Douluo: Twins of Fate

Chapter 206: The defensive capabilities are still too weak.

Jiang Shengyu shook his head and corrected, "To be precise, Di Tian is not my protector; we have a cooperative relationship!"

Jing Hongchen took a deep breath and exclaimed in surprise, "Even so, it's unbelievable! I never imagined that the king of the Star Dou Great Forest would cooperate with humans!"

"After all, if what I'm doing succeeds, it will only benefit the soul beasts, not harm them," Jiang Shengyu said with a smile to the two of them.

Both nodded, but Kong Deming added, "However, Di Tian is still the Beast God, and what he values ​​most is the interests of the soul beasts! Be very careful when cooperating with him!"

Jiang Shengyu nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."

Although Jiang Shengyu said he would be careful, Kong Deming was still a little worried. He said, "No, I'll equip you with a few more level-nine soul tools! The Holy Spirit Sect's ambush this time reminded me that your defensive capabilities are still too weak! You two from the Hongchen family should also take a few more with you!"

Upon hearing that he would also be included in the equipment distribution, Xiao Hongchen blinked and subconsciously asked, "Do we have that much stock?"

After all, Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong alone already have twenty level-nine soul tools, and if you add them and Huo Yuhao's, that makes twenty-five! They've probably already emptied out all the defensive level-nine soul tools currently in the Sun Moon Empire.

It was fortunate that Kong Deming held a pivotal position in the royal family and the court; otherwise, his act of taking a level-nine soul tool to Shrek Academy would have long been criticized as aiding the enemy.

Please, don't you even look at who set up the chain?
Kong Deming! The one on Douluo Continent closest to a level 10 Soul Master. The level 9 Soul Tool Defense Trigger Array that he personally set up. Apart from truly overpowered beings like Di Tian and the Silver Dragon King, who could break it?

Jing Hongchen shook his head and said, "They're long gone. Even the level nine soul tools that Sheng Yu and Qing Tong added later were made by the other level nine soul masters working overtime, as instructed by the teacher."

Mingde Hall has never had a large stockpile of defensive level nine soul tools. In addition, due to technological innovation, many soul tools that were considered level nine a thousand years ago have now been downgraded to level eight or even level seven.

"Working overtime...tsk, they're really pitiful." Xiao Hongchen sighed, feeling sorry for those level nine soul masters.

"Don't let them hear that," Jing Hongchen said to Xiao Hongchen.

Xiao Hongchen nodded and said, "Of course, if I were to talk about those Your Excellencies to their faces, wouldn't I be asking for a beating?"

Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen were busy looking for other level nine soul masters to help them make defensive soul tools, while Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen also had their own things to do. Before they parted ways, Jiang Shengyu suddenly called out to Kong Deming.

“Teacher! I have something else to tell you about the Holy Spirit Cult.”

Kong Deming looked at Jiang Shengyu and asked, "What is it?"

“Crown Prince Xu Tianran is cooperating with the Holy Spirit Cult,” Jiang Shengyu said to Kong Deming.

As Jiang Shengyu expected, Kong Deming was not surprised when he heard about this. He nodded and said, "I understand."

"Teacher, when did you find out?" Jiang Shengyu asked, her brows furrowed as she looked at Kong Deming.

Kong Deming said to him, "Xu Tianran's position as crown prince has never been very stable due to his health. Some ministers opposed his position, but after that, some of them died unnatural deaths. Although the emperor sent people to investigate, they found nothing."

"Was it done by the Holy Spirit Cult?" Jiang Shengyu understood Kong Deming's meaning. Kong Deming nodded and said, "Although I didn't know about the Holy Spirit Cult at that time, I could confirm that Crown Prince Xu Tianran was secretly cooperating with a powerful organization! In order to prevent the emperor from becoming suspicious of him, Xu Tianran even killed one or two ministers who supported him."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shengyu frowned slightly, feeling a deep-seated resistance and rejection to this approach.

Just as Jiang Shengyu was frowning and deep in thought, Kong Deming continued, "Actually, Xu Tianran also came to see me and your senior brother, but at that time my mind was on you and Qingtong, so I turned him down."

Jiang Shengyu nodded in sudden realization.

It turned out that it was because of his and Jiang Qingtong's arrival that Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen no longer needed to cooperate with the Holy Spirit Cult to gamble on a future.

"Fortunately, the Holy Spirit Cult suffered such a great loss this time that it is estimated that it will be unable to cause trouble for a long time." Kong Deming patted Jiang Shengyu on the shoulder and said, "Well done."

Jiang Shengyu chuckled and said, "Being the disciple of the world's greatest level nine soul master, I definitely have to do a great job!"

"You brat..." Kong Deming chuckled and scolded Jiang Shengyu as he looked at him.

After Jiang Shengyu left, Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen walked side by side toward the secret underground research institute of Mingde Hall. He looked ahead and said to Jing Hongchen calmly, "Shengyu and Qingtong are people I have watched grow up since they were little. Although they are my apprentices, in my eyes they are my grandchildren."

Jing Hongchen nodded and said, "I know, I've seen how much you care about them."

"It doesn't matter to me who the emperor of the Sun Moon Empire is, but Xu Tianran shouldn't have tried to scheme against those two!" Kong Deming lowered his voice.

When this matter was mentioned, Jing Hongchen's gaze became somewhat unfriendly. After all, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen had also been ambushed by the Holy Spirit Sect. If Jiang Shengyu hadn't summoned the Beast God Di Tian to turn the tide, who knows what the outcome would have been!

“But the royal close relatives have been almost completely wiped out by Xu Tianran over the years,” Jing Hongchen reminded Kong Deming.

“If you want to find it, you can find it. I’m leaving this to you. Just let me know if you need anything, and I’ll provide support,” Kong Deming said calmly to Jing Hongchen.

Jing Hongchen nodded and said, "Understood."

On the other side, Jiang Qingtong and Huo Yuhao caught up with Du Busi who had gone out. She waved and called out, "Senior!"

Upon hearing Jiang Qingtong's clear voice, Poison Undying turned around and said, "It's you! You're that brat's sister? What are you doing here?"

"I'm here to apologize to you, senior! Please don't be angry, senior, for Yuhao's sake!" Jiang Qingtong said with a smile, pulling Huo Yuhao forward.

As the saying goes, one doesn't hit a smiling face. Besides, Jiang Qingtong was a good-natured girl, so Du Busi snorted and said, "I'm not that unreasonable. Why would I get angry with a little girl like you? Was it your brother who called you here?"

Jiang Qingtong shook her head and said, "I brought Yuhao here myself."

(End of this chapter)