Douluo Continent: Starting by controlling the Holy Maiden of the Holy Spirit Cult

Chapter 100 Evil Soul Master Sect Master

Let's rewind a little over a week—

It's that time of year again when Shrek Academy's most important school year begins. Early in the morning, a large crowd had already gathered outside the school gates. Apart from returning students, the vast majority of them were parents and relatives bringing their children to register for the new student entrance exam.

A month has passed since the holiday started, and the new school year begins tomorrow. New students are busy with entrance exams, while returning students are also busy with their own promotion exams.

Only by passing the promotion assessment can they truly advance to the first year of high school. Otherwise, they will be just like the freshmen who failed the entrance exam, packing their bags and leaving.

At least 90% of the returning students have now returned to school. They didn't dare to relax at all during the month-long break. With the start of the new semester just around the corner, they naturally came back early to ask their teachers about the assessment content and seek guidance.

Students with sufficient strength, like Huo Yuhao's companions, are naturally not afraid of assessments; in fact, they enjoy them, as they allow them to test their training progress. But for the vast majority of students, each assessment is a difficult hurdle, so how could they not seize every opportunity?

At that moment, a figure rushed forward at an astonishing speed from the shore of Poseidon Lake, quickly crossed Shrek Square, and arrived at the first-year dormitory building.

As he ran, he kept muttering to himself, "Oh no, I'm late! They must have been back a long time ago, they're getting really impatient. Ugh, it's all my fault, why did I have to run so hard! But this time I'll definitely give everyone a surprise, haha."

As he spoke, the boy arrived at the dormitory door. The Dragon God Douluo Mu En was still lying on the recliner, looking relaxed and carefree.

The boy who rushed over was none other than Wang Dong, the incarnation of Tang Wutong. Compared to a month ago, she seemed to have changed little. She was still wearing her first-year school uniform, her short, light blue hair had grown slightly longer, and her bright, lively eyes were filled with more energy and excitement.

It had been almost a month since they parted ways. Wang Dong was delayed in returning due to some matters, and he finally managed to get back the day before the start of the semester. This was much later than the time he and the Tang Clan members had initially agreed upon.

He assumed that Beibei, Tang Ya, and Xiao Xiao must have already returned and were waiting for him.

After putting down his luggage, he quickly got up and ran towards the Tang Clan's temporary outpost at the academy.

Before long, he spotted Bei Bei and Xiao Xiao in the distance near the Tang Clan's outpost.

"Senior Brother! Xiao Xiao!" Wang Dong waved excitedly at them and jogged over.

Upon getting closer, she noticed that Beibei looked much more haggard than a month ago, while Xiaoxiao stood beside him with a worried expression.

"Senior Brother, what happened?" Wang Dong's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately had a bad feeling.

Beibei looked unwell and seemed unwilling to say anything more, so Wang Dong could only look at Xiao Xiao beside him.

According to Xiao Xiao, during the month-long holiday, Tang Ya received a message from an unknown person and returned alone to the old site of the Tang Sect, the capital of the Heavenly Soul Empire, Tian Dou City.

Heaven Dou City was where she was born and raised. Five years ago, a sect that was not even ranked in the Soul Master world took everything from her. After thousands of years of decline, the Tang Sect finally collapsed and ceased to exist. Even her father and mother…

Tang Ya tried to find her old acquaintances from the Tang Clan and her parents' friends, but they avoided her like the plague. Moreover, news of her return even reached the small sect that had seized control of the Tang Clan.

As a result, Tang Ya began to be ostracized and suppressed in all aspects.

In the end, just like in the original story, Tang Ya fought fiercely in the Iron Blood Sect and unexpectedly awakened the Dark Blue Silver Grass.

When Tang Ya was born, her parents already knew that she possessed another talent: the talent to devour life.

Tang Ya felt increasingly distant from Bei Bei as she studied at Shrek Academy, and the restoration of her sect seemed a distant dream. Ultimately, she chose to awaken her talent ahead of schedule.

While at the academy, she would secretly leave every evening after school and head to the nearby Star Dou Great Forest to release her Blue Silver Grass, entangling the plants and absorbing their life force to aid her cultivation. Her talent for devouring life was extremely powerful, and with its help, her cultivation progressed by leaps and bounds. Simultaneously, her martial soul also changed, transforming into its current form—Dark Blue Silver Grass.

If her Blue Silver Grass absorbed the life force and soul power of a Soul Master, her cultivation would improve even more rapidly. But Tang Ya had never done that before.

Like the Buddha ten thousand years ago, she only sought to revive the Tang Sect; how could she indiscriminately kill the innocent? Until today, when she encountered her enemy and returned to the Tang Sect, the pent-up killing intent finally erupted. An evil aura instantly controlled her mind, and within the Iron Blood Sect, she began a frenzied slaughter. And when she used the Dark Blue Silver Grass to kill and devour the life force of her first Iron Blood Sect disciple, she had truly and inevitably become an evil soul master.

Tang Ya's Dark Blue Silver Grass is characterized by its ability to grow stronger in battle. She can replenish herself by absorbing the life force and soul power of her enemies, and this absorption process is automatically filtered. This is the nature of her evil spirit. Not all evil spirit masters possess extremely powerful abilities, but Tang Ya's Dark Blue Silver Grass is undoubtedly among the best, with exceptionally high potential. Therefore, the Holy Spirit Cult wishes to honor her as a saintess.

It was Huo Yuhao's arrangement for Tang Ya to return to the old site of the Tang Sect and wreak havoc. However, he requested that the Holy Spirit Cult fully awaken her evil martial soul and then release her back to Shrek Academy, where he would take over the supervision of this holy maiden.

After Tang Ya became an evil soul master, Tang Buddha, who prided himself on being pure and virtuous, would naturally abandon Tang Ya as the leader of the evil soul master sect and instead vigorously cultivate Xu Sanshi, the "child of destiny".

Speaking of Lao Cao, Cao Jinxuan has arrived. Not only this member of Wang Dong's team, but Xu Sanshi also rushed over upon hearing the news, along with Jiang Nannan.

As Tang Ya's best friend, how could Jiang Nannan not be anxious? Upon learning the news, she had no choice but to set aside her prejudice against Xu Sanshi and come over with him.

After nearly a year of getting to know each other, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao finally learned about Cao Jinxuan's background—a disciple of the Body Sect.

As an unparalleled genius of the Body Sect, Cao Jinxuan carried great expectations. In the freshman assessment, he not only replaced the main control position originally belonging to Huo Guayu and Wang Dong's team, but also led a team full of two-ring Soul Masters into the finals.

Originally, he was only carrying out his sect's mission, intending to use the Shrek Academy's new generation as stepping stones to win the freshman assessment and demonstrate the power of their Body Sect. However, he ended up suffering a crushing defeat. This made him put away his original arrogance and stay at the academy, working hard to improve his cultivation.

As experts in the second awakening of martial souls, the Body Sect has its own unique insights into this area, so Bei Bei and the others made an exception and allowed him to check on Tang Ya's condition.

"Her evil spirit has fully awakened. If it is not controlled, she will inevitably become an evil spirit master with blood on her hands in the future." Cao Jinxuan finally came to this conclusion with a grim expression.

Upon hearing his words, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao's expressions changed drastically. They knew that Tang Ya was the sect leader of their Tang Clan. A sect led by an evil soul master would surely be despised by the world in the future.

"What we should do now is to plan ahead..." Cao Jinxuan gestured to his neck and offered his opinion.

"No!" Bei Bei quickly stood in front of Tang Ya. As a descendant of the current Sea God Pavilion Master, he knew that this was the best solution. But how could he bring himself to do it to the person he loved?

Cao Jinxuan would not force them to do so directly. The Body Sect also deeply hated the Holy Spirit Sect. Being ruthless, he would definitely do whatever it took to get the chance.

"There will definitely be a way." Xu Sanshi patted his good brother Bei Bei on the shoulder, not knowing what words to use to comfort everyone.

"I'll go see Xuanzu after tomorrow's report. Maybe he can help!" Beibei's eyes were bloodshot. With the huge Shrek Academy as his backing, he refused to believe there was no solution.

In contrast to the gloomy mood of the Tang Clan members, Huo Yuhao's group was extremely anxious.

Cui Yajie had already returned, bringing Huo Yuhao a lot of local specialties from the village. Xie Huanyue also returned two days earlier; his demeanor had changed considerably, and he seemed much more mature.

Ning Tian and Wu Feng returned to the academy from the sect on the same day as Xie Huan Yue. Both of them had made considerable progress during the holiday. Nan Men Yun'er was the last to arrive. Her home was in Shrek City, so there was not much difference between having a holiday and not having one.

Xie Huanyue was also a frequent visitor to Ning Tian's villa. Although he was not allowed to sleep with Huo Yuhao, he often came here to freeload. His appetite was too big, and he had long been restricted from eating at the academy cafeteria. Only Ning Tian, ​​a rich woman, could afford to support such a large group of people, including him.

The five waited and waited, but Huo Yuhao never appeared until the eve of the end of the academy's reporting period.

Cui Yajie also knew that Huo Yuhao had a close relationship with Mu Jin and Ma Xiaotao, so she went to ask the two women about it. The answer she got was the same: Huo Yuhao had not returned.

There's no use in being anxious if he doesn't return. The group of five is worried, but Mu Jin and Ma Xiaotao, as Huo Yuhao's women, are even more anxious.

Everyone close to Huo Yuhao harbored different thoughts: some were angry, some regretful, and some confused. But none of them could fathom the real reason why Huo Yuhao hadn't returned in time. However, time waits for no one.

The reporting time has passed, but Huo Yuhao still hasn't returned.

Why hasn't he come back yet? Why?

Shrek Academy has very strict rules. If you fail to register on time, you will be expelled!

As darkness fell, he still did not return.

On the shore of Poseidon Lake, Ma Xiaotao gazed into the distance, her eyes somewhat dazed and lost in thought. She was almost twenty years old this year, considerably older than Huo Yuhao, and this was the first time in her two decades of life that she had ever thought about someone so much.

Xie Huanyue stood in his single dormitory room, his legs already feeling numb, but in his mind, the fun and learning he had shared with Huo Yuhao at the academy over the past year kept replaying in his mind.

Cui Yajie, Ning Tian, ​​Wu Feng, and Nanmen Yun'er lay silently on the large bed that still carried his scent. In this year, they attended classes together, cultivated together, participated in the freshman assessment together, won the championship together, ate grilled fish together, and completed their first year at Shrek Academy together.

We're back, where are you?

As darkness fell, the afterglow of the setting sun left a faint red glow on the distant horizon. The sunset was beautiful, but it could not dispel the gloom in the hearts of the group of people.

It's too late, it's already too late. He's already missed the reporting time. It's too late, it's too late!

Mu Jin had been standing alone at the academy gate all day. As the sky gradually darkened, her bright face also dimmed.

Huo Yuhao, you heartless man!

It's time for another midnight update. For some reason, this is the only time the author's mind is truly clear. Sigh! Yuhao hasn't returned, and everyone's feeling down. What will happen to the upgrade assessment and the chaotic selection? Stay tuned!

(End of this chapter)