Douluo Jueshi: I Don't Want to Be an Evil Soul Master

Chapter 289 is quite to my liking
"Gentlemen, the match will be held in the Golden Hall in a little while. Someone will escort you in shortly. As for your companions, they will have to rest here for a while."

Huo Yuhao listened to the waiter's words and looked around.

It's unclear what kind of arrangement was made inside, but it can significantly block mental detection. Even with his mental strength, it's difficult for him to see anything outside the room.

"We understand."

“Okay.” The waiter nodded. “There’s still some time before the competition officially begins. Please allow me to explain the rules of the Soul Master Competition once again.”

"This competition is jointly organized by our Xishui Alliance and two other major organizations. No matter where the contestants come from, they must represent the three major forces to participate in the final competition."

"And here, the two players who make it to the end will become the representatives of the Xishui Alliance."

"Two?" Huo Yuhao looked at the waiter with some surprise. "But I heard that in the final competition, each faction will send three contestants."

"I don't know about that," the waiter said, his smile unchanged. "It was our boss's idea."

As the waiter spoke, the door to Huo Yuhao's room opened again, and a middle-aged man walked in. "Good evening, everyone. I am Chen An, the manager here. Please follow me to the arena and take your seats."

Seeing the supervisor in charge of the area walk in, Huo Yuhao stopped asking questions and got up to follow him.

"In addition, if any of you wish to place a bet, please follow me to the designated area below to register."

"It's just the opening of the market, why are you making such a big deal out of it?" He Caitou tilted his head slightly and spoke softly to Huo Yuhao.

But his voice still reached Chen An's ears, "Guest, you're joking. Our boss specifically instructed us that no matter what kind of business it is, no matter how much or how little, as long as it involves Gold Soul Coins, nothing is unimportant."

"Therefore, we record the customer's information before placing a bet, and after deducting the necessary handling fees, we guarantee that every single Gold Soul Coin will end up in your hands."

Huo Yuhao and the others exchanged glances upon hearing this, somewhat surprised that these underground forces would be so "principled".

When He Caitou realized that Chen An had overheard his conversation with Huo Yuhao, he was worried that he might say something wrong, so he stopped talking for a while. The group quietly followed Chen An as they took the elevator down to the underground hall.

This place was specially arranged for the Soul Master Competition. There is a circular dome above, and the hall is surrounded by suspended rooms.

In the center of the hall, dozens of metal tables were set up on a circular platform. Around the platform, rows of sapphire blue velvet chairs were already full of people.

These spectators, who were used to watching the battles on the underground stage, also enjoyed watching this different kind of competition with great interest, pondering how to place their bets later.

"Wait." Just as the group continued to approach the arena, two more people dressed similarly to Chen An stopped Wang Dong. "Participants may go in; all other personnel may wait outside."

One of the men gave Wang Dong a hostile look and said, "If you want to place a bet, do it now."

Wang Dong raised his eyebrows slightly upon seeing this, and was about to speak when Huo Yuhao waved his hand to stop him, "Xiao Dong, go and place your bet first, betting that we can both qualify."

“There is no such betting method.” The man said calmly, “This is just the qualifying round. You must complete the qualification process as you mentioned, otherwise you will not be able to participate in the later matches.”

Huo Yuhao was slightly taken aback. "You guys didn't mention these things before."

"The rules for participants and spectators are of course different. Otherwise, if you bet that you can't make it out and then deliberately lose, aren't you just here to make money for nothing?"

“You—” Wang Dong’s expression was unfriendly, but Huo Yuhao interrupted him again, “Fine, then we’ll place the bets as you said.”

As he spoke, the smile on his face remained, but a hint of coldness had crept into his eyes. This man's actions when he stopped Wang Dong earlier were unfriendly, and his current domineering behavior suggested he had already made up his mind.

"However, sir, I hope you have the courage to stay here. I am a very stingy person. If you cause me to lose money, I will pay with my life."

The man paused for a moment upon hearing this, but quickly recovered. "This is the Xishui Alliance. As long as you have the ability, what does my worthless life matter?"

"This kid is quite to my liking."

In the room that was suspended in mid-air, Ming Lei Douluo suddenly spoke, which made Lin Xiao turn his head and glance at him.

"Didn't you see it? It's right there." Ming Lei Douluo said, raising his hand and pointing downwards.

Lin Xiao saw Huo Yuhao and He Caitou waiting on the sidelines for the match to begin, and nodded slightly.

He naturally noticed them; he had seen them from the moment they entered the underground hall. Although they tried to disguise themselves, he recognized them at a glance.

The Thunder God had no idea what Lin Xiao was thinking. He just smiled smugly and said, "Eighth Brother, do you believe it or not? That 'Tang Wu' really has murderous intent in his heart."

"Such ruthless decisiveness is something even some disciples in the sect cannot do. If there is an opportunity, it would be good to let him enter the Holy Sect."

Lin Xiao shook his head, offering no further comment. Ming Lei Douluo was about to speak when he suddenly paused, exchanging a glance with Lin Xiao.

"Third Brother, you stay here and keep watch, I'll go outside and take a look."

"Alright, go and come back quickly." Nether Thunder Douluo put away his smile and nodded with a serious expression.

The next instant, Lin Xiao disappeared before his eyes.

Ming Lei Douluo paused for a moment, then looked down at the platform below, but his gaze wasn't on the metal tables, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

Meanwhile, Lin Xiao had already appeared outside the stronghold. Standing on the rooftop, he looked around and said softly, "Since you're interested in this place, why not come in and take a look? Why bother sneaking around like this?"

As he spoke, his gaze fell into the shadows to the side.

He and Ming Lei Douluo had just sensed the aura of another Title Douluo, which was why they appeared here. Although they hadn't seen the person, Lin Xiao had already pinpointed their location.

Seeing that he had been exposed, the person in the shadows stopped hiding and rose into the air, his black cloak covering his entire body except for his eyes.

"who are you?"

The woman looked at Lin Xiao with a wary tone. According to her intelligence, there shouldn't be a Title Douluo like this in the Sun Moon Empire.

"Since you are interested in me, why don't you come in for a chat?" Lin Xiao did not answer. With a thought, several illusory figures emerged from his body and rushed towards the surroundings.

(End of this chapter)