When Just now heard that there was a fight to be fought, Just now looked calm, and Ji Juechen who admitted defeat calmly seemed to be a different person in an instant.
Sword Intent, who was originally silent and restrained, suddenly started to boil again. The cold sword pressure spread out all over his body, his eyes lit up with a burning edge, and there was no trace of the loneliness of defeat.
The fighting spirit in his whole body skyrocketed, and the blood in his body was completely on fire.
After losing to Lu Ren, he was convinced and showed no regrets.
But after all the beatings, I had to hold back all my strength and had nowhere to vent it, which made me feel a little frustrated after all.
It just so happened that Xishui Alliance and Evil Soul Master, who had gathered together, arrived at just the right time.
He can't defeat Lu Ren, and he can't defeat a group of miscellaneous soldiers Evil Soul Master?
Seeing Ji Juechen's instant fighting spirit, Lu Ren shook his head helplessly, but couldn't help but feel a little amused.
This guy is so pure. Apart from the sword, he only has fighting in his heart. He can throw away everything but keep fighting.
Moreover, all his Soul Skills are used to increase his own Soul Power status.
Soul Skill without any bells and whistles, just the simplest and crudest positive reinforcement.
After stacking up layers of increases, the attack power can be said to be extremely exceeded, which is why he was able to break Lu Ren's Blood Armor defense with just one sword.
Douluo II Yang Wudi, Ji Juechen have gone their own way.
"How much can your field increase for you?" Lu Ren asked subconsciously. He was really curious about Hall of Ten Thousand Swords Returning to Dust's actual bonus to Ji Juechen.
"Only increase my attributes by 5%----"
Ji Juechen looked slightly embarrassed, and seemed to know that this number was a bit difficult to handle in front of Lu Ren.
"The main thing is that the field can increase my Sword Intent, strengthen my status, and change the environment to my advantage."
"All my Soul Skill are also of the boosting type. After adding fields, the actual attack power is much higher than the data on paper."
"Five percent?"
Lu Ren almost couldn't hold back his laughter.
The total attribute is 5%, which is considered a decent bonus in the field of the Douluo Continent.
Most fields cannot even reach this number.
But the gap is really too big. Douluo Continent's area of crotch stretching is really crotch stretching.
His Blood River Nine-Phase Life comes with a sure-hit poison and Blood Manipulation, and Malevolent Shrine comes with a sure-hit Soul Slash. Which one does not directly change the existence of Rule in combat?
And what about the field of the Douluo Continent?
Adding 5% more attributes, changing the environment, and exerting some suppression on the enemy. The difference between the Jujutsu field and the Jujutsu field is like a primitive man still using stone tools facing a fully automated war machine.
Of course, he can't say this to hurt Ji Juechen's heart. After all, he has reached the top of this era.
Lu Ren suppressed his smile, cleared his throat, and then asked Ji Juechen again, "Speaking of which, when you went to the yard before, did you see Ye Guyi coming out of seclusion?"
"Not yet, but I looked at the place where she was retreating, and the aura coming from her was very strong."
Ji Juechen tilted his head, as if recalling his feelings at that time.
"The breath is very pure, it is the Soul Power fluctuation of Holy Attribute, but it is more condensed and deeper than before, as if it has undergone some kind of qualitative transformation."
"She must have met her own opportunity, right?"
"That's right. After all, I gave Self-Created Domain's skills to you and Ye Guyi. How much you can learn depends entirely on your own talents."
Lu Ren touched his chin thoughtfully.
"She has now entered Deep Meditation, so she should have made some progress."
"Once the realm of Holy Angel Martial Soul is formed, the restraint of Evil Soul Master will reach a whole new level.
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"When she comes out of seclusion, she will have another trump card against Holy Spirit Cult."
"Oh." Ji Juechen nodded blankly, without much curiosity about this matter.
Lu Ren asked again about Jing Hongchen: "By the way, when you went hunting Soul Hunting beasts, did you meet the hall master?"
Ji Juechen scratched his head, as if he suddenly remembered something. "He led a group of teams, lurking in Evil Demon Forest, and was hunting a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. I saw their camp from a distance when I went to hunt my Seventh Soul Ring, but they didn't notice me."
"Looking at that formation, it should be a hunting battle. I'm afraid it won't be over for a while."
Lu Ren heard this and didn't ask any more questions. After all, he himself knew how difficult it was to hunt a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
With his current strength, he might not lose in a one-on-one challenge with Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, but it would not be that simple to find his opponent in the vast mountains.
Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Who is not as smart as a ghost? His range of perception far exceeds that of a strong human being at the same level. He can escape into the mountains at the slightest sign of trouble.
With Jing Hongchen carrying the entire Soul Engineer Legion and setting up a dragnet, hunting down one Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast would probably take a lot of time and energy. It is not surprising that it would take weeks or even months.
Not everyone can just walk in and bump into Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast like Huo Yuhao. It is purely luck and the double blessing of Child of Luck.
Huo Yuhao When walking, you can meet a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast who comes to your door. This kind of treatment will never happen to others in their lifetime.
Soon, Lu Ren and Ji Juechen returned to the yard.
The size of the yard has become larger than before, the Defensive Soul Tool on the wall has obviously been upgraded, and there are two more patrol officers in casual clothes at the door.
After seeing Lu Ren return, Nana, who was checking intelligence in the yard, quickly came over to greet him.
Her expression was a little awkward, and her hands were twisted together unconsciously, as if she was worried about something. "Master, you are back----"
"Why don't you come to me if something goes wrong?"
Lu Ren looked at her with a bit of questioning in her tone.
He was not blaming Nana for being incompetent, but asking her why she chose to hide it.
Nana lowered his head, twisting his clothes with his hands, and said in a weak voice but with a hint of stubbornness, "Master, you have given us a lot of help, and we have not let you down. Mingdu has all the information about big and small things in our hands."
"But----the people from the Xishui Alliance who came here this time are just a few Soul Emperor Soul Saint minions, not big shots at the Titled Douluo level. I'm afraid that even such trivial matters have to be solved by you. Doesn't that prove that we are useless----"
Her voice became lower and lower, until finally it was almost inaudible.
Lu Ren looked at Nana's bowed head and was silent for a moment.
He suddenly realized that during this period, he had been running around outside, fighting Star Luo City, and raiding Holy Spirit Cult strongholds, and he had never really stopped to pay attention to the inner thoughts of those who followed him.
He thought that it was enough for him to leave enough resources and connections, but he ignored that they also needed to be recognized.
He slowed down his tone, with Just now less questioning and more gentle. "I understand your desire to be independent, and I also know that you don't want to rely on me for everything. I accept this intention."
"But here, there is never a rule of "you can't ask for help for small things"."
"Holy Spirit Cult has been entrenched in Mingdu for many years, and people are unpredictable. No one can tell whether there may be an ambush or back-up plan behind those seemingly ordinary Evil Soul Master."
"The fact that they can send a few Soul Emperor Soul Saint to test you means that they are already paying attention to you. If you try to be tough, if there are casualties, the gain will outweigh the loss. Your lives are more important than any face."
Nana's shoulders moved slightly, but he still didn't dare to raise his head. A thin voice squeezed out from the depth of his throat. "But--we don't want to be a burden to you. It was you who rescued us from Holy Spirit Cult's devil's cave and gave us freedom and the dignity to live. We have always wanted to make some achievements on our own to prove that we have lived up to your trust."
"A burden?" Lu Ren laughed and shook his head slightly, "I took you in and trained you, not to let you fight alone and take all the risks yourself."
"We are companions traveling together all the way. How can we distinguish each other?"
"Isn't it natural for companions to rely on each other? I will help you deal with enemies that you cannot defeat, and you will collect intelligence and take care of logistics for me. This is what companions should be like."
Ji Juechen stood beside him holding a long sword. Hearing this, he nodded in understanding.
In his opinion, companions should attack side by side, there is no point in holding on alone.
Just like him and Jing Ziyan, she is responsible for helping him treat his wounds, and he is responsible for cutting people, without any delay.
"Remember, if you encounter any changes in the future, call the police as soon as possible." Lu Ren looked a little solemn and warned seriously, "If you can handle it, just go ahead and do it."
"If you're not sure. If it's dangerous, don't worry about your face. Tell me immediately."
"Keeping one's own safety is far more important than trying to be strong for a moment."
"We are just getting started now. Each of you is the backbone of the future. We can't do it without anyone."
Nana slowly raised his head, a glimmer of light appeared in his clear eyes, and the uneasiness and anxiety of the past few days completely melted away at this moment.
She bent down solemnly, bowed deeply to Lu Ren, and the ponytail on her head slipped from her shoulders. "Yes, Master, we remember it. No matter what happens next time, I will report it to you as soon as possible."
After she straightened up, she suddenly seemed to have remembered something important, and there was a hint of expectation and restraint in her eyes. "By the way, Master, you haven't given a name to our organization yet."
"Although we are not large now, we have some influence in Mingdu. Everyone hopes to have a formal name. This way, we can have a legitimate identity when acting externally."
Lu Ren was startled for a moment.
He looked at the busy figures in the yard.
Some are sorting out information documents, some are maintaining Soul Tool, and some are practicing together.
These people were all rescued by him from Holy Spirit Cult, and now they have formed a real team.
He thought for a moment and then said with a smile, "Just call it----Spirit Pagoda."
"Spirit Pagoda?"
Nana blinked, obviously curious about this unfamiliar name.
Several other people working in the yard also stopped what they were doing and pricked up their ears to listen to the conversation.
"Yes, Spirit Pagoda."
Lu Ren nodded, looking beyond the courtyard wall to the skyline in the distance Mingdu.
"It's just the initial stage now. You will know later.
"The name Spirit Pagoda will be remembered by the whole Douluo Continent."
He showed a mysterious smile and did not explain much. Soul Spirit System is the future blueprint that he and Electrolux jointly polished, and Spirit Pagoda will be the core organization that carries this blueprint.
It is still in the initial stage, with only Nana, but one day, Spirit Pagoda will become a force on par with the Shrek Academy and Body Sect, or even surpass them.
"Okay." Seeing him showing off again, Nana sighed helplessly, but he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly.
She has long been accustomed to the master's temperament. He will say what should be said, and it will be useless to ask about what should not be said.
But it's always a good thing to have a name. When I go out to do business in the future, I finally don't have to vaguely say "we are under the master".
She quickly stopped smiling, regained her composure, and continued to report the recent intelligence progress to Lu Ren: "Master, there is another very important thing. The emperor passed away. Just a few days ago, the old emperor passed away in his palace."
"Xu Tianran Crown Prince has officially ascended the throne of Imperial Throne and has fully taken over the military and political power of the Sun Moon Empire."
"Not only that, he has also received the full support of many high-level officials. More than a dozen Level 9 Soul Engineers from the Imperial Family Offering Hall have also publicly supported Xu Tianran. Now Xu Tianran is completely in power."
Nana frowned slightly when he said this, and there was a sense of urgency in his tone. "And after Xu Tianran took power, the first thing he did was to rectify all the forces of Mingdu.
"He has begun to put pressure on the Ordinary Alliance and Aodu Chamber of Commerce. Although he has not taken direct action, he has tightened support for these two major forces at the policy level."
"This is why people from the Xishui Alliance are so arrogant as to invade us, because Holy Spirit Cult is standing behind the Xishui Alliance, and Holy Spirit Cult is still in a cooperative relationship with Xu Tianran, which means Xishui Alliance has official tacit approval."
"Even acquiescence is enough to make them more unscrupulous than before."
Hearing Nana's report, Lu Ren was slightly surprised.
Unexpectedly, because of his relationship, it actually promoted the progress of Xu Tianran's rise to power.
In the original work, the timeline of Xu Tianran's ascension to the throne is far earlier than this. It is obviously his butterfly effect that accelerated this change of imperial power.
But this is also reasonable.
Because although Lu Ren has been active in Mingdu, he has never caused trouble for Xu Tianran. Their interests are almost parallel.
Now Lu Ren's enemies are only Holy Spirit Cult and Shrek Academy, and both of them happen to be targets that Xu Tianran must eradicate in the future. To a certain extent, Lu Ren has invisibly done Xu Tianran a big favor.
"Thank you for your hard work, this information is very useful." Lu Ren nodded slightly, with sincere recognition in his voice.
With the words "Thank you for your hard work", the string that had been tense in Nana's heart for a long time finally slowly relaxed.
These days, she has taken a group of companions to take root in Mingdu, wandering between the various forces, collecting intelligence, sorting out the context, and secretly checking and balancing the various forces, without daring to relax in the slightest.
What I fear most is that the information I have worked so hard to collect will be of no value to my master, and I am afraid that I will not be able to shoulder this responsibility.
Now that I have received recognition and relief from Lu Ren, all the fatigue and anxiety have disappeared.
She breathed a heavy sigh of relief, and even her shoulders relaxed visibly.
"The imperial power is stable, which is not a bad thing for us."
Lu Ren spoke slowly, sorting out the current situation in a clear and logical manner.
Troubled times breed evil spirits, and to stabilize the world, evil spirits must be eliminated first. This is an iron rule.
Evil Soul Master was able to take root in Mingdu, largely because of the support of Xu Tianran, plus the mutual checks and balances between various forces left too many gray areas.
But now that Xu Tianran has just ascended the throne, the most important thing to do is to establish his authority, and the most important thing to do is to clean up the government and the public and eliminate hidden dangers.
He needs to prove to Court Officials and all parties that the new emperor has the ability to control the situation.
And Holy Spirit Cult, the knife he had used before, would sooner or later become a thorn in his side that needed to be eradicated.
This is also why Xu Tianran turns against Holy Spirit Cult in the middle and later stages of the original work, because he cannot tolerate the existence of an uncontrolled Evil Soul Master organization in his empire.
"Xu Tianran is in power, and war with the Douluo Continent is inevitable in the future. Master, what should we do?"
Nana asked in a low voice, with a bit of caution in his tone.
She knew that this issue involved matters at the level of the continent's structure, and it was definitely not something she could judge on her own.
Lu Ren shook his head. "This war is beneficial to the Douluo Continent as a whole. Although a lot of people will die in the process - Douluo Continent has been split into three empires confronting each other for nearly ten thousand years. This split itself is the biggest internal friction. The arrival of the Sun Moon Empire will be better for the Douluo Continent's future."
"Reunification is the general trend. But we don't need to stop Xu Tianran Unification of the Continent. As long as he doesn't provoke us, then we won't provoke him. Let's keep ourselves safe."
"Then what if he comes to provoke us?" Nana asked subconsciously.
She has confidence in Lu Ren's strength, but she is also aware of the Sun Moon Empire's size.
It was the largest empire in the entire continent, with the strongest Soul Engineer Legion and the most advanced Soul Guidance Technology.
When Lu Ren heard this, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Then let Sun Moon Empire change to another emperor."
Nana wisely kept his mouth shut.
Because she feels that Lu Ren can really do it.
"Well----our main problem now is to deal with the trouble of Holy Spirit Cult."
"Of course, eradicating them is also very beneficial to me." Lu Ren brought the topic back on track.
Holy Spirit Cult is not only the public enemy of the entire continent, but also his personal Cursed Energy gold mine.
Every time he kills a Evil Soul Master, he can harvest Cursed Energy from the opponent's death that far exceeds that of ordinary people.
He had no reason not to do this kind of mutually beneficial business.
At the same time, he silently counted the strength of Holy Spirit Cult in his heart:
Holy Spirit Cult has Twelve Worshippers and Eight Great Elders, and their cultivation levels are all at the Titled Douluo level.
In other words, Holy Spirit Cult has at least twenty top combat abilities at the level of Titled Douluo.
This is a total of twenty Titled Douluo. Even if it is Body Sect, there probably are not so many Titled Douluo.
Coupled with the existence of the two Limit Douluo, Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao, these two Tsukumos, and the Holy Spirit Cult on the surface, their overall strength is even higher than that of the Shrek Academy.
Although Shrek lost six more Ma Xiaotao in the operation, Holy Spirit Cult still has about ten Titled Douluo that he can still use.
At this moment, a young man in charge of intelligence ran in quickly from outside the hospital and whispered a few words in Nana's ear.
After Nana listened, a look of obvious admiration appeared on his delicate face, and then he turned to report to Lu Ren, "Master, the leader of the Shangguan Alliance has already investigated clearly. Xishui Alliance has all the specific information gathered this time. Ordinary Alliance figured it out. Among them, the seventh elder of Holy Spirit Cult, Fourth Elder, and the third elder are not in the Xishui Alliance. It is said that they responded to some kind of assembly call and left Mingdu."
"That is to say, the only ones left behind the Xishui Alliance now are the second-ranked Nangong Wan, and several other people at the worship level."