Little Jack, seeing Ming Tian's state, offered his own carrot with concern, handing it over.
"Big brother, eat this."
Little Jack said in his soft, childish voice, his chubby face making him look extra cute.
Ming Tian snapped back to reality, smiled at Little Jack, took the carrot, and ate it. He praised,
"Mmm, delicious! If there were a Rabbit Soul Master, you'd be even more popular."
Ming Tian laughed.
"Ah, Rabbit Soul Master... I'm most afraid of Rabbit Soul Masters!"
Little Jack seemed to have heard something terrifying, and he covered his head, whining.
"Ming Tian, come here."
Meng Qianji beckoned to Ming Tian from the side.
"Master, what is it?"
"Uncle He Chen and I have preliminarily discussed the current situation. We have a basic plan and assessment."
"Oh? What plan and assessment?"
Ming Tian walked over, listening intently.
"I estimate that Spirit Hall likely has a major operation planned this time, and even Title Douluo-level powerhouses might be present. Relying on just me, your Uncle He Chen, and that old Poison Soul Death fellow might not be enough."
"What, that's not enough?"
Ming Tian was surprised, seeing Meng Qianji's serious expression.
Though he didn't know his master's true strength, with his master's ability to appear and disappear, and his level as an Eight-Ring Soul Douluo, he should be able to contend with a Title Douluo. Not to mention, there's the Poison Soul Death with his innate spirit, and Soul Saint He Chen. If that wasn't enough, how powerful would the opponents be?
"This is just a precaution, to adapt to change. To completely expose Spirit Hall's true face this time, we must be absolutely sure. Therefore, external aid is necessary."
"Where do we find external aid?"
"Of course, the Heaven Dou Empire, or the most reliable place nearby. However, He Chen is inconvenient to go out during this period, and I need to keep an eye on Luo Di Ya La, so Old Jack, I need to trouble you with something."
"Please, sir, speak! As long as I, Old Jack, can be of assistance, I will certainly do my best!"
Old Jack strode forward, speaking with righteous indignation.
"You, one old and one young, won't arouse suspicion when leaving the city, and you are the most trustworthy. You will take this Heaven Dou Imperial Token of mine and go to Seven Luo City, the nearest large city. The city lord there is Zhi Lin, a friend of my elder brother. Have him bring people here to provide support at any time. With this token and my name, he will trust you."
"Yes! Old Jack will not fail in his duty!"
Old Jack said solemnly.
"Alright, then I'll trouble you. And also, Ming Tian!"
"Master!"
"Remember, you must keep this matter strictly confidential from Yan Qingwan and Yan. Although I don't know their attitude towards this matter, don't mention it for the time being."
"Also, I heard you've been practicing Soul Battles recently, preparing to participate in the seven-on-seven competition?"
"Yes! Does this have anything to do with this?"
"I see you've been getting close to Yuan Yu. That little girl seems quite interested in you."
Meng Qianji said with a smile.
"No! Master, you're spying on me?"
Ming Tian raised his voice slightly, asking with some redness in his face.
"As your master, it's my responsibility to always care for and protect my disciples. Of course, what I mean is that you should hint to Yuan Yu as much as possible, and have City Lord Yuan Tianxiong be on alert. Yuan Tianxiong is a capable city lord; I believe he will be on guard."
"Master, what does this have to do with City Lord Yuan? And why don't you go tell him yourself?"
"I only have a preliminary suspicion. There's another suitable target, and I'll go tell them. So, I'll need you to do this on that side."
"The other one?"
"The arena master of the Heavenly Spirit Soul Arena, Zhan Yaqing, another important figure in Heavenly Spirit City. I'm more familiar with him, so I'll go and give him instructions. So, you help me with Yuan Tianxiong; a disciple assisting his master is only natural!"
Meng Qianji said with a tone of instruction, though it seemed a little lazy.
"Oh, I understand. I'll go then."
"Why do you sound so reluctant? Do you know who your seven-on-seven opponents are?"
"Who is it? I really don't know."
"It's the team Zhan Yaqing cultivated himself, the Spirit Edge Team, led by his daughter Zhan Ni. I'll go talk to him..."
"So we can win?"
Ming Tian asked excitedly.
"You! What are you thinking? I'll only make Zhan Ni go easy on you."
Meng Qianji knocked on Ming Tian's head again, annoyed.
"Oh, I think we'll win if we try our best."
Ming Tian rubbed his head, saying.
"Alright, that's all. I'll leave the rest of the matters to you."
Meng Qianji stood up and said heavily.
"Don't worry, Brother Meng, we will definitely complete everything!"
"Good. I'll go back and keep an eye on the people from Spirit Hall with the old Poison Soul Death. Ming Tian, you see Old Jack and Little Jack out of the city. He Chen is not suitable for contact with others now."
After saying that, Meng Qianji vanished into the shadows again. Ming Tian, He Chen, and Old Jack all went about their business in secret.
Ming Tian saw Old Jack and Little Jack out of the city, all the way to the city gate.
"Alright, Village Chief Jack, have a safe journey. Little Jack, I look forward to your growth. I think you'll become a good village chief. Maybe a god will appear in our Holy Soul Village, and then it can be called God Soul Village."
Ming Tian stroked Little Jack's head and said.
"Okay, I understand, Big Brother Ming Tian. Goodbye!"
"Yes, goodbye!"
Ming Tian waved goodbye to Old Jack and Little Jack.
After seeing Old Jack off, Ming Tian was about to go about his next task when a voice stopped him.
"Ming Tian, you're here! I've been looking for you! Come here quickly, we're having a meeting!"
Ming Tian turned around and was surprised to see Yuan Yu behind him, he didn't know when she had appeared.
"Actually, Yuan Yu, I have something to tell you."
"We'll talk about it later. Come on! I have something important."
Yuan Yu looked a little angry, grabbed Ming Tian's hand, and pulled him towards the Gan Family BBQ Shop.
Ming Tian didn't have a chance to speak before she pulled him to the Gan Family BBQ Shop. When they arrived at the Gan Family BBQ Shop, he found that all his partners were there, and only he was missing.
"Everyone, what's going on?"
"It's our seven-on-seven competition, of course! We've already finished our training in these few days, and in a few days, we're going to challenge the first team of the Heavenly Spirit Soul Arena, the Spirit Edge Team!"
Yuan Yu said.
"Because of this, I got some information, and we will study the Spirit Edge Team together!"
Saying this, Yuan Yu took out a document.
"Spirit Edge Team, the team of Zhan Yaqing, the arena master of the Heavenly Spirit Soul Arena, led by his daughter, Zhan Ni."
"Zhan Ni is the captain, and her martial spirit inherits her father's Black-Footed Albatross."
"Black-Footed Albatross, a bird-type martial spirit, flying-type, agility-attack-type, a subspecies of albatross, and is at the emperor level among the albatrosses."
"Zhan Ni is a Three-Ring Soul Master, nineteen years old, a true outstanding person in Heavenly Spirit City. She is also the strongest competitor for this selection to enter Spirit Hall. Spirit Hall selects three places from Heavenly Spirit City every year, and she will definitely take one of them. You can imagine how fierce the remaining two will be."
"Second, Chuan Manyan, Zhan Ni's cousin, a control-type Soul Master, with the Flower Maiden martial spirit."
"Flower Maiden, a humanoid martial spirit, the daughter among flowers, a side branch of the plant type, and is in the same category as Yan Qingwan's Yan Lianji, and belongs to a relatively high-quality among the humanoid martial spirits."
"Chuan Manyan, a Two-Ring Great Soul Master, is also a relatively tricky one."
"Oh my god, a Soul Saint and a Great Soul Master, are we really their match? We might as well give up."
Ning Tong went crazy, if Gan Ling hadn't broken through as a Great Soul Master, they'd only have two rings.
"You're already breaking down? You have no confidence. I haven't even mentioned the other five."
Yuan Yu gave Ning Tong a look of disdain and continued to hold the list in her hand. "Third, You Xiaoqing, a control Soul Master, with the Soul Severing Flute martial spirit, a Level 20 Great Soul Master..."