Rejecting a Monopoly

During the conversation, Ning Fengzhi offered some advice to Wu Qi.

By holding the Soul Tool Technology in their own hands and maintaining a long-term monopoly, the Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will surely be passed down for thousands of years, and their status will be unshakable.

This is typical businessman thinking, Wu Qi refused outright.

Soul Tool are a technology that benefits the entire continent; there's no point in hiding them.

Conversely, if the Commercial Market for Soul Tool were not relied upon to offset the research and development costs, the funds required to develop new Soul Tool alone would be enough to bankrupt the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Spirit Hall.

Moreover, which of the great families in the history of the Douluo Continent who possessed Soul Tool didn't harbor the same thoughts? And what was the result? No matter how powerful a family or sect is, it will eventually decline.

They also possess enviable Soul Tool Technology. If that day truly comes, the two major powers will not even have the right to remain hidden from the world; they will only be wiped out by their Hostile Forces and their profits divided up.

Even if everything Ning Fengzhi envisions comes true, when the two continents collide six thousand years later, the Sun Moon Continent will also bring Soul Tool Technology. At that time, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Spirit Hall, which rely solely on technological monopoly, will inevitably be eliminated by the times.

"The promotion of Soul Tool Technology is more beneficial than harmful to us. As long as we have the cutting-edge technology and the power to set the rules for Soul Engineer advancement, we will earn far more than if we monopolize the market ourselves."

"Uncle Ning, it's like a one-inch cake. If you stubbornly stick to the size, the cake will always remain one inch, and it might even shrink further due to rotting."

"Instead, we take the cake out and keep making it bigger. Even if we only occupy one or two tenths of a 100-inch cake, we still earn more than a one-inch cake."

Ning Fengzhi chuckled, easing the awkwardness.

He hadn't thought about this beforehand, and his hasty statement was inevitably somewhat ill-considered.

"Elder Wu's words have been enlightening. I will follow Elder Wu's advice and immediately send people to organize the Ancient Book related to Soul Tool upon returning today. At the same time, I will continue the search on the continent and send them to Elder Wu when he needs them."

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is a support-type sect, and its inner disciples are naturally lacking in combat ability.

Long ago, the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect knew about the benefits of Soul Tool for Support-Type Spirit Master. Unfortunately, despite collecting data from several generations, the lack of basic technology prevented them from making any progress in developing Soul Tool.

Although this benefited Wu Qi, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect also benefited greatly.

At least, these materials are no longer left to gather dust in the vault; they have finally found a real use.

Spirit City, a hidden corner.

"My dear heir, you have become the final stumbling block on that God King's path to godhood. What will you choose? Will you submit and yield, or will you fight to the very end?"

The Rakshasa God's highly seductive voice echoed in Bibi Dong's mind.

During the time Wu Qi was away from the Spirit Hall, apart from Bibi Dong completing some of her plans step by step at the beginning, she spent the rest of the time fusing with the Rakshasa Divine Power and did not take any further action.

While fusing with the Rakshasa Divine Power was undoubtedly an important reason, another reason was that Bibi Dong reassessed her situation.

Even without Wu Qi and Qiangu Changkong, despite the Worship Hall sending out Qian Renxue, she would still be able to handle the situation and even drag the Spirit Hall into an abyss of no return.

But now, the strength of the two sides is not on the same level. Bibi Dong is crazy, she has to seriously consider her situation.

With the chance to become a god, possessing unlimited lifespan, and having a long life to enjoy, who would want to die?

Faced with the mocking question from the Rakshasa God, Bibi Dong sneered, "I have my own plans; you needn't worry about them."

"If you don't want to offend anyone, you should merge your Divine Power with mine as soon as possible, instead of hindering my assessment!"

The Rakshasa God chuckled awkwardly, neither confirming nor denying, "My dear successor, you'd better treat this power of mine well."

Meanwhile, within the Clear Sky Sect.

The Heaven Dou City is very far from the current Clear Sky Sect's headquarters, and it took several days for news of the Sea Horse Douluo and his group's accident to reach Tang Xiao's ears.

He immediately summoned Yu Xiaogang and others for a small meeting.

Just then, Tang San returned to his sect after completing his Sixth Trial and was also dragged to a meeting.

"What?! His Lord Sea Horse and the others have been murdered in the Heaven Dou Empire!" Yu Xiaogang was shocked, unsure of what went wrong that led to their tragic deaths.

Even knowing that Sea Horse Douluo came from Sea God Island, and that the Heaven Dou Empire had no grudges or entanglements with them, why would they kill him?

Tang San's face was grave, and he was panting heavily. "Damn it, within Heaven Dou City, only Dugu Bo and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could kill Senior Sea Horse! In the past, Dugu Bo was very close to Wu Qi. In my opinion, the Righteous Unity Sect is Wu Qi's lackey, it must be..."

Before he could continue, Tang Xiao interrupted him and handed him the intelligence.

"Little San, your suspicions are not without merit, but according to our investigation, the truth is somewhat different."

"Whether the Righteous Unity Sect is Wu Qi's lackey is another matter; such a large sect has extremely complex internal affairs that cannot be explained in a few words. However, the reason why Sea Horse Douluo and his group got into trouble is because they offended the Heaven Dou Royal Family."

After reading the intelligence report, Yu Xiaogang cursed, "What the hell? How could His Lord Sea Horse, Titled Douluo, steal from the Heaven Dou Empire's treasury? This is a trap set by the Imperial Family and the Righteous Unity Sect!"

This announcement from the Heaven Dou Empire carries full credibility.

The various factions would find out the situation with a little inquiry, since many city residents witnessed it firsthand that day.

Tang San's heart tightened, and he said, "Teacher, this must be true. Senior Sea Horse will definitely take the risk to get the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud for me."

Tang San, who was familiar with the operation of Sea God Island, knew very well that Sea Horse Douluo had received the Sea God's order and would spare no effort to achieve his goal.

It's a pity that the enemy underestimated the defensive strength of the Heaven Dou Empire, and consequently lost their lives here.

"My Seventh Trial requires me to return to Sea God Island. Teacher, Elder Uncle, please don't worry. Let me go to Sea God Island and then discuss it with Senior Bo Saixi in detail."

"Regardless of whether Senior Sea Horse was forced to steal from the Heaven Dou Empire's treasury for other reasons, this is enough to prove that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud is definitely in the Heaven Dou Empire's treasury."

"Now that we've identified our target, things will be much easier. Perhaps, because of the Heaven Dou Empire's actions, we can even unite the forces of Sea God Island to fight against the Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Empire."

Tang Xiao nodded slightly, his expression softening. "That's a stroke of luck amidst misfortune. Little San, everything should focus on your assessment. Breaking through to the Titled Douluo as soon as possible and reaching an even higher realm is the most important thing."

"Although Sea Horse Douluo encountered trouble this time, it has nothing to do with the Clear Sky Sect. As for the sect, Grandmaster and I are enough to stabilize the situation. Go and come back quickly to complete all the assessments as soon as possible."