Douluo: A Century-old Legend I Am the Second Uncle Chenxin

Chapter 883 Poseidon, God of the Sea, this is betrayal!

The next day, in the hall of the Duke's Mansion, Mu Lingyun's voice exploded like thunder, shocking everyone present.

"Yesterday's auction transaction amount reached 1832 million, with large transactions reaching 6526 million and special transactions reaching 1000 million, totaling 9358 million."

"Add to that the agency fees of 4200 million for the next two years, the total amount is 1 million."

"Of course, 3589 million of this is still on credit and has not yet been received, but the relevant parties have clearly stated that they will complete the payment within three months."

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the hall.

For Xili Daogao and Shen Lang, who had just joined the Ji, Liu, and Dugu families and their branch, this was simply an astronomical figure.

The funds they handled in the past were only a few million gold coins.

Even the Liu family, which has the strongest financial resources, only had an annual operating income of nearly 10 million gold coins in the best year, and that was revenue before deducting costs, not net profit.

Not to mention them, even the core members of the Chen family were equally shocked.

Such a huge amount of funds is usually only available to super large chambers of commerce.

Most of these are closely related to the mysterious Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire. This shows how important the secret realm is to a large family.

As the head of the clan, Chen Yu asked in a deep voice: "Sister-in-law, is this number correct?"

Mu Lingyun answered confidently: "The number has been checked three times, there is absolutely no mistake."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yanfeng let go of his pipe and exclaimed, "Oh my goodness, I, Old Zhu, have finally opened my eyes today."

Ding Bingyuan couldn't help but agree: "Yes, with so much money, I don't know what to do with it."

Everyone's eyes turned to Chen Xiaojun.

As one of the three directors of the Chen family's management department, Mu Lingyun is in charge of financial operations, which is equivalent to the financial director on Blue Star.

Another deputy minister, Ling Yunxiao, is the marketing director, responsible for operations and maintenance.

Chen Xiaojun is in charge of all responsibilities, including major strategic planning and investment. He is the general manager and director of strategic planning.

This Chen family's banquet was successfully held thanks to his leadership and careful planning.

With such a huge cash flow, how to use these funds naturally became an important matter within Chen Xiaojun's authority.

Facing everyone's expectant gazes, Chen Xiaojun looked calm.

He stood up calmly, bowed, and then spoke in a rhythmic manner: "Dear elders, please rest assured. I have already made a preliminary plan and concept."

"However, before that, I think we should first properly handle the settlement of contribution points for each household."

"Only in this way can everyone exchange for the treasures and precious inheritances they desire according to their own preferences and needs."

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the leaders of each family immediately lit up with joy.

Faced with the rich inheritance and treasures that the main vein continued to bring out, they were really dazzled by the choices, and the contribution points in their hands were never enough.

Among them, Xili Daogao and Shen Lang's families were particularly happy.

It is rare that the master allows them to choose, and both families have been coveting it for a long time.

As a pilot project of branch integration by the Chen family, these two branches have benefited greatly from this.

Chen Xiaojun went on to say: "With such a large amount of funds, we cannot let it sit idle, but we must make it flow and maximize its value."

"We need to make money from it, both to earn money and to spend money."

His eyes were firm as he continued to speak: "We can simultaneously advance many of the previous arrangements and carry them out quickly."

"This year will be a critical year for us to seize the market and gain a time advantage. We must further consolidate the strength of the family and expand our market share."

"At the same time, we will actively seek new investment opportunities to ensure that every penny can be used to the greatest benefit, such as Chang'an Furong Garden."

"In addition," Chen Xiaojun added, "increase support for the family's martial arts research department to speed up the research process."

To put it this way, what he wants to study most now is the Divine Machine Hundred Refinements. Unlike the other eight great skills, it does not require such a high level of confidentiality.

This thing is purely a fantasy version of the technology tree, so the sooner you invest in it, the better.

Finally, clan leader Chen Yu stood up and took over the topic: "Xiao Jun has already briefly mentioned a few points just now. I will just add a few points here."

"We will announce more follow-up plans at the family's Great Soul Festival one year later."

"These plans will cover population development plans, combat system improvement plans, economic development plans and other aspects, aiming to comprehensively promote the prosperity and development of the family."

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Chen Zixiu stood up, waved his hand, and said in a deep voice: "Let's do this first, all of you, follow me."

His movements were filled with unquestionable majesty as he led the group towards the quiet courtyard where he and Boxian'er lived.

In the room, the sun was warm. There were only eight people inside: Chen Zixiu, Boxianer, Chen Yu, Chen Cong, Chen Hong, Chen Menglin, Chen Xun, and Chen Xiaojun.

Among these eight people, except Chen Xiaojun as the designated heir and Chen Xun as the young patriarch, the rest are all Titled Douluo-level powerhouses. They constitute the absolute top echelons of the Chen family and belong to the most core circle.

After everyone sat down, there was a different light flashing in their eyes, revealing their respective thoughts.

Chen Zixiu tapped the table lightly and spoke first: "Yesterday, Xian'er and I met Qian Zhongling in the Wangyue Tower opposite."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the room was shocked.

Chen Hong was surprised and said, "This old monster actually showed up!"

Afterwards, Chen Zixiu slowly stood up, walked to the window, turned his back to everyone, and recounted what had happened in detail.

His voice echoed in the room, and every word was full of meaning.

After a brief silence and digestion.

Chen Yu stood up, walked to Chen Zixiu, and said calmly: "According to what mother said, this matter may not be done by one family, and even several families may be involved."

"Although the old monster claimed that he had nothing to do with it beforehand, it doesn't mean that he had no prior knowledge of it."

Chen Cong knocked on the armrest and added, "There may be multiple people planning this, but there is always someone who takes the lead and takes action."

"If we rule out the Spirit Hall, the Crimson Church, the Sea God Island and other forces, then the most likely ones are those two."

Chen Hong spoke word by word: "Xuan Ye Pavilion or Plant Guild!"

Chen Menglin nodded in agreement: "That's right, the two families are in the north and south of the Xingdou Great Forest, guiding the main force of the beast tide. They are the biggest beneficiaries."

"The two great empires, Tiandou and Xingluo, are more likely to choose to acquiesce and watch like the Spirit Hall did."

Chen Yu nodded, his fingers drew an arc in the air, and he picked up a piece of paper that was full of clues about the intelligence of Duke Wen of Jin.

He further analyzed: "Now, as long as we can find out who leaked the information of Duke Wen of Jin, we can know who is the main planner."

Chen Zixiu turned around, looked at everyone, and said leisurely: "Uncle Jin Wen always acted low-key and cautious. Before he was ambushed, no one in the soul master world should have known the secret that he possessed full innate soul power."

Chen Yu and Chen Zixiu stood side by side, staring out the window, and whispered, "But father, the information about Duke Wen of Jin was leaked out. There must be some unknown secret behind this. Could it be the work of Tianzhi Tower?"

Chen Zixiu groaned and said, "I'm not sure about that. Logically, it shouldn't be the case."

"Uncle Jin Wen was already level 97 at the time. When he was ambushed, the Scarlet Church definitely didn't know about it, otherwise they would have ambushed even more people."

"If it was revealed by Tianzhi Tower, Uncle Jin Wen's level 97 cultivation should have been leaked as well."

“Alas, if the situation in Douhun City had not been critical and my father was not old, Uncle Jin Wen would not have left Chenlin Village.”

After hearing Chen Zixiu's words, everyone fell silent.

However, it was Chen Zixiu who finally broke the silence and said, "By the way, Xiaohong, have you looked for the disguised boy from Tianzhi Tower yesterday?"

Chen Hong replied: "Fourth Uncle, I have already warned him."

Thousand-Faced Douluo Zhou Yingdong once confidently believed that with his son's 'Eight-Faced' martial soul and Soul Douluo's cultivation, and the fact that a Titled Douluo would not activate the Insight Soul Skill for no reason at a banquet, he thought he was foolproof.

But in front of Chen Zixiu's powerful cultivation, all disguises were exposed.

Then Chen Hong leaned forward slightly, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes, and said softly: "Fourth Uncle, Old Taro, the family is leaving, what are the arrangements for me and the Ning family?"

Chen Yu gently stroked the teacup in his hand and responded calmly: "Old Hongtou, you still need to continue to fulfill your duties as the Protector of the Sect for at least ten years. After all, there is an agreement."

"Besides, now that our Chen family has re-entered the world of soul masters, cooperation and communication with the Ning family is particularly important. Their help is extremely crucial to us."

Chen Menglin echoed with a hint of worry: "Yes, Old Hongtou, the guards over at Sunset Forest still need your support."

At this point, everyone in the room frowned unconsciously, and the atmosphere became a little heavy.

With the Chen family coming out, the attention of the soul master world will surely be focused on them, and the defense pressure they face will also increase sharply.

The Chen family's defense system is indeed somewhat stretched in terms of high-end combat power, and it is difficult to take everything into account.

Especially the Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire, which is of utmost importance, cannot have any mistakes.

However, the defense system there has considerable hidden dangers. Its remote location and deep in the Sunset Forest where soul beasts roam rampant make it extremely difficult to guard against.

At the same time, the defense of Chenlin Village and the Duke's Mansion in Chang'an City also needs to be taken into account.

Fortunately, with Xiaoyi's help, the relationship between the Chen family and the Qingteng clan has become increasingly close, which has greatly reduced the defense pressure on the plantation in the Tenghai Secret Realm. Now it is only guarded by Xia Yun and several Soul Saints.

The Chen family figured it out. The plantation was guarded by the Green Ivy Clan. Being in the heart of the clan, they would be safe from potential threats from other vine-type soul beasts.

If it was an outsider's threat, then facing a dozen or twenty Saint Kings and Saint King-strength soul beasts, at that time, other soul beasts would be a helper, after all, no one wanted to reveal the secret realm's situation.

As for the four elders who were liberated, they hoped that Cheng Wenge and Ding Daoheng could make further breakthroughs in their cultivation and be promoted to Titled Douluo.

In that case, with four Titled Douluo and several Soul Douluo guarding the Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire and Chen Hong supporting them from outside, security and defense should be worry-free.

Chen Yu's gentle voice echoed in the room again, "I have already tried it on Ning Ruiting, and the Huagui Xiling Flower can really help him successfully break through level 80 and advance to the Eight Treasures Linglong Tower, and it is also a king martial spirit."

Chen Xiaojun nodded and said with a smile: "Well, the Ning family's line is already stable."

Chen Cong also stood up, walked to Chen Hong, and patted him on the shoulder: "Thanks to your suggestion, Xiaojun, Old Hong's position in the Ning family is now even more prominent."

Chen Hong smiled modestly: "Even without the ninth-grade precious medicine, they still treat me like a distinguished guest; but with this, the Ning family will tie us to the chariot."

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At this time, Chen Zixiu said in a deep voice: "Xiao Cong, you said you had something very important to say, what exactly is it?"

Chen Cong's expression instantly became extremely solemn, and he said seriously: "Father, Mother, this matter is indeed very serious, let Xiaojun explain it in detail."

Afterwards, Chen Xiaojun began his narration, telling the general parts of "Fighting 1" that he had prepared long ago, but of course, he omitted the section about Poseidon and Tang Chen.

As soon as he opened the show, it was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples and shocking everyone.

As the story progressed, everyone's expressions became more and more solemn, shrouded in an invisible haze.

When Chen Xiaojun's story finally came to an end, the entire space fell into deathly silence, so depressing that it almost suffocated people.

Just then, a sudden "bang" broke the silence and her teacup broke.

Bo Xian'er's eyebrows were raised, as cold as frost: "Poseidon, the God of the Sea, this is betrayal!"

Everyone was shocked. Bo Xian'er, who was always dignified and self-possessed, was obviously broken.

Chen Zixiu looked at her in astonishment and asked in confusion: "Xian'er, why are you doing this? Betrayal?"

Bo Xian'er calmed down, and spoke in a low and slightly desolate voice: "Poseidon, the god of the sea, created his own throne."

"Poseidon, he spent hundreds of years to conquer the five major sea areas near the coast. Did he really do it alone?"

"He collected faith and built prestige, which was earned through countless battles."

“Haha, with his own strength, even if he is level 99, how can he conquer and defend the five vast seas covering tens of millions of square kilometers?”

She paused, then continued, "Poseidon is not like the second generation angel god, who has a large family. He himself does not have any power background to rely on."

Bo Xian'er's tone became more and more excited: "It was our Bo family, countless brave men, loyal followers, and the friendly sea tribe forces that we carefully contacted, who fought side by side with him and built this country together."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiaojun looked at Bo Xian'er with a puzzled look on his face and asked, "Great-grandmother, isn't Poseidon a member of your Bo clan?"

Bo Xian'er sneered, with a trace of disdain in her eyes: "Haha, he is just a mixed-blood, with the blood of the sea clan in him. He is not the main branch of our Bo family at all."

"And our Bo family, before him, was a great sea clan with a history of tens of thousands of years!"

"Poseidon Island is our ancestral land, a holy place that we have protected for generations!"

There was a hint of contempt in her words: "He has an agreement with our Bo family's main branch. We will help him conquer the territory. Once he becomes a god, his bloodline and martial spirit will be inherited by our Bo family."

“So, for thousands of years, the Seagod Martial Spirit has always been named Bo. Even if the daughter married out, she couldn’t give birth to a successor with the Seagod Martial Spirit.”

Then Bo Xian'er looked angry and angry. She spoke slowly, with endless vicissitudes: "But a few hundred years after Poseidon ascended, except for the northwest sea where the Bo family is still there, the sea tribes in the other four seas began to fight back, trying to get rid of his faith."

"Due to the long distance and our inability to split our forces, the northeastern and southeastern seas soon fell into the hands of the rebels."

She took a deep breath and continued, "For thousands of years, our Bo family has not only had to guard various places and quell the rebellion of the sea people, but also had to engage in fierce battles with the sea people and soul beasts from the northeast and southeast waters in the South China Sea."

"At the same time, we must always be vigilant against the invasion of soul beasts from the outer sea."

"Especially the three thousand years of fierce fighting in the South China Sea. Thousands of our Bo family members fought one after another, and countless of them died in the battle."

She angrily accused: "Why are we doing this?"

"Isn't it just to maintain the faith of Poseidon, so that he can become more powerful?"

"Most of the faith power we work so hard to collect every year is used by him for cultivation!"

"In just a few thousand years, he rose from a third-level god to a first-level god!"

Bo Xian'er's voice became more and more excited: "But, what was the result? How did he repay us?"

"Not only did he break his promise to our Bo family, he also passed the throne of Poseidon to an outsider!"

"Okay, even if the throne of the Sea God is not passed on to my Bo family, what about the other loyal sea creatures?"

"I actually passed it on to a Blue Silver Grass Martial Spirit. It's amazing that Poseidon could come up with this idea, and he's a half-orc from the Tang family."

She said with great sorrow: "Isn't it chilling that Poseidon did this?"

The people of Douluo Continent attach great importance to blood inheritance, just like the aristocratic families during the Three Kingdoms and Jin Dynasties in the Celestial Empire.

After waiting for a long time, Bo Xian'er's voice was as cold as the wind piercing the bones: "The unforgivable crime is that he cruelly killed our little Xixi."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiaojun couldn't help but lower his voice: "Great-grandmother, why do you say that? What is going on?!"

Bo Xian'er sneered: "Haha, to start the so-called ultimate test, do we really need to sacrifice Xixi's life? This is simply ridiculous!"

There was endless sarcasm in her words: "Let me ask you, the so-called Shrek Six Monsters have also become gods, so who initiated their ultimate test? Does it also require the sacrifice of the lives of six peerless Douluo?"

Chen Xiaojun was suddenly speechless. Yes, how is this possible?
Not to mention six more peerless Douluo, even six super Douluo are impossible.

A strong anger surged in his heart and he clenched his fists. It turned out that Poseidon intended to sacrifice Poseidon!

Bo Xian'er continued, "The throne is something that the gods grant at will. They can give it to anyone they want. To start the succession, one only needs to use his own divine power. Why would anyone need to sacrifice anything?"

"What Poseidon did is an insult and a stab in the back to our Poseidon family!"

Although she was unable to experience the deep pain personally, the turmoil in Boxianer's heart was like a huge rock, weighing heavily on the hearts of everyone present, making them feel an indescribable depression and resonance.

Even if they put themselves in their shoes, they can foresee that such an experience would be an unbearable burden for anyone.

In such a situation, even bystanders could not help but feel some sympathy and pity for Bo Xian'er, let alone those who were closer to her.

Chen Zixiu's heart was filled with mixed feelings. He looked at Bo Xian'er and couldn't help but feel sad and even distressed for her.

"So how do you plan to deal with this? Are you going to tell your stepmother, goddaughter, and those old guys about this?" Chen Zixiu asked in a low voice.

Bo Xian'er shook her head slightly, with complex emotions flashing in her eyes.

"How can I tell you? After all, this is the result of Master Xiaojun's deduction. Who would believe it if it was deduced for the future? This also involves the secrets of our Chen family."

"Even if we put all that aside and just mention Master Xiaojun's identity, I'm afraid my stepmother and goddaughter won't believe it, not to mention those old guys."

"We have believed in Poseidon for thousands of years, and this belief is deeply rooted in people's hearts."

"If I try to make any decision that goes against tradition or expectation, I'm afraid those old guys will unite to oppose me, and I might even lose my position and be 'taken down' by them."

Speaking of this, I can't help but feel a deep sense of powerlessness and sadness.

Bo Xian'er slowly closed her eyes, "Let me be alone for a while."

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After a while.

Chen Yu asked with a smile: "Xiao Jun, according to your master's deduction, is it true that my future 'great-grandson' is the only one left in our Chen family?"

Chen Xiaojun thought for a moment and said slowly, "Not entirely."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's expressions brightened.

Chen Xiaojun continued to explain: "It needs to be explained here that the cost of deducing the entire world is too high."

"My master's deduction is based on the key node in the long river of time, that is, a hundred years later, and then from the perspectives and relationships of Qian Daoliu, Xixi, and Tang Chen."

"In short, it is a grand deduction that starts from the individual's luck and radiates outwards."

"But a lot of events between now and a hundred years ago will be missing. It can be said that there is a blank slate, with only scattered fragments."

"My brother and my father are also present in this deduction."

Chen Xun raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and asked in a buzzing voice: "Oh? There is me too? What does the deduction describe me? And what is your brother's fate?"

Chen Xiaojun said in a deep voice: "Dad, you mysteriously disappeared after challenging the 99th level Tang Chen; and my brother was seriously injured when challenging the 99th level Qian Daoliu, and unfortunately passed away."

"He only had time to explain his final arrangements to my future 'nephew' before he left in a hurry."

Chen Xun was shocked when he heard this: "Challenging level 99? It seems that your strength is not low."

Chen Xiaojun nodded and confirmed: "Yes, my brother was already a level 98 expert at that time, and you, Dad, were also level 98."

Chen Xun laughed bitterly and said self-deprecatingly: "Oh, I never thought that I would have such an encounter in my life."

Everyone present couldn't help but sigh.

However, Chen Yu laughed out loud, looking somewhat happy: "I never expected that both of you, father and son, would reach level 98. I guess I have someone to take over."

(End of this chapter)