The royal families of the Star Luo Empire and Dou Ling Empire later sent highly influential representatives with decision-making authority to visit Qin Sheng.
As the only publicly known Ultimate Douluo of the present age, he possessed that kind of deterrent power.
Spread my name. Qin Sheng made the same request of Star Luo and Dou Ling, offering in return to cultivate three Titled Douluo for each of them.
The two royal families agreed to this matter and also accepted the invitation to witness the destruction of the Holy Spirit Cult a month later.
"Once they return, they'll definitely realize that you're collecting Faith Power to achieve Apotheosis and ascend," Zhang Lexuan said.
"At that point, the various factions may develop other thoughts."
"It doesn't matter."
Qin Sheng shook his head. "Ascending to Godhood was never something that could be accomplished in secret. It doesn't matter if they know."
"The First-Generation Angel God swept away evil and saved the people of the continent from suffering. The First-Generation Sea God conquered the oceans and gathered the faith of sea Soul Beasts to become a god. Both were open and aboveboard deeds."
"I'm no longer the Great Soul Master who could only watch his grandfather be killed. There's no need for petty tricks anymore."
Qin Sheng paused, and his gaze turned cold.
"If they don't wish to help me, then they needn't have agreed in the first place. But since they did agree, if they dare be halfhearted or openly comply while secretly defying me, then they shouldn't blame me for showing no mercy."
Zhang Lexuan nodded. "Blazing Spirit Academy will always stand by your side."
Shrek Academy, Sea God Pavilion.
Ever since Qin Sheng revealed his strength, no one knew how many Sea God Pavilion meetings had already been convened.
"Spread his name and publicize his deeds. That Blazing Spirit Academy's Qin Sheng is trying to gather Faith Power!"
Yan Shaozhe, the dean of Shrek's Martial Soul Department and a level 95 Titled Douluo, frowned.
"He wants to become a god on his own, like the First-Generation Angel God and Sea God."
"If he becomes a god, the consequences will be unimaginable."
"What should we do?"
The many elders spoke up, taking this matter extremely seriously.
Shrek had achieved what it had today largely because it had nurtured seven gods. This was an achievement unique to the entire Douluo Continent.
If Qin Sheng became a god, then another academy of gods would appear on the continent—an academy that had just defeated them.
The impact would be enormous.
It was obvious that they had all tacitly acknowledged Qin Sheng's qualifications to become a god.
"Elder Mu, what should we do?" Elder Song, a level 97 Douluo, asked.
Mu En lay in his chair at the head of the room, his entire body swallowed by darkness.
"What can we do? Qin Sheng has the strength to do this. Who can stop him?"
The elders fell silent. Xuan Zi, with one arm, said in a low voice,
"His strength... is terrifying. He didn't even use any Soul Skills before. With only the most basic application of Mental Power, he easily suppressed me. I felt the power of death."
"I'm no match for him. Not even close," Mu En said as well.
"His Mental Power has already entered the domain of gods, not to mention that there is another Ultimate Douluo hidden in the shadows."
"This fellow appeared out of nowhere. He isn't an Evil Soul Master, yet his strength is so terrifying. Could he be a transformed Soul Beast?"
"I think you've gone senile. His Martial Soul is the Spirit-Control Banner, a tool Martial Soul."
There were no weapon Soul Beasts on the Douluo Continent.
Just as Qin Sheng had said, even if the other factions saw through his true intentions, it would be of no use.
Who could stop a fourteen-year-old Ultimate Douluo?
Qin Sheng was already unrivaled under heaven!
Unless enemies descended from the heavens and gods came into the world. But the problem was that Shrek had no way to contact the God Realm.
Although Tang San came from Shrek, he had not left behind divine traces at this academy. Instead, he had placed the path of communication between humans and gods within the Clear Sky Sect.
But the Clear Sky Sect... had already secluded itself from the world and ceased contact with outsiders.
A month later, the Soul Master Tournament ended. Blazing Spirit Academy won the championship without dispute, and its name spread across the continent.
When Qin Sheng returned to the academy with the others from Blazing Spirit Academy, he sensed mysterious forces streaming in from all over the continent and converging upon the academy.
"Faith..." Qin Sheng came to a realization.
Faith did not only arise from kneeling, kowtowing, and praying without end.
Intense emotions such as admiration could also give birth to Faith Power, though it was relatively shallow.
Qin Sheng's name and the name of Blazing Spirit Academy had spread far and wide over the past month. Certain things were beginning to take shape.
"The Soul Master Tournament is the continent-wide event that reaches the deepest into people's hearts and has the broadest audience. Every championship brings a tremendous amount of positive feedback. Interesting."
He did not deal with this shallow faith for the time being, because people from the Three Kingdoms and Shrek had already arrived.
The former Douluo Three Kingdoms had each sent a level 97 consecrator, while Mu En himself had come on Shrek's behalf.
"You are... the Dragon God Douluo?" The consecrators of the Three Kingdoms were somewhat surprised.
Mu En had long secluded himself from the world, and very few people knew he was still alive. His appearance this time greatly surprised the three consecrators.
Snow Emperor also showed herself this time. Her aura froze heaven and earth, and even Mu En, an Ultimate Douluo, wore an extremely solemn expression.
"A level 99 Ice God Douluo, my friend," Qin Sheng introduced.
He had taught Snow Emperor a method to alter her aura, so no one else would discover her identity as a Soul Beast.
With two Ultimate Douluo of Blazing Spirit Academy standing before them, the consecrator Douluo of the Three Kingdoms were both shocked and afraid.
Such strength was far too terrifying.
In this era, Ultimate Douluo were equivalent to nuclear deterrence.
"Let's go. I'll take you to the Holy Spirit Cult's lair."
In the narrow sense, Evil Soul Masters referred to Soul Masters who possessed evil Martial Souls and used inhuman methods to cultivate.
For example, someone with a Brain-Eating Beast Martial Soul who devoured human brains to cultivate was unquestionably an Evil Soul Master.
The Holy Spirit Cult was a sect formed by those Evil Soul Masters. One could imagine how much slaughter they had committed.
Under Qin Sheng's lead, the group flew toward the Sun-Moon Empire. Along the way, he said,
"The Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters is within the Sun-Moon Empire. They have connections with the Sun-Moon royal family."
"No wonder," Mu En murmured.
The consecrators of the Three Kingdoms were somewhat enraged. "The Sun-Moon Empire truly harbors wolfish ambitions. They collude with Evil Soul Masters. Are they trying to throw the entire continent into chaos?"
The Douluo Continent originally had only three nations: Heavenly Soul, Dou Ling, and Star Luo. Several thousand years ago, continental drift caused the Sun-Moon Continent, located across the ocean, to cross the sea and collide with the Douluo Continent.
Since then, the former Douluo Three Kingdoms and the Sun-Moon Empire had been at war.
"What if the Sun-Moon Empire intervenes in this matter?"
Qin Sheng said calmly, "I'll handle it. I'll let them know what they can do and what they cannot do."
"The Evil Soul Masters are very powerful. They have two Ultimate Douluo, one level 98 Super Douluo, and one level 97 Super Douluo. There are also quite a few Titled Douluo below them."
This news left the consecrators of the Three Kingdoms utterly stunned and temporarily speechless.
"Where did they get Ultimate Douluo? Two of them?!"
"Death God Douluo Ye Xishui and Dragon Emperor Douluo Long Xiaoyao," Qin Sheng revealed the two names.
The consecrators of the Three Kingdoms instinctively looked toward Mu En.
Two hundred years ago, the Black and White Twin Sacred Dragons had been renowned throughout the continent. They referred to Mu En and Long Xiaoyao.
As for Ye Xishui...
Well, a classic love triangle.
Mu En said nothing, his gaze gloomy.
Evil Demon Forest was the largest gathering place of Soul Beasts within the Sun-Moon Empire, ruled by the Evil Eye Clan of spiritual-type Soul Beasts.
The king of the Evil Eye Clan, the Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler, possessed a cultivation close to eight hundred thousand years and ranked second among the Ten Great Fiends.
Snow Emperor ranked third.
"Go speak with Evil Emperor. Tell him to behave himself," Qin Sheng said to Snow Emperor.
Snow Emperor nodded. Their cultivation levels were both within the seven-hundred-thousand-year range, and she was no longer afraid of Evil Emperor.
"The Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters was hidden here?"
"This place is indeed well concealed. No one would ever imagine Evil Soul Masters were hiding here."
Qin Sheng's Mental Power surged out, searching the mountainous region near Bright Capital.
That terrifying Mental Power left the other four absentminded.
Very quickly, a cluster of underground buildings appeared within Qin Sheng's senses.
"Found it."
After saying that, Qin Sheng vanished from where he stood.
Boom!
A violent explosion rang out as Qin Sheng directly overturned the earth above the Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters.
"Who is it?"
An enraged roar came from below. Figures draped in black robes and radiating evil auras rose into the air one after another.
The two at the forefront possessed the most majestic auras, no weaker than Mu En's. They were Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui.
"Mu En? How did you find this place?" Ye Xishui shrieked.
"You actually brought others here to deal with me. What, are you trying to kill Xiaoyao and me?"
Long Xiaoyao merely sighed.
Mu En looked at the two of them. One had been his closest brother, while the other had been the woman he once loved most. His expression was sorrowful.
"Qin Sheng, they..."
"The Holy Spirit Cult must be destroyed. Evil Soul Masters must die." Qin Sheng's attitude was resolute.
The relationship between these three was an absolute mess. I loved her, you loved her too, she loved him, and then she was violated by a third party...
It was melodramatic to the extreme, but those messy affairs had nothing to do with Qin Sheng.
No matter what Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao had been like two hundred years ago, they were now the Holy Spirit Cult's Taishang Cult Master and Taishang Consecrator.
"A brat who somehow cultivated to Ultimate Douluo actually dares come here and preach justice!"
Ye Xishui let out a shrill cry. "How could you possibly understand our pain? Do Evil Soul Masters deserve to die?!"
"I can't be bothered to talk to you. You aren't worthy of hearing it." Qin Sheng's expression was indifferent.
"Today, all of you will stay here!" Ye Xishui shouted sharply.
"Xiaoyao, attack!"
The sky darkened. The true body of the Dark Sacred Dragon manifested, and Long Xiaoyao made his stance clear through action.
"Trivial tricks."
The Spirit-Control Banner unfurled. Nine Soul Rings, eight red and one gold, appeared, then lit up one after another.
Amplification! Amplification! Amplification!
The Ultimate Spiritual Domain unfolded. The entire world seemed to be pressed into a painting, while Mental Power howled forth like an overturned galaxy, erasing everything within that painting.
A moment later, the wind swept through Evil Demon Forest. The Dark Sacred Dragon withered, and the life in Death God Douluo's eyes abruptly vanished.
The Evil Soul Masters of the Holy Spirit Cult fell one by one to the ground, all of them dead.
Mu En's back bent even further. The consecrators of the Three Kingdoms stared with wide eyes, silent as cicadas in winter.
Two Ultimate Douluo and numerous evil Douluo had been instantly killed without the strength to resist?
Th-this...
Deep within Evil Demon Forest.
Snow Emperor faced Evil Emperor. Sensing the changes outside, she smiled faintly.
"Do you still want to go out now?"
Evil Emperor fell silent, then turned around and quickly disappeared.
"I was just out for a stroll."
My heavens, how could there be such a terrifying human?
He was practically a god among men!
Qin Sheng withdrew his Spiritual Domain and looked beyond Evil Demon Forest, where an old man had appeared.
"The Sun-Moon Empire colluded with the Holy Spirit Cult. You need to make amends for your mistakes through action, Silver Moon Douluo."
The newcomer was the Sun-Moon Empire's strongest native expert, Kong Mingde, whose title was Silver Moon.
His cultivation was not particularly high, only level 94 at present. Yet with Soul Tools, he was capable of contending with an Ultimate Douluo.
Once he reached level 95 in the future and advanced further in his Soul Tool mastery, his strength would become even more terrifying, allowing him to unleash attacks approaching the power of gods.
Yet when facing Qin Sheng's gaze, Kong Mingde could only nod, without the slightest courage to resist.
"I understand. The Sun-Moon Empire will pursue and kill every Evil Soul Master within our borders, giving you and the people of the continent an explanation."
"Additionally, we will spread your name."
Qin Sheng nodded. Very good.
A wise man submitted to the circumstances. Kong Mingde understood the situation well.
With the strength Qin Sheng had displayed, he was fully capable of destroying the Sun-Moon Empire's top-tier forces alone.
"Th-this is over?" The Heavenly Soul consecrator felt as though he were dreaming.
"Otherwise?" Qin Sheng smiled.
"They were only a few Evil Soul Masters. Surely we didn't need to fight three hundred rounds to settle them."
The consecrators of the Three Kingdoms did not dare speak.
To Huo Yuhao, the Holy Spirit Cult was a major boss, but before Qin Sheng...
It could be destroyed with the turn of a hand.
Qin Sheng then said to the consecrators of the Three Kingdoms, "The Evil Soul Masters within the Three Kingdoms must also be exterminated. But there are two points: do not indiscriminately condemn everyone, and do not rashly label people as Evil Soul Masters in the future."
"Those who awaken evil Martial Souls should be properly arranged and guided through later education to become normal people. No one is born an Evil Soul Master."
"If you find it too troublesome, you may send children who awaken evil Martial Souls to Blazing Spirit Academy."
During the second Douluo era, the standards for judging Evil Soul Masters had become somewhat extreme.
Ghost Douluo and Bone Douluo from the first Douluo era would both have been branded utterly evil Evil Soul Masters if they had lived at this time.
"Rest assured, we will faithfully carry out your instructions."
The consecrators of the Three Kingdoms lowered their posture to the utmost.
After arranging everything, Qin Sheng stood in the sky and gazed out over the vast heavens and earth.
My era had arrived.
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