Fasinuo Province, Nuoding City.
As a trade town on the southwest border of the Heaven Dou Empire, although Nuoding City is not as prosperous as Suotuo City in the Balak Kingdom, it is located at the junction of the three countries, with frequent business trips and extremely fast information flow. The taverns in the city, Mercenary Guild, are always a breeding ground for all kinds of rumors.
"Have you heard? Recently, a mysterious strong man appeared over Fasinuo Province, Balak Kingdom, and Hagendas Kingdom!"
In the corner of the tavern, a mercenary with a scar on his face took a sip of ale and spoke in a low voice to his companions. Although his voice was low, it was enough for the idle men at the surrounding tables to hear clearly.
"Mysterious strong man? These days, aren't all Soul Master gentlemen mysterious?" His companion curled his lips indifferently and continued to chew on the steak in his hand.
"This time is different!" Scarface slammed the table excitedly, and the drink spilled out, "This man is specifically looking for Titled Douluo!"
"Looking for Titled Douluo?" The attention of several people around him was instantly attracted. Titled Douluo, that is the existence standing at the top of the continent. Ordinary Soul Master would never see them once in their lifetime, but someone is specifically looking for them?
"It's absolutely true!" Seeing the crowd gathered around, Scarface's voice became a little louder, "It is said that this man is so generous! As long as you provide clues about Titled Douluo's recent whereabouts, even if it is just a 'suspected' place where he has appeared, you can get a reward of at least one thousand Gold Soul Coin! If the clue is of high value, you can even get ten thousand Gold Soul Coin, or the equivalent in rare materials!"
"Hiss--!" There was a gasp of air-conditioning in the tavern. One thousand Gold Soul Coin is enough for an ordinary family to live comfortably for several years. Ten thousand Gold Soul Coin is a huge amount of money that many low-level Soul Masters cannot save in their lifetime. Just for a message, you spend so much money?
"This is not over yet!" Scarface looked around mysteriously, his voice lowered, but with a kind of bewitching magic, "The most exaggerated thing is that if the clues provided can directly help this man to 'accidentally' encounter a certain crown prince, and the other person is in a state of... well, 'alone' or 'leisure'..."
He paused deliberately to whet everyone's appetite, and then said word by word, "... Then, this man is willing to give out a fifty-thousand-year-old Head Soul Bone as reward!"
"Fifty thousand years! Head Soul Bone?!"
"Oh my God! Is it true?!"
"You're lying, right? A 50,000-year-old Soul Bone, or a head. How much is it worth?"
The tavern instantly exploded. Soul Bone, that is Soul Master World, a rare treasure that can only be found, and every piece is priceless. Soul Bone, which is 50,000 years old, already belongs to the top-level Soul Bone category, not to mention the extremely rare Head Soul Bone.
In the understanding of this group of people, Head Soul Bone can often greatly improve Soul Master's Mental Power, and even give powerful spiritual Soul Skill, whose value is far beyond the ordinary Soul Bone. This level of treasure is enough for any Soul Master family to fight for it, and now someone actually uses it as a "bounty"?
"What... what is the background of this? Could it be that the young master from some hidden family came out to practice?" Someone asked in a trembling voice. It is impossible for an ordinary Soul Master to be able to come up with such a skill.
"Background? Humph, what do you know?" Scarface sneered, a trace of awe flashed in his eyes, "According to those who have seen this man, he wears a large black cloak and has an unfathomable aura. Although he has never shown Soul Ring, that kind of coercion... is at least Soul Douluo level!"
"Soul Douluo?!"
"No wonder... no wonder he dared to find Titled Douluo. It turns out that he himself is a top powerhouse!"
"Soul Douluo...Fifty-Thousand-Year Soul Bone... Why is he looking for Titled Douluo? Is it to seek revenge?"
"Seeking revenge? I don't think so." Scarface shook his head, with a "you are too young" expression on his face, "According to everyone's analysis, this man is probably trying to get the ninth Soul Ring!"
"Ninth Soul Ring?"
"That's right! Think about it, he is already Soul Douluo, and the next step is Titled Douluo. And the ninth Soul Ring of Soul Douluo usually needs to hunt Soul Beast that is more than 50,000 years old, or even... Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast! Soul Beast of this level is comparable in strength to Titled Douluo, and most of them are located in the core area of Star Dou Forest or Extreme North. Just one Soul Douluo, no matter how strong it is, may not be able to win steadily, and may even be counterattacked."
"So, he needs to ask Titled Douluo for help?" Someone suddenly realized.
"Yes! And it's a top-notch Titled Douluo!" Scarface affirmed, "Only by asking Titled Douluo to take action, or even two Titled Douluos joining forces, can we ensure that we can hunt down that level of without fail. Soul Beast, won the top ninth Soul Ring! He took out Fifty-Thousand-Year Soul Bone, probably just to get the 'deposit' or 'remuneration' from a certain Titled Douluo crown prince!"
"That's it..."
"For Soul Ring, I really spent a lot of money!"
"This is the real big shot!"
There was a lot of discussion in the tavern, and everyone's faces were full of yearning and awe. Soul Douluo, Titled Douluo, Fifty-Thousand-Year Soul Bone, Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring... These words are as far away as legends to them, Soul Master at the bottom. But at this moment, this legend seems to be happening around them.
"So... what does this man look like? Does he have any characteristics?" Someone couldn't help but ask, with a hint of greed in his eyes. What if he is lucky and meets him by chance?
"Characteristics?" Scarface recalled for a moment and whispered, "I heard that he always wears a black robe and can't see his face clearly, but... it seems that his left hand is a little special. No one dares to take a closer look at what it is. Moreover, he seems to be extremely disdainful of low-level Soul Master. It is said that in the Hagendas Kingdom's Black Rock City, he faced a group of Soul Ancestor Soul King, without even looking at it, went directly to the Adventurers Guild to complete the task."
"Tsk, is this the world of the strong?"
"But having said that, where did the Soul Bone and the materials he gave him come from? A 50,000-year-old Soul Bone is no big deal!"
"Don't you understand this?" Scarface smiled mysteriously, "It is said that this man seems to have come from the sea?"
Rumors spread like wildfire in Fasinuo Province, Balak Kingdom, Hagendas Kingdom and other places. A legend about "the mysterious black robe Soul Douluo spent a lot of money to search for Titled Douluo, just to hunt the ninth Soul Ring" quickly became the hottest topic in Soul Master World.
Countless Soul Master, whether for the enviable Gold Soul Coin or the illusory "50,000-year Head Soul Bone", began to frantically inquire about all information about Titled Douluo.
At this moment, Kraken, who caused this storm, was standing on the top of the tallest bell tower of Nuoding City. His ice-blue eyes looked down at the ant-like crowd below, and the corner of his mouth raised a vague arc.
"It's really interesting."