Douluo: Peerless Black Tortoise Moon God

Chapter 293 The day has come to rid the country of this scourge; the target is Xu Guozhong.
After the welcoming banquet, Xu Tianxi made his official appearance in Mingdu, and letters from all sides poured in like snowflakes, piling up on his desk.

The vast majority of the information was junk; he glanced at it and tossed it aside. Xu Tianxi simply declined visitors under the pretext of going into seclusion.

Jing Hongchen began running around to oversee the construction of the Heavenly Court's organization. Xu Tianxi visited Kong Deming at the Offering Hall and then rushed to Mingde Hall. Using Jing Hongchen's annotations as a command, he ordered the forging workshop project to commence and began inspecting Mingde Hall's defense system.

He walked step by step through this underground world. Various metal structures reflected different intensities of light, the fruits of the Soul Masters' labor, but in Xu Tianxi's eyes, they seemed to be telling the enemy, "This place is rich but poorly defended, come quickly."

"The entire Mingde Hall only has about twenty level-nine defensive soul tools. The defensive system it has built is very difficult to break through from the outside, but if it is broken into the inside, it will be too weak and cannot protect the edge areas at all."

The more Xu Tianxi looked at the defense system, the more displeased he became. These defenses were not only immune to poison, but he, Xu, could smash this place to pieces, at least destroying seven or eight parts of it.

Jing Hongchen didn't seem to take his parting instructions seriously. Even though he knew that the Conferred God Platform might attract enemies, he still didn't strengthen the defenses of Mingde Hall.

That makes sense. After all, Mingde Hall is located underground. No normal person would ever imagine that the people from the Body Sect would use a tunneling method to break in. I wonder where they got such a high-powered drilling machine.

"Sister, Gu Yuena, if you were to destroy this place, from what angle would you start?"

Xu Tianxi looked at the two gold and silver dragons behind him and asked for the opinion of the professional vandals.

"Smash it wherever it hits."

"The elements of earth, fire, water, and wind are combined."

The two dragons' answers were simple and direct.

Xu Tianxi nodded slightly, his gaze falling back to a level nine light shield soul tool on the dome, lost in thought.

As expected, the people from the Body Sect will definitely come, and the timing is unknown. To minimize losses, we either need to strengthen our defenses or abandon the old base and establish a new one.

However, on the other hand, if defense were so easy to improve, Jing Hongchen would have done it already. The number of level nine defensive soul tools is limited, so it's really not easy to do it here.

The most troublesome thing is that there may still be spies in Mingde Hall. Jing Hongchen followed the clues and cleaned up a group of them two years ago, but no one knows if there are any other spies...

"The Conferred God Platform was built by Xu Guozhong. Last time, he was caught smuggling supplies and had to cut off his own leg to save his life. He only survived by joining Xu Tianran... Hmm, he's definitely an enemy. Take him down!"

Unbeknownst to him, Xu Tianxi's way of thinking had become simplistic and brutal. Since Xu Guozhong was no good anyway, he didn't care whether Xu had other spies or not; he would just go to his door and interrogate him first.

Having made up his mind, Xu Tianxi went to see Xuan Ziwen and said hello. Xuan Ziwen was finishing up the sealed baby bottle project and was expected to produce this top-notch achievement soon.

Upon meeting Xu Tianxi, Xuan Ziwen couldn't help but launch into a long tirade. He then mentioned that the Mingde Hall was about to begin experiments with all-terrain detection soul guides, and hoped that Xu Tianxi could help with the experiments.

Xu Tianxi knew the importance of the all-terrain detection soul tool and wanted to learn how to use it for his own soul tool group. He readily agreed, and his attitude pleased Xuan Ziwen.

After leaving Xuan Ziwen's place, Xu Tianxi led the two women away from Mingde Hall and back to the ground. As they walked, he telepathically asked Gu Yuena:

"My lord, do you know how to use your mental powers to alter people's memories?"

Miss Silver Dragon was surprised that Xu Tianxi would actually call her "Master" on his own initiative. Her eyebrows curved slightly as she gently turned her head: "So what if I do?"

"Of course I need your help, my lord." Xu Tianxi adhered to the principle of being sweet-talking when asking for help, giving the Silver Dragon King a great deal of satisfaction.

As soon as she finished speaking, Gu Yuena's mysterious purple eyes flashed, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly. She did not answer directly, while Gu Zhaoqiu looked on with suspicion.

What wicked idea has her brother come up with this time that he wants to use even the Lord as a tool?

"Brother, with your abilities, what do you need the master to help you with? If anyone offends you, we can just go and take care of them."

Gu Zhaoqiu swung her slender yet powerful fist, and the air, unable to withstand the pressure, rang out with a crisp crack.

"He was a royal prince after all, it's not good that he died a violent death at home. I still need to use his head to make some moves."

“This kind of person needs to die in a more meaningful way. Tonight, let’s cripple one of his legs and make him just like his master.”

Xu Tianxi shook his head, made a call to Xiao Hongchen, and told him that there was an operation that night and that they should meet at the entrance alone.

He didn't notify anyone else. It wouldn't take much effort to deal with Xu Guozhong. The purpose of finding Xiao Hongchen was to find a local to guide him; one guide would be enough.

……

"What? You want to go to Xu Guozhong's Prince's Mansion to drag him out and torture him for a confession?"

At the entrance of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Xiao Hongchen, disguised in black, met with Xu Tianxi to plot something big. Despite being mentally prepared, he was still taken aback by what Xu Tianxi proposed.

"That's right, otherwise why do you think I called you here? Xu Guozhong is a huge parasite on the country, and he should have been executed two years ago."

"Hiding with Xu Tianran allowed him to live for two more years. Now that I'm back, I can't allow this kind of guy to continue harming the interests of our Mingde Hall and the Sun Moon Empire."

Xu Tianxi, with a righteous expression, clenched his fists and declared with a righteous air, "How can we research soul tools with such a scoundrel without worrying about being betrayed by our incompetent teammates! Today, we will act on behalf of Heaven and cripple another leg of his!"

Xiao Hongchen's expression froze, and he opened his mouth in confusion, asking, "You're not going to kill him?"

"Of course I won't kill him. How could I commit such a huge murder and cause such a huge problem for the Imperial Ministry of Justice? With my methods, they could work themselves to death for years and still not find any clues." Xu Tianxi patted Xiao Hongchen on the shoulder and urged, "Alright, hurry up and lead the way. I told you to secretly observe Xu Guozhong's movements two years ago before I left. Don't tell me you don't know where he is now."

Xiao Hongchen sighed, took a few steps outside, then stopped, looking worried, and said, "That old man is a level nine Soul Master, and over the years he's amassed countless precious Soul Tools to save his life. Are the four of us enough?"

"Don't worry, don't worry, you don't need to do anything. Don't you know my mental power techniques? He won't have a chance to react."

Xu Tianxi waved his hands repeatedly, indicating that he would just lead the way and that he could make his move silently. He didn't want Xu Tianxi to make a move even if Xu Tianxi wanted to. Hundreds of soul-guided cannons fired at the same time, making it look like an army was attacking Xu Guozhong's Prince's Mansion.

"Alright, at this point in time he might not be enjoying himself in the palace. He might be counting money in his underground treasury. Follow me."

……

In the courtyard next to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

Having lost a leg and confined to a wheelchair, Xu Guozhong, surrounded by servants of the Prince's mansion, entered a hidden room, knocked on a mechanism in the empty wall, entered a password, and activated the soul-guided elevator.

The metal elevator rose with a rumbling sound, and Xu Guozhong's eyes shone with intense longing and fascination as he led the servants of the Prince's Mansion into the elevator.

The elevator descended steadily at a speed of two meters per second. Xu Guozhong, dressed in a purple-gold royal robe, looked at the surrounding metal structure with excitement in his eyes.

Throughout his life, he loved money the most. When he was in charge of guarding the warehouse, he often skimmed some profits from it and resold it. As a result, he built himself a dungeon that was even more luxurious than the royal palace, filled with all kinds of rare treasures.

Therefore, the palace was merely a facade for him; the underground palace was his spiritual home and place of enjoyment.

However... two years ago, his misdeeds came to light, and he had to use the savings he had accumulated over the first half of his life to save his life, from the old emperor to various princes, and then to Xu Tianran, the master he had to serve.

To satisfy the appetites of these royal Pixiu, Xu Guozhong poured most of his savings into it, giving away all the visibly valuable items in the palace and more than half of the treasures in the underground palace, making it no longer as luxurious as it once was.

Of course, Xu Guozhong was confident that his wealth still surpassed that of most of the struggling ninth-level soul masters in the Hall of Worship, but it couldn't compare to the royal princes.

Cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their parents, let alone being forced to hand over most of his money to save his life. Every time he returned to the underground palace, Xu Guozhong would feel a fire burning in his heart, a fire to extinguish Jing Hongchen.

"Boom——"

The elevator stopped moving, Xu Guozhong dialed a number, opened the triple metal doors, and a magnificent palace came into view.

A servant stepped forward to open the door for Xu Guozhong. Xu Guozhong looked at the noisy and magnificent decorations in the underground palace and nodded in satisfaction.

But the thought that half of the treasures were gone made his anger rise again.

"Damn Jing Hongchen, you bastard! A servant who takes our Xu family's salary and works for us dares to betray his master! What a vicious dog! I will make you and your Hongchen family kneel at my feet sooner or later!"

Entering his own little world, Xu Guozhong let loose and cursed the world.

Although he knew it was almost impossible, everyone has to have dreams.

This wouldn't normally be a problem; Xu Guozhong has been doing this for two years. Unfortunately, today, his underground palace has an uninvited guest...

"Boom--!"

Hundreds of metal soul-guided cannons suddenly appeared in the underground palace without warning. Under the cover of powerful mental energy, they gathered energy and took off, bombarding Xu Guozhong relentlessly.

"You bastard! I'll tear you apart today!" Xiao Hongchen was furious and unleashed the full power of the soul-guided cannon, wishing he could blast Xu Guozhong into dust.

"Who dares to come to my territory!" Xu Guozhong roared, and a level nine soul-guided light shield appeared in front of him in a flash, expanding to a diameter of ten meters to block the artillery fire.

He was, after all, a level nine Soul Master. Xiao Hongchen's attack only made his body feel a little numb and made him take five or six steps back, but it did not cause any substantial damage.

However, before Xu Guozhong could regain his footing, a dazzling golden dragon fist slammed down, its immense force shattering the soul-guiding light shield and sending him flying backward. A metallic taste filled his throat as he spat out blood, and his pupils trembled.

What's going on? An attack by a Title Douluo?
Just as Xu Guozhong's mind was buzzing, a huge mountain dragon claw suddenly appeared on his path as he flew backward and slammed down heavily.

"boom!"

Xu Guozhong was hit in the shoulder, the immense force spreading throughout his body, causing him to fall, his only remaining leg and prosthetic limb making intimate contact with the ground.

The person who made the move seemed to have done it intentionally; Xu Guozhong's current posture resembled that of someone about to kowtow, kneeling in a very standard manner.

A cold voice came from behind Xu Guozhong.

"Old Xiao, before I deal with him, you can vent your anger first. Just spare his life, and the rest is up to you."

Xu Tianxi stared coldly at Xu Guozhong, his tone indifferent.

You can't stop someone who wants to die.

(End of this chapter)