Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Clay, the Creator of All Things

"It seems we won't be able to leave the Principality of Slock anytime soon. Clearly, this area is completely rotten."

Lu Yan smiled wryly at Qian Renxue.

In fact, his investigation went a little deeper than Qian Renxue's; he vaguely sensed a familiar aura about these people.

That was the malevolent aura belonging to the Rakshasa God.

Qian Renxue remained noncommittal to Lu Yan's words, but suddenly spoke up: "I've heard that Brother Lu is known as an executioner?"

"I wonder if Brother Lu is equally skilled in interrogation?"

Upon hearing Qian Renxue's words, Lu Yan immediately felt a surge of energy.

He understood; it seemed Qian Renxue was also extremely angry at this moment.

Lu Yan was naturally pleased with this, and even if Qian Renxue didn't speak up, he would take the initiative to take on the interrogation work.

"I wouldn't say I'm an expert, but I do have some interrogation tricks up my sleeve." Lu Yan revealed a sinister smile.

Wow, one Soul Douluo, three Soul Saints, and dozens of mid-to-high-level Soul Masters.

How much faith will this provide?

The feast is about to begin!

Chapter 142 Interrogation Results: What a mess Bibi Dong made?

As Lu Yan expected, the feast was indeed quite lavish.

There are fewer than one hundred noble soul masters.

Overnight, Lu Yan was provided with the same amount of faith that more than 90,000 ordinary people could provide in a year.

This was merely an interrogation, not the final execution. If the execution were to take place, Lu Yan's gains would increase a hundredfold.

This is roughly equivalent to increasing his current mental limit by nearly 50%.

However, Lu Yan was not happy with the result he got after a night of interrogation.

At this moment, Lu Yan, Qian Renxue, many members of the Spirit Hall's faction, and representatives of various forces accompanying the Empire were present.

The group stood at the entrance to a huge underground mine in the territory of Grand Duchy Slok, their faces ashen.

The scene before them was so astonishing that it shocked everyone present, even those who were knowledgeable and had strong mental fortitude.

For a moment, it was hard to accept the scene before me.

Mountains of corpses and seas of blood, white bones piled high like mountains.

What was presented to everyone was a scene straight out of hell.

Madness, depravity, and evil emanated from this semi-enclosed underground space.

At that moment, the people standing at the entrance could see it from afar.

Within this space, the hundreds of people exhibited various inhuman behaviors.

These people can no longer be called human beings.

"Brother Xue, let's go." After standing there for a moment, Lu Yan suddenly spoke, and then, to Qian Renxue's surprise, he left first.

Seeing this, Qian Renxue, despite her doubts, followed Lu Yan's steps.

After walking together for a while, Lu Yan finally spoke: "Brother Xue, please ask the four Your Majesties to take action and level this place to the ground."

Qian Renxue naturally did not refuse Lu Yan's request, but instead gave the order directly.

The two walked aimlessly for a long distance after they emerged from the underground passage and returned to the surface.

Lu Yan then let out a deep sigh.

"Brother Lu, are you finding it difficult to accept this scene?"

Hearing Lu Yan's deep sigh, Qian Renxue, though equally troubled, still spoke with concern.

"Brother Xue, do you know how many innocent people perished in that underground space just now?" Lu Yan asked Qian Renxue as his emotions gradually calmed down.

"Not just hundreds of thousands, but probably more than a million," Qian Renxue roughly recalled and gave an approximate number.

"Yes, the exchange of over a million people has given that the Soul Saint of the Grand Duke Slock family in the underground space the opportunity to break through to Soul Douluo."

Lu Yan narrated in a detached tone, "Oh, and perhaps we should also consider the needs of many noble lords to break through their bottlenecks."

"This is just the number from recent years."

"Brother Lu, are you alright?" The calmer and less emotional Lu Yan's tone was, the more worried Qian Renxue felt.

She grabbed Lu Yan's arm, and the two looked into each other's eyes.

"It's nothing." Lu Yan shook his head and chuckled. "I just suddenly felt that these people are quite pitiful."

Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue's expression suddenly darkened. She released Lu Yan's arm and turned away.

The voice, filled with complex emotions, reached Lu Yan's ears.

"This is the fault of our Spirit Hall. I will investigate the underlying issues thoroughly."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yan couldn't help but recall the information he had obtained during the night's interrogation.

The whole story is now basically clear.

Actually, it's not complicated. It's about the ancestors of Grand Duke Slok's family.

It is unknown which generation acquired this method of performing rituals similar to the operating mode of Killing City.

It is used to sacrifice to the Rakshasa God in exchange for a trace of power from the Rakshasa God, so as to achieve the effect of breaking through the bottleneck.

This is the secret behind the Slock family's continuous succession of Soul Masters.

The entire sacrificial ceremony requires a tremendous amount of manpower and resources.

Many of the commotions could not be kept secret from the nearby nobles.

After careful consideration, the Slok family simply dragged a large number of nobles into the mess.

Everyone knows what nobles are.

Furthermore, even these nobles could not guarantee that powerful figures would continue to emerge generation after generation.

If a generation of powerful figures were to die out, their own power and status might be threatened.

They not only do not reject this kind of way of gaining power, but are actually very happy about it.

Of course, this was due to the Spirit Hall's tough stance towards fallen soul masters.

Initially, even the Slock family only dared to use this method when there was a possibility of a break in the lineage of their Soul Douluo.

Moreover, once this method is used and a breakthrough is achieved, one rarely appears in front of the world.

The same applies to other nobles.

In this way, they were able to keep it a secret for hundreds of years.

Until several years ago, this secret was leaked for reasons unknown.

Grand Duke Slok was secretly approached by a powerful figure claiming to be from the Spirit Hall.

Contrary to what Grand Duke Slok had expected, the other party did not immediately put them on trial.

Instead, they were given a choice: join the Spirit Hall or die.

Thus, Grand Duke Slock and others were incorporated into the fold, and their cooperation with the local Martial Soul Hall became even closer.

Especially after obtaining the method to purify the corrupted aura from that powerful being.

They became even more unscrupulous.

They colluded with the Spirit Hall to harvest the Spirit Awakening Gold Coins from ordinary people.

This is only one of the purposes.

Another objective was to completely drain the savings of ordinary people through this method.

Then naturally, someone will introduce them to some high-paying jobs within the various noble mines.

After all, even if nobles had the power to forcibly conscript commoners for labor.

If the number of people involved is too large, it will eventually become a problem.

If it is based on the "voluntary" participation of ordinary people, then it will be much more difficult to investigate.

This is the testimony from the nobles.

On the Spirit Hall's side, the black-robed bishop wasn't actually very clear about the specific secrets of the nobles.

All he knew was that Grand Duke Slock and many local nobles had secretly pledged allegiance to the Spirit Hall.

Since they are our own people, we should naturally provide them with many conveniences.

Especially after gaining considerable benefits from cooperating with nobles such as Grand Duke Slok.

For example, a large amount of gold soul coins, and the occasional capture of fallen soul masters to gain internal merits from the Spirit Hall.

For example, various extravagant forms of enjoyment and the supply of various resources.

As a result, the entire Martial Soul Main Hall gradually became completely corrupted in just a few years.

They were happy to cooperate with the actions of Grand Duke Slok and others, and turned a blind eye to certain unusual situations.

Even though they had already vaguely sensed the secrets these nobles were hiding.

All the information flashed through my mind.

Lu Yan looked at Qian Renxue's slender figure with her back to him.

Hearing the other party's resolute attitude of investigating to the end, Lu Yan suddenly spoke up: "Brother Xue, if we continue to investigate, I'm afraid we'll end up on His Holiness the Pope of your Spirit Hall."

Qian Renxue is certainly unaware that Bibi Dong has become a candidate for the Rakshasa God.

But Lu Yan knew!

Is it hard to guess whose people the Spirit Hall is targeting, especially the powerful figures who have approached Grand Duke Slok?

Without a doubt, they are definitely Bibi Dong's people!

Only Bibi Dong, as the successor of the Rakshasa God, could easily learn the secret that Grand Duke Slock and others had hidden for hundreds of years.