Douluo: Founding the Heavenly Court from the Holy Spirit Cult

"Our Star Luo Empire is absolutely your best choice, and we have also been vigorously developing our Soul Tool system..."

As she spoke of her empire's development policies regarding the Soul Tool system, Xu Jiujiu hoped that the family behind this person would relocate here, as that would allow them to craft more of those melee Soul Tools and arm even more Soul Master legions.

"I am very satisfied with this trip to the Star Luo Empire, but the decision rests with the elders of my clan. I will report truthfully everything I have seen and heard in the Star Luo Empire."

"I look forward to your noble family settling in our Star Luo. When that time comes, my Imperial Brother will certainly grant your family a fiefdom and bestow hereditary titles."

Xu Jiujiu's smile deepened as she voiced the promise of land and titles.

Yang Hao continued to bid while conversing with Xu Jiujiu.

It had to be said that the Star Luo Empire possessed immense influence; this time alone, they had sourced fourteen Soul Bones, all of the ten-thousand-year level.

There were also two pieces of ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber, which Yang Hao successfully bid on.

At the same time, the private room he occupied drew the attention of many, primarily because the wealth Yang Hao displayed was staggering; the total amount spent on bids this night alone exceeded one hundred million Gold Soul Coins.

Furthermore, the fact that the other party had purchased so many Soul Bones caused quite a few people to harbor ulterior motives.

"It seems I am being watched. Does Princess Jiujiu have a way to resolve this? It is not convenient for me to be exposed right now."

After storing the items delivered by the auction house into his storage Soul Tool, Yang Hao looked toward Xu Jiujiu.

The next step would be a test of your capabilities and sincerity.

"Arrangements have already been made."

Xu Jiujiu smiled, then spoke up: "Grandmother Manyi, please trouble yourself to escort Miss Yuhuan out."

An old woman dressed in a red gown pushed the door open, glanced at Yang Hao, and then activated her Martial Soul and Soul Skills. Suddenly, a gate of starlight appeared.

"Princess Jiujiu, let us talk again next time."

Nodding to Xu Jiujiu, Yang Hao donned a wide cloak and stepped into the gate of starlight.

"Are we not following?"

Closing the gate of starlight, Manyi felt it would be best to keep an eye on her; after all, the value of that chubby girl was simply too great.

"No need!"

Xu Jiujiu shook her head slightly and said, "She is merely someone sent by her family to test us. The important thing is not her, but the family behind her."

The other party's family was most likely truly located in the Heaven Dou Empire, and the influence of their Star Luo Empire could not reach that far.

Moreover, their Star Luo Empire was not the other party's only choice, so there was no need to play the villain.

Besides, they had already profited immensely this time; ten thousand long spears, ten thousand battle swords, and five thousand battle shields were enough to form a Soul Master legion of twenty-five thousand soldiers.

Combined with some long-range Soul Tools, their combat power would be terrifying, and its value far exceeded those few Gold Soul Coins.

Not to mention that the family could certainly manufacture more of these melee Soul Tools; as long as they could win them over, they could form even more Soul Master legions.

By then, not only would the strength of their Star Luo Empire be greatly enhanced, but the power of their Imperial family would also rise, thereby stabilizing the domestic situation and suppressing the increasingly powerful White Tiger Duke Mansion.

Setting aside Xu Jiujiu's thoughts, Yang Hao, having been escorted out of the auction house, moved rapidly through Star Luo City. He changed his clothes several times and used various perfumes to mask his scent, only breathing a sigh of relief once he was certain no one was tracking him.

"Next is to leave the city."

Glancing at the pale light of dawn in the eastern sky, Yang Hao cut his hair short, then changed into a set of loose-fitting clothes and headed toward the city gate.

In a dark alley near the city gate, he activated his One-Eyed Vajra Martial Soul Possession, his physique rapidly expanding to two meters.

This was still the result of suppression; otherwise, he could have grown to two and a half meters in one go.

However, that stature was too eye-catching, and he did not want to be targeted right now.

Finally, he pulled on a hood to cover the eye formed on his forehead by the One-Eyed Vajra Martial Soul, and with that, it was perfect; absolutely no one would link him to the chubby girl from before.

Sure enough, this massive change in physique, especially the shift in the Soul Power aura carried by the One-Eyed Vajra Martial Soul, allowed him to exit the city smoothly without anyone noticing.

Of course, his disguise had changed again; he was no longer cross-dressing, having discarded the identity of Yuhuan.

Yuhuan was the name he had given that persona, inspired by the chubby imperial consort from the history of his previous life.

Yet, what Yang Hao did not know was that his purchase of those items had disrupted the fortune and destiny of this era, a fact detected by the Sea God Tang San, who had been keeping a close watch on the Douluo plane.

"Brother San, what is it?"

Seeing her husband's brow furrowed, Xiao Wu asked with concern; had something bad happened?

"The fortune and destiny of the Douluo plane have undergone some changes."

He spoke of the anomaly he had discovered; this inexplicable turn of events made Tang San, who was accustomed to perfect control, feel uneasy.

Moreover, a Child of Fortune had already been born on the Douluo plane, and he had already formulated a plan; the current change made him feel vaguely unsettled.

Unfortunately, he was currently in the God Realm and could not observe the Douluo plane in detail, making it impossible to clearly see the source of the anomaly.

"If it's changed, then it's changed."

Xiao Wu did not care, as they had already become gods.

Tang San did not speak, but his heart felt heavy.

The God Realm was not peaceful; the Destruction God King and the previous Asura God had always held conflicting philosophies and had many disputes. Even after he ascended to his godhood, he had faced opposition, and had it not been for the support of his companions, his situation would surely have been even worse.

For these past years, the Destruction God King had kept a close eye on him, making it impossible to do many things.

Furthermore, he had not undergone the Asura God trials, so his compatibility with the Asura God position was very low. In fact, the majority of that power resided within Xiao Wu, and to this day, he had yet to truly master the power of the Asura God position. Relying solely on the power of the Sea God made it difficult to contend with the Destruction God King, who had cultivated for countless ages.

Moreover, the path of inheriting a god position was inherently flawed. By discarding one's original foundation and using the power of a god position to break through, the foundation was no longer truly one's own. It was too difficult to advance further, and he would never reach the heights of the previous Sea God and Asura God.

There was a saying in his past life: those who learn from me live, those who imitate me die. That was precisely his current situation.

If given the chance, he wanted to recultivate from the beginning. Only then would it be possible to completely master the Sea God position, and perhaps even have the opportunity to go further.

Regrettably, he could not. The God Realm could not function without him; otherwise, it would inevitably be dominated by the Destruction God King, whose philosophy was far too radical.

"I must wait patiently."

Whispering to himself, Tang San had long since plotted against the Destruction God King. This was also a strategy left behind by the previous Asura God.

The Asura God was the strongest among the five Great God Kings because he was the pivot and core of the five. During the Dragon God War, he had once fused the power of the other four Great God Kings to form the power of creation, cleaving the Dragon God in two with a single strike.

At that time, he had secretly intercepted a portion of the power of the four Great God Kings and studied it for countless ages. His realm was infinitely close to the Creator God of the God Realm, granting him the ability to foresee the future.

He had a premonition that the God Realm would face a great crisis, and passing down his god position was also intended to allow him to leave the God Realm to find the source of the crisis and resolve it.

At the same time, this was also an opportunity to deal with the Destruction God King.

As the saying goes, if you want to destroy someone, you must first make them mad.

He would restrain and suppress him for now, waiting for the moment when the King grew impatient, took a desperate risk, and revealed a flaw. Only then would he strike, crushing him in one blow and completely seizing control of the God Realm.

But what exactly was that great crisis the Asura God had mentioned at the end?

Yang Hao was unaware of the thoughts of the God Realm's King. After moving far away from Star Luo City, he found a desolate mountain range and dug a cave to hide inside.

Having obtained so many good things this time, he naturally had to make use of them as soon as possible to improve his strength.

He first studied the Tyrant Tiger Soul-Refining Blade to understand the mystery of fusing soul bones with soul tools. Then, using the Metal Control ability of his soul bone, he manipulated the components to integrate the Nine-Turn Soul-Changing Instrument he had auctioned into the base of his Soul-Devouring Spider Leg Bone.

This was the main reason he had written this item on his list. He wanted the Soul-Devouring Spider Leg Bone to carry more attributes, but attribute conflict was fatal, especially with opposing elements like ice, fire, light, and darkness.

This required a power to act as a mediator.

The Nine-Turn Soul-Changing Instrument was the best choice. This soul tool could absorb soul power of any attribute and convert it into chaos attribute, which could then fuse with any soul power attribute or even be injected into another person's body.

This chaos attribute was the perfect harmonizer, capable of containing soul power of any nature.

It was precisely for this reason that he had specifically requested a soul tool fused with a soul bone; he wanted to understand the mystery of combining the two.

Coupled with his own metal control soul bone skill, he had enough to integrate the Nine-Turn Soul-Changing Instrument into the base of the Soul-Devouring Spider Leg Bone.

Of course, he did not integrate the entire Nine-Turn Soul-Changing Instrument; he only needed to fuse the inner shell and the soul tool core. The outer shell, which only served as protection, did not need to be devoured.

The individual inner shell and soul tool core were much smaller in volume, making them perfect for fusion—or rather, inlaying.

It took an entire day of effort before Yang Hao finally integrated the Nine-Turn Soul-Changing Instrument into the base of the Soul-Devouring Spider Leg Bone and guided it to fuse into the chaos attribute.

After adapting for a while, he ate something and fell into a deep sleep, beginning the next step of his plan the following day.

"I hope the devouring goes smoothly."

Taking out an earth-attribute soul bone, Yang Hao whispered, then immediately manipulated the topmost Soul-Devouring Spider Leg Bone to pierce and devour it.

His Soul-Devouring Spider Leg Bone had once devoured the soul bone refined by Tai Wushuang, granting one spider leg a metal attribute. Now, he was using another leg from the top row.

The Soul-Devouring Spider Leg Bone did not disappoint Yang Hao. As it devoured the ten thousand year earth-attribute soul bone, earthy-yellow patterns slowly appeared on the spider leg, similar to the golden patterns on the other leg.

Clearly, his initial hypothesis was correct: the Soul-Devouring Spider Leg Bone could indeed devour soul bones and gain their attribute powers.

Even the gravity control soul skill of that soul bone was devoured and fused, just as it had been when he devoured Tai Wushuang's soul bone.

With the integrated Nine-Turn Soul-Changing Instrument converting the power into the chaos attribute, the two attribute powers did not conflict, which made Yang Hao breathe a sigh of relief.

It wasn't over yet; a surge of blood energy poured into Yang Hao's body, scouring his bones and muscles to strengthen them, even making his stature grow a little taller.

This was a benefit of refining soul rings and soul bones, especially since the refining of soul bones provided the most significant improvement to physical fitness.

After finishing the devouring of that soul bone and confirming that the spider leg was stable and he himself was fine, Yang Hao cautiously adapted for a day before taking out the remaining soul bones the next day.

"There seems to be a Qilin martial soul in the future that possesses the five elements, and by fusing the yin and yang attributes, it creates the chaos attribute. Perhaps I can create the five elements first."

Looking at the several soul bones, Yang Hao thought of a martial soul from the future.

"Now that I have the metal and earth attributes, let's go with the wood attribute next."

He picked up the soul bone produced by a plant-type soul beast and used a spider leg bone from the second row to devour it. Soon, green patterns appeared on it, and the soul bone itself gained the wood attribute.

At the same time, the blood energy within the soul bone was guided to scour Yang Hao's body, further improving his physical fitness.

After adapting for another day, he spent the next two days devouring the water-attribute and fire-attribute soul bones. He was most nervous when devouring the water-attribute soul bone, as water and fire were opposing elements.

Fortunately, the chaos attribute was powerful enough, and since the water and fire attributes were limited to the spider legs and did not extend to the base of the soul bone, they did not directly intersect, making the pressure much smaller.

Then came the devouring of the ice-attribute soul bone—the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone—which occupied the two spider legs in the third row alongside the fire attribute, located below the water-attribute spider leg.

Finally, the wind and thunder attribute soul bones were devoured, both proceeding just as smoothly.