Upon hearing Xu Tianran's words, Xu Zhengyang remained silent for a long time before speaking.
"Your Highness, what is your view on the Holy Spirit Cult?"
Xu Tianran's expression changed slightly. "Oh, aren't I the one asking you now?"
Xu Zhengyang shook his head. "Your Highness, I have also heard of the Holy Spirit Cult. It's even possible that our Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy has members of the Holy Spirit Cult. However, I personally believe that as the legitimate institution of the empire and the highest institution of Soul Engineer in the empire, the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy should maintain its image and stay away from the Holy Spirit Cult."
"Angels are respected and loved by all. If Zhengtian Academy can join us, the glorious image of angels will also reflect the fairness and justice of our Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy."
Xu Tianran pondered for a moment, "You still haven't answered my question. If the Holy Spirit Cult targets the Angel Clan and the people of the Zhengtian Academy, what can you do? Perhaps you don't realize that the Holy Spirit Cult's power is stronger than you imagine, and it even has some connections with our royal family. Even our royal family cannot easily become enemies with the Holy Spirit Cult."
" The Holy Spirit Cult, in particular, wields immense influence within our Sun Moon Empire. Now that you've acquired an Angel Martial Soul, isn't that just embarrassing the Holy Spirit Cult? This might lead to the Holy Spirit Cult's experts targeting the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy."
Xu Zhengyang quickly spoke up, "Your Highness, I know the Holy Spirit Cult Holy Spirit Cult powerful, but it doesn't truly benefit the development of our Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, nor does it offer any real help to our Sun Moon Empire. On the contrary, if the public knew that our royal family was cooperating with the Holy Spirit Cult, the impact would likely be negative, given the Holy Spirit Cult's extremely poor reputation."
Xu Tianran's expression turned somewhat grim upon hearing Xu Zhengyang's words. The royal family had always cooperated with the Holy Spirit Cult, especially with him, and the cooperation was extremely deep. The Holy Spirit Cult Sect had too many experts, and they were too useful. Sometimes they could indeed be used by him, and even provide assistance in his struggle for the throne.
" The Holy Spirit Cult is of great importance and cannot be entirely dismissed. After all, you know that our Sun Moon Empire lacks truly top-tier experts, and the Holy Spirit Cult can be of help to us in these areas. After all, with the strength of our nation alone, we cannot truly contend with the three great empires, especially since the sects of the three great empires possess Level 98 Super Douluo and even Level 99 Limit Douluo. Our Soul Tool still fall short when facing such experts."
At this moment, Xu Zhengyang suddenly sensed a hint of coldness in Xu Tianran's eyes. Clearly, Xu Tianran was very dependent on the Holy Spirit Cult, and their cooperation was extremely close. In fact, Xu Tianran's current achievements were also due to the support of the Holy Spirit Cult.
Xu Zhengyang couldn't help but swallow hard.
"Your Highness, we can cooperate with the Holy Spirit Cult, but we must also be wary. The Angel Martial Soul is naturally able to counter dark energy and the evil attributes of the Holy Spirit Cult. If we can keep it at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, although it won't have an immediate impact on the Holy Spirit Cult, it will still be a fallback plan for our Sun Moon Empire."
"At no time should we place too much hope on one option for the future. We must have multiple choices so that if conflicts arise between the two sides, we may have other ways out or means of retaliation."
Xu Tianran didn't rush to speak. Instead, he gently tapped his wheelchair with his right fingers, seemingly pondering Xu Zhengyang's words. Just as Xu Zhengyang said, the Holy Spirit Cult was powerful, but it couldn't be allowed to dominate. The Holy Spirit Cult family could cooperate with it, but they also needed a trump card to counter it. The powerful Angel Martial Soul did indeed have this effect, especially if Angel Martial Soul gave birth to Titled Douluo- level expert, which would have a very strong effect on evil Soul Master.
At this moment, Xu Tianran seemed to be weighing Xu Zhengyang's words. As the crown prince of a country, although he cooperated very closely with the Holy Spirit Cult, he did not want to be controlled by the Holy Spirit Cult forever. In particular, Xu Tianran was ambitious and always wanted to unify the world. How could he really let the empire depend on the Holy Spirit Cult?
" Xu Zhengyang, that's true, but the Holy Spirit Cult Holy Spirit Cult powerful right now, and they have close ties with our royal family. If we don't give a reason, I'm afraid the Holy Spirit Cult won't let Zhengtian Academy off easily, and they might not even let the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy off easily. It would be troublesome if a conflict broke out."
Xu Zhengyang quickly interjected, "Your Highness, I think quite the opposite. The Holy Spirit Cult should not only not reject Zhengtian Academy, but should strongly support it."
"You must understand, Zhengtian Academy was originally the top academy of the Heaven Soul Empire. They were responsible for cultivating talent for the Douluo Continent. Now, by allowing them to join the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, in a sense, we are weakening the strength of the Douluo Continent. It's also like putting Zhengtian Academy into our own net, which will save us a lot of trouble when we have a conflict with the Douluo Continent in the future."
"Given the strength of the Holy Spirit Cult, they are definitely not content to operate only on our Sun Moon Continent; they will gradually expand their influence to the Douluo Continent as well. As far as I know, the Shrek Team suffered heavy losses this time, and could only field several substitutes. The reason for this was a sneak attack by Evil Soul Master, and it seems that the Holy Spirit Cult is behind these Evil Soul Master."
"By introducing Zhengtian Academy into the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, we can reduce the number of enemies the Holy Spirit Cult will have in its future activities on the Douluo Continent."
"The conditions we offered for introducing Zhengtian Academy were extremely generous, practically like spending a fortune to buy a horse's bones. If we could bring in more top-tier academies like Zhengtian Academy, it would not only attract other academies but also significantly weaken the opposing forces on the Douluo Continent. This would break the balance between the two sides, essentially preparing for the Holy Spirit Cult's invasion of the Douluo Continent. Shouldn't the Holy Spirit Cult be even more grateful to us?"
Xu Tianran was still thinking about how to explain to the Holy Spirit Cult that his Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy had actually introduced the Angel Martial Soul, and the Angel Martial Soul and the Holy Spirit Cult were mortal enemies.
But now, after listening to Xu Zhengyang's words, it does make some sense. The Holy Spirit Cult has long been unwilling to operate only on the Sun Moon Continent. If they introduce Zhengtian Academy, they will have the Angel Martial Soul under their control, which will indeed make it more convenient for the Holy Spirit Cult to operate on the Douluo Continent.
Moreover, now that Zhengtian Academy has entered the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, with the power of the Holy Spirit Cult and the cooperation between the Holy Spirit Cult and the Sun Moon Empire Imperial Family, this Angel Martial Soul is essentially in their net, more controllable, and can even be eliminated at any time, which is actually advantageous to them.
" Xu Zhengyang, given your attitude towards the Holy Spirit Cult, shouldn't our Sun Moon Empire reduce its cooperation with the Holy Spirit Cult Holy Spirit Cult, or even try to eliminate it?"
Xu Zhengyang could vaguely sense a Sisi of murderous intent in Xu Tianran's words. If he didn't answer well, he would be in trouble. After all, he was just an ordinary member of the Sun Radiance Lineage. If Xu Tianran wanted to deal with him, he would have no chance of escape.
Xu Zhengyang quickly interjected, "Your Highness, I think the opposite is true. In the short term, we should not only avoid conflict with the Holy Spirit Cult, but also cooperate vigorously, and even provide Holy Spirit Cult with certain benefits."
Xu Tianran was a little surprised. "Oh, didn't you reject the Holy Spirit Cult? Why do you think we should cooperate with the Holy Spirit Cult instead?"
Xu Zhengyang shook his head. "I'm not against the Holy Spirit Cult, but I feel that some of Holy Spirit Cult ideas could affect the rule of our Sun Moon Empire Imperial Family and its prestige within the Sun Moon Empire. After all, the Holy Spirit Cult's style of doing things is a bit extreme."
"But on the other hand, both our Sun Moon Empire and the Holy Spirit Cult have a common enemy: Shrek, which is the three great empires of the Douluo Continent. With our current strength, we cannot wage war against all three empires at the same time."
"But with the Holy Spirit Cult Cult's mysterious and unpredictable methods, if they were to operate in the Douluo Continent Douluo Continent, they could plunge it into chaos, or even cause internal strife in the three great empires. Wouldn't this shift in power be more suitable for the development of our Sun Moon Empire?"
Wouldn't it be more suitable for our Sun Moon Empire to unify the world in the future?
Xu Tianran seemed thoughtful, but quickly continued, "While that's true, the Soul Master factions on the Douluo Continent are also very hostile towards the Holy Spirit Cult. They'll even gang up on them if they encounter Holy Spirit Cult. If we let the Holy Spirit Cult develop in the Douluo Continent, it might cause problems. Holy Spirit Cult might think our Sun Moon Empire has ulterior motives, which would exacerbate the conflict between us."
Xu Zhengyang said, "Your Highness, this is an excellent opportunity, and I think the Holy Spirit Cult Sect won't let it slip by."
Xu Tianran looked puzzled. "What opportunity could possibly lead the Holy Spirit Cult to attack Douluo Continent?"
Xu Zhengyang smiled and said, "Your Highness, the Star Luo Imperial Family is auctioning off Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo. Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo is priceless. Even the old monster from the Body Sect Du Busi, personally took action. If it weren't for the Shrek Academy's mediation, a major war would have already broken out in Star Luo City."
" Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo can not only provide Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone, but according to the Star Luo Imperial Family, there is also a certain probability that it can provide Soul Master with Second Martial Soul soul. I don't believe the Holy Spirit Cult wouldn't be tempted by such a peerless treasure. This could not only cultivate peerless experts for the Holy Spirit Cult, but could even elevate the Holy Spirit Cult Sect to a higher level. Moreover, with the strength of the Holy Spirit Cult Sect, Star Luo City is nothing to them."
In terms of defense, Star Luo City might not be able to compare with the Illustrious Virtue Hall. In the original story, the Body Sect launched a sneak attack on the Illustrious Virtue Hall for the sake of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo, which not only caused heavy losses to the Illustrious Virtue Hall, but also indirectly allowed Huo Yuhao to obtain the Snow Empress.
But now the situation is reversed. The Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo is still in Star Luo City. If the Holy Spirit Cult launches a surprise attack on Star Luo City, that would be really interesting.
Moreover, the object sealing the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo is the Level 9 Soul Tool, the Godsealing Altar. This thing is not easy to open. The Illustrious Virtue Hall also put in a lot of effort to be confident of opening it. When the Holy Spirit Cult wants to open the Godsealing Altar, it will ultimately need the cooperation of the Sun Moon Empire.
Xu Tianran pondered, "This Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo -Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo is indeed tempting, but if the Holy Spirit Cult really obtains it, wouldn't they become even stronger and harder to control?"
Xu Zhengyang smiled and said, "Your Highness, according to our analysis, judging from the attitude of the Star Luo Empire, this Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo is impossible to absorb, not even Soul Master's ninth Soul Ring. If nothing unexpected happens, it should be the embryo of a Fierce Beast."
"Otherwise, the Star Luo Empire wouldn't be unwilling to re-auction despite the pressure from forces like the Body Sect. They probably don't want to be locked in a life-or-death struggle with these forces. No matter how powerful this genius is, he probably won't be able to absorb this Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo. If something really goes wrong, the Holy Spirit Cult and the Star Luo Imperial Family will probably be locked in a life-or-death struggle."
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