Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 1254 The Kingdom of Evil Souls, The Parade of the Undead (6K)

In just a few days, the news of the successful conclusion of the Demon Subduing Conference had spread to every corner of the Sun Moon Empire.

The rebel leader Zhao Yang suddenly realized his mistakes and made amends by revealing information about Huo Yuhao. At the Demon Subduing Assembly, he severely injured Huo Yuhao, who had come to storm the execution ground, causing him to escape with serious injuries. By this time, Huo Yuhao had probably already died from his injuries and died unjustly in the wasteland.

Empress Ju felt that she had been diligent in her duties over the years, but was now feeling exhausted and weary. Therefore, she submitted a memorial requesting that after the Crown Prince was granted the seal of office, Zhao Yang be granted the title of Duke of Liang and his family be restored to their original ducal honor.

At the same time, Zhao Yang was granted the title of Grand Tutor of the Crown Prince, the Nine Bestowments, the privilege of wearing a sword and shoes in the palace, the right to enter the court without bowing, and the right to be praised without being named, and he was tasked with helping the Empress manage state affairs.

A necromancer, whose existence was verified by live streaming across the entire continent, a zombie with no heartbeat and soul fire burning in its eye sockets, actually became the Crown Prince's Grand Tutor of the Sun Moon Empire!

This news, once it was released, almost stirred up a super storm.

The evil spirit masters were naturally overjoyed and filled with jubilation.

This result further confirmed their private suspicions, and they were filled with anticipation for the future life of being in charge of various cities and wantonly raising ordinary people as cultivation nourishment.

Many well-informed ordinary Soul Masters and Soul Masters looked utterly defeated upon hearing this news.

Soul Masters and Soul Instructors like them, who have no powerful backers, strong backgrounds, or much talent, are most afraid of the evil Soul Masters who are omnipresent in the Sun Moon Empire.

Now that evil spirit masters have come out into the open, what can they do?

Even on ordinary days, Soul Masters and Soul Instructors like them have to be careful and avoid any contact with the city's underworld, lest they get involved with these people and end up with nowhere to turn.

Now, both the legitimate and illegitimate worlds are controlled by evil spirit masters, and the lives of ordinary people like them are probably even more precarious!

As for the powerful families and nobles within the Sun and Moon Empire, they unusually refrained from subtly undermining the Holy Spirit Cult in court.

The Soul Master Corps of the Sun Moon Empire was basically wiped out. The patriarchs, young masters, legitimate sons, and collateral branches of their families may all be on the list of the dead, but what do they dare to say now?

Without the Soul Master Corps, and having further angered the Holy Spirit Cult, their only path is to be torn apart by the furious forces of the original Douluo Continent.

Therefore, these large families and nobles only instructed the younger generation to be careful with their words and deeds, reduce going out, and strictly prohibit gambling and prostitution, for fear of getting involved with the local evil spirit masters.

Apart from that, they continued to live their lives behind closed doors.

The difference between high and low is just a way to share some profits with those filthy beggars of the Holy Spirit Cult. What these people want isn't fields, estates, or soul-guiding workshops; they just want the lives of ordinary people. Let them do as they please.

As long as their estate's annual harvest remains unchanged and they can still hand over those tens of thousands of gold soul coins as usual, the soul tools produced by the soul tool workshop can still be sold for money. They can just change their boss.

Whoever becomes emperor, wouldn't they need these nobles to help them govern?

Many families who had previously colluded with the evil spirit masters of the Holy Spirit Cult were trembling with excitement.

They've already gained some "merit from the dragon," making it incredibly easy for their family to advance further in the future, from a small family to a large family, and from a large family to a prestigious clan!

And this was just the beginning. Soon, one piece of good news after another came like snowflakes.

The Mingdu city defense army was disbanded on the spot, and a large number of undead soldiers wearing advanced soul guides took over the city defense under the leadership of high-level undead beings.

For generals at all levels who refused to obey orders and resisted stubbornly, a large number of high-level undead beings at the Soul Douluo level personally took action, violently suppressing and taking away these disobedient generals, their fate unknown.

Within the Ming capital, the rumors that evil spirit masters ruled the country and that the common people were treated like pigs and dogs spread more and more intensely.

For ordinary people who spread such public opinion, the Undead City Guard directly went to their homes to arrest them. The residents who were taken away were also taken away without knowing where they were or what their fate was.

Such swift and decisive measures silenced everyone in the court and among the common people, and no one dared to utter another word.

This only excited the evil spirit masters within the Sun Moon Empire. Many of them even spontaneously set off for Mingdu to make a pilgrimage without being told what to do.

Just a few days later, even more significant news arrived: the Imperial Advisor Zhongli Wu returned to the capital in triumph, surrounded by a diverse array of undead beings, each radiating a terrifying aura.

Meanwhile, the Imperial Advisor Zhongli Wu has already changed to a new mount.

It was a Frost Bone Dragon that was over a hundred meters long and covered with level nine soul tools.

Its ferocious and terrifying appearance, the soul fire burning in its empty eye sockets, combined with its soul guide armor and various super weapons, are enough to drive any soul master or evil soul master mad.

According to the Grand Preceptor, this Frost Bone Dragon is only one of the bone dragons controlled by the Holy Spirit Cult.

He was about to convene a grand assembly to celebrate their success in subduing Zhao Yang and severely injuring Huo Yuhao.

At that time, he will hold a grand military parade of undead in Mingdu, where more than 10,000 undead soldiers will appear on the largest and widest Zhuque Avenue in Mingdu, to show the world the true strength of the Holy Spirit Cult.

Among them are three War Bone Dragons that have completed the soul tool transformation and whose cultivation level is at the Super Douluo level.

Invitations to the Heavenly Peace Conference and the Grand Parade of the Dead were sent to evil spirit masters in various regions, using the communication methods most commonly used by the Holy Spirit Cult.

When the evil spirit masters in various places received the invitations from the Holy Spirit Church's bishopric, delivered through the most covert and confidential means.

The last trace of doubt in his heart, the slight hesitation that he couldn't believe it was all real, was thrown to the back of his mind, and he swallowed his heart completely.

The way the Holy Spirit Cult connects with evil spirit masters in various places is a closely guarded secret. Even the elders and worshippers of the Holy Spirit Cult know very little about it.

This even includes the vice leader, Feng Ling.

Only three people in the entire Holy Spirit Cult truly understand all the communication methods: the cult leader Zhong Liwu, the Supreme Elder Ye Xishui, and the Chief Offering Master Long Xiaoyao.

Yes, the communication routes of the Holy Spirit Cult are known to every member of the Holy Spirit Cult. Even unaffiliated evil spirit masters outside the Holy Spirit Cult can contact the middle and even upper levels of the Holy Spirit Cult through various means.

But as for how the Holy Spirit Teachers would transmit the message from top to bottom to each evil spirit master, only those three knew.

This is also the source of Ye Xishui's confidence in threatening Huo Yuhao so recklessly in the past.

In an instant, countless evil spirit masters began to converge on Mingdu, eager to witness firsthand the once-in-a-millennium spectacle of the evil spirit kingdom and the parade of the undead.

(End of this chapter)