Douluo Continent: It Became Huo Yuhao's Golden Finger!

Chapter 227 Xu Tianran's Rebellion! Completely Fooled! [Bonus Chapter - 2600 Average Reads]

Xu Tianran: "Of course, the Temple of Light is now the state religion, and that will not change."

Zhuge Lan clicked his tongue.

"Is His Highness the Crown Prince trying to play a game of imperial balancing act?"

"To create a system where the Temple of Light and the Holy Spirit Cult check and balance each other, and both are at your disposal?"

"These are useless to me and Lord Light, because we are all destined to become gods."

"Chief Imperial Envoy, wouldn't you say so?"

Long Xiaoyao glanced at Zhuge Lan, his expression complex.

She's very clear-headed.

But compared to Zhuge Lan's "no worries", Long Xiaoyao still has Ye Xishui to consider.

It's infuriating, really.

Ye Xishui is incredibly talented; with twin martial souls, she only needs to cultivate one of them to reach the level of Limit Douluo.

None of the six major inheritance sites issued divine trials; the highest they gave was the eighth level of the Red Rank.

How could Long Xiaoyao ascend to immortality in peace?
As for taking it away.

During his trip to Shrek Academy, he also learned some of the rules of the God Realm—or rather, the Phoenix God deliberately leaked them to make things difficult for Tang San.

First of all, none of the six deities here have any intention of passing on their divine positions.

Moreover, even if he could bring someone to the realm of gods, regardless of whether Ye Xishui would agree to it based on their relationship, even if he were permanently fixed as a priest, the strong-willed Ye Xishui would not agree.

so.
Long Xiaoyao's current focus is still on helping Ye Xishui protect the Holy Spirit Sect.

Sighed.

Long Xiaoyao calmly said, "I can't control what happens at the Temple of Light. The Holy Spirit Church supported your rise to power, and you'd better launch a coup as soon as possible. Otherwise, if the Land of Inheritance supports more powerful figures, it will be troublesome."

Xu Tianran let out a subtle sigh of relief.

Fortunately, the Holy Spirit Church had some reservations; otherwise, if his right-hand men had become "good buddies," his situation would have been very awkward.

"The chief consecrator reminds us that the same advice is given for oranges."

Xu Tianran looked at Zhuge Lan.

"I intend to act in three days. In this plan, the Temple of Light need not do anything. They only need to enter the palace half an hour after receiving the distress call from within."

"That is, the maximum time limit of the resurrection spell."

"As compensation, in addition to the resurrection quota consumed by the Sun Moon Royal Family, the resources your brother requested will be doubled!"

Zhuge Lan raised an eyebrow slightly.

That's a lot of resources; it's a real drain on resources.

but.
“Not enough.” He shook his head and said, “I can help you pass on a message, but to impress the Temple of Light, these low-end supplies are not enough.”

Xu Tianran was clearly prepared for this.

It hurts to spend the money.

But if he wants to sit on that throne, he must ensure that the Temple of Light doesn't interfere; otherwise, no matter what methods he uses, it will be useless, as they can resurrect with a single click.

Take a deep breath.

"Then may I ask, Brother Lanzhu, what would the Temple of Light be interested in?"

"Faith." Zhuge Lan said without hesitation, "I promise to help the Temple of Light spread its faith, build branch temples in every city of the Sun and Moon Empire, and call on all its people to worship the Goddess of Light."

Xu Tianran hesitated upon hearing this.

It seems like just building some houses and shouting a few slogans.

However, faith and imperial power have always been at odds. Just look at the Heavenly Soul Empire today; many Soul Masters only know about the Ice God Temple but not the Heavenly Soul Royal Family.

This is tantamount to handing the choice over to the Temple of Light. If they have no ulterior motives, that's fine, but if they do have such thoughts...
Zhuge Lan could tell at a glance what Xu Tianran was hesitating about; you have to admit, you guessed it perfectly.

“If you’re not willing, I don’t know what else to say.” Zhuge Lan shrugged. “I can pass on a message, but it’s highly likely you won’t agree. After all, the Lord of the Light Palace is generally a man of his word.”

—The promised resurrection spot was given to the current Emperor of the Sun and Moon.

A ruthless glint flashed in Xu Tianran's eyes!
Let's not worry about the future, let's focus on the present!
The only option is to cultivate more Holy Spirit Cult members in the future to counterbalance the Temple of Light.

“I agree!” Xu Tianran replied, “But I won’t just stand by and watch. I need the Temple of Light to cooperate and bring my people into the harem.”

"I will relay your message to the Lord of Light in its entirety," Zhuge Lan said with a smile. "Or, Your Highness, why don't you speak with the Lord of Light yourself?"

Xu Tianran paused for a moment, then nodded firmly.

"Alright, then I'll trouble Brother Lanzhu to take me there."

"Little things."

"Then you can handle it first," Long Xiaoyao said calmly. "I'll wait at the same place as last time."

"Wait a minute!" Zhuge Lan hurriedly said, "It's too slow for me to fly by myself, let's just go together. Your Highness, you take this, the Palace Master will know."

Zhuge Lan took out a core module. It wasn't anything precious; it was just a little gadget he made when he was bored.

—Mentalists are all born soul masters; their ability to inscribe thoughts is too overpowered.

But Xu Tianran clearly thought it was some very important keepsake.

He accepted it solemnly.

Watching Zhuge Lan and Long Xiaoyao leave, Xu Tianran snorted coldly.

"This Temple of Light is far too arrogant. How dare a mere Divine Examiner treat me with such disrespect!"

About half a minute later.

Orange, dressed in gorgeous clothes, pushed open the door and came in from outside.

The Way of Natural Dialogue —

"That's how the strong are."

"Lan Zhu was able to kill a Title Douluo with just an eighth-level soul tool, so he certainly has the right to be proud."

"Compared to Lan Yu, this older brother's personality is actually quite good."

Xu Tianran smiled coldly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing, and raised his hand to stroke Ju Zi's cheek.

"Are you still resentful that I sent you to test Blue Rain?"

"This is what I should do," Orange said, bowing her head. "It's a pity that these two brothers can only be won over but cannot be used by us. The resurrection spell of the Temple of Light is too troublesome."

Xu Tianran stopped stroking and instead placed his hand on his thigh.

It's not all bad.

Moreover, the more disgusting the Temple of Light is, the more the enemy will feel the same way when a war is launched in the future.

Once the Lord of the Light Palace, or even the others, advance to the Title Douluo level, they will be fearless powerhouses, whose influence will be far greater than that of ordinary Super Douluo.

"What does it matter how sharp the knife is, as long as you become the one wielding it?"

"I'll go and meet with the Lord of the Light Palace first. You stay in the East Palace and don't move around."

Xu Tianran left immediately.

Behind him, Orange seemed about to say something but ultimately chose to remain silent.

meet as planned.

She should join the army a year from now, and win over the troops as the Crown Princess in preparation for ascending to the throne.

However, because he "offended Blue Rain", Orange is unlikely to be given important responsibilities in the short term.

Moreover, the appearance of the Temple of Light made the Sun and Moon Emperors as healthy as oxen, and they could even be resurrected after death.

It will take more than 40 years for them to live to a ripe old age!
They can't afford to wait.

Her lofty ambitions could only turn into a sigh at this moment.

"The Temple of Light brought them success, and the Temple of Light also brought them down."

Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.

The arrival of the Palace Master made Jing Hongchen and the others very nervous.

—After all, we ripped them off badly the last time we came.

We quickly called Lan Yu, just in case things got a little easier.

As a result, that person went into seclusion to conduct further research.

Having learned from the "orange incident," no one, including Jing Hongchen, dared to forcibly disturb them.

"This Lan Yu is really going all out!" Jing Hongchen grinned and said, "Lin Jiayi, you take stock of Mingde Hall's inventory first, the rest of the teachers come with me to greet them."

"Should we lay off the staff?" Lin Jiayi asked.

"No need. This time, the Lord of the Light Palace is alone. I didn't see any large forces, so he probably isn't here to kill anyone, right?"

Nobody really dares to be sure about this.

It's the same square as last time.

The Lord of the Light Palace met with Jing Hongchen and the others again. The atmosphere was no longer as tense as before, but it was still very tense. "Lord of the Light Palace, it is an honor to have you here. We are sorry for not welcoming you properly." Jing Hongchen said warmly, "Are you here to see Lan Yu? He is currently in seclusion researching a new project, and we do not want to disturb him."

"No, we've come to see you." The Lord of the Light Temple got straight to the point: "The Light Temple is recruiting a batch of new people, so we've come to select some."

Huh?
this.
This seems like a good thing, doesn't it?
Although most people are terrified of the Temple of Light, who wouldn't want to be a member of such a Temple of Light?

Moreover, as an academy, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy needs a place to go after graduation, except for a very small number of students who can enter the Mingde Hall.

It doesn't matter where you go.

Since they've all gone to the Temple of Light, it will be very convenient for their alma mater to come to them for help in the future.

Mind this.

Jing Hongchen and the others beamed with joy.

"I wonder what requirements the Lord of Light has for recruiting new people this time?"

"There are quite a few people, 4500." The Lord of the Light Palace said bluntly, "Your Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy definitely can't handle that many places, so we need to entrust you to recall outstanding students from previous years and use your connections to find some good prospects."

There was a pause.

The Lord of the Light added, "I won't let you work for nothing. I will release 500 slots, and the eligibility criteria can be relaxed."

"Regarding the quotas for the six heritage sites, all participants, whether they assist or are interviewed, will be eligible to enter."

—You little punk, you're making things difficult for me. I'll send a bunch of people over to wear down your divine power!
Jing Hongchen and the others were overjoyed to hear about such a generous reward.

"No problem! Leave this to me!"

"When it comes to influence on young soul masters, no one in the Sun Moon Empire has a stronger influence than our Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy!"

This old man is so proud of himself, he's even making some bold statements.

"Oh?" A questioning voice came from behind: "Dean Hongchen really has students all over the world."

Jing Hongchen looked on with some displeasure, thinking, "Who's undermining my platform at this time?"
"Your Highness!" Jing Hongchen said with an awkward laugh, "I was just... just..."

Xu Tianran waved his hand, signaling Jing Hongchen to shut up.

Lord Chongguang smiled.

"Lord Guang, please come in and we can discuss this further. I'm sure you'll be able to recruit a satisfactory number of members in a short time."

The Light Palace Master's several secret clones communicate with each other, so they naturally know what's going on.

He nodded slightly.

Xu Tianran glanced at the group of people with glasses, and they consciously stepped back, even offering to assist in guarding the area.

Among them, Jing Hongchen was the most snarling, completely disregarding his dignity.

It's heartbreaking that the cooked duck that was almost in my mouth flew away!
Unfortunately, he was of low status and his voice carried little weight, so what could he do?

On Xu Tianran's side.

Without any formalities, he handed over the ordinary core module and reiterated the details of his transaction with Zhuge Lan.

Finally, I'd like to add—

"Father Emperor fears that the Temple of Light will become too powerful and does not want the Temple of Light to spread throughout the Sun and Moon Empire."

"I don't have that concern!"

"As long as the Lord of the Light Temple nods, my first decree after the matter is accomplished is to establish the Light Temple as the state religion, and to build branch temples in all capital cities."

"In addition, the Temple of Light outside the city can also be moved into the main urban area of ​​the city!"

"What does the Lord of Light think?"

This treatment was very fair, even bordering on honest.

The Lord of the Light Palace shook his head.

Xu Tianran's heart skipped a beat!
No.

He's already made so many concessions, and he's still not satisfied?

"The Holy Spirit Cult cannot restrain my Temple of Light."

The Lord of the Light Palace said something astonishing—

"The last time we met, you were the one who came to persuade us to surrender on behalf of the Sun and Moon Royal Family. I restored your crippled body, so I can be considered to have done you a favor."

"Let's skip the scheming and be frank today."

Xu Tianran smiled and gestured for him to proceed.

But a sense of extreme vigilance arose within me.

Could it be that the Temple of Light is about to...
"I have no interest in imperial power."

The Lord of Light said calmly—

"I, Lan Zhu, and even Lan Yu will all become gods in the future."

“We will also bring key figures like Ye Guyi and Ji Juechen to the God Realm.”

"The construction of this Temple of Light was merely to gather the power of faith to condense divine positions, but the power of faith is useless to the gods."

"You can go to the Land of Inheritance and ask the gods to verify this."

Xu Tianran simply shook his head.

“I believe in the Lord of the Light Palace.”

After all, neither Douluo Continent nor the Sun Moon Empire has ever had any religion.

The Ice Temple and the Light Temple are relatively recent additions to the list, but each has its own successor.

He roughly guessed what the Lord of Light was going to do.

"I think you guessed it too."

The Lord of the Light Palace affirmed—

"A hundred years, at most a hundred years."

"You will fully assist my Temple of Light in gathering faith power. Apart from the core members like the Blue Bamboo Brothers, all the others under my command are at your disposal."

"A hundred years from now, when we ascend to godhood, I will not leave behind the formula for this Awakening Stone, and the Temple of Light will be handed over to the person you designate to inherit it."

"Without the Awakening Stones to convert Protestants, the spiritual power system will eventually have no successors. At that time, you can change the name of the Temple of Light, which will be the best medium for your Sun and Moon Royal Family to win people's hearts, or you can change it into an intelligence organization as you please."

"How about this deal?"

Xu Tianran was deeply moved!
I never expected to have such a huge harvest today!

Not only will they receive the full support of the Temple of Light, but they also won't have to worry about the temple becoming too powerful to control in the future.

He had no doubt whatsoever that the Lord of Light was lying.

The six great inheritance sites have leaked a lot of information in order to trap Huo Yuhao.

In addition, divine examiners appeared in all six major heritage sites, communicating with various deities and indirectly obtaining a lot of information.

Let's combine them.

All of this perfectly proves that what the Lord of the Light said is true.

—Back then, when the Shrek Seven Devils all ascended to heaven, didn't the Tang Sect also fall into ruin just like that?

The last sect leader joined the Holy Flame Cult, and the Tang Clan's secret techniques were freely circulated. Spy agents from the Sun Moon Empire brought back many incomplete copies.

Everything proves that the Lord of Light was right!

unfortunately
Xu Tianran was unaware that Huo Yuhao possessed Zhuge Lan and a system, and that the importance of collecting fortune surpassed even that of several gods.

The severe information asymmetry led Xu Tianran to believe he had struck gold.

He readily nodded in agreement.

"I will certainly do my utmost to promote the Temple of Light and issue a decree strictly ordering all people of the Sun and Moon to worship and believe in the Goddess of Light!"

"This promise will remain valid even after we conquer the other three great empires, until the Lord of the Light Palace and the others ascend to the realm of gods!"

Xu Tianran stretched out his hand, his face full of smiles.

"Happy cooperation!"

The Palace Master simply shook hands with Xu Tianran.

“To each his own.”

His attitude was very indifferent.

The more the Palace Master acted this way, the more reassured Xu Tianran became.

They're aiming to become gods, so isn't it normal for them to look down on mortals like us?

Speaking of this
Xu Tianran couldn't help but ponder whether he should also visit the Land of Inheritance.
His martial soul, Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon, is the ancestor of sub-dragons born alongside the Dragon God, and the most powerful bloodline of the Sun Moon Empire's royal family.

It's not impossible to compete for a divine position!
[Rewrite the fate of the Temple of Light, Huo Yuhao, the Sun Moon Empire, and Xu Tianran, +250 million Luck Points!]

What the hell!

Huge explosion!!!

(End of this chapter)