The outer areas of the Great Star Dou Forest were relatively safe for them, considering that they had two Titled Douluos with them, one of them being Level 98 Hyper Douluo, only one step away from reaching the Limit Douluo Rank.
However, even the Titled Douluo wouldn't dare to let their guard down in this place because the Great Star Dou Forest was swarming with countless Spirit Beasts, and many of them were fairly powerful at that.
There were many who were above 100,000 Years Old and had far more power than just to compete with the Titled Douluos, not to mention the rumored Beast God, the Spirit Beast that was closest to 1 million years Old.
If they met that one, they would be squashed to death in an instant.
"There were rumors that the Man-Faced Demon Spider was several thousand years old was seen at the edges of the outer areas of the Star Dou Forest hunting for some people, most probably some escaped Spirit Masters that the Man-Faced Demon Spider wants to eat."
Hearing what the Chrysanthemum Douluo said, they all started moving toward the direction where the Man-Faced Demon Spider was apparently spotted, hoping to find the Man-Faced Demon Spider, who was at least 2,000 years old for his Spirit Ring.
Hun Tiandi was already Spirit Grandmaster Level 20, albeit he didn't have a single Spirit Ring attached to his Martial Souls. At the same time, he was rather confident in taking down all of his targets due to the combat experiences that he had plenty of; if it came to swordsmanship, then he was already the best in the entire world.
From what he could see, due to some limits, the Spirit Masters didn't get a prolonged lifespan, which was rather problematic. He read that the most common speculation as to why it was so was due to the lack of the connection with the Divine Realm with the Douluo Continent, meaning that even the strongest Titled Douluos could maximally live up to around 300 years if they reach the Level 99.
This, of course, could be prolonged by some measures, and some may even live longer, but it wasn't the ideal solution. Such a lifespan would be considered abysmal compared to the lifespan that was provided by the Dou Qi Cultivation...
Hun Tiandi realized that the world suppression in the Douluo Continent was extremely severe, so most of the powerhouses couldn't unleash such highly destructive capabilities as the ones in his previous life.
Still, if he took the average Titled Douluo, who would be on part with the Half-Saints of Dou Qi, then even the Half-Saints had a lifespan of around a hundred thousand years. And yet the Titled Douluo could live maximally around hundred and fifty on average.
It made no wonder to him that this world was rather... unbalanced?
Obviously, he didn't plan to die any time soon, and as someone who lived for many millennia, he valued his own life above everything else.
"Oh, the Supreme Pontiff asked me to pass you the message that your proposal for the reorganization of the Spirit Hall is under the review and it is highly possible that it would pass. Her Majesty, is very pleased and surprised that someone so young could come up with a such comprehensive plan."
The Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan said that not long before they left for the Great Star Dou Forest, Hun Tiandi submitted another proposal for the Spirit Hall. He studied the structure of the Spirit Hall and found out that it was...
Extremely inefficient and rather outdated, and as someone who had managed the Hun Clan and Hall of Souls for several thousand years to keep everything running, as he didn't trust anyone from the Clan entirely, he knew how to make them run smoothly.
Thus, he worked on this proposal for the restructuring of the Spirit Hall and passed it to both the Supreme Pontiff and Grand Worship Elder for judgment.
"Yeah, Eldest Brother, was also pleased by the proposal. Though we would be changing the traditions of the Spirit Hall that has been around for countless centuries, some of the old-fashioned members of the Clergy would be against it, they are not really a problem."
Right now, the Spirit Hall is divided into two Halls, the Supreme Pontiff Hall and Douluo Consecration Hall. The Supreme Pontiff Hall was in the overall charge of the Spirit Hall and managed all of its affairs, with the Douluo Consecration Hall being the sanctuary for the Titled Douluos who passed through Level 94 and reached the Hyper Douluo Spirit Rank 95.
Below the Supreme Pontiff Hall were two Saint Spirit Halls that were located in the capital cities of the Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo Empire. Below them were the Lord Spirit Halls that were in the great cities across the Douluo Continent, and below them were the Branch Spirit Halls that were present everywhere else.
Not to mention, the entire structure of the Supreme Pontiff Palace was a mess and there were too many semi-idependent branches like Temple Knights, Douluo Warriors and, Holy Emperor Warriors and others.
Hun Tiandi knew that there was a severe need for modifications to achieve the maximum effectiveness of the Spirit Hall and also to prevent corruption among the clergy of the Spirit Hall.
The Spirit Hall wasn't like the Hall of Souls and Hun Clan, where everyone was so afraid of him that they didn't dare to squander resources even a bit because he would have killed them on the spot.
"Though even I was surprised by the idea of forming the Burial Agency by making it the military arm of the Spirit Hall... this would indeed allow the Spirit Hall to extend and use it's power more effectively, though it also raises a question that it would require several Titled Douluos to lead them and not the just ordinary ones."
Hun Tiandi proposed to merge all of the military arms of the Spirit Halls into one single Department that would be used as the strong arm of the Spirit Hall. The Burial Agency as it was called was then divided into three separate factions:
1st was the Holy Inquisition, which would be dealing with the Heretics of the teachings of the Spirit Hall and anyone who defied the will of the Gods worshipped by the Spirit Hall; one day, he would be standing among those Gods. At the same time, it would also be dealing with the Evil Spirit Masters across the continent.
2nd was The Knights Templar, which was basically the merger of the Temple Knights and Holy Emperor Warriors to create something akin to the semi-standing military force of the Spirit Hall that would be defending the most important facilities of the Spirit Hall.
3rd was the Assembly of the Eight Sacraments, and it was essentially the most important of all because the Assembly of the Eight Sacraments would be in charge of dealing with anything that was of utmost importance to the Spirit Hall or with threats that were of the gravest existential threats to the Spirit Hall itself.
"Yes, the last time the Spirit Hall had any kind of Chivalric Order was more than one thousand and five hundred years ago... much less being said about the Assembly that was disbanded shortly after the foundation of the Spirit Hall."
Yue Guan said that most of the organizations that were proposed by Hun Tiandi existed in the past, but they were disbanded for one reason or another. Now, it was weird for them to be resurfacing, especially the Assembly of the Eight Sacraments and Holy Inquisition, as they were infamous during their time.
"Finding the right Titled Douluos for the positions of Tianzuns would be a very hard nut to crack, though, Tiandi..."
Golden Crocodile Douluo Jin Eye intoned to the red-haired boy as they were walking through the dense forest of the Great Star Dou Forest.
"I know, but... can't we just search from the hidden experts? I believe that I can persuade them for our cause."
Hun Tiandi knew that aside from the publically known Title Douluo, there were many old monsters that managed to preserve their lifespan and lived in seclusion. All of them wanted to either live peacefully or to achieve Godhood, which seemed right now impossible due to the apparent lack of the Divine Realm.
"Are you sure? Even Elder Brother failed to persuade the three people that would be probably perfect for the position of Tianzuns of the Holy Inquisition, Knight Templars, and Assembly of the Eighth Sacrament."
Each of the branches of the Burial Agency would be under the leadership of the Tianzun; altogether, there would be 9 Tianzuns. The first three would be in charge of the Branch, while each of them would have another two Tianzuns as their Vice-Chiefs.
At the same time, the other Tianzuns would have other responsibilities, especially in the newly restructualized Spirit Hall branch hierarchy.
In the draft of the proposal, the new structure of the Spirit Hall would be as follows:
Two Grand Cathedrals in the Capital Cities, while each Cathedral would be headed by an Archbishop who was at least peak Spirit Douluo Level 89. Hun Tiandi even proposed that one of the other six Tianzuns would be regularly rotated in the Cathedrals as Shadow Guardians because these places are of too high importance to the Spirit Hall.
Below the Grand Cathedrals, there would be Sacred Spirit Temples that would be headed by a Platinum Bishop at the Spirit Douluo Rank of any Level, and these Sacred Spirit Temples would be constructed across the great cities on the Douluo Continent.
At the same level as the Sacred Spirit Temples were then Abbey, which were monasteries that were of special purpose, and they would be serving to train the members of the Spirit Hall for various unique roles. Each Abbey would be led by a High Abbot, and they would have autonomy higher than the rest as each High Abbot would be reporting directly to the Supreme Pontiff.
Below the Sacred Spirit Temples would be the Lord Spirit Temples across the other cities of the Douluo Continent, with each one headed by the Bishop, and below the Lord Spirit Temples would be the most ordinary kind, Martial Soul Temple that would be present in every corner of the Douluo Continent.
"Whom are you talking about, Grandpa Crocodile?"
Hun Tiandi asked the Golden Crocodile Douluo, who has traversed through the Douluo Continent several times over and over, so for sure, the elderly man was aware of some hidden experts in this place.
"They are called Twin Holy Dragons; both of them are Hyper Douluos of Spirit Rank 98, and as strong as me when they execute their Martial Soul Fusion Technique, they are almost unstoppable. Unfortunately, both of them are very reclusive and prefer living in the depths of the Sunset Forest as one of them, Dragon Emperor Douluo, married a woman from a local village who is also Hyper Douluo, Death God Douluo. Right now, they may be one of the strongest hidden factions across the Douluo Continent."
For Hun Tiandi, it wasn't surprising to hear that there were still many powerful people in the Douluo Coitnetn who preferred anonymity and lived in seclusion like hermits, focusing on nothing else aside from the cultivation itself.
Just as they were talking, the Chrysanthemum Douluo, who was charged with surveillance, suddenly sharpened up when he noticed the movement several tens of meters before them, and it seemed that it was the Man Faced Demon Spider that they were searching for.
"Sorry to disrupt your talk, Senior Crocodile, but it seems that we have already found the Man-Faced Demon Spider."
Yue Guan said as he finally caught the trace of the Man-Faced Demon Spider, who was more than two thousand years old; as Hun Tiandi perked up, he heard from the Chrysanthemum Douluo that they finally found the Man-Faced Demon Spider.
While he wasn't bothered to walk around and talk with the Golden Crocodile Douluo about his ideas for the development of the Spirit Hall because that only made him more valuable for the Spirit Hall itself, he was already becoming a bit bored.
"That fast already?"
As far as Jin Eyu could remember, the Man-Faced Demon Spiders were one of the rarer breeds of the Spirit Beasts within the Great Star Dou Forest and they were pretty nasty creatures.
"Then what are we waiting for."
Hun Tiandi said as they started running to the position of the Man-Faced Demon Spider, or rather, he was being carried by the Golden Crocodile Douluo because two of them were faster than lightning in terms of speed, and they were not even Speed-oriented Spirit Masters.
"Yeah this is certainly the Man Faced Demon Spider I remember... looking ugly as hell."
The Golden Crocodile Douluo remarked as they approached the Man Faced Demon Spider and got a look at the Man Faced Demon Spider, which was the Spirit Beast that Hun Tiandi chose as his first Spirit Ring for the Bloodviolet Seven Star Fiend Sword Martial Soul.
It is a strange spider with a diameter of more than 1.5 meters and eight spear-like long legs of more than three meters. The whole body is black, the shiny tile is bright, and the front end of the long legs is slender. Every step forward is silently pierced into the ground, which shows its sharpness.
In the lower abdomen of the spider, there are some white lines, which are in sharp contrast to his black body, and these white lines form a ferocious human face shape. A total of eight small eyes shining with faint purple light are close to its lower abdomen.
"Well, the Man Faced Demon Spiders are famous for their appearance of being grotesque and just weird..."
Chrysanthemum Douluo commented from the side as he watched the Man Faced Demon Spider, who was a bit older than Hun Tiandi predicted.
"This specimen is more than two and a half thousand years old. Wouldn't be that problem for you, Young Lord?"
Yue Guan asked as he looked at the future hope of the Spirit Hall. The red-haired boy confidently shook his head and summoned his Martial Soul, the Bloodviolet Seven Star Fiend Sword.
Even his detached Divine Beast Martial Soul Austin Griffin, whom he named Hao You, was already on alert as he looked at the Man-Faced Demon Spider with anticipation. One couldn't underestimate the fledgling Autin Griffin because while it had a certain cute look about it, Hao Yue was actually a very savage beast.
"Not really... the two thousand year old was just a rough estimation of the age. I should be able to use its Spirit Ring without much problem."
Hun Tiandi stated confidently as he strode towards the Man-Faced Demon Spider with the Bloodviolet Seven Star Fiend Sword in his right hand. This would be essentially his first fight in this new life, so he was certainly excited at the prospect. T
Till now, he has only sparred with some of the Worship Elders from the Douluo Consecration Hall of the Spirit Hall and nothing else. So he was rather eager to finally have some real fight in this new life, even though it was much harder due to the fact that he had a child's body.
Nevertheless, he was Hun Tiandi, the Patriarch of the Hun Clan and the former strongest powerhouse of the Dou Qi Continent, not to mention he was also the most powerful swordsman of the Dou Qi Continent.
"We would be watching in case something goes wrong, but I don't doubt that you will be able to kill the Man-Faced Demon Spider effortlessly, Tiandi."
Golden Crocodile Douluo stated in a neutral voice as he was absolutely confident in Hun Tiandi's capabilities when it came to slaying the Man-Facred Demon Spider. He knew more than anyone else that the Man-Faced Demon Spider didn't stand a chance against Tiandi, especially when the Hao Yue was helping him.
Even he, who was one of the strongest Spirit Masters in the content, constantly felt dread when he looked at the cute-looking innocent lizard creature that was most often sleeping and playing around.
Meanwhile, two Titled Douluo were observing Hun Tiandi preparing himself to fight against the Man-Faced Demon Spider as he strode toward the Spirit Beast, the man or boy in question looked at the Man-Faced Demon Spider in mild curiosity.
When he had time, he constantly studied the Spirit Beast Beastiaries and Encyclopedias and learned about the various species of the Spirit Beasts or Martial Souls in his past time.
He remembered well the abilities of the Man-Faced Demon Spider and the reasons why they were so feared. The Man-Faced Demon Spiders were extremely fast, and their entire body was a weapon; their shell was as hard as a stone, so dull weapons were unable to penetrate them.
Not only is their body highly poisonous, but they also possess neurotoxin and corrosive poison, which can even corrode the bones. Their legs were the toughest part of the entire body, more than ten times stronger than the refined iron. They were very long and extremely sharp with strong penetrative ability.
The most terrifying thing about the Man-Faced Demon Spiders was their web, which was not only instantaneous but also could cover ten times their own, and it was almost impossible to dodge.
It was highly toxic and extremely sticky, as well as hard and durable. Fortunately, it can be carried out three times a day before they reach 10,000 years of age. If that were the case, then dealing with the Man-Faced Demon Spider would be far more problematic.
For several minutes, Hun Tiandi observed the Man-Faced Demon Spider for several moments before he raised himself for the first move. He decided, for the time being, to fight the Man-Faced Demon Spider alone, with Hao Yue being his support in case he was overwhelmed by the Man-Faced Demon Spider.