Five days have passed since the Soul Spirit Fusion Ceremony at the Spirit Pagoda.
However, the Ming Yue Grand Hotel in Mingdu is still a gathering place for many powerful figures from various forces across the mainland.
They did not leave; in fact, as the news spread, even more people came here.
They all came for the thirty-six seats in the Spirit Pagoda council.
This competition for seats related to the future structure of the continent has become a new focus in the soul master world.
However, the Spirit Pagoda is extremely cautious about granting council seats and naturally will not grant them lightly.
Currently, after initial contact, assessment, and negotiation, only a handful of top-tier forces with the deepest foundations and widest influence have successfully secured these precious parliamentary seats.
They are: Shrek Academy, Sun Moon Empire, Star Luo Empire, Heavenly Soul Empire, Dou Ling Empire, Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect School, and Heavenly Dragon Sect.
After securing their seats, these major powers immediately selected elite members at the Soul Emperor level or above from their respective forces and dispatched them to the Sun Moon Empire, Mingdu, to enter the Spirit Pagoda Headquarters and begin systematically learning the "Spirit Transmission Method."
As promised, Kong Xuan imparted his knowledge to these "students" without reservation, carefully teaching them the techniques for guiding the spirit during the fusion ceremony, the methods for controlling Soul Power, and the precautions for communicating with Soul Beast.
Only by enabling the Spirit Envoy messengers of these councilors to grow up quickly and become capable of handling the daily work of Soul Spirit fusion in various branch Spirit Pagoda can Kong Ling, Meng Hongchen, and other members of his core team be freed from the heavy and repetitive spirit-transferring tasks.
Kong Xuan's many plans would involve them, so naturally he couldn't tie them all to the matter of transmitting spirits.
During these turbulent five days, Kong Xuan specially took time out to take Kong Ling and the others to Qiankun Asking Love Valley in West Mountain to try to accept the test of inheriting the position of the God of Love.
However, the final result was far from ideal; in fact, it was a complete and predictable failure.
The position of the God of Love, who governs the origin of love in the world, is tested not by martial prowess or talent, but by a profound understanding of the word "love".
It requires experiencing the burning passion of emotions, the lingering longing, the pain of separation, and the unwavering resolve to protect...
Only by experiencing the myriad flavors of love can one truly touch the essence of the god of God of Love.
The group of people that Kong Xuan brought had mostly spent their lives cultivating, learning, and fighting.
They may be bound by family and friendship, but their experience with romantic love between men and women is truly limited, even quite lacking.
Therefore, it was ultimately difficult to resonate with the goddess of God of Love and to meet Evelyn's lingering resentment regarding the core requirements for the successor.
Seeing the somewhat bewildered and helpless expressions on everyone's faces as they walked out of Qiankun Asking Love Valley, Kong Xuan understood and could only sigh softly.
The path of God of Love seems to be out of their reach.
Compared to the disappointment of others, this result was within Kong Xuan's expectations.
Compared to the position of the god of God of Love, the legacy of the Fire God was what he truly valued.
However, we must wait until the matter of the Spirit Pagoda stabilizes before we can set sail to find the place where the God of Fire God's legacy is passed down.
According to God of Love 'Evelyn perception, although the place where the God of Fire God was inherited was in the sea, it should not be too far from the territory of the Sun Moon Empire.
Just as the name of the Spirit Pagoda swept across the entire continent like a storm, driving countless forces into a frenzy.
Deep within the imperial palace of the Sun Moon Empire, in the Hall of Diligent Governance, which symbolizes the core of imperial power, the atmosphere was unusually heavy and eerie.
Emperor Xu Tianran sat upright on the high dragon throne, his face calm, but his deep eyes were like a Ice Seal lake, with turbulent currents surging beneath.
His fingers unconsciously tapped lightly on the gilded armrest, producing a faint but unsettling tapping sound.
Below, only two people were standing.
A man stood exceptionally tall and imposing, like an iron tower, wearing exquisite Soul Tool Armor that shimmered with a dark luster.
Even though there was no trace of Soul Power leaking from his body, just by standing there, an aura of killing intent and a powerful sense of oppression spread out, making people afraid to look directly at him.
The other person was shrouded in a large black robe, with their head slightly lowered, making it impossible to see their face clearly.
But his unconsciously trembling fingers revealed his anxiety and unease, even a hint of fear.
The deathly silence lasted for a long time, as if even the air had become thick and sticky.
Finally, Xu Tianran stopped tapping on the armrest, slowly raised his head, and his gaze fell on the man in black robes.
"It's been like this for days."
"Where has the Imperial Advisor gone?"
Upon hearing this, the man in black robes trembled violently, his voice shaking uncontrollably as he stammered, "The... the sect leader... and the elders, the retainers... we... we subordinates haven't seen him for several days indeed."
The black-robed man who spoke was a Evil Soul Master of the Holy Spirit Cult, at the Soul Douluo level.
Logically speaking, such an important matter as meeting with Emperor Xu Tianran should require at least the presence of an elder at the Titled Douluo level.
But the cruel reality is that all the core leaders of the Holy Spirit Cult, including the cult leader Zhongli Wu and the two Supreme Elders, who were at the Titled Douluo level or above, vanished as if they had evaporated from the face of the earth after going to West Mountain!
The cult was leaderless and in chaos, leaving him, a Soul Douluo, to take the lead.
Upon hearing this weak and feeble reply, Xu Tianran leaned forward slightly and spoke again, asking, "Previously, the Imperial Advisor confidently assured me that the matter at West Mountain... would be without fail."
"But now, Kong Deming has returned unharmed, and even the Xuan Zi Shrek are only seriously injured, not dead!"
"But all of you Holy Spirit Cult members... have vanished!"
"Shouldn't you give me an explanation?"
Although this black-robed man was an eccentric Evil Soul Master treated human life like dirt, the sect was currently facing an unprecedented upheaval, with all the high-ranking members missing and the sect leaderless.
Faced with Xu Tianran, an emperor with ruthless methods, he naturally dared not be presumptuous in the slightest. His usual wickedness had long been suppressed by fear and disappeared.
Cold sweat instantly poured down his forehead like a stream. He opened his mouth, making a few meaningless hoarse sounds, but ultimately didn't know what to say.
Because, like Xu Tianran, he had no idea what had happened in West Mountain!
In short, the powerful members of the sect disappeared without a trace after leaving together a few days ago.
They later sent people to explore West Mountain, but ultimately found nothing.
Seeing his panicked and helpless state, unable to get any answers, Xu Tianran sighed inwardly, his last glimmer of hope completely shattered.
He was almost certain that his guess was probably correct.
The core leadership of the Holy Spirit Cult, including Ye Xishui and Zhongli Wu, has likely been completely wiped out in West Mountain, and their fate is probably grim!
Just then, the imposing figure who had been standing silently to the side, like an iron tower, spoke.
"Your Majesty, thousands of years ago, if it weren't for the fact that Shrek Academy had led the forces of the three kingdoms that originally belonged to the Douluo Continent to fight to the death, my Sun Moon Empire would have already unified the continent!"
"Now, after thousands of years of recuperation and technological accumulation, the Soul Tool Technology of my Sun Moon Empire has made earth-shattering breakthroughs, far surpassing the stagnant and complacent original Douluo Three Kingdoms!"
He raised his head, his gaze fixed intently on Xu Tianran: "Even without the help of those Evil Soul Master from the Holy Spirit Cult, with the current strength of our empire, the former Douluo Three Kingdoms would be no match for us!"