Douluo Jueshi: Who let him join Shrek!

Chapter 872 The consequences are serious? I'd like to see just how serious the consequences will be!
"My cultivation level."

Jiang Ming had expected Ma Lingyun to ask about his cultivation level.

After all, they are all Soul Masters, and cultivation level is definitely something that cannot be ignored.

But Jiang Ming felt that saying it directly might scare his father-in-law.

So he said rather tactfully, "It's alright, Xiao Tao and I are already Title Douluo."

A level 99 Limit Douluo is also considered a Title Douluo, so there's nothing wrong with saying that, it's just a little bit too modest.

"As for marriage, it should happen in the next year or two."

Jiang Ming had already discussed the matter of having children with all the women, and they would consider it after he became a god.

There is obviously a big difference between giving birth in the mortal realm and giving birth in the divine realm.

Although he was confident that his child could also become a god, after all, the genes were there, and the talent couldn't be too bad.

But if the starting point can be placed in the realm of gods, why place it in the mortal world?
Moreover, these few people are about to ascend to the divine realm in the next few years. If they have children at this time, what's the difference between that and leaving the children in the mortal world?
So after a family meeting, everyone decided to wait until they reached the realm of the gods before considering having children.

Of course, this decision will disappoint their elders, who are all looking forward to seeing their descendants, but sometimes, things are not as they wish.

"A Title Douluo!"

When Ma Lingyun heard Jiang Ming say that his cultivation had reached the level of a Title Douluo, he was not surprised at all.

Having already reached the level of Soul Saint ten years ago, it's quite normal for one's cultivation to break through to the Title Douluo level within ten years.

In fact, Ma Lingyun knew that Jiang Ming was being modest; he only said he was a Title Douluo, without mentioning his level of soul power.

The difference between level 91 and level 99 in a Title Douluo is enormous!
However, Jiang Ming did not mention the specific level of soul power, indicating that he did not want to say so, and Ma Lingyun did not ask any further questions.

However, when he heard Jiang Ming say that they would get married in the next year or two, but not when they would have children, his brows furrowed.

On the other side, Zhang Lexuan and her group of women left the Ma residence and began to stroll around Tiandou City.

Shopping seems to have a natural attraction for girls. Even though they are all top-tier Soul Masters now, they still have a strong interest in shopping.

However, even though this was the very center of Tiandou City, the goods sold in the shops on both sides of the street were not to their liking.

With their current perspective, if there is anything in Tiandou City that catches their eye, it must be in the imperial palace of the Tianhun Empire, or at the most prestigious auction in Tiandou City.

Liya looked at the surrounding buildings and shook her head in disappointment.

"This place isn't as good as Shrek City."

That's a very true statement.

Shrek City has developed rapidly in recent years, and the entire city is almost ready to make soul tools more convenient. Soul tools are available for everyone, from soul tool hotels to soul tool streetlights, and they are almost covering the entire Shrek City.

If it weren't for the troublesome and costly process of dismantling Shrek City's walls, Shrek City would be expanding outwards to accommodate its growing population.

In contrast, although Tiandou City has realized the need to accept soul tools and use them to change lives in recent years, the progress has actually been very slow.

The Heavenly Soul Empire's mindset is indeed changing, but the focus of this change, or rather, the majority of the changes, are on military soul tools.

Compared to using soul tools to improve the living conditions of the people, the threat from the Sun Moon Empire is obviously the most direct.

Before the Heavenly Soul Empire develops military soul tools to the point where they can resist the Sun Moon Empire, it is virtually impossible for the Heavenly Soul Empire to develop civilian soul tools on a large scale.

Military use and war are undoubtedly prioritized over civilian use and improving one's life!
This is a must.

Even if the current emperor of the Heavenly Soul Empire wanted to vigorously develop civilian soul tools, it wouldn't work.

The wisest decision an emperor should make is to first ensure he has the strength to defend his territory before considering anything else.

Shrek City was able to achieve such development because it was located in the middle of the three great empires, without the risk of directly confronting the Sun Moon Empire, without a border to guard, and since Shrek City was just one city, its defense capabilities were absolutely sufficient after forming a Soul Master Corps.

A city is not comparable in size to an entire country.

Moreover, Shrek City has successfully cultivated a large number of soul tool talents after more than ten years of reform.

These outstanding Soul Masters not only bring more possibilities to the Soul Guidance System, but also, with sufficient financial support, their creative abilities are very strong. Whether it is military Soul Guidance Devices, civilian Soul Guidance Devices, or other customized Soul Guidance Devices for various types of Soul Masters, they can all shine brightly in Shrek City.

Under these circumstances, it's quite normal that even though Heaven Dou City is the capital of the Heaven Soul Empire, it's not as good as Shrek City.

"The current Heaven Dou City is indeed not comparable to Shrek City. The Heaven Soul Empire cannot currently provide the same level of support for civilian soul tools from the academy."

Zhang Lexuan said softly.

As the head of the Ming Le Chamber of Commerce, she has a relatively clear understanding of the situation of the major empires. In fact, she has even been involved in some aspects of the cooperation between the Academy's Soul Guidance Department and the three major empires.

Not only the Heavenly Soul Empire, but also the Star Luo Empire and the Fighting Spirit Empire are actually quite similar.

Before the enormous threat of the Sun Moon Empire is eliminated, the focus of the three major empires of the Douluo Continent will definitely be on military soul tools!
However, when Jiang Ming underwent his tribulation last time, Princess Jiu Jiu and Princess Vina stayed in Shrek City for a month and discussed Shrek City's development model.

Once the threat of war from the Sun Moon Empire is eliminated, the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Star Luo Empire should be able to develop civilian soul tools in a very short time.

Of course, the most important thing is to eliminate the threat of war from the Sun Moon Empire!
Unless this problem is resolved, the emperors of these three empires, unless they are fools, will not change their policies.

The group chatted and strolled along, and before they knew it, they had reached the end of the street.

And here stands a landmark building in Tiandou City.

Tian Dou Auction House!
"Senior Sister of Tiandou Auction House, shall we go in and take a look? Maybe we can find some good stuff."

Ma Xiaotao suggested.

Having spent so much time in Shrek City, Tiandou City does seem rather outdated.

However, the Tian Dou Auction House is still a place worth visiting. In the top-level auction, you might be able to find something they also like.

Zhang Lexuan nodded slightly.

The Heavenly Dou Auction House is considered one of the top auction houses in the Douluo Continent. Although its scale is not as large as the Mingdu Auction House of the Sun Moon Empire and the Starlight Auction House of the Star Luo Empire, it is only slightly inferior to these two auction houses, and the probability of finding top-quality goods is still very high.

When Princess Vina was treating Jiang Ming's injuries and collecting a large number of rare and precious materials, she directly transferred a large number of rare and precious materials from the Tian Dou Auction House to show the sincerity of the Tian Hun Empire.

However, as Zhang Lexuan and her group entered the Tiandou Auction House, in the street behind them, the curtains of a luxurious carriage were slightly lifted, and a man in fine clothes with a somewhat effeminate appearance and a slightly emaciated look was watching them.

"When did so many stunning beauties appear in Tiandou City?"

Soon, the effeminate man stepped down from the carriage and, accompanied by two guards, followed Zhang Lexuan and the other women into the Tiandou Auction House.

By this time, it was getting dark.

Inside the Heavenly Dou Auction House, everything was resplendent in gold and lavishly luxurious. The auction halls here were similar to the Starlight Auction House of the Star Luo Empire, both divided into different tiers.

However, even the lowest-tier auction halls require verification of funds.

You need at least 1,000 gold soul coins to be eligible to participate in the auction.

After all, as a top-tier auction house, even the lowest-tier auction hall of the Heavenly Dou Auction House auctions items starting at tens or hundreds of gold soul coins.

Zhang Lexuan and the other women went to the most prestigious auction hall.

To enter such an auction hall, money alone is not enough; one must also possess a sufficiently high social status.

"Your Highness, these women entered the most prestigious auction hall. Their identities must be extraordinary. It would be best if we didn't provoke them."

The bodyguard beside the effeminate man reminded him.

If it were an ordinary woman, or just a woman from a minor noble family, even if she were forcibly abducted by a man of effeminate manners, it wouldn't pose much of a problem.

But these women entered the most prestigious auction hall, which means their backgrounds are definitely not simple and they are not to be trifled with.

Upon hearing this, the effeminate man narrowed his eyes slightly, a shadowy glint flashing deep within them.

"Provoke? We've only met, there's no question of provoking."

As he spoke, he walked towards the top-tier auction hall.

There were very few people in the top auction hall. Not many people could get into this place to begin with, and there weren't any particularly big items today, so it naturally wouldn't attract many people with powerful backgrounds.

The auction began quickly, but Zhang Lexuan and the other women showed little interest in the first few items.

Even at top-tier auction houses, apart from the few final pieces, the rest are not worth the attention of most women today.

However, when the last few items were auctioned off, Liya was determined to get one of them, but as she made her bid, someone kept bidding against her.

"One million gold soul coins!"

Liya quoted a price of one million gold soul coins and glared fiercely at the person who kept raising the price.

"One million and one hundred thousand gold soul coins".

The effeminate man raised the price by another 10,000 gold soul coins.

It wasn't much, but it made Liya so angry she wanted to grind her teeth.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Lexuan frowned slightly.

"Could this be a shill for the auction?"

Ma Xiaotao looked at the guy who was maliciously raising prices with some suspicion.

The Mermaid Pearl that Liya had her eye on was definitely worth no more than 800,000 gold soul coins on the market. Bidding for 1 million gold soul coins was already a premium of 200,000 gold soul coins, and this person was still raising the price!
"Two million gold soul coins!"

Zhang Lexuan casually raised the price to two million gold soul coins.

Who is she?
The head of the Ming Le Chamber of Commerce, the largest chamber of commerce in the Douluo Continent today, is so powerful that it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a god of wealth.

In her eyes, the Gold Soul Coin is now just a number.

"Two million gold soul coins."

The effeminate man raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing the price.

The guard beside him reminded him again, "This Mermaid Pearl is worth at most 800,000 gold soul coins. The fact that the other party offered 2 million gold soul coins suggests their status is likely more profound than we imagined, Your Highness."

"I know that, of course. However, I'm more curious about the identities of these women. I must get to know them!"

After realizing that these women had unusual backgrounds, he did indeed give up some of his ideas.

However, even though he dismissed some inappropriate thoughts, it didn't stop him from getting to know these stunning women.

After all, even if you can't have it, just looking at it is still very pleasing to the eye!

The auction ended quickly, and the women only bid on one mermaid pearl. This mermaid pearl was produced by an 80,000-year-old mermaid soul beast and belonged to Liya's clan, so Liya had to have this mermaid pearl.

"Wait a minute, everyone!"

Just as the women stepped out of the auction hall and were about to leave through the reception area, a voice came from behind them.

Liya turned around abruptly, ready to teach this guy a lesson.

Having spent over a year at Shrek Academy, she had a fairly clear understanding of the concept of gold soul coins in the human world.

That bastard made the boss spend over a million more gold soul coins to get the Mermaid Pearl. He's absolutely despicable!
Zhang Lexuan reached out and stopped Liya, looking calmly at the effeminate man opposite her.

"You just deliberately raised the price to attract our attention, didn't you? So, what is it?"

The effeminate man smiled, his narrow eyes narrowing, making him look anything but a good person.

"It's nothing serious, I just couldn't help but feel a little infatuated with all of you beautiful ladies and wanted to make some friends."

As he spoke, he puffed out his chest and gestured for the guards beside him to state their identities.

"Gentlemen, this is His Highness the Third Prince of our Heavenly Soul Empire! His Highness wishes to make friends with you all, please give him the honor."

Knowing that these women were not ordinary people, the guards spoke in a rather humble tone.

Given their master's status as a prince, even if these women were of high status, they should at least give them some face.

"The Third Prince of the Heavenly Soul Empire?"

Zhang Lexuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and after a second of thought, she remembered.

"Is it that infamous spoiled prince? The most useless prince of all in the Heavenly Soul Empire?"

Upon hearing this, the Third Prince's face immediately turned extremely ugly.

His reputation isn't great, but that doesn't mean he'd allow the other person to say it so bluntly!
The Third Prince said coldly, "You'd better have a powerful background, or the consequences will be severe!"

Zhang Lexuan smiled.

"The consequences are serious? I'd like to see just how serious the consequences will be!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Wang Qiu'er rushed out from behind Zhang Lexuan and threw a punch at the Third Prince without even using her martial soul or soul skill!
(End of this chapter)