Xu Tianchen's Plans for the Future of Evil Soul Masters

When Xu Tianchen heard what Shadow Ghost said, he thought there must have been further developments on the Zhang Family's side. He nodded at Shadow Ghost and said:

"Mm, got it. Let's go to the study now."

After the manor's previous renovations, its paths and layout were completely different from when Xu Chengjing had been here. Many areas had been changed.

When Xu Tianchen arrived at the study and pushed open the door, he saw Kong Deming standing upright beside the bookshelves. Upon seeing Kong Deming, Xu Tianchen shouted:

"Great-Grandfather!"

"Ah!" Kong Deming answered upon hearing Xu Tianchen call out.

"How did it go? What's the situation?" Xu Tianchen asked Kong Deming. He desperately wanted to know how the Zhang Family was doing now.

Kong Deming sighed, his tone carrying a trace of regret. "By the time I got there, everyone was already gone. There was only a stretch of ruins left."

"Hm? Not a single person was left?"

Xu Tianchen was somewhat startled. He had reminded Zhang Le Xuan beforehand, so they should have been on guard. Their situation was definitely not that simple. Something had to be going on behind it all.

If Web had not only just begun and still been in its developmental stage, it would have already uncovered what was happening with Zhang Le Xuan and the others.

Based on the methods Xu Tianchen had brought out from his previous life, Web could currently only control information throughout the entire Sun Moon Empire. As for the former Three Douluo Kingdoms, personnel were only stationed in the three capitals and Shrek City, while the intelligence network had yet to be fully established.

Over the past two and a half years, another Soul Sage from Web had broken through to Soul Douluo. Now, aside from the Dou Ling Empire, which was handled by a Soul Sage whose strength was close to that of a Soul Douluo, Web's other three Soul Douluos were respectively responsible for building intelligence networks in Star Luo, Heavenly Soul, and Shrek.

Of course, each of them had a Soul Sage-level deputy to guard against the possibility that they might truly run into some overbearing assassin falling in love with a delicate young maiden. After all, this was Douluo Continent, the place where the God of Love had fallen. It was a little cursed.

Meanwhile, the Sun Moon Empire was personally controlled by Shadow Ghost, who was also responsible for compiling intelligence from the former Douluo territories.

"Don't worry, Great-Grandfather. I'll have Web investigate and see what's really going on. The moment there is any news, I'll notify you."

Xu Tianchen spoke resolutely. He also wanted to know exactly what had happened to cause the current situation.

"Good. I see you've already broken through to Rank Forty. Have you chosen a soul beast yet?"

Kong Deming had noticed the aura Xu Tianchen was leaking because he had only just broken through and had not fully stabilized his cultivation.

"I have. I picked one back when I first broke through to Soul Venerable. It's a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger that's around twenty thousand years old."

Xu Tianchen nodded. He had long since sent Web's covert agents to search for the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's whereabouts for this fourth Spirit Ring.

However, perhaps because it had fought Scarlet King last time, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's range of activity in the Star Dou Forest was extremely unpredictable. Web could only ensure that it was still alive.

After all, to avoid being noticed by the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, Web's scouts did not dare get too close to it. It could even be said that they had never encountered it face-to-face. They could only judge based on the traces it left behind.

"Fine, as long as you have a target. Will your master still be going with you this time?"

Kong Deming smiled. As long as Xu Tianchen had a target, he would not have to wander aimlessly through the Star Dou Forest like a headless fly.

Xu Tianchen nodded and said, "Mm, Master will be going with me again this time."

Kong Deming smiled. "Then that's good. Over these past two years, through my many exchanges with your master and mistress, I feel as though I've touched upon the threshold of breaking through to Super Douluo. I'll take this opportunity to enter seclusion and see whether I can break through to Super Douluo."

Joy flashed through Xu Tianchen's eyes upon hearing Kong Deming's words. He hurriedly said, "Congratulations, Great-Grandfather. I wish you a perfect breakthrough."

"Mm, good. Then I'll be leaving first." With that, Kong Deming left the study and headed out of the manor.

"Shadow Ghost." Xu Tianchen called toward the doorway, and Shadow Ghost's figure immediately appeared before him.

"Make a trip to the Xishui Alliance. Tell the person in charge there to invite Master to the Purple Radiance Prince's Manor tomorrow. I've broken through."

The Xishui Alliance was a covert tool supported by the Holy Spirit Cult to gather intelligence and wealth. It was also one of their strongholds in Mingdu, since the Holy Spirit Cult had not yet been named the state religion, and Zhongli Wu had not yet been named state preceptor.

In truth, according to Xu Tianchen's plans, the current Holy Spirit Cult definitely needed a major purge. The truly evil Evil Soul Masters who had committed countless crimes had to be cleansed away, leaving only those worshippers who had acted out of necessity and had been forcibly branded Evil Soul Masters by Shrek and the like.

In Shrek Academy's eyes, as long as you did not belong to Shrek Academy and possessed such an unusual martial soul, then you were an Evil Soul Master. Otherwise, wouldn't someone like Ma Xiaotao be a first-rate Evil Soul Master?

Therefore, Xu Tianchen planned to establish a Heaven-Fighting Secret Division like the one in Douluo Four after the continent was unified. It would train Spirit Masters with evil martial souls, teach them how to use their powers properly, and then send them into outer space to help the empire rule other planets.

Wouldn't that solve the Evil Soul Master problem? Of course, this was not something that could be resolved overnight. It would require a long time and considerable resources. Everything could wait until after the continent was unified.

Moreover, he had only mentioned this idea to Long Xiaoyao. Later, Long Xiaoyao said he would discuss it with Ye Xishui. In the end, as expected, Ye Xishui agreed as well and said that he could deal with those people however he wished when the time came. She said it was enough as long as he did not disturb her life with Long Xiaoyao.

"By your command." With that, Shadow Ghost turned and left.

After watching Shadow Ghost leave, Xu Tianchen took out a confidential report from the desk beside him. It read:

The Crown Prince secretly hosted the deputy commander of the First Soul Engineer Legion at his residence yesterday.

Ever since Xu Chengjing ascended the throne, he had taken several more consorts one after another. However, perhaps out of consideration for Kong Lao, or perhaps for the Xu Tianchen brothers, he had never named an empress. Still, he had posthumously honored their birth mother as empress.

Among these consorts, one was the daughter of the deputy marshal commanding the Heavenly Soul border army. She bore Xu Chengjing the Third Prince. The younger sister of the Foreign Affairs Department's minister bore Xu Chengjing the Fourth Prince.

Xu Tianzhen, the eldest princess mentioned in the original work, had also been born. She was tiny and adorable, and she was the most favored child of this generation. Not only did Xu Tianchen and Xu Tianran dote on her, but even Xu Chengjing especially spoiled her. Her birth mother had also been granted the title of consort.

Because the two women had borne princes, they were both granted the rank of Noble Consort and jointly placed in charge of the inner palace.

Xu Tianran was not staying quiet either. He had previously only been currying favor with certain ministers, but now he had begun drawing in people from the military as well.

As Xu Tianchen looked at the confidential report in his hand, flames gradually ignited along its edges before eventually burning the entire report into ashes.

It was fine. As long as his elder brother did not cross his bottom line, he could continue being the Crown Prince. His primary focus now still had to be on cultivating diligently.

And Xu Tianzhen was not the only one born this year. Huo Yuhao had also been born in the White Tiger Duke's Estate that same year.