Xiao Wu and Tang San gazed at Lin Hao with concern.
If Lin Hao joins the Spirit Hall, then his Lin Hao Misty Cloud Sect will also join the Spirit Hall. And all the current members of the Misty Cloud Sect will join the Spirit Hall unless they leave the Misty Cloud Sect.
"Unwilling."
Xiao Wu and Tang San breathed a sigh of relief as Lin Hao declined Salas's invitation.
Salas said, "Don't rush to refuse. If you're willing to join our Spirit Hall, I'll make an exception and appoint you as a protector."
Lin Hao shook his head.
Salas did not hesitate and continued, "With your cultivation level, you are qualified to become a protector of our Spirit Hall. You have great potential for growth in the future, and I can recommend you to the Pope to become a cardinal of our Spirit Hall."
Becoming a cardinal of the Spirit Hall grants one the authority to govern a branch hall within a city.
Salas continued, "In the future, once you become Titled Douluo, you can unconditionally enter the Elder Hall and become a respected elder of the Spirit Hall!"
Lin Hao shook his head again.
Salas frowned and asked, "Do you have any other conditions attached? We can continue talking. The benefits offered by the Spirit Hall will definitely exceed those of the guards outside."
Lin Hao said, "Thank you for your kindness, but I have no intention of joining the Spirit Hall."
Salas frowned and said angrily, " Lin Hao, I came here with sincerity. Don't be stubborn. If you want to establish your Misty Cloud Sect, you must obtain the approval of the Spirit Hall. Without the approval of the Spirit Hall, you are no different from the bandits in the mountains, and you will not be protected by the Spirit Hall!"
Lin Hao glanced at Salas and coughed softly, "Cough cough cough."
Tang San cleverly stepped forward and helped Lin Hao up.
Lin Hao sat in the chair, breathing heavily. " Salas, I'm not feeling well and need to rest. I can't see any customers. Please leave!"
"You..." Salas angrily pointed at Lin Hao, his Soul Power surging, and eight Spirit Ring appeared beneath his feet.
Just as he was about to make a move, the guards at the door walked up to the gate and stared intently at Salas.
Salas was taken aback.
Lin Hao called out, "Someone, see the guest out!"
The maid, Little Red, entered the room and said respectfully, "Your Excellency Platinum Bishop, my master is not receiving guests. Please leave!"
Salas forcefully flicked his sleeve, retracting his Martial Soul.
"Snort!"
" Lin Hao, you should think this over carefully. If you want to establish yourself in the Soul Master World, you won't be able to move an inch without the permission of the Spirit Hall!"
With that, Salas turned and stormed off.
Tang San shifted his feet, dismissing the guards outside the door, then closed the door and walked to Lin Hao's side, asking, "Brother, what do we do?"
"What do you mean, what should we do?" Lin Hao countered.
"If the Spirit Hall doesn't approve, how can our sect be established?"
"If it doesn't agree, then we'll withdraw our application to establish the sect. The establishment of the Misty Cloud Sect doesn't require anyone's approval," Lin Hao said.
"Yes, the Misty Cloud Sect belongs to us, not the Spirit Hall. We don't need the Spirit Hall's approval." Xiao Wu nodded, then, remembering Salas's arrogant manner earlier, she added angrily, " Lin Hao, I'm supporting you. We don't need to indulge him."
"That's true," Tang San said thoughtfully. "If Salas doesn't achieve his goal, he might try to trip us up. He's someone of high status, so he might not act openly, but rather secretly."
Xiao Wu asked, "For example?"
Tang San pondered, "For example, send some thugs, or have them disguise themselves as thugs, to sabotage our sect's establishment. Brother, why don't we move the sect to the city? Under the emperor's nose, no matter how arrogant Salas is, he won't dare to act openly."
"No. Heaven Dou City is too small to accommodate the Misty Cloud Sect." Lin Hao paused, then said, " Tang San, you go and deliver these one hundred guards to Senior Tai Tan."
"You want them to become guards for the Misty Cloud Sect? Is that appropriate?" Tang San immediately understood Lin Hao's meaning.
"Appropriate. I have the right to decide how to use what the Imperial Family has bestowed upon me. Good will always prevail over evil. If Salas tries to harass us and prevent us from establishing a sect, then let these royal knights of the palace take them down. Repeat offenders will be executed on the spot." Lin Hao's eyes narrowed slightly.
The people from Douluo Continent are all natives to Lin Hao Lin Hao.
Lin Hao refused to believe it; when it came to political maneuvering, he couldn't outmaneuver Salas.
Tang San nodded.
Xiao Wu laughed and said, "This time we really owe a lot to the Imperial Family. Speaking of which, the Imperial Family is really generous; they didn't make any demands and just gave us a hundred royal knights without hesitation."
Lin Hao smiled.
The Heaven Dou Empire is indeed grand in scale.
The Spirit Hall, the Heaven Dou Empire, and the Star Luo Empire are the three major powers on the Douluo Continent.
Among them, the Heaven Dou Empire is relatively weaker than the other two. In fact, the feudal system is extremely prevalent in the empire. The Heaven Dou Empire, which has never reduced the power of its feudal lords, is on the decline.
Xue Ye, His Majesty worked diligently and was hailed by the outside world as a restorer of the dynasty.
Let alone a hundred royal knights. In the original storyline, before his death, His Majesty Xue Ye bestowed upon Tang San Tang San the title of Blue Hao King and generously gave him the nation's most treasured artifact.
As Tang San predicted, over the next two days, some hooligans caused trouble within the Misty Cloud Sect Misty Cloud Sect, attempting to hinder its establishment.
They were all Spirit Master, with the highest cultivation level reaching Soul Sage. On Lin Hao's orders, Hercules Tai Tan showed no mercy to these thugs, breaking their hand bones and sending them directly to the yamen for processing.
Salas rushed to the government office immediately. Using the excuse that the matter was a conflict between Spirit Master and should be handled by the Spirit Hall, he took the thugs away.
Actually, everyone knows that the masterminds behind these thugs are Salas and the Spirit Hall.
Salas was furious and chose to set fire to the place at night.
But when they reached the foot of the mountain, they were surrounded by Tai Tan, Tai Nuo, and others who had been waiting for them.
Since this was the second time such an incident had occurred, Tai Tan did not hand them over to the authorities. Salas and the Spirit Hall were shameless, so Tai Tan, following Lin Hao's orders, decided to show them no mercy and killed them all.
When Salas learned of what had happened the next day, he could only sulk in silence.
After all, he was still the Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Hall. He couldn't very well say that all those who died were his people.
Salas sat in his chair, his right hand gripping the letter tightly. His Soul Power was chaotic, his eyes sharp, and he growled in a vicious low voice, " Lin Hao... Misty Cloud Sect... this matter is not over!"
On the third day, Dugu Bo entered Lin Hao's house.
Dugu Bo also heard about what happened at the Misty Cloud Sect and wanted to help, so he offered to stay at the still-under-construction Misty Cloud Sect. Lin Hao accepted the offer.
The Spirit Hall never plays by the rules. Especially under Bibi Dong's leadership, the Spirit Hall has gone further and further astray, and the possibility of them sending Titled Douluo to retaliate against the Misty Cloud Sect cannot be ruled out.
With Dugu Bo in charge, at least Salas wouldn't dare to act recklessly openly.
" Lin Hao, the matter you asked me to investigate has been resolved."
What was the result?
"An investigation revealed that three of the four people involved in the assassination attempt on you graduated from the Spirit Hall Soul Master Academy!"