Chapter 212: The Ordinary Alliance's True Power
Xiao Qiang remained silent. He had long known about the tricks that senior leaders might play, but he did not expect to be contacted so easily just by releasing a Titled Douluo.
Seeing Xiao Qiang's silence, Liu Yeqing smiled slightly. "Don't worry, sir. For a distinguished guest like you, all our furniture has never been used by anyone. If you like, you can take these furniture away at any time, or you can tell me to leave them here and make them your exclusive items. Of course, if you need it, I can also serve you. For Titled Douluo, our place is different from outside. Everything is very clean and only personal items."
"As for the pressure resistance of the furniture, don't worry, sir. Those here have at least two hundred-year spirit rings and spirit power above level 25, fully capable of bearing your weight."
Xiao Qiang: "…"
Are you sure you're talking about furniture?
Xiao Qiang looked at the women. They were all stationed outside, and he wondered how many people would fight for them. Besides the identity of a spirit master, it must be said that the Ordinary Alliance was truly rich in capital.
Because Xiao Qiang displayed the cultivation level of a Titled Douluo, Shangguan Weier did not dare delay and soon brought several maids to the room where Xiao Qiang waited.
"Sorry to have kept you waiting," Shangguan Weier bent slightly to Xiao Qiang, showing her attractive curves wrapped in a cheongsam. However, because Xiao Qiang knew some of Shangguan Weier's background, he was not swayed by her charm.
Seeing Xiao Qiang's unmoved expression, Shangguan Weier did not hurry. The person reported by her subordinates was a Titled Douluo; it was normal for a strong man of this level to have self-control. If she were directly controlled by him, she would have to question if this Titled Douluo was real or fake.
"No problem."
"It's good that you are satisfied with the service of my men," Shangguan Weier said as she sat down elegantly, every movement full of charm. If Xiao Qiang hadn't read the original work, he might not have remained unmoved.
"I wonder why you came to my Ordinary Alliance?"
Xiao Qiang looked steadily at Shangguan Weier. As their eyes met, Xiao Qiang's eyes suddenly transformed into three-magatama Sharingan. In a glance, he forcibly controlled Shangguan Weier. "Tell me, who is behind the Ordinary Alliance? How did you become one of the three major underground forces in Mingdu?"
"There is no completely clear master behind the Ordinary Alliance. It was originally established by a group of sons of dignitaries to facilitate their search for women. At the beginning, this force was not large, but as more sons of dignitaries joined—from first-rank officials, royal princes, and Kong family branches to illegitimate sons of local city lords—their personal influence was not strong, but because of their huge numbers and involvement in all aspects, with people in almost every place, the Ordinary Alliance continued to grow."
"In other words, there is no real person in charge behind the Ordinary Alliance. It is just a behemoth gradually formed by the fusion of power from many people with some influence?"
"Yes. The people who joined were all from side branches of powerful families. With the continuous growth of the Ordinary Alliance, in terms of individual influence, I am now even more influential than those behind me, but I can't offend those people. Finding beauties from all over the country requires the assistance of the bastards of city lords, and doing things smoothly requires the protection of high-ranking families. Many things can proceed without problems."
Xiao Qiang observed Shangguan Weier closely. With his strong spiritual perception, he could see the depth of her foundation. Although she was the weakest Titled Douluo at level 91, she had a foundation surpassing the bastards of ordinary nobles in this Douluo tier, where Titled Douluo status was still highly valuable.
"Since there is no big force behind it, the Ordinary Alliance will become one of the forces of the Soul Palace in the future." After confirming the situation of the Ordinary Alliance, Xiao Qiang lifted his control over Shangguan Weier and said, revealing his original appearance as he lifted the simulation.
"You… you are the master of the Soul Palace!"
Before Shangguan Weier could react to being controlled, Xiao Qiang's words about annexing the Ordinary Alliance made her uneasy.
"It's me. I wonder what the leader of the Ordinary Alliance thinks about this?"
"I… can I refuse?" Shangguan Weier said with a wry smile.
Recalling how she was directly controlled just moments ago, as a control-type Titled Douluo, Shangguan Weier immediately understood the power gap between them. Without a powerful backer behind her, she quickly decided to side with Westerner Wei Junjie.
"The Ordinary Alliance is still under your control. I have no intention of intervening now. Find me some beautiful soul masters no older than seventeen years. Their soul power only needs to be level 27 or above. The key is that they are beautiful and no one else knows they were servants of the Ordinary Alliance before."
Xiao Qiang had originally planned to request soul masters above level 31, but considering the threshold for seventeen-year-old three-ring soul masters and limited screening numbers, he lowered the threshold to above level 27.
A thousand-year-level head soul bone can pull a person's spiritual power directly to the Spirit Sea Mirror, meaning these soul masters can absorb hundred-year and thousand-year-old souls in addition to a ten-thousand-year-old soul. A hundred-year-old soul is trivial, but a thousand-year-old soul can also increase combat power.
Especially if the third soul ring is fully loaded with soul bones, the third soul level can reach about seven thousand years, improving talent and reducing training time by two levels of soul power. It's very suitable for the All-Continent High-level Soul Master Competition three years from now.
"I know, but I don't know how many people the hall master wants?"
"Thirty, but it can be more. It would be best if I could pick more."
"I obey your orders. The shop owner can rest assured about this matter. I'm just worried those who support you behind the scenes might suddenly leave…"
"It's okay. I'll handle things over there. Don't worry. If they want to make trouble, tell them to come to the Soul Palace."
The Soul Palace not only gives ordinary soul masters chances to rise but also benefits high-level soul masters.
Although they must catch soul beasts themselves, the 70,000-year-old sixth ring in the Titled Douluo family and the 35,000-year-old fifth ring in the Soul Douluo family make those Titled and Soul Douluo with families dare not offend the Soul Palace.
After all, if you come to the Soul Palace to cause trouble, the Soul Palace still allows your people to merge souls normally. Only villains in Tang Jia San Shao's books would do such a thing.