Douluo: The Dragon King's Descent of the Gods

Chapter 2 The Holy Spirit Cult! The Spirit Pagoda!

In the years that followed, Meng Xinghe disguised himself as an elderly Soul Master and traveled the human world, awakening martial souls for children from the lower classes for free, and secretly supporting a Soul Master organization—the Holy Spirit Cult.

This Holy Spirit Cult is not that Holy Spirit Cult; it is not a haven for evil spirit practitioners.

Of course, in this era, there is no such thing as an evil spirit master; they should be called fallen ones.

This is a true Holy Spirit Cult, and only Soul Masters with Holy or Light attributes can join it.

Its sole purpose is to awaken martial spirits for children from the lower classes free of charge.

This action brought the Holy Spirit Cult immense prestige among the people, but it also aroused the dissatisfaction of certain forces, who, under the guise of the resurgence of the Spirit Hall, sought to destroy the Holy Spirit Cult.

Seeing this, Meng Xinghe, in his capacity as the mysterious founder of the Holy Spirit Cult, took action and forcefully killed the leaders of these forces, including many titled Douluo.

He wasn't afraid of revealing his identity as a soul beast.

Qian Renxue was able to see through his identity partly because she was once a god, and partly because he did not deliberately hide his soul beast aura.

With this example of making an example of someone to deter others, no one dared to mess with the Holy Spirit Cult anymore, and they could only let the Holy Spirit Cult continue to grow and expand.

As time went by, the Holy Spirit Cult's influence in the Soul Master world grew stronger and stronger, even becoming comparable to the two powerful forces, Shrek Academy and Tang Sect.

However, in the hearts of ordinary people on the mainland, the Holy Spirit Cult's prestige far surpasses that of Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect.

Because without the Holy Spirit Cult, they don't even know what a Martial Soul is, let alone a Soul Master Academy or a Soul Master Organization.

Soon, six thousand years have passed.

The clash between Douluo Continent and Sun Moon Continent has arrived as scheduled.

Shrek Academy, in alliance with the Soul Masters and armies of the three great empires of Star Luo, Heavenly Soul, and Dou Ling, defeated the Sun Moon Empire, forcing it to cede territory, pay reparations, and sign a series of unequal treaties that humiliated and ceded its sovereignty.

Taking advantage of the situation, the Holy Spirit Cult expanded its influence to the Sun and Moon Empire.

Of the three major powers, only the Tang Clan declined due to the rise of soul tools. Countless Tang Clan disciples chose to leave the sect. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Meng Xinghe obtained the Tang Clan's unique skills from several Tang Clan elders who had left the sect and studied them.

Four thousand years have passed in the blink of an eye, and Huo Yuhao, the chosen one, was born in the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.

The era was still the same, but the landscape of the mainland underwent earth-shattering changes due to the emergence of the Holy Spirit Church.

Evil spirit masters still exist, and they have also formed an organization called the Holy Spirit Cult.

However, that's what they call themselves. Because the orthodox Holy Spirit Cult is a shining example, the Holy Spirit Cult of the Evil Soul Masters is called the "Wild Holy Spirit Cult" by the world, meaning an irregular organization that uses the name of the Holy Spirit Cult to swindle and deceive.

Because true members of the Holy Spirit Cult are all Soul Masters with either Holy or Light attributes, to prove that one is a clergy member of the Holy Spirit Cult, one must first be a Soul Master and secondly possess either Holy or Light attributes.

Of the three major powers of the past, the Tang Clan has completely declined and was even destroyed by an unknown small sect.

The Body Sect emerged out of nowhere, replacing the Tang Sect's position, and in the original Douluo Three Kingdoms, it was known as one of the three major forces in the Soul Master world, along with the Holy Spirit Cult and Shrek Academy.

In this era, Shrek Academy stands out as so out of place among the three major powers.

Because the strongest person in Shrek Academy, who is also the current master of the Sea God Pavilion, Taotie Douluo Xuanzi, is only a level 98 Title Douluo.

Meanwhile, in the Body Sect, Du Busi's older brother, Du Bisi, not only survived but also made further progress, breaking through to the Limit Douluo level.

As for the Holy Spirit Cult, it has two Limit Douluos:

Chief of the Inquisition: Dragon God Douluo Mu En;

Cardinal Council Chairman: Ye Xishui, the Phoenix Douluo.

In addition, Ye Xishui's husband, Dragon Emperor Douluo Long Xiaoyao, is also a Limit Douluo, but because he is not a Soul Master of the Holy or Light attributes, he is not a clergyman of the Holy Spirit Cult.

The current Pope of the Holy Spirit Cult is the great-grandson of Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui. His name is Long Shaozhe, formerly known as Yan Shaozhe. He is also Mu En's personal disciple. His martial soul is the Phoenix of Light, and he is a level 98 Title Douluo.

Eleven years later, eleven-year-old Huo Yuhao broke through to the tenth level of Soul Warrior and quietly left the White Tiger Duke's Mansion. In the Star Dou Great Forest, he obtained the greatest opportunity of his life - the million-year-old Soul Beast, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.

At the same time, Meng Xinghe successfully intercepted another opportunity from Huo Yuhao—the Necromancer Saint God, Ilex.

Without Bei Bei, Tang Ya wouldn't have been able to go to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt soul beasts, and Huo Yuhao wouldn't have joined the Tang Sect or Shrek Academy, instead becoming a "rogue cultivator."

During the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament, Meng Xinghe, who was among the members of the Holy Spirit Cult, witnessed firsthand the shattering of the invincible myth of Shrek Academy in the audience, as the unbeatable Shrek Academy fell in the quarterfinals.

It is said that when Xuanzi, who was in charge of Shrek Academy, learned of this, he flew into a rage, which was quite terrifying...

In the far north, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm desperately released its aura but failed to attract the Ice Emperor to appear. Helpless, it had no choice but to hunt down an ordinary Ice Jade Scorpion, allowing Huo Yuhao's second martial soul to take shape.

In the Star Dou Great Forest, Huo Yuhao did not encounter the Emperor Beast Three-Eyed Golden Lion, but instead obtained a mysterious inheritance by "fortuitous chance".

Years later, Huo Yuhao, now a Spirit Ice Douluo, founded the Spirit Pagoda with the mysterious inheritance he received back then. He cooperated with the Holy Spirit Cult and "persuaded" various soul beast settlements to participate in the Soul Spirit Project.

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"Yuhao, are you alright? You seem like a different person lately."

Tang Wutong looked at her "lover" and blinked.

"It's nothing, Dong'er. I'm just a little nervous because I'll be ascending to the God Realm to see my father-in-law after inheriting the divine position."

Huo Yuhao looked at his "lover" in front of him, as if trying to figure something out.

Upon hearing this, Tang Wutong frowned. "Don't call me Dong'er. I've already told you that's my alias. My real name is Tang Wutong."

She didn't see that when she said those words, the last glimmer of hope buried deep in Huo Yuhao's eyes was completely extinguished at that moment.

"Okay," Huo Yuhao nodded. "Inheriting the divine position is no small matter. I need to adjust myself to the best condition, which will take some time. You should go back to the God Realm first. I will come up to find you after I inherit the divine position."

Tang Wutong raised an eyebrow, her tone carrying a hint of dissatisfaction:

"Alright then, I'll go back to the God Realm to find my dad first. Don't keep my dad and me waiting too long."

After saying that, without waiting for Huo Yuhao's reply, she used the Sea God's divine sense within her body to instantly return to the God Realm, as if staying for even a second longer would mean never seeing her father again.

Seeing such a touching display of fatherly affection, Huo Yuhao was deeply moved and almost vomited up his dinner from the night before.

Back in his cultivation room, Huo Yuhao carefully retrieved the mysterious inheritance he had received years ago, turned to the last page, which contained an extremely dangerous secret technique, but he had no other choice.

"I'm the chosen one, God will bless me with success, right?"

"But if I had a choice, I would rather I had never been a chosen one!"

Huo Yuhao was heartbroken, but he quickly composed himself and began to cultivate this secret technique, which would be his only hope to turn the tide in this desperate situation.

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The far north.

A tall man braved the wind and snow to enter the core area of ​​the far north, known as the "forbidden zone of life".

"Now that you've arrived as promised, can you return the auspicious beast to our Star Dou Great Forest?"

The tall man who spoke was none other than Di Tian, ​​the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, the leader of the ten most ferocious beasts on the continent, with 890,000 years of cultivation.

As he spoke, his eyes were filled with apprehension as he looked at the man and woman in front of him.

Humans only know that Emperor Tian is the number one ferocious beast on the continent, but who could have imagined that the third-ranked Snow Emperor had obtained some kind of opportunity, greatly improved his cultivation, and successfully condensed a Yin-Yang complementary dual soul core, making him so powerful that even Emperor Tian was wary of him.

The woman among the two was the Snow Empress, while the man, like the Snow Empress, was a humanoid soul beast. His exact cultivation level was unknown, but when they fought, he was defeated by the Snow Empress in just three moves and could only watch helplessly as the Snow Empress took away the Imperial Beast.

Fortunately, the other party left a message saying that he would return the Emperor Beast to the Star Dou Great Forest when the time was right.

"Sitting down for a while since you're here, the auspicious beast is probably playing in the snow with the little polar bear right now. I've already asked Hyotei to call it, it'll be here soon."

Meng Xinghe smiled and gestured for Di Tian to sit down, and a chair made of ice crystal appeared out of thin air behind Di Tian.

He was the one who went to the Star Dou Great Forest, defeated the group of ferocious beasts led by Di Tian, ​​and then took away the Emperor Beast.

Since the Emperor Beast lived in the core area of ​​the far north, it would not have encountered Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er, and thus would not have been tricked by Tang San. The soul beast fortune carried by the Emperor Beast would not have been intercepted by Tang San.

Now that Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er have both ascended to the God Realm, Meng Xinghe sent a soul beast to inform Di Tian that he could come to the far north to bring the Emperor Beast back to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Di Tian sat down without ceremony.

The Imperial Beast carries the fortune of the Soul Beast race, which can not only accelerate the growth of Soul Beasts, but also help ferocious beasts overcome heavenly tribulations.

Therefore, he was not worried that the other party would be detrimental to the Imperial Beast.

Perhaps thinking of something, while waiting, Di Tian looked at Meng Xinghe and asked, "What are your thoughts on the Soul Spirit Technique?"

"While the Soul Spirit Technique is effective, it cannot fundamentally solve the predicament of the Soul Beast race."

Seeing that Di Tian had brought up the topic, Meng Xinghe got straight to the point:

"Soul beasts under 100,000 years old are another matter. The tribulations that soul beasts over 100,000 years old face are problems that the Soul Spirit Technique cannot solve."

"The greatest function of the Soul Spirit Technique is not to help Soul Beasts, but to help Soul Masters, so that if Soul Beasts become extinct and Soul Masters lose their source of obtaining Soul Rings, the Soul Master profession will disappear into history along with the Soul Beasts."

"Of course, I do not deny that the Soul Spirit Technique helps the Soul Beast race continue. However, this is ultimately a temporary solution and cannot change the fundamental nature of Soul Beasts serving Soul Masters."

Upon hearing this, Di Tian lost his smile.

He was well aware of these things, but in the current environment, reproduction was the most urgent problem for the soul beast race to solve.

While alive, anything is possible; when dead, nothing remains.

While the Soul Spirit Technique cannot fundamentally cure the predicament of the Soul Beast race, it is currently the only effective solution to the problem of their reproduction and survival.

"Regarding this..."

Seeing that Meng Xinghe hadn't finished speaking, Di Tian calmed down and listened carefully.

"I have a plan, and I wonder if you would be willing to represent the Star Dou Great Forest and join us..."