Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect - Sharingan Intercepts Tianmeng

Chapter 133 If the Soul Spirit is unwilling, we can still become a Soul Ring!

"So it's His Highness the Crown Prince. My apologies for not recognizing you."

Although he was already cursing Xu Tianran's mother in his heart, Xiao Qiang still pretended to be friendly with Xu Tianran on the surface.

After all, my own strength is currently limited, and it's not the time for me to offend him casually.

"Lord Xiao, there's no need for that. I also wanted to meet you, the young man who has brought glory to our Sun Moon Empire. It seems that heroes are indeed young. This is just a small token of my appreciation, and I hope you will not refuse."

As Crown Prince Xu Tianran spoke, a guard carrying a tray approached Xiao Qiang.

There were two bottles on the tray, and Xu Tianran calmly introduced them. "The white jade bottle contains some Xuanbing Marrow Liquid, which is a great tonic for ice-attribute soul masters. However, the contents of the blue bottle are even more precious. Inside is the 100,000-year-old Evil Eye Tyrant's Tear, which can greatly enhance a soul master's spiritual power. It is a rare treasure even in our Sun Moon Empire."

"Your Highness, as the saying goes, one should not accept rewards without merit. I have not yet informed my teacher about these things, so I dare not accept them privately."

Xiao Qiang overheard that this was Crown Prince Xu Tianran's "personal" intention. If he accepted this gift, Xiao Qiang would be considered to have inexplicably joined the Crown Prince's ship. After all, in this era, the idea that accepting something from someone doesn't mean that I'm siding with them doesn't apply.

Xiao Qiang joined the Crown Prince's faction, so Jing Hongchen's attitude can be roughly determined in a certain sense. Unless Jing Hongchen really stands up and declares that he is irreconcilable with the Crown Prince, other people will think that Jing Hongchen and the Crown Prince are in the same party after a period of subtle communication.

Although Jing Hongchen may not necessarily do anything for the Crown Prince, as long as he is tacitly considered to be part of the Crown Prince's faction, his position is enough to secure the Crown Prince's future throne.

In the original novel, Jing Hongchen was inexplicably put on the Crown Prince's pirate ship after he suddenly helped her with an unnecessary favor. After that, she was pushed around by various forces. Coupled with some mistakes caused by Huo Yuhao, Jing Hongchen's later life was miserable.

Seeing that Xiao Qiang refused what he offered, Xu Tianran was not angry. Instead, his smile became even more amiable.

"Even when faced with top-tier cultivation resources, Earl Xiao can resist the temptation. He is truly a pillar of our Sun Moon Empire. With Earl Xiao's character, he will likely not only become an earl in the future, but perhaps even a duke will be within his grasp."

"Your Highness flatters me. It was only by chance that I was able to defeat Shrek and obtain the title of Earl. The title of Duke is still too far away for me, and I dare not even think about it."

"What are you saying? In my opinion, Earl Xiao is perfectly capable of being a duke in the future!" Crown Prince Xu Tianran's meaning was clear: come to me and I will give you a dukedom in the future.

Xiao Qiang understood the meaning behind the Crown Prince's words, but he didn't believe Xu Tianran's words at all. Not to mention that Xu Tianran hadn't said anything explicitly, it was just a pie in the sky. Even if he had said it explicitly, Xiao Qiang would not have chosen to stand on his side.

Xiao Qiang clasped his hands in a fist salute to the Crown Prince and said, "The matter of becoming an earl was already a stroke of luck, and I wouldn't even dare to dream of becoming a duke. Besides, I'm quite satisfied with the current situation and don't want anything to change."

"I truly admire Earl Xiao for not being greedy for power. However, if Earl Xiao ever has a new idea, my door is always open for a young hero like you."

"Your Highness flatters me. I am simply more accustomed to following in my teacher's footsteps. Whatever my teacher does, I will do as well." Xiao Qiang neither accepted nor rejected the prince's praise and attempts to win him over, simply using Jing Hongchen as a shield.

After rejecting the Crown Prince's offer of a hand, Xiao Qiang left with his men. Once Xiao Qiang was out of sight, the gentle smile on Crown Prince Xu Tianran's face vanished completely, replaced by a fierce look as if he were about to devour someone.

"Your Highness, Xiao Qiang is far too ungrateful. He should be taught a lesson."

"Forget it, some things will leave some evidence once they are done. At least we can't push Jing Hongchen to the opposite side right now."

Xu Tianran rejected his subordinate's suggestion. Although Xiao Qiang's actions had, in a sense, extended his father's life by several years, making his path to the throne more difficult, he was the one who most wanted to kill Xiao Qiang. However, he could not allow others to seize the opportunity to push Jing Hongchen to the opposite side.

He is no longer the Xu Tianran of the later part of the original story. Thanks to Xiao Qiang, his father's life was extended for a period of time. If it weren't for the deterrent power of the Holy Spirit Sect, it would be hard to say whether he could hold onto his position as crown prince.

Once the emperor recovers, his impotence might be discovered over time, and then everything he did before would have been for someone else's benefit.

"Damn it."

Xu Tianran cursed under his breath, and everything he said was copied by Xiao Qiang using mental detection combined with lip reading.

"As expected, they were insulting me. It's a bit of a shame they didn't actually do anything about it."

If Xu Tianran really makes a move, it would be good to bring his men alive to Jing Hongchen's place to cause him more trouble. It's just a pity that Xu Tianran held back, which prevented Xiao Qiang from making trouble for Xu Tianran for the time being. If he wanted to cause trouble for Xu Tianran, he would have to think of other ways later.

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The eye of ice and fire.

After several days of searching, Xiao Qiang and the others finally arrived at the outer perimeter of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye. Xiao Qiang and Xue Di then went inside, leaving Mu Qingxue, Nana, and Xiao Lan outside the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye for the time being.

"Eight-cornered Ice Grass, Fiery Apricot Blossom, Fragrant Silk Fairy, Silk Tulip, Eight-petaled Fairy Orchid, Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, Starry Spirit Pearl, Earth Dragon Golden Melon, how did you find this place?!" Tianmeng said incredulously in Xiao Qiang's spiritual sea.

"Just lucky."

Xiao Qiang bypassed the Fragrant Qiluo Immortal Item and came to the Fiery Apricot Beauty. He activated the mental sharing with her, allowing her to see Tianmeng, Bingdi, and Yinlang within her spiritual sea.

"Greetings, senior. My name is Xiao Qiang. With the help of Tianmeng, a million-year-old soul beast, I have created a Soul Spirit System that allows soul beasts and soul masters to coexist. Under this system, soul beasts do not need to be hunted by soul masters and can become part of the progress of soul masters. If soul masters are expected to become gods in the future, then soul beasts will also ascend to the God Realm. Even if soul masters cannot become gods, the will of soul beasts can be preserved and continue to live in the consciousness of other soul masters. I hope you will become a part of this system."

Xiao Qiang gave a brief explanation to Lie Huo Xing Jiao Shu, and then Tian Meng and Bing Di told Lie Huo Xing Jiao Shu many specific details, confirming that the method was indeed feasible as soul beasts, thus dispelling Lie Huo Xing Jiao Shu's doubts.

After understanding the cause and course of events and the current outcome, Liehuo Xingjiao said, "Get lost! I'm perfectly fine here, I have no interest in becoming any kind of spirit."

If it were ten thousand years from now, when her lifespan was about to end, Liehuo Xingjiao would have been persuaded, but since she had just broken through the hundred thousand-year mark and still had ten thousand years of lifespan left, she was not very willing to gamble.

"Alright, since that's the case, I can only find other soul beasts to use as soul spirits for Mu Qingxue. As for you... never mind, we'll hunt you down and use you as a soul ring."

Liehuo Xingjiaoshu: "???!!!"

(End of this chapter)