Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Ten Ferocious Heavenly Horned Ant

Chapter 270, General Li Qingsong of the Heavenly Strategy Army

After several rounds of drinks...

As the Crown Prince's tutor, Ning Fengzhi smiled and was the first to speak: "Helping each other is only natural. No matter which power we come from, we are all citizens of the Heaven Dou Empire. What do you say, Your Highness Dongqing?"

After he finished speaking, he turned to look at Dongqing.

He hoped that Dong Qing could publicly acknowledge his identity as a citizen of the Heaven Dou Empire. Only in this way could he dispel some of the concerns of the Heaven Dou royal family members and the Heaven Dou Empire's military present.

"Sect Leader Ning is right. As fellow citizens of the empire, it is only right that we help each other." Dong Qing nodded slightly, directly acknowledging his identity as a citizen of the Heavenly Dou Empire.

Dong Qing, who grew up in Holy Soul Village until he was six years old, had no ill will towards the Heaven Dou Empire. After all, Village Chief Jack was his grandfather, and although they weren't blood relatives, he had raised him from a young age.

Unlike the miserable Tang San, who also had to take care of the alcoholic Tang Hao, Village Chief Jack was a responsible grandfather who didn't need his two- or three-year-old son, Dong Qing, to do housework.

So Dongqing spent his days playing, catching fish and stealing bird eggs, going down to the rice paddies to catch crabs, climbing trees, fighting, and being the king of the kids. He had a very happy childhood.

Don't underestimate these childish actions. If someone could truly return to childhood, the first thing you might think of wouldn't be making a lot of money, but simply enjoying your childhood.

Just focus on doing what's right for your current age. Don't think about what you'll be like when you're twenty or older when you're only two, because that will make you seem out of place.

The key is.

You can be a little more unrestrained during your childhood. Even if you cuddle with older girls and act cute, they won't call you a pervert!

As for those years on Earth, Dong Qing felt something was strange. In his memory, he was an orphan and was raised by a woman named Yu Niang, but he still couldn't remember her face at all.

It was as if an invisible giant hand had erased all traces of her existence.

Strange to say.

Dong Qing remembered that when he was practicing the Martial Soul Fusion Technique with Hu Liena, after encountering a bottleneck, a deity named Yu Niang used soul transmission to teach him the secrets of Martial Soul Fusion.

The mysterious older sister who raised me on Earth seems to be named Yu Niang, but now, this deity who is suspected to be from the Douluo God Realm is also named Yu Niang. Could they be the same person?

This is the biggest question buried deep in Dongqing's heart.

Meanwhile, on Douluo Star, in the outer void.

Because of the shared bloodline of the Heavenly Horned Ants, and the presence of their soul imprints, the illusory soul of the female Heavenly Horned Ant, Yu Niang, reappeared in the dark and silent void after unintentionally sensing Dong Qing's thoughts.

She was dressed in white, her beauty unparalleled. Her slender figure was stunningly graceful, as if she had stepped out of a mythical world. She was so ethereal, like a celestial being descended to earth.

She possessed an otherworldly aura, seemingly not belonging to this world. She exuded an ethereal quality, as if she might ascend to immortality at any moment, transcending the mundane world.

Her ink-black hair danced gently, shimmering with starlight. Her moon-white dress accentuated her graceful and proud figure, and her skin was as white as jade.

On her snow-white neck, there should have been a stunningly beautiful face, but it was obscured by a thick, chaotic fog, revealing only her fair chin and a pair of clear, autumn-water-like pupils.

"Your Highness, I didn't expect you to still remember my name on Earth. Actually, the more than ten years that I spent with Your Highness on Earth were truly very happy. But now... it's not time for Your Highness to know the truth. When the time comes, I will naturally tell Your Highness the whole truth."

"Now Your Highness only needs to enjoy life in peace. In this world without alien invasions and without dark turmoil, you can grow slowly without having to shoulder the heavy responsibility of saving a vast world."

"Your Highness, do you believe it? In my opinion, one day in the future, Your Highness will inherit the name of the Ten Fiends and return to the Perfect Great Thousand World with invincible power, crushing the neighboring alien Great Thousand World."

No one could hear the voice of the female ant, Yu Niang. Although she hoped that Dong Qing would be happy for the rest of his life, things did not go as planned. Dong Qing still had lofty ambitions in his heart.

Since that's the case, she can only hope that Dongqing can grow for hundreds of thousands of years in this mysterious Great Thousand World, and not rush back to the Perfect Great Thousand World and other realms to fight.

Honestly, the female ant Yu Niang really didn't want Dong Qing to return to the Perfect Great Thousand World, didn't want him to fight against the invasion of the alien Great Thousand World, and didn't want him to encounter the terrifying dark turmoil.

The reason why the female ant thought this way was very simple: in order to protect Dongqing, a pure-blooded ant that had just been born, she chose to leave this perfect world where there was no hope.

She traversed countless realms and endless star seas, and in the end, even her body was mercilessly devoured by the endless chaotic currents. Of course, she didn't want Dongqing to return to the Perfect Great Thousand World again.

Because too many pure-blooded beings sacrificed themselves to protect the perfect Great Thousand World from invasion by other Great Thousand Worlds. Although some did so willingly and some were forced to, they ultimately perished.

【Soul Imprint】

For true powerhouses, soul imprints are generally used to protect their direct bloodline and important relatives, since a soul imprint requires tearing apart a small part of the soul to be successfully engraved.

As for tracking and monitoring enemies, you can use mental imprints. Even if you lose this mental power, it will not harm your own soul essence, since mental power can be automatically restored.

However, if this soul imprint is lost, it means a part of the soul is permanently missing, and without special rare and precious materials, it is very difficult to restore the soul's torn wound.

.....

The Heavenly Dou Imperial Palace, the Crown Prince's Hall, and a side hall.

After an unknown amount of time, a gray-haired man who had been sitting behind the long table suddenly spoke up: "Your Highness Dongqing, do you... still consider yourself a citizen of the Empire?"

His hair was gray, his face was aged, and his eyes were like those of an eagle, full of intimidation. At the same time, although his body was stooped, the iron-blooded aura of a soldier was still there.

[Li Qingsong, General of the First Army Group of the Heavenly Dou Empire, aged eighty-two.]

The First Army Group of the Heavenly Dou Empire, totaling 300,000 men—100,000 heavy cavalry, 50,000 heavily armored soldiers, 100,000 light infantry, and 50,000 support troops—is stationed in the northwest of the Heavenly Dou Empire, facing the Star Luo Empire from afar.

The Li family is a family of military officers, but due to his advanced age, General Li Qingsong has retired. Now, the First Army of the Tiandou Empire is led by his son, Li Kai.

These were top-secret intelligence documents that had already been seen inside the Spirit Hall.

The thought flashed through Dong Qing's mind. He gathered his thoughts and then said, "Of course, I have always been a citizen of the Empire. General Li, although I have now joined the Spirit Hall, the Spirit Hall is only a permanently neutral spirit master organization. This does not affect my status as a citizen of the Empire."

In a sense, the Spirit Hall is indeed a neutral organization, but its strength is so terrifying that both the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire have to make great concessions to it.

Chapter 271, Tiger General Liu Chuang

"Hahaha... Old Li, don't worry! His Highness Dongqing is willing to attend the palace banquet today, which means he must have recognized Qinghe's abilities. It seems we're all on the same side." The old man next to General Li Qingsong of Tian Ce said with a kind expression.

Unlike General Li Qingsong of the Tian Ce Army, this old man, although also with gray hair, was a very robust old man with bulging muscles all over his body, and did not look like an old man at all.

[Liu Chuang, Tiger General, Third Army Group of the Heavenly Dou Empire, aged eighty-nine.]

The Third Army Group of the Tiandou Empire, totaling 250,000 men (200,000 light cavalry, 30,000 heavy cavalry, and 20,000 support troops), is stationed 500 kilometers west of Notting City on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest to guard against a possible beast tide.

The Liu family is a family of newly promoted military officers. Due to his advanced age, this Tiger General has also retired. Now, the Third Army Group of the Tiandou Empire is led by his son, Liu Gang.

.....

Unlike the Soul Hunter Forest, which is a forest for spirit beasts kept by the Spirit Hall and the two great empires, the Star Dou Great Forest is no less than the land area of ​​the two great empires.

This is a paradise for soul beasts. Even a titled Douluo could be ambushed and killed by soul beasts or ferocious beasts that are over 100,000 years old if he is not careful.

Alternatively, they might be forcibly killed by the ten most ferocious beasts, including Di Tian [Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King], Zi Ji [Hell Demon Dragon King], and Xiong Jun [Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear].

Although they were intimidated by the existence of the Douluo God Realm and dared not step out of the Star Dou Forest, nor dared to attract the attention of the Douluo God Realm, it would still be easy for them to crush an ordinary Title Douluo.

No one knows how many hundred-thousand-year-old soul beasts, or even more ferocious beasts, are hidden in the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest. As for Da Ming [Azure Bull Python] and Er Ming [Titan Giant Ape], they are like little brothers in the Star Dou Great Forest.

They are the two publicly known 100,000-year-old soul beasts in the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest, and are also recognized as the overlords of the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest in the Soul Master world of Douluo Continent.

However, in secret, many 100,000-year-old soul beasts in the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest have quietly hidden themselves. Possessing intelligence, they do not want to be discovered by humans or the gods of the Douluo God Realm.

These hundred-thousand-year-old soul beasts and ferocious beasts of more than one hundred thousand years simply watched as these two rascals smugly took pride in the title of overlords of the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest bestowed upon them by human soul masters, showing absolutely no intention of reminding humans that they would eventually have to deal with them.

........

Upon hearing the words of General Liu Chuang, a high-ranking officer in the Imperial military, Dong Qing thought to himself, "One of our own? You and I are not one of our own. The Xue Qinghe you see, the future Emperor Qinghe, is actually my wife Qian Renxue in disguise."

To be honest, Dong Qing also felt that this method of pretending to be the crown prince to seize the throne was somewhat despicable and sordid, but there was nothing he could do, since Bibi Dong was his teacher and her daughter Qian Renxue was now his wife.

As a truly good person, he can act with kindness, save innocent lives, and even use his own strength to protect the common people behind him.

But as a man, he must side with his woman. No matter what she does to hurt others, such as pretending to seize the Heavenly Dou Empire, he can only try his best to help her, rather than jumping out to oppose her.

Regardless of what outrageous things Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Lan Yinhuang A Yin, and others around them did, they all deserved their wrath.

As the person they trusted most, the only thing Dongqing could do was help them eliminate all future troubles, rather than standing on the moral high ground to condemn them.

For Dong Qing, the choice between family and the world was far more weighty; he could never bring himself to abandon his family to save the world.

Perhaps in this way, his kindness is no longer so pure, but if it's not pure, then it's not pure!

In this world, the only people Dongqing truly cares about are those around him.

...

The Heavenly Dou Imperial Palace, the Crown Prince's Hall, and a side hall.

At a table about seven or eight meters long, Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan sat on the right-hand side, slightly forward, listening to the conversation between the two Imperial generals and Dong Qing.

At this moment, Dugu Bo narrowed his eyes slightly and muttered to himself, "It seems that Xue Qinghe [Qian Renxue] is planning a coup. He has even dragged me into it. But I can't blame him. After all, Emperor Xueye has been on the throne for too long."

However, Dugu Bo was not surprised. Before he came, he had already made his decision. This time, he, as a royal retainer, was prepared to stand on Xue Qinghe's side [Qian Renxue].

He was a royal retainer, not Emperor Xueye's personal bodyguard. He had no reason to be loyal to an old man who was not long for death, nor did he have any right to have a titled Douluo loyal to him.

Most importantly, Xue Qinghe [Qian Renxue] has a legitimate and upright background. As the crown prince of the empire, it is perfectly reasonable for him to ascend to the throne of the Heavenly Dou Emperor.

Of course, it's hard to say whether this old poisoner would have sided with Xue Qinghe [Qian Renxue] if Dong Qing, the Holy Son of the Spirit Hall, hadn't stood up for her.

At the end of the long table, there were two drunkards. Looking up, I saw Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong. In order not to disturb others, the two of them ran to the very back.

At this moment, the two of them, one cup after the other, were enjoying the imperial tribute wine, which was brewed from Bauhinia flowers that had been aged for five hundred years.

The Bauhinia flower, which generally grows on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, is a very rare spiritual herb. A single plant is worth at least a thousand gold soul coins, and the imperial tribute wine they just drank was worth at least tens of thousands of gold soul coins.

"Sword Bone, do you think Emperor Xueye knows about tonight's banquet?"

"Nonsense, Xue Beng and Xue Ke, those two little kids, are here. How could he not know?"

"Then let's hope he steps down soon and makes way for a more capable person. Is he really that reluctant to give up that position?"

"You can't say that. Power is a poison. Perhaps Prince Qinghe will be the same in the future, unwilling to give up the throne he holds."

“That makes sense. The Heaven Dou royal family’s inherited martial soul is the Swan. This martial soul is extremely difficult to cultivate, so it’s normal for them to be obsessed with power. Unlike the Star Luo Empire, where every emperor is at least a Soul Douluo. I heard that this emperor even broke through the limit and became a Title Douluo.”

"However, it is precisely because the Heaven Dou royal family's inherited martial soul is difficult to grow and the royal family has few strong individuals that our Upper Three Sects have been able to stand tall in the Heaven Dou Empire. If it were the Star Luo Empire, it certainly wouldn't have given the Upper Three Sects a chance to establish themselves."

Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Bone Douluo Gu Rong chatted casually, and because they were drinking at the back, no one could hear them.

The two of them are a very special existence. Basically, wherever Ning Fengzhi, the support-type Soul Saint, is, their figures will always appear not far from him.

......

Seeing that the two high-ranking military officials of the Empire had gradually accepted Dongqing's identity as a citizen of the Heavenly Dou Empire, Xue Qinghe [Qian Renxue] put down his wine cup and turned to look at the dazed Dongqing.

A slight smile played on her lips as she spoke in a gentle, soothing voice, "My teacher once taught me to treat the common people kindly and to become a wise and powerful emperor, restoring the declining Heavenly Dou Empire to its former glory. Therefore, from a young age I have..."

At this moment, Xue Qinghe [Qian Renxue] began a long speech. This was the performance of a politician. Just look at how she had been lying low for more than ten years. Now, she was a qualified politician.

Perhaps in the eyes of the world, she is doing something that is not proper, but in this world, besides cultivation, there is also a life.