Douluo Continent: I, Huo Yuhao, am the Master of Spirit

Chapter 383 "Friend, you are on the purge list."

Mingdu
Because of the Mingdou Mountains and the two great empires of Xingluo and Tianhun, the turmoil stirred up by the Sea God family did not affect this area.

The dazzling lights unique to soul tools shine day and night in the city, pedestrians throng the streets, and shops on both sides display a dazzling array of soul tools.

Most of these soul tools were imported from the Tiandou Plain. Thanks to the Spirit Pagoda, the four great empires were able to have effective exchanges, and normal trade could proceed as planned.

The cheap soul tools from the Tiandou Plain quickly flooded the Sun Moon Empire's domestic market, driving down the price of civilian soul tools.

After the Soul Tool Revolution began in the Tiandou Plain, the Sun Moon Empire, with its solid resources, successfully and quickly caught up.

However, since Mingde Hall has been almost emptied, Jing Hongchen has long harbored ulterior motives, and it's hard to say whether the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy still belongs to the Xu family, no matter how hard the Sun Moon Empire tries, it will always lag behind the Tiandou Plain.

The royal family and top soul masters of the Sun Moon Empire have always been reluctant to admit that they have been overtaken by the latter, and everyone tacitly conceals the truth.

However, because of the existence of the magic network, there is no point in hiding this fact; it can only fool oneself and no one else.

The Sun Moon Empire continues to lose talented Soul Masters, with many veteran Soul Masters bringing their families, wives, children, and even students to the Heaven Dou Plain in search of better opportunities.

Mingde Hall's senior soul master researcher now longs for the day when he can be called to the hall master's office and obtain a legal work visa for Xilu City.

With a visa, one can legitimately bring their family to that dreamland, the beacon of human civilization, the mountaintop city flowing with knowledge and truth.

The soul guidance research equipment from Xilu City that Xuan Ziwen posted in the Mingde Hall's advanced soul guide group chat made everyone drool, wishing they could replace it immediately.

The supercomputer that can perform eight quadrillion calculations per second, the soul-guided carving machine that can automatically carve core magic arrays, various high-precision analyzers and design tools, and the abundant supply of rare materials are simply the things that every soul master dreams of.

Under normal circumstances, any power should strictly control this trend, as it goes beyond simple treason.

Jing Hongchen is too lazy to care about these things now. The Sun Moon Empire has been unkind to him, so don't blame him for being unjust. His top priority now is to take advantage of the fact that Xu Tianran has not yet ascended the throne to frantically amass money and resources. Not only should he be greedy, but his subordinates should also be greedy.

If everyone is greedy, it's as if no one is greedy. The day Xu Tianran takes power, he will take the important assets of Mingdetang and run away to Xilu City to start anew.

Otto is getting more and more outrageous. Ever since Xu Tianran was confirmed to be on the throne, this guy's power has been completely unleashed, and he has become the sole ruler of the court.

To put it bluntly, if Otto were to point at a deer in court and say it was a horse, none of the nobles and ministers would dare to object; anyone who would would have mysteriously committed suicide long ago.

No minister wanted to die by strangling himself.

Under Otto's relentless suppression, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy is finding it increasingly difficult to survive. Rumors are rampant, and more and more people are advocating for dismantling the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and dividing it into three parts.

The veterans of Mingdu were also waiting for the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy to split up, so they could take the opportunity to feast to their hearts' content.

Because Otto was never one to enjoy everything alone, he would always share some of the benefits with his subordinates.

A grand feast for the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy is ready, just waiting for the dishes to be served.

Kong Deming was unwilling to interfere too much in the internal competition of the court, but he would do his best to protect the rights and interests of Mingde Hall and the academy's soul masters.

He also told Jing Hongchen to first stabilize public opinion within the academy, assuring him that even if the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy split, Mingde Hall would not be affected in any way.

Kong Deming's assurances did quell the unrest within Mingde Hall, but Jing Hongchen knew that the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and Mingde Hall were bound together by fate, sharing both prosperity and adversity.

Just like the outer and inner courtyards of Shrek Academy, the academy and Mingde Hall have the same relationship.

The outer courtyard has been disbanded; how long can the inner courtyard hold out? I'm afraid that on the day Kong Deming dies, their mortal clan won't have a good end either.

Jing Hongchen is really going all out now, everyone's just waiting for the feast to start, right? Aren't they afraid the dishes will grow legs and run away?

All he wants now is to make money like crazy. He's submitted all the fake and grandiose soul guide designs that he used to scoff at, and he's getting the best masters to design the most exquisite blueprints so he can make even more money.

After the purchase price of the soul-guided machine tool was reported, it immediately increased tenfold, and a basic soul-guided carving knife was priced at three thousand gold soul coins, ruthlessly squeezing the empire's finances.

Otto and the nobles of Mingdu want the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy? Fine, we'll give them this empty shell.

The nights in Mingdu are dazzling. Compared to the modern metropolis of Xilu City, it is closer to the so-called cyberpunk world, where the advanced and the conservative, the extravagant and the poor, the fine wine and the death intertwine.

"Wine, give me wine!"

"Please, give me another chance! I still have my wife and children to pledge! Ten chips! Ten chips! I can win it all back!"

"Go away!"

"Young master, come over here to play~ We have the latest beautiful meat, it's from outside, and it's white-skinned."

In a red-light district far from the city center, the voices of drunkards, gamblers, and prostitutes intertwine in the streets, creating a corrupting and decadent atmosphere.

You won't see any corpses on the streets or alleys here, because corpses are valuable here; a single corpse can fetch a lot of money.

Two men in black robes lifted their legs and stepped over the unconscious gambler, plunging one foot into the murky snow water.

Shirou Emiya couldn't help but glance at the gambler behind him, while Kiritsugu Emiya pulled him aside and whispered:
"Ignore him, he brought it on himself. There are people like him everywhere here. It's not a bad thing to have compassion, but it's not worth giving it to them."

"Execute the task first."

Emiya Shirou closed his eyes, turned around, and asked in a low voice:
"Kiritsugu, is Wang Shaojie here?"

"He's a member of the royal family, why would he be here?" Kiritsugu's cold, dark eyes swept over the magnificent casino in front of him. Bright lights shone through the glass windows, reflecting in the eyes of everyone on the street, driving away the rats that were looking for food, and gilding the dirty, smelly alley with gold leaf.

"There is no boundary between royalty and the lower class, or rather, royalty is most fond of the filth of the lower class."

"Let's go. Not only is Wang Shaojie here, but his cousin Xu Mochen is also here, as are some high-ranking members of the Royal Guard. They're also here drinking with us."

Wang Shaojie was just an extra; Xu Mochen was the real star.

“Kill them, and the Royal Guard will be leaderless. Xu Tianran can then take over the Royal Guard and strengthen control over the royal family.”

Emiya Shirou exclaimed, "In that case, Xu Tianran's power has reached an unprecedented peak."

Kiritsugu rubbed his fingers in his pocket for a while; this habit had stayed with him ever since he quit smoking.

"Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad."

"We don't need to think about all that, just carry out Otto's mission."

"Time is tight and the task is heavy. We need to act quickly and kill them. Next, we need to clean up Ma Rulong's family."

They are being a bit too enthusiastic about Kong Deming.

Shirou Emiya nodded and walked into the magnificent casino with Kiritsugu Emiya.

The casino guards never noticed the two men in black robes; the robes were an alchemical artifact.

Upon entering the casino, a warmth that was completely different from the cold outside rushed towards me, and the noise mixed with a few cries of anguish surged into my ears like waves.

"You can handle those second-generation members of the royal family like Wang Shaojie, but I'll take care of Xu Mochen and the others."

"Yes, Kiritsugu."

Emiya Shirou's third and fourth spirit rings shone, and a flash of blue light appeared in his hands, revealing a black dagger and a white dagger. These were Gan Jiang and Mo Xie, Emiya Shirou's favorite weapons.

It wasn't over yet. Emiya Shirou's sixth spirit ring shone, and Gan Jiang and Mo Xie began to change their form, transforming from black and white twin swords into black and white twin pistols.

With the resources provided by the three forces of Passion, Holy Spirit Cult, and Sun Moon Empire, Shirou Emiya has reached level 67.

"Why did you switch to using a gun?"

Kiritsugu Emiya glanced at the black and white twin guns and couldn't help but ask with a smile.

Emiya Shirou scratched his head and said, "Lately, I still find guns more useful."

"I'll go deal with Wang Shaojie and the others first."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shirou Emiya's figure flashed past, heading straight for a private room in the distance. His second soul skill, Detection, had already locked onto everyone's location.

Without further ado, Kiritsugu Emiya unleashed his sixth spirit ring, instantly accelerating his movement. With the concealment of his black robe, he moved like an invisible shadow, swiftly rushing towards the core area of ​​the casino.

Here, Xu Mochen was holding a dragon girl and watching a beating in the distance with a smile. A deadbeat who had refused to pay his debts had just been arrested and was being disciplined by the casino's bodyguards.

"very nice?"

"I can experience it for myself in my next life."

"Peng!"

A voice suddenly came, and a black figure appeared beside him without his knowledge. Before he could react, an extreme pain shot through his chest.

The pain of having his meridians torn and then reassembled left him speechless for a moment. He endured the spasms in his body and tried to repair his injuries with his soul power.

However, the meridians, which had been haphazardly reassembled by the Origin Bullet, had lost their proper function. The soul power aggravated the injury in the chaos and then went directly into the heart through one of the meridians.

His body immediately swelled up, and just before he was about to explode, he stared at Kiritsugu Emiya with bloodshot eyes, spitting out a sentence through his teeth.

"Who are you?"

"Why?"

Emiya Kiritsugu tossed the unconscious dragon girl aside and said coldly, "You're on the purge list, I have nothing to say."

"Snapped!"

The flesh on the ground exploded, and countless drops of blood flew everywhere. The magnificent casino was stained with scarlet blood. A Soul Douluo died in his own casino in the most humiliating way.

"Peng! Peng! Peng!"

Several muffled gunshots rang out, and the chaotic casino turned into a killing field. The space here had long been sealed by the soul-guiding device, and no one could leave until the killing was over.

The casino's merriment was replaced by the cries of the crowd; the ornate glass was stained red; and the streetlights, shining through the red glass, turned the street outside blood red. Finally, the building no longer seemed out of place in the street.

Such scenes were visible throughout Mingdu, with assassination squads operating on a large scale, carrying out Otto's purge plan and paving the final path for Xu Tianran to the pinnacle of power.

(End of this chapter)