Despite Jing Hongchen's best efforts to conceal the truth for a few more days, the truth eventually came to light.
The attack on Mingde Hall was completely exposed, and all the forces of the Douluo Continent heard this shocking news.
The people of the Sun Moon Empire were plunged into gloom. First, there was the mischief of evil soul masters, then the attack on Mingde Hall; the atmosphere throughout the empire turned cold. On the other hand,
the people of the original three kingdoms of the Douluo Continent were overjoyed. Of course, this had nothing to do with the common people; it was the noble class who were happy.
Although they didn't know the exact extent of the damage to Mingde Hall, it was definitely a significant loss, which was the best thing for them.
The already frail Sun Moon Emperor was shocked and furious upon learning this, causing him to faint on the spot. However, unlike Jing Hongchen in the original history who was stripped of his title, in this life, he was spared thanks to the pleas of the Xu brothers, Xu Tianran and Xu Tianming. Because the important secret soul tools hadn't been lost, he was only demoted to earl.
However, behind the scenes, Jing Hongchen's position was also teetering on the brink. If it weren't for his numerous disciples and followers within the empire, even the pleas of the two princes would have been futile.
Following the attack on Mingde Hall, the price of high-level soul tools on the continent plummeted, while the price of rare metals soared. Countless forces seized the opportunity to profit immensely.
Although Mingde Hall suffered severe losses, it was still a force to be reckoned with, launching a financial offensive by issuing kill orders to various underground forces across the Douluo Continent, primarily targeting the Body Sect.
For the underground forces of the original three kingdoms of the Douluo Continent, the Body Sect had done a good deed, which should theoretically benefit them. However, the money Mingde Hall offered was simply too much, and they couldn't resist turning their 'friends' against them.
The Body Sect, unable to tolerate this, issued a statement among the people of the Heavenly Soul Empire, condemning Mingde Hall for indiscriminately framing innocent people and vowing that anyone who dared to attack the Body Sect would be considered a mortal enemy, a fight to the death.
This single incident caused the Body Sect's status to skyrocket across the Douluo Continent. This powerful sect even surpassed Shrek Academy and Mingde Hall in prominence.
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But all of this was irrelevant to Huo Yuhao. In the Undead Demiplane, he stood atop a hill several meters high, gazing into the distance.
Wearing a magnificent black robe shimmering with golden runes, Ilex calmly hovered beside Huo Yuhao.
Behind his head, a gray halo flickered, radiating an irresistible majesty.
They were waiting here for none other than the astonishing number of undead within the Undead Demiplane.
"Rumble!" Not long after, the earth began to tremble, and in the distant sky, a dim light began to spread. Visibly, several enormous bone dragons swam towards them.
On the ground, skeletons, shadows, hellfire, zombies, liches, headless horror knights, abominations, banshees, crypt werewolves, night bats, liches… more than a dozen types of undead surged forth like a tide, taking their positions on the flat ground below the hill.
The undead army stretched as far as the eye could see, estimated to exceed two million in number.
Deep, soul fire flickered in the eye sockets, on their wings, and on their bodies, but at this moment, all the undead looked respectfully at Elex.
There was no wind, no words; the plane was eerily silent.
Elex stretched out his hand and clenched it in the air, conjuring an exquisitely crafted scepter. He gently tapped it on the ground, and a layer of gray light burst forth, attaching itself to each undead.
Instantly, the previously dim soul fire transformed into a bright gold, incredibly luminous, radiating a warm, holy, and luminous power.
If members of the Holy Spirit Cult were here, they would be utterly dumbfounded. The undead with the sacred light attribute, which they so desperately sought but could never obtain, were practically being sold in bulk here, their numbers terrifyingly high.
Perhaps due to the attribute conversion from the Soul Fire, the undead, who were originally of relatively low intelligence, had gained a touch of wisdom.
Seeing this, Electrolux nodded to Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao stepped forward, and Electrolux, with a thought, conjured a halo behind Huo Yuhao. Instantly, all the undead turned to look at Huo Yuhao.
"Regardless of what you were or are now, from this day forward, undead, you will carry out my will." Huo Yuhao's expression was solemn. After surveying the area, a crack suddenly appeared between his brows, and his Heavenly Eye was released, emanating a faint golden halo.
An astonishing majesty emanated from Huo Yuhao, combined with the hazy mist emanating from the gray halo, truly making him resemble a deity.
With a "whoosh,"
almost instantly, all the undead prostrated themselves. The more than two million undead moved in unison, a magnificent sight like a tsunami.
For the undead, obeying their lord's will was an instinct etched into their souls.
Gazing at the subjugated army of undead, Huo Yuhao nodded slightly. He lightly touched his brow, and instantly, within his sea of consciousness, the pillar of the sun, which had stood there, released a burst of intense light that flew out from the Heavenly Eye between Huo Yuhao's brows.
In an instant, the dim world of the undead seemed to be filled with light, as if a sun had appeared, its boundless radiance draping everything in a dazzling veil. When the undead came into contact with this sunlight, some remained unchanged, while others experienced a sudden surge of spiritual fire, their auras exploding.
These enhanced beings were all undead who had received the blessing of Huo Yuhao's first star ring.
In the sky, the blazing ball of light began to solidify, slowly transforming into a beam of light almost identical to the Pillar of the Sun.
"Freeze."
As the absolute ruler of the undead demiplane, Electrox raised his scepter high the moment the Pillar of the Sun appeared. His profound spiritual power, as deep as the sea, swept outwards, drawing it into the earth, like a lighthouse standing firm amidst turbulent waves, dazzlingly bright.
"Yuhao." Having found a suitable spot, Electrox looked at Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao nodded, his mind focused, and he invoked the Pillar of the Sun. Instantly, the First Star Ring blazed with intense and sacred light. Strands of solar power rose along the pillar, flowing into the sun's reflection at its peak. Immediately, countless rays of solar light erupted, connected through the Heavenly Eye, and the Pillar of the Sun standing within the undead demiplane emitted a brilliant golden light.
It was like a Bluetooth connection; the light and shadow of the Sun God Pillar within the demiplane moved in sync with the pillar itself.
The first star ring skill, Sun God Light
, also existed on the light and shadow of the Sun God Pillar. When Huo Yuhao released the skill, the star ring on the light and shadow activated, its illusory light shimmering, as warm as crystal. Layers of Sun God Light spread out, like the first rays of dawn scattering across the earth, covering almost the entire undead demiplane.
As sunlight swept across the bodies of the undead, the darkness was banished. The gray bones gleamed against the bright golden light, giving them a solid, metallic sheen. The soul fire within each undead suddenly flared up, like piles of dry hay poured onto a dying ember. The idea
of building a sun pillar, resembling a clone, within the undead demiplane was conceived by Huo Yuhao and Lan Fuzi during a casual conversation. They discovered that undead empowered by the First Star Ring skill could directly enhance their strength through the power of the sun
. Although the undead possessed the attribute of light, simply releasing them into the sun wouldn't make them stronger. Instead, they needed the solar power absorbed by the sun pillar to directly increase their strength.
And to directly enhance their strength through solar power, they had to receive the blessing of the First Star Ring skill—essentially a permanent amplification effect.
Therefore, after returning with his fifth soul ring, Huo Yuhao had been pondering how to complete this step, ensuring that every undead received the blessing of the Sun God's Light.
Within the flat ground, powerful auras began to spread. Although the number of undead receiving this blessing was small compared to the millions of undead, it proved the method was feasible.
Illusory radiance surrounded them, golden flames rose, and they were filled with a rich, sacred aura.
"It's indeed feasible." Looking at the changes in the undead army, Ilex smiled slightly and nodded, saying, "From now on, Yuhao, you will cultivate your soul power under the sun, while simultaneously opening your Heavenly Eye to absorb the sun's power and inject it into the Sun God Pillar. I will be responsible for opening a gate connecting to the undead demiplane within your spiritual sea, so that energy can be continuously injected to maintain the Star Ring skill's activation. This way, we can buff all the undead with the amplification effect as soon as possible."
"Yes, teacher." Huo Yuhao felt a surge of warmth in his heart. He knew all too well how powerful the Sun God's Light skill was in amplifying the undead.
Originally, a skeleton's strength was roughly equivalent to an ordinary person's, but after being empowered, it could even directly confront a second-ring Soul Master. What does that mean?
If war were to break out in the future, millions of undead empowered by the Sun God's Light would mobilize en masse, fearless of death, and even capable of resurrection after death. Who could stand against them?
At least the people of Douluo Continent couldn't.
Unless you could directly destroy the one who controls the undead.
"To be honest, perhaps letting you control the undead demiplane is the true path to salvation," Electrox sighed.
"Why?" Huo Yuhao asked, puzzled.
Electrolux recalled past memories and sighed, "When I first created so many undead, I never thought about the future. So most of them relied on devouring flesh and blood to increase their strength. In the past, on the Holy Demon Continent, although my memories are a bit hazy, many people died at my hands."
"After the future is handed over to you, the undead can completely abandon feeding on flesh and blood to increase their strength, and instead absorb the power of the sun. I even wonder, in a few years, will these undead still be undead? Perhaps they will need a different name."
Huo Yuhao was stunned for a moment, then chuckled and shook his head. Indeed, the undead he controlled did not seem like undead, but rather like a group of brave and skilled warriors.
It's like an old saying: whether a weapon is a weapon of advantage or a weapon of destruction depends on the person wielding it.
Perhaps one day in the future, the undead army will no longer exist, leaving only a group of skilled sun gods to support them.
"Let's not talk about that. What did the envelope Moon gave you say?" Electrolux changed the subject.
Huo Yuhao realized what was happening and slapped his forehead. "I forgot to read it."
He quickly retrieved the letter Mu En had given him when he left Mingdu from his storage ring.
Ilex chuckled and shook his head, then looked back at the undead army.
The letter was unsigned; upon opening it, the first thing he saw was a few large characters:
The Far North.
Seeing this, Huo Yuhao's eyes flickered, and he summoned Ice Emperor and Tianmeng Ice Silkworm to read it together in his spiritual sea.
The letter wasn't long, only about a thousand words, but after reading it, Huo Yuhao
, Ice Emperor, and Tianmeng Ice Silkworm were all astonished. The letter stated that the Far North was imprisoned by a mysterious force, preventing anyone from entering, like a tangible protective shield.
"Yuhao, the Far North is imprisoned. How will you get there? I remember the plane's consciousness told you to find a place with divinity to meet. Isn't this going to be troublesome?" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm asked worriedly.
Huo Yuhao frowned. "If we can't go to the Far North, then we can only go through the Dragon Tomb that Bai Longhun mentioned."
He hadn't expected this to happen in the Far North. The entire Far North was imprisoned by some kind of force; soul beasts could come out, but humans couldn't enter. The letter had already explained that the Body Sect was gathering many forces to seek a breakthrough.
Who knew what had happened in the Far North?
If a great opportunity had appeared, wouldn't it be a pity not to seize it?
"To be able to cover such a large area with no restrictions on soul beasts, perhaps only the Ice God could do it," the Ice Emperor said solemnly.
Huo Yuhao paused. When he went to the Far North to obtain the Ice Emperor and then left, he encountered a divine decree from the Ice God. At the time, he had guessed that the Snow Emperor had obtained the inheritance.
If it really was the Snow Empress, it made sense that she requested the Ice God's protection for the Far North. After all, the Sea God family was incredibly powerful. The Far North was in a precarious situation without the Snow Empress and Ice Empress, two powerful figures. Even though there were many 100,000-year-old soul beasts, Tang San was still alive and could continuously strengthen his forces. Overall, the soul beasts of the Far North were at a disadvantage.
"Something major must have happened in the Far North to warrant the Ice God's protection, but unfortunately, I can no longer help," the Ice Empress said in a deep voice, a hint of regret in her voice.
"I will go to the Far North, but with this situation, it's useless. Let's wait for further news," Huo Yuhao comforted her.
"Sigh," the Ice Empress sighed. Tian Meng hurriedly tried to comfort her but was swatted away by her tail.
For the next six months, nothing else happened.
After six months of reconstruction, Mingde Hall gradually returned to its former state, even more solid than before, especially the ground, which received astonishing reinforcement. Even a single shot from a level nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon might not break through it.
Teaching at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy resumed normalcy, and people returned to the Mingde Hall to study. Death no longer instilled fear; instead, it motivated the living to work harder.
Huo Yuhao followed Electrolux's advice. For the next six months, except for cloudy days when he would go to the Mingde Hall to replicate soul tool technology, he spent all his time cultivating soul power—along with Ye Guyi, Ji Juechen, and Jing Ziyan.
In half a year, over a million undead had received blessings. If Huo Yuhao's body hadn't had its limits, he could have received blessings from all of them.
The Sun God Cult, spearheaded by Nana, was progressing rapidly. Many who had been stuck at level nine were gradually breaking through to level ten, successfully obtaining soul rings.
Even those who were born without soul power began to generate it and start cultivating.
Even without publicity, clues were still being leaked. The Sun God Cult, a force that could turn ordinary people into soul masters, was gradually attracting some attention, but ultimately it was just a small ripple and didn't garner wider attention.
No new news came from the far north, and the strait remained unbroken. This attracted increasing attention across the Douluo Continent, causing cities in the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Douling Empire near the far north to flourish.
The Holy Spirit Cult completely disappeared, remaining silent.
During this peaceful period, Xu Tianming, the second prince of the Sun Moon Empire, began to stir up trouble. The nobles who had followed him in destroying the Holy Spirit Cult's strongholds and businesses, due to the distribution of spoils, gradually swayed their loyalty and began attacking Crown Prince Xu Tianran. However,
unbeknownst to everyone, the Holy Spirit Cult's counterattack was about to begin.
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