Qin Chuan: Everyone Here Is Trash!

Qin Chuan saw what Sis Dongdong intended and laughed inwardly. All right, Sis Dongdong. Let me show you what it means to send the chickens flying and the dogs scrambling!

With that thought, Qin Chuan smiled. "Perfect, everyone's here. I have an announcement to make."

The six men froze for a moment.

They had come to demand an accounting. Yet the first thing this brat said after sitting down wasn't a request for advice or an explanation, but "I have an announcement to make"?

Qin Chuan took several sheets of paper from inside his clothes, unfolded them, and spread them across the table.

The pages were densely written, the handwriting neat and the points clearly organized.

Qin Chuan cleared his throat and began to read.

"By order of His Holiness the Pope of Spirit Hall, the continent-wide Soul Beast Protection Law is hereby enacted, effective immediately."

"Article one: soul beasts over eighty thousand years old shall be classified as endangered species of the continent. No sect may harm or hunt them. Any violator shall be considered an enemy of the entire continent."

"Article two: soul beasts between twenty thousand and eighty thousand years old shall receive first-class protection. Any organization or individual wishing to hunt them must notify the association in advance and obtain approval."

"Article three: soul beasts between ten thousand and twenty thousand years old shall receive second-class protection. Each major sect shall receive an annual quota. Indiscriminate killing is prohibited."

"Article four: Spirit Hall shall take the lead in establishing the association. All rights of final adjudication, interpretation of detailed provisions, and special exemptions under this law shall belong exclusively to Spirit Hall."

He read each article in a steady voice. He wasn't loud, but everyone in the Council Hall heard him clearly.

Tang Hao turned a deaf ear, considering the whole thing utterly absurd!

Tang Xiao opened his mouth, then closed it again.

Confusion appeared on Dugu Bo's gaunt face.

Yu Yuanzhen lowered his folded arms from his chest, making his disagreement clear.

Chen Xin and Gu Rong exchanged a glance.

After reading the final article, Qin Chuan set down the papers and decided to give them a strong dose of medicine first.

Unless he scared these men senseless, how would these so-called Titled Douluo ever submit?

Qin Chuan turned to look at Tang Hao, who sat beside him.

"That concludes the protection law. You're all welcome to join the Protectors Association. Members will receive priority approval. However, our association requires a selection process. We only accept elites, never trash!"

Tang Hao narrowed his eyes.

"What are you looking at me for? Are you calling me trash?"

Qin Chuan smiled. "Oh, sorry. I wasn't singling you out."

He paused, then swept his gaze over them. "I meant everyone here is trash!"

The Council Hall fell silent for a breath.

Sitting beside him, Bibi Dong thought she had misheard.

Everyone here is trash! Those words still echoed in Bibi Dong's ears.

Even she had to exercise extreme caution when facing six Titled Douluo, weighing every step and never daring to speak so outrageously.

Yet this young man had dared to make such an outrageous declaration right to their faces!

Has he gone mad? Is he trying to push Spirit Hall into the abyss?

But why isn't there the slightest trace of nervous bluffing in his expression?

Does he really think he can fight one against six? Take on six Titled Douluo alone? Impossible!

Bibi Dong moved her fingers beneath the armrest, about to signal Chrysanthemum Douluo.

But it was already too late.

All six Titled Douluo rose at once!

Boom!

Six surges of soul power blasted the council table into fragments! Pieces of black ironwood flew throughout the hall, several striking the stone pillars and embedding themselves inside!

Tang Hao's nine Soul Rings lit up!

Tang Xiao's soul power erupted!

Dugu Bo's bones bulged beneath his skin as he began, "Medusa's..."

Blue lightning coiled around Yu Yuanzhen's fists!

Chen Xin drew his sword!

Bone armor began covering Gu Rong's body!

Six currents of Titled Douluo-level soul power collided and intertwined inside the Council Hall. Dust showered from the stone pillars, and several cracks appeared in the vaulted ceiling!

Qin Chuan's sixth Soul Ring had already lit up.

Black light spread beneath his feet.

"Sixth Soul Skill, One, Two, Three, Red Light!"

Qin Chuan's sixth Soul Ring lit up.

The Game Domain spread from beneath his feet at an absurd speed, covering the entire Council Hall floor in the blink of an eye.

A force of rules erupted from the domain's center.

It carried neither warmth nor killing intent, but the instant it swept through their bodies, every one of them froze.

The six Titled Douluo, Bibi Dong, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei.

Everyone's body froze solid!

He had seized the initiative!

The nine Soul Rings Tang Hao had just activated froze in midair, their light neither fading nor moving.

The blue lightning around Yu Yuanzhen's fists froze in place. Even its crackling stopped.

Chen Xin's Seven Kill Sword remained raised in midair, the luminous patterns along its blade motionless.

Dugu Bo hadn't even finished shouting "Medusa's Gaze."

Tang Xiao's soul power stopped at the surface of his body like a frozen film of water.

Gu Rong's bone armor froze halfway through covering him.

The Clown Dwarf appeared and began explaining:

"This round's game: One, Two, Three, Red Light."

"Rules-"

[In the first round, the dealer has priority in selecting this round's "It." This round's It: Qin Chuan.]

[It must turn away after calling out 'One, Two, Three, Red Light.' When he turns back, all targets within the domain must remain absolutely still.]

[Any movement, however slight, constitutes a violation. The penalty is transformation into a wooden figure.]

[Players must seize the intervals when It's back is turned to advance toward him.]

[If a player touches It's back, It will likewise be forcibly transformed into a wooden figure.]

After finishing, the Clown Dwarf tilted his head and smiled at the six Titled Douluo.

"Spectators confirmed: Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei. These three have been designated nonhostile targets and will not participate."

Hum.

Bibi Dong's body relaxed. Yue Guan and Gui Mei also thawed.

The three regained their freedom.

But the six Titled Douluo remained frozen.

Bibi Dong sat in her chair, watching everything before her. Her breathing was steady and her face betrayed nothing, but her mind raced.

One person.

Level sixty-one.

One skill had immobilized all nine Titled Douluo.

Just then, the Clown Dwarf announced, "Rules explanation complete. All participants are now unfrozen."

The six Titled Douluo's bodies relaxed simultaneously.

But Qin Chuan was no longer where he had been.

During the few breaths it took to announce the rules, Qin Chuan had vanished from beside the seat of honor.

When the game began, the dealer had permission to use short-range Teleportation.

He appeared at the rear of the Council Hall, his back to the six men, standing in the shadows beneath the vaulted ceiling.

The six Titled Douluo had only just regained their freedom. Their soul power began circulating again, but before their bodies could react, Qin Chuan had already spoken.

"One, Two, Three, Red Light!" Before anyone could react, Qin Chuan finished the call and spun around.

The six Titled Douluo faced him.

Three failed to hold still.

Yu Yuanzhen had only drawn his fist halfway back. Blue lightning still wound between his fingers, and his arm hung in midair. He had moved.

Chen Xin was sheathing his Seven Kill Sword. The blade was halfway in, and his wrist was still turning. He had moved.

Gu Rong's bone armor was retracting. The bone spike on his left shoulder hadn't fully withdrawn. He had moved.

Hummm!

Three forces of rules descended at once.

Yu Yuanzhen's body instantly stiffened, turning to wood from head to toe. He wanted to curse, but his vocal cords were locked too. He couldn't utter a word.

Chen Xin froze in a sword-drawing pose, his Seven Kill Sword still halfway in its sheath, his entire body transformed into a wooden statue.

Gu Rong huddled where he stood, the bone spike stuck outside his left shoulder. Unable to retract it or pull it free, he froze in a crooked, contorted posture.

All three had turned to wood for six hours.

Tang Hao, Tang Xiao, and Dugu Bo had committed no violations. Their bodies remained normal.

Tang Hao stood where he was, his hands hanging at his sides, the Clear Sky Hammer withdrawn into his palm. His breathing was even. He hadn't moved a muscle.

Tang Xiao stood behind and to Tang Hao's right, both hands tucked into his sleeves, his eyes fixed on the floor. His body was rigid, but not a single part of him was moving.

Dugu Bo stood on the other side like a dead wooden stump. He hadn't moved.

Qin Chuan looked at the three and grinned.

From the seat of honor, Bibi Dong watched the scene: of six Titled Douluo, three had been taken straight out of commission, and the remaining three didn't dare move!