Chapter 198: The Wild Father Steps In
"Master, all is taken care of," Eve reported, emerging from the sea and bowing before Du QianJue, who sat regally on the Ice Throne. Behind her, each transformed Sea Princess, now a Banshee, floated silently on the sea's surface.
Leading them was Liya, the daughter of the Sea Princess leader and the very soul offered to Huo Yuhao as the eighth soul ring of his Spirit Eyes in the original story. Now, she was one of Du QianJue's underlings, a member of the Banshees.
After coming out of the undead half-plane, Du QianJue had allowed Eve to act on her own. Having swallowed the Sea Princess leader's soul, Eve could access all her memories, leaving no member of the Sea Princess clan unaccounted for.
Nearly a thousand Sea Princesses had been transformed into Banshees, gazing up in admiration and respect at Du QianJue on his throne. Even Xue Linglong, sitting beside him, was ignored by them.
As the Sea Princess clan was slaughtered, the soul of their leader was eroded by hatred and anger. By the time the last Sea Princess was converted by Eve, her mental defenses had completely broken down.
In this world now, there was no more Sea Princess leader; only Eve, the queen of the Banshees, remained.
"Well done, take them back to the undead half-plane," Du QianJue nodded in satisfaction, opening the gateway to the half-plane.
Eve orderly led the mermaid-like Banshees into the undead half-plane, settling them in a territory that Du QianJue had previously prepared for them. This area had been transformed by Du QianJue into a Lake of the Dead, an ideal settlement for these alluring Banshees.
The undead half-plane housed other Banshees too, but none were particularly good-looking, some even outright grotesque. They couldn't compare to the Banshees transformed from the Sea Princess clan.
Even the most powerful Banshee in the half-plane, equivalent to a Titled Douluo, was no match for Eve, who almost perfectly inherited the strength of the Sea Princess leader and was now far stronger.
With the power of a Limit Douluo, Eve was indeed qualified to be the queen of the Banshees.
With everything settled, Du QianJue and Xue Linglong left the icy seas. This venture had not only secured the third soul ring for his second soul but also garnered a Limit Douluo-level enforcer and an entire clan of Banshees transformed from the Sea Princess clan. It was a fruitful harvest indeed.
Although his soul power level remained at eighty-four, his spiritual power, now tangible and substantial, satisfied Du QianJue greatly.
If he hoped for such rapid advancement in his spiritual realm again, he might have to consider dealing with the Tyrant Overlord Eye.
"Excellent, let's reserve a 790,000-year soul ring in advance!"
Du QianJue and Xue Linglong headed to the far north. The surge in his spiritual realm significantly boosted his spiritual techniques, which he planned to discuss and refine with Eve.
The far north was an ideal training ground—quiet and undisturbed.
Meanwhile, at the Tang Sect...
Niu Tian and Tai Tan's agents, sent to gather information about the continent, began returning with news. Since the last Soul Masters Academy Tournament was held in Star Luo City, the information from there was particularly accurate and abundant.
Niu Tian had accidentally sent agents to Star Luo City, and news about Du QianJue ended up at the top of their pile.
"A fifteen-year-old who has already broken through the Soul Sage level, possesses an innate soul, and is suspected of awakening it a second time, suspected of carrying multiple extreme attributes, soul ring configuration of yellow-purple-purple-black-black-black-red..."
Niu Tian fell silent, as did Tai Tan.
They had encountered many human talents before, and had even interacted with the original Shrek Seven Devils from ten thousand years ago.
But they were sure, not even the Shrek Seven of ten thousand years ago, nor angels or rakshasas, compared to Du QianJue at this age.
"It seems we no longer need to keep looking; he's most likely the Child of Fortune," Niu Tian said after a long pause.
"This kid's talent is truly astonishing," Tai Tan said with a wry smile.
"So, how do we deal with him?" Niu Tian asked, his expression uncertain.
Du QianJue 's cultivation had already surpassed the Soul Sage level years ago. With his talent, he was likely already a Soul Douluo. His formidable combat ability, combined with his unique soul and powerful martial soul, probably placed him among the top fighters on the continent.
Making such a prodigy submit was virtually impossible, and even Niu Tian felt unsure.
Sighing, Niu Tian's eyes flickered with a hint of killing intent. It seemed they had no choice but to eliminate Du QianJue; subduing him was out of the question unless they were willing to send Wang Dong'er to seduce him with beauty—a slim chance to make Du QianJue obediently submit.
But...
Wang Dong'er was Xiao Wu's daughter.
Even though Wang Dong'er wasn't their biological daughter, given their affection for Xiao Wu, they treated her as their own. Frankly, in the role of her father, these two were even more legitimate than Tang San, and she willingly called them her two fathers.
It was hard to fathom what charm that rascal rabbit Xiao Wu had to attract such devoted followers.
It was laughable.
And now, they weren't sure if they were her true fathers or not.
Under these circumstances, how could Niu Tian and Tai Tan bear to ask Wang Dong'er to degrade herself to seduce Du QianJue?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
So, Niu Tian preferred to eliminate Du QianJue directly, and Tai Tan likely felt the same.
Seeing Niu Tian's expression and knowing him for tens of thousands of years, Tai Tan immediately understood his thoughts, his aura growing increasingly sharp.
"Are we forced to act?" Tai Tan asked gravely.
"No other way," Niu Tian said, his hands clasped behind him as he stepped out of the sect hall.
Tai Tan smirked and followed Niu Tian's lead.
Now that they had identified Du QianJue as the Child of Fortune, what remained was to act directly. Whether Du QianJue was indeed the Child of Fortune, they would have to confront him and find out, even if it meant consulting Tang San.
But, unknown to them, Du QianJue was currently in the far north, and it would take a considerable amount of time for them to cross paths by chance.
(End of Chapter 198)