Chapter 80: Original Members of the Spirit Pagoda
"One of my goals is to popularize spirit tools on a large scale. I still have a few more blueprints. So, what is your choice?"
"I agree. Pavilion Master Huo's philosophy is indeed very attractive to me, it's just that I need to finish the spirit tool research I'm responsible for."
"No problem. I will notify you when it's time to leave. Be careful lately; the Imperial Family hasn't been very settled recently. Don't get caught up in it."
Huo Yuhao took back the blueprints. Three Evil Soul Master strongholds lit up on Huo Yuhao's Divine Sense map like lightbulbs.
"Am I going to your Shrek Academy to serve as a teacher or something? If I'm focusing on researching spirit tools, I won't have much time to teach students."
"It's not Shrek Academy, but the Spirit Pagoda—my own organization. I'll give you three days for final confirmation. In three days, we will sign a soul contract."
Even the usually steady Xuan Ziwen had a bit of a facial expression breakdown. Was such a big matter as creating his own organization only mentioned at the very end?
"Pavilion Master Huo, what are the members and responsibilities of the Spirit Pagoda? What will I need to do after joining?"
"Currently, there are mainly two members. You'll only know the responsibilities after joining. Your main task is to research spirit tools."
Xuan Ziwen's lips twitched again. Two members? Wouldn't that just be him and Huo Yuhao? However, if it was purely researching spirit tools, it didn't really matter.
"Let's just do it today. I don't need to think about it anymore. As long as it's researching spirit tools that ordinary people can use, I don't mind."
"That's naturally for the best. Once the contract is signed, I can help you improve sooner. But aren't you curious about what a soul contract is?"
"A restriction on the Soul level, I assume? I still trust Pavilion Master Huo's character. Besides, hasn't Shrek Academy always loathed Evil Soul Masters?"
Huo Yuhao thought about the students from the original timeline and suddenly felt a bit guilty.
He quickly asked Elder Yi for a soul contract, wrote in the various terms for the Spirit Pagoda, and pushed aside his messy thoughts.
Xuan Ziwen picked up the contract and looked at it carefully; there weren't any overly outrageous requirements.
It was nothing more than clauses stating that after joining the Spirit Pagoda, he could not reveal its internal secrets and must follow the Spirit Pagoda's mobilization when necessary.
With a thought from Xuan Ziwen, his name gradually appeared on the platinum-gold paper.
After a moment, Xuan Ziwen's name was completely inscribed on the contract formed from mental force.
Huo Yuhao snatched back the contract and began fiddling with the Storage Ring on his hand.
"Since the contract is done, come with me to undergo Spirit Ascension first. At least Breakthrough to Titled Douluo before we talk about anything else."
After Huo Yuhao sealed off the laboratory with his Divine Sense, a giant circular platform slammed onto the ground with a thud.
"Is this the thing you just said could be used for that Spirit Ascension or whatever?"
"Alright, Vice Pagoda Master Xuan, stand on this platform first. You'll understand once the Spirit Ascension is complete."
Xuan Ziwen stepped onto the platform, squatted down to carefully observe the structure of this spirit tool, and even meticulously felt the metal platform.
Huo Yuhao walked to the base of the platform and pressed a circular purple-gold button. A transparent barrier covered the platform like an inverted bowl.
A blue virtual screen simultaneously appeared in the air.
"Name:???; spirit power Rank 89; Physical Strength Rank 85; Meridian Strength Rank 8; mental force: Spirit Abyss Realm; Advanced Spirit:???; Illumination Level 3%."
"Begin Spirit Ascension? Current depletion 3%."
Huo Yuhao lightly tapped the confirmation button, and the energy pre-stored in the Spirit Ascension Platform began to drain rapidly.
Xuan Ziwen felt a vast amount of energy flooding into his body—a very peculiar sensation. Behind him, yellow, yellow, purple, purple, purple,
black, black, and black—eight spirit rings automatically floated up.
Eight golden energy threads connected the spirit rings and the metal platform, looking like someone was charging a phone.
Half an hour later, the two yellow spirit rings turned purple, as if a phone had escaped its critical battery level.
The disappearance of the yellow spirit rings caused the threads to instantly thicken like noodles, and the energy transmission speed more than doubled.
Two hours later, the purple spirit rings gradually turned black from back to front, and the Aura on Xuan Ziwen's body steadily intensified.
The color of the original ten-thousand-year spirit rings became even deeper. Eight black spirit rings hovered above Xuan Ziwen's head.
As the metal circular platform gradually fell silent, the blue light screen appeared once more.
"Name: Xuan Ziwen; spirit power Rank 89; Physical Strength Rank 87; Meridian Strength Rank 83; mental force: Spirit Abyss Realm; Advanced Spirit:???; Illumination Level 4%."
"??? has been named Xuan Ziwen. Current Spirit illumination level has reached the minimum standard for a Titled Douluo."
Xuan Ziwen stretched his somewhat numb legs and jumped down from the metal circular platform.
"I should call you Pagoda Master now, shouldn't I? Is this spirit tool exclusive to the Spirit Pagoda?"
"This spirit tool cannot be replicated at the moment; only I can manufacture and use it. Consider it a benefit of joining the Spirit Pagoda."
"What exactly is the Rank of this spirit tool?"
"You can think of it as a Rank 12 spirit tool."
The giant circular platform vanished from the area. Xuan Ziwen sat dazed at his workbench, his hands trembling as he inscribed spirit cores, ruining one every now and then.
The shock Huo Yuhao had brought him in just a single day was simply too great.
Dropping the ruined spirit core in his hand, Xuan Ziwen walked out of the laboratory to get some fresh air.
In the center of the cluster of silver-white laboratory buildings, Xuan Ziwen sat on a two-person bench and breathed a sigh of relief. He had thought he had unknowingly spent decades in the lab.
Just now, the Snow Empress's Spirit Soul had left Xuan Ziwen completely stunned. When the little girl, as exquisite as carved pink jade, emerged from the spirit ring, Xuan Ziwen's mind had instantly crashed.
Huo Yuhao said he would take him to obtain a Spirit Soul in a while and told him to focus on condensing a Soul Core lately.
"So this is the truth of the World? To think the Douluo Three Kingdoms have unknowingly mastered such a powerful ability."
At this moment, Huo Yuhao, who was charging headlong toward the Evil Soul Master dens, had no idea that Xuan Ziwen had begun questioning his very existence.
Technological buildings flashed past him one by one as Huo Yuhao charged toward the largest of the Evil Soul Master dens.
Near a neon-lit bar, Huo Yuhao directly expanded his Domain. The bar and the surrounding streets flickered slightly, like a skipping disc.
Huo Yuhao kicked open the bar door and glared aggressively at the large number of thugs gathered inside.
"It's time to sleep. Don't look at what you shouldn't see."
A mental force wave fanned out and hit some of the people. Several burly men who had just intended to stand up and confront Huo Yuhao fell asleep instantly, spilling their drinks all over themselves.
As for the few young people still standing, Huo Yuhao lightly clenched his right hand, and several exquisite ice sculptures were displayed within the bar. "With so many vengeful Spirits clinging to you, you should all go down and apologize properly. No need to thank me."
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