Douluo: The Holy Radiance of the Dragon King

Chapter 339 Cao Dezhi, you and the Tang Clan have fallen into my trap.

"I know this is a difficult choice for you, but I'm telling you plainly now, if you don't agree to our conditions, we're all doomed."

On a flat area with poor signal in the far north, the Ghost Emperor made a long-distance communication with Cao Dezhi amidst the howling cold wind, with a smile on his face, as if he was waiting for something.

On the other end of the soul guidance screen, Cao Dezhi's face was stern, like a wooden sculpture standing quietly, without any facial changes, only the glint in his eyes revealed a trace of something.

After a moment of silence, Cao Dezhi slowly spoke: "Your conditions are a bit too shocking."

The Ghost Emperor calmly replied, "There's no other way. If it were so easy, we would have finished it long ago. Why would we need your secret help, Sect Master Cao?"

"Originally, we planned to achieve this target on the Douling Continent, but as you know, the entire continent only has a population of over 20 million. It's a vast and sparsely populated place. Killing millions of people and taking their souls at once would be difficult to accomplish in a short time, even with the capabilities of our Holy Spirit Sect. After all, we had already suffered heavy losses by then."

"Later, during the battle on the Star Luo Continent, we suffered an unprecedented disaster. In the years that followed, Feng Zaixing repeatedly went to the Douling Continent alone. Relying on his invincible physical body, he acted recklessly and countless experts in the sect died at his hands. After that old bastard Le Zhengyang became a god, we dared not stay on the Douling Continent even more."

Upon hearing this, Cao Dezhi slowly raised his head, staring at the ghostly fire in the Ghost Emperor's eyes, and his tone suddenly became heavy: "In that battle back then, many of my Tang Clan members died at your hands. All the elites of the Tang Clan in the Douling branch were wiped out, and their souls were taken away by you, weren't they?"

The Ghost Emperor chuckled, cupped his hands in a respectful bow, and said, "I'm so sorry. I mistakenly thought you were on the same side as the Sun and Moon Federation back then. I thought I'd get my revenge here after suffering such a loss with the Federation."

"In hindsight, it's clear that things turned out differently. It was like a flood washing away the Dragon King's temple; the family no longer recognized each other. We never imagined that you had already become estranged from the Sun and Moon Federation—"

Cao Dezhi snorted coldly: "If their souls are still alive, I will send them all to be reincarnated."

"Of course, of course. When we first started working together, didn't I return the soul of Li Yunjie, the person in charge of the Spirit Battle, to you?"

With that, the Ghost Emperor straightened up and said loudly, "Brother Cao, we are both suffering from that little beast and are facing a life-or-death crisis. This is not the time to settle old scores."

"That little beast has already gained the upper hand, and I am no match for him. If he finds me, I probably won't last three moves. Your Tang Clan's situation will not be much better either; that guy will not let you go."

Cao Dezhi sneered, "With your great abilities, Ghost Emperor, you were able to escape unscathed from Yun Ming's hands back then. Could it be that you couldn't even withstand three of his moves? You're underestimating yourself too much."

The Ghost Emperor chuckled and said, "Who told that kid's martial soul attributes to completely counter mine? When the Underworld Emperor was alive, he could still contend with him in terms of attributes, but I could never do that."

"Brother Cao, everything I said makes perfect sense, and I haven't lied to you in the slightest. Think about it carefully and see if it makes sense."

The two exchanged polite compliments, each harboring their own thoughts.

Cao Dezhi recalled his experience of being unable to attack Feng Zaixing when they fought, and how his Martial Soul Ruthless Sword was injured by Feng Zaixing's punch. A chill ran from the top of his head to his heels.

As the Ghost Emperor pondered the scene of more than two-thirds of the Abyss Lords being swiftly killed and large swathes of space being shattered, a chill ran from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

Before the Abyss Saint King sent the message, the Ghost Emperor thought he had a 10% chance of escaping from Feng Zaixing's clutches, but now he had completely given up on that idea and dared not fight him head-on.

So now, he is truly speaking from the heart, much more candid than when he cooperated with Qian Gu Dong Feng, when everyone had their own ulterior motives, but now everyone faces a life-or-death crisis.

The threat posed by Feng Zaixing and the Federation's experts was too great. After much thought, the only way the Ghost Emperor could think of to save himself was to open up another abyss passage, so that the army from the abyss plane could appear and draw their firepower, while the Holy Spirit Cult could take the opportunity to construct the Blood River God-Slaying Array and create a true god-level powerhouse.

The Ghost Emperor has prepared all the materials needed to open the new passage. The only shortfall is in the souls of living beings required for the Blood River God-Slaying Array. He originally intended to obtain them by destroying Shrek City, but that bastard Feng Zaixing ruined the plan.

Fortunately, after a round of probing, the Ghost Emperor confirmed that the Tang Clan leader had completely given up on the Federation. He then informed the leader of the plan to open the Abyss Passage as an external aid. After a moment's hesitation, the leader agreed to work together on the plan.

The Ghost Emperor was overjoyed. He immediately concealed the existence of the Blood River God-Slaying Array and told Cao Dezhi that opening the abyss passage would require several...

With millions of lives at stake, Tangmen, as a partner, has an obligation to help achieve this goal.

Upon hearing this horrific number, Cao Dezhi fell silent for a moment, which led to the earlier tug-of-war.

As the de facto leader of the Holy Spirit Cult, the Ghost Emperor has always been very patient. Having had extensive experience cooperating with Qian Gu Dong Feng, he is adept at dragging people down with him.

Perhaps at first, the other party will be very concerned about their past virtuous and upright image and will be reluctant to let go of their pride; but after the first time, the second time is not a problem, and they will eventually get started.

The last attack on the Federation Navy was a perfect collaboration; the Holy Spirit Cult achieved a morale-boosting revenge, while the Tang Sect achieved its strategic goal of striking at the Federation's military forces.

The Ghost Emperor believed that with such a pleasant experience, Cao Dezhi would eventually agree to this second "absurd" but effective collaboration; practice makes perfect, after all.

Moreover, given the current situation, what other choice did Cao Dezhi have? He, the Ghost Emperor, was very adept at obtaining damaging information about his partners during collaborations.

Although Yun Ming also cares about Shrek Academy, he would never do something like massacring civilians. If he finds out about this, he will definitely break ties with Cao Dezhi.

Sure enough, after a short wait, the Ghost Emperor, who prided himself on being a patient hunter, received the answer he wanted.

"Even if I were willing to help you, how could I possibly do it? The Star Luo Empire has no reason to casually cause the deaths of millions of people."

As he spoke these words, the flickering light in Cao Dezhi's eyes vanished completely, as if he had truly transformed into an emotionless wooden sculpture.

The Ghost Emperor chuckled and said, "Does this really stump our Sect Master? Feng Zaixing has been wreaking havoc in the Federation, you can learn from him. The Star Luo Empire is still an imperial system, and there are probably just as many corrupt officials as in the Sun Moon Federation, right? Kill them and confiscate their property, that's a ready example."

Cao Dezhi was silent for a moment, then shook his head: "That's not enough, even the Tang Clan can't do that."

The Ghost Emperor's expression was cold: "Then let's have another virus strain leak in a lab, causing mass deaths, or a plague that's the likes of which have never been seen in a thousand years suddenly appear somewhere? Or maybe a military factory explodes? Aren't there enough reasons?"

"Or, with your abilities, Master Cao, what difficulty would it be for you to secretly help us harm a few people?"

"We don't have much to offer, just two million will suffice, how about that? We won't put you in a difficult position, will we? We can even attack your Tang Clan, after all, you've never admitted to cooperating with us, and you even accused us of stealing your soul-guided weapons, right?"

In the end, the Ghost Emperor's brows were full of mockery and amusement.

It's obvious to everyone that the large number of weapons used to attack the Federation Navy came from the Tang Sect. If these weapons had come from the Federation, those involved would have been imprisoned by a certain ruthless Saint Douluo and executed on a later date.

Since Feng Zaixing didn't cause any major trouble because of this, it could only be the Tang Sect from the other side of the ocean, the Star Luo Continent.

"Give me three days to think and plan, and I'll give you an answer in three days." Cao Dezhi gave his final answer, leaving the Ghost Emperor speechless.

His face was beaming with uncontrollable ecstasy.

"Excellent! That's exactly right! Our two families joining forces is something that has never happened in ten thousand years. I await Brother Cao's reply!"

This time, Cao Dezhi did not respond to the Ghost Emperor's words, but simply closed the communication, his face as cold and stern as ice.

The Ghost Emperor didn't care and instead showed a look of wild joy on his face.

"Cao Dezhi, Cao Dezhi, you are indeed much stronger than Qian Gu Dongfeng. No wonder that fool's Spirit Pagoda was suppressed by your two families for so many years. He didn't lose unjustly, hahahaha————"

"Unfortunately, no matter how shrewd you are, you have now fallen into the boundless net I have woven. The former Blood God Legion's Blood One has become a guide for the Abyss's powerful warriors. It's enough to make one laugh in their sleep."

As if worried that his sharp, piercing laughter would trigger an avalanche, the Ghost Emperor quickly stopped laughing, looked around warily, and quietly disappeared into the world of white snow.

He hadn't forgotten that he was the Federation's most wanted criminal, and those top experts in the Federation would never miss the chance to hunt him down to his death.

"Sigh, what a cursed day! Why did someone like Feng Zaixing have to be born in the Douluo Continent? Old Ha said before he died that guy was probably a chosen one of this plane, just like him, born specifically to kill evil soul masters. Heaven has no eyes!"

A moment later, a ball of crimson energy, as bright as the sun, descended, and emerged from Aruheng's massive, mountain-like figure.

The senior disciple of the Body Sect frowned, following the barely perceptible senses, and searched step by step for the traces of the evil soul master.

After several effective investigations, a cloud of blood mist flew up from his hands, and four mutilated corpses of evil soul masters of varying cultivation levels fell behind him.

The Ghost Emperor sensed something from afar and had already disappeared without a trace, cursing loudly in his heart.

"That damn Feng Zaixing, he's so good to those around him, managing to raise such a muscular man to the Limit Douluo level!"

There was no need for a formal confrontation. Just by observing the extraordinary blood energy emanating from Aruheng, which was unlike anything he had ever seen before, the Ghost Emperor knew that this was an almost impossible-to-kill monstrous existence. The richness of his blood energy was comparable only to that of the Demon Emperor among all the powerful beings he had ever encountered.

With the Body Sect's unparalleled method of using blood and qi, Aruheng was able to fight against him, a quasi-god, without even needing any soul skills. This drove the Ghost Emperor crazy with frustration.

Ten years ago, he wouldn't have even given such a genius a second glance. In his eyes, even Feng Zaixing would have been ranked after Yun Ming in terms of death.

"A tiger fallen into the plains is bullied by dogs. You just wait, just wait, those idiots, the Abyss Saint King, have been waiting for revenge—"