Douluo Continent: This Soul Master is Too Bizarre and Unpredictable

Chapter 76 The Long-Planned Scheme (Part 2)

The following night, late at night, in Loran, a medium-sized city two hundred miles away from Nottingham.

As the saying goes, "On a dark and windy night, it is the perfect time for murder and arson." Under the cover of night, a figure wearing a black robe and hood, who was not particularly tall, sneaked into the territory of a criminal gang called the "Black Tiger Gang" in the south of the city.

After entering the city during the day and making some inquiries, Mu Yang figured out who the "suicide squad" who would pave the way for him should be.

First of all, the assassins he's looking for can't be too weak; they should at least be at the fourth or fifth ring level.

Secondly, the assassin must be a bad person, or at the very least, a good person, lest his conscience be tormented.

Since the plan failed, the assassins who went to clear the way for him will surely die under Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer.

Even if the plan succeeds and the assassin who cleared the way for him escapes unscathed, he will still kill him to ensure that no one else in the world knows about it.

Coincidentally, the leader of the Black Tiger Gang, the largest underworld gang in Loran City, perfectly fits both criteria.

The leader of the Black Tiger Gang, whose real name is Wang Dahu, is around forty years old. He possesses the Black Tiger Martial Soul and is known as "Black Tiger". He has a Soul Power cultivation of five ring Soul King level. In recent years, the Black Tiger Gang he founded has not only been extorting protection money indiscriminately in Lolan City, but has also caused many families to be destroyed and people to die.

Logically speaking, such an evil gang should have been cracked down on and eliminated by the Lolan City authorities long ago, but who made Wang Dahu the brother-in-law of the nearly seventy-year-old city lord?

And so, by the arrangement of fate, on this dark and windy night, a messenger of justice arrived.

After half an hour.

Inside the brightly lit Black Tiger Gang hall, several icy blue flames gradually died out, leaving only a few specks of white ash behind.

"Great Lord, this is a small token of your humble servant's appreciation."

At this moment, the burly "Black Tiger" showed no sorrow for his trusted subordinates who had been burned to ashes by the icy blue flames. Instead, he knelt on one knee, respectfully holding up his storage soul tool and speaking to the black-robed figure before him.

"Hmm, not bad. You two, come with me!"

After accepting the storage soul tool, Mu Yang said something to "Black Tiger" and a tall, thin soul master nicknamed "Vulture" next to him, and then walked out of the Black Tiger Gang's hall first.

After infiltrating the Black Tiger Gang's base and finding "Black Tiger," Mu Yang immediately used his Soul-Capturing Technique to control his mind.

Mu Yang originally planned to leave immediately, but then he thought, since he was already here, it would be better if this damn Black Tiger Gang didn't continue to exist. Anyway, it was just something he did on the side.

He had the mind of "Black Tiger" controlled by him summon several key members of the Black Tiger Gang. Apart from one of them, a fourth-ring level flying-type Soul Master, who was temporarily taken in as a dog, Mu Yang directly activated the Real Illusion to kill the remaining few people, and then used Ice Flame to destroy the evidence.

This storage soul tool, which serves as a token of 'heartfelt intentions,' naturally contains the Black Tiger Gang's stockpile of gold soul coins.

Even though those who uphold justice and punish evil do good deeds anonymously, they still need to eat, so confiscating the gang's ill-gotten gains is perfectly reasonable.

Without the core members led by "Black Tiger," the low-level henchmen alone cannot protect the interests held by the Black Tiger Gang. It is foreseeable that the Black Tiger Gang will soon become history.

As for whether the Black Tiger Gang will reappear in Loran City after its demise, whether gangs like the "Fierce Tiger Gang" or the "Black Dragon Gang" will emerge is none of Mu Yang's concern. He can only worry about the present, which is something he has witnessed firsthand. Beyond that, he is powerless to do anything.

"Yes, my lord!"

The two men responded respectfully and then followed Mu Yang.

Two days later, in the morning, in a house in a remote village thirty miles outside Nottingham.

"Did you understand what I told you?"

Mu Yang asked the two, "Black Tiger" and "Vulture".

"I understand!"

The two spoke with serious expressions.

Mu Yang nodded and said, "Very good, you can set off now. I'll wait for your good news!"

"I guarantee to complete the task entrusted to me by the Lord!"

The two men stood ramrod straight and left the house without hesitation to complete their mission.

"I don't know if the plan will go smoothly, but I hope we can at least accomplish one part of it."

Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Mu Yang thought to himself.

Black Tiger is a five-ring Battle Soul King, while Vulture is a four-ring Soul Master. The former is tasked with killing Tang San, while the latter is tasked with stealing the right leg bone of the 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor. They have also set a time in advance to make their move at the same time near dusk.

The obstacle to completing both missions is Tang Hao, but Tang Hao is alone, and the Waterfall Land is far away from Notting Academy, dozens of miles away. Tang Hao does not have a clone technique, so no matter where Tang Hao is at that time, there is a place where he can succeed.

Of course, it would be best if Tang Hao were out causing trouble, and that he could succeed in both places.

If he couldn't make it, he had to choose one of the two options. Compared to gaining a 100,000-year soul bone, Mu Yang thought it would be better to kill Tang San.

After all, while a 100,000-year-old soul bone is indeed precious, once he has the strength, he can have as many of these things as he wants.

Not to mention a 100,000-year-old soul bone, we can get soul bones of even higher ages.

After thinking it over, Mu Yang took out a Red Jade Soul-Returning Ginseng from his Soul Guidance Storage Bracelet and swallowed it.

The Soul-Capturing Secret Technique, which controls the mind of others, comes at a price. Because it is not a permanent control, Mu Yang needs to continuously expend mental energy to maintain the effect of the secret technique.

If it weren't for the Crimson Jade Soul-Returning Ginseng which could restore his mental energy, he really wouldn't have been able to sustain the mental energy consumption required to control the two of them.

Fortunately, the Soul-Capturing Technique does not have a distance control limit; it only requires continuous consumption of mental energy to maintain. Otherwise, Mu Yang's method of finding assassins to test the waters would not have worked.

In fact, what he was really after in Notting City was not just the 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone and Tang Buddha's dog life, but also the 100,000-year-old soul ring and soul bone of a certain rogue rabbit.

Unfortunately, he doesn't yet have the ability to scheme for this rogue rabbit's 100,000-year soul ring and soul bone.

It's not that he can't attach a 100,000-year soul ring. This problem can be solved by controlling his mind through the Soul-Capturing Secret Technique, making him sacrifice himself, and then using it as the first soul ring of the Ice Flame Holy Shadow Martial Soul.

Although the compatibility between the spirit ring and the martial soul is not high, the spirit ring's age of 100,000 years, as well as the surge in spirit power level after adding a 100,000-year spirit ring and refining a 100,000-year spirit bone, are enough to make Mu Yang ignore this aspect of the problem.

The root of the problem still lies with Tang Hao.

In order not to waste the precious 100,000-year soul ring, when plotting against this rogue rabbit, he could only kidnap it or directly control it to sacrifice itself.

Kidnapping a 100,000-year-old soul beast in human form right under Tang Hao's nose is as difficult as defeating Tang Hao with sheer strength.

If Tang Hao were to directly control the sacrifice, he would indeed be powerless to interrupt the sacrifice of the 100,000-year-old soul beast. However, after the sacrifice, he would have to face the enraged Haotian Douluo.

Therefore, we'll have to put the Rogue Rabbit thing on hold for now and see if there are other opportunities in the future.

As evening approached, amidst the mountains, in front of the valley waterfall.

"Vulture, possess me!"

Glancing at the sky and estimating that it was about time, "Vulture" let out a low shout. A flash of soul power shone around his body, and the Vulture Martial Soul was activated. Vulture feathers appeared on his arms, and four soul rings of white, yellow, purple, and purple bloomed out.

Immediately afterwards, the third spirit ring shone brightly, and a pair of brown wings materialized from its back. Then, the 'Vulture' flapped its wings and flew towards the waterfall in front of it.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Vulture Feathers!"

As it soared into the air, the fourth spirit ring around the 'Vulture' shone brightly. Accompanied by a surge of spirit power, dense, narrow, brown feathers suddenly materialized and then shot out towards the waterfall below.

"Boom boom boom boom boom—"

The mere flow of water from the waterfall was no match for the fourth strongest offensive soul skill of a four-ring Soul Master. A large number of soul power feathers pierced through the water and landed on the stone wall behind it, creating a series of explosions.

In an instant, countless water droplets splashed everywhere, and a large number of stones rolled down from the solid stone wall.

Two fourth soul skills were unleashed, and the bursts of soul power feathers covered the entire stone wall behind the waterfall. The vulture could only see that above the reef in the pool, after many damages appeared in the stone wall that was covering it, a deep cave was vaguely visible.

Found it!

Seeing this, "Vulture" was overjoyed and used its first soul skill, Qi Blade, to completely clear the entrance to the cave.

Then, the vulture fell from mid-air, retracted its wings, and used its second defensive soul skill to withstand the impact of the waterfall as it entered the cave.

Meanwhile, just as the "Vulture" made its move, a burly figure arrived at a blacksmith shop not far from Notting Academy in Notting City.

"Sir, what would you like to order?"

As soon as "Black Tiger" entered the blacksmith shop, a burly man with a bare upper body, holding a casting hammer, immediately greeted him with a smile.

Before being taken in as a dog by Mu Yang, "Black Tiger" was the leader of a gang. His clothes and demeanor were extraordinary, and he was clearly a "big shot," most likely a wealthy customer. As the blacksmith shop owner, Shi San naturally greeted him with a smile.

"Let me take a look first~"

His gaze swept around the blacksmith shop, lingering a little longer on a simple-looking young man diligently forging iron at a forging table in the corner of the shop. "Black Tiger" casually remarked.

"Please feel free to look around, sir. Our blacksmith shop produces ironware, from weapons and armor to sickles and hoes, which are renowned for their quality in the Notting City area!"

To be honest, even the weapons and armor used by the city's garrison were ordered from our blacksmith shop!

Shi San boasted.

Nodding slightly, 'Black Tiger' pretended to examine the ironware hanging in the blacksmith's shop for display, while subtly moving closer to the boy forging iron in the corner.

Perhaps by chance, just then, Tang San had just finished forging a piece of pig iron and was putting down his casting hammer to rest for a while.

As Tang San surveyed the blacksmith shop where he had worked for over four years and was very familiar with it, the figure of "Black Tiger" came into view.

Instantly, Tang San's pupils contracted sharply, and his muscles tensed up. However, as if he had thought of something, he relaxed slightly and was no longer so wary, but he did not completely let his guard down.

There was no other reason, but Tang San, who was a member of the Tang Clan in his previous life, sensed a strong baleful aura from the 'Black Tiger'.

This burly man is quite strong and has taken many lives; he's probably not a good person!

However, he had never met this burly man before. Although he had labeled "Black Tiger" as a bad person in his mind, Tang San did not think that this person would be a threat to him.

After all, he was just a student at Notting Junior College and an apprentice at the blacksmith shop. He had never made any enemies. Who would be so stupid as to deliberately target him?

(End of this chapter)