"Sun Martial Soul…"
Jing Hongchen first thought of Xu Tianran, the young princess.
Because of a struggle for the throne in the Sun Moon Imperial Family a decade ago, there were very few princes and princesses with the Sun Martial Soul, and he could only think of her at the moment.
However, Jing Hongchen felt that Xu Tianran was not suitable for the emperor's position; firstly, she lacked cunning, and secondly, Xu Tianran had no desire to be emperor.
Could they really force her to take the throne?
"The Third Prince also seems to have the Sun Martial Soul."
"Alright."
Mu Yang nodded, chatted with Jing Hongchen for a while longer, then stood up to bid farewell.
"Hall Master, do you want us to follow him?"
Shortly after Mu Yang left, an eighth-level Soul Master walked into the reception room and asked Jing Hongchen for instructions.
Upon hearing this, Jing Hongchen's face was covered in black lines.
Track him? If his subordinates could track that person without being discovered, he would have no problem giving his position as Mingde Hall Master to that person!
"No need. Go busy yourself. Let me be alone for a while."
After his subordinate left, Jing Hongchen pondered the feasibility of the matters they had just discussed.
He wasn't sure how strong the Holy Spirit Church was, but it surely wouldn't be weak; otherwise, Kong Deming would have led them to eradicate those Evil Soul Masters long ago.
But no matter how strong they were, they shouldn't be stronger than the Sun God Sect, after all, that was a super force with Limit Douluo-level combat power.
So…
It's feasible!
Jing Hongchen gritted his teeth, deciding to gamble! All-in is a kind of wisdom!
If successful, the Hongchen family's prestige would rise further, and his power would greatly increase. If he failed, he would face the enraged Xu Tianran, because he still needed the Holy Spirit Church to help him consolidate his throne.
But the punishment wouldn't be too severe, after all, in the end, Jing Hongchen hadn't made a mistake; he had just failed in eradicating the Evil Soul Masters.
Even if Xu Tianran wanted to act, he could only make things difficult for him behind the scenes, not openly. Moreover, Xu Tianran himself had the idea of suppressing the proliferation of Evil Soul Masters, so perhaps it would only be a minor punishment.
Mu Yang was not clear about the outcome of this discussion; there were too many influencing factors, and it depended on whether Jing Hongchen's ambition was big enough.
Following the address provided by the merchant, they arrived at the Sun God Sect's outpost. This place used to be a shop, but it went out of business due to a lack of customers, so the Skywing Merchant Guild bought this house.
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"Have you notified the National Football Team?"
"They've been notified. They know the outpost is right here."
"Hmm, what's your main quest? Is it also faction selection and then increasing faction contribution?"
"Yes, the Employees' quests are basically the same as the Contractors'. However, it doesn't matter even if the main quest fails, as long as we can survive until the end of the world."
Saying this, the merchant took out a parchment scroll from his in my arms and continued:
"Employees can spend 4,000 paradise coins to purchase a 'Quest Failure Exemption Scroll,' so even if the main quest fails, they won't be forcibly executed; they just won't receive the clearance reward."
The "Quest Failure Exemption Scroll" should be Reincarnation Paradise's greatest privilege for Employees, but considering the special nature of Employees, a little privilege is to be expected.
It's just a pity that this scroll only works for Employees; it's useless even if Contractors get it.
"Cousin, I'm back!"
Hearing this familiar voice, Mu Yang knew that the arrivals were the three jokers from the National Football Team.
"How was the harvest?"
"Not bad. We punished a group of Evil Soul Masters, but only two of them were Title Douluo. The other Holy Spirit Church elders seem to know of our existence, as none of them have been seen going out."
"That's enough. We'll just wait for the Holy Spirit Church to take the bait."
Mu Yang nodded. Taking the initiative to attack easily leads to stragglers. It's better to let the Holy Spirit Church's high-ranking members deliver themselves to their doorstep first, and then clean up the remaining small fry.
Before the Holy Spirit Church came knocking, there was one more thing he needed to complete.
"Has the living gold arrived?"
Mu Yang asked the world consciousness, who was bored to death, in his mind.
"Almost, almost. It's already within the Sun Moon Empire's borders."
"Specific location. I'll go get it."
"In the Sun Moon Mountain Range…"
At the same time, in the Sun Moon Mountain Range, a team of Contractors was evading the encirclement and slaughter of a group of ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts.
"Damn it! These beasts are still chasing me! They're acting like they're insane!"
The team leader clutched his waist, letting out a hysterical roar.
"How would I know! Did someone take their eggs?! Give them back quickly!"
A summoner was equally puzzled about what these Soul Beasts wanted to do; they had already exited their territory, yet they kept chasing relentlessly, which didn't conform to their habits.
"No one took them!"
"It must be the Evil Soul Masters! They must have done something horrific to these Soul Beasts, which is why these Soul Beasts hate humans so much!"
After running for a while longer, suddenly, the six members of the team noticed that these ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts had stopped chasing them. Instead, they looked warily ahead, letting out deterrent growls and slowly retreating.
"What's going on? They suddenly stopped chasing?"
The team leader clutched his aching back, panting as he asked the summoner beside him.
"…Perhaps, it's because we've entered the territory of another powerful being."
The summoner swallowed, then pointed to the sky. The others looked up in confusion in the direction he was pointing.
"Why is the sun so small?"
"That's a person! And a flying person!"
Everyone quickly became alert. Someone who could make that group of ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts so wary and fearful was definitely not simple.
Mu Yang looked down at this group of Contractors, his light golden eyes inexplicably putting considerable pressure on them, and the bloody sun behind his head emitted an ominous aura.
After less than half a minute of standoff, the weakest-willed gunman in the team couldn't bear the pressure, letting out an inarticulate roar, and simultaneously pulled the trigger.
A flash of fire burst from the muzzle, and a crimson bullet spun rapidly towards Mu Yang.
When the bullet approached within 50 meters of Mu Yang, surging flames ignited on his body, the high temperature twisted the air, the forest was set ablaze, and the bullet was instantly melted by the flames.
Mu Yang raised a hand and pointed, and the fierce flames formed a golden vortex, completely surrounding the gunman.
As the screams and wails grew fainter, the flame vortex dissipated, revealing a blood-colored card.
"I have elderly parents and young children, sir, please be merciful and spare me. This gunman was just a temporary member of our team, we're not familiar with him!"
Seeing the gunman instantly killed with one strike, and the killer being a "mage" – the most unprovocable type in Reincarnation Paradise – the team leader was instantly scared out of his wits and immediately knelt down to beg for mercy.
The remaining four people followed suit, stating that they were also unfamiliar with the gunman, and their personal stories were each more tragic than the last.
Some had lost both parents and had a younger sister to care for; some had lost all their relatives and had an elderly grandfather at home they needed to look after…
Even more, some offered to recognize Mu Yang as their godfather right then and there if Mu Yang needed, and take care of him in his old age.
"The item."
Mu Yang's expression was calm, and he coldly uttered two words.
"Huh?"
"living gold."
"Oh, oh, quickly give that thing to the boss!"
The five people searched for a while and finally found the carving knife on the summoner.