Douluo: Founding the Heavenly Court from the Holy Spirit Cult

Dai Huabin walked out of the dormitory, looking down at Huo Yuhao, who had blood spilling from the corner of his mouth and a look of fury on his face.

"So, it really was you who murdered my mother."

Huo Yuhao was even more incensed; his mother's mysterious disappearance back then had indeed been the work of this Dai Huabin.

Hatred erupted in his heart, and he decisively pulled out the Godly Zhuge Crossbow that Big Sister Tang Ya had given him earlier. He pulled the trigger, and sixteen bolts shot out.

Dai Huabin had not expected Huo Yuhao to possess such a lethal weapon. Furthermore, given the close proximity and his lack of preparation, he only had time to activate his Martial Soul Possession before the bolts pierced through his body.

The most fatal aspect was the poison on the tips. The toxin, concocted by Tang Ya as a successor of the Tang Sect, was naturally potent. While it might not have been an instant killer, it was highly lethal, especially since it had struck vital points in his torso.

Dai Huabin looked down at the rapidly expanding bloodstains on his clothes, his face filled with disbelief. His body swayed, and he finally collapsed to the ground, losing all signs of life shortly after.

It was only after his death that a wisp of spiritual energy carrying Dai Huabin's soul flew out, traveling into the distance until it landed in the hands of Sleep Nightmare, merging into a Soul Summoning Banner refined from ten thousand souls.

"It was completed so quickly."

Sleep Nightmare was surprised; the other part of their scheme had actually succeeded as well.

The lackey who had followed Dai Huabin and waited outside the dormitory was scared witless. Once he regained his senses, he scrambled to run away, shouting at the top of his lungs as he fled.

"Murder! Someone's been murdered!"

Huo Yuhao was equally dumbfounded. Looking at Dai Huabin, who lay limp on the ground with his eyes wide open in death, his mind went blank.

Had he really just killed someone?

The commotion and the lackey's shouting drew students from other dormitories to watch. When they saw Dai Huabin lying in a pool of blood, they were all stunned.

He actually killed him!

Is it really that intense?

As the crowd grew, a burly youth rushed over after a short while. It was Dai Huabin's older brother, Dai Yueheng, followed by the lackey who had fled.

"Huabin!"

Seeing his younger brother lying in a pool of blood with an expression of deep resentment, Dai Yueheng's body swayed.

He hurriedly knelt to check, but alas, his brother had already lost all signs of life. He was truly dead, and there were over a dozen bleeding points on his clothes, the blood flowing out black, proving he had been poisoned.

"Speak! Tell me exactly what happened, how did my brother die?"

Grabbing the lackey by the collar, Dai Yueheng's killing intent surged.

"It was that Huo Yuhao. Young Master Huabin said his name was Dai Yuhao and that he was your brother, so he came to check. He accidentally discovered that this Huo Yuhao had brought a concubine disguised as a man into the academy to live with him, and they killed him in a fit of shame and rage."

The lackey reported, trembling. This really had nothing to do with him; he was just a lackey and a dog-leg.

"Dai Yuhao!"

Dai Yueheng recalled the name and, following the lackey's gesture, locked his eyes onto the young man.

"He killed my mother and insulted her, so I killed him. I take full responsibility for my actions alone. This has nothing to do with Wang Dong, and her disguising herself as a man is also unrelated to me; she is not living with me."

Huo Yuhao explained calmly. Although there had been an element of impulse, he had indeed killed the man.

The crowd's gazes involuntarily shifted toward Wang Dong, their eyes filled with strangeness.

They sure know how to play!

Being looked at in such a way, Wang Dong felt completely uncomfortable. Her face turned from green to red, and she desperately wanted to flee the scene.

"A life for a life. Since you admit it, then pay for my brother's life with your own."

Dai Yueheng was even more furious, swinging his palm toward him.

Although he did not activate his Martial Soul, the sheer force of his soul power was enough to kill him with a single strike.

"Stop!"

At that moment, a figure appeared and blocked Dai Yueheng.

"Elder Xuan!"

Seeing who it was, Dai Yueheng, despite his anger, withdrew his hand.

"Follow me, all of you."

Glancing at the lifeless Dai Huabin, Xuan Zi felt a headache coming on; he could only take them away to handle it privately.

However, Elder Mu had given orders to ensure the safety of both Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, which made things difficult.

Setting aside the events at Shrek, Yang Hao was elsewhere, following Ju Zi for tutoring and systematically learning the knowledge of Soul Tools.

After an unknown amount of time had passed, Yang Hao received a notification from Wan Hun and left the academy to arrive at the Bright Cult's stronghold within the Ming Capital.

"Holy Son, the person has been brought here."

Sleep Nightmare pointed to the unconscious young girl. This was the person the Holy Son had specifically requested, and she had been brought here the moment they secured her.

"From now on, address me as Young Cult Master. Your current identity is the Right Bright Envoy of the Bright Cult, and Wan Hun is the Left Bright Envoy."

Yang Hao reminded him; the Bright Cult was now centered around him.

"Yes, Young Cult Master!"

Sleep Nightmare responded respectfully, immediately producing the Soul Summoning Banner.

"The other matter is also complete; this is the soul of that Dai Huabin."

"Dai Huabin's soul? You killed him?"

Yang Hao was stunned; he hadn't ordered a killing.

He had only instructed him to expose Huo Yuhao's identity and the fact that Wang Dong was a girl, hoping to disrupt the unity of the Shrek team. Why had it turned into a murder?

How was he supposed to play this out now?

"It was not this subordinate's doing; he was struck down by that Huo Yuhao using a hidden weapon."

Sleep Nightmare signaled his innocence, noting that he hadn't expected things to evolve in such a manner.

"The youth are truly impulsive."

Yang Hao sighed.

"Clean up that soul, leave no traces, and forget about this matter entirely."

After giving the order, he stepped forward to examine the unconscious young girl, sensing the martial soul within her body and even using the preserved Blue Silver Emperor origin to guide its manifestation.

A Blue Silver Grass martial soul emerged; it was indeed Tang Ya's martial soul.

"What a mess."

Sensing the devouring dark attributes hidden within the Blue Silver Grass martial soul, Yang Hao couldn't help but complain.

The devouring dark attributes in Tang Ya's martial soul were not a mutation born from nothing, but the result of her ancestors continuously absorbing the spirit rings of evil, dark spirit beasts.

Over time, the gloomy attributes of those spirit beast rings had integrated into the martial soul, subsequently eroding her bloodline and being passed down through generations.

It wouldn't have mattered with other martial souls, but the origin attribute of the Blue Silver Grass was life, and because the martial soul's tier was not high, it was easily eroded, eventually degenerating into Dark Blue Silver Grass.

Moreover, Tang Ya possessed the orthodox Blue Silver Emperor royal bloodline, and her potential was not poor; this devouring dark talent had largely suppressed and diminished that innate potential.

A loss outweighing the gain!

After observing for a while, Yang Hao used his Chaos Eight Wings to devour Tang Ya's Blue Silver Grass martial soul, integrated the specifically preserved Blue Silver Emperor origin into it, and even injected a significant amount of the Gold of Life's power.

Because the Blue Silver Grass and the Blue Silver Emperor were of the same species, the fusion proceeded smoothly, successfully upgrading the Blue Silver Grass martial soul into the Blue Silver Emperor.

That wasn't all; Yang Hao used the power of the Gold of Life to repel and excise the devouring dark attributes from Tang Ya's martial soul, devoured those three spirit rings, and then channeled the Blue Silver Emperor origin to evolve a new spirit ring. Much like Tang San's Blue Silver Tyrant Spear spirit ring, the skill of this ring was also the Blue Silver Tyrant Spear, serving as Tang Ya's Life Soul Tool.

Finally, he produced a long spear soul tool crafted primarily from Deep Sea Silver Mother, guiding the spirit ring's power into it to evolve it into a Life Soul Tool.

"Done!"

Looking at his handiwork, Yang Hao was quite satisfied, then turned his gaze toward the girl feigning sleep.

"Your acting is not up to par; your technique for faking sleep is too poor. Your eyelashes shouldn't move, your breathing frequency shouldn't be too fast, and furthermore, stop moving your hands—your storage soul tool has already been taken."

Yang Hao exposed the girl's small movements, causing Tang Ya to snap her eyes open and launch a sudden attack, only to meet a tragic end.

"Bang!"

A fist slammed into her eye socket, making the girl's head buzz.

Tang Ya was a persistent girl and continued her assault, but she was met with a second punch.

"Bang!"

The fist struck her other eye socket, quickly turning red and then bruised, perfectly symmetrical with the other side, giving the girl a rather comical appearance.

"If you don't behave, I will go and kill your little boyfriend Bei Bei. He should be searching for you like a madman right now; he would be very easy to target."

Seeing the girl still attempting to strike, Yang Hao threatened impatiently.

These words caused Tang Ya's body to stiffen, and she could only unwillingly cease the circulation of her Mysterious Jade Hand.

"Who are you? Why did you capture me?"

As Tang Ya spoke, she glanced at the Blue Silver Grass and the long spear beside the youth.

Was that her martial soul?

"My name is Luo Feng, Young Cult Master of the Bright Cult. One of my elders had some grievances with your Tang Sect, but since your Tang Sect has already been destroyed, those grievances no longer matter.

As for your martial soul, it is Blue Silver Grass and possesses the orthodox bloodline of the Blue Silver Emperor, so I had our Right Bright Envoy bring you here to help you evolve your martial soul and forge your Life Soul Tool, the Blue Silver Spear. From now on, you are the Holy Maiden of our Bright Cult."

Yang Hao spun a web of deception, ultimately designating her as the Holy Maiden of the Bright Cult.

Bringing this person here had indeed brought a significant amount of destiny, further enhancing the effects of his Golden Finger.

At the same time, he had some plans regarding the plane's life core, and it was perfect to use her as a tool to cooperate.

"Impossible, don't even think about it!"

Tang Ya refused decisively; she would never join this Bright Cult.

"She still needs some breaking in!"