Douluo Continent: It Became Huo Yuhao's Golden Finger!

Chapter 302 Beheading Xu Tianran? Double-crossing!
Huo Yuhao remained silent, as did Vina.

They stared at it for a long time.

I'm so angry!
what?

Is this plan only intended to benefit the Star Luo Empire?
Why is she the one doing all the work?

Let's just be frank—

"Our plan is to decapitate him first. We will concentrate our strongest forces to launch a surprise attack on the Sun and Moon Palace and kill Xu Tianran!"

"He was an absolute advocate of war and a key figure in starting the war."

"Once he dies, the Sun Moon Empire will be thrown into chaos for a while. During this period, if our three great empires unite, we still have a chance to swallow up the Sun Moon Empire!"

"As for the subsequent allocation, we will discuss it later."

"how?"

Huo Yuhao looked at Vina, who nodded in agreement.

That is indeed the plan.

"I see." Huo Yuhao replied, "Alright, my Douling Empire will participate."

This is why the two princesses sought him out. While the Douling Empire is nominally controlled by the Douling Royal Family, it has long been under the control of the Holy Fire Sect.

As for the Star Luo Empire and the Heavenly Soul Empire, the fact that the Ice God Palace and the Spirit Transmission Tower are not here shows that they are still centered around the royal family.

Um.
At least that's what they think?

The ruling parties of the three empires have thus temporarily reached a cooperation agreement.

Xu Jiujiu and Vina went down to make the arrangements with satisfaction.

Huo Yuhao finished the fruit wine in one gulp and patted Wang Dong'er on the shoulder.

"Let's go, to the next match."

"Hmm? Are you that busy?"

"Yeah, a little."

Taking advantage of the opportunity presented by the All-Continent Youth Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition.

The three largest black markets in Mingdu are: Xishui Alliance, Pingfan Alliance, and Aodu Chamber of Commerce.

They organized an underground soul tool making competition, with the prize being hard currency: rare metals!
The reason was quite funny: it was to make money by running a betting platform.

As for why not just use the Soul Master Competition...
This matter has to be discussed with Xu Tianran. He dislikes gambling and has issued a strict order that this competition must not be used as a stake, whether openly or on the black market, otherwise it will be subject to crackdown.

In order to capitalize on the hype, the three major black markets held a soul tool competition, circumventing Xu Tianran's taboo.

At once.
very funny.

The competition system is not very strict; any Soul Master under the age of thirty can participate, and they can advance to the next round by creating a Level 4 Soul Tool.

But the real core is "betting".

The underground black market accepts any form of "gambling money," including rare metals.

Isn't this a resource delivered right to our doorstep?
Not only Huo Yuhao will participate, but also Lan Yu, Lan Zhu, the Palace Master of Light and other secret technique clones will participate.

—They are all from the same soul, and their mastery of the soul tool is the same, plus the disguise of the Heaven-Covering Secret Technique.

They could easily set each other up and plunder all the reserves in the underground black market!

As for whether the other party will become enraged and retaliate against them...
Why not give it a try?

The Ordinary Alliance controls the entire sex industry in Mingdu, making it the most superficial underground force.

If Lan Yu, the head of Mingde Hall, were to step in, the problem could be solved.

The Aodu Chamber of Commerce controls the assassins' guild, the thieves' guild and some evil forces, specializing in collecting protection fees, assassinations, theft and other dark jobs to make a living.

It is entirely under the jurisdiction of the Temple of Light.

The Xishui Alliance is much more sophisticated than them, engaging in the most profitable drug and arms trade in the underworld, and also trafficking people.

Um.
The mastermind behind this organization is Ye Xishui. Huo Yuhao plans to have Ye Xishui give the order so that he can help him drain the rare metals from the other two forces.

In addition, there were nobles and wealthy people participating in the gambling matches.

The amount of rare metals that can be harvested in this wave will be considerable.

As for the reputation of the three major underground forces.
What's it to him?

"This Soul Master Competition is full of surprises!" The second day was still the elimination rounds.

The Holy Fire Cult has already been defeated; going there is optional.

But since there were several "popular teams" today, Zhuge Lan decided to join in the fun—using Blue Rain's account.

Watching the show from a high vantage point next to Xu Tianran is much better than sitting in the audience or in the players' rest area.

The first opponent is quite interesting; it's Holy Spirit Cult versus Earth Dragon Gate.

This made Zhuge Lan's expression change.

In the players' rest area.

Huo Yuhao instructed Lan Zhu to give a message to the nearby Holy Spirit Cult regarding the area where the Temple of Light was located.

"Don't kill her. I've got my eye on the girls from the Earth Dragon Gate."

The leader of the Holy Spirit Cult was none other than Zhang Peng.

If other elders or devotees come, they might be able to ignore Lan Zhu's words.

Zhang Peng cannot.

He waved helplessly at the members of the Holy Spirit Cult team, indicating that they should just do as he said.

This time, the referee wasn't Jing Hongchen, but an ordinary Soul Douluo.

The one who came up from the Holy Spirit Cult was a young man, who emitted a faint white light, and whose hands and eyes were deathly pale.

Wang Xiaolei, Martial Soul Lich, Strength Seven-Ring Soul Saint!
The appearance of Soul Pills has significantly raised the overall level of Soul Masters.

On the Earth Dragon Gate side, the only female Soul Master stood up.

She took the initiative to greet him, saying, "Hello, my name is Nan Qiuqiu."

Wang Xiaolei ignored her.

That high-ranking member of the Temple of Light has taken a liking to her; she should just focus on the competition and not do anything unnecessary.

The Temple of Light is full of lunatics even more insane than the Holy Spirit Cult; he wouldn't dare provoke them.

Nan Qiuqiu assumed the other person was aloof and didn't pay much attention.

"Game start!"

Nan Qiuqiu released her martial spirit, which consisted of two yellow, two purple, and two black spirits, with a pink dragon head peeking out.

Both the Soul Spirit and Soul Pill are top-tier configurations.

Now it seems.

The Earth Dragon Gate lost the top-tier opportunity of the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow, but gained more resources suitable for them.

As for whether it's worthwhile
That's not something Huo Yuhao needs to worry about; he only wants peace of mind.

"Om-"

A diamond-shaped pink gem appeared on Nan Qiuqiu's forehead, her body stretched a foot long like a noodle, and pink scales grew from her fingertips as she raised her right hand. Each scale was crystal clear, turning her entire arm into pink crystal.

As her first spirit ring lit up, she pointed in Wang Xiaolei's direction, unleashing a pink beam of light that instantly spanned a hundred meters.

—This is comparable to a soul-guided ray, and it's at least level four.

Wang Xiaolei's body twisted strangely, causing the pink beam of light to lose its target and pass through him, landing on the soul-guiding barrier.

Nan Qiuqiu rushed closer.

Black smoke billowed from Wang Xiaolei's body, containing countless sobs and howls, and a purple skull flashed by.

The powerful fluctuations of mental energy radiated outwards, causing Nan Qiuqiu to slow her pace involuntarily, her body swaying as she held her head.

Without any attempt to dodge, they were engulfed in black smoke, and before they left, they could still see a purple skull with its mouth wide open.

Occasionally, a few pink attacks would fly out, dissolving some of the black smoke, but they would immediately fill the gaps.

About half a minute later.

The smoke dissipated, revealing the shape of Wang Xiaolei.

Nan Qiuqiu lay on the ground, her eyes glazed over and her skin deathly pale, looking as if she had been "drained," but her clothes were intact.

(End of this chapter)