Mingdu, Sun and Moon Palace, Prince's Palace.
Xu Tianran was sitting in the antique study room, looking through the papers on the table with a frosty expression. He did not hide his sinister aura in the absence of outsiders.
Orange stood behind him in awe, not daring to make any noise to disturb him.
After a while, a command came from outside the Prince's Palace, and a spy quietly walked into the main hall of the Prince's Palace. Xu Tianran didn't speak, so Orange went to respond with understanding. A quarter of an hour later, he returned to Xu Tianran again.
Xu Tianran said coldly: "Is there any news about the Imperial Master?"
Orange answered truthfully: "There is still no news about the Imperial Master, and according to the secret investigation below, the Qingse Hotel and other industries under the Xishui Alliance have no senior executives in charge, and the troubles caused by outsiders have not been resolved in time."
"Both the Ordinary League and the Aodu Chamber of Commerce are ready to take advantage of the opportunity to annex the Xishui League's industries."
She speculated with some hesitation: "Maybe... the Holy Spirit Cult really disappeared overnight."
The national master mentioned by the two people is Zhong Liwu, the leader of the Holy Spirit Sect.
Xu Tianran's eyes became dark.
Since the end of the Soul Master Competition, Zhong Liwu brought him the news of the failure to capture the sect team, and proposed that the Holy Spirit Sect should retreat from the world again to temporarily avoid the sharpness of the Beidi Douluo, and the cooperation with the prince had to be interrupted. .
Since then, Xu Tianran has never seen Zhong Liwu again.
The Holy Spirit Cult left Mingdu very decisively and almost completely left Mingdu in just a few days, leaving behind all the huge properties of the Xishui Alliance and only taking away the money and other valuable resources they could.
The prince's heart suddenly became extremely heavy.
How powerful is the Holy Spirit Religion? That was a top force with two Extreme Douluo.
Although they are extremely evil, their strength cannot be underestimated, otherwise Xu Tianran would not cooperate with them under huge moral pressure.
But such a force, because of one person's attack, chose to stay away from the world and retreat into hiding again. How terrifying must the strength of the Beidi Douluo against them be?
The viciousness in Xu Tianran's eyes gradually disappeared. After careful consideration, he asked: "Orange, do you think it is a benefit or disadvantage for us that the Holy Spirit Religion gives up cooperation and retreats into seclusion?"
After Tang Zi pondered for a moment, he said: "Your Highness, I think the advantages actually outweigh the disadvantages."
"Tell me your reasons." Xu Tianran nodded slightly, and Orange's answer hit him right.
Seeing that Xu Tianran's mood had calmed down, Juzi began to analyze: "The departure of the Holy Spirit Cult has certainly caused your Highness to lose many powerful people to help you, but it is by no means necessary."
"Even excluding the Holy Spirit Cult, the number of powerful men who obey your command is still far greater than that of other princes, and you also control most of the military power in Mingdu. Without the help of the Holy Spirit Cult, it will not affect your status in the palace."
Xu Tianran nodded slightly, and he could naturally see the pros and cons.
Orange continued: "However, if the Holy Spirit Cult exists, it will bring a lot of trouble to Your Highness. Because of your cooperation with the evil soul master, Your Highness has been under a lot of pressure."
"And you have also seen that the forces of evil soul masters have made many enemies on the mainland, such as the mysterious Beidi Douluo. If we continue to cooperate with the Holy Spirit Religion, I am afraid that we will also get burned and incur the hostility of the Beidi Douluo. ."
Orange's tone was filled with lingering fear.
A powerful Ultimate Douluo with extreme attributes must be the number one person in the continent today. No one is willing to bear his wrath.
According to the report of the subordinates who investigated, even Elder Kong was moved by the scene a few days ago when the Beidi Douluo single-handedly shocked the entire Holy Spirit Sect.
Xu Tianran nodded slowly.
The Holy Spirit Church chose to withdraw voluntarily, thus saving him the trouble of righteous cutting.
Orange continued: "Your Highness, you can tell Mingdu next that you were bewitched by the Holy Spirit Cult, listen to their pleas, and believe that they are actually ordinary soul masters who were born, but they were misunderstood by the world because of the mutation of their martial souls. Discrimination is why we gather together and want to prove to the world that we are no different from ordinary soul masters."
"Out of temporary kindness, you gave them a chance to prove themselves in this competition, but they gradually exposed their minions and their own evil nature, and you finally saw through their true colors."
"Now, you can publicly draw a clear line with them and denounce these evil evil soul masters. Your Majesty is about to enthrone. Isn't this a great opportunity to shape your image as a wise king?"
A faint smile appeared on the corner of Xu Tianran's mouth, and he couldn't help but nodded.
When people are unhappy, they always want to hear more good words. The secluded world of the Holy Spirit Sect is also of great use value to him.
He is an opportunist who takes advantage of every opportunity. By cooperating with the Holy Spirit Religion, he can take advantage of the powerful members of the Holy Spirit Religion, but by severing cooperation with the Holy Spirit Religion, he can also use this matter to build momentum for himself.
But only Orange has always been able to see through his thoughts and say good things that suit his wishes.
Orange continued: "Furthermore, when the Holy Spirit Cult leaves Mingdu, it will not be able to take away the huge industries under the Xishui Alliance. The value of these industries is not small. If you, Your Highness, can successfully accept them, they will also be a valuable resource."
Xu Tianran smiled more and more happily as he listened to Juzi's explanation of the benefits of the disappearance of the Holy Spirit Cult.
"Orange, you are right. Cooperating with the Holy Spirit Cult is actually not a wise move. The evil soul master will be killed by everyone in the end, and I don't need their help at all."
Not long ago, he planned to use the Holy Spirit Cult to fight against the top powerhouses of the Three Kingdoms and Shrek, but now he has begun to denounce the evil soul masters again.
Xu Tianran is not a person who changes his words every day. He just always makes the best choice for himself.
He waved his hand and said: "Let's not talk about this anymore. The most important thing now is to prepare for the next Zen position and the heaven-sacrifice ceremony. The third and fifth brothers are no longer afraid."
Orange pretended not to care and asked: "After you take over, how will you deal with His Highness the Third and His Highness the Fifth?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Tianran, who had returned to calmness, suddenly sharpened his eyes, and the killing intent in his eyes made Orange shudder.
Orange's delicate body trembled, and before Xu Tianran could speak, he already knew his intention from his momentum.
Xu Tianran slightly put away his murderous intention and said indifferently: "In the years since my legs were injured, the third brother has always coveted the position of prince that does not belong to him, and has secretly made many obstacles to you and me. Wait. Naturally, I will not neglect him when I take the throne."
Orange smiled bitterly in his heart, but was not surprised at all. She knew Xu Tianran very well. His vindictiveness and viciousness had become stronger since he lost his legs. The second prince died tragically in his hands.
She suspected that if it weren't for the attention of the old emperor and Kong Deming in recent years, Xu Tianran would even directly attack his other brothers, and there would be no battle for the throne.
Just as Juzi was thinking, Xu Tianran suddenly said: "Juzi, after I truly succeed to the throne, you will no longer be the crown princess, but the queen, the queen of the Sun and Moon Empire."
"I will immediately prepare for a full-scale war. Within ten years, I will definitely start a war with the three countries of the mainland. I will let the light of the sun and the moon shine on the mainland and return the mainland to the name of the sun and the moon."
"At that time, I will also give you the power to take revenge, allowing you to cut off the enemy's head with your own hands."
Orange's eyes widened slightly, and then he saluted happily and thanked: "Thank you, Your Highness."
Xu Tianran waved his hand again: "There is no need to say thank you between you and me. You are the only person I trust the most. Once you have enough prestige in the military department, I will hand over all the military power of Sun and Moon to you. "
Orange Beitha bit her lower lip lightly, feeling a tremor in her heart. All these years of loyalty were finally going to pay off. Soon, she will be able to gain enough power and have enough power to take revenge on the Star Luo Empire and the White Tiger Duke.
Everything she has done over the years has been for revenge.
Xu Tianran smiled and said, "Okay, Orange, it's time to assign you a task."
"Please give me your instructions, Your Highness." Orange said hurriedly.
"Take over all the properties of the Xishui League for me, don't let the Ordinary League and the Aodu Chamber of Commerce get there first."
"yes."
The outer edge of the Demonic Forest is the headquarters of the Holy Spirit Cult.
At this moment, many people who are busy are carrying large amounts of materials out of the ground, stacking them in the open space, and then putting them into the storage soul guide.
There were thousands of people busy moving and storing supplies, and the value of those supplies was inestimable. Gold soul coins, rare metals, treasures from heaven and earth...the Holy Spirit Cult's heritage is all spread out, not inferior to Shrek Academy with a history of ten thousand years.
These supplies were collected during the thousands of years since the Holy Spirit Church was established, and most of the supplies were stained with blood.
Busy people are without exception evil soul masters, and their cultivation is generally not high.
In the air, several powerful auras are gathering together. Looking down, they are the only remaining senior leaders of the Holy Spirit Religion.
Zhong Liwu looked down sadly and asked the woman in red beside him, "Mother, do we really want to leave the Sun and Moon Empire like this?"
Ye Xishui suppressed the grief and anger in her heart and said coldly: "Of course it's not leaving the entire Sun and Moon Empire, it's just evacuating Mingdu. The stronghold of the Demonic Forest is still there, but it is no longer our headquarters. The headquarters will be moved to Douling Empire, we will eventually make a comeback one day."
The Douling Empire is the weakest among all countries, and she plans to move the Holy Spirit Religion to the Douling Empire to temporarily avoid the edge.
The Holy Spirit Cult suffered too great a loss. Not only did more than a dozen Titled Douluo-level elders die to serve as the deputy leader, but the middle-level members also suffered a lot of damage. Their vitality was severely damaged and it would take more than a hundred years for them to recover.
Even if there were two Extreme Douluo in Long Ye, without enough middle-level and high-level people, the Holy Spirit Cult would not dare to appear. What's more, Long Ye is already very old, and there is a Beidi Douluo who is eyeing him outside.
Ye Xishui's heart was bleeding.
Evil Soul Masters practice very quickly in the early and mid-term, but it is more difficult to reach the Title Douluo and Super Douluo levels.
Her expression was ferocious, and red light filled the air behind her, exuding a strong smell of blood.
"Xishui..." Long Xiaoyao looked at Ye Xishui who was gritting his teeth and sighed deeply.
Ye Xishui no longer had Long Xiaoyao in his eyes, he could only see the Beidi Douluo who had severely damaged the Holy Spirit Sect.
Strong soul power fluctuations emerged, and a spherical soul guide core appeared in front of Ye Xishui.
Long Xiaoyao's expression changed slightly. This was the core array of the Death Tower, the ninth-level soul guide. It needed to be charged with soul power. If the absorbed soul power was strong enough, it would be able to advance to the tenth-level soul guide.
"Xishui, do you want to..." Long Xiaoyao had already guessed her intention.
Ye Xishui said angrily: "I don't believe that he can withstand the power of the soul guide of the God of Death!"
Long Xiaoyao said: "Xishui, do you really think the Death Soul Guide can hurt him?"
Ye Xishui gritted his teeth and said: "If level nine is not enough, then level ten!"
Long Xiaoyao said: "But you said that the power of mortal souls is too weak and it is impossible for the Death Soul Guide to evolve."
"If the souls of ten thousand people are not enough, use one hundred thousand or one million people! If the souls of mortals are not enough, then use the souls of soul masters or soul beasts!"
Ye Xishui's voice was completely crazy, sharp and mean.
Looking at the crazy Ye Xishui, Long Xiaoyao advised him heartbrokenly: "Xishui, stop it, you have already committed too many crimes. Killing so many people will definitely attract the whole world to attack. "
"I don't care! He destroyed our Holy Spirit Religion, and I will make him pay for it with blood!"
Ye Xishui suddenly turned to Long Xiaoyao, his eyes red.
Looking at Long Xiaoyao's concerned and worried expression, Ye Xishui's heart suddenly trembled, and his tone softened: "Oh no, Xiaoyao, you are right, even I can't kill so many people at once. Even if the world is besieging me, I won’t be able to escape alive, and you will also be implicated for protecting me.”
Seeing Ye Xishui suddenly changed his mind, Long Xiaoyao couldn't help but feel happy. Is Ye Xishui really willing to put aside his hatred and lead the Holy Spirit Sect to completely hide from the world?
This may be the best ending for him and Ye Xishui. The two accompany each other in seclusion until the end of their lives, growing old and dying in silence. No outsiders know the end of these two legends.
Long Xiaoyao has already begun to fantasize that he must live one day longer than Ye Xishui.
Let Ye Xishui sleep peacefully in his arms at the last moment of her life, and he would just hold Xishui in his arms, find a secret place that no one had ever visited, and die with her.
However, Ye Xishui's voice soon became crazy again.
"No, I don't need to commit suicide myself. I just need to wait for the Sun and Moon Empire to launch a war."
Ye Xishui was talking to himself and shaking his head: "No, the war has been too long. I can't wait any longer. I want to hurry up..."
Suddenly, she thought of something and looked towards the distant east, her scarlet eyes full of excitement.
"Ah, Xiaoyao, I thought that if I do that, it will definitely bring countless soul power..."
Long Xiaoyao's old expression froze, and even as an Ultimate Douluo, his tone was trembling: "Xishui, you... do you know what you are doing?"
"Doing this will make the whole continent miserable!"
Ye Xishui screamed: "So what if all lives are ruined? Long Xiaoyao, didn't you say you love me? Do you want to stop me?"
Long Xiaoyao didn't say anything, he just raised his head and closed his eyes in pain, and let out a long lament from his throat.
…
Mingdu, green hotel, restaurant.
Sitting next to a dining table were five eye-catching figures.
Snow Emperor warned calmly: "Yu Hao, I want to remind you that the human named Kong Deming has never made a move so far, but it is best not to have a direct conflict with him."
The secretive Kong Deming had never used any of his abilities, which already made the Snow Emperor extremely afraid.
"Um."
Huo Yuhao carefully sensed the information returned by the mental detection, frowned, and clicked his tongue in displeasure.
"Yuhao, what's wrong?"
Tian Meng kept putting the food on the plate into his mouth with his fork, and asked while eating.
Now that she has completely become a free person, she and the Ice and Snow Emperor are happy to keep showing off to others without being suspected.
"I was careless. I didn't expect the Holy Spirit Cult to leave Mingdu directly without leaving anyone behind."
He confirmed again that only the management staff of the hotel remained in this original property of the Xishui Alliance. It was regarded as an outsourcing of the Holy Spirit Religion and had nothing to do with the evil soul master.
All the Holy Spirit Cult strongholds throughout Mingdu were empty, with no evil soul master to be seen.
Ice Emperor raised his eyebrows and looked at a notice: "Why did Xu Tianran suddenly become at odds with the evil soul master again? Wasn't he still cooperating with the Holy Spirit Cult before?"
"Hurry up and cut him off with justice, so as not to get burned." Huo Yuhao sneered, "Anyway, the Holy Spirit Cult has been scared away now, and no one knows about the connection between them."
Opposite him, Huo Qiuer said quietly: "Listening to the recent rumors in Mingdu, the prince's reputation seems to be changing. This is the so-called public relations and public opinion, right?"
"Yes, and I have to admit that Xu Tianran does understand public relations, but he suddenly became a victim." Huo Yuhao said helplessly.
As he said this, he couldn't help but sneer.
"But he seems to have overlooked one thing."
"What?"
"That means the Holy Spirit Cult has not completely left Mingdu."
"What do you mean...?" Huo Qiuer raised her eyebrows, as if she had guessed what he was thinking.
"It's just a practice for the disguise later."
Huo Yuhao looked directly at Huo Qiu'er and asked intriguingly: "Do you want to be a saint?"
Huo Qiuer chuckled and replied readily: "Of course."
I originally planned to make up for it on the day I took leave, but when I opened a new volume, the plot in my mind was a bit messy and I really couldn’t write it out. I’ll find an opportunity to make up for the climax plot later...
