The Bounty Arrives at Last (Please Follow, Please Vote)

Within the orb of light, the silhouette of a person carrying a Miao Dao flickered in and out of view.

This was the orb he had obtained from Zhou Xiu.

It contained one of Zhou Xiu's Golden Finger abilities.

As long as he activated it, he would gain the ability within the orb. It was one of the quickest ways for him to increase his strength.

As for how to activate this orb—

Tang Hao took a round coin with a square hole from his robes.

By holding the orb, he could learn how to activate it. It was like farming a treasure chest for its key.

And the key was a single coin.

"A round coin with a square hole... I think I know what ability this orb contains."

Tang Hao placed the coin against the orb. In an instant, the orb vanished, and the coin melted into a streak of light that entered Tang Hao's body.

An ability called [Add Money] appeared in his mind.

He could tell anyone, in any situation, "I want to add money," and the other party would definitely agree to his request.

Just like yesterday, when Zhou Xiu asked him to spare him and said he could add money. As long as Tang Hao stated his terms and Zhou Xiu fulfilled them, Tang Hao would certainly spare his life this once.

It was truly a causal-type ability.

But unfortunately—

"This ability should only work on mortals. It's useless against gods."

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to withstand his ability with a downgraded version of the Clear Sky Domain."

"And if this ability worked on gods, wouldn't it be the perfect God Examination activator?"

Tang Hao smiled. If [Add Money] could be used on gods, he could simply go to the Angel Church of Spirit Hall.

He could stand before the Angel God's statue and shout, "I want to become the Angel God. I can add money."

Then the God Examination would descend upon him, and all nine trials would gather.

He would blind those Spirit Hall fools and make Qian Daoliu sick with frustration, unable to voice his grievances.

After all, wasn't adding money to become a god simply the nine trials of the God Examination?

At most, there might be a tenth trial, though he had no idea whether such a thing existed.

"Still, even if it can't be used on gods, this ability is incredibly powerful."

Tang Hao thought of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where he would be heading next.

He was going there to exchange for a powerful Martial Art to cultivate.

For that, he had even prepared a precious Skull Soul Bone.

Yet no one could guarantee that such a gift would be enough to obtain their powerful Martial Art.

After all, this was Douluo Continent, a world that placed enormous importance on its own inheritances and set extremely high barriers around knowledge.

But with [Add Money], things were different.

A single sentence—"I'll add money."

Would force the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to name its price and hand over the Martial Art.

"Still, why does using this ability feel like accepting quests in a game world?"

Tang Hao smiled and looked up at the sunlight and the world beyond his room.

He now had the [Add Money] ability, meaning he had a guarantee for obtaining a powerful Martial Art from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

So, it was time for him to leave Ili City and head to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for the visit he had promised half a month ago.

And besides—

Once he reached the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, he would be able to obtain more information about Qing Yuhuan.

His next Hometown Fellow, the one who would drop an orb when defeated, was likely connected to Qing Yuhuan.

Of course, the prerequisite was figuring out Qing Yuhuan's Golden Finger first.

In this regard, although the Ili Kingdom had been fairly attentive, it was still far too weak compared to Spirit Hall.

It could not match the powerful intelligence network that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had built through commerce.

Pushing open the door, Tang Hao looked toward Spirit Hall, then glanced in the direction of Shrek Academy.

But in the end, his gaze settled on Spirit Hall.

Tang Hao chuckled. "Heh, I never thought there would come a day when I considered Spirit Hall a relatively weak and easy-to-bully faction."

"This is truly... interesting."

The next day.

Morning sunlight scattered across the curtains of a carriage. King Ilisa and Prince Ilir stood together at the gates of the royal city, seeing Clear Sky Douluo off.

Then—

"Brother, Clear Sky Your Excellency has already given up on investigating Zhou Xiu. Are we still going to continue?"

Prince Ilir asked hesitantly.

Before Tang Hao left, he saw that the Iliza Royal Family had indeed done their duty over the past few days, so he told them there was no need to continue investigating Zhou Xiu.

The waters around Shrek Academy ran deep. The Iliza Royal Family could not handle them.

But—

Zhou Xiu's ability was too powerful.

King Ilisa's eyes gleamed as he stared straight toward the Balak Kingdom.

Prince Ilir, who knew his brother's temperament well, opened his mouth, then said nothing more.

He knew further persuasion would be useless. His brother had already set his heart on it; he would not turn back until he hit a wall.

"I understand, Brother. According to the information our people gathered, Zhou Xiu's family should all be living in Xiuchun Village near Suotuo City."

"I'll send people there."

Since Clear Sky Your Excellency said that Shrek Academy's waters ran deep and the Iliza Royal Family could not withstand them—

Then they would bypass Shrek Academy and go to Zhou Xiu's village to bring his family back.

Prince Ilir was not greedy for such a powerful Martial Soul ability. As long as he could preserve their Martial Soul bloodline, that would be enough.

Miao Dao, Miao Dao.

As long as they had the Martial Soul, they could calculate the possibilities of hunting the appropriate soul beasts.

By working it out bit by bit, they would eventually obtain that near-absolute control ability.

King Ilisa nodded lightly within the royal city. "Then I'll leave everything to you, Brother."

That same day, at King Ilisa's instruction, a Soul Saint squad secretly departed from Ili Royal City and raced toward Suotuo City in the Balak Kingdom.

Setting out alongside them was the "missing person notice" Tang Hao had been waiting for so long.

"Extra! Extra! Clear Sky Douluo has issued a bounty! Anyone who can chop off Qing Yuhuan's right hand will receive a reward of five million Gold Soul Coins from Clear Sky Douluo!"

"Five million! Five million Gold Soul Coins!"

The cries of newspaper vendors spread from Ili Royal City across more than half of the Heaven Dou Empire.

When the people of the Balak Kingdom saw the five million Gold Soul Coins offered in the newspaper, their eyes nearly popped out of their heads.

Five million Gold Soul Coins!

Even some Counts might not be able to produce that much money in one go.

The members of Soul Hunting Groups who mingled in taverns, accepted jobs, and hunted soul beasts for money immediately sat upright, their eyes shining as they stared at the bounty in the paper.

Five million. They risked their lives hunting soul beasts and selling the spoils, yet each trip only earned them one or two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.

When the Beast Tide appeared some time ago, they had indeed made more money from it.

But that money had to be used to buy healing herbs, pay healing-type Soul Masters for treatment, and remove lingering injuries.

They also had to compensate the families of fallen comrades and provide settlement funds.

Then there were the resources needed for cultivation, as well as the necessary preparations for the next soul beast hunt. After all the deductions, saving even a hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins was impressive.

Not to mention five million Gold Soul Coins.

"Big Brother, what do we do?" a Soul Hunting Group member asked excitedly.

Hunting soul beasts meant living with a blade at their throats. Hunting Spirit Hall's Pope's disciple was the same. To them, there was no difference.

At worst, after finishing this job, they could flee to Sea God Island and make a living there. That place was also in the midst of a vigorous Great Age of Discovery and desperately needed people everywhere.

Thus, it was not only people in the Balak Kingdom. Even those within Spirit Hall, after hearing that such a newspaper existed in the Heaven Dou Empire—

Their eyes flickered as they obtained the latest Heaven Dou Report and greedily read the bounty printed on it.

Five million Gold Soul Coins was enough for them to flee Spirit Hall, escape to another empire, or sail out to sea and hide away while living comfortably.