Douluo: Peerless Black Tortoise Moon God

Chapter 227 Negotiations End, Heading to the Far North

"What? You want me to go with you to that freezing place in the far north? No way, don't even think about using me as a laborer."

While fiddling with his photographic soul tool, Xiao Hongchen, who was preparing a report titled "Top Secret: The Truth Behind Shrek Academy Students' Safety Is Actually a Secret Collaboration with the Moon Marquis by the Heavenly Soul Royal Family," shook his head firmly upon hearing Xu Tianxi's invitation, refusing resolutely.

"Don't think I don't know. Meng has wanted to go out with you for a long time. If I go out again this time, she'll hate me to death."

Xu Tianxi smiled faintly and said, "Alright, my senior brother and Elder Kong were originally going to go too, but it's fine if you don't want to go."

Xiao Hongchen remained unmoved: "It's fine for the old men to go, but it's not appropriate for a young person like me to go."

He chuckled, and the memories of his time with Xu Tianxi over the past few years flooded his mind. Xiao Hongchen's heart raced, and he said hesitantly, "There's something I need to ask you. If you can tell me, then tell me; if you can't, then forget it."

"What's wrong? Is it related to Senior Sister Meng?" Xu Tianxi asked.

"No." Xiao Hongchen hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice:

"It seems that it's only a matter of time before you succeed Confucius, but that will probably take several decades. In those decades, how do you plan to get along with the emperor? This old emperor doesn't have long to live. How do you plan to get along with Xu Tianran or other new emperors?"

"Ok?"

Xu Tianxi raised an eyebrow, a flash of lightning appearing in his eyes before he instantly regained his composure and smiled faintly:
"Just do what you normally would. I don't really care about them. Why did you suddenly ask this?"

Xiao Hongchen shrugged and sighed, "You talked to Princess Tianhun about the palace coup back then today. If this gets out, the consequences will be unpredictable. It's just that I was the only one there."

"Well, I have a lot of powerful backers, so I can say whatever I want."

Xu Tianxi chuckled and replied, "Master Kong told me long ago that we need not be afraid of anyone in this country, including the person on the throne."

"You know my family's background. When I came to the Sun Moon Empire, they secretly planned and facilitated things. My ancestor was a Limit Douluo, and all these things have been explained."

"Now...I have two purposes in the Sun Moon Empire:"

One is to destroy Shrek Academy and change the ten-thousand-year-long division of the Douluo Continent; the other is to pursue the limits of Soul Masters and Soul Instructors, and strive for the legendary level 100 to become a god.

Xiao Hongchen nodded, his voice calm as he said, "I believe those words, but I don't think Xu Tianran is a sane person. If he offends you one day, and you chop him up like those evil soul masters, how will you clean up the mess afterwards?"

Xu Tianxi's expression froze for a moment, then he raised his eyebrows and smiled, "How about I throw you onto the throne?"

Xiao Hongchen's face immediately turned anxious: "Hey, hey, hey, aren't you trying to kill me? Old Xu, that's not fair of you..."

"Then don't think about it too much, focusing on cultivation is the right thing to do."

Xu Tianxi patted Xiao Hongchen on the shoulder and said with a smile, "This time when we go to the far north, I plan to find a 100,000-year-old Zhu Qingbing Toad for your sister. You need to hurry up and work hard, and it seems that there are no three-legged golden toad soul beasts in the world."

"You don't need to worry about that. Do you think I'd lose to that guy Meng? What a joke." Xiao Hongchen clicked his tongue, indicating that he would always be second to none.

"We'll see." Xu Tianxi smiled, then vanished like smoke, disappearing without a trace.

Xiao Hongchen remained where he was, his expression slightly taken aback. He sighed and said, "I was going to ask you if you were interested in becoming an emperor so I could be the emperor's brother-in-law. Old Xu, you're really hard to figure out."

……

At the same time, Prince Xueyu, who had just left the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, arrived at Shrek Academy's ward with five students.

"Dean Yan, your students are all here. The matter has been taken care of. Now, think about whether you want to bring back the remains of those two tomorrow."

"I am deeply grateful for Your Highness's assistance." Yan Shaozhe nodded slightly to Prince Xueyu, then glanced at She Yang and the other four with a somewhat surprised expression.

Very good. She Yang and Hu Yanbashan from the inner courtyard, and Zhou Sichen, Cao Jinxuan, and Xie Huanyue from the outer courtyard, all five of them are here.

The absence of He Caitou is not a big deal. Taking these students back with us will make the trip worthwhile. It's just a pity about Duoduo and Elder Lin.

"No need to be so polite. We've been here for so long, it's time to go. Farewell." Prince Xueyu said goodbye crisply and turned to leave.

Vina and Muxue bowed in return and followed Prince Xueyu back to the reception room.

When Fu returned, Prince Xueyu sat down on a throne, propped his head up, and closed his eyes in deep thought. Vina and Muxue exchanged glances, secretly trying to guess Xueyu's thoughts.

After a long silence, Prince Xueyu opened his eyes and sighed, "It's a pity that person is not a talent fit for our country..."

When the two women learned who Prince Xueyu was referring to, their faces lit up with agreement and admiration.

But a short while later, Prince Xueyu lowered his eyes, a murderous aura emanating from his face, and muttered to himself:
"Such a person, if he cannot be used by me, should be killed. But if he dies, the consequences are unpredictable..."

Vina's expression turned anxious, and she spoke rapidly, "Uncle, this man and the academy faction behind him are not part of the Sun Moon Empire's pro-war faction. If we take action against him, those behind him will definitely turn completely to the pro-war faction, and then war may not be far off." "That's exactly what's giving me a headache."

Prince Xueyu's expression was conflicted as he sighed, "The power of the Soul Masters of the Sun Moon Empire is far greater than what we know from our intelligence. Once war breaks out, even with the assistance of the Body Sect and the alliance of Star Luo, we will not have much of a chance of winning."

Shrek Academy's titled Douluo were completely wiped out in front of the Sun Moon Soul Masters. Prince Xueyu did not believe that their strongmen could perform much better than Shrek Academy's, and the Body Sect would not have an easy time winning either.

As for the Douling Empire, they have never looked down on those worthless fodder.

After tapping on the table for a while, Prince Xueyu suddenly smiled, looked at the two women, and said with a slight smile:

"Now I am indeed considering finding a royal woman for a marriage alliance, but this is really wishful thinking, and I am not sure about it... Vina and Muxue, what do you two think?"

Vina pondered, "It's difficult, isn't it? When we first met a while ago, we didn't talk to him for long before Meng Hongchen of the Sun Moon Empire wanted to drive us away. It's obvious that she's fallen for him."

"With his strength and talent, if he doesn't marry a noblewoman of the Sun and Moon, the people behind him won't feel at ease, and they certainly won't let him form a marriage alliance with our Heavenly Soul."

As she spoke, she looked at Muxue with a smile: "We can't let women of the royal family become concubines, can we? Father and the royal family would not accept that."

Mu Xue's expression changed, and she said that Vina was being improper.

Prince Xueyu pondered for a moment and nodded slightly: "I was overthinking this matter. But if we let him grow up and become a pillar of the Sun Moon Empire, are we going to pin all our hopes on him remaining the way he is now?"

"His talent might just make him a legendary level 10 Soul Master. If he succeeds, will our three great empires have a new powerhouse to rival him?"

“When I shook hands with him earlier, I subtly sensed his soul power. He’s not a Soul Emperor, but a Soul King. So, he killed Shrek Academy’s Soul Emperor Ma Xiaotao with his Soul King cultivation. Even if he used a powerful soul tool, it’s still amazing.”

Vina chuckled upon hearing this, patted her bulging chest, and said in a relaxed tone, "Isn't that good? It's normal for him to become a Soul King at his age. My fiancé from the Body Sect is already a Soul King. I have twin martial souls, so falling behind for a while doesn't mean I'll always fall behind. There's still hope that I can catch up later."

"I think with my talent, I might not be able to become a Limit Douluo, but I can still try to become a Level 98 Super Douluo. Long Aotian can try to break through the Limit Douluo realm."

"And don't forget, there is also an ultimate ice expert in the Xuanming Sect who has achieved great success in his cultivation. He is the young expert in the world who has the best chance of becoming a Limit Douluo."

Upon hearing this, Prince Xueyu's eyes lit up, his face lit up with joy, and he clapped his hands and laughed, "Your words have really reminded me. How could I have forgotten that one? Yes, yes, that is a martial soul expert whose cultivation has reached its peak."

"In the battle of Star Luo City, even the Holy Spirit Cult Master, whose cultivation was above his, could not defeat him. If his cultivation were to advance one more step, even the Limit Douluo would no longer be able to threaten him. If he were to reach the limit, he would undoubtedly be the number one person in the world."

"Even with Kong Tianxi's exceptional talent, it will still take him one or two decades to mature. I am overthinking things."

After a moment's thought, Prince Xueyu said solemnly, "Tomorrow morning, once we've sorted out this mess at Shrek Academy, I'll make another trip to Hanhai City. What about you? Would you like to come along?"

Vina considered for a moment, then smiled and declined, "I've already broken through level 30 for a while now. I'll go to the far north to hunt for a spirit ring first, and then I'll contact you again."

"Alright, then breaking through is the priority. I know you have a teacher from the Body Sect, and the Imperial Uncle has also assigned a Guardian Douluo to protect you. We can't let the Body Sect think you have no powerful backing, hahaha..."

Prince Xueyu laughed loudly.

"Then thank you very much, Imperial Uncle," Vina replied with a smile.

For some reason, when Prince Xueyu let go of his murderous intent, she seemed to breathe a sigh of relief as well.

……

The following day, negotiations between the two sides resumed. Yan Shaozhe reluctantly threw out six soul bone boxes, and Xian Lin'er, with tears and blood, accepted the two wooden coffins.

"Have a safe journey, and don't bother us Sun and Moon again." Jing Hongchen took the metal box and hummed.

Yan Shaozhe held down Xian Lin'er, who was about to lash out, and a sinister smile appeared on his gloomy face.

"We will certainly repay your teachings today in the future."

"I'm always ready to serve you." Ye Yulin waved her hand dismissively.

I've absorbed all of Qian Duoduo's soul bone, so what's the point of saying all this? A 100,000-year soul bone is truly a wonderful thing.

Fearing that the two sides might escalate the conflict, Prince Xueyu quickly pulled Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er away, and the negotiations were declared a complete success.

Xu Tianxi, who was waiting outside, waved to Ye Yulin as he came out and smiled, "Senior brother, let's get ready to set off."

Ye Yulin glanced at the figure in hemp clothing wearing a bamboo hat behind Xu Tianxi and Meng Hongchen with a smile in her almond-shaped eyes, and nodded slightly:
"Okay, let's go."

(End of this chapter)