Evil Soul Master Prince; Spirit Hall Platinum Bishop!

Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.

Inside the Golden Palace, melodious music echoed continuously. More than ten girls dressed in white palace attire sat in front of huge harps, carefully plucking the strings.

Beside the girl playing the zither were several other girls playing the xiao (vertical flute), their skills exceptionally high. The harmonious sounds of the zither and xiao made the atmosphere in the hall increasingly lively.

They were all unmarried young ladies from aristocratic families, and almost all of them graduated from the Moon Pavilion, which shows the noble status of these girls.

It should be noted that Moon Pavilion only admits one hundred students each year. The nobles of the Heaven Dou Empire practically fight tooth and nail for these one hundred spots. Even Princess Xue Ke is a student of the Moon Pavilion.

Everyone knows that graduating from the Moon Pavilion is like being gilded; its graduates are considered true aristocrats.

On the other side of the palace, there was a row of long, snow-white tables, on which were laid out all sorts of exquisite foods:

Cheese shrimp, vermicelli scallops, oysters, various Soul Beast from the Star Dou Great Forest, oysters, beef and lamb chops, Deep Sea Demon Whale meat, Black Forest cake, walnut pie, pork slices, roast duck, abalone sauce, sea cucumber and corn porridge, fruit mousse, and more...

The hundreds of delicious foods kept Zhou Chen and his companions thoroughly entertained.

That's right, Zhou Chen, Zhu Zhuqing, and Yu Tianmeng are currently enjoying a grand banquet, eating and drinking to their hearts' content.

The food here is quite comprehensive, with many dishes that even Zhou Chen, who has always lived a life of luxury, has only heard of, never seen, let alone tasted.

Therefore, it's a good idea to take this opportunity to satisfy your cravings.

Many of the other guests at the banquet clearly wanted to come and eat, but they all put on airs and were too proud to admit it. They could only pretend to be reserved, raising their crystal wine glasses and chatting with others while their eyes kept glancing in their direction.

At the 100-meter-long dining table, almost only Zhou Chen and his two companions were eating heartily.

Of course, there's another reason why these guests didn't come over for a bite to eat: they were too afraid to come.

Because Zhou Chen and his two companions were of very high status.

The important figures for tonight have not yet arrived. Most of those present are nobles below the rank of Marquis and Soul Master below the rank of Soul Saint.

These people were originally high-ranking nobles, but at such an important royal banquet, their status became insignificant.

Among Zhou Chen and his two companions, Yu Tianmeng is a direct descendant of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family, one of the Upper Three Sects. This status is far superior to that of the others present.

Since the other two were able to hang out with Yu Tianmeng, their status must be incredibly high.

In the Douluo Continent, where the level difference is obvious, most people are self-aware.

They dared not overstep the line of status and force their way in. If they offended these three young masters, not only would they be in trouble, but their entire families might suffer greatly.

In the fantasy novels Zhou Chen had read, there were always plots where a noble young master, lusting after a beautiful woman, would force his way to the protagonist's side to show off and humiliate him. However, in reality, this was almost impossible.

Because nobles also have brains, and they are often smarter and better at maximizing benefits and minimizing harm than ordinary people.

Of course, as the saying goes, those who eat meat are base and lack long-term vision; a small number of nobles are indeed rather brainless.

However, Zhou Chen has been in the Douluo Continent for over a decade and has yet to encounter such an idiotic nobleman.

"Wow, this strawberry mousse is delicious! This old man, Xue Ye, really put in the effort; these dishes are much better than the royal banquet we had at the Hanhai Grand Hotel last time!"

Yu Tianmeng wiped her clean little hands with a white towel, leaned against Zhou Chen, and said in a carefree manner.

Upon hearing Yu Tianmeng's words, a palace eunuch standing not far away, who was slicing shredded lamb leg meat onto Zhu Zhuqing's plate, instantly broke out in a cold sweat.

To dare to refer to the Xue Ye as "this old man" is a grave offense of disrespect!

However, the eunuchs pretended not to hear, after all, this Miss Yu Tianmeng was a direct descendant of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family, and the Heaven Dou Empire dared not offend them easily.

By this time, nearly an hour had passed since the banquet began, and some truly important figures were starting to arrive.

"Prince Hilo of the Silves Kingdom has arrived!"

"King of the Barak Kingdom, His Highness Kundera has arrived!"

"Salas, the Platinum Bishop and Master of the Heaven Dou Spirit Hall Holy Temple, has arrived!"

As the official's clear and resonant voice rang out, three figures arrived together, chatting and laughing.

On the left is a tall and robust middle-aged man wearing a golden crown resembling a mountain king. Clearly, he is the king of the Barak Kingdom, Kundera.

Zhou Chen had heard of Kundera before, because Shrek Academy was located in Suotuo City, within the territory of the Barak Kingdom.

This man was ambitious and aggressive, and repeatedly sent troops to neighboring countries without the emperor's Xue Ye. He was arrogant and domineering!

However, his Barak Kingdom is a vast and wealthy land, possessing the granary Suotuo City, and boasting an army of over 500,000, with 200,000 elite troops. It is the most militarily powerful among the vassal states under the Heaven Dou Empire!

Moreover, Kundera was secretly colluding with the Spirit Hall, so even Emperor Xue Ye couldn't do anything about him.

The one on the far right of the three was a young man in his early thirties.

He must be the so-called Prince Hilo of the Silves Kingdom.

Zhou Chen glanced at the man and suddenly felt nauseous, almost vomiting up the state banquet he had just eaten.

It's not that this Hilo is too ugly; on the contrary, Hilo's face is quite handsome, almost a third of Zhou Chen's.

Moreover, this Hilo looked gentle and refined, without any of the arrogance typical of princes and nobles.

What truly disgusted Zhou Chen was the aura emanating from him.

That nauseating smell was undetectable to most people; only someone like Zhou Chen, who possessed the Heavenly Vision Earthly Hearing Technique, could detect it.

There's something wrong with this Hilo! He's a bit like the Evil Soul Master Zhou Chen encountered twice before!

At this moment, Hilo seemed to sense that Zhou Chen was looking at her, and her gaze shifted, meeting Zhou Chen's eyes.

Hilo's sharp gaze lingered on Zhou Chen for a moment, but she didn't notice anything unusual.

The next moment, his gaze fixed on the two stunningly beautiful women beside Zhou Chen. A strange greed flashed in his eyes!

That greed was both the lustful greed of a man towards a woman and the predatory greed of a wild beast towards its prey and its fresh meat!

This greed was fleeting, and soon Hilo returned to his gentle and refined demeanor, resuming his conversation with the old man beside him and Kundera.

However, Zhou Chen, who was observing him, caught a clear glimpse of that fleeting, greedy look.

Zhou Chen immediately sentenced Hilo to death.

This guy is very likely an Evil Soul Master, and he even dares to covet Zhou Chen's woman. This kind of person must be killed!

Between Hilo and Kundera was an elderly man.

The old man was covered in a long, bright red robe and wore a five-pointed white gold crown. He had small eyes and a mean face.

He had narrow shoulders and a slender body like a javelin, and his physique was somewhat similar to Dugu Bo's.

Not only his physique, but the old man's Soul Power was also close to that of Dugu Bo before he was detoxified. According to Zhou Chen's estimate, he was at least level 87, and might even have reached level 89!

Clearly, this person should be Salas, the Hall Master of the Spirit Hall Holy Temple in Heaven Dou City and one of the four Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Hall.