Douluo Jueshi: Who made him a soul mentor?

The smile on Xu Tianran's face froze for a moment, but it quickly returned to normal. He didn't expect the people of the Holy Spirit Cult to be so dismissive of him, showing him no respect whatsoever.

It really was a case of a dragon swimming in shallow waters being trifled with by shrimp. If he were still the Crown Prince of the Sun Moon Empire, who would dare to speak to him like this!

Anger surged in Xu Tianran's heart, but he still didn't dare to fall out with the Holy Spirit Cult.

Because, right now, he was the one begging the Holy Spirit Cult for cooperation. If the Holy Spirit Cult didn't cooperate with him, it wouldn't have any impact on the Holy Spirit Cult. But for him, Xu Tianran, the impact would be huge. Without the Holy Spirit Cult, his plan would be impossible to succeed.

Therefore, no matter how angry Xu Tianran was, no matter how humiliated he felt, he still had to wear a smiling face and endure the insults. He couldn't really fall out with the Holy Spirit Cult and terminate the cooperation.

However, even so, Xu Tianran planned to try his best to fight for his own rights.

Because he still had some bargaining chips in his hand. First, he could provide cover for the Holy Spirit Cult. Due to their identity, the Holy Spirit Cult couldn't openly interfere in the struggle for the throne.

Because this was an internal matter of the Sun Moon Empire. For the Holy Spirit Cult, as outsiders, to interfere, would be considered meddling in national politics.

Although Xu Tianran wasn't very clear about his father, Xu Jing's, thoughts, using the method of putting himself in his father's shoes, if he were the emperor, he would definitely not want to see the people of the Holy Spirit Cult interfering in the struggle between the princes.

Because the emperor allowed them, these princes, to fight, precisely to select the most outstanding, most intelligent, and most powerful prince to be the emperor of the Sun Moon Empire. If the Holy Spirit Cult interfered, it simply wouldn't test which prince was more outstanding.

Therefore, Xu Tianran asked himself, if he were the emperor, he would definitely not allow the Holy Spirit Cult to interfere.

As for whether his father, Xu Jing, was thinking the same thing as he guessed, Xu Tianran had no way to confirm.

After all, he wasn't a worm in Xu Jing's stomach, how could he really grasp the emperor's thoughts.

Besides this point, he also had a prince who was most suitable to be a puppet in his hands.

After this period of observation, Xu Tianran found the most suitable candidate to support, and that was the Ninth Prince, Xu Tianxuan.

The Ninth Prince, Xu Tianxuan's, mother was just an ordinary palace maid with beautiful looks, who was slept with by the emperor when he was in the mood. She was lucky enough to become pregnant with a prince, so the Ninth Prince, Xu Tianxuan, didn't have the support of a powerful maternal clan behind him.

Moreover, Xu Tianxuan had no ambition and indulged in pleasure, immersing himself in beauties and wine all day long. He was already fifteen years old,

and he was still only a three-ring Soul Grandmaster, truly losing all the face of the royal family.

He had neither the support of a powerful maternal clan, nor was his own talent and strength among the bottom of the princes, so no ministers or nobles supported him.

Xu Tianran sent people to secretly observe the Ninth Prince, Xu Tianxuan, several times. He even sent several beautiful female spies into the Ninth Prince's residence to try to get information out of him during times of pleasure.

In the end, he discovered that this person really had no ambition. His greatest dream in this life was to obtain a decent fief, where he could act like a tyrant, enjoy wealth and glory, and frolic with beauties every day.

The affairs of the Prince's residence were usually all handled by the chief eunuch. Even the salary and rewards issued to him by the palace were embezzled by the eunuchs under him, and he didn't even know. He was simply a complete waste.

Even his cultivation was three days of fishing and two days of drying nets,堪称 is extremely lazy.

Everyone shook their heads when they saw this kind of waste. Compared to him, Xu Tianran, they were simply two extremes.

He, Xu Tianran, was exceptionally talented, and he usually had to cultivate diligently every day. At the age of twenty, he had reached the Soul Sage realm. During the day, he also had to handle government affairs, recruit talents, and develop his power.

Secretly, he also had to find ways to weaken his brothers. He had so many things to do that he didn't even have time to rest,

wishing that one hour could be turned into two hours to use.

Therefore, Xu Tianran, who was ambitious, had great aspirations, and craved power, looked down on the lazy waste like the Ninth Prince, Xu Tianxuan.

However, although Xu Tianran looked down on the Ninth Prince, Xu Tianxuan, he believed that Xu Tianxuan was very suitable to be a puppet.

Xu Tianxuan had no power, no strength, no talent, and no wisdom.

He couldn't even control the eunuchs of his own Prince's residence, and he only knew how to enjoy playing with women on weekdays.

If such a person became the emperor, the probability was that he would be a muddleheaded ruler who didn't care about state affairs and only knew how to enjoy himself.

When that time came, Xu Tianran's good days would come. After all, if the emperor didn't care about state affairs, he, Xu Tianran, would be very willing to manage state affairs. When the time came, with great power in hand, he might even be able to become a regent.

Even over time, cultivating power, attracting strong individuals, and hollowing out the emperor, there was hope.

As for the other princes, Xu Tianran discovered after investigation that although they didn't have much power, some had good talent, and some had ambition. Anyway, they were all very difficult to control.

In the future, if they ascended the throne and grasped the Palace Enshrinement Hall and the Hand of the Protectorate, then he, Xu Tianran, would definitely not be able to contend with them.

Therefore, Xu Tianran chose to vigorously support the Ninth Prince, Xu Tianxuan.

With his support, the Ninth Prince, Xu Tianxuan's, power greatly increased. Although it still couldn't compare to the Second Prince and the Third Prince,

he already had the qualifications to compete for the throne.

The only thing that made Xu Tianran unhappy was that the first thing Xu Tianxuan did after his power greatly increased with his support was to get all the beauties he couldn't get before.

Then, he drank and made merry with the beauties every day,昏天暗地, making Xu Tianran, this workaholic and disabled person who couldn't even have sex, extremely jealous.

However, although he was unhappy, Xu Tianran became more and more at ease with the Ninth Prince, Xu Tianxuan.

Besides these, Xu Tianran's understanding of the Sun Moon Empire was also far above that of the Holy Spirit Cult. Many secret rules of the court, as well as the tolerance of the high-level officials of the Sun Moon Empire for some facts, etc., were all his bargaining chips.

Xu Tianran, who possessed these bargaining chips, believed that he could discuss terms with the people of the Holy Spirit Cult.

Xu Tianran sat in his wheelchair, looked at Zhongli Wu, who was wearing a black robe and forcefully trying to seize the right to speak, and laughed loudly. "Hahaha, Cult Master Zhongli Wu, of course I can listen to your Holy Spirit Cult."

Zhongli Wu nodded in satisfaction when he heard Xu Tianran's words, and thought to himself, "Xu Tianran, this deposed crown prince, is quite sensible."

The reason why Zhongli Wu dared to openly ask Xu Tianran to listen to his Holy Spirit Cult was naturally because he had his confidence.

In Zhongli Wu's view, Xu Tianran was already in a precarious situation. Without the help of his Holy Spirit Cult, Xu Tianran would be killed by the Second Prince and the Third Prince sooner or later.

Therefore, he, who had the initiative, naturally believed that he could arbitrarily manipulate Xu Tianran and make him a vassal of his Holy Spirit Cult.

Just when Zhongli Wu thought that he had manipulated Xu Tianran.

Xu Tianran changed the topic and made a 180-degree turn, saying expressionlessly, "Cult Master Zhongli Wu, but I have a few questions I want to ask your Holy Spirit Cult.

That is, does your Holy Spirit Cult understand the rules and secrets of the Sun Moon Empire?"

Does your Holy Spirit Church understand the civil and military officials in the court? Do you understand my father, Xu Jing, and the higher-ups of the Sun Moon Empire? ... If you understand all of this, what's wrong with me listening to your Holy Spirit Church in everything?”

Although Xu Tianran needed the Holy Spirit Church, he was unwilling to be a puppet appendage who only knew how to nod and bow.

He wanted autonomy, so he had to be appropriately tough, otherwise, the Holy Spirit Church would really treat him like a pushover, manipulating him at will.

Zhongli Wu frowned upon hearing Xu Tianran's words.

Xu Tianran, an impotent former crown prince, would be a complete failure without his Holy Spirit Church.

How dare he speak to him in such a tone? Who gave him the courage?

As for what Xu Tianran said just now, Zhongli Wu admitted that it made sense.

His Holy Spirit Church really didn't understand the higher-ups of the Sun Moon Empire, but that wasn't a reason for a former crown prince like Xu Tianran to speak to him in such a tone.

In Zhongli Wu's eyes, Xu Tianran at this time was a weakling, while he was a stronger, higher-ranking individual.

As an evil soul master, Zhongli Wu had always adhered to the thinking that the strong prey on the weak, and the strong dominate everything.

At this time, a weakling asking him, a strong person, in such a tone was undoubtedly an offense.

Zhongli Wu looked at Xu Tianran with some dissatisfaction and immediately said sternly, “Xu Tianran, do you think you are still the crown prince of the Sun Moon Empire?

If you were still the crown prince, I would admit that you have the qualifications to speak to my Holy Spirit Church on equal terms.

But now you are just a former crown prince, without my Holy Spirit Church, your brothers will kill you sooner or later, what qualifications do you have now to talk to my Holy Spirit Church on equal terms?”

Xu Tianran had a smile on his lips, but his heart was filled with anger.

He thought to himself, "Good, good, you've said what's on your mind, haven't you? Very good indeed.

You lowly people, just wait for me.

If I ever have power in my hands, I will definitely kill you all!"

Xu Tianran couldn't wait to tear Zhongli Wu, who had offended his dignity, into pieces and feed him to the dogs, but on his face, he had a smile.

Xu Tianran went directly from being tough just now to being soft.

Appropriate toughness was acceptable, but he must never be tough all the time.

A great man must be able to yield and stretch, be soft and hard, and when it was time to lower his posture to please, he must lower his posture to please.

Xu Tianran said gently, “Chief Zhongli Wu, your Holy Spirit Church is very powerful, but my father and the higher-ups of the Sun Moon Empire are all wary of you and suppress you, unwilling to let you grow stronger.

This is the situation your Holy Spirit Church is facing in the Sun Moon Empire today.

Now we cooperate, your Holy Spirit Church provides strength, and I am responsible for planning, supporting a weak prince to the throne, which is of great benefit to both of us.

The fact that I was able to defeat the second and third sons to become the crown prince should be enough to prove that my plan was successful enough.

The reason why I ended up in this situation today is because the protection around me was not strong enough.

And now, with the support of your Holy Spirit Church, my shortcomings will be completely made up for.

At that time, supporting a prince to the throne, wouldn't that be easy?

Your Holy Spirit Church is not familiar with the Sun Moon Empire and cannot make accurate plans, but this is what I am good at.

We all have our strengths and complement each other fully.

Cooperation benefits both, and separation is not good for anyone.”

Then Xu Tianran and Zhongli Wu had a fierce discussion.

After a full two hours, the two of them finished their discussion and reached a cooperative and win-win relationship.

Xu Tianran sat in a wheelchair, his mouth dry and his lips almost worn out.

Obviously, it took a lot of effort to persuade Zhongli Wu just now.

Xu Tianran's mood relaxed for a while, and he thought to himself, "I've finally overcome the biggest difficulty.

With the support of the Holy Spirit Church, I will definitely be able to support Xu Tianxuan to the throne and rise again!"

Xu Tianran said to Zhongli Wu with a sincere smile on his face, “Chief Zhongli Wu, happy cooperation.

Zhongli Wu snorted, “Xu Tianran, your mouth is quite eloquent.

I hope what you do can be as good as what you say.”

After the two sides reached a cooperation, they immediately began to discuss the follow-up content, such as how to support the useless Ninth Prince to the throne.

Xu Tianran handed over the information of the Ninth Prince Xu Tianxuan to Zhongli Wu for viewing.

Zhongli Wu was also a little curious about the Ninth Prince Xu Tianxuan selected by Xu Tianran.

After all, Xu Tianxuan will be the object of support from the Holy Spirit Church for a period of time in the future.

He naturally had to observe carefully and consider whether the candidate was suitable.

Otherwise, if he was supported to the throne, and this person was a ruthless and decisive character who turned his back on others like Xu Jing, wouldn't all the investment be in vain?

Zhongli Wu read the information for a long time and had a preliminary understanding of the Ninth Prince Xu Tianxuan, but hearing is false, seeing is believing.

In order to further determine whether the content on the information was true, he and Xu Tianran secretly went to the Ninth Prince's mansion to observe Xu Tianxuan's colorful, decadent, and luxurious nightlife.

After observing for a while, Zhongli Wu nodded frequently, apparently very satisfied with the Ninth Prince Xu Tianxuan, who was versatile, and first-rate in eating, drinking, and having fun.

Zhongli Wu praised in amazement, “I didn't expect the emperor Xu Jing to have such a son.”

After speaking, Zhongli Wu also glanced at Xu Tianran, looking at Xu Tianran's intelligent eyes and the unwavering posture despite his physical disability and great ups and downs.

He couldn't believe that these two completely opposite people were actually half-brothers.

Xu Tianran smiled and said, “Chief Zhongli Wu, isn't this kind of emperor a good emperor?”

After hearing this, Zhongli Wu laughed loudly, “Good, good, this kind of emperor is a good emperor.”

The two laughed for a while, and then Zhongli Wu said, “Later, I will send experts from my Holy Spirit Church to lurk beside Xu Tianxuan to protect his safety and also be responsible for monitoring his every move, what do you think?”

Xu Tianran knew that this was because Zhongli Wu didn't trust him to supervise Xu Tianxuan alone, so he sent a subordinate to supervise him together.

Xu Tianran saw through it but didn't point it out, and said with a smile, “Chief Zhongli Wu is meticulous, I admire you.

Everything will be done according to Chief Zhongli Wu's arrangements.

However, the most important thing now is to weaken the other princes, otherwise, it will be troublesome if they ascend to the position of crown prince.”

Xu Tianran said coldly, “Among all the princes today, the Second Prince Xu Tianyu has the greatest power and the highest voice.

I think the most important thing now is to weaken the Second Prince Xu Tianyu first and break his wings!”