Douluo Dalu: Tiger Roars in the Universe

Chapter 298: Sacrifice Ceremony of the Goddess of Light
As the capital of the Sun-Moon Empire, Mingdu is indeed a very prosperous city. Coupled with the fact that the customs and practices here are very different from those of the Douluo Continent, it does have a certain appeal to Dai Yaochen and his companions.

However, Dai Yaochen and his companions came to Mingdu for a serious matter. Even though they were interested in the exotic customs here, they absolutely could not neglect their serious matters. So Dai Yaochen and his companions did not waste any time and started their actions directly after arriving in Mingdu.

What they called action was naturally to find a way to join Mingdetang, a soul guide technology research institute founded by the Emperor of the Sun-Moon Empire. As long as they could join there, they would not only be able to learn the soul guide technology developed by the Sun-Moon Empire more easily, but they would also be able to use a certain amount of power from Mingdetang to investigate the whereabouts of the fallen people who had also smuggled into the Sun-Moon Continent. This could be said to be a matter of killing two birds with one stone.

Joining Mingde Hall is not a difficult thing. The emperors of the Sun-Moon Empire can be said to be eager to recruit talents. In order to promote the development of soul guide technology, they strongly welcome powerful soul masters to join Mingde Hall. After all, the more soul masters join Mingde Hall and devote themselves to the research of soul guide technology, the more it will weaken the power of the Temple of Light in disguise, which is very beneficial to the long-term plan of the emperors of the Sun-Moon Empire to overthrow the Temple of Light.

So when Dai Yaochen and his companions arrived in Mingdu, they began to plan to join Mingdetang. However, before they could take any formal action, a special situation suddenly occurred at the Temple of Light.

It was a coincidence that when Dai Yaochen and his companions arrived in Mingdu, it was almost the day for the annual sacrifice to the God of Light in the Temple of Light. The annual sacrifice to the God of Light in the Temple of Light can be said to be the most grand ceremony on the Sun and Moon Continent, even more grand than the enthronement of the new emperor of the Sun and Moon Empire. It was indeed a coincidence that Dai Yaochen and his companions were able to catch up.

Since it was the day of the annual sacrifice to the God of Light in the Temple of Light, Dai Yaochen and the others naturally had to get involved, if for no other reason than to get some experience. As for the matter of joining Mingde Hall, it would not be a problem to put it on hold for two days.

The annual ceremony of worshiping the God of Light in the Temple of Light is indeed on a grand scale. Early in the morning of that day, the people of Mingdu city gathered devoutly towards the location of the Temple of Light. This shows that the Temple of Light still has a very important position in the hearts of the people of the Sun and Moon Continent. Even if the emperor of the Sun and Moon Empire wants to overthrow it, it is probably not a goal that can be accomplished in a short period of time.

Dai Yaochen and his companions naturally mingled among these common people, constantly gathering towards the direction of the Temple of Light. The whole city was participating in such a grand event. Dai Yaochen compared it in his mind and felt that a ceremony of this scale was almost comparable to the ceremony when Dai Yaochen's cheap father was conferred the title.

You have to know that when Dai Yaochen's cheap father was conferred the title, the Xingluo Empire was in its rising period, so the ceremony could reach that scale. The ceremony to worship the God of Light on the Sun and Moon Continent is an annual event that is held every year. It is so grand and magnificent that it is indeed very rare.

When Dai Yaochen and the others gathered near the Temple of Light, the annual sacrifice finally began.

It can be seen that there is a huge statue of the goddess of light on the altar. The current emperor of the Sun-Moon Empire, Xu Yuancai, is standing beside it very respectfully. He does not look reluctant at all, and it seems that he is very honored to participate in this sacrificial ceremony.

Standing on the other side of the statue of the Goddess of Light is the chief worshiper of the Temple of Light. Just seeing this chief worshiper gave Dai Yaochen a feeling that he was very similar to his great uncle, Patriarch Xingluo. Obviously, the strength of this chief worshiper of the Temple of Light is not inferior to Patriarch Xingluo, and he is even stronger than Patriarch Xingluo.

According to the comparison and calculation, the great priest Qian Daoliu who serves the God of Angels and the high priest Poseidon who serves the God of the Sea are both level ninety-nine demigod-level strongmen. Then the great priest who serves the Goddess of Light in the Temple of Light is probably about the same, and should also have the powerful strength of a demigod. As for the Xingluo Empire, only Dai Yaochen's great uncle, the Xingluo Patriarch, and the Netherworld Patriarch, have the strength to fight against them after they activate the martial soul fusion technique.

It can be imagined that not only this great priest, but all the great priests of the Sun-Moon Temple must have the strength of a demigod. In comparison, although the current emperor of the Sun-Moon Empire, Xu Yuancai, also has a cultivation base above level ninety-five, there is still a considerable gap between him and the great priest. It is estimated that none of the emperors of the Sun-Moon Empire can catch up with the great priest of the Light Temple.

Under such circumstances, to overthrow the Temple of Light from the top of the Sun-Moon Empire is really a long and arduous task. It may not be successful within a thousand years. The current situation of the Sun-Moon Empire will most likely continue for a long time.

Dai Yaochen didn't care about what the future of the Sun-Moon Continent would be like. All his attention was now focused on the current ceremony. He didn't know what the annual ceremony of worshiping the God of Light of the Sun-Moon Empire would be like. Dai Yaochen and his companions were very curious about this. After all, although there was a Spirit Hall on the Douluo Continent that was extremely similar to the Temple of Light, the Spirit Hall had never experienced such a situation before.

Due to the curiosity of Dai Yaochen and others, the sacrificial ceremony began quickly.

First, the chief priest of the Temple of Light and the Emperor Xu Yuan of the Sun-Moon Empire took turns reading the sacrificial speeches. The content was so long and boring that Dai Yaochen and the others felt like dozing off. However, the other civilians listened very devoutly and did not find it boring at all. It was obvious that they all had a firm belief in the Temple of Light.

After the sacrificial speeches were finally read out, the sacrificial ceremony really got down to business. One could see that the chief priest of the Temple of Light first got down from the altar, and then returned to the altar very respectfully holding a round plate. The plate was covered with an exquisite red cloth, making it impossible to see what was on it. However, even though he couldn't see clearly, and was still a long way away, Dai Yaochen could clearly sense the rich power of light emanating from the plate.

Obviously, what is placed on the disc is a treasure containing powerful light power, but no one knows what it is exactly.

(End of this chapter)