Douluo Continent: The Legend of the Dragon King? No, the Legend of the Six Kings!

Xu Jiujiu returned to the palace, her anger still burning. She hadn't expected Lin Fan to be so ruthless. Whenever she tried to bargain, he would continue to pressure her, and if she didn't agree, he would just turn around and leave. He clearly didn't take the Xu family royal family seriously.

Inside the palace, Xu Jiawei saw Xu Jiujiu return, and especially seeing her angry expression, he felt puzzled and somewhat uneasy: "Jiujiu, did the cooperation fail?"

"Brother, we haven't failed, it's just..."

When she thought about how the other party had reduced the score from 64 to 73, and then, when she tried to negotiate, the other party changed it to 91, and if she didn't agree, the other party would just turn around and leave, she became extremely angry and speechless.

Seeing his sister's reaction, Xu Jiawei realized that the Xingluo Royal Family had probably suffered a significant loss this time, and tentatively asked, "Four-six split?"

"no."

"A 30/70 split?"

She shook her head for a long time, not knowing what to say. Her brother had given her a task and made her do this.

Xu Jiawei felt a chill run down his spine when he realized he hadn't guessed correctly.

"A 20/80 split?"

"Brother, it's 91 points."

"What?!" Xu Jiawei stood up from his throne in shock, his eyes almost bulging out of their sockets. His voice was a mixture of disbelief and anger. "Why didn't they just rob it?!"

Is the Vanrui Chamber of Commerce really that vengeful? From the beginning to the end of the last siege, they've held onto this grudge until now.

In his calculations, the two sides originally agreed to split the profits 50/50, or at worst 60/40. He did not expect that the Van Rui Chamber of Commerce would go further and want to split the profits 91/90.

As for whether it was a long-standing issue, Xu Jiawei didn't care. His sister was protecting the interests of the Star Luo Empire, but the Fanrui Chamber of Commerce was taking advantage of the situation. It was simply outrageous!

"Brother, should we still cooperate? We haven't signed the contract yet," Xu Jiujiu asked.

"Sign." Xu Jiawei signed without hesitation. "This cooperation is a one-time thing. Have someone go and ask Shrek Academy how they are doing, whether they can break those soul tools and conduct research."

The Star Luo Empire's Soul Master Legion had tried to crack those Soul Tools several times, but in the end, they never even managed to touch the deepest Soul Guidance Array before the Soul Tool self-destructed.

Xu Jiawei pinned his hopes on Shrek Academy. As long as that academy successfully cracked the code, then the countermeasures would naturally be available.

Inside the Star Luo Hotel, Lin Fan had no intention of returning to the Sun Moon Royal Academy. After all, the Soul Master Competition was going to be held here in a few months, and going back would be a waste of time.

He took out his natal carving knife and began carving a new magic array. A communication soul tool beside him emitted Lin Rui's voice:

"Fan, you're really ruthless. A 91% split? If the Star Luo Empire signs that, it'll be a tyrannical treaty. Do you think they'll sign it?"

"They will sign, even though these are all outdated soul tools that can't compare to the most advanced ones from Sun Moon, they still greatly enhance their military capabilities. No matter how much we try to undermine them, they will grit their teeth and sign."

Lin Fan held a carving knife and carved the magic array, talking as he did so, his eyes filled with absolute confidence and composure.

"By the way, your anti-theft array shouldn't be cracked by Shrek Academy, right?" Lin Rui reminded him, remembering something.

The three great empires are nothing compared to Shrek Academy, the real challenge, which is an academy within a city, standing independently between the three kingdoms.

Shrek Academy outwardly looks down on soul tools, but in reality, they are just being stubborn and are secretly researching and imitating them.

Even before he died, that old codger Moon realized the importance of soul tools and forcibly pushed Shrek Academy onto the ship of soul tools.

Lin Fan knew what Arui was worried about, and jokingly said with a smile, "Besides eating, you can actually think about me too."

"Otherwise, I'll really become a good-for-nothing." Lin Rui's complaining voice came through the communication soul tool, expressing his dissatisfaction with Lin Fan's teasing.

"Actually, there's no need to worry too much." Lin Fan stopped what he was doing, raised the carving knife in his hand, and looked at himself in the reflection of the blade. "The conservative Shrek people, like Yan Shaozhe and his group, will listen to what we say but won't take it to heart. The one who really makes us a little wary is that chosen one, Huo Yuhao."

Speaking of Huo Yuhao, a strong killing intent flashed in Lin Fan's eyes. Last time, his interference in fate caused him to suffer a major backlash. He learned from the main body that Huo Yuhao had obtained the martial soul of the Titan Snow Demon King.

At this moment, I can only change the small things; the big things are irreversible!

Lin Fan never considered admitting defeat.

"His spiritual martial soul and talent for learning soul tools do indeed deserve the title of 'Child of Destiny.'" He said, then suddenly changed the subject, "However, he is ultimately just a pawn to be manipulated, and can't be considered a real threat."

After becoming Mu En's disciple at Shrek Academy, Huo Yuhao embarked on a dual cultivation journey at the Martial Soul Academy and the Soul Tool Academy.

Today, he received a task: to try to crack these home-based soul tools and replicate them.

Huo Yuhao, who had long regarded Shrek Academy as his home, readily agreed.

I'd do anything for you, even be a beast of burden.

Xianlin'er stood aside studying another offensive soul tool, which was a material sent by the Star Luo Empire for cooperation. If they could successfully crack and replicate it, Shrek Academy and Star Luo Academy would split the profits 50/50.

A few minutes later, she was devastated. The soul tool in front of her had already activated its self-destruct mechanism, and there was no way to stop it.

"Ah!" Xian Lin'er stomped her foot in anger, grabbing her short hair and yelling, "This is the fourth one already! It's only a level seven soul tool! Even though my level eight soul tool skill is a bit questionable, I shouldn't be unable to crack a single level seven soul tool, right?"

"When did the Sun Moon Empire's anti-theft array become so good?"

She couldn't understand why those discarded Sun and Moon Soul Tools could be dismantled however she wanted without any anti-theft array.

These days, the soul tools in Fan Rui's hands are clearly the most advanced soul tools that the Sun and Moon have discarded. Even though they are home soul tools, the anti-theft design is exceptionally perfect.

Neither the Three Kingdoms Soul Master Corps nor their Shrek Academy's group of high-level Soul Masters could do anything about it.

"Dean, I've cracked it successfully."

Huo Yuhao wiped the sweat from his forehead with his thick arm, while his other arm, which looked normal but was asymmetrical, was holding a carving knife to break the magic array of the home soul tool. He was almost successful.

Xian Lin'er walked over in surprise. She was right about Huo Yuhao. This little guy was a genius born for soul tools.

"Don't be nervous, Yuhao, take your time."

"I understand, Dean." Huo Yuhao took a deep breath and carefully broke through the last soul tool array with the hand holding the carving knife.

With the final strike, the magic circle completely disappeared, meaning Huo Yuhao had succeeded.

"Yuhao, you're simply a genius." After praising Yuhao, Xianlin'er reached out and tried to disassemble the soul tool.

What happened next left them dumbfounded. The soul tool suddenly emitted a voice: "May your entire family die for counterfeiting! Activate high-energy self-destruct!"

Xianlin'er: "???"

Huo Yuhao: "???"

The soul tool flashed brightly the next second, giving the two no time to react.

Oh no! It's an instant burst?!

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