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Chapter 88 Schemes Against the Duke's Mansion
Chapter 88 Schemes Against the Duke's Mansion
The night was as dark as ink. Deep inside the Duke's mansion, after Dai Luoli was coaxed to sleep, only Dai Youheng remained in the room. The candlelight flickered, illuminating his calm yet unfathomable eyes.
"Lingya," he said softly to the air.
Before the words were finished, a blurry figure appeared silently as if blending into the shadows, kneeling on one knee with utmost respect. It was none other than the titled Douluo Ling Ya.
"Young Master!" His voice was extremely low, yet clearly audible. With his Title Douluo cultivation, he moved freely within the Duke's mansion. Even the strongest, Dai Hao, was only a Soul Douluo at the moment and could not detect his presence at all.
"That Duchess," Dai Youheng said calmly, as if discussing a trivial matter, "has lost her two sons and will never let it go. She'll definitely vent her anger on me and Luo Li. Lately, Dai Hao is still in the manor, so she doesn't dare to do anything openly. But Dai Hao holds a military post, and guarding the Mingdou Mountains is his primary duty. He'll leave sooner or later. Once he leaves, that's when that viper will show its fangs."
A cold glint flashed in Ling Ya's eyes. "Young Master, should I eliminate this hidden danger beforehand?"
For him, assassinating a pampered duchess would be a piece of cake.
Although the duchess also possessed the powerful strength of a Contra master, she was seriously ill and didn't have much time left.
"Not for now." Dai Youheng waved his hand. "Let's wait for her to make the first move. Once she does, I need you to appear at the right time, save Luo Li and Mother, and create the illusion that they have already been killed, so that everyone thinks they are dead. Arrange for them to leave the Duke's mansion temporarily and hide in a safe place."
A cold smile curled at the corner of his lips. "In this way, I will have no worries about the future, and I can take this opportunity to openly and legitimately raise the banner of revenge for my mother and brother, and launch an attack on the Zhu family of Xingluo!"
"Yes, I understand! I will handle it flawlessly!" Ling Ya felt a chill in his heart, and his awe of his young master's ruthlessness and scheming grew even stronger.
"There's something else." Dai Youheng changed the subject, taking out three glowing soul bones from his storage soul tool: a 30,000-year-old left arm bone he'd obtained from that unlucky level nine soul master, a 1,000-year-old left arm bone he'd won from Dai Huabin, and a 10,000-year-old head soul bone. "I originally had you secretly bid for that Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade. But now the plan has changed. Now that I've appeared and become a Shrek Academy regular, I can bid for the blade myself. Your mission has changed."
He pushed the three soul bones toward Ling Ya, "The top-tier auction tomorrow night is said to have many good items, and the competition will be fierce. The price may be driven up to more than ten million gold soul coins, which we probably don't have enough of right now. You should hand over these three soul bones to the auction house to raise a large amount of cash for emergencies."
Then, he took out the Conferred God Platform, which he had obtained from a level nine Soul Master and had an extremely complex structure. "And this too. We can auction them together. You should have already memorized the core magic array structure and principles inside, right?"
In the original story, the Fengshen Platform sealed the Snow Emperor's embryo, and it was sold for 150 million gold soul coins.
The price is basically based on the embryos inside, but don't forget that the Conferred God Platform itself is a level nine sealing soul tool, which is definitely a valuable item.
Shrek Academy, for example, currently has no level nine soul tools or level nine soul masters. They must be hoping to obtain a level nine soul tool to study it carefully.
"Young Master, I have memorized everything perfectly. The master's notes also contain a detailed description of the construction of the Conferred God Platform. Although my current soul guidance level is not enough to replicate it, given time, I will surely be able to conquer it!" Ling Ya replied confidently and respectfully.
"Very good." Dai Youheng nodded in satisfaction. "Since it has no practical value, let's exchange this Conferred God Platform for funds. A complete level nine soul tool, especially a sealing soul tool with special functions, will surely attract a lot of interest, such as those forces that yearn to possess and research level nine soul tools but have no way to do so."
He was referring to Shrek Academy.
"Yes, I will take care of it right away!" Ling Ya solemnly put away the soul bone and the God-Sealing Platform.
"Go. The auction will be held after the competition tomorrow. You can contact the Starlight Auction House directly and reveal your title as a Title Douluo to gain attention and convenience, but do not reveal your relationship with me for the time being," Dai Youheng instructed.
"Yes, sir!" Ling Ya's figure flickered, disappearing into the shadows like a ghost, vanishing without a trace.
Silence returned to the room. Dai Youheng sat cross-legged on the bed, not falling asleep, but instead circulating the "Golden罡 Exorcising Body" technique, entering a deep meditative state. His technique allowed him to replace sleep with meditation; for him, meditation was the best form of rest, and it allowed him to seize every second to improve his strength. No matter how earth-shattering his future plans might be, his own powerful strength would always be the foundation of everything.
The next morning, as dawn broke.
Dai Youheng finished meditating, feeling refreshed and invigorated.
He didn't go to say goodbye to Dai Hao or his stepmother, but went to Bai Wanning's residence to briefly inform her that he needed to continue participating in the competition. Amid Bai Wanning's concerned and reluctant farewell words, he left the cold and calculating Duke's mansion.
In fact, he knew that whether he went to the game or not, the outcome was already predetermined.
Their opponents, Changning Academy, were widely considered the weakest team in this competition. They were good at dancing but not at fighting, and it was incredibly lucky that they even made it to the round-robin stage. The highest cultivation level on the entire team was only Soul Master, and they didn't even have a single Soul King.
As expected, the draw results showed that the competition would be a team battle mode. Zhou Yi even only sent two players: Ling Luochen, a level 55 control-type Soul King who had just recovered from his injury and returned to the team, and Huo Yuhao, a level 28 player.
With Huo Yuhao's ultimate ice attack, Ling Luochen's Ice Ring instantly wiped out the entire Changning Academy team.
The entire audience erupted in uproar!
I originally thought Shrek Academy was on its last legs after losing most of its main members, but yesterday Dai Youheng completely crushed Ye Wuqing, who was at level 58, and today Ling Luochen wiped out the entire team in one move. Shrek Academy is still Shrek Academy, and they are not easy to deal with.
The Shrek team won easily and were preparing to leave the competition venue when a beautiful and capable woman in an auction house uniform greeted them with a smile.
"Greetings, teachers and students of Shrek Academy. I am Qingya, the auctioneer from Starlight Auction House." The woman bowed gracefully with a polite smile. "By order of Her Highness Princess Jiujiu of our country, I have come to present you with invitations to tonight's top-tier auction."
She presented several exquisitely crafted, gold-embossed invitations inlaid with tiny gemstones.
Zhou accepted the invitation, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes: "Thank you, Auctioneer Qingya. Is it really necessary for Princess Jiujiu to personally preside over tonight's auction? Is there some extraordinary treasure?"
Qingya maintained a professional smile and gently shook her head. "Her Highness the Princess only instructed me to deliver the invitation and to convey to everyone not to miss the opportunity to become stronger. As for the specific items to be auctioned, my status is too low to know. I still need to deliver invitations to other academies, so I must take my leave now."
After speaking, she bowed again and gracefully turned to leave. As expected, she then headed towards the rest areas of top academies such as the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, the Fighting Spirit Empire Academy, and the Heavenly Soul Emperor Academy.
Clearly, tonight's auction, personally presided over by the princess of the Star Luo Empire, is of extremely high caliber, aiming to gather the most powerful forces and geniuses from across the continent. The scale of this auction is far greater than previous ones.