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Chapter 102 I Didn't Kill Him (Please Subscribe!!!)

Miles is dead!

The entire city of Gengxin descended into chaos after dawn.

Who is Miles?
Platinum Bishop!

His status was like that of a Contra player; even the city lord of Gengxin City dared not show him the slightest disrespect.

Because of this, even though he was only a Soul Emperor, he was able to act arrogantly and domineeringly in Gengxin City, which had more than five Soul Saints, for so many years.

Even Su Ming and Zhu Jiuyang generally avoided him, refusing to step in his mess unless absolutely necessary. Of course, Miles was also sensible and never caused any trouble for Zhu Jiuyang's faction.

Miles is now dead.

No sign.

The city lord of Gengxin City was under the most pressure at this moment. He had been cursing the murderer who killed Miles all morning.

However, no amount of cursing could help. All he could do was urge the city guards below to seal off Gengxin City and strictly prohibit anyone from entering or leaving.

"Spirit metals have leaked out, and Miles also obtained them. He must have informed the Spirit Hall, and their envoy has probably already set off. Miles died at this critical juncture!"

Zhao Tieshan suspected that someone was targeting him.

The profits from spirit metals are enormous, and the Blacksmith Association will inevitably become the next vortex in the Soul Master world. Similarly, the position of city lord of Gengxin City, where the Blacksmith Association is located, will certainly be coveted by many.

Zhao Tieshan had considered that he would be eliminated by various means, but he never expected that the other party would be so bold as to kill a platinum bishop directly.

"The Blacksmiths' Association must be anxious too. The most urgent thing now is to find the murderer. I need to form a united front with them."

Zhao Tieshan felt that his competitors were causing trouble, and similarly, the Blacksmith Association would think that the person who killed Miles was after them.

Blacksmiths Guild.

Fifth floor.

Upon learning of Miles' death, all the master-level blacksmiths who had been in seclusion emerged from their training.

Even the tall buildings were alerted.

At this moment, in the forging room high up in the building, gathered the group of people with the best forging skills in the association.

All eyes were on Zhu Jiuyang.

Zhu Jiuyang has the highest cultivation level in the entire association, and he also has the most impressive background.

Currently, only his lineage has mastered the key to spirit forging techniques.

Zhu Jiuyang remained relatively calm. He actually possessed the ability to kill Miles and was not afraid of retaliation.

At this moment, everyone else looked at him, and apart from Su Ming, they were probably wondering if he had killed Miles.

"I didn't kill Miles."

He spoke first, clarifying his position.

He then began to analyze the causes and consequences of Miles' death.

"Miles' death must be of great importance to us, and related to our upcoming cooperation with the major forces of Star Luo and the Spirit Hall."

"As everyone here knows, the association has intended to remain neutral from the very beginning. It will cooperate with both the two great empires and the Spirit Hall, while not excluding cooperation with sects on this basis."

"However, this is our opinion, and some people will certainly not accept this."

"Does President Zhu think the Star Luo Empire made the move this time?" Si Long asked with a grim expression, offering a guess.

After the reform of the Forging Masters Association, there are now three presidents: Lou Gao, Su Ming, and Zhu Jiuyang. In reality, they are in charge of the operation of the association. Su Ming's senior brother, Huo Lie, is the one who acts as his servant.

Strictly speaking, Huo Lie's status is even higher than that of Si Long and other former master blacksmiths.

Huo Lie didn't come this time because he sensed the opportunity for a breakthrough and was about to break through to level 60, so he went into seclusion.

Silong's guess resonated with those present.

Lou Gao couldn't help but nod in agreement with Si Long's guess.

The Star Luo Empire is the most likely candidate to intervene, as it has angered the Spirit Hall, making it much more difficult for the Forging Masters Association to maintain neutrality through cooperation with the Spirit Hall.

Gengxin City is, after all, within the territory of the Star Luo Empire. Without the support of the Spirit Hall, it would be extremely difficult to achieve cooperation with the Heaven Dou Empire. With some further arrangements, perhaps the Blacksmith Association could be made completely subservient to the Star Luo royal family, serving only their purposes.

"It cannot be ruled out that the Spirit Hall orchestrated this themselves," Su Ming said.

He spoke up at this point, offering another perspective.

“Miles is no good to our association. The Spirit Hall must know that. Perhaps getting rid of Miles is for better cooperation in the future.”

With Miles out of the way, both sides can better accept each other. "Moreover, because of the death of the Platinum Bishop in our cooperation, the Spirit Hall can also gain a certain moral high ground in various aspects, thus gaining an advantage in the cooperation. After all, they have already fallen behind the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. This move may be able to directly catch up with the leading Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School."

Su Ming's logic is also very complete.

After he finished speaking, Lou Gao couldn't help but nod.

Makes sense.

Duan Jin couldn't help but ask, "Couldn't it just be a normal revenge killing?"

"It's unlikely," Zhu Jiuyang said.

As everyone was discussing, there was a knock on the door of the forge.

The group exchanged glances, and Si Long went to open the door.

There were two people outside the door: Ning Yuan and Chen Xin.

"Your Excellency Sword Douluo, please take a seat."

Zhu Jiuyang made a gesture of invitation.

After Chen Xin nodded in acknowledgment, he also took a seat, while Ning Yuan stood to the side. He coughed lightly and his first words were to distance himself from the situation.

“Miles was not killed by us, and his death has nothing to do with our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.”

“We naturally have no doubts about your sect,” Zhu Jiuyang said.

Ning Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "In addition, Elder Bijian has some information that may be useful to you all."

Oh?
All eyes were on Chen Xin.

To be honest, everyone felt immense pressure sitting in the middle of such a titled Douluo.

At this moment, everyone stared at Chen Xin, feeling uneasy, as if they had dared to put pressure on a Title Douluo.

Chen Xin ignored all these twists and turns.

“Two days ago, a titled Douluo passed through Gengxin City. He had spied on the Association and should have sensed my presence, after which he went into hiding.”

Titled Douluo?

Su Ming's expression changed slightly.

He looked at Silong.

According to Si Long's speculation, the Star Luo Empire is very likely to take action, and everything is in the Star Luo Empire's interest.

Two days
The auction of the spirit metal took place four days ago. From the time they obtained the spirit metal, realized there was a problem with it, to the time they sent a titled Douluo to Gengxin City to investigate, were two days enough?

Seemingly knowing that everyone had thought this far, Chen Xin said, "I can reach Xingluo City within a day if I set off from Gengxin City."

enough!
Chen Xin answered the questions in everyone's minds.

Because of Chen Xin's information, their guesses about the culprit have become more skewed.

Based on the information currently available, it is most likely that the Star Luo Empire intervened to kill Miles.

As for whether the Star Luo royal family has any titled Douluo, that is beyond doubt.

Unlike the Heavenly Dou Empire, which constantly divided and delegated power, resulting in numerous sects, the Star Luo Empire was much more unified in its rule. There were no divided kingdoms, and even fewer super sects like the Upper Three Sects.

Under this system, all titled Douluo within the Star Luo Empire are naturally concentrated in the Star Luo Royal Family, or more precisely, in the Hall of Worship established by the Star Luo Royal Family.

"On the surface, there are three titled Douluo belonging to the Star Luo royal family: the current Star Luo Emperor, White Tiger Douluo, Star Crown Douluo, and Nebula Douluo."

Chen Xin spoke, listing the three major titles of the Star Luo Royal Family that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School knew of.

"White Tiger Douluo is unlikely to personally take action. Both Star Crown Douluo and Nebula Douluo are known for their mastery of stellar power. Among them, Star Crown Douluo's cultivation leans towards the support type. If someone is sent to assassinate him, Nebula Douluo is the most likely candidate."

The Star Crown Martial Soul combines strong offensive and supportive characteristics, making it an extremely powerful top-tier Martial Soul. Crucially, even if one cultivates it as a support-type Soul Master, its cultivation speed will not be reduced.

This is the inherited martial spirit of the Star Luo royal family in the second era of Dou Di Zhuan.

Now it is the era of Dou Yi, and the Star Luo royal family is still the Dai family that inherits the White Tiger Martial Soul.

As for Nebula Douluo, according to Chen Xin's introduction, the information about Nebula Douluo during the second era of Douluo was almost the same as what Su Ming knew—his martial soul was the Nebula Fan, which combined agility and power, and he had excellent concealment and stealth abilities.

This is a powerful martial spirit that has been passed down even up to the second era of Dou Di Zhuan.

Star Crown, Nebula Fan
To be fair, the powerful families of the Star Luo Empire are quite accomplished in understanding star attributes.

Su Ming couldn't help but marvel at how stable the structure of the Star Luo Empire was. From the first to the second Douluo Continent, apart from the throne changing from the Dai family, who held the White Tiger Douluo title, to the Xu family, who held the Star Crown Martial Soul title, everything else was passed down stably.

(End of this chapter)