Under the guidance of his subconscious intuition, Yang Podi continued flying for another two days and finally sensed a different aura.
Not only were there powerful soul beast auras here, but also the presence of living human beings, interwoven with various emotions.
Yang Podi was filled with confidence; according to this information, the Sun Moon Continent should be close at hand.
After another day of flying, the aura grew stronger and stronger, and a black dot gradually appeared in the distance, expanding rapidly.
As the black dot took shape, it finally revealed a coastline—he had finally arrived at the Sun Moon Continent.
Yang Podi directly crossed the coastline and entered a nearby city. The entire city was bustling with activity, and the people seemed genuinely happy. It was evident that the ordinary people of the Sun Moon Continent lived better lives compared to those on the Douluo Continent. At the very least, their smiles were more akin to those seen in Spirit City.
Surprisingly, the language and writing of the Sun Moon Continent were exactly the same as those of the Douluo Continent, eliminating any communication barriers.
From a general perspective, the people of the Sun Moon Continent seemed to place a greater emphasis on soul tools. The city was filled with shops of various sizes specializing in soul tools, completely unlike those run by fraudulent merchants like Flender.
Particularly, the variety of soul tools was incredibly diverse. In addition to the combat-oriented ones, there were also many bizarre and unconventional non-combat soul tools.
In terms of battle soul tools, there were offensive and defensive ones, all in an array of shapes and sizes.
Storage soul tools, in particular, had much larger capacities than those on the Douluo Continent and were significantly cheaper.
After spending a few days exploring, Yang Podi gained a decent understanding of the soul tool technology on the Sun Moon Continent. As expected, his interest had been piqued. It was clear that the people here were less focused on cultivation and more dedicated to the research of soul tools, leading to the emergence of a new class of soul experts—soul engineers.
Soul engineers held an extremely high status on the Sun Moon Continent, even surpassing that of traditional soul masters.
Upon further observation, Yang Podi noticed that since the Sun Moon Continent emphasized soul engineers over traditional battle soul masters, soul beasts seemed to have thrived in comparison to those on the Douluo Continent. At the very least, the number of high-level soul beasts was greater.
Of course, perhaps due to the deterrent effect of advanced soul tool technology, many high-level soul beasts remained hidden from sight.
Yang Podi entered the largest soul tool shop in the city and directly approached a sales clerk. "Excuse me, can you get the owner of this store? I have a significant business deal to discuss."
Seeing that Yang Podi, though young, carried an imposing aura, the sales clerk quickly went to fetch the store owner.
The owner was a middle-aged man in his forties with a spirit power of fifty-four levels. Judging by his demeanor, he seemed to be a skilled soul engineer.
With a smile, the middle-aged store owner said, "Esteemed guest, I hear you have a big business deal. May I ask what kind of soul tools you are interested in purchasing?"
Yang Podi glanced around the store and replied, "It's nothing complicated. I just want to buy every soul tool in this shop."
The store owner initially thought Yang Podi was here to cause trouble, and his expression darkened. "Sir, you must be joking. This is the largest store in this city, with over a thousand soul tools. The total value exceeds several million Sun Moon Coins."
Without a word, Yang Podi waved his hand and produced a massive chunk of metal from his storage soul tool.
It was a cubic meter of Deep Sea Immersed Silver, weighing over ten thousand jin.
On the Douluo Continent, Deep Sea Immersed Silver wasn't particularly valuable—mainly prized by blacksmiths—but here, on the Sun Moon Continent, it was a priceless treasure.
The development of soul tools on the Sun Moon Continent required vast quantities of rare metals, and Deep Sea Immersed Silver was among the most precious. A piece this large was worth far more than a million Sun Moon Coins.
The store owner stared at the enormous chunk of Deep Sea Immersed Silver, utterly dumbfounded, his mouth slightly agape. "S-Sir! I never expected you to possess such a valuable piece of Deep Sea Immersed Silver! This is simply priceless!"
Yang Podi asked indifferently, "Is this enough to buy all the soul tools in your shop?"
The middle-aged owner swallowed hard. "Enough! Absolutely enough! May I inspect this Deep Sea Immersed Silver?"
With another flick of his wrist, Yang Podi let the ten-thousand-jin chunk of silver crash onto the floor, causing the entire shop to tremble slightly.
Yang Podi had no interest in studying soul tools himself, nor did he have the time. Instead, he planned to buy a large quantity and acquire related research materials. Later, he could establish a soul tool research class at Heavenly Academy—killing multiple birds with one stone.
After the middle-aged man finished verifying the authenticity of the metal, the transaction was completed. Yang Podi took possession of every soul tool in the store.
Unexpectedly, among his purchases was a large storage-type soul tool that could hold other non-spatial soul tools. This significantly reduced the hassle of transportation and made his acquisitions far less conspicuous.
After acquiring numerous soul tools, Yang Podi immediately headed to the next city, continuing his spree. With his vast resources, he wasn't concerned about losses or profits.
His purchases were mostly made using rare metals and thousand-year-old medicinal herbs—resources he had accumulated in abundance over the past few years. His wealth was practically limitless.
After visiting several cities and amassing a large collection of soul tools, Yang Podi turned his attention to his primary objectives.
His first goal in coming to the Sun Moon Continent was to gain knowledge about soul tool research and manufacturing. This was relatively easy, given his current strength. No place could present a challenge to him; he could walk the world as if it were his own backyard.
According to his plan, he would first acquire a vast number of soul tools, then seek out research materials and soul tool crafting tools. Ideally, he would also capture a couple of skilled soul engineers. With teachers, research materials, samples, and tools in hand, developing soul tools would be a simple matter.
His second objective was to obtain his eighth soul ring—one for which he had extremely high expectations, even more so than his final ninth water-attribute soul ring.
Yang Podi's target for his eighth soul ring was the Evil Emperor, ranked second among the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts of the future. Its true form was the Evil-Eyed Tyrant Master—a gigantic eye over three hundred meters in size, with enormous tentacles. This terrifying eye possessed a total of eighty-one tentacles, each over five hundred meters long, and had a cultivation of nearly 800,000 years.
In a sense, the Evil Emperor's strength was already on par with the Black Dragon Emperor Tian, especially due to its formidable spiritual attributes, which made it an incredibly difficult opponent to defend against.