Douluo: Twin Origins, Suppressing the World

Chapter 213 The investiture ceremony, the tragic fate of Jing Hongchen.

Ye Xishui's messenger quickly replied.

The worst-case scenario, a low-probability event, did not occur. Everything was as Ling Shuang had said; there was indeed such a village, and that village had indeed been wiped out more than a decade ago due to a massacre.

No one knows who did it, but according to the official investigation at the time, there were traces of evil spirit masters at the scene.

Everything proves that what Ling Shuang said was true.

Ye Xishui put down the letter in her hand, having already made up her mind. She waved her hand, and the maid who had been waiting behind her stepped forward.

"Inform Zhongli Wu that you can begin preparing for the investiture of the Holy Son and Holy Daughter." In truth, Ye Xishui still harbored some doubts.

Although everything seemed to be going well, her intuition told her that things were probably not that simple.

But for some reason, Ye Xishui ignored the doubts that still lingered in her heart and instead directly ordered Zhongli Wu to begin the process of bestowing titles upon the Holy Son and Holy Daughter.

This kind of thing could easily lead to the downfall of the entire Holy Spirit Cult.
No one knows what this Death God Douluo is thinking.

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On the other side, Zhongli Wu received Ye Xishui's order. He understood that his mother must have confirmed that the two children's identities were correct.

Zhong Liwu showed no doubt about Ye Xishui's investigation results.

Although his mother didn't like him very much, Zhongliwu trusted her completely.

In his view, since it was the result of his mother's investigation, there must be no problem.

"Someone, give the order to prepare the investiture ceremony for the Holy Son and Holy Daughter!"

Zhongliwu's voice could not hide his joy.

Following the Blue Silver Saintess, the Holy Spirit Cult has welcomed two more outstanding Holy Sons and Saintesses. This means that if everything goes smoothly, the Holy Spirit Cult may very well have three Limit Douluos in the future!

Even if his mother Ye Xishui and Uncle Long Xiaoyao, the two current pinnacles of the Holy Spirit Sect's combat power, were to pass away, the Holy Spirit Sect would not be defeated by this, and would even be more glorious than it is now!

The Holy Spirit Cult could even cease to be dependent on the Sun and Moon Royal Family and instead annex the entire Sun and Moon Empire, turning it into their own Holy Spirit Empire!

Zhongli Wu burst into laughter, as if he could already see the bright future of the Holy Spirit Cult!

The Holy Spirit Cult made no attempt to conceal its actions.

Such a commotion in the Sun and Moon Imperial City naturally caught the attention of Xu Tianran, a partner of the Holy Spirit Cult.

He hurriedly approached Zhongliwu to inquire about the Holy Spirit Sect's intentions. Zhongliwu did not hide anything and revealed that the Holy Spirit Sect was about to welcome a Holy Son and a Holy Daughter.

However, he concealed the extraordinary talents of "Jiang Xue" and Gu Yuena, only saying that they were barely comparable to the Blue Silver Saintess.

The Holy Spirit Cult and Xu Tianran were never truly of one mind, so Zhongli Wu naturally held back against him.

Xu Tianran clearly did not believe Zhongli Wu's words entirely.

He summoned several high-ranking members of his faction who were still in the capital and told them about the unusual activities of the Holy Spirit Cult, hoping to help them understand the situation.

Among those who handed the person over to Masked Douluo that day was Jing Hongchen, the head of Mingde Hall.

Hearing Xu Tianran's words, Jing Hongchen's expression grew even more unpleasant.

He knew he had sent two geniuses to the Holy Spirit Cult, but he never expected they would be two geniuses at the level of Holy Sons.

Jing Hongchen had once extracted information about the mysterious Blue Silver Saintess from an elder of the Holy Spirit Cult, learning that the Holy Spirit Cult had placed its hopes on her to become a Limit Douluo. Now, with two more individuals of the same level appearing, it's no surprise that the Holy Spirit Cult believes these two also have the potential to reach the Limit Douluo level.

The thought that he might have sent two future Limit Douluo to the Holy Spirit Cult made Jing Hongchen even more gloomy.

It is truly inappropriate to provide them with resources like jackals and leopards!
Jing Hongchen was filled with deep regret.

If only he had discovered these two first, they wouldn't have fallen into the hands of the Holy Spirit Cult.

Even if they can't be used by him, killing these two would save the Holy Spirit Cult from two future Limit Douluos, which would be a great thing!

"Master of the Red Dust Hall," Xu Tianran suddenly called out.

"What are your instructions, Your Highness?" Jing Hongchen finally snapped out of her endless regret.

Xu Tianran slowly said, "I will ask Zhongli Wu for a seat to watch the ceremony. I'll trouble you, Hall Master Hongchen, to go and also find out what these guys' bottom line is."

At this time, Xu Tianran was only the crown prince, not the emperor, so he spoke in a relatively gentle tone and without a strong commanding tone.

"Yes," Jing Hongchen replied.

Although Xu Tianran is not yet the emperor, no one in the entire Sun Moon Royal Family can compete with him now, so his ascension to the throne is practically a done deal.

His failure to support the Crown Prince immediately had already created some resentment in the Crown Prince's heart. If he were to refuse at this point, he would be completely offending the future Emperor of the Sun and Moon.

If Xu Tianran becomes the emperor of the Sun Moon Empire and settles scores with him later, then things will get really complicated.

No matter what, Mingdetang can never compare to the royal family.

At this point, Jing Hongchen wanted to support others against the Crown Prince, but there were no suitable candidates left.

Choosing the wrong side doesn't necessarily mean something will go wrong, but choosing the wrong side will definitely lead to trouble.

So even though she knew the Holy Spirit Cult was a problem, Jing Hongchen still couldn't refuse Xu Tianran's orders.

The reason Xu Tianran sent Jing Hongchen to participate in the Holy Spirit Cult's investiture ceremony was not only because he felt that Jing Hongchen had the ability to find out some things, but also partly because he was dissatisfied with Jing Hongchen's previous reluctance to side with him.

Those people in the Holy Spirit Cult are lunatics. Xu Tianran can't control them. If Jing Hongchen really gets into trouble, he won't be too heartbroken. In fact, it will be more beneficial for him to completely turn Mingdetang into his own power.

The Holy Spirit Church is not yet at the point of open arrogance, so although they did not deliberately conceal the matter when preparing for the investiture ceremony, they did not make a big fuss about it either.

The investiture ceremony was held in a large hotel. To the outside world, it was said that Mingde Hall had booked the entire venue for a special occasion and restricted outsiders from entering.

Yes, that's right, it's Mirror of the Mortal World again.

This Master of the Red Dust Hall not only took the blame, but also spent money.

The gold soul coins used for the private event were indeed deposited into Mingde Hall's accounts.

Jing Hongchen, as a guest of honor, sat in one of the seats.

As the guest of honor personally selected by the Crown Prince, the head of Mingde Hall did not even have a seat in the front row.

This also reveals the rampant arrogance and disregard for others within the Holy Spirit Cult.

Crown Prince Xu Tianran was cooperating with these guys, which was tantamount to seeking help from a tiger.

Jing Hongchen sighed inwardly, feeling somewhat lost about the future of the empire.

(End of this chapter)