Looking at the year 938 of his second spirit ring, the discrepancy between the numbers and the actual year made Wang Teng feel uneasy. He immediately added some Lord's Essence to it, raising the year to 950.
If it weren't for the fact that the second spirit ring would turn purple after being raised to a thousand years, Wang Teng definitely wouldn't have minded going for a true round number. As for his second spirit skill, Angel's Blessing, this skill had nothing to do with the Angel God worshipped by the Spirit Hall, nor had the Angel God blessed Wang Teng. It was simply a coincidence that the name was a fixed spirit skill on the Paladin class template.
The system shop remained largely unchanged, except that the purchase restrictions on Tier 3 equipment had been removed. The dungeon panel now had no restrictions on Tier 3 dungeons, with three dungeons appearing, which was good news for Wang Teng. After all, the more dungeons there were, the more 'experience' and Lord's Essence he would gain in the future.
The three dungeons were: Thunderous Ruins, Venomous Thunderous Ruins, and Gracka.
Just then, Wang Chengkun's concerned voice sounded from the side.
"Teng'er, what's wrong?"
Wang Chengkun looked at Wang Teng, who had opened his eyes and was staring blankly ahead, somewhat confused.
Since Wang Chengkun couldn't see the system screen, he naturally didn't know what Wang Teng was doing.
"Uh, Father, I'm fine."
"That's good. By the way, what's the effect of your second soul skill?"
"My second soul skill, Angel's Blessing, can amplify the effect of soul skills by 30%. Whether the effect of a soul skill is attack or support, it can be amplified."
In other words, from now on, Wang Teng's first soul skill, Weapon Blessing, can increase the attack power by 39%.
"I see, that's not bad! But how does it relate to angels?"
This was a bit of a headache for Wang Chengkun. After all, his superior's superior—Emperor Xueye—didn't have a good impression of angels. After all, the Spirit Hall worshipped the God of Angels, and the Spirit Hall was controlled by the Qian family, who possessed the Six-Winged Angel Soul. He couldn't let Emperor Xueye know that his son had 'betrayed' him.
Although Wang Chengkun was a high-ranking officer in the Heaven Dou Empire's military, the top military leader was Marshal Ge Long.
Nominally, a marshal could command all the armies within the empire, and Ge Long was the only marshal in the Heaven Dou Empire. This wasn't just because Ge Long was slightly stronger than Wang Chengkun at the moment; Ge Long's ancestors were old nobles of the Heaven Dou Empire.
Although Emperor Xue Ye didn't look down on Wang Chengkun for his commoner origins, in his mind, Ge Long's status was far beyond what the Soul Douluo-level Wang Chengkun could achieve, unless Wang Chengkun could advance to the Title Douluo level.
"Father, my second soul skill has nothing to do with the angel worshipped by the Spirit Hall; it's just a coincidence!"
"Oh, that's good. After all, your old man still has to make a living in the Heaven Dou Empire!"
Wang Teng used his second soul skill, Angel's Blessing, and immediately saw a phantom of angel wings formed from soul power enter his Xuan Guang Cross Martial Soul.
And then nothing more happened; after all, this soul skill wasn't an offensive one, so its effects were unseen. However, it's best not to reveal this soul skill.
After all, the second soul skill, Angel's Blessing, leaves a very obvious angel wing phantom after use. If this gets back to Emperor Xue Ye's ears, it'll be like mud falling into his crotch—even if it's not shit, it'll still look like shit!
This made Wang Teng a little annoyed. Seeing that it was getting late, the two returned to the supply town outside Sunset Forest to rest for the night. The next morning, they set off back to Heaven Dou City.
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As evening approached, just as they entered Heaven Dou City, and Wang Teng was admiring the bustling scenery, a luxurious carriage sped towards them.
Fortunately, the streets of Heaven Dou City were wide enough that they didn't need to dodge.
"Father, who is this? Isn't it said that carriages can't travel fast in the city?"
Because there are currently no specific traffic rules on the Douluo Continent, speeding would easily hit pedestrians, so each city has regulations that carriages cannot travel too fast.
"See the insignia on the carriage? That's the Spirit Hall. In Heaven Dou City, it's probably the newly appointed Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Hall—Salas."
"The Spirit Hall?"
"That's right, they're from the Spirit Hall. In recent years, the Spirit Hall's power has grown increasingly stronger, and now they're barely taking the Heaven Dou Empire seriously."
Wang Teng thought this made sense. After all, the Spirit Hall had many experts, over twenty Title Douluos, plus Qian Daoliu, a level 99 Peerless Douluo.
If you only considered the number of top experts, the Spirit Hall absolutely crushed the Heaven Dou Empire. Moreover, the Spirit Hall had previously forced the Clear Sky Sect into seclusion, making them incredibly powerful.
Wang Teng estimated that if Bibi Dong hadn't killed Qian Xunji, causing internal discord within the Spirit Hall, and if Qian Daoliu hadn't been unaware that his old rival Tang Chen was trapped in the Slaughter City, they probably would have already launched a war to unify the Douluo Continent.
"Didn't everyone say the Spirit Hall treated commoners well? How could this be?"
Although the carriage couldn't match the speed of the racers in Wang Teng's previous life, Heaven Dou City had no traffic planning, making accidents very easy.
"Although most people in the Spirit Hall are of commoner origin, with so many people, there are bound to be a few bad apples. And I've heard that this Platinum Bishop Salas's personality is indeed not very good."
Clearly, this dragon slayer has grown scales and transformed into a vicious dragon.
Of course, in Wang Teng's eyes, the corrupt nobles of the Heaven Dou Empire were even more detestable than the Spirit Hall. They did inhuman things all day long. Heaven Dou law explicitly forbids the sale of slaves, but in Heaven Dou City, slaves were not uncommon.
Especially those women with cat ears or tails because of their spirits, which particularly pleased those corrupt nobles.
Needless to say, these people became slaves because of those nobles, and perhaps even the Heaven Dou royal family was involved?
In the Heaven Dou Empire, nobles enjoyed various privileges, which were clearly stipulated. In Wang Teng's view, Bibi Dong harbored immense ambitions to unify the Douluo Continent, and her intentions were not wrong. It was simply a matter of bad luck that she encountered the overpowered Tang San.
However, considering Bibi Dong's plans, either the Spirit Hall would become the sole ruler of the Douluo Continent, allowing her to eliminate the Angel lineage and avenge herself, or she would directly lead the Spirit Hall into ruin, which would also destroy the Angel lineage.
Therefore, regardless of the outcome, Bibi Dong would achieve her goals. Was this also why Bibi Dong repeatedly spared Tang San?
Wang Teng knew that only through unification could frequent wars be prevented.