Immediately after the conclusion of the previous Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy launched a crackdown on the smuggling of Soul Tool.
Although smuggling was not as serious as Worship Hall the Mingde Hall, it did occur, so Kong Deming took this opportunity to launch an investigation.
The smuggling and black market trading of many shady Soul Tool within Mingdu are naturally intricately linked to those three underground forces.
As the leader of the Xishui Alliance, Nangong Wan's information and portrait had naturally been sent to Kong Deming's desk long ago!
Therefore, he immediately recognized the person Chen Qing had sketched with his Divine Power as Nangong Wan of the Holy Spirit Cult.
No longer needing Chen Qing to maintain the mental image, Kong Deming moved his mind slightly, and the five God Sealing Ring once again transformed into streams of light, accurately encasing Chen Qing, who had just recovered some of his Soul Power, and returning him to his original form.
The illusory image of Nangong Wan in front of him rippled and then dissipated.
The last glimmer of color in Chen Qing's face vanished instantly, and she collapsed again, her heart filled with endless bitterness.
Kong Deming's expression remained calm and composed. With a casual wave of his hand, the power of the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield enveloped the space, once again drawing all four Titled Douluo, including Shi Bing and Chen Qing, back into its embrace.
The room returned to silence, with only the grandfather and grandson remaining.
Kong Deming turned to look at Kong Xuan, and said in a low, firm voice, "Now it's completely certain that the Holy Spirit Cult is the mastermind behind all of this!"
"The person he just manifested with his Divine Power is Nangong Wan, the second elder of the Holy Spirit Cult, and also the leader of the Xishui Alliance, an underground force in Mingdu."
Although Kong Xuan had read the original novel, he only knew a few of the Evil Soul Master at the Titled Douluo level in the Holy Spirit Cult, and Nangong Wan was one of them.
He frowned, secretly making a fuss about the Holy Spirit Cult in his mind.
He hadn't provoked them, yet they were determined to kill him.
Once I've matured, there will be no need for the Holy Spirit Cult to exist.
Kong Deming suddenly stood up, his imposing figure casting a heavy shadow in the room.
He paced back and forth, his aura as solid as a mountain, then looked at Kong Xuan and said, "I'm going to the Xishui Alliance."
Kong Xuan glanced at the deep night outside the window and advised, "Grandpa, it's getting late. Why don't we go tomorrow?"
Kong Deming shook his head and said calmly, "For those demons and monsters in Mingdu who can only operate in the shadows, right now... it's barely dawn."
Before he finished speaking, Kong Xuan felt a very subtle spatial fluctuation beside him, like a gentle breeze brushing across the water.
In the next instant, Kong Deming's figure in his bright yellow robe had become blurry.
Then, as if blending into the night, it vanished silently from the spot, leaving no trace.
Kong Xuan did not get up, but remained quietly seated in the large chair, his fingers unconsciously tapping lightly on the armrest.
He wasn't worried about his grandfather Kong Deming's safety. With Kong Deming's current strength, not Mingdu, but even in the entire Douluo Continent, there were very few people who could threaten him.
He waited because he knew that his grandfather would act swiftly and decisively to capture Nangong Wan, without delaying for long.
He also wanted to know why the Holy Spirit Cult was suddenly targeting him.
Is it simply because of his exceptional talent that he might pose a threat to them in the future?
This reason does not seem sufficient.
The Holy Spirit Cult operates in secrecy, and there may be deeper reasons behind it.
Time passed silently, second by second.
The Mingyue outside the window moved slowly, its cool light shining through the window frame and onto Kong Xuan's calm face.
After an unknown amount of time, the familiar fluctuations emanated from the room once again, even more pronounced than when he left.
When Kong Deming's figure reappeared in the room, Kong Xuan looked up and keenly noticed the fleeting solemnity and a hint of barely perceptible coldness on his grandfather's face.
He immediately realized that things... probably wouldn't go smoothly.
Sure enough, Kong Deming didn't even sit down before speaking directly, "We're too late; Nangong Wan has already run away."
Back then, Yan Shaozhe secretly met with Feng Ling, the vice leader of the Holy Spirit Cult, at the Xishui Alliance. Although the former lovers now belong to the opposing camps of light and darkness, they ultimately did not turn against each other because of the complex and unspeakable feelings they had for each other in the past.
Before Yan Shaozhe left, he entrusted Feng Ling with a task: to incite the original Douluo Three Kingdoms through the Holy Spirit Cult to intercept and kill Kong Xuan on his way back to Sun Moon from Shrek Kong Xuan!
In Yan Shaozhe's view, Kong Xuan's talent was too terrifying, his temperament was tenacious, and he came from the Sun Moon Empire. In the future, he would definitely be a major threat to the Shrek Academy and even the entire Douluo Continent.
Since Shrek Academy, bound by rules and reputation, was unwilling and unable to harm Kong Xuan at the end of the exchange, he would take on the role of the "bad guy" himself!
He would not hesitate to use the power of Evil Soul Master, even if it meant resorting to despicable means.
He stubbornly believed that he had made the "right" choice for the "bright" future of the mainland.
Feng Ling agreed to the task due to some complex psychological reasons.
The actual execution naturally fell to Nangong Wan.
After all, he knew about their meeting at the Xishui Alliance and that they had previously committed acts of "betrayal," so he considered them to be on their side.
However, Nangong Wan was also uneasy when she accepted this task.
He was well aware of Kong Xuan's position in the Sun Moon Empire, and even more aware of how terrifying Kong Deming was.
If this matter is exposed, he will die without a burial place.
Therefore, upon learning that Kong Xuan had safely returned to Mingdu, he immediately realized that the plan had completely failed and that the truth was about to be exposed!
He did not dare to take any chances at all, and without hesitation gave up the huge foundation of the Xishui Alliance. Before Kong Deming came to the door, he had already fled and disappeared without a trace.
Therefore, when Kong Deming personally arrived tonight, he naturally found nothing.
"Hmph, you sure know how to slip away quickly!"
Kong Deming snorted coldly, his eyes flashing with a chilling light.
He frowned, muttering to himself, " The Dou Ling Empire, the Heavenly Soul Empire, and the cowardly Holy Spirit Cult... Hmph, this matter involves quite a few forces."
Kong Xuan looked at her grandfather, who was deep in thought, and asked softly, "Grandpa, what are your plans to do?"
Kong Deming paused, then whirled around, his eyes flashing with cold light. "What to do? Since they dare to reach out their claws to you, don't blame me for chopping those claws off by the roots!"
His tone was resolute and unwavering. " Shi Bing and the others are in our hands now, that's irrefutable proof!"
" Heavenly Soul and Dou Ling, don't think you can easily sever ties; you must pay a heavy price for it!"
"Although Nangong Wan slipped away like a rat, the Holy Spirit Cult has been operating in the Sun Moon for many years; their stronghold is right there!"
Kong Xuan could clearly sense that his grandfather was truly angry this time.
However, when Kong Xuan heard his grandfather's last words, his heart skipped a beat, and a bold guess came to mind.
He couldn't help but press, "Grandpa, do you mean you want to...?"
Kong Deming's gaze was sharp as lightning, his expression more serious and resolute than ever before. "Faced with the pressure originally belonging to the Three Kingdoms of Douluo Three Kingdoms, the royal family and those Evil Soul Master of the Holy Spirit Cult were previously unclear about the situation, but things are different now!"
His voice suddenly rose, and his gaze toward Kong Xuan held a hint of excitement and relief.
"Now that we have mastered the Battle Armor Technology, the overall strength of the Worship Hall has greatly increased!"
"It's time to teach those Evil Soul Master hiding in the gutter a lesson, to let them know that the Sun Moon Empire is not a place where they can act recklessly!"