Douluo Continent: I, Huo Yuhao, am the Master of Spirit

Chapter 431 Ye Xishui: "Ye Guyi, do you want to become the sect leader?"

With the arrival of all participating teams, the Sun & Moon Competition Committee also announced the number of participants and the schedule for this competition.

Because there are no restrictions on factions, the total number of teams in this competition is 167, which is the same as the original timeline. Originally, if Xilu City and Haotian Sect were included, the number would have been more than the original timeline.

Unfortunately, the sects and academies of the Southern Empire of Douling could not attend this time; instead, some minor sects from the Northern Empire were sent to represent them.
For example, the Douling Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy, which participated in the previous competition, was unable to participate because they belonged to the Southern Empire and were enemies of the Four Kingdoms of Douluo.

Another sect from the original timeline also disappeared, and that was the Tang Sect.

Needless to say, the Tang Sect has lost even its leader, and its former senior brother, Bei Bei, has also left. The sect is completely gone.

Even if they were still around, they would probably be besieged by various forces the moment they stepped into Mingdu. The most aggressive ones would probably be Shrek Academy and Haotian Sect. Since the sects are all under the Tang family, what good can they be?

The Holy Spirit Cult will also participate in this competition, after all, they were early angel investors of Xu Tianran, and Otto is also a bishop of the Holy Spirit Cult.

However, the Holy Spirit Cult, which was arrogant and domineering in the past, did not dare to kill or extract souls in public during this competition. Most of them were almost scared out of their wits by the ghost messengers.

For ordinary Soul Masters and factions, Ghost Messengers are just a legend. The only evidence to prove their existence is the five figures that appeared during the battle of Shrek City.

Their power is the power of death, and they are responsible for capturing souls; they seem to be visitors from the legendary underworld.

For the Holy Spirit Cult, however, the ghost messengers are not just legends; they are the Sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of every disciple.

Anyone who commits any act of blasphemy against the soul will be killed by the ghost messengers immediately.

A while ago, the Holy Spirit Cult held a large-scale blood sacrifice ceremony, which was attended by high-ranking members such as the Supreme Leader Ye Xishui and the Cult Leader Zhong Liwu.

The ceremony was conducted by a newly appointed elder of the Evil Soul Master titled Douluo, whose title was Infant Devourer and whose level was ninety-two.

Originally a wild evil spirit master, he joined the Holy Spirit Cult after Otto instructed the cult to recruit evil spirit masters from all over the world and give them a home.

The main purpose of this ceremony was to further enhance the strength of the Holy Spirit Cult, while Zhongli Wu prepared to attempt to forge the Blood Sea Vengeful Spirit Spear as a covert means.

The Infant-Eating Douluo was a hundred times unwilling. He had no desire to be the one to host the ritual. Who in the Holy Spirit Cult didn't know the infamous reputation of the Ghost Messenger?

They had long discovered that the ghost messengers only cared about the soul, not the reality. To date, there has only been one instance of ghost messengers interfering in reality without blaspheming the soul, which was the massacre of human traffickers.

Devouring souls is the main way for evil soul masters to become stronger. Without this method, evil soul masters can only eat spicy blood curd, and how much essence is in blood? Their speed of becoming stronger will be greatly reduced!

Even evil spirit masters cannot attempt to cultivate using normal methods. Having devoured so many souls, their meridian structure is different from that of normal people. When they try to cultivate using normal meditation methods, their progress is incredibly slow.

It's like inhaling ice; once you've experienced the exhilarating sensation of devouring your soul, it's hard to return to normal cultivation methods, as your body simply can't tolerate it.

Because Ye Xishui and other high-ranking officials insisted on holding a ceremony, the Infant Devouring Douluo thought that there were so many powerful people here, including Limit Douluos and Super Douluos, not to mention the ghost messengers, even Di Tian had to protect the basket, and he was afraid it would be punctured.

So, this unlucky guy gritted his teeth and went for it. From the moment the ceremony began, several ghost messengers, drawn by the scent, arrived at the scene and killed the Infant Devouring Douluo in front of Ye Xishui and the others.

The ghost messengers' ability to restrain evil spirit masters is even stronger than that of angels; this is the superior suppression of the power of death.

Ye Xishui immediately lost her temper. These ghost messengers harassed her every day, preventing her from sleeping. They would sneak up on her whenever they had the chance, and she couldn't even hit them.

Every time they were about to succeed, they would suddenly disappear, leaving no trace.

It's like having a scroll that allows you to return to town without avoiding battle or delay when you're fighting someone; it's incredibly sneaky.

The members of the Holy Spirit Cult, including Zhongli Wu, were terrified when they saw that even Ye Xishui couldn't do anything to the ghost messengers. Which evil soul master hadn't felt the gaze of the ghost messengers?

No one likes the feeling of being watched by their natural enemy.

Many evil spirit masters began to ponder a very serious question: if ghost messengers exist, then the underworld and reincarnation must also exist.

Having killed so many people and with so much blood on his hands, wouldn't he be able to take off as soon as he descends into the underworld?

They had already imagined the cruel punishment they would suffer, a true eternal damnation.

This has led many evil spirit masters of the Holy Spirit Cult to stop indiscriminate killing. Even if they want to kill, they will not torture the living, for fear of being entangled by resentment. Resentment, which was once regarded as a precious food, is now a death warrant.

Many branches of the Holy Spirit Church secretly erect statues of the Grim Reaper next to the Holy Spirit, and then begin to worship them, begging for forgiveness after death.

Diebao was telling Huo Yuhao a while ago that she had recently heard a lot of voices from Holy Spirit Cult disciples, but unfortunately Diebao didn't plan to respond to them.

If it were anyone else as the Grim Reaper, they would have already struck down with divine punishment. What kind of person would dare to worship the Grim Reaper?

Ye Xishui, that crazy woman, was already mentally unstable, and now, being tormented by the ghost messengers, she's become even more mentally unstable.

Every day at noon, when the yang energy is at its strongest, she will experience epileptic seizures and convulsions, as resentment and the power of death crawl on her bone marrow, sucking away her life force.

The power of death has now changed even the underlying rules; there is still life within death, which is poison to Ye Xishui.

Her body was riddled with holes, and she probably wouldn't live much longer.

The ghost messengers responsible for monitoring Ye Xishui also discovered this situation and reported it to the Soul-Capturing Department. A large number of ghost messengers were waiting for the feast to begin.

If we could bring Ye Xishui's soul back to the underworld, what a great achievement that would be!
While the outside world was busy preparing for the Continental Advanced Youth Soul Master Tournament, a blonde girl set foot on the land of Mingdu after a long absence.

Looking at the scene of Mingdu after several years, Ye Guyi was filled with emotion.

When she left, she was still a naive angel; now that she has returned, she is a ruthless killer, a powerful evil spirit master in the Douling Empire who can stop children from crying at night.

A group of children ran along the spacious and bright streets of Mingdu, their faces beaming with genuine smiles.

There are many more high-rise buildings than before, and many places have become extremely unfamiliar.

As she strolled through the streets of Mingdu, her perpetually gloomy heart couldn't help but feel a sense of ease. If Otto hadn't seen a psychologist these past few years, she feared she would have truly fallen into depravity.

She was originally teaching the new evil spirit masters in the Douling Empire what the Middle Eastern fighting style was and what the Divine Wind Special Forces were, preparing them to charge towards the Tianhun Empire's military camp and serve the Holy God.

Now even the reasons have been iterated. Normally, evil spirit masters will go to the underworld no matter what, but as long as it is for the sake of the Holy God, they will return to the Holy God's kingdom after death and be spared the torment after death.

I don't know who came up with the idea of ​​evil soul masters, but they're all so dim-witted. They can be coaxed into joining the charge with fixed-position soul-guided cannons after just a few words.

During her teaching journey, Ye Guyi received a message from Zhongli Wu, saying that the Supreme Master was preparing to hear her report on the recent situation in the Douling Empire.

With no other option and orders from her superiors, she had to temporarily entrust her affairs to her trusted subordinate and return to Mingdu. This trusted subordinate was an enthusiastic spy who had come specifically to help her.

Soon, at an intersection, Ye Guyi saw a familiar figure: blond hair, blue eyes, and that familiar confident smile—it was Otto.

"My dearest little angel, you're finally back."

"Let's go, our Supreme Master is probably getting impatient."

Ye Guyi jogged over to Otto's side, a hint of doubt in her eyes, and asked:
"In the past, I always reported my work directly to Zhongli Wu on the Magic Network. Why is it different this time?"

Otto chuckled and said, "Who knows? It wouldn't be surprising what a crazy woman who's about to die would do."

"But don't worry, they probably won't slap you to death."

Ye Guyi was speechless and retorted, "Bishop Otto, do you even know how crazy Ye Xishui is?"

"That makes me even more worried."

Otto shrugged, briefly sensing her cultivation level, and said, "Level 85, that's quite a fast improvement."

"A few years ago you were still a high-level Soul Master. Your cultivation speed was even faster than that of an evil Soul Master. You truly deserve to be called an angel, don't you?"

Ye Guyi was also filled with emotion; her cultivation speed frightened even herself.

In her eyes, every evil spirit master was no different from a Soul Ascension Pill; she could eat more than a dozen in one sitting, and occasionally, at gatherings, she could consume dozens in one go. All of this was thanks to Otto's selection of troops back then, sending her to the Douling Empire to serve as the altar master—it was practically sending wolves to be shepherds.

"Bishop, are we going directly to the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters in the Demon Forest next?"

Ye Guyi asked Otto beside her a question, and Otto shook his head and said:

"That place was abolished long ago, but the ghost messengers have been keeping an eye on it. The Supreme Master couldn't stand it anymore and ran away to the outskirts of Mingdu."

"You don't need to worry about the ghost messengers. I have some connections underground, and I'll remove you from the blacklist after this is over."

"This time, the Supreme Master will probably let you activate your Martial Soul. Can you hide it? If not, I have some disguise items here."

Otto was a very reliable companion, and he would prepare contingency plans for any possible situation, which Ye Guyi knew very well.

"No need, my Angelic Martial Soul... should be considered evolved."

"Some time ago, my martial soul unexpectedly advanced to a six-winged angel. In the past, when I tried to advance to six wings, I would always feel unknown obstacles."

This time, however, things went surprisingly smoothly. It's truly strange that a six-winged spirit, being a divine-level martial soul, couldn't have advanced before being granted a title without the protection of the Angel God.

"After ascending to the level of a six-winged angel, the power of slaughter enveloped all three pairs of wings. Rather than being a holy six-winged angel, I am now closer to a killing angel."

As long as I don't reveal my divine attributes, this killing power won't arouse anyone's suspicion.

"Once I reach level 90, I will try to fuse killing and holiness."

After listening to Ye Guyi's words, Otto nodded slightly and said with a smile, "Then I wish you a safe journey."

The two moved quickly and soon arrived at the outskirts of Mingdu. After passing through a dense forest, a cave came into view.

Evil spirit masters truly deserve the name of rats in the gutter; no matter where they are, they must live in cold, damp caves.

Otto, wearing the Leaf Bone Robe, stepped inside. A chilling aura washed over his face, while ghostly blue flames burned on both sides of the cave for illumination.

Upon seeing the two, the evil spirit master in charge of guarding them immediately led them deeper into the area.

The depths of the cave have been completely hollowed out, with an invisible soul-guiding barrier supporting the cave structure. Grotesque ghost face statues stand on the cave ceiling, creating a scene of wailing ghosts.

In the center of the cave stands a sacred statue, surrounded by a pool of water filled with dark purple mist, from which a chilling aura emanates.

Otto did not cross the statue; he waited there. The Supreme Master only wanted to see Ye Guyi.

Ye Guyi was not afraid and calmly walked into the depths of the cave. Over the years, she had long since learned how to manage her facial appearance.

Deep within the cave, the Supreme Master Ye Xishui held the highest position, followed by Zhongli Wu, and then the Vice Master Feng Ling.

The three of them stared at Ye Guyi, an inexplicable aura surrounding her.

Ye Guyi was completely unaffected. She bowed to the three of them and then said:

"Ye Guyi, the head of the Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters in the Douling Empire, pays respects to the Supreme Cult Master, the Cult Master, and the Vice Cult Master."

Zhongli Wu was about to finish speaking when Ye Xishui interrupted him.

"Enough with the small talk, report on what you've been doing in the Douling Empire during this time."

Without hesitation, Ye Guyi turned on the recording soul guide, and a light screen appeared in the cold cave.

On the screen, a large number of evil spirit masters shouted "Long live the Holy God!" and "Long live the Supreme Master!" as they launched a massive charge against various forces.

There are also some videos of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, all of which were edited with Otto's help.

They also recorded the altar meeting held in the Douling Empire and showed it to the three of them. Ye Guyi killed dozens of evil soul masters as a sacrifice before the meeting, which made Ye Xishui nod. However, she thought that too few people were killed. At least half of them should have been sacrificed.

In her opinion, Ye Guyi did a good job. One should be ruthless to ordinary people, and even more ruthless to one's own people.

Ye Guyi began to explain their plans for the period of time.

These include, but are not limited to, raiding the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest, assassinating high-ranking members of the Douluo Alliance, intercepting soul tools provided by the Sun Moon Empire, and besieging the Ten Thousand Demon King, who was inexplicably stationed in the Blue Silver Forest.

After hearing Ye Guyi's plan, Zhongli Wu coldly criticized:
"That's it?"

"That's petty. Can't the plan be a little bolder? Can this really establish the Holy Church's reputation?"

"Why send evil spirit masters charging with low-level fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells? Couldn't they be replaced with high-level ones?"

"We evil spirit masters can also self-destruct, so why don't we use them together?"

"Wouldn't it be even more effective to find another evil spirit master who can perform a corpse explosion and detonate it three times?"

Ye Xishui tapped the stone chair, signaling Zhongli Wu to be quiet.

"Quiet, what he said makes some sense. You were indeed not ruthless enough."

"Take the altar gathering for example, why only kill a few dozen people? Half of them should have been killed. Only blood can please the Holy Spirit."

"Although you are a little timid, I still have high hopes for you."

"Show me your martial spirit, let me see what's going on."

Ye Guyi felt a little numb. These evil soul masters were really a bunch of lunatics. Hearing Ye Xishui's words, Ye Guyi did not hesitate and activated her martial soul.

Six scarlet wings unfurled behind him, and a dense killing power, along with the screams of living beings, entered the ears of the three.

The chilling aura around them paused, and the sea of ​​blood seemed to surge in the air.

Zhongli squinted and said, "An angel?"

Ye Xishui, that crazy woman, had already stood up excitedly and shouted, "Angel of Slaughter, hahaha!"

"There are actually such martial spirits in this world, angels without a trace of divine power! Angels born for slaughter!"

"You're a born evil spirit master! Otto, you did a great job discovering a talent like you!"

Ye Guyi thought Ye Xishui's insults were really vulgar, actually calling her a born evil soul master.

Ye Xishui had always thought highly of Ye Guyi, feeling that the two were destined for each other. The crazy woman's thoughts were always unpredictable, and seeing Ye Guyi's martial spirit made her like her even more.

"Ye Guyi, is that right? Would you like to be my daughter?"

"I will make you the next leader of the Holy Church, and through your slaughter, I will make the world feel pain and understand pain!"

Zhongli Wu was shocked and hurriedly said, "Mother! You mustn't! She is an angel after all!"

Ye Xishui stared coldly at Zhongli Wu, and the pressure of the Limit Douluo suddenly surged, causing Zhongli Wu's face to turn pale instantly.

"Call me the Supreme Master!"

"Who are you to interfere with what I'm doing?"

Zhongli Wu trembled and, pulled by Feng Ling, shut his mouth. In the end, he dared not disobey his mother.

(End of this chapter)