I Didn't Kill Him
Miles is dead!
The entire Gengxin City descended into chaos after dawn.
Who is Miles?
Platinum Bishop!
His status was like that of Soul Douluo; even the city lord of Gengxin City dared not show him the slightest disrespect.
Because of this, even though he was only Soul Emperor, he was able to act arrogantly and domineeringly in Gengxin City, which had more than five Soul Saint, 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.
Without any warning.
The Gengxin City Lord was under the most pressure at this moment; he had been cursing the murderer of Miles all morning.
However, no amount of cursing could help. All he could do was urge the City Guard below to seal off Gengxin City and strictly prohibit anyone from entering or leaving.
"The Spiritual Metal is flowing out, and Miles also obtained it. He must have informed the Spiritual Metal Spirit Hall, and their Spirit Hall has probably already set off. Miles died at this critical juncture!"
Zhao Tieshan suspected that someone was targeting him.
The profits from Spiritual Metal 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 the possibility of being eliminated through various means, but he never imagined that the other party would be so bold as to directly kill a Platinum Bishop.
"The Blacksmith Association must be anxious too. The most urgent task now is to find the murderer. I need to form a united front with them."
Zhao Tieshan believed that his competitors were behind the trouble, and similarly, the Blacksmith Association would think that the person who killed Miles was after them.
Blacksmith Association.
Fifth Floor.
Upon learning of Miles' death, all the Grandmaster Blacksmith had been in seclusion emerged from their training.
Even Lou Gao were alerted.
At this moment, in the Forging room Lou Gao, 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 Spiritual 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 all 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 is undoubtedly of great importance to us, and it's related to our upcoming cooperation with the major forces in the Star Luo Empire and the Spirit Hall."
"As everyone here knows, the association has intended to remain neutral from the very beginning, cooperating with both the two great empires and the Spirit Hall, while not excluding cooperation with sects."
"However, this is just our opinion, and some people will certainly not accept this."
"Does President Zhu think the Star Luo Empire was behind this?" Silong asked, his face grim, offering a guess.
After the reform of the Blacksmith Association, there are now three presidents: Lou Gao, Su Ming, and Zhu Jiuyang. In reality, they are in charge of the operation from top to bottom, while Su Ming's Senior Disciple Brother, Huo Lie, is the Huo Lie who serves as their servant.
Strictly speaking, Huo Lie's status is even higher than that of Silong and other former Grandmaster Blacksmith.
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, agreeing with Silong'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 Blacksmith Association to maintain neutrality through cooperation with the Spirit Hall.
Gengxin City, after all, within the territory of the Star Luo Empire. Without the support of the Spirit Hall, it would be difficult to cooperate with the Heaven Dou Empire. With some arrangements made later, perhaps the Blacksmith Association could be made completely dependent on the Star Luo Royal Family and only be used by the Star Luo Royal Family.
"It cannot be ruled out that the Spirit Hall orchestrated this themselves," Su Ming said.
He then spoke up, offering another perspective.
"Miles is no good to our association, and the Spirit Hall certainly knows that. Perhaps eliminating 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 gain a certain moral high ground in various aspects, thus giving them an advantage in the cooperation. After all, they have already fallen behind the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School. This move may be able to directly catch up with the leading Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
Su Ming's logic is also very complete.
After he finished speaking, Lou Gao couldn't help but nod.
That makes sense.
Duan Jin couldn't help but ask, "Couldn't it just be a normal revenge killing?"
"It's unlikely," Zhu Jiuyang said.
As everyone was discussing the matter, there was a knock on the door of the Forging.
The group exchanged glances, and Silong went to open the door.
There were two people outside the door: Ning Yuan and Chen Xin.
"Your Sword Douluo, please take a seat."
Zhu Jiuyang made a gesture of invitation.
After Chen Xin nodded in acknowledgment, he also took a seat, while Ning Yuan stood to the side. He coughed lightly and his first words were to distance himself from the situation.
"We didn't kill Miles. His death has nothing to do with our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
"We naturally have no doubts about your sect," Zhu Jiuyang said.
Ning Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "Also, Sword Comparison Elder has some information that might be useful to you all."
oh?
All eyes were on Chen Xin.
To be honest, everyone felt immense pressure sitting in the middle of such a Titled Douluo.
At this moment, everyone staring at Chen Xin was restless, feeling incredibly audacious as they were putting pressure on a Titled Douluo.
Chen Xin ignored all these complicated matters.
"Two days ago, Titled Douluo passed through Gengxin City. He had been spying on the Association and should have sensed my presence, after which he went into hiding."
Titled Douluo?
Su Ming's expression changed slightly.
He looked at Silong.
According to Silong's speculation, the Star Luo Empire is very likely to take action, and everything is in the Star Luo Empire's interest.
Two days
The auction for the Spiritual Metal took place four days ago. From acquiring the Spiritual Metal, realizing there was a problem with Spiritual Metal, to dispatching Titled Douluo to Gengxin City to investigate, was two days enough time?
Seemingly aware that everyone had reached this point in their thoughts, Chen Xin spoke up, "I can reach Star Luo City within a day from Gengxin City."
Enough!
Chen Xin answered the questions that had been on everyone's minds.
Because of Chen Xin's information, their guesses about the culprit have shifted.
Based on the information currently available, it is most likely that the Star Luo Empire intervened to kill Miles.
As for whether the Star Luo Royal Family has any Titled Douluo, that is beyond doubt.
Unlike the Heaven Dou Empire, which constantly divided and delegated power, resulting in numerous sects, the Star Luo Empire was much more unified in its rule. There were no divided kingdoms, and even fewer super sects like the Top Three Sects.
Under this system, Titled Douluo within the Star Luo Empire are naturally concentrated in the Star Luo Royal Family, or more precisely, in the Hall of Worship established by the Star Luo Royal Family.
"On the surface, the Star Luo Royal Family family has three Titled Douluo: the current Star Luo Emperor, White Tiger Douluo; Star Crown Douluo; and Star Cloud Douluo."
Chen Xin spoke, listing the three major titles of the Star Luo Royal Family that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect knew of.
"White Tiger Douluo is unlikely to act personally. Both Star Crown Douluo and Star Cloud Douluo are known for their mastery of Power of Stars. Among them, Star Crown Douluo's cultivation leans towards a support role. If someone is sent to assassinate him, Star Cloud Douluo the most likely candidate."
The Star Crown Martial Soul combines strong offensive and supportive characteristics, making it an extremely powerful top-tier Martial Soul. Crucially, even if one cultivates it along the path of Support System Soul Master, its cultivation speed will not be reduced.
This is the inherited Martial Soul of the Star Luo Royal Family in the Dou Er era.
Now it is the era of Dou Yi, Star Luo Royal Family is still the Dai Family that inherits the White Tiger Martial Soul.
As for Star Cloud Douluo, Chen Xin's introduction was largely the same as the information Su Ming knew about Star Cloud Douluo during the Dou Er — his Martial Soul was the Star Cloud Fan, possessing both agility and power, and excellent concealment and stealth abilities.
This is a powerful Martial Soul that has been passed down even up to the Dou Er Zhuan.
Star Crown, Star Cloud Fan
To be fair, the powerful families of the Star Luo Empire are quite accomplished in understanding stellar attributes.
Su Ming couldn't help but marvel at how stable the structure of the Star Luo Empire was. From the Dou Yi to the Dou Er, apart from the throne changing from the Dai Family, who held the White Tiger Douluo title, to the Xu Family the Star Crown Martial Soul title, everything else was passed down stably.