Douluo: Starting from the Nine-Curved Vine Dragon

Chapter 393 Tang San's Whereabouts
Since the palace coup, the Heavenly Dou Empire has gone from being leisurely and carefree to being constantly on the move.

The new emperor's series of imperial edicts created this busy scene.

In particular, with the defeat of the Sea God Empire and the return of the Western Province to the Heavenly Dou Empire, the Haagen-Dazs Kingdom, which had been annexed by the Sea God Empire, naturally returned to the embrace of the Heavenly Dou Empire.

In this battle, the Heavenly Dou Empire achieved a crushing victory, making the various kingdoms that had been enfeoffed by the former Heavenly Dou royal family realize the situation. After assessing their own strength, the kings of these kingdoms, who valued their lives, all expressed their intention to relinquish their enfeoffment by the former Heavenly Dou royal family and re-incorporate their territories into the Heavenly Dou Empire's territory.

The Kingdom of Barak.

It is one of the countries enfeoffed by the royal family before the Heavenly Dou era, and also the strongest country among all the countries enfeoffed by the royal family before the Heavenly Dou era, without exception.

Soto, the capital of the Barak Kingdom.

In a secluded spot on the outskirts of the city, there is a vast and luxurious estate, one of the assets of the Barak royal family.

Hidden deep in a mountain within the manor, amidst a dense forest, lies a magnificent palace. Anyone who has visited Wuhun City, the former center of the continent, would immediately recognize this palace as the Papal Palace, standing atop Wuhun City.

Inside the palace, in a secret chamber.

In the dimly lit space, a blue-faced, fanged demon with a pained and ferocious expression could easily make a coward faint from fear at just a glance.

As time passed, the Rakshasa demon in this space transformed into a stunningly beautiful woman, Bibi Dong, the former Pope of the Spirit Hall.

That's right, it's the former Pope of the Spirit Hall.

Although the Spirit Hall did not appoint a new pope after Jin E took power, it abolished the position of Pope Bibi Dong, and did so publicly.

"I'm 97% of the way through the eighth trial of the Rakshasa God. I'm almost there. Just the last 3% and the final ninth trial are left, and then I'll be able to inherit the Rakshasa God's position and take back the Spirit Hall from that old man."

After taking a bath, Bibi Dong walked out of the secret room feeling refreshed.

"teacher."

Hu Liena had been waiting outside the secret room for a long time. When she saw the teacher come out, she immediately went up to her.

"How is that matter progressing?" Bibi Dong asked as they walked.

"So far, things are going smoothly, but not so smoothly either," Hu Liena replied.

"With the power of the Eye of Desire, I used my mental energy to charm Tang San into revealing a lot of information, including the Mysterious Heaven Technique for cultivating soul power and the Purple Demon Eye for cultivating mental power. When I tried to ask him about other things, Tang San's consciousness rebelled, and his mental energy began to destroy his brain, forcing me to stop."

"This really does seem like an assassin from another world; their mental power can even induce suicide on their own."

Bibi Dong, along with Yu Xiaogang and the Golden Generation, fled to the Barak Kingdom to avoid trouble, where they happened to encounter Tang San, who had lost an arm and was severely injured.

What would happen if these two groups of people met by chance is self-evident.

Tang San's soul power dropped from Soul Saint to Soul Emperor, and he also lost an arm, so he was easily subdued by the three members of the Golden Generation.

Yan, in particular, was extremely ruthless. If Bibi Dong hadn't wanted to find out Tang San's secrets and needed to keep him alive, Tang San would probably have been beaten to death by Yan.

Initially, the task of interrogating Tang San about his secrets fell to Yu Xiaogang, but despite using every means possible, Yu Xiaogang was unable to extract even a single secret from him.

Left with no other choice, they had to hand over the task to Hu Liena and the other two.

Tang San, in his previous life, was a Tang Clan assassin, impervious to both soft and hard tactics. Hu Liena knew that in terms of torture techniques, she was inferior to the well-read Yu Xiaogang, but her greatest strength lay in her overwhelming allure. Therefore, with the blessing of the Eye of Desire, Hu Liena finally managed to arouse and bewitch Tang San's lust, successfully extracting information about the other world from him, as well as the most important of the Tang Clan's secret techniques: the Mysterious Heaven Skill and the Purple Demon Eye.

Bibi Dong looked at the mental cultivation techniques and incantations of the Mysterious Heaven Skill and the Purple Demon Eye that Hu Liena had copied, and couldn't help but silently recite them and start practicing them.

A moment later, Bibi Dong opened her eyes and said:

"The eight extraordinary meridians—the human body actually has such a thing. I just didn't expect that six of my eight meridians were naturally open, with only the Ren and Du meridians not being opened. No wonder my talent for cultivation is so good."

"With my spiritual power, I only silently recited the incantation a few times and I was able to cross the boundaries of perspective and microscopic vision, reaching the third realm of Mustard Seed. I am not far from the fourth realm of Vastness."

"With this Mysterious Heaven Technique and the Purple Demon Eye, my chances of succeeding in inheriting the Rakshasa God's position have increased considerably."

"Nana, you did a great job."

Feeling sweet inside after being praised by her teacher, Hu Liena casually asked:

"Teacher, among the Tang Sect's unique skills, we have only obtained the Mysterious Heaven Skill and the Purple Demon Eye. There are still several other unique skills that we have not obtained. However, among the remaining unique skills, only Ghost Shadow Illusion and the first two are universal unique skills that all Soul Masters can cultivate. The rest have many restrictions."

"So, the question is whether to continue trying to extract Tang Sect's secret techniques from Tang San, or to just give him a quick death. Elder Yu is getting impatient."

Hu Liena felt a wave of disgust when Yu Xiaogang was mentioned.

The reason why the other party was so eager to kill Tang San is obvious to anyone with a brain.

With Tang San's death, the inheritance of the God of Greed's position became ownerless.

Of the five, Bibi Dong and the Golden Generation all have their own divine positions inherited, but Yu Xiaogang does not. It goes without saying who will inherit the vacant position of the God of Greed.

"Really?" Bibi Dong blinked and said:

"Since Xiao Gang is in such a hurry, then let's give Tang San a quick death."

"Anyway, the remaining ultimate techniques are far less important than the Mysterious Heaven Skill and the Purple Demon Eye. If we can't get them, we can't get them. It's not a big deal."

"Yes, teacher, I understand." Hu Liena nodded, then asked:

"Should we contact them about the monthly offerings and the ghost offerings?"

"No need," Bibi Dong refused without hesitation. "Although they are my confidants, they are no longer elders but retainers. Therefore, I cannot trust them too much."
"Human hearts are unpredictable. With the Golden Crocodile becoming a god, it's hard to guarantee that these two won't harbor ulterior motives and commit despicable acts of betraying us."

"Remember, before I become a god, to ensure your safety, do not leave this manor, and do not even leave the mountain where the Papal Palace is located."

"After all, mind control is not a panacea; the more you do it, the more mistakes you make."

"Only by doing nothing can you avoid making mistakes."

"Yes, teacher," Hu Liena replied, her expression turning serious.

"Before you become a god, I will keep Yan and Elder Yu in check and never let them go out and wander around at will."

(End of this chapter)