Douluo: Start by taking control of the Holy Spirit Church Saint

Chapter 478 Xiao Meng's Dowry

In the city center of Mingdu, there is another event called the Mingdu Soul Mentor Elite Competition.

Wherever there are people, there is an underground world, whether it is Tianhun, Douling, Xingluo or the Sun and Moon Empire. There are many kinds of underground worlds, and whether it is a low-level or high-level underground world, in fact, they are all toys of the princes and nobles. Otherwise, how could they continue to exist on this continent?

According to the information provided by Nana, the underground world of Mingdu is still composed of the three major forces, namely the largest Pingfan League, Xishui League and Aodu Chamber of Commerce.

Among them, Pingfan League, which sounds the most ordinary, controls the entire poultry industry in Mingdu and is considered the most superficial underground force. Aodu Chamber of Commerce controls assassins' guilds, thieves' guilds and some evil forces, specializing in collecting protection fees, assassinations, thefts and other illegal activities for a living.

As for the Xishui League, the Holy Spirit Church behind it is now under the control of Huo Yuhao. This force is much more high-end than theirs, and is engaged in the most profitable drug and arms sales in the underground world. Before being controlled by Huo Yuhao, it was also engaged in human trafficking part-time.

In the past, the Pingfan League and the Aodu Chamber of Commerce had a very close relationship, and they were vaguely planning to unite to fight against the Xishui League. However, the Xishui League has inexplicably kept a low profile now, and they don't have much contact with each other. With the compromise of the bigwigs behind each of them, they have been able to maintain peace.

These three underground forces are all involved in the reselling of rare metals. After all, this thing can be said to be very profitable. As long as they can infiltrate the mining channels, the cost is extremely low, but they can make more money than anything else.

After weighing the pros and cons, Huo Yuhao still chose the Xishui League, which was the most powerful of the three underground forces but had been secretly controlled by the other two major forces. After all, it was also a force under his control.

The venue for the Xishui League's preliminary competition is still a high-end hotel in the city center, which is very close to the Mingyue Hotel, making it convenient for Huo Yuhao's people to meet each other.

Qingse Hotel, a hotel with a very distinctive name, is only one kilometer away from Mingyue Hotel and two kilometers away from the Sun and Moon Empire Palace. It is located in an absolutely prime location.

This is the property of the Xishui League. Huo Yuhao also learned from Zhongli Yu that there are several old friends of his here.

Although the hotel does not look as big as Mingyue Hotel and has only five floors above ground, people who are familiar with it understand that its real strength lies underground.

At the front entrance of the hotel, four strong men over two meters tall and wearing tight-fitting black suits stood, looking at the flow of people passing by with cold eyes.

This time, Huo Yuhao deliberately used the image of Huo Gua in the original world line, sitting in a wheelchair, pushed by Nana, which was very eye-catching.

Before he, the disguised Hongchen siblings, and Nana arrived close, a sturdy man in black came up to them and blocked their way with a raised hand.

Huo Yuhao smiled as he sat in his wheelchair, and said, "You two, we are here to participate in the Mingdu Soul Instructor Elite Competition."

The black-clothed sturdy man was stunned for a moment, and his expression softened. You know, the status of soul masters in the Sun Moon Empire is much higher than in other countries. It is not a wise choice to offend a soul master, even if the other party is not of high level.

"Dear Soul Master, registration for the preliminary round is about to begin, please follow me." The burly man in black said respectfully.

Huo Yuhao is not a soul engineer yet, but don’t forget that there is an old man named Kong Deming in the Dragon Realm. Huo Yuhao has also learned a little about the making of soul guides in the past year. If he is to be rated, Kong Deming is willing to give him the certification of a second-level soul engineer.

Of course, all this is based on the premise that Huo Yuhao makes the soul guide on his own.

He really couldn't make a high-level soul guide by himself, but it was simply because he lacked experience.

The interior of the Qingse Hotel is indeed very simple. Not only is the layout and decoration very simple, there is no sign that this is the number one place for underground forces in Mingdu, let alone a very important stronghold of the Xishui League.

The hotel's layout has a moist feeling, with white porcelain decorations everywhere - white porcelain floors, white porcelain walls, and all colors are mainly white and red.

After entering the hotel, a middle-aged man came up to greet them and said, "Dear guests, who will be participating in our Mingdu Soul Mentor Elite Competition?"

Huo Yuhao smiled and said, "They and I will both participate." As he spoke, he pointed at the Hong Chen siblings beside him.

The middle-aged man smiled and nodded, saying, "What are your names?"

Huo Yuhao said: "These two are my family members Chen Hongxiao and Chen Hongmeng. My name is Chen Honghao."

The names of the Hongchen brothers and sisters were naturally pseudonyms taken in reverse order, while he used only the character "Hao".

In some areas, the same generation in a family would use generation names when naming their children. Huo Yuhao made up such names for the three contestants on his team.

The names of Huo Yuhao and the other two were successfully registered.

The middle-aged man did not ask about their origins. Many soul masters have special hobbies, and many people are cautious about participating in the underground forces' competitions. There are many people who use fake identities. The way for the underground forces to win them over in the competitions is definitely not by relying on names.

It is very important not to pry into the privacy of powerful soul masters. Only absolute benefits can keep them.

"The competition will begin soon, and time is tight. Could you three please show us your soul mentor identities? That will make it easier for me to arrange the competition for you."

“Hehe.” Huo Yuhao’s eyes lit up slightly, and he directly activated his mental barrier. He was worried that the abilities of the Hong Chen brothers and sisters would be exposed too early and recognized by others, so he simply cheated his way through.

There was a moment of emptiness in the middle-aged man's eyes, and then he nodded and said, "Okay, it has been confirmed."

After saying that, he made a gesture of invitation.

Huo Yuhao and his three companions came to a soul guide elevator inside the hotel lobby. The middle-aged man held a soul guide communicator and said a few words, then led the four people into the elevator.

The elevator went down all the way, and when the door opened again about ten seconds later, noisy sounds mixed with an air of decadence and decadence hit us in the face.

In stark contrast to the simplicity of the young hotel lobby, the splendor of the hotel's underground world dazzled everyone's eyes.

The underground world is full of gold, even the mirror surface, as if the underground world is made entirely of gold.

The middle-aged man led the four people first through a magnificent circular hall, and then entered a large door in front.

When the two guards at the door saw the middle-aged man, they immediately opened the door and invited them in.

After entering the door, the four of them came to a circular dome hall. The top of the hall seemed to be outlined by countless golden lines in a neat and regular pattern.

The huge dome provides sufficient light for the entire hall. Rows of seats extend neatly downwards, surrounded by a circle of escalators that go up diagonally.

At the end of each soul-guided escalator, there is a circular room suspended in the air. It is almost impossible to tell with the naked eye how these rooms are suspended in the air.

In the middle of the hall is a circular platform with a diameter of thirty meters. Although it is not as wide as the competition stage of the Continental Youth Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition, it is already quite amazing. This is the underground world.

There were dozens of metal tables on the competition stage, with soul guides flashing from time to time. There were also some metal tables around the round stage, with a total of more than one hundred.

The circles of sapphire blue velvet chairs on the periphery were filled with people. They were all very quiet, concentrating on watching the people busy at the metal tables in the center. Conservative estimates put the number of people watching at more than two thousand. From their clothes, it could be seen that everyone was either rich or noble.

“Those who can watch the battle in person are big bettors, who have bet at least 10,000 gold soul coins. Ordinary people can only choose to bet at the peripheral betting points of these underground forces if they want to place a bet.” Nana explained in Huo Yuhao’s ear.

This is just a sub-competition area, but it has attracted hundreds of soul masters under the age of 30 to participate. It seems that this underground black market competition is quite attractive.

"Three of you, today is the qualifying round. If you can produce a third-level soul guide within a certain period of time, you will pass the qualification review. Every soul guide has an hourglass on his desk to record the time." The middle-aged man explained.

Huo Yuhao smiled slightly: "That's enough."

Then, two men dressed the same as the middle-aged man who led the way blocked their way. After a brief exchange, one of the two middle-aged men said, "Contestants can go in, and outsiders should wait outside and place bets immediately."

Huo Yuhao turned his head and looked at Nana: "Go ahead, let's gamble for fun first."

"Yes, Master." Nana responded and went down. Hearing the name of Master, the middle-aged man who was in charge of leading the way changed his expression slightly. To be called Master by such a beautiful girl, he must be a young master from a big family.

Soon, the three were each assigned to a metal table, on which were placed various materials used to make soul guides.

When it comes to making soul guides, the Hongchen brothers and sisters are very adept at it. However, in order to hide their identities, they did not use their most skilled carving knives, but instead used ordinary carving knives on the table to make soul guides.

In name, although Huo Yuhao could only be considered a second-level soul engineer, he possessed absolute soul power and mental support. Even without Kong Deming's guidance behind the scenes, it should not be a problem for him to complete a third-level soul guide independently.

The middle-aged man who led them in kept his attention on Huo Yuhao. In his opinion, this young man sitting in the wheelchair was obviously the leader among the group, and his ability must be much stronger than the other two.

However, he was soon disappointed. Although Huo Yuhao was extremely serious during the production process, an expert could tell his level at a glance. His techniques throughout the entire production process were extremely unfamiliar. The only thing worth mentioning was that there was no mistake in the production process, which could even be described as flawless.

Similarly, although the referee was only a level 3 soul engineer, his eyesight was definitely not bad. As a member of the Xishui League, he had seen high-level soul engineers making soul tools more than once. However, Huo Yuhao's production process was extremely contradictory. Although his technique was unfamiliar, it was smooth and fast, so fast that it was unbelievable.

Huo Yuhao's production did not last too long. After only three minutes, Huo Yuhao's movements had stopped. He turned around easily and gestured to the confused referee: "I'm done."

The referee finally came to his senses, and hurried forward to pick up the strangely shaped soul guide on the table.

What Huo Yuhao had just made was a cannon barrel that Kong Deming had guided. After being compressed layer by layer, its power was extremely huge, comparable to a fourth-level soul guide. More importantly, its core magic array structure was extremely simple. It was a gadget that Kong Deming had researched when he had nothing to do.

But even so, this thing has reached the level of a third-level soul guide.

Although the referee's expression was still a little strange, he still respectfully handed the soul guide in his hand back to Huo Yuhao and said, "Congratulations, you have passed the qualifying round. This is the soul guide you made, please keep it. In this competition, all soul guides made belong to the soul guides themselves. Of course, you can also sell them to us."

Huo Yuhao smiled and put it away. It is important to remember that things should not be wasted, as they will always come in handy.

At this time, the referee asked tentatively: "Can I ask, what level of soul guide are you?"

Huo Yuhao smiled faintly and said, “You will know in the future. However, you haven’t seen the soul guides made by the two people who came with me.”

The referee then realized that the Hongchen siblings had also stopped moving. Xiao Hongchen made a simple milk bottle, which was barely a level 4 product, while Meng Hongchen made a short dagger, which also seemed to be a level 3 product.

At Huo Yuhao's request, the two brothers and sisters naturally concealed their abilities. You know, the Hongchen brothers and sisters were already level five soul masters five years ago.

"You three have passed the qualifying round. Tomorrow we will start the first round, which is a direct knockout round. Each round will eliminate one-third of the total number of people in the previous round until the final champion is decided. This is your qualification pass certificate. You can use it to collect the rewards for this round from the staff."

As he spoke, the referee handed over three badges made of pure gold, on which were the three people's certificate numbers.

Under the respectful gaze of the referee, Xiao Hongchen pushed Huo Yuhao's wheelchair and walked out with Meng Hongchen.

Nana also came forward at this time, took the handle of Huo Yuhao's wheelchair, and pushed him to the place where he received the award.

"Have you placed your bet?" Huo Yuhao asked with a smile.

Nana shook her head. Her financial situation was not particularly good and she did not have enough money to place a bet.

Huo Yuhao slapped his thigh, he had actually forgotten about this. He immediately took out the little gadget he had just made and asked Nana to sell it, it should be able to exchange for a few thousand gold coins.

Seeing this, the Hongchen brothers and sisters took out the soul guides they had made and gave them to Nana.

“Oh, I have to make money…” Huo Yuhao was a little distressed. He was now penniless. All the assets he had looted from the Xingluo Treasury had been donated to the Tianhun People’s Republic. Even the 100 million gold coins he had originally brought from the Holy Spirit Church were used up the last time he passed through Yelin City.

The Hongchen brothers and sisters did not bring too many valuable things when they went out. They only carried some rare metals and a ranking engraving knife that was exclusive to soul mentors.

"Yuhao, this is what my grandfather asked me to give you." Meng Hongchen seemed to remember something and handed him a storage soul guide ring.

It would have been better if Huo Yuhao hadn’t looked. When he did, he was shocked to find that there were mountains of rare metals inside, as well as many ninth-level soul guides that he had made himself.

The most important thing is that this storage soul guide actually has a voice recording function. Huo Yuhao was a little curious, and immediately injected soul power into it as if no one was around.

"You little bastard, consider these things as my granddaughter's dowry. If I knew you were mean to Xiao Meng, I would punish you even if I had to hide at the ends of the earth!"

Jing Hongchen's voice was very loud, but fortunately Huo Yuhao used his mental power to block the sound waves in time, so that the surrounding staff did not hear it.

Of course, Hongchen and Nana, who were nearby, heard it.

Xiao Hongchen's expression on the side suddenly became strange, and Meng Hongchen's face turned red and he stamped his feet in shame.

You stinky grandpa, we haven’t even started yet, stop talking nonsense!
Meeting Huo Yuhao's ambiguous gaze, the redness on Meng Hongchen's pretty face spread to her neck.

"Oh - it's the dowry..."

Xiao Hongchen sighed in his heart. In his heart, he had actually already accepted Huo Yuhao as his brother-in-law. Huo Yuhao was good in every way except that he was a little bit fickle.

The key is, you should be grateful to those who take from you.

Without Huo Yuhao, Xiao Hongchen might not be able to achieve such success today—a seventh-level soul master who is less than twenty years old!

When Huo Yuhao arrived at the underground world of the Qingse Hotel, he used his mental power to sense the entire venue. It was just a qualifying match, and there was no need for the big shots behind the Xishui League to go to the scene to watch the game in person.

This is also the reason why he asked the Hongchen brothers and sisters to hide their shortcomings.

If he doesn't hide his shortcomings, how will he make money from rare metals in the future?
However, his level as a soul guide is indeed not very high. With Nana in charge of collecting intelligence these days, he has time to find Meng Hongchen to guide him in the production of soul guides.

As a soul guide genius that only appears once in a century in the Sun-Moon Empire, Xiao Hongchen's attainments in soul guides must be better than her sister's, but who wouldn't want to learn from a little beauty?

Huo Yuhao possesses the spiritual power of the God King realm, so it is not difficult for him to study hard. Kong Deming has already laid a good foundation for him, and Meng Hongchen only needs to guide Huo Yuhao in some aspects.

After receiving the reward, Huo Yuhao and the other two left the Qingse Hotel together.

The abilities displayed by the three of them today were not particularly eye-catching, and naturally did not attract the covetousness of any force.

"Nana, what are the results of your investigation?"

On the way back, Huo Yuhao casually asked Nana behind him.

"Master, it has been confirmed that there is indeed a contestant named Ye Guyi from the Ordinary Alliance..." Nana reported the news she had obtained over the past two days truthfully.

"Yuhao, who is Ye Guyi?" Meng Hongchen couldn't help but become curious when he heard that Huo Yuhao actually asked Nana to investigate a girl for him.

"Kiss me and I'll tell you." Huo Yuhao said with a harmless smile.

"You... hate it!"

(End of this chapter)