Douluo Continent: I, the world's greatest immortal master, have taken Ning Rongrong as my disci

Chapter 432 Guiding and Slaughtering the Five Ancestors' Secret Realm

"Chang Wei, relying on your status as a Soul Master, you have raped and abducted women, colluded with officials, and murdered dozens of civilians. I have investigated various documents and evidence, and with the testimony here, I have the forensic evidence to sentence you to death. What else do you have to say?"

"Madam Sun, you are the senior female official of the Imperial Household Department. You colluded with the dark forces outside the palace to abduct boys and girls from the common people. The boys were castrated to become eunuchs, and the girls were trained to become palace maids, from which you made huge profits. If a child disobeyed, you would poison them to make them mute or simply throw them into the river to drown. In ten years, you have caused the deaths of more than a thousand children. My investigation has confirmed this, and there are witness testimonies here. You are sentenced to death. What else do you have to say?"

"Wang Keming, the current Minister of Revenue of the Star Luo Empire, has been investigated by our sect. During the devastating floods in Longxing City, the imperial court allocated five million taels of silver for disaster relief. You, along with local officials, embezzled ninety percent of the funds and used coarse rice mixed with sand for the relief efforts, leading to the starvation and cannibalism of one hundred thousand victims. Furthermore, you have been found guilty of selling official positions and disregarding human life… Our sect's Soul Masters have seized ten million taels of silver, one million taels of gold, and 'bone china teaware' made from the bones of disaster victims from your cellars. Your crimes are heinous, and our sect sentences you to death! Execute immediately! Beheadings will be displayed to the public!"

"Xu Song, you are renowned as the Prefect of the Capital of the Douling Empire, known for your iron-fisted governance. Yet, you have abused your power for personal gain, rampantly implementing cruel tortures and harsh laws. To extract confessions, boost your political achievements, and extort money and rare treasures, you invented the 'Scorpion Pit' (throwing people into a pit filled with venomous snakes), the 'Iron Face' (using red-hot iron needles to burn and disfigure the face), and the 'Five Elephants Peeling Corpse' (using five elephants to tear the skin from the body). In three years, you have personally fabricated over three hundred wrongful convictions, resulting in the deaths of over ten thousand people. My sect has investigated and found evidence and testimony here. My sect sentences you to death! Execute immediately! Beheading and display your head to the public!"

"..."

The Killing City, formerly a hellish killing field, has now been transformed into a hall of judgment for sins, and also the execution square at the Meridian Gate.

Dressed in a gold and white gown, Saintess Ye Guyi held a sacred doctrine and pointed out the crimes committed by the criminals bound in chains in the center of the square.

Most of these criminals are powerful or influential Soul Masters in the local area, deeply entrenched in their networks, or ruthless in their methods, making them virtually untouchable.

It wasn't until the Holy Church's hidden Soul Masters gathered evidence, uncovered the truth, and arrested him directly without going through the formal procedures of the royal family and the empire.

Naturally, they all begged for mercy after being convicted of their crimes.

Such wicked people understand the horror of death best, and naturally fear it greatly.

However, the powerful soul masters of the Holy Sect showed no mercy. With a wave of her slender hand, Ye Guyi ordered her men to use this to push out the dozen or so people who had just been judged and sentenced to be beheaded as a warning to the public.

Soon, the heads of these high-ranking officials will be hung on the city walls of the capitals of the great empires, along with the crimes they committed, and they will be despised by the people!

This move won cheers from the people of the former capital.

Even Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya, who had infiltrated the Killing City to observe the situation, were stunned.

I never expected the Holy Spirit Cult to be serious.

They even dared to touch the Minister of Revenue of the Empire and the Prefect of the Capital.

It should be noted that these two positions are among the highest-ranking officials in any empire. A single decision can affect the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people, and these officials are also core members of their respective empires.

The Holy Spirit Cult dares to judge and execute even such figures; no wonder it has been promoted as a cult by several major empires.

If they dare to arrest high-ranking officials of the first and second ranks today, wouldn't they dare to assassinate the emperor one day?
This is simply out of control, terrorists, utterly outrageous!
……

"So, the Holy Spirit Cult isn't actually an evil cult, but rather a loyal force that punishes evil and promotes good?"

"We've all misunderstood the Holy Spirit Cult. There are no evil spirit masters on the continent. They're just people striving to become stronger."

"That's not entirely true. Evil Soul Masters do exist, and their methods are extremely cruel. Otherwise, while the major empires might deceive the common people and mislead the public, there are always powerful forces that can see through the truth. If the Holy Spirit Cult were truly so upright and incorruptible, institutions like Shrek Academy would certainly not be opposed to our cult." Just as Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong were marveling at the contrasting nature of the Holy Spirit Cult, a refined woman wearing a black veil gracefully approached, stopped beside them, and said calmly:

"Newcomers from afar, you may not know this, but our Holy Spirit Church is actually divided into two factions. One faction is the Holy Church, which is the Holy Spirit Church you are now in contact with. Although it is not accepted by the secular world, it is upholding the secular world in its own way."

The other faction is the Spirit Cult, which is what outsiders usually refer to as a cult. They are traitors to the Holy Church and violators of the Holy Spirit's doctrines. The Spirit Cult has far fewer members than our Holy Church, but the damage and influence they have caused have had an extremely negative impact on our Holy Spirit Church, and they have persecuted many innocent people on the mainland.

"The Spirit Cult insists that human nature is inherently evil, that the world has been submerged in filth, that the continent needs purification, that most people deserve to die, and that the continent only needs to leave behind a small number of truly useful people to rebuild a world of light. They have gone to an extreme, unaware that extreme light is darkness."

"The existence of the Spirit Cult has always been a major headache for our Holy Church."

The elegant woman touched her forehead, seemingly somewhat worried.

Xiao Xiao innocently asked:
"Since the Spirit Cult is so terrifying, why don't you expel them from the Holy Spirit Cult? Or just wipe them out?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Ling was speechless for a moment before slowly speaking:

"Although the Spirit Cult has a small number of members, each one is an elite among elite Soul Masters. They are powerful and extremely intelligent, and the Holy Cult is not confident in wiping them out. The Spirit Cult is the second-largest sect of the Holy Spirit Cult, and coupled with the disgust of several major empires, even if we exclude them from the cult, if they insist that they are evil Soul Masters of the Holy Spirit Cult, do you think anyone will believe that the Holy Spirit Cult has been cleansed?"

Fengling asked a question at the end.

Huo Yuhao and Tang Ya both shook their heads:
“I don’t believe it. So although the doctrines and practices of the Holy Church and the Spiritual Church are contradictory, they are inseparable. You can’t get rid of me, and I can’t get rid of you.”

"Theoretically, that's correct."

Feng Ling nodded.

Just then, a priest suddenly appeared on the high ground of the square and shouted:
"With the blood of sinners to cleanse the world of its impurities, the Holy Church dares not forget the teachings of its founders! Upholding the principles of punishing evil and promoting good, and reforming sinners, we establish our sect in the world."

"We implore the gods to issue a decree upon our ancestors, to guide the Holy Church forward, and to pass on the profound teachings of our followers!"

"Amen~"

Saintess Ye Guyi also walked over at this moment, nodded slightly to Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya, and then cupped her hands to Feng Ling, saying:

"Vice Sect Leader Feng, the ritual to punish the priests has begun. Please open the Slaughter Altar to guide the five ancestors of the Ning, Zhu, Ye, Hu, and Tu clans to their secret realms."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xiao's big, bright eyes widened: What? The Vice Leader?
Tang Wutong: What? Which ancestor?

Jiang Nannan's expression changed slightly: things had suddenly become quite interesting.

Tang Ya: Why do these surnames sound so familiar to me?

(End of this chapter)