Sun Moon Royal Academy.
Walking out of the underground research lab, Xu Tianyang looked up at the sun, which was still dazzlingly bright.
Sensing the dark blue metal block that had been added to his spirit tool, a thousand-forged ice stone he had taken before leaving, he planned to forge it into a Level 3 spirit tool longsword for Xu Nianshuang, and also to see what difference a spirit tool made from thousand-forged metal would have.
"Hmm, Yi Yi?!"
As he walked through the academy, a familiar small figure suddenly appeared in front of him. She seemed to have noticed him long ago, staring at him playfully without making a sound.
Compared to before, Yang Yiyi seemed to have grown quite a bit, physically speaking.
"Have you broken through to Spirit Master?" Looking at the greatly changed Yang Yiyi, Xu Tianyang already had a guess in his heart.
"Brother Tianyang."
As he was guessing, Yang Yiyi had already trotted to Xu Tianyang's side, calling out sweetly. She approached Xu Tianyang, her pretty face full of smiles.
"Yi Yi, have you already joined Sun Moon Royal Academy?"
"Mm, Sister Yingying helped me arrange my enrollment." Yang Yiyi nodded, looking at Xu Tianyang happily. "Brother Tianyang, Yi Yi has already broken through to Spirit Master!"
As she spoke, her Blue Silver Grass Spirit was released, and a yellow spirit ring rose from beneath her feet, slowly pulsating beside Yang Yiyi.
"It's actually Level 12?" Sensing Yang Yiyi's spirit power level, Xu Tianyang was somewhat surprised. Generally, Spirit Masters only increase by one level when absorbing a spirit ring to break through. He could cross levels because the Spirit Beast's age was high and contained abundant energy.
From his observation, Yang Yiyi's physical quality was at its limit at four hundred years. After breaking through, her spirit power should have been Level 11, but he didn't expect it to reach Level 12.
"My first spirit ring is a hundred-year Sky Green Vine. The Spirit Ability is 'Endless Life,' which greatly enhances the Spirit's vitality."
"Brother Tianyang, my Spirit Ability doesn't seem to have much offensive power!"
Xu Tianyang suddenly understood. The Sky Green Vine was a top-tier plant-type life attribute Spirit Beast. Yang Yiyi had swallowed and absorbed both the beast and the ring, which allowed her to break through to Level 12 in one go.
Upon hearing this, even Xu Tianyang couldn't help but marvel at the domineering nature of the Devouring attribute.
Looking at the crestfallen Yang Yiyi, Xu Tianyang's eyes flashed. This Spirit Ability, at first glance, seemed ordinary and could not directly enhance the Blue Silver Grass's strength or add any offensive means. Moreover, Yang Yiyi's Blue Silver Grass had mutated to possess the Devouring attribute, which seemed to run counter to the Life attribute.
It indeed seemed like a useless Spirit Ability, but in the long run, it was a good Spirit Ability.
Although the Blue Silver Grass was weak, its vitality was definitely among the best on the Douluo Continent. If Yang Yiyi were to awaken her Blue Silver Grass into a Blue Silver King, or even a Blue Silver Emperor, coupled with her first Spirit Ability, it would be difficult for her to even die.
As for how to awaken it, Xu Tianyang already had a plan in mind. If the timeline was right, the Douluo Continent was one method.
If the Douluo Continent wasn't an option, then there was also a hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor on the Sun Moon Continent.
The Sun Moon Continent has many Spirit Beast gathering places. The more famous ones are the Demon Forest, dominated by the Evil Emperor, the Jingyang Mountain Range, a paradise for metal-attribute Spirit Beasts, and finally, the Valley of Life, ruled by plant-type Spirit Beasts.
The Blue Silver Emperor of the Sun Moon Continent is in that Valley of Life.
Actually, Xu Tianyang also had another thing he was curious about: if the Douluo Continent and the Sun Moon Continent collided and merged prematurely, would the law that only one Blue Silver Emperor could exist be broken?
The Blue Silver Emperor on the Douluo Continent was most likely dead, and Tang San had not yet awakened. In contrast, the Sun Moon Continent had a living hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor. According to this rule, would it cause Tang San to be unable to awaken directly?
"Your Spirit Ability is very good and has great potential. The Blue Silver Grass's strongest point is its vitality. Although your Spirit has mutated to possess the power of devouring, it ultimately cannot surpass the inherent vitality of the Blue Silver Grass itself. You must develop it well in the future." Xu Tianyang said with a gentle smile, stroking her head to comfort her.
"Mhm!"
After showing Yang Yiyi around the academy and familiarizing her with the environment, the two parted ways. Xu Tianyang returned to his dormitory and began making the spirit tool longsword for Xu Nianshuang.
A few days later, Xu Yunxiao's order arrived: the Sun Moon Royal Academy was to undergo a reform.
The original Soul Guidance Department and Spirit Department were directly split into two major academies: the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy and the Sun Moon Royal Spirit Academy.
The two academies only recruited students under twelve years old who had reached Level 18 spirit power and were Level 1 Soul Engineers. The rest, unless there were special circumstances, would not be admitted.
Students could apply for graduation after reaching Level 40 or becoming a Level 4 Soul Engineer, and Level 4 Soul Engineers could also test into Mingde Hall for further study.
From then on, Mingde Hall would represent the highest level of spirit tool technology in the Sun Moon Empire. The Hall Master of Mingde Hall would be Xu Yunxiao, and its management would be handled by Lin Fan. He was finally freed from the tedious affairs.
Xu Yunxiao also could not allow a top Soul Engineer to be troubled by trivia all day long.
After the reform, a large number of students moved out of the academy. They were relocated to several other Spirit Master academies in Ming City for their studies. The once bustling academy suddenly became much emptier.
Yang Yiyi, however, did not leave. She was taken directly by Mu Mengyu to be cultivated by her side, and after reaching the required level, she would re-enroll directly.
Because of this reform, Xu Tianyang and his group directly became the youngest batch of students in the academy, instantly becoming celebrities of the academy. However, these were just minor episodes in their lives.
Soon, everyone adapted to life in the new academy. Xu Tianyang spent his days cultivating and playing with Xu Nianshuang, Zui Hongchen, Huang Xiuwen, and others, enjoying a very comfortable life... Heaven Dou Empire.
On a remote coast, a strange black object emerged from the distant sea. Looking at the coastline ahead, a faint red light flashed.
"Reporting to the Regimental Commander, a huge coastline has been discovered thirty degrees northeast. No signs of life activity have been found. It is preliminarily estimated that there is an 82% chance it is not an island. As for whether it is the Douluo Continent, it cannot yet be determined."
On the vast ocean further away, a hundred-meter-long warship gradually emerged from the previously empty sea.
The warship was entirely encased in an unknown metal, with spirit tool cannons mounted on both sides. On the deck of the warship, forty or fifty soldiers in deep armor stood proudly, exuding a chilling aura.
At this moment, a voice filled with surprise rang out from inside the warship.
"Damn it, these damned pirates can't even lead the way properly. If they weren't still useful, I'd skin them alive."
A rapid sound of footsteps echoed, and an old man of about fifty years old walked over angrily. The old man was not tall, but he gave off a fierce impression. He was covered in deep purple dragon-patterned armor, and there were three deep claw marks over his right eye. His tiger-like eyes were extremely oppressive.
Arriving in front of the taxi driver who had just reported, the old man looked at the scene displayed on the detector in the other party's hand. His brows furrowed slightly in surprise, but he quickly reined in his emotions. "Send a small team to land and explore."
"Yes!"
Orders were issued in an orderly fashion. A team of ten, riding a speedboat, sped towards the distant land.
"I hope this time it's real. This sea voyage is truly not easy."
The old man watched the departing small boat with anticipation. This was not the first time they had discovered land, but previous times were all small islands. This was the first time they had found such a large coastline, and his intuition told him that this was their destination.
"Reporting to the Regimental Commander, after exploration by the advance team, it has been discovered that the geological conditions of the coastline belong to a continental plate. It is preliminarily judged that the Douluo Continent is ahead."
The old man listened to the message coming through his ear, and a smile slowly spread across his lips, finally turning into an excited laugh.
"Hahaha, finally, I finally found it! Soldiers, we have not failed His Majesty's expectations. When we return to the country, the Empire will remember us. We are all heroes."
"Long live! Long live! Long live!" Hearing the old man's words, the emotions in the hearts of the soldiers on the ship erupted. They knelt on one knee, clenched their right fists, and pressed them forcefully against their left chests, roaring.
The old man's name was Li Zhong. He was originally the Vice Regimental Commander of the Xie Jun Soul Guidance Group. A month ago, Xu Yunxiao ordered him to lead a fleet to explore the route to the Douluo Continent.
He had originally thought that with those pirates leading the way, he could easily complete the mission. Who knew that these guys would lead them astray? Along the way, they encountered many large islands, none of which were their destination. They had been wandering at sea for a month before finally reaching the Douluo Continent.
"Jiang Yan, take the nautical chart and return to the Empire along the original route. His Majesty is still waiting for our message. I will stay on the Douluo Continent to gather information, and I will leave a contact point here for easy communication." Li Zhong looked at the coastline appearing in the distance, his hands gripping the railing trembling slightly, but he still calmly issued orders.
Stepping onto land, Li Zhong led the remaining fifty-odd people and watched the distant target become increasingly distant until it disappeared from sight.
"Alright, our next task is to find a place to settle down and try to collect all information about the Douluo Continent." Li Zhong looked at the people behind him with a serious expression. They had already changed out of their armor and into clothes prepared in the Empire that conformed to the Douluo Continent's style.
These people generally had spirit power above Level 40, which was neither low nor high.
"From now on, all of you be smart. This is a strange place. Do not easily expose yourselves. spirit tools are not developed here, or are even extinct. Our spirit tools cannot be easily exposed."
"Of course, if you encounter danger, just fight them, don't disgrace the Empire."
"Now, follow me. Let's find a foothold first."
"Yes!"
..."It's already succeeded?"
In a huge room, soft spirit tool lamplight cascaded down. Many large spirit tools could be seen in the room.
Xu Tianyang surveyed the new devices before him, then looked at Lin Fan, Zui Hongchen, and Xuan Hongchen.
"Hehe, Your Highness, rest assured. After collecting and analyzing a large amount of data, we have precisely categorized the physical and mental force strength of Spirit Masters. The accuracy rate is definitely 99%," Xuan Hongchen was a squinty-eyed fat old man. He was Zui Hongchen's grandfather and also a Soul Engineer whose level was no less than Lin Fan's.
This Spirit body measuring instrument, proposed by Xu Tianyang when he was a child, could finally be officially put into use.
The difficulty of this Spirit body measuring instrument was not in making it, but in how to categorize the physical qualities of Spirit Masters by level.
Can Spirit Masters of the same level, an attack system Spirit Master and a support system Spirit Master, be categorized by the same physical strength level?
attack system Spirit Masters are also divided into Beast Spirits and Tool Spirits. Compared to the two, Beast Spirits are naturally more powerful.
After many years of data collection and integration, a relatively standardized set of data was finally developed.
"Do you want to try it?" Lin Fan nodded, looking at Xu Tianyang with curiosity. He was very curious about Xu Tianyang's physical strength. He had broken the record, being the first to achieve a thousand-year second ring. When he first found out, if it weren't for their respective statuses, he would have wanted to dissect Xu Tianyang for research.
"I'm also quite curious about my own strength." Xu Tianyang nodded with interest. This was the first new type of spirit tool he had proposed, and now that it was officially in use, he naturally wanted to try it.
As he spoke, Xu Tianyang walked to one of the cylindrical instruments. This instrument was two and a half meters tall, with a blue crystal column behind it and a circular platform in front.
Xu Tianyang stood on the circular platform. Xuan Hongchen excitedly rubbed his hands and stepped forward, pressing his palm into a palm-shaped indentation. He reminded, "Your Highness, relax your body, don't be nervous. The scan has begun."
Zui Hongchen stood excitedly to the side, taking out a small notebook, ready to record data at any moment.
As spirit power was injected, a fan-shaped white light lit up at the top of the Spirit body measuring instrument, scanning Xu Tianyang's body meticulously from top to bottom.
Ten seconds later, an electronic mechanical voice sounded, "Height one meter fifty-seven, weight fifty kilograms, physical strength, Level 44, spirit power fluctuation Level 26, bone age one hundred and six months..."
Hearing this data, Lin Fan and the other two looked at Xu Tianyang in shock, with incredulous expressions.
"Gulp!" Swallowing, Zui Hongchen quickly muttered, "Monster... a monster... how did such a monster as boss appear..."
"Hahaha, Tianyang, you truly exceeded my expectations!" Lin Fan recovered, gently scratching his chin, his gaze burning as he looked at Xu Tianyang.
What a pity!
Xu Tianyang shivered instinctively, feeling a chill from Lin Fan's gaze.
'These damned research fanatics.'
"Your Highness's data will probably remain on the Empire's records for a long time." Xuan Hongchen looked at Xu Tianyang with a beaming smile. He had always heard that Xu Tianyang was exceptionally talented, and today he finally had a direct understanding.
However, it's good to be a genius! As the Crown Prince of the Empire, they weren't afraid of him being too much of a genius, only of him not being genius enough.
Afterwards, Zui Hongchen also went up to test. Zui Hongchen's data was not as monstrous as Xu Tianyang's, being quite standard. With Level 22 spirit power, his physical strength was about five levels higher than his spirit power. The Three-legged Golden Toad was not specialized in physical aspects, but it was still standard data for a top-tier Spirit.
"Next, let's try this one for testing mental force." Xu Tianyang walked into another, larger and more complex machine.
The test results quickly came out: mental force strength Level 52, even more exaggerated than his physical body. This indicated that as long as Xu Tianyang's physical strength could keep up, he could achieve a ten-thousand-year third ring.
At this conclusion, even Lin Fan felt a shock. What kind of monster had emerged?
For the third ring, Xu Tianyang did not pursue the highest age limit. Mental-type Spirit Beasts were already rare. Ever since he awakened his Spirit, Xu Yunxiao had been sending people to investigate information on mental-type Spirit Beasts on the continent.
Several Spirit Beasts were very suitable for him. Although their age was only between seven thousand and nine thousand years, he was already very satisfied.
After experiencing the body measuring instrument, Xu Tianyang nodded with satisfaction. This item was a success and could be promoted throughout the continent, allowing Spirit Masters to better plan their spirit ring age limits in the future.
Walking out of the teaching building, Xu Tianyang met an unexpected person at the dormitory entrance.
"Uncle Feng, why are you here?"
"The Douluo Continent has been found..."
Hearing this, Xu Tianyang's eyes suddenly narrowed as he looked at Feng Tianxiang, and his heart rate abruptly began to accelerate.