In Douluo, Already the Pope, Joined the Chat Group

In fact, not just him, but the other members in the group, whether they were old members or new, understood more or less what was going on after listening to Xiao Yi Xian's analysis.

Gentleman Sword: "So, you're saying that the Almighty is actually likely not as powerful as we imagined?"

Undead Knight: "I still find it a bit hard to accept..."

Sunrise in the East, I Am Invincible: "What is there to find hard to accept! I felt something was off about him from the very beginning. If he were truly an omniscient and almighty being, why would he have his eyes on our martial arts manuals? Don't you find that particularly suspicious?"

Sunrise in the East, I Am Invincible: "And don't give me that talk about equivalent exchange. Mere martial arts manuals are nothing compared to the future, yet Omniscient and Almighty Li Daxian insisted on making such a losing trade!"

Sunrise in the East, I Am Invincible: "If he were the selfless type, that would be one thing, but from our past interactions, I haven't seen a single noble quality in him. On the contrary, he is shameless, lecherous, and loves to take petty advantages... Ask yourself, do you really think a person like that would benefit us for no reason?"

Sunrise in the East, I Am Invincible: "Yet, every time we trade, he is incredibly proactive and enthusiastic, as if he were the one gaining the advantage, not us!"

Gentleman Sword: "What are you implying?"

Yue Buqun was no fool; in fact, if he were a fool, he wouldn't have been able to sit in the position of the Mount Hua Sect leader. Therefore, he quickly realized the meaning behind Dongfang Bai's words.

It was just that, to some extent, he found it difficult to accept.

Sunrise in the East, I Am Invincible: "Stupid! Do you still not understand?"

Sunrise in the East, I Am Invincible: "What if that Almighty was just an ordinary person from the very beginning? Otherwise, why would he have been poisoned by the medicinal soup containing poison in the red envelope sent by that newcomer?"

Sunrise in the East, I Am Invincible: "Even though he has obtained several martial arts manuals from you and me during this time, his cultivation period has been too short. Even if his talent is extremely high, I doubt he could have reached a very profound level. He might not even be able to beat you, Ning Caichen!"

Undead Knight: "..."

Forced to become the unit of measurement for combat power, Ning Caichen could only express his frustration. He was just here to watch the show; how did he end up becoming the group's benchmark for combat power?

However, what could he do? He couldn't win in a fight, and he couldn't win in an argument. He could only play dumb and pretend he didn't hear that remark!

After all, if even Yue Buqun, the dignified leader of the Mount Hua Sect, was being bullied by Dongfang Bai, how could he, a newcomer who had only just started cultivating, be a match for this female demon?

Gentleman Sword: "What you say makes a lot of sense, but I have one more question I don't understand. If it is as you suspect and the Almighty is merely an ordinary person, then how does he know our information so clearly, to the point of even knowing our futures?"

Sunrise in the East, I Am Invincible: "Regarding this question, I think our friend who just joined the group might be able to give us an answer. @Martial Soul Hall Pope."

Looking at the deduction from Sunrise in the East, I Am Invincible on the screen, Qian Xunji raised an eyebrow slightly.

See? I told you that pretending to be omniscient and almighty was unreliable!

After all, they were all old foxes who had lived for so long; very few were truly stupid. Even if they didn't see it at first, they would eventually react after enough time had passed.

That previous fellow traveler thought his bluff hadn't been seen through and that everything was still under his control, not realizing that he was the one being played.

If nothing else, take Sunrise in the East, I Am Invincible. This Leader Dongfang likely suspected that guy a long time ago, perhaps even seeing through the essence of that big swindler. She just didn't have evidence, or perhaps she wanted to use the other party as a cash cow, which is why she hadn't exposed his true face.

This could be seen from her clear and logical analysis.

However, Qian Xunji did not rush to answer the question from Sunrise in the East, I Am Invincible, but instead casually opened the exclusive red envelope she had sent him earlier.

After all, he had no obligation to answer her question, and besides, letting her wait a bit would make it easier for him to hold out for a better price.

"Congratulations, you have obtained Nine Swords of Dugu."

"It's actually the Nine Swords of Dugu? So generous?"

Seeing the contents of the red envelope, Qian Xunji's eyes lit up.

As far as he knew, the Nine Swords of Dugu were the top-tier ultimate techniques of the Smiling Proud Wanderer world. Even for him, they could provide a certain level of assistance—although Douluo Continent had combat techniques like the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, people here preferred to obtain soul skills directly from soul beasts, so very few people trained their own combat techniques.

However, Qian Xunji didn't mind learning. After all, soul skills were not omnipotent, and learning more knowledge was always beneficial.

Moreover, martial arts could provide significant assistance in combat. Hadn't Tang San relied on the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record to turn a "useless martial soul" into a treasure, eventually becoming the Sea God and the Asura God?

However, Qian Xunji was somewhat confused at this moment, because he didn't think Dongfang Bubai would be such a generous person as to give him something as precious as the Nine Swords of Dugu directly.

One had to know that the Nine Swords of Dugu were top-tier ultimate techniques in the Smiling Proud Wanderer world, not inferior even to the Sunflower Manual that Dongfang Bubai himself practiced.

Then, after flipping through the so-called Nine Swords of Dugu, Qian Xunji finally found the answer.

"Alright, I was wondering why that guy Dongfang Bubai would be so generous; it turns out he was waiting for me here!"

This manual was indeed the Nine Swords of Dugu, but it was only one of the styles—the Qi Breaking Style.

The Nine Swords of Dugu consisted of nine styles: the General Formula Style, the Sword Breaking Style, the Blade Breaking Style, the Spear Breaking Style, the Whip Breaking Style, the Rope Breaking Style, the Palm Breaking Style, the Arrow Breaking Style, and the Qi Breaking Style. They were counter-moves created based on different weapons, and in essence, they could be understood as "offensive and defensive concepts adopted when facing eight different weapons."

These nine styles were not sword moves in the general sense, but a set of martial arts theories, so even for someone at Qian Xunji's level, they had their uses.

And if he wanted to obtain the full version of the Nine Swords of Dugu, there was obviously only one way: to continue trading with Dongfang Bubai.

This was an open plot, a naked open plot, yet Qian Xunji could not refuse.

Unless he didn't want to obtain the Nine Swords of Dugu, but that was clearly impossible; he wouldn't let go of any opportunity to make himself stronger.