In Douluo Continent, what is a martial soul? It's like Luckin Coffee.

Chapter 108 The Holy Spirit Cult's Paper Strength: Evil Soul Masters Must Not Be Timid
"Nothing done."

With the attention of members of the Holy Spirit Cult.

Bai Ran and the others obediently returned to their seats and pretended to eat.

To prevent Xiao Bing from sneaking a bite, Bai Ran pretended to eat while keeping his eyes glued to Xiao Bing the entire time.

Hyotei: Manager, when did trust between people become so fragile?

Bai Ran: What do you think?

……

As everyone finished eating and drinking, the expected scene of them falling asleep one after another did not occur.

Instead, members of the Holy Spirit Cult outside the prison began opening the cell doors and taking the children out one by one.

Occasionally, if a few children cry or misbehave, they will be "educated" or given a lecture.

As for escaping?

Where could a bunch of kids who have just awakened their martial spirits possibly go? Moreover, the Holy Spirit Cult is a complex organization. If they accidentally wander into the room of some perverted evil spirit master, they might be eaten on the spot, even though that evil spirit master would most likely get a good scolding from the cult leader afterward.

Bai Ran: Could it be that I guessed wrong, and there was nothing added to the dish?

……

Meanwhile, inside the main hall of the Holy Spirit Church.

Zhongli Wu, the leader of the sect, sat in the main seat with his hands on the armrests, his fingers tapping rhythmically.

Beside him stood his wife, Feng Ling, the vice leader of the Holy Spirit Cult, a Super Douluo whose strength was second only to Zhongli Wu in the cult.

Below him, on his left and right sides, stood ten core members of the Holy Spirit Cult, including three honorees and seven elders.

Of the eight elders of the Holy Spirit Cult, all but the First and Second Elders have arrived.

The Third Elder and the Fourth Elder are both Title Douluo-level powerhouses, and the remaining elders are also Soul Douluo powerhouses whose strength is close to that of Title Douluo.

As for the three enshrined figures, they are all titled Douluo powerhouses of level 93 or above.

Several other worshippers also did not come for other reasons.

If it weren't for the fact that evil soul masters have such a terrible reputation and are universally hated throughout the Douluo Continent, the Holy Spirit Cult's strength on paper would be no weaker than that of the continent's top-tier forces.

However, Zhongli Wu's expression was not good.

Because the number of children to be offered to the Evil Emperor has increased this year, it means that the number of fresh blood that can replenish the Holy Spirit Cult has decreased.

The standards for the talent test later need to be raised.

According to past standards, anyone with level 15 soul power before the age of twelve was considered a high-quality seed. (Shrek Academy: ??? Copycat!)

Alternatively, those whose martial souls possess the dark attribute only need to have soul power to be successfully admitted.

So this year, apart from those whose martial souls have dark attributes and can be admitted, the other children who want to join the Holy Spirit Cult and escape the fate of becoming sacrifices must have a soul power of level 20 or above.

The average age of these children is around ten years old.

A ten-year-old Great Soul Master?

Not to mention the elders and worshippers, even Zhongli Wu himself couldn't help but feel the urge to take on disciples.

But that seems unlikely.

The best-case scenario is probably recruiting a dozen or so children whose martial souls possess the dark attribute. "Master, do we really have to hand over so many children?"

The speaker was the Fifth Elder, Wan Hun. As the owner of the Wan Hun Banner martial soul, Elder Wan Hun was only one step away from breaking through to the Title Douluo level.

The souls of these new children are the cultivation resources he desperately needs right now.

Elder Wanhun was truly heartbroken to hand it over so easily.

"Yes, Master, the number of children has increased to two thousand in previous years, even though it was only one thousand in previous years. Isn't that person going too far?"

The Fourth Elder, Netherworld Douluo, also stood up to support the Fifth Elder.

"The leader has his own plans. Fourth brother, fifth brother, don't question the leader's decisions."

Seeing that Zhongli Wu's expression was not good, and having learned the inside story of the Supreme Elder's injury from the Second Elder, the Third Elder, Elder Ming Lei, quickly stepped forward to smooth things over.

That person was so formidable that even the Supreme Elder and the Grand Elder together could not defeat him, and they even paid a considerable price for it, which is enough to show how terrifying that person was.

The cult leader must have had a deeper meaning in doing this.

When calm was restored in the main hall.

Groups of children were brought out of the dungeon by members of the Holy Spirit Cult and brought into the main hall.

Looking at the hall filled with a dense crowd of high-ranking members of the Holy Spirit Cult dressed in black robes, especially the cult leader and several worshippers and elders at the highest point.

Sensing such a terrifying atmosphere, several children immediately wet themselves in fear.

Seeing this, the Seventh Elder, Masked, couldn't help but shake his head. Despite wearing a mask, his disappointment was still palpable.

"Sigh~ the fresh seeds are getting worse and worse with each passing year."

"Seventh Brother, many of these kids were abducted from various places and haven't received any training, so it's normal for them to be a little timid."

But those who wet their pants, no need to look at them, just use them as sacrifices.

As a demonic spirit master, you can be afraid of death, but you can't be cowardly.

After all, the path of cultivation is one where the bold thrive while the timid starve. If someone is so scared in this situation that they wet their pants, even if they become a disciple of the Holy Spirit Cult, they won't go very far in the future. They might just become a cultivation resource in other people's eyes.

Since that's the case, it's better to die sooner and be reborn sooner.

"Oh, there are some talented kids among these children."

In addition to being a titled Douluo, the Third Elder is also a level nine Soul Master.

With his powerful mental strength, he actually discovered a promising talent among these children.

He possessed level 19 soul power at the age of twelve.

Unfortunately, being one grade below is still being one grade below.

In previous years, the other elders would definitely have competed with him for it.

But right now, the leader is in a bad mood, and no one will go against him for the sake of a mere promising talent.

Moreover, as an evil spirit master, betraying one's mentor is not impossible.

After thinking it over, the Third Elder still didn't say anything more.

He continued to use his mental energy to search for any other promising talents.

(End of this chapter)