my previous life, the number of players who wanted to woo Medusa Queen and actually did it was conservatively estimated to be around three million.

With three million players, how could you not find a few experts at picking up girls? But in the end, not a single player could raise Medusa's favorability to over 20 points! Including Xiao Aotian! Moreover, Medusa Queen is different from Xiao Xun'er.

Xiao Xun'er's training locations are constantly changing, and she may even return to the Ancient Clan.

It is already difficult for players to get close to Xiao Xun'er.

Medusa Queen is located in the Tagor Desert, making it relatively easy for players to encounter her! He knew from the conversation he overheard between Xiao Xun'er and Ling Ying while he was sleeping that Xiao Xun'er was about to leave Jia Nan Academy for Central Plains.

Yang Shan will not see Xiao Xun'er for a long time, so based on his previous life, Yang Shan does not plan to waste time on NPCs that he can never win over.

If the opportunity arises in the future, and we become stronger, we might be able to discuss cooperation or a deal with Medusa Queen.

After all, although Medusa Queen was extremely cold and ruthless, she was also too proud. She was so proud that once she made a promise, she would never go back on it and would complete it flawlessly! In my previous life, there was a player who used his contributions to the Serpent-People tribe to ask Medusa Queen to help him hunt down another player.

As a result, after Medusa Queen agreed, she forcibly broke into the Luoyan Empire and killed that player three times before she stopped!

Asking NPCs to kill players caused quite a stir at the time.

Yang Shan pondered:

"The Serpent-People tribe has started recruiting players. In a while, there should be more conflicts with the Four Great Empires, right? War is a good opportunity to collect souls. Once things are over in the Black-Corner Region, I can go there."

After closing the group chat, Yang Shan fiddled with the tea on the table and suddenly spoke:

"Senior, there's still quite a bit of tea left from the senior's brew. Wouldn't it be a waste not to drink it?"

Ling Ying has a 10-point favorability rating towards Yang Shan, which is why Yang Shan dared to invite Ling Ying to appear at this time.

After all, his identity had already been exposed during his sleep when Ling Ying and Xiao Xun'er were talking.

Ling Ying emerged from the shadows, her hands clasped behind her back.

In front of Xiao Xun'er, he was an old servant.

But in Yang Shan's presence, he was Dou Huang expert! Yang Shan poured Ling Ying a cup of tea:

"Senior, please."

Ling Ying: "You called me out here, surely not for idle chatter!"

Ling Ying has high hopes for Yang Shan's future and is also grateful that Yang Shan can fill the void in Xiao Xun'er's life to some extent.

Therefore, Ling Ying was willing to give Yang Shan some patience, and even guidance.

Unexpectedly, Yang Shan's first question was, "Senior, what is Ancient Clan?"

Ling Ying: "Kid, keep what you hear to yourself and don't ask around! You should understand that some things are better left unsaid than known!"

Yang Shan smiled bitterly:

"I have to ask, mainly because I want to know if the Ancient Clan and that Soul Hall have a grudge?"

"Soul Hall?"

Upon hearing these two words, Ling Ying's expression also turned serious:

"How do you know about the Soul Hall?"

Yang Shan: "Some time ago, when I was returning to the Black-Corner Region from the Jia Ma Empire, I wanted to finish up the mission I had previously undertaken with the Enforcement Team, so I went to Thousand Speck City to kill a Dou Wang. However, I didn't expect that Dou Wang was following behind the Thousand Speck City Lord, Ban Lao."

"But I have Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning, and I've also taken Fifth Grade Aura Concealing Pill, so I'm not worried about being discovered. I might as well just follow them. These two can't stay together forever, but I didn't expect..."

At this point, Yang Shan's expression became extremely serious:

"That Ban Lao went to see a Black-Clothed Man who was emanating black energy!"

Ling Ying: "Black mist? Black-Clothed Man?"

Yang Shan: "Yes! That Black-Clothed Man must have been much stronger than Ban Lao. I didn't dare to run away for fear of being caught. Then I saw that Black-Clothed Man pull out the soul of that Dou Wang in one swift motion!"

"What?"

Ling Ying had just raised her teacup when she unconsciously put it down again:

"Go on!"

Yang Shan's voice grew even heavier. "I overheard the Black-Clothed Man talking to Ban Lao. The Black-Clothed Man said that Ban Lao was sincere. If he could kill the little girl with the bloodline of an Ancient Clan hidden in the Jia Nan Academy, he would give Ban Lao the opportunity to join the Soul Hall. He might even use a secret technique to allow Ban Lao to directly break through to the Dou Zong!"

Ling Ying slammed the stone table to pieces with one slap. "The Soul Hall, those dead rats in the gutter, not only sneaked into the Black-Corner Region to steal souls, but they even dared to set their sights on the young lady?"