Douluo: Start by taking control of the Holy Spirit Church Saint

Chapter 503: Xing Luo Truth
After leaving the VIP room, Soul Master No. 98 came to Soul Master No. 96, subconsciously turned his head to look behind him, and whispered: "Brother, that kid sitting in the wheelchair gives me a sense of fear."

Number Ninety-Six nodded and said, "The people around him are probably all strong. They are probably disciples of a big family. From now on, no one is allowed to cause trouble. Don't forget our mission. Let's go." The words at the back door were naturally said to his guards.

The Hong Chen siblings entered the Golden Hall. Huo Yuhao was pushed by Nana to watch the game. Under Chen An’s special arrangement, the staff led the few of them along the side to a dark corner at one end of the competition stage.

Although there are no seats here, you can actually see everything on the competition stage from a closer distance. This arrangement of Good Morning is obviously very thoughtful.

When they stepped onto the competition stage again, the Hong Chen siblings were placed in a corner. With Huo Yuhao's advice, they had to make steady progress in order to win the championship. So this time they planned to hide their shortcomings and put away their dazzling brilliance.

“From half an hour to an hour, we bet 10,000 gold soul coins, with the odds of payout being three to one.” Huo Yuhao whispered to Nana.

Nana nodded to Huo Yuhao and walked out. Huo Yuhao had a brief exchange with Bibi Dong and then began to focus his attention on the soul guide production table.

The two soul masters, No. 96 and No. 98, were both wearing black soul master robes. With their ordinary looks, they would not easily attract too much attention.

Soon, the sound of "Good morning" rang out throughout the venue.

"Ladies and gentlemen! I'm glad that the second round of our competition is about to begin! Please keep quiet and give our powerful soul masters a quiet environment to make soul guides. Because there are still a lot of people in this round, there will still be soul masters who will complete the production off the stage. Therefore, the whole process is still silent, and those who make noise will be cleared out. Okay, let me announce the rules of this round..."

Listening to Chen An announcing the rules, the Hong Chen brothers and sisters had already carefully looked through the materials prepared on the competition stage.

Compared with the previous round, this round of materials is undoubtedly much richer.

There are as many as ten rare metals and more than twenty common metals.

The only problem is that the weight of each metal does not exceed two kilograms. In other words, no matter what level 4 soul guide you choose to make, you cannot make a large soul guide unless you bring your own materials.

Moreover, Chen An added in the last sentence of announcing the rules that for the fairness of the competition, each soul guide can only use the metals prepared by the organizer to make the soul guides. After the soul guides are made, they will be weighed as soon as possible to ensure that there is no cheating.

Huo Yuhao admired the actions of the three major underground forces. Even though they were not presentable on a daily basis, they maintained the principle of fairness quite well.

"Okay, all soul masters, please get ready! The competition begins now, and the timing begins. The timing supervisor is in place--"

Because of the gambling involved, timing was extremely important. There were actually ten people in charge of timing.

These include civilian representatives, nobles, soul masters, soul mentors, and some representative figures from other industries. Try to ensure that no one cheats.

Huo Yuhao watched the brother and sister take a familiar piece of metal and put it into the shaping soul guide slowly, while he also paid attention to No. 96 and No. 98. Now he didn't need to use his eyes to see, he could clearly grasp their every move.

The two soul masters, number 96 and number 98, moved very quickly. They each took a piece of metal and began to work. Their skill level made Huo Yuhao ashamed. Well, better than him.

Not only were their movements skilled, but they also had a great sense of rhythm, the pieces were not in disarray, their expressions were calm, their hands were terrifyingly steady, and every movement was very precise. Most importantly, they did not use the auxiliary tools on the soul guide production table, but each took out a carving knife and started carving directly.

Kong Deming once said that truly powerful soul masters do not believe in the assistance of equipment, and they prefer to do everything by themselves.

At this time, Huo Yuhao had been attracted by the carving knives in the hands of the two soul masters.

In the hands of Soul Master No. 96, who has a more stable personality, is holding the dark red list-carving knife. The knife itself does not seem to be made of metal, because the closer to the edge, the thinner the knife is. Therefore, this knife gives people a sense of gradient from dark red to fiery red, then to light red and even transparent, which is very peculiar.

Its main body seemed to be carved from some kind of jade. On one side of the carving knife, there were patches of cloud patterns pointing downwards. During the carving process, these cloud patterns seemed to come alive under the infusion of soul power, causing the sharp edge of the carving knife to emit a faint blade light.

The blade's edge was not strong, and one had to look carefully to see it. But because of this inconspicuous blade edge, the carving knife itself became extremely sharp. Under its carving, the hard metal was as easy as carving tofu.

On the other side, the carving knife in the hands of Soul Master No. 98 is also very unusual. The dark green carving knife is obviously larger than the ordinary carving knives. There seems to be faint rust on it, but it does not look like real rust. Instead, it looks very simple and elegant. There is a dragon-shaped relief on each side. When the carving knife is in motion, there is even a slight dragon roar on the blade.

With every cut he made, a layer of green would appear on the metal surface being carved, and then quickly disappear, with a faint fluctuation of wind attribute appearing in the air.

The Carving Knife List is the list that all soul engineers pay the most attention to. Over the years, it has gradually grown in scale.

Huo Yuhao remembered that there were a total of one hundred carving knives on the list, all of which were the best carving knives in the entire continent.

They also have a ranking order, but most of them have similar abilities and unique features. For example, the carving knife in Huo Yuhao's hand, which was once named Soul-Devouring, is one of them.

However, the knife in his hand had never competed for a ranking in the list of engraving knives again after being baptized by Alex's undead magic.

The listed carving knives will be evaluated every ten years. The carving knives that have appeared on the mainland within ten years will be compared with the records left by the previous one hundred carving knives, and the winners will be listed.

Moreover, the carving knife list is very authoritative, and is jointly evaluated by nine great figures in the soul guide world. Among them, one eighth-level soul guide from each of the other three countries was selected, and the remaining six were all ninth-level soul guides from the Sun-Moon Empire.

This shows how powerful the Sun-Moon Empire is in the world of soul masters, and there are more than seventy ranking knives in the Sun-Moon Empire. Ranking knives are priceless treasures. Everyone is proud to have a ranking knife.

Kong Deming mentioned to Huo Yuhao that the most powerful thing about the list of carving knives is that they all have their own characteristics and even spirituality. When making soul guides, especially core arrays, the soul guides they make have their own characteristics, thus producing abilities that exceed the level of the soul guide itself.

Some list-engraving knives can make it easier to make soul tools and have strong metal cutting capabilities. Some list-engraving knives can add attributes to soul tools.

In all kinds of situations, the advantages of a soul engineer with a carving knife in the production of soul guides are so obvious!

Of course, the more powerful the engraving knife is, the rarer its manufacturing process and materials will be.

More than one-third of the list carving knives on the mainland are impossible to copy, and another one-third can be copied in theory, but it is almost impossible in practice. More than a quarter of them have lost their production methods. This shows how valuable a list carving knife is.

Nowadays, even at the highest-level auctions on the mainland, it is very rare to see ranking engraving knives appear. Once they appear, they will immediately cause a scramble.

Just after half an hour, No. 96 and No. 98 put away their own carving knives and handed in a soul guide each.

Next, as long as they advance in the soul guide power test, the earliest delivery time will be determined.

Following closely behind were the Hongchen brothers and sisters, who, along with the vast majority of soul masters, submitted their works one after another.

The first two to hand in their works, No. 96 and No. 98, have already left. The power of their soul guides has been tested. It is far higher than the average of ordinary level 4 soul guides, so it is a foregone conclusion that they will qualify.

Although the Hongchen siblings qualified, they were inconspicuous.

Huo Yuhao also accomplished the purpose of this trip. He was not just watching the game from the audience. His mental connection also unknowingly invaded the consciousness of many spectators and exerted some influence on them.

Of course, the appearance of the holders of the two listed engraving knives was still a big gain for Huo Yuhao. As long as it was confirmed that they would still participate in the competition in this world line, Huo Yuhao would naturally have ten thousand ways to get the engraving knives from them.

Before leaving Qingse Hotel, Chen An sent someone to deliver a message to Huo Yuhao, telling him that the competition would become fiercer starting from the next round. The soul masters would have to compete one-on-one. It would be confrontational, and he would no longer be the chief referee in the next round. A higher-level soul master would be sent to guard the competition.

"Yuhao, do we have to pretend to be pigs and eat the tiger again?" Meng Hongchen grumbled dissatisfiedly after leaving the Qingse Hotel.

“Money and rare metals are things we urgently need.” Huo Yuhao chuckled and said, “Although I can rob them openly, that will definitely cause a riot, and it will be bad if the Buddha notices it.” As he spoke, he pointed his finger to the sky.

Xiao Hongchen already understood who Huo Yuhao's opponent was. He patted his sister's shoulder with a serious expression, offering silent comfort.

"Sorry..." Meng Hongchen looked at Huo Yuhao's pale face, thought about what Huo Yuhao had been doing during this period of time, and had to apologize.

Huo Yuhao waved his hand. They were young and energetic at that age, so it was normal for them to be outspoken. He then turned to look at Nana and said, “I think some people have noticed our losses from the bets.”

Nana nodded: "Master, I let them see it on purpose. Now they think we are a fat sheep with great potential."

“A fat sheep?” Huo Yuhao laughed, but a strange arc appeared at the corner of his mouth involuntarily.

This time, he wanted everyone to bet against him...

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When they returned to the hotel, Huo Yuhao saw Zhang Lexuan and the others who had returned. Seeing that they seemed to have something to say, he immediately asked Bibi Dong to push him to the bed and then closed the curtains.

"What happened?" Huo Yuhao couldn't help but ask.

He was still confident in the strength of Zhongli Yu and the others. If the Ultimate Douluo didn't show up, there would be no one on the continent who could defeat Zhongli Yu head-on. Besides, all the Ultimate Douluos had been killed by him and his companions.

"This is what happened..." Zhang Lexuan was obviously relieved after seeing Huo Yuhao. She then told him about how the Dilongmen team was noticed by the Sun and Moon Royal Family during the game and today's Hongmen Banquet.

“Tsk tsk, this is a jerk looking for death. Which of my wives did he set his eyes on this time?” Huo Yuhao sneered. Prince Tianhe had been planning to do something with Ju Zi in the original world line, but it was a pity that he didn’t have much brains. This time, he actually set his sights on Nan Shuishui and Yui Qiu again.

Well, by tomorrow everything will be fine, we can’t keep this guy anymore.

"You may not believe it, but this Xu Tianhe is the emperor of the Xingluo Empire, Xu Jiawei." Zhang Lexuan considered her words and said shockingly.

"Xu Tianhe is Xu Jiawei? What the hell?" This time it was Huo Yuhao's turn to be stunned. Are these two related?
“I think this has something to do with you. It’s like this…” Yui Qiu had shared Huo Yuhao’s memories and knew everything that happened in the original world line. At first, she couldn’t believe that the two were the same person, but after going around in circles, she finally came back to Huo Yuhao’s behavior.

Many years ago, after Huo Yuhao blew up the Duke's Mansion, the then Xingluo Prince Xu Jiawei received the order from the old Xingluo Emperor and personally brought people to pay tribute to the imperial sister.

At that time, the Holy Spirit Church had planned to send someone to poison the Duchess, so it was such a coincidence that they took away the ten-year-old Huo Yuhao. At the same time, they also received news that Crown Prince Xu Jiawei had come to the former site of the Duke's Mansion in person.

This was a great opportunity for both the Holy Spirit Church and the Crown Prince Xu Tianran who held all the power at the time, so he ordered the people of the Holy Spirit Church to snipe at Xu Jiawei's troops, and even Zhongli Wu was dispatched.

And the cousin who had little presence, Prince Tianhe, once again became Xu Tianran's pawn, using the tactic of replacing the crown prince with a cat for a cat in the place of the crown prince for the Xingluo Empire at that time.

The old emperor passed away soon after, and Xu Tianhe, who disguised himself as Xu Jiawei, naturally became the Xingluo Emperor, holding the power of life and death over the Xingluo Empire.

It can only be said that things that did not happen in the original world line underwent earth-shaking changes due to Huo Yuhao's initial action.

Huo Yuhao was silent. Perhaps this was cause and effect. He had tried his best to control his steps before and complete all the arrangements without too many changes in the world line.

However, from the moment he lit the fire, the gears of fate began to turn -

One person controls two empires. This Xu Tianhe is quite capable. If this guy is still useful...

Huo Yuhao frowned as he thought, but the next moment, the scene in front of him was dizzying, and he fell backwards amid the screams of the crowd.

What happened to our protagonist? Let’s make rational guesses.
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(End of this chapter)