The Damn Sea God

Heaven Dou Empire, Star Marsh City

This place lay on the plains, with roads leading in all directions. It was roughly several dozen kilometers from Small Lake Village and was already the closest city to it.

Its economy could not compare to those coastal cities or major provincial capitals, but it was still far better off than the smaller cities.

At the same time, it was home to Star Marsh Primary Spirit Master Academy. Chen Yuan had studied here back then as well.

"Yaya, you'll be studying at this academy for the next few years. You're a work-study student, but I'll give you enough pocket money for one semester."

"Remember to study hard. Don't hang around with shady people."

"If anyone bullies you, remember to find a teacher. You can also wait until I come back and tell me. I'll stand up for you then."

Yaya nodded timidly.

Chen Yuan was, after all, an outstanding graduate of this academy. He had been admitted into the Shrek Academy everyone dreamed of and was even a Soul Ancestor, so securing a work-study slot was very easy.

The tuition for a primary academy was not expensive. Although Chen Yuan could have let Yaya enroll as a self-funded student, he still felt that being a work-study student was better.

With Chen Yuan as Yaya's backing, no one in this small city would provoke her unless they were idiots.

Innate Soul Power at level 2.5 was still too low. With six years at the primary academy, Chen Yuan had no idea whether Yaya could break through level 10.

As long as she broke through level 10, Chen Yuan would take her to obtain a hundred-year Soul Ring.

Before breaking through level 10 and becoming a Soul Master, there were no imperial subsidies, so Chen Yuan would leave her some pocket money.

That was right, Spirit Masters still received subsidies in Soul Land II, though the amounts had been reduced considerably.

Soul Masters received five Silver Soul Coins, Soul Grandmasters one Gold Soul Coin, Soul Elders five Gold Soul Coins, and Soul Ancestors and above received nothing.

Unfortunately, in this era, most families whose children could Awaken Martial Souls were not poor. Only a few lucky commoners could Awaken Martial Souls.

So these subsidies were basically just a performance put on among nobles, with money passing from the left pocket to the right.

Which was why Sea God Tang San really deserved to die!

There was nothing wrong with destroying Spirit Hall, but he should at least have had the Tang Sect or some other sect take over Spirit Hall's responsibilities!

Now Evil Soul Masters ran rampant across the continent, and commoners could not even Awaken Martial Souls!

It could be said that commoners had lived in misery for ten thousand years. As for where that misery came from, don't ask.

After sending Yaya to register at the primary academy, Chen Yuan headed for the Nine Treasures Pavilion in the city center.

The Nine Treasures Pavilion was backed by the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect. It had branches throughout the continent in practically every city that was not too remote.

The Nine Treasures Pavilion handled nearly every kind of business, including Martial Soul Awakening.

However, Martial Soul Awakening at the Nine Treasures Pavilion also cost money, though it was not as expensive as what those nobles charged.

It was said that in Nine Treasures City, where the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect was located, and the surrounding regions, members of the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect would Awaken Martial Souls for free.

"Sir, what service do you require?"

"Help me find an escort mission heading to Shrek City."

The attendant at the counter quickly flipped through the records, searching for a suitable mission.

There were still half a month before Shrek began its term. Since he had nothing else to do and had to return anyway, he might as well take a mission and earn some money along the way.

Chen Yuan had done this in the past as well, but missions that went directly to Shrek City were not always available.

Even though transportation here was well developed, there would not be that many missions heading to Shrek City.

"Sir, there are no escort missions heading directly to Shrek City. There is only one escort mission heading to Nine Treasures City."

"The mission requires cultivation at Soul Elder level or above."

"Nine Treasures City..."

"Sir, you could accept this mission. After finishing it, you can ask at the Nine Treasures Pavilion in Nine Treasures City whether there are any missions heading to Shrek City. There usually are."

"There are simply too few missions in Star Marsh City. You can only try Nine Treasures City. I'm very sorry."

After saying that, the attendant felt a little awkward himself. He felt that his overly eager sales pitch was genuinely embarrassing.

"In that case, forget it."

Ignoring the attendant's attempts to stop him, Chen Yuan turned and left.

He could indeed travel to Shrek City through Nine Treasures City. It would probably waste around one extra day.

But that overly eager sales pitch made Chen Yuan feel strange.

Perhaps after he reached Shrek City, the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect would bury him in money.

"Xiao Yuan, what do we do now? Are we heading straight back to that academy? Gulu."

Dali Gu's voice appeared directly in Chen Yuan's mind. It had no objections about where they went. As long as it was with its partner, it could go anywhere.

"Let's go take a look at Nine Treasures City. If I'm not mistaken, there should be a Soul Beast hunting mission waiting for me there."

"There's lots of delicious food there. I'll buy you plenty."

According to the timeline, this year happened to be when Huo Yuhao enrolled. That meant the most turbulent era in ten thousand years was about to begin.

The winning formula of Soul Land II was Martial Souls with spiritual attributes and Ultimate Attributes. With Dali Gu's help, Chen Yuan's Flame Gauntlet Martial Soul had long since reached the level of an Ultimate Martial Soul.

If he wanted, he could even draw upon Dali Gu's power now, though for the moment he could only wield strength at the Battle Dragon level.

As long as he reached Soul King, Dali Gu could evolve into a Battle Dragon King. When that happened, he would definitely take out the Sun God Bow and have some fun with it.

Chen Yuan could forget about the cheat that was Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, but Electrolux was still worth planning around.

If not for Electrolux, why would he have bought something as expensive and useless as the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife?

Before it was purified, the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife was just trash. Perhaps the Pillar of Courage in Chen Yuan's Sea of Consciousness could purify it, but so far, Chen Yuan still had not figured out how to use the Pillar of Courage.

Star Marsh City was still some distance from Nine Treasures City, but for a Power Attack System Soul Ancestor like Chen Yuan, that distance was nothing.

Even Huo Yuhao, a level-20, one-ring spiritual-attribute Soul Master, could cross the Heaven Dou Empire in eight days, traveling from Shrek Academy to the Far North.

Chen Yuan only needed less than a day to travel from Star Marsh City to Nine Treasures City.

With all his Soul Power circulating at full force, flowers, grass, and trees flashed past Chen Yuan's eyes. He hurried along while chatting with Dali Gu in his Sea of Consciousness.

Nine Treasures City had been modeled after Seven Treasures City from ten thousand years ago, then expanded several times into the enormous city it was today.

Like Bright Capital, the outer area of Nine Treasures City had no city walls. This was the expanded district, and because there were no tall buildings, the massive walls in the distance could still be seen from far away.

Those city walls stood over a hundred meters tall. He had no idea how much money it must have taken to build walls that enormous.

"The Nine Treasures Glazed Sect... really is rich."

Chen Yuan lacked the vocabulary to think of anything more fitting.

It was already getting late, so Chen Yuan decided to find somewhere to spend the night first and visit the Nine Treasures Pavilion tomorrow.