Douluo: Peerless Black Tortoise Moon God

Chapter 222 The Nine Treasures Glazed Tile School is granted amnesty; is Marquis Anle still Marquis Guiming?
"Well... how should I put it, your attitude is much stronger than they expected. They're completely flustered now, and we don't have any new negotiation proposals for the time being."

At the reception desk, Ning Tian carefully chose his words and revealed Shrek's situation to Xu Tianxi.

Xu Tianxi's eyes lit up. "So you mean, now we can talk however we want? We don't care if you ask for an exorbitant amount?"

Ning Tian's lips twitched slightly, and he nodded, saying, "You can interpret it that way if you want, but I'm quite curious, why didn't you spare those two lives?"

"If you do this, Shrek will fight you to the death. Once they get back, they will definitely retaliate with all their might."

Xu Tianxi looked at Ning Tian with surprise and asked, "Do you think Shrek Academy can still pose a threat to us now?"

"It's not that I look down on Shrek Academy and the original Three Kingdoms. The strongest person in our country has already demonstrated this in Star Luo City last time. No matter how many Title Douluos or Super Douluos Shrek Academy has, they are all just chickens and dogs in front of him."

"If he wanted to, he could single-handedly slaughter everyone in Shrek Academy. No matter how many Limit Douluos came, they would all die if no Limit Douluo came."

Upon hearing this, Ning Tian couldn't help but recall the old man in hemp robes with a bright moon hanging above his head, and his scalp tingled as he asked, "Who gave the order to kill Qian Duoduo and Lin Huiqun?"

"I have no idea about that," Xu Tianxi leaned back and chuckled, refusing to admit it.

After saying that, he wiped his nose seriously and began to analyze:

"However, he's probably the only one who could give that order. Without his command, my senior brothers and sisters wouldn't dare to do it."

"Maybe he felt that Shrek's attitude of begging for mercy was not respectful enough, and his posture was not up to standard, so he wanted to kill a couple of them for fun. Who knows?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a deep look of fear flashed across Ning Tian's face. Killing two top-level prisoners just because he was in a bad mood—the temperament of the strongest person in the Sun Moon Empire was terrifying.

Is this some kind of "those who obey prosper, those who resist perish" mentality? Is this the fate of all those who refuse to kneel properly?
After thinking it over, Ning Tian felt that the elders of his own sect had some ridiculous ideas about negotiating terms. If Shrek Academy was like this, what about the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School?
"Um... let me ask on behalf of our sect, what are the benefits if we surrender now?"

A flicker of surprise crossed Xu Tianxi's eyes, but he quickly regained his composure and said calmly:
"How can I say for sure about this? Don't be fooled by my title of marquis; it's just a figurehead with no real power. Few people take me seriously. At most, I can ask my senior brothers for you."

As the saying goes, everything has a price. Could you perhaps reveal a bit about the strength of your Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School? I'd like to speak with my senior brothers and at least try to secure you a powerful marquisate. Commercial tax exemptions and such are, of course, secondary considerations.

Ning Tian hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice, "For the sake of your reputation as the Marquis of Yue, I'll tell you this: you mustn't deceive an ignorant young girl like me. The hopes of our entire sect are pinned on you..."

"Don't worry, don't worry, I, Kong, have always valued integrity."

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Worship Hall.

"That's roughly the situation of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School. The entire school has more than 3,000 disciples, five titled Douluo, two Super Douluo, and the strongest is the level 96 Emperor Sword Douluo Long Shang. This person has not left his home for many years, and few people in the Soul Master world know of his existence."

Xu Tianxi sat in the armchair, gesturing with his fingers as he relayed the situation to Kong Deming and Ye Yulin.

"This strength isn't bad at all; the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School does have some foundation," Ye Yulin commented.

Generally, sects with titled Douluo in charge are first-rate. The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School has seven, making it quite powerful.

"After all, in this era, it is much easier for Soul Masters to break through to the Title Douluo level. The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School is not short of money, and it can produce some Title Douluo by simply throwing resources at them."

Xu Tianxi stretched and yawned, saying, "I think Ning Tian might still be hiding something, but not much. You two can figure out how to win them over."

Ye Yulin continued to ask for details: "When do they plan to come and attack the Sun and Moon?"

Xu Tianxi spread his five fingers and said, "Ning Tian said that they have a large business network and fixed assets in the original Three Kingdoms that need to be dealt with. If all of these are done well, it would be best if they moved their entire clan to Mingdu in the next competition."

"Before this, they were willing to secretly provide us with some necessary intelligence, but they also had one requirement: my soul experiment must include a copy from a direct disciple of their Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School."

Kong Deming half-opened his eyes and asked with a smile, "So what's your opinion?"

Xu Tianxi pondered, "In my opinion, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School has a very high historical status, great political significance, and considerable strength. We can use them as an example."

"Based on their willingness to surrender their entire sect, I think we should give the current Nine Treasures Sect Master a marquis-level title, such as Marquis of Anle or Marquis of Guiming. After all, these titles aren't worth much."

"Of course, both of these titles have some special meaning. You can think of other ones as well, it doesn't matter."

Ye Yulin asked curiously, "Not giving it to a duke? That doesn't really matter, does it?"

Xu Tianxi shook his head and said, "The title of Duke was reserved for the royal families of the three great empires. Besides, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School may want to make contributions and advance in the future. If we promote them to the top now, what will we do if there are no more titles to bestow later?"
The title of Prince of the Commandery is not easily granted; there seems to be no precedent in the history of this country for a Prince of the Commandery from a different surname. At most, he would be posthumously granted the title.

Dean Hongchen simultaneously controls both Mingde Hall and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. Despite his high position and great power, he is only a duke. If he were to die peacefully of old age, the emperor would probably posthumously confer upon him the title of Prince.

However, if he manages to develop Experiment Zero and creates a groundbreaking humanoid soul-guided mecha, he might be able to set an example and break records.

Ye Yulin suddenly realized: "Junior brother is right, I was being naive."

Kong Deming watched their conversation and chuckled, "Little Ye, if you're not thinking clearly, ask your junior brother for advice. But your brain isn't suited for court affairs either."

"Tianxi, why are you so interested in these things? You even know so much about our own country's history."

Xu Tianxi smiled, spread his hands, his expression suddenly turned desolate, and sighed: "Have you forgotten how my mother's family fell to such a state? I can't ignore these things."

"These days, the affairs of the imperial court are the most dangerous. If you're not careful, even a royal prince can end up in such a miserable state, dying and having his family wiped out."

Kong Deming, without suspicion, got up and stepped forward, patting Xu Tianxi on the shoulder.

After a moment, he comforted him, saying, "Let bygones be bygones. That emperor's entire family is dead. When that big commotion happened, I was in seclusion in the Hall of Worship. Otherwise, I would never have allowed that brat to do such a thing."

"You are now my heir, and no one in the Sun Moon Empire can touch you, not even the man on the throne." Xu Tianxi nodded, then suddenly looked up and smiled, "Speaking of that former emperor, his only son didn't die and went to Shrek Academy. We captured him along with the others. What do you think we should do with him?"

"Or rather, should we ignore him?"

Kong Deming's eyes flashed. "There are prisoners like this among the Shrek Academy students? I was only focused on capturing Zhang Lexuan back then, so I didn't pay attention."

Ye Yulin pondered, "The one who slaughtered the entire former royal family was that Holy Spirit Cult Leader Zhongli Wu. What was that old bastard good for? He couldn't even do this simple task properly? How could he leave any survivors?"

Many people wanted to kill the former emperor's entire family, but due to their status, they could only let evil spirit masters do it.

Xu Tianxi was also puzzled: "I don't know. I sent someone to check Xu He, also known as He Caitou, in Shrek Academy. He was picked up by Fan Yu, the head of the Soul Guidance Department of Shrek Academy, in the Heavenly Soul Empire. Zhong Liwu's business ability is really too poor. He actually managed to give him the strength to escape to the Heavenly Soul Empire."

"No wonder he's just a sect leader and not a supreme master; he's far inferior to Xuanzi."

Kong Deming raised his hand: "Forget it, let's not think about the evil soul master's mess. Now let's think about this Xu He. His use is about the same as chicken ribs... tasteless to eat, but a pity to throw away."

This former crown prince is currently the top genius in Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department. Sending him back as an undercover agent would be practically useless.

The Sun Moon Empire doesn't need Shrek Academy's pile of trash, but it's not entirely useless either; it might even provide Shrek Academy with a route to take.

However, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School might be able to provide better information.

Xu Tianxi tentatively asked, "Then... should we kill them like those two?"

"Well... let's keep him locked up for now, just make sure he doesn't get out of our sight. Of course, if you want to kill him to vent your anger, that's entirely up to you, Tianxi."

Kong Deming said that whether or not to kill him was irrelevant and it was entirely up to Xu Tianxi to decide.

"I'm not that petty to take it out on a piece of trash like him."

Xu Tianxi waved his hand and asked again, "What about the negotiations now? Senior brothers, how do you think we should end this?"

Ye Yulin said, "I don't think they'll dare to mention Zhang Lexuan and Xiao Xiao again. At most, they'll bring the others back to save face."

"We argued with them for seven days, and it's finally over. I should have thrown those two heads up here when we came up."

Xu Tianxi said with a faint smile, "If you had thrown it right away, the effect wouldn't have been as good as it is now; some people from the original Three Kingdoms might think that we were forced to take action because they were pushing us too hard."

"By the way, Professor Kong, where is Zhang Lexuan? I want to take her to meet her juniors and classmates. Let them despair."

Kong Deming's eyes gleamed, and he smiled, "Let's go for a walk together."

"it is good."

……

"Boom——"

In the dead of night, the gates of Shrek Zoo opened again.

Xu Tianxi was among those who came in this time, but the person next to him had changed. It was no longer Xu Sanshi, but the senior sister that all the students had been longing for, Zhang Lexuan.

Beside him stood Kong Deming, his eyelids half-closed and his feet dangling in the air.

Xiao Hongchen continued to take photos behind him, while mentally rehearsing his lines.

Ling Luochen, who had the highest cultivation level, was the first to wake up. Looking at Zhang Lexuan, who had a lonely face and tears welling up in her eyes, she asked in surprise, "Senior Sister, what brings you here?"

Students such as Huyan Bashan, She Yang, He Caitou, and Xiao Xiao, as well as the only teacher Wang Yan, woke up one after another and ran to the fence, casting expectant glances at their senior sister.

Zhang Lexuan sobbed uncontrollably, not answering Ling Luochen's question, and sobbed, "Dean Qian and Elder Lin are dead."

Boom boom——

The thunderous sound seemed to explode in the minds of every student and Wang Yan, leaving them bewildered and momentarily disoriented.

Did Elder Lin, whose cultivation level was as high as level 96, and Dean Qian, whose cultivation level was as high as level 94, really perish like this?

"How did they die?" Wang Yan asked loudly.

Zhang Lexuan lowered her head and did not answer.

Kong Deming glanced at everyone and said leisurely, "The official reason is that they starved themselves to death, but in reality, I sent someone to send them on their way."

"You Shrek people have no sense of self-discipline. You came to rescue people but argued for seven days and seven nights and refused to agree to the conditions. Well, I'm sorry, my patience is limited. I might as well die and have some peace and quiet."

Xu Tianxi picked up the thread and said with a faint smile, "Shrek Academy has four core targets to rescue this time. Two of them have already been dealt with by us, one is already standing beside us, and the last one with twin martial souls is with you. Think carefully about how to choose."

"Our patience is limited; it's always better to be alive than dead."

He placed one hand on Zhang Lexuan's shoulder and asked with a smile, "Aunt Xuan, do you think I'm right?"

Zhang Lexuan's thin shoulders trembled violently.

(End of this chapter)