Douluo Continent: Lin Dong transmigrates into Huo Yuhao

Chapter 141 Laughing at the Mortal World: Lin Dong, you must help me save her!

Xiao Hongchen chuckled lightly: "This isn't to broaden your horizons. Ever since we went to the Xingluo Competition, Grandpa has ordered a crackdown on the black market. This place is a notorious underground world."

Lin Dong nodded after hearing this. At that time, many of the Sun Moon Empire's soul tools were indeed resold to other countries. Jing Hongchen had said at the time that he wanted to crack down on the black market.

Seeing that the three of them did not reply, Xiao Hongchen continued:

"Didn't you ask me to make the arrangements? The food and clothes aren't that interesting, but this place is somewhat interesting. They happen to be holding a competition right now."

After hearing this, Lin Dong clapped his hands and said, "Since we're already here, let's go in and take a look."

Upon hearing Lin Dong speak, the two women nodded in unison and walked towards the arena. Dozens of metal tables were set up in the hall, and the light of soul tools flickered from time to time.

Around the perimeter were rows of sapphire blue velvet chairs, all filled with people intently watching the busy figures at the metal tables in the center.

Conservative estimates suggest that there are more than two thousand people watching, and their clothing indicates that each of them is either rich or noble.

According to Xiao Hongchen's introduction, those who can personally watch the battle are all big bettors, with bets of at least 10,000 gold soul coins or more.

Ordinary people can only place bets at the peripheral betting points of these underground forces, except for Xiao Hongchen and the other three, who are noble young masters of Mingdu.

The four of them glanced at the competition and it seemed that the basic rules were to create soul tools within a specified time and use them to fight against each other to determine the final winner.

Although Lin Dong and his companions weren't very interested, the auspicious beast was clearly very interested and chattered around them, asking many questions.

Lin Dong was just accompanying her out for a stroll, but he left the task of resolving the problem to Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen.

After the four had finished touring the entire hall, a waiter came to greet them, bowed, and introduced them:

"Four distinguished guests, this small competition is led by Hall Master Jing Hongchen. The leaders of the three major forces will be coming to meet us in person later. I will take you to the room, where the view is better and it is more secluded."

Just as Lin Dong was about to refuse, the auspicious beast suddenly tugged at his sleeve and pouted:

"Since we're already here, let's see everything. I've never seen any of these things before."

Seeing her coquettish expression, Lin Dong felt a little embarrassed. This auspicious beast was indeed female…

He sighed somewhat helplessly: "Alright, relax, let's go. When it comes to hunting soul beasts, you'd better make sure you don't slack off."

The auspicious beast nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "Okay! At worst, I'll just eat fewer soul beasts."

Lin Dong's lips twitched involuntarily upon hearing her words. The identity of the Emperor Beast was indeed useful; even a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast was merely food for her.

Meng Hongchen blinked as she watched this scene, and couldn't help but mutter to herself: So this works?

Xiao Hongchen waved his hand in front of her eyes: "What are you thinking about? You seem so lost in thought."

Meng Hongchen snapped out of her daze, her cheeks slightly flushed, and said irritably, "What's it to you?"

Xiao Hongchen was already used to this, and looked at Lin Dong with a nonchalant smile:

"I didn't expect to be able to use this trick against someone like you?"

Lin Dong glanced at him indifferently: "What do you think?"

Seeing the coldness in Lin Dong's eyes, Xiao Hongchen smiled sullenly:

"Oh, I know, you think the mythical beast is just a child because it has only recently transformed into a human."

Lin Dong nodded noncommittally: "Alright, let's see which important figures will be here today."

The group entered a circular room with a soul-guided screen projecting the scene from the competition stage.

On the screen, a tall, handsome middle-aged man walked onto the stage. He wore a gorgeous bright red suit, his blond hair was neatly combed, and his captivating eyes seemed to be filled with electric light. His slightly magnetic voice rang out:

"Today is the final round of the Mingdu Soul Instructor Competition. To ensure the professionalism and fairness of this competition, please welcome the three presidents of the organizers of this competition—the Ordinary Alliance, the Aodu Chamber of Commerce, and the Xishui Alliance—to the stage to give their speeches."

In the rest area of ​​Xishui Alliance, offstage.

Nangong Wan, who was in charge of the handover, muttered to himself with a gloomy expression, "He's courting death." With that, he leaped up and walked towards the stage.

The Third Elder, Ming Lei Douluo, spoke with a slightly weak voice, and let out a cold laugh:

"These little brats from the Ordinary Alliance are playing these ranking tricks; they're practically asking for trouble. Do they really think the Ordinary Alliance is qualified to be compared to us?"

Lin Dong glanced at them and realized that the two seemed to be elders of the Holy Spirit Sect. They were present when the seal was broken, but the one who went on stage first was the one who did.

They seemed to be terrified of death at the time, shrinking behind the person who came up on stage after them. The person who had just come up on stage looked like he hadn't fully recovered from his injuries. The two of them were clearly already at the Title Douluo level.

However, the Desolate Force is indeed difficult to deal with for those who haven't even reached the Nirvana Realm. Perhaps once I reach level 50, I can try to awaken the Eye of Desolation...

As Lin Dong pondered, two other people went up onto the stage from the other two directions of the competition platform.

The man who came from the Aodu Chamber of Commerce was a middle-aged man of about forty years old. He was wearing a purple cloak, had a dignified appearance, and exuded the aura of a superior.

It's hard to imagine that such a well-dressed man controls an underground force of countless thieves and assassins. Instead, he resembles an official, walking with a powerful stride and a glint of shrewdness in his eyes.

Lin Dong vaguely sensed that this person's cultivation was at least at the eighth ring or higher. He deliberately suppressed his aura, but he should still be some distance away from becoming a Title Douluo.

Compared to the head of the Audu Chamber of Commerce, the one who took the stage from the Ordinary Alliance is even more eye-catching.

The representative of the Ordinary Alliance was a woman who looked extremely beautiful from a distance. Her long chestnut hair was piled high in a bun, and she walked with a swaying gait, her figure alluring, yet her face was filled with a holy aura, making her quite attractive.

Xiao Hongchen patiently explained to the group from the side:

"The middle-aged man in the purple cloak is An Litong, the president of the Aodu Chamber of Commerce. Behind him is the military of the Sun Moon Empire."

On the other side, the woman with a seductive figure and a pure face, whose age was hard to discern, was Shangguan Wei'er, the leader of the Ordinary Alliance, who controlled all the entertainment industry and most of the catering industry in Mingdu.

My grandfather said that this woman is very powerful. Countless strong men have fallen at her feet. Despite her charming appearance, she was actually the leader of the Ordinary Alliance forty years ago.

No one knows her true age. Her cultivation level is even higher than that of An Litong, the president of the Aodu Chamber of Commerce. She is estimated to be at the level of a Title Douluo. Behind her is the great noble class of Mingdu.

On the side of the Xishui Alliance, the leader is called Nangong Wan. On the surface, they represent the imperial family, which is why the Xishui Alliance is able to grow stronger in front of the other two.

However, those two families also represent extremely powerful classes, which even the royal family cannot completely absorb. Although they vaguely know that there are evil soul masters behind the Xi Shui Alliance, they are not afraid of the interest groups they represent.

Grandpa's current crackdown is aimed at using evil spirit masters to suppress these two major forces. Of course, to ensure they check and balance each other, Grandpa can't allow the Xi Shui Alliance to become dominant; those guys won't be welcome anywhere.

Upon hearing the name of this force, Lin Dong thought, "The Evening Water Alliance, that evil soul master, I think his name is Ye Evening Water, isn't it? This name is really... hard to describe."

As he pondered this, the auspicious beast couldn't help but shake its head:

"This is so complicated. Xiao Hongchen, you're amazing. You actually know so much information."

Xiao Hongchen was taken aback by these words. He hadn't expected that someone would praise him for not praising Lin Dong when he was with Lin Dong. He puffed out his chest proudly and touched his nose, feigning composure.

"Grandpa told me all of this. I was just a messenger. He originally wanted to tell Lin Dong, but that guy is a cultivation fanatic, so Grandpa had no choice but to tell me instead."

At this point, Xiao Hongchen glanced tentatively at Lin Dong, who noticed his gaze and shrugged.

Do I look like I desperately need praise?

Meng Hongchen chuckled: "Laugh? You think Lin Dong hasn't been praised enough? Look at how cautious you are, you're something else..."

I'm currently reading the error-free version! This is the first time I've published this novel.

Xiao Hongchen blushed, and her voice suddenly grew louder:

"What are you saying! I'm just giving him face, okay? You two, never mind, I won't say anything. The auspicious beast is better; it's not cunning at all."

Lin Dong glanced at him: "Continue with the introduction, have you forgotten the information because you're being praised?"

Xiao Hongchen glared at him, coughed lightly, and looked at the auspicious beast, his tone returning to normal:

"On the surface, the three underground forces are joining forces to hold competitions to make money and earn gambling funds from a large number of tourists. But in reality, Grandpa said this is an important moment for the three underground forces to reshuffle the deck."

The Xishui Alliance seeks to further control the underground world, while the Aodu Chamber of Commerce and the Pingfan Alliance are showing signs of joining forces to counter it.

Upon hearing this, Lin Dong couldn't help but ask in confusion, "The Xi Shui Alliance is backed by the Holy Spirit Sect. I see that the leaders of the other two major forces are a Soul Douluo and a Title Douluo, how can they possibly stand against the Holy Spirit Sect?"

Xiao Hongchen was puzzled after hearing this: "How do you know about the Holy Spirit Cult? Well, Grandpa must have told you. He told me that the black market needs to be regulated, but it will definitely be difficult to eradicate."

He couldn't possibly let the Xishui Alliance monopolize power. Anyway, it involves those court infighting issues, which are troublesome and don't really concern us.

Seeing the auspicious beast's curious gaze, Xiao Hongchen coughed lightly and explained again:

"Actually, it's still related to our last competition. Not only were the soul tools lost, but the loss of rare metals was also quite terrible. Grandpa said that Mingde Hall needs to be rebuilt, which requires rare metals, so the black market must be rectified."

But with such a large pie, the power struggles within the court were so complex that even His Majesty the Emperor couldn't completely control it, let alone Grandpa. So, they were arranged to fight amongst themselves.

The auspicious beast nodded as if it understood, then opened its mouth wide and exclaimed:

"Human emotions are so complicated. In the Star Dou Great Forest, there aren't so many twists and turns. As long as you're strong enough, you can devour your opponent. Hehe, but I didn't encounter any danger. Those ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts just ran away when they saw me."

The auspicious beast's slightly heroic face, paired with its憨笑 (simple and honest smile), creates a somewhat adorable contrast.

While the group was talking, the three major forces below the stage began to place their bets. The Xi Shui Alliance declared that they were determined to win the championship and added a soul bone as a prize to the original reward of an eighth-level soul tool and a large amount of rare metals.

To incentivize the contestants, the Oudu Chamber of Commerce threw out ten million gold soul coins, betting them on a representative of their own faction.

Shangguan Wei'er, the beautiful leader of the Ordinary Alliance, chuckled and stepped forward:

"Both of you are full of confidence! Then this little sister can't fall behind, can she? Our Ordinary Alliance has plenty of beauties. If our Soul Master wins the final championship..."

"Tens of thousands of beauties from my Ordinary Alliance will be at his disposal, and I can also provide him with a dragon maiden of ancient blood as his slave."

Seeing the three people's puzzled looks, Xiao Hongchen spoke again to explain:

"Dragon Girls are special creatures that are half-human and half-beast. They are all in the form of extremely beautiful women, but their bodies are covered with scales, and only their faces are like those of humans."

Once a human unites with a dragon girl, they can absorb the essence of her dragon blood, thereby completely changing their physique and promoting their martial soul to evolve once more on the original basis, and this evolution will inevitably be positive.

However, these dragon maidens are extremely rare, and can only be found in deep mountains and marshes. Moreover, they are all cursed with misfortune, and the first person to capture them is almost certainly doomed.

"This leader of the Ordinary Alliance is really willing to go all out. It seems they are worried that their power will be greatly weakened, which is why they are making such a big sacrifice."

As expected, after the voice of the Ordinary Alliance fell, everyone present revealed a look of covetousness in their eyes. Clearly, the so-called Dragon Girl had a fatal attraction for every Soul Master.

Upon hearing this, the two girls present couldn't help but look displeased.

"These people are so cruel. The expressions on the faces of so many people in the audience were disgusting."

Lin Dong spoke calmly, "Although we don't really need this method, it is indeed a way for Soul Masters to improve. Anyway, it has little to do with us, and we have no power to interfere in the fate of others."

Xiao Hongchen and the other nodded in agreement. They already knew the law of the jungle, and under Lin Dong's influence, they understood even more clearly that all they could control was to protect themselves and the people they wanted to protect.

The auspicious beast, whose intelligence was just beginning to awaken and who had lived a life of luxury in the Star Dou Great Forest, did not quite understand what he was saying. However, looking at Lin Dong, only two words came to mind: obedience.

While the three were talking, the competition below the stage had already progressed to the point of a duel, and the Soul Master representing the Xi Shui Alliance won a victory with an almost overwhelming force.

The representative of the Aodu Chamber of Commerce was ashen-faced, but there was nothing they could do. The combat power of the evil soul masters was simply too monstrous for their level, and their representative almost died on the field.

What puzzled Lin Dong and his group of four above was that the female representative of the Ordinary Alliance had a very calm expression and seemed to be very confident.

After both contestants took to the stage, the confidence in her eyes intensified. Lin Dong glanced indifferently at the competition platform, and the next second, Xiao Hongchen forcefully gripped his shoulder:

"Lin Dong, you absolutely have to help me save her!"

(End of this chapter)