Chapter 241: Nine Heart Begonia Family

As for that 100,000-year Titan Giant Ape soul bone, Shi Quan kept it for himself, because the soul ring and the soul bone produced by the same Spirit Beast only maximize their effect when absorbed by the same person; Shi Quan had not absorbed it yet because he was struggling with whether to fuse and strengthen the Titan Giant Ape soul bone with the Azure Bull Python soul bone.

Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.

The Nine Heart Begonia Family.

"Clan Elders, another Nine Heart Begonia martial soul has awakened within the family! The Clan Master has summoned all the elders to deliberate."

A figure rushed in a panic into a magnificently decorated hall.

"What?!" An old man with completely white hair stood up abruptly, his eyes filled with unconcealable agitation, "Has something happened to Ye Lingling?"

"Hahaha, good." The old man stood up with an excited laugh, "This kind of uncontrollable factor should have died long ago!"

When the old man arrived at the family council hall, he quickly noticed that the atmosphere at the scene was somewhat wrong.

"What is wrong, Clan Master?" the old man asked in confusion.

"Third Elder, take a seat first." The Nine Heart Begonia Family Clan Master gestured for the old man to sit.

The Third Elder said indifferently: "Isn't this just what you all wanted? A person who cannot be controlled by the family, dead is dead."

The Third Elder slammed the table, stood up in a fit of rage, pointed at everyone, and cursed: "Why Ye Lingling knows about those things from back then, do you think I don't know? If it weren't for some of you telling her about this, how could she harbor hatred for the family?"

"Then what should we do now? Standing behind this Ye Lingling is Dugu Bo, a Title Douluo, and she knows about her parents and elders being executed by the family!"

"The Nine Heart Begonia martial soul is special, and I need not say more. Ye Liangren in the family is under family protection and has not encountered any accidents. Now that the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul has awakened again, there is only one possibility, and that is that Ye Lingling, who is outside the family, has met with an accident." The Clan Master's gaze fell upon the Third Elder.

The Clan Master said something shocking: "But I have received news that Ye Lingling has already returned to Heaven Dou City!"

"The junior who newly awakened the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul is named Ye Fu, and is from the Great Elder's lineage," the Clan Master said calmly. However, his gaze did not shift from the Third Elder at all, and he said in a deep voice: "Third Elder, from where did you learn that Ye Lingling had died?"

"Have you all forgotten the legend of the Nine Heart Begonia?" The Clan Master's voice was low.

"This junior who newly awakened the Nine Heart Begonia, do we not yet know which lineage they belong to?" The Third Elder's gaze swept over the other four people present.

Everyone present had their expressions change.

"What!?"

The Third Elder was stunned for a moment and said: "There can only be two Nine Heart Begonias at the same time. A new Nine Heart Begonia successor has appeared in the family, and Ye Liangren is fine; doesn't this mean Ye Lingling is dead?"

The Third Elder exclaimed, "Impossible! How can this be!"

"I presume all the elders are already aware of the matter of a family member awakening the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul again?"

The old man called the Third Elder also sat down. After a short while, another old man arrived at the council hall, and only then did the Nine Heart Begonia Family Clan Master in the center speak.

The various elders in the hall nodded slightly.

"Could it be that Shi Quan helped Ye Lingling find a way to evolve her martial soul?" The expressions of everyone present became very ugly.

"Shi Quan's own martial soul is an evolved mutation, and he can even research a magical technique like the Zhou Tian Cultivation Method. It is not impossible for him to help Ye Lingling evolve her martial soul and break the martial soul's limitations!"

"We should have just executed Ye Lingling directly back then. If it weren't for the Third Elder stopping us, how could such a situation have arisen?"

"And sending her to the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy was something you all discussed and decided with the Heaven Dou Empire! The family didn't receive fewer benefits from the Empire, and I didn't agree at the time! Now that something has happened, you want to shift the blame onto me! Impossible!"

"Enough." The Clan Master in the middle glanced at the Third Elder, who was cursing, with an ugly expression, "Old Third, sit down quickly. I didn't call you all here to listen to you argue, but to find a way to resolve this matter!"

"Hmph!" After a cold snort, the Third Elder sat down.

"Behind this Ye Lingling is Shi Quan. Shi Quan is now a prominent figure in the Empire. Behind him is not only the Heaven Dou Empire but also Dugu Bo, a Title Douluo. What else can we do? We can only seek peace and show goodwill," the Fourth Elder said at this moment.

"Seek peace? Old Fourth, you participated in the events of that year quite a bit. You speak of seeking peace, but if Ye Lingling turns against us, what then?"

"Then what do you want to do? Ye Lingling was already in a relationship with Shi Quan when she was at the academy, and now their relationship is likely even closer. If you make a move against Ye Lingling, are you not afraid of Shi Quan's retaliation?"

"Our dignified Nine Heart Begonia Family may not be a top-tier family, but we are not someone anyone can bully. Are we afraid of just such a junior?"

"If you aren't afraid, then go play with Dugu Bo? Dugu Bo even sent his own granddaughter to Shi Quan's side. If you make a move against Shi Quan, Dugu Bo will likely explode."

"Moreover, Shi Quan successively created the New Extreme Soul Ring Theory and then created the Zhou Tian Cultivation Method. The importance the Empire places on him is likely no less than that of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect of the Three Upper Sects. If we offend someone the Empire is trying its best to win over, it will definitely cause a fatal blow to the entire family."

"If we just indulge Ye Lingling's growth, if she wants to make a move against us one day in the future, won't the outcome be the same? Are you prepared to place your hope in someone like Ye Lingling who is full of hatred for the family? Rather than dying slowly like a frog in warm water, it would be better to take a gamble!"

"Old Third, what do you think?" The Clan Master in the center spoke again, and everyone's gaze fell on the Third Elder to the side.

Because Ye Lingling was a member of his Third Elder's lineage, they were naturally the ones most familiar with Ye Lingling.

"After Ye Lingling learned that her parents had been harmed by the family, she changed. She was full of disgust for the entire family, especially after you let her leave the family to go to the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy; she almost never returned to the family. From these things, one can see Ye Lingling's attitude toward the family."

After a slight silence, the Third Elder said: "I think Old Second's words make sense. If we indulge her growth, Ye Lingling will surely become a major threat in the future. We must take precautions and find a way to eliminate her, but we cannot offend Shi Quan to the point of no return. Shi Quan's influence in the Empire is too great, and his own talent is also extremely astonishing. If we offend Shi Quan to the point of no return because of Ye Lingling's matter, if Shi Quan retaliates in the future, our family will likely not be able to withstand it."

"So the point now is that we must find a way to eliminate the threat of Ye Lingling without offending Shi Quan too deeply." The Clan Master's calm voice came, also telling everyone the final result, but how to do it still required everyone to discuss together.

"Perhaps we can borrow the power of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect," the pro-peace Fourth Elder said at this time.

"Oh? How so?" The Clan Master's eyes lit up.

"As one of the Three Upper Sects, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul has the reputation of being the world's number one support martial soul. The support effect of the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul is actually not weaker than the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, but because of its own flaws and the limitation on quantity, the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul has no hope of rising at all. But the appearance of Ye Lingling has changed the situation of the Nine Heart Begonia, which in turn threatens the position of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect as the world's number one support. I imagine the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect certainly will not allow this threat to exist."

"But the problem is, this Shi Quan has an excellent relationship with the Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, and Xue Qinghe is a disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Master Ning Fengzhi. I fear the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will not help us."

"It's hard to say. I heard that the Sword Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect once went to the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy to beat up Shi Quan once, and Ning Fengzhi even let his daughter Ning Rongrong follow Shi Quan, but in less than two years, Ning Rongrong and Shi Quan parted on bad terms. Perhaps the relationship between the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Shi Quan is not as good as we imagined."

"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is indeed a good choice. Regardless of the relationship between the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Shi Quan, I imagine the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will not allow a threat to their reputation like Ye Lingling to exist. If the Empire were to compare Shi Quan as an individual with a large Three Upper Sect like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, it would definitely choose the Three Upper Sects."

"Is it just a threat? Is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect really willing to stand in opposition to the rising star Shi Quan?"

A cold light flashed in the eyes of the Nine Heart Begonia Family Clan Master, "Regardless, what Old Fourth said is indeed the best solution for now. First, find someone to release the news of Ye Lingling's martial soul evolution and mutation, and secretly spread rumors that her martial soul might surpass the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to see the attitude of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. If we can borrow a knife to kill, then we borrow a knife to kill. If that really doesn't work, then we can only take a desperate risk."

Once these words were settled, the handling method was almost finalized.

Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.

Zhu Zhuqing slowly opened her eyes and said excitedly to Shi Quan: "A-Quan, I have broken through to level 60."

The group had returned to the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy for more than a full month. After such a long time, Zhu Zhuqing's soul bone had finally finished strengthening and was absorbed today.

After the Titan Giant Ape left arm bone that Zhu Zhuqing absorbed was strengthened to the limit, it fused with the equally extreme Clear Sky Sect sect-inherited left leg bone, and the age broke through 100,000 years. After being strengthened to the limit again, she absorbed the strengthened extreme Clear Sky Sect sect-inherited right arm bone, and the age broke through again to reach 200,000 years.

After the final strengthening, the age of the Titan Giant Ape left arm bone that Zhu Zhuqing absorbed was close to 300,000 years.

Also relying on the energy of this soul bone, Zhu Zhuqing's strength received a qualitative improvement. Her pure strength was likely already greater than most power-attack Spirit Masters of the same level, and her explosive power had reached an astonishing degree.

Before Zhu Zhuqing absorbed the soul bone, her soul power level was already level 59. The energy brought by a soul bone of nearly 300,000 years is definitely not as simple as one level; the specific improvement will have to wait until she absorbs her sixth soul ring.