Chapter 48: World Tier and Affiliation

A few days later, Zhou Tian returned to the range of the Heaven Dou Empire with Zhu Zhuqing.

The first city they encountered happened to be Suotuo City.

After entering Suotuo City and inquiring about the information he needed, Zhou Tian found an inn.

Putting down the pen in his hand, Zhou Tian looked at the words written on the paper.

"Using less commonly used handwriting should be secure enough."

A faint light emanated from him as four different-colored soul rings appeared.

"Although the ten-thousand-year soul ring is powerful, it's too conspicuous in the Douluo World. I need to find a way to conceal it." Zhou Tian furrowed his brow.

Currently, in the Douluo World, Zhou Tian's strength was not invincible, so he couldn't be too ostentatious. It was different in other worlds; even if the soul rings appeared, others wouldn't understand, so it was not a problem.

Looking up at the sky outside, with evening still a bit away, Zhou Tian decided to address the issue of the soul rings first.

"I'll be leaving for a moment; stay vigilant on your own." Zhou Tian turned to Zhu Zhuqing.

"Yes!" Zhu Zhuqing replied softly.

"Hum!"

As Zhou Tian silently thought about returning to the Infinite Chaotic City, a hum sounded, and a white light enveloped him.

Feeling the white light, Zhou Tian silently began chanting.

"1, 2, 3..., 7!"

With a flash of white light, Zhou Tian arrived in his personal space.

A gentle breeze came from the opposite door, leading to a small pastoral area.

"Seven seconds! The Douluo Continent is a seventh-tier world." Zhou Tian was somewhat surprised, opened his personal panel, and found the ability he obtained after reaching the second tier.

[World Tier]

"There's a mysterious power that can give birth to gods in the sixth-tier world, and a world that can give birth to more than one god is the seventh tier." Zhou Tian rubbed his chin.

"According to this setting, the Douluo Continent can be considered the seventh tier, but powers below the divine level have a noticeable sense of rupture."

"The birth of the gods also has issues; although the essence is there, the power is lacking."

Suddenly, Zhou Tian noticed one of the abilities of this authority – the option to determine the tier of his current world.

"Determine the tier of the world I'm in!" Zhou Tian said.

"Judgment program initiating..."

"Judgment results as follows!"

[World: Douluo Continent]

[Origin: Seventh Tier (Damaged)]

[Power Level: Third Tier to Fifth Tier]

[Evaluation: A seventh-tier world with a damaged origin. The average power level has decreased to the third tier, and the highest regional power level has decreased to the fifth tier.]

[Affiliation: None (Solidifying!)]

Zhou Tian's gaze locked onto the last line, the words "Affiliation."

"The world's affiliation?"

"No information source, really troublesome!" Zhou Tian said with a bit of annoyance.

Then, a flash of light, and he disappeared into his personal space.

In the inn in Suotuo City, a white light flashed, and Zhou Tian reappeared in the same spot.

A colorful light enveloped his body as four soul rings appeared one by one; the two black ones were especially eye-catching.

"Phew!"

Zhou Tian exhaled, and suddenly, he formed seals with his hands, closed his eyes, and entered meditation.

A mysterious force suddenly emerged, slowly winding toward the third and fourth soul rings.

The originally black light was suddenly covered, and a trace of purple spread.

Zhu Zhuqing, who was watching this scene from behind, widened her bright eyes.

"It worked; the 2000 points of origin power were not spent in vain." Zhou Tian opened his eyes, nodded at the two purple soul rings, and continued, "The first layer of soul power cannot operate, and the Bloodline Magic Ring has been affected a bit. The Gejia Ring can only manifest two weapons."

"Fortunately, everything is within an acceptable range."

Zhou Tian stood up, looking at the dim night outside. It was time to take action.

He carefully stored the written report letter and went out into the night.

Zhu Zhuqing sat in place, watching Zhou Tian's back, a trace of worry crossing her heart. She was concerned about Zhou Tian's safety and her own life and death.

After a while, Zhou Tian, riding the wind, floated back into the room.

"Let's go; we travel through the night!"

"Okay!"

...

Two weeks later, in a large city very close to Heaven Dou City.

"Hey, have you heard? Something big happened in the Balak Kingdom."

"I heard too. It seems to be on the side of Suotuo City. Two Soul Douluo died, but the specifics are unclear."

"Soul Douluo! Those are significant figures!"

"Significant figures? The real significant figure is the one who made a move." A voice with a hint of disdain and pride sounded.

"You know?"

"Tell us!"

"Do you know Tang San?"

"That's for sure. Back when he was wanted by the Martial Soul Hall, he disappeared without a trace. Is it that person who made the move?"

"Humph! It's definitely him. Otherwise, who would dare to kill a Soul Douluo of the Martial Soul Hall!"

"What's the situation? Tell us!"

"I heard that it's because that person's son fell in love with a classmate, revealed his identity to the girl, and was reported..."

The discussion from below reached Zhou Tian sitting on the second floor, making the corner of his eye twitch.

Since hearing the news from the Balak Kingdom four days ago, this was the 17th version Zhou Tian had heard.

Almost every day, three or four new versions would emerge, each one different.

"The valuable information in the chaotic messages is too little." Zhou Tian rubbed his temples.

"But there is something to believe in the repeated information."

Zhou Tian squinted his eyes, selecting some credible information from what he had heard these past few days.

"First, Tang San is injured. Some say his leg is broken, others say his arm is broken."

"Then, regarding his cultivation base, the lowest claim is that he's around level 37 or 38, and the highest claim is that he killed a Soul Emperor. Not entirely implausible!"

"Third, Tang Hao is exposed."

"Although it might be because the report letter wasn't entirely trusted, so only two Soul Douluo were sent, it's different now. The Martial Soul Hall will definitely send Title Douluo to pursue."

"Regardless of Tang San or Tang Hao, their days ahead won't be easy."

Zhou Tian tapped his fingers on the table, contemplating.

"Fourth, Shrek Academy is destroyed, but the people are neither captured nor killed."

"Fifth, in all versions of the story, there is a female classmate who will be mentioned, presumably Xiao Wu."

Zhou Tian squinted his eyes. Except for the initial mention, there was no further discussion on the fate of this female classmate.

According to the original plot, Soul Douluo could see through Xiao Wu's disguise.

"Whether she's caught, escaped, or disappeared, considering Tang San's personality, he should be entangled in her fate for quite a while."

A smile appeared at the corner of Zhou Tian's mouth.

Suddenly, a clear voice rang in his ears.

[Ding! World solidification successful.]

[Douluo Continent: Real World.]

[Real World: The most important type of world in the Infinite Chaotic City, can be the origin world for evolution.]

[Ding! It is detected that the contractor has the qualification to initiate the task of determining the world's affiliation. Would you like to initiate?]

Zhou Tian's eyes gleamed, excitement evident in his expression. He hurriedly asked in his mind, "How to initiate? What are the conditions? What is the task?"

(End of chapter)

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