Upon hearing Yan Shaozhe's report, Mu En slowly raised his eyelids, revealing his cloudy eyes.
Taking the newspaper, Mu En glanced at its contents.
The Heavenly Court was acting extremely aggressively, forcefully declaring war on the six directions, even setting a date, indicating there was no room for compromise.
Putting down the newspaper, Mu En's face remained calm. This was something he had expected; the Heavenly Court's advance into other continents was simply a recruitment drive.
Now that they had a large army, it was time for a counterattack.
"Send someone to inform the Haotian Sect."
"Teacher, but the Haotian Sect clearly stated its position a year ago."
Yan Shaozhe's old face was drawn, his words filled with indignation.
"This time is different. If we allow the Heavenly Court to continue developing, their closure of their sect is a minor matter; more importantly, they will lose their greatest reliance."
"The greatest reliance?" Yan Shaozhe looked puzzled.
Mu En offered no further explanation, simply stating four words: "A conflict of faiths."
Yan Shaozhe immediately understood. Their Shrek Academy worshipped the Sea God, Tang San, and the ancestor of the Clear Sky Sect. Since
the Clear Sky Sect remained silent, spreading the Sea God's faith had always been Shrek's responsibility.
If Shrek were destroyed, it wouldn't be long before the Sea God followed the same path as the Angel God, gradually being forgotten by the world.
Newspapers, initially distributed by the Heavenly Court, were inexpensive, featuring headlines and sections of interest.
Some had calculated that the Heavenly Court's newspapers were completely unprofitable; the selling price was merely the cost of the paper, not even including labor costs—purely a thankless task.
However, not everyone was so short-sighted. Shrek's higher-ups saw through the Heavenly Court's sinister intentions.
The common people were isolated; through the newspapers, they could only learn what the Heavenly Court wanted them to see.
Public opinion was overwhelmingly in favor of the people; what was the next step? Developing more followers?
Thus, the higher-ups couldn't sit still and began to follow suit, with a plethora of newspapers like the Shrek Daily, the Heavenly Soul Daily, and the Fighting Spirit Daily springing up.
There were some effects, but no one could match the Heavenly Court's scale. The Heavenly Court's branches spanned major cities across the four continents, making it the only behemoth to cover the entire continent.
The four countries were willing to unite, but they were wary of each other, unable to achieve true cooperation.
The Heavenly Court Daily was Huo Yuhao's medium for controlling public opinion and gathering faith power—a point Yan Shaozhe clearly understood.
Two tigers cannot share one mountain, and the same applies to the struggle for faith.
If Shrek Academy were destroyed, the Sea God would also be forgotten in the annals of history; with newspapers manipulating public opinion, this wouldn't take long.
Therefore, the Clear Sky Sect would absolutely not remain a bystander as before, unless they wanted their ancestor's faith to be extinguished.
In the Xuanming Sect, Xu Buju held today's copy of the Heavenly Court Daily, his body and mind trembling, his face filled with despair.
The Heavenly Court had grown too fast; what others needed years, decades, or even centuries to achieve, the Heavenly Court had accomplished in just one year—this was terrifying!
The leader, Huo Yuhao, was terrifying; ruthless and taciturn, he left no room for negotiation.
In a lavish room, Xu Sanshi was vigorously thrusting into a female disciple, whose clothes were disheveled and neckline wide open.
The female disciple made seductive sounds, but a hint of disdain and impatience flashed in her eyes. She cursed inwardly, "You damned eunuch, what can you do besides covering me in your saliva?"
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At the Star Luo Imperial Palace, Xu Jiawei saw off a special guest, Ning Zhiyuan, the sect leader of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Ning Zhiyuan had come to seek cooperation with the Star Luo Empire, aiming to make the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School the state religion of the Star Luo Empire.
Ning Zhiyuan acted extremely humble, performing the deepest kowtows like an ordinary citizen, and even praising Xu Jiawei as the chosen one, an eternal sage.
Xu Jiawei was too lazy to waste words with him. He knew this guy's purpose was simply to drag the Star Luo Empire into the conflict against the Heavenly Court.
But Xu Jiawei wasn't about to fall for his trap. The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School only had one Flame Phoenix Douluo left. For someone like that to become the Star Luo Empire's state religion was a gross overestimation of himself.
Besides, accepting the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School meant provoking the Heavenly Court. The Star Luo Empire had no enmity with the Heavenly Court, and Xu Jiawei had no desire to spend the rest of his life in the Heavenly Court's dark prison like his old rival.
Since the Six-Party Alliance War, Ning Zhiyuan had been behaving strangely, frequently visiting brothels, and many anecdotes about his romantic affairs circulated among the people.
He had been involved with nearly a hundred women, including, supposedly, a dark-skinned woman, a specialty of the Sun Moon Empire.
People thought that Ning Zhiyuan knew his days were numbered and was beginning to give up on himself, indulging in a final, desperate act.
But Xu Jiawei thought that this guy probably wanted to leave some offspring; perhaps Ning Zhiyuan was already prepared for the annihilation of his entire clan.
Just as the Heavenly Court was mustering its troops, a guest of special status arrived.
In the Holy Temple, Huo Yuhao was reviewing the compiled reports.
Currently, the Heavenly Court had 70,000 registered Soul Masters on the Douluo Continent, and with the addition of the Five Domains and the Holy Martial Continent, the total number reached a staggering 150,000.
150,000 Soul Masters were far more than 150,000 ordinary soldiers.
After selection at various levels, all those with cultivation levels above Soul King were conscripted, totaling over 4,500.
Huo Yuhao was very satisfied. Although the Heavenly Court was currently facing many hidden problems due to its rapid pace, the results were still quite good.
Such a grand undertaking was unparalleled throughout history, except for the Spirit Hall, which had built its foundation over hundreds of years.
And he had only taken a few years? It had only been four years since the Ming Realm was established, and the Heavenly Court had only been established for three years.
Looking at these figures, Huo Yuhao felt a rare sense of pride; this was the world he had built!
Just then, a member of the Palace Guard entered the hall. He first bowed to Huo Yuhao, who was seated above, and then said, "Reporting to the Divine Lord, the White Tiger Duke of the Star Luo Empire requests an audience and is currently outside the mountain gate."
Dai Hao? Huo Yuhao was slightly taken aback. What was this guy doing here? Back then, when he had caused a ruckus at the White Tiger Duke's mansion, Dai Hao had hidden in the shadows and hadn't dared to utter a sound.
Later, when Huo Yuhao became a god, he was so focused on cultivation and managing the development of the Heavenly Court that he had forgotten about this minor figure.
"Did he say what he wanted to do?"
"The White Tiger Duke said he could only explain after meeting the Divine Lord."
"Is that so? Then let him in."
The mountain-guarding disciple, having received the permission to enter, led Dai Hao into the Heavenly Court.
Dai Hao, however, was filled with complex thoughts. Currently, all departments of the Heavenly Court had been summoned and were gathering at headquarters; it was a veritable sea of powerful figures.
A diverse array of people bustled about, and Dai Hao even spotted some with features strikingly different from those on the Douluo Continent. Some wore distinctive and beautiful clothing, while others possessed robust physiques, their skin a healthy tan beneath leather jackets.
The cultivation levels of the Heavenly Court members were also incredibly high; along the way, Dai Hao hadn't seen anyone below the Soul Master level, and Soul Kings and Soul Emperors were commonplace.
In short, Soul Kings were everywhere, and Soul Masters were
practically worthless. "These must be people from other continents," Dai Hao guessed. At this moment, he was filled with regret.
If only he had shown a little more care to that mother and son before, Huo Yuhao wouldn't have treated the Dai family the way he did now, and this vast Heavenly Court would have been the foundation of the Dai family's power.
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