Douluo Continent: This Soul Master is Too Bizarre and Unpredictable

Chapter 147 The Assassins Arrive (Part 1)

Perhaps because it was their first meeting, Qian Renxue didn't mention recruitment. Aside from mutual flattery, they talked mostly about sensitive topics (the current situation in mainland China).

More than an hour later, the luncheon ended, and Qian Renxue said, "Brother, take this plaque. If you need anything in the future, you can bring it to the palace to find me."

As she spoke, Qian Renxue took out a golden token engraved with the character "天" (heaven) and handed it to Mu Yang.

"Then, Brother Qinghe, please don't think I'm being a nag."

Without being polite, Mu Yang reached out and accepted the private token that symbolized Xue Qinghe's identity.

They've already started calling each other "elder brother" and "brother," so even if they're just superficial friends, they shouldn't be too polite, or it will seem distant.

"Haha~, my brother is too kind! I have other things to take care of later, so I won't see you off any longer. You can take my carriage back."

Qian Renxue said with a smile.

"Alright."

Mu Yang nodded.

After seeing Mu Yang and his companion downstairs, Qian Renxue watched the carriage gradually disappear into the distance and turned to the burly woman beside her, whispering, "Proceed according to plan. Don't actually hurt them."

"yes!"

The burly woman, nicknamed "The Heroine," responded and then followed the carriage at a distance.

Once on the carriage, Mu Yang made a 'shh' gesture to Shui Bing'er, then focused all his mental energy on sensing the surrounding situation.

Mu Yang thought that he was probably sick, suffering from paranoia.

Well, it's not really true, it's just that things have been too peaceful these past few days.

He certainly wouldn't have thought that way before, but times have changed.

The Soul Master Competition is a stage for young geniuses on the mainland to showcase themselves, and it has attracted much attention from various forces on the mainland. Now that several days have passed since the start of the competition, his general information, along with Shui Bing'er, Huo Wu, and others, must have already appeared in the hands of "interested parties".

Everything has been calm and peaceful, without even a small disturbance. This is completely out of character for the Spirit Hall and the Star Luo Empire!

You should know that they are not young four-ring Soul Masters, but five-ring Soul Kings who are all under twenty years old!

Furthermore, although they did not report their specific soul power level when they registered for the competition, with so many experts watching the Soul Master Competition, anyone with a slightly keen sense of perception could tell that their soul power level was not as simple as just entering the fifth ring.

With such extraordinary talent in cultivation, it's impossible for those who are used to playing dirty tricks to remain indifferent.

Of course, Mu Yang also knew that the calm these past few days was mostly the calm before the storm.

After all, even if you're going to do something underhanded, you still need to come up with a detailed plan and assign the right people to do it, right? These things take time.

Another point is that in the past few days, when he and Shui Bing'er went out, Mu Xiyue, a titled Douluo, was always with them. Even if she wanted to do something underhanded, she wouldn't dare to be presumptuous in front of a titled Douluo.

Such underhanded tactics are definitely not something that can be done openly or publicly; they must be carried out secretly to avoid damaging the reputation of the organization involved.

If someone tries to pull a trick in front of a Title Douluo, even an eight-ring level expert would be easy prey. Only a nine-ring Title Douluo would have a chance of success.

Once a Title Douluo makes a move, their origins are basically impossible to conceal unless they use their Martial Soul.

But without using the power of their martial souls, how many powerful figures in the continent's soul master world could defeat Mu Xiyue, who is already a nine-ring titled Douluo?

Perhaps it is for these two reasons that things have been calm and peaceful for the past few days.

However, things are different now. This time, the two Soul Kings, whose Soul Power level is only five rings, are not accompanied by any experts. Moreover, on the surface, he is a food-type Soul King with little combat ability. If he has plans to make a move, he will definitely not let go of this great opportunity.

Therefore, Mu Yang had a premonition that he would most likely encounter his first ambush today.

"Um?"

Suddenly, Mu Yang, who was using his spiritual power to sense his surroundings, frowned.

Under his mental perception, a figure with an extraordinary aura followed behind him.

To avoid alerting the enemy, Mu Yang did not use his mental power to scan and probe directly. He only passively sensed the soul power aura emanating from the other party. He could not see the other party's appearance, but he knew who was following behind.

It was none other than Xue Qinghe's bodyguard, the muscular and robust woman.

After all, they had just parted ways, and the other person's appearance was also very distinctive. Even if he did have amnesia, it was impossible for him to forget so quickly.

"What's wrong?"

Shui Bing'er asked.

"Bing'er, be on your guard, it's getting windy."

Mu Yang said with a solemn expression.

He originally thought that even if someone wanted to make trouble, the enemy's strength would not exceed the seventh ring.

After all, looking at the entire continent, a seven-ring Soul Saint is definitely considered a master.

His opponent was a seven-ring Soul Saint. If his strength was not high, he would not need to use his battle armor or Soul Fusion Technique. With his spiritual power comparable to that of an ordinary mid-level seven-ring Soul Saint, coupled with the Illusionary Mystic Art, he could easily defeat an ordinary low-level Soul Saint.

If the opponent is one of the best among the seven-ring Soul Saints, as long as they are not the kind of opponents who can be challenged beyond their level, then even if he can't beat them, he won't be defeated in a short time.

This is the capital city of Tiandou, and any battle between experts here will inevitably attract the attention of the city's experts immediately.

They don't even need to defeat the enemy themselves. As long as they delay for a while, once the experts in the city who are attracted by the fighting arrive, the enemy will not be able to leave Tiandou City alive.

At the time of the Soul Master Competition, an assassin dared to attempt to assassinate a highly talented contestant, and the assassination took place within Heaven Dou City. This was blatant provocation against the Heaven Dou Empire, one of the organizers of the Soul Master Competition, and was absolutely intolerable to Emperor Xue Ye.

Unable to deal with the mastermind behind it all, can my mighty Heavenly Dou Empire not even keep a mere assassin?

However, the current situation seems to have exceeded his original expectations.

Although the perception wasn't very specific, based on the many high-level Soul Masters Mu Yang had encountered, this burly woman's Soul Power level was most likely at the level of an Eighth Ring Soul Douluo, and she was very likely not even a beginner at the Eighth Ring.

Regardless of Qian Renxue's motives for secretly following them, Mu Yang, who had already considered defeat before even assessing victory, could only temporarily categorize her as an enemy.

If Mu Yang didn't know Xue Qinghe's true identity, even if he discovered that this Soul Douluo was secretly following him, he would only assume that this was a temporary bodyguard arranged by his "Brother Qinghe" to secretly watch over him and Shui Bing'er and ensure their safe return to the hotel.

However, Mu Yang knew that Xue Qinghe was Qian Renxue, and he knew that before this young master of the Spirit Hall was obsessed with love, his mental and physical abilities were definitely among the worst. Sending a Soul Douluo to follow him in secret was definitely not just a simple matter of keeping watch.

(End of this chapter)