Douluo: Huo Yuhao Returns from Devouring the Stars

Inside the dim hall, a tall old man stood under a carving of a black phoenix, seemingly lost in thought.

After a long moment, the old man looked down at the girl in a fiery red robe and black mask and said solemnly, "If you don't want to be my disciple, I will teach you the secret method to dispel the evil fire. Do you have an answer to whether to stay or go?"

The girl in a fiery red robe asked coldly, "If I don't take you as my master, I will become a puppet of the Holy Church, right?"

The old man nodded and said, "That's right. If you don't want to be my disciple, you can only erase your memories and become a sharp weapon of the Holy Church. However, with your aptitude, you may be able to ascend to the throne that countless people dream of and be reborn."

The fiery red girl pondered for a moment and said, "I am willing to take you as my master."

The old man smiled and said, "If you become my disciple, you must also sever your past and have nothing to do with Shrek Academy from now on. Are you sure you've made up your mind?"

The girl who had been brainwashed by Shrek and swore never to betray Shrek Academy, now faced the reality, nodded and said:

"I paid tuition for my studies at Shrek Academy. Although I have a deep bond with Shrek, it's not a lifelong bond. I once defended Shrek Academy because I considered myself a part of it. But if I'm no longer a Shrek student, what is there left to defend?"

"My purpose in Shrek Academy is to become a powerful soul master, but how can Shrek Academy, which can't resolve the evil fire in me, help me become a powerful soul master?"

"Will you let me live with regrets for the rest of my life under the ravages of the evil fire, or let me be consumed by it one day? Just because I studied at Shrek Academy, you're binding me to Shrek for life. Isn't that even more evil than an evil spirit master?"

"And Qia Qia, you can teach me how to dispel the evil fire, help me become a powerful soul master, and fulfill my dream."

"Besides, by becoming your disciple, I can also protect myself. Why not do it?"

The old man nodded and said, "Take me as your master. Once a master, always a father. I will not force you to serve the Holy Church, but you must follow the teacher's ethics and contribute to the Sun Moon Empire. This is one of the few requests I have of you. Do you accept it?"

The girl nodded and said, "Let me make this clear first. Although I accept you as my master and am willing to become a saint according to your wishes, I will not agree to act like an evil spirit master or do anything immoral for the Holy Spirit Church. As for safeguarding the interests of the Sun and Moon Empire..."

"I won't attack Shrek Academy, nor will I allow anyone else from the Holy Spirit Cult to attack Yan Shaozhe. After all, he is my adoptive father. As for the rest, as long as they don't act like evil spirit masters, I can agree to anything. But I should at least have the power to refuse without interfering, right?"

The old man smiled with satisfaction and said loudly: "Okay, all the above is up to you!"

Chapter 145: Gathering at the Holy Spirit Church

"As my only closed disciple, I naturally won't ask anything of you. You don't need to get involved in many affairs of the Holy Church, but the matter of the Holy Maiden is imperative. Strive to establish your prestige within the Church and qualify to succeed the next leader. At the same time, keep the existence of the Holy Spirit Church a secret and do not leak any information about it to the outside world. This is the first priority."

"Secondly, if there is a war between the Holy Church and Shrek Academy in the future, you do not need to participate. You can even save your adoptive father, Yan Shaozhe, but you cannot interfere with the Holy Church and make them attack other Shrek members besides Yan Shaozhe."

"Third, regardless of whether another continent-wide war occurs in the future, you must consider the overall interests of the Sun-Moon Empire. Proceeding from the interests of the Sun-Moon Empire, you must safeguard its safety and not do anything that would harm it."

"Of course, if the upper echelons of the empire are already corrupt, you can refuse. You can even overthrow the old dynasty for the sake of the empire's succession and development, and help other wise descendants of the royal family take charge of the government!"

"In short, when it comes to the Empire's vital interests, you must take action to defend them. For other matters, you decide on your own. Just don't do anything that would harm the Empire's interests."

"Fourth, if I have any instructions, as long as they do not violate your bottom line principles and do not act like an evil spirit master, I hope you will resolutely carry them out."

"In addition to the above, I also hope that you can practice diligently, strive to inherit my legacy as soon as possible, and become a peerless powerhouse who can stand alone!"

Low voices rang out in the dim hall one after another. The girl in red at the bottom of the hall nodded frequently, having no objection to the old man's request.

The old man turned and looked at the magnificent giant dark phoenix sculpture behind him, and paused: "That's all."

The red-dressed girl below hummed and looked at the old man with some confusion.

After a while, the girl came to her senses and knelt on the ground very solemnly, kowtowed and became his disciple. She vowed that she would never go against the requirements that the old man had just mentioned, and would follow the ancient saying that "once a teacher, always a father."

Although breaking the oath will not result in a backlash on the soul master's cultivation, the best way to make the other party effectively comply with one's requirements is naturally to effectively comply with the other party's requirements yourself. Moreover, the requirements of both parties are very reasonable now, which can almost be called a perfect win-win situation.

The old man showed a happy expression. He turned around and looked at the girl kneeling at the bottom of the hall. He said in a gentle tone: "Get up."

"Yes, Master!"

The young girl stood up respectfully and expressed her doubts, "Master, you just mentioned four or five requests, but they don't seem to have much to do with the Holy Church. Furthermore, you've been emphasizing the importance of the Sun-Moon Empire's interests, but you haven't emphasized the interests of the Holy Church. For example, you haven't even asked me to protect the Holy Church in its perilous moment..."

"If I remember correctly, you seem to be the Second Priest of the Holy Church, right?"

The old man looked at the girl in surprise, then pondered for a moment and said, "Within the Holy Church, there are eight elders, twelve priests, as well as the chief and deputy chiefs. All in all, there are several powerful Super Douluo in the Holy Church, not to mention Titled Douluo. Their overall strength may even be above that of Shrek Academy. As a teacher, I have nothing to worry about regarding the Holy Church..."

"The overall strength may be even higher than Shrek Academy?" The girl who knew the strengths and weaknesses of Shrek Academy said in great shock.

The old man nodded and said, "Indeed, the Chief Priest, the Supreme Elder of the Holy Church, the Principal and the Deputy Principal are all very powerful. Their high-end combat power alone is enough to suppress Shrek Academy. If it weren't for the existence of the Body Sect and the hidden sects of the Three Kingdoms of Douluo, those fierce warriors of the Holy Church would have attacked Shrek Academy long ago."

“This...?!” The girl in red stared at the old man in amazement, her heart surging with emotions.

When she was studying at Shrek Academy, she thought that Shrek Academy could be the best in the continent and could suppress the Sun-Moon Empire and even the countries and forces in the entire continent. However, she did not expect that there was a terrifying force lurking underwater in the Sun-Moon Empire that was unknown to the world!

And this force is none other than the organization formed by the evil soul masters that Shrek Academy has been hunting all over the continent!

She originally thought that the Holy Spirit Church was just an organization of evil soul masters with decent strength, and that the master was the core pillar of the church. However, she did not expect that the organizational structure of the Holy Spirit Church was composed of the chief and deputy chief, twelve elders, and eight priests!

The master, who is a level 98 Super Douluo, is only the second priest of the Holy Church. What kind of cultivation and combat power do the mysterious chief priest, the chief and deputy priests, and the supreme elder who is the head of the twelve elders have?

The girl gasped, thinking to herself that she had never expected to join such a mysterious and powerful organization, and her master even asked her to fight for the position of Saint...

The old man pondered and smiled faintly, "There are actually many reasons, but I can't tell you now. When you are ready to take on the responsibility alone, I will naturally tell you my intentions in person. Perhaps by then, you will no longer be a member of the Evil Soul Master Organization..."

The girl nodded and was silent for a moment before asking, "You're asking me to compete for the position of Saintess, hoping that I'll become the next leader. You should at least tell me who my competitors are, right?"

The old man who had just sat down looked serious, and the expression on his face suddenly became intriguing.

"Since you asked, I am not afraid to tell you that your competitor is from Shrek Academy just like you..." the old man said in a deep voice.

"From Shrek Academy like me?!"

The old man nodded and said, "Indeed, do you remember the student named Beibei who was captured by the evil spirit master when you went to Xingluo City to compete?"

"You mean... Beibei has also joined the Holy Spirit Church?" the girl said suddenly.

"That's right. This boy's spirit is the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex. He is said to be the only grandson of Dragon God Douluo Moon, the famous Dragon God Douluo of Shrek Academy. After being captured by the Death Messenger, he was brainwashed by other elders of the Holy Church and transformed and developed using secret techniques, turning his spirit into the Dark Thunder Devouring Dragon. Now he has become the Holy Son of the Holy Church!"

The old man paused, then continued, "It's worth mentioning that this boy is now the closed disciple of the chief priest, and the chief priest, the supreme elder, and Moon have an intriguing past..."

Although the girl, who had almost no feelings for Beibei, hated the evil soul master's evil methods, she only sighed with regret. She did not denounce the evil soul master, nor did she have the idea of ​​rescuing Beibei from the Holy Spirit Church just because he was born in Shrek Academy.

In contrast, she was more interested in the past between Moon, who was once a powerful figure on the continent, and the great priest of the Holy Church and the supreme elder.

"What is their past? Can you tell us about it?" the girl asked curiously.

The old man sighed and said, "It's all just love and hate. I don't know the details. I only know that the chief priest Long Xiaoyao, who possesses the Dark Holy Dragon spirit, and Shrek Moon, who possesses the Light Holy Dragon spirit, are known as the Black and White Holy Dragons by the mainlanders. They were close friends when they were young. Later, the Supreme Elder Ye Xishui met them, and the three of them joined hands to venture into the mainland. Later, Ye Xishui and Moon got together, but she became pregnant with Long Xiaoyao's child, and finally the three of them parted ways..."

"There must have been a lot of things going on. This is all I know. The specific circumstances are probably only known to those involved."

The girl was stunned, shocked by the love-hate relationship that erupted between Moon En, the chief priest Long Xiaoyao and the supreme elder Ye Xishui.

After a long while, the girl finally asked with difficulty, "What about that child?"

"I don't know, there is no trace to be found." The old man spread his hands.

"Old Mu's grandson became the last disciple of the man who took away his beloved, and Old Mu's beloved is the Supreme Elder of the Holy Church...hiss..." The girl gasped, feeling that the current relationship between these three people was a bit complicated and weird.

"Although these matters are not considered core secrets within the Holy Church, they should not be spread out. After all, Long Xiaoyao is now the Chief Priest, and Ye Xishui is the Supreme Elder of the Holy Church. Their status and position are there."

The old man paused and continued, "In short, Beibei is your rival in the competition for the next leader, and the next one is probably no stranger to you."

"According to investigations, she is Tang Ya, the current leader of the Tang Sect. While she was killing her enemy, the Iron Blood Sect, in Tiandou City, she was discovered by someone within the sect and subsequently brought into the Holy Sect. After undergoing transformation through the sect's secret methods, she displayed immense talent and has become the Blue Silver Saintess. She is also your rival."

The girl was completely stunned. The saints and saintesses who appeared now were actually Shrek’s students!

this……?

The girl had an illusion that Shrek was the cradle for the Holy Spirit Church's saints and daughters.

She looked at the old man with a strange expression and said meaningfully, "Actually, what you may not know is that this Blue Silver Saint Tang Ya and Dark Saint Bei Bei are a couple..."

"Couple?!"

Even the old man who had seen many storms was stunned at this moment and was shocked by the complicated relationships within the sect.

The relationship between Moon, Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui, the relationship between Beibei and Moon, the relationship between Beibei and Long Xiaoyao, the relationship between Beibei and Tang Ya...

After a long silence, the old man said seriously, "In short, they have all been brainwashed and transformed using secret techniques. They are all your competitors. You should know what to do."

The girl hummed and said, "Don't worry, I know what to do."

At the same time, the Tianhun Empire's national defense sect, the Body Sect, which is one of the three top forces on the continent along with Shrek Academy and the Mingde Hall of the Sun-Moon Empire, took on a difficult task worth hundreds of millions of gold soul coins in the black market - to seize the opportunity to attack the Mingde Hall!

For the Benti Sect, which is full of powerful people, attacking Mingde Hall is not a difficult task for them. After all, destruction is much easier than construction. As long as they fight a big battle in Mingde Hall, it will be enough to cause Mingde Hall to suffer heavy losses.

Of course, in addition to attacking Mingde Hall, the top leaders of the Body Sect, who regard the Body Sect as the home of all body spirit masters, also have an accompanying mission, which is to bring Huo Yuhao, who possesses the body spirit eyes, back to the Body Sect!

Huo Yuhao's performance in this competition was enough to convince the Body Sect that Huo Yuhao possessed an unparalleled talent capable of triggering a second awakening of his silver-level or even gold-level Body Martial Soul!

Such a peerless genius has been the best candidate for the sect leader since the founding of the Body Sect. Therefore, for the development of the sect, the top leaders of the Body Sect were planning to bring back the sect's "preparatory sect leader" while planning to attack Mingde Hall.

Compared to the Holy Spirit Sect, which is on the rise with the return of the Holy Son and Holy Daughter, and the Body Sect, which is in full swing planning to attack Mingde Hall and take away Huo Yuhao, Shrek Academy, which was stabbed by the Douluo Three Kingdoms, is plotting to establish a sect while also drastically reforming the student selection and training mechanisms, striving to consolidate Shrek Academy's supreme status on the continent where it can command the world.

As for the Joint Soul Master Academy jointly built by the Three Douluo Kingdoms in Maple Leaf City, which is across the sea from the Sun and Moon Empire and not far from the Mingdou Mountains, it is under construction in full swing with the joint efforts of the three empires and the support of many sects and forces.

Important structures such as teaching buildings, dormitories, and artificial lakes have begun to take shape, the organizational and personnel structure of the academy has been arranged, and the enrollment plan has been announced to the Douluo Three Kingdoms. The geniuses of the sects in the Three Kingdoms and the soul masters who dropped out of Shrek Academy have all been recorded, and the academy is waiting for its official completion and opening.

In order to discover more talented soul masters, the three empires generally implement a policy of allowing civilians to awaken their martial souls for free.

Relying on the United Soul Master Academy, the three empires also established a joint committee to provide subsidies to civilian soul masters so that they can focus more on cultivation.

Therefore, stimulated by many people-friendly policies, the confidence of the people of Douluo Three Kingdoms, which had been shattered by the defeat of the Shrek Team by the Sun-Moon Royal Team, rose again. The originally silent and lifeless Douluo Three Kingdoms began to revive and prosper.

It is worth mentioning that both the United Soul Master Academy and the people-friendly policies that the people of the Three Douluo Kingdoms talk about so much came from Princess Xu Jiujiu of the Xingluo Empire.

With Xu Jiawei's deliberate creation and promotion, Xu Jiujiu has accumulated a very high reputation in Douluo Three Kingdoms and is sought after by countless talented people.

In order to make up for the fatal flaws of the Douluo Three Kingdoms in soul guides, the United Soul Master Academy founded the Soul Guide Academy, inviting soul masters from all over the world to teach with generous conditions, hoping to cultivate one soul guide genius after another who can promote the development of Douluo soul guide technology.

Compared with the blind men and elephant-like exploration of soul guide technology, the United Soul Master Academy would rather learn directly from the Sun-Moon Empire, whose soul guide technology is far ahead of the Three Kingdoms. Therefore, at the beginning of its establishment, the United Soul Master Academy proposed the intention to learn from the Sun-Moon Empire in the form of an exchange student from the Sun-Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

The Sun and Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, which also had flaws in its soul master training mechanism, readily agreed to the United Soul Master Academy's proposal to send exchange students after learning that the chief teacher was Wang Yan, who had taught at Shrek Academy. However, the exchange students were required to attend classes taught by Wang Yan to learn about martial souls.

After discussion, seven exchange student places were finally confirmed, with a term of two years. The specific students who will go on exchange study will be determined after the United Soul Master Academy officially opens.

……

After hunting spirit rings and obtaining three precious spirit bones in the Star Dou Forest, Huo Yuhao and his companions killed Super Douluo Cai Meir and finally returned to the Sun-Moon Empire after a long journey.

Jing Hongchen and the others were terrified when they learned that Huo Yuhao had become a Soul King and the Hongchen siblings had become Soul Emperors. They were all overjoyed. But when they learned that Huo Yuhao had even managed to kill a Shrek Super Douluo with his extraordinary mental strength, they were all stunned. If Kong Deming had not said this himself, Jing Hongchen and the others would never have believed that Huo Yuhao could have managed to kill a Super Douluo.

Chapter 146 Young God of War Orange Senior

Huo Yuhao himself actually felt it was a bit unbelievable that he had killed the Level 95 Super Douluo Cai Meir. Although his current mental power had reached the peak of the advanced general level, it was still far from enough to kill the Shrek Academy's long-famous Super Douluo with such mental power.

Although the peak of the advanced general level is only a step away from the war god level, it is still only at the general level. From the perspective of the grand Devouring Starry Sky cultivation system, the general level is just the realm of a novice who has just stepped into the threshold of cultivation. Although the Douluo World is known as the fantasy floor, Cai Meir is a super Douluo after all. If you want to kill a super Douluo, you must at least be promoted to the war god level to do it.

There is an insurmountable gap between the War God level and the War General level, and it is very difficult to advance. Even if Huo Yuhao's current mental power level has reached the peak of the advanced War General level, there is still a long way to go. But if he is promoted to the War God, his combat power will get a qualitative leap and he will have extremely impressive strength!

Kong Deming's silver beam played an indispensable role in the successful killing of Cai Meir. Of course, the one who helped the most was Xuan Zi, who was always a little slow in doing anything. If Xuan Zi hadn't been confused, he might not have been able to successfully pierce Cai Meir's heart. It can only be said that Xuan Zi made a great contribution this time.

After informing Jing Hongchen and other core figures of everything that had happened since leaving Xingluo City, Kong Deming secretly gave Jing Hongchen and several other core figures such as the Mingde Hall of Worship the magical herbs or precious fruits that were suitable for them in the name of Huo Yuhao, to help them make further progress in order to defend the empire and protect Huo Yuhao so that he could grow up smoothly.