Chapter 131: Ziyun Defects, There Are Also Tang Family Members Here?

In order to become the City Lord of this Hanhai City, Ziyun was willing to risk it all!

Lingxu said: "How do you want me to help you?"

Ziyun said: "My Lord, although we have controlled the City Lord's Mansion and half of the people, the other side still has two Soul Saints and some Soul Emperors who have not returned; one of those Soul Saints might already be a Spirit Douluo by now."

"One of these two Soul Saints has already reached level 80 in soul power and is a Spirit Master whose status in this Hanhai City is second only to Hai Dafu and his wife, and there is another level 78 Soul Saint who has taken several Soul Emperors and Soul Kings out to sea to search for their eighth spirit ring."

"According to the intelligence I have obtained, they set out a month ago, and if they successfully obtain their eighth spirit ring, they should be returning in the near future."

No wonder the three of them were so anxious to request his help; it turned out there was the threat of a Spirit Douluo.

If this Spirit Douluo returned and gathered the former City Lord's members, it must be said, the three of them would be no match at all.

After all, for ordinary Spirit Masters, the gap between a Spirit Douluo and a Soul Saint is still very large.

After Ziyun finished speaking, seeing that Lingxu did not respond immediately, she said: "My Lord, if you can help me resolve this threat, I am willing to offer one million Gold Soul Coins to honor you."

A mere million Gold Soul Coins was truly not enough to move Lingxu now.

Ziyun gritted her teeth and said: "My Lord, Ziyun is actually also a person of the Spirit Hall; if you help me, I am willing to pledge my loyalty to you!"

In fact, the plan Ziyun was playing was very good; she was supported by Kevin and Zhaolong, but in the future, she would have to take orders from these two for many things, so it would be better to listen to this expert from the Spirit Hall before her than to listen to them.

Lingxu revealed a faint smile and said indifferently: "Are you sure?"

Having a force in this Hanhai City, while not particularly important, was still better than having none.

Ziyun nodded, because in her view, to sit in this City Lord's position, one could not just look at the two Hall Masters of the Spirit Hall branch, but had to look at this Lord who came from the Spirit Hall.

"I am sure!" Ziyun nodded and said.

Lingxu said: "I have an array here that will put you through a test; if you pass, you may become my disciple."

"My Lord, can we also pledge our loyalty to you?" Seeing Ziyun take the initiative to defect, Kevin and Zhaolong naturally also wanted to advance further.

After all, this was a Consecrated of the Spirit Hall; although they originally had someone behind them, that was only an Elder of the Spirit Hall, an ordinary Title Douluo—how could he compare to this Lord from the Offering Hall?

Lingxu said indifferently: "I will also give you a chance; pass my assessment, and you may join my sect."

"Find a room upstairs!" Lingxu said.

Lingxu could release and use the assessment array through the system, and it could also be used to test people here, though it required consuming some of his own soul power.

Lingxu's words were now like an imperial decree, and the staff immediately arranged for a spacious conference room.

Arriving at the empty space in the center, Lingxu moved his soul power and, with the help of the system, activated the array.

The array revealed a glow, scattering three circles with a diameter of one meter.

"Enter these circles and sit down to accept the assessment."

As soon as the words fell, the three of them quickly entered them.

Under the influence of the array, they quickly entered the state of assessment.

Lingxu's system had many small functions, and this was one of them.

It made it very convenient for Lingxu when traveling.

Time passed slowly; the three of them would tremble at times and make some sounds at others, and everyone was drenched in sweat.

Huff...

Zhaolong was the first to wake up.

"I..."

Waking up, Zhaolong knew that he had lost his qualification.

"My Lord, I am sorry." Zhaolong stood up, said this, and then stepped aside.

On the other side, Kevin was still struggling to persist, but Ziyun was in the best state.

After about another stick of incense worth of time, Kevin also woke up.

Like Zhaolong, he did not pass either.

But his assessment score was still quite good, just falling a little short.

The only one left was Ziyun.

After persisting for two sticks of incense worth of time, Ziyun passed the assessment.

"Did I pass?" Ziyun asked the moment she woke up.

Lingxu withdrew his soul power and replied: "You have passed."

"Since you have chosen to serve me, I will naturally resolve your current problems for you."

"By the way, I forgot to introduce myself; my name is Lingxu, a Special Consecrated of the Spirit Hall's Cultivation Hall; you may also call me Holy Light Douluo!"

Lingxu did not know what to call this Douluo title either; since he was a Holy Light Winged Tiger, he simply took the first two characters.

"Kevin, Zhaolong, since you have already chosen Ziyun as the City Lord, then take good care of her in the future, do you understand?" Lingxu said indifferently.

Kevin and Zhaolong hurriedly said: "Lord Consecrated, we understand."

Lingxu nodded and signaled for them to withdraw.

In fact, they were also somewhat unwilling; if it weren't for their status as Hall Masters, they would have chosen to be the City Lord themselves.

The reason they chose to support Ziyun was that the only ones they were allied with were the Haivipers Family, which had one Soul Saint, while the rest were at most Soul Emperors.

Supporting a Soul Emperor to be this City Lord would not be able to hold up the facade.

That was why they chose Ziyun; after all, Ziyun was, strictly speaking, also a person of the Spirit Hall.

Their soul power was all above Ziyun's, and even though Ziyun had talent in cultivation, it would be difficult for her to catch up to them without ten or twenty years.

Ziyun was constrained by them; they were not the City Lord, yet they could control the entire Hanhai City.

Who knew that Ziyun would directly defect to the Consecrated Lingxu, causing their plan to fall through.

"Brother Kevin, what do we do now?"

After walking far away, Zhaolong asked.

Kevin shook his head and said: "What else can we do? We didn't pass the Lord's assessment, so it can only be like this."

"Even if this Ziyun doesn't listen to us in the future, our influence is still the greatest. If we develop well, could we possibly be worse off than her?"

"The Consecrated one is only here temporarily. Look at that Elder we rely on; for over a dozen years, we've been the ones sending various Gold Soul Coins and rare treasures to Wuhun City every year. Has he ever cared about us?"

Upon hearing this, Zhaolong felt that what Kevin said made a lot of sense.

"Brother Kevin, you are absolutely right. Everything still depends on strength. Once the Consecrated one leaves, won't it be up to us to call the shots?"

The two had already left a distance of at least a thousand meters, yet their conversation still fell into the ears of Lingxu.

It was also at this time that Ziyun confessed to Lingxu that she had only sought refuge with him because she did not want to be controlled by these two in the future.

Furthermore, she truly wanted to be this City Lord.

Because over a hundred years ago, the position of City Lord of Hanhai City belonged to her family.

It was just that in one operation, the experts in the family were almost all killed or injured. At that time, the strongest in the entire family were only two Soul Kings, facing a bunch of Soul Saints, and even Soul Kings competing for the position of City Lord.

At that time, the family members had no choice but to choose to retire and let these people fight for the position of City Lord.

It was precisely because they chose to retire that the family was preserved.

Subsequently, the lifelong goal of the several family heads over these past hundred years was to work hard at cultivation to revitalize the family and take back the position of City Lord.

It was just unexpected that this day would come so quickly.

Ziyun herself knew that if she did not rely on a strong person, she might be the City Lord today, but she could be replaced tomorrow.

Telling Lingxu her thoughts truthfully was also, in fact, to obtain more help.

"My Lord, I beg you to assist me." After Ziyun finished speaking, she bowed down to the ground again.

Lingxu said indifferently: "Get up. Since you have passed the assessment, I can also take action to help you."

"Although I am in the Spirit Hall, I also have my own influence, named Lingxue Sacred Land. From now on, you shall address me as Holy Master."

Ziyun immediately said: "Greetings, Holy Master. Ziyun, along with all two hundred and thirty-six members of my clan, swears to serve you to the death."

Lingxu said: "Good. However, to enter my Sacred Land, everyone must pass the assessment from just now, and those who pass the assessment will also receive the benefits brought by my Lingxue Sacred Land. But today is somewhat unsuitable; you should go back first and stabilize this position of City Lord."

"If there is anywhere you need me to take action, come find me again. If you are free in the evening, come again."

"Thank you, Holy Master. Ziyun takes her leave."

With these words from Lingxu, Ziyun already had a bottom line in her heart.

She did not know why, but she truly trusted this person.

From the time this Ziyun arrived until she left, Lingxu also felt that this Ziyun was a woman with ambition, ability, and courage.

If he had refused directly today, she would not have been able to hold this position of City Lord for many days.

The City Lord supported by Kevin naturally wanted to listen to his orders, but who knew that this Ziyun would pull this move.

Although there was an element of using him, it could also be considered that he had gained control of another place. In the future, perhaps he could let this Ziyun train troops here, and then sweep across the entire continent from the other side of the Heaven Dou Empire.

This day, Hanhai City was exceptionally busy.

It turned out that after the experts of the City Lord's Mansion fell, many people surrendered to the City Lord pushed forward by the Spirit Hall, but there were also some powerful families in Hanhai City who were dissatisfied with the Spirit Hall pushing forward a City Lord without any consultation.

Therefore, several families began to act in secret, swearing to seize this position of City Lord.

And Lingxu's original plan was to leave the next day, but later he changed his plan at the auction.

He prepared to let the little ones he brought adapt to battles with Sea Soul Masters to increase their combat experience.

Thus, for every day that followed, everyone had to participate in two soul fights.

One individual battle, one two-person team battle.

As for the seven-person battle, Lingxu had not yet arranged it; it had to be done step by step.

During this period, Lingxu also passed the Lingxue Sacred Heart Art to Ziyun, and she took a Lingxue Pill.

Originally, this Ziyun had already reached the peak of level 71; after this set of cultivation, she successfully broke through to reach level 72. With this Lingxue Sacred Heart Art, her cultivation speed was much faster than before.

Ten days after Lingxu arrived in Hanhai City, Ziyun, with the full cooperation of Kevin and Zhaolong, successfully gained control, and the ceremony for inheriting the City Lord position also began on this day as scheduled.

The reason for holding the ceremony was entirely Lingxu's intention.

He had let the word out several days ago.

According to Lingxu's intention, since many people were unconvinced, he would let them all be resolved on this night.

Lingxu brought Luo Yun'er and Luo Liu'er to attend together.

As for the other seven, under Lingxu's order, they all rested and cultivated in the hotel; they had to do their best to welcome the soul fight in the evening.

Originally, these few were more arrogant than the next, but after experiencing one or two defeats, they all became serious, and they executed Lingxu's orders meticulously.

This day was morning, approaching noon.

The City Lord succession ceremony was about to be held grandly. On this day, several major families in Hanhai City were preparing, and the entire Hanhai City was filled with the smell of gunpowder.

Inside the City Lord's Mansion, the nobles of Hanhai City and prominent Spirit Master families gathered together.

"The City Lord succession ceremony begins!"

"Please welcome the new City Lord!"

Ziyun wore a specially made, gorgeous gown of the City Lord's Mansion, with purple as the main color, and the Sea Viper, the martial soul of Ziyun's family, embroidered on it.

Although Ziyun was already thirty-nine years old and had a daughter, her figure was truly hot, her appearance was also quite pleasing to the eye, and she had a mature charm that was particularly attractive.

Moreover, Ziyun's husband had died in a battle several years ago; having returned to being single, she was the object of pursuit for many people in Hanhai City.

The reason Kevin supported this Ziyun was actually because he also had the intention of taking her into his own chambers, but this all fell through after Ziyun sought refuge with Lingxu.

"Please, City Lord, accept the City Lord Seal and sign the Notification Document."

The City Lord Seal could be considered a symbol of the City Lord, and the Notification Document was, in fact, to notify the Heaven Dou Empire who the current City Lord of Hanhai City was.

The Heaven Dou Empire did not care about the appointment of City Lords, or rather, the kingdom that managed Hanhai City did not.

They did not care how this remote Hanhai City was; as long as it was acknowledged to be under their jurisdiction, it was enough to pay the tribute when the time came.

Therefore, every time a new City Lord took office, they had to sign a Notification Document. The document would state the information of the new City Lord, as well as clarify that the future tribute would not change, or would increase, and so on.

And just as Ziyun was about to sign.

With a loud boom, the main gate of the City Lord's Mansion was actually blasted open.

"A mere Soul Saint dares to act as the City Lord of this Hanhai City!"

A group of Spirit Masters rushed in, each one carrying immense killing intent.

The great families of Hanhai City, who had originally intended to make a move, held back their subordinates after seeing this display.

"It is Tang Bo who has returned; he must have become a Spirit Douluo."

"I heard that when he was a Soul Saint, he could fight the previous Level 89 City Lord to a draw. I wonder if it is true; if he has become a Spirit Douluo, how terrifying must he be?"

Lingxu, who was in the crowd, frowned slightly; the surname is Tang, is it?

As they spoke, Tang Bo's Spirit Rings flashed: eight Spirit Rings, two yellow, two purple, and four black.

The next moment, his martial soul manifested, and it was indeed a hammer martial soul.

"Look, this is Tang Bo's mutated martial soul, the Heavenly Profound Water Hammer! Its power is extremely strong, already reaching the category of a top-tier Tool Martial Soul!"

Tang Bo's momentum was indeed very strong; Ziyun's hands even trembled.

What was meant to come had come; fortunately, she had invited the Holy Master Lingxu in advance. One must know that as a Consecrated of the Spirit Hall, he had at least Hunshiliujiji of soul power, so dealing with a Tang Bo who had just stepped into the Spirit Douluo realm should be easy.

Tang Bo leaped down from the high point of the City Lord's Mansion and landed on a platform six or seven meters away from Ziyun.

"Ziyun of the Zi family, if you do not want to die, then step down. You cannot handle Hanhai City," Tang Bo said confidently.

Holding the Heavenly Profound Water Hammer, he seemed to possess the aura of someone who could conquer the world with a single hammer in hand.

Ziyun took a deep breath and said with a calm face, "Tang Bo, whether I act as City Lord or not is not for you to decide."

"Who else is there?"

"Let me tell you, whoever has the harder fist, we listen to," said Tang Bo.

"Tang Bo, do you know how Hai Dafu and the others died?" After Ziyun finished speaking, she looked at Lingxu in the crowd.

Lingxu stepped out step by step and said indifferently, "A hammer martial soul, the mutated martial soul Heavenly Profound Water Hammer—are you someone from the Clear Sky Sect?"