899: Join the Temple

As this Divine Hall spy fully revealed their four Soul Cards, Du Xingchen also immediately sensed that three figures had appeared behind and to his side!

Naturally, such a large commotion had also attracted the other Divine Hall spies.

Adding the spy he had sought out, there were a total of four people in front of him!

"What? Do you intend to kill me?"

"That would seem to completely reveal your existence to everyone."

Du Xingchen remained calm and composed, standing in a vast sea of fire.

After a small test of his first Soul Card skill, he could roughly estimate that his current strength, if fighting one against four, against four Four-Star Soul Card Masters, was completely sufficient!

Of course, his original intention was not to fight.

The four spies looked at each other upon hearing Du Xingchen's words, a hint of hesitation in their eyes.

They were ordered to investigate these young people, and the primary prerequisite was not to expose their existence!

If ordinary people had discovered them, it would be easy to solve – silence them.

But now, the one who discovered them was a member of that class group!

This guy himself was one of their observation targets. Killing him would definitely lead to more serious consequences!

Amidst the silent contemplation of the four spies, Du Xingchen waited for a response, neither arrogant nor impatient.

A moment later.

One of the spies revealed an iron-like token in his palm.

With a hidden glow, it seemed to be transmitting the information here to a certain Lord in another location.

Seeing this, Du Xingchen nodded inwardly.

This thread was also extended.

As for what comes next... just wait.

...

It wasn't long.

Under the watchful eyes of the four spies, Du Xingchen, who was waiting in a pavilion, suddenly heard footsteps exploding by his ear!

There was no warning, it just appeared abruptly by his ear!

Without needing to turn back, Du Xingchen knew that the person who could truly speak and make decisions had appeared!

"Your insight is average. You only discovered me when I was already by your side. I'm actually a little curious how you discovered these few secret agents."

After a magnetic voice spoke, A Man wearing dark gold attire, with a resolute face carved like a knife, appeared before Du Xingchen.

His gaze only lingered on the other party's appearance for a moment, and then all of Du Xingchen's attention was drawn to a badge on his chest.

It was an angel badge.

No, to be precise, it was a carved badge of an entity that coexisted as both a demon and an angel!

On the right side of the badge were four holy angel wings radiating sacred golden light.

And on the left side was a monstrous and bizarre extension of demonic flesh, spreading out over a large area, like a wing constructed of black flesh!

These two completely different images combined to form a whole, a badge.

Divine Hall, Divine Disciple Badge!

There are only five in the World!

And every wearer is an Elder of the Divine Hall, an undoubtedly Supreme Soul Card Master!

They also represent the absolute power in the entire Martial Soul World!

Of course, that doesn't mean the Divine Hall only has five Supreme Soul Card Masters.

It means that the Soul Card Masters who possess the Divine Disciple Badge are the strongest group of Supreme Soul Card Masters in the Divine Hall!

Du Xingchen himself didn't expect that he would directly attract a Supreme Soul Card Master wearing one.

From the other party's appearance and detailed features, Du Xingchen also roughly understood the other party's identity.

He was not surprised by his appearance.

This Divine Hall Elder was one of the two Supreme Soul Card Masters who had observed their protagonist group in the Tianmu Great Forest previously!

He was a powerful figure from the Gaopeng Family behind the protagonist Moyun, the protagonist's uncle, but he was also a deeply hidden Elder who seemingly stood with the protagonist but actually served the Divine Hall!

Mu Qianjun.

He is now also respectfully referred to as Qianjun Supreme by various forces and powerhouses!

Hearing the newcomer's impolite evaluation, Du Xingchen's expression remained unchanged: "Senior is joking. At my current level, how could I possibly discern a Supreme Soul Card Master?"

After this sentence was spoken, Mu Qianjun glanced over slightly, a little surprised: "You can guess my strength, you have a little cleverness."

"After all, the badge Senior wears on your chest is the most distinct symbol of your identity and status."

"And Senior's clothes."

"The Divine Hall distributes different clothes based on people of different strengths. Senior's attire, with nine feathers extending below the hem, represents having nine Soul Cards. This is clothing that only Supreme level powerhouses can wear, so naturally, I couldn't fail to recognize it."

Du Xingchen spoke boldly while considering his words.

He understood Mu Qianjun's personality.

Arrogant and conceited, always treating the weak with the utmost disdain.

Only by making himself appear extraordinary could he pique his interest and be taken seriously.

"It seems you know a lot about the Divine Hall."

A hint of surprise appeared in Mu Qianjun's eyes, and he casually glanced at the badge on his chest.

The identity symbolized by this badge was only understood by the middle and high-level personnel of the various major forces.

He didn't expect this inconspicuous young man in front of him to actually know this point.

"This Junior has long yearned for the Divine Hall, so of course I know about these things."

After saying this, Du Xingchen looked at Mu Qianjun's slightly raised eyebrows: "This Junior took the initiative to come here with only one goal, and that is to join the Divine Hall!"

"Aren't you observing my classmates? I think I can help you."

This decision to stand on the same side as the Divine Hall was the decision that Du Xingchen, after comprehensive consideration, believed could best guarantee his stable development in the future!

The Divine Hall itself is on the opposite side of the protagonist, and he had offended Moyun, and had even been hated by the other party. For safety reasons, having the Divine Hall as a fallback was naturally better!

Joining the Divine Hall earlier would also avoid the possibility of friendly fire when the protagonist group is targeted by the Divine Hall later on.

Furthermore, he could use the power of the Divine Hall to wear down the power of the protagonist Moyun.

With the Divine Hall as a major backer, he wouldn't have to worry about this or that, and he could develop well enough.

Du Xingchen's request to join the Divine Hall was unexpected by Mu Qianjun.

After a moment of stunned, the man shook his head and chuckled: "Your talent is indeed not bad among ordinary people. Even if you enter the Divine Hall, you can still get a small leadership position in the lower levels."

"If you become our informant and help us observe the situation of your classmates, just this point alone would save me a lot of trouble."

"But... how do you want me to believe your words about joining the Divine Hall?"

"I've seen many people who say one thing to your face and another behind your back, take benefits from both sides without doing anything, and even betray others at critical moments."

Mu Qianjun's words were meant to make Du Xingchen show more sincerity, sincerity that he would not betray the Divine Hall.

To this, Du Xingchen was slightly speechless.

The last sentence of this guy in front of him... Wasn't he talking about himself?

In the original work, Mu Qianjun repeatedly switched between the Divine Hall and his own Gaopeng Family, taking benefits from both sides. In the end, seeing his Gaopeng Family defeated, he immediately turned against and betrayed his brother, laying the groundwork for a justifiable revenge plot for the grown-up protagonist Moyun many years later.

Currently, the fact that Mu Qianjun is a Divine Hall Elder is still known by very few people.

"The Divine Hall has the God Divine Disciple inheritance trial. If I join it and pass the first stage, it should be considered completely bound to the Divine Hall, right?"

Disciple inheritance trial.

Simply put, it's like applying for a position under the God.

Passing all the stages means becoming a subordinate of the God, a formal employee!

Like Mu Qianjun, he is a God Disciple!

And most powerhouses who haven't fully passed but are still undergoing this inheritance test are also considered people the Divine Hall can completely trust!

Because entering the inheritance means willingly becoming a subject of the God.

If they betray one day, they will suffer the divine punishment from the unseen God above the Nine Heavens!

"You even know this?"

A cold glint flashed in Mu Qianjun's eyes.

Clearly, the things Du Xingchen knew seemed a bit too much in his opinion.

"Don't you not trust me? The plan I proposed is actually quite good."

Du Xingchen knew that the other party couldn't possibly actually attack him, so his tone was very calm.

To this, Mu Qianjun was silent for a moment.

After a long deliberation, he took out a golden token and threw it to Du Xingchen: "The Disciple trial is not something that can be started just because you say so. For now, I can't arrange it for you."

"Consider it agreed for you to join the Divine Hall. We'll talk about the trial later."

"This token can give you some rights within the Divine Hall. I hope that in the time to come, you can provide me with some useful information."

"If there are any actions taken by the Divine Hall against you, you can also learn about them through this token."

Mu Qianjun finally agreed to Du Xingchen joining the Divine Hall.

Actually, he had the idea of recruiting the other party before coming.

Because this plan was the best way to handle the situation after they were discovered.

It's not possible to actually kill Du Xingchen, is it?

That would be like saying 'there is no silver here', directly exposing the location of their Divine Hall.

There was another reason for agreeing to Du Xingchen becoming a member of the Divine Hall.

If this guy really wanted to tell others that the Divine Hall was secretly watching all of this, he would have already said so!

Why would he risk contacting their Divine Hall?

Also, Du Xingchen is after all just a Four-Star Soul Card Master with only four Soul Cards, with no power behind him.

If he really deceived this Supreme Soul Card Master, no one could protect him!

He figured this kid wouldn't be that stupid.

And the most important factor.

It was the scene in the Tianmu Great Forest where Mu Qianjun saw Du Xingchen being ostracized and isolated by the team.

Such a marginalized young man is the easiest to manipulate.

In reality.

All of this was just mutual exploitation between Du Xingchen and the Divine Hall.

Holding the golden token that Mu Qianjun threw to him, Du Xingchen understood.

From this moment on, he also had a backer!

And he had the biggest backer among all the members of the protagonist group!