Spirit Hall

Should have said this sooner but late is better than never. I am using both Manhua and the novel as sources of writing plus my own touch to better suit my plans, so some things are going to be different than what you are used to.

Hope you enjoy ; )

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*Bibi Dong's pov*

"Did you find out the reason for it yet?"

Even though my voice sounded calm and collected, I was anything but that.

It's been more than two years and we still do not know what is their plan.

Why did it have to happen just as I got rid of that scum? Am I cursed to never have an easy life?

First it was that scum, then Xiaogang, then it was all of the responsibilities of being Supreme Pontiff coupled with pregnancy, and now this.

Can't I get to rest for just a day? Don't I deserve a happy ending after all I have been through?

A voice in the back of my mind just continues to imagine what would have happened if none of these happened.

If I wasn't raped by my own master, the same person who I trusted for so long, If I wasn't left by the love of my life, If I didn't have to bear the pressure of this position.

Could I be happy?

"No, your Highness."

The soft voice of my right-hand man, The Chrysanthemum Douluo, brought me out of the depressing thoughts.

I, to this day, have not found if Yue Guan is a male or female.

He refers to himself as a man but no matter how you look at it that's not the face AND body of a man. While having these thoughts, my attention was caught by his always revealing clothes.

His hips are wider than mine. And he has an hourglass-like figure. Even I, as a woman, am jealous of that.

How can a man have a body like that?

"We suspect it has something to do with the recent rumors about artificial spirit rings."

It was Gui Mei, The Ghost Douluo, that continued, reminding me of the recent talks that have been circulating in people's mouths.

"You mean the clan that was never politically active is now suddenly moving out of its shell, recruiting young talents, doing free services to the masses, and making allies just as words of a new, free-of-risk method of gaining spirit rings has been spread?"

His silence was all the proof I needed.

Could it all be a plan by Fuma? Is it actually possible that they have found one such method?

But even if it was the case, why would they need to move people's opinions like this by taking on the awakening ceremonies?

At first, it was just the people of Kanagawa Prefecture, their territory, so we couldn't do anything even if we wanted to.

But now they are scattering their service throughout the Heaven Dou Empire and taking our place as the sole organization that provides awakening ceremonies to all people.

"Don't they feel threatened by us? Could it be that they now have a Limit Douluo Mei-Mei?"

The words of Yue Guan stirred a chord in my heart. And I could see that it wasn't just me.

That would be a disaster for us.

The Fuma clan has delayed our plans to take over the Douluo continent by a decade at least, and that too by simply existing.

When they started as a simple mercenary group of assassins around three hundred years ago, no one would have thought that Hifumi Fuma would become the first-ever hyper Douluo outside of any big power.

If that was all most would have already forgotten about him.

He became that powerful at the age of twenty-five. No one, in the whole history of Douluo planet, has ever been this monstrous.

Fortunately, he died in the Extreme North and did not get the chance of ever reaching the fabled Limit Douluo.

But if they were to produce another such monster...

"Gui, go and inform Golden Crocodile Douluo that he has been summoned to the presence of Supreme Pontiff.

You too Yue, go and inform Qian Daoliu to come and meet us."

My voice left no room for argument.

"As you order, your Highness." they replied in sync and immediately left to do my wish.

*Kotaro's pov*

At first I wanted to just sleep in my world for some time but then I realized that my mother is still waiting for me, knowing I might be in danger.

In other words, she might make another meteor shower.

So I changed my mind and went back to my room.

But I may have forgotten a little bit of detail in my tired, critically low HP situation.

Blood.

I was covered in blood.

And Nene the yandere saw that.

*Shivers*

The emotionless, cold look in her eyes promised destruction to everything that caused this.

Suffice to say, it took "extensive" persuasion to calm her down from starting a slaughterhouse.

And that led us to the current situation, where she's sleeping beside me and I'm hugging her. Pretty normal to sleep with someone you feel safe with, right?

It would have been normal except, I'm the one playing big spoon here.

She's twice my height.

...

Anyways.

I am better now. My HP is full so there is not even a scratch left from my body breaking and healing over and over, my fatigue is almost completely gone, and I can focus on my gains.

[King's Engine: 30,000

The hierarchy of world always demands someone to be at the very top. Someone to be feared, to be respected, to be worshiped. Roar for the King is here!

Amplifies your heartbeat sound and uses the sound to put your enemies in an illusion of their worst fears, centering you as the node. (Affected by CHA)

+50% to All physical stats.

+100% to fire damage.]

The skill is great. First of all, the illusion part is perfect for controlling my enemies, especially if I can control them.

The boosts to my physic and fire are just the best icing on the cake.

On top of all that I can absorb other beasts and increase the age of my ring, boosting the already impressive attributes even more.

The only downside is that the beasts I absorb must come from the dungeon of my sacred gear so I can't just spam beasts and consume them right after.

Alicia says that's how the Spirit Pagoda part of Innovate Clear works unless I rank it up somehow.

I'm a bit disappointed but it is what it is. Just have to upgrade it.

...Which I don't know how.

I will pass that bridge when the time comes.

For now, I have to choose my next goal, both short-term and long-term.

Now that I think about it, 'Alicia, where is this world's completion quest? I haven't seen such a thing yet.'

[It won't be generated until the start of canon, master.]

'Is that the case for all of the future worlds too?'

[No. Most of the time it's depended on the Game administrators, but the player's choice will affect it too.]

Ah, so that's how it is.

For example, now that I have selected to start as a toddler, before the canon too, they set it to be something about the plot maybe so I need the story to start.

[Correct, master.]

'Thank you, Alicia.'

Now that I know I have around three years before shit hits the fan I can just go ahead and do my plans.

Which one should I focus more on though?

Right now we have already confirmed the alignment of all our people from other places, as I did with the Godwind Academy, and made one of the top three clans into our allies.

We have increased our recruitment too, but because of our rather high standard in everything, particularly loyalty, it's not that much more.

That leaves us with two more major clans, an empire to befriend and an empire to wreak havoc in.

The artificial rings creation is coming along nicely too and unless I want to start doing science stuff it won't need any more attention from me.

It leaves me with my personal growth, Something I have been neglecting till now.

Well except for leveling up of course.

I haven't upgraded any of my currently existing skills, nor have I started to learn anything new.

Or I can start a separate business as my pastime hubby.

So many choices.

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