Hu Liena's Killing Intent
During their escort of the seven members of the Spirit Hall Team, the three members of the Golden Generation tried to probe them from both overt and covert angles, but failed to obtain any useful information, which frustrated them greatly.
After all, once the "Village Tour" was over, Zhou Qing needed to contact the Spirit Hall Branch in Nuoding City and ask Ma Xiunuo to report it... Delaying it would only bring the matter into the open.
At that time, the Spirit Hall had only one fate:
Completely humiliated!
Therefore, the Two Great Empires are highly likely to cut off the subsidies that the Spirit Hall provides to eligible Soul Master across the continent, leading to resentment from Commoner Soul Master towards the Martial Soul.
As is well known, the royal families and nobles of the Two Great Empires were unwilling to provide subsidies to Commoner Soul Master from the very beginning.
Therefore, once the subsidies stop being distributed, a large number of Commoner Soul Master will not blame the high-ranking officials of the Two Great Empires, but will instead feel that the Spirit Hall has caused them losses.
After all, over the years, the high-ranking officials of the Two Great Empires have been spreading rumors that they are willing to cooperate with the Spirit Hall to provide assistance to the vast number of Commoner Soul Master.
Why choose the Spirit Hall?
Because the Spirit Hall has branch halls, sub-halls, and main halls in towns and cities throughout the continent, it can ensure that Commoner Soul Master within the Two Great Empires receive the same and consistent subsidies to the greatest extent possible. In these propaganda materials, there is even a claim that the Spirit Hall is merely a media agency that distributes subsidies on behalf of the Two Great Empires, and that a large portion of the subsidies is extracted to maintain the operation of the Spirit Hall.
That's outrageous!
However, the Spirit Hall does not engage in production. Although Spirit City is a prosperous commercial center, it does not have its own large-scale production facilities. Therefore, it does need to use some of the money from the Two Great Empires to maintain the operation and expand the scale of the Spirit Hall.
For the people of the Spirit Hall—
That's perfectly fine!
It's a shame that Commoner Soul Master are ignorant, short-sighted, and only seek immediate gains!
Even when faced with immediate benefits, most of them are unwilling to think about why the benefits ended up in their hands; they only care about whether the benefits will actually reach them.
As for the fact that the subsidies were obtained by the Spirit Hall from the Two Great Empires—
Most Commoner Soul Master don't care.
Just like most ordinary people when choosing a team, generally speaking, they stand on the side of whoever wins. They don't care about justice or Evil; they just want to survive and continue their lineage. That's all they think about.
The situation is similar for Commoner Soul Master.
Hu Liena didn't know how to solve these problems, but she understood one thing: she must not let the seven members of the Spirit Hall Team be truly exposed!
But then another problem arose—
Zhou Qing and the others also knew these seven people!
If these seven people had vanished without a trace, we would definitely have to go to the Spirit Hall in advance. There were so many villagers and Soul Master at the scene to testify, plus Zhou Qing and his group were quite strong. They seemed to have a close relationship with the two Sea Soul Master Soul Emperor from Vast Sea City. Furthermore, there was Poison Douluo who had somehow "rejuvenated" and called them brothers/sisters. They had already become a force to be reckoned with and were no longer people who could be easily manipulated.
The more Hu Liena thought about it, the more agitated she became, even contemplating killing these seven "seniors."
It's just that these seven people were unlucky.
I didn't participate in the Finals...
They didn't know why they had arrived in Holy Soul Village, nor what they had done to deserve being tied up and despised by everyone, even their juniors glaring at them with disgust...
What kind of mess is this?!
However, the seven of them were also perceptive and knew that Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan seemed to be on some kind of secret mission, so they dared not show any sign that they knew them.
It's truly like a mute eating bitter melon—
I have no words to express my suffering!
"Little Monster, could you tell me, what exactly are those seven people?"
On the other side.
Dugu Bo sought out Zhou Qing alone, wanting to get to the bottom of things.
That sudden change in weather was by no means a harbinger of an early winter, but rather the work of some kind of almost lawful force!
After the Inner Scenery World is opened, it constantly resonates with the outside world, with smooth breathing and surging blood. Any change related to the world will be sensed in the unseen realm.
Then--
Heaven and earth seemed to be enraged, but the true target didn't appear to be Huo Zhanji, but rather something else entirely... Yet heaven and earth themselves seemed powerless against that being, forced into action...
"Just a scapegoat..."
Zhou Qing revealed the true nature of the seven members of the Spirit Hall Team and explained the concept of Ten-Dimensional Space to Dugu Bo. After Dugu Bo had a corresponding understanding of Parallel Time and Space, the subsequent explanations became much easier.
"You mean, someone from another world?" Dugu Bo stared, speechless for Jiujiu. "So, there are other versions of me in other worlds?"
"Pretty much. Maybe it wouldn't be you, or maybe it wouldn't be me, which would have led you to find a Soul Bone to store the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison." Zhou Qing spoke the truth.
Dugu Bo was speechless. "Damn it! It seems that changing the Douluo Continent is actually the easiest thing for you. In the future, you will have to confront the Divine Realm, the Divine Realm in Parallel Time and Space, and you may even have to confront yourself in another world... I thought I could never repay this favor, but I didn't expect to end up dragging myself into it."
After saying that, Dugu Bo laughed loudly, "Very well, if there is a chance in the future, I want to see what kind of life I live in other timelines!"
Dugu Bo regains his youthful vigor and his desire for exploration and adventure is rekindled.
This was also what Zhou Qing hoped for, and—
"Old Monster, you're wrong. Changing the Douluo Continent is actually the most difficult thing, after all, the enemy includes myself."
"What?"
Dugu Bo was dumbfounded.
"Who knows, one day I might become intoxicated by my own power, or feel self-satisfied with establishing a new order, and forget my original intentions, thus becoming a new 'aristocrat'," Zhou Qing said, expressing his concerns.
Dugu Bo pursed his lips and stared wide-eyed, utterly speechless.
But he also knew that Zhou Qing wasn't showing off, but genuinely worried about such a future...
So--
He!
Dugu Bo!
We need to keep a close watch on it!
"Damn! You really think highly of me! I really want to say, we're not that close!"
Dugu Bo cursed loudly, but he laughed heartily. "I'm hardly refined; I'm more vulgar than most people. I can't guarantee anything, I can only say I'll try my best. After all, I owe you two lives!"
One of them is himself.
The other one is Dugu Yan.
"Then once the influx of people into the Holy Soul Village has settled down, let's find some time to go to Abyss Town together."
"Abyss Town?"
Dugu Bo asked in confusion, "You want to explore the Abyss Ruins in Abyss Town? That place is extremely strange, it has Ascension Curse that even Titled Douluo cannot escape!"
"It's just a matter of Aura Field; it won't work on us," Zhou Qing said.
"Real?"
"At least the Ascension Curse on the first four levels has no effect on us," Zhou Qing said leisurely. "And the entrance from the Fourth Layer to the Fifth Layer requires the White Whistle as a key... Perhaps the White Whistle itself isn't a key; I have some guesses..."
Dugu Bo's eyes gleamed. "For us, that's a huge, untapped treasure trove!"