Chapter 251: You Might as Well Believe I'm the Angel God
"If there's nothing else, go ahead and send people to locate a suitable 100,000 year soul beast. Remember, there's no need to harm it or engage in any conflict just determine its general range of activity," Zhongli Wu said, casting a glance at Nangong Wan.
Most soul beasts rarely left their habitats, as the human world was far from welcoming to them. Even 100,000 year soul beasts that had taken human form had to be extremely cautious, avoiding detection by soul masters.
After all, both 100,000 year soul rings and soul bones were incredibly valuable, the latter often regarded as family heirlooms.
For their own safety, most soul beasts had a fixed territory.
Hearing this, Nangong Wan's expression turned serious as he bowed. "Understood, Lord. I will take my leave now."
With that, he turned and departed. As soon as he stepped outside, he gathered a squad of Holy Spirit Church disciples and sent them toward various soul beast habitats to begin scouting.
As one of the Eight Great Elders, Nangong Wan naturally wouldn't personally handle such a task.
Mundane reconnaissance missions like these were better left to subordinates.
After issuing his orders, Nangong Wan flew toward Qingse Hotel. As Second Elder of the Holy Spirit Church, he also held the position of Xishui Alliance's leader, meaning he had to oversee various affairs.
Upon arriving at Qingse Hotel, he headed straight for Nether Thunder Douluo's secluded training chamber.
There, he spotted a Holy Spirit Church disciple standing guard.
"Has the Third Elder finished his seclusion yet?" Nangong Wan inquired.
The tall disciple respectfully answered, "Second Elder, the Third Elder has already emerged from seclusion. I conveyed your message to him, and he left to find you."
"He left to find me?" Nangong Wan frowned slightly, sighing. "Go to the Holy Spirit Church's local branch and tell him that I'm waiting for him here at Qingse Hotel."
For him, Xishui Alliance took priority. As its leader, he had many responsibilities.
After all, the Holy Spirit Church couldn't yet operate openly the notoriety of evil soul masters was simply too overwhelming.
While Xishui Alliance was still an underground force that frequently broke Sun Moon Empire laws, it was still far more palatable to the public than the Holy Spirit Church.
Nether Thunder Douluo's Defeat
Nether Thunder Douluo had always been confident in his ninth soul skill, yet today… it had been completely neutralized.
Typically, an evil soul master's ability to fight above their level diminished once they reached the Super Douluo stage.
As a Titled Douluo, his overall combat strength was roughly equivalent to that of a Super Douluo.
Of course, there was a hierarchy even among Super Douluo.
For example, if he were up against a Seraphim Martial Soul Super Douluo, he'd likely be annihilated within seconds Seraphim Martial Souls had a natural suppression effect against evil soul masters.
However, the owner of that ancient voice just now had chosen to spare him, which meant that keeping him alive was more valuable than killing him.
Glaring at Jing Hongchen, Nether Thunder Douluo demanded, "What exactly do you want from me?"
Jing Hongchen chuckled. "What do we want? It's quite simple Yuhao and I plan to destroy the Holy Spirit Church.
Right now, in the Sun Moon Empire, your organization has grown too powerful.
And let's be real it's an evil soul master faction. If left unchecked, it will eventually become a threat to the empire's overall interests."
Nether Thunder Douluo scowled. "Jing Hongchen, do you even realize what you're saying?
The Holy Spirit Church is extremely influential, and even Crown Prince Xu Tianran is our firm ally. You think you can destroy us? I refuse to believe you have that capability."
Jing Hongchen thought to himself, In the past? Definitely not. But now? Things are very different.
Thanks to Huo Yuhao, the Holy Spirit Church's strategic value to the Sun Moon Empire was rapidly declining.
Previously, their main advantage was their large number of powerful soul masters.
However, Huo Yuhao's innovations had given the Sun Moon Empire new ways to cultivate powerful soul masters without forcing them to rely on self destructive methods.
With advancements like soul spirits and second martial soul awakenings, the empire could nurture its own elite forces.
Huo Yuhao spoke up. "Xu Tianran supports you?
That's only because your organization is still useful to him.
But if eliminating the Holy Spirit Church benefits him more than working with you, do you really think he'll hesitate?
Trusting in Xu Tianran's goodwill is as foolish as believing I'm the Angel God!"
He inwardly scoffed at Nether Thunder Douluo's naivety.
Even in the original timeline, Ye Xishui foolishly thought that simply explaining things to Xu Tianran would allow the Holy Spirit Church to peacefully withdraw from the Sun Moon Empire.
She was dead wrong Xu Tianran ambushed her instead.
He was an extremely paranoid man. Even Juzi, his most trusted confidante, never fully earned his trust.
The only person Xu Tianran truly believed in… was himself.
Nether Thunder Douluo's expression darkened.
He had never seriously considered this possibility before.
Now, hearing Huo Yuhao's reasoning, he felt an uneasy sense of doubt creeping in.
Huo Yuhao continued, "I'll be sealing your soul core now. If you don't want to die, behave yourself."
He had no sympathy for evil soul masters with atrocious track records.
As soon as he finished speaking, gray light flickered in his eyes.
An aura of both death and divinity radiated from his body.
Nether Thunder Douluo suddenly found it difficult to breathe.
His gaze locked onto Huo Yuhao, realizing that this holy energy was similar to the power that had suppressed him earlier.
"Was that… really you just now?! That's impossible!"
"No, wait… You don't have a Seraphim Martial Soul.
How can you suppress evil soul masters so effortlessly?
Are you… the Holy Son?!" Nether Thunder Douluo's voice trembled with disbelief.
"Huo Yuhao" remained silent, his expression devoid of emotion.
Jing Hongchen, on the other hand, was stunned.
It's happening again… Just like last time…
Yuhao has completely changed…
It's as if he's become… someone else.
At that moment, two streaks of gray light shot from Huo Yuhao's eyes, striking Nether Thunder Douluo.
"AAAAHHH!!"
A howl of agony escaped his lips.
Gray runes appeared, etching themselves onto his soul core.
These runes radiated divine energy, making him extremely uncomfortable.
"Huo Yuhao! What did you do to me?!" Nether Thunder Douluo yelled in fear.
To any Titled Douluo, their soul core was everything.
Huo Yuhao's gray aura faded, and he calmly stated,
"Your soul core is now sealed. I can make it self destruct at any time."
(End of chapter.)
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