Chapter 303 The Current Situation of the Continent

After leaving the Death Canyon, Yang Ping'an did not rush to fly, but just walked on the road wearing ordinary black clothes.

Everything I saw and heard around me seemed to have changed greatly from when I came here. The originally bustling town had become relatively deserted, with even fewer pedestrians.

Having not eaten properly for almost nine months, Yang Ping'an went straight to the largest restaurant in the town, ordered a table full of dishes and began to taste them carefully.

As a peak Titled Douluo at level 98, his soul power is inexhaustible, so it is no problem for him to not eat for a long time. However, Yang Ping'an still likes this kind of fireworks atmosphere.

As if sensing something unusual around him, he called the waiter over and said, "Waiter, I just came out from the mountains. Why do I feel like something is wrong in the city?"

Dressed as a soul master like Yang Ping'an, he is the noblest profession in the entire Douluo Continent and is a rare big shot among the service staff.

The waiter said tremblingly: "Dear guest, there are indeed fewer people in our Iron Armor City recently, all because of this damn war."

Yang Pingan was a little puzzled: "Isn't the location of the war far away from here? What does it have to do with you?"

The waiter sighed, "How can it be okay? Many people in our Iron Armor City have been drafted. For example, two chefs in our store have been drafted into the army to be cooks. In addition, almost all young and strong people in the small city have been drafted by the empire."

"Now we don't have any blacksmiths in Iron Armor City. We can't even repair a kitchen knife. All the blacksmiths have been called up to the front to repair weapons, and those young and strong people have been called up to do transportation and the like."

"Another point is that all the soul masters in our city have been recruited. If you don't obey the recruitment, you will be treated as enemies and spies and captured. It will be even more troublesome then."

"Dear guest, I see that you are dressed as a soul master, so you have to be careful. Although soul masters are noble now, all major forces are competing for soul masters. Most of the soul master families in our Iron Armor City have gone to the front line, and even the reclusive soul emperor ancestors have been recruited."

Yang Ping'an was also startled when he heard this. Normally, the highest-ranking soul masters in a small town like this would be Soul Sect members, and perhaps a small number of Soul Emperors would return to live in seclusion when they got old. But looking at the current situation, most of the free soul masters in the community have been recruited by several major forces.

Yang Ping'an was still a little confused: "Waiter, if I remember correctly, this should be the sphere of influence of the Elephant Armor Sect. It should not be too far from the Elephant Armor City of the Elephant Armor Sect. The Elephant Armor Sect is the leader of the three major sects. Don't they care? Logically speaking, each sect's sphere of influence will manage their order."

The waiter was immediately shocked: "Sir, you dare not address those big shots of the Elephant Armor Sect directly. Although we are within the sphere of influence of the Elephant Armor Sect, and the Elephant Armor Sect does manage order, they also charge high management fees. Moreover, the city lord of our Iron Armor City is also from the Elephant Armor Sect. All the students who graduated from the Junior Soul Master Academy last year have also joined the Elephant Armor Sect's outer sect."

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After the waiter left, Yang Ping'an roughly understood the current situation. It seemed that a war had already broken out among the three empires, and the flames of war had spread very widely. It would probably not take too long before a large-scale decisive battle would take place.

Almost all of the three empires have millions of soldiers, but since the Tiandou Empire is relatively weak, it is more of a defensive position. The Xingluo Empire has a huge army and stronger military power. I am afraid that it is the leader of the three empires overall.

Now, the three empires have basically exerted their war potential to the extreme for the sake of war. Ordinary people and civilian soul masters have been involved in this war and will be affected by the war to varying degrees.

The so-called sect is actually similar to aristocracy or fiefdom. The people and population near the sect are ruled by them, and even the laws and rules are set by them. It is a bit like the feudal kingdoms of ancient Blue Star.

However, according to the waiter, the people of the Elephant Armor Sect still have certain rules, at least they won't act recklessly, and they are relatively good to civilians. I'm afraid the entire Wuhun Empire is a bit similar. After all, many high-level officials in the Wuhun Empire came from civilians. Overall, it is better than the two empires, and there are basically no people who do evil things.

For some unknown reason, Yang Ping'an still felt very repulsed by this social form, especially since he came from Blue Star in his previous life. He was very repulsed by this top-down imperial ruling class. The imperial sects seemed to be relatively balanced, but ordinary people and civilian soul masters did not seem to have any good way out.

Yang Ping'an himself was born a civilian soul master, and he knew very well that civilian soul masters were relatively lacking in resources, educational knowledge, and even soul rings and soul bones. This was countless times more difficult than ordinary students on Blue Star. Otherwise, he would not have chosen an Exotic Beast Academy after careful selection.

Compared to other high-level soul master academies, the Exotic Beast Academy is able to absorb civilian students and does not even exclude students from staying or leaving after graduation. This is the most valuable thing among all the academies.

Even the Elemental Academy actually has very high requirements for students. On the one hand, they require them to be nobility, and on the other hand, after joining, they basically need to obey the school's arrangements. In the eyes of the Advanced Soul Master Academy, students are considered semi-private property. Even Tianshui Academy, the only Elemental Academy that recruits civilian students, is somewhat similar.

At this moment, a group of people suddenly came into the hotel, as if they were coming directly for Yang Pingan.

Yang Ping'an didn't take it seriously at all and just continued eating. He hadn't eaten at a restaurant for a while, and the food did taste a little different from dry food.

The man was a middle-aged man who looked relatively strong, with extremely solid muscles. He seemed to follow the path of strength similar to the Elephant Armor Sect.

The middle-aged man bowed slightly to Yang Ping'an and said, "My friend, I am He Meng, the city lord of Tiejia City. Judging from your attire, you should be a spirit master. Can I invite you to the city lord's mansion for a gathering?"

Yang Pingan said casually while eating: "I have no interest in you, nor in Jia Zong, so don't disturb me while I eat."

He Meng's face darkened: "Friend, this is the territory of the Elephant Armor Sect. According to the sect master's rules, all soul masters now have to join the Wuhun Empire and wait for orders. Do you want to reject the Elephant Armor Sect and the Wuhun Empire?" Yang Ping'an glanced at He Meng casually while eating. An invisible force seemed to appear in the space, and it suddenly grasped He Meng's neck tightly. The whole person was directly caught. No matter how hard he struggled, it seemed that even his soul power and martial soul had been completely restricted, like a drowning person, while the other people around him seemed to have a tremendous force on their bodies and could not move at all.

A few minutes later, Yang Ping'an snorted coldly, and He Meng fell directly from the sky, but he was still gasping for breath, his face was red, and his eyes seemed full of fear.

At this moment, a group of people walked in again. These people looked extremely tall. Their height alone exceeded two meters and five. Their bodies were also very exaggerated. Their weight was at least over four hundred kilograms.

The visitor seemed very serious: "My friend, this is the territory of the Elephant Armor Sect. If we have not been able to provide you with adequate hospitality, please understand."

Yang Ping'an casually glanced at the person who came and was stunned again. This person looked a little familiar, like Hu Yanli whom he met in the Tiandou Empire Soul Master Competition.

When Hu Yanli approached and saw Yang Pingan, he felt that he looked a little familiar, but he was also surprised: "Are you Yang Pingan from the Soul Master Competition?"

Yang Pingan showed a trace of surprise on his face: "Hu Yanli, I remember that we didn't meet at the Soul Master Competition."

Hu Yanli blushed: "I went to watch the promotion games of other elemental academies and I have some impression of you."

At that time, Hu Yanli only participated in the preliminaries in the Tiandou area and did not enter the promotion round, so naturally the two sides had no contact.

"I didn't know Brother Yang had come to the territory of my Xiangjia Sect. I'm really sorry to bother Brother Yang."

Then Huyanli winked at He Meng, and He Meng immediately took his men away, but he still looked frightened.

Hu Yanli didn't seem to be polite and sat directly opposite Yang Ping'an: "Brother Yang, this is your first time in my Xiangjia Sect. I'm sorry for not treating you well. I'll treat you this time."

Yang Ping'an looked at Hu Yanli, this rough man, who seemed to be extremely thick-skinned and didn't care at all whether they had had any relationship in the past.

"Yes, you have become a Soul Emperor. It seems that you have just obtained a soul ring. Congratulations."

Yang Ping'an casually glanced at Hu Yanli. It had only been nine years since the Soul Master Competition for this kid. He was only about thirty years old, but he had actually reached the Soul Emperor realm. It seemed that his cultivation speed was basically not inferior to Qin Ming's. No wonder Hu Yanzhen had such high expectations for him.

Hu Yanli quickly said, "My strength is far inferior to Brother Yang's. I heard that Brother Yang killed Tang Hao a year ago. I'm afraid his strength is far beyond our reach."

Yang Ping'an seemed to be thinking of something: "How far has the war progressed? Has Hu Yanzhen arrived on the battlefield?"

Hu Yanli was also surprised to see Yang Ping'an asking this question, because this was related to the privacy of the Spirit Empire. However, he seemed to have thought of something and quickly said, "My grandfather has gone to the battlefield. Now they seem to be heading towards Jialing Pass. Many elders of the Spirit Hall have also gone to Jialing Pass. I wonder if there will be a big battle there."

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Hu Yanli then introduced the current situation of the entire soul master world, and even some situations of the three major empires and the Tiandou Empire, especially the situation of the Haotian Sect.

After all the introductions were completed, Hu Yanli spoke again: "Brother Yang, I have some correspondence with Brother Feng, Brother Huo and others. Can I invite you to visit Xiangjia City?"

Yang Pingan looked at Huyan Li indifferently. Huyan Li suddenly felt his scalp tingling, as if a heavy burden was placed on him, and his breathing became rapid.

"No need. I have no interest in your Elephant Armor Sect. Just don't provoke me."

After saying that, Yang Ping'an casually threw down a bag of gold soul coins and left, not caring about Hu Yanli.

Originally, Yang Ping'an planned to go to Wuhun City first, where his master and uncle would be watching over him, so that he could condense his second soul core more easily. But now it seems that his master and uncle are very busy recently and may not have time to pay attention.

Yang Pingan was also very cautious about his second soul core, and was also aware of the risks involved. Huo Yuhao condensed his second soul core with the guidance of Xuan Zi, and with Xue Di and others watching, but even so, the process was extremely thrilling, and this was also what Yang Pingan had been struggling with.

The danger level of the second soul core is beyond everyone's imagination. If you are not careful, your soul will be scattered. You must find an absolutely safe place, preferably with a top master watching over you. Among the many Titled Douluo, Yang Ping'an only truly trusts his master and uncle.

Although Yang Pingan trusted his master and uncle, he could not fully trust the Wuhun Empire and Bibi Dong, especially after experiencing the test of the Wangchuan River and seeing the situation of the world, maybe the Wuhun Empire would be slightly better than the Tiandou Empire and the Xingluo Empire, but sooner or later it would also be that kind of aristocratic model, and Yang Pingan was increasingly rejecting this model. (End of this chapter)