The Heaven Dou Imperial Family.
Xue Beng watched the Sky Screen, looking rather pleased.
A world where people couldn't even truss a chicken.
And one rich in resources, to boot.
To them, it was nothing more than a juicy piece of meat served up on a platter.
Xue Beng looked toward the Heaven Dou Empire general beside him.
He asked,
"General, how many days do you think our Heaven Dou Empire's army would need to take the Land of Light?"
The general immediately stepped forward and held up his hand, spreading his fingers.
Xue Beng asked at once,
"Five years?"
The general immediately shook his head.
"No. I believe we could take it in just five months. The only problem is that we wouldn't just be dealing with these ordinary people, but the other empires as well..."
Xue Beng nodded.
By then, they would most likely have to divide the Land of Light among the Star Luo Empire and Spirit Hall.
But it was a shame to share such a huge piece of meat with others.
Still, Xue Beng put on a humble air and said,
"Pride comes before a fall. Even if the Land of Light's military strength is inferior to ours on the Douluo Continent, we must still take it seriously as an opponent."
As soon as Xue Beng finished speaking, applause and praise rang out below.
"His Majesty is right. Pride comes before a fall."
Xue Beng turned and looked toward Yu Xiaogang.
"Grandmaster, what do you think of the Land of Light?"
Yu Xiaogang stood ramrod straight at the side, one hand resting against his chin.
He put on a profound air and said,
"This world is truly peculiar. The people here don't even have Martial Souls. For a Martial Soul research expert like me, they're certainly worth studying."
As Tang San's teacher, Yu Xiaogang was now also Xue Beng's grand tutor.
In the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, his reputation and standing were not even a whit below Tang San's.
Naturally, there were plenty of influential nobles eager to curry favor with him.
"Grandmaster really does see farther than the rest of us."
"As expected of a Martial Soul research expert. His perspective is simply different from ours."
Just then, someone voiced a question.
"But... could the Land of Light have some other method of cultivation to replace Martial Souls?"
The moment the question was raised, the entire hall burst into laughter.
"Those people don't even have the most basic Soul Power. Other than their land being a little brighter, there's nothing special about them."
"If they don't have Soul Power, what's there to cultivate?"
"Exactly. At most, they can train their bodies. But judging by their physiques, they're not even fit to be called martial artists."
Yu Xiaogang didn't laugh at them.
Instead, he coughed twice, quieting the entire hall.
Then he began to explain his thoughts.
"It is precisely because they lack such powerful strength that the Land of Light can be so peaceful;
by the same token, it is precisely because they live in peace that they don't need great strength and have no reason to cultivate.
"Born in hardship, die in comfort. It is competition that has given us such tremendous strength."
Once Yu Xiaogang finished, the nobles below began applauding again.
"Masterful words!"
"As expected of Grandmaster!"
Xue Beng, too, looked at Yu Xiaogang with admiration.
Hearing everyone's praise, Yu Xiaogang—who had spent half his life being called a good-for-nothing—had never seen anything like this.
His mind instantly soared with euphoria.
A smile crept uncontrollably across his face as he nodded and offered a few modest remarks.
Meanwhile, outside the Star Dou Forest.
The six members of the Shrek Seven Devils, excluding Tang San, were waiting.
When they noticed the Sky Screen, they were just as shocked.
"I never imagined there could be such a vast world beyond the Douluo Continent."
Ning Rongrong said.
But Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai were clearly disdainful.
So what if the world was vast? It was full of ordinary people without Martial Souls or Soul Power, too weak even to truss a chicken.
"What does its vastness matter? Without Martial Souls or Soul Power, they can only wait for others to plunder them. How are they any different from livestock?"
Dai Mubai replied.
Ma Hongjun hurriedly chimed in.
"Rongrong, haven't you heard the saying? While the neighbors stockpile grain, I stockpile guns. The neighbors' grain becomes my granary."
After Ma Hongjun finished, he even began to look forward to it.
He pictured himself living in a mansion spanning tens of thousands of square kilometers.
With a beauty in each arm, three wives and four concubines—what a life.
But Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing both felt that something wasn't quite right.
The giant who had appeared at the beginning of the Sky Screen clearly possessed unfathomable strength.
They couldn't sense it, but their instincts told them so.
This so-called Land of Light was definitely a power that concealed its true strength.
After all, there was no way all those values showing infinity for the giant had been entered at random, right?
Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, however, didn't care in the slightest.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Ning Fengzhi stood in the courtyard, watching the Sky Screen.
Sword Douluo Chen Xin stood on one side of him, and Bone Douluo Gu Rong on the other.
Ning Fengzhi furrowed his brow.
Although the people of the Land of Light on the Sky Screen didn't seem to have any Soul Power,
he still felt that something was off.
The Land of Light wasn't as weak as it seemed.
They were being misled by its people's apparent lack of Martial Souls and Soul Power.
Yet he couldn't think of how one could become stronger without cultivating Martial Souls.
Chen Xin and Gu Rong had their own answers to that question.
As always, the two of them held completely opposite views.
Chen Xin believed that the Land of Light must have a unique method of cultivation.
It might not be as powerful or convenient as the Douluo Continent's, but it still shouldn't be underestimated.
After all, it was a world of its own. Judging by the vast skies in the images, it might even be larger than the entire Douluo Continent.
Chen Xin believed in the saying that the world was vast and full of wonders.
Gu Rong, on the other hand, held the exact opposite opinion.
No Martial Souls or Soul Power?
What was there to think about? Just invade and divide up their resources.
Without Martial Souls or Soul Power, no matter how strong they became, they could only rely on things like Soul Tools.
But how powerful could Soul Tools really be?
Could they match a single finger of a Titled Douluo?
Ning Fengzhi leaned more toward Chen Xin's view.
After all, he had seen Tang San's Hidden Weapons.
Perhaps the Land of Light had similar weapons.
In short, the three of them argued without end.
But soon, everyone would receive the answer they least expected.
The images on the Sky Screen began to change.
Amid countless gleaming towers, light began to flicker at the top of the tallest one.
Brilliant light illuminated all the people of the Land of Light.
In its radiance, everyone began to evolve.
They grew incredibly large, radiating an incomparable power.
This power was completely different from Soul Power.
Each person who evolved shone like a blazing sun.
Inside Spirit Hall.
Bibi Dong's trust value in Xiao Che's eyes began to soar.
Bibi Dong watched the images of the Land of Light, entranced.
Her beautiful eyes stayed fixed on the screen, afraid she might miss a single detail.
At last, Bibi Dong understood why Ultraman Ginga had looked the way he did at the beginning.
Because everyone in the Land of Light was a monster dozens of meters tall.
And this was clearly a recording of history.
The events had probably taken place a very long time ago.
What interested Bibi Dong most was the strength of the people there.
Her gaze fixed on a child.
The child seemed to be only half as tall as an adult nearby—not very tall at all.
But in reality, he stood more than twenty meters tall, and his strength was even comparable to that of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast.
And judging by the aura the child gave off,
the people of the Land of Light were at least as strong as Titled Douluos, every last one of them.
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