Douluo: The Peerless Tang Sect - The Ordinary Life of a Supporting Character

Chapter 50 Business

Just as Zhang Lexuan was pondering, Xixi came out of the room.

"Senior sister, we found it."

Although Xixi had lowered her voice, Xu Zhao was, after all, a Soul Emperor, and he still heard what she said.

"Found them?" Xu Zhao repeated, "You came for those children?"

Xu Zhao stared intently at Wang Nan and the others' clothes, seemingly realizing something, and asked, "Are you the Shrek Surveillance Team?"

Upon realizing this, Xu Zhao felt a sense of foreboding. Although he wasn't a true evil spirit master, his actions were no different from theirs. If he were to encounter the infamous Shrek Academy Supervisory Group now, what chance would he have of surviving?

The Xuanming Sect is a secluded sect. Their inherited martial spirit is the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield. Within the Xuanming Sect, there is a secret known only to themselves: the evolution of the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield.

The evolution of the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield requires a disciple of the Xuanming Sect to have sexual relations with a virgin woman. After that, the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield will have the opportunity to evolve into the Xuanwu Shield.

According to the rules of the Xuanming Sect, whenever a disciple needs to evolve his martial soul, they will send someone to find a respectable woman of a suitable age and pay her a large sum of money if she is willing.

If this woman is willing to join the Xuanming Sect, she may become a concubine of a Xuanming Sect disciple.

However, the Xuanming Sect needs to awaken so many disciples every year, and how many of them are of suitable age and from good families? Of these women, how many would be willing to sell themselves for a sum of money, and how many would be willing to become a lowly concubine?

Therefore, deacons like Xu Zhao have been racking their brains every year trying to find suitable candidates. Until a few years ago, he came up with a "good" idea that could kill two birds with one stone.

Since there are no suitable candidates, I'll just train them myself.

So he found some small sects that relied on the Xuanming Sect, and together they abducted and carefully "trained" the girls with outstanding looks. In this way, those girls only thought about repaying the sect, and not only were there suitable candidates every year, but the money distributed by the sect would also end up in Xu Zhao's hands.

Linhai City was located on the border of the Douling Empire, and with numerous sects operating there, Xu Zhao's actions remained undetected. This business had been going on for several years.

Xu Zhao didn't know how much Wang Nan and the others knew about the whole thing, but the Shrek Inspection Team had a great reputation. At this moment, he felt guilty and his mind was in disarray.

"Attack!" Xu Zhao said to the people around him, then reached out and a black, disc-shaped object fell into his hand—his martial spirit, the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield. It was this shield that had just blocked Ma Xiaotao's Phoenix Fire Line.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, the moon in the sky suddenly shone brightly, and beams of silvery moonlight descended from the sky, blocking his way.

Gongyang Mo activated his Soul Skill, and various amplifications fell upon Wang Nan and the others. Wang Nan, Ma Xiaotao, and Dai Yueheng each picked a Soul Master and charged forward.

Wang Nan was facing the only female Soul Master among the three Soul Masters opposite him. She was standing with Xu Zhao when he came out of the room.

As she channeled her soul power, a blue conch shell appeared in the female soul master's hand. She gently stroked it, and a gentle voice emerged from the conch shell, like a beautiful young girl whispering sweet nothings in her ear.

It seems that the control-type Soul Master who first unleashed the Soul Skill was the one standing before us.

Wang Nan was completely unaffected and knocked the conch shell to the ground with a single blow of his stick.

Xu Zhao's Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield truly lived up to its reputation as a top-tier martial soul. While blocking Zhang Lexuan's attacks, it still had the power to protect the female soul master beside it. The Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield split in two, protecting the woman inside.

Although the opponent was protected by the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield, Wang Nan was not afraid at all. His second soul ring lit up, and he held the staff with both hands and "pointed" at the shield.

Although the Panlong Staff was blocked by the Xuanming Turtle Shell Shield, a shadow of the staff still passed through the shield and landed on the female Soul Master.

Wang Nan's blow was powerful enough to crack the scales of a Tyrannosaurus Rex. When it landed on the Soul Master, the female Soul Master's chest caved in instantly, and she spat out a mouthful of blood, mixed with fragments of internal organs.

Xu Zhao glanced back, let out a low growl, and two red dots on his Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield lit up, as if something was slowly opening its eyes, and the surrounding air became viscous.

"So all you Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield Soul Masters pull this stunt?"

Once the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield awakens into the Xuanwu Shield, it might even surpass the ultimate martial soul to some extent. Wang Nan had no intention of trying to experience the power of a divine beast bloodline martial soul. The soul-guided propulsion device shone brightly, and the Overlord Armor was already on his body. Wang Nan's figure retreated rapidly.

Zhang Lexuan was also on her way. Although she didn't know what changes had occurred in Xu Zhao, the sudden increase in his aura was undeniable.

But that's where it ends.

A golden rope descended from the sky and wrapped around Xu Zhao's hands. The aura of a Soul Saint erupted from Han Ruoruo. Not only did Xu Zhao fail to awaken his Xuanwu, but even his original martial soul, the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield, was sealed by Han Ruoruo's golden rope.

The real battle was not a duel on the arena, nor was there any such thing as becoming invincible. Xu Zhao used the Xuanwu Awakening, which restricted him to the spot and prevented him from moving. Han Ruoruo took advantage of his weakness when he was unable to move and was not fully awakened to make her move and seal him in one fell swoop.

With Xu Zhao captured, the remaining Soul Masters were powerless to resist. Apart from the female Soul Master who was knocked unconscious by Wang Nan's blow, the other two Soul Masters were also quickly knocked to the ground.

After getting the details of the incident from Xu Zhao, Wang Nan and his group quickly rescued the girls from the room.

"Senior sister, what should we do with these people?"

"Kill them." Zhang Lexuan looked at the rescued little girls, her eyes flickering slightly, as if she was thinking of something.

Wang Nan glanced at Zhang Lexuan in surprise; he hadn't expected this senior sister to have such a side to her.

"Senior sister, according to Xu Zhao, these people are all from nearby sects. If we kill them all, I'm afraid..." Dai Yueheng asked uncertainly.

"I will report this matter to the academy when I get back, and the academy will send someone to negotiate with the Xuanming Sect." Zhang Lexuan glanced at Dai Yueheng. "Don't forget the responsibilities of our Shrek Academy's supervisory team."

Dai Yueheng felt a chill run down his spine from that look and stopped speaking.

"Those people who have already been taken away by them..." Although he sensed that Zhang Lexuan's mood was a bit off, Wang Nan still asked the question with a forced smile.

"Our Shrek Supervision Group only carries out supervision tasks and will not interfere with other sects. Let's hand it over to them after the academy and the Xuanming Sect have negotiated."

Wang Nan sighed inwardly. It seemed that even the Shrek Academy's supervisory group had many limitations.

(End of this chapter)