The five evil soul masters at the forefront of the White Bone Throne were originally the leaders of the Douling Empire's evil soul master network, each responsible for a portion of the network.
All five were Soul Douluo level cultivators, powerful and commanding their respective areas of evil soul masters.
Of course, four of these five were actually enthusiastic members in disguise; the last one was the real evil soul master responsible for the actual work, but it was expected that Ye Guyi and his group would soon quietly eliminate him.
"Hehehe, I won't say anything more."
"The Holy Church has decreed that the Douling Empire will become the focus of continental conflict, and this land will become a battlefield."
"We, the Holy Servants, must propagate the Holy God's ideals, soothe the suffering of the living, and lead them into the Holy God's embrace, to enjoy the song of unity."
Ye Guyi spoke in a sharp voice, a voice taught by Otto, said to be able to shorten the distance with evil soul masters.
The opening "hehehe" was the essence of evil soul master conversations and must be firmly grasped.
As expected, all the evil spirit masters immediately felt a sense of camaraderie.
No wonder he was the altar master from the Holy Church; his speech was far more cultured than theirs.
Feeling the burning gazes of countless evil spirit masters below, Ye Guyi felt Tang San crawling all over her.
A spirit master with an angelic spirit being regarded as a pillar by a group of evil spirit masters—she was afraid the Angel God would be angered to death by her the next day.
Suppressing the yearning from her spirit, she continued to issue the task given by Otto in a sharp voice.
"The Holy Church's task for all holy servants is to collect as many souls as possible from sea spirit masters."
"These lambs of the sea have souls filled with filth, and this filth needs to be purified. This is precisely the duty of us holy spirits and holy servants."
"Next, I will personally issue a detailed plan and action guidelines.
All holy servants must obey them, otherwise, you will be considered disloyal."
"And the consequences?"
"Hehehe..."
At the opportune moment, the Scorpion Tiger Douluo behind her released the power of a Super Douluo, and the entire branch altar began to tremble, the sky becoming overcast.
Ye Guyi began to emanate overwhelming resentment and a crimson aura. Countless agonizing howls and cries echoed across the arena, and the chilling atmosphere sent shivers down the spines of all the evil spirit masters.
Like masochists, countless evil spirit masters felt both fear and even greater fanaticism.
These two extreme emotions impacted the minds of many evil spirit masters, making them involuntarily grow more respectful and loyal to their Grand Master.
The vengeful spirit power displayed by Ye Guyi was so dense it was almost tangible; to reach that level, it would likely require the slaughter of millions of lives!
From her tone to her power, from her posture to her status, it was clear that this new Grand Master was utterly wicked, wicked to the very core of every evil spirit master.
Following this powerful evil spirit master, the future was sure to be bright!
Of course, this "brightness" might not be an adjective but a physical term.
The reason Ye Guyi could display such dense, almost tangible vengeful power was because Otto had given her an eighth-level disguise soul tool. This soul tool was shaped like a necklace, and it was currently worn around her neck.
This eighth-level soul tool was personally crafted by Huo Yuhao, who also incorporated alchemical techniques to ensure the disguise was foolproof.
The effect was excellent; even Ye Xishui would think Ye Guyi was utterly wicked, reminiscent of her younger self.
Taking advantage of the established atmosphere, Ye Guyi began to meticulously plan the main tasks and action guidelines for the evil spirit masters of the Douling Empire.
The goal was to help the evil spirit masters of the Douling Empire identify industry pain points, iterate new strategies, inject new ideas and vitality into the industry, and precisely find the industry's tipping point through differentiated competition, thereby achieving a new transformation of the value of evil spirit masters.
In short, the plan was to use the rhetoric of the Otto Cult to completely confuse the numerous evil spirit masters, subconsciously taking Ye Guyi's words as a new guide for evil spirit masters, and then preparing to fight against the sea spirit masters according to Ye Guyi's arrangements.
Although they couldn't understand what the other party was saying, it felt very reasonable.
Since that was the case, they would act according to the other party's arrangements.
After all, he was the Grand Master sent by the Holy Church; surely he wouldn't harm them?
...…
Tian Dou Plain.
Xu Jiujiu sat wearily in the carriage, looking out at the prosperous Tian Dou Plain through the curtain.
She had received Xu Jiawei's orders at the last minute, and had just put down the Star Luo City reconstruction plan to rush to the Tian Dou Plain to find Mu En.
Out of respect for the Sea God Pavilion Master, the Star Luo Prime Minister also came along.
"Are those vehicles outside that can run without horses soul-guided devices?"
Passing through Xilu City, Xu Jiujiu was surprised to see that the city walls had been completely demolished.
Numerous large cargo trucks, fully loaded with goods or various large pieces of machinery, were entering and leaving Xilu City, their roaring engines creating a noisy scene.
Xilu City already possessed jeep blueprints and various engineering vehicle designs left behind by Huo Yuhao.
With the emergence of high-precision soul-guided machine tools, large vehicles were not uncommon on the Tiandou Plain.
These transport vehicles can carry far more cargo than in the previous life, mainly because they are equipped with numerous storage soul tools inside. One vehicle can carry the equivalent of an entire convoy in the previous life.
Civilian soul-guided vehicles are still in the conceptual stage and haven't become widespread, primarily because they consume too much soul power, which ordinary people simply cannot afford.
They can only be improved gradually.
"It should be a soul tool, Your Highness.
Xilu City is the starting point of the soul tool revolution; it's the most advanced place for soul tools on the entire continent.
The soul masters here always create some strange and wonderful things."
Xu Jiujiu wasn't stupid. Looking at the large vehicles coming and going and the cargo they carried, she could see the value of these soul tools, and envy shone in her azure eyes.
"If only Xilu City were on the Empire's side, the Empire wouldn't have to fear the Sun Moon Empire in terms of soul tools.
The reconstruction of Star Luo City would also be much easier."
The Star Luo Prime Minister, looking at Xu Jiujiu who was once again trying to come up with ideas, wiped the sweat from his brow and advised,
"Your Highness, please consider the Empire's current financial pressure. We really can't afford to introduce new soul tools now.
Besides, it's better for Xilu City to be on the Heavenly Soul Empire's side. Our Star Luo Empire can't accommodate this big shot."
Xilu City single-handedly propelled the entire Tian Dou Plain to new heights, but it also effectively separated the Tian Dou Plain from the Heavenly Soul Empire.
If they could do it all over again, the Heavenly Soul Empire would be more than happy to see Xilu City go, preferably taking Shrek City with it.
Shrek City and Xilu City are very close, connected by a direct official road, with all sorts of vehicles and caravans coming and going.
In fact, among the technologies Dai Ying provided was ultra-high-speed soul-guided train technology, with speeds far exceeding the high-speed rail of the previous life, after all, it was a creation of the interstellar era.
However, this technology is somewhat redundant for the Tiandou Plain.
It's being tested at the Xilu City Research Center and, once mature, will be directly applied to the other two continents.
The entire Xinglu Empire is ready for colonization, just waiting for the sea routes to be opened.
The Xinglu Empire's convoy arrived at Shrek City in no time.
Lin Huiqun was already waiting at the city gate. Upon seeing Xu Jiujiu and the others, he didn't exchange pleasantries and went straight to the point:
"We are aware of the situation."
"The situation is urgent. Please come with me to the Sea God Pavilion."
Lin Huiqun grabbed the two and flew directly to the Sea God Pavilion, located at the very heart of Shrek Academy. The magnificent golden tree still shimmered with golden light.
Xu Jiujiu noticed a group of stonemasons scratching their heads, modifying a sculpture in the foreground of Shrek Academy in a large plaza at the very front.
Judging from their expressions, they seemed quite conflicted.
"Elder Lin, I remember that statue is... well, that being, isn't it?"
Xu Jiujiu didn't want to directly mention the being's name. After the battle of Xinglu City, the Xinglu Empire's public opinion of that being had plummeted to negative levels.
Therefore, almost all the articles criticizing that official came from the Star Luo Empire, and with Huo Yuhao's encouragement, they even seemed to be developing in a politically correct direction.
Lin Huiqun, upon hearing this, chuckled and said,
"Young man, don't be so rigid about your beliefs."
"Which sea god are we not revering? Who said there's only one sea god on the continent?"
"Tens of thousands of years ago, there was another sea god on the continent. Our Sea God Pavilion is actually named after that sea god."
Even Shrek Academy couldn't ignore the power of public opinion.
Now, the entire continent was criticizing Sea God Tang San. Supporting Tang San was now tantamount to supporting the ocean—pure traitors.
If anyone within Shrek Academy publicly supported Sea God Tang San, the first to panic wouldn't be people from other factions, but rather the teachers and students within Shrek Academy itself.
The recent great battle was broadcast live across the entire continent; the actions of the Sea God family were clearly seen by everyone.
Shrek Academy believed in justice, and its teachers and students shared this view.
Publicly supporting Sea God Tang San now would directly destroy the very foundation of Shrek Academy, no different from digging their own grave.
Shrek Academy had to consider taking sides, though this was a question that didn't really require much thought. Shrek Academy was undoubtedly a land-based faction, and its stance was unequivocally land-based.
During this period of reform, Mu En couldn't afford to put the academy in the eye of the storm.
After the Sea God Pavilion meeting, everyone unanimously decided to replace the statue of Sea God Tang San with Poseidon.
The school history museum also needed immediate revisions, and the origins of Sea God Lake and Sea God Island needed to be embellished—not necessarily completely altered, but at least disconnected from Tang San.
(End of Chapter)
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