Douluo Jueshi: Who made him a soul mentor!

Chapter 80 Xu Tianran: A real man can bend and stretch!
The smile on Xu Tianran's face froze for a moment, but then returned to normal. He hadn't expected the Holy Spirit Church's people to look down on him so much and have no respect for him at all.

It's really like a dragon swimming in shallow water being bullied by shrimps. If he was still the crown prince of the Sun and Moon Empire, who would dare to speak to him like this!
Xu Tianran's heart was filled with anger, but he still didn't dare to confront the people from the Holy Spirit Church.

Because now he was begging the Holy Spirit Church for cooperation, and if the Holy Spirit Church did not cooperate with him, it would not have any impact on the Holy Spirit Church. But it would have a huge impact on Xu Tianran, because without the Holy Spirit Church, his plan would not be successful.

Therefore, no matter how angry or humiliated Xu Tianran was, he still had to put on a smile and swallow his anger. He could not really break up with the Holy Spirit Church and terminate the cooperation.

But even so, Xu Tianran intends to do his best to fight for his rights.

Because he still has some bargaining chips in his hands. First of all, he can cover for the Holy Spirit Church. Because of its status, the Holy Spirit Church cannot openly interfere in the struggle for the throne.

Because this is an internal matter of the Sun-Moon Empire, the Holy Spirit Church's intervention as an outsider is an interference in national affairs.

Although Xu Tianran was not very clear about his father Emperor Xu Jing's thoughts, if he were the emperor, he would definitely not want to see the people of the Holy Spirit Church interfere in the struggle between the princes.

Because the emperor allowed these princes to fight in order to select the most outstanding, intelligent, and powerful prince to be the emperor of the Sun-Moon Empire. If the Holy Spirit Cult intervened, it would be impossible to test which prince was more outstanding.

Therefore, Xu Tianran asked himself, if he were the emperor, he would definitely not allow the Holy Spirit Church to interfere.

As for whether what his father Emperor Xu Jing thought was consistent with his guess, Xu Tianran had no way to confirm it.

After all, he is not a worm in Xu Jing's stomach, so how could he really grasp the emperor's thoughts?

In addition to this, he also has a prince who is most suitable to be a puppet in his hand.

After a period of observation, Xu Tianran found the weak prince who was the most suitable candidate for support, that was the ninth prince, Xu Tianxuan.

The mother of the ninth prince Xu Tianxuan was just an ordinary palace maid with beautiful appearance. She was seduced by the emperor when he was in a good mood and luckily became pregnant with a prince. Therefore, the ninth prince Xu Tianxuan did not have a strong maternal family support behind him.

Moreover, Xu Tianxuan had no ambition and was greedy for pleasure. He immersed himself in beauty and wine all day long. He was already fifteen years old, but still only a three-ringed Soul Master. He really brought shame to the royal family.

He had no strong maternal family support, and his own talent and strength were among the lowest among the many princes, so no ministers or nobles supported him.

Xu Tianran sent people to secretly observe the Ninth Prince Xu Tianxuan several times. He even sent several beautiful female spies into the Ninth Prince's mansion to extort information from him during happy moments.

In the end, it was discovered that this person really had no ambition. His biggest dream in this life was to get a decent fiefdom, to act tyrannically on the fiefdom, to enjoy wealth and glory, and to make love with beautiful women every day.

On weekdays, all the affairs of the prince's mansion were supervised by the chief steward. He didn't even know that the salary and rewards given to him by the palace were embezzled by the eunuchs under his command. He was simply a complete waste.

Even his cultivation is like fishing for three days and drying the net for two days, which can be said to be extremely lazy.

This kind of trash, anyone who saw it would shake their head. Compared to him, Xu Tianran, they were two completely different extremes.

Xu Tianran was a man of extraordinary talent. He practiced diligently every day and reached the Soul Saint realm at the age of 20. During the day, he also had to handle government affairs and recruit talents to develop his power.

He also had to secretly find ways to weaken his brothers... There were so many things to do that he didn't even have time to rest. He wished that one hour could be turned into two hours.

Therefore, Xu Tianran, who is ambitious, has great aspirations and thirsts for power, looks down upon lazy waste like the ninth prince Xu Tianxuan.

However, although Xu Tianran looked down on the ninth prince Xu Tianxuan, he thought that Xu Tianxuan was very suitable to be a puppet.

Xu Tianxuan had no power, no strength, no talent, and no wisdom. He couldn't even control the eunuchs in the prince's mansion, and he only knew how to enjoy playing with women.

If such a person became emperor, he would most likely be a tyrant who ignored state affairs and only cared about enjoying himself.

Then Xu Tianran's good days would come. After all, if the emperor ignored state affairs, Xu Tianran would be very willing to take care of them. By then, he would have great power in his hands and might even be able to become the regent.

Even in the long run, there is hope of cultivating power, winning over the strong, and undermining the emperor.

As for the other princes, Xu Tianran discovered after investigation that although they had no power, some of them had good talents, some were ambitious, and anyway, they were all difficult to control.

If he ascends the throne in the future and controls the palace's offering hall and the country's protection, then Xu Tianran will definitely not be able to compete.

Therefore, Xu Tianran chose the ninth prince Xu Tianxuan for his strong support.

With his support, the power of the ninth prince Xu Tianxuan increased greatly. Although he was still not as powerful as the second and third princes, he was already qualified to compete for the throne.

The only thing that made Xu Tianran unhappy was that the first thing Xu Tianxuan did after gaining his support and gaining power was to get all the beauties that he couldn't get before.

Then he drank and had fun with the beauty every day, which made Xu Tianran, a model worker and a disabled person who could not have sex, extremely jealous.

However, although he was unhappy, Xu Tianran became more confident in the ninth prince Xu Tianxuan.

In addition to these, Xu Tianran's understanding of the Sun-Moon Empire is far greater than that of the Holy Spirit Church. Many secret rules of the court, as well as the tolerance of the Sun-Moon Empire's top leaders towards certain facts, are all his bargaining chips.

With these chips, Xu Tianran believed that he could negotiate terms with the people of the Holy Spirit Church.

Xu Tianran, sitting in a wheelchair, looked at Zhongli Wu, dressed in a black robe, who was aggressively trying to seize the right to speak, and laughed out loud. "Hahaha, Master Zhongli Wu, of course I can listen to your Holy Spirit Sect."

Zhongli Wu nodded in satisfaction when he heard Xu Tianran's words, thinking to himself, "It's a good thing that the deposed Crown Prince Xu Tianran is sensible."

Zhongli Wu had the confidence to openly ask Xu Tianran to listen to his Holy Spirit Teachings.

In Zhongli Wu's opinion, Xu Tianran is now in danger. If he does not have the help of the Holy Spirit Church, Xu Tianran will be killed by the second prince and the third prince sooner or later.

So, since he had the initiative, he naturally thought that he could control Xu Tianran at will and make him a vassal of his Holy Spirit Church.

Just when Zhongli Wu thought he had Xu Tianran under control.

Xu Tianran suddenly changed the subject, making a 180-degree turn, and said expressionlessly, "Master Zhongli Wu, but I have a few questions for you about the Holy Spirit Sect.

Is that your Holy Spirit Church's secret understanding of the rules of the Sun-Moon Empire?
Do you, the Holy Spirit Church, understand the civil and military officials in the court? Do you understand my father, Emperor Xu Jing, and the high-ranking officials of the Sun Moon Empire? If you understand all of this, then what's wrong with me listening to you, the Holy Spirit Church?"

Although Xu Tianran needed help from the Holy Spirit Church, he was unwilling to be a puppet vassal who only knew how to nod and bow. He wanted autonomy, so he had to be appropriately tough, otherwise the Holy Spirit Church would really treat him as a soft persimmon and manipulate him at will.

When Zhongli Wu heard Xu Tianran's words, he couldn't help but frown.

Xu Tianran is an inhumane deposed prince. Without him, the Holy Spirit Church would be a complete loser. How dare you speak to him in such a tone? Who gave you the courage?

As for what Xu Tianran said just now, Zhongli Wu admitted that it made a lot of sense. His Holy Spirit Church did not know enough about the high-level officials of the Sun-Moon Empire, but this was no reason for Xu Tianran, a deposed prince, to speak to him in such a tone.

In Zhongli Wu's eyes, Xu Tianran at this time was a weak person, while he was a stronger person of a higher position.

As an evil spirit master, Zhongli Wu always believed in the law of the jungle, where the strong prey on the weak and rule over all. For a weakling to ask a question to a powerful being like him in such a tone was undoubtedly an offense.

Zhongli Wu looked at Xu Tianran with dissatisfaction and immediately said in a stern voice, "Xu Tianran, do you think you are still the crown prince of the Sun Moon Empire?
If you were still the prince, I would admit that you were qualified to speak to my Holy Spirit Church on an equal footing.

But now you are just the deposed crown prince. Without my Holy Spirit Sect, you will be killed by your brothers sooner or later. What qualifications do you have to have an equal dialogue with my Holy Spirit Sect now? "

Xu Tianran had a smile on his face, but his heart was boiling with anger. He thought to himself, "Okay, okay, I've spoken my mind, huh? That's really good. You lowly people, just wait and see. If I ever gain power, I'll definitely kill you all!"

Xu Tianran wanted to chop Zhongli Wu, who offended his dignity, into pieces and feed them to dogs, but he kept smiling.

Xu Tianran immediately changed from being tough to being gentle.

It's okay to be tough to a certain extent, but you must never be tough all the time. A real man must be able to bend and stretch, to be soft and hard, and to lower his posture and please when it is time to do so.

Xu Tianran said gently, "Master Zhongli Wu, your Holy Spirit Sect is very powerful, but my father and the high-ranking officials of the Sun-Moon Empire are afraid of you and are unwilling to let you become powerful.

This is the situation that your Holy Spirit Church is facing now in the Sun-Moon Empire.

Now we are cooperating. You, the Holy Spirit Church, will provide the power, and I will be responsible for the planning. We will support the weak prince to ascend the throne, which will be of great benefit to both of us.

The fact that I was able to defeat the second and third brothers to become the crown prince was enough to prove that my plan was successful.

The reason why I ended up like this is because I didn’t have enough protection around me.

And now, with the support of your Holy Spirit Church, my shortcomings will be completely made up.

By then, wouldn't it be easy to support a prince to ascend the throne?
Your Holy Spirit Church is not familiar with the Sun-Moon Empire and cannot make accurate plans, but this is what I am good at.

We each have our own strengths and can fully complement each other. If we work together, both will benefit. If we separate, no one will benefit."

Xu Tianran and Zhongli Wu then engaged in a heated discussion. After two hours, they finally concluded their discussion and reached a mutually beneficial partnership.

Xu Tianran sat in a wheelchair, his mouth dry and his lips almost worn out. It was obvious that he had just put in a lot of effort to persuade Zhongli Wu.

Xu Tianran felt relieved, thinking to himself, "I've finally overcome the biggest difficulty. With the support of the Holy Spirit Church, I will definitely be able to help Xu Tianxuan ascend to the throne, and thus rise again!"

Xu Tianran said to Zhongli Wu with a sincere smile on his face, "Master Zhongli Wu, it's a pleasure to work with you."

Zhongli Wu snorted, "Xu Tianran, you are quite eloquent. I hope your actions can be as good as your words."

After the two parties reached a cooperation agreement, they immediately began to discuss the follow-up content, such as how to support the useless Ninth Prince to ascend the throne.

Xu Tianran gave the information of the ninth prince Xu Tianxuan to Zhongli Wu for review.

Zhongli Wu was also somewhat curious about Xu Tianran's chosen ninth prince, Xu Tianxuan. After all, Xu Tianxuan would be the Holy Spirit Church's target of support for a period of time.

He naturally had to observe carefully and consider whether the candidate was suitable.

Otherwise, if he is helped to ascend the throne at that time, and this person turns his back on people like Xu Jing, and is ruthless and decisive, then wouldn't all the investment be wasted?

Zhongli Wu read the information for a long time and had a preliminary understanding of the ninth prince Xu Tianxuan, but seeing is believing.

In order to further confirm whether the content of the information is true, he and Xu Tianran secretly went to the Ninth Prince's mansion to observe Xu Tianxuan's lively, decadent and luxurious nightlife.

After observing for a while, Zhongli Wu nodded frequently, obviously very satisfied with Xu Tianxuan, the Ninth Prince who had many tricks and was the best at eating, drinking and having fun.

Zhongli Wu said in amazement, "I didn't expect that Emperor Xu Jing would have such a son."

After saying that, Zhongli Wu also glanced at Xu Tianran, looking at Xu Tianran's wise eyes and his firm attitude despite his physical disability and the ups and downs he had experienced.

It is hard to believe that two such completely opposite people are actually half-brothers.

Xu Tianran smiled and said, "Master Zhongli Wu, an emperor like this is a good emperor, isn't it?"

After hearing this, Zhongli Wu laughed heartily, "Yes, yes, this kind of emperor is a good emperor."

The two laughed for a while, and then Zhongli Wu said, "I will send a master from the Holy Spirit Cult to lurk beside Xu Tianxuan to protect his safety and monitor his every move. What do you think?"

Xu Tianran knew that Zhongli Wu was worried about him supervising Xu Tianxuan alone, so he sent one of his subordinates to supervise him together.

Xu Tianran saw through it but didn't expose it. He smiled and said, "Master Zhongli Wu is very thoughtful. Tianran admires you. Everything will be done according to your will. Master Zhongli Wu."

However, the most important thing right now is to weaken the other princes, otherwise it would be troublesome if they ascended to the throne of Crown Prince."

Xu Tianran said coldly, "Among all the princes today, the one with the greatest power and the highest popularity is the Second Prince Xu Tianyu.

I think the most important thing now is to weaken the Second Prince Xu Tianyu and break his wings!"

(End of this chapter)