Douluo Continent: Starting with controlling Ning Rongrong and establishing the Holy Cult

As she thought about it, her joy gradually faded.

"It's the seventh day, a week now."

Ning Rongrong hadn't forgotten what this point in time meant. Today, or tomorrow, or the day after, whatever the time, the Holy Spirit Church meeting was about to begin.

But now, she is herself, not the Holy God.

After we moved the stones to "invite" the Holy Spirit back last time, the Holy Spirit seemed very busy and left after deciphering the message on the note.

She initially thought she had done something wrong, but later became more inclined to believe it was a test from the Holy God. The Holy God had specifically given her some time to cultivate and become stronger.

After all, the Holy One is magnanimous and will certainly not hold her wrongdoing against her.

But the Holy One has not yet returned, and she panicked.

She was very unsure about this Holy Spirit Cult meeting. Unlike His Holiness the Holy Spirit, she couldn't possibly use her status as the Seventh Elder as a topic of conversation.

She knows absolutely nothing about the Holy Spirit Church; if she were to discuss matters within the church, her claims would be riddled with flaws. What will happen to this Holy Spirit Church meeting if His Holiness doesn't return?

Is she really going to bite the bullet and go for it?

She felt like crying, but it would be strange to do that in the dorm, wouldn't it?

So Ning Rongrong left the dormitory and came to the gate of Shrek Academy.

The wind brushed against her face, which felt somewhat comfortable.

"came back?"

A familiar voice rang in her ears.

Ning Rongrong subconsciously asked, "What do you mean?" before suddenly realizing what was happening and turning to look at the person beside her. It wasn't a classmate, nor a teacher, but Huo Shengsheng.

Huo Shengsheng was leaning against the railing, looking at her with amusement on her face.

"Are they here to cause trouble?" Ning Rongrong thought, taking a step back with her right foot.

Now that she's level 43, her physical and mental abilities have improved considerably, so she no longer needs to fear this Soul Master.

Then she put away her fighting stance. Only then did she realize that this person was already her colleague.

Although Her Highness the Silver Dragon King disliked the Holy Spirit Cult and Huo Shengsheng, the Holy God accepted the identity of the Seventh Elder and also accepted Huo Shengsheng's existence.

So, what could she say?

Even His Highness the Silver Dragon King had nothing to say, so what could she possibly say?

Are you deceiving yourself into believing that joining the Holy Spirit Cult is actually about becoming a spy?

Do not make jokes.

Ning Rongrong smiled, completely ignoring what Huo Shengsheng was saying.

So Huo Shengsheng tugged at her ear and repeated herself a little louder:

"So, you are indeed Ning Rongrong now, right? Not the Seventh Elder who was controlling your body?"

Ning Rongrong's smile froze, but then she realized she didn't need to be afraid of the other person, and the Holy God certainly wouldn't want her to be afraid either, so she smiled again:

"No, I've always been like this. What do you mean by the Seventh Elder controlling my body? I am the Seventh Elder."

Chapter 74 Before the Meeting, the Archives

Huo Shengsheng looked Ning Rongrong over suspiciously and tentatively asked:

How's your relationship with her going?

Ning Rongrong wanted to say something nicer, but after thinking about it, she shook her head: "I don't understand what you're saying."

Huo Shengsheng circled Ning Rongrong, but couldn't find any flaws in her defense. She could only shrug and say, "Fine, I don't care who you are now anyway. I'm mainly here to inform you that the meeting time is set for tonight. You'd better go to bed early tonight. The meeting is a consciousness meeting, and if you're not in bed... I can't say what might happen. I'll be there with you and give you some guidance."

"It's evening now, so there's not much time left." Ning Rongrong was somewhat desperate. She didn't think the Holy Spirit would return in such a short time. If that were the case, it seemed she would have to attend this Holy Spirit Cult meeting herself.

"Sigh." Huo Shengsheng shook her head with a smile. She still caught Ning Rongrong's micro-expression and confirmed Ning Rongrong's identity. "Your disguise skills need to be improved. Otherwise, you won't even know who is wearing a mask next to you."

"What do you mean?" Ning Rongrong asked.

Huo Shengsheng shrugged, did not answer the question, and got up and disappeared into the woods.

Looking in the direction Huo Shengsheng left, Ning Rongrong muttered, "That's strange."

Then she thought about it and realized that she was indeed free that evening.

That evening, a strange sight appeared at Shrek Academy.

Ning Rongrong, who often stays up late to cultivate, actually went to bed early.

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The overwhelming drowsiness was irresistible.

One second Ning Rongrong was lying in bed trying to call upon the Holy God, the next second, an abnormal sense of exhaustion had pulled her consciousness away.

Her consciousness blurred instantly; the scene in the dormitory and the sensation of the bed beneath her body were rapidly fading away, leaving only a chaotic blur.

When she opened her eyes, she found herself standing on the "ground".

This is a room, a pure white room, a room that Ning Rongrong doesn't recognize at all.

The room was very small, only about the size of a toilet stall.

Ning Rongrong could touch the handle of the white door in front of her simply by reaching out her hand.

She gently turned the handle and pushed the door open. Then, she saw many people in black robes.

'Within the Holy Spirit Church—'

"Do people in the Holy Spirit Cult dress like this?"

A familiar voice interrupted Ning Rongrong before she could finish speaking. Upon hearing those words, Ning Rongrong felt relieved.

She was no longer an observer; this time, the Holy Spirit's return came just in time.

Lu Ma observed the large room, which also had a white ceiling, white walls, and a white floor.

Perhaps because this is a space of consciousness, the floor doesn't get dirty.

Similarly, because it is a consciousness space, she cannot use martial souls or soul skills. Mental power might be useful, but she does not have any mental power-related methods.

Inside the room, besides Ning Rongrong, there were 10 people in black robes. These people in black robes were all different sizes, but apart from the difference in size, the black robes covered all parts of their bodies completely, and even their faces were covered with masks that could not be removed, so the level of security was extremely high.

As for how they knew the mask couldn't be removed, that's quite simple.

Because Ning Rongrong is dressed like this now, and the mask cannot be removed.

The 10 black-robed figures who arrived at the same time as Ning Rongrong should consist of 1 leader, 3 leaders, and 6 elders.

Although Lu Ma could see information such as the name and soul power level above the heads of some individuals, he couldn't see any information about these people at the moment; their heads were all filled with question marks. Therefore, this configuration was merely Lu Ma's guess.

The man in black robes has been here for some time now, and he has made some significant moves.

Lu Ma then noticed that in addition to the eleven small cubicles they had been teleported to, there were two other doors in the room leading to different places.

One room is a meeting room, and the other is an archive.

Just as Lu Ma was wondering why there was an archive, a figure walked towards her.

He didn't know who it was, but the build looked vaguely familiar. Just as Lu Ma was racking his brains, the other person spoke.

"I am Huo Shengsheng."

The voice was unfamiliar; it was impossible to tell if it was male or female. To confirm whether this was an effect of the space or if the person was actually Huo Shengsheng in disguise, Ning Rongrong spoke up: "How can we confirm?"

The voice is the same as the other person's.

Lu Ma felt relieved.

“Look at my physique, you should know what I’m made of, shouldn’t you?” Huo Shengsheng said.

Hearing this, Ning Rongrong looked at the size of the group of men in black robes, then at the person in front of her, and finally shook her head.

“Even if none of you are wearing masks, I’m afraid I still wouldn’t recognize you all. You expect me to recognize you from your figures hidden by these black robes? The big and small ones are fine, but the rest are all of medium build, I won’t recognize them.”

"Oh? But I recognize you."

Ning Rongrong shook her head again and said, "What does that have to do with me? Okay, now I believe you are Huo Shengsheng, so, introduce yourself to me... um?"

Huo Shengsheng made a "shh" gesture and said, "Although the sound here will be specially processed so that others can't hear me when I'm communicating with you alone, that's only at a low volume. You know, you're the new Seventh Elder, and some of the previous elders might have opinions about you."

Ning Rongrong nodded thoughtfully, her voice softening slightly: "I understand. Now, tell me why this space has an archive, and why the meeting hasn't started yet?"

"The meeting usually takes place ten minutes after we are teleported here, so that everyone can adjust to the environment. During these ten minutes, the leader will go to the meeting room, and the elders can choose to go to the meeting room or the archives."

"Where is your person in charge?"

“Our leaders can go to the meeting room or chat outside. Although you elders can’t recognize anyone, our leaders can clearly see the elders they are in charge of, as well as the other leaders—those who aren’t wearing black robes.”

"Oh... so you didn't recognize me by my body shape either."

“It’s not that I don’t recognize it,” she chuckled. “I think you’d really like to go into the archives, wouldn’t you?”

Ning Rongrong nodded; she did indeed mean that.

One of the purposes of coming here is to find out exactly what the resurrection item is all about.

Thinking about it, and seeing that Huo Shengsheng had made way for her, she walked into the archives room.

The archives room is a medium-sized room that is relatively spacious.

Behind the only elder inside was a row of bookshelves.

The bookshelves were thoughtfully labeled with what kind of materials were in each section.

The first layer from top to bottom stores information about various church personnel.

[The organizational structure of the Holy Spirit Church, information about the Holy Spirit and the leader, information about the seven elders, information about the person in charge, and information about the other members]

The second layer contains information about some of the things done by the Holy Spirit Church.

[Operation Stealing Fire, the Saintess Ritual, Operation Immersion, Operation Decapitation, Fictional Plan, ...]

The third section contains items from within the Holy Spirit Church. However, in this section, they are no longer presented as archives, but rather as samples accompanied by an instruction manual.

Ning Rongrong didn't recognize many of the items. The ones she did recognize were a scale, a statue of a holy god, a purple stone, a Holy Spirit Pill, a Holy Spirit Scroll, and the mask that Tang San had once worn.