The Holy Son Descends

Zhongli Wu looked at Huo Yuhao before him with excitement. "Such sacred death aura—you are the Holy Son our sect has searched for so long!"

A ring of unprecedented gray soul rings surrounded Huo Yuhao's body, and a pure aura of death radiated from him, drawing the souls and gazes of every Holy Spirit Cult evil soul master present.

Watching Huo Yuhao chant obscure incantations and summon one immortal undead creature after another, Zhongli Wu was already beside himself with excitement.

He had long cast aside the displeasure of losing the Holy Maiden, replaced by boundless excitement and joy.

Tang Wulin secretly laughed to himself at the sight. Brother Yuhao was popular wherever he went, always that dazzling star who drew everyone's attention.

Huo Yuhao withdrew his undead magic and habitually took Tang Wulin's right hand, which he had only let go of moments ago. Then he said to Zhongli Wu:

"Moreover, I am a soul engineer, while Wulin is a blacksmith. You do not want to ruin the creativity of either of us, so you should give up on trying to brainwash or control us as soon as possible."

Unlike Zhongli Wu, whose lips twitched, Nangong Wan, who excelled at crafting soul tools, had his eyes light up at those words. He stared fixedly at Huo Yuhao as though gazing upon a priceless treasure.

Huo Yuhao took the initiative to approach Zhongli Wu and said calmly, "So long as it does not cross the bottom line of my principles, Sect Master may command me at any time."

Zhongli Wu reached out and gripped one of Huo Yuhao's arms. "The Holy Son had better be speaking sincerely. Do not try any tricks in front of me."

Huo Yuhao's expression remained calm. "Rest assured, Sect Master. No one cares more than I do about the development of the Holy Spirit Cult."

Zhongli Wu raised a brow. "You have only just joined our Holy Cult, yet you already care so much about its affairs?"

Huo Yuhao replied, "Because we are all people who share the same misery. I will use my own methods to change everyone's fate."

Tang Wulin finally understood Huo Yuhao's purpose at that moment, and his resolve to remain by Huo Yuhao's side and protect him grew even firmer.

Thus, Zhongli Wu brought Huo Yuhao and Tang Wulin back to the Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters.

Through mental-body clones roaming outside, Huo Yuhao began with the lower-ranking evil soul masters. Every day, he helped purify their souls and subtly altered their cultivation methods, gradually guiding these evil soul masters back onto the path of ordinary people.

Most of the evil soul masters who recovered their nature and conscience were pitiful people with nowhere to go. Thus, at Huo Yuhao's suggestion, every one of them brought Huo Yuhao's token to the Spirit Pagoda headquarters. In the end, they were taken in by the Spirit Pagoda and became staff members there.

The Holy Spirit Cult's process for recruiting evil soul masters was already highly refined. Every day, people with evil martial souls were discovered and recruited by Holy Spirit Cult personnel. Therefore, the collective disappearance of one small branch did not cause much of a stir among the Holy Spirit Cult's upper ranks.

In Zhongli Wu's eyes, the collective disappearance of these local, low-ranking evil soul masters had undoubtedly been the work of righteous forces such as the Shrek Inspection Corps, who had discovered and exterminated them. Such a minor loss meant nothing to him.

Now that the Holy Spirit Cult had found the Holy Son, Zhongli Wu firmly believed that the future would surely belong to the Holy Spirit Cult.

After listening to a subordinate's report, Zhongli Wu summoned the ever-present Holy Son and brought him along to the Sun Moon Empire's imperial palace to discuss matters with Xu Tianran, who had successfully become regent.

Thus, Huo Yuhao brought Tang Wulin with him and followed Zhongli Wu to the Sun Moon Empire's imperial palace. The two stood silently to one side, expressionless as they watched Zhongli Wu and Xu Tianran openly discuss their specific plans for cooperation during the next tournament.

Only after Zhongli Wu had finished discussing the plan with Xu Tianran and returned to the Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters did he speak to Huo Yuhao.

"Do you know why I had no reservations about bringing the two of you to discuss affairs of state?"

Huo Yuhao answered calmly, "The Sect Master merely wants the two of us to participate in the tournament. However, I may have to disappoint you."

Zhongli Wu frowned slightly. "What do you mean? You do not want to participate in the tournament?"

Huo Yuhao nodded slightly. "I am very interested in the operation to capture the defeated teams at the hotels. Wulin and I would like to contribute in that regard. I hope Sect Master will grant our request."

Before Zhongli Wu could speak, Huo Yuhao continued, "Also, I can participate in the Underground Soul Engineer Tournament and secure rare metal resources for our sect."

After pondering for a moment, Zhongli Wu nodded. "Very well, we shall do as you say. By the way, Holy Son, how has your cultivation been lately?"

Huo Yuhao answered, "I am only one step away from becoming a Soul King. Staying here all day is rather stifling. I would like to go out with Wulin to relax and perhaps seek some inspiration and opportunities. We may even be able to advance to Soul King."

Thus, Zhongli Wu arranged for Nangong Wan, Scorpion Tiger Douluo, and Masked Douluo to accompany them and protect Huo Yuhao and Tang Wulin.

Huo Yuhao could not help but twitch at the corner of his mouth as he inwardly complained:

Come on, we were only going out for fun. Was it really necessary to make such a huge fuss and send three Titled Douluo to protect two inconspicuous kids like us?

Although Huo Yuhao thought so inwardly, he replied aloud, "Thank you, Sect Master. However, the three elders only need to protect us in secret. There is no need for them to follow us everywhere."

Thus, Huo Yuhao and Tang Wulin wandered through the main urban district of Ming Capital in the Sun Moon Empire, taking in the local customs and sights along the way.

Tang Wulin remarked, "The Sun Moon Empire's technology and architecture really do share some similarities with those of my era. Meanwhile, the Heaven Dou Empire is exactly the same as the former Heaven Dou Empire. The Star Luo Empire has not changed at all either."

Huo Yuhao nodded. "The development of soul tools is an irreversible trend. The Sun Moon Empire's unification of the Douluo Continent is an unchangeable course of history."

Afterward, Huo Yuhao used his Simulation Soul Skill and Mental Interference Domain to create the illusion that he and Tang Wulin had obtained their fifth soul rings, successfully convincing the three Holy Spirit Cult elders observing them in secret.

Thus, during their journey across the land, Huo Yuhao and Tang Wulin encountered countless tremendous opportunities.

After five years of travel, under the incredulous gazes of the Holy Spirit Cult's three elders, Huo Yuhao and Tang Wulin finally advanced into the realm of Titled Douluo.

They had become Titled Douluo at eighteen!

When Zhongli Wu saw Huo Yuhao and Tang Wulin return to the Holy Spirit Cult, excitement immediately appeared on his face. As Titled Douluo so young, the two had an extremely high chance of becoming gods in the future.

He had already begun imagining the Holy Spirit Cult unifying the Douluo Continent in the future. Even the Sun Moon Empire, which cooperated with them, could easily be trampled beneath his feet.

Smiling, Zhongli Wu said to Huo Yuhao and Tang Wulin, "The tournament is about to begin. The two of you should come with me to the viewing platform and watch the matches."

However, Huo Yuhao shook his head. "I do not want too much attention. Wulin and I can watch from the ordinary spectator stands."

Zhongli Wu said helplessly, "If that is the case, then I will have Seventh accompany you two in the spectator stands to watch the matches."

Thus, Masked Douluo silently followed behind Huo Yuhao and Tang Wulin, and together they eventually arrived at the spectator area of the Sun Moon Empire's tournament venue.