Douluo Continent: When Huo Yuhao Becomes the Lord of the End

Chapter 198 Taking Action Against the Holy Spirit Cult
Sun and Moon Empire, Mingdu.

The trip to the Star Dou Great Forest did not take too long.

After figuring out the story of the auspicious beast and the golden dragon spear, and obtaining the treasures of the Lake of Life, which greatly enhanced his wealth and strength, Huo Yuhao returned to his loyal Mingdu.

When he left, there were only him and Gu Yuena, but now that he has returned, he has a companion by his side.

It wasn't yet the date for recruiting new students for the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, but nobody really cared. Putting aside Huo Yuhao's current status, Gu Yuena, as Jing Hongchen, the disciple of the Mingde Hall Master, could easily handle Yu Qiu'er's enrollment procedures.

Therefore, upon returning to Mingdu, Yu Qiu'er immediately received her new identity: a special student of Mingde Hall.

Moreover, his young age and his extraordinary level of soul power (over seventy levels) immediately caught the attention of the higher-ups at Sun Moon.

With Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena, two core trainees in the first tier, as guarantors, Yu Qiu'er was included in the scope of investigation the moment her name and information appeared on the desks of those high-ranking officials.

Good, good, good! Right now, the sun and moon are truly at their zenith, and peerless geniuses are emerging one after another like fish crossing a river after rain. Dean Jing Hongchen almost laughed his monocle off.

Incidentally, besides Huo Yuhao, Gu Yuena, Xiao Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen, Ji Juechen has now joined the core of the Sun Moon First Sequence. The reason for this is naturally because he refined the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid for purification last time, and his seventh soul ring will definitely be a 100,000-year soul ring in the future.

Perhaps Yu Qiu'er will be added soon.

In terms of early investment and discovery, Sun Moon has clearly surpassed the original Douluo Three Kingdoms and Shrek Academy by a large margin, and Huo Yuhao is largely to blame for this.

As for Yu Qiu'er, although her talent and strength are undeniable, she clearly needs further evaluation, just like Ji Juechen's evaluation before. The Sun and Moon faction needs to ensure that her heart truly belongs to the Sun and Moon.

Huo Yuhao didn't waste any time. After meeting with Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and his teacher, he went into seclusion to absorb the soul bones of the Water and Fire Dragon King.

He did not immediately distribute the soul bones obtained from the Lake of Life; he planned to distribute them after this period of seclusion.

Before heading to Shrek Academy, he strengthened the abilities of his two teachers once again.

Moreover, his teacher, Kong Deming, had important things to do these past few days and didn't have time to absorb the soul bone.

In recent days, the conflicts between the original Douluo Three Kingdoms and Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Academy have become increasingly acute.

In the Xingluo Mingdu Mountains, Xingluo suffered a great loss due to the sudden death of Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger Kingdom. In addition, with the formation of the Three Kingdoms Axis Alliance, it has begun to become restless again.

Small-scale wars continue to break out, and border skirmishes are constant, but both sides are extremely restrained and no large-scale armed conflict has actually broken out.

As for the other two countries, Douling goes without saying, but Tianhun is quite active, constantly contacting the sects within the country in an attempt to find the support of those hidden sects.

Apart from the Body Sect, which explicitly stated that it would not side with the Heavenly Soul in the future conflict between the Heavenly Soul and the Sun and Moon Sects, the other sects, such as the Xuanming Sect, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect (Heavenly Dragon Gate), all expressed their stance of standing with the Heavenly Soul.

To say that Tianhun is a country is an understatement; it's more accurate to say that it's a sect disguised as a country.

There was no way around it; compared to Douling and Xingluo, there were simply too many sects within the Tianhun Empire. As a feudal monarchy that inherited most of the legacy of the Tiandou Empire, the emperor of the Tianhun Empire faced far more constraints in certain matters.

Most of these constraints come from sects and nobles within their own borders.

Of course, it sounds intimidating, as if the Heavenly Soul has so much support from various sects, but in reality, its overall strength is far inferior to that of the Star Luo, including its army and lower-level Soul Masters.

This is not to say that Tianhun's top combat strength is weak. On the contrary, with so many hidden sects, if Tianhun can get these sects to support it without any selfish motives and unite as one, the strength it can unleash will be something that even the Sun and Moon Sect will have to take seriously.

The difficulty lies in achieving unity of purpose. Those sects cannot truly support the Heavenly Soul Empire without reservation, let alone a reclusive sect like the Clear Sky Sect that has long since withdrawn from worldly affairs. They are all independent individuals, and as long as they are not outsiders like the Sun and Moon Sect, whoever becomes emperor will not really affect their status.

The abdication of the Xingluo Dai family and the rise of the Xu family, as well as the change of the royal family after the split of Tiandou, the surviving members of the Xue clan retreated to Douling, and the status of the major sects remained unchanged, all prove this point.

Furthermore, with the Body Sect taking the lead and clearly stating that it would not support Heavenly Soul, many other sects are even less likely to risk their resources to live and die with Heavenly Soul in the future. Therefore, Heavenly Soul urgently needs to set a benchmark, which means finding a sect to protect the nation.

The Body Sect has naturally lost this qualification, and with the Limit Douluo Du Bu Si in charge, Tian Hun wouldn't be foolish enough to cause trouble for the Body Sect.

Whom have they set their sights on? That's right, it's the Haotian Sect. Of course, the Tianlong Sect is also on their shortlist. If the Haotian Sect remains secluded and unwilling to emerge, the Tianlong Sect will become the guardian sect of the Heavenly Soul.

Compared to the Heavenly Dragon Sect, the Clear Sky Sect is clearly superior in strength.

To put it bluntly, the Heavenly Soul is just another form of the Three Kingdoms Axis alliance, even less stable than the abnormal relationship of the Three Kingdoms themselves.

Logically speaking, the Haotian Sect should never have gotten involved in such matters, nor would it have participated in such a war in the future. However, the Haotian Sect agreed and successfully became the guardian sect of the Heavenly Soul.

This result not only surprised the Heavenly Soul Royal Family, but also caught the Sun and Moon side off guard.

Not only that, the two mysterious sect leaders of the Haotian Sect also went to Shrek Academy and entered the Golden Tree of the Sea God Lake. As for what they talked about, no one knows.

However, according to rumors, the two from the Clear Sky Sect didn't look too happy, and they even took away a junior from their sect who was studying at Shrek Academy. Who was it? Of course, it was Wang Dong.

Clearly, the little scoundrel had managed to get through to Rong Nianbing, passing on some information and, through the one inside the Shrek Golden Tree, informing the two licking beasts of some things.

Shrek Academy was beyond their control. Although Xuanzi wanted to intervene in the situation on the continent, he could only do nothing because of the will left by Mu En before his death and the fact that Shrek Academy was always unable to unite as one.

Having discussed the original Douluo Three Kingdoms, the next topics are the Holy Spirit Cult and the Sun Moon Sect.

Although the Sun and Moon forces are actively preparing for war and their productivity is changing dramatically every day, they are remarkably patient in terms of strategic resolve.

Not only did he turn a deaf ear to what was happening in the original Douluo Three Kingdoms and Shrek Academy, but he also focused on handling his own internal affairs.

The old emperor's health was deteriorating, and the power of the empire began to be secretly transferred and gradually taken over by Crown Prince Xu Tianran. Many Soul Master Legions had begun to gradually equip themselves with more powerful Soul Guidance Devices and Soul Guidance Equipment, actively preparing for war.

The Holy Spirit Cult was also in a difficult situation during this period. After being jointly attacked by the original Douluo Three Kingdoms and Shrek Academy, they originally planned to retreat their forces to Sun Moon, but they did not expect that Sun Moon would also start to attack them.

This caught the Holy Spirit Church completely off guard.

Compared to their attitude towards the Three Kingdoms and Shrek Academy, the Holy Spirit Cult is much tougher on the Sun and Moon Sect. What do you mean? Has your Xu family forgotten who put you on the throne?
Now they want to discard them after they've served their purpose? Do they really think the Holy Spirit Church is made of clay? That's unacceptable!
Moreover, the Holy Church has been laying its groundwork in the Sun and Moon region for so many years, and pulling out a radish will bring up the mud along with it. Does the Sun and Moon royal family really have the guts to do this? Do you really dare to do this?!
The sun and moon really dare to do that!
At the same time that Huo Yuhao was in seclusion absorbing the soul bones of the Water and Fire Dragon Kings, Sun and Moon made their move.

Before the Holy Spirit Cult could react, the Sun Moon faction swiftly purged the Holy Spirit Cult's influence within the Sun Moon region, eradicating most of the Holy Spirit Cult's core base there with overwhelming force.

Not only did Mingde Hall get involved in this process, but many level-nine soul masters from the Hall of Offerings also participated.

Jing Hongchen, in charge of the evil spirit masters within the Sun and Moon Realm, began a large-scale purge based on a pre-existing list.

Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui wanted to confront them, but someone else came to their door.

"Hahaha, Lao Long, we won't trouble you with the Sun and Moon's affairs. We remnants of the old era should just quietly guard our own little plot of land and let the young people do their own thing. Don't you agree?"

Kong Deming single-handedly took control of the Holy Spirit Cult's path of revenge. At the Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters in the Demon Forest, he pulled out more than a dozen level-nine and level-ten soul tools, instantly causing Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao to back down.

Long Xiaoyao was even more astonished. This person was previously a level 94 near-level 10 Soul Master, and it was unlikely that he would be able to break through and become a true level 10 Soul Master and Super Douluo in this lifetime.

What exactly happened? He was promoted two levels in a row and actually became a level 10 Soul Master.

This could truly drag the entire Holy Spirit Cult down with it. Of course, he wasn't worried about the Holy Spirit Cult itself, but rather that his old flame, Ye Xishui, might get anxious and act recklessly, leading to a bloody battle with Kong Deming.

Damn it, that sounds nice, calling him a remnant of the old era. Where did this old geezer learn such rhetoric?

"Kong Deming, what do you mean by this, old man?"

"You know the sun and moon are just fooling around!"

He didn't care about the Holy Spirit Cult or the Sun and Moon Sect, but Xi Shui didn't want to see the Holy Spirit Cult being targeted like this, so he naturally had to consider Xi Shui's feelings. In fact, to some extent, he was happy to see the Sun and Moon Sect purging the Holy Spirit Cult.

Kong Deming was not at all swayed by Long Xiaoyao. "Old man? You remnant are decades older than me. What are you pretending to be young for?"

"I have no particular intention, but the Holy Spirit Cult has acted too recklessly in recent years, threatening the royal family. Therefore, I have no choice but to intervene."

"Supreme Leader, from this day forward, the Holy Spirit Cult must recall its lower-level members and forbid them from leaving the Demon Forest. Otherwise, we will lose even the last shred of our friendship."

As soon as he finished speaking, several more level-nine soul masters appeared behind him, each with a level-nine soul bomb floating on their body.

They're just the Holy Spirit Cult. Do they really think that a cult-like sect can rival a national organization like the Sun Moon Cult? They even want to interfere in politics and influence the mainland's political landscape. They're not worthy of that title.

Sun Moon is not an empire like Heavenly Soul that must rely on sects. The reason it borrowed the power of the Holy Spirit Cult before was only for strategic balance. Now that the balance has been tilted, there is no need for an ungrateful wretch to exist.

Kong Deming is not helping the royal family, but the Sun and Moon Sect. If the Holy Spirit Sect continues to act so recklessly, who knows what crazy things these unscrupulous evil spirit masters will do when war breaks out.

Hesitation only leads to chaos; the era when the sun and moon needed the Holy Spirit Church to maintain balance is over.

Ye Xishui's face was extremely pale, but she still forced herself to hold on, a hint of madness flashing in her eyes.

"You're forbidden from leaving the Demon Forest from now on? Old man, the people around you now aren't enough!"

The Holy Spirit Cult's strength far exceeds everyone's expectations, with twelve honorees and eight elders, though many are not currently at headquarters.

However, relying solely on Kong Deming, a level 10 Soul Master, and these level 9 Soul Masters, they are not qualified to expect the Holy Spirit Sect to shrink its power like a defeated dog and be unable to leave the Demon Forest.

(End of this chapter)