Douluo Dalu: The Eyes That Defy Fate

Chapter 221 New Wine in Old Bottles
Seventh Offering Wuyun nodded foolishly, his gaze toward Lin Po growing increasingly fervent, while inwardly cursing Zhang Peng for being ungrateful and not even bothering to help his brother now that he'd made it big.

As someone who had witnessed the entire 'resource competition' from the beginning, Wu Yun had long ago confirmed that Lin Po was no ordinary person.

Moreover, Lin Po's performance over the years has further solidified his belief.

Unfortunately, Wuyun never had the chance to win Linpo's favor.

Because of the innate affinity, the cult leader did not choose him as the 'protector' of the new Holy Son at that time, but instead chose Zhang Peng, who brought the Holy Son back.

Unfortunately, His Highness the Holy Son is an ascetic, and apart from occasionally showing up, he spends most of his time in the training ground, giving him no chance to get close to him.

Then, Wu Yun could only watch helplessly as Zhang Peng rose rapidly to power, enjoying all kinds of top-notch resources.

He even heard that Zhang Peng, who was far away in the Star Luo Empire, had recently broken through to level 97, becoming a titled Douluo and one of the few strong individuals in the Holy Sect.

Even though Zhang Peng was two levels higher than His Highness before he joined the sect, the gap was not unacceptable.

Several years passed, and his cultivation level did not improve at all, while Zhang Peng managed to latch onto a powerful figure and break through to level 97.

How could Dark Cloud accept this so easily!
Therefore, Wu Yun made up his mind to seize this opportunity to curry favor with Lin Po, even if it meant losing face.

Dignity is nothing compared to progress.

Just as Wu Yun was getting more and more excited, Lin Po's expression also became unusually strange.

He saw a reflection of Xiao Hongchen in Wuyun; both were extremely eager to improve.

After thinking about the relationship between Wuyun and Zhang Peng, Lin Po instantly understood that Wuyun was envious of Zhang Peng's current treatment.

Since that's the case, Lin Po doesn't mind giving Wu Yun a chance.

"Seven Offerings, stronghold. How many Soul Masters are currently on standby at the new headquarters?"

The sudden sound startled Wu Yun, who quickly began to describe the current personnel configuration of the New Holy Spirit Church.

"The new headquarters now has a total of more than 300 people, among whom the weakest in cultivation is at the Soul Master level."

"There are about 260 people below the Soul Saint level, including 54 Soul Saints, 17 Soul Douluos, and 4 Title Douluos. Except for the Title Douluos, all the others are on standby."

As Lin Po predicted, the Holy Spirit Cult underwent a significant decline due to his actions.

Compared to its former status as a powerful and unparalleled Soul Master organization, the New Holy Spirit Cult has clearly fallen out of the top tier.

Of course, this doesn't include the three Limit Douluos. If you include them, even if Shrek Academy were to revive, it wouldn't make a difference.

Who are the four Title Douluos?

"Below Super Douluo are me, Nether Thunder Douluo, and Netherworld Douluo. Above Super Douluo are only the Four Elders."

At this moment, Lin Po finally had a general understanding of the strength of the New Holy Spirit Sect. It was somewhat inferior to the Body Sect, but far stronger than other sects on the continent.

Lin Po also had some impression of the other three Title Douluos mentioned by Wu Yun.

The first two are the Third Elder and the Fourth Elder who forced Wang Qiu'er to sacrifice herself in the original work, and the last one is a level 96 Super Douluo who did not appear in the original work.

"Summon them all here. Tomorrow, I, the Holy Son, need you to do some things."

Upon hearing that there was a mission, Wu Yun was overjoyed and hurriedly took out a communication soul tool, sending out something without knowing what it was.

In an instant, three bright auras of Title Douluo rushed toward Lin Po's location from different directions almost simultaneously.

In the blink of an eye, Lin Po finally met the three remaining Title Douluos of the Holy Spirit Cult.

"Dark Clouds"

As soon as the four offerings landed, they wanted to question Wuyun about why he had been summoned, but they saw Wuyun frantically blinking his eyes at them.

Looking in the direction of the dark clouds, the four elders discovered that the long-unseen Holy Son was sitting calmly to the side, watching them with great interest.

This terrified the four worshippers, who hurriedly bowed and offered their respects, claiming they had changed their bows several times:
"This old... Netherworld Soul greets Your Majesty, Holy Son!"

He had no choice but to be fearless. As a Super Douluo, he possessed far more intelligence than ordinary Title Douluos like Wu Yun.

He knew very well that the mastermind behind the Holy Spirit Cult's current decline was this seemingly harmless Holy Son.

Even Zhongli Wu, the sect leader who had already broken through to the Limit Douluo level, acted as a dagger in all the changes.

Don't you see that the leader personally sent all three of his children to the mainland battlefield?

Moreover, the Holy Church has already fallen into this state, and those two elders have never stepped in to stop it. He simply doesn't believe there's nothing fishy going on here.

With three Limit Douluo-level Holy Sons standing behind them, and the faint yet deadly threat emanating from them, the Four Elders readily chose to submit.

Better to die than live!

The hints from the dark clouds and the actions of the four elders left Ming Lei and You Ming looking at each other, unsure of what to do.

Finally, he could only imitate the actions of the four elders, bowing and saying, "Ming Lei/You Ming greets the Holy Son!"

Seeing that the three were so sensible, Lin Po nodded with satisfaction and casually drew a big picture of the future.

"Yes, the three of you are all pillars of the Holy Church. I hope you can contribute more to the Holy Church in the future. If your contributions are sufficient, you will be rewarded with even a 100,000-year-old soul bone."

'A soul bone from ten thousand years ago? Your Highness, are you joking?'

For a moment, the three titled Douluo were completely dumbfounded, unable to understand whether the Holy Son truly possessed such a treasure of the Blood River, or was just making things up to fool them.

On the contrary, Wu Yun suddenly realized how Zhang Peng had broken through so quickly.

So it was the Holy Son who bestowed upon him a soul bone.

Even if it's not a 100,000-year-old soul bone, it's definitely one with extremely high age and excellent quality.

After figuring it out, Wuyun immediately shouted, "Yes! Your subordinate will certainly live up to the expectations of His Majesty the Holy Son!"

Now the other three had no time to hesitate, and Wu Yun shouted in unison, "Your subordinates will certainly live up to the expectations of the Holy Son!"

"Well, that's perfect. I have some things I need you to do tomorrow. Is that alright?"

"No!"*4
Lin Po nodded in satisfaction, and then solemnly issued his first command to the New Holy Spirit Church.

"Only two Soul Douluos and five Soul Saints remained at headquarters; all other members at the Soul Saint level and above departed."

"The four of you will lead the team to Mingde Hall at midnight. Someone will meet you there and tell you the specific mission."

"Any questions?"

Upon hearing this, the four honorees were startled, instinctively thinking that the Holy Son intended to eliminate them as well.

Before he could react, Wuyun shouted loudly again, interrupting his train of thought.

"No problem! Your subordinate obeys!"

Glancing at his 'pig teammate' beside him, the Fourth Elder wished he could strangle him, but for the sake of his own life, he had no choice but to obediently agree.

"I obey my orders!"

Seeing that everything was arranged, Lin Po immediately headed to the next destination, leaving the four of them ample time to make their own arrangements.

Once Lin Po's aura had completely disappeared, the Fourth Elder grabbed Wu Yun by the collar and questioned him angrily:

"Dark Cloud, you'd better give me a reasonable explanation! Otherwise, I'll make you regret it!"

Seeing this, Youming and Minglei nodded repeatedly, staring intently at the dark clouds.

Wuyun chuckled, gently freeing himself from the four offerings' restraints. He straightened his clothes and sighed softly.

"Sigh, I was thinking of you guys when I had something good to do, but you not only don't appreciate my kindness, you even threatened me."

The Four Offerings, the Netherworld, and the Nether Thunder: "???"

From which theory does this statement come?

"Fourth Master, don't think you're the only smart one in the Holy Church. I understood His Highness the Holy Son's thoughts from the very beginning."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions tightened, and they eagerly asked, "What's your idea?"

"Of course, it's about giving us Soul Masters, who are born to be abandoned by the world, a chance to change our ways and stand in the sunlight again."

"what?!"

The next second, the three of them exclaimed in unison.

(End of this chapter)