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

Chapter 26 Boring Self-Entertainment

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"No, I'll find a way to separate the princes from most of the guards and have them face the attack together," Qian Renxue said.

"Moreover, this is a perfect opportunity to get rid of the Third Prince as well."

Even with so many witnesses present, the excuse of being attacked by a soul beast is bound to arouse suspicion, since the incident was initiated by the Heaven Dou Royal Family.

But if a prince of the Heavenly Dou royal family were to get into trouble, the Barak Kingdom would never suspect them.

On the contrary, the princes who participated but were unharmed were more suspicious.

If there are any conflicts, they should be between the kingdoms below, not between the Barak Kingdom and the Tiandou Royal Family.

"Young Master, the Second Prince has just died, and now they're targeting the Third Prince. Isn't that too hasty?" Serpent Spear Douluo asked with some concern.

The death of the second prince has already made many people suspicious of Xue Qinghe.

If another third prince were to die, the Tian Dou royal family would only have the eldest prince Xue Qinghe, the six-year-old youngest prince Xue Beng, and the youngest princess Xue Ke left.

Xue Beng is too young and his talent as a Soul Master is only average. Under these circumstances, the position of Crown Prince will most likely fall to the eldest prince, Xue Qinghe.

Even without evidence, in such matters, whoever benefits the most is the most suspicious.

“Although I’m a little anxious, this is also the best opportunity,” Qian Renxue said.

"I will find a way to dispel the emperor's suspicions, so you don't need to worry."

"Alright." Serpent Spear Douluo didn't say anything more.

"By the way, what kind of spirit ring do you think would be suitable to attach to Xuanming's Blood Spear Martial Soul?" Qian Renxue asked.

The Serpent Spear Douluo's martial soul is also a mutated martial soul, especially his true martial soul form, which has both the toughness and strength of a weapon martial soul and the powerful physique of a beast martial soul.

“This…” Serpent Spear Douluo thought for a moment.

"I haven't personally come into contact with his martial spirit, so I can't say for sure."

"When acquiring a spirit ring, the attributes of the spirit itself are also an important factor to consider."

"If I want to give accurate advice, I still need to personally contact and understand the situation."

“To make contact with him personally…” Qian Renxue thought for a moment.

"Once we get there, I'll find an opportunity for you to get to know him."

Serpent Spear Douluo's expression was somewhat unnatural. "Young Master, is it really necessary for you to go to this extent?"

"Couldn't any of the Soul Emperors accompanying us offer advice?"

“It’s different,” Qian Renxue said.

"Would it make any random Soul Emperor feel valued if I gave him advice?"

Serpent Spear Douluo was taken aback. "Young Master, you don't mean you want to reveal something to him, do you?"

"It's not that bad." Qian Renxue shook her head.

"At least not yet."

“I learned from Dugu Yan that he was abducted by the patrolling deacon of the Spirit Hall who awakened his martial soul. He must have resentment towards the Spirit Hall, so we need to find an opportunity to eliminate this resentment.”

"After this matter is over, go and investigate the area around Olay City, and arrest that patrol officer from the Spirit Hall."

"Young Master, isn't this a bit inappropriate?" said Serpent Spear Douluo.

“Your undercover mission is very important. That kid is not trustworthy yet, and he is very smart. You shouldn’t hint at this to him.”

“But if I want to win him over, I have to do it as soon as possible,” Qian Renxue said.

"If I can't win him over before he gets entangled with Dugu Bo more, it will be much harder to win him over later." "He's smart. As long as I give him a hint, he'll definitely think of more."

"Secretly, this is the fastest way to build a relationship."

“However, we don’t know what kind of relationship exists between him and Dugu Bo,” said Serpent Spear Douluo.

"Young Master, you also said that what he said to Xue Qinghe before was very likely intentional."

"What if he trusts Dugu Bo more?"

“This…” Qian Renxue frowned.

"It is indeed a problem."

"We need to find a way to gauge the extent of his relationship with Dugu Bo. If necessary, we should first sow discord between the two of them..."

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The following morning, the autumn hunting party set off as planned.

The so-called autumn hunt does not actually involve these royal relatives and nobles personally hunting soul beasts. After all, hunting soul beasts is very dangerous, and if one is not careful, even a weak ten-year soul beast could cause an accident.

Therefore, in the preparation stage of the autumn hunt, some soul masters are first sent into the soul beast forest to chase and drive the weak ten-year and hundred-year soul beasts to the hunting ground area. Sometimes, the soul beasts are injured beforehand to ensure the safety of the autumn hunt.

"The autumn hunt has already begun. Don't you guys want to go and have some fun?"

Having settled her affairs, Xue Qinghe came to find Xuanming.

“Not interested,” Xuanming said.

"Can driving a group of defenseless soul beasts together and slaughtering them one-sidedly really be called hunting?"

Xue Qinghe's eye twitched slightly. "We can't expect everyone to go into the Soul Beast Forest to hunt soul beasts."

Those participating in this autumn hunt are all young princes, whose cultivation levels are mostly around level 10 or level 20. With such limited abilities, if they were to enter the Soul Beast Forest to hunt, it wouldn't be hunting; it would be serving food to the Soul Beasts!
Dugu Yan nudged Xuanming, "The autumn hunt is primarily an activity for entertainment."

“He has no courage to face powerful enemies, but only dares to vent his bloodlust on the weak who cannot resist, and even takes pride in it and gets a strange sense of satisfaction from it. I can’t understand this kind of self-amusement,” Xuanming said.

Dugu Yan was speechless for a moment.

"I don't want to go either," Ye Lingling said.

"Hunting for spirit rings is necessary for a spirit master's cultivation and is unavoidable, but this kind of entertainment that takes pleasure in bullying the weak..."

Ye Lingling's expression was somewhat unnatural.

If she had known that the autumn hunt was about this kind of thing, she wouldn't have come.

"Then let's go over there and see the scenery," Xue Qinghe said, not insisting.

"The scenery in Sunset Forest is quite nice."

"Let's go." Dugu Yan pulled Ye Lingling along and grabbed Xuan Ming.

One was unwilling to bear it, the other was disdainful.

If she had known that these two weren't interested in the autumn hunt, she wouldn't have gotten involved.

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"Autumn hunting... what a great opportunity!"

Yue Guan, who had intended to go to Tiandou City to find someone, heard about the autumn hunt as soon as he entered the city.

After learning that Dugu Bo's granddaughter, Dugu Yan, was participating in the trip, accompanied by a strangely-looking little boy, Yue Guan quickly caught up with her.

"Directly seizing them isn't appropriate; it seems we need to create some chaos first..."

(End of this chapter)