Feng Piaoling said, "As much as I'd like to let you all rest, time waits for no one. We'll continue our journey tomorrow morning. Tonight, you should all refine the Mystery Water Pill. The sooner you refine this, the better."
Upon hearing that there were Mystery Water Pills available for refinement, the five girls who had never used one—Nanmen Yun'er, Zhu Lu, Lan Susu, Lan Luoluo, and Cui Yajie—no longer felt the discomfort in their stomachs.
Like cats catching the scent of fish, they swarmed around him. In an instant, they pushed Huang Chutian and Wang Gang aside, surrounding Feng Piaoling in the center. Each of them looked at him with expectant eyes.
Feng Piaoling chuckled. "Alright, no need to rush, everyone gets one. I assume Xiao Xiao has already told you about the side effects of the Mystery Water Pill, so go prepare a change of clothes for yourselves."
"In the west wing and the main house, I've already followed the Boss's orders. I prepared a large vat of water in every room; it'll be plenty for your needs," Wang Gang added, pointing toward the rooms after having just been shoved aside by the girls.
Feng Piaoling brushed his hand over the Four Symbols Coiling Dragon Belt at his waist, and seven streaks of cyan fluorescence shot out, landing in front of the five girls and Huang Chutian.
Looking at the Mystery Water Pills shrouded in cyan light, their eyes filled with wonder. After tucking the pills away, they didn't forget to express their gratitude: "Thank you, Boss (Brother Feng)!"
Feng Piaoling waved his hand. "Go on, go on."
Without needing Feng Piaoling to assign rooms, Huang Chutian chose the west wing where Wang Gang was staying, while the other six girls chose the largest main house.
A moment later, only Xiao Xiao, Feng Piaoling, and Wang Gang remained in the courtyard.
Feng Piaoling looked solemnly at Wang Gang and said, "Wang Gang, I am now formally inviting you to join the sect I have established, the Soul Hall. Are you willing to join?"
"I am willing. Disciple Wang Gang pays respects to the Hall Master."
With a thud, Wang Gang knelt without hesitation and gave Feng Piaoling a resounding kowtow. His youthful face was flushed bright red from sheer excitement.
Feng Piaoling said, "Rise. Since the sect has just been founded, the Soul Hall doesn't have specific positions yet. For now, we will rank based on strength. You are the tenth member of the Soul Hall, and since your strength is at the bottom, you will be ranked Tenth. Before the Soul Hall officially reveals itself to the world, you should still call me Boss. Additionally, here is a Mystery Water Pill. I hope you do not fail the expectations I have for you in the future."
As he spoke, Feng Piaoling brushed the Four Symbols Coiling Dragon Belt again, taking out another Mystery Water Pill and handing it to him.
"Thank you, Boss. From this day forward, my life belongs to you. Even if you ordered me to turn around and attack Shrek, I would never shrink back." Wang Gang took the Mystery Water Pill as if it were the most precious treasure in the world. He knew that at this very moment, his destiny had changed.
He had gone from a student rejected by Shrek Academy, destined to be a mediocre Soul Master, to someone capable of rivaling the Core Disciples of Shrek's Outer Court.
Feng Piaoling waved his hand, signaling him to go inside and refine the pill.
Wang Gang kowtowed once more to Feng Piaoling before walking into the west wing.
As soon as Wang Gang left, Xiao Xiao couldn't wait any longer. She hurried over, grabbing Feng Piaoling's hand and acting spoiled. "Brother Feng, when are you going to teach me the 'Doppelgänger Phantom (Shadow Clone) Transformation'? And that technique you used against those Shrek lackeys—you just stared at them and controlled two Soul Kings and a Soul Emperor!"
Feng Piaoling took out yet another Mystery Water Pill and said, "There's no rush for that. Before I teach you those, I will teach you the 'Azure Lotus Sword Manual.' After that, you can refine this Mystery Water Pill."
Among everyone in the Soul Hall, Xiao Xiao had the highest potential besides himself. Naturally, Feng Piaoling would not treat her like an ordinary genius. He intended to focus heavily on her cultivation.
"Azure Lotus Sword Manual?" Xiao Xiao's eyes lit up instantly. Feng Piaoling's second martial soul was the Azure Lotus Sword.
Even though her martial soul wasn't a sword, any technique her Hall Master named after his own martial soul was bound to be incredibly powerful. It might even be the very foundation that allowed Feng Piaoling to fight far above his level.
The night passed without further word.
The next morning, the members of the Soul Hall walked out of their rooms looking radiant. Jiang Nannan's mother had prepared breakfast for them early in the morning. The meal wasn't extravagant, but it was prepared with great care.
The group sat around a blue stone table in the courtyard. Everyone's aura had improved slightly. Among them, those with the lowest Soul Power—Lan Susu, Lan Luoluo, Zhu Lu, and Wang Gang—had even increased by one rank.
The current Soul Power of the Soul Hall members was as follows:
First: Feng Piaoling, Martial Souls: Talisman, Azure Lotus Sword. Rank 36 Soul Elder.
Second: Jiang Nannan, Martial Soul: Soft Boned Rabbit. Rank 38 Soul Elder.
Third: Xiao Xiao, Martial Souls: Three Lives Soul Sealing Cauldron, Nine Phoenixes Arrival Flute. Rank 25 Grand Soul Master.
Fourth: Nanmen Yun'er, Martial Soul: Jade Cyan Bird. Rank 24 Grand Soul Master.
Fifth: Cui Yajie, Martial Soul: Nine Tailed Fox. Rank 24 Grand Soul Master.
Sixth: Huang Chutian, Martial Soul: Vigorous Ape. Rank 23 Grand Soul Master.
Seventh: Zhu Lu, Martial Soul: Hell Spirit Cat. Rank 23 Grand Soul Master.
Eighth: Lan Susu, Martial Soul: Spirit Hair. Rank 23 Grand Soul Master.
Ninth: Lan Luoluo, Martial Soul: Spirit Hair. Rank 23 Grand Soul Master.
Tenth: Wang Gang, Martial Soul: Vajra Tiger. Rank 16 Soul Master.
"Alright, from now on we will use this ranking. We are companions who can entrust our backs to one another. Regardless of time or place, we shall treat each other as brothers and sisters."
Since they had all fought against or alongside each other during the Shrek entrance examinations, they were very clear on each other's strengths. Feng Piaoling quickly finalized the rankings.
"Yes, Boss!" the others answered in unison.
The ten of them raised the tea prepared by Jiang Nannan's mother, using tea instead of wine to seal this friendship that would one day shake the Douluo Continent.
The sixth-ranked Huang Chutian asked curiously, "Boss, where are we heading next?"
"Radiant City (Mingdu City)," Feng Piaoling said calmly.
While the others might not have been familiar with the name Radiant City (Mingdu City), Zhu Lu, as the daughter of the Star Luo Empire's Duke of Ghost, was all too familiar with it.
She gasped, "Boss, are you from the Sun Moon Empire?"
"Yes and no." Feng Piaoling no longer kept it a secret.
During the journey to Star City, Feng Piaoling had already learned about everyone's backgrounds.
Zhu Lu came from the Star Luo Empire's Zhu family of the Netherworld Duke, which went without saying.
Nanmen Yun'er, Lan Susu, and Lan Luoluo, like Jiang Nannan, were commoners. However, their family conditions were much better than Jiang Nannan's. Their parents were merchants from the Dou Ling Empire who had spent money to buy recommendation letters from the City Lord's mansion to enter Shrek Academy.
Huang Chutian came from a mid-sized Soul Master clan in the Dou Ling Empire, with a Soul Douluo sitting at the helm.
Cui Yajie and Xiao Xiao were from the Heaven Dou Empire, with backgrounds similar to Huang Chutian's—both from mid-sized clans with Soul Douluo ancestors.
As for Wang Gang, he was an orphan from a village in the Star Luo Empire. The only reason he could enter Shrek Academy was that his entire village had pooled their money to buy a recommendation letter from the City Lord's mansion to send him to register.
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