Douluo Dalu: The World Suppressing Douluo

Initially, Hu Liena planned to ask Lin Ye for help in venturing into the Evernight Forest, hoping to rely on sheer luck to stumble upon traces of the evil spirit masters.

But unexpectedly, Lin Ye provided a flawless plan instead.

And as if that wasn't enough, Hu Liena also discovered that Lin Ye was the very person she had been searching for all along.

Feeling immensely satisfied, Hu Liena left the Tulip Hotel, where Lin Ye resided, and returned to the Spirit Hall.

Back at the Spirit Hall, Hu Liena immediately convened a meeting with all the high-ranking members of the Evernight City Spirit Hall sub-branch, along with the spirit masters she had brought with her. In the meeting room, she shared Lin Ye's ingenious plan.

As soon as the plan was unveiled, it drew gasps of amazement from the Spirit Hall's spirit masters.

"My heavens! This plan perfectly turns the rumors spread by the nobles, which were meant to harm the Spirit Hall, into a trap for the evil spirit masters. It's brilliant!"

While Hu Liena and the Spirit Hall's members discussed the finer details of implementing the plan, Lin Ye was simultaneously explaining it to the Savage Bear Spirit Hunting Group that night.

The idea of directly confronting the evil spirit masters, especially when some of them were undoubtedly stronger than Spirit Kings, made everyone hesitate.

However, when Lin Ye assured them that his elders would ensure their safety, their trust in him won out. Shi Yue and the others eventually agreed to participate.

After all, if there was no risk to their lives, who would pass up the rare opportunity to enter the Spirit Hall's treasure vault and select a reward?

Once Lin Ye successfully persuaded the Savage Bear Spirit Hunting Group, resolving the critical issue of finding someone to approach the evil spirit masters, the Spirit Hall began executing the plan.

Previously, the Spirit Hall had been fully committed to scouring the Evernight Forest for evil spirit masters. But with the plan in motion, they gradually reduced their efforts, eventually halting the search entirely.

Around this time, a senior member of a Spirit Hall sub-branch, while drunk in a tavern, "accidentally" let slip the Spirit Hall's current predicament.

According to him, the Evernight City Spirit Hall sub-branch had been under intense scrutiny from the central hall because no trace of the evil spirit masters had been found.

The sub-branch was now overwhelmed, struggling to answer the central hall's relentless inquiries…

With this information leaked, the Spirit Hall also eased its oversight of spirit hunting groups and secretly enlisted some of them to participate in a staged performance with its own people disguised as nobles.

Naturally, since the actors playing the nobles were Spirit Hall members, the performances couldn't take place within Spirit Hall territories. Instead, they were staged in towns closer to the Evernight Forest.

These "nobles" and "spirit hunting groups" wandered around the forest's outskirts before returning to claim they had found no trace of the evil spirit masters.

"The so-called evil spirit masters? All blown out of proportion by the Spirit Hall. If there were any, they must've fled long ago since the Spirit Hall sent people to deal with them!"

This narrative quickly gained traction, earning widespread agreement.

Many nobles, capitalizing on the situation, used their connections to lure adventurous spirit masters eager to hunt soul beasts in the Evernight Forest. The goal was to prove the absence of evil spirit masters.

However, reckless and naive spirit masters were in the minority.

With the Spirit Hall's careful orchestration and the nobles' eager collaboration, the rumors spread rapidly.

Soon, in towns near the Evernight Forest, public opinion shifted drastically.

Seeing many "nobles" and "spirit masters" hire hunting groups to venture into the Evernight Forest and return unscathed, the general consensus became clear:

The evil spirit masters in the Evernight Forest were nothing but exaggerated rumors by the Spirit Hall.

This surge in activity within the forest didn't escape the notice of the evil spirit masters lurking there.

After some probing, they confirmed there were no Spirit Hall forces lying in wait.

Returning to the nearby towns, they overheard whispers that the Evernight City Spirit Hall sub-branch was under heavy scrutiny from the central hall due to its failure in hunting down the evil spirit masters.

Now, the sub-branch was overwhelmed with answering inquiries and had no time to manage the hunting groups.

This news was a delightful surprise for the evil spirit masters.

Convinced by the widespread chatter and the evident lack of Spirit Hall patrols, they began to believe the reports.

If the Spirit Hall was truly incapable of maintaining its efforts, the evil spirit masters decided it was time to resume luring spirit hunting groups into the forest for their own purposes.

Though a few spirit masters had entered the forest recently, their numbers were far too small. Most never ventured deep enough—likely due to poor luck, or so the evil spirit masters assumed.

With their minds made up, the evil spirit masters began their preparations.

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"Lin Ye, the evil spirit masters have appeared!"

One day, as Lin Ye was cultivating in the Tulip Hotel, Hu Liena burst in, brimming with excitement, and shared the news.

"They've finally shown up? Where?" Lin Ye asked.

"In Linxing Town. Our people reported that a group claiming to be nobles from Soga City recently posted a hunting mission at the Spirit Hunting Hall," Hu Liena said as she gently scooped up the dumpling-like creature resting on the floor, stroking it tenderly.

"Soga City?" Lin Ye's lips curled into a faint smirk.

Soga City wasn't far from the Evernight Forest. In the past, its nobles and spirit masters often visited the forest to hunt soul beasts and advance to higher realms.

But that was before. Ever since the Spirit Hall announced the presence of evil spirit masters in the Evernight Forest, Soga City's elites had long since shifted their focus to the safer Star Dou Forest.

No one would risk their lives when safer alternatives existed.

"Nobles from Soga City? Heh, those are undoubtedly evil spirit masters in disguise," Lin Ye sneered. "Our performance only aired in towns near the Evernight Forest. Other cities were warned to stay away. No sane noble would dare approach the Evernight Forest now. Only these clueless evil spirit masters think their disguise is flawless."

Standing up, Lin Ye's smirk deepened. "Tell me everything you've learned about them. Tonight, I'll inform the Savage Bear Spirit Hunting Group. Tomorrow, we set out. After all this waiting, the fish has finally taken the bait!"

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