NOVEL WEB Chapter 220: The Underlying Madness of Star Luo
"I wouldn't know about that."
The middle-aged man smiled and shook his head, "I also bought it from someone. These incomplete dragon bones were just thrown in as a bonus because the value of the items I traded was too high... although I have no use for them."
Since they couldn't be absorbed as soul bones, the value of these incomplete dragon bones plummeted, and they had long been considered as tasteless collectibles by the major families of Star Luo.
Although some tried to use them to craft soul tools, the results were not very good.
"Could you introduce me?" Huo Yuhao narrowed his eyes and said calmly, "I will give you a satisfactory reward."
"You want complete dragon bones, don't you?"
The middle-aged man pondered for a moment, then nodded, "Of course, but I can't be sure if they are the first-hand source of the dragon bones."
At this point, his tone shifted, and a strange smile appeared on his lips.
"So, instead of looking for them, I have a better suggestion."
Standing behind Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena, acting as a "guard," Le Xiaoling's eyes narrowed as she sensed danger and wanted to warn the two.
But a shadow flashed, and Le Xiaoling felt her vision go dark as she lost consciousness.
The middle-aged man had unknowingly arrived behind her, without even using his martial soul.
Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena calmly watched this scene, showing no surprise.
They had long prepared for the fact that those who knew the core secrets of Dragon Valley wouldn't be ordinary soul masters. Although Le Xiaoling couldn't sense it, the middle-aged man's strength was clear to them.
He was clearly a Title Douluo.
The only thing that surprised them was that the person who came was not from the Holy Spirit Cult or the Star Luo authorities, but from the Dawn Society.
The man didn't hide his actions. After confirming that Le Xiaoling was unconscious, he set up a soul power barrier before respectfully bowing to the two, "I apologize for disturbing you two esteemed guests from the Spirit Pagoda. I am Mo Yan, representing the Dawn Society."
Glancing at Le Xiaoling, who was lying unconscious on the floor, Huo Yuhao didn't pay her any mind and instead focused on Mo Yan, who claimed to be from the Dawn Society.
"After just attacking the train carrying our federal delegation, and now knocking out the guide assigned to us by Star Luo, disrupting my transaction plans, a mere apology probably isn't enough, is it?"
The man's expression didn't change, and instead, a meaningful smile appeared on his lips. The heavy mood in his heart also lightened a bit.
Being in the same room as Huo Yuhao, who had just defeated a Red-level mecha master and established his authority in Star Luo Continent, was no small pressure.
Fortunately, Huo Yuhao didn't immediately take action, which meant there was room for negotiation.
Mo Yan cleared his throat, "The attack was out of necessity. We didn't know how you planned to interact with the Star Luo Federation. If we let you enter Star Luo City and sign various agreements, or even form alliances with the Star Luo Federation, then we would have no chance to leave. However, through the previous battle, we have come to understand that you have no intention of participating in Star Luo's conflicts for the time being... I apologize to you both here."
From the probing attack, the Dawn Society had obtained a very important answer, the strong individuals from the Douluo Federation did not pursue the fleeing members of the Dawn Society. From this, they could understand the true stance of the Douluo Federation.
And this, in his view, was the greatest significance of that attack.
Seeing that Huo Yuhao's reaction was indifferent, and understanding that he had no interest in his explanation or apology, Mo Yan smiled again:
"The discomfort caused to your delegation by the Dawn Society will soon be compensated. Ling Hefan, who acted without authorization and attacked you, has already been dealt with. If you two are still upset, I can offer you his head!"
He placed his hand on his soul tool bracelet, as if ready to produce the head if Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena needed it.
Seeing this, Huo Yuhao finally frowned slightly, "He's already dead?"
"Indeed, our leader has made him pay the price."
Mo Yan faintly said: "After all, there is no foundation of trust between us. If a strong move at the beginning could earn your trust, that would be for the best."
Gu Yuena, standing beside Huo Yuhao, looked at the man's smiling face and snorted coldly, "All I feel from this is madness."
A Red-level mecha master was killed without hesitation. He even smiled at the death of his comrade, treating it as a bargaining chip. Compared to the superficial normalcy of the Star Luo Federation, the Dawn Society was equally insane.
"The underlying nature of Star Luo... is madness. Those who have survived to become strong are all mad, aren't they?"
Mo Yan smiled and looked out at the ongoing auction, his tone somewhat inexplicable, "Unlike you two, we weren't born in paradise!"
At this moment, on the auction stage, the host was passionately introducing:
"Distinguished guests, the next item up for auction is the 'Soul Source Pill'! I'm sure you are all familiar with this pill. It is refined from an ancient secret recipe and can help soul masters break through bottlenecks, increase soul power levels, and has no side effects! The starting bid is five million Star Luo coins!"
The audience instantly erupted, with countless bidders raising their paddles, driving the price higher and higher.
In the end, it was fiercely bid for by a guest in a private box.
"Do you two know who is in that box?"
Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena didn't answer, but Mo Yan didn't mind and continued, "The person inside is from the Douluo Federation and has been in Star Luo for decades. In the past, he didn't value the Soul Source Pills sold by Star Luo, believing that such pills that could be used continuously were fake and not worth his attention."
"After all, there are those who rely on pills to become Soul Douluos and Title Douluos. Among the Forging Association and the Mecha Association, which value secondary professions, there are many such people, but their combat power is generally very low. They can't even fight those weaker than themselves, let alone surpass levels. His view wasn't strange."
"However, the Soul Source Pill is different. He only tried it once and became addicted. The effect of the pill is similar to the soul power surge after obtaining a soul ring. As long as you don't take too much at once, you won't become one of those pill-dependent individuals. Moreover, the Soul Source Pill has no drug resistance. With enough Soul Source Pills, becoming a Title Douluo isn't difficult."
Gu Yuena frowned as she looked at the Soul Source Pill being auctioned, her heart sinking.
Any pill has drug resistance. To be able to continuously take it and still have excellent effects, and to be sold in the Star Luo Auction House... she thought of Dark Phoenix Douluo's speculation.
Could this Soul Source Pill... also be a human pill?
Mo Yan continued, "But isn't this strange? How can such an unreasonable pill exist in the world? Rapidly increasing cultivation without harming the foundation... It inevitably leads one to think of a dangerous group, the Evil Soul Masters."
"Our Dawn Society has existed in Star Luo for hundreds of years. Following this line of investigation, although we initially encountered many obstacles, no defense can withstand the power of time. In the end, we discovered the truth, Star Luo is collaborating with Evil Soul Masters, and the materials for these pills are... humans!"
"Having once taken pills to become stronger and resist the Star Luo army, how could we not go mad after learning the truth?"
Mo Yan had thought that after revealing this, no matter how strong these two young people were, given their youthful nature, they would show expressions of shock, disbelief, or anger.
And as long as the seed of doubt was planted, things will grow in the direction he hoped.
Evil Soul Masters are enemies of all.
The Douluo Federation will not cooperate with Evil Soul Masters, while the Star Luo Federation secretly colluded with them, this truth was enough to make the Federation hostile to the Star Luo Federation, and it will bear fruit in the future.
However, Huo Yuhao just touched at him indifferently, "Keep these one-sided words for someone else. I'm just one member of the delegation, not the leader. If you want to seek cooperation and explain the situation in Star Luo, go find His Excellency Duoqing and the others. What I want now is only the information you initially intended to give."
Mo Yan: "...…"
What's wrong with this guy? Shouldn't normal people be angry upon hearing that Evil Soul Masters are using humans to refine pills?
Aren't you concerned about Star Luo's collaboration with Evil Soul Masters?
Aren't you curious about these inside stories?
Finally, under Huo Yuhao's calm gaze, Mo Yan conceded, revealing a helpless smile, "It our leader was right in saying I'm not good with words... Fine, since you want to know about Dragon Valley, I'll tell you now, hoping to make up for my earlier breach."