Though Lustful, Not Devoted

"Lord Dales, as you instructed, the news that Lord of Nuoding orchestrated this Soul Bone Auction has been spread. In the coming months, Soul Master coming to Nuoding City will cause quite a stir."

Soul Master possess power and naturally consider themselves superior. Moreover, the gathering of so many Soul Master in a small city is bound to cause conflict between them and the patrol personnel of Nuoding City.

At that time, they will secretly fan the flames and add fuel to the fire, which will surely cause Nuoding City to truly descend into chaos.

To create war...

Perhaps it can't be done in the short term, but in the long run, it will accumulate contradictions, create chaos, and gain the attention of the Star Luo Empire's high command, leading to orders for all the small towns in this area bordering the Star Luo Empire and the Heaven Dou Empire to take similar actions.

With such constant escalation of tensions, how can we not worry about war breaking out?

Sometimes, all that's needed to start a war is a catchy slogan.

Once the contradictions have accumulated to a certain extent, what reason will the Spirit Hall have to prevent the outbreak of war?

That's right!

The Spirit Hall does indeed possess many Titled Douluo, all of whom are powerful beings who can single-handedly form an army!

However, strength alone is not enough to win people's hearts.

When the conflict between the Two Great Empires reaches a certain point, if the Spirit Hall dares to obstruct it, it will become the first target of the Two Great Empires.

The reason is simple.

The Spirit Hall is a transcendent force that speaks of justice, reason, and the will to protect.

At least on the surface.

Therefore, once the conflict between the Two Great Empires reaches an irreconcilable point, the Spirit Hall can only watch helplessly from the sidelines and cannot get involved.

Only in this way can it be considered fair.

If the Spirit Hall also participated in the war openly, then the authorities must have gone mad, disregarding the reputation the Spirit Hall had built up over the years and abandoning its "transcendent" status and position.

but--

Dales hadn't thought that far ahead. His only thought at the moment was to attract the attention of the Star Luo Empire's higher-ups through this method, thereby gaining more wealth, glory, and status.

"Alright, that's settled. No need to rush. Take your time and let Nuoding City descend into chaos." Dales instructed his subordinates. "Also, spread the news of the existence of the Soul Bone in Nuoding City to more distant places. Exaggerate the age of the Soul Bone to a thousand or ten thousand years. And say that the origin of the Soul Bone can be said to be that it was passed down in their family, rather than coming from a hundred-year-old Moo Spring Ox."

"Clear."

The subordinate who came to report the situation immediately went to make preparations.

"Lord Dales."

Another subordinate rushed in and said to him, "A distinguished guest will be arriving in Falling Star City in three days, and you will need to personally greet him."

"Distinguished guest?" Dales frowned. In Star Luo City, he was a down-on-his-luck nobleman. Dai Weisi looked down on him and chose the younger Dai Mubai, he was ostracized by other nobles. Surely no high-ranking officials would come to inspect a small city like Falling Star City?

"They are members and prospective members of the Star Luo Royal Academy Team, the First Prince, and the Third Prince," the subordinate said.

The Third Prince?

Dai Mubai!

Dales was startled, wondering why the other party wasn't properly cultivating and studying at the Royal Academy in Star Luo City, but instead followed the Royal Academy to the border with this Heaven Dou Empire.

Do you know the specific reason?

"Based on the information your butler received, the speculation is..."

"Stop beating around the bush, just say it!" Dales said impatiently.

"It seems that Prince Dai Mubai felt he was no match for Prince Dai Weisi and considered giving up. However, the competition for the Star Luo Empire throne was so brutal that he planned to escape and hide in the Heaven Dou Empire... Perhaps he took advantage of the Star Luo Royal Academy's exchange trip to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy to investigate the specific route from the Star Luo Empire to the Heaven Dou Empire..."

His subordinate said tremblingly.

In Star Luo City, Dai Mubai's desire to avoid the struggle with Dai Weisi was not common knowledge, but it was widely known among the nobles and officials.

In addition, Dai Mubai is still a child after all, and does not know how to hide his expression. Or even if he does hide it, it is easy for officials and nobles who are accustomed to the ways of the world to see through it.

Therefore, it was not difficult to guess that Dai Mubai had thoughts of escaping.

But!

Dales never expected that Dai Mubai would actually dare to take action and personally plan the route for their future escape.

Wouldn't it be better to use that courage to fight against Dai Weisi?

"But why did you come to Falling Star City?" Dales was still a little confused.

"Because they heard about the Soul Bone, the Leading Elder of the Star Luo Royal Academy decided to teach the students a lesson and let them see the true cruelty of the Soul Master World." The subordinate spoke frankly, "The Leading Elder hopes that we will not reveal their identities immediately. They will conceal their identities and come to Nuoding City to gather information before making a decision."

Dales: "..." So it turns out I brought this on myself!

But Dales quickly calmed down.

He was indeed ostracized and forced to come to a small city like Falling Star City because he supported Dai Mubai, but what harm would it do to support Dai Weisi again as long as he made contributions?

He was nothing more than a lost sheep who finally realized his mistake.

As for whether Prince Dai Mubai truly intends to travel from Falling Star City to Nuoding City in the future... he will simply make things easier for him and inform Prince Dai Weisi about it.

Although Dai Mubai had already lost the will to fight, he could still show some mercy, just in case...

"Let's go Falling Star City."

Dales waved his hand, preparing to leave Nuoding City. As long as that Soul Bone remained in Nuoding City, it was only a matter of time before chaos broke out. In fact, as long as any Soul Master believed that the Soul Bone was ten thousand years old, Soul Master from other places would come to investigate in droves.

The trouble involved is enough to give City Lord Xiao a real headache.

And he also had to add fuel to the fire.

It's just a pity about Sisi—

The Sisi smoothness was indeed something he longed for, but Dales could still distinguish between present beauty and future power.

A honey trap?

It won't work on him!

On the very night that Dales left Nuoding City, the Xiao Manor was attacked by three masked Soul Master.

Three servants and four guards died.

City Lord Xiao, who was engaged in a tug-of-war with Sisi, was so frightened by the three men in black who suddenly broke in that he shrank back into his abdomen.

Fortunately, he was also a Soul Grandmaster. He reacted immediately, grabbed Sisi and used her as a shield. At the cost of his own arm and Sisi's Life, he successfully killed the three Soul Master who were nearly level 20 and survived.

However, the specific details were naturally suppressed. It was only said that someone had launched a night raid on the Xiao Manor, leading to a city-wide curfew. Patrols within Nuoding City were conducting even more rigorous checks than usual, and people entering and leaving the city were subject to stricter screening...