vncnus Chapter 26: Valley of Evil Souls!
Chapter 26: Valley of Evil Souls!
Chapter 26 Evil Soul Valley!
Wuhun Temple.
Qian Xunji's fingers gripped the thin intelligence report tightly, her fingertips turning white from the force.
The pages trembled slightly in his palm, his gaze fixed on the glaring words, and the veins on his forehead began to throb uncontrollably.
He raised his head, and his usually dignified and profound eyes were now surging with a mixture of shock, anger, and shame.
The several supervisors standing in the hall subconsciously shrank their necks and even softened their breathing.
"you"
His words were squeezed out from between his teeth, each word as if it had been chilled to the bone.
"Be careful," and "procure secretly!"
Qian Xunji slowly rose, staring intently at the three: "And the result? Now, teahouses and taverns across the entire continent are all saying that this Pope is a hypocrite!"
He walked down the steps, one step at a time, his soft-soled boots, inlaid with gold thread, making a clear and heavy echo on the steps.
"The purchase order says His Holiness the Pope needs it urgently?" Qian Xun stopped in front of the purchasing manager, leaned down, and stared at his sweat-drenched face: "Are you stupid, or do you think I'm stupid?"
"I...I dare not—" The registrar's teeth chattered.
"You dare not?" Qianxun straightened up and suddenly kicked over the incense burner next to her.
"Clang"
The incense burner, weighing over a hundred pounds, tumbled and crashed into a pillar in the hall, scattering incense ash all over the ground and raising a hazy mist in the candlelight.
The three people in the hall lay prostrate on the ground, holding their breath.
"Now the noblewomen of Tiandou City are talking about me at tea parties, the brutes of Xingluo are mocking me in taverns, and even those barbarians from the Haotian Sect are offering me Blood Jade Whale Glue to 'replenish my body'!"
Qian Xunji's voice suddenly rose, echoing in the empty hall: "I, Qian Xunji! The current Pope of the Spirit Hall! All the prestige, reputation, and dignity I've accumulated over the years—all destroyed! All destroyed!!"
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He grabbed another stack of intelligence reports from the table and hurled it at the three men.
Papers fluttered down like snowflakes, densely covered with a compilation of rumors from all over: "The Pope, exhausted from sleeping with ten women in one night, needs whale glue to prolong his life—"
"Qian Xunji indulged in lust in his youth, and now retribution has come swiftly."
'
"With a thousand families lacking bloodlines, the Pope may have no heir—"
Every line of text was like a red-hot branding iron, searing into Qian Xunji's heart.
"I'm not even married yet, and this kind of thing has already come out. What should I do?!"
""
"Speak!" he roared, his eyes flashing with golden light, and the Pope's oppressive aura poured out like a landslide and a tsunami: "Weren't you quite capable before? Why aren't you talking now?!"
The three of them were pressed down by the oppressive force, almost collapsing to the ground, their bones groaning under the unbearable weight.
"I...I know I was wrong—I failed in my duties—I beg Your Holiness for mercy—" The purchasing manager banged his head on the ground, drawing blood from his forehead.
"Have mercy?" Qianxun laughed, but her smile was as cold as the ice of the far north: "Now you know you were wrong? Now you beg me for mercy?"
3
He slowly walked back to the throne, each step feeling as if he were stepping on the heart of a dying person.
The moment he sat down, he seemed to have all his strength drained away. He slumped back in his chair and covered his face with his hands.
The candlelight crackled, and the hall was deathly silent.
After a long silence, a suppressed, almost sobbing voice escaped from between his fingers: "From this day forward—everyone on the continent will outwardly call me His Highness the Pope, but behind my back—they will all laugh at me, laugh at Qian Xunji, a useless piece of trash who can only have sex with whale glue—"
He lowered his hand, his eyes red.
"My life—my reputation—is over—completely over—"
He looked up at the roof, not wanting to speak.
The three knelt on the ground, not even daring to beg for mercy.
Immediately afterwards, Qian Xunji suddenly opened his eyes and looked towards the Elder Hall.
【no. 】
How can I bear this enormous blame alone?!
Those old guys have asked me for whale glue quite a few times, all for the sake of their respective family's descendants.
Now that our reputation is ruined, they're completely unaffected!
This is so unfair!
He suddenly stood up and rushed towards the Elders' Hall.
The Elders' Hall.
Qian Xunji rushed into the Elder Hall, but was thrown out shortly afterward.
"If even the slightest rumor about us failing spreads outside, you're in big trouble!"
After saying that, the doors of the Elders' Hall slammed shut.
"A bunch of old fogies, we share the good times, but I'm the only one who has to take the blame!"
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With a bruised and swollen face, Qian Xun cursed a couple of times and left, limping and hobbling.
"It hurts so much!"
Inside the Elder Hall, Qian Daoliu saw the Sixth Elder and the Seventh Elder enter.
"Did you warn that rebellious son?" Qian Daoliu asked.
"Reporting to the Grand Elder, we have already warned you!" Qianjun Douluo patted his chest.
"Hmm, not bad!" Qian Daoliu nodded.
"You lost your temper after suffering such a small loss. You still can't handle Xiao Ji's temper!"
'
The remaining elders all nodded in agreement.
Faced with the situation where Qian Xunji's reputation was ruined and theirs was ruined along with it, all the elders did not hesitate and unanimously chose to let Qian Xunji bear the brunt of it all.
Chihiro wants them all to take the blame?!
Impossible! Absolutely impossible!
Seven days later, in the quiet room of the Li family.
Zhang Qingxuan sat alone on the futon, his soul power flowing endlessly around him. After completing the last cycle, he slowly exhaled a long breath of turbid air.
He opened his eyes, a glint of light in them, clearly indicating that his meditation these past few days had yielded significant progress.
He silently asked in his mind, his voice calm and unwavering: "System, are there any special places on this continent where I can sign in?"
After a brief silence, that familiar, inorganic voice echoed deep within my mind:
[Ding! Searching for core ley line nodes and points of destiny intertwined in this world — Search complete.]
Currently, there are seven locations within the Douluo Continent area that meet the check-in criteria.
The list is as follows:
【I. The Papal Palace of Wuhun City】
II. The Imperial Capital of the Heavenly Dou Empire
【III. The Imperial Capital of the Star Luo Empire】
[IV. Lake of Life in the Starry Sky Forest]
【V. Sunset Forest: The Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire】
[VI. The Core Area of the Far North]
VII. Evil Soul Valley
Each name was clearly imprinted in Zhang Qingxuan's consciousness.
"Seven—" Zhang Qingxuan muttered to himself, his gaze slowly sweeping over the list.
He knew the first six locations, which was not surprising.
Only the last one, "Evil Soul Valley"?
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Zhang Qingxuan's brows furrowed slightly.
The name exudes an ominous and eerie aura, and the word "evil spirit" in it instinctively evokes feelings of repulsion and vigilance.
He quickly searched his memory, but neither his vague recollection of the place name in his past life nor his reading of the Li family's classics in this life gave him a clear impression of it.
"Evil Souls — Just looking at this prefix, it must be inextricably linked to those depraved soul masters who live in the shadows and act in extreme ways."
He tapped his knee lightly with his fingertips, his thoughts racing: "Could it be connected to the system, Martial Soul City, and the capitals of the two great empires..."
The fact that several major spirit beast strongholds are located side by side suggests that their unique characteristics are extraordinary. Danger and opportunity often go hand in hand —
He pondered for a moment, and a figure jumped into his mind.
"As the Pope of the Spirit Hall, Qian Xunji, who governs the soul masters of the continent, should have a far greater understanding of such hidden places than ordinary people."
""
"Perhaps we can use him to find out the location and truth of the Evil Soul Valley."
Thinking of this, a resolute glint flashed in Zhang Qingxuan's eyes.
Without alerting the others in the Li household, he swept across the courtyard like a wisp of smoke and hurried toward the direction of the Papal Palace.