Douluo Continent: Angel Saint Huo Yuhao

Chapter 227 Sharing Storm
It served as a granary, military base, and logistics hub, and was even a major administrative center in the northern part of the empire, with its control and influence covering the entire northern sea area and the border of Tianhun.

This is the value of Dongyang City, and a necessary factor for the Holy Spirit Cult to continuously increase its stake in this place.

Controlling this city is practically equivalent to taking over half of the Sun Moon Empire.

"The Holy Church will eventually fall out with that prince. The more bargaining chips we have now, the more capital we will have for future negotiations... Even if we end up fighting amongst ourselves, at least we'll have a foundation to stand on."

Inside the secret room, a sinister figure, covered in blood, sat at the table, fiddling with the wine cups on it: "We will send more people to garrison Dongyang City, and if the opportunity arises, we will develop it into a second headquarters. We will take care of that old city lord for you and help you gain absolute control."

"Is that so... Thank you, messenger..."

Despite hearing good news, the legion commander, holding a wine jug, wore a worried expression. He glanced around the tightly closed room before speaking hesitantly:
"But... news just came from Mingdu that there has been a major upheaval in the palace! Many court officials who sided with the princes have been exiled or demoted, and I'm afraid they'll be targeting us high-ranking officials on the frontier next!"
“Even the faction of court officials with Xu Guozhong's backing has been defeated. Aren't we just left to be slaughtered? We can't just defy the world and openly raise an army in rebellion now…”

The legion commander's face was extremely grim, then he suddenly remembered something: "That's right! There's also Mingde Hall! Even Jing Hongchen, who was guarding that place, couldn't withstand the pressure and made concessions. I'm afraid the only ones in the Sun Moon Empire who can overpower him are His Majesty, and—"

The words were on the tip of his tongue, but a subtle glint flashed in the legion commander's eyes, and he swallowed the name back.

That person is not power-hungry, nor does he like to meddle in the empire's complicated political affairs. If he were to actually appear, he would most likely side with Xu Tianran and help him ascend to the throne.

After considering all the options, it seems Xu Tianran is truly destined to become this wise and enlightened emperor.

'I'm afraid even His Majesty's declining health is related to him...'

Just as the legion commander felt a chill in his heart, the Soul Douluo sitting opposite him suddenly sneered, which made him even more terrified: "Don't worry~ The Holy Church just discussed matters with His Highness the Crown Prince a few days ago. As long as you stand in your position, nothing will happen."

"really?"

The legion commander's worry instantly turned to joy. His expression, in Contra's eyes, seemed somewhat pitiful: 'Fool…'

Xu Tianran was not like his ruthless father, who was also eager for peace.

As early as a month ago, during the talks in Mingdu, he had proposed the condition of using the Holy Spirit Sect to eliminate local warlords, but the meeting ended in discord due to Zhongliwu's proposal to hand over the management rights of several major cities.

These local powers connected to the old emperor or even the previous emperor will be eliminated sooner or later.

If it weren't for the need to use this person's influence to cover for the Holy Spirit Cult, they would have already ripped this good-for-nothing's head off. Control falling into the hands of the Holy Spirit Cult is a fait accompli, and Xu Tianran can't really say anything about it.

"beep--"

Just as the atmosphere was gradually easing and the two were toasting each other like close friends, someone outside the closed door hurriedly sounded a whistle, causing an uproar throughout the city's garrison.

"what happened?"

The corps commander had just slammed his hand on the table and stood up when someone outside hurriedly called out, "Commander...Commander! Enemy attack! Countless enemies!"

"Are you kidding..."

The Soul Douluo standing nearby couldn't sit still any longer. The Holy Spirit Cult had sent out a group of powerful individuals to carry out their plan. They couldn't afford to lose everything and end up exploding all the sea spirit beasts hidden in the deep sea, could they?
puff~
As soon as he stood up, a sound of air bursting out came from the Soul Douluo's body. The gray-red blood energy on his body was absorbed into his body, and he became an ordinary young man with an aura of only Soul Emperor level: "Let's go out and take a look!"

……

"The population and city area of ​​the Sun Moon Empire are quite astonishing..." High in the sky, where a fierce wind was blowing, Huo Yuhao activated his mental detection, which was pushed to the limit and focused into a beam, sweeping back and forth across the city below like a searchlight.

With a diameter of twenty kilometers and thick city walls of twenty to thirty zhang, countless energy-gathering soul-guided cannons were placed at the beacon towers of the city walls, and there were even a hundred or eighty huge soul-guided devices installed inside the city.

Although its specific function is unknown, it is likely a node of some kind of defensive soul tool.

“Besides these… there are even dozens of soul power detectors.”

Huo Yuhao hadn't flown very far when his mental probe detected another metallic polyhedron, enveloped in light and shadow, floating dozens of feet in the air. He immediately stopped: "I'll have to tamper with it again..."

He started encountering these advanced detectors from two kilometers outside the city.

Not only does it have a wide detection range and extremely high accuracy, but it also has a certain degree of judgment. It only reacts when it senses a real Soul Master like Huo Yuhao, releasing a strangely attributed Soul Power fluctuation to transmit a signal to the main station.

With his current level of soul power, he is not yet able to cover the surrounding area with his soul power over a large area and limit the extent to which the soul tool can transmit messages.

So, then there's only one option...

"The sound of the tide!"

An invisible wave, adorned with a spiritual crown, suddenly appeared, creating circular ripples in the air within the skill's range, naturally turning the rapidly transmitted soul power signal into gibberish.

"I feel that your behavior is purely a side effect..."

The auspicious beast flying beside him scanned the city defense troops who had begun their operation, its gaze lingering on a few of them, clearly sensing the aura of evil soul masters on them: "What was originally just a warning has now turned into preparations for war."

"It doesn't matter... as long as we can lure someone out."

Huo Yuhao's gaze sharpened and landed on a Soul Emperor with an ordinary appearance: "Found it."

If they had stayed outside the city and slowly made their way into the city to find someone, they might have ended up launching a raid and clashing head-on with the Soul Guidance Legion inside.

"After we deal with this one, there's still this guy hiding in the underground shrine that we need to take care of..."

Huo Yuhao waved his hand and summoned his staff, illuminating the dual spiritual light and spiritual crown before the opponent could figure out the truth, thus maximizing his detection range.

Then...

"Shared Spirituality - A Spiritual Storm!"

The moment their pupils lit up with golden light, the people who had just climbed onto the city wall were stunned by the information storm. Some of the soldiers with lower cultivation levels even collapsed to the ground with blood gushing from their mouths and noses, their consciousness overwhelmed by the chaotic information.

"What on earth is this..."

The Contra, caught off guard by the attack, looked pained. In his mind, which was on the verge of bursting, he dropped his disguise. Before he could react, a gray light curtain enveloped him.

(End of this chapter)