Chapter 210 The Son's Debt is Paid by the Father
Golden Crocodile Douluo is the Second Worship of the Spirit Hall. He has decision-making power in the Elder Hall and can even depose the Pope. While his status is highly respected, his strength is also top-notch. His strength is second only to the Grand Priest Qian Daoliu among all the elders. He was once on par with the grandfather of Sword Douluo Chen Xin and can be called one of the best of the older generation.
He was the oldest and most senior member of the Spirit Hall, even being Qian Daoliu's elder, so even Qian Daoliu had to give him some face.
Golden Crocodile Douluo was loyal to the Spirit Hall and the Six-Winged Angel lineage of the Angel Clan throughout his life. Therefore, he would be entrusted with handling matters that required strong combat power but were not suitable for Qian Daoliu to deal with.
"Grandpa Golden Crocodile, this is a small matter. My teacher could have just given me a verbal order and a token. Why did you have to come all this way in person?" Wu Ling greeted him with a smile.
"Haha, is it just a small matter, Your His Highness the Holy Son? But with your strength, you certainly have the right to say that."
Don't be fooled by Golden Crocodile Douluo's current amiable attitude towards Wu Ling; he wasn't always like this.
In the past Golden Crocodile Douluo was arrogant and unyielding towards his subordinates and juniors because of his high seniority and overwhelming strength. Even the previous Wu Ling, he only barely paid him any attention because of the help the Spirit Hall received from the Spirit Tool, cultivation techniques and spiritual medicines.
Until a month ago, when Wu Ling, with the power of Soul Saint, forcefully knocked him to the ground, his initial disdain for Wu Ling turned into astonishment and frustration. From then on, his attitude towards Wu Ling underwent a complete 180-degree change.
Then, Golden Crocodile Douluo's expression gradually turned serious. He stared at Wu Ling and asked earnestly, "So, Your His Highness the Holy Son, is there anything I can do to help with the destruction of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, one of the Upper Three Sects?"
That's right, it's the Soul Hunting Operation that was supposed to happen seven years later in the original story, but now it's been brought forward by Wu Ling, and it's only targeting the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.
The Soul Hunting Operation in the original work actually consisted of three parts: one side was to kill the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, another side was to kill the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and the third side was Qian Renxue, who was used to control the Heaven Dou Imperial City.
According to the original plan, once all three routes were completed, the destruction of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon by the Spirit Hall would be quickly suppressed under Qian Renxue's control. After that, the Heaven Dou Empire would bring all its Clear Sky Sect under the Spirit Hall's control, and the Spirit Hall would once again launch an attack on the Star Luo Empire. Finally, the Clear Sky Sect would be destroyed, thus unifying the continent.
However, Tang San suddenly appeared midway, causing the third and most crucial step to fail.
"I originally wanted Karna to go, but since you're here, Grandpa Golden Crocodile, I'll trouble you to make the trip."
First, I will have the Spirit Hall's spies within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon organization spread the message, urging the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon personnel who are currently out on missions to return.
Afterwards, I will establish a formation around the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, a formation that allows entry but not exit. This formation will be based on you, Grandpa Golden Crocodile; only by defeating you can one leave."
"Hmm, I understand. In the end, we just need to trap them like turtles in a jar to wipe out the entire Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon silently. I'll go gather enough Spirit Master now, but the concealment is still..." Golden Crocodile Douluo continued following Wu Ling's train of thought, but was interrupted by Wu Ling halfway through.
"It's not necessary."
Golden Crocodile Douluo frowned, misunderstanding Wu Ling's meaning. "What does Your His Highness the Holy Son mean? Although I can kill Yu Yuanzhen, if there are too many others left, I will be powerless to stop them."
Golden Crocodile Douluo's words clearly demonstrate the weakness of the Spirit Master profession: a lack of mana.
Even someone as powerful as Golden Crocodile Douluo, whose casual Spirit Skill can cause earth-shattering attacks, also has extremely high mana consumption for each of his Spirit Skill. If there are too many people, he may run out of Soul Power before he has killed them all.
In response to Golden Crocodile Douluo's confusion, Wu Ling replied easily, "You don't need to take action; I'll handle it myself when the time comes."
Upon hearing Wu Ling's words, Golden Crocodile Douluo frowned. How arrogant this was! Even he wasn't confident he could wipe out an entire clan on his own, yet Wu Ling made the decision so casually, as if it were a trivial matter.
However, upon thinking of Wu Ling's powerful and ever-evolving methods, Golden Crocodile Douluo's brows relaxed. After all, the young man before him was the creator of miracles. He could even create a formation that was centered on him and that no one could escape without killing him. So, creating a formation capable of wiping out an entire clan should be within his capabilities, right?
Or, instead of using combat to slaughter, use something else, like—poison!
Golden Crocodile Douluo regained his composure and asked again, "So, Your His Highness the Holy Son, what is the official statement?"
That's right. The official explanation, or excuse, is like the excuse in the original novel: the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon School intended to collude with the remnants of the Clear Sky Sect ( Tang San ) in order to kill the Pope.
Although history is written by the victors, it must be based on reason and evidence. Therefore, in order to better maintain the image of the Spirit Hall in the minds of ordinary people, some excuses are needed when doing such things.
In response, Wu Ling smiled slightly and said, " Yu Xiaogang, the son of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan Chief, intended to murder Wu Ling, the Holy Son of the Spirit Hall. Upon investigation, it was discovered that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon was plotting a rebellion. Yu Xiaogang's actions were intended to sow discord between the Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Empire... What do you think?"
Golden Crocodile Douluo also knew about Wu Ling's affairs at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. He understood that Wu Ling had attacked Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon because of this matter. Asking now was just to confirm, as the saying goes, "a son's debt is repaid by his father," which is a matter of course.
"However, even though no one will disturb us during the operation, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Heaven Dou Royal Family will use this as a pretext to denounce the Spirit Hall afterwards. What will we do then?" Golden Crocodile Douluo seemed to be asking a question, but in fact he was secretly testing whether the Wu Ling was fully prepared in all aspects.
As for Golden Crocodile's probing, Wu Ling pointed at Qian Renxue and said, " Xue'er, tell Grandpa Golden Crocodile about what happened three days ago."
Qian Renxue nodded and said, "Based on the strength and potential shown by Wu Ling, the suggestions from the three committee members, and the ambiguous attitude of Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, Emperor Xueye ultimately decided to temporarily ignore the Spirit Hall and investigate the responsibility of Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, because it was indeed Yu Xiaogang who attacked Wu Ling first, which led to the subsequent events."
Wu Ling nodded. "That's right. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon has always been defiant against the Heaven Dou Royal Family's discipline and even orders. The royal family has long harbored deep resentment towards the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, and now they'd love for the Spirit Hall and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon to fight to the death."
Even if Xue Ye pursues the matter of Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Spirit Hall the deed is done, Xue'er will join forces with other officials who dislike Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon to stop Xue Ye.
As for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School..."
At this point, Wu Ling smiled and said, "I will speak to Ning Fengzhi myself, and after that, perhaps Ning Fengzhi will understand."