Douluo: Two brothers in douluo (completed)

After returning to his world, Li Si made a trip to the Douluo Continent, specifically to the Star Luo Empire, Star Luo City.

Killing Dai Mubai was laughably easy for him.

The whole affair took a little over half a month.

Afterward, Li Si returned to the Sun-Moon Continent. Whatever happened on the Douluo Continent was no longer his concern. He had no interest in how events would unfold.

Let them fight and kill each other!

Whether Bibi Dong triumphed or the two great empires emerged victorious, it had nothing to do with him.

If those so-called gods couldn't tolerate Bibi Dong unifying the Douluo Continent, someone would naturally step in to hinder her progress.

In the original story, it was Tang San who did this. Even though he was already dead, the gods above might just cheat on his behalf and bring him back to life.

After all, "justice" cannot lose. People like Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue, mere pawns in the gods' eyes, were never meant to win!

To the gods, all they sought was the power of faith. The fate of mortals was inconsequential. The more ignorant the mortals were, the better.

Perhaps this was one of the reasons why the Douluo Continent developed so rapidly after the God Realm was swept away by temporal turbulence.

Without "supervision," the Douluo Continent could fully flourish, rather than see its soul tools, soul engineers, and all related knowledge disappear overnight.

"Bah, what does any of this have to do with me?"

Li Si scoffed and murmured to himself.

These so-called gods, weak as they were, spent their days scheming against one another. He couldn't be bothered to associate with such beings.

Calling them gods was generous—they were merely individuals who had gained a sliver of power.

True gods should resemble that existence.

But what kind of god was that existence, exactly?

It appeared somewhat absent-minded and even took on the role of a "scholar."

He, Li Si, and Dai Mubai were currently its "research subjects," weren't they?

"Ah, why think so much about it? I don't ask for much, just a wife, kids, and a warm hearth," Li Si said, sighing.

"Originally, I shouldn't have formed any ties to this world. That way, I wouldn't have any lingering attachments when I leave."

"But fate is unpredictable! The heart is soft, after all. Xiao Wu and Gu Yuena—I truly can't let them go now!"

"Perhaps when my strength reaches the level Lin Fan mentioned, allowing me to traverse the river of time, I could return to make amends for my regrets..."

Li Si mused to himself, but then his brow furrowed in confusion.

According to the rules of the Douluo Continent, the world shouldn't be able to reach the level Lin Fan described.

Could it be that his future self encountered some other opportunity?

"Bah, bah, bah! Why am I thinking so far ahead? Who knows what the future holds? I should head back now. I've been away for so long. They must be worried."

Li Si shook his head and discarded the strange thoughts from his mind.

By this time, he had already returned to the Sun-Moon Continent and was not far from the Soul Engineer Academy.

It didn't take him long to arrive at the academy.

"Hahaha, you brat, you're finally back!"

Qing Hongchen greeted him with a wide grin. He had been eagerly awaiting the return of this genius and monstrous talent for ages.

"Greetings, Instructor Qing," Li Si said politely.

"I'm doing well. Enough chit-chat! I assume you've handled your business. Now hurry up and come with me to the lab—I want to see if you've regressed during this time!"

Qing Hongchen's tone turned serious.

He didn't expect Li Si to make much progress. As long as he hadn't regressed, that would be good enough!

Li Si: "…"

Seriously? He had planned to visit his two wives first!

But now, he had to head to the lab?

Li Si's eye twitched. In the end, he didn't refuse Qing Hongchen's request.

Though he hadn't worked on soul tools in a while, his skills hadn't diminished.

"Instructor Qing, I feel like 'lab' isn't a very fitting name. How about we call it the 'Soul Tool Research Institute' from now on?" Li Si suggested tentatively.

Qing Hongchen paused, not expecting Li Si to bring up such a minor matter. Without much thought, he nodded and said, "Alright, from now on, we'll call it the Soul Tool Research Institute."

"By the way, I feel like the name 'Hongchen Academy' is a bit odd. How about you change that as well?"

In addition to being a mentor at Hongchen Academy, Qing Hongchen was also its headmaster.

Hongchen Academy was founded by the Hongchen family, so its name was perfectly logical.

However, the name did carry a peculiar vibe...

Li Si thought for a moment before suggesting, "Instructor Qing, how about renaming it to 'Mingde Hall'?"

Qing Hongchen pondered this.

Sun and moon symbolize brightness.

Virtue represents morality and integrity.

"Mingde Hall? Alright, we'll call it that! Mingde Hall!"

"I have a feeling this name aligns particularly well with the Hongchen family. From now on, Hongchen Academy will be known as Mingde Hall!"

Qing Hongchen smiled brightly as he spoke.

Li Si: "…"

Well, Mingde Hall did indeed have a special connection to the Hongchen family.

Of course, that was a matter for millennia into the future.

For now, the entire Hongchen—no, Mingde Hall—only had a few dozen students and seven or eight instructors.

The highest-ranking soul engineer was Qing Hongchen himself.

There were many academies like Mingde Hall on the Sun-Moon Continent.

Li Si had only chosen Hongchen Academy because of its name. Otherwise, he wouldn't have enrolled with Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu in the first place.

After settling the name change, the two headed to the Soul Tool Research Institute. The scene there resembled a modern laboratory but appeared far more rudimentary.

Special metals were scattered across the workbench.

"Li Si, let's begin! Let's see if you've regressed over this period!"

With that, Qing Hongchen handed Li Si two pieces of special metal. Li Si didn't need a carving knife from him; he already had one in his storage soul tool.

In this era, special metals weren't as scarce as in later generations, and their prices were relatively low.

Besides, for a genius like Li Si, wasting some special metals was no big deal.

"Alright, fine!"

Li Si sighed, pulling out a carving knife from his storage soul tool and beginning to engrave inscriptions.

Elsewhere, Gu Yuena paused what she was doing.

She had sensed Li Si's return half a month ago, only for him to head to the Douluo Continent.

When he returned again after half a month, she had been preparing to surprise him. But unexpectedly, Instructor Qing had dragged him off.

"Sigh, I might as well continue my research. Soul tools really are vast and profound…"

(End of chapter)