Sharing the Heavens from Douluo Continent — Chapter 4

Once Dai Changsheng, who had awakened Twin Martial Souls, broke through to become a Title Douluo in the future, he would possess eighteen Soul Rings and could enslave the souls of up to eighteen soul beasts.

"Grandpa Luo Dun, can you help me hunt another Thousand-Year Soul Beast? Preferably one with the ability to fly."

"Of course!"

Bishop Luo Dun smiled and nodded. He then asked the Patrol Soul Masters, who had yet to leave and were still staring in shock, "Do you know of any flying soul beasts nearby with more than a thousand years of soul power?"

"Reporting to the Bishop, about forty li north of here, there is a cliff over three hundred meters high. A Thousand-Year Golden Sculpture lives there."

The middle-aged Soul Master leading the group was the first to recover from his shock. He cupped his hands and bowed respectfully.

"Lead the way!"

"Right this way, Bishop."

Led by the Patrol Soul Masters, Dai Changsheng soon found that Thousand-Year Golden Sculpture.

It was a massive creature over two meters long, with a wingspan exceeding seven meters. Its entire body was covered in feathers that looked as though they had been forged from gold.

Judging from its size, the Golden Sculpture possessed around fifteen hundred years of soul power. With Dai Changsheng's current strength, he was no match for it.

Thus, Bishop Luo Dun acted once again, beating the Golden Sculpture into a near-death state before allowing Dai Changsheng to deliver the final blow.

"Crackle, crackle..."

As the Thousand-Year Golden Sculpture died, dense purple motes floated out from its body, gathering above its corpse into a pale purple Soul Ring.

Seeing this, Dai Changsheng hurriedly summoned the Tiger Tail and activated its soul bone skill—Aid and Abet!

"Whoosh!"

The silver-white Tiger Tail glowed faintly, firing a streak of silver-white light into the pale purple Soul Ring.

"Shriek—"

Accompanied by a piercing screech, the pale purple Soul Ring suddenly expanded and transformed back into the shape of the Golden Sculpture.

Compared to the living Golden Sculpture, its soul-state form not only looked somewhat illusory, but was also noticeably smaller.

The Golden Sculpture had originally been over two meters long. Now, it was only around 1.9 meters long, and its wingspan had shrunk to roughly five meters.

Aside from its reduced size, the Golden Sculpture's strength had also been greatly weakened, leaving it with only around seventy percent of its peak power.

Although the Golden Sculpture, now transformed into a Soul Battle Slave, had quite a few drawbacks, it was barely sufficient for Dai Changsheng.

Under everyone's envious gazes, the small Dai Changsheng climbed directly onto the Golden Sculpture's back and had it carry him into the sky.

"I can fly! I can fly! Yoo-hoo..."

Watching Dai Changsheng ride on the Golden Sculpture's back, waving his little hands and shouting happily, Bishop Luo Dun could not help revealing a doting smile.

He was still just a child, after all!

Several days later

Star Luo City, Martial Soul Saint Hall.

As soon as Bishop Luo Dun returned to the Martial Soul Saint Hall with Dai Changsheng, he learned from the servants that Chrysanthemum Douluo had arrived.

After receiving Bishop Luo Dun's handwritten secret letter, Bibi Dong had attached great importance to Dai Changsheng, who had awakened Twin Martial Souls. She had therefore specially dispatched Chrysanthemum Douluo to Star Luo City to personally escort Dai Changsheng to Spirit City.

Just as the Star Luo Emperor wanted to use Dai Changsheng as a bridge and borrow Spirit Hall's power to unify Douluo Continent, Bibi Dong also wanted to use Dai Changsheng as an opening to annex the Star Luo Empire without spilling blood.

Upon learning that Chrysanthemum Douluo had arrived in Star Luo City yesterday, Bishop Luo Dun hurriedly took Dai Changsheng to the reception hall and had a servant invite Chrysanthemum Douluo over.

"Luo Dun, it has been a long time."

A soft, effeminate voice sounded from outside. Immediately afterward, a bewitchingly handsome middle-aged man in a white robe strolled unhurriedly into the reception hall.

"Greetings, Elder Chrysanthemum."

When Bishop Luo Dun saw the newcomer, he hurriedly bowed slightly in greeting.

"No need for such formality. We are old friends."

Chrysanthemum Douluo waved his hand casually, then shifted his gaze to Dai Changsheng. Unable to resist, he reached out and pinched his chubby cheek. "Is this little one the Fourth Prince of the Star Luo Empire you mentioned in your letter? What an adorable little fellow."

Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Jelly

"Fourth Prince, summon your Twin Martial Souls and Soul Ring so Elder Chrysanthemum can have a look."

Hearing Bishop Luo Dun's words, Dai Changsheng hurriedly activated his Soul Power and summoned the White Tiger Martial Soul and the Tiger Head Saber Martial Soul.

"They truly are Twin Martial Souls, but..."

Chrysanthemum Douluo's pupils constricted slightly. Pointing at the purple Soul Ring circling Dai Changsheng, he asked, "Why is his first Soul Ring a Thousand-Year Soul Ring?"

"Elder Chrysanthemum, you do not know this, but the Fourth Prince is Gifted. His physical constitution far surpasses that of ordinary people. Even before absorbing a Soul Ring, his physique was already comparable to that of a Soul Elder. That is why he was able to absorb a Thousand-Year Soul Ring directly."

"I see. The world truly is vast, and nothing is too strange."

As soon as Chrysanthemum Douluo finished speaking, Bishop Luo Dun continued, "Elder Chrysanthemum, do not be so quick to be surprised. There is something else I have not told you yet!

"When I took the Fourth Prince to obtain his first Soul Ring, we killed a Thousand-Year Adamant Tiger. I never expected the Fourth Prince's luck to be so extraordinary that an External Soul Bone would drop from it."

Chrysanthemum Douluo could not help crying out, "What? An External Soul Bone?"

At Bishop Luo Dun's meaningful glance, Dai Changsheng cooperatively summoned the Thousand-Year Adamant Tiger's Tiger Tail.

Seeing the silver-white Tiger Tail behind Dai Changsheng's backside, Chrysanthemum Douluo could not help a flash of envy passing through his eyes. He sighed, "What a lucky little fellow!"

Seeing that Dai Changsheng's first absorbed Soul Ring was a purple Thousand-Year Soul Ring and that he had also obtained an External Soul Bone, Chrysanthemum Douluo's gaze grew increasingly gentle.

If nothing unexpected happened, Dai Changsheng would definitely become Spirit Hall's Holy Son and would very likely become Spirit Hall's next Pope.

"Knock, knock, knock..."

Just as Chrysanthemum Douluo smiled and gently stroked Dai Changsheng's little head, a crisp knock suddenly sounded. A pretty maid entered and bowed to Bishop Luo Dun and the others. "Bishop, His Majesty's imperial carriage has arrived outside. He invites you and Elder Chrysanthemum to the palace for a talk."

"Then let us go!"

Chrysanthemum Douluo was not surprised in the slightest. He had not deliberately concealed his whereabouts, so it was only natural that the Star Luo Emperor knew he had come to Star Luo City.

As it happened, Chrysanthemum Douluo had matters to discuss with the Star Luo Emperor. He immediately took Dai Changsheng and the others aboard the imperial carriage and headed for the palace.

When the Star Luo Emperor learned from Bishop Luo Dun that Dai Changsheng had not only absorbed a Thousand-Year Soul Ring but had also obtained an External Soul Bone, he was overjoyed and lavishly praised him.

According to the Star Luo Emperor's original plan, he had only prepared a bracelet-style Storage Soul Tool and one million Gold Soul Coins for Dai Changsheng as living expenses for his studies in Spirit City.

However, he had not expected Dai Changsheng's performance to so greatly exceed his expectations. In high spirits, the Star Luo Emperor immediately gave Dai Changsheng an additional reward, allowing him to select three treasures of his choice from the Imperial Treasury.

While Dai Changsheng went to the Imperial Treasury to search for treasures, the Star Luo Emperor also began discussing cooperation between the two major powers with Chrysanthemum Douluo.

Since Bibi Dong had even sent Chrysanthemum Douluo to Star Luo City, it meant she had already decided to accept Dai Changsheng as her disciple. Naturally, cooperation between the two sides could be deepened further.

Meanwhile, led by a palace attendant, Dai Changsheng arrived at the Imperial Treasury, where countless rare treasures were stored.

After careful selection, Dai Changsheng ultimately chose three pieces of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Jelly.

Whale Jelly was a special substance produced in the brains of whale-type soul beasts. It was an extremely potent tonic of the utmost yang nature and had certain aphrodisiac effects.

Whale Jelly could also strengthen a Soul Master's physique, allowing them to choose Soul Rings of higher ages when absorbing them.

However, in Dai Changsheng's era, no one had yet discovered Whale Jelly's second effect. It was more commonly used by nobles as an aphrodisiac.

The Whale Jelly in the Imperial Treasury had clearly been presented to the Star Luo Emperor by other nobles, meant to curry favor with him.

Thousand-Year Whale Jelly could at most increase the age limit of the Soul Ring an individual could absorb by several hundred years.

Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Jelly, on the other hand, could increase it by roughly two to three thousand years.

Of course, Whale Jelly could not be used in unlimited amounts. The first time one consumed Whale Jelly produced the most noticeable improvement; continued consumption afterward would yield increasingly weaker effects.

If Dai Changsheng ate all three pieces of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Jelly, the maximum age of the Soul Ring he could absorb would increase by at least five thousand years.

The following morning

"Shriek—"

Accompanied by a sharp, resounding eagle cry, a somewhat illusory Golden Sculpture soared into the sky carrying two figures, flying toward Spirit City.

"Aid and Abet? It really is a practical soul skill."

After staring at the Ghost Golden Sculpture beneath his feet for a while, Chrysanthemum Douluo shifted his gaze to Dai Changsheng and silently mused, How has this little fellow grown another bit taller after just one night? Could it be because the soul power fed back by the Thousand-Year Soul Ring was too abundant and had not been absorbed in time?

After underage Soul Masters absorbed Soul Rings, they not only received a certain amount of feedback Soul Power, but their physical constitutions were also enhanced, accelerating their bodily development.

That was precisely why Zhu Zhuqing and the others in the original story, though only twelve years old, possessed figures comparable to girls of fifteen or sixteen.

Before absorbing his first Soul Ring, Dai Changsheng had only been around 1.2 meters tall. After absorbing the Soul Ring of the Thousand-Year Adamant Tiger, his height had surged to around 1.25 meters.

Last night, Dai Changsheng had secretly consumed all three pieces of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Jelly, greatly enhancing his physique once more. Even without using soul skills, he could easily lift objects weighing seven or eight hundred jin, while his height had surged to around 1.3 meters.

Judging purely by his height and appearance, Dai Changsheng did not look like a six-year-old at all. He seemed at least seven or eight years old.

As Chrysanthemum Douluo silently mused, the Ghost Golden Sculpture continued closing in on Spirit City at incredible speed.

Under normal circumstances, a Thousand-Year Golden Sculpture could fly at around four hundred kilometers per hour.

Although the Ghost Golden Sculpture was somewhat slower, it could still reach three hundred and fifty kilometers per hour.

Most importantly, the Ghost Golden Sculpture never tired and could maintain full-speed flight for extended periods.

Traveling at full speed on the Ghost Golden Sculpture, Dai Changsheng and the others crossed thousands of li in just over six hours and arrived outside Spirit City.

Compared to Star Luo City, Spirit City was much smaller, roughly one-tenth its size.

Bibi Dong and Hu Liena

Although Spirit City was not large, its walls had been constructed to the standards of an Imperial Capital's main city.

The eighty-meter-high walls were exceptionally majestic, over thirty meters thick, and built from hard granite.

Most peculiar of all, Spirit City was not quadrilateral like ordinary cities, but hexagonal, with six walls in total.

A massive relief was carved into every wall, identical to those on Spirit Hall's token, symbolizing six powerful Martial Souls.

After following Chrysanthemum Douluo into Spirit City, Dai Changsheng's first impression could be summed up in only two words—vast and empty!

Spirit Hall had long established a rule that only Soul Masters could live in Spirit City. As a result, it had very few residents, only some twenty or thirty thousand in total.

There were few pedestrians on the streets and few shops along either side. However, every shop sold items related to Soul Masters, and some even sold Storage Soul Tools.

Dai Changsheng looked around and found that the entire Spirit City had been built around a hill, upon which stood two extremely eye-catching structures.

The building halfway up the hill was the grandest: a resplendent palace that was none other than the famed Pope's Palace.

The building atop the hill was only one-third the size of the Pope's Palace. It looked as if it had been built from white jade and emanated a solemn, dignified aura. It was called Douluo Hall.

It was the tomb of Title Douluos. Only deceased Title Douluos could be buried there.

Led by Chrysanthemum Douluo, the two passed through layer upon layer of guarded checkpoints without obstruction and arrived at the Council Hall within the Pope's Palace.

There were only three figures inside the spacious Council Hall.

The figure seated in the central position wore a luxurious purple robe embroidered with golden patterns, a Nine-Curve Purple-Gold Crown, and held a two-meter-long scepter studded with countless gemstones.

She was an exceptionally beautiful, aloof woman with skin as fair as jade. An overbearing aura of supreme authority radiated from her entire body. She was Spirit Hall's current Pope—Bibi Dong!

The figure seated to Bibi Dong's left was a short-haired young woman with an exceptionally perfect figure. Though her Pretty Face still retained some youthful immaturity, she was already around 1.7 meters tall.

The girl had short orange hair and wore a fitted white-and-gold combat outfit that accentuated her curvaceous figure. An inexplicable seductive aura emanated from her body. She was clearly Bibi Dong's personal disciple—Hu Liena!

The figure seated to Bibi Dong's right was shrouded in a black robe, his appearance completely obscured.

This person was likely Chrysanthemum Douluo's excellent partner, the exceedingly mysterious Ghost Douluo.

While Dai Changsheng curiously observed Bibi Dong and the others, the three of them were also examining him.

"Greetings, His Holiness the Pope!"

Chrysanthemum Douluo first bowed to Bibi Dong, then pointed at Dai Changsheng and introduced him. "Your Holiness, this is Dai Changsheng, the Fourth Prince of the Star Luo Empire."

"Dai Changsheng?"

Bibi Dong softly repeated Dai Changsheng's name, then revealed a gentle smile. "Good child, can you summon your Martial Souls and Soul Ring for us to see?"

"Mm!"

Dai Changsheng nodded obediently, stretched out his fair little hands, and activated his Soul Power to summon the White Tiger Martial Soul and the Tiger Head Saber Martial Soul.