Soul Palace Branch Hall

As an assassin organization, the Bloodshed Hall is not suitable for being exposed in the open.

Therefore, to the outside world, Black Seal City is jointly controlled by the Heavenly Yin Sect and the Rakshasa Gate.

The Eight Gates, along with other industries in Black Seal City, including its manpower, were mostly absorbed by the three forces.

The headquarters of the Eight Gates has now become the Black Seal City Lord's Mansion, with the Heavenly Yin Sect and the Rakshasa Gate each sending a Nine-Star Dou Wang to oversee it.

And the Bloodshed Hall can be considered to have a true "headquarters".

It's not inside the city, but high up on the mountain north of Black Seal City.

There is a hidden complex of buildings there, a "paradise" that Yuan Yi built with a lot of resources.

The former Great Elder, Second Elder, and Third Elder of the Eight Gates were all invited to visit there.

Go in with your back straight, and come out with your back bent.

Of course, now only about ten maids remain in this place, all of whom have been marked with Luo Xie's Soul Imprint, so there is basically no possibility of them betraying him.

The rest of the people were dismissed.

To enter the headquarters of the Bloodshed Hall in the future, one must undergo rigorous screening, requiring both high loyalty and exceptional ability.

The Hun Dan moved from a dilapidated pawnshop to a "big villa" without any apparent joy.

Inside the courtyard, Hun Dan, Luo Xie, and Yang Shan sat together drinking tea.

The Hun Dan asked with a cold and arrogant expression:

"Has my seclusion room not been prepared yet?"

Yang Shan said irritably:

"It was all packed yesterday. You can do whatever you want. Just treat it as a vacation for yourself."

Yang Shan had also heard from Luo Xie about Hun Dan's ruthless deeds of "fighting eggs with his fists," and he was afraid that Hun Dan was too obsessed with cultivation and would go astray.

However, Hun Dan's diligent cultivation yielded quite good results.

In less than half a month, he had cultivated from Three-Star Dou Wang to Six-Star Dou Wang.

When Luo Xie brought the Hun Dan to headquarters, he saw a group of Hua Hua... well, you know. He couldn't resist, so he indulged himself for two days under the pretext of "tidying up the secluded training place."

Then he asked Yang Shan to help him refine some aphrodisiac medicine. Yang Shan didn't have much free time to linger here. After arranging things in Black Seal City, Yang Shan had to go back to the Black Alliance to "intensify" the practical training of his junior brothers and sisters.

Luo Xie took out a Storage Ring: "Little Brother E, as you know, the Bloodshed Hall has never been very wealthy. Although we have already taken 40% of the resources from the Eight Gates, according to our previous plan, we still need to train more people in the future. The things you want are also quite difficult to obtain, so for now, I can only give you this much."

"But don't worry, I'll send you a batch every now and then!"

In fact, if Yang Shan were to say that he wanted to become the Tower Master of the Bloodshed Hall, Luo Xie would agree, and it might even trigger the "power cultivation mode".

This power development mode is one of the gameplay features of Battle Through the Heavens. Generally speaking, players can unlock it after reaching the Dou Wang and occupying a certain amount of territory in a city.

Even after reaching the Dou Emperor, one can directly establish a sect or school in non-city territories.

Yang Shan had also studied the power cultivation model quite a bit, but he never chose to activate it in his previous life.

The faction development model naturally has many advantages. For example, all the resources gained by all members of the faction will be handed over to the leader in proportion.

However, the power cultivation model also has many limitations.

After all, players level up faster than most NPCs.

A Dou Wang player who establishes their own faction will definitely have Dou Ling.

However, once a player breaks through to the Dou Emperor, they need to upgrade their main force to the Dou Wang level.

If they are not improved, that group of Dou Ling will be of little use to Dou Emperor.

In addition, one must also focus on capturing resource points and bear the risk of clashing with other forces.

Therefore, Yang Shan personally believes that it is more appropriate to consider starting this "power cultivation model" after one's own development has slowed down.

The current player base is still in a phase of rapid development.

When Battle Through the Heavens reaches version 3.0, many ordinary players will still only be Dou Wang, with slow progress.

Then choose the faction development mode, cultivate your faction well, and accelerate the improvement of your strength by leveraging the resource feedback from hundreds or thousands of NPCs.

This can be considered an important means of achieving "leapfrog development".

Of course, a small number of players simply enjoy developing their power, so they chose this special gameplay mode in advance.

But for Yang Shan now, he certainly wouldn't choose that.

He's too lazy to even set up a guild.

Being the second-in-command of the Bloodshed Hall means you don't have to do anything, you can receive a batch of resources every now and then, and Yang Shan can even ask for whatever he wants.

He could even get many NPCs in the Bloodshed Hall to do things for him with just a word!

How delicious! Of course, it's not just the Bloodshed Hall.

Yang Shan is currently in the Inner Courtyard and receives a fixed 500 Fire Energy Points every month! After all, he is ranked first on the Strong Ranking and has made significant contributions to the Inner Courtyard.

Once you reach a high level in any faction, you can receive a "stipend" from within that faction, although it is still limited by the version's output.

But this is undoubtedly more in line with reality.

The strong are meant to be supported by powerful forces and given resources!

The Storage Ring that Luo Xie gave to Yang Shan contained a considerable number of Magic Core.

Yang Shan's most promising Dou Technique right now is "Lingering Spirit Hundred Howls". With this batch of Magic Core, Yang Shan can condense five more phantoms!

"Thanks, Brother Luo Xie."

"Hey, my Little Brother E, you're being too polite. I feel bad that I've given you too little."

Yang Shan said half-jokingly, "Giving more or less is a token of my appreciation. Just give more next time!"

The Hun Dan was a little embarrassed:

"Cheng E, I didn't bring much with me when I came to the Black-Corner Region."

Yang Shan: "It's okay, I didn't expect you to give me anything now. If you don't give me anything when you become successful, I'll punch you in the head!"

Hun Dan finally laughed out loud, "You brat! You dare threaten Young Master! You want Magic Core? Wait until I make a name for myself in the Soul Clan Young Master, then I'll smash you to death with Magic Core!"

"Fine, if you can't kill him, then you're no good!"

After making a couple of jokes, Yang Shan then said seriously:

"By the way, there's something I need to ask you guys. I remember Brother Luo Xie mentioned before that once I enter the Soul Hall and accumulate enough merits, I can obtain a mysterious Dou Technique called ' Dark Soul Mist.' Do you guys have the manual for ' Dark Soul Mist '?"

Yang Shan knew a lot about the Dark Soul Mist. The black mist condensed by this Dou Technique was quite strange, and Yang Shan was naturally very envious.

Luo Xie: "Well, when it comes to this ' Dark Soul Mist,' Young Master probably know more about it than I do."

The Hun Dan popped a peanut into his mouth before explaining:

"Actually, the Dark Soul Mist is not as simple as you think. This Dou Technique is actually Heaven Rank Dou Skills treasured by the Soul Clan. When my lineage's LiezU, the Soul Extinguishing Life Old Ancestor, succeeded to the position of Soul Hall Master, he applied with the clan leader and many Grand Elder to bring this Dou Technique out."

"The reason I brought this book is that the core cultivation requirement of ' Dark Soul Mist ' is Soul Strength. Moreover, Dark Soul Mist combines offense and defense and has the characteristic of corroding the opponent's soul, making it quite practical."

"Extinguishing Life Old Ancestor, together with several powerful figures in the clan, gradually simplified the Dark Soul Mist."

"The Soul Hall's ' Dark Soul Mist ' is now divided into the Basic Chapter, the Mysterious Chapter, and the Earth Chapter. As for obtaining the Heaven Rank, I don't know how much or how much it would take to get the complete ' Dark Soul Mist '. In short, even the Venerable Elder is not qualified to exchange for the Heaven Rank."

"The Dark Soul Mist is strictly forbidden to be made into Inheritance Jade Slip. To obtain the cultivation method, one must go to a branch hall and obtain it from the legacy stone within the branch hall."

After hearing the Hun Dan's explanation, Yang Shan pondered, "So, does that mean I have to go to a branch hall to report in order to get this Dou Technique?"

The Hun Dan nodded:

"That's right, the Soul Hall is divided into the Heavenly Dipper Hall and the Earth Fiend Branch Hall, in addition to countless branch strongholds. And the one responsible for all affairs in the Northwest Continent is the Earth Fiend Branch Hall, called - Ghost Wither Branch Hall!"

Yang Shan's eyes lit up.

This was information he didn't know in his previous life.

Yang Shan's mind immediately started working.

"You should know the exact location of the Ghost Wither Branch Hall, right?"

Luo Xie: "I received the mission from Central Plains, and I transferred through the Ghost Wither Branch Hall. I know the location; it's in the Ghost Wither Deep Domain. However, it's a long way from the Black-Corner Region Domain."

"Little Brother E, it's best to wait until you reach the Dou Emperor before going. Otherwise, the round trip will not only take a long time, but you might also encounter some trouble along the way. After all, the Northwest Continent is quite vast, and many forces have Dou Zong in charge. There are also many Seventh Order Ferocious Beast in the mountains and fields!"

Yang Shan nodded:

"I understand. Brother Luo Xie, could you make a map for me? I'll take a look when I have time."

Hun Dan took out a scroll from his Storage Ring: "I have one here. You can go there. But you'd better bring enough pure souls. After all, in the Soul Hall, you basically have to exchange pure souls for anything you want."

Yang Shan paused for a moment. "Is there no other way to obtain the Dark Soul Mist?"

Hun Dan: "Of course there are. The branch hall will arrange some special tasks. In addition, if you contribute some rare treasures to the branch hall, it can also be considered as a pure soul."

Yang Shan nodded.

Yang Shan would not reveal his pure soul unless absolutely necessary.

This thing is related to Yang Shan's own Soul Strength cultivation!

Moreover, he never reported to the branch hall, nor was he the person in charge of any region, so only his "superior" would impose quota requirements on him for collecting souls.

The branch hall certainly wouldn't handle this matter.

While Luo Xie is still his nominal "superior," Yang Shan wants to take some time to visit the branch hall.

Who knows what kind of opportunity might be triggered! Yang Shan said goodbye to Hun Dan and Luo Xie, and informed Su Yitang.

What made Su Yitang happy was that she could cooperate with Yang Shan to hunt down members of the Black Alliance and gain a lot of experience and loot.

But when the girl said it, it sounded different, "Yay! I can have a threesome with the boss again!"

Two days later, Yang Shan returned to Maple City.

Pill Slave quickly appeared before Yang Shan and respectfully said:

"Mister E!"

Yang Shan coldly asked, "Where is Alliance Leader Han?"

Pill Slave: "Alliance Leader Han is currently handling official business. Shall I go and inform him?"

Yang Shan: "Then forget it. Alliance Leader Han is very busy, so there's no need to ask him about trivial matters. Just ask you."

Pill Slave bowed his head:

"May I ask Mister E, what do you wish to know?"

Yang Shan: "Naturally, it's about the Black Alliance's personnel arrangements recently. I need to pick a few suitable locations."

Yang Shan deliberately dragged out his words, finally uttering five words:

"Let's kill some people for fun!"

Even though Pill Slave was already Nine-Star Dou Wang, he still felt his scalp tingle when he heard Yang Shan say those words.

Pill Slave was arguably Han Feng's most trusted subordinate, so Pill Slave understood what kind of forces his master was cooperating with.

The masked Three-Star Dou Wang in front of him was a ruthless and insane character! Pill Slave immediately told Yang Shan about the resource points that the Black Alliance and Jia Nan Academy were currently in dispute, as well as how they would arrange manpower and prioritize seizing which resources.

Yang Shan shared the intelligence directly with Su Yitang.

Su Yitang also shared with Yang Shan the recent staffing arrangements for the Jia Nan Academy.

After a brief discussion, the two quickly chose their destination.

Spirit Eucalyptus Valley! It's funny, Yang Shan had already gone to this place to "show off" and put on a big show.

This also led to the direct change of hands in Spirit Eucalyptus Valley, which was originally occupied by the Black Alliance.

However, the leaders of the Black Alliance were unwilling to simply relinquish the rich resource point of Spirit Eucalyptus Valley Spirit Eucalyptus Valley, so in the past two days they have dispatched a large number of people to try and reclaim it! As a result, there are now an absurd number of academy players and Black Alliance NPCs in Spirit Eucalyptus Valley!

It's a perfect match for "Black and White Impermanence" to work together.

Yang Shan immediately rushed to Spirit Eucalyptus Valley.

This time, Yang Shan did not act alone.

According to intelligence, the Black Alliance has now deployed nearly 50,000 people in Spirit Eucalyptus Valley!

Five high-ranking Dou Wang led the troops, deploying their forces to wipe out all the players from the Jia Nan Academy! Spirit Eucalyptus Valley was quite large, and Yang Shan needed to understand the actual arrangements of the five commanders to know exactly where to go.

That way, we won't be completely clueless.

Numerous camps were set up along the southern border of Spirit Eucalyptus Valley.

Yang Shan swaggered into the main tent in the very center.

The five commanders are currently discussing the matter.

Upon seeing Yang Shan appear, they all gave him hostile looks.

"Which side are you on? Don't you know this is where the commander-in-chief discusses important matters?"

Although Yang Shan's aura indicated he was Three-Star Dou Wang, they were all high-star Dou Wang, and were even commanders appointed by the higher-ups.

Why should we give face to a Three-Star Dou Wang? Yang Shan raised his head; even with the mask on, it was clear he was looking down on people! "Wipe your dog eyes clean!"

"You!"

Just as an Eight Star Dou Wang was about to teach Yang Shan a lesson, a stronger, bearded man stopped him and said cautiously, "Sir, could you be that elusive and mysterious Mister E, who is like a dragon whose head is seen but not its tail, and whom I see as gods and my enemies as ghosts?"

Yang Shan: "."

Han Feng had indeed revealed Yang Shan's identity as a direct disciple of the Dou Zong.

Unexpectedly, when the news reached the ears of these subordinates, it became such an exaggerated description.

But Yang Shan felt that the description was actually quite apt.

With "Three Thousand Thunder Movement," he truly is a dragon whose head is seen but not its tail.

His teammates all took off, while his opponents were truly haunted by evil spirits.

Watching the expressions of the five people in front of him change from anger and disdain to hesitation and then to horror, Yang Shan still smiled happily.

In fact, to some extent, showing off and "pretending" are very similar.

Once you try it, it's easy to get addicted.

Because this feeling is truly amazing.

Yang Shan was not a saint.

When it comes to playing games, under reasonable conditions, Yang Shan is the type who will show off as much as possible!

Otherwise, they wouldn't have done the feat of instantly killing everyone in a match with a single strike just for the title of "Blade Sovereign".

So Yang Shan straightened his chest and raised his head, put his hands behind his back, and swept his indifferent eyes over the five people. "Alright, you're right. I will forgive you for now. Tell me your strategic plan. I've been itching to kill some people lately."

The bearded man at the head of the group lowered his body even further.

"With Mister E's intervention, we are certain to achieve a great victory! Mister E, please observe our plan: we will advance rapidly from the southwest and southeast, first breaching the outer defenses of the Jia Nan Academy, and then..."

After hearing the full plan, Yang Shan flung his sleeves and turned to leave.

It didn't say which side's forces he would choose.

Of course, it's only natural for him, a direct Dou Zong, to show disrespect to a few high- Dou Wang!

Yang Shan remained silent, but the bearded man took the initiative to follow him:

"Mister E, would you like to bring a group of guards? After all, you are of noble status."

"No need, just do your jobs!"

Yang Shan left the main tent directly.

One commander cursed under his breath:

"What's with all the arrogance about him!"

The bearded man turned around and said coldly, "Shut up. If you were a direct disciple of the Dou Zong, would you be so arrogant? We can only treat this Mister E with respect and must never offend him! Pass down the word that no matter where this Mister E appears, if you encounter him, you must ensure his safety."

After exchanging information with Su Yitang, Yang Shan ultimately decided to follow the main force from the southwest.

Because the southwest region happens to be home to a large number of spiritual plants, a large number of people were assigned to it.

Yang Shan hid in the crowd.

He still intends to use the Old Schemer tactic of "firing five shots per second".

Anyway, since I'm facing the juniors from the Jia Nan Academy, I don't expect them to reveal anything.

I just want to get an "assist" and share some experience.

It's mainly about the Soul Points.

Yang Shan wanted to fill the Soul Accumulation Pearl, which had a maximum of 100,000 points of Pure Soul Energy, before this version ended.

That's a whopping one million Soul Points! A long and arduous journey.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

"Holy crap, so many people from the Black Alliance?"

"Brothers, grab your weapons! Grab your weapons!"

"Good, good, the more NPCs the better! Our chance to become Dou Wang has arrived!"

"I'm going to storm the Combat Power Rankings! I'm going to become Great God!"

Meanwhile, on the Black Alliance's side, an Eight Star Dou Wang -level commander roared, "Kill! Leave no one alive from the Jia Nan Academy!"

The two sides quickly clashed.

Yang Shan then popped a Qi Return Pill into his mouth and began to frantically unleash Thunder Finger Force at a rate of 10 points of Dou Qi qi every 0.2 seconds!

There are nearly 10,000 players stationed at the Jia Nan Academy, but the Black Alliance has 40,000!

Yang Shan had to hurry and get as many assists as possible! Meanwhile, Su Yitang was hiding in the back of the Jia Nan Academy.

She adopted a similar strategy to Yang Shan, using only wind blades that consumed little energy and propelled them at high speed.

Yang Shan was just getting an assist, while Su Yitang was stealing the kill!

Because players at the Jia Nan Academy can earn points by killing Black Alliance NPCs, which can then be exchanged for Fire Energy Points in the Inner Courtyard! Su Yitang watched her points skyrocket, smiling to herself:

"I still have to learn from the boss to make a fortune. Hmm, I think I've become Old Schemer. But this feeling of my points skyrocketing is so exciting!"

Due to their numerical disadvantage, the Jia Nan Academy side began to show signs of weakness shortly after the start of the battle.

Yang Shan was completely focused, making sure that every Finger Strength hit its mark, striving to get as many assists as possible before Jia Nan Academy's side was completely defeated.

Just as Yang Shan was having a great time, an extremely strong pressure suddenly came from above.

Her slightly childish, coquettish shout left Yang Shan momentarily stunned, "Finally found you! I'll beat you to death!"