Not bad. Huo Yuhao nodded inwardly. He felt he had indeed come to the right place, and he didn't believe this was the full strength of Dilongmen. Conservatively, he estimated Dilongmen still had at least two more Soul Saints.
All excellent workers, Huo Yuhao thought, the excitement in his eyes growing as he looked at the group.
The Dilongmen elders who had rushed over had no attention to spare for Huo Yuhao. Each one stared heatedly at the brilliant soul rings floating around Nan Shui Shui.
"Supreme Elder, you have come out of seclusion."Nan Shui Shui came back to her senses and greeted the roughly seventy-year-old elder at the front.
"Sect Master, what is going on? Your eighth soul ring was personally hunted by me back then. How has it become a hundred-thousand-year soul ring?"
The Supreme Elder had no time for small talk. What concerned him most right now was Nan Shui Shui's hundred-thousand-year soul ring.
Hearing this, Nan Shui Shui looked toward Huo Yuhao. To be honest, she still felt a sense of unreality. Increasing the age of a soul ring—was this really something a thirteen-year-old brat could do?
But everything that had just happened told her it was real.
Steadying her heart, Nan Shui Shui arranged her words and introduced Huo Yuhao to the elders."This is the high disciple of the Ben Ti Zong's Ben Ti Mian Xia. My eighth soul ring was able to be raised to a hundred thousand years entirely thanks to the young master's gift."
Nan Shui Shui deliberately clarified Huo Yuhao's identity first, preventing the elders from later attempting something foolish—such as trying to force out the method of raising soul ring age.
Sure enough, once the Dilongmen elders heard Huo Yuhao's background, all the little schemes budding in their hearts vanished instantly.Ben Ti Zong? Definitely something they could not afford to offend.
Their gazes flickered slightly. They were now guessing at the purpose behind Huo Yuhao's actions. Someone who could offer such a thing clearly hinted at the possibility of a transaction.
Everyone knew about the shapeshifting soul beast incident last time, so they roughly understood Huo Yuhao's personality—just four words: 利益至上, profit above all.
They simply didn't know what he wanted this time, releasing such a large bait.
"Sect Master, no need to take it to heart. Just a small gesture—consider it compensation for the advantage I took last time."
Huo Yuhao spoke at the perfect moment. The elders' reactions pleased him immensely. This was exactly the result he wanted.
"Young friend, this old man is straightforward and dislikes beating around the bush. Can this method of raising soul ring age be traded?" the Supreme Elder asked directly.
It wasn't strange he was so agitated. He was currently level eighty-nine, with innate soul power of rank seven, and his martial soul was not particularly strong. Without a special opportunity, level eighty would remain a barrier he could never cross.
Three years ago he had already been level eighty-nine, and even after three more years, he was still stuck, unable to advance even a single step.
But now he saw hope. Increasing soul ring age also improved aptitude. If he could break through level ninety, he would have no regrets left in this life.
Huo Yuhao saw the urgency in the Supreme Elder's eyes, delight flickering secretly in his heart, though outwardly he remained calm. He cupped his fists.
"Forgive me, senior. The method for raising soul ring age is a secret art of my sect and cannot be passed to outsiders—unless one becomes a disciple of the sect."
"I see…"
The Dilongmen elders were visibly disappointed. The Supreme Elder, unwilling to give up, asked again:"Young friend, is there truly no other way? If not the method itself, then at least allow your sect to raise our soul rings for us. Rest assured, I will definitely offer compensation your sect will be satisfied with."
The two sides negotiated for several more rounds. Afterward, Huo Yuhao appropriately explained that Tianting would soon be established and invited Dilongmen to join. He also introduced Mingjie to them.
The elders of Dilongmen seemed somewhat resistant. Fortunately, their previous dealings had been pleasant, so their attitudes were not bad.
"Gate Master Nan, in a few days my Tianting will hold an auction in Tiandou City. I hope you will attend. As for the previous matter, I ask that you consider it again. The gates of Tianting will always be open to you. Farewell."
Huo Yuhao left, and before leaving he handed Nan Shui Shui four invitation cards to the Tianhun Auction Hall.
Dilongmen might not be strong, but it was still a long-standing sect with solid cohesion. The elders felt strong loyalty to their sect, so they had not given a clear answer.
They didn't agree—but they didn't refuse.
In comparison, recruiting the Elemental City Spirit Master Guild went much more smoothly. After all, the guild was essentially a commercial organization, similar to a company, with loose management.
Even so, the trip to Dragon City wasn't without gains. Huo Yuhao brought Dilongmen's entire upper echelon into Mingjie. However, because they had not joined Tianting, they could only enter the lowest tier, the Black-Iron Domain.
Dilongmen gladly accepted. Getting benefits without paying anything—why wouldn't they agree?
Furthermore, Nan Shui Shui also held the authority to bring people into Mingjie. Huo Yuhao believed that it wouldn't take long before the entire Dilongmen became his workers.
In the following days, Huo Yuhao cultivated peacefully within Ben Ti Zong. All matters of Tianting were handed off to his subordinates. He established Tianting precisely to allow Mingjie to grow quickly and thus rapidly strengthen himself.
If he delayed his cultivation because of Tianting's management, that would be putting the cart before the horse.
As for Dilongmen, after Huo Yuhao left, Nan Shui Shui and several elders held a sect meeting. During the meeting, everyone discussed Tianting's invitation.
The result was that although no one verbally agreed, their attitudes had softened. In the end, Nan Shui Shui clapped the table and decided that after the Tiandou City auction was over, all elders would vote on whether to join Tianting.
Everyone admired Nan Shui Shui's decision. In truth, they were already wavering. Tianting's prospects were brilliant, and benefits were right before their eyes—how could they not be tempted?
But Nan Shui Shui was different. She was the leader of Dilongmen. As the saying goes: "Better to be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail."That the sect master was willing to give up her position shocked everyone.
Half a month later—Tiandou City.
As the capital of the Tianhun Empire, the prosperity of Tiandou City needed no explanation. With a permanent population exceeding one million, constant trade, and an actual population of nearly five million, it was bustling beyond belief.
Crowds surged through the streets. All who passed were well-dressed and neatly groomed—a scene of a flourishing era.
Ning Zhiyuan, his wife Yanhuang Douluo, and Jian Douluo Chen Feng had arrived in Tiandou City several days earlier. They kept a low profile and stayed in a hotel without appearing publicly.
Today they did not go out for leisure—the Tianhun Auction Hall was about to begin.
"This Tiandou City is quite something, developing more and more prosperous," Ning Zhiyuan remarked as they walked toward the auction hall.
But no one responded.Chen Feng's expression remained cold as ever.
Yanhuang Douluo said nothing. So what if Tiandou City was prosperous? Was it not built on the oppression of the people—constructed from the blood and sweat squeezed from the masses? Every magnificent building was nothing more than a blood-soaked bun stacked atop another.
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