Douluo: Starting from the Nine-Curved Vine Dragon

Chapter 322 Roundtable Conference
The night passed.

Among the various forces, large and small, gathered in Wuhun City, anyone with a bit of connections and good information had already learned of the tragedy that occurred outside Wuhun City last night through their own channels.

The competition committee even held an emergency meeting as a result.

In the center of Wuhun City, the building of the competition committee is located in a bright and spacious high-rise building not far from the Soul Arena.

At this moment, in the central council chamber of the building.

Representatives from the seven major powers took their seats around a round conference table, and a roundtable meeting began.

The tournament committee was originally composed of eight major forces. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's representative on the tournament committee also evacuated with the main force of the clan last night, and therefore could not escape the disaster.

"Such a calamity occurred during the competition. The culprit clearly did not take us seriously. However, the most urgent task is to come up with a countermeasure so as to give the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan an explanation."

The representative of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was Sect Master Ning Fengzhi, and standing next to him was Bone Douluo Gu Rong.

Among the seven major sects, the three upper sects are closely connected, although it is only on the surface, but the necessary formalities still cannot be neglected.

"Master Yue, this incident occurred on the outskirts of Wuhun City. Elder Xu, this incident also occurred after the match against your sect's team. I'm sure you two have a lot to say to each other."

The Spirit Hall was represented by Yue Guan, the Seventh Elder of the Hall of Offerings, while the Star Crown Sect was represented by Xu Huanchen, the sect's Grand Elder.

Xu Huanchen, with the Martial Soul Star Crown, is a level 97 Control-type Title Douluo and has the highest cultivation level among the seven seated individuals.

Although Yue Guan's true soul power level is also level 97, Xu Huanchen has been immersed in level 97 for many years and his soul power has long since reached the peak of level 97, while Yue Guan has only just entered level 97.

The difference in soul power between the peak of level 97 and the initial entry into level 97 is almost equivalent to the total amount of soul power required to go from level 95 to level 96.

"The innocent are innocent. How dare a mere defeated general sully the hands of my Star Crown Sect?"

Xu Huanchen naturally understood Ning Fengzhi's implied meaning. Having held a high position for many years, he was the oldest and most capable person present, so he spoke very directly and didn't bother with beating around the bush.

In contrast to Xu Huanchen's bluntness, Yue Guan, the seventh elder of the Spirit Hall, spoke much more subtly:

"Sect Leader Ning, you're joking. The incident happened on the outskirts of Wuhun City. Although my Wuhun Hall is highly suspected, you must not speak carelessly without evidence, lest you bring trouble upon yourself."

"As soon as His Holiness the Pope learned of the news, our Spirit Hall immediately dispatched the Spirit Hall Enforcement Team to the crime scene to collect evidence. Unfortunately, they found nothing. The scene was so clean that there wasn't even a hair left. We don't know how many groups of thieves have visited this place."

"One more thing, Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin, the twin stars of Blue Lightning, were not found at the crime scene. Perhaps they survived by chance and are on their way back to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."

"Wouldn't the truth come out if we just wait for their testimonies?"

Yue Guan had already learned from Lin Rong that Yu Tianheng was in their hands, and that Yu Tianxin was in the Kongming Battle Team, where the space inheritor Luo Minghua was.

If the Kongming team wants to continue participating in the competition peacefully, they absolutely dare not let Yu Tianxin reveal the truth.

The Spirit Hall wasn't the only force involved in last night's events. Of the seven major forces present, all but the Sea God Empire participated.

"That would be for the best. If such a thing were to happen to our Sea God Empire, then you can expect the High Priest's wrath to descend upon you!"

The Sea Dragon Douluo, the representative of the Sea God Empire, didn't understand these complicated matters, but his instincts told him that this matter was definitely related to the Spirit Hall.

Therefore, his tone was quite aggressive. "If this is true, I believe the Grand Elder of the Spirit Hall would be very willing to learn from the High Priest of the Sea God."

The speaker was Xue Qinghe, the representative of the Heavenly Dou Empire.

Although he is the Crown Prince of Heaven Dou and represents the Heaven Dou Empire, the Sea God Empire is an enemy of both the Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Empire, so his words are not suspicious.

Of course, there was another reason that prompted Xue Qinghe to do this.

Xue Qinghe learned about the love, hatred, and grudges between Qian Daoliu, Poseidon, and Tang Chen through his own channels.

As a child raised in a single-parent family, Qian Renxue's only relative is her grandfather, Qian Daoliu. Her hatred for Bo Saixi, who could potentially become her stepmother, is no less than that for her birth mother, Bibi Dong.

“That’s right. Our sect leader would also be happy to have another spar with the Sea God Douluo.”

An elder representing the Body Sect echoed this sentiment.

"you……"

Sea Dragon Douluo was furious, but there was nothing he could do.

Regardless of the reason, the battle at Poseidon City cannot change the fact that Poseidon Douluo was defeated by Poison Emperor, the sect master of the Body Sect.

Qian Daoliu of the Spirit Hall is also a peerless powerhouse on the same level as Poseidon, the Sea God Douluo. One is the strongest in the sky, and the other is the strongest in the ocean.

"Alright, alright, all of you messing things up and delaying the important matters."

At this moment, the representative of the Star Luo Empire acted as a peacemaker, saying:
"The main purpose of our meeting is to discuss how to give the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan an explanation."

"I propose that we use Gold Soul Coins to compensate the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan for their losses. My Star Luo Empire is willing to offer one million Gold Soul Coins as compensation."

One million gold soul coins?
Upon hearing this, everyone's faces revealed a strange expression.

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan lost dozens of elite members, plus a Title Douluo. Such a loss cannot be compensated by gold or silver.

“Good suggestion. My Spirit Hall is willing to offer one million gold soul coins as compensation. Since the incident occurred on the outskirts of Spirit City, my Spirit Hall will offer an additional one million gold soul coins, making the total compensation two million gold soul coins.”

Among the six major forces, Yue Guan, the representative of the Spirit Hall, took the lead in showing his support by placing two gold cards with a face value of one million gold soul coins on the round table.

"Since that's the case, there's no other way."

Ning Fengzhi sighed and echoed:
"My Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is willing to offer one million gold soul coins as compensation. In addition, the three upper sects are closely connected, so my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School will offer an additional four million gold soul coins, for a total compensation of five million gold soul coins."

After saying that, without even blinking, he took out five gold cards with a face value of one million gold soul coins and placed them on the round table.

"Hehe, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School truly lives up to its reputation as the wealthiest sect in the world; they are indeed incredibly rich and powerful."

A hint of envy flashed in the eyes of the Grand Elder of the Star Crown Sect at Ning Fengzhi's arrogant performance.

“Our Star Crown Sect has been in seclusion for many years. Now that we have emerged, we have many places where we need money. If we can’t come up with a million gold soul coins, we’ll give you 100,000.”

(End of this chapter)