Chapter 299: Target, Straight for the Holy Spirit Cult's Main Branch!
Within three days, Qian Daoliu had traversed the mountains and rivers of the Sun Moon Empire.
Countless large and small branches of the Holy Spirit Cult hidden in dark corners and wreaking havoc upon the common people were uprooted and completely purged by him.
The evil soul master forces that had occupied the Sun Moon Empire for many years were swept away, leaving not a single hidden evil soul master stronghold behind.
At this point, within the Sun Moon Empire, apart from the Holy Spirit Cult's main branch, which was hidden extremely well and had never revealed its whereabouts, all of its branch forces had been completely annihilated.
Above the wilderness, the holy light slowly receded.
Qian Daoliu stood high in the sky, the remaining sacred pressure around his body intimidating everything in all directions.
He put away the smart soul tool in his hand. His deep and imposing gaze pierced through layers of clouds and distant mountains and forests, looking toward the vast and gloomy Evil Forest in the distance.
That place was the evil source where the Holy Spirit Cult had entrenched itself in the world, the place bearing the deepest sins, and the ultimate nest of all evil.
The true reckoning was only now about to begin.
Cold and murderous intent once again lingered in Qian Daoliu's eyes.
"Holy Spirit Cult, this old man has come to settle accounts with you!"
As his voice faded, Qian Daoliu's figure disappeared from the high sky and headed toward the Evil Forest in the southwest.
Qian Daoliu had absolute confidence that he could annihilate the Holy Spirit Cult.
Although the Holy Spirit Cult possessed two Limit Douluo, one Peak Douluo, several Super Douluo, more than a dozen Titled Douluo, and hundreds or even thousands of high-level evil soul masters.
But in Qian Daoliu's eyes, apart from Dragon Emperor Douluo Long Xiaoyao, the rest of the evil soul masters were nothing more than chickens and dogs.
After he unleashed a single Angel's Breath, there would definitely be no more than a handful of people capable of remaining standing on the battlefield.
Even Dragon Emperor Douluo Long Xiaoyao was merely at the Demigod realm and had not even reached the peak of the Demigod realm.
Qian Daoliu, on the other hand, stood at the peak of the quasi-god realm and furthermore possessed methods capable of erupting with god-level combat strength.
A mere Long Xiaoyao could not stop him from annihilating the Holy Spirit Cult.
At the southwestern border of the Sun Moon Empire, a vast black forest that blocked out the sky and sun stretched across the heavens and earth.
This was the Holy Spirit Cult's lair, the Evil Forest.
Unlike ordinary mountain forests that were lush and verdant, this place was shrouded in surging black mist all year round, with sinister winds howling through it.
The heavens and earth were filled with an extremely dense negative killing intent, resentment, and sinister aura.
At this moment, Qian Daoliu's figure appeared here.
The surrounding sinister aura fell upon Qian Daoliu's body, yet it could not even approach within three feet of him.
A faint golden sacred halo surrounded his body, while the purest light and Angel power circulated on its own, like a blazing sun hanging in the sky.
Every trace of sinister and murderous aura that approached immediately scattered and melted away without a trace.
Looking at the Evil Forest before him, Qian Daoliu began spreading out his spiritual power, gradually enveloping this vast and enormous forest.
The next instant.
Countless dark and evil auras, tens of thousands of evil soul master's soul power fluctuations lying in wait, and endless sacrificial altar formations deep underground all clearly appeared within his perception.
When Qian Daoliu's spiritual power landed upon a terrifying beast possessing extreme spiritual power.
That terrifying beast seemed to sense Qian Daoliu's presence and cast its gaze across an unknown number of kilometers, landing upon Qian Daoliu.
"What terrifying spiritual power. There is actually such an existence among human soul masters!"
The Evil Emperor could not help exclaiming in astonishment.
As a spiritual-type soul beast and the second-ranked existence among the Ten Great Fierce Beasts, he was confident that there was not a single soul beast or soul master on the entire continent whose spiritual power surpassed his.
But now, he had encountered one.
Qian Daoliu's spiritual power had already surpassed the soul master stage and entered the domain of the gods. How could this not shock him?
Not only that, but he also sensed an intense feeling of danger from Qian Daoliu.
He had a feeling that if Qian Daoliu attacked him, he would suffer a narrow escape from death!
Even Di Tian had never made him feel this way.
In other words, this human soul master was even more powerful than the Beast God Di Tian of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Qian Daoliu naturally noticed the Evil Emperor's gaze as well.
As for the Evil Emperor, Qian Daoliu naturally did not intend to let him off either.
The Evil Emperor had colluded with the Holy Spirit Cult over the years, providing them with a place of refuge. He had even devoured the souls of living beings to nourish his origin.
In Qian Daoliu's heart, the Evil Emperor had already been branded as an evil soul beast.
However, the most important thing right now was to deal with the Holy Spirit Cult.
The evil soul masters of the Holy Spirit Cult posed the greatest threat to the continent, and they were also the beings Qian Daoliu hated the most.
After dealing with the Holy Spirit Cult, he would then deal with the evil soul beast known as the Evil Emperor.
Of course, if the Evil Emperor interfered while he was dealing with the Holy Spirit Cult, he would not mind dealing with him at the same time.
After withdrawing his gaze from the Evil Emperor, Qian Daoliu walked straight toward the depths of the Evil Forest, sacred light illuminating the surroundings.
Everywhere he passed, the sinister aura completely dissipated.
Watching Qian Daoliu enter the Evil Forest and head straight toward the Holy Spirit Cult's main branch.
Most importantly, the soul power on Qian Daoliu's body possessed a sacred attribute.
As a fierce beast that coexisted with the evil soul masters in the Evil Forest.
The Evil Emperor knew all too well how much Qian Daoliu's power restrained evil soul masters.
Combined with Qian Daoliu's own strength, the Evil Emperor had a premonition that even if the Holy Spirit Cult was not annihilated this time, it would still suffer heavy casualties.
Thinking of this, the Evil Emperor fell into hesitation.
He was hesitating over whether he should help the Holy Spirit Cult repel Qian Daoliu, who had ventured deep into the Evil Forest.
The Holy Spirit Cult was his ally. Over the years, they had provided him with a large number of living souls, allowing his cultivation to increase rapidly.
If he lost the Holy Spirit Cult, the speed at which his cultivation advanced would be greatly reduced.
This was something he found difficult to accept.
But if he helped the Holy Spirit Cult against such a terrifying soul master as Qian Daoliu.
The Evil Emperor felt that even with the Holy Spirit Cult joining forces with him, they might not be able to defeat Qian Daoliu.
For a moment, the Evil Emperor found it difficult to make a decision.
"First, I'll notify the Holy Spirit Cult and see whether they have any means of seriously injuring this terrifying soul master. If they can, it won't be too late for me to join the battlefield afterward."
The Evil Emperor chose to sit on the fence and watch the two sides fight.
Once the evil soul masters showed signs of defeat, he would not intervene.
Holy Spirit Cult, Main Branch.
"Xiaoyao, it seems that all of our Holy Spirit Cult's branches in the Sun Moon Empire have already been destroyed."
"I only just learned of this news myself. None of the branches in the Sun Moon Empire has offered souls to the main branch for some time. I suspect they were destroyed by an unknown force."
A black-haired woman dressed in red with an alluring appearance spoke to a burly man dressed in black and wearing a black mask before her.
The woman in red was named Ye Xishui, the Supreme Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult and a Rank 99 Limit Douluo.
The man in black was named Long Xiaoyao, the Dark Sacred Dragon of the Light-Dark Sacred Dragons, and likewise a Supreme Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult and a Rank 99 Limit Douluo.
"Xishui, in the Sun Moon Empire, apart from the Sun Moon Imperial Family, the only person capable of accomplishing something like this is the Hall Master of Illustrious Virtue Hall."
Long Xiaoyao voiced his speculation.
In the Sun Moon Empire, only these two major forces could accomplish something like this.
"Mm, I think the same. It was either a member of the Sun Moon Imperial Family who opposes Crown Prince Xu Tianran or the Hall Master of Illustrious Virtue Hall."
End of Chapter
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