Chapter 152: I Have Yet to Grow Strong, But When I Do, Everything Will Change! (Part 2)

"In that case, I will be sure to relay your message, Your Excellency. Farewell."

Glancing at the two Soul Saints who were firmly suppressed under the soul power pressure, Iron Flower, feeling inexplicably conflicted, cupped her hands toward Huo Lie and Mu Xiyue before turning to leave.

What a disaster~!

Not only did the plan fail, but their Spirit Hall also lost two seven-ringed Soul Saints.

More importantly, if these two had loose lips and revealed their origins under interrogation, then neither Muyang nor Blazing Fire Academy would have any goodwill toward Spirit Hall.

After confirming that there were no bystanders nearby, Muyang walked up to the severely wounded and crippled Soul Emperor, who was also pinned to the ground by the soul power pressure, unable to move.

Activating his secret soul technique, an invisible and intangible spiritual force invaded Soul Emperor's mind. In an instant, the Soul Emperor became Muyang's temporary spiritual thrall.

Muyang asked, "Who sent you?"

"I do not know. I am one of the Gold-tier assassins of the assassin organization Dark Soul. Within the organization, assassins of different ranks do not directly contact clients. All assignments are carried out through the organization.

Clients issuing assassination missions do not need to leave their identities. They only need to specify the assassination target and deposit sufficient payment."

Soul Emperor confessed honestly.

Hearing this, Muyang couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

And this guy calls himself a Gold-tier assassin? Looks like this so-called Dark Soul organization is nothing more than a third-rate assassin group.

Of course, Muyang had no interest in dealing with Dark Soul as long as they never appeared again.

They were merely a mercenary assassin group that killed for money. The real priority was uncovering the mastermind behind this, because even if Dark Soul was destroyed, there would still be other assassin organizations like Shadow Soul or Dark Shadow.

Having failed to extract anything valuable, the Ghost Shadow Soul Emperor lost his usefulness in Muyang's eyes. With a flick of his finger, an ice-blue flame appeared and landed on the Soul Emperor.

The ice-blue fire quickly spread and burned him to nothingness. In an instant, Soul Emperor vanished, leaving behind only a small pile of white ash and some bloodstains as evidence that he ever existed.

Then, Muyang turned his gaze toward the two Soul Saints.

"Aunt, what level are these two?"

Muyang asked Mu Xiyue.

Their soul power levels weren't low, and since Muyang didn't have an overwhelming advantage in spiritual strength, he wasn't certain about their exact ranks. To avoid potential backlash, he refrained from directly using his soul technique to interrogate them.

"The taller one is at Rank 76, and the shorter one is at Rank 73," Mu Xiyue replied after glancing at them.

"Rank 73? That's manageable!"

The shorter Soul Saint, Egale, had a powerful attack-type martial soul, but it wasn't specialized in spiritual defense. Unless he had refined a skull soul bone to boost his spiritual power, he wouldn't be able to resist Muyang's secret soul technique.

In the next moment, an invisible and intangible spiritual force surged out, descending into Lei Chai Soul Saint's consciousness.

After a brief mental struggle, Muyang successfully took control of Lei Chai's mind.

Without needing Muyang to ask, Lei Chai Soul Saint voluntarily confessed, "Great Master, the mastermind behind this is Salas. About half an hour ago, he ordered us to assassinate you and Miss Bing'er."

"Salas?!"

As soon as Lei Chai Soul Saint finished speaking, Huo Lie and Mu Xiyue's expressions changed drastically.

Salas was the Hall Master of the Heaven Dou Spirit Hall, representing the face of Spirit Hall. This situation was becoming troublesome.

Unlike Huo Lie and Mu Xiyue, who were concerned, Muyang instead let out a silent sigh of relief upon hearing that the assassins were sent by Salas.

As long as it was Salas and not Qian Renxue, that was fine.

The extent of Salas's power was limited to the Heaven Dou Spirit Hall at most.

And within the Heaven Dou Spirit Hall, it was absolutely impossible for a Title Douluo to be present. After all, as a mere Platinum Bishop, Salas's status and authority were still inferior to the titled elders of the Elder Hall.

But Qian Renxue was different. If she truly wanted to eliminate him, forget the elders of the Elder Hall—even the consecrated elders of the Worship Hall wouldn't be an issue.

Piecing together the available information, Muyang roughly deduced what had happened today.

It was likely that Qian Renxue, under the guise of inviting him to a banquet, lured him away from the protection of stronger individuals and orchestrated an assassination attempt. The Ghost Wolf Soul Emperor had been hired by someone under Qian Renxue's orders.

At the same time, while planning this assassination, she also arranged for her own eight-ringed protector to secretly follow him. In a critical moment, this protector would rescue him, thus earning his gratitude and laying the groundwork for future recruitment.

Others might say, "I'd take a knife for my brother," but Qian Renxue, this plastic-brotherhood specialist, instead decided to "stab her brother a few times." Her schemes were practically smacking him in the face!

As for the two Soul Saints, they were likely sent by Salas, who had been monitoring Muyang's movements. Upon receiving word that he was without a strong escort, Salas hastily deployed two Soul Saints to take advantage of the opportunity and eliminate a potentially dangerous rising star for Spirit Hall.

Muyang: Truly, Salas is evil!

Unfortunately for both Qian Renxue and Salas, they had underestimated his and Shui Bing'er's strength.

Qian Renxue's hired assassin was too weak—he couldn't even defeat Shui Bing'er.

And Salas's two Soul Saint assassins? Forget about the fact that Muyang had already secretly signaled Huo Lie and Mu Xiyue. Even without their intervention, two mere Rank 70+ Soul Saints wouldn't be enough to take him down.

One thing Muyang did realize from all this, though, was that Qian Renxue hadn't coordinated her plans with Salas.

Otherwise, if he hadn't secretly alerted Huo Lie and Mu Xiyue, Salas's attempt to assassinate him would have ruined Qian Renxue's carefully scripted drama.

After all, that burly woman was a Rank 80+ Soul Douluo. With her protection, two Soul Saints wouldn't have been able to escape. At the very least, the non-flying Soul Saint would have been left behind.

And a captured Rank 70+ Soul Saint wasn't a nobody. Since their martial souls had been exposed and one had been left behind—whether alive or as a corpse—tracking down their identities wouldn't have been difficult.

From Qian Renxue's perspective, since she had chosen the path of recruitment and put effort into crafting a self-directed, self-acted script, she definitely wouldn't have wanted to leave Muyang with the impression that Spirit Hall was evil.

After all, as the heir of Spirit Hall, she represented the entire institution.

If she successfully recruited him, but her true identity was exposed in the future, Qian Renxue would inevitably find herself in an incredibly awkward situation.

"Salas, huh? Just you wait—I'll make sure you pay for this soon!"

Muyang had no goodwill toward Salas, who had dared to send assassins after him. He had already decided to hit Salas with a ruthless counterattack tomorrow.

Even if he couldn't eliminate Salas outright, he would make sure the man remembered the lesson well.

Of course, even if today's events hadn't happened, Salas would have had to learn this lesson sooner or later. So this was simply a case of "wrong move, bad luck."

As for Qian Renxue's scheme against him?

Well, she was the strongest second-generation talent in the continent right now, and her grandfather was an invincible existence. He couldn't touch her—at least for now. He would just have to record this in his little notebook for the future.

Muyang: I have yet to grow strong, but when I do, everything will change!