Douluo Continent: Reincarnated as Buyer, Creating the Terrifying Sumeru

Chapter 19 "Since you all have doubts, why don't we go and take a look at the Plant City?"

Hu Liena frowned, looking at the silent group of cardinals, and said with some displeasure, "Why are you all so mute?"

"I think this 'Sunset Forest Survival Manual' is just a desperate attempt to gain fame, a cheap publicity stunt!"

Seeing that no one spoke, Yan raised his hand and snorted, "I'll say this: once you enter Sunset Forest, don't wander around, especially when you see those gray-black areas in the forest. Suppress all your curiosity and run in the opposite direction as fast as you can! Don't hesitate!"

He chuckled and looked around at the cardinals, "Gentlemen, has any of you ever heard of a Soul Master being scared away by a patch of land that looks strangely colored?"

"What kind of plant can withstand a Soul Master's Soul Skill?"

"If I ever see this grayish-black vegetation, I'll burn it all down, you believe me?"

A cardinal, who also possessed a fire-type martial soul, nodded in agreement. "Indeed!"

"Your Highness, some of the text in this handbook makes absolutely no sense. For example, the 'first person in the family tree' thing we saw earlier—I don't believe it."

After a pause, the cardinal continued, "For example, look at this—there are absolutely no cities in Sunset Forest. If you see one, it must be a mirage. Believe it's a mirage!"

"Isn't that obviously obvious?"

"How could a city possibly exist in Sunset Forest?"

"I obtained my sixth spirit ring while hunting in this Sunset Forest. I spent more than half a month there, surrounded by nothing but trees. There were no cities, no doubt about that!"

Hu Liena just watched quietly without saying a word.

She had checked the information about Yu Xiaogang's scaly disease mentioned in the last issue of the Botanical City Daily.

The two cardinals who accompanied her were also silent, their faces slightly pale, clearly recalling what they had witnessed earlier.

However, Xie Yue, Yan, and the other six, along with the other cardinals, did not go, so they remained skeptical.

After all, last issue of this newspaper only had some text descriptions and nothing else, so hardly anyone believed it.

"Nana, are you really overthinking this?"

Yan had prepared himself for Hu Liena's reprimand when he opened his mouth, but he never expected that a cardinal would stand up for him.

Immediately, Yan perked up, straightening his back. "If you ask me..."

"The incident involving Tuoba hope and Salas was simply a case of being ambushed!"

"Since this plant college is newly built, I'm trying to get some word of it, so I'm trying to piggyback on everything I see!"

"He's just a clown!"

As soon as he finished speaking, many cardinals nodded in agreement. "That's right!"

"This botanical academy is nothing special; it's just a publicity stunt."

"I heard they're not even able to fill all their freshman class this year!"

Hearing these voices of doubt.

Hu Liena was speechless and was about to speak up to stop this pointless argument.

Just then.

"Report—!"

The council chamber doors were flung open, and a deacon in charge of intelligence stumbled in, his face deathly pale. He held a newspaper aloft, his voice trembling with fear, "Your Highness! Gentlemen! The latest issue of the—Plant City Daily!"

"Tsk, trying to attract attention again!"

Hearing this, Yan immediately perked up, letting out a cold laugh, "Has this plant college come up with some shocking story again?"

"Tell me about it!"

The steward of the Holy Temple broke out in a cold sweat and shook his head repeatedly, "No, it's not—"

"This time, the daily newspaper has a black and white picture, and also—"

"Give it to me!"

Hu Liena stopped the butler when she saw him rambling incoherently.

As a steward of the Heavenly Dou Temple, he must have some knowledge.

But the steward's face was pale, and his pupils contracted sharply, clearly indicating that he had seen something extremely horrifying.

"yes!"

Upon hearing Hu Liena's words, the deacon was overjoyed, and with trembling hands, he presented the newspaper, which still smelled of ink.

Hu Liena's gaze fell on the front page headline, and the headline printed in the largest font made her pupils shrink suddenly!

[A Title Douluo-level Soul Master has been found unconscious in Sunset Forest. Upon investigation, he is suspected to be the Seventh Elder of the Clear Sky Sect. The Clear Sky Sect is requested to come and retrieve him immediately!]

Below the title is a black and white image made using a photographing stone.

In the picture, an elderly man with white hair and beard and a young man lie quietly on a wooden board, their faces peaceful, as if they were just asleep.

Beside the old man's body, a token was clearly placed.

The small yet domineering hammer pattern on the token, along with the seal script character "柒," struck the hearts of everyone in the council hall like a heavy hammer blow!

"This is an elder's token from the Haotian Sect!"

While Hu Liena was reading the newspaper, the two cardinals who had accompanied her to Shrek for the investigation also curiously came forward. Their eyes swept over her, and their pupils dilated as if they had been shocked!

"The character on this is 'Seven'—meaning this is Tang Qi, the seventh elder of the Haotian Sect!"

"He's a level 92 Title Douluo!"

The Heavenly Dou Temple, located within Heavenly Dou City, has been investigating the whereabouts of the Clear Sky Sect under Bibi Dong's orders.

and so.

Inside the Heaven Dou Temple, there was some information about the Clear Sky Sect, such as that its sect leader, Tang Xiao, might have reached the level of a Super Douluo, and that every remaining elder might have reached the level of a Titled Douluo.

The location of their sect is uncertain.

Of all this information, the most certain one is that of the Seventh Elder, Tang Qi.

Salas encountered Tang Qi when he was alive, but Salas was no match for him, and Tang Qi didn't dare to be too presumptuous, so Salas didn't die.

"What!?"

Upon hearing this, Yan was stunned, and the other cardinals also stared wide-eyed.

Titled Douluo!?

Was the one involved in this incident a Title Douluo?

Or is there a picture to prove it?

Yan couldn't sit still any longer. He went over to take a look and his expression changed drastically!

[Additionally, another unidentified mutilated corpse was discovered in Sunset Forest. It was infected with Demon Scale Disease and, to avoid causing panic, was burned. A record of the remains is stored at the Botanical Academy.]

The picture shows a severed body; even in this black and white photo, the outline of its human form is not clearly visible, and the gray-black scales on its body are as black as charcoal.

"this----"

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the Demon Scale Disease that we mentioned in the last issue of the Botanical City Daily —"

Hu Liena casually placed the newspaper on the long conference table, letting everyone read it before saying, "At the very bottom of this newspaper, there is an appendix that says: You are welcome to visit the Botanical City at any time."

With that, she smiled slightly, "Since you all have doubts, why don't we go and take a look at the Botanical Garden?"