Douluo Continent: The Eye of Truth

Chapter 90 Movements of All Parties

Under the leadership of Du Bu Si, many Soul Douluo and above experts from the Body Sect have already been gathered.

At the same time, they have also secretly formed a loose alliance with the forces that covet this wealth and the True Dragon Egg, because the Star Luo Empire secretly spent 100 million gold soul coins to issue the Mingde Hall treasure hunt mission in the continental adventurers' guild.

While the members of the alliance were wary of each other and concealed their identities, this group of forces, each with their own ulterior motives, were already preparing to test the waters against Mingdetang.

"Sect Master, are these misfits really useful?" a Title Douluo from the Body Sect asked, somewhat puzzled.

Poison Undying sneered and said, "A bunch of chickens and dogs. Although they are not of much use, we can let them harass those guys in Mingde Hall and cause them some trouble."

"Even if most of them think like us, hoping that others can first probe the layout of Mingde Hall, or force out more of Mingde Hall's trump cards, there are always fools willing to be scapegoats."

"Let them make a fuss first, muddy the waters so we can get involved."

The members of the Body Sect nodded repeatedly and went to make preparations according to Du Busi's arrangements.

However, although this so-called treasure-hunting alliance has taken shape, it will probably be quite some time before it is actually implemented into a real operation and all-out attack on Mingdetang.

After all, the various forces still need to work together, reach a tacit understanding with each other, and at the same time, wear down the power of Mingdetang.

This period of time also provided the members of the Body Sect with an opportunity to feign one move while secretly making another.

Because the fundamental goals of the Body Sect and other forces are different, their true objective is to take away as much of the basic soul tool system from Mingde Hall as possible and to abduct the low-level soul master researchers within it.

Advanced Soul Masters are inherently highly skilled and difficult to control or influence through various means. Furthermore, the Soul Guidance Device system possessed by the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Body Sect is so weak as to be almost non-existent that it cannot support the work and research of Advanced Soul Masters.

However, low-level Soul Masters are different; the Body Sect has many Body Soul Masters who are skilled in mental power.

As for those relatively weak Soul Masters, the strength of the Body Sect Soul Masters can be described as a dimensional reduction attack. As long as they can brainwash and control these kidnapped low-level Soul Masters.

Furthermore, by utilizing and refining the basic soul tool system, it will be put to use in a short time, allowing the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Body Sect to cultivate their own soul masters.

As for high-level soul tools of level seven and above, they cannot be replicated simply by forcibly seizing blueprints or possessing theoretical knowledge.

Each Soul Master of Level 7 or above requires a large amount of rare metals and time to cultivate from a young age.

Therefore, the Body Sect's goal for soul tools of level seven and above is not to look at the blueprints, but to develop the soul tools themselves.

In short, the core idea behind the Body Sect's operation this time is to seize blueprints and Soul Masters at a low level, thereby building its own military industrial system.

High-level soul tools can be forcibly seized. The more you take, the fewer there will be for the Sun Moon Empire. Just use them directly.

And in the far north.

Since last year, Hyotei has spent significantly less time in its own territory and spends most of its time in Yuki-tei's territory.

Although his clansmen were puzzled by this behavior, no one dared to ask Hyotei any questions.

As the three great kings of the far north, the Snow Empress, the Ice Empress, and the Titan Snow Demon King do not have equal territories; in fact, their territories are inversely proportional to their strength.

The weakest Titan Snow Demon King actually occupies the largest territory in the far north, but his territory is also the furthest from the core area of ​​the far north, almost on the edge of the core area.

This is because the massive Titan Snow Demon race needs the vastest territories to sustain its people.

The territory occupied by Hyotei is located in the middle section of the core area of ​​the far north.

The Ice Jade Scorpions abandoned the venomous abilities of typical scorpion-type soul beasts and embraced the power of extreme ice.

Each Ice Jade Scorpion needs to be in an extremely low temperature to move and grow normally; otherwise, lower-level Ice Jade Scorpions may even experience maladaptation.

The territory possessed by the Snow Emperor is located in the most central part of the far north, but it is also the smallest in terms of overall area.

The most central place in the far north is not a frozen wasteland like other areas of the far north, devoid of life, but a lake.

A lake, imbued with the richest spiritual energy of the far north, its shimmering blue waters seem to radiate a unique vitality, while wind and snow gather around it, like spirits frolicking there.

In the center of the lake is a small island formed of ice.

The temperature here has reached the extreme of ice, even colder and harsher than ordinary ice. Therefore, even in the far north, few creatures dare to venture here.

Even for the Ice Emperor, who was previously one of the three Heavenly Kings of the Far North and a ferocious beast, this place was hardly a suitable place to live.

Besides the extremely low temperature, only those beings favored by the far north can be nourished by the spiritual energy of this place.

Otherwise, anyone who comes here will only suffer in vain. But the past is the past, and the present is the present.

Having previously received a portion of the Snow Emperor's primordial energy, the Ice Emperor is now able to nourish herself with the spiritual energy of this place.

Besides using the spiritual energy of this place to nourish themselves, hoping to recover from their injuries and increase their strength, so as to have a greater chance of passing the next tribulation.

The most important purpose of Hyotei's arrival here is to protect Yuki-tei, who has now transformed into a human.

At this time, a year had passed since the Snow Emperor took human form. Even though she used the 100,000-year-old snow lotus to forcibly seal her own original power to take human form.

This allowed the Snow Empress to retain some of her original power after transforming into human form, enabling her to rebuild herself.

Therefore, even without relying on human energy, the Snow Empress can cultivate without violating the laws of heaven and earth, and can also rapidly improve her cultivation level by utilizing the power of origin.

However, the current Snow Empress only possesses the strength equivalent to a Soul Saint, a level of Soul Master in the human realm.

Although Xue Di possesses the ultimate attributes, as a Soul Saint, her strength is vastly different from that of the previous Xue Di.

Many things that she could have done herself before now require the help of Hyotei to avoid revealing any flaws and thus prevent the situation in the far north from being shaken.

Therefore, in order to prevent any accidents from happening during the Snow Empress's reconstruction, or to help her at any time, the Ice Empress has been guarding her side during this period.

Moreover, this protection was necessary, because if it weren't for the Ice Emperor's protection, the Snow Emperor would have been interrupted by a human level nine soul master when she was transforming.

Fortunately, the enraged Ice Emperor was present and immediately killed her, preventing the Snow Emperor from suffering any further mishaps and allowing her to successfully complete her transformation.

Even with the power of a ferocious beast, the Snow Empress's rebuilding has its limits.

To help Hyotei survive the next great calamity, Yuki-tei also gave her a portion of her own essence to absorb.

In addition to the constraints imposed by the rules of heaven and earth, a portion of the Snow Emperor's own primordial power had already returned to the far north when she took human form.

Therefore, at present, she is sealed within her body, and the original power she possesses is only about three or four tenths of what it was at its peak. This portion of original power is only enough for the Snow Emperor to reach the bottleneck of level ninety.

When a 100,000-year-old soul beast undergoes a major transformation, after acquiring its seventh soul ring as its true martial soul form, all the original power it had previously accumulated will be exhausted. It will then need to acquire its eighth and ninth soul rings on its own.

As for the Snow Emperor, a ferocious beast, even if she were to rebuild her power, half of her original power would return to the far north.

However, the remaining half was enough for him to condense his ninth soul ring, but in order to increase the success rate of Ice Emperor's tribulation.

After Xue Di split her own primordial power again, the remaining primordial power was no longer enough to help her condense a ninth soul ring.

Because there are different levels of strength among reborn soul beasts, the Snow Empress, as a ferocious beast with the ultimate attribute, requires far more energy to condense each soul ring and to advance each realm than an ordinary 100,000-year-old soul beast.

Therefore, even though she sealed her own origin with the help of the 100,000-year-old snow lotus and completed her reconstruction, the current Snow Emperor, after reaching the level 90 bottleneck, must enter human society like an ordinary 100,000-year-old soul beast.

Unless she receives a divinely bestowed soul ring, or is replenished by extremely pure and powerful ice-attribute primordial energy, the Snow Empress can not condense her ninth soul ring on her own.

Otherwise, the Snow Empress would also need to use the "aura" of humans to wash away the part of herself that was originally a soul beast, so as to integrate into human society and conform to the rules of heaven and earth before she could hunt other soul beasts and fuse her ninth soul ring.

"Bing'er, how is your injury healing now?"

The Snow Empress, who looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old, gently stroked the crystal-clear, beautiful emerald-green diamond carapace of the giant scorpion in front of her.

Hyotei responded, "Although my injuries have begun to heal with the help of the Ice God Lake's energy, it will probably take at least ten years to eliminate all the hidden dangers."

"But I have a premonition that my next great calamity will arrive in less than three years." As she said this, Hyotei's tone became a little lower. The closer the calamity got, the greater the pressure in her heart became.

The Snow Emperor remained silent for a long time. Three years... there were still three years left.

Even if she absorbs all the power of origin by then, she will not be able to break through the bottleneck. And no matter how the power of origin is arranged, the remaining part will at most allow her to regain her former strength and make one more move.

However, the tribulation of ferocious beasts is an obstacle set up by heaven and earth, and there can never be only one wave of tribulation. Even if she can help the Ice Emperor block it once, it can only increase the success rate by half a percent at most.

"I only hope that the sacrifice of that little fox can truly bring you a glimmer of hope, Bing'er," the Snow Emperor sighed.

If it weren't for the fact that both she and the Ice Emperor were nearing the end of their lives, she wouldn't have risked starting over. Otherwise, with her cultivation level, as long as she existed, the status of the Far North would not be shaken.

Shrek Academy at this time.

After Huo Yuhao left, for some unknown reason, the Haotian Sect also summoned Wang Dong back to the sect.

Despite his reluctance, Moon had no choice but to let him leave, though he had anticipated this beforehand.

Of the original Shrek Academy reserve team, only Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and Xiao Xiao remain at the school.

Like Wang Dong, Ning Tian was also recalled by her sect, effectively dropping out of school. It was said that something had happened in the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, which led to the recall of her, the young sect leader.

Nowadays, Moon's main focus is on Bei Bei, Jiang Nannan, and Xiao Xiao.

Jiang Nannan, whose martial soul is the Soft Bone Rabbit, has only average potential for development, while Xu Sanshi, who has the royal bloodline of the Douling Empire and the identity of the Xuanming Sect, is a different story.

Mu En's main trainees are Bei Bei and Xiao Xiao. Bei Bei is Mu En's great-grandson, and her bloodline and talent are the most compatible with him.

Xiao Xiao possesses a rare twin martial soul, and if she can be nurtured, she could become a key member of Shrek Academy.

In addition to the four of them, the Shrek Academy's regular team this year also added three other promising outer academy students, who were exceptionally allowed to join the inner academy ahead of schedule and enjoy the inner academy's resources for cultivation.

However, this was merely a public preparation by Shrek Academy and Moon for the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament to be held in the Sun Moon Empire.

In reality, apart from Bei Bei and Xiao Xiao, the student to whom Shrek Academy invested the most resources was not Zhang Lexuan, the senior sister of the inner academy, but Ma Xiaotao.

The Dark Phoenix Martial Soul is so powerful that even at the Soul Saint level, it possesses combat strength comparable to a Title Douluo. Although the mutation in the Martial Soul is irreversible, it is intended to leave a trump card for Shrek Academy in the future.

Mu En was still secretly training Ma Xiaotao, and now, according to his observation, Ma Xiaotao is under his control.

In addition, the three kingdoms that originally belonged to the Douluo Continent began to form a fragile alliance against the Sun Moon Empire through Mu En's and the elders of the Sea God Pavilion's efforts.

After all, if we're talking about old grudges and new hatreds, the internal conflicts of the original Douluo Three Kingdoms, which fought for tens of thousands of years on the original Douluo Continent, are even greater than the hatred with the Sun Moon Empire.

The previous frictions between the Star Luo Empire and the Heaven Dou Empire, and the grudges between the Heaven Soul Empire and the Dou Ling Empire, have long been so numerous that they are difficult to unravel, and each side is simply helpless against the other.

If it weren't for the emergence of the Sun Moon Empire, which can overturn the entire continent and reshuffle the original social system, the original Douluo Three Kingdoms would probably be the first to fight.

(End of this chapter)