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Chapter 191 Dragon King's Palace and the Hunter Soul Master Group

The Dragon King Palace is now an enormous behemoth. As the sect leader of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Yu Yuanzhen has to be cautious when facing Wang Zhao, otherwise he might make a wrong choice and bring a major disaster to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

After all, according to the intelligence from Tiandou City, even if Yu Yuanzhen personally took action, he might not be able to silently eliminate Wang Zhao and seize his soul bone, let alone capture him alive, given Wang Zhao's current strength.

Finally, after much deliberation, Yu Yuanzhen received some persuasion from his younger brother, Yu Luomian. Seemingly swayed by some of his brother's words, Yu Luomian decided not to take any action.

If the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, one of the three major sects, is so conflicted, other major forces quickly dismiss any bad thoughts they might have about Wang Zhao, this young man who is not only a prodigy but also possesses great strength. Some don't even dare to think about it and instead start thinking about how to build a relationship with the Dragon King Palace.

As for those who have been blinded by the news that "Wang Zhao may possess a 100,000-year-old soul bone" and have actually started secretly plotting how to harm Wang Zhao and seize his soul bone, they are undoubtedly lowly clowns who are not worthy of being discussed further.

In general, the matter eventually came to nothing, much like a gust of wind roaring across a vast, uninhabited sea, creating towering waves but causing no real impact; the boundless ocean remained unchanged.

From then on, Wang Zhao's status in the hearts of soul masters on the mainland rose higher and higher, and many people began to regard him as a "Title Douluo" with a 100,000-year soul ring. In their opinion, it was only a matter of time...

The location of the Dragon King's Palace.

The establishment of a major sect requires consideration of many things. It is not simply a matter of building lifeless houses and halls to signify completion. The same goes for manpower, although these are all indispensable foundations.

Wang Zhao returned to the Dragon King Palace. Along the way, he saw many Dragon Martial Soul Masters training and sparring in the square. Many of them were originally transferred from the Spirit Hall. Now, there are also many idle Soul Masters from all over the country who want to join the Dragon King Palace.

Regarding these matters, Wang Zhao primarily entrusted them to the dozen or so Dragon Martial Soul Saints, including Ma Han, Zhang Long, and Zhao Hu, who had initially followed him. Since they were all originally patriarchs of their respective families, they wouldn't lack the necessary screening methods. It's worth mentioning that Wang Zhao temporarily set a standard: the Dragon King Palace currently only accepts Dragon Martial Soul Masters, or Martial Soul Masters with the potential to transform into dragons, such as those with snake, lizard, or fish-like spirits. Additionally, it accepts Soul Masters with weapon-type Martial Souls like the Demon-Subduing Thousand Pounds, who are also connected to dragons.

Many Soul Masters who had traveled from afar were inevitably disappointed, but they generally did not have many complaints. After all, apart from the Spirit Hall, no other force in the world could be so inclusive and tolerant, and the standard set by the Dragon King Palace was already enough to accommodate many ordinary Soul Masters whose futures were originally uncertain.

Furthermore, the Dragon King Palace does not require members to be Soul Masters with a certain level of strength or those whose talent can be described as "good." This surpasses the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, the original "holy land" of Dragon Martial Soul Masters in the minds of the mainland masses, reaching the same level as the wealthy and powerful Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and even faintly touching the openness of the Spirit Hall.

To achieve these goals, a strong foundation, especially in terms of finances, is indispensable. In this regard, the Dragon King Palace will inevitably need to receive secret aid from the Spirit Hall for a period of time, as well as overtures from various other powers.

Then... here comes the crucial part.

Wang Zhao couldn't possibly accept all the goodwill from all forces at once. Otherwise, things would be going smoothly now, but if he looked further ahead, he could foresee a whole host of trivial matters coming his way, which would involve interpersonal relationships and social niceties similar to those in his previous life, and he would be driven crazy by them.

Therefore, he made a decision to gradually arrange for the Dragon King Palace Soul Masters to make large-scale contact with the Hunter Soul Master group, and even to integrate and infiltrate them.

The hunter soul master community has long been in a state of leaderlessness, and most of them are unaware of anything unusual. They just feel that recently, many experts have emerged among the hunter soul masters, and they are dragon martial soul masters who are rarely seen on the market.

As for those insightful individuals who could vaguely sense something amiss, they mostly chose to remain silent. After all, the Dragon King Palace hadn't actually taken any action yet, not to mention that even if they had, they probably wouldn't have stopped them but would have actively responded to the call, hoping to take the lead in surrendering.

After all, the hunter soul master group had long wanted to find a powerful backer.

Wang Zhao made this decision for this very purpose. He hoped that the Dragon Martial Soul Masters who left the Dragon King Palace could become famous figures among the Hunter Soul Masters. Then, he would have them unite with other prestigious and interested figures among the Hunter Soul Masters to gradually lead the entire Hunter Soul Master group to join the Dragon King Palace, or to become a subordinate force under the Dragon King Palace.

Wang Zhao had already thought of many names. They would call it the Hunter Guild, the Soul Master Guild, or the Free Guild, etc. This organization, established in the form of a guild, must be built on the premise of integrity, fairness, and most importantly, "relative freedom." It must not exclude any Soul Masters or Soul Masters who focus on any particular type or attribute of their Martial Soul. Otherwise, it would deviate from the main tenets of the Hunter Soul Master community and become a mere shell of its former self sooner or later.

Well, besides that, another purpose for the Dragon King Palace Soul Masters to join the Hunter Soul Master group is to make some quick money and solve the current problem of insufficient operating funds for the Dragon King Palace.

In conclusion, the process of the Dragon King Palace subduing the hunter soul master group will take a considerable amount of time. Even without obstacles from various forces along the way, there will likely be some troublemakers among the hunter soul master group. These seemingly simple problems that can be solved with violence actually require proper handling, otherwise it may not be possible to win over the hunter soul master group.

However, based on his recent experience, Wang Zhao thought that what the Spirit Hall was going to do in the near future would cause a major earthquake in the Spirit Master world, and at the same time directly hit the main business of the Hunter Spirit Master group. At that time, it would be a good time for the Dragon King Hall to take advantage of the situation.

However, afterwards, it will be necessary to quickly arrange a career transition for the hunter soul master group. At the very least, their main task cannot be hunting soul beasts, otherwise they will really have to confront the Spirit Hall head-on, which will be difficult to explain to Gu Yuena.

Of course, this is actually a good thing for the hunter-soul master community, since their casualty rate will be greatly reduced after losing their main job of hunting soul beasts.

(End of this chapter)