One day later, Mingdu, Sun Moon Empire Imperial Palace, Great Hall.
Dark Spirit Douluo Shen Kang knelt on one knee and said loudly, "Former Holy Spirit Cult Enshrined, Dark Spirit Douluo Shen Kang, pays respects to the Sun Moon Empire Emperor! I am willing to join the Sun Moon Empire and serve Your Majesty with the labour of a dog or horse."
Under the vigilant gazes of four powerful palace enshrined, Shen Kang respectfully looked at Xu Jing sitting on the dragon throne.
Xu Jing rubbed the peak-level nine soul tool ring on his finger, his majestic eyes sizing up Shen Kang with great interest, evidently quite intrigued by this former Holy Spirit Cult enshrined.
The peak level nine soul tool ring in Xu Jing's hand was the controller for the high-energy compression array soul tool in the imperial palace.
The energy contained within a high-energy compression array soul tool was equivalent to the combined soul power of one hundred Titled Douluo, and whether used for attack or defence, its power was extremely astonishing.
Apart from Ultimate Douluo experts, no one else could breach the defence of the high-energy compression array soul tool.
Therefore, Xu Jing was very confident in his own safety and did not fear that this Super Douluo named Shen Kang before him would assassinate him.
If the Sun Moon Empire Emperor were truly so easy to assassinate, the successive Sun Moon Empire Emperors would have long since died at the hands of experts from the Douluo Three Kingdoms and Shrek Academy.
Shen Kang felt his scalp tingle under Xu Jing's gaze and thought to himself, "What's with this old emperor not saying a word and just staring at me?"
Just as Shen Kang was inwardly grumbling about Xu Jing.
Xu Jing spoke up and asked, "Shen Kang, as an enshrined of the Holy Spirit Cult, why have you suddenly decided to join the Sun Moon Empire and serve Us?"
Shen Kang took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Replying to Your Majesty, the Holy Spirit Cult has decided to relocate the entire cult to the Douluo Three Kingdoms. I am unwilling to wallow in the same mire as evil soul masters and have specially come to pledge allegiance to a wise lord."
A glint flashed in Xu Jing's eyes: "Oh? The Holy Spirit Cult is leaving the Sun Moon Empire?"
"Precisely." Shen Kang took out a scroll from his bosom, "This is a list of the Holy Spirit Cult's high-level members that I have compiled, along with the addresses of the Holy Spirit Cult's branches in various cities, and a rough list of the resources they plan to take with them.
If Your Majesty does not believe it, you can dispatch personnel to check the Holy Spirit Cult's branches. Those branches are already empty at this time.
All the evil soul masters have returned to the Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters and will leave the Sun Moon Empire in the near future."
The eunuch attendant beside Xu Jing walked to Shen Kang's side, took the scroll from his hand, and presented it to Xu Jing.
Xu Jing unfolded it and saw that the contents were very detailed, with many parts matching the intelligence he had collected, and he immediately believed about fifty per cent of it.
Xu Jing believed that the matter of the Holy Spirit Cult relocating to the Douluo Three Kingdoms was most likely true.
After all, such a thing simply could not be faked. He only needed to send people to check the Holy Spirit Cult's branches later to confirm its authenticity.
Anyone with a brain would not tell such a lie that could be exposed in an instant, though he would not let his guard down either and would naturally send people to investigate later.
After Xu Jing finished reading the scroll, his mood immediately became pleasant. He had not expected that there would be such a good thing in the world.
Now that the Holy Spirit Cult's relationship with his Sun Moon Empire had broken down, their departure was perfect for saving him worry.
Moreover, if the Holy Spirit Cult went to the Douluo Three Kingdoms, they would inevitably clash with Shrek Academy, the Douluo Three Kingdoms' imperial families, and various major sects.
With both sides biting each other like dogs, his Sun Moon Empire could profit like a fisherman.
If the Holy Spirit Cult won, the common people of the Douluo Three Kingdoms would inevitably be plunged into misery and suffering.
In the future, he only needed to send the righteous army of the Sun Moon Empire to eliminate the Holy Spirit Cult and rescue the people of the Douluo Three Kingdoms.
Then the people of the Douluo Three Kingdoms would inevitably be tearfully grateful to the Sun Moon Empire that saved them and absolutely would not resist the Sun Moon Empire's rule over them.
After all, ordinary commoners only needed to have enough to eat, warm clothes to wear, and their lives to be secure. They fundamentally did not care who ruled them.
Only those ruling classes who had lost their power, status, and resources would resist the Sun Moon Empire's rule. These diehards were not many in number anyway, and they could all be killed when the time came.
In this way, his Sun Moon Empire could easily unify the entire continent.
If the Holy Spirit Cult were crushed by Shrek Academy and the Douluo Three Kingdoms, that would also be beneficial to him.
The Holy Spirit Cult was powerful, with two Ultimate Douluo presiding over it. To deal with the Holy Spirit Cult, enormous casualties would inevitably be paid, thereby weakening the forces of the Douluo Three Kingdoms and Shrek Academy.
At that time, if his Sun Moon Empire launched an invasion, it would inevitably be much easier to defeat Shrek Academy and the Douluo Three Kingdoms' imperial families.
Of course, there was a third possibility: that the Holy Spirit Cult and the Douluo Three Kingdoms' imperial families and Shrek Academy were evenly matched, neither able to do anything to the other. They could only compromise and grudgingly get along amicably...
This third situation was the worst one. If his Sun Moon Empire launched a war at that time, the Holy Spirit Cult and the Douluo Three Kingdoms and Shrek Academy would very likely join forces to jointly oppose his Sun Moon Empire.
Thinking of the above three scenarios, Xu Jing's face showed a contemplative look. After a moment, Xu Jing collected his thoughts and turned to look at Shen Kang.
Xu Jing closed the scroll and said solemnly, "Shen Kang, you say you are unwilling to wallow in the same mire as evil soul masters, but according to what we know, you have been in the Holy Spirit Cult for no less than twenty years."
Shen Kang hurriedly said, "Your Majesty may not know, but back then, I joined the Holy Spirit Cult to repay Long Xiaoyao for his guidance.
I myself am not an evil soul master and do not need to kill people and devour souls to advance my cultivation. Therefore, over these years, I have never participated in any evil deeds and am different from those evil soul masters with crimes too numerous to record.
Many of the enshrined in the Holy Spirit Cult are like me; they are not evil soul masters but joined the Holy Spirit Cult for various reasons."
Hearing this information, Xu Jing could not help but be somewhat surprised. These matters were truly not very clear to him.
He had not expected that there were actually experts in the Holy Spirit Cult who were not evil soul masters. For a moment, his thoughts stirred, wondering if he could poach these people and have them join the Sun Moon Empire.
Whatever the Holy Spirit Cult could offer, his Sun Moon Empire could offer as well, and only more, never less.
If these people could join the Holy Spirit Cult, why could they not join his Sun Moon Empire?
Xu Jing looked at Shen Kang, already beginning to calculate in his heart how to make use of this former Holy Spirit Cult enshrined.
Xu Jing's originally majestic face rarely revealed a trace of a smile.
Xu Jing smiled and said, "Shen Kang, since you have forsaken darkness for light, our Sun Moon Empire is naturally willing to accept you. We specially appoint you as a Sun Moon Imperial Enshrined, with treatment equal to that of a level nine soul mentor. Are you willing?"
Shen Kang bowed and said, "This minister thanks Your Majesty for the great favour!"
Xu Jing said mildly, "Shen Enshrined, We ask you, are you willing to introduce a few more Holy Spirit Cult enshrined like yourself to serve Our Sun Moon Empire?"
Shen Kang looked at the amiable Xu Jing and only felt his scalp go numb.
He had just joined the Sun Moon Empire; how could he refuse this? If he refused, this old emperor would most likely be displeased with him, and how would he get by in the Sun Moon Empire in the future?
Shen Kang thought to himself, "Sigh, the Sun Moon Empire isn't easy to get by in either!"
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