Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect: I, Huo Yuhao, join the Sun Moon Sect

“It’s a good idea, but the connection isn’t strong enough.” Xu Tianran’s face showed a thoughtful expression. “What benefits would killing the Duchess bring to the Holy Spirit Cult? They don’t lack a vengeful spirit at the Soul Emperor level. Even if it’s to get revenge on Elder Kong, they shouldn’t do it.”

After thinking for a while, Xu Tianran had a flash of inspiration: "That's right, I remember that Huo Yuhao and the Duchess had a very bad relationship. Could it be that these guys did this to curry favor with Huo Yuhao?"

Huo Yuhao is a disciple highly valued by Master Kong. If we can win over Huo Yuhao, then the Holy Spirit Sect becoming the national guardian sect and Zhongli Wu becoming the imperial advisor might actually be possible.

Orange was somewhat surprised: "Your Highness, does the Holy Spirit Church really distrust us enough to help them solve the problem with Confucius? Is that why they've taken such a radical action?"

Xu Tianran snorted coldly: "It's normal to distrust him. Zhongli Wu and I seem to have a good relationship on the surface, but that guy is very cunning."

It's not wise to have a violent conflict with the Holy Spirit Cult now. Once I ascend the throne and the Holy Spirit Cult becomes increasingly useless, I will certainly expel them!

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Near the Mingdou Mountains.

Sun and Moon Garrison Area.

Huo Yuhao stood outside Jing Hongchen's tent, preparing to persuade him to let him go to the far north.

He didn't go to the far north to collect soul spirits. In fact, he already had the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass as a substitute, and he already had a new level 50 soul spirit in mind.

His main purpose in going to the far north was to subdue a bunch of soul beasts and prepare future soul spirits. Of course, mining in the far north could also be put on the agenda.

The Sun and Moon people currently face difficulties in mining those minerals, and are also prone to attracting attacks from the Heavenly Soul Empire. However, the Snow Emperor can easily mobilize the soul beasts with a single call to arms.

Chapter 182 Preparations Before Heading to the Far North

After all, the Snow Empress's prestige in the far north was extremely high. According to the plot in the original work, the Snow Empress had almost absolute dominance over the soul beasts in the far north. As long as there were soul beasts to cover it up, the Sun and Moon people's mining activities would be concealed.

The people of the Heavenly Soul Empire wouldn't be idle enough to provoke a large number of soul beasts.

Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao stepped into the tent and saw Jing Hongchen sitting at a table, reading a book.

When Jing Hongchen noticed someone entering the tent, he immediately looked up, his expression extremely serious. For a ninth-level soul master like him, there weren't many books that could fascinate him, so he naturally didn't like being disturbed while reading.

But when he saw that the person who came was Huo Yuhao, the serious expression on his face instantly melted away. He put down his book, smiled and said, "Yuhao, what brings you here? Does someone want to get you again? Tell me, and I'll take some men to deal with him right away!"

Jing Hongchen knew Huo Yuhao's importance. Such a peerless genius would surely lead the Sun Moon Empire to a new level, so Huo Yuhao's safety was naturally extremely important.

“Dean, it’s not that anyone is targeting me.” Huo Yuhao walked over and immediately got straight to the point: “I want to go to the far north. My Eye of Destiny tells me that there are some opportunities there that will help me grow.”

"The far north?" Jing Hongchen frowned immediately. "That kind of place is too dangerous for you. I know you have the Ultimate Ice Martial Soul, so the harsh environment of the far north is nothing to you. You should be quite comfortable in that extremely cold place."

However, the far north is teeming with ferocious soul beasts, and the Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North are among the most formidable. If you encounter them, even with the backing of the Undead Demiplane, you'll still face trouble. After all, activating your Undead Demiplane takes time, so you absolutely cannot go alone.

Huo Yuhao thought that with the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress, the two great kings of the far north, as his soul spirits, he would not actually encounter any danger in the far north. Returning to the far north should be just like going home.

"Dean, through the Eye of Destiny, I actually saw a glimpse of the future of the far north. There are many extremely precious minerals there, which are quite effective for developing soul tools. If such things fall into the hands of other empires, the consequences will be unimaginable." Huo Yuhao said solemnly, pressing one hand to his forehead.

"Oh?" Jing Hongchen suddenly stood up from his chair, a look of surprise and uncertainty on his face.

He knew that the far north was home to many precious soul beasts and possibly valuable mineral resources.

The former is common knowledge, but the latter has not yet been confirmed.

Therefore, Kong Deming also sent Jing Hongchen to investigate the situation in the far north.

However, this plan to explore the far north has not yet been implemented and is still under study.

One reason is that the environment in the far north is harsh and there are a large number of ferocious soul beasts.

On the other hand, it is because the far north is located within the Heavenly Soul Empire.

Once the Sun and Moon People enter the far north in large numbers, it will inevitably arouse the vigilance of the Heavenly Soul Empire.

Since the two great empires have not yet gone to war, the Sun Moon Empire should not do anything to provoke the Heavenly Soul Royal Family.

Furthermore, although the Heavenly Soul Empire is not as powerful as the Sun and Moon Empires, according to the history of Douluo Continent, there are many hidden sects within the Heavenly Soul Empire.

These reclusive sects may take action against the Sun and Moon People. Although these reclusive sects cannot compare with the Haotian Sect, they are still a force to be reckoned with when they accumulate power.

“Precious mineral resources…” Jing Hongchen thought for a moment, “Yuhao, I will immediately notify the Fire Phoenix Soul Master Group. I will accompany you to the far north with them.”

The Fire Phoenix Soul Master Corps is a Beast King-level Soul Master Corps.

This Soul Master Corps has deep ties with Mingde Hall and the Hall of Offerings, and Ju Zi has further deepened her relationship with the Fire Phoenix Soul Master Corps through the Soul Spirit System of the Spirit Pagoda.

Therefore, Huo Yuhao also brought this group of people with him when he attempted to assassinate the Duchess.

Moreover, the Fire Phoenix Soul Master Corps actually has a certain advantage in the far north.

Because all members of the Fire Phoenix Soul Master Corps possess the ability to fly as long as they have a Martial Soul, and when combined with a flying Soul Tool, the marching speed of the Fire Phoenix Soul Master Corps will definitely be increased to an extremely exaggerated level.

"Okay." Huo Yuhao nodded, agreeing.

Jing Hongchen stepped out of the tent, picked up the soul-guided megaphone, and called out, "Luanfeng! I have something important to discuss with you and need you to come over."

Jing Hongchen's voice carried far, and many people heard what he said, including Luanfeng, the ninth-level soul master of the Fire Phoenix Soul Master Corps.

"Jing Hongchen, what do you want to discuss with me? Could it be that your Mingde Hall is planning to replace the Fire Phoenix Soul Guild with new soul tools?" Luanfeng's voice came from mid-air.

As soon as she finished speaking, Luanfeng's figure fell from mid-air and quickly arrived in front of Jing Hongchen.

An awkward expression appeared on Jing Hongchen's face: "Replacing a soul tool is a very expensive thing. If you want the Fire Phoenix Soul Guild to replace its soul tools, you should apply to the royal family."

"As long as the royal family approves, according to the rules, I will immediately replace your soul tools."

Even with the resources of the Sun Moon Empire, it could only support a small number of Beast King-level Soul Master Corps.

After all, the Beast King-level Soul Master Corps is too expensive, and the membership requirements are high.

It is not an easy task to assemble a Beast King-level Soul Master Corps.

Luanfeng looked at Jing Hongchen, somewhat puzzled: "Then what do you want to discuss with me?"

Jing Hongchen twitched the corner of her mouth, thinking to herself, "Can't we discuss other things?"

He casually set up a soundproof soul tool, and then began to recount his conversation with Huo Yuhao to Luanfeng, also emphasizing Huo Yuhao's Eye of Destiny's ability to glimpse the future.

Soon, Luanfeng understood Jing Hongchen's meaning. After a moment's thought, she still wanted to secure more benefits for the Fire Phoenix Soul Master Group.

So she said with a smile, "Mining precious mineral resources is a beneficial thing for the empire, and our Fire Phoenix Soul Master Corps is naturally willing to do it."

However, could Mingde Hall use the rare metals it mined to make soul tools and then prioritize supplying them to our Fire Phoenix Soul Master Corps? We did contribute something, after all; Mingde Hall should naturally show its appreciation.”

"Yuhao, what do you think? Feel free to speak up, your opinion is my opinion." Jing Hongchen knew how to respond to Luanfeng.

However, he still chose to let Huo Yuhao respond.

This would deepen Huo Yuhao's relationship with the Fire Phoenix Soul Master Group.

Jing Hongchen knew that his talent was not good enough, and he felt that he would never be able to become a level 95 Super Douluo in his lifetime.

Even Master Kong, whose talent surpasses his, is still stuck at level 94.

Chapter 183 Returning to the Far North

But Huo Yuhao is different.

Huo Yuhao is an unparalleled genius in Douluo Continent. As long as he lives, he will inevitably become a powerful figure that no one can underestimate.

Moreover, Huo Yuhao usually has a good personality, so helping such a genius would definitely be a very rewarding thing.

Based on his understanding of Huo Yuhao, this person was not ungrateful, so as long as he helped him, he would surely be rewarded in the future.

Even if the other party cannot become his grandson-in-law, he and the Hongchen family can still benefit from Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao took a step forward and said to Luanfeng, "The rare metals that have been mined should naturally be prioritized for crafting soul tools for the Fire Phoenix Soul Master Corps."

After all, mining is no easy task, and the Fire Phoenix Soul Instructor Corps deserves compensation.

The Sun and Moon Empire doesn't actually lack rare metals; it's just that rare metals are relatively expensive.

However, things are different during wartime.

In the original novel, after the Sun Moon Empire launched a war that swept across the Douluo Continent, the empire's reserves of rare metals became insufficient.

Orange even personally led a team to the edge of the far north to mine minerals.

From Huo Yuhao's personal perspective, he doesn't particularly need those rare metals from the far north for the time being. After all, given how much Kong Deming values ​​him, he doesn't actually lack rare metals at all.

Moreover, some members of the Fire Phoenix Soul Master Corps already possessed Soul Spirits and, under Orange's guidance, joined the Spirit Pagoda organization.

Therefore, there is a high probability that the Fire Phoenix Soul Master Group will become his subordinate force in the future, and he doesn't mind giving them some benefits in advance.

Luanfeng smiled and said, "Huo Yuhao, once our Fire Phoenix Soul Master Corps arrives in the far north, we will definitely do our best to mine resources."

The far north.

The cold wind was like a knife, and the snow was falling heavily, turning the world into a vast expanse of white.

This place is sparsely populated, and basically only spirit beasts from the far north can get used to this icy and snowy environment.

Huo Yuhao, Jing Hongchen, and Luanfeng appeared at the edge of the far north.

If someone were to look down from the clouds, they would see three black dots of different sizes flying in mid-air.

Huo Yuhao was dressed very thinly; he didn't even bring a specially made warm soul tool.

Of course, this is normal for him, as he has an extremely strong resistance to cold due to his ultimate ice martial soul.

Even when the cold wind and snow came, he didn't feel cold at all.

At this moment, within Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea, two powerful souls felt a sense of joy.

Hyotei murmured, "Finally, I'm back in the far north."

Yuhao, I want to go see my people and give them some instructions.

"I left in such a hurry last time that I didn't even have time to choose a successor."

As one of the three great kings of the far north, Ice Empress is not only a powerful Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, but also the patriarch of the Ice Jade Scorpion clan.

She was already preparing to become a god with Huo Yuhao, so naturally she had to choose a new clan leader for the Ice Jade Scorpion clan.

“Alright, Ice Emperor, when I find the right opportunity, you can summon the other Ice Jade Scorpions and do what you want to do,” Huo Yuhao said.

"Hmm," Hyotei said.

However, the Snow Empress had a different opinion. She said, "Bing'er, I think we should gather all the extreme northern soul beasts together."

Now that I'm ready to follow Yuhao to become a god, there's no turning back.

"Having served as the leader of the three Heavenly Kings of the Far North for so many years, I must choose a new leader for the soul beasts of the Far North so that they can better resist external invasions."