Douluo: Ruo Tuo Save Me

"Huh? All six soul bones are complete, and their quality is quite good. Holy shit! He didn't fuse the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone!"

A Chance Encounter on the Road to Suotuo City

A Chance Encounter on the Road to Suotuo City

Ever since the Zhong Family decided to emerge into the world, some changes had taken place across the Douluo Continent.

The set of Hall of Rebirth everyday clothes "designed" by Zhong Li had also been designated as the family's daily attire. Low-key, luxurious, and tasteful.

They were issued to everyone affiliated with the family. Whether they wore them was up to them.

Yet no one actually chose not to wear them. This outfit had far more class than Spirit Hall's uniforms!

Even the clan leader and Elders wore them. If you didn't, wouldn't that be denying their taste?

Since they had decided to emerge into the world, they might as well lay their cards on the table. No more hiding.

This also made the two great empires, Spirit Hall, and several major powers take notice.

Some auction houses, inns, casinos, Soul Fighting Arenas, and other establishments...

Their upper management had practically changed into matching uniforms overnight!

As though they were afraid others wouldn't realize they were all in the same group...

Ancestor! Surrender! They're everywhere outside!

Among them were some sharp-eyed people who noticed that their clothing was exactly the same as what Zhong Li, that Innate Full Soul Power Support Type Spirit Master, wore!

Thus, the force backing Zhong Li was exposed.

Fortunately, those major powers realized that these people had not intended to do anything over the past few years. Only then did they breathe a sigh of relief.

Spirit Hall

"You're telling me they have at least ten Title Douluo?"

Pope Bibi Dong sat in the chair above the Pope's Palace, staring fixedly at Ghost, Ghost Douluo, below her.

Even her right hand gripping the papal scepter trembled slightly.

Spirit Hall, including the Elder Hall and Worship Hall, had only around twenty Title Douluo altogether. (The original work never specified the exact number. In any case, it would not exceed thirty-three.)

"Y-yes, Your Holiness. Among the five families in charge of the Soul Fighting Arenas, each family has one Title Douluo overseeing matters."

"In addition, each of their two large auction houses has one."

"And the largest outer-ring casino during every Spirit Master Tournament also belongs to them. It is overseen by two Title Douluo."

"As for inns and other less important businesses, they are only managed by Soul Saints or Soul Emperors..."

"There is also the one who assisted Ning Fengzhi in supporting Chen Xin, yet still crippled Chen Xin's left hand. In this subordinate's opinion, that person's Soul Power cultivation may be comparable to the Second Worship..."

Ghost Douluo's hoarse voice was filled with fear! This was merely that faction's strength on the surface!

When Bibi Dong had sent him to investigate, Ghost Douluo had started with the Five Great Families.

The Title Douluo of the Five Great Families had not noticed him. Their strength was generally between rank 92 and rank 94.

But he had been discovered by the auction houses and casinos! The Title Douluo stationed there had all reached rank 95—the same level as himself!

Not to mention the one who had utterly crushed Sword Douluo even while Sword Douluo had a dedicated support Spirit Master with him.

Truly terrifying!

Everything they had managed to investigate was merely the tip of the iceberg.

Those were all members who had not awakened the Dragon Gallbladder Spear Martial Soul, yet possessed extremely high Innate Soul Power.

In the Zhong Family, even if you awakened a useless Martial Soul and possessed no Innate Soul Power...

The family would not abandon you. It would cultivate your other abilities.

There were countless professions on the continent. Spirit Masters were only a small portion of them.

Even if you were truly useless, incapable of doing anything well, the family would still give you one Gold Soul Coin every month to support yourself.

If your next generation awakened the family's inherited Martial Soul or a Mutated Martial Soul, they could all receive cultivation.

The prerequisite was possessing Soul Power. The higher one's Soul Power, the more resources one would receive.

Among Spirit Masters who awakened the Dragon Gallbladder Spear Martial Soul, not a single one had Innate Soul Power below rank 6!

That was why the Zhong Family could stand firm and become so powerful.

If that Quasi God ancestor had not failed in his breakthrough to godhood and taken six top-tier soul bones with him, the Zhong Family would have had even more Title Douluo!

Yet no one blamed that ancestor. If he had succeeded, they would have become a god-level family. If he failed, they would still be a hidden aristocratic family. They shared glory and shared loss. That was what family meant.

(These were not the soul bones Zhong Tian had told Zhong Li about. When a rank 99 powerhouse died, the soul bones on their body would shatter and dissipate because they could not withstand their immense Soul Power. Even Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones were no exception.)

The scene returned to Zhong Li's side.

After bidding farewell to his parents, Zhong Li set out for Suotuo City.

He had only made this decision after thinking about it for a long time.

Since he was already here, how could he not experience the path the protagonist had once walked?

What he did not know was that because of his appearance, tremendous changes had taken place on the Douluo Continent.

At this time, forty-four-year-old Zhong Tian had already reached rank 87 Soul Fighting Douluo.

After absorbing that Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, he had reached rank 80.

After obtaining a Soul Ring, his Soul Power had climbed to rank 83.

But he regretted it. After absorbing the soul bone, he discovered that it actually contained two Spirit Skills.

His guess had been correct, but the gap between a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone and a soul bone over ninety thousand years old was anything but small! That soul bone should have been saved for Zhong Li.

Gongsun Li had also advanced to rank 80. She had just returned to Grassroots Village after hunting a Soul Ring with Zhong Tian.

Suotuo City was not too far from Nuoding City. Zhong Li traveled at an unhurried pace, taking in the local customs and scenery.

Other than going to the Star Dou Great Forest whenever he needed to hunt a Soul Ring, he had hardly ever left Nuoding City or Grassroots Village.

Whenever they went to the Star Dou Great Forest, Zhong Tian and Gongsun Li never stopped along the way. They would take him there without pause.

They could always quickly find soul beasts suitable for Zhong Li.

It did not take long before they returned to Nuoding City.

How could it not be quick? The Zhong Family had long since investigated suitable soul beasts for Zhong Li's Wind Element God's Eye in advance...

That was the power of a family. Whatever you needed, they would prepare it for you!

You focused on cultivating properly and carrying us in the future; we would look after you while you were still weak...

Zhong Li had not disappointed their expectations either. Rank 62 at twelve years old!

They would not ask what Zhong Li wanted to do. They would only lend a hand whenever he needed help.

Otherwise, they would tie him up and drag him back to the family to cultivate! That was no joke.

"Second Miss, come back with us! First Miss misses you very much! Hehehe..."

As Zhong Li walked, a group of masked men suddenly appeared ahead, surrounding a girl dressed in tight-fitting clothes.

Even looking at her from the side, Zhong Li, with his current state of mind, felt a little dazed.

Who wouldn't be dazed by that? Just how had this girl developed like that!

"This..." Zhong Daoming, hidden in the shadows, saw Zhong Li stop and look at the girl surrounded by a group of Soul Grand Masters.

He suddenly recalled something Zhong Li had said six years ago: "Only when you lower your head and cannot see the tips of your feet can you be considered peerless beauty in this world!"

"Hey, kid over there, you..."

The masked men saw Zhong Li approach, then stop nearby to watch the show.

Just as one of them was about to rebuke him and tell him to get lost, he saw Zhong Li's clothing.

He swallowed. He hadn't spoken too loudly just now, had he?

Seeing Zhong Li look at him in confusion, he thought for a moment before saying:

"Y-you're fine. It's just that I have one thousand Gold Soul Coins here with nowhere to spend them! Take them to Suotuo City and buy yourself whatever you like..."

He Understood

He Understood

This was the first "villain" Zhong Li had encountered since arriving in the Douluo Continent, but this "villain" was a little different from what he had imagined!

Don't treat people differently!

Zhong Li looked at the masked man's sincere yet reluctant gaze. The hand holding the cloth pouch trembled slightly; this was all his savings!

Zhong Li was confused. What did this person mean?

At Nuoding Academy, ever since his essay, "My Soul Saint Father," who would dare cause him trouble?

Even Xiao Chenyu, the foolish son of the city lord's family, respectfully called him Brother Zhong whenever he saw him!

At the academy, he had no opportunity to make a move. When hunting Soul Rings, the soul beasts he encountered were all half-dead...

Zhong Li accepted the pouch of Gold Soul Coins and weighed it in his hand. There were indeed one thousand Gold Soul Coins.

He actually had no need for this anymore, because he could "create" them! He could have as many as he wanted!

As the Morax template continued to fuse, he had also inherited Morax's authority.

Yet on the Douluo Continent, what he created was not Mora, but Gold Soul Coins.

"Speak. What do you need, and why are you giving me Gold Soul Coins for no reason?"

Zhong Li's voice was steady and imposing. It carried a detached air, as though he stood apart from the mortal world, yet it also made people feel deeply reassured and safe.

Seeing Zhong Li accept the Gold Soul Coins, the masked man sighed in relief.

Good. He had not offended this person. Even if it cost him all his wealth, it was worth it.

The imperial family and the Zhu Family had explicitly forbidden anyone from offending people who wore such clothing!

On the Douluo Continent, no one dared casually imitate the clothing, tokens, and similar items of powerful Spirit Master families and factions.

It was fine if forgery went undiscovered, but once it was found out, it would become a fight to the death!

After seeing Zhong Li accept the Gold Soul Coins, the man was actually asking what he wanted?

How could he dare say that he had just wanted Zhong Li to get lost?

"Um, this is our family's Second Miss, and we want to take her back. Could you do us a favor? Pretend you didn't see anything?"

The masked leader spoke cautiously.

At that moment, he wanted nothing more than to slap his earlier self twice. Why did he care if someone was watching?

The man's eyes were on his own face. He could watch whatever he wanted. What the hell did it have to do with you?

"..."

Zhong Li: I'm only twelve. I just look a little older than I am.

There were so many of them. Why were they afraid of him?

Still, they had paid him, and he had not wanted to interfere in this matter to begin with.

These people sounded fierce, but they did not have the slightest killing intent!

Any experienced veteran could tell at a glance.

Meanwhile, the girl's body was tense, as though she might erupt at any moment... She clearly looked like someone who had never seen the world.

"Your request is reasonable. I accept it. Since that is the case, the contract is formed. Those who break their word shall suffer the Punishment of Eating Rock!"

Since the girl was not truly in danger, there was no need for him to meddle.

After declaring that the contract had been formed, he carried the pouch of Gold Soul Coins past the crowd and slowly continued toward Suotuo City.

The masked "villains": What an impressive person! We have never seen anyone so elegant!