Douluo Continent: Angel Saint Huo Yuhao

Chapter 171 Zhongli
"His Royal Highness."

In a side hall of the palace, a figure shrouded in a ferocious aura slowly raised his head and looked at the faint light in the distance: "I never imagined that the empire had so many talented people... It is truly something we envy."

Heh.

Xu Tianran, seated at the head of the table, paused slightly, his fingers almost digging into the armrest in suppressed anger.
"Sect Leader Zhongli, you are mistaken. Your sect is filled with experts, truly deserving of the title of the number one on the continent. Where does the Sun Moon Empire get such a foundation? The future grand undertakings of the empire will depend on you all!"

Although they couldn't clearly sense the specifics of the fluctuation, judging from the reactions of Zhongli Wu and the figures behind him, they were probably about to attack that person.

—Now is not the time for the Holy Spirit Cult to be exposed to the world!
'What the hell are these damned, foul-smelling things trying to do? Do they want the Sun Moon Empire to be attacked by the world?'

Although he was cursing inwardly, Xu Tianran still needed his help, so he had to maintain appearances: "Alright, let's not talk about these meaningless compliments..."

Before he could even open the conversation, Zhongli Wu stood up amidst his increasingly cold gaze, a smile appearing on his mask-like face: "Your Highness, if it's something less important, I naturally won't interfere. I hope you understand."

Faced with his sudden action, the soul masters who were originally guarding Xu Tianran changed color instantly and took a step forward to activate their soul tools.

At such close range, Zhongli Wu could probably easily defeat ten opponents at once, so they had no choice but to be cautious.

One wrong move, and they'll all die.

"But I don't understand what you're saying."

Seeing his attitude, Xu Tianran slowly put away his smile: "If your sect comes with this attitude, then the so-called cooperation is probably..."

"You really don't know?"

Zhongli Wu gradually frowned, and the light in his eyes flickered a few times.

With someone as shrewd and calculating as Xu Tianran sitting here, his first reaction upon sensing that angelic aura was that the Sun Moon Empire was cultivating a backup plan to destroy the Holy Spirit Cult.

But looking at it now...

Xu Tianran has really kept his true colors hidden!

The fact that she could restrain herself in front of someone who had reached his limit, and pretend to be completely unaware, shows that her thoughts can no longer be described as profound.

"I have always been ashamed of concealing or hiding, and I hate even more those who deceive others." Xu Tianran narrowed his eyes, and the tiny light screen on the side of the armrest slowly lit up.

"Ha~"

Zhongli Wu resumed his stiff, cold expression: "Heaven, Earth, Man!"

With three sharp sounds, three figures emerged from the group that had come with him. All of them were dressed in gray robes and carried long canes. Their faces and movements were almost identical, and their auras were exactly the same.

Clearly, they are triplets.

Furthermore, they are three evil soul masters whose cultivation has all reached the eighth ring and who are of one mind! With this added advantage, the combined combat power of these three could probably reach that of a Super Douluo.

"The three of you go and handle this. I need the results within a day."

Zhongli Wu stood in the main hall, issuing orders as if he were in charge, which made the faces of Riyue and the others even more unpleasant.

"As ordered!"

The three brothers responded in unison, and with a tap of their long staffs, they transformed into three streaks of light and rushed out of the side hall.

"Soul Guidance Device?"

Xu Tianran's expression changed slightly upon sensing the fluctuations of the staff. He was clearly surprised that the evil soul masters of the Holy Spirit Cult were so up-to-date, equipping all three Soul Douluos with a complete set of level-eight soul tools.

'We can't give them too much time to develop. If we wait until these guys have cultivated a systematic group of Soul Masters, then really nothing can stop them.'

Xu Tianran looked at the expressionless Zhongli Wu and silently marked the end for this group in his mind. After unifying the continent, he would destroy the Holy Spirit Cult.

……

"The food at Sun Moon Academy is really this good?"

Ye Guyi was greatly surprised to eat a full set of soul beast feast for the first time. As soon as the meat entered her mouth, she felt that what she had eaten before was just swill: "Qi and blood, and soul power... such rich energy!"

"This isn't the food from Sun Moon Academy!"

Yu Mengdi grinned slightly: "These dishes are specially supplied to us. To be precise, they are specially supplied to the Holy Son."

"Exclusively for use?"

Ye Guyi looked at Huo Yuhao with some suspicion: "Are you from Sun Moon Academy? Mingde Hall? Or are you related to that group of royals?"

"Just an ordinary student."

Huo Yuhao, whose meal was interrupted, shook his head: "These dishes all cost money. If you order food, you'll have to pay extra."

After briefly explaining the situation, Huo Yuhao tapped the rim of his bowl with his chopsticks: "And to be honest, the taste of this food... isn't quite at its best; there's still a lot of room for improvement."

These dishes, which are simply cooked and lightly seasoned, might be considered delicacies by others, but to him, they were still a bit lacking.

It was as if he had inherited his mother's culinary talent but lacked an opportunity to showcase it. If he were given the chance to unleash his full potential, he was confident that he could prepare a table of top-notch dishes from across the continent.

"Isn't this good enough?"

Ye Guyi sighed sadly, recalling the food, clothing, and lodging in the Ordinary Alliance, and suddenly felt that the first half of her life had really been bitter: "Then what about all that I ate before?"

Although the Ordinary Alliance had raised her, it was also true that they were training her to be their ultimate weapon. The supplies they provided for her were barely enough to meet her needs, and she would have to apply for anything more.

and……

The Ordinary Alliance is a yellow force that operates between black and white. If she hadn't shown enough talent and strength, she would probably have been cultivated into a qualified commodity by now.

"Bone armor?"

Yu Mengdi waved her hand in front of her face with a strange expression: "What are you thinking about?"

"It's nothing, I just suddenly realized how meaningless my life had been. I've lived for twenty years in a cage."

Ye Guyi let out a long sigh, drawing the attention of everyone at the table.

"Are you twenty years old this year?"

Yu Mengdi suddenly had a strange premonition: "Is this the 'virtual age' system?"

"Yes. My birthday is in the second half of the year, so I'm actually almost nineteen and a half now."

As soon as Ye Guyi answered, she keenly sensed that everyone's gazes suddenly became strange, shifting back and forth between her and Yu Mengdi, revealing a hesitant and unspoken feeling: "Is something wrong?"

"We're almost the same age!"

Yu Mengdi slowly stood up, following her premonition, and asked, "Your birthday isn't in September—"

"Twenty-nine?"

Ye Guyi slowly stood up with an increasingly strange expression: "No way!"

Not only are they both Angel Soul Masters, but they were also born on the same day? What a coincidence!
(End of this chapter)