Chapter 300: The Terrifying Pressure Brought by Qian Daoliu!
"However, I'm more inclined to believe it was the Hall Master of the Illustrious Virtue Hall, Jing Hongchen. It seems we'll have to pay this Hall Master of the Illustrious Virtue Hall a proper visit."
A fierce killing intent flashed through Ye Xishui's eyes.
Within three days, every branch of the Holy Spirit Cult throughout the Sun Moon Empire had been completely wiped out.
The losses themselves were not particularly severe for the Holy Spirit Cult, since those who had been killed were all evil soul masters below the Titled Douluo level.
But the attack had dealt a heavy blow to the Holy Spirit Cult's reputation.
If they did not reclaim their standing, others would truly start believing the Holy Spirit Cult was easy to bully.
The Holy Spirit Cult possessed two Limit Douluo, one Peak Douluo, several Super Douluo, more than a dozen Titled Douluo, and hundreds, even thousands, of high-level evil soul masters.
With so many powerful evil soul masters, the Holy Spirit Cult would have no trouble confronting the Sun Moon Empire, let alone dealing with the mere Hall Master of the Illustrious Virtue Hall.
What was more, the Sun Moon Empire's Crown Prince, Xu Tianran, was their ally.
If the current Hall Master of the Illustrious Virtue Hall, Jing Hongchen, died, they could simply replace him. After all, it was not as though the Sun Moon Empire lacked a Rank 9 Soul Engineer.
The one from the Sun Moon Imperial Family was even on the verge of becoming a Rank 10 Soul Engineer.
Long Xiaoyao stood silently to the side, showing no reaction.
Apart from Ye Xishui, he did not care about any of the other evil soul masters in the Holy Spirit Cult.
In fact, the destruction of the Holy Spirit Cult's branches secretly pleased him.
Just then.
The Evil Emperor's spiritual body suddenly descended upon the Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters and appeared before Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao.
"Your Holy Spirit Cult is in serious trouble."
The Evil Emperor's single sentence immediately caused Ye Xishui's expression to turn solemn.
"Evil Emperor, what do you mean?"
The Evil Emperor seemed to recall the terrifying presence of Qian Daoliu, and a trace of fear appeared in his eyes.
"A Rank 99 Limit Douluo has entered the Evil Forest. His spiritual power surpasses mine."
"Not only that, but his attribute is also a sacred attribute, which is extremely suppressive against evil soul masters like you."
"From what I can sense, that Limit Douluo's combat strength is absolutely above mine. You had better make preparations immediately. That Limit Douluo with the sacred attribute is coming for your Holy Spirit Cult."
"The spiritual illusion I left behind in the Evil Forest won't be able to stop him for long."
The Evil Emperor explained Qian Daoliu's arrival to the two of them.
As for Qian Daoliu, the Evil Emperor had absolutely no desire to provoke him.
His spiritual power had reached the realm of the god, while his soul power possessed a sacred attribute. Not only did it completely counter evil soul masters, but it also severely restrained the Evil Emperor himself.
After all, he was a spiritual-type soul beast, and his fighting style naturally focused on spiritual attacks.
Now that he had encountered a soul master whose spiritual power surpassed his own and whose spiritual power was fundamentally superior to his, having reached the god level, the Evil Emperor truly had no way to deal with him.
"A Limit Douluo with a sacred attribute, whose combat strength is even above yours?!"
Ye Xishui felt her entire body go cold upon hearing this.
A sacred attribute was naturally the nemesis of evil soul masters. Against an opponent like this, her own strength would be suppressed by at least half.
And now, this sacred-attribute Limit Douluo was even stronger than the Evil Emperor.
Ye Xishui's heart sank to the bottom.
She knew the Evil Emperor's combat strength all too well.
Even if she and Long Xiaoyao joined forces against the Evil Emperor, they had no confidence that they could defeat him.
Yet now, a Limit Douluo with a sacred attribute has entered the Evil Forest.
The Holy Spirit Cult was in danger of being completely destroyed today!
Ye Xishui turned her gaze toward the Evil Emperor's spiritual body before her and slowly spoke.
"Evil Emperor, I want to invite you to join us in killing this sacred-attribute Limit Douluo who is coming to the Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters."
"After this battle, our Holy Spirit Cult is willing to provide you with a massive number of sacrifices and countless souls of living beings, giving you hope of breaking through the eight-hundred-thousand-year level."
The terms Ye Xishui offered were extremely tempting.
But to Ye Xishui's surprise, the Evil Emperor slowly shook his head after hearing them.
"I don't want to get involved in the battle between your Holy Spirit Cult and that sacred-attribute Limit Douluo too early."
"Of course, if that sacred-attribute Limit Douluo shows signs of weakening during the battle, I will definitely lend you a hand."
"But as for the price…"
"You Holy Spirit Cult should understand."
Having understood the Evil Emperor's intentions, Ye Xishui cursed him inwardly.
The Evil Emperor wanted to avoid taking any risks while still profiting from the situation. He truly was insatiably greedy.
Yet there was nothing she could do about him.
Right now, the most important thing was dealing with the sacred-attribute Limit Douluo approaching the Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters.
"Evil Emperor, I will do everything I can to severely injure that Limit Douluo. Afterward, I will also provide you with a massive number of living souls. When the time comes, I do not want you standing by and doing nothing."
Ye Xishui spoke coldly.
"Rest assured. When the time comes, I will act."
After making his promise, the Evil Emperor's spiritual body left the Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters and began summoning the members of the Evil-Eyed Tyrant clan whose cultivation had reached the one hundred thousand year level.
The pressure Qian Daoliu brought upon the Evil Emperor was simply too great.
Even if Qian Daoliu were severely wounded during his battle against the Holy Spirit Cult, the Evil Emperor still would not dare to act carelessly in the slightest.
After the Evil Emperor departed, at the Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters—
"Damn beast! You've taken so many benefits from our Holy Spirit Cult, and now you actually want to sit back and watch us fight!"
"Sooner or later, I'll make you my soul ring!"
Ye Xishui cursed furiously.
"Xishui, we should prepare as well."
"It won't be long before that sacred-attribute Limit Douluo finds the Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters. If we aren't prepared, the Holy Spirit Cult may be destroyed."
"After all, a Limit Douluo whose strength surpasses the Evil Emperor's and who possesses a sacred attribute poses an enormous threat to the Holy Spirit Cult. You should understand that better than anyone."
Long Xiaoyao frowned slightly as he spoke.
The pressure brought by Qian Daoliu was simply too great.
Throughout the entire Holy Spirit Cult, only his own strength would remain unaffected. As for the other evil soul masters at the Titled Douluo level, they probably would not even be able to display half their strength.
As for evil soul masters at lower cultivation levels, they might be killed outright when confronted with the descending sacred soul power.
"Mm. Xiaoyao, let's prepare."
Ye Xishui answered softly.
She immediately went to convene a meeting of the Holy Spirit Cult and began arranging formations, preparing to face the approaching Limit Douluo in the best possible condition.
As time passed, Qian Daoliu drew closer and closer to the Holy Spirit Cult's true headquarters.
The sacred radiance surrounding his body never faded, making him seem like a god of light walking among mortals.
Wherever he passed, every trace of evil aura was reduced to nothing beneath the baptism of his sacred light. Not even the slightest remnant of malevolent energy remained.
He advanced deeper into the forest, purging everything in his path.
The Holy Spirit Cult's hidden sentries and patrolling evil soul masters scattered throughout the forest—
Even several high-level teams responsible for guarding the area had no time to send out the slightest warning before they were silently annihilated by the sacred power raining down from the sky.
Qian Daoliu's gaze remained indifferent, without the slightest ripple in his heart.
As he continued deeper, the sinister aura between heaven and earth grew increasingly dense, while the evil fluctuations rising from beneath the earth became increasingly violent.
"Finally, I'm here."
"Today, I, Qian Daoliu, will wipe out the entire Holy Spirit Cult!"
Feeling the overwhelmingly dense sinister aura around him, disgust appeared in Qian Daoliu's eyes.
Before long, the entire earth began to tremble.
Qian Daoliu merely watched with interest…
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