Douluo Dalu: Start with a Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgement

Chapter 409: Betting on Both Sides
When Ji Lin saw Jing Hongchen remained silent, he instantly realized that he had hit the key point.

Jing Hongchen is very smart and an old fox. That is why he thinks more.

Jing Hongchen is now powerful and controls Mingde Hall and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy. He is a leading figure among the ninth-level soul instructors. The Hongchen family also holds a high position of power in the Sun Moon Empire. Jing Hongchen is even qualified to join the Sun Moon Empire's Worship Hall and become a worshiper.

But precisely because of this, Jing Hongchen knew that after Xu Tianran unified the Douluo Continent, the first people to take action would be old guys like them who were in high positions but did not share the same mind as him, Xu Tianran.

Jing Hongchen was very familiar with Xu Tianran's methods, and knew that he was a tyrant. Once Xu Tianran unified the continent, soul mentors would have no place to use their skills. Soul mentors would no longer be necessary for the Sun Moon Empire, and the role of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy and Mingde Hall would be infinitely reduced.

The value and status of their Hongchen family will also be unstable. For such big families as theirs, they can only be useful if there is constant war. Even if he joins the Worship Hall, as long as he is in the Worship Hall, Xu Tianran will not touch the Hongchen family. But he is a human, not a god. Humans will die. Once he dies, and Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen fail to join the Worship Hall, then the Hongchen family will surely be suppressed by the royal family.

Without war, soul mentors have no place to use their skills. No one knows whether Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen can accumulate enough merits to enter the Hall of Worship while he is alive.

So for Jing Hongchen, from the perspective of his family, he does not want to see the Sun-Moon Empire unify the Douluo Continent. But from the perspective of the people of the Sun-Moon Empire, he hopes that the empire can defeat the three empires and unify the Douluo Continent.

This is a contradictory idea. It is difficult for Jing Hongchen to make a decision between selfishness and righteousness for the time being. Unless something unexpected happens, he really can't make a decision. He is not an indecisive person, but if he chooses family, he will go against the future path of the Sun and Moon Empire. If he chooses the empire, his family will be suppressed sooner or later. After countless years, it is hard to imagine whether the Hongchen family will still exist.

Jing Hongchen closed his eyes and fell into confusion.

He knew very well why Ji Lin came to him. The current situation on the mainland was very clear. The Sun-Moon Empire would definitely start a war, and Ji Lin was from the Xingluo Empire. He came to him for cooperation, wasn't it just to make him betray the Sun-Moon Empire! But how could that be possible! How could he, Jing Hongchen, betray the country?

Seeing Jing Hongchen wavering, Ji Lin struck while the iron was hot and said, "Master Hongchen, you should know that ten thousand years ago, the Shrek Seven Devils inherited the throne under the leadership of Tang San, the founder of the Tang Sect, and disintegrated the Spirit Hall, which also had gods at the time, and finally ascended to the God Realm with their families. Do you think the God Realm really exists? With my talent, can I become a god?"

Jing Hongchen suddenly opened his eyes and stared at Ji Lin, his heart beating faster. Of course he knew the legend of Douluo Continent ten thousand years ago. He also firmly believed that there was a divine world and Shrek Academy in this world. There were also various other signs that showed that this was not a legend, but a real case.

He suddenly realized, yes, the Shrek Seven Devils ten thousand years ago were all able to become gods, and the current Ji Lin is much better than the Sea God Tang San ten thousand years ago. At least the Sea God Tang San could not have a million-year seventh soul ring at Ji Lin's age.

If there is anyone in the continent who can become a god today, in his opinion, only Ji Lin has such potential. Even if it is Meng Hongchen whose martial soul has evolved into the ultimate ice, he has never thought that she can become a god. His greatest expectation for Meng Hongchen is to become the Ultimate Douluo.

"Becoming a god?" Even Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen were shocked. They had never thought about such a thing. After all, no one had become a god since the Shrek Seven Devils became gods ten thousand years ago. Over time, people regarded this as a legend. Even the Titled Douluo felt that that realm was out of reach.

Jing Hongchen nodded seriously, "If it's you, it's really possible. Maybe in this era, we can really witness the appearance of gods.

Meng Hongchen's eyes were a little dazed, while Xiao Hongchen was dull. He never expected that his grandfather also believed that Ji Lin had the potential to become a god.

“However!” Jing Hongchen changed his tone and said in a deep voice: “Even if you can become a god, so what? The war is imminent. No matter how talented you are, you can’t become a god in a few years, and the original Douluo Three Kingdoms can’t last until you become a god.”

Ji Lin nodded and said, "Yes, there is not enough time, so I came to you for cooperation."

Jing Hongchen frowned and said, "For Meng's sake, I can at most protect you and the people around you, but it is impossible for me to betray the empire."

Jing Hongchen was well aware of how powerful the Sun-Moon Empire was today. Betraying the empire would undoubtedly be a dead end, and their Hongchen family would be doomed if they were not careful.

He has not yet fallen to the point where he needs to betray the empire to protect his family.

Ji Lin did not keep the secret and got straight to the point: "Master Hongchen, do you think that the one who unified Douluo Continent must be the Sun Moon Empire? Must it be the current royal family of the Sun Moon Empire? Must it be him, Xu Tianran?"

"boom--!"

As soon as Ji Lin said this, a loud explosion sounded in the minds of Jing Hongchen, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, and they were shocked by this sentence.

Jing Hongchen asked in shock: "What do you mean?"

Ji Lin nodded and said with a smile: "I also have a small goal, which is to unify the Douluo Continent and build an empire of my own."

Xiao Hongchen was stunned and said, "Aren't you the future prince of the Xingluo royal family? The princess's husband?" Ji Lin chuckled and said, "This will not affect my unification of the Douluo Continent and the establishment of a new empire."

Jing Hongchen looked at Ji Lin with deep eyes and said in a deep voice: "Why do you think you can do it? Where does your confidence come from? Is it because of your talent?"

In the last sentence, Jing Hongchen's tone was full of doubt. Ji Lin's talent was indeed astonishing, but why did Ji Lin think that he could defeat the Sun Moon Empire and unify the Douluo Continent? You must know that if he wanted to unify the Douluo Continent, his enemies would not be limited to the Sun Moon Empire.

Ji Lin smiled and said, "Master Hongchen, do you know that the current royal family of Xingluo Empire is not the original royal family?"

Jing Hongchen nodded and said, "I know this. The original royal family of the Xingluo Empire is the lineage of the Duke of White Tiger."

Ji Lin nodded and said, "For the current royal family of the Xingluo Empire, the throne is not the most important thing, the inheritance of the sect is the most important. If things cannot be done, the Xingguan Sect can even take the initiative to hand over the throne and go into seclusion again. I can be considered a half-disciple of the Xingguan Sect. It's not a problem for me to unify the Douluo Continent and create a new empire."

Jing Hongchen questioned: "Even if this is the case, the Xingguan Sect supports you, but will the other noble forces of the Xingluo Empire agree? Will the White Tiger Duke agree? Will the Tianhun Empire and the Douling Empire agree?"

Ji Lin smiled again and said, "So I need the Sun Moon Empire to help me get rid of them."

Jing Hongchen understood that Ji Lin wanted to take advantage of others! He frowned and said in a deep voice: "Tell me what your confidence is, otherwise I won't go crazy with you. For Meng's sake, I will pretend that I haven't seen you today."

Xiao Hongchen thought Ji Lin was crazy. Why did he think he could reap the benefits? Did he really think the Sun and Moon Empire was made of mud?

Meng Hongchen didn't think so. She believed that since Ji Lin dared to say it, he must be sure. She believed in Ji Lin.

Jing Hongchen was a little bit looking forward to it. If Ji Lin could really do it and unify the Douluo Continent to establish a new empire, then Meng Hongchen would be the future empress of the new empire that unified the Douluo Continent. Their Hongchen family would no longer have to worry about being suppressed and losing their current power. Maybe they could even go further.

For a family like theirs, family inheritance always comes first, followed by the country, and finally loyalty to the royal family.

For the sake of the country, what if we change the royal family? For the sake of the family, what if we change the country? As the saying goes, there are only thousand-year-old families, but no thousand-year-old dynasties. This is an eternal truth.

If Ji Lin shows his strength, he doesn't mind taking a gamble. Of course, he won't betray the Sun Moon Empire blatantly, but who wouldn't bet on both sides!
Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Doesn't he understand this principle? It's just that he didn't have another basket before.

It just so happened that he had a grandson and a granddaughter. The grandson joined the military of the Sun Moon Empire and fought for the Sun Moon Empire, while the granddaughter could follow Ji Lin, which was what Meng Hongchen wanted most.

Ji Lin knew that the key moment had come. It was his turn to show his strength. Otherwise, how could he convince others and let them bet on him?

"Teacher Chiyuan."

Ji Lin called softly.

Next, Chi Yuan appeared silently in the hall and stood beside Ji Lin.

"call!"

Jing Hongchen stood up suddenly, breathing rapidly and looking horrified. He hadn't noticed anything just now, and the reconnaissance soul guide and trigger-type defense soul guide deployed by Mingde Hall did not respond at all.

You know, ever since he knew that Dragon God Douluo Moon had secretly visited Mingde Hall, he had upgraded Mingde Hall's defense and detection system. But even so, he couldn't find out how Chi Yuan came in, which made him panic.

Chi Yuan looked at Jing Hongchen indifferently, and a pressure was released from him, like the sky falling. Jing Hongchen staggered a step and half-knelt on the ground. Sweat poured down his forehead like a waterfall, wetting the floor of Mingde Hall.

Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen did not feel any fluctuation of soul power, nor were they affected by the momentum. This pressure was only directed at Jing Hongchen. This kind of control was simply astonishing.

(End of this chapter)