In Douluo Continent, I am the mastermind behind the scenes.

Chapter 86. The Gloomy and Depressed Star City

The Spirit Hall team won, but also lost. The Shrek Academy team lost, but also won. After this battle, no one could stop the tide of the Spirit Hall's rise, and various branch spirit halls would spring up like mushrooms after rain throughout the Sun Moon Empire.

But for Shrek Academy, Huo Yuhao killed Qian Chongxin, meaning there would be one less powerful Angel Douluo on the battlefield in the future, while they themselves would suffer no loss. So it should be considered... a gain, right?

However... the entire Star Luo Square was shrouded in gloom, and no one from any faction could be happy, because Qian Chongxin... was dead!

Watching their loved ones and comrades die right before their eyes, the members of the Spirit Hall team neither cried nor made a scene, which plunged the spirits of the students on the field to rock bottom.

Imagine this: you make your lover angry, she cries and throws a tantrum, which shows she cares about you. But what if one day, no matter how much you make her angry, she never gets angry anymore?

The reality is the same. If Qianxun Huan were to cause trouble, it would actually be easier to handle. At worst, everyone could pool their resources and compensate the other party. After all... the dead cannot be brought back to life. The members of the Soul Master Competition Committee could simply bow and apologize, and that would be the end of it.

Will Qian Xunhuan hate everyone present today and exterminate their nine, ten, or even eleven generations of relatives? There are precedents for this.

"Dad, I don't want to fight anymore, I want to go home, I want to go home..."

Qin Xue... cried.

A ten-year-old girl, without any family feuds or national hatred, has a near-perfect family. She has always had whatever she wanted since she was a child, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that she grew up in a honey pot.

Despite receiving an education ahead of its time, Qin Xue still couldn't face the pain of separation and death. She had enough confidence in her own strength, but she didn't want to get involved in the mess between the Sun Moon Empire and the Sea God Pavilion, or the three great empires.

The thought of the war and the tragic deaths of her brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunts from the Body Sect made Qin Xue's tears flow uncontrollably.

Seeing this, Qin Yi sighed and quickly took his two daughters' hands and walked towards the exit of Xingluo Square.

"Let's go...home!"

And so, Qin Yi and his group didn't even return to the Starlight Hotel, but walked straight out of the north gate of Xingluo City. They only had some unimportant personal belongings; there was no need to pack them.

Not far away, the group was stopped by Xuanzi.

"Senior Qin, you can't leave. Those people from the Sun Moon Empire are all wolves in sheep's clothing. Think of your wife, think of your daughter. When the Sun Moon Empire's army invades, they will likely become playthings for the Sun Moon Empire's high command!"

Knowing he couldn't persuade Qin Yi to stay and share the burden of the Sun Moon Empire, Xuanzi resorted to this despicable method to provoke Qin Yi's fighting spirit.

Hearing this, Qin Yi said irritably, "Xuanzi, this is the first and last time. I don't want to hear anything like this again. I don't want to get involved in the conflicts between your Sea God Pavilion, the Spirit Hall, and the Sun Moon Empire. I just want to close the door and live my life peacefully."

"Furthermore... don't even think about forcing us to join your camp by kidnapping my Body Sect disciples. If that day ever comes, I will lead the high-ranking members of the Heavenly Soul Royal Family to defect to the Sun Moon Empire!"

"Let's go!"

After saying that, Qin Yi and his group boarded the newly assembled eggplant-shaped car and gradually drove out of the Star Luo City area.

If Xuanzi weren't still useful and needed to continue stirring up trouble between the Sea God Pavilion, the Spirit Hall, and the Sun Moon Empire, Qin Yi would have slapped him long ago. How dare he speak to him like that? He wouldn't mind letting Xuanzi taste the bitterness of being burned alive.

With the Body Sect team gone, everyone felt the clouds hanging over their heads darken even further. In the following matches, the team members on the Soul Arena mechanically unleashed their Soul Skills, having lost their former vitality. They were all afraid of becoming the next Qian Chongxin; what was the point of risking their lives for a few thousand gold soul coins a month?

The morning's matches ended quickly. Apart from the Royal Academy teams of the four great empires and the Spirit Hall team, the remaining teams all chose to pack up and run away. Even the Body Sect, which had five Limit Douluo, was unwilling to get involved in this mess. What were they still doing here?

What kind of Original Douluo Continent Territory Alliance is this? It's a complete joke! While they risked their lives on the front lines, those old fogies of the Sea God Pavilion were indulging in pleasure, wishing they could take all the credit for themselves and Shrek Academy.

Protecting their homeland? Ha! Whose homeland are they protecting? Whose country are they protecting?

Due to a large number of participating teams withdrawing, the tournament committee had no choice but to allow the remaining teams to advance in order of ranking, and the Soul Master Tournament entered a half-day break.

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"Senior Xu, that's the situation. Your bluster and glaring at me won't help. Yes, the Body Sect supports our Heavenly Soul Empire, but they have their bottom line. They can't risk everything to fight against the Sun Moon Empire; it wouldn't benefit them at all!"

Inside the No. 1 private room of the Starlight Hotel, three elderly men sat around a table. They were Xu Ming, the ancestor of the Star Luo Royal Family; Chen Lie, the second-in-command of the Heavenly Soul Empire, the Fierce Dragon Douluo; and Hu Yuan, the third-in-command of the Douling Empire, the Mad Battle Douluo.

The three empires have always been in competition with each other, but in recent years the pressure from the Sun and Moon Empire has been too great, which has led to a trend of them uniting.

Even so, the three of them still had a very unpleasant time together. Xu Ming wanted the Heavenly Soul Royal Family to take a stand and asked Qin Yi to plead for them, hoping they could make a small contribution to the fight against the Sun Moon Empire.

However, Chen Lie was unwilling to spread this message, believing that Xu Ming was being unreasonable. Everyone knew that one of Qin Yi's wives, Snow Empress Dowager, was the former Snow Empress, the leader of the Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North. If they were angered, they would move their entire family to the core area of ​​the Far North, and it would be their Heavenly Soul Empire that would suffer!

"Old Chen, calm down. Senior Xu doesn't want Senior Demon Dragon Douluo to come out of seclusion. Hmm... If the Body Sect is unwilling to get involved, then let's spend money to buy the pills and weapons they have. Give them mines if they want mines, give them soul bones if they want soul bones, and try to get a few more Qiankun Creation Pills. This will give us more leverage in the future fight against the Sun Moon Empire."

Hu Yuan was still somewhat rational and promptly stopped the argument between the two, expressing his own thoughts.

"No, this method is completely unreliable!" Xu Ming shook his head and said with some regret, "I know Qin Yi well. He is shrewd and never likes to suffer losses. A year ago, they began to shrink the sect's assets. Let alone giving them a mine, even if you gave them ten or a hundred, they might not agree to do business with us."

(End of this chapter)