Not far away, a group of extraordinary individuals were also staring intently at the suddenly erected Spirit Pagoda, lost in thought.
These people were none other than Qian Renshang, Gu Yuena, and Di Tian's group.
Qian Renshang's gaze was deep, and his mouth was wide open in shock.
"Hiss... I've only been away for a few days, how come it's been built so ridiculously?"
Qian Renshang stood tall and straight, his white robes fluttering gently in the breeze, further highlighting his extraordinary and refined temperament.
He and Gu Yuena had been busy cultivating to break through to level 80 recently, so they hadn't had time to come here.
Upon learning that the construction was complete today, they came immediately.
They hadn't expected Emperor Xueye to be so generous!
Judging from the materials used outside, it's incredibly valuable, practically comparable to the Heaven Dou Empire's imperial palace!
"Not bad, it's quite grand... but this is more in line with the style of the future number one power on the continent."
Gu Yuena's beautiful eyes sparkled as she teased, her long silver hair cascading down like a waterfall, her figure graceful and her face stunningly beautiful.
"It's passable... but it doesn't feel as good as the palaces built by our soul beasts.
There's a group of exotic soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest who are naturally skilled at building palaces; we can call them in next time to reinforce it..."
Di Tian still felt it wasn't enough.
Today, he was dressed in a black robe, his powerful aura subtly emanating from him.
"Alright... let's go in... don't just stand there like idiots."
Xiong Jun picked his ear and said lazily, and the group quickly entered the Spirit Pagoda.
The interior was divided into several large areas.
At the front were the reception and meeting areas, and further in were the elders' area and some training grounds... all of which were furnished to the highest standards according to the needs of a normal sect.
It's safe to say that the cost of building this Spirit Pagoda headquarters was at least hundreds of millions of gold soul coins!
Looking at the dazzling array of facilities,
Qian Renshang sighed.
"It seems... I'll owe the Heavenly Dou Empire another favor.
But it's alright, a few more lice won't make me itchy."
Further in was the Soul Beast area, which connected to a forest outside the city.
The Soul Beasts brought by the Crimson King were housed here!
At this moment, all facilities are complete!
The next step is simple: expand the scale of the Spirit Pagoda, since currently only Qian Renshang possesses a Soul Spirit.
Qian Renshang approached Emperor Xueye, asking him to spread the word about the Spirit Pagoda… his and the Spirit Hall's positioning are actually quite similar.
Anyone who has reached the bottleneck of a Soul Master can come to the Spirit Pagoda to purchase a Soul Spirit, and Qian Renshang will personally provide the Soul Spirit!
However…something unexpected happened quickly: half a month after the announcement, very few people were willing to try, even though he was willing to pay to have people join!
This puzzled Qian Renshang greatly, so he went to the palace to personally inquire with Emperor Xueye.
Emperor Xueye looked troubled.
"We seem to have oversimplified things... The Soul Masters outside seem to have a hard time accepting the existence of Soul Spirits.
Most think it's a hoax; how could anything replace Soul Rings..."
"Apart from the time you demonstrated it in the palace and those nobles saw it, and they were willing to believe it..."
Emperor Xueye's expression was also grim.
He was too excited at the time and forgot the most crucial point.
That is, the existence of this reformed version of Soul Spirits isn't something that happens overnight.
The idea that Soul Masters need Soul Rings to break through their bottlenecks has been an ironclad rule for ten thousand years.
It's already deeply ingrained in people's minds, and changing that mindset is extremely difficult!
Unless Qian Renshang is willing to personally demonstrate to them one by one, making them aware of the existence of Soul Spirits, it's impossible to get them to willingly accept it!
"Sigh... It seems the matter of the Spirit Pagoda will have to be dealt with slowly.
Unless you can gain immense fame now, making everyone on the continent aware of the existence of Soul Spirits, and making them realize that Soul Spirits are far more useful than Soul Rings..."
Emperor Xueye subconsciously comforted Qian Renshang, who fell into deep thought.
Fame?
Making everyone on the continent aware of Soul Spirits!
Something flashed through Qian Renshang's mind, but he couldn't quite grasp this opportunity.
He remembered that there seemed to be such an opportunity for him to face the entire continent!
Just then, a voice suddenly interrupted their conversation!
Knock knock knock!
An old man dressed in a black crown robe, with an extraordinary air about him, suddenly walked over, and Qian Renshang was somewhat taken aback.
"Commissioner Meng?
What brings you here?
Meng Shenji suddenly spoke up.
"Qian Renshang! I suddenly went to your villa to find you today...
Guess what I found?"
"What?"
"A challenge!"
Meng Shenji's expression turned serious as he pulled a letter from his pocket and handed it to Qian Renshang.
"Take a look for yourself!"
Qian Renshang narrowed his eyes, took the letter, and opened it.
"Qian Renshang! My dear little brother... Do you still miss your sister? Wahahaha..."
"I'll never forget the humiliation you inflicted on me last time, so I came to issue you this challenge this morning.
If you have the guts, fight me again! This time, I think I'll crush you under my feet!" "
I've already chosen the time and place for the final battle!"
"It's the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament... I'll be representing the Spirit Hall Academy then, and I hope you'll be there.
We can have a fair fight!"
"If I lose, I'll admit I'm inferior to you... Otherwise... I'll make you disappear from Mom's sight forever!"
"Your dear sister, Qian Renxue!"
...
That's roughly the content of the letter.
Qian Renshang read it word by word. When he heard the words "challenge," he was initially quite surprised.
Who had the time to issue him a challenge? When he saw Qian Renxue's name, he wasn't surprised at all.
Nothing his crazy sister did was surprising!
"Vietnam War? It's only been two or three months... Where does she get the confidence to defeat me again!"
Qian Renshang hadn't forgotten how he crushed Qian Renxue last time; it was safe to say that Qian Renxue and he were not even in the same league!
Unless she had some kind of extraordinary encounter during this time!
However, Qian Renxue's challenge did give him a wake-up call!
The All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament!
Yes, what other way was there to show off in front of the entire continent?
Wasn't this it?
This tournament, held every five years for all Soul Masters, always became the focus of the entire continent, after all, those who won here were the new generation of prodigies.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the next few decades would belong to this group of geniuses.
"I've decided... I'm going to participate in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament this time!"
Qian Renshang suddenly declared resolutely, this not only allowed him to accept the challenge but also to achieve his goal.
If he won the finals, his Soul Spirit would definitely become famous throughout the Douluo Continent!
Emperor Xueye and Meng Shenji were both shocked.
"What?"
(End of Chapter)
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