Chapter 10: Question — Who Invented the Sound Amplification Soul Tool?
[Meng Shu (laughing): The second livestream Q&A has finally started! I've been preparing for this moment for so long!]
[Huyan Zhen (grim-faced): Give me a break! You think the questions in this so-called livestream are easy? If they were, that lucky brat wouldn't have taken the reward last time!]
[Ning Fengzhi (smiling): No need to worry too much, everyone. This time's question might not be like the last. That one involved the legendary God Realm. But at the start, the livestream stated that the questions would primarily be about events from the past, present, and future of our Douluo Continent. Our preparations may still come in handy.]
[Xue Ye (thoughtful): Do you all think this livestream can really show future events? I truly am curious… what will the future look like…]
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In the Pope's Hall of Spirit City, Bibi Dong frowned deeply, her heart uneasy as she read Emperor Xue Ye's message on the virtual screen.
This livestream claimed it could display events from the past, present, and future.
What if it revealed Spirit Hall's future plans?
If that happened, all their long-laid strategies might be ruined.
And her own ambitions might be crushed in the process…
Meanwhile, in the Heaven Dou Imperial City, within the Crown Prince's residence—
Qian Renxue sat in a study, equally uneasy.
She feared being exposed by this so-called livestream.
Even though she was guarded by two Title Douluos and could escape safely if necessary—
She'd spent years crafting her identity as Prince Xue Qinghe, and she couldn't bear the thought of being revealed now.
On the screen, messages continued to scroll.
Following Xue Ye's comments about the future—
The Star Luo Empire's Emperor Dai Tianfeng declared that the future belonged to Star Luo.
This immediately triggered a verbal war between the two empires.
But in the middle of their bickering—
The livestream event finally began.
Instantly, the public chat screen was forcibly muted!
Before everyone's eyes, the dark, cosmic void transformed into what looked like a warehouse.
Shelves lined the space, packed with all kinds of metallic tools. The cramped setting left little room to move.
In the center stood a disheveled, grime-covered middle-aged man.
He held a carving tool in his hand, standing before a metal worktable, tinkering with a cylindrical metal object and muttering unintelligibly to himself.
No one could understand his language.
But after listening for a while, the well-read Ning Fengzhi suddenly realized—
It sounded like the language used during the Soul Tool Empire centuries ago.
Could this scene be… someone developing a soul tool?
Ning Fengzhi furrowed his brow, beginning to form a hypothesis.
And he was right.
In that cluttered workshop, the ragged man carved fine lines into the cylindrical metal with his tool.
Finally, after finishing, he shouted something into the device—then burst into wild laughter.
At that moment, time seemed to freeze.
Blood-red text flashed across every screen.
At the same time, a cold voice echoed in everyone's ears:
[Playback complete. Q&A begins now!]
[Question: Who invented the sound amplification soul tool?]
[This round's reward: Martial Spirit Evolution ×1!]
A martial spirit evolution reward?!
When everyone heard the announcement, they froze for a second—and then trembled with excitement.
In the world of Douluo, the most valuable treasures for soul masters were known to be spirit bones and 100,000-year-old soul rings.
But a chance to evolve a martial spirit?
That was far rarer—and even more valuable.
Because no one truly knew how to evolve a martial spirit, the most sought-after items had always been soul bones and ancient soul rings.
But now, this mysterious livestream was offering martial spirit evolution as a prize—people were ecstatic.
Among the most excited were Ning Fengzhi, Emperor Xue Ye, and Yu Xiaogang.
All three had long desired martial spirit evolution, though for different reasons.
Ning Fengzhi wanted to break the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's limit of only reaching Soul Sage.
Xue Ye wished to elevate the Heaven Dou royal family's strength to rival Star Luo's, so they wouldn't always need to recruit outsiders.
Yu Xiaogang? He just wanted to shed his reputation as a useless man.
Of course, beyond those three, countless others were equally thrilled by the chance at martial spirit evolution.
"Quick! Go find out who invented the sound amplification soul tool!"
The moment he heard the reward, Emperor Xue Ye took a deep breath to suppress his excitement, then gave his attendants a command to begin researching.
Unlike the chaos of the first livestream—
For this second round, he had already stationed people in the palace library ahead of time to quickly find the answer.
At the same time, Star Luo Palace, Spirit Hall, the Clear Sky Clan, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, the Elephant Armored Sect, the Dragon Snake Family, and other major factions all did the same.
The difference was in who exactly they assigned to search their archives.
But for those without libraries or access to ancient texts—
This moment was agonizing.
"Damn it! Who invented the sound amplification soul tool? How am I supposed to know that?!"
In Windmill Village, Lin Yu sat on his bed. As soon as he saw the question, his face darkened and he couldn't help but curse.
In his past life, he had read the Douluo novels, comics, and watched the anime—
But Douluo Dalu was a novel after all, and the comic and animation were based on it.
The novels only covered the main storyline; information about the world itself was limited.
While he knew the general flow of Douluo's history, when it came to details like this, he was completely clueless.
Who invented the sound amplification soul tool? That was a total blind spot for him!
Just like Lin Yu—
In Nuoding Academy, Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang wore a similarly sour expression, deeply frustrated.
Why was the question a history problem?
Why couldn't it be about soul beasts or soul master theory—his area of expertise?
If it had been, he would've nailed it, and the reward would've been his!
Damn it!
As most people were at a loss and the various factions scrambled to find the answer in their archives—
One person suddenly spoke up with an answer.
[Ning Fengzhi (smiling): That person's name is Fanos!]
As soon as Ning Fengzhi's reply appeared on the screen—
The entire livestream exploded with shock.
No way—he already found the answer?!
(END CHAPTER)
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