Eating Hotpot, Riding in a Carriage (Please Keep Reading)

Three days later.

Boom!

A fierce artillery blast streaked across the sky and exploded violently atop a hill.

Dust and smoke billowed. Tang Hao, standing in the Dense Forest some distance away, narrowed his eyes as he watched the bombardment, feeling somewhat moved.

"Xilan, do you know what that cannon is called?"

Ye Xilan, standing deep in the Dense Forest beside Tang Hao, nodded and said softly, "Reporting to Your Excellency, it is called the Divine Might Invincible Great General Cannon."

"It is a weapon introduced by the Heaven Dou Imperial Family two years ago."

"The Heaven Dou Imperial Family?"

Tang Hao looked toward the members of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, who were hurriedly preparing another round of artillery fire.

A quarter of an hour earlier, he and Ye Xilan had been riding in a carriage along the main road, happily eating the newly invented hotpot as they headed toward Seven Treasure City.

However, his physical condition was simply too exceptional. Even with a stretch of Dense Forest between the road and this place, he could still faintly hear the sounds of cannon fire.

Curious, he had brought Ye Xilan across the Dense Forest to watch from the edge of the artillery training ground.

After all, no man could resist the allure of a cannon.

And if he could, then Add Money and get another one.

Looking at the three Divine Might Invincible Great General Cannons being operated by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect personnel, Tang Hao marveled inwardly.

There was no need to say it—the cannon had definitely been created by a Transmigrator.

And since this Divine Might Invincible Great General Cannon was a weapon of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, it had to have been made by Xue Beng, the Fourth Prince. At the very least, he had provided the blueprints.

What a genius.

Tang Hao admired him inwardly. After all, although he knew about cannons and possessed the experience of a Divine Craftsman in his mind,

if he had to make one himself,

he could certainly make the shell.

The materials on Douluo Continent were each more absurdly sturdy than the last. There was no need to worry about whether the materials met the standards.

And even if there was, he still had techniques like Hundred Refinement and Thousand Refinement, which could turn the rotten into the miraculous.

But making a true cannon was another matter.

He did not even know the specifications of a cannon—the length, caliber, wall thickness, material temperature requirements...

All of that would require endless testing.

Unless he no longer wanted to cultivate and was willing to spend all his time making cannons, it truly could not be done.

Thus, Tang Hao felt some admiration for his Hometown Fellow, Xue Beng, the Transmigrator.

At the same time, he firmly resolved that he could not slack off in cultivation in the future.

Otherwise, one day, it would truly become—

I have mastered divine arts.

Others: Sir, the times have changed. laughs wildly while holding a gun

That would be awkward.

Moreover, he estimated the degree of destruction the cannon had inflicted upon that hill.

If he had been standing there and taken the bombardment...

Boom!

The three cannons fired in unison, all striking the hill. The hill, originally three or four meters tall, was flattened to the ground, leaving only an enormous crater belching fire and smoke.

Uh...

He would probably be injured.

With five cannons, he would have to run.

Ten cannons...

Never mind. He should go wherever it was coolest.

These were siege-grade heavy cannons.

Tang Hao clicked his tongue in amazement. After he and Ye Xilan had thoroughly indulged their desire to watch cannons fire, he flashed away with her and left the place.

After all, this was the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's artillery ground. Sneaking in to watch without greeting anyone was already quite rude.

If he kept watching there, then he would truly be an uncultured fool, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would not think well of him.

Still, after watching the cannon fire, Tang Hao's heart itched with interest.

He wondered whether the Heaven Dou Imperial Family would sell these cannons in the future. He wanted to experience it for himself too.

And judging from the artillery test just now,

the Cannonballs fired by the Divine Might Invincible Great General Cannon weighed roughly six jin. Their explosive impact could severely wound a Spirit Kite Douluo.

Its range was also as far as two thousand meters.

That was three or four times farther than the attack range of an ordinary Titled Douluo's Soul Skills.

If he could get one of these cannons, he could hold this heavy cannon one-handed and blast Spirit Hall to his heart's content.

After all, the Divine Might Invincible Great General Cannon weighed only around five thousand jin.

Not to mention him—even a strength-type Soul Fighting Master could carry this cannon and trade blows with Spirit Kite Douluo.

Flying-type Titled Douluos had been brutally nerfed.

Tang Hao smiled. He now had one more reason to look forward to visiting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

If the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could obtain three Divine Might Invincible Great General Cannons and test them on their own grounds,

then the Heaven Dou Imperial Family must be selling them.

There would simply be restrictions on the price and eligible buyers.

But he had Add Money. Restrictions were the very thing he feared least.

I really want to get a cannon, then have someone give me Support System buffs and fire a shot at Spirit Hall. I wonder how powerful that would be.

Tang Hao murmured inwardly.

The two moved quickly and returned to the carriage parked by the roadside.

The hotpot was still steaming. The water had not boiled away, and the meat inside was already cooked.

Tang Hao picked up his chopsticks and tried a slice of Soul Beast meat as thin as a cicada's wing. His eyes narrowed in pleasure. Its texture was delicate and smooth—a true delight.

Dugu Aotian's broken Soul Tools were not entirely useless. Some of them could produce heat and could be put to use.

Qing He, who was outside the carriage handling the reins, saw that her Pavilion Master and Clear Sky Your Excellency had returned so quickly, and she let out a sigh of relief.

She flicked the whip at the horses, and the carriage resumed its clip-clopping journey forward.

From here, Seven Treasure City was only half a day away.

Thus, both Tang Hao and Ye Xilan intended to press onward in one go and head straight for Seven Treasure City.

To pay a visit.

Clip-clop, clip-clop. The horses' hooves trod briskly over the dirt road as they headed toward Seven Treasure City.

Faintly, the outline of Seven Treasure City drew ever closer.

As though half a day's distance had been pulled near, a city blazing with lights, like a towering pagoda dominating the land, suddenly entered their sight.

In the sunset and gathering night, it lay half-hidden in the hazy twilight.

Tang Hao lifted the carriage curtain. At the Ten-Mile Pavilion outside Seven Treasure City stood a refined and elegant group clad in white robes.

Their hems fluttered in the wind, and their bearing was extraordinary.

Passing travelers could not help gathering in the distance, wondering whom this remarkable group was waiting to greet.

As the carriage curtain was raised, Tang Hao's face turned toward them.

At the Ten-Mile Pavilion, Ning Fengzhi's lips held a gentle smile. The white-haired Sword Douluo stood proudly at his side and smiled as he returned Tang Hao's gaze.

Bone Douluo possessed a towering skeletal frame, like a mountain of bones. He stood coldly before the two, impossible to ignore at first glance.

At his other side stood a sweetly smiling young girl with bright eyes and pearly teeth, just sixteen years old.

Even among two Titled Douluos and the number one Support System Soul Master in the world, her demeanor did not lose any of its brilliance.

The Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi; the sect's guardian Douluos, Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong.

Tang Hao did not recognize the other person, but—

Lifting the carriage curtain, he brought Ye Xilan with him and crossed several hundred meters from the carriage before landing slowly before them.

In an instant, a majestic aura surged from Sword Douluo like a drawn sword, while Vast Sky's pressure met it steadily head-on.

In the distance along the road, passersby driving merchant caravans felt a metallic clang in their hearts, as though they saw a giant white sword facing off against a massive black hammer.

Before that razor-sharp aura and boundless pressure, a plump noble seated in a carriage lost his composure and murmured in shock:

"This is... the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Sword Douluo."

"And... the Clear Sky Sect's..."

"Clear Sky Douluo!"