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The auction lasted until the early morning, and the wealth of the entire continent flowed to the extreme Yin Yang Leopard Clan.
Among the soul guides sold, Desert Eagle bullets, Jidao crossbow arrows and other disposable consumables temporarily accounted for the majority. This is a continuous flow of orders.
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The next morning, Zhuang Jingxing looked at Ning Fengzhi who came to visit him early in the morning and asked knowingly, "Brother, why haven't you left yet? Is there anything you need my help with?"
"Brother Jingxing, this is the case. Can the noble sign an exclusive sales contract for the Extreme Somersault Cloud and Extreme Crossbow with my Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect? These two soul guides will only be sold to my Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and will not be sold to the outside world. Don't worry, the price is negotiable."
"Brother, what do you think of me? Does my clan sell soul guides to make money? You are wrong! My clan is to provide a way out for those who cannot become soul masters, to enhance the overall strength of the human race, to better deal with the threats of evil soul masters and soul beasts! You have misunderstood me too deeply. Although we have a deep friendship, the human race is more righteous. You are making it very difficult for me, my brother!"
Zhuang Jingxing refused immediately. How could this be possible? Only my clan can produce soul guides. No matter whether I sign an exclusive sales contract with you or not, you can only buy my products. Why should I give up the entire Douluo Continent market for a big tree like you!
Ning Fengzhi still didn't give up. "Brother Jingxing, I know you are doing this for the entire human race, and I understand your difficulties. How about you think about it again? My Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect is also a part of the human race. If the strength of my sect is enhanced, it means that the overall level of the human race has been enhanced! I can take out my soul bones..."
When Zhuang Jingxing heard that the price was reasonable, he compromised and said, "Brother, you are putting me in an unfair position! But since you have said this, I can't help but help you. How about this, the soul guides produced in the future will be sold to your Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect first!"
"Well, okay, thank you very much, Brother Jingxing."
Zhuang Jingxing sent Ning Fengzhi away, and then sent away Emperor Xue Ye, Emperor Xing Luo and others. Without exception, they all wanted to get the exclusive sales rights, and some even wanted to get the manufacturing methods. It was really funny, how could he possibly give it to them!
Things that happened at the press conference and the auction continued to ferment, and even those remote mountain villages learned about the soul guide through the Mission Pavilion.
The atmosphere among the noble soul masters has also changed. Before, they all competed with each other for cultural relics, antiques, luxury goods, the looks of the women around them, and their clothes, clothes and cars.
Now, people are comparing soul guides and are proud of owning soul guides. Soul guides are not only beautiful like luxury goods, but more importantly, they have amazing combat power. The things that people compared before were not doing their job properly, but now they can say that they are doing it for cultivation. Look, how nice and respectable it is.
Nowadays, if the sons of noble families do not have a limited edition soul guide, they cannot hold their heads up in front of their friends and are too embarrassed to call themselves nobles.
Soon, the Mission Pavilion added the function of selling soul guides.
Soul guides are such valuable commodities that their escort and protection will definitely require strong men to guard them. The strong men from the Extreme Yin-Yang Leopard Clan also took the opportunity to station themselves in the branch of the Mission Pavilion.
What? You said that our Jidao Yin Yang Leopard Clan was not trustworthy and violated the agreement by sending strong men into the Mission Pavilion.
This is a complete slander! The strong men sent by our Extreme Yin Yang Leopard Clan are only to guard against evil soul masters and robbers who steal soul guides, and to protect our own clan property. We are here to maintain peace and do not get involved in local affairs.
What? You still want to object! I think you must have colluded with the Haotian Sect, and you are a soul beast spy like Tang Hao. I will immediately put the force you are in on the blacklist and never sell you soul guides.
Because of this, through the sale of soul guides and the stationing of guard soul masters, the influence of the Mission Pavilion has been further expanded, and Zhuang Xingyu has completed 80% of the third test of the Shura God.
In previous auctions, the target customers were large forces and aristocratic families; now the soul guides sold through the Mission Pavilion are mainly aimed at civilian soul masters and small and medium-sized forces.
Nowadays, the goal of almost all civilian soul masters is to save money to buy a Desert Eagle or a Jidao crossbow. There is no other way. What if your enemies, who were once evenly matched and deadlocked for many years, suddenly increase their combat power with soul guides? In order to survive, you can only roll inward.
The phenomenon of noble families bullying civilian spirit masters at will has also been reduced a lot. In most cases, the spirit power and combat power of civilians are weaker than that of noble spirit masters, but now you are not sure whether the other party will suddenly pull out an extreme crossbow, which can easily overturn the car.
Don't think that a soul guide that can launch a level 50 attack is less threatening. Every soul master in Douluo Continent is selected from one thousand people, and the number is in a positive pyramid shape, decreasing with the increase of level. Those who can cultivate to the level of Soul King are selected from one in ten thousand or even one in a hundred thousand.
The biggest change among all the forces was the Blacksmith Association in Gengxin City, the metal capital of the Xingluo Empire. Because all the major forces were secretly trying to make soul guides, but they had no idea how to do it. They had never developed in this direction before, so there was nothing on this track, so they thought of the Blacksmith Association.
At first, the Blacksmith Association was full of confidence, thinking that they could also make soul guides. They couldn't figure out the situation for a while and actually asked for exorbitant prices from all the major forces.
This offended the entire spirit master world. The Extreme Yin Yang Leopard Clan also disliked them. The three great blacksmiths in the Blacksmith Association, Vice Presidents Tai Tan and Tang Hao, had long been beaten to ashes, leaving only the president Lou Gao.
However, Lou Gao, who has the highest soul power in the Blacksmith Association, is only a Soul Saint, not even a Soul Douluo. The major forces will not tolerate them. They directly sent people to control these blacksmiths, their families, and disciples. If they are not loyal, they will destroy your entire family.
The Xingluo Empire snatched the most people, and Lougao was also snatched by them, after all, Gengxin City is in Xingluo. At first, the Emperor Xingluo wanted to snatch all the people in the Blacksmith Association, but he couldn't withstand the pressure from other major forces and could only snatch a part of them.
Chapter 136: The Third Test of Asura God Completed, the Fourth Test Begins
"Lou Gao! You have been researching for quite some time. Do you have any ideas on how to imitate soul guides?" Emperor Xing Luo asked the captured Lou Gao.
"Well, well, Your Majesty, I have no idea for now. The soul guides of the Extreme Yin-Yang Leopard Clan will explode automatically as soon as they are disassembled. You can't see the internal core structure at all. I, I..." Lou Gao was asked a question and broke into a cold sweat. He originally thought that after the death of Tang Hao and Titan, his forging skills were invincible in the world, and it would be easy to imitate a soul guide. Unexpectedly, reality taught him a hard lesson.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Xing Luo was furious. He interrupted Lou Gao's reply and pointed at his nose and cursed, "What! You didn't get anything after all this time? I will provide you with all the money and resources you want. Do you know how many gold soul coins the soul guide device that was damaged due to your research failure is worth? In the end, you haven't even developed a soul guide device that is only of ornamental value!"
"Aren't you known as a master craftsman? I've never heard of anyone from the Extreme Yin Yang Leopard Clan claiming to be a master craftsman, but the Extreme Yin Yang Leopard Clan was able to develop something so advanced. Now I ask you to copy them but you can't even imitate them. What use do I have for you? I'm afraid you didn't just make up this title!"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me and atone for my sins! Please give me some more time, I will definitely be able to imitate it." Lou Gao hurriedly slapped himself and begged for mercy.
Emperor Xingluo asked coldly, "I give you time, but who will give me time? Don't forget that your wife, children and elders are all in my hands."
"Your Majesty, please give me another 5 months. No, 3 months. Within 3 months, I will be able to imitate the soul guide device that only has ornamental value. Within a year, I will try to imitate the soul guide device with offensive capabilities." Lou Gao had no choice but to issue a military order and save his life first.
"Okay, I'll give you another three months. If there's still no progress after three months, you and your people will go to the underworld together!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will do my best until my death."
The other major forces were also secretly imitating it, but without exception, all were successfully blocked by Zhuang Xingyu's encryption prevention technology, and none of them were able to develop it.
Bibi Dong was furious at her subordinates in the Pope's Palace again. "You are a bunch of bastards. You always shout about how great your skills are, but in the end you can't do anything at the critical moment. Did I raise you for charity?"
"The Spirit Hall is so huge, with so many so-called experts and scholars, talents, so many resources, and so much information. The real objects are all in front of you, but you can't even copy them."
"Give me a reason to spare your lives."
The experts and scholars in the relevant fields of the Spirit Hall who were kneeling below were sweating profusely. They didn't even know their own level! They were good at stealing some of the Spirit Hall's army research and development funds, and they were also proficient in shopping and playing with birds. They could get to where they are today thanks to the influence of their clan and their social skills.
Let alone imitating soul guides, they can't even make secondary military armor on a normal day. Now asking them to make soul guides would be like asking for their lives!
In the past, the armor and crossbows of the Spirit Hall army that they were responsible for developing were all plagiarized research results passed down from the ancestors of the two great empires.
The two empires had passed down a lot of technology from their ancestors. For example, the armor of the Tiandou Empire's imperial guards mentioned earlier had some traces of soul guides, and could be considered a prototype of research and development. However, in order to maintain their own rule and prevent the peasants in the two empires from gaining power, some groups within the two empires destroyed and banned their own empires' technology.
Because of their strong strength, the Spirit Hall secretly plagiarized these technologies and claimed that they were developed by themselves.
The funny thing is that because the two empires had banned it for a long time, the common people had not awakened, and some interest groups that had defected to the Spirit Hall were making trouble, and the common people of the two empires were brainwashed by the experts and public intellectuals sent by the Spirit Hall, and they really thought that those were developed by the Spirit Hall. It was obviously something developed by their ancestors, but the two empires had to spend money to buy it from the Spirit Hall, which was sad and lamentable.
Ghost Leopard Douluo in the audience thought for a moment and insidiously proposed his own plan, "Your Majesty, I don't think it's necessary for us in the Spirit Hall to develop soul guides ourselves. The anti-theft technology set up by the Extreme Yin-Yang Leopard Clan is too advanced. Not only us, I'm sure other forces can't copy it either, and everyone is the same."
"Besides, the Extreme Yin Yang Leopard Clan has been around for such a long time. Since they dare to sell it publicly, they are definitely not afraid of others copying it. The cost of developing it ourselves is too high, so high that it is more expensive than buying it, and we are not sure whether we can develop it."
"Even if we developed it, the quality would not be good enough. At that time, the Extreme Yin Yang Leopard Clan launched a new version with stronger power. What we developed could not keep up with the pace, and in the end, it was all in vain."
"It is better to buy than to make, and it is better to rent than to buy. Therefore, I think we should not make it, but directly buy the soul guide device of the Extreme Yin-Yang Leopard Clan."
"This way we can save money and start over on a new track. Even if we use this money to train undercover agents and directly go to the Extreme Yin-Yang Leopard Clan to steal the soul guide manufacturing method, it will be more cost-effective than developing it ourselves."
When the others heard this, they immediately agreed with Ghost Leopard Douluo's point of view. With their level, they simply couldn't replicate a soul guide. If this matter dragged on and their past was investigated, they might even lose their lives. "Yes, yes, Ghost Leopard Douluo has a point."
"Great idea, great idea!"
"I agree, it's good to just buy it."
Bibi Dong felt that it made sense, because the Spirit Hall had lost nearly half of its branches, and its source of income had shrunk significantly. In order to deal with the power grab by the Elder Hall and Douluo Hall headed by Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong could only improve the treatment of the subordinates of the Pope Hall and win them over.
Bibi Dong now has limited resources, and she really doesn't want to invest the already insufficient money into the bottomless pit of developing soul guides.
"Ghost Leopard Douluo's words make sense, so let's do as Ghost Leopard Douluo says,"
"Your Majesty is wise!" The others immediately bowed their heads and praised him. The big stone in their hearts fell to the ground, and they could continue to live a life of luxury in the future.
But one of the elderly Soul Douluo [Yang Weiqian] was an exception. Not only did he not agree, but he also loudly admonished with righteous words:
"Your Majesty, you must not do that! The core technology of soul guides cannot be bought! In the future development direction of Douluo Continent, soul guides will definitely be one of the mainstreams. In the short term, buying other people's things can solve some problems, but it is only a temporary solution! As for stealing soul guide technology, it is impossible to succeed. Beiyuan is not a fool, how could he let us steal it? Besides, after two strict investigations of traitors, our undercover agents have no access to confidential information at all."
"Although the most powerful soul guides sold by the Extreme Yin Yang Leopard Clan are only level 50, no one can guarantee that the most powerful ones they have are only level 50. Even if they don't have them now, they may have them in the future. In the future, they may even reach level 70 or even level 90. This can already affect the strength of a force and determine the outcome of a war."
"When the Extreme Yin-Yang Leopard Clan completely dominates the field of soul guides, we will not be able to turn things around. By then, it will be too late to develop. Now everyone is just starting out. With the foundation of our Spirit Hall, we will definitely catch up if we catch up."
"Because according to my speculation, the soul guide technology of the Extreme Yin Yang Leopard Clan is most likely not all developed by themselves, but most likely obtained from some data from ancient times. And the Lord Angel God left behind a lot of ancient data, which must contain relevant records, and maybe it can help us overtake them!"
"The core technology is being blocked, which can threaten the survival of the Spirit Hall. Your Majesty must be vigilant against the crooked intentions of certain people. I don't need to say more about their purpose and their stance."
"Some people are just like that. They and their white gloves have long forgotten their original intention. They are just a few hundred people, but they have already controlled the treasures above the 9th floor of the Spirit Hall. Except for a few people like the Pope and the priests, they are already above everyone in the Spirit Hall, but they are still not satisfied."
"They want to use the banner of buying the spirit guides of the Extreme Yin-Yang Leopard Clan to embezzle the common treasures of our Spirit Hall, and then legitimately turn them into private property, forming cliques and factions, and then seek military power and even control of the entire Spirit Hall. Their ambitions are not small! Your Holiness, you must be careful, don't let them backfire on you accidentally."
Yang Weiqian glared at everyone present angrily, as if to say, "I just don't agree, what can you do to me?" He really didn't want to watch the Spirit Hall, which gave birth to him and raised him, being ruined by this group of villains.
The others looked at Yang Weiqian in shock, lamenting that this guy was still as brave as ever and dared to point his spearhead at everyone.
They all knew this person, a lonely old man who preached the heroic deeds of angels all day long and did not understand the ways of the world. He was also very bold and dared to say anything. He criticized the Pope's Palace and the Worship Palace. There was no one he dared not criticize, which led to the two major factions in the Spirit Hall disliking him.
But because he had criticized Qianxunji in the past, he was promoted by Bibi Dong. He set an example and told others that there are benefits to following me, Bibi Dong. If you don't believe me, look at Yang Weiqian. He is in a very high position now.
But what Bibi Dong never expected was that after Yang Weiqian scolded Qianxunji, he turned around and started scolding herself.
But Bibi Dong couldn't kill him immediately. After all, he was the example she set herself. If he died, it would be a slap in Bibi Dong's own face. She could only marginalize Yang Weiqian, give him a retirement position, and decide to deal with him after the situation stabilized.
Bibi Dong had been preparing to deal with him three years ago. As for the aristocratic families in Douluo Continent, they all knew what to do! The template for dealing with a person was very fixed.
The first step is to check whether you have committed murder, arson, or greed for money. Once you expose them, it will be easy to deal with. Generally, this is enough because few people do not commit such crimes.
Yang Weiqian was an exception. He was very honest and incorruptible and had never been greedy for a single gold soul coin.
At this time, the second step was to check your personal conduct, whether you had any affair or not, but Yang Weiqian did not have any! The others were incredulous. How could you, Yang Weiqian, be so noble? Wouldn't it make us look despicable?
Now it’s time to implement the third step, smear campaign! If there really isn’t one, then make one up.
If this step still cannot achieve the goal, then the fourth step: physical solution, directly kill you.
Bibi Dong had already implemented the third step and was about to implement the fourth step when the Extreme Yin-Yang Leopard Clan rose up and exposed the affairs between Bibi Dong and Qian Xunji. In order to maintain her own rule, and as Yang Weiqian was about to die and only had a few years left, Bibi Dong let him go temporarily.
The camera turned to the hall of the Pope's Palace again, and the rest of the people jumped out and pointed at Yang Weiqian and started cursing. What Yang Weiqian said just now was very straightforward but correct, and he was just short of naming names.
"Yang Weiqian! What do you mean? According to you, all of us are traitors to the Spirit Hall, right?"
"You've gone too far. If you don't give us an explanation, I'll never let you go!"
"Yang Weiqian, please stop slandering me. My proposals just now are all for the good of Spirit Hall! Judging from the current situation, directly purchasing soul guides is the best option."
Bibi Dong slapped Yang Weiqian and sent him flying. "That's enough, Yang Weiqian. From now on you stay in your own courtyard and are not allowed to go anywhere!" Bibi Dong was very angry. Yang Weiqian was actually praising the Angel God again, even though she knew that what Yang Weiqian said made sense.
Yang Weiqian rolled all the way to the bottom of the steps at the door, "cough cough", wiped the spurted blood, and laughed miserably, "What's the matter with the two halls? It's just a private scheme of the sect! What's the matter with the two halls? It's just a private scheme of the sect! Hahaha." (House of Worship, Palace of the Pope)
"The Spirit Hall is hopeless! The Spirit Hall is hopeless! The foundation laid by Lord Angel God has been completely destroyed by people like you. You have long forgotten that the purpose of Lord Angel God setting up the Spirit Hall was for the development and peace of the continent, not for the wealth of a small group of people."
Yang Weiqian dragged his seriously injured body, facing the setting sun, his back was very long, and he limped back home. Although his soul power was only that of a Soul Douluo, in a trance, his back became another sun.
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On the other side, Zhuang Xingyu has returned to the City of Slaughter.
"Congratulations, Zhuang Xingyu, you have successfully completed the third test of Asura God: further enhance the influence of Mission Pavilion in Douluo Continent. Reward: 15% affinity with Asura God, a divinely bestowed spirit ring! The first spirit ring of the first martial spirit is upgraded to 1000 years."
The Shura God projection handed Zhuang Xingyu a small golden ball, and then issued a divine test: "Now issuing the Shura God's fourth test: Based on the three-domain fusion technique, superimpose it into the killing field to create a four-domain fusion technique! The time limit is one year to complete it. The penalty for failure: deprive the sixth soul ring for three thousand years."
"Yes, thank you Master!" Zhuang Xingyu took the God-given soul ring and accepted the task immediately. As expected of his master, the punishment for failure was the same as having no soul ring at all. His sixth soul ring was 30 years old, and depriving it of only years was not much different from not reducing it.
Zhuang Xingyu immediately accepted the reward and increased the age of the first soul ring. The Extreme Yin-Yang Leopard Clan revealed six heaven-defying soul rings of "purple, black, and red".
Then he attached the God-given soul ring to the third soul ring of the second martial soul and began to absorb it. This time he still broke through the limit, and the age was finally fixed at 39 years.
His soul power also broke through to level 69, and he was only one step away from becoming the youngest soul saint in the entire continent! After awakening his martial soul, his combat power would be further improved.