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

She had heard of Dong Qing before; he was very attractive to women and could easily draw the attention of young women.

Not only did she bewitch two princesses of the Gama Empire, but she also had a secret affair with Mittel-Yafei of the Mittel family.

Even this man, who had no aversion to meat or vegetables, had an ambiguous relationship with Queen Medusa of the Snake-People tribe. He used the Mo Tie mercenary group led by Xiao Ding, the eldest son of the Xiao family, and Xiao Li, the second son of the Xiao family, to help the Snake-People tribe open up trade routes and allow them to live normal lives.

Jia Xingtian, the guardian of the imperial family of the Jia Ma Empire, wanted to kill this man more than once, but unfortunately he had too many concerns and ultimately did not take action. He had to consider the opinions of the Mittel family, and he also had to consider the opinions of his own granddaughters, namely his granddaughter Yao Ye and granddaughter Yao Yue.

..........

three years ago.

One of the top ten strongest figures in the Gama Empire, the Supreme Elder of the Mittel family, one of the three major families of the empire, the Ice Emperor Hai Bodong, who had been missing for more than twenty years, returned to the Mittel family.

His close personal relationship with Dong Qing meant that Jia Xingtian, the guardian of the Jia Ma Empire's royal family, dared not act recklessly and could only watch helplessly as his princess was taken by an outsider.

Of course.

It hasn't been tamed yet, but judging from the situation, it will be tamed sooner or later.

Actually, Jia Xingtian could accept this, after all, Dong Qing was a fifth-grade alchemist with unlimited potential. However, he could not accept that his two granddaughters had been captured by Dong Qing.

Dongqing, you really deserve to die!

.............

Five days have passed.

Battle Through the Continent, Adding to the Empire, the Imperial Capital.

Dongqing rode a tall horse, with Yaoye riding a similarly tall horse beside him. Behind them were four luxurious carriages and hundreds of cavalrymen carrying long spears.

The carriages were filled with members of the Xiao family. Xiao Yu and Xiao Xun'er sat in the first carriage, while Xiao Yan, Xiao Ning, Xiao Mei, and other members of the Xiao family were arranged in the carriages behind them.

Don't underestimate the Xiao family now. The Xiao family is the overlord of Wutan City. Although the family has not moved back to the capital, the Xiao family can be considered a major family in the entire Jiama Empire.

To know.

The current Xiao family patriarch, Xiao Zhan, is not the Great Dou Master from the original story. Although he reached the Dou King level through drug use, he is still a genuine Dou King powerhouse.

A Dou Wang level expert... Although it sounds a bit ridiculous, in the small territory of the Jia Ma Empire, such an expert is indeed considered strong, capable of supporting an entire family.

The ten strongest figures in the Gama Empire.

The strongest being Jia Xingtian, a nine-star Dou Huang, is also the guardian of the imperial family.

The second strongest is Hai Bodong, a five-star Dou Huang and the Supreme Elder of the Mittel family.

The third strongest is Fa Ma, a four-star Dou Huang and the president of the Alchemist Guild.

The fourth strongest is Yun Yun, a three-star Dou Huang and the current sect master of the Yunlan Sect.

As for the "stronger ones" that follow.

The fifth to tenth ranks are all Battle Kings, with Xiao Zhan at the bottom.

......

A dozen minutes later.

Just as Dongqing rode his horse through the city gate, a cute little girl flew towards him, baring her teeth and claws, before finally turning into a pendant and hanging on Dongqing's body.

"Brother Dongqing, you're finally here! Yue'er missed you so much!"

The little girl bears a slight resemblance to Yao Ye in appearance, but one has a cold and aloof demeanor while the other is mischievous.

Moreover, Yao Ye has already matured and grown up, looking heroic and spirited, while the little loli is still just an adorable loli.

She is Princess Yaoyue of the Jiama Empire, and also the younger sister of the aloof and elegant Yaoye.

“If you want to come to the Xiao family in Wutan City, I’m usually there.” Dong Qing rubbed Yao Yue’s head and gently pried open her limbs that were locked around her body.

"Grandpa won't let me go to Wutan City!" Yao Ye said, looking aggrieved.

She longed to go to Wutan City, but Jia Xingtian kept a close eye on her. Not only her, but even her sister was forbidden from going to Wutan City to find Dong Qing. This time, it was only because Fa Ma from the Alchemist Guild spoke up that Yao Ye was allowed to go to Wutan City to invite Dong Qing.

Perhaps Jia Xingtian also understood that his granddaughter could not escape the fate of being taken advantage of.

.......

at this time.

Inside the Xiao family carriage at the back, Xiao Yu and Xiao Xun'er exchanged a glance, both looking somewhat helpless. They were well aware of Dong Qing's charm, which was as captivating as a firefly in the dark.

They thought that it would be enough for the Jiama Empire to compensate Princess Yaoye, but they didn't expect that Princess Yaoyue would also be compensated. In the future, will the Jiama Empire belong to Dongqing or the Jiama Empire's royal family?

In the Dou Qi Continent, strength reigns supreme, and there is no such thing as a woman being unable to wield power.

Yao Ye has great talent. In his early twenties, he was already a Dou Ling, only one step away from Dou Wang. He was also the Grand General of the Jia Ma Empire, commanding hundreds of thousands of troops.

Yao Yue is the apprentice of Fa Ma, the president of the Alchemist Guild. Although she is young, she is very intelligent and has extremely high attainments in alchemy. In the future, she will be the heir to the Jia Ma Empire.

That's why.

Jia Xingtian simply couldn't accept that his two talented granddaughters were being taken by one man, even though Dong Qing was ostensibly a promising fifth-grade alchemist.

........

A short while later.

Just as Dong Qing was calming down Yao Yue, this troublesome girl, a majestic and imposing ice dragon descended from the sky, forcing the group to stop in the middle of the road.

Standing atop the giant ice dragon was a man who appeared to be about forty years old, but with a full head of white hair. This man was none other than Hai Bodong, the Supreme Elder of the Mittel family, the Ice Emperor.

"Dongqing, it's been a long time since we last met!" Ice Emperor Haibodong said loudly.

three years ago.

When Dong Qing passed through the Tagor Desert, he used a pill to break the seal left by Queen Medusa, allowing this man who had been in a slumber for more than twenty years to regain his cultivation as a Dou Huang.

This is the end.

Ice Emperor Hai Bodong became close friends with Dong Qing, and became Dong Qing's public protector, shielding him from the storms of the Jiama Empire, as he did not want to reveal his identity and strength.

"It has indeed been a long time." Dong Qing nodded slightly.

"Shall we go for a couple of drinks?" suggested Ice Emperor Hai Bodong.

"no problem."

After tossing the little loli Yaoyue in his arms to the aloof and elegant Yaoye, Dongqing jumped onto the head of the ice dragon and stood side by side with Haibodong, who was known as the Ice Emperor.

"Roar!"

With a deafening roar, the icy dragon flew towards a tavern in the capital, leaving behind the two imperial princesses, Yaoyue and Yaoye, along with the Xiao family members, Xiao Xun'er, Xiao Yu, Xiao Mei, Xiao Ning, Xiao Yan... all staring at each other in disbelief.

"Brother Dongqing didn't even take me with him..." Yaoyue said unhappily.

"Senior Dongqing has something to attend to, little sister, you mustn't go and cause trouble." Yaoye punched Yaoyue.

"He's lucky he ran fast!" Xiao Xun'er sneered.

"Otherwise, I must find out when he started flirting with the little princess." Xiao Yu nodded.

Apart from those who have close ties with Dongqing.

Others who were not particularly close to Dong Qing were also discussing it.

"Xiao Yan, you're also an alchemist? Elder Dongqing actually took you as his disciple?" Xiao Ning asked in shock.

"Hmph, you didn't expect that, did you!" Xiao Yan smirked.

Because he had recovered to the level of a Dou Zhe (Fighter), he was able to learn alchemy. However, he accidentally exposed his identity as an alchemist and conveniently shifted the blame onto Dong Qing.

Yao Chen didn't want to reveal his identity at this time. Although he believed that with Dong Qing's protection, the Soul Palace couldn't do anything to him, he felt that it was better to avoid trouble.

"Brother Xiao Yan, you're amazing!"

Xiao Mei's tone was full of admiration, but no matter how much she flattered him, Xiao Yan didn't react at all, and didn't even have the interest to answer, treating her as if she were invisible.

..........

In the capital city, at a tavern.

“Every Alchemist Conference attracts the attention of many powerful forces, and those alchemists with good alchemy skills are highly sought-after by these forces. Tsk tsk, such treatment is simply enviable, and even makes one want to kill.” Ice Emperor Hai Bodong took a big gulp of strong liquor.

Hearing Hai Bodong's slightly exaggerated words...

Dong Qing smiled, shook his head, and said, "Alchemists are a highly sought-after profession wherever they go. Although being recruited by powerful forces would bring them excellent treatment, their freedom... well, overall, it's not a very worthwhile trade-off."

"Not worth it? You know Furukawa, right?"

Upon hearing Dong Qing's words, Ice Emperor Hai Bodong couldn't help but roll his eyes. He hadn't expected Dong Qing to be so Versailles-like, actually thinking that being taken under the wing of a powerful force was not worthwhile.

"Danwang Guhe, in this Jia Ma Empire, I'm afraid there's really no one who doesn't know him."

Dong Qing shrugged. He not only knew that Yun Yun was his most hated person, but he also knew that he might accidentally seduce Yun Yun, his dream girl.

"He was the biggest dark horse in the Alchemist Conference two years ago. Before that, not many people knew the name Gu He. But after successfully making a name for himself in the Alchemist Conference, he was noticed by Yun Shan, the former sect master of Yunlan Sect, and was then hired as a guest elder of Yunlan Sect..."

Before Binghuang Haibodong could finish speaking, Dongqing interrupted, "Yunshan?"

"Yunshan was also a nine-star Douhuang, once on par with Jia Xingtian. However, he went into seclusion many years ago and has been out of contact for so long. He is probably already a skeleton in a tomb," sighed Ice Emperor Hai Bodong.

"Why can't it be that he's broken through to the Dou Zong realm? I'm just waiting to give you a taste of your own medicine," Dong Qing said in a strange tone.

"Dongqing, you don't understand. Just how deep the gap is between Douhuang and Douzong. Trying to break through from Douhuang to Douzong is no exaggeration to say that it's a matter of life and death."

Ice Emperor Hai Bodong shook his head. He didn't believe that Yun Shan had the ability to break through to the Dou Zong realm on his own. Unless the major powers outside intervened, Yun Shan had no chance of breaking through to the Dou Zong realm.

"I understand. Let's get back to Gu He." Dong Qing probably understood. It wasn't easy for a Dou Huang to break through to Dou Zong, especially for those who lacked talent.

Otherwise.

Queen Medusa would not use such an extreme method as burning her body with strange fire to evolve her bloodline potential in order to break through the shackles between Dou Huang and Dou Zong.

You must know that strange fire is a fire of heaven and earth, used to temper the body. If you are not careful, you will be pulverized and turned into roast meat. There will be no chance to regret it then.

Dongqing wouldn't let Queen Medusa take that risk. There are many snake women, but there's only one Queen Medusa.

Moreover, because of his arrival, he seriously suspected that her attempt to evolve her bloodline using the strange fire would most likely fail.

“I remember back then, Gu He was only a fourth-grade alchemist, one grade lower than you, Dong Qing. But over the years, with the support of the Yunlan Sect’s enormous financial resources, he has managed to rise two grades. Moreover, his reputation has gone from being unknown to being the Pill King that everyone respects today,” Ice Emperor Hai Bodong exclaimed.

"So he's a pill king made from piles of herbs. I thought he had a real talent for alchemy."

Dong Qing raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise. He hadn't expected that the so-called Pill King Gu He would actually emerge in this way, a sixth-grade alchemist who had been created by piling up a large number of medicinal herbs.

Isn't this just like Han Paopao from a certain mortal cultivation world?