Chapter 83: Benefit Exchange

The attendants served the dishes one by one, and Huo Lie picked up his wine cup to announce the start of the luncheon.

"Young Friend Wu, I have just pondered your proposal. I can agree to it on behalf of Wushuang and Xiao Wu, but as for my grand-nephew Xiaotian, you must discuss that with Old Feng yourself."

Wu Qi did not understand why he had changed his attitude, but in essence, there was no difference.

It was merely passing the buck to Feng Zhanglin.

Feng Zhanglin had the appearance of an elderly scholar, yet his brows revealed a hint of craftiness.

"Young Friend Wu, Xiaotian has already expressed his strong personal desire to me; in principle, I do not object to him joining your team."

"But you should understand that Xiaotian is the soul of my Shenfeng Academy Academy Academy team; without him, the academy's strength will inevitably be greatly diminished."

On this point, Wu Qi could not deny it.

In the original timeline, of the entire Shenfeng Academy Academy team, only Feng Xiaotian left a name for himself, and in the competition, they relied entirely on Feng Xiaotian, who almost single-handedly defeated all opponents.

Wu Qi had come prepared for this and feigned ignorance, saying, "Senior Feng should surely understand what kind of chemical reaction occurs between a wind-attribute Spirit Master and a fire-attribute Spirit Master."

"If the three of them join my team, it is not impossible for your two families to jointly form a team."

Feng Zhanglin clearly did not buy this, and with a smile, he said, "If so, then why not let Xiaotian..."

Wu Qi glanced at him and said, "I can allow Xiaotian's Self-Created Soul Skill to be perfected in a short period of time."

Back then, when the Spirit Hall attacked the Clear Sky Sect, they had harvested no small amount of training manuals for the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique.

It was just a pity that there were very few Spirit Masters with hammer-type martial souls, making this manual difficult to replicate and practice.

Over these years, the titled elders had used it as a reference to develop various Self-Created Soul Skills.

Among them, Qingluan Douluo's Spirit Luan Martial Void Art was originally an incomplete Self-Created Soul Skill, which was thoroughly perfected through this technique.

Feng Xiaotian's Self-Created Soul Skill was essentially a method of stacking power; with the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique as a blueprint, combined with Feng Xiaotian's own comprehension, perfecting it in a short time was not a problem.

Wu Qi had already explained this matter in his letter and would bring it when Qingluan Douluo arrived.

Feng Zhanglin let out a smile and said no more, indicating his stance.

He was very satisfied with this exchange of benefits.

Firstly, Feng Xiaotian had personally admitted that Wu Qi possessed something similar to a Self-Created Soul Skill, so the latter was certainly not boasting.

Furthermore, for the sake of this Self-Created Soul Skill, Feng Xiaotian had delayed himself for nearly nine years, and the whole person had become obsessed.

With Wu Qi's successful experience to break his inner demon, his future cultivation would surely yield twice the result with half the effort.

Feng Xiaotian was the future heir of the Wind Family, and his interests were the interests of the family.

Huo Lie had intended to cooperate with Feng Zhanglin, one playing the good cop and the other the bad cop.

But now, the other party had directly surrendered, so what was the point of playing that act.

Glancing at him, he faced Wu Qi directly, "Young Friend Wu, one shouldn't favor one over the other in all things, right?"

Wu Qi smiled and replied, "By joining my team, I can guarantee that their strength will break through rapidly in a short time."

Huo Lie wanted to raise doubts, but Wu Qi himself was a vivid example.

Not affecting one's talent while being able to rapidly improve strength was an absolutely fatal temptation for any Spirit Master.

Being old and shrewd, he naturally would not ask about the process, as long as the result was satisfactory.

Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wushuang were both future heirs of their respective families.

The two sides had already forged a deep friendship, and if Immortal Herbs were given, they would surely be tied firmly to Wu Qi's chariot.

Still the same saying: only when converted into one's own combat power do Immortal Herbs have value.

However, these benefits alone clearly did not satisfy Huo Lie's appetite.

"When you leave later, Wushuang and Xiao Wu will go back with you. You don't need to worry about the school enrollment; I believe that old fellow Meng Shenji will handle it well."

"However, I have one more matter that I hope you can put some effort into, Young Friend."

Yesterday, Wu Qi had simulated all situations in his mind.

The Wind, Water, and Fire families were nobles themselves and occupied a city, so they lacked nothing in terms of material needs.

Soul bones were definitely hard currency, and no one would complain about having too many. However, for Huo Lie at his age to ask a junior like him for soul bones was clearly inappropriate.

Then, the only obstacle for the Wind, Water, and Fire families now was the Elephant Armored Sect.

Listening to Huo Lie's rhetoric, Wu Qi chuckled inwardly; he had truly guessed it right.

He spread his hands and feigned helplessness, "Senior, you are making things difficult for me. Even if my strength is high, I am only a Soul Ancestor; how can I confront the Elephant Armored Sect, which is guarded by multiple Spirit Douluo powerhouses?"

How could Huo Lie not know his attitude, yet he did not intend to let him off, "For this matter, I naturally do not need you to come forward. I know your relationship with the Crown Prince is quite good; I wonder if you could introduce the Crown Prince to me?"

No sect would ever think of confronting the Empire.

As long as Xue Qinghe stepped in, the Elephant Armored Sect would surely be wary and restrain their behavior.

But given Xue Qinghe's status, winning over the three major families might not be easy, and besides, Wu Qi did not want the meat already in his mouth to fly away.

"I can have Senior Poison Douluo come forward to warn the Elephant Armored Sect, how about that?" After thinking for a moment, Wu Qi said.

His dealings with Dugu Bo had not spread.

After all, no one dared to easily spread rumors about a Title Douluo.

Shui Ningbing naturally did not believe it, yet she still maintained a kind expression, "Young Friend Wu, I know you have strength. But this Dugu Bo is insidious and cunning; he is absolutely not to be trusted."

"You must not get involved with him, otherwise..."

"Otherwise what?" A sharp shout came from the void, piercing straight into the soul.

When they regained their senses, Dugu Bo's figure appeared at the entrance of the banquet hall.

The three family heads of Wind, Water, and Fire were shocked and hurriedly knelt on one knee to express their respect, "We pay our respects to Your Excellency Dugu."

In terms of age, the three were even older than Dugu Bo.

But the Soul Master World does not recognize age; the strong are respected!

Dugu Bo walked behind Wu Qi and stopped, clearly showing his intention to back the other party.

The three family heads of Wind, Water, and Fire exchanged glances quickly, finally understanding where Wu Qi's confidence lay.

Admittedly, as the head of the Lower Four Sects, the Elephant Armored Sect possessed extraordinary strength.

Yet, there was no Title powerhouse presiding within their sect.

Facing a true Title Douluo was enough to intimidate them.

"Your Excellency Dugu, it was this old woman who was reckless; please forgive me," Shui Ningbing said, lowering her attitude significantly.

Dugu Bo let out a soft huff and did not hold it against her further.

With someone backing him, Wu Qi naturally felt confident and smiled, saying, "Three family heads, the matter I promised you, this young one will certainly accomplish."

"But even if we drive away the Elephant Armored Sect, in the future, there might be the Tortoise Armored Sect, the Iron Armored Sect, and so on and so forth."

"I can help you once, but I cannot help you for a lifetime; what will you do in the days to come?"

It was not that the three of them had not considered this problem.

But right now, being able to solve the difficult problem of the Elephant Armored Sect was already a great fortune; how could they dare to ask for more?

"Listening to young friend Wu's meaning, do you have a solution?"

Feng Zhanglin's mind turned quickly, and he immediately understood.

Dugu Bo sneered, "With your three blockheads, you could think until the heavens break and still not know the reason!"

(End of this chapter)