The Peerless Tang Sect: Heavenly Heart Douluo

Chapter 241 Time Flies, a Century Passes in the Blink of an Eye (4000 words)

The Temple of the Wizards, the Temple Cemetery.

A young man whose face was still incredibly youthful had rarely left his mage tower and had come here, but he simply stood there quietly.

He said nothing and did nothing, only looking at the tombs that had been gradually established in the most important cemetery of the Magician's Temple more than a decade ago.

Among those buried here are the previous generation's Temple Master of the Magician Temple, as well as several Temple Elders who died of natural causes due to old age.

At this moment, a middle-aged man whose clothes and appearance were completely different from those of the former magician, with only the medal on his chest proving his status as a ninth-level magician, hurriedly walked in from outside the cemetery and respectfully bowed to the boy at a ninety-degree angle.

"Your Majesty, the Supreme God of Law, everything is ready."

"The Temple of Souls and the Temple of Priests have agreed to our request and support the plan to integrate the Temple Federation."

"The Warrior's Temple claims to remain neutral, but the Assassin's Temple and the Knight's Temple have expressed strong opposition."

"The masters of all the major temples have already arrived at the main conference room of the temple headquarters; only Your Majesty is missing."

The boy nodded and looked at the graves where the magicians who had studied and progressed alongside him, but were ultimately limited by their lifespans and could only turn into withered bones in tombs, were buried.

As an avatar created by Huo Yuhao, the boy's human emotions are not strong, and could even be described as indifferent. However, he also lacks Huo Yuhao's mental barrier that completely suppresses all thoughts.

It is an undeniable fact that anyone with a heart will experience emotional fluctuations. After nearly a century of interaction, he has developed a great deal of goodwill towards these magicians who have an extraordinary obsession with magic, since they are at least very useful tools.

"It'll be over soon. You guys rest here for a bit. Once the plan is completely finished, you can get back up and continue contributing your remaining energy."

The boy spoke as if no one else was around, not caring if anyone else heard him.

Because at this moment, he is the strongest magician in the world, a top expert with a power level of 999,999 spiritual energy.

He is the leader of all spellcasters, hailed as the strongest person in the world, and is revered by all spellcasters as the Supreme Spell God.

He also initiated the greatest change in ten thousand years, and he created the legend of magicians.

Only he achieved something unprecedented, mastering all the knowledge of magic at present.

"The era of magic is about to begin, and those stubborn old fogies will only be swept into the dustbin of history, even the leaders of the Temple, the Knight Temple, which has lasted for nine thousand years, will not be exempt."

"Now, it's time to make this world revolve around my will." Yu Kong took a step forward and then appeared in the Great Council Chamber of the Temple.

The huge conference room was empty at this moment, with only five people present. Although it was brightly lit and resplendent, the atmosphere was unusually gloomy.

"What, aren't you welcoming me?" Yu Kong said with a smile, looking at the leaders of the other temples around him.

Upon his arrival, the two temple masters of the Soul Temple and the Priest Temple immediately stood up and bowed respectfully, saying, "Greetings, Your Majesty the Supreme God of Law."

The two temple masters looked very young, and their actual age was just like that, only in their early forties, which is just the beginning of youth for those who have achieved cultivation.

The aura emanating from them was terrifyingly powerful, with their spiritual energy exceeding 700,000, though the exact value remained unknown.

It should be noted that their lifespans are still long, and there is a high probability that they will be able to break through the ultimate pursuit of most powerful beings, the threshold of 900,000 spiritual power, and have the potential to steadily become gods.

These two were naturally trained by Yu Kong himself, accompanying the revolution of magicians.

The achievements in all aspects have greatly impacted the original spellcaster profession. Naturally, the biggest beneficiaries are mages, while priests and summoners have also benefited considerably.

After Yu Kong stabilized his strength at 999,999 spiritual power, he dissected and analyzed the true structure of spiritual power.

The new meditation methods and cultivation concepts replaced the original cultivation methods, making it much easier for spellcasters to break through, and a large number of powerful individuals emerged like mushrooms after rain.

In this situation, the Priest Temple and the Soul Temple could no longer stand on equal footing with the Mage Temple; whatever they did, they would have to rely on the research of the mages.

After all, with the gradual deciphering of the structure of magic, even magicians can now fulfill the duties of summoners and priests without specializing in mental power or healing techniques.

Furthermore, the superiority of the new type of magicians allows priests and summoners to directly switch to the new magic. Therefore, in fact, the professionals in the current Soul Temple and Priest Temple are also learning the magician temple's system.

Even without this meeting, the Temple of Souls and the Temple of Priests were already being subtly absorbed by the Temple of Mages.

As the leader and guide revered by all spellcasters, this explains why, despite both being temple masters, the Soul Temple Master and the Priest Temple Master respectfully bowed to Yu Kong.

Seeing this, the Temple Master of the Warrior Temple no longer maintained his composure. He coughed twice, then clapped his hands and said, "Welcome, of course you're welcome. Now that the Temple Master of the Mage Temple has also arrived, let's officially begin the meeting."

The Warrior's Temple ranks last among the six temples because it has the lowest entry requirements. After all, being a warrior is the most grueling profession, and most people wouldn't choose to become a warrior if they had the talent for other professions.

This has resulted in most of the professionals in the Warrior's Temple lacking elemental talent, since those with light attribute affinity have mostly gone to the Priest's Temple or the Knight's Temple.

Those with high enough elemental affinity will also consider the Mage's Temple and the Soul Temple.

Even those with an affinity for dark elements, even if not high enough, will likely still go to the Assassin's Sanctuary.

Only those professionals who are mediocre in all aspects but have certain talents will join the Warrior Temple, or rare noble children who are talented and aspire to the path of warriors will have the opportunity to choose the Warrior Temple.

With the introduction of new magic, a profession called the Magic Swordsman quickly became popular in the Warrior Temple.

No elemental affinity? No mental cultivation? Can't communicate with the elements? No problem, all you need is a magic sword, and even a warrior can use magic!

It is an indisputable fact that a warrior's mental strength is not as good as that of a mage who specializes in this field. However, as a superhuman, even if he is weak, he is still far superior to an ordinary person, and the further he progresses in his cultivation.

The warriors' mental strength will also increase along with their physical strength, but it will not interact with external elements.

If that's the case, wouldn't it be enough to just add a plugin that allows you to have a fixed dialogue with the elements?

It was under these circumstances that the Demon Sword was created, through research conducted by the Temple of Mages.

Based on metals that are combined and arranged through specific magic, magical runes, patterns, and magic circles are inscribed.

Once the holder obtains it, they only need to nurture it with their mental energy for a long time. Even warriors with mediocre mental energy can use the attached magic circle in a targeted and stable manner to cast cool magic.

Unlike regular equipment, in the Holy Demon Continent, the quality of equipment was originally roughly divided into ordinary equipment, alloy equipment, magic equipment, spirit demon equipment, glorious equipment, legendary equipment, epic equipment, immortal equipment, and artifacts.

Leaving aside the first three, the skills attached to the Spirit Demon equipment allow professionals to still have a significant boost even up to the sixth tier.

The Glorious, Legendary, and Epic equipment correspond to the seventh, eighth, and ninth tiers, respectively.

Immortal-grade equipment and artifacts are at an even higher level, and even a newly ascended ninth-tier expert might not be able to possess them.

However, these equipment share the characteristic of having singular properties and unchanging skill effects, a fact that cannot be changed even if the attached skills are powerful enough.

But magic swords are different. A magic sword, tailor-made and meticulously crafted according to the user, can be customized with magic to suit the user's fighting style.

A magic sword can be equipped with at least three magic skills, and these skills can also change shape and form other magic in battle according to the user's will, greatly enriching the warriors' combat methods.

This is why a magic sword is far more valuable than other equipment of the same level. After all, if you want to add defensive magic, a magic sword can do so, and weapons are the most important equipment in battle.

The Warriors' Temple was already poor, and after the Mage's Temple introduced the Magic Sword, many warriors went to great lengths, even selling their possessions, to get one.

After all, the magic sword greatly enhances the strength of warriors, and since everyone else has one while you don't, your competitiveness as an ordinary warrior in the demon hunter group drops significantly.

The magic swords offered by the Mage's Temple are not a one-off deal.

After-sales maintenance, modification and reinforcement, repair and care—none of these are things that the Warrior Temple's rough and tough guys can do.

Therefore, although the Warrior Temple, Knight Temple, and Assassin Temple are closely related, the Temple Master of the Warrior Temple has maintained a 'neutral' stance due to the circumstances.

However, in this context, neutrality naturally shifts the stance of the Warrior Temple, meaning it is no longer aligned with the Assassin Temple and the Knight Temple.

They only refrained from open conflict because of the past friendship between the Warrior Temple, the Knight Temple, and the Assassin Temple.

"Hmph, stop with the nonsense." The Temple Master of the Knights' Temple slammed his hand on the table and stood up.

The previous Temple Master of the Knights Temple has naturally retired. The current Temple Master is only a little over a hundred years old, making him a contemporary of Yu Kong. However, his strength and cultivation level have only just broken through 700,000 spiritual power.

"The war between humans and demons is a great achievement that was accomplished through the united efforts of the six great temples."

"Now that you, Yu Kong, want to integrate the Holy Temple Federation and annex other Holy Temples, have you even asked your ancestors for their consent?"

"Although the ancestors of my Knights' Temple and Assassins' Temple are no longer in the Federation, they still exist in the world!"

"Are you really going to do this, so blatantly disregarding the former alliance of the Six Great Temples?"

The Assassin Temple Master, standing to the side, remained silent, merely staring coldly at Yu Kong.

Of course, it wasn't because he had any objections; it was just that assassins always treated people this way. If he were really asked to fight Yu Kong, it would be impossible.

After all, in the records of their Holy Temple, only their ancestor Long Haochen, who lived ten thousand years ago, had reached the level of a powerhouse with a spiritual strength of 999,999.

"Furthermore, the Nine Great Wisdom Furnaces also made a pact with Ancestor Long Haochen. What will happen if the Holy Temple Federation ceases to exist?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Kong revealed a mocking smile: "Dull-witted and rigid, our Mage Temple has also conducted corresponding research on knights and assassins."

"It has been proven that you no longer have any reason to exist. Guarding, healing, attacking, assassinating—warriors wielding the magic sword can achieve the same results."

"I did give you opportunities, and I introduced systems that combined magic with knights and assassins, but your brains, which are smaller than walnuts, couldn't accept the changes in the world."

"This meeting is a notification, not a consultation."

"Seven hundred and one thousand spiritual power, seven hundred and thirty thousand spiritual power, do you think you two can stop the wheels of the new era? Even if you include your Divine Seal Throne, so what? Even if Long Haochen's true form comes here, so what?"

Yu Kong's words grew increasingly cold: "There is no room for negotiation. From today onward, the Holy Temple Federation only needs one voice."

"For or against?"

Upon seeing this, the Temple Master of the Soul Temple and the Temple Master of the Priest Temple immediately responded: "We will follow the will of Your Majesty the Supreme God of Law" and "We firmly support Your Majesty the Supreme God of Law."

The Temple Master of the Warriors' Temple sighed and said, "I have no objection either."

"You, you all." The Temple Master of the Knights Temple twitched, feeling unwilling but helpless.

He was speechless with the master of the Assassin's Temple. Just as Yu Kong had said, there was no room for negotiation between them, even if Long Haochen came in person.

Yu Kong did not do anything to harm the Holy Demon Continent; he merely unified power.

This is the privilege of the strong. Long Haochen could not make a move before Yu Kong took any other extreme actions. Otherwise, the clash between two people with 999,999 ultimate spiritual power could even cause the entire Holy Demon Continent to be devastated.

Moreover, with the same limit of 999,999 spiritual power, Long Haochen could not possibly be certain of victory.

Although Long Haochen has the blessing of a divine artifact, why doesn't Yu Kong have one?

"Alright, if you don't say anything, I'll take that as your agreement. Meeting adjourned. Get to work. By tomorrow morning, I hope there won't be a single dissenting voice throughout the entire Holy Temple Federation, whether in the Holy City or any of the other branch temples."

After saying this, Yu Kong's figure disappeared directly from the hall.

"Ah, times have changed." The Temple Master of the Warrior Temple sighed, gently patted the Temple Master of the Knight Temple on the shoulder, and said, "Old friend, let's leave it at that for now. It can't get any worse, so let's at least go along with that person's wishes for now."

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