Douluo: Star Crown Glory

Chapter 152: The Forces Behind the Fighting Spirit Arena

A month after Tang San disappeared from Soto City, the Xingguan Sect's spies in the Soto Great Fighting Spirit Arena had not seen him appear, so they reported the news to the sect.

Along with this news, a secret letter was also sent back to the Xingguan Sect stating that Shrek had announced the closure of the school and that Dean Flanders, along with the teachers and students, had disappeared.

"Tang San suddenly disappeared. Did he go to Seagod Island or Slaughter City?"

Xu Mingxi, sitting cross-legged under the Star Tree, looked at the information sent by the sect leader. The calmness of his heart was broken, and ripples appeared.

Now Tang San's helpers have been basically eliminated by him, and the only ones left are the Slaughter City, the inheritance place of Shura God, and the Sea God Island, the inheritance place of Sea God.

Due to the two gods who liked to spy on the underworld, Xu Mingxi had never set foot in these two places, so he had no idea what the situation was like inside.

However, the City of Slaughter is extremely chaotic and is not a suitable place for Tang San, whose body has not yet fully grown.

According to Xu Mingxi's guess, Tang San should have been taken to the Seagod Island, and perhaps he has already begun to accept the tests unique to the Seagod's successor.

The gap in strength meant that even if he knew the plot in advance, he had no particularly good way to stop Tang San from going to these two places.

"Don't be impatient, there is still time. If Tang San wants to bear the divine position, it is definitely not enough to forcibly increase his spirit power through the divine test."

The Divine Test can be regarded as the biggest cheating device in Douluo Continent. Whether it is the soul power level, soul ring age, or even soul bones, everything a soul master needs can be obtained from it.

But the inheritance of the throne cannot be passed on by cheating, otherwise the Shura God would not have to look for Tang San, and could have directly passed the throne to Tang Chen.

Tang San, who has been staying on the Sea God Island, is definitely not as good as his great-grandfather Tang Chen. In the future, he will definitely go to the City of Slaughter to gain experience, and then use the Spirit Hall as a stepping stone to continue growing.

At this stage, Xu Mingxi can only comfort himself in this way. The weak can only be forced to bear the huge changes brought about by the stronger.

Closing his eyes, Xu Mingxi returned to the state of cultivation. He practiced and practiced. When he became stronger, he could kill anyone he wanted, including Tang San's greatest supporter in the lower world, Poseidon.

"Perhaps, we will need to reach a cooperation with the Spirit Hall at that time."

A sigh echoed under the star tree, and then gradually fell into silence.

Only the Star Tree next to it, which had grown into a small sapling, was shaking its branches and absorbing the starlight in the sky, as if it was born with spirituality and wisdom.

While Xu Mingxi was in seclusion, the Xingguan Sect was not idle either. The geniuses of the Mesozoic and younger generations seized the time to practice.

The older generation of soul masters began to travel in groups in and out of the various soul beast forests, searching for traces of hundred thousand year soul beasts, especially in large soul beast gathering places other than the Star Dou Great Forest.

There are even traces of them overseas, driving the Swordfish, and there are simply not many sea soul beasts that can threaten them.

However, if you walk by the river often, you will get your feet wet. Without the Titled Douluo, there will inevitably be some casualties when encountering a hundred thousand year soul beast.

However, the older generation of the Xingguan Sect did not retreat. They were fighting for their younger generations and for their own sect.

With the current development of the Xingguan Sect, hunting down a hundred thousand year soul beast would be a piece of cake as long as the location was known.

And within the sect, the younger generation alone needs several hundred thousand year spirit rings, and the more hundred thousand year spirit bones the better.

Unbeknownst to the soul masters on the continent, the Xingguan Sect had already quietly determined the locations of many hundred thousand year soul beasts. Once a genius within the sect needed one, they could immediately set out to hunt it down.

However, as long as it was done, it would inevitably leave traces. Even if the Xingguan Sect had disguised its actions on such a large scale, it could not be hidden from certain forces with eyes spread across the entire continent.

On the Douluo Continent, there is such a huge force, which is composed of seven large soul master families, who help each other and are aloof from the world. They only want to make money, and the Great Soul Fighting Arena is their most famous industry.

These seven soul master families will not easily interfere in the disputes among the major forces on the mainland, but no one dares to provoke them, and no one knows how much power they have hidden in private.

And now, the patriarchs of the seven major families scattered across the Douluo Continent have gathered in the main residence of the Chen family in the northwest of the Tiandou Empire.

"Old Chen, what do you think the Xingguan Sect is trying to do by searching everywhere for clues about the 100,000-year-old soul beast?"

"Why bother asking? What else can we do when looking for soul beasts? It's either for their soul rings or their soul bones."

"Soest, you will die if you don't go against me."

"Who made you so stupid?"

The other clan leaders felt helpless as they watched the two old men quarreling again.

The ancestral lands of the Suo family and the Mu family are both in the central region of the Tiandou Empire. The two families have many frictions in business and development. The two have hot tempers, so quarrels are common.

"Okay, okay, the situation in mainland China is complicated now. We may not be able to remain immune. Let's not fire them. Let's listen to what Lao Chen has to say."

Finally, an old woman sitting at the end came out to smooth things over. This was Du Xing, the head of the Du family. The family’s main business was intelligence work, and they were the first to discover the situation of the Xingguan Sect.

Everyone turned their attention to the white-bearded old man at the first place. The Chen family was the core among them and also the most powerful family.

"Mr. Chen, please tell me, should we keep things as they are, or make some changes?"

The seven major families are deeply involved with both the Spirit Hall and the two empires.

Especially the two empires, most of their industries have long been integrated into them, and any turmoil is something they do not want to see.

The white-bearded old man was silent for a long time. This matter concerned the fate of the seven major families, and he could not make a decision easily.

"Everyone, please raise your hands and vote. However, I have something to tell you. The Spirit Hall has increased the 'protection fee' they are asking us for by 40% this time."

"what!"

"They are robbing."

"That's impossible. The original 'protection fee' already took up 30% of our profits. If he raises it by another 40%, we really won't have much left to spend on ourselves."

The seven major families were able to develop their industries to the current level, which was inseparable from the support of the Spirit Hall in the beginning, and naturally they had to give a part of their profits to the tribute.

But now, with their own strength, they are already enough to protect this family business. It is a bit too much for the Spirit Hall to want so many gold soul coins and resources.

The white-bearded old man glanced at the clan leaders on both sides with different expressions, but his face remained expressionless.

"Okay, now let's vote on whether we should keep things the same or make changes.

As always, the minority obeys the majority, and once a decision is made, there is no need to regret it."

(End of this chapter)