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

Chapter 183 Covering up is complicity
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The Martial Soul Temple is solemn and majestic, with a huge six-winged angel statue standing in the center of the hall, radiating a holy and awe-inspiring light.

That's how it happened.

The ghost stood below the prince and explained in detail to Bibi Dong what had happened at the auction.

Ever since Xuanming entered Wuhun City, he had been following behind him, hoping to find an opportunity to invite Xuanming over, but he never expected this to happen.

“Xuanming is on his way here, Your Holiness. Should I go and clean up any traces of the Spirit Hall’s involvement in this matter right now?” Ghost said.

"Deal with? How should we deal with it?" Bibi Dong asked casually, sitting high on the papal throne.

“Given Xuanming’s temperament, this matter will likely cause a huge uproar, and may even spiral out of control. With his influence, once things escalate, the Heaven Dou royal family and the seven major families will have no choice but to take action to appease the people. At that point, the Spirit Hall will inevitably be affected as well,” Ghost said.

"I believe that we should make preparations as soon as possible."

The slave trade was a very profitable business.

Although the two empires explicitly prohibit such behavior, how could those nobles and powerful soul masters, who hold power, status, and authority, not covet these things?
The person who abducted Xuanming was just a low-level patrol officer of the Spirit Hall, which could be considered an individual act.

However, if this slave trade is investigated thoroughly, it will inevitably implicate countless local bishops, even the bishops of the Martial Soul Temple. Who doesn't have a few beautiful slaves bought from auction houses?
To know about this but remain silent is to cover it up.

To cover it up is to be an accomplice!

The reason why the Tian Dou Auction House can auction these items so openly is not only because it has the support of the seven major families, who collude with each other for profit, but also because it has the tacit approval and protection of the royal family and the Spirit Hall.

From bottom to top, and from top to bottom, it's all about layers upon layers of interest transactions.

If this kind of thing were really investigated, very few people could escape unscathed.

If these hidden dangers are not dealt with and suppressed before things escalate, the Spirit Hall may be plunged into turmoil.

"Do you think he'll make a big deal out of this?" Bibi Dong asked, her eyes slightly narrowed and her fingers lightly tapping the armrest.

“This…” Ghost was stunned.

Isn't that obvious? Given that kid's personality, do you think he would stay silent?
“He would have definitely done it before, but not now.” Bibi Dong sighed softly.

"The royal family and the seven great families signed a contract with him on this matter. He cooperated with the promotion of the Great Soul Arena and the royal family, and became a money-making tool for everyone. But now, he has done what he was supposed to do, but the royal family and the seven great families have not done what they were supposed to do."

"Making a scene would only force everyone to resolve the issue, but he no longer believes that everyone is willing to resolve it, so there's no point in making a scene."

What's the point of making a big fuss?

Just as Ghost said, we should prepare in advance and cooperate in putting on a show. On the surface, we should pretend to solve the problem, but in reality, we should continue to do what we normally do, maintaining this superficial calm and the underlying transactions of interests.

Does it make sense?

Xuanming is not Qianrenxue; he is not interested in such flashy and impractical things. He only wants practical things, even if they don't look good.

He has no interest in pretending if he can't actually get it.

“But he was at the auction house…” Ghost was puzzled.

“If I’m not mistaken, he’s going to break the contract with the seven great families,” Bibi Dong said.

"And as for the royal family, I'm afraid he won't be as cooperative in the future."

Xuanming will cooperate with Qian Renxue on matters concerning the Heavenly Dou Empire. She used to think that it was because he was powerless to resist and had no other choice.

But after learning about the existence of the ancient dragon soul on Xuanming's body, she realized that it was because he still held expectations.

Although Xuanming didn't believe a single word of Qian Renxue's talk about the world and its people, no matter how eloquently she spoke, it was ultimately all for his own benefit.

But having experienced those things before, Xuanming would still want to give it a try when he has the ability to intervene and potentially change things.

Xuanming always insisted that he should keep his promises to others, and in turn, others should keep their promises to him.

But now, he has done what he was supposed to do, but the other party has broken their promise.

"So, he's coming here now, is it because he wants to use the Spirit Hall as a shield?" Ghost said.

Xuanming possesses terrifying value for the royal family and the Great Soul Arena, involving the interests of countless people.

If Xuanming suddenly stops paying attention to those things, then just as many people who fawned over him and treated him like a cash cow will now want to kill him! "Maybe, or maybe he has other things to do," Bibi Dong said.

"Qian Renxue should be taking steps to salvage the situation now. Go and remind her not to waste her energy on this matter. Think about how to deal with the consequences of the collapse of the chain of interests surrounding Xuanming."

The contract between Xuanming and the Great Soul Arena requires a public Soul Battle to be held once a year. This year's Soul Battle has been in preparation for several months, and it will start in less than a month. Many people even regard this Soul Battle as a warm-up for the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament six months later.

After so much preparation, the time to make a fortune has finally arrived. If Xuanming doesn't cooperate, who knows what kind of chaos will ensue.

At that time, it will definitely not only be the Grand Soul Arena that will be affected, but the subsequent All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament will also be affected.

The ghost nodded slightly, its figure flashed, and it instantly disappeared from the Martial Soul Temple, leaving only a faint ghostly shadow that vanished in an instant.

Before long, the gates of the Martial Soul Temple slowly opened, and Yue Guan led Xuan Ming in.

Bibi Dong glanced at Yue Guan, who nodded, left, and closed the door behind him.

Bibi Dong stood up, walked off the stage, came to Xuan Ming's side, and looked him over carefully. "It seems you've gained quite a bit."

Not only has his soul power reached level 50, but his physical condition and the purity of his soul power are also completely different from what they were six months ago.

Especially the two dragons on her back, whose dormant power even made her feel threatened.

"There's something I'd like to ask you for help with," Xuanming said.

"An auction house?" Bibi Dong asked.

“I can handle this matter; it’s another one,” Xuanming said.

"Thunderous Hell Vine, do you know this kind of soul beast?"

Bibi Dong was taken aback. "You want its spirit ring?"

"Mm." Xuanming nodded.

"what happened?"

“It’s nothing. I was originally planning to suggest you absorb that thing’s spirit ring, but I didn’t expect you to be interested in it too,” Bibi Dong said.

The Thunderous Hell Vine is a top-tier plant-type soul beast from its very inception, and its growth method is truly insane.

Thunder is the most violent of all natural forces, and this violent energy is the nourishment for the growth of the Thunderous Hell Vine.

However, precisely because the Thunderous Hell Vine grows in such a terrifying way, this kind of soul beast is extremely rare, and no one would choose to hunt it as a soul ring.

After all, in the understanding of most soul masters, only soul masters with plant-type martial souls can absorb the soul rings of plant-type soul beasts. However, plant-type martial souls are basically developed towards the support and control types, while the violent power of the Thunderous Hell Vine is an extreme power attack type, which filters out most plant-type soul masters in terms of attributes.

As for other weapon spirit masters and beast spirit masters, basically no one would want to absorb the spirit ring of a plant-type spirit beast.

She was still thinking about how to explain this to Xuanming.

"Do you know where you can find this kind of soul beast?" Xuanming asked.

"Ideally, it should be over 30,000 years old."

Bibi Dong paused for a moment, then said, "There should be a place that has it, but it will be quite troublesome."

"Where?" Xuanming asked.

"The Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan," Bibi Dong said.

Xuanming was taken aback. "Aren't they only able to absorb the soul rings of dragon-type soul beasts?"

“They certainly don’t use that thing as a spirit ring, but the location of the Thunderous Hell Vine is of great benefit to Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon spirit masters,” Bibi Dong said.

The Thunderous Hell Vine, a soul beast with ten thousand years of cultivation, is enough to change the celestial phenomena and bring thunder to the mortal realm.

Therefore, once a Thunderous Hell Vine of this cultivation level appears, it will inevitably cause disaster in a certain area, and only a super strong person has the possibility of destroying it.

However, as a special martial soul that also controls the power of thunder, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Soul Master, after cultivating to the Soul Saint level, will try to further enhance himself by using the thunder energy in nature.

What others would avoid like the plague is an excellent training ground for Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Soul Masters.

(End of this chapter)