Douluo Continent: Starting from Tianshui Academy

Chapter 235 The Spirit Hall's Grand Plan for Establishing a Nation

After leaving the secret room, Bibi Dong, Shui Lanxin, and Qian Renxue hurriedly went to the room where Ye Liangchen used to live, only to find that the little guy was not there.

"Click-clack..."

Just then, the sound of chopping vegetables came from the direction of the kitchen.

"This little guy is quite capable." Bibi Dong and Shui Lanxin exchanged a smile.

The three of them rushed over immediately and saw the little guy busy making breakfast.

"Wow! You guys finished so quickly! I thought it would take Sister Xue two or three days to absorb that inner core!"

Ye Liangchen was quite surprised to see that Qian Renxue had successfully absorbed the energy from the inner core of the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent in just one night. In the original story, it took Fatty Ma three days to succeed, showing that there are differences depending on the level of one's martial spirit.

"With the help of our two top experts, it's no wonder that Xiaoxue absorbs the energy of the inner core quickly."

Bibi Dong and Shui Lanxin walked over with smiles and then helped wash the vegetables.

"Little Chen, thank you."

Qian Renxue was very touched and walked over to hug Ye Liangchen and kiss him.

"Hey! Xiaoxue, what are you doing in broad daylight?"

Shui Lanxin and Bibi Dong both smiled like doting aunts, looking at the girl's affectionate eyes, which were almost dripping with tears. If no one else was around, she would definitely drag the little one to do something naughty.

"Just pretend you didn't see it! I did this to thank my little brother Xiao Chen."

Qian Renxue looked at Bibi Dong and Shui Lanxin's aunt-like smiles and was speechless.

"Sister Xue, why are you being so polite with me? By the way, what effect did that Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent inner core have on your martial soul?"

Ye Liangchen inquired about Qian Renxue, since her Angel Martial Soul was a god-level Martial Soul, and the effect of relying solely on a Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent inner core shouldn't be considered particularly heaven-defying.

"Swish..."

"That inner core gave me a 40000-year soul ring and also allowed my six-winged angel to evolve into an eight-winged angel."

Qian Renxue directly released her evolved martial soul, and six soul rings—two yellow, two purple, and two black—slowly appeared.

"It can actually evolve into an eight-winged angel? It seems the effect of the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent's inner core has exceeded my expectations."

"But Sister Xue, your sixth spirit ring's age is only 40000 years, that's a bit low!"

"My fifth spirit ring has reached 45000 years, and my sixth spirit ring has reached 65000 years. Now my spirit power is level 66."

"Buzzing..."

Ye Liangchen unleashed his Goddess Martial Soul and six Soul Rings (two purple and four black), dazzling Qian Renxue's eyes.

"Xiao Chen, your first spirit ring has already reached the thousand-year level."

Looking at Ye Liangchen's two purple and four black spirit rings, and then at her own spirit ring combination, Qian Renxue felt ashamed of her god-level martial spirit.

"Xiaoxue, Xiaochen's first divine test was to lead the Tianshui team to win the Soul Master Competition. His divine test reward was that the age of all his soul rings would be increased by 1000 years and his soul power would be increased by one level."

Shui Lanxin explained Ye Liangchen's divine test reward to Qian Renxue from the side, feeling as if the little guy was the Goddess of Life's own son.

"Xiao Chen, stop showing off your spirit rings. If you keep doing that, Xiao Xue will become withdrawn."

"Eat breakfast first."

By this time, Bibi Dong had already prepared breakfast and then invited everyone to start eating.

"Xiaoxue, I went to the City of Slaughter this time and got my last soul ring. I also got the Asura God Trial. Aren't you surprised? Unexpected?"

"The Asura God Trial? That's great! Does that mean your current strength has reached level 99?"

Qian Renxue was extremely shocked to hear that Bibi Dong had actually obtained the divine inheritance.

"Yes, I'm level 99 now, beating your grandpa shouldn't be a problem."

Bibi Dong felt that with her current strength, plus her immunity to ice and fire, Qian Daoliu was no match for her at all.

"Please don't bully my grandpa, okay? He's already so old."

Upon hearing Bibi Dong's words, Qian Renxue immediately begged her not to act impulsively.

"Pfft...!" Shui Lanxin and Ye Liangchen couldn't help but laugh at Qian Renxue's frightened appearance.

"Xiaoxue, I'm not a violent person, why are you bullying your grandpa?"

Bibi Dong chuckled, but in her heart she thought: When I get back, I must find Qian Daoliu and beat him up. After all, that old guy used to treat me like a tool, so I have to get my revenge.

"Sister Xue, has your undercover plan made any progress?" Ye Liangchen asked Qian Renxue.

"There's not much progress yet. That old man Xueye still has a long life ahead of him. I'm planning to give him a slow-acting poison... Once he dies, the throne will be mine." Qian Renxue told Ye Liangchen her plan.

After listening to Qian Renxue's plan, Ye Liangchen realized that it was indeed the same old routine from the original story, but this routine was unlikely to succeed.

"Sister Xue, your plan is unlikely to succeed." Ye Liangchen shook his head immediately after hearing Qian Renxue's plan.

"Why? I think this plan is excellent. As long as Xueye is slowly poisoned, outsiders won't notice anything wrong." Qian Renxue felt that her plan was feasible.

"Sister Xue, this is just a plan you've imagined. In reality, it won't be that smooth."

"There's something I need to tell you: the Rakshasa God has already put Tang San through a divine test, and he will inherit the Rakshasa God's mantle."

"The Rakshasa God and the Angel God are opposites. The successor of the Rakshasa God has appeared, and it's time for your Angel God test to be put on the agenda."

"The war of the future will be a battle between gods. If you want to participate, then give up your unreliable undercover mission. If you don't want to participate in the war between gods, then pretend I didn't say anything and just keep enduring it."

Ye Liangchen solemnly told Qian Renxue to think it over herself.

"Ah! You're really giving up like this?" Qian Renxue felt extremely unwilling after hearing Ye Liangchen's words.

"Sister Xue, let me tell you the truth! You are the reincarnation of the previous Angel God's soul. It's certain that the previous Angel God was killed by the Rakshasa God. Don't you want revenge?"

Ye Liangchen decided to release this bombshell news and let Qian Renxue decide for herself.

"Xiaoxue is the reincarnation of the previous angel god? Xiaochen, is this true? Then why doesn't she have any memories of her past life?" Bibi Dong and Shui Lanxin were very surprised when they heard this news.

"Ah! How is this possible?"

Qian Renxue was completely petrified, never expecting that she was actually the reincarnation of an angel god.

"The Goddess of Life told me about this; otherwise, how do you think Sister Xue could possibly have innate level 20 soul power?"

"The reason why Sister Xue doesn't have memories of her previous life is that the previous Angel God was only a first-level god and not powerful enough."

"The previous Angel God was arrogant and always talked about angelic justice, acting like a savior. She didn't have a powerful backer, so the other gods couldn't stand it and killed her. In the end, it was all about the faith struggle on Douluo Star."

Ye Liangchen felt that the death of the previous Angel God was also due to the Spirit Hall's excessive power. Other gods were also absorbing the faith power of Douluo Continent. If the Spirit Hall were to become the only dominant force, how could others compete?

"Xiao Chen, what do you think is the best way for our Spirit Hall to develop now?" Bibi Dong asked Ye Liangchen.

"Now, the duchies and kingdoms of the two great empires are all independent and autonomous. The Spirit Hall can win them over, infiltrate the ruling class, and then reduce the tax burden on ordinary people, so that their lives are better than those of ordinary people in the two great empires."

"After the high-ranking members of the Spirit Hall enter the ruling class of various kingdoms and duchies, they must not be corrupt or lawless, nor can they exploit the people like those nobles. They must know how to care for the people and protect their interests. In this way, they can win the hearts of the people."

"Ordinary people generally follow the principle of 'whoever provides the benefits,' and they don't care who the ruler is. They will support whoever can make their lives better."

"The Spirit Hall now needs to recruit soldiers, stockpile grain, and build high walls to prepare the 100,000 troops I proposed earlier. Once we have enough strength, we will close down the Spirit Halls within the two great empires, then integrate those duchies and kingdoms and establish a new nation."

"As soon as the Spirit Hall establishes itself as a nation, the two great empires will definitely not sit still and will launch a war first. Then the Spirit Hall will have a legitimate reason to retaliate. Once the two great empires launch a war, the peaceful lives of the civilians under the Spirit Hall's jurisdiction will be disrupted. They will definitely hate the two great empires and rise up to resist the invaders. In this way, the Spirit Hall will not lack troops, and with a large number of spirit masters, the two great empires will be defeated without a doubt. This is called winning the hearts of the people and winning the world."

Ye Liangchen proposed a plan to establish a nation to Bibi Dong, but he added the method of winning the support of ordinary people compared to the original story.

"He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world? That's a brilliant saying."

Bibi Dong slapped her thigh, her eyes immediately lighting up.

"Xiaoxue, do you see? Your plan to steal the country won't work." Bibi Dong looked at Qian Renxue with a smug expression.

"I feel like all my years of undercover work have been meaningless." Qian Renxue laughed self-deprecatingly.

"It was meaningless to begin with. I said before that your grandfather and the others were a bunch of idiots who would put a genius like you with innate level 20 soul power into the enemy camp as an undercover agent, and only sent two weak titled Douluo, Snake Spear and Porcupine, to protect you."

"If it weren't for my suggestion last time, it's probably still those two weak Title Douluos protecting you, Sister Xue."

Ye Liangchen shook his head helplessly, too lazy to even comment on Qian Renxue's plan to usurp the country.

"Pfft...! Xiao Chen, don't say that! The Pope was one of the promoters of this plan back then." Shui Lanxin was both amused and exasperated when she heard the little guy even cursing Bibi Dong.

"Shui Lanxin, Xiao Chen is right. I was an idiot back then. To be precise, before I met Xiao Chen, I was always a mentally unstable person."

Bibi Dong smiled, recalling the past days, which seemed like a complete joke.

"Xiao Chen, don't talk about my grandpa like that! He's not brain-dead anymore." Qian Renxue rubbed Ye Liangchen's head angrily, feeling quite helpless.

"Sister Xue, when I suggested that the two seniors, Jiangmo and Qianjun, come out of seclusion, my purpose was to protect your safety. I never expected your plan to seize the country to succeed."

"Avalanche has stopped acting. He and Xue Xing are hiding in the shadows, probably plotting how to deal with you! It's too difficult for you to peacefully seize the throne of the Heavenly Dou Empire."

"You'd better get away as soon as possible! Let me know when you do, and I'll speak to the Goddess of Life. She'll help you begin the Angelic Trial."

Ye Liangchen advised Qian Renxue to abandon the mission, emphasizing that becoming a god was the more important task at hand.

"Alright! I'll consider it." Qian Renxue naturally didn't want to miss the opportunity to fight the gods.

After chatting for a while, Shui Lanxin and Ye Liangchen returned to Tianshui City to continue developing their power, while Bibi Dong returned to the Spirit Hall to formulate a grand plan for establishing a nation.

Qian Renxue sat alone in the manor, contemplating her escape plan.

"Young Master, the Pope and Young Master Ye have both left. We should return to the palace now."

Snake Spear and Porcupine arrived at the manor and reminded Qian Renxue.

"Elders, we think we'll have to abandon the undercover plan," Qian Renxue said to the two of them.

"What? Young Master, you're giving up?" Serpent Spear Douluo was completely dumbfounded.

"It's good to give up. Young Master Ye said that the young master has wasted too much of his cultivation time." The Porcupine Douluo thought this was a good idea.

"Swish..."

"Xiaoxue, we heard what Young Master Ye said before. He's right, the plan itself is flawed."

"Moreover, since my brother and I appeared in the palace, it seems that our presence has been detected some time ago, and Xiaoxue is in a very bad situation now."

Just then, Jiangmo and Qianjun arrived at the manor and suggested to Qianrenxue that they give up.

"Grandpas, when did you reveal your aura?" Qian Renxue was extremely surprised when she heard the two elders of the Offering Hall say this.

"Just a few days ago, when you were talking to Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo was also there. He is a level 96 Title Douluo with very strong mental power, so it is very likely that he noticed you."

Qianjun Douluo slowly said to Qian Renxue, "To be honest, the two of us are also Super Douluo. It is really too difficult to completely hide our aura under the nose of a Super Douluo. If we are not careful, our aura will be leaked."

"Even if we have to leave, we will take our people with us."

Qian Renxue immediately returned to the royal palace to prepare an escape plan. Although she was unwilling, the situation was urgent.

……

"Qinghe, how's it going with the marriage negotiations I had with the Tianshui Sect a while ago?"

On this day, Xue Ye remembered that Xue Qinghe had not mentioned the marriage alliance since returning from Tianshui Sect, so she summoned him to her palace and inquired about it.

"Reporting to Father Emperor, the girls in the Tianshui team disagree, and I cannot use imperial power to force them."

Xue Qinghe said calmly, thinking to himself: "Those girls in the Tianshui team all belong to Xiao Chen's brother. How could they possibly be interested in any royal family members?"

"A mere Tianshui Academy dares to defy imperial authority. Qinghe, in the end, it's because you're not tough enough."

Just then, Xue Xing walked in from outside, expressing her dissatisfaction with Xue Qinghe, accompanied by Xue Beng.

"Brother, aren't you on very good terms with Ye Liangchen? You don't even look down on those girls from the Tianshui team? That's too arrogant!"

At this moment, Xue Beng also mocked Xue Qinghe, as he had been coveting the girls in the Tianshui team for a long time.

"Royal brother, you think you were beaten too lightly? If you're so capable, go and provoke Brother Ye and see if you can still keep your life. He even dared to beat the Imperial Uncle back then, let alone you."

Xue Qinghe said calmly, secretly hoping that this guy would go and die! If this guy died, maybe he could really take over the Heavenly Dou Empire.

"Qinghe, you..."

Upon hearing the other party mention that she had been beaten, Xuexing immediately felt a pang of sadness and became extremely angry.

"Brother, you are boosting the morale of others while diminishing your own." Xue Beng felt extremely aggrieved when he recalled being beaten up by Ye Liangchen.

"If it weren't for the reckless actions of the Imperial Uncle and Imperial Brother, the relationship between our Heavenly Dou Royal Family and Heavenly Water Academy wouldn't be so awkward."

Xue Qinghe then shifted the blame to Xue Xing and Xue Beng, determined not to let the two of them get away with it.

"Alright, stop arguing. The Tianshui Sect is incredibly powerful now, and the royal family cannot afford to antagonize them," Xueye said, stopping the argument.

"Father, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave." Xue Qinghe didn't want to waste time with these people, so he left directly.

"Alas! The Heavenly Dou Empire is in dire straits!"

Watching Xue Qinghe leave, Emperor Xue Ye shook his head helplessly.

(End of this chapter)