Douluo: Trinity, I run through the timeline

The benefits of a soul are numerous.

There's a reason why Gu Rong can always think of swallowing the Blacksmith Association whole without thinking.

"The feedback after a thousand forgings won't be significant. It might indeed increase the lifespan of the soul spirit, but even if the return on investment is 1,000%, a single forging will only increase the soul spirit's cultivation by a few years at most, and a hundred forgings will only increase it by a few hundred years, and it requires a 100% success rate."

Ning Fengzhi shook his head, rejecting this option.

Spirit empowerment is a groundbreaking technology, but it also has many flaws, giving Ning Fengzhi a sense of incompleteness.

"So you're saying we won't interfere in Ningyuan's case?"

"We won't interfere. Uncle Jian's intervention provides the Blacksmith Association with a solid foundation and helps push forward the next steps. At the very least, it can be seen as announcing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's status within the Blacksmith Association to the forces that will join the cooperation."

"Whether it's the Spirit Hall, the Star Luo Empire, or the Heaven Dou Empire, other sects will gradually cooperate with the Blacksmith Association. Spirit metals will become deeply ingrained in people's minds and will gradually change the landscape of the Soul Master world. The same applies to Soul Spirits."

"This was already predetermined when Su Ming decided to make these two technologies public."

"In this process, the Blacksmith Association may continue to evolve and occasionally become a one-man show for a certain power, but its overall nature is hard to change."

"At this stage, the Blacksmiths' Association has just been established, and all forces hope to see it remain completely neutral."

Ning Fengzhi was helpless.

Su Ming's positioning was excellent; they were being led by the nose.

In one auction, twelve pieces of spirit metal were scattered throughout the Star Luo Empire. What will the Heaven Dou Empire do?

Of course, it was the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School that was responsible for persuading them.

“Uncle Gu, it’s time to set off. If the Heaven Dou royal family continues to be kept in the dark, it will be very difficult for them to catch up with the Star Luo Empire in this field.”

Gengxin City.

The Martial Soul Main Hall.

Dark night.

Miles returned to his room and suddenly felt a large hand cover his mouth from behind.

A terrifying pressure of soul power appeared instantly, causing him to tremble all over and feel extremely fearful.

This is--

Titled Douluo!

His heart trembled violently.

Who?

He did not question who dared to do so.

He was merely a Soul Emperor, because while the Platinum Bishop's status might be comparable to that of a Soul Douluo, it was insignificant compared to a Title Douluo.

He just couldn't understand which Title Douluo would be targeting him.

"I ask, you answer. If there is even the slightest hesitation, or if your answer contains even a hint of falsehood, then you can only say goodbye to this world."

A hoarse voice sounded from behind, and Miles was locked onto by a murderous intent.

He seemed to see mountains of corpses and seas of blood, everything around him turned into an ocean of blood, and his body trembled like a leaf.

An image appeared in his mind.

He had a guess about who had kidnapped him.

That's why he trembled even more violently.

"How long until the Spirit Hall arrives in Gengxin City?"

Tang Hao's voice was hoarse and devoid of any emotion.

Miles spoke with a trembling voice: "The letter was sent by express courier and should arrive in Wuhun City in two days at most. Today is the fourth day and I have not received a reply from them. Someone from the Papal Palace should have come directly here by now, most likely an elder."

"Two days."

Tang Hao pondered, considering the time it would take him to travel from Wuhun City to Gengxin City at his own speed.

Wuhun City is located in the east of the continent, at the border of the two great empires. Gengxin City is located in the northwest region of the Star Luo Empire. They are separated by more than half a continent, and there is also the Star Dou Great Forest in between. Considering the detour, it would take five days to reach the city. If they did not take the detour and went directly through the Star Dou Great Forest, it might take a day less.

It's just a collaboration, there's no need to be in such a hurry.

Five days, there are still three days left.

Who developed the Spirit Forging System? Who currently possesses the Spirit Forging technology?

“No, I don’t know.” Miles was almost crying and said urgently, “Zhu Jiuyang is the most likely person to master the spirit forging technique. I really don’t know anyone else besides him.”

Tang Hao glanced at Miles in front of him and tightened his grip slightly.

"you"

Miles stared wide-eyed as he collapsed to the ground.

Without any hesitation, Tang Hao left through the window.

After leaving the Martial Soul Main Hall, he headed straight for the Forging Master Association.

As he approached the association building, he stopped and did not enter. He could sense an undisguised sword intent and guess the identity of the other party, so he dared not reveal himself rashly.

He waited outside the association, feeling somewhat agitated.

"The people of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School should know who has the Spirit Forging Technique. We need to find someone to ask."

At that moment, a piece of silver radiating a soft white light appeared in his hand. His hand trembled slightly as he gripped the spiritual metal tightly.

He desperately needs spirit metal.

Either acquire more spirit metal, or capture the person who possesses this technology.

The former is too difficult; there are only twelve pieces of spirit metal circulating outside, which were auctioned off four days ago.

He could only target the latter.

However, after searching in Gengxin City for several days, he did have some clues, but they were all nonsense.

How could an eleven-year-old child possibly master the art of spirit forging?

Su Ming, Su Ming, that name sounds familiar.

Chapter 101 Remarks on the launch

As I mentioned before, the book will be available for purchase after midnight tonight, with ten chapters released (there are currently six chapters, and I'm still writing them; I'll release as many chapters as I have, and the remaining chapters will be added before 2 AM tonight).

Aside from the ten chapters already released, let's talk about future updates.

Based on the lessons learned from my previous books, I've stopped writing 10,000 words a day. After a few days of doing that, my brain feels completely drained, and I start forcing myself to write. But then I break down (I've already felt this in the last few days; I woke up when I had five chapters saved up, scrapped everything, and rewrote three or four chapters).

Therefore, after the book is published, the daily update will be 6,000 words, which means three updates a day.

Then, based on this, there will be additional updates. I will write more when my thoughts are clear and then release them.

The rules for adding updates are as follows:

After the initial subscription reaches 3,000, an extra chapter will be added for every additional 500 subscriptions.

One extra chapter for every 1,000 monthly votes (last month we agreed on five chapters, which will remain unchanged, a total of 15 extra chapters for 3,000 monthly votes, and we will make up for it this month. We really can't keep up after the book goes on sale, so one extra chapter for every 1,000 monthly votes).

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Chapter 102 I Didn't Kill Him

Miles is dead!

The entire city of Gengxin descended into chaos after dawn.

Who is Miles?

Platinum Bishop!

His status was like that of a Contra player; even the city lord of Gengxin City dared not show him the slightest disrespect.

Because of this, even though he was only a Soul Emperor, he was able to act arrogantly and domineeringly in Gengxin City, which had more than five Soul Saints, for so many years.

Even Su Ming and Zhu Jiuyang generally avoided him, refusing to step in his mess unless absolutely necessary. Of course, Miles was also sensible and never caused any trouble for Zhu Jiuyang's faction.

Miles is now dead.

No sign.

The city lord of Gengxin City was under the most pressure at this moment. He had been cursing the murderer who killed Miles all morning.

However, no amount of cursing could help. All he could do was urge the city guards below to seal off Gengxin City and strictly prohibit anyone from entering or leaving.

"Spirit metals have leaked out, and Miles also obtained them. He must have informed the Spirit Hall, and their envoy has probably already set off. Miles died at this critical juncture!"

Zhao Tieshan suspected that someone was targeting him.

The profits from spirit metals are enormous, and the Blacksmith Association will inevitably become the next vortex in the Soul Master world. Similarly, the position of city lord of Gengxin City, where the Blacksmith Association is located, will certainly be coveted by many.

Zhao Tieshan had considered that he would be eliminated by various means, but he never expected that the other party would be so bold as to kill a platinum bishop directly.

"The Blacksmiths' Association must be anxious too. The most urgent thing now is to find the murderer. I need to form a united front with them."

Zhao Tieshan felt that his competitors were causing trouble, and similarly, the Blacksmith Association would think that the person who killed Miles was after them.

Blacksmiths Guild.

Fifth floor.

Upon learning of Miles' death, all the master-level blacksmiths who had been in seclusion emerged from their training.

Even the tall buildings were alerted.

At this moment, in the forging room high up in the building, gathered the group of people with the best forging skills in the association.

All eyes were on Zhu Jiuyang.

Zhu Jiuyang has the highest cultivation level in the entire association, and he also has the most impressive background.

Currently, only his lineage has mastered the key to spirit forging techniques.

Zhu Jiuyang remained relatively calm. He actually possessed the ability to kill Miles and was not afraid of retaliation.

At this moment, everyone else looked at him, and apart from Su Ming, they were probably wondering if he had killed Miles.

"I didn't kill Miles."

He spoke first, clarifying his position.

He then began to analyze the causes and consequences of Miles' death.

"Miles' death must be of great importance to us, and related to our upcoming cooperation with the major forces of Star Luo and the Spirit Hall."

"As everyone here knows, the association has intended to remain neutral from the very beginning. It will cooperate with both the two great empires and the Spirit Hall, while not excluding cooperation with sects on this basis."

"However, this is our opinion, and some people will certainly not accept this."

"Does President Zhu think the Star Luo Empire made the move this time?" Si Long asked with a grim expression, offering a guess.

After the reform of the Forging Masters Association, there are now three presidents: Lou Gao, Su Ming, and Zhu Jiuyang. In reality, they are in charge of the operation of the association. Su Ming's senior brother, Huo Lie, is the one who acts as his servant.

Strictly speaking, Huo Lie's status is even higher than that of Si Long and other former master blacksmiths.

Huo Lie didn't come this time because he sensed the opportunity for a breakthrough and was about to break through to level 60, so he went into seclusion.

Silong's guess resonated with those present.

Lou Gao couldn't help but nod in agreement with Si Long's guess.

The Star Luo Empire is the most likely candidate to intervene, as it has angered the Spirit Hall, making it much more difficult for the Forging Masters Association to maintain neutrality through cooperation with the Spirit Hall.

Gengxin City is, after all, within the territory of the Star Luo Empire. Without the support of the Spirit Hall, it would be extremely difficult to achieve cooperation with the Heaven Dou Empire. With some further arrangements, perhaps the Blacksmith Association could be made completely subservient to the Star Luo royal family, serving only their purposes.

"It cannot be ruled out that the Spirit Hall orchestrated this themselves," Su Ming said.

He spoke up at this point, offering another perspective.

“Miles is no good to our association. The Spirit Hall must know that. Perhaps getting rid of Miles is for better cooperation in the future.”

With Miles out of the way, both sides can be more accepting of each other.

"Moreover, because of the death of the Platinum Bishop in our cooperation, the Spirit Hall can also gain a certain moral advantage in various aspects, thus gaining an advantage in cooperation. After all, they have already fallen behind the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. This move may be able to directly catch up with the leading Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School."