Dugu Bo and Ye Renxin talked for a long time. Listening to Dugu Bo's aspirations, Ye Renxin couldn't help but feel tempted. However, he hesitated due to the neutral philosophy of the Nine Heart Begonia family, fearing that a wrong choice might bring trouble to the family's future. But when Chen Ming took out a soul tool, just like how he introduced it to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan before, and explained its uses while revealing the strategic partnership already established with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, Ye Renxin finally realized that a major shift in the soul master world was imminent.
To ensure the Nine Heart Begonia family wouldn't be eliminated in the upcoming changes, Ye Renxin thought it over for a long time before gritting his teeth and accepting Dugu Bo's invitation, effectively stepping onto their war chariot.
In truth, the academy and inheritance were secondary reasons. The main reason Dugu Bo sought to ally with the Nine Heart Begonia family was due to Chen Ming's request.
After Chen Ming's previous encounter with the God of Destruction and the God of Life, not only did he receive two divine trials from the God of Destruction, but he also learned that the God of Life had left a secondary divine-level trial for the Flower God on Douluo Star.
The previous Flower God was a maidservant of the God of Life, a healing deity proficient in life energy and the command of all flowers. Through his research on life energy, Chen Ming discovered that the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul was indeed, as he had suspected, a divine-level martial soul born from the fall of a divine being. Like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, it possesses the unique property of assimilating soul rings rather than being altered by them, making it a martial soul that focuses solely on healing and has reached the pinnacle of that path.
In Chen Ming's view, while Ye Lingling's talent was slightly lacking, with proper cultivation, she could completely inherit the Flower God's divine position. This would be of great value.
Although Chen Ming himself possessed the attribute of extreme life, having another person walking the same path of life would significantly benefit him. Even after ascending to the God Realm, such a person could serve as an ally.
Through his observations of Ye Lingling and Ye Renxin during the day, Chen Ming also discovered a special attribute within the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul. It was a unique ability to convert the power of faith into soul power cultivation. Though the conversion efficiency was abysmal—almost incomparable to that of the Seraphim martial soul—there was no doubt that this ability was also influenced by divine power and had been present since the birth of the Nine Heart Begonia.
However, unlike the Angel martial soul, which was carefully modified and adjusted by the Angel God, the Nine Heart Begonia's birth was a mere accident. This resulted in its faith conversion efficiency being extremely low.
Considering that the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul was of divine quality and related to a fallen deity, Chen Ming even speculated that if a Nine Heart Begonia soul master had sufficient talent and could elevate their soul power to level 99 through their efforts, they might directly use the accumulated power of faith to reconstruct or connect with the corresponding divine position.
Although this possibility was extremely slim—after all, no pure auxiliary-type soul master had ever reached the rank of Peerless Douluo, and even Super Douluo and Titled Douluo were exceedingly rare—it could serve as a unique path to godhood for the Nine Heart Begonia lineage.
If Ye Lingling or Ye Renxin were brought to the Flower God's divine trial site to accept the trial, unexpected outcomes might arise. Even if they couldn't achieve godhood, the uniqueness of the Nine Heart Begonia could still nurture a healing soul master surpassing Super Douluo.
This would be significant for Chen Ming's companions and his future forces.
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The next morning, Ye Renxin packed his belongings and, along with Ye Lingling, followed Dugu Bo and his family back to their base. The three-day free clinic he had been running was abruptly canceled, leaving only some servants and guards to explain the situation.
Although Ye Renxin appeared cautious and cooperative, he hadn't taken the matter lightly. His decision to return home was part of a plan to retaliate against the Clear Sky Clan and Tang Yuehua, Tang Hao, and their sect. On the carriage ride, under the watchful eyes of Dugu Bo, Chen Ming, and Dugu Yan, Ye Renxin wrote letter after letter without hesitation. These letters were addressed to some of the most influential figures on the Douluo Continent.
They included Ning Fengzhi, the master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan; Emperor Xue Ye of the Heaven Dou Empire; Emperor Dai Tianfeng of the Star Luo Empire; Yu Yuanzhen, master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan; Platinum Bishop Salas of the Heaven Dou Empire; the Black Tiger Clan master, who had recently become a Titled Douluo; and the Elephant Armored Clan master.
Since neutrality was no longer an option, Ye Renxin resolved to go all out. Anyone who owed him or the Nine Heart Begonia family a favor received a letter.
These recipients included not only powerful soul master clans, such as the seven major clans apart from the Clear Sky Clan, and hidden families, but also nobles and emperors of the two empires, as well as major merchants controlling trade across the Douluo Continent.
From military to politics to commerce, Ye Renxin left no stone unturned, determined to use the Nine Heart Begonia family's connections to deliver a heavy blow to the Clear Sky Clan.
Though he was a healing soul master, he was no pushover.
Finally, Ye Renxin wrote two particularly solemn letters—one to Bibi Dong, the Pope of the Spirit Hall, and the other to the Worship Hall's Grand Worship.
Upon returning to the family's mansion in Heaven Dou City, Ye Renxin dispatched people to deliver the letters and prepared to personally visit the nearby nobles and prominent clans. Naturally, Dugu Bo was to accompany him.
As for the younger generation, Ye Lingling, Chen Ming, and Dugu Yan were instructed to stay within the mansion for the time being, avoiding any encounters with Tang Hao.
Of course, Dugu Bo was well aware that Chen Ming's current combat prowess far surpassed his own and that Chen Ming was much further along the path to godhood. Thus, Chen Ming was primarily tasked with acting as a bodyguard for the two less combat-capable young women, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.
Having the ability to monitor Tang Hao and Tang San through the Blue Silver Grass, Chen Ming readily agreed.
As news of Ye Renxin's attack by Tang Hao spread, the entire Heaven Dou City—and even the Heaven Dou Empire—was shaken. Leveraging his extensive network, Ye Renxin rallied numerous families, all of whom began collectively hunting for Tang Hao and creating obstacles for the Clear Sky Clan.
The Clear Sky Clan, already facing resource shortages due to Tang Hao's earlier attack on the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, now found itself in an even worse position. After Ye Renxin's intervention, the clan even began experiencing food shortages.