Douluo 2: This Dragon God has too much martial virtue

Chapter 581 Centralization
"Oh? That blind guy threatened you?" Du Bu Si immediately became interested. All other members of the Body Sect, regardless of their seniority, pricked up their ears and listened carefully. It turned out that if the top beam is not straight, the bottom beam will be crooked as well.

"No, business, of course, requires harmony. A sincere proposal would be fine, but that young lady didn't want to, so the matter should have ended there. But the man who came along to discuss the deal said she was just a pretty girl with an ordinary spirit, and marrying her to their Young Sect Master was considered too high a price to pay. He also said that since they've been doing business for so many years, it's just a bonus. She'd at least be a concubine, and since their Young Sect Master really likes her, maybe she could become his wife. Ha!" Huo Yuhao suddenly sneered, "Isn't that just trying to undercut the price? They're treating us like merchandise, as if anyone would want to marry into their family..."

The reason they didn't acknowledge Jiang Nannan's value was because the Xuanming Sect knew she had value. Her martial spirit was ordinary, but she had a good talent for cultivation. If she married their young master, her offspring would most likely inherit the Xuanming Turtle martial spirit and her cultivation aptitude. But if they acknowledged this, they would have to pay a higher price to marry her. If she truly had no value, they would simply pass her over, rather than talk about marrying her while devaluing her.

The Xuanming Sect's leader had personally praised Jiang Nannan as "extremely beautiful, beautiful and intelligent, with unparalleled beauty and impeccable appearance." How come these subordinates had turned her into "just a bit of a beauty"? The deliberate derogatory intent was too obvious.

Even more outrageous, the person in charge seemed to assume that Jiang Nannan was just an insignificant member of Dragon Pavilion, and that the higher-ups wouldn't care about her fate. He even openly questioned whether Jiang Nannan was still a virgin, hinting that if she wasn't, she wouldn't even be qualified to be a concubine, let alone a wife.

Of course, this might have been instructed by the princess of the previous dynasty. After all, most mothers couldn't bear to see their children being wronged. From her point of view, she even disliked this kind of commoner girl who took a high-handed approach to her own son.

"There's such a thing?!" Du Bu Si screamed, "Didn't you beat the bastard up?!" If someone asked him to give him a disciple of the Body Sect when negotiating a deal with him, he would teach the other person's whole family a lesson the next second.

Huo Yuhao smiled and explained, "Everyone was quite busy recently." Busy beating up Tang San, the fallen dog. "Besides, if the negotiations couldn't go through, they couldn't snatch him away, so the higher-ups didn't take it too seriously at the time."

In the end, the incident came to an end when Jiang Nannan suddenly jumped up on the spot and kicked the person in charge until he completely lost his ability to move.

"So it's Sister Jiang." Princess Vina suddenly interrupted, "In the last Soul Master Competition, she almost brought down the Soul Emperor of Shrek Academy with her Soul Sect cultivation. I still remember that duel vividly."

It seemed that the Xuanming Sect had inadvertently offended the Dragon Pavilion, and was therefore about to face catastrophic disaster. After all, if the superiors only needed to show their willingness, others would naturally rush to act on their behalf.

"Sister Nannan's mother and my brother's mother live very close to each other. They both work for Dragon Pavilion and have some overlap in their work, so they are familiar with each other. But the young master of Xuanming Sect told my brother to stay away from her without any reason and even planned to take action. Ha! He is still the same as always. He can't stand Sister Nannan having any friends of the opposite sex. Although that person was my senior in the past, how can he be compared to my own brother? I had to let him suffer a little." Huo Yuhao lightly pushed the task of dealing with Xuanming Sect to the Benti Sect.

Princess Vina nodded. At this point, what was there left for her to understand? The true ruler of the Dragon Pavilion was the divine dragon that stood atop the world. Given this, every person and every object within the Dragon Pavilion was naturally not to be coveted, let alone forcibly claimed.

With just one word from that person, the situation on the entire continent could be easily altered, like turning clouds and rain with a flip of the hand. If she were to displease him, even the current situation of the Tianhun Royal Family, which existed in name only, would be difficult to maintain.

Princess Vina knew perfectly well that if the Heavenly Soul Royal Family wanted to retain its royal title, it had no choice but to obediently act as her puppet, at her beck and call. At this point, it wasn't a question of whether they wanted to wage war against the Douling Empire, but rather that they had to obey her will and reunite the two empires. "Indeed, even if a deal falls through, goodwill should remain. Since they are unjust, then don't blame us for being unjust too." Having gained the support of Poison Undying, Princess Vina immediately decided that the next target would be the Xuanming Sect.

Originally, the plan was to purge a handful of elite nobles, but now it seems those inconsiderate sects can't be spared either. Furthermore, the accumulated wealth of the sects far surpasses that of the titled nobles, and their cultivation resources are likely even more abundant. This deal is a win-win no matter how you calculate it.

No matter how unwilling they were, they had to face the reality that Longge was using the name of the royal family to advance its plan of centralization step by step.

After all, if the Body Sect and the Tianhun Royal Family did not cooperate, there would be many people vying to be the Dragon's sword, just like the Marshal of the Sun and Moon Empire who was unstoppable and continuously devouring the territory of the Xingluo Empire.

The capital of the Xingluo Empire, Xingluo City.

The air was filled with the smell of gunpowder, the sky was gloomy, and dark clouds hung low, as if a downpour would fall at any time.

Less than one-third of the city wall on the north remains, but one can still see a defense line composed of densely packed soul guides. The same is true for the other three city walls, guarding the entire city like a steel forest.

It seems that the Xingluo Empire has exhausted all its national strength and concentrated all the soul guides that can be mobilized here.

However, just outside this steel forest, there is a larger and more rigorous soul guide position.

A hundred miles north of Xingluo City, there are dangers lurking everywhere. The sky is filled with various detection soul guides, all pointing in the direction of Xingluo City.

On the ground, a large number of soul guides formed giant soul guide positions, like a giant pair of pliers ready to attack Xingluo City at any time.

The Xingluo Empire's army suffered heavy casualties as it retreated step by step. The five improvised Soul Guidance Corps were almost completely annihilated. The backwardness of Soul Guidance technology was the main reason for this defeat.

Even more devastating to the Xingluo army was the news that their commander, the White Tiger God Dai Hao, had been brought to the front by the Sun-Moon Empire's Marshal, his eyes gouged out, his limbs crippled, and he, along with his son Dai Huabin, was hung on the front lines for public display. The people, who had initially refused to believe Dai Hao's capture, were shocked and devastated by the sight of their commander reduced to a cripple.