Douluo Continent: I can nurture soul beasts and even perform super evolution.

Chapter 205 You're nothing but a dog kept by the royal family, Ice Wind Soul Guidance Gun (7K long chapter)

"Drip~"

With a crisp sound, Su Wen followed Xuan Ziwen into the mechanical-style building. As they passed through doors that were either metal or glass, the number of people around them decreased until they stopped outside a spacious hall.

The three bright, dark gold characters on the plaque above indicate where this place is.

"Mingde Hall..."

Su Wen tilted his head back and softly uttered three words.

A cheerful voice came from inside the hall: "Little Wen, it's been a long time. These days I've been so busy with affairs of the hall that I haven't been able to find the time until today. I hope you don't mind..."

"Don't dare."

Su Wen smiled.

Xuan Ziwen exchanged a glance with him, and the latter bowed to Jing Hongchen before turning and leaving.

Jing Hongchen never looked at him, only waving her hand dismissively.

"How are things? Are you getting used to living in the Sun Moon Empire?" Jing Hongchen gestured for Su Wen to sit down, and asked with a smile.

"Yes, Teacher Xuan takes good care of me, and my classmates are very friendly," Su Wen said with a smile.

"That's good..."

As Jing Hongchen spoke, he looked Su Wen up and down, and was filled with amazement.

With his sharp features, fair skin, and tall stature, even someone who had seen countless people in his life had rarely seen such a handsome young man as Su Wen. Only the sword fanatic could compare to him.

“No wonder he’s got Ah Meng completely smitten, hahaha…” he suddenly laughed.

"I hope you won't blame that girl for pulling down your pants; she didn't mean to embarrass you."

"..."

Su Wen raised an eyebrow.

Just for this? You even made a special trip to call him over?
Jing Hongchen faced suspicion from the royal family and almost lost his job and was investigated. He should have been extremely busy lately, but it seems he has managed to get through it without any major incident.

That's not right either.

Seeing Su Wen remain silent, Jing Hongchen hesitated for a moment before continuing to ask, "I heard... you've already started researching level nine soul tools?"

"Yes." Su Wen nodded generously.

"A level nine soul tool..." Jing Hongchen got the answer he wanted, but he was still surprised. He glanced at Su Wen with a complicated expression. No wonder the various forces in the empire reached a consensus, even at the risk of breaking off relations and causing a war, in order to kill Su Wen in advance.

This kid is just too extraordinary.

If it were just a matter of genius in martial soul, people might only marvel that Shrek Academy had gained another Mu En. But Su Wen, relying solely on his Soul Emperor strength, was able to overcome numerous obstacles under the level eight soul tool in just a few months, leaving even him speechless...

He still remembers the shocked looks on everyone's faces when they were studying the data in the meeting room.

Even Ye Yulin, who was always proud of being among the top three in the Sun Moon Empire, sighed: "It's a pity I'm not a member of the Sun Moon Empire." Then he resolutely cast his vote to take action.

His teacher, Kong Deming, the "Divine Needle that Stabilizes the Sea and Sun," also cast his vote in favor without saying a word.

If we let this kid go back...

This would likely be a disaster for the Sun Moon Empire.

Even if he can only protect Shrek Academy for a little over two hundred years, the life of a Limit Douluo is finite, but the Sun Moon Empire cannot wait two hundred years, so Su Wen must die...

As for the Abyss Stealth Ship, the reason why Mingde Hall dared to openly sell some of its bionic technologies at auctions was because of its absolute confidence in its own technology and its disdain for the soul guidance technology of the original continent.

Even if Su Wen wins the bid, so what?
With Shrek Academy's technology, could they possibly research bionics technology thoroughly? Even with a freak like Su Wen around, and even if they could, the widespread use of soul tools on the original continent wouldn't be enough to support the future application of bionics technology.

It's like a boorish, uncouth person in the wilderness suddenly finding a research manual, which they would only use as toilet paper.

The technology tree is climbed step by step, not by trying to master all the technology by thoroughly researching one branch.

"The Sun Moon Empire's soul guidance technology is very advanced. Compared to the countries of the original continent, it's a dimensional reduction attack. Even the Douling Empire is no match for it. It's just a monkey imitating a human," Su Wen pondered.

"Are you very interested in soul tools?" Jing Hongchen raised an eyebrow.

"Yes." Su Wen nodded.

"Then why not stay at Mingde Hall?" Jing Hongchen stared at Su Wen's calm eyes with great interest.

At that moment, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly changed.

"Stay in Mingde Hall? Hall Master Jing, are you joking?" Su Wen said with a smile, casually picking up his teacup, blowing on the tea leaves, and taking a small sip, his tone remaining unchanged.

"..."

Jing Hongchen tapped the table lightly and looked away.

This kid is too clever. His eyes are as steady as an old fox who has been roaming the continent for many years. You can't see the slightest flaw.

“How could this be a joke?” Jing Hongchen said leisurely, “A-Meng likes you. If you are willing to stay in the Sun Moon Empire, you will be the next Elder Kong, and I will be willing to marry A-Meng to you. If you are really interested in soul tools, you might as well think about it. In the original continent, can you gather thousands of excellent soul tool masters? My Mingde Hall even has dozens of elites of level eight or above at your disposal. If you want to conduct any experiments on soul tools, you only need to say a word…”

"This is indeed an irresistible temptation for those who specialize in pure soul guidance research," Su Wen sighed softly.

If it were Teacher Xuan, he would probably be ecstatic.

But he's different...

"What, you don't like it?" Jing Hongchen looked at him with a smile.

“It’s not that I look down on you…” Su Wen shook his head: “It’s just that the Sun Moon Empire values ​​royal bloodlines more. I’m an outsider, especially one from Shrek Academy. Can the Sun Moon Empire treat me as one of their own? They’ll probably treat me like an enemy for most of their lives.”

As he spoke, he slowly curled the corners of his mouth into a smile.

"I don't want to make a mistake one day and be immediately dismissed and investigated by the Sun Moon Empire... If that happens, A-Meng will suffer if she follows me."

Su Wen lay leisurely on the sofa, watching Jing Hongchen's expression gradually change, becoming unpredictable, and knew that he had guessed correctly.

Just think about the original work.

The Sun and Moon Empire is strikingly similar to the Ming Dynasty in the previous era of history.

Almost every important position was held by someone with the surname Xu, and although the imperial relatives only appeared once in the original work, it still gave us a glimpse into their influence.

Although Kong Deming's surname is not Xu, he is one-quarter royal blood. In the Sun Moon Empire, most of the well-known legion commanders and deputy commanders were surnamed Xu (except for the Four Great Beast Soul Instructor Groups). In addition, when Huo Yuhao was brazenly abducted from the academy, the royal family's arrogant attitude made it difficult even for the furious Jing Hongchen after he was found. They even had to rely on Crown Prince Xu Tianran to deal with several members of the royal family...

But it’s normal when you think about it.

The Sun and Moon Empire has been passed down for tens of thousands of years, yet it has almost never changed its royal family like the Star Luo Empire, nor has it split like the Heavenly Soul and the Fighting Spirit Empire. It has continued steadily to this day, and the surname Xu is the royal surname that is deeply rooted in everyone's mind.

In the military, more than 50% of the high-ranking officers of the Royal Soul Guidance Corps, as well as other major numbered Soul Guidance Corps (excluding the Beast Soul Guidance Corps), are surnamed Xu.

However, the Mingde Hall is controlled by people from other families, and in fact, most of them are from other families. This can be seen as a way for the royal family to consolidate power, entrusting the development of science and technology to other talented people, while keeping military power firmly in their hands.

In other words, in the Sun Moon Empire, unless you have the surname Xu, you will forever remain just a loyal dog of the royal family...

Clearly, these words stirred up some unpleasant memories for Jing Hongchen.

"Master Jing, I was just speaking without thinking, please don't misunderstand," Su Wen said with a smile.

"..."

Jing Hongchen's lips twitched, and he glared angrily at Su Wen. This little fox clearly knew his predicament all along, so there was no need for him to pretend to be profound: "Get the hell out of here!"

"Okay... then~"

Su Wen sighed.

"It seems you've misunderstood."

Before the red dust in the mirror could burn, Su Wen had already slipped out of the hall and left gracefully.

"Humph!"

Seeing Su Wen's figure disappear.

Jing Hongchen squinted at his disappearing figure and snorted softly, "Little fox, you're quite shrewd. You're subtly insulting this old man."

"Hall Master."

Lin Jiayi walked in from outside the door and said respectfully.

"Are you... alright?"

Having just returned from the palace, he was about to meet Su Wen, and he didn't even have time to ask about the situation inside the palace.

"Are you hoping something bad will happen to me?" Jing Hongchen raised an eyebrow and smiled.

"How dare I, your subordinate?!" Lin Jiayi hurriedly knelt down on the ground.

"Okay, get up."

Jing Hongchen leaned back in her chair, gazing silently at the dark gold wall above the hall. "His Majesty has declared me innocent, and there will be no punishment..."

"Your Majesty is wise!" Lin Jiayi exclaimed excitedly.

Jing Hongchen, however, seemed somewhat bewildered.

The royal family... really only sees him as a loyal dog?
In fact, he already knew the answer in his heart, but he had kept it buried deep inside, trying to make himself forget about it.

When he was just a lowly student at the Sun Moon Empire's Royal Academy, this was to be expected. When he became a researcher at the Mingde Hall, he could barely accept it. But after he advanced to the ninth-level Soul Master, took over the Mingde Hall, and ranked among the top in the empire, he gradually became dissatisfied...

Su Wen merely tore open this crack, forcing him to confront his own heart.

"By the way, Master, Fan Yu requests an audience..."

Lin Jiayi spoke softly.

"Fan Yu?" Jing Hongchen curled his lip. "Never mind, let him in."

"Yes!"

……

Fan Yu stared anxiously at the tea leaves floating on the teacup, trying to calm herself down.

But his hands trembled slightly, and he even felt a little palpitation.

Two things have happened recently.

First, his second disciple, who had been keeping a close ties with him, mysteriously disappeared. He even went to inquire with Huo Yuhao's mentor, Xuan Ziwen, who was also at a loss. Xuan Ziwen said that Huo Yuhao always kept to himself and was probably in seclusion to cultivate. However, he always left him a letter when he left before, but this time it seemed that he left in such a hurry that he didn't even leave a letter. Xuan Ziwen also told him not to worry too much.

How could this put his mind at ease?

He had clearly arranged to meet Yuhao at the academy cafe the next day, but after waiting for almost a day, he still hadn't seen him. Several days passed, and he still couldn't find him.

Yuhao is his disciple, and he respects his teacher. How could he easily stand him up? Something must have happened, and it must be something serious!
Second thing.

His wife mysteriously disappeared.

She was already in a vegetative state, so there was no way she could have gone anywhere else!
"Teacher Fanyu, the headmaster requests your presence."

A voice pulled him out of his thoughts.

"Oh, yes..."

As she straightened her clothes, she was about to follow Lin Jiayi inside when she suddenly saw Su Wen's figure walking out from inside.

The two exchanged a glance, remained unmoved, and walked away.

Even Lin Jiayi glanced at it in surprise.

It was quite strange.

A few minutes later.

Mingde Hall, inside a hall.

Jing Hongchen gently tapped her fingers, listening quietly as Fan Yu anxiously recounted a series of events and questions before slowly opening her eyes.

"You should stop pursuing the matter of Huo Yuhao."

"Those are members of the Holy Spirit Cult. Whether they live or die is none of my Mingde Hall's business..."

"As for your partner, have you offended anyone?"

"The Holy Spirit Cult?!"

Even though Fan Yu had mentally prepared himself, he was still stunned into silence when he heard this word. He never expected that his precious disciple would join the evil soul master organization. He quickly spoke up.

“When I first arrived in Mingdu, I was very cautious and never offended anyone! My wife is bedridden and can only move her mouth, so how could she have offended anyone…” Fan Yu said helplessly.

“I mean, in the past.” Jing Hongchen took a leisurely sip of tea.

"If your loved one hasn't offended anyone, why was he beaten up like this?"

"Well……"

Fan Yu was speechless.

That's too many...

Zhou Yi has offended too many people and forces to count.

"Alright, I'll have someone investigate this matter. Go back and wait for further notice," Jing Hongchen said casually, waving his hand.

"I...yes, please hurry." Fan Yu said helplessly as she got up and left.

Seeing Fan Yu leave, Lin Jiayi sneered: "Hurry up, does this guy really think he's something special? The Sun Moon Empire lacks everything, but the one thing it has in abundance is Soul Masters, and an eighth-level Soul Master at that. If we really go by the Sun Moon Empire's standards, it's not even certain if he can even qualify as an eighth-level Soul Master."

"Especially since he's a traitor."

“That woman, relying on her status as a teacher at Shrek Academy, has acted arrogantly and domineeringly, harming countless talented disciples. Many forces on the original continent have also suffered greatly. She has offended a vast number of people… When will we be able to find out the truth?” Jing Hongchen waved his hand casually and said, “Next time he comes, just find an excuse to make an excuse to leave.”

"Giving him a position as a researcher at Mingdetang is already more than enough. I don't owe him anything."

"Yes!"

Lin Jiayi hesitated for a moment.

“However, Master, as far as I know, Zhou Yi’s residence outside the academy happens to be very close to a branch altar of the Holy Spirit Cult hidden in Mingdu. Could it be…”

"Why would the Holy Spirit Cult target her when they have no grudge against her?" Jing Hongchen frowned. "Don't overthink it."

……

Holy Spirit Church.

One branch altar.

Zhou Yi lay sprawled on the ground like a dead fish, staring in horror at the crowd surrounding her.

"Who are you? What do you want? My husband is Fan Yu, a researcher at Mingdetang! He reported you to Mingdetang, and they won't let you get away with this!"

"Tsk tsk tsk..." One of them slowly squatted down, lifted his hood, and revealed a hideous face with crisscrossing scars, looking like a demon, which startled Zhou Yi.

"Looks like Teacher Zhou doesn't recognize me anymore," the young man remarked with a click of his tongue.

"In that case, let me give you a hint: I am Chen Ji... Your first student, after four years of grueling training leaving him with a host of injuries, was expelled from school by you with a casual remark about being lazy by nature."

"Back then, I cried my eyes out and couldn't understand why, but later I realized it was for the sake of the inner college's admission rate."

The young man sighed softly.

"Chen Ji???" Zhou Yi was stunned for a moment, then her fear deepened: "Teacher, you had your reasons back then. Couldn't running have tempered your character?"

"But all you can do is run! You piece of trash!" the young man suddenly roared in anger.

He stepped on Zhou Yi's face, and the latter looked pained, but her limbs were unable to move.

"Woooo..."

"Besides running, especially weighted running—a foolish training method that other forces have long since abandoned—what else can you, as a teacher, do?!"

"Without medicinal baths, we can only occasionally have a Soul Saint restore our strength... Years of stagnation have finally stopped me from reaching the Soul King level."

Chen Ji seemed to recall something painful: "I could have used my talent and instinct to challenge the Soul Douluo level! During that time, I almost wanted to understand life. Fortunately, I met a benefactor in this life and joined the Holy Spirit Cult. Otherwise, it would have been difficult to reach my current position."

Seeing the terror on Zhou Yi's face, Chen Ji curled his lips and said, "Although your body is crippled and you can't move, you should still have some feeling, right?"

"Hehe... Take him away and give him the severe punishment!"

Seeing Chen Ji's cold face, Zhou Yi cursed loudly, but remained unmoved.

The former leaned closer to his ear: "Oh, by the way, Teacher Zhou, I'm a very generous person. There are quite a few of our fellow disciples in this Holy Spirit Sect, and I've sent people to inform them all. Also, sharing is worse than keeping it to myself, so I've sent people to the original continent to call over all the fellow disciples you've taught from previous years..."

"I think they would be very happy to accept it."

"So don't worry, I won't let you die so easily right now..."

"what!!!"

From the basement came Zhou Yi's desperate cries.

……

Empire of the Sun and Moon.

royal palace.

Ju Zi had lost count of how many times she had come here. She was clearly one of the Crown Prince's people, but before coming here, she had acted furtively, like a thief.

"Is it the oranges?"

Xu Tianran held a teacup in his hand, smiling as he looked at the orange.

He leaned back comfortably in his chair, enjoying the shoulder massage from the palace maid.

"Your Highness!"

Orange knelt on the ground, bowing respectfully.

"Well, let's get flat."

Xu Tianran dismissed the palace maids and said leisurely, "By the way, how is Su Wen from your laboratory doing now?"

"Well……"

After hesitating for a moment and struggling with her thoughts, Ju Zi finally spoke up: "He has already begun to develop a level nine soul tool, and it is said that the Red Dust Hall Master's Red Dust Blessing can be perfectly replicated."

"Shu~"

Upon hearing this, Xu Tianran sat up straight, a look of shock flashing in his eyes, followed by a sudden realization, and nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Ju Zi spoke softly, "Does Your Highness not believe Ju Zi?"

“How could this be…” Xu Tianran shook his head, regaining his calm expression: “I just suddenly realized why Father insisted on killing Su Wen. It turns out that this young man is indeed a major threat to our Sun Moon Empire.”

"Kill, kill Su Wen?" Orange's pupils suddenly contracted.

“Yes, and according to the information I’ve received, the entire empire’s top leadership has reached a consensus that they must kill him before he leaves the Sun Moon Empire, even if it means abandoning the grandson of the Red Dust Hall Master and a group of outstanding young people from the Sun Moon Empire…” Xu Tianran sighed leisurely, not noticing Ju Zi’s unusual behavior.

“But if we do that, wouldn’t the Master of the Red Dust Hall be…” Orange suppressed her shock and said, word by word.

"Heh, just a dog of the royal family." Xu Tianran said indifferently.

Clearly, Kong Deming harbored anger and resentment towards Jing Hongchen for keeping his distance from him. If Jing Hongchen were to get into trouble now, the empire would first send Kong Deming to suppress him and forcibly remove him from his post. After all, no one would feel comfortable letting someone who had been tricked by the empire into losing his own grandson continue to hold such an important position as the head of Mingde Hall.

At that time, no matter how angry Jing Hongchen is, he will have no choice but to obediently step down, and may even be placed under house arrest...

He's just a prisoner.

He could naturally make a big deal out of the new Mingde Hall master and create a situation more favorable to himself.

In short, if it were in the past, he would have tried to please Jing Hongchen even if it meant losing face, but now... there's no need.

"Hahaha, double happiness!"

……

laboratory.

"Hey, Orange, why are you so listless?"

Keke looked the girl up and down, then tiptoed to touch her forehead, her expression strange. "You don't have a fever. What's wrong? Did you stay up all night doing experiments again last night?"

"No."

Orange forced a smile, but secretly glanced at Su Wen, who was intently polishing something not far away, her expression hesitant and conflicted.

She bit her red lips.

“If you’re not feeling well, you can go back and rest first.” As soon as Xuan Ziwen entered the room, he raised an eyebrow and said, “It won’t deduct your credits. You know I’m always compassionate.”

"Tch~~" Keke shrugged.

"You're so compassionate, that's just pure male thinking. How about I introduce you to a wife and then we have a daughter, then you'll be more forgiving towards us."

"Bullshit!" Xuan Ziwen blushed. "What are you thinking about all day?"

This statement is still incredibly damaging to an old virgin.

"Hey, Orange, what kind of person do you like?" Keke asked Orange, resting her chin on her hand.

"The best cook in the world," Orange mused.

Zi Mu silently wiped the workbench.

Just take what the goddess says with a grain of salt.

The man Orange truly loves is the one who can help her get revenge...

"Do you have a grudge against the White Tiger Duke of the Star Luo Empire?" Su Wen asked with great interest.

"Hmm," Orange said sullenly.

This is not a secret.

Zimu knew, and Keke knew too.

"If you had the chance, would you be willing to take revenge?" Su Wen smiled.

"I will personally kill Dai Hao and bring his head to my parents' graves as a sacrifice!" Orange said through gritted teeth.

"It's not just that I'm willing, I dream about it..."

"Maybe there will be an opportunity."

Su Wen smiled.

Everyone else offered words of comfort, but only Orange sensed something unusual in those words.

The girl's eyes were fixed on Su Wen, but she couldn't see the slightest flaw.

But at that moment, the scales in her heart shifted, suddenly tilting towards Su Wen.

……

"Beware of the Sun and Moon Imperial Family."

Although it was already past midnight, the laboratory was still brightly lit.

Su Wen was alone in the laboratory, carving a soul-guided core array, when he accidentally caught a glimpse of a small note lying on the control panel.

Read it aloud.

His eyes narrowed slightly.

Beware of the Sun and Moon Imperial Family?

Why not Mingde Hall? Mingde Hall had no reason to kill him, so why the royal family? Connecting this to his dealings with Jing Hongchen today, Su Wen suddenly understood.

"It seems that the Sun Moon Empire is eager to make a move against me, even though Xiao Hongchen and a group of elite geniuses are still in Shrek Academy."

In the original novel, Huo Qubing is also a supermodel, but his appearance is quite limited.

At most, he can be called a rare genius in soul guidance.

But he……

This completely overturned the top soul masters' understanding of the word "genius".

So it's not unusual that this group was forced to take action.

and……

Su Wen touched his chin.

They seem likely to act ahead of time.

If we wait until the exchange of students before trying to intercept them, it will be difficult with Shrek Academy's strong members present. Besides, Shrek Academy also has Mu En, and who knows if he will come in person.

However, there should be no worries within a year.

This is still Jing Hongchen's territory after all, so they won't directly break off relations; they'll look for an opportunity.

"Looks like I need to be careful..."

Su Wen frowned slightly.

It wasn't him, but the rest of the Shrek Academy students. If he were in danger, the others would likely also perish.

We need to make plans early.

With a light crushing of the fingers, the paper strip turned into ice shards that scattered into the air.

As for who tipped him off, the delicate handwriting says it all. Unexpectedly, his unintentional act during the day yielded some unexpected gains.

"How is it?"

A series of footsteps sounded, followed by Xuan Ziwen's slightly expectant face.

"It's done."

Su Wen composed herself and looked at him with a smile.

He then opened his palm, revealing a delicate soul-guiding array core lying quietly within.

"A dual-attribute...long-range sniper rifle?"

Xuan Ziwen examined the object, which resembled a work of art, with great interest.

The smaller the core of a soul-guiding array, the more difficult it is to carve.

Especially since it's an eighth-level soul tool, the core of such an array has extremely complex patterns and is very difficult to master.

This was also a conjecture that Su Wen had put forward a few days ago.

Gather and concentrate energy.

The cannon was transformed into a "gun".

It's actually somewhat similar to a soul-guided ray, but the key is the word "concentration," which allows for a more powerful burst of energy within a smaller area. It's also an improved version of the soul-guided cannon.

The metal shells piled up to the side were forged by Su Wen himself, incorporating some of his own ultimate ice and ultimate wind attributes. The former increases burst damage, while the latter increases burst speed.

They complement each other.

Its damage will inevitably increase exponentially.

However, the extent to which it can be achieved remains to be seen.

"go!"

Xuan Ziwen grabbed Su Wen's clothes and hurriedly rushed towards the private shooting range.

"Drip~"

After spending 1,000 gold soul coins to temporarily rent this top-tier shooting range for one day and one night.

Su Wen then set up the Soul Guidance Gun.

With a barrel length of 1.67 meters, it would definitely be considered a behemoth among sniper rifles even by today's standards.

And the atmosphere slowly froze.

Xuan Ziwen didn't dare to utter a sound, staring intently at the firing range.

"boom!!!"

A deafening sound followed.

The temperature of the entire firing range suddenly dropped by tens of degrees, as if it were the dead of winter. Then, with a sharp whistling sound, as if the air itself was being torn apart, a beam of icy blue energy pierced through the air and struck the metal target directly...

"Penetrating!"

Xuan Ziwen was speechless.

Keep in mind that this was a metal target capable of withstanding the full force of a Title Douluo's attack, yet Su Wen pierced it with a single shot.

If that metal target belongs to a Title Douluo...

It's likely that it has already suffered severe damage.

(End of this chapter)