Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect, Angels and Rakshasa Return

Chapter 350, 389, 390—Wang Jinwei, the tech thief in the White Tiger Guard, suffers a technological slap on the wrist.

Amidst laughter and conversation, Qian Lingyun waved her hand to dismiss everyone, leaving only a holy servant who was responsible for explaining recent work to her and offering suggestions.

"My lord, isn't it a bit too long to divide our staff into two groups and conduct five-month military training sessions throughout the year?"

"Don't you consider slightly modifying the time limit? After all, we still have many tasks to complete..." the servant asked cautiously, afraid of inadvertently offending the master before him.

"For a professional combat soul instructor, five months of training a year isn't a long time!" Qian Lingyun smiled and analyzed for the pretty girl in front of her:

"Look, there are twelve months in a year, and two seasons of military training each year. January and July are the months when you rotate to give civilians time to awaken their martial spirit!"

"Once your martial soul awakens, there's nothing much to worry about. Just wait for the next group of colleagues to depart for training and bring back any promising soul master talents!"

"This means that apart from five months of training and two months of Martial Soul Awakening missions, you'll have a lot of free time! You can enjoy your vacation to the fullest during this period!"

"So that's how it is!" The nun nodded seriously, her gray eyes filled with shock.

Then, she enthusiastically introduced the military supply warehouse beneath this branch hall to Qian Lingyun:

"Our warehouses here mainly store retired equipment that was phased out by the Southern Army Group and used to offset part of the payment for goods."

"To ensure their better preservation, we laid quicklime on the ground to keep the supplies dry, and we also perform simple maintenance on them every now and then!"

"That's good, this method is excellent and can be promoted!" Qian Lingyun nodded slightly, her gaze towards the nun becoming increasingly gentle.

After a half-hour inventory check of the supplies, the young nun suddenly blurted out:

"My lord, are there any special events happening at the Holy Spirit Cult lately?"

"Special event?" Qian Lingyun frowned, shook her head, and said, "No, the members of the Holy Spirit Cult are not within the territory of the Sun Moon Empire!"

"Really! I thought those people who were cutting off ears in all those mountain villages were one of our own..." the nun said sheepishly, her head bowed. Her words, packed with information, caught Qian Lingyun's attention. She asked coldly, "What ear-cutting?"

"He's the guy who went on a killing spree in the mountain villages, then just cut off the ears from the corpses' heads!" The nun took out a crumpled document from her storage ring, respectfully handed it to Qian Lingyun, and explained:

"Yesterday, a guy covered in blood knocked on our door, but he didn't have a single copper soul coin on him. He just shoved a commission paper into my arms!"

"Where is that person? Where is he?" Qian Lingyun asked, quickly flipping through the request.

"He died from blood loss! His body was just buried this morning!" the nun whispered.

What are your thoughts on his request?

"According to our Holy Soul Temple's work manual, commissions without a deposit will be placed on hold for six months. If no additional deposit is made within six months, it will be considered a forfeiture!"

"At the same time, we will also send people to follow up on this matter as the situation unfolds, and gather as much intelligence as possible to prepare for any subsequent work."

The nun's words were reasonable, well-reasoned, and clear, which made Qian Lingyun overjoyed.

This is what it means to be reliable!

Who wouldn't love a subordinate who can handle problems methodically and share the burden with their superiors?!

Suppressing her inner joy, Qian Lingyun feigned composure, flicked the commission in her hand, and said softly, "Did you send anyone to check?"

"We buried the body this morning and returned by noon. This is the information we've gathered; please take a look!"

Swish!

Another neatly written document was placed on the table by the nun. Qian Lingyun glanced at it and immediately sensed something was wrong. Her expression turned cold, and she gritted her teeth as she asked, "Where is the person who went to investigate? Tell him to come see me!"

"yes!"

The nun got up and left, and a few minutes later she returned with another nun.

Interestingly, this nun wasn't wearing black stockings with lace trim, but rather white stockings with lace trim…

Perhaps sensing Qian Lingyun's curiosity, the nun in white silk stepped forward and patiently explained:

"My lord! Here, we differentiate clothing according to strength. Internship participants wear leather pants, those in the fourth ring wear flesh-colored stockings, those in the fifth ring wear white stockings, those in the sixth ring wear black stockings, and as for the seventh ring… they just wear bare legs and leggings…"

"That's cool..."

Qian Lingyun's lips twitched slightly, and she chuckled awkwardly, "Uh, it is indeed very creative, but what I want to ask is what you found during your reconnaissance today!"

"Today I followed a small team of ten people. Although they were not very strong, the highest level of their cultivation was only a Soul Master."

"...Although their strength is average, they are highly disciplined, obeying only their leader and following orders without question. Compared to the bandit groups from the Three Kingdoms or small-scale evil spirit masters who have come here, their demeanor is quite different!"

"Based on my judgment, they are most likely..."

Before the white-haired nun could finish speaking, Qian Lingyun raised her head, met her gaze for a moment, and slowly uttered a few words: "Strict discipline, unwavering obedience... professional soldiers among Soul Masters!"

After speaking, Qian Lingyun closed her eyes slightly, and the sapphire crown on her forehead flashed with a dazzling light. After inquiring about the last direction the Soul Master team had left, she continued her conversation.

The shared mental detection system extends in that direction, centered on Qian Lingyun's original body.

One thousand meters, two thousand meters... five thousand meters, seven thousand meters... ten thousand meters... fourteen thousand meters.

The mental probe did not confirm the group's location, but it did find some clues: two extinguished campfires.

Upon opening her eyes, Qian Lingyun abruptly stood up, bid farewell to the two young nuns, and left only a message as her figure disappeared into the night sky: "Get some rest and remember to eat breakfast!"

Reaching the extinguished campfire, Qian Lingyun activated her mental detection once more, scanning an area with a radius of seven kilometers around her like a radar.

Finally, half an hour later, she caught those people red-handed!

Although it's unclear what nonsense they're spouting with their moving lips, judging from the map content...

If they walk another three kilometers or so, they will leave the territory of the Sun and Moon Empire and enter the territory of the Star Luo Empire.

Their current hesitation is probably because they want to sneak back during the shift change of the Sun Moon Empire's patrol team.

Soldiers from the Star Luo Empire infiltrated the Sun Moon Empire, killed people, and then slipped back—something just doesn't seem right.

As the Empress of the Sun Moon Empire, Qian Lingyun felt it necessary to take down these small fry and interrogate them thoroughly about their purpose for coming here.

After thinking it over, all that could be heard was the whistling of the wind. Qian Lingyun's figure disappeared into the dense forest again. When she reappeared, she was already on top of the ten henchmen who were crouching in the woods.

"Oh dear, where do you guys want to go?!"

Accompanying the flippant words was an overwhelming pressure of soul power, as solid as a mountain.

Although Qian Lingyun's cultivation level is still at the eighth-ring Soul Douluo level, it would be a waste of her talents to use her aura to suppress these small fry whose cultivation level is no more than the fourth ring!

Under the oppressive force, these ten unidentified Star Luo Soul Masters could not even muster the slightest thought of resistance and could only kneel on the ground awaiting their fate.

"May I ask who you are?"

Among the ten, the only Soul Master managed to utter a soft whisper.

"You are not worthy to know my identity!" Qian Lingyun coldly looked down at the fish on the chopping block and said softly:

"Confess your identities and purposes truthfully, and I might grant you a peaceful death! Otherwise, I have over a hundred ways to make you regret ever being born!"

"For example, we could draw blood from your bodies little by little, freeze it, and then inject it back into your bodies!"

"Just imagine! Your heart will turn into a beautiful ice crystal during this long process... How about that, isn't it beautiful!"

Slightly reducing her oppressive aura, and allowing the group to look up at her with terrified expressions, Qian Lingyun chuckled and said:

"So, does anyone want to give it a try?" At the same time, a dark red killing intent mixed with a pale purple seductive power invaded the minds of these people.

With just a few words, some people couldn't withstand the psychological pressure and were ready to confess!

"I...I..."

The Soul Venerable with the lowest cultivation level struggled in his eyes, wanting to say something several times, but when he saw the leader's fierce gaze, he swallowed his words again!

"Tsk, they won't shed a tear until they see the coffin!"

Seeing this, Qian Lingyun shook her head in dissatisfaction. She clapped her hands and summoned more than a dozen zombies from the undead demiplane who craved raw flesh and blood.

She grabbed a lucky one and threw him into the horde of zombies, letting the mindless ghouls devour him alive right in front of them. After a few screams, all that could be heard was the grinding of teeth as the zombies chewed on flesh.

Having dropped the bombshell, and seeing that the time was ripe, Qian Lingyun spoke again, gently advising, "They won't be full after eating just one. Are you going to continue holding out, or confess? Whoever confesses first, I'll let him go back alive!"

The moment Qian Lingyun uttered those words, the Soul Master who had been itching to act spoke up: "My lord, don't kill me! I'll tell you everything! We are the White Tiger Guards under Duke White Tiger!"

"Wang Jinwei! You brat, you actually betrayed His Majesty the Duke!"

The swift defection of his men was truly unexpected. The leader of the ten-man group, his eyes blazing with fury, roared hysterically, "Have you forgotten about our White Tiger Guards...?"

"Shut up! If you're not going to talk, then don't stop others from talking!" Qian Lingyun glanced at Hun Zong and kicked him into the horde of corpses.

After a few screams, the world returned to silence.

"Go on! Tell me your purpose, the size of your group, and everything you know, and I'll let you go!" Qian Lingyun said, raising an eyebrow.

"We were ordered to accumulate military merits for the young master, so we infiltrated the Sun and Moon Kingdom, cut off ears, and exchanged them for military merits..." The Soul Master surnamed Wang, named Jinwei, said cautiously, occasionally glancing at Qian Lingyun's expression.

"Is that even possible? Ears that weren't cut off on the battlefield can still be counted?" Qian Lingyun asked curiously.

"Normally, no, but... that's the young master! He's the first heir to the title of Duke of White Tiger. He only needs to..." Jin Wei said cautiously, afraid of accidentally offending the man in front of him!

"That Dai Yueheng must hold a pretty high official position now, right?"

Without waiting for Jin Wei's reply, Qian Lingyun answered her own question: "Now... I'm practically a division commander, right?①"

"Yes, yes, yes, sir, you are truly a brilliant strategist. The young master is indeed now a division commander."

"How many of you came? Is there any communication between you? Are there any secret codes between the groups?" Qian Lingyun helped the Xingluo traitor to his feet and gently comforted him.

"Tell me all this, and you can leave. Don't worry, those guys won't have a chance to go back alive and expose you!"

Now that things have come to this point!

There's not much difference between hiring one person and hiring ten thousand...

After glancing at the mangled limbs scattered on the ground, devoured by zombies, and thinking about how he could live to return home and feast on meat and fish, Wang Jinwei's last shred of kindness vanished.

He knelt down with a thud, fawningly saying, "My lord, in the White Tiger Guard, each squad consists of one hundred men. Five hundred men make a company. One thousand five hundred men make a battalion."

"The entire White Tiger Guard Regiment consists of about three battalions, equivalent to the strength of a division, plus some special units."

"For things like killing innocent people and claiming credit, we usually send a company, break it down into fifty small groups, complete our assigned tasks, and then retreat. There's no communication between them!"

Having received a satisfactory answer, Qian Lingyun smiled with her eyes closed, grabbed a handful of gold soul coins and stuffed them into Jin Wei's hand, praising, "Excellent, thank you for your cooperation, you can leave now."

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!"

Jin Wei stuffed money into his pocket while repeatedly thanking them. He ran a few steps towards the Star Luo Empire without looking back, but then turned back halfway.

"Sir, would you like me to act as your inside man? If this happens again, I'll report it to you!"

Upon hearing this, Qian Lingyun and the captured White Tiger Guards were stunned. They all condemned this traitorous beast:

"Golden Guard, the Duke has treated us very well! How could you betray them like that? You beast, you deserve to die a horrible death!"

Even Qian Lingyun gave this kid a high evaluation: This kid is truly a rare genius!

"Alright! Take this soul-guided communicator. If something like this happens again, tell me, and I won't treat you unfairly!"

Qian Lingyun handed Jin Wei a one-way communication soul tool and waved goodbye to the talent.

As for the remaining few... they'd waste food just to live. Since they'd infiltrated the Sun Moon Empire dressed as civilians and killed ordinary people, normal treaties no longer apply to them.

Being food for undead creatures is their best destiny!

……

Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Physical Testing Room.

Several months have passed since the last test of the soul-guided machinery here. After it was declared damaged, the soul masters of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy have repaired it several times.

It can be said that now, all the soul-guided machines at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, from workbenches and special machines to the dishwashers in the cafeteria, are equipped with mental shielding soul-guided devices.

After testing the other nine Shrek Academy exchange students, it was naturally Huo Zhongxian's turn, the last one remaining.

Huo Zhongxian smiled confidently, nodded to the Soul Master responsible for maintaining order, and then stepped onto the Soul Master's side platform. He took a deep breath, focused his mind, and golden light flickered in his eyes.

"Student, relax your whole body," the teacher in charge of using the Soul Conductor Measurement Device reminded Huo Zhongxian.

Huo Yuhao nodded and relaxed. He had made up his mind. Since you won't let me keep a low profile, then I'll show you how high-profile I can be.

The golden light faded, and despite such close-range mental probing, he detected nothing at all.

The inside of this physical testing soul tool seems to have a thin, pale white film that completely covers the core components and the soul tool core.

No matter how hard he tried, it was like trying to see flowers through a fog, and what he could see were white snowflakes...

Huo Zhongxian stared in disbelief at the soul tool before him, his face filled with astonishment.

How could he not be able to detect anything? He was already proficient at detecting soul tools at Shrek Academy, so why couldn't he use this ability in the Sun Moon Empire?!

It should be noted that, with the improvement of his cultivation, Huo Zhongxian has begun to absorb the spiritual power from the second seal left by the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.

Even though they lost the Eye of Destiny and the Gold of Life from the original work, they were compensated back doubly with the help of Rong Nianbing.

Now, his mental strength is so high that even Xuanzi cannot truly estimate it.

Huo Zhongxian's mental detection capabilities have not only continuously improved in terms of detection range, but more importantly, they have also been greatly enhanced in terms of detection accuracy.

With his current strength, he can forcibly memorize the structure and core array of a level-seven soul tool when it is not in use simply by using mental detection.

This is his real trump card for coming here.

These records will play a crucial role in the future development of soul tools at Shrek Academy.

And today, this Soul Conductor Side Meter is his first target.

Unexpectedly, he died before he could even begin his mission. The first soul tool he encountered upon entering the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy completely shattered his previous confidence with the crushing blows of technology.

Could it be... that this soul tool is too high-level, which is why I can't detect it?

Thinking of this, Huo Zhongxian's expression softened slightly. He looked around and fixed his gaze on a soul-guided machine that didn't look particularly impressive...

Original text: After the conclusion of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament, Dai Yueheng officially graduated from Shrek Academy's inner court and returned to the Star Luo Empire to join the military. He has now risen to the rank of division commander. He happened to be back at the academy on some business when he encountered the momentous event of Elder Mu's impending passing. How could he not come to bid him farewell?

Here's a joke for you: In a period without large-scale battles, he rose to the rank of division commander in just over two years.

This speed is faster than riding a rocket!

Combined with his father Dai Hao's absurdly rapid rise in rank, reaching the position of legion commander in just ten years without even the emperor's knowledge.

Given the Baihu Dai family's reputation in Xingluo, everyone would recognize them as soon as they activate their martial soul!

But the emperor knew nothing about it, so where did this military achievement come from?

Considering certain dark practices in ancient times, in my opinion, the fact that the Dai family could rise through the ranks at lightning speed during peacetime without activating their martial spirits suggests they were using third-party services to boost their accounts and engaging in the practice of killing innocent people to claim credit.

(End of this chapter)