Douluo Jueshi: Who made him a soul mentor!

Chapter 176 Xu Jing: Is this for real?

One day later, in the main hall of the Sun and Moon Empire's imperial palace in Mingdu.

Dark Spirit Douluo Shen Kang knelt on one knee and said loudly, "Former Holy Spirit Cult Elder, Dark Spirit Douluo Shen Kang, pays respects to the Emperor of the Sun Moon Empire! I am willing to join the Sun Moon Empire and serve Your Majesty with utmost loyalty."

Under the watchful eyes of four powerful court officials, Shen Kang respectfully looked at Xu Jing, who sat on the dragon throne.

Xu Jing rubbed the ninth-level peak soul tool ring on his finger, his majestic eyes scrutinizing Shen Kang with great interest, clearly quite interested in this former Holy Spirit Cult elder.

The ninth-level peak soul tool ring in Xu Jing's hand is the controller of the high-energy compression array soul tool in the imperial palace.

The energy contained in a high-energy compression array soul tool is equivalent to the sum of the soul power of one hundred titled Douluo, and its power is extremely astonishing whether used for attack or defense.

Apart from Limit Douluo level experts, no one else could break through the defenses of the high-energy compression array soul tool.

Therefore, Xu Jing was very confident in his own safety and was not afraid of being assassinated by the super Douluo named Shen Kang.

If the emperors of the Sun Moon Empire were truly so easy to assassinate, then all the emperors of the Sun Moon Empire throughout history would have died at the hands of the experts from Douluo Three Kingdoms and Shrek Academy long ago.

Shen Kang felt uneasy under Xu Jing's gaze and thought to himself, "Why is this old emperor staring at me without saying anything?"

Just as Shen Kang was thinking about Xu Jing in his heart.

Xu Jing asked, "Shen Kang, as a respected figure in the Holy Spirit Cult, why do you suddenly intend to join the Sun Moon Empire and serve me?"

Shen Kang took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, the Holy Spirit Cult has decided to relocate the entire sect to the Three Kingdoms of Douluo. I am unwilling to associate with evil soul masters, so I have come to seek refuge with the wise ruler."

A glint flashed in Xu Jing's eyes: "Oh? The Holy Spirit Cult is leaving the Sun Moon Empire?"

“Exactly.” Shen Kang took out a scroll from his pocket. “This is a list of the high-ranking members of the Holy Spirit Cult that I have compiled, as well as the addresses of the Holy Spirit Cult’s branches in major cities, and a general list of the resources they are planning to take away.”

If Your Majesty does not believe me, you can send people to check the branches of the Holy Spirit Church. These branches are now deserted.

All the evil spirit masters have returned to the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters and will soon leave the Sun and Moon Empire.

The eunuch servant standing next to Xu Jing walked to Shen Kang's side, took the scroll from his hand, and then presented it to Xu Jing.

Xu Jing unfolded the document and saw that the contents were very detailed, and many parts matched the intelligence he had collected, so he immediately believed it to some extent.

Xu Jing believes that the news of the Holy Spirit Cult relocating to the Douluo Three Kingdoms is most likely true.

After all, this kind of thing can't be faked. He only needs to send someone to the Holy Spirit Church's branch to confirm its authenticity.

Anyone with a brain wouldn't tell such an obvious lie, but he wouldn't let his guard down; he would naturally send someone to investigate later.

After reading the scroll, Xu Jing felt immediately delighted, never expecting such a good thing to exist in the world.

The Holy Spirit Cult has now broken ties with his Sun and Moon Empire, so leaving is a good thing and saves him some trouble.

Moreover, if the Holy Spirit Cult goes to the Douluo Three Kingdoms, it will inevitably run into Shrek Academy, the royal family of the Douluo Three Kingdoms, and various sects.

If the two sides fight like dogs, the Sun Moon Empire can reap the benefits.

If the Holy Spirit Cult wins, the people of the Douluo Three Kingdoms will surely be plunged into misery.

In the future, he only needs to send the righteous army of the Sun Moon Empire to wipe out the Holy Spirit Cult and save the people of the Douluo Three Kingdoms. Then the people of the Douluo Three Kingdoms will be extremely grateful to the Sun Moon Empire for saving them and will absolutely not resist the rule of the Sun Moon Empire.

After all, ordinary people only need to be fed, clothed, and have their lives protected; they don't care who rules them.

Only those ruling classes who have lost their power, status, and resources will resist the rule of the Sun and Moon Empire. These die-hards are few in number anyway, so we can just kill them all when the time comes.

In this way, his Sun and Moon Empire could easily unify the entire continent.

If the Holy Spirit Cult is defeated by Shrek Academy and Douluo Three Kingdoms, it will also benefit him.

The Holy Spirit Cult is powerful, with two Limit Douluo in charge. To defeat the Holy Spirit Cult, one would inevitably suffer heavy casualties, thereby weakening the power of Douluo Three Kingdoms and Shrek Academy.

If the Sun Moon Empire were to launch an invasion at this time, it would be able to defeat Shrek Academy and the royal families of the Douluo Three Kingdoms more easily.

Of course, there's a third possibility: the Holy Spirit Cult, the royal family of the Douluo Three Kingdoms, and Shrek Academy are all evenly matched, and none can truly defeat the other. They can only compromise and maintain a reluctant, amicable relationship...

The third scenario is the worst-case scenario. If the Sun Moon Empire launches a war, the Holy Spirit Cult, the Douluo Three Kingdoms, and Shrek Academy are very likely to unite to fight against the Sun Moon Empire.

Considering the three scenarios above, Xu Jing pondered for a moment. After a while, he composed himself and turned to look at Shen Kang.

Xu Jing closed the scroll and said in a deep voice, "Shen Kang, you said you were unwilling to associate with evil spirit masters, but as far as I know, you have been in the Holy Spirit Cult for no less than twenty years."

Shen Jing quickly replied, "Your Majesty is unaware of the truth. I joined the Holy Spirit Cult back then to repay Long Xiaoyao's kindness in guiding me."

I am not an evil spirit master, and I do not need to kill people and devour souls to improve my cultivation. Therefore, over the years, I have never participated in any evil deeds, unlike those evil spirit masters who have committed countless heinous acts.

Many of the members of the Holy Spirit Cult, like myself, are not evil spirit masters; they simply joined the cult for various reasons.

Xu Jing was somewhat surprised to hear this news, as he was not really clear about these matters.

He hadn't expected that there would be powerful individuals in the Holy Spirit Cult who weren't evil soul masters. For a moment, a strange thought crossed his mind: could he win these people over and have them join the Sun and Moon Empire?

What the Holy Spirit Church can give, the Sun Moon Empire can also give, and it will give more, not less.

If these people can join the Holy Spirit Cult, why can't they join his Sun and Moon Empire?
Xu Jing looked at Shen Kang, already plotting how to make use of this former Holy Spirit Cult member.

A rare smile appeared on Xu Jing's usually stern face.

Xu Jing smiled and said, "Shen Kang, since you have abandoned darkness and embraced the light, my Sun Moon Empire is naturally willing to accept you. I hereby appoint you as a royal retainer of the Sun Moon Royal Family, with the same treatment as a level nine Soul Master. Are you willing?"

Shen Kang bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I thank you for your great kindness!"

Xu Jing said gently, "Shen Gongfeng, I ask you, would you be willing to introduce more Holy Spirit Cult members like yourself to serve my Sun Moon Empire?"

Shen Kang felt a chill run down his spine as he looked at Xu Jing, who was treating him with such gentleness.

He had just joined the Sun Moon Empire, so how could he refuse? If he refused, the old emperor would most likely be dissatisfied with him, and how would he survive in the Sun Moon Empire in the future?

Shen Kang thought to himself, "Sigh, the Sun Moon Empire isn't easy to navigate!"

(End of this chapter)