Douluo: I am Qian Xunji, not the Secret Chamber Douluo

His gaze fell on the group of men dressed in coarse linen clothes who had been brought to the square.

Looking at their anxious and uneasy faces, and the way they huddled together.

While it's true that you can't judge a book by its cover, criminals are especially adept at playing the victim to beg for forgiveness.

“Killing them all isn’t out of the question, but wouldn’t indiscriminate killing of innocents lead to my failing the Three Trials of Asura?” Qian Xunji pondered the pros and cons.

Speculating on the preferences of the Asura God is meaningless.

Even in exams, standard answers are provided.

The content of the three trials of Asura is to judge criminals, so we should only judge the real criminals.

We cannot only consider efficiency; it is better to kill a thousand innocent people than to let one guilty person go free.

He retrieved a lie detector from the system space and interrogated the group of people in front of him, the so-called "criminals" mentioned by the female commander of the Imperial Guard.

Theft, kidnapping and extortion, vandalism, arson and extortion of protection money, rape, trafficking of children and women, adultery, framing, murder...

"Sir, I really haven't done any of what you're saying," a worker said tremblingly.

The lie detector's green light indicates that the person was not lying.

What if you arrest the wrong person? Of course, you make sure they have enough to eat before releasing them.

The main dish, rye bread, was provided by the Emperor Tiandou, while Qianxun quickly contributed some tender rabbit meat, which was then simmered with salt into a soup. A bowl of the soup was given as a gesture of appeasement.

We can't let them disrupt their work, live in fear all day, and leave hungry without having eaten.

That's just inhuman.

As for those who are greedy for small gains and eat bread without paying, let them be whipped a few times and then let them go.

"They withhold workers' wages, distort the truth, and demand compensation even when workers are not paid for their work."

"Death penalty, to be carried out immediately." Qian Xunji's tone was icy as he delivered the verdict, then flicked a golden flame from his fingertip.

"what!!!"

The flames burned until the black-hearted beast was reduced to ashes before finally going out.

Those arrested at the scene were either terrified and soaked in sweat, or secretly relieved that they had always obeyed the law and had never done anything wrong.

The Soul Master in front of me, clad in armor and with his face obscured, seems to be reasonable, but only towards those who usually commit evil deeds.

Unlike those noble soul masters who indiscriminately exploit, oppress, and humiliate the poor, they do not do so indiscriminately.

At least so far, we haven't heard a single word like "lowly people," "peasants," or "despicable things."

And as long as they're not criminals, they even give them meat broth to drink. What kind people they are!

Compared to those who were captured, the female commander of the Imperial Guards felt a wave of dizziness wash over her.

She knew she was doomed.

Unexpectedly, Qian Xunji's purpose in coming to Tiandou City was truly to "sweep away organized crime and punish those criminals."

She didn't know Qian Xunji's specific identity, but this behavior reminded her of the Angel Clan of the Spirit Hall.

A titled Douluo, an angel, and with golden flames—could it be that person?

The female commander of the Imperial Guards boldly guessed that the titled Douluo powerhouse in front of her was the Pope of the Spirit Hall who had recently left Spirit City.

It is said that the Pope left Wuhun City for nearly a year and has not been heard from since, his whereabouts unknown.

His sudden appearance in the Heavenly Dou Imperial Palace and his order to arrest those who obstructed the investigation were quite reasonable.

"Those who arrest innocent people to impersonate evil ones, and those who knowingly break the law, will be punished even more severely."

"Execution, immediately!"

As soon as Qianxun finished speaking, he used his mental power combined with his soul power to conjure dozens of golden short swords out of thin air and executed the Imperial Guards who had participated in the capture of the criminals.

A bunch of aristocratic insects, greedy vested interests, killing them is no big deal.

They randomly grabbed a group of law-abiding citizens from the street to appease him and fool him.

They're practically treating him like a mindless, self-sufficient colony.

The female commander of the Imperial Guards knelt down, tears streaming down her face, and cried out, "Your Majesty, spare my life! I will never dare to do it again!"

“You only know you’re going to die, not that you’ve done something wrong.” Qian Xunji rarely spoke, and this wasn’t a work-related conversation.

But this one sentence shattered all the hopes of the female commander of the Imperial Guards.

This also made her realize that the titled Douluo powerhouse in front of her was not an old emperor on the throne who could tolerate her perfunctory work and would not punish her because of her family background.

A golden dagger pierced through the chest, leaving behind golden flames that burned the corpse.

You can't take anything with you when you're born, and you can't take anything with you when you die. Only your ashes will scatter in the wind and nourish crops.

The actions of the Heavenly Dou Empire's Imperial Guards made Qian Xunji realize that it was unrealistic to expect these vested interests to work against their own people and subordinates.

The aristocratic class is simply the aristocratic class.

They might fight each other, even to the point of killing, over the distribution of profits.

However, when facing other classes, they remain aloof and united against external forces.

We want them to take matters into their own hands and destroy the chain of vested interests they've built.

Qian Xunji knew that even if he threatened them with his life, they were unlikely to work diligently.

Moreover, nobles and their families and relatives were among the people he was targeting in his trials.

Forget it, I'll just play the role of Pope Qian Xunji occasionally.

As long as I can complete the Asura God Test faster and inherit the Asura God position.

Chihiro wouldn't mind playing the pope, a role he dislikes.

Chapter 18: Paying the money properly makes the work more exciting (Bonus chapter for Haiyanheqing_eB)

Heaven Dou City, Martial Soul Temple.

The current head, Platinum Bishop "Safis," is the grandfather of Platinum Bishop Salas in the original work.

At this moment, sitting in front of this elderly level 89 Soul Douluo was a handsome young man with a cold and aloof demeanor.

The man sipped his tea with an elegant demeanor, but it was not the usual aristocratic manners.

When Qian Xunji inherited the papacy, Safis, the Platinum Bishop, was invited to Wuhun City to attend the coronation ceremony and saw him from afar.

It's definitely the same face, but the difference in strength is just too big!

If Safis remembers correctly, when Qian Xunji first inherited the position of Pope, he was just a Soul Douluo who had just obtained his eighth Soul Ring.

The person who appeared before him at that moment exuded a powerful aura.

Safis exclaimed inwardly, "Limit Douluo! How is this possible?"

In less than a year, he was able to break through from level 81 Soul Douluo to level 99 Limit Douluo. He's unlocked it, he's definitely unlocked it!

"What brings Your Holiness the Pope here so suddenly?"

"If you take a fancy to a noble lady and wish to marry her, I am willing to act as matchmaker, go and arrange the marriage."

Qian Xunji left Wuhun City, claiming that he was looking for a Pope's wife and would try to get married and have children within three years. This news had already been deliberately spread to every Wuhun Hall on the continent.

On the mainland today, whether it's the temple, its branches, or its sub-temples, from the temple master down to the steward, everyone knows about this matter.

The former Pope, now the High Priest, Angel Douluo Qian Daoliu, has given a strict order: anyone involved in matters concerning the current Pope Qian Xunji's marriage and children must cooperate fully.

Those below remembered the phrase "a generous reward" very well.

Safis: I, I, I want to improve so much! I dream of becoming a Title Douluo, entering the Douluo Hall to leave my name and receive a title, and becoming an elder in the Elder Hall.

Upon hearing this, Qian Xunji frowned.

what's the situation?

What does it mean to take a fancy to a noble lady, to act as a matchmaker, and to arrange a marriage?

It does not make sense?

The body's bone age is only in its early thirties.

He remembered that in the original story, Qian Xunji was almost fifty years old when he had his daughter, Qian Renxue.

Qian Daoliu was almost seventy years old when he gave birth to the original body.

Why should he be expected to marry and have children early when everyone else is marrying and having children late?

Qian Xunji wanted to shout, "If I cannot become a god, how can I have a home?" but he knew that the foolish Douluo natives would not understand the meaning of his words, so he let it go.

"Send out the Templar Knights to arrest the real criminals who oppress the people in Tiandou City and bring them to the Tiandou Emperor Memorial Square in front of the Imperial Palace. I will put these criminals to trial in public." He stated the purpose of his trip.

Upon hearing this, Safis recalled the unknown Title Douluo who had suddenly appeared in the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace yesterday and issued a similar order to the Imperial Guards.

"Your Holiness, didn't you previously order the Heavenly Dou Empire's Imperial Guard to arrest criminals throughout the city?" he asked tentatively.

The Spirit Hall is only responsible for managing Spirit Masters.

Even without the Pope's order, Safis would lead his men to capture criminal Soul Masters.

However, whether commoners who have not awakened innate soul power commit crimes is not under the jurisdiction of the Spirit Hall; that is a matter for the major empires and kingdoms to manage.