Then he turned to his two younger brothers beside him.
At that moment, the auras around the two men were rapidly climbing.
Their Soul Power Levels, which had originally been just slightly below his own, had caught up in an instant under the infusion of the Heavenly Screen Reward.
Phantoms appeared around Qin Fei, shifting and changing wildly.
The already solid, weighty aura around Qin Gang grew even more concentrated.
Two purple, five black, and two red Soul Rings rose from beneath each of them—a terrifying configuration of nine Soul Rings apiece.
Even the people training below were deeply shaken and envious as they watched the scene unfold.
A while later, the two men slowly opened their eyes, a glint flashing in each of their gazes.
"Xiao Fei, Xiao Gang, how do you feel?" Qin Tian sat in the seat of honor and asked with concern as his two younger brothers came to.
"Whew, I feel great! Not only has my strength increased, but I've gotten faster, too."
"Hmph! At my current speed, even the Dōngsēn Hall Master would be astonished if he saw me!"
Qin Fei lifted his chin slightly, looking utterly smug.
"Same here! The Heavenly Screen's reward has deepened my understanding of the Way of Strength."
"With my strength now, I feel like I could kill a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast with one punch!"
Qin Gang threw a few punches, then called to his eldest brother with excitement.
"Mm." Qin Tian nodded slightly. Beneath his armor, his composed face softened into a faint smile. "That is... very good."
"It's just a shame this Soul Bone is no use to me."
Qin Fei sat in his chair, propping up his head with one hand. A Right Leg Soul Bone suddenly appeared in his other hand.
He spoke, looking rather bored.
Then he looked at Qin Gang, who was still excited, and said, "Hey, Third Brother, is the Soul Bone in your hand any use to you?"
At that, Qin Gang turned around with a simple-minded look, his excitement still showing on his face.
He scratched his head and shook it in confusion, unsure what Qin Fei was getting at.
Still, he took out the forty-thousand-year Right Arm Soul Bone awarded by the Heavenly Screen.
"Of course it's no use! Second Brother, you know our Soul Bone configurations have been full for ages."
"What would we do with a mere forty-thousand-year Soul Bone?"
"Idiot!" Qin Fei chided him, stood up, and snatched the Right Arm Soul Bone from Qin Gang's hand. "Since we can't use it, we might as well reward one of the men below."
"Big Brother, what do you think?" Qin Fei asked, looking toward Qin Tian in the seat of honor.
Click, whirr—
With the sound of machinery turning, God of War Xingtian's helmet began to shift and retract.
It revealed the face of a man in his thirties, his brows and eyes concealing a sharpness that was not harsh, but instead held a quiet strength.
A calm, gentle smile rested on his face.
"Good idea. Go ahead," Qin Tian said with a nod of approval.
With his eldest brother's permission, Qin Fei took the two Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones and strode to the edge of the platform.
He looked down at the many brothers below, split into teams of three and sparring against one another.
Qin Fei raised the two Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones high and called out, "Let's have a little prize today! The team that takes first place in the drills will get these two Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones!"
His voice was not loud, but it carried across the entire Training Ground, reaching everyone below with perfect clarity.
The crowd immediately erupted with excitement.
"Whoa! Instructor Qin Fei! Instructor Qin Fei!"
"Hahahaha! Wonderful! I can make my strength even greater!"
"Hmph, all talk. The contest hasn't even started, and you're already so confident. We'll see who comes out on top!"
Everyone present was fired up.
Those were two Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones! The boost they could give to their strength was beyond measure.
How could anyone not be thrilled?
"Good! Then let's begin!" Qin Fei said, nodding at the reaction below.
"Yes!" everyone answered in unison.
[Combat Strength Ranking, Sixteenth Place: Azure Luan Douluo] [Affiliation: Spirit Hall] [Martial Soul: Azure Luan] [Level: Rank 97 Assault Type Super Douluo] [Evaluation: As the Third Offering of Spirit Hall, Azure Luan Douluo possesses the top-tier Martial Soul, the Azure Luan Divine Bird, and is the absolute ruler of the skies. In aerial combat, he is the strongest on the continent aside from Spirit Hall's Great Offering. Unfortunately, he lacks Soul Skills with overwhelming killing power, and his damage output is somewhat lacking. Thus, he ranks sixteenth.] [Reward: Soul Power Level increased by one; the lifespan of all Soul Rings increased by three thousand years; Azure Luan Divine Bird's speed increased] ...
Heaven Dou Empire, Crown Prince's Bedchamber.
"I can't believe Third Grandpa has made the list so soon, too."
"There are still fifteen Titled Douluo-level experts ahead of him!"
Qian Renxue looked at the Heavenly Screen, her face full of worry.
"Besides Grandfather and Second Grandpa, and that woman, could the other twelve all be People of the Bright Realm?"
"How is that possible?!"
Snake Lance Douluo looked equally grave.
Just then, a figure suddenly flew in through the bedchamber window. It was Porcupinefish Douluo, who had been gone for a long time.
Qian Renxue's eyes lit up at his return, and she immediately went forward. "How did it go, Uncle Porcupinefish? Did you learn anything about the Bright Realm?"
Porcupinefish Douluo nodded, his expression somewhat odd, then replied, "I did, but the information came from within Spirit Hall."
"Spirit Hall?" Snake Lance asked in confusion. "Did they discover something about the Bright Realm?"
Porcupinefish shook his head, his expression growing even stranger.
"Roaring Howl Douluo and Hurricane Douluo of the Bright Realm broke into Spirit Hall, took two people, severely wounded Demon Bear, Ghost Leopard, and Mighty Lion Douluo, then escaped."
At that, both Qian Renxue and Snake Lance Douluo were utterly shocked.
They stared at Porcupinefish Douluo, dumbfounded and unable to believe their ears.
"W-what did you say?!"
When she heard that Mighty Lion Douluo was among the wounded, Qian Renxue grew even more anxious.
But then she remembered what had happened on the Heavenly Screen earlier and immediately relaxed.
Her gaze drifted as she murmured, "So... so that's what caused the change on the Heavenly Screen earlier."
But a sense of urgency soon crept into Qian Renxue's heart.
"No!" Qian Renxue suddenly lifted her head.
She looked at Snake Lance and Porcupinefish Douluo beside her.
"The Bright Realm's rise is already unstoppable. They're bound to become a major enemy of Spirit Hall."
"We must also speed up our efforts to take complete control of the Heaven Dou Empire."
"After that, with the Heaven Dou Empire's vast resources and Million-Strong Army supporting Spirit Hall, even the Bright Realm won't be a threat!"
Porcupinefish and Snake Lance exchanged glances, both seeing delight in the other's eyes.
They immediately bowed respectfully to Qian Renxue. "Young Master, just give the word. We'll do whatever it takes!"
Qian Renxue nodded, about to say more, when a hoarse, shrill voice suddenly came from outside the Crown Prince's Bedchamber. "Your Highness, His Majesty summons you!"
Qian Renxue looked displeased, but restrained the emotions churning inside her.
She turned to the two men before her and said, "We'll discuss this later."
With that, she headed out of the bedchamber.
"Alas, in the end, he made the list after all."
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