How could it be him?

Grand Duke Lynch could never have imagined that the person who caused such a big commotion outside the Duke's Mansion would be Holly, the little chess piece that could be crushed to death by him.

How could he possibly possess such a powerful martial spirit? With such a powerful martial spirit, why had he remained unknown for so many years and turned himself into a scumbag? Was it directed at him?

Countless questions flashed through Grand Duke Lynch's mind in an instant. He even thought of the conspiracy that the King of Lucerne had specially arranged a character like Holly to target him.

After all, he holds too much power, and he is the only Duke of Lucerne who is not from the same family as him...

But all the doubts can't stand up to scrutiny...

Grand Duke Lynch is a great mage with great strength. He can feel the surging mental power from Holly's martial soul, which is not much weaker than his. Naturally, he would not think that Holly's Poseidon is an illusion martial soul.

The martial spirit Poseidon behind him is a genuine ten-star martial spirit?

Why? Why? Grand Duke Lynch's mind was filled with questions, so much so that he completely ignored the old man next to Doug.

…

"Duke Lynch, how are you?" Doug looked at Grand Duke Lynch in the sky, greeted him with a smile, but his hands did not stop, and he planted mental cages on the two warriors with nine-star martial spirits.

Doug has always been cautious and maintains an upright personality. He cannot kill people casually, but he will not do stupid things like letting his enemies go.

Two nine-star martial spirits, what if they launch a sneak attack while he is fighting with Grand Duke Lin Qi? Yes, in this world, Doug's spiritual power is high enough, but because there is no suitable place to brush keywords, his attributes are not high.

After all, the physical fitness improved by relying solely on martial spirit is limited. If you skip the martial spirit and attack his body directly, it is possible to kill him.

Grand Duke Lynch is a great magician. Who knows if he will be so crazy as to use forbidden spells. Facts have proven that martial spirits cannot intercept spells. Magicians and warriors are mutually exclusive.

All in all, it's better to be careful.

Unlike imprisoned warriors and magicians, when a mental cage is built into them, it can be directly reflected in the martial soul. Every elemental lock that is driven into the acupuncture points will drive a wedge into the martial soul.

After several acupuncture points were injected with elemental locks, the martial soul was like being locked by an iron chain and was forcibly pressed back into the body...

…

After dealing with two nine-star martial spirits and a magician, Doug looked at Grand Duke Lin Qi in the sky again and asked with a smile: "Duke, can we talk?"

"Can."

Grand Duke Lynch saw how Duger used the mental cage on the three people.

The mental cage was cast close to the body, so he couldn't see what element Douger used. But no matter what element it was, it proved that Douger not only possessed a ten-star martial soul, but also practiced magic.

His curiosity about Doug had reached its peak.

Before figuring out the conspiracy behind Holly, Grand Duke Lynch didn't want to fight a super warrior with a ten-star martial spirit.

When Dug demonstrated his strength, the conspiracy against him had completely failed, so negotiation was the best option.

Douge put away his spirit. Grand Duke Lin Qi descended from the sky and stood in front of Douge. He looked Douge up and down with a scrutinizing gaze, then glanced at Old Gao and said, "Let's go."

"The Duke, please go first." Doug smiled and maintained his etiquette.

Looking at Holly, who was completely different from before, Grand Duke Lynch hesitated for a moment, returned to the Duke's Mansion, and dispersed the guards outside the Duke's Mansion. In front of the ten-star martial spirit, these guards were meaningless.

When entering the Duke's Mansion, Doug saw Seema Lynch, the magical girl who caused Holly to be imprisoned, and nodded and smiled at her.

I have to say.

Seema Lynch is indeed a top beauty, no wonder Holly was blinded by lust.

When Sima Lynch saw Holly at this time, she looked as if she had seen a ghost.

…

The reception room of the Duke's Palace.

Everyone sat down as host and guest, and servants served them tea and snacks.

Sima Lynch sat next to Grand Duke Lynch, glancing at Doug from time to time, with disgust and confusion in her eyes.

Grand Duke Lynch ignored Old Man Gao and looked at Doug, asking, "Who are you?"

"Holly Alaus." Doug bowed slightly and replied.

"Hawley, you are a smart man." The Duke frowned. He picked up the teacup, took a sip, and put it back. "You know that's not what I'm asking. What I want to know is who is behind you, or who do you represent?"

"Duke, I don't represent anyone." Doug said with a smile.

"Is it His Majesty Lucerne, or the Pope?" The Duke's eyes were sharp and aggressive. "You broke into Sima's room on purpose, right? Start with my reputation? Let a person who has awakened a ten-star martial spirit sacrifice his reputation and cooperate with their plan. Are they finally unable to hold back and want to attack me?"

Old man, what on earth have you imagined?

Doug shook his head calmly: "Duke, you think too much..."

"Holly, we can cooperate." Grand Duke Lin Qi interrupted Douge, "Tell me, who is the person behind you? What benefits did he give you? I can give you more benefits. A strong man with a ten-star martial spirit should have his own pride and dignity. He should dominate the fate of this world instead of being used as a pawn by them."

"..." Old man Gao glanced at Grand Duke Lin Qi and suddenly felt a little funny. Power makes people crazy. Such people's minds are full of intrigues and they will never understand Holly's arrogant personality.

Doug looked at Grand Duke Lin Qi, who had imagined a series of conspiracies, and laughed dumbly: "Duke, there is indeed no one behind me. If you have to find someone behind the scenes, I think it should be justice and fairness!"

“……”Grand Duke Lynch.

“……” Sima Lynch widened her eyes.

"Holly, this is not funny," Lynch said fairly.

"Duke, my ten-star martial spirit was awakened last night. Stephen and everyone in the prison can testify for me." Doug smiled, "Before that, I was just a waste who failed to awaken my martial spirit and only possessed partial martial spirit abilities. The me at the banquet that day was also the real me, without any disguise."

Grand Duke Lynch turned to Old Goriot.

"He's right." Old Man Gao said coldly. He looked at Grand Duke Lin Qi with undisguised disgust in his eyes. "Last night, Holly was even ready to die. It was a small episode that changed his mind. Then, Holly awakened his ten-star martial spirit. Everyone in the prison witnessed the process of the martial spirit awakening."

"Impossible." Grand Duke Lin Qi frowned even more tightly. "Perhaps someone can awaken a martial spirit twice, but even if it is a ten-star martial spirit, it is impossible for it to have such strong combat power right after awakening."

"Duke, there are all kinds of things in this world." Doug smiled. "Whether you are willing to admit it or not, this is the fact. Duke, I came to you today not to argue with you about the issue of martial spirits, but to find you to clear my reputation."

"Okay." Grand Duke Lin Qi glanced at Doug and agreed readily without any hesitation. He knew that even if he didn't clarify, he couldn't send a strong man with a ten-star martial spirit that was no weaker than his to the guillotine.

"That is to say, the Duke is willing to admit to the public that he has framed me." Doug looked surprised.

"False accusation?" Grand Duke Lynch was stunned.

"Yes, it was a false accusation." Doug nodded affirmatively and looked at Sima Lynch. "It was me who discovered Sima Lynch's affair. The Duke was worried that I would speak without restraint and affect Sima and Prince Nelson's marriage, so he put a basin of dirty water on a scumbag like me..."

"You're talking nonsense." Before Grand Duke Lynch could say anything, Sima Lynch had already shouted angrily, her face flushed red, "Holly, you shameless fellow, it was you who broke into my room at the banquet that day..."

"Xima, did I insult you?" Doug asked.

"How could I be touched by a drunkard?" Seema Lynch said with disgust.

"Xima, do you want to hear my story?" Doug shook his head and started to tell the story without waiting for them to speak. "It all started with my failed awakening martial soul. It was a precognitive martial soul..."

(End of this chapter)