Peerless: Gu Master Transforms Douluo.

After dealing with Ye Xishui, Huo Yuhao bid a brief farewell to Kong Deming.

Facing this pillar of the Sun Moon Empire who could mobilize thousands of high-level soul masters and wield a high-energy compression array soul tool, he did not exchange many pleasantries, but only instructed the other party to properly restore order in Mingdu.

Huo Yuhao also knew that one of the reasons Kong Deming volunteered to fight Ye Xishui was to demonstrate the strength of the Sun Moon Empire.

However, the advantage of having more Soul Masters is far less of a threat to a Soul Master with a mental attribute bug than that posed by a Limit Douluo.

Moreover, Huo Yuhao also possesses the undead demiplane, making him, in terms of troop production, the strongest necromancer in the Douluo Continent.

Current soul-guided technology hasn't developed to the point of killing gods; even dealing with Limit Douluo is extremely difficult.

So, it's just so-so.

In particular, Huo Yuhao has already brought out the Battle Armor Technology in advance, and he believes that the Spirit Pagoda will replace the Mingde Hall in the position of soul tools in the future.

However, the Sun Moon Empire still poses a threat to the Douluo Three Kingdoms.

Pressure can be a source of motivation.

Let's focus on development for a few more years first.

Actually, unifying Douluo Continent now can be considered to have entered an easy mode.

Because of the appearance of the Soul Spirit and the Battle Armor, the Red Dust Family and the Mingde Hall were the first to surrender to the Spirit Pagoda. It can be said that the Sun Moon Empire was taken over without bloodshed.

With the Spirit Pagoda taking the lead, it's only a matter of time before the Douluo Federation is formed.

If anyone raises objections along the way, Huo Yuhao is also somewhat skilled in martial arts.

This is the confidence that his strength brings him.

If there were any unexpected changes if the Douluo Continent were to be unified, it would undoubtedly involve the high and mighty Tang God King.

After all, in the original story, Tang San was able to use his powers of teleportation to threaten a mother with a child. Who knows what shameless things he might do now?

Therefore, one must be strong oneself to forge iron.

If Huo Yuhao now possessed the strength of a God King, he would have nothing to fear. If Tang San dared to descend to the mortal realm, he would ensure that Tang San would never return.

There are no problems, so we can only try to survive for now.

There's no rush to unify the continent.

This is also to prevent someone from stealing the peaches.

As long as the Sun Moon Empire remains inactive, does the Douluo Three Kingdoms have the guts to start a war?

It would be best to kill as few people as possible, but Huo Yuhao is not some tyrant who disregards human life.

Ye Guyi, looking slightly tired, headed back home.

Next came the time for the older generation to settle scores.

In short: if you keep licking your boots, you'll end up with nothing.

Even though Long Xiaoyao's injuries hadn't fully healed after the meeting to judge Xuanzi, he kept thinking about going to find Ye Xishui.

Seeing his impatient manner, even Moon couldn't help but sigh inwardly: This old fellow really needs to find a master.

However, Long Xiaoyao ultimately failed to set off.

Because Ye Guyi had already started fighting with Ye Xishui at that time, Huo Yuhao didn't want Long Xiaoyao to cause any more trouble with Ye Xishui, so he went over to take charge.

With Huo Yuhao's help, Mu En was finally able to relax completely.

He had originally planned to persuade Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui himself, but he later realized that he had been somewhat presumptuous.

The battle with Long Xiaoyao had also taken a toll on Mu En, leaving him with no energy to deal with Ye Xishui.

I guess I really have to admit I'm getting old.

Although Mu En's previous injuries had been completely healed by Huo Yuhao and Bi Ji, he even gained new insights after breaking through.

But such a short time is not enough for him to make further breakthroughs.

Having not yet truly taken the step of becoming a demigod, and in his twilight years, Mu En's combat power had not reached the level where he could overwhelm Long Xiaoyao.

The title of the Black and White Twin Holy Dragons is well-deserved.

He and Long Xiaoyao were both top-tier Limit Douluo among humans. Their martial soul attributes were mutually reinforcing and restraining, and their soul power foundations were evenly matched. Even in a life-or-death battle, it would be difficult to determine a winner in a short period of time.

Especially with Long Xiaoyao's tough and resilient physique, if he were determined to escape, Mu En would find it difficult to completely restrain him.

Of course, if he were to encounter Ye Xishui at his peak, the situation would be completely different.

The Holy Dragon of Light has a natural advantage against evil soul masters, and coupled with his famous skills that have made him famous throughout the continent, it is not difficult for him to defeat the strongest evil soul master in the Douluo Continent.

The problem is, Ye Xishui isn't the great demon king who stays at the Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters waiting for the hero to kill him.

The other party's whereabouts are not so easy to find.

Now that Kong Deming has taken the initiative to lead the Sun Moon Soul Master Team against Ye Xishui, Mu En is naturally happy to see it happen.

As the former master of the Sea God Pavilion, he was more aware than anyone of the threat posed by his old rival, the Sun Moon Empire.

It is precisely because of the accumulated strength of the Sun Moon Empire over four thousand years that it has achieved its current dominance over the Douluo Three Kingdoms.

If it weren't for Huo Yuhao's sudden emergence and the rapid rise of the Spirit Pagoda, the Douluo Continent would likely have fallen into the hands of the Sun Moon Empire.

Even though the Spirit Pagoda and Shrek Academy have now reached a cooperation agreement with Kong Deming, Moon has not let his guard down.

He knew very well that the Sun Moon Empire was able to stand firm not because of the personal power of the Limit Douluo, but because of the Soul Master Corps that made the entire continent wary.

This country promoted the nationwide awakening of martial spirits and provided free cultivation medicines to low-level soul masters, which created a significant gap in the number of low-level soul masters compared to the Douluo Three Kingdoms, thus enabling the creation of a war machine like the Soul Master Corps.

The five Soul Master Corps of the Guardian Hands alone, although each corps has a configuration of 300 people, each corps alone has the combat power to destroy a country.

Kong Deming even once boasted that the Guardian Hand had the ability to contend with the Limit Douluo.

How could this not inspire fear?

As the pinnacle of individual power, Limit Douluo is never something that can be mass-produced!

Talent, ability, and opportunity are all indispensable!

Even Shrek Academy, once the number one Soul Master Academy on the continent, could not consistently pass on the Limit Douluo title every few hundred years.

This demonstrates just how difficult it is.

In comparison, although the threshold for joining the Hand of Protection Soul Master Corps is also very high, the difficulty of forming it is definitely not as great as cultivating a Soul Master genius to grow into a Limit Douluo.

Xu Tianran is dead, but who can guarantee that the Sun Moon Empire won't produce another ambitious emperor?

Unless Yuhao dons the yellow robe and directly controls the Sun Moon Empire, which is obviously impossible.

Therefore, having Ye Xishui fight the Sun Moon Soul Master Corps right now can both weaken the Sun Moon Empire's foundation and allow them to take the opportunity to find out the opponent's true trump card.

This is definitely a win-win situation.

Taking advantage of the free time, Mu En began catching up with his old friend Long Xiaoyao. If he could persuade Long Xiaoyao to turn back and join the Spirit Pagoda, that would be the best outcome.

After all, Long Xiaoyao was a human Limit Douluo, and given their long-standing friendship, he had always remained true to his principles while in the Holy Spirit Cult for so long. It could be said that he was in darkness but his heart was with the light.

I've really gone to great lengths for the Spirit Pagoda.

As a result, after such a deep conversation...

Mu En discovered that Long Xiaoyao remained obstinate.

Although the other party has realized the mistake of joining the Holy Spirit Cult, they still harbor unrealistic fantasies about Ye Xishui.

Moon: It's hopeless.

He simply couldn't understand what was so good about Ye Xishui that could make his close friend of many years so deeply entangled in her.

Is this the power of the "white moonlight" that Yuhao mentioned?
If Ye Xishui, my white moonlight, hadn't died, there would have been no need to continue persuading him. Looking at Mu En's earnest words, Long Xiaoyao sighed deeply, his tone full of regret, "Everything that has happened in the past hundred years is indeed my own fault. I have let you down, and I have let Xishui down even more."

Moon: ?
He took a sip of his drink, his face full of helplessness: "Why are you bringing up Ye Xishui again?"

Long Xiaoyao tilted his head back and drank the wine in one gulp, then closed his eyes, as if he had returned to that night a hundred years ago:

"Although I was poisoned by the Spring Breeze and Dew Fragrance back then, with my cultivation level at that time, I could have easily escaped and then taken the antidote afterwards. However, I couldn't bear to leave in the end..."

He recounted what happened back then.

The general idea is that although Ye Xishui made a mistake, he himself was also the one who made a mistake.

As he spoke, Long Xiaoyao's body trembled slightly.

A century has passed, and even though he now knows that this was Ye Xishui's scheme, he still finds it hard to remain calm when he thinks about it.

Moon's lips twitched involuntarily.

So in the end, everyone is at fault, and everyone is a victim?
Mu En put down his wine glass, looked at Long Xiaoyao with a sharp gaze: "You don't really think I didn't see through your little affair back then, do you?"

“Ah…” Long Xiaoyao clearly did not understand what Mu En meant.

Instead of directly pointing out the flaw in Long Xiaoyao's words, Mu En brought up the loophole: "Tell me, if a Soul Saint wanted to commit suicide, why would he use a dagger? And how could it be such a coincidence that he ended his life the very moment you woke up?"

Long Xiaoyao was speechless for a moment, his hands trembled, and the wine in his glass sloshed even more violently.

Yes, he had never thought about these details before.

It wasn't until a few years ago, because of Yan Shaozhe's background, that she vaguely sensed something was wrong, and then she discovered the truth.

"Is this Xi Shui's plan to turn us against each other?" Long Xiaoyao remained silent for a moment before replying with difficulty.

"That's it."

Moon leaned back in his chair, his tone tinged with exasperation, "Now that you know, what are you still hesitating about?"

He paused, then continued recounting the hidden story from back then: "I had already vaguely sensed Ye Xishui's feelings for you at the time, which is why I pretended to be oblivious and went along with it, allowing you two to be together..."

At this point, Moon couldn't help but sigh.

There are plenty of fish in the sea, why be hung up on just one?

He was quite the ladies' man in his youth, and with his status as the direct descendant of the Sea God Pavilion Master, finding a suitable partner wouldn't be difficult.
As the saying goes, brothers are like hands and feet.

Long Xiaoyao is a good buddy who can use the Martial Soul Fusion Technique with him, so Mu En would definitely choose his brother over a woman.

The result was that things went wrong.

While Long Xiaoyao's inability to make sense of his feelings certainly played a part, the main reason was Ye Xishui's ruthless methods.

Even now, Moon feels a bit scared when he thinks about it.

Fortunately, I managed to extricate myself quickly back then.

Otherwise, wouldn't I be the one stubbornly clinging to my beliefs and being manipulated by PUA right now?
However, only a simpleton like Long Xiaoyao could be so easily fooled by Ye Xishui, completely deceived by her, and even end up helping her count the money.

"So that's it..."

Long Xiaoyao picked up his wine glass, took a big gulp, and a bitter smile spread across his face. "It seems that all of this is my own doing."

Moon didn't respond, but just kept toasting and drinking.

The trouble should end it.

He knew in his heart that the key to truly resolving Long Xiaoyao's inner conflict lay with Ye Xishui.

But to be honest, Moon was not very optimistic.

Although it seems that Ye Xishui may have feelings for Long Xiaoyao, it is unlikely that she actually has feelings for him.

Otherwise, the two of them would have eloped long ago.

To reiterate, if Ye Xishui truly loved Long Xiaoyao, why did she remain in the Holy Spirit Cult?

Isn't this pure torture?
Knowing that Long Xiaoyao could not accept evil soul masters, she still dragged him into the abyss. Does that seem like she had feelings?
Long Xiaoyao drank one cup after another, trying to drown his sorrows in alcohol. He was both looking forward to and afraid of the truth that Ye Xishui was about to reveal.

What is the truth behind Ye Xishui's words?
He both longed to hear the answer he craved and feared that the truth would once again crush him.

Just as he was lost in thought, a knock suddenly sounded on the door.

Long Xiaoyao was startled and quickly looked towards the entrance.

Upon seeing Huo Yuhao controlling Ye Xishui with mental chains, he was so excited that he even stopped breathing.

Ye Xishui, now in her soul form, has regained her youthful appearance.

Her skin was fair and translucent, and she was surrounded by a soft and luminous golden halo. She was sacred and incomparably beautiful, and her beauty was breathtaking.

In a daze, Long Xiaoyao seemed to see once again the girl who had haunted his dreams a hundred years ago, and his lost youth.

Even Moon was stunned for a moment.

He sighed to himself: No wonder I made mistakes when I was young.

Human nature.

Huo Yuhao raised his hand and pointed, and the mental chains binding Ye Xishui turned into golden light and dissipated, revealing the aura of the Limit Douluo.

Mu En sighed softly, setting the tone for the conversation: "The Holy Spirit Cult has been destroyed. As the core of the Holy Spirit Cult, you two Limit Douluo will receive the judgment that the Spirit Pagoda deserves."

"Is this so..."

Ye Xishui's expression was somewhat complicated, but she quickly regained her composure. "Whatever. Since I lost, I'll let you do whatever you want with me."

The victor is king, the loser is villain—that's the way it is.

Her lifelong pursuit of grand ambitions had long been shattered by Ye Guyi's angelic holy sword.

As the Death God Douluo, who strikes fear into the hearts of countless people, although he was indeed initially struck down by the six-winged angel, he was still able to accept defeat.

"me too."

Long Xiaoyao nodded, then looked at Ye Xishui and couldn't help but say, "Xishui, you are still so beautiful, but I have grown old."

"We're all getting old."

Ye Xishui smiled and said, "I never thought that I would be able to walk with you to the end of my life. This feeling is not bad."

"Xi Shui, do you... really think that way?" Long Xiaoyao's voice suddenly trembled.

"fool!"

Ye Xishui suddenly laughed, "Xiaoyao, you're such a fool, and so are you, Mu En. All these years, you two have been completely manipulated by me!"

Moon did not speak.

He quietly looked at the woman he and his best friend had once loved, and at the culprit who had dragged Long Xiaoyao into the abyss.

"Why do you say that?"

Long Xiaoyao's smile froze instantly. He stared blankly at Ye Xishui, his voice hoarse: "I already know the truth about what happened back then. It was all because of Zhongli Laogui's scheme, right?"

Hearing this, Huo Yuhao shook his head inwardly.

This is not the truth; it's clearly self-deception.

Zhongli Laogui is indeed the biggest mastermind, but can Ye Xishui, who carried out the plan, still be completely innocent?

Long Xiaoyao overly trusted what he found out, and coupled with his biased view of Ye Xishui, he pieced together an answer that satisfied him.

But this so-called truth.

It might not be as the original story describes... (End of Chapter)