Continental Elite Tournament Opens (Part One)
Inside the hotel.
Nuoding Academy Dean, who had just finished strolling through the commercial street in the south of Heaven Dou City, returned to the hotel only to learn that Romantina had been captured by a Titled Douluo, and his mind went blank.
However, before she could even come to her senses, Bu Yi woke her up again.
It turns out that Zhou Qing and Tang San have returned with Romantina!
Moreover, that Titled Douluo was also present!
"Greetings, Your Crown!"
Nuoding Academy Dean and Mo Hen were extremely respectful.
Bu Yi, Bu Liu, Bu Qi also Bowing Body greeting.
Xiao Wu wasn't afraid when she saw Dugu Bo. After all, having reached the Soul Elder level, most of her Soul Beast aura had dissipated. Moreover, she had temporarily borrowed the Bug Egg of the Light Goddess Butterfly from Zhou Qing and kept it close to her body to conceal her Soul Beast aura.
With double insurance, Dugu Bo naturally couldn't detect Xiao Wu's identity as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form.
"No need for formalities." Upon first meeting Nuoding Academy Dean, Mo Hen, and the others, Dugu Bo was certain that they could not produce geniuses like Zhou Qing, Tang San, and Romantina. "I had a chat with them about something, that's all. I might come to talk to them often in the future."
Having said that, Dugu Bo disappeared instantly without waiting for Nuoding Academy Dean to speak. His speed was so fast that it was impossible for ordinary people to detect it with their naked eyes.
Seeing that Poison Douluo had disappeared, Nuoding Academy Dean wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "You scared me to death! You two are really amazing, you actually managed to befriend Titled Douluo!"
"Dean, there's no need to make such a fuss. Nuoding City might produce quite a few Titled Douluo in the future."
Participating in the Continental Elite Tournament means that the area around Nuoding City and Holy Soul Village will be exposed to the public eye.
This was also something Zhou Qing did intentionally.
To declare to the entire elite class of the Douluo Continent:
He's here.
After all, time waits for no one!
Moreover, the path of building high walls, stockpiling grain, and delaying the declaration of kingship was not very meaningful for Zhou Qing, or rather, it could be done simultaneously.
First of all, he did not want to become a king or emperor.
Secondly, to change the world, we must strive to win over those we should win over. Being at odds with the whole world doesn't mean actually smashing everything we already have.
Destruction is not his goal; building is the foundation of the future.
Finally, there is a God in this world—
Zhou Qing couldn't possibly make an accurate judgment about the gods' views on the Divine Realm based solely on the Douluo Series novels from his previous life. However, the Angel God and Rakshasa God would eventually appear. In order to delay their growth to Level 100, he had to attract their attention while also studying the relevant cultivation theories of Martial Soul and Soul Power as much as possible to improve his Soul Power and thus strengthen himself.
In short, given the high probability of Level 100 expert emerging in the next twenty years, a simple farming-style approach is not suitable; it is necessary to simultaneously pursue both the benevolent and domineering paths.
"Real?"
Nuoding Academy Dean's eyes widened.
"After this Continental Elite Tournament, there will definitely be many Soul Masters who hope to complete the Secondary Refinement of their Soul Ring, but they certainly can't do it just by having the theory."
Zhou Qing chuckled.
The implication was that he had to come find Romantina.
Zhou Qing had already planned the price: the fee for assisting someone with the Secondary Soul Ring Refinement would be 100 million Gold Soul Coin for half an hour.
After all, Soul Ring that has Secondary Refinement can potentially evolve to the Hundred-Thousand-Year level!
One hundred million Gold Soul Coin for a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring!
Very cheap!
However, it is best to carry out the Secondary Refinement of the Soul Ring in childhood, since the Soul Ring grows along with the Martial Soul, and the growth sustenance of the Martial Soul is Soul Power.
When Soul Master's Soul Power Level reaches the Soul Saint or Soul Douluo stage, and they then undergo Secondary Soul Ring Refinement, even if they eventually break through to the Titled Douluo, their first two Soul Rings will at most evolve to the thousand-year level.
Of course, in reality, 100 million Gold Soul Coin for a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring is only the most ideal situation. Zhou Qing estimated that just to complete the Secondary Soul Ring Refinement, a Soul Saint would need to spend at least an hour, which means it would cost 200 million Gold Soul Coin.
For Soul Master and Soul Grandmaster aged six to twelve to complete the Secondary Soul Ring Refinement, even with the assistance of Romantina's Soul Skill, without the "naturally" powerful souls of Zhou Qing, Tang San, and Xiao Wu, as well as the methods of utilizing Spiritual Power, it would probably take about four or five hours.
Thus, eight to ten billion Gold Soul Coin!
In the next four or five years, Romantina will definitely become the trump card for their entire group to generate major revenue!
Listening to Zhou Qing's analysis, Nuoding Academy Dean was stunned, Mo Hen was also dumbfounded, and even Bu Yi, who had actually joined Zhou Qing's group, was speechless.
This isn't making money.
This is clearly robbery!
She also knew that a small portion of the money she had stolen—or rather, earned—was for her personal use, a portion was used to maintain the operation of the Worker-Peasant Council, a portion was saved for emergencies, and the vast majority of the remaining money would be used for things like clearing mountains, building roads, cultivating crops, researching Soul Tool, building schools, clinics, and so on.
Benefit the people!
This was the basic goal set by Zhou Qing during the construction of the Worker-Peasant Council.
Over the past three years, Bu Yi has witnessed the changes in Holy Soul Village and the many villages between Holy Soul Village and Vast Sea City.
Change this world—
Zhou Qing was serious.
In the past, Bu Yi's only concern was the Titled Douluo of other major forces, but now, Zhou Qing, Tang San, and the others have actually been able to befriend a Titled Douluo! In this way, they can use the power of that Titled Douluo to intimidate people from other forces and prevent them from acting rashly.
Although they cannot stop those forces from probing them, they are now able to handle it as long as it is not Soul Douluo or Titled Douluo level being sent.
Did you never expect I would be so useful in the future?
Romantina could already imagine that even when she was exhausted and drained of her Soul Power, Zhou Qing would force her to assist others in completing the Secondary Refinement their Soul Ring, in order to earn a fortune for the team in the future.
Just thinking about it is inspiring!
Although Romantina didn't say these things out loud, just by looking at her blushing face, Zhou Qing knew what she was thinking.
[ε=(ο`*)))Sigh——]
[It's only because I'm kind-hearted that this guy gets scammed later; otherwise, he'd have to help count the money for him.]
And it was in this joyful atmosphere that the time for the Continental Elite Tournament arrived.
The students of the Nuoding Academy got up early and, after completing their daily morning training, headed towards the Heaven Dou Great Soul Fighting Arena in Heaven Dou City.
The Heaven Dou Empire Division's competition was held at the Great Soul Arena.
Half a month ago, when Nuoding Academy arrived in Heaven Dou City, tickets for the Heaven Dou Great Soul Fighting Arena had already started going on sale, and the residents of Heaven Dou City regarded the occasion of the Continental Elite Tournament, which is held every five years, as the grandest celebration.
This also led to a more pronounced increase in population flow and faster economic circulation in Heaven Dou City and even other major cities during this period.
However, these phenomena are most evident in Heaven Dou City.
That's why Zhou Qing brought Xiaolan and the others here, to experience firsthand the differences between towns and villages, and to ponder why such differences exist...