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

Chapter 282 No Negotiation
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"You... what did you do..." The purple-robed titled Douluo managed to utter a few words with difficulty, his voice filled with fear and confusion.

"Just a little bit of evil energy. This amount isn't enough to kill you, but it will give you extreme pleasure," Xuanming said softly.

"Don't worry, I won't kill you yet. I will take you to Wuhun City. We're less than halfway there now."

"Over the next period of time, this evil energy will slowly damage your meridians, and you will be able to clearly feel how you gradually become a cripple."

A hint of panic finally flashed in the eyes of the purple-robed Title Douluo. He hadn't expected Xuanming to be so ruthless, using such methods to torture him.

"You...you might as well just kill me!" the purple-robed titled Douluo said through gritted teeth.

"What's the use of killing you? Your life or death is now in my hands. I can kill you whenever I want, there's no rush," Xuanming said calmly.

Xue Qinghe's expression was somewhat unnatural. "Xuan Ming, he is, after all, a Title Douluo, yet he uses such methods..."

"What's wrong with being a Title Douluo?" Xuanming asked.

"Does Your Highness think that if someone is an ordinary person, I can bully them at will, but if someone is a Title Douluo, even if they want to kill me, I should still give them face?"

Xue Qinghe was speechless for a moment. After a moment of silence, he sighed helplessly, "They really went too far in this matter, but if word gets out that they used such methods, it will probably cause gossip."

"Why would you want to spread this?" Xuanming asked, puzzled.

"Who will spread the word? Will you spread it?"

Yue Guan coughed lightly twice, "I didn't see anything."

Ghost turned around and looked outside the tent. "The weather is nice today."

Bibi Dong glanced at Xue Qinghe, "Could it be that His Highness the Crown Prince intends to spread this matter?"

Xue Qinghe paused for a moment, "Of course not."

"That settles it then?" Xuanming said.

"Only a few of us know about this. As long as you don't tell anyone, who will know?"

"Oh, no, there's one more person who will tell."

Xuanming turned to look at the purple-robed Douluo and paused.

“Cut out his tongue, so he won’t go around talking nonsense.”

“Chop off his hand too, so he can't write anymore.”

"He still has his spirit... Do you have any way to destroy his spirit? Just turn him into one of those idiots from Canghui Academy."

Upon hearing this, the purple-robed Title Douluo's eyes were filled with horror and despair. He roared with his last ounce of strength, "Xuanming, you will die a horrible death! Such vicious methods will surely bring you retribution!"

Xuanming glanced at him. "Retribution? We'll see when you get the chance to see it. Right now, you should worry about yourself."

"First, cripple his tongue and limbs. As for destroying his spirit, we'll do that when we get closer to Spirit City. Let him experience first what it's like to go from a Title Douluo to a cripple."

With a flash, the ghost appeared beside the purple-robed Title Douluo, his soul power condensing into a sharp blade, ready to cut off his tongue.

"Wait a minute! I'll talk!"

The purple-robed titled Douluo ultimately couldn't withstand the extreme torment. Just as the ghostly blade was about to fall, he cried out in terror, his voice filled with trembling and despair.

Xuanming raised an eyebrow slightly. "Oh? Now you're willing to talk?"

"Unfortunately, I don't want to hear it anymore."

"Ghost, make your move."

"It's Golden Crocodile Douluo!" the purple-robed Douluo exclaimed urgently. "He contacted me a month ago, promising that if I completed this mission, he would bestow upon me a high-quality soul bone over 50,000 years old, and help me break through to level 95, so that I could enter the Elder Hall and become a respected elder!"

"Nonsense." Bibi Dong said coldly, "Still trying to associate yourself with Elder Yao Jin'e at a time like this? Don't you know he's the highly respected Second Elder of the Spirit Hall?"

“Ghost, pull out his tongue so he can stop talking nonsense.”

"No! I'm telling the truth!" the purple-robed Douluo said urgently.

"The truth?" Xuanming sneered. "You've made such a big fuss just to kill me? Don't you find that ridiculous?"

The purple-robed Douluo, panting heavily, said, "Killing you is only one of our goals! We also need to destroy the Heaven Dou Empire's participating team and humiliate the Pope! Once she returns to Spirit City, Golden Crocodile Douluo will be able to rightfully seize the Pope's power!"

“We didn’t expect you to actually leave the Pope’s side, let alone that your domain would have such a significant impact on the battle. At that time, Yue Guan had already found the source of the poisonous rain, so we had no choice but to order our troops to attack you first.”

The atmosphere inside the tent suddenly became subtle.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei silently turned their gazes toward Bibi Dong.

If Bibi Dong is truly overthrown by Jin E, the two of them will surely suffer as well!

Xuanming said no more, drew his blood spear, and turned to leave.

What happened next was no longer his concern.

……

After a half-day rest, the team continued onward, preparing to rest in the next city.

Thanks to Bibi Dong's timely intervention by the Holy Emperor's Knights, none of the participating students died. However, some teachers from several academies were unlucky, and the Royal Knights suffered more than half their casualties.

After this farce, the atmosphere in the group became tense. Everyone was talking about what happened last night. Some were expressing their relief at surviving the ordeal, some were discussing the mastermind behind it all, and many who had witnessed Xuanming's actions were discussing his strength.

Although the scene was chaotic, many people saw Xuanming moving around on the battlefield, and some even saw him release his soul ring.

Yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, six-ring Soul Emperor!
The news spread quickly throughout the team.

Some were surprised, some were relieved, and many were skeptical.

However, since Xuanming was always at the center of the Pope's convoy, no one could verify whether this was true or not.

……

Wuhun City. News of the failed assassination attempt and the attack on the Pope arrived almost simultaneously. Although Golden Crocodile Douluo didn't believe those people could kill Xuanming under Bibi Dong's command, he still couldn't help but curse when he learned that one of the Title Douluos who participated in the operation had been captured.

"A bunch of useless trash! They can't even handle this simple task, and they've even lost a Title Douluo!" Golden Crocodile Douluo roared in anger, slamming his palm on the table beside him, which instantly turned to dust.

"Second Brother, what do we do now? It's one thing if the operation fails, but the captured Title Douluo might betray us. What should we do?" Thousand-Pound Douluo asked worriedly.

Golden Crocodile Douluo frowned, a ruthless glint in his eyes. "Hmph, so what if he implicates us? Without solid evidence, Bibi Dong wouldn't dare say anything more."

"Qianjun Jiangmo, go and deal with that guy who escaped, and clean up any traces of this incident."

"Serpent Spear and Porcupine, you go and greet the Pope's convoy. Find an opportunity to take care of that captured guy. We can't let him enter Wuhun City alive!"

"Furthermore, the Angel Legion is on standby. Since the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is so out of touch with reality and insists on participating in this matter, after the finals begin, I will personally leave that brat Chen Xin in Wuhun City, and the Elders' Hall will mobilize to launch the Soul Hunting Plan ahead of schedule to annihilate the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School!"

"What about the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Clan?" Thousand-Pound Douluo asked.

Golden Crocodile Douluo snorted coldly, "That kid from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan will definitely come to Spirit City next. We'll keep them here with us. Without Yu Yuanzhen in charge, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is nothing to fear."

"After annihilating the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the Angel Legion will join forces with the Soul Master Legion of the Spirit Temple of Heaven Dou City to attack the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan together!"

"You will personally lead the team to subdue the demons with overwhelming force, ensuring that nothing goes wrong!"

"Yes!"

……

After several days of arduous travel, the competition team finally arrived at Wuhun City.

Although there were some minor hiccups along the way, the overall situation remained stable.

Unlike large cities like Heaven Dou City and Soto City, Spirit City is only a small city in terms of scale, a city composed entirely of Spirit Masters, and only Spirit Masters can enter.

Therefore, upon entering Wuhun City, one will find that the city is not as bustling as imagined; in fact, it is quite empty, with few shops and pedestrians.

After entering the city, the Pope returned to the Papal Palace with his men. The Heaven Dou Empire's participating team was arranged to be located on the west side of Wuhun City, led by Xue Qinghe.

However, after arranging for everyone to rest, Xue Qinghe went directly to the Papal Palace. Xuan Ming, who had not been seen since the attack, also went directly with the Pope after entering the city.

"Has something happened to Brother Xuanming?"

Upon seeing Gu Yuena return to the Royal Fighting Team's rest area, Ning Rongrong and her group quickly surrounded her.

"He's fine, but he won't be going on stage until the final match," Gu Yuena said.

"The final match?" Dugu Yan was taken aback.

"But without him, we..."

“I’ll lead you in the fight,” Gu Yuena said.

"You?" Everyone was stunned for a moment, then suddenly came to their senses.

Oh yeah! They almost forgot!

Gu Yuena is a formidable figure on par with Xuanming!

The spirit rings and spirit power levels are exactly the same!

Even using only the Blood Spear, Xuanming might not be able to defeat Gu Yuena!

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Pope's Palace.

After leaving the Heaven Dou Empire's Soul Master team, Xue Qinghe transformed back into Qian Renxue and made his way to the Elder Hall, where he sought out Golden Crocodile Douluo.

"Grandpa Golden Crocodile, what exactly are you trying to do?" Qian Renxue asked.

Golden Crocodile Douluo turned around. "You knew everything?"

“If they hadn’t been so eager to silence me, I would have suspected that this was a show orchestrated by that woman herself!” Qian Renxue said in a deep voice.

Even after hearing the purple-robed Douluo confess with her own ears, she still refused to believe it, thinking it was a scheme set up by the Pope to seize power!

However, a few days ago, Serpent Spear and Porcupine Douluo entered the group under the pretense of welcoming the guards, and took the opportunity to kill Purple Robe Douluo!

Kill and silence!
This shattered her last illusions.

"Xiaoxue, this matter is very complicated, you should not get involved," said Golden Crocodile Douluo.

"Why!" Qian Renxue pressed, "Back in Sunset Forest, didn't we already..."

"That's just one side of the story," Golden Crocodile Douluo interrupted in a deep voice. "Don't forget who Bibi Dong is! Once we went that far, there was no turning back!"

"It was because of you that the High Priest forcibly stopped it. But as you saw, that kid was completely out of control!"

"He can turn against the Heavenly Dou Royal Family, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and the Seven Great Families today, and he can turn against us tomorrow too!"

"You believe him? Xiaoxue, you're so naive!"

Qian Renxue's face turned pale, but she still stubbornly bit her lip: "But Xuanming... he's different from others, and the Pope..."

"Different?" Golden Crocodile Douluo sneered, "Xiaoxue, you've been blinded by your emotions."

"The thing that the Grand Elder and I regret most is that we didn't kill that kid with one blow back then in the Hall of Offerings, but instead had you take him to Heaven Dou City, allowing him to live until now!"

"Now, we won't let this mistake continue!"

Qian Renxue felt a chill in her heart: "Grandpa Golden Crocodile, about this matter..."

"Enough!" Golden Crocodile Douluo interrupted in a deep voice, "Xiaoxue, you are no longer a child. It's time to shoulder the responsibility of being the successor of the Six-Winged Angel family!"

"This is also the High Priest's intention; there's no room for discussion on this matter!"

(End of this chapter)