375 The Bizarre Longhuang, The Unyielding Tang San_1

"Go ahead, first take Long Ling back to the harem, then have your mother, Zi Ji, You Ji, Bi Ji, Ah Yin, Er Long, Ling Ling, and the Nine Demoness wait for me at the entrance of the imperial palace!" Chu Qin said with a gentle smile.

"Looks like there's going to be a fight!!" Bai Xiuxiu agreed cheerfully.

Following that, Chu Qin, along with Azure Dragon and the others, made their way to the Central Hall where Zhu Yundi was.

"Chu Qin, back so soon, did you get the Deep Sea Sinking Silver?" Zhu Yundi said with a flowering smile upon seeing Chu Qin.

"Yundi, listen, I have urgent news for you!" Chu Qin said with a hint of seriousness.

"What? Urgent news?" Zhu Yundi asked with a touch of confusion.

"First, do you have a duke named Wei Qin Tian under you?" Chu Qin inquired.

"Yes, there is!" Zhu Yundi nodded.

"I killed him!" Chu Qin replied.

"Killed him?" Zhu Yundi was startled at first, but then said with a smile, "If he managed to offend you, and you killed him, then it's done. Although this Wei Qin Tian had some influence in the court, it's still easy for me to deal with them. What's the second matter?"

"The second thing, Yundi, I have to tell you, the thieves invading Seaside City are not ordinary thieves!" Chu Qin continued.

"What are they then?" Zhu Yundi's brows furrowed.

"These people come from another continent, they are called the Holy Spirit Cult! In the cult, each person is a Soul Master, and moreover, they have at least a dozen Titled Douluo!" Chu Qin said gravely.

"A dozen Titled Douluo!" Zhu Yundi's expression changed dramatically, "How is that possible?"

"It's true, and their Sect Hierarch and Young Master are both of the Unparalleled Douluo level! Just outside the capital, I was almost the victim of their assassination!" Chu Qin remained solemn.

"You're alright, aren't you?" Zhu Yundi asked quickly.

"Silly, if something had happened to me, would I be standing here?" Chu Qin retorted, "But Yundi, where is your army?"

"If nothing unexpected happened, they should reach Seaside City within a day… Oh no, I need to recall them, they are no match for the Holy Spirit Cult!" Zhu Yundi finally understood the urgency in Chu Qin's words.

"Leave it to me, I'm on my way to Seaside City!" Chu Qin said with a slight smile.

"Just you?" Zhu Yundi exclaimed in surprise.

"Not just me, many people!" Chu Qin replied, "And they're all Titled Douluo. Now you can rest assured."

"I'm still worried, how about I have all the Soul Masters of the Star Luo royal household accompany you?"

"No need!" Chu Qin shook his head, "With them, I wouldn't be able to reach Seaside City quickly."

"Then you must be careful!" Zhu Yundi's brows furrowed with concern.

"Don't worry, I'm off!" Having said that, Chu Qin placed a kiss on Zhu Yundi's forehead.

"This is my token, which can mobilize all the armies of the Xingluo Empire. With it, Wang Chen and the others will obey your command!" Zhu Yundi took out a golden token from her Soul Guidance Container.

"Alright, I'm leaving!" Chu Qin, without lingering any further, went straight to the entrance of the Xing Luo Imperial Palace.

There, Ah Yin, Zi Ji, Zijiliu Er Long, Ye Lingling, and the others had already arrived.

"Chu Qin, what's happened?" Bai Yingying asked curiously.

"I'll explain on the way, I need you all!"

"Okay!" The women nodded in unison.

Chu Qin then led everyone, transforming into streaks of light, soaring into the sky!

One day later, Seaside City of the Xingluo Empire.

Within the City Lord Manor, two women and a group of Holy Spirit Cult Elders entered the Central Hall one after the other, those two women being Lan Jing'er and Longhuang.

"This time, it really was a close call!"

Longhuang let out a deep breath, having nearly lost her life to Chu Qin's spear.

"Sect Hierarch, Young Master, were you really defeated by one person?" one of the elders from the Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters asked in surprise.

"Elder Sumi, it wasn't one person, but two, and both of them are Unparalleled Douluo!" Gu You said.

"Two Unparalleled Douluo!" Elder Sumi exclaimed, "Are the Soul Masters of the Soul Land this powerful? What do we do now? Should we consider withdrawing from the Soul Land?"

"Hmph!" Longhuang let out a cold laugh, "The Holy Spirit Cult has never known the meaning of retreat! Besides, I cannot leave the Soul Land without avenging the great enmity with the Demon Emperor!"

"But!" Elder Sumi's brow furrowed as he said, "We're up against two Unparalleled Douluo!"

"What's there to fear? Our Holy Spirit Cult boasts twenty thousand elite Soul Masters; even if Chu Qin is formidable, can he really overcome such odds?" Longhuang said with a sneer, "And the Xingluo Empire is nothing more than a motley crew!"

"Ah, I'm still worried. After all, we are on unfamiliar territory. Who knows if there are any superpowers in the Soul Land!" Elder Sumi sighed.

"Elder Sumi need not worry. Though I failed to get my revenge this time, the trip wasn't without its gains, as I have acquired a large number of Soul Power Core Crystals. Soon, the Number Seven Deadly Weapon will be ready!" Lan Jing said.

"Alright then, since the Sect Hierarch and Young Master have spoken, what objections can I have?" Elder Sumi nodded, "Elder Sumi pledges to share the fate of the Holy Spirit Cult!"

"Rest assured, the Holy Spirit Cult has survived for ten thousand years; it won't be easily destroyed!" Longhuang said, "Issue an order to strengthen the defenses in Seaside City! Let this place serve as the temporary base for the Holy Spirit Cult!"

"Yes!" Everyone in the hall complied in unison and then respectfully backed away.

"Lan Jing'er, stay for a moment!" Longhuang called out to Lan Jing'er.

Lan Jing'er nodded at the words.

"Lan Jing'er, I have a question for you!" After all the elders had left, Longhuang, with a gentler tone, looked at Lan Jing'er.

"Mmm," Lan Jing'er nodded again.

"When Chu Qin was about to kill me, why did you call me mother?" Longhuang asked as she walked up to Lan Jing'er, a hint of confusion in her voice.

"I don't know!" Lan Jing'er bit her red lip and shook her head, "It just came out subconsciously!"

Longhuang's brows furrowed slightly.

Lan Jing'er was picked up by her and the Deepsea Devil Whale King and brought back to the Holy Spirit Cult, with no familial ties.

However, Lan Jing'er calling her 'mother' truly warmed her heart.

Yet, when Longhuang was about to continue, Lan Jing'er took the initiative to excuse herself, "If there's nothing else, Lan Jing'er will take her leave!"

Upon hearing this, Longhuang's face changed slightly, but she nodded anyway, "Okay, you may go!"

Lan Jing'er did not linger and turned to leave without looking back, while Longhuang revealed a faintly sinister smile.

With a talent arguably unparalleled in the history of the Holy Spirit Cult, Longhuang had long considered Lan Jing'er as the future of the Cult, which is why she had been so indulgent with her.

Meanwhile, in a villa elsewhere.

A broad-shouldered, blue-haired youth sat cross-legged at the head of a bed, his eyes closed, absorbing a peculiar kind of energy from heaven and earth.

This energy was different from Soul Power but was also a force capable of tempering the body and refining the spirit, known as Inner Strength.

The only ones with Inner Strength in the Soul Land besides Chu Qin and the Flame Spirit Princess, undeniably, was Tang San!

After a session of absorbing Internal Strength, Tang San opened his eyes and rose from the bed.