Splitting into Two Groups

'Why did the Holy Spirit Cult leave these Mammon behind in the Star Luo Empire? No... these Mammon, whose power is generally comparable to that of Soul Ancestor, are they secondary transformations?'

Qian Renxue through the air, arriving ahead of Zhu Zhuyun and the rest of the main force to investigate. However, neither the easternmost Star Glory Duchy nor the western Pelagi Kingdom showed any trace of human presence. It was too unbelievable. How many people did an empire have? The Heaven Dou Empire's army was said to number in the millions, but what about the Star Luo Empire?

'To this day, we still don't understand how the Holy Spirit Cult transforms humans into these Mammon. The only thing we know is that they need people to die to transform corpses, but what about souls? Putting that aside for now, how are those ordinary people transformed? Is it really a secondary transformation? Is that why they're so weak?'

"If what Zhu Zhuyun's scouts said is true, there are no living people left in the entire Star Luo Empire... then the Mammon that existed in this entire empire... it's unimaginable. Damn it, Yu Tianshuang, I was saying there isn't even a single god here, what did you send me here for? Damn, you said you'd help me after you were done, you've been incredibly good to me."

Meanwhile, outside the Star Dou Great Forest.

Looking at the Snow Empress's soul floating beside the Ice Empress, Yu Tianshuang said somewhat speechlessly, "Senior Snow Empress... you'd better not leave the Purple Seal for too long, after all, it's a soul..."

"You're meddling too much. I know my own situation. Quick, Little Scorpion, take me to see him! I wonder if those little guys will be scared of me like this..."

"..."

Ice Empress exchanged a helpless glance with Yu Tianshuang. After receiving his confirmation, he sighed and led Snow Empress away from the main force. This Xue'er really seems to have completely let herself go ever since she sacrificed her essence and lost her body.

Shui Bing'er watched the two leave in high spirits, then smiled gently and said to Yu Tianshuang, "You've matured quite a bit, you're using your brain now. After all, Bibi Dong is still around, it's best if they don't meet."

Yu Tianshuang chuckled, then looked towards the Star Luo Empire and said, "This is for her own good. She fought Bibi Dong for me, which was already difficult enough for her, especially knowing the truth. Now that I'm awake, it's a bit unreasonable to force her. After all, I owe her far more than I've given her."

Shui Bing'er pouted, annoyed. "Yeah, yeah, you're always owing people romantic debts. But now it's all good, Lingling and Yue'er are gone, so you're a little less burdened."

"..."

'Since my senior sister can joke like this, it seems I don't need to worry about her anymore...'

Meanwhile, in Heaven Dou City, Ye Yuxuan watched as she watched as she spent a great deal of her soul power communicating with the Abyss to retrieve the Sea God's Heart and the Asura God Sword from Yu Tianshuang's hands. She felt extremely uneasy. Yu Tianshuang's strength far exceeded her expectations. She originally thought that after Tang San obtained the Asura God's Godhood, he would be able to sweep across the Douluo Continent, but she did not expect that Yu Tianshuang would wake up and return with such a powerful and overwhelming force.

'Currently, we only have Bibi Dong as a deity, but she's no match for Yu Tianshuang, and she can't even defeat Shui Bing'er. Rather than continuing to invest resources in her, we should take a gamble and move the plan forward!'

Thinking of this, Ye Yuxuan called out, "Zhong Meng!"

Inside the main hall, a dark figure emerged—it was Zhong Meng, the burly vice-leader of the Holy Spirit Cult. He knelt before Ye Yuxuan, saying, "Your subordinate is here!"

"Begin the Holy Spirit Descent Plan!"

Upon hearing this, Zhong Meng was first taken aback, but then his face lit up with undisguised joy. He clasped his hands tightly and said, "Yes!"

'Just as I thought, Ye Yuxuan's backup plan goes far beyond Tang San. I'd like to see what trump cards you have to deal with Yu Tianshuang!'

After overhearing the conversation between the two inside the hall, Bibi Dong, who was outside the door, quietly disappeared. As the Rakshasa God, it was impossible for Ye Yuxuan to discover her whereabouts.

Three days later, Heaven Dou City of the Heaven Dou Empire.

Yu Tianshuang and his group did not bring many troops on this trip, only a mere 30,000 people. The number of troops in the Spirit Hall Empire could not compare with the Star Luo Empire and Heaven Dou armies, which often had a million-strong army. However, the strength of the Martial Spirit Hall Empire lay in the fact that its army was composed entirely of Soul Master, and it also had elite Soul Master troops such as the Angel Legion and the Seven Great Sects Legion.

Contrary to expectations, the city walls were not filled with people and the area outside the city was completely different. At this moment, Heaven Dou City looked as peaceful as before the war broke out. It was this peace that made everyone feel uneasy, as if a storm was about to break out.

Sword Douluo asked in surprise, "Putting everything else aside, both Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empire are known for their million-strong armies. Although they suffered heavy losses in the two battles at Jialing Pass, their numbers were still terrifying before they retreated. How come we can't see a single soldier now?"

Huo Wu was also very puzzled. "And where are those disgusting black things? Are they gone? Are the monsters gone too? I was planning to have a good burning session..."

This eeriness reminded Shui Bing'er of something incredibly unbelievable, "No one, no Mammon... The towns along the way haven't changed, but I have a nagging feeling that Heaven Dou City is probably already empty..."

Yu Tianshuang spread his divine sense and probed towards Heaven Dou City, but despite his Nascent Soul Stage stage divine sense probing, the situation inside Heaven Dou City only gave him a sense of darkness, lifeless and auraless, like a dead city.

After exchanging a glance with Shui Bing'er, Yu Tianshuang instructed, "Grandpa, you and your men stay put and wait. My senior sister and I will go and scout ahead!"

Just then, as Yu Tianshuang and Shui Bing'er took off, dozens of spatial rifts began to appear in Heaven Dou City. The aura emanating from these rifts was extremely strange, and soon, one after another, ferocious-looking monsters crawled out of the spatial rifts. One or two at a time, they came out faster and faster until the monsters in the rifts began to crowd together.

They recognized Mammon, but also encountered many monsters they had never seen before. In an instant, they swarmed out of the city like ants leaving their nest, covering the area in front of Heaven Dou City. When the last black monster crawled out of the spatial rift, a terrifying sense of oppression arose. Humanoid monsters began to appear in the spatial rift, and the rift would close as soon as each of these humanoid monsters stepped out of it.

These humanoid monsters were all different in appearance; no two looked alike. This signified their distinct status from the Mammon, like soldiers and generals. The aura emanating from each of them reached at least the level of Third-Class Deity. The two monsters that finally emerged from the spatial rift possessed an aura that reached the level of Second-Class Deity. Moreover, their appearance was almost identical to humans, except that their skin was pitch black, covered with strange scales, and they had enormous horns on their heads that were definitely not human.