Douluo Huo Yuhao: My Clone is Too Self-Disciplined

However, upon sensing the movement behind him, Jing Hongchen immediately frowned.

"The fight's over, aren't you going back to the hotel? What are you doing here? Are you planning to come back to the Sun Moon Empire with me?"

Jing Hongchen didn't turn around, but sensing the aura behind him, he knew that the Second in the World had arrived.

"Good morning, Chief!"

"Hello, President!"

……

The Second Best in the World emerged from the spatial rift with remarkable composure. As soon as he stepped out, the black hole that had opened abruptly closed.

It gives people a sense of profound mystery.

The level nine soul masters of Mingde Hall still have great respect for the second-best in the world, regardless of age. In the world of soul tools, those who have reached the highest level are always respected.

The Soul Guidance System and the Soul Master System are two completely different systems.

In the Soul World, there is no such thing as "the master is the teacher". In the Soul Master system, no matter how talented you are, you can never catch up with some of the veteran powerhouses.

But soul tools are different.

As long as you have a deeper understanding of the path of the Soul Master, even Soul Masters with higher cultivation levels than you will respect you.

This is the Sun and Moon Empire.

Moreover, the second-best in the world is not just an ordinary genius; he is an unparalleled prodigy, even the hall master cannot surpass him.

His understanding of soul tools is arguably unparalleled in the Sun Moon Empire.

This is a widely accepted fact.

With a photographic memory, exceptional comprehension, and an aura of wisdom, who else but this person could defy the heavens?

Moreover, the Second Under Heaven is quite ambitious. He has built such a large foundation in just a few years in the Sun Moon Empire.

Even they were tempted.

The Soul Masters of the Sun Moon Empire most want to join the Mingde Hall, followed by the Armed Forces Department founded by the Second Strongest in the World.

In fact, if the Armed Forces Department weren't still underdeveloped and lacked the foundation of the Mingde Hall, unable to support a large number of level nine soul masters conducting online research, then probably all the soul masters from the Mingde Hall would have switched to the Armed Forces Department.

Because the Armed Forces Department and Mingde Hall are different.

You can learn the second-best new concepts and new types of soul guides at the Armed Forces Department.

This includes industrial soul guides and electronic soul guides.

This is a completely new theory derived from ordinary soul tools, and it is a branch of the path of investigation of things founded by the second person in the world.

They didn't understand the concept of "investigating things to acquire knowledge," but they were greatly impressed.

Every senior soul master who joins the Armed Forces Department can study physics and mathematics, as long as they make enough contributions. They can also study the two masterpieces they wrote themselves.

Any Soul Master who has studied these two books has made rapid progress in their understanding of Soul Tools, as if they have unlocked their full potential, and their understanding of the world has also become stronger.

They knew the world was round, they knew why fire could burn, and they knew the composition of air.

And so on and so forth.

In any case, as long as a Soul Master joins the Armed Forces Department, every Soul Master's cultivation level advances by leaps and bounds, as if they suddenly have an epiphany. Compared to the lifeless Mingde Hall, the Armed Forces Department is indeed a rising star, and all of this is brought about by the Second in the World.

In addition, the fact that the Second Under Heaven has a relationship with the royal family makes him extremely superior to the top student at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. Even ninth-level soul masters do not dare to be presumptuous in front of him, but instead treat him with utmost respect.

They did not look down on him because of his age.

They regarded the second-best in the world as someone on par with Jing Hongchen, someone they couldn't afford to offend.

Plus,
They're too busy currying favor with the second-best in the world.

Who wouldn't want to learn math and physics?
Who doesn't want to reach new heights?

They had long wanted to join the Armed Forces Department, but once they joined, they would be blacklisted by Mingde Hall. The Armed Forces Department was not yet well-established and could not provide them with a powerful research lab and resources for their research.

So they are still in a wait-and-see state.

However, as clever as they were, they already knew that this situation wouldn't last long. Once the struggle for the throne ended, everything would be settled.

But now, a sudden opportunity has arisen.

The world's second-best has now managed to tear open a gap, allowing Jing Hongchen to lift the ban on joining the Armed Forces' ninth-level Soul Masters.

If the sect leader can really agree, then that would be an incredible thing.

They'll be eager to join the armed forces. As for what Jing Hongchen thinks?
In truth, they weren't very loyal to Jing Hongchen; they were just being manipulated by him.

Jing Hongchen is stubborn, arrogant, and disdainful of others. In addition, he is extremely cold-hearted. The reason why they are loyal to Jing Hongchen is entirely because he controls their lifeline, high-level soul guidance research equipment, and rare mineral resources.

Boss, you absolutely have to succeed!
Whether I can work for you or not depends on you today.

These level nine Soul Fighters were in a rather miserable state at the moment, but their eyes revealed a look of anticipation.

They respectfully made way for the second-best in the world, and as the arrogant second-best in the world slowly walked behind Jing Hongchen, they became nervous.

Because the atmosphere is a bit tense!
Looking at Jing Hongchen's disheveled appearance, the Second Under Heaven simply smiled coldly, "Teacher, have you forgotten something?"

"what?"

It seems that Jing Hongchen is planning to renege on his debt.

However, the second-best in the world doesn't tolerate him.

"Teacher, I sacrificed a 100,000-year-old wind dragon. It possessed immense combat power. With my assistance, its combat power could even rival that of a Limit Douluo. It was the sharpest weapon of our Sun Moon Empire, as His Highness already knew. In fact, the armor it wore was even funded by His Highness. His Highness placed great hopes on it. Now, because of your wrong decision, it was sacrificed to save you and the other Soul Masters. If you still want to renege on your debt, don't blame me for turning against you."

"Remove them from the blacklist of all Soul Masters in the Armed Forces Department, and allow them to freely enter and leave Mingde Hall for research. As for funding and rare metals, these will be provided by the Armed Forces Department itself. All I need is for them to be able to return to Mingde Hall and conduct their research in their original research rooms."

"That's my bottom line."

The second most righteous person in the world couldn't refuse Jing Hongchen at all, and this was already quite a concession.

Mingde Hall is the most powerful research institution in the entire Sun Moon Empire. Some of its advanced soul guidance research equipment and instruments are the result of the accumulation of several generations or even more than ten generations.

The second-best person in the world couldn't possibly handcraft so many research instruments, nor would they have the time to do so.

Although he has already begun researching the industrial system, and the first soul-guided machine tool will soon be developed, completing the first step of the industrial soul-guided system.

However, it is ultimately different from the basic soul guidance system, and current soul guides are still more accustomed to the original system.

Forcing them to adapt to the new system would reduce their work efficiency, which would be counterproductive. As for the new soul guidance system, it is ultimately just icing on the cake for these level eight and nine soul masters.

The second-best in the world these days is to select some new talents to cultivate.

Therefore, Mingdetang is still indispensable.

Moreover, the Second Best in the World also harbors ambitions to annex Mingde Hall, incorporate it into the Armed Forces Department, and firmly control the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

All of this is just around the corner.

Once the war breaks out, Jing Hongchen will be relegated to the sidelines by Xu Tianran.

Xu Tianran wouldn't want someone who tries to take sides and is a fence-sitter.

It's like, once I ascend the throne, you'll be loyal to me, isn't that just a matter of course?

Once Xu Tianran has secured his position, he will begin to purge those who have been out of the picture for a long time, with Jing Hongchen being his first choice.

In the original work, Jing Hongchen's fate was extremely tragic: once the birds are gone, the good bow is put away; once the cunning rabbit is dead, the hunting dog is cooked.

Jing Hongchen felt very wronged.

But the second-best in the world only knows that he brought it on himself.

"Now that you've grown wings, you dare to speak to me like that? I am second to none in the world. I am the head of Mingde Hall, and I am the dean of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. You are just a chief student. Please know your place."

"So what? Teacher, I'll ask you one more time, do you acknowledge that previous transaction or not?"

The second-best person in the world was being increasingly aggressive, and Jing Hongchen's expression grew increasingly grim.

"Let's put this matter aside for now. I'll go back and think it over carefully before giving you an answer. Let's leave it at that for now. You go back to the competition and make sure you win the championship."

The Second Under Heaven shook his head, his eyes filled with coldness. His storage soul tool flickered slightly, and a white light appeared. Soon, a piece of paper covered with writing appeared in front of him.

With a gentle pull, the piece of paper floated to Jing Hongchen's face. Then, the Second Under Heaven's voice slowly rang out, "Teacher, the contract has been written for you. You just need to sign it. The rest will be handled by my people. You don't need to worry about it."

Upon hearing this, Jing Hongchen flew into a rage. A powerful surge of soul energy erupted from his body, and the paper floating in front of him was torn into pieces and scattered in the air.

"No one can threaten me, Jing Hongchen, not even you. I owe you a favor for what happened today, but opening up access is impossible. If I agree, none of these opportunists will stay."

Jing Hongchen's eyes turned red. After he finished speaking, he gave the surviving level nine soul masters a cold look.

Anyone caught in Jing Hongchen's gaze lowered their head in embarrassment and shame.

The head of Mingde Hall had sharp eyes and naturally knew what they were thinking.

The Second Best in the World's move was aimed at completely emptying Mingdetang's coffers. How could he possibly agree to such a humiliating condition?

Once he agrees, Mingde Hall will no longer be his. Is Mingde Hall still Mingde Hall without a Soul Master? He will no longer be able to stop the rise of the second strongest in the world.

"You're trying to uproot me, which I absolutely cannot agree to. If you insist on forcing me, then let's fight to the death. I've seen all kinds of storms, why would I be afraid of a mere greenhorn like you?"

The second-best person in the world naturally knew what Jing Hongchen was worried about. He also expressed his understanding, after all, this was only human nature.

He had no intention of severing ties with Jing Hongchen, so he relaxed his conditions.

"Perhaps I didn't explain clearly. Let me explain again. I want the teacher to have the authority to remove all members of Mingde Hall who previously joined the Armed Forces Department from the blacklist. In return, the Armed Forces Department can stop recruiting and prohibit any Soul Masters from Mingde Hall from joining."

"They insisted on coming, and I couldn't get rid of them no matter what I said. Actually, I didn't want to hurt our master-disciple relationship, but there was nothing I could do about it. I have to be responsible for the Soul Masters who have already joined the Armed Forces Department. As for Soul Masters who want to join the Armed Forces Department in the future, I can strictly prohibit them from entering. What do you think, teacher?"

Jing Hongchen was stunned upon hearing this!
He was somewhat skeptical.

Is the second-best person in the world really that kind?

Is this a scam?
However, if that's the case, it's not impossible to agree.

Since they've already left, he can't possibly let them come back; they're all traitors.

As long as no new people betray it, its losses are not particularly large.

Moreover, he was in the wrong in this matter, because although he was the head of Mingde Hall, Mingde Hall did not belong to him, Jing Hongchen, but to the Sun Moon Empire.

These Soul Masters had simply joined another faction within the Empire, and one that possessed royal privileges.

It wasn't treason.

They remain the soul masters of the Yue Empire.

Jing Hongchen's decision to blacklist them was unreasonable and a personal matter.

In other words, he held a very high position in the Sun Moon Empire, was able to control the situation, and no one dared to point fingers or gossip about him.

However, as time goes on, it will still have a very negative impact.

Since they're all gone anyway, we might as well do them a favor and send them off.

As long as the second-best in the world keeps its promise and stops recruiting soul masters from Mingde Hall or poaching his members, this kind of trivial matter is not worth mentioning.

"Are you telling the truth?"

The Second Under Heaven smiled, his usually expressionless face tense up, making his smile look extremely cold.

"It's written in black and white; the teacher can go and see for himself."

As he spoke, another contract flew out from the second-best storage soul tool in the world, exactly the same as the previous one, two copies in total.

Jing Hongchen looked at it and found that there were no loopholes, so he happily signed his name.

It's clear that both master and apprentice are satisfied with this deal.

Jing Hongchen smiled for the first time in a long time.

Only the ninth-level soul masters behind them had bitter expressions on their faces, looking as if they were living a life worse than death.

The leader is happy, but they're suffering.

It hurts, it hurts too much.

Meanwhile, thanks to the tireless efforts of the Healer Douluo and the sincere assistance of other Soul Masters, Poison Undying's injuries finally stabilized.

His breathing stabilized, and his life was saved.

But that arm remained forever in the Star Luo Empire.

This is a fatal blow to a powerful being like Poison Undying.

(End of this chapter)