Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Black Dragon, I am the Lord of the Gods

Chapter 104 You're Not Losing Out

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Since Tang San had not yet arrived in Soto City, Xuan Ming could only wait patiently, which also allowed him to stabilize his soul power.

Although he is only a Soul Master now, most Soul Masters are no match for him. He doesn't even need to use the Blood Spear; simply activating his domain is enough to deal with most people of the same level.

If someone's soul power level is lower than his, then they are not qualified to stand in front of him at all, just like Dai Mubai before.

If he were to use the Blood Spear again, his strength would exceed one level. Few Soul Kings could contend with him. To pose a threat to him, one would need to be at least a Soul Emperor.

In gaming terms, he's a walking buff, with a ton of debuffs and plenty of beneficial buffs as well.

"You've got a good appetite, ordering so much food?"

"…Why are you here again?"

Inside the Soto Grand Hotel, at dinner time, Xuanming began to eat as usual.

This hotel is the largest and most upscale hotel in Soto City. The food is quite good, although it can't compare to Tiandou City, it's still decent.

However, he had just started eating when Qian Renxue came in, followed by a cold-looking young girl.

He looks rather pitiful; he's probably been taught a lesson by Qian Renxue.

"You left me alone in that kind of place, and you still have the nerve to ask me?" Qian Renxue was speechless.

Just leave!

There's absolutely no sign of things easing up!

After all these years! Still the same!
Having spent so many years in Yuexuan, Xuanming's state of mind and temperament have indeed changed, but!

In terms of etiquette, that bastard is still the same as before!
What angered her most was that this guy had shown Tang Yuehua manners!

He just lacked manners when he was around her!

"You know best what kind of person I am. I'm polite to polite people, but I'm not polite to those who aren't," Xuanming said while eating.

"How others treat me is how I treat others. This is how I conduct myself, it was before, it is now, and it will be in the future."

"If you feel that I make you uncomfortable, then you had better understand that you made me uncomfortable first."

He never gave Ye Lingling a hard time, nor did he lose his temper with Tang Yuehua, because they were well-mannered and had no ill intentions towards him; in fact, they were very kind to him.

But the young lady in front of us, when she was pretending to be Xue Qinghe, was quite refined and courteous, but once she appeared as Qian Renxue, she was completely unrestrained in her haughty and domineering aura!

"Alright, I won't argue with you." Qian Renxue sat down, pointed to the person standing behind her, and lowered her voice.

“This person had been following us. You said she probably didn’t know the way, so she just followed us. But this afternoon, after you left, she was still near the hotel.”

"So?" Xuanming didn't even look up.

“I caught her after you left,” Qian Renxue said.

Xuanming raised his head and glanced at Qian Renxue. "Oh? You actually caught a Great Soul Master with your bare hands? As expected of you, you're really amazing."

Qian Renxue clenched her fists and took a deep breath. "Would you die if you didn't use sarcastic and sarcastic language?"

"I won't die, but it's uncomfortable to hold it in," Xuanming said.

"It feels better to say it out loud."

"Stop!" Qian Renxue's face darkened.

"Don't even think about driving me away; you can't escape this."

"Okay, what is it?" Xuanming lowered his head and continued eating.

When they arrived from the Star Dou Great Forest, the little girl did catch up with them two days before reaching Soto City. However, since she was a level 20+ Soul Master all alone, she posed no threat to him, so he didn't pay her any attention.

Moreover, he had roughly guessed the girl's identity while they were on the road.

At this age, with this level of cultivation, and possessing a top-tier cat martial soul, there's no one else besides Zhu Zhuqing, who chased after Dai Mubai from the Star Luo Empire.

"Do you know who she is?" Qian Renxue asked.

“I’m not a fortune teller.” Xuan Ming didn’t even look up. “Star Luo Empire, Duke Youming, the third young lady of the Zhu family,” Qian Renxue said in a low voice.

"Oh? So what?" Xuanming didn't even look up.

He deliberately tried to provoke Qian Renxue into leaving because he knew she would definitely have designs on him.

Unfortunately, the more he angered her, the stronger Qian Renxue's tolerance became. This level of provocation couldn't even make her truly angry.

"Do you remember when I sent you to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School?" Qian Renxue said.

Xuanming looked up, somewhat speechless, "You...you think I'm a social butterfly?"

“You’re not at a disadvantage,” Qian Renxue said.

"Hehe." Xuanming rolled his eyes at Qian Renxue and continued eating with his head down.

Qian Renxue wasn't angry. Instead, she sat down next to Xuanming, picked up a bowl of shrimp, and started peeling them for him. "Duke Youming holds a large army, and more than half of the nobles in Xingluo are led by him. If war breaks out in the future, he will definitely be a big problem."

"If we can find a breakthrough and win him over without bloodshed, then some things..."

"Do you think Xue Ke can influence the Tian Dou royal family's decisions in a war?" Xuan Ming asked.

Qian Renxue was taken aback. "Of course not."

"Then what makes you think she can do it?" Xuanming said speechlessly.

A family will not change its strategy because of a dispensable person.

For the Zhu family of Xingluo, the greatest value of these daughters, including Zhu Zhuqing, lies in their role as tools for maintaining an alliance of interests with the Xingluo royal family.

Do you expect a little girl to control a Duke of the Underworld who commands hundreds of thousands of troops?
Didn't you wake up?

“I don’t expect her to be able to directly influence Duke Youming’s decision, but at least she can give him an option,” Qian Renxue said.

"Of course, the premise is that this choice can give him real hope, rather than a false temptation or a useless pie in the sky."

The purpose of war is profit, and the Spirit Hall's plan is also based on profit. If war breaks out in the future, the core of profit will not change!

Faced with the Heaven Dou Empire's army and the Spirit Hall's powerful Soul Master legion, how much of a chance does Xingluo have?

The lesser of two evils!
If Xingluo has no chance of winning, and there is another option that can reduce the Zhu family's losses, she believes that the Duke of Youming will make the right choice.

Future wars are inevitable, but what the Spirit Hall wants, what she wants, is definitely not just ruins!
“You’re shameless to make deceiving people’s feelings sound so noble,” Xuanming said.

Qian Renxue said coldly, "I told you, you don't have to lie."

"Besides, didn't you do a good job with Ning Rongrong?"

"Pretty good?" Xuanming's expression was somewhat unnatural.

"It seems your standards have lowered quite a bit over the years."

"Thanks a lot."

Qian Renxue's face darkened. "How dare you say that?"

Xuanming is truly pushing her limits time and time again!

She had hoped this guy would build a good relationship with Ning Rongrong so that Ning Fengzhi would place his bet sooner, but what happened?

That bastard's attitude towards Ning Rongrong has never changed; he simply treats her like a child!

Fortunately, the two are at least good friends and their relationship is still acceptable.

But this friendship alone was not enough to make Ning Fengzhi make up his mind!

She did want Xuanming to make another statement, but at least as soon as she opened her mouth, before she could finish speaking, this bastard would start arguing with her in a sarcastic tone!
She finally realized that Xuanming wasn't intentionally trying to argue with her.

The purpose of arguing was to avoid her further objectives!
Now, Ning Rongrong can't expect him to take another step forward. She can only put some pressure on Ning Fengzhi to get him to take the initiative.

After all, Ning Fengzhi hesitated, but others wouldn't!

So many people are eyeing this guy!

(End of this chapter)