Douluo Dragon King: I'm creating a golden age behind the scenes!

Just as Elder Ye finished dealing with the assassins, a loud shriek suddenly came from afar, and a large number of black dots flew rapidly toward them.

The reinforcements from the Tianhai Alliance have finally arrived.

Although it was as if he hadn't even arrived, because of Elder Ye's presence, this assassination attempt, which the evil soul master had planned for so long, was like a joke. It was hastily ended before it could even deal any damage.

The subsequent handling of the wreckage was left to the reinforcements from Tianhai City, and then Ye Lao turned and returned to the train.

"Old Master Ye, why..." Li Ziming said hesitantly.

"You want to ask me why we didn't leave any survivors for interrogation?" Old Ye asked after only one glance.

Li Ziming nodded slightly.

"You should know that lunatics like evil spirit masters are universally reviled and despised across the three continents."

No organization would welcome them, and no organization would be willing to sell them resources.

But they also need to cultivate and eat, yet we dare not be too blatant, lest we push them too far and cause them to act rashly.

Therefore, behind the scenes, various powerful forces would entrust them with some dirty tricks that they themselves couldn't handle.

"Evil Soul Masters can also obtain some resources that are not particularly rare through these missions, and have even achieved a strange balance with them as a result."

"However, the major powers do not want people to associate them with themselves or give them any leverage, so they are extremely cautious when issuing commissions."

"Moreover, these evil spirit masters are not highly skilled; they are just a group of workers who wouldn't know who gave them the commission. Even if they did know, it would be information about the employer that has already been processed by countless people."

"Oh, I see." Li Ziming suddenly realized that it made sense and fell into deep thought.

Elder Ye looked at Li Ziming and nodded slightly. Li Ziming was a popular candidate for the next generation of master craftsmen.

He's definitely going to become a high-ranking member of the association in the future. Now, it's time to learn about and get in touch with some of the more secretive aspects of the association.

It's much better than suddenly having to accept too much and having your worldview shattered.

But Li Ziming wasn't thinking about things like reshaping his worldview; he was thinking about how to use this information in the future.

After a one-hour rest, the train set off again for Tiandou City, and the rest of the journey was uneventful.

……

Finally, at four o'clock in the afternoon, Li Ziming arrived at the Soul Guidance Station of Tiandou City.

Heaven Dou City existed 20,000 years ago. As early as the era of the Spirit Hall, it was one of the most prominent cities on the continent.

It was even once the number one city on the continent. At that time, it was the capital of the Heavenly Dou Empire.

It wasn't until later, after the Sun Moon Empire, the predecessor of the Federation, annexed the Heavenly Dou Empire, that this place gradually lost its status as a political and cultural center and became an ordinary city.

However, due to its profound cultural heritage, special historical status, and the preservation of many ancient buildings, it is one of the most important cities in the Federation.

Last time I came, I was busy trying to become a Seven-Star Saint Craftsman, so I didn't have a chance to explore the place properly. This time I finally have some time.

Moreover, Li Ziming remembered that Tiandou City had an excellent geographical location, not far from the legendary origin of soul beasts, the Star Dou Great Forest, although most of the ferocious beasts there should have fled by now.

At the same time, it is also very close to Shrek City, the largest city on the continent.

It can be said to be the core area of ​​the entire Douluo Continent, so many martial spirit families and major forces choose to set up camp here, making it a place where many powerful people emerge.

In other words, Li Ziming could be considered to have entered a safe zone when he stepped into this place.

Given Li Ziming's forging talent at the age of 21, all the major powers would only vie to protect him, not secretly try to kill him.

After all, the more master craftsmen there are, the more opportunities they have to obtain four-word battle armor. If they have the chance to form a good relationship with future master craftsmen, they would be more than willing to do so.

As Li Ziming and Elder Ye walked along the road, they could already vaguely see the headquarters of the Forging Masters Association.

The Tiandou Forging Masters Association is the largest forging masters association on the entire continent. Its headquarters are located in Tiandou City. The building is towering into the clouds, with a simple and crude design and a huge hammer pattern logo on its exterior.

Suddenly, the spatial core connected to his brain trembled, and he sensed an extremely deadly danger.

Before Ye Lao could even remind him, Li Ziming's gaze sharpened, seven spirit rings appeared beneath his feet, and the two-word battle armor "Blazing Sun" was attached to him. In the past six years, he had already become a Soul Saint.

The three trigger-activated level nine defensive soul tools given to them by their master, Mu Chen, activated immediately, blocking the crimson, fatal blow.

The blazing sun hammer in his hand shone brightly, and Li Ziming swung it backward while shouting, "Elder Ye, be careful!"

"Hmm?" A cold voice suddenly sounded behind them, followed by a crimson light that instantly neutralized the scorching heat from the hammer blow.

"They actually found out?"

"Such keen perception, such abundant vital energy. It was definitely the right choice to accept the commission to kill you."

The owner of the voice appeared, completely covered up in a gray outfit and a hood, revealing only his eyes. His eyes were also gray, but his pupils were red, making him look extremely eerie.

Elder Ye also reacted, summoning his martial spirit and unleashing his own domain. The Wind God Sword's light forced the assassin back.

"Insolence! Prepare to die!"

"Azure Wind God! Come!"

Instantly, the four-word battle armor appeared on his body, and the Wind God Sword in his hand revealed its sharpness as it swept towards the black-clad assassin, unleashing a furious strike.

Old Master Ye was both shocked and furious. He hadn't even noticed the thief earlier. If it weren't for Li Ziming's keen senses and sufficient self-defense skills, he would probably have died from this attack long ago.

If an assassination attempt were to succeed right at the doorstep of one's own association, one would have no face to face the members of the association again.

The assassin also summoned his three-word battle armor and unleashed his own domain to fight against Elder Ye.

However, his three-word battle armor was clearly inferior to the amplification of the four-word battle armor, and he was repelled dozens of feet away by Elder Ye's sword light.

"The Wind God Sword?!"

"Old man, you're not dead yet?" The assassin recognized Old Ye's identity at this moment.

"Soul Devouring Douluo! It's you! I was wondering why there were only a few assassins, but I didn't expect you to actually dare to make a move in Heaven Dou City!"

"However, since you dared to come! Then die here! Seventh Soul Skill—Martial Soul True Body!"

Suddenly, Elder Ye's sword aura subsided, his seventh soul ring shone brightly, and a giant sword appeared behind him, slashing at the enemy in front of him.

Faced with Elder Ye's enraged sword strike, Soul Devourer had no choice but to meet it head-on, his two blood-red bone hands meeting the Wind God Sword.

Two moves clashed, creating a powerful shockwave. The Soul Devouring Douluo was no match for him and had no intention of continuing to fight Elder Ye.

"We can't fight this old man head-on. No matter what, we can't kill that kid now. We should run." While pondering, Soul Devouring Douluo saw Li Ziming around the battlefield and came up with a plan.

The evil spirit master quickly made a judgment. Although their series of exchanges had been brief, it was enough for Zhenhua and the others above to react. If they didn't leave now, they might really be left behind.

Upon seeing his sixth spirit ring activate, countless red dots of light appeared in the sky centered on his body.

At first, they were just dots of light, but soon they grew larger and looked like cold, merciless bloody hands.

A surge of intense and dense blood energy erupted wildly. Immediately afterwards, thousands of streaks of blood-red light shot out from those blood-red hands, directly attacking Li Ziming, the weakest person present.

Old Master Ye also realized this, and could only step in front of Li Ziming to block the bloody light, thus blocking it all.

When the smoke cleared and they tried to find the Soul Eater again, they saw that he had turned into streaks of blood light and scattered in all directions.

Instead of fleeing in one direction, they scattered and vanished without a trace in an instant.

"How dare you!"

The instant the evil spirit master vanished, two terrifying auras rose simultaneously from the top of the Blacksmith's Guild.

The next moment, the top of the Forging Masters Association shone brightly with red and gold light, and a red figure appeared in front of Li Ziming and Elder Ye as if by teleportation.

"Are you alright?" The red light dissipated, and Zhenhua, wearing a four-character battle armor, appeared in front of the two. At this moment, Zhenhua's face was ashen. He never expected that someone would dare to ambush him at the entrance of the Blacksmith Association.

"Thankfully, Elder Ye is here, so we're alright. Uncle-Master, we need to hurry and chase after that evil spirit master, otherwise, who knows when he might come back," Li Ziming said.

Zhenhua nodded, then looked at the dark golden figure chasing after him in the distance and said, "Don't worry, it can't escape."