The carriage traveled for about an hour before leaving Tianming City and entering the official road.

The wheels rolled and the horses' hooves clattered.

Qian Daoliu closed his eyes, seemingly resting, but in reality, he was sensing his surroundings.

Dai Hao sat opposite him, wanting to speak several times, but then swallowed his words back.

After a long while, he finally couldn't help but speak.

"Brother Qian."

Qian Daoliu opened his eyes: "Hmm?"

Dai Hao hesitated for a moment, but still asked, "I heard that some time ago, in a small town near the Mingdou Mountains, many civilians awakened their martial souls."

"It wasn't about paying someone; it seems someone helped out, you know?"

Qian Daoliu could easily tell that he was testing him.

They may even already know that he did it.

He readily admitted, "Yes, it was I who helped them awaken. Is there a problem with that?"

Dai Hao thought to himself, "Just as I thought," and a conflicted expression appeared on his face.

"Brother Qian, perhaps you suddenly had a sudden burst of kindness, but please don't do this again in the future."

Qian Daoliu frowned: "Why?"

Dai Hao immediately stated, "The awakening of martial spirits has actually formed a commercial chain, involving many forces."

"Furthermore, they are unwilling to see ordinary people awaken their martial spirits."

"Brother Qian should understand what I mean."

"What you're doing is likely to provoke public outrage."

Qian Daoliu sneered upon hearing this.

"Heh, you're used to being high and mighty, and you can't stand seeing the underdog rise up, afraid of being overthrown. Is that how you think too?"

Dai Hao was slightly taken aback, and could tell that Qian Daoliu seemed to be angry.

He naturally wouldn't reveal his true thoughts, only saying, "Of course that's not what I think."

Qian Daoliu was too lazy to continue the conversation and closed his eyes.

Seeing this, Dai Hao wisely kept quiet and remained calm.

But to be honest.

In truth, he had already begun to feel dissatisfied with Qian Daoliu.

He felt that Qian Daoliu was being far too pretentious.

Having cultivated to the level of a Title Douluo, he didn't believe that Qian Daoliu's family hadn't been involved in the business chain of awakening martial souls.

Does he really think he's a saint?

But despite his dissatisfaction, Dai Hao naturally couldn't show it.

If he angered Qian Daoliu, he had no confidence in winning at all, and his plan to win him over would be ruined.

Silence fell over the carriage, broken only by the sound of the wheels rolling.

Qian Daoliu closed his eyes, but his heart was churning.

He increasingly felt that the world was sick.

While it is common for nobles to oppress commoners, here the commoners' chances of climbing the social ladder are directly cut off.

He doesn't hold the view that everyone is equal.

Nobles are born to be on a higher level, while commoners are born to be on a lower level. It is indeed not fair, but if you have to blame someone, you can only blame yourself for being born into the wrong family.

However, the only thing in the world that can be considered fair is that everyone can awaken their martial spirit.

Even though nobles have passed the bloodline selection of the era and have a much higher probability of awakening a powerful martial soul than commoners, commoners at least have the chance to gamble on a benign mutation of their martial soul.

In this day and age, things have gotten so bad that the path for ordinary people has been completely blocked.

Qian Daoliu believed this was incorrect.

The world should be a place where all things flourish, not a place where the aristocracy reigns supreme.

If you have the ability, compete honestly and prove that you are better than ordinary people, and that you can ride on their backs, instead of resorting to underhanded tactics.

Qian Daoliu became even more determined to rebuild the Spirit Hall.

……

Four days later.

The carriage arrived at Xingluo City.

Xingluo City is several times larger than Tianming City.

The city walls soared into the clouds, and the city gates were bustling with traffic and pedestrians.

Upon seeing the insignia representing the Duke of White Tiger on the carriage, the guards quickly opened the city gate, but a routine check was still required.

At this moment, a burly man stopped the carriage and said respectfully, "Your Grace, the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament is already halfway through. The top sixteen elimination rounds will be held in the city in a few days."

"To ensure the safety of the process, inspections are necessary according to regulations. We apologize for the inconvenience."

Dai Hao's voice rang out from inside the carriage: "Hmm."

Dai Hao lifted the curtain and stepped down from the carriage.

Qian Daoliu followed closely behind.

The burly man instructed his men to quickly inspect the interior of the carriage and also check the entourage.

After confirming that everything was correct, the burly man bowed apologetically to Dai Hao and said, "It's all right, Your Grace."

As he spoke, he glanced at Qian Daoliu, feeling quite puzzled.

This person looks unfamiliar, yet he's riding in the same carriage as Duke White Tiger. Who is he?

"Um."

Dai Hao nodded slightly and looked at Qian Daoliu.

"Brother Qian, come with me to the palace later to meet His Majesty. I believe that with my intervention, His Majesty will agree to let you borrow the books."

However, Qian Daoliu seemed not to hear it.

He turned his gaze to a certain direction within the city, his eyes flashing with murderous intent.

He sensed the presence of many evil spirit masters.

Qian Daoliu withdrew his gaze and said in a calm tone, "It seems that the surveillance capabilities of Xingluo City need to be increased. Let's go on foot."

Dai Hao looked completely bewildered upon hearing this, not quite understanding.

But since Qian Daoliu had taken the initiative to suggest walking, and considering that he still needed to win him over, he naturally wouldn't verbally refuse.

"Okay, let's walk then."

Dai Hao immediately nodded in agreement, and ordered his entourage to dismount and follow behind, leading their horses.

The group then passed through the city gate and entered Xingluo City.

Xingluo City is quite prosperous, with shops lining both sides of the street and pedestrians thronging the streets.

The shouts of vendors selling snacks, fabrics, and jewelry rose and fell in a continuous stream.

Qian Daoliu walked at the very front.

It seemed casual, but in reality, he was using his mental power to pinpoint the location of those evil spirit masters.

However, his expression grew increasingly cold.

Throughout the entire Star Luo City, Qian Daoliu sensed at least a hundred auras of evil soul masters scattered in various locations.

Some are strong, some are weak; the strongest has even reached the level of a Contra.

A murderous intent surged in Qian Daoliu's eyes. He knew that Xingluo City had a huge population. If evil soul masters caused trouble, there could easily be tens of thousands of casualties.

However, now is not the time to take action.

This is, after all, Xingluo City.

Although he was confident in dealing with those hidden evil spirit masters, the locations were too scattered, and without using some special methods, he could not kill them instantly.

If the evil spirit master were to become desperate and harm innocent people, the sin would be immense.

Special measures... can easily cause unrest if used.

He didn't want to be too high-profile.

Qian Daoliu could only remember it for now.

I've decided to meet Emperor Xingluo later.

Talk to the other person properly.

"Um?"

Dai Hao walked beside him and noticed the change in Qian Daoliu's expression, which deepened his doubts.

But I didn't ask any further questions.

Qian Daoliu walked slowly forward.

From afar, the Star Luo Imperial Palace appeared quite imposing, occupying a vast area, at least one-fifth of the entire Star Luo City.

He couldn't help but think of the scale of the Spirit Hall. Comparing the two, he finally had to admit that the Star Luo Imperial Palace was actually much more magnificent than the Spirit Hall.

But thinking about it, it's normal, after all, times are progressing.

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