Douluo Continent: It Became Huo Yuhao's Golden Finger!

Chapter 213 Joining the Holy Spirit Cult? Confronting the Scoundrel! [Bonus Chapter - 450+500 Comments]

"And don't say I'm bullying you."

The Lord of Light raised three fingers—

"If you can fulfill my request, the Temple of Light can give you three resurrection slots."

"As long as the time of death is less than half an hour, even if it is a natural death, I can bring you back to life."

"However, if you want to extend its lifespan, that will come at a different price."

—After more than half an hour, the soul completely dissipated, and Kaleidoscope·Flesh Reconstruction could only watch helplessly.

Three revival slots!

What tempting terms!

It was precisely because the Lord of Light possessed the ability to "bring the dead back to life," promised the Sun and Moon Imperial Family one resurrection slot per year, and remained steadfast despite dying tens of thousands of times, that the Sun and Moon Imperial Family was able to reconcile.

The price offered by the Lord of the Light Palace was very high, but Jing Hongchen was not happy at all.

—This shows they want even more!
"Lord of the Light, please tell me, what exactly is the matter?"

The Lord of the Light Palace lowered two fingers and raised his index finger, saying—

"The first thing I will do is to arrange for two Soul Masters to join Mingde Hall to learn how to make Soul Tools, and I will require all core projects to be open to them."

"Including the humanoid soul tool you are currently developing, as well as ninth-order soul tools, soul guidance arrays, etc."

"As an additional reward, I will make it possible to learn and purchase Light Magic Scrolls; all Light Magic below the seventh rank will be available."

Jing Hongchen's heart is bleeding!
Humanoid soul guide device, level nine soul guide device, and related soul guide array.

These are the very foundation upon which Mingdetang is built!
Are we going to dig up his roots right from the start?

ruthless!
Too bad!
Even with additional compensation, Jing Hongchen was unwilling to agree.

but
He couldn't afford the consequences of refusing!

"Fine!" Jing Hongchen gritted his teeth and said, "But you can only use it within your Temple of Light, and you are not allowed to spread it outside!"

"Don't worry, I have no interest in spreading this. I just happen to have two decent Soul Masters under my command, so I'm giving them a hand." The Lord of Light readily agreed.

—He himself wasn't interested, but the other secret technique clones were!
Jing Hongchen could see through this wordplay, but it was not easy for him to point it out.

We can only hope that the Lord of the Light Palace will keep his promise.

The Lord of Light continued—

"As for the second condition, this person next to me wants to join the Holy Spirit Cult. Could you help introduce him?"

Jing Hongchen's pupils contracted slightly, her instincts urging her to reject the idea.

In no mood.

The Lord of Light moved even faster; with a wave of his hand, the Necromancer's Scepter appeared, and more than a dozen spatial portals suddenly crashed down.

Undead Scourge!

The darkness and evil emanating from within made Jing Hongchen feel extremely threatened, as if he were being watched by the Grim Reaper.

Only then did he realize that the person in front of him was the one who self-destructed his inheritance during the Soul Master Competition, becoming the Necromancer Saint, a being who embodies both light and darkness.

Although I don't know how he did it, the Lord of the Light Temple is also someone who manipulates skeletons, and he's practically in the same line of work as the Holy Spirit Cult.

As for why this "Blue Bamboo" was allowed to join the Holy Spirit Cult...
It's undoubtedly for the Nine Trials of Poseidon.

Can Ke Jing refuse the mortal world?

"I will personally take this young friend to see the elder of the Holy Spirit Cult later."

"Whether we can join is not guaranteed, but we will definitely bring them back intact."

The Lord of the Light Palace waved his hand dismissively.

"It's okay, I can revive him if he dies. Just run away if you encounter danger."

Jing Hongchen took a deep breath.

What danger?
No!

What do you want from the Holy Spirit Cult?

Don't drag me into this later!

Jing Hongchen was screaming inwardly, but it was nothing compared to the next sentence from the Palace Master of Light—

"The last and third thing is that your granddaughter, Meng Hongchen, has passed the Nine Trials of the Sea God. I want her."

"No!" Jing Hongchen said resolutely, "It's absolutely impossible for Mengmeng to give up the Nine Trials of the Sea God! Even if it costs the last soul-guided cannon of my Mingde Hall, we will never give up this divine position that we have already obtained!"

As he spoke, he assumed a fighting stance, with hundreds of cannons protruding from behind him, their terrifying soul power accumulating and ready to be unleashed at any moment.

The Lord of the Light Palace looked Jing Hongchen up and down, as if he were an idiot.

"Are you stupid?"

"The sea god is not some evil god like the Rakshasa God or the Asura God King, and he does not support internal strife."

“The gods won’t interfere with normal competition between the two sides, but external interference will most likely anger the gods, and even my teacher won’t be able to save me then.”

So why are you so nervous?

The anger that Jing Hongchen had been holding back instantly got stuck in her chest, neither rising nor falling.

Ah this
I've already pulled out my cannon, and you're telling me it's not true?
"Since you've already taken everything out, there's no point in taking it back." The Lord of the Light Palace squinted and said, "Consider these soul-guided cannons as the price you pay for pointing them at me."

Jing Hongchen's mind went blank for a moment, as if he had been struck by a heavy blow!

Although, due to the Light Palace Master's strength, he did not bring out his trump card, the Level 9 Soul Guidance Cannon.

But these hundreds of guns are all level 8 and level 7 soul-guided cannons!

It's still a cutting-edge soul-guided cannon produced by Mingdetang, with the most perfect materials and soul-guided array!
You want to take everything as soon as you open your mouth?
impossible!
"I'll give you half at most!" Jing Hongchen gritted his teeth and said, "Any more would be the death of me! Absolutely not!"

The Lord of the Light Palace said "Oh," and his spiritual power condensed into a light sword in his hands.

Behind Zhuge Lan, the mirrored divine beasts changed one after another: the Water Dragon King, the Light Dragon God Butterfly, the Zhu Qing Ice Toad, and the Haotian Hammer flashed by one after another.

Only those eight bright, blood-red soul rings remain unchanged through the ages.

Jing Hongchen felt a sense of suffocation!
Mother!

What is that?
I thought that the Lord of the Light Palace was only a seventh-level, or a seventh-ring Soul Saint, and that I could at least easily defeat him.

What's going on with this "Blue Bamboo"? How can it switch martial souls at will and have all its spirit rings at the 10-year level?

With this setup, fighting opponents of higher levels is as easy as drinking water; even a level nine Soul Master like him wouldn't dare say he's guaranteed a win.
—Because Zhuge Lan fixed his martial soul into a raging phoenix!

—That Fiery Phoenix who was stabbed right through during the Soul Master Competition and remained completely unharmed!

Firepower coverage was completely useless; there were no fatal wounds from the Martial Soul True Body.

The key point is that this freak of the Temple of Light can also resurrect.

Nirvana + Resurrection, just thinking about it makes me want to give up.

"Boom boom boom——"

Amidst the resounding footsteps, squads of disciplined undead legions emerged from the spatial portal, their auras ranging from first to seventh rank.

"Tear it apart——"

The space opened up again, and the 10-year-old Blue-Eyed Light Dragon and the 20-year-old Hell Demon Dragon King emerged.

Jing Hongchen admitted that he had chickened out.

—He can't even beat them in terms of raw strength!
Mingde Hall is located in the heart of Mingdu, and in the past ten minutes, not a single person has been seen.

Clearly, no one dared to protect him.

—He might not even be able to force out the opponent's resurrection armor now!
"Tell me about the third thing first. What is it?"

As long as it's not too outrageous, Jing Hongchen will grit his teeth and agree!

"It's not a difficult task," the Lord of the Light Temple said with a smile. "When you complete each of the Nine Trials of the Sea God, come to the Light Temple to let me know. The specific rewards and the content of the next trial will also be provided."

Ok?
Jing Hongchen was unsure what the Palace Master of the Light Palace was up to.

He recalled what Mengmeng had said about the first test of the "Blue Bamboo," which mobilized all the power of the Temple of Light, and they managed to gather the necessary materials in just six months. But he had heard that over a thousand scrolls of Light Magic alone had been traded, and more than ten resurrection slots had been promised out.

Is it because he feels unbalanced and wants to compare himself to others?

Or would leaking the contents of the divine test result result in punishment?

"Don't make wild guesses. I just want to see just how biased that sea god really is." Zhuge Lan took the initiative to speak up. "Oh, by the way, I've actually already been chosen by the God of Emotions. I only need to reach level 99 to become a god. The sea god is just something I'm playing around with."

He activated his emotional divinity, and the seven-colored golden mark startled Jing Hongchen.

what?
Why didn't you say so earlier?!
No wonder this guy's test difficulty skyrocketed; it turns out the sea god simply didn't want him to pass.

—Jing Hongchen absolutely does not believe in the existence of two gods!

The one in Shrek Academy's history is definitely an exaggeration. After all, the original Tang San was just a sea god, wasn't he?

It's highly likely they still want to use this opportunity to track Mengmeng's progress in the exam.

Mind this.

Jing Hongchen felt relieved and smiled again.

With a wave of his hand, hundreds of soul-guided cannons were piled up on the ground.

"If it's just a notification, then there's naturally no problem."

"These 112 soul-guided cannons will be given to the Lord of the Light Palace as compensation."

"Mengmeng's two previous divine tests resulted in her obtaining the sixth and seventh spirit rings, respectively."

"The third test is to pass through the light of the sea god and climb the 333 steps, which are the steps in front of the sea god's palace."

The Lord of the Light Palace and Zhuge Lan both raised an eyebrow.

In just six months, Meng Hongchen went from a fifth-ring Soul King to a seventh-ring Soul Saint?
On average, I pass the CET-4 (College English Test Band 4) once a month?

How did you do it?
"Soul bones and soul pills, right?" Zhuge Lan asked. "By overdrawing like this, the poison from the pills must have accumulated quite a bit. You're forcing growth!"

Jing Hongchen did not answer, but changed the subject—

"If you enroll in Mingde Hall, you can report at any time with the Guangshen Temple token."

"As for the elders of the Holy Spirit Cult, I need some time to communicate with them."

"I will personally go to the Temple of Light tonight and take you there."

The Lord of the Light Palace and Zhuge Lan exchanged a glance and then nodded.

Put away all the tactics you've employed.

“Alright, we’ll do it your way,” said the Lord of the Light Temple. “The three resurrection slots can be redeemed at the Light Temple at any time. For the dead, one slot will be used to reserve a place for the living within half an hour, regardless of whether they are resurrected or not.”

talking.

With a wave of his hand, the Lord of the Light Palace caused a spatial rift to open beneath the stacked soul-guided cannons, swallowing them all.

The Lord of the Light Palace and Zhuge Lan mounted two soul beasts and flew away.

Along the way, figures darted out from the corners, some with wings formed from spiritual energy, others riding flying soul beasts.

The sound of heavy armor clashing on the ground could be heard as people, all riding soul beasts at least a thousand years old, retreated in an orderly formation.

Looking into the mirror, he was covered in sweat.

Damn!

If he had been even a little more assertive, Mingde Hall would have been razed to the ground by now.

—Back then, the Lord of the Light Palace fought alone and terrified the Sun and Moon Imperial Family, let alone the current legion!
They've just survived a catastrophe.

A dark figure appeared before Jing Hongchen; it was Shadow Douluo Xue Chen.

"I understand the situation," Xue Chen said hoarsely. "Your Highness will handle the matter of the Holy Spirit Sect, so you don't need to get involved."

—This is compensation for their failure to show up earlier.

Jing Hongchen harbored resentment, yet she understood that Xu Tianran had no other choice.

Let alone Xu Tianran.

Even the current emperor of the Sun Moon Empire wouldn't dare to step forward to protect him today.

—If those fearless people from the Temple of Light really wanted to fight to the death, they could kill their way to the point where the Sun and Moon Empire was left with only a commander!

Jing Hongchen thought of something and excitedly said—

"Just now, the Lord of the Light Palace let slip that his teacher couldn't rescue people when the gods intervened. Does that mean that every time he was resurrected after death, it was actually his teacher who intervened?"

"Now that both of my grandsons have divine lineages, as long as Your Highness is willing to protect their growth, the Temple of Light is not impossible to eradicate in the future!"

Xuechen's withered face showed some interest.

Such an uncontrollable and unstable force as the Temple of Light is something that those in power would like to eliminate as quickly as possible.

"I will inform Your Highness."

"That would be troublesome."

Xue Chen sank into the shadows and disappeared into the distance.

Jing Hongchen let out a long breath and turned back to Mingde Hall.

Xu Tianran took on the hot potato that was the Holy Spirit Cult, but he still needed to make proper arrangements for the "exchange students" who were about to arrive at the Temple of Light.

Not to mention far away.

At least everyone in Mingde Hall should know that two ancestors who can command the Guangdian Master's personal attention are about to arrive, so they should all behave themselves and stay home if necessary.

Otherwise, when your family is slaughtered, don't let my Mingde Hall be implicated!
The Temple of Light's air and ground forces swaggered through the city, flexing their muscles with great fanfare.

[Rewrite the fate of the Lord of Light, the Hall of Bright Virtue, and the Sun and Moon Imperial Family, +75000 Luck Points!]

This luck value came so easily.

"Thank you all for your hard work running this errand today," Zhuge Lan announced. "Everyone, take half a day off. All expenses will be paid by the temple!"

The knights looked at the Lord of Light, and after receiving his nod of approval, they cheered and dispersed to go their separate ways.

Whether it's cultivation or raising soul beasts, it's a huge expense. We must replenish our reserves today!
Ye Guyi didn't rush to leave, but came closer.

"Lord of Light, where have we seen Brother Lan all this time?"

—My second clone is teaching chakra in the Douling Empire, so he doesn't have time to show up.

"He has a mission," the Palace Master said casually. "Lan Zhu and I have important matters to attend to. You may leave now."

Ye Guyi felt a little melancholy and flapped her wings to leave.

Wait until there's no one around.

The Lord of the Light Palace raised an eyebrow at Zhuge Lan and said, "Brother Lan, look how much Ye Guyi is infatuated with you, why don't you just take her in?"

"Are you sure?" Zhuge Lan glanced at him and said, "Then should I go find her and ask her to roll up the flyers now?"

"Um, forget it." The Lord of the Light Palace scratched his head and said, "If Dong'er finds out, she definitely won't let me go to bed with her."

"Then why are you talking nonsense?" Zhuge Lan said irritably, "Do you want to come along tonight for the Holy Spirit Cult's trip? The content will definitely make you uncomfortable."

The Lord of the Light Palace hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.

"Forget it, I don't want to ruin Brother Lan's plan because I don't like it later."

"Bear with it, the reckoning will come soon," Zhuge Lan reassured him. "Once I become the leader of the Holy Spirit Cult, I will send you the list of Holy Spirit Cult members."

"Yes, I know." The Lord of the Light Palace sighed, "But every time I think about the methods of the Holy Spirit Cult, I can't understand why Tang San destroyed the City of Slaughter back then?"

"His place of inheritance is right outside, you can go and ask," Zhuge Lan said casually. "Anyway, even if a god-king came, he couldn't do anything about the secret technique clone."

The Lord of Light's eyes flickered.

They actually summoned the Blue-Eyed Light Dragon, which flew westward.

Yo!
Are you really going?
Zhuge Lan found a place to leave his third clone idle, then switched to the Light Palace Master with a single click.

Waiting to see the show!
(End of this chapter)