Heaven Dou Empire

Heaven Dou Empire, Heaven Dou City.

A young man and woman walked out of the Spirit Temple, weighing the two hundred Gold Soul Coins in their hands as they happily hummed a little tune.

"♬I ride that cloud of sunset leaving home, ♬drifting toward a horizon no one knows. ♬Carrying the words my mother once told me, ♬a child's life is not so complicated. ♬Oh, gently wipe away your tears, ♬ignore those chattering crows. ♬Swallow the wind and sand, ♬and only then can you slowly grow up. ♬You must miss a few girls, ♬spending your finest years, ♬for that is the price of youth."

The two looked no more than fourteen or fifteen. The young man had picturesque features and was exceedingly handsome, while the young woman possessed a beauty that made the moon hide and flowers blush, fish sink and geese fall from the sky.

The young man wore a fitted robe of pure white, his figure tall and straight. Snow-white hair fell behind him, and his pure crimson eyes held not the slightest impurity. His proud, elegant nose and flawless features came together in perfect harmony.

If this had been Blue Star in his previous life, any woman who saw him would have briefly lost herself in a daze.

A dashing young man, carefree and unrestrained, raising his cup and gazing disdainfully at the blue sky, radiant as a jade tree standing before the wind.

Those verses were no exaggeration when used to describe him.

The young woman beside him had a graceful figure, with blue hair cascading like a waterfall. Her deep azure eyes seemed to conceal the stars. Her skin was as white as snow, and she possessed an ethereal, holy aura. Like a fairy descended to the mortal world, she exuded gentleness and elegance. Every frown and smile was captivating; her beauty and temperament together left others intoxicated and unable to forget her.

Looking at the Gold Soul Coins in his hand, the young man sighed. "It's truly great to live in an era with Spirit Hall. Although the subsidy money comes from the two great empires, would the empires really be so generous without Spirit Hall forcing them to be? It gives commoners a path forward."

The young woman asked in confusion, "Why do you say that?"

The young man shook his head and explained, "Soul Master subsidies are distributed according to a Soul Master's rank. Generally speaking, at level ten, one can receive one Gold Soul Coin; at level twenty, ten Gold Soul Coins; and Soul Elders at around level thirty, like the identities we're disguising ourselves as, can receive one hundred Gold Soul Coins. Furthermore, only Soul Masters registered with Spirit Hall are eligible for subsidies. With its immense influence, Spirit Hall forces the two great empires to value the cultivation of Soul Masters and provide funding as subsidies, allowing more talented commoner Soul Masters to have the resources to cultivate and improve."

Hearing that, the young woman nodded slightly and said thoughtfully, "Spirit Hall really does give commoner Soul Masters some opportunities, but it also has an overbearing side, doesn't it?"

The young man nodded in response. "That's right. Spirit Hall is indeed very forceful, and sometimes it can seem quite overbearing. But there's no denying that without Spirit Hall, it would be even harder for commoner Soul Masters to make something of themselves."

"In many places, commoner Soul Masters might be coveted by major powers or assassinated because of exceptional talent, or they might remain mediocre for the rest of their lives because they lack outstanding talent."

"Spirit Hall regularly goes to such places to seek out Soul Masters with potential and give them opportunities to be trained. For example, in small villages and especially remote areas, Spirit Hall sends people to awaken the Martial Souls of children for free. The fates of those children often change completely in that very moment, and their families become filled with hope because of it."

After listening to him, the young woman's eyes revealed a trace of emotion. "I never expected Spirit Hall to have such a side. Then if Spirit Hall falls in the future, or is simply abolished, what will happen to those commoner Soul Masters?"

The young man shook his head. "The future is unpredictable. Once Spirit Hall is gone, the two great empires will likely no longer provide subsidies so generously, and commoners will never have a chance to rise. Spirit Hall may be forceful, but it truly gives commoner Soul Masters more opportunities."

The young man continued, "It is precisely because of Spirit Hall's measures that those children have the chance to change their fates. So we should still thank Spirit Hall for standing behind the commoner Soul Master community!"

They walked through the streets, watching the crowds with countless emotions in their hearts. This young man and woman were Jun Lin and Ah Yin, who had set out from Nuoding City and arrived in Heaven Dou City, Heaven Dou Empire, after a month of travel.

Using the Elemental Garment to conceal their true cultivation and disguise themselves as Soul Elders in their thirties, they had come to the Spirit Temple in Heaven Dou Empire to freeload on the Soul Master subsidies.

Jun Lin wore a sly smile at that. "Anyway, the money comes from the two great empires. Most of those royals and nobles aren't good people, so anyone who passes up free money is an idiot. No reason not to freeload."

This had also been part of Jun Lin's original plan: hiding part of his strength to avoid attracting the attention of those major powers and reducing a great deal of trouble.

Naturally, the two of them could not reveal their true information to the public. After all, fourteen-year-olds possessing the strength of a Soul King above level fifty and a Soul Ancestor above level forty were truly terrifying.

Although Linglong was there to protect him, as the saying went, "One can be a thief for a thousand days, but one cannot guard against thieves for a thousand days."

Moreover, during this period, Qian Daoliu was still Spirit Hall's Grand Elder of Judgment. And Tang Chen of the Clear Sky Sect had yet to embark upon the path of pursuing godhood. Both were level ninety-nine Limit Douluo.

Did they really think Qian Daoliu could no longer lift his sword? Or that Tang Chen could no longer swing his hammer?

From the very beginning, Jun Lin had planned to settle down in Heaven Dou City, because as the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, it gathered many famous figures of the Douluo World. Here, he could complete more system missions—P.S.: the Wish List.

And there was his deeper objective: the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Of course, the Medusa Spirit Beast there, which was over fifty thousand years old, could also drop a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone.

On Douluo Continent, Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones were also known as Treasures of the Blood River. Their value was enough to spark a war.

For this reason, Jun Lin had long ago specifically arranged for Linglong to gather information in Heaven Dou City while searching Sunset Forest for the location of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

After gathering intelligence, it was just as he had guessed. At this point in time, Dugu Yan had not yet been born, Dugu Bo's son had not yet been poisoned to death by his own Martial Soul, and Dugu Bo had not yet found the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

If Dugu Bo had truly found the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well that early, then with its suppressive effects, his son and daughter-in-law would not have been poisoned to death so soon.

The reason Jun Lin was in such a hurry to find the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was even more important.

Although his Martial Soul granted him extraordinary talent and Soul Power reserves many times greater than those of ordinary people, it also came with a drawback even more severe than that of ultimate attributes.

The drawback of an Ultimate Martial Soul was that cultivation would become extremely slow starting from level thirty, and this effect would only change after breaking through level seventy.

His Martial Soul had the same drawback, except multiplied many times over.

Although he also wanted to buy more Immortal Herbs from the System Shop to rapidly increase his strength, he was simply too poor.

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