Douluo Continent: Outwitting the Ceiling of Wisdom - Yuhao Faks His Death for Ten Thousand Years

Chapter 124 The Holy Spirit Cult's Current Two Emperors and Four Heavenly Kings (6k words)

"Referee, the game is over."

Inside the vast Tianhai Stadium, all was still completely silent. You could barely hear the audience breathing. Everyone was still immersed in the terrifying strength Huo Yuhao had displayed, their minds reeling, unable to recover for a long time.

Only Huo Yuhao's calm and composed voice suddenly rang out in the deathly silence, clear and powerful, like a soft sound, pulling all the audience back to reality from their daze.

The elderly referee in charge of the match was so shocked by what he saw that he was speechless, his whole body trembling slightly, and he almost dropped his referee token.

He raised his head and looked at Huo Yuhao on the competition stage with awe. The young man was tall and straight, wearing a spirit alloy one-word battle armor, and exuding a powerful aura that was close to the level of a Soul Douluo.

Huo Yuhao looked down calmly at the Shrek Academy team members who had fainted on the stage, as if he were a king ruling the world, and also at the 80,000 audience members.

A deep-seated fear and trembling spread from my spine throughout my body.

He had lived most of his life and seen countless top-tier Soul Masters, but he had never seen such a heaven-defying youth—a youth who was many times younger than him, yet possessed the strength of a peak Soul Saint and the spiritual power of a Spirit Abyss Realm!

Such talent and strength are truly unprecedented and unparalleled.

Even after Huo Yuhao reminded him, the referee remained frozen in place, his mind blank.

After a short while, he finally came to his senses. His throat bobbed a few times, and in a trembling, almost incoherent voice, he shouted into the soul-guided megaphone: "East—East Sea Academy versus Shrek Academy, East—East Sea Academy wins!"

The moment the words were spoken, the once deathly silent Tianhai Stadium was instantly ignited!

The deafening cheers, shouts, and discussions erupted like a volcanic eruption, almost lifting the roof off the stadium.

Countless spectators stood up, waving their arms, roaring, and frantically chanting the names of "Donghai Academy" and "Huo Yuhao," their faces filled with excitement and shock.

Whether they were ordinary people who didn't know much about the power of Soul Masters, or powerful Soul Masters who had achieved great cultivation and were well-informed, they were all completely impressed by the strength shown by Huo Yuhao and his group of five.

They were incredibly young, appearing to be only a little over ten years old, yet their strength far surpassed that of their peers by hundreds of times, even overwhelming the prodigies of Shrek Academy—

Those Shrek Academy members who were high and mighty in their eyes were not even worthy of making a move in front of Huo Yuhao and his group of five!

Rather, given their incredible strength, such a one-sided result was to be expected.

Everyone finally understood that this duel was never a fair contest, but a one-sided crushing defeat, an ultimate display of strength.

Meanwhile, inside VIP box number one, Shen Yi stared blankly at the five proud young men and women standing on the competition stage, his eyes vacant and his mind a complete blank.

She no longer had the mind to think about how badly Shrek Academy's defeat would affect the academy or how much its reputation would be damaged.

Because, compared to these teenagers who are only a little over ten years old but possess terrifying strength at the Soul Emperor or even Soul Saint level, the outcome of this match is not something worth paying attention to at all.

At this moment, she felt nothing but endless shock and bewilderment—such talent and strength had exceeded her comprehension, and even the comprehension of all the teachers at Shrek Academy and the entire continent's Soul Master Academy.

Soon, inside VIP box number one, a group of important figures from Tianhai City, led by the city's governor, all stood up abruptly after a brief moment of extreme shock.

These high-ranking officials lost their usual composure and hurried towards the door of the private room, not even sparing a glance for Shen Yi, the teacher leading the Shrek Academy team.

For the officials in charge of organizing this Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition, such a shocking event occurring suddenly during the competition was no small matter—

It probably won't be long before they receive inquiries from some central leaders in Mingdu, and it might even attract the attention of the Federal Speaker and those top leaders such as Limit Douluo.

They had to get back to the game as soon as possible to prepare and make arrangements. They simply didn't have time to pay attention to the outcome of an insignificant match, let alone care about Shrek's defeat.

Seeing the officials who had been sitting next to him leave in a hurry, Shen Yi, with a blank stare, felt no resentment or even a trace of disappointment.

She knew very well that compared to the group of incredibly strong teenagers on the competition stage, Shrek Academy was simply not worth their attention.

A moment later, Shen Yi finally came to her senses. Her heart tightened suddenly. This matter was too important. She had to report everything that had happened here to the elders of the Sea God Pavilion as soon as possible so that the academy's higher-ups could take action quickly.

So, she stood up tremblingly, her fingers stiffly pulling out her soul-guided phone from her pocket. Her fingertips were slightly white from nervousness, and it took her quite a while to unlock the screen.

1

Meanwhile, inside the Spirit Tower of Donghai City, the branch tower master Mo Yuan was standing in front of the observation window on the top floor, where the final scene of the Tianhai Stadium match was playing on the soul guide screen in front of him.

As one of the few people who knew Huo Yuhao's true identity, he watched the entire brief yet incredibly shocking duel.

At this moment, Mo Yuan stared at the blue-haired youth in battle armor standing proudly on the screen. His eyes no longer held their usual composure, but were filled with fervor and awe. He clenched his fists slightly, suppressing the surging emotions in his heart.

"First Tower Master—" he murmured, his voice filled with piety and anticipation, "You've finally returned. You must, once again, become the helmsman leading this era forward!"

Mo Yuan took a deep breath, trying to calm his excitement, and took out his soul guide phone.

The screen lit up, and countless messages popped up instantly—all inquiries from branch tower masters of spirit towers across Douluo Continent, as well as high-level leaders of the Mingdu spirit tower headquarters.

Everyone is asking: who exactly is that young man from Donghai City, a core disciple of the Spirit Pagoda, with five orange-gold spirit rings and Spirit Abyss Realm spiritual power, at Tianhai Stadium?

He didn't reply immediately. Instead, he took another deep breath, adjusted his tone, and responded to each and every message that required a reply in the most rigorous and flawless manner.

Mo Yuan was careful with every word he spoke, neither revealing Huo Yuhao's true identity nor exaggerating, all to avoid causing any unnecessary trouble for this "first-generation tower master".

Just as he finished replying to most of the messages, his phone vibrated again. It was a message from Leng Yaozhu, the deputy tower master of the Spirit Pagoda headquarters.

Mo Yuan immediately clicked on it and read it carefully: "After consultation with headquarters, it has been decided to immediately raise the rankings of Huo Yuhao, Meng Hongchen, Xiao Hongchen, Ye Guyi and Gu Yuena to the top five of the list of young geniuses."

Among these honors, the headquarters will bestow upon Huo Yuhao, the top-ranked young genius on the list, the exclusive title of "Spirit Ice," a distinction equivalent to that of a first-generation Tower Master!

"In addition, headquarters hopes to meet these five core disciples with terrifying talents as soon as possible, so we will trouble Branch Tower Master Mo Yuan to take the trouble to inform them."

My personal disciple, Gu Yuena, has a very good relationship with them. When they come to Mingdu, I will support them, so you don't need to worry.

Mo Yuan stared at the message on his phone screen, his eyes once again burning with an intensely fervent fire, and his heart began to pound faster.

The Spirit Pagoda headquarters probably already has some idea about Huo Yuhao's true identity—otherwise, they would never have attached such importance to him, not only promoting the five of them directly to the top five of the genius list, but also specially bestowing upon Huo Yuhao the title of "Spirit Ice".

But at this moment, Mo Yuan no longer worried about the first Tower Master.

He knew Huo Yuhao too well. The fact that the other party dared to show off his strength so openly meant that he was confident and had already made preparations to deal with everything.

Moreover, given Huo Yuhao's current rate of improvement, it probably won't be long before he reaches the limit again and becomes one of the top powerhouses of this era.

"No problem." Mo Yuan replied immediately without the slightest hesitation, his fingertips trembling slightly.

He raised his head and looked at Huo Yuhao's figure on the Soul Guidance Screen again, sincerely offering his best wishes to the Spirit Ice Douluo who was about to truly step onto the Federation and the world stage.

Mo Yuan knew that a new era belonging to Huo Yuhao was about to begin again!

Just as Huo Yuhao displayed his true strength with unparalleled prowess at Tianhai Stadium, the news spread at an astonishing speed throughout the entire Sun Moon Federation's Soul Guidance Internet, shaking the highest levels of various sectors like a thunderclap—

This shocking news naturally did not escape the notice of those forces lurking throughout the Douluo Continent that were not under the jurisdiction of the Federation.

Deep within the Star Luo Continent, in a remote mountain range shrouded in perpetual clouds, lies a vast and secretive stronghold—the headquarters of the Holy Spirit Cult in this era.

The entire stronghold was built against the mountain, half embedded in the mountain and half suspended in mid-air. It was shrouded in thick black mist and a dark purple soul guide barrier. Strange runes flowed on the barrier, completely isolating all aura and light, so that even birds and beasts dared not approach it.

Countless dark caves were carved into the mountainside, their entrances shimmering with eerie green soul-guiding lights, like the lurking eyes of evil soul masters, exuding a chilling aura.

Outside the stronghold, dark, spirit-alloy defensive fortifications were erected. Automatically cruised evil spirit cannons were aimed in all directions, their muzzles gleaming with a cold, dark light, combining an ancient, eerie atmosphere with the menacing power of modern technology.

The internal passage was narrow and deep, with dark patterns embedded in the walls that absorbed soul power. The air was filled with a faint smell of corpses and the pungent smell of soul guidance energy. Every so often, there were evil soul masters in black armor with expressionless faces guarding the passage.

Their eyes glowed red, their aura was icy, like soulless puppets.

The conference room in the core area was even more bizarre, with chandeliers made from the soul cores of countless evil soul masters hanging from the dome, emitting a dark blood-red light that illuminated the round black conference table below.

The desktop is made of a special, evil-attribute forged metal, engraved with the dark totem of the Holy Spirit Cult in the present era. The chair next to the table has a ferocious shape, and the armrests are carved with twisted soul beast patterns.

The holographic soul guide projector, encrypted communicator, and other technological products displayed on the table added a touch of coldness to this ancient lair of evil soul masters, a result of the tremendous advancements in modern technology.

Every detail about Huo Yuhao, transmitted by spies from Douluo Continent—his five-ring Soul King cultivation, five orange-gold Soul Rings, a Spirit Alloy One-Word Battle Armor, and Spirit Abyss Realm mental power—

And that name, exactly the same as that of the legendary great man of the Sun Moon Empire who completely wiped out the Holy Spirit Cult ten thousand years ago, has already shaken the Ghost Emperor, who is now the leader of the Holy Spirit Cult, like a storm.

This Limit Douluo, who currently leads the Holy Spirit Cult and is one of the "Two Emperors" below the "One Emperor," is currently sitting in the main seat of the conference room.

His body was enveloped in a dense, dark green soul power, obscuring his face. Only a pair of cold, emotionless eyes were visible, and the temperature in the entire conference room dropped drastically as his gaze swept across the room below.

Without further ado, the Ghost Emperor immediately summoned the other top figures of the Holy Spirit Cult besides himself via encrypted soul-guided communication.

At this moment, Qilin Douluo Tong Yu, who is one of the "Two Emperors" along with Ghost Emperor, and four Dark Heavenly Kings at the Super Douluo level, gathered in this hidden conference room to discuss countermeasures against Huo Yuhao.

The atmosphere in the meeting room was extremely tense.

The dark, blood-red light illuminated everyone's faces, and an invisible sense of oppression permeated the air. Only the faint sound of the soul-guiding instruments breaking the deathly silence broke the stillness.

A moment later, a hoarse voice filled with disbelief broke the silence.

The speaker was one of the four Heavenly Kings, a burly man exuding a violent and dark aura. He wore dark black armor inlaid with dark purple soul guide crystals, and had a hideous scar on his face that stretched from his forehead to his chin. His eyes gleamed with a bloodthirsty red light.

This is none other than Shi Lie, the "Dark Rock Demon" among the Four Heavenly Kings of the Holy Spirit Cult in this era, whose cultivation has reached level 98 of the Super Douluo level.

"My Lord, is what you say true?"

Shi Lie leaned forward slightly, his tone filled with shock and a hint of barely perceptible greed: "That boy named Huo Yuhao, who is only a little over ten years old, already possesses the cultivation of a five-ring Soul King, five orange-gold Soul Rings, and the spiritual power of the Spirit Abyss Realm."

This is simply unbelievable! Even Huo Yuhao from ten thousand years ago didn't have such heaven-defying talent, did he?

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Ningshuang, the "Dark Butterfly," slowly spoke up.

She was slender, dressed in a black gauze dress, with a beautiful but bloodless face. Faint shadows surrounded her, making her seem like a ghost. Her cultivation level was above that of Black Rock Heavenly King, and she also possessed the level of 98, the peak of the Super Douluo realm.

"Rock Demon, cease your insolence. Since the leader has summoned us here, what he says must be true."

I'm just curious, why does this young man share the same name as Huo Yuhao from ten thousand years ago? And with such outrageous strength, could he really be the reincarnation of that being from ten thousand years ago?

"Su Ningshuang is right."

Another Heavenly King slowly spoke. He was dressed in a dark, tight-fitting outfit, with a slender and upright figure. His face was so pale that it was almost transparent, and his long, narrow eyes gleamed with a cold, dark light.

He is the only high-ranking member of the Holy Spirit Cult's Four Heavenly Kings who is the same as the one in the original work—the Dark Hummingbird, a level 98 Super Douluo with the Martial Soul Bee Tail Sting. He is ruthless and cunning, and has a dark past that is unknown to others.

No one knew that this ruthless high-ranking member of the Holy Spirit Cult had personally killed his only daughter, Long Bing, an innocent and kind child who did not want to follow the path of an evil soul master.

Long Bing is the lifelong love of Wu Changkong, the teacher currently leading Class Zero at Donghai Academy.

This is why the Dark Hummingbird and Dancing Sky share an irreconcilable blood feud.

Wu Changkong spent his entire life searching for his whereabouts, wanting to avenge Long Bing. He, in turn, always regarded Wu Changkong as a thorn in his side, but because Wu Changkong was in the Douluo Continent, which was extremely dangerous to him, he hesitated to take action.

It was because of Long Bing's death and Wu Changkong's revenge that all the secret networks he had painstakingly built up in Douluo Continent were wiped out by the Federation's secret agents, forcing him to retreat back to Star Luo Continent.

At this moment, the Dark Hummingbird held a wisp of dark purple poisonous mist between its fingertips, its tone cold and heavy: "Ten thousand years ago, Huo Yuhao was the nemesis of our Holy Spirit Sect—it was he who joined forces with the major powers of Douluo Continent to severely damage our Holy Spirit Sect, forcing our predecessors to hide for thousands of years and leave Douluo Continent to develop here."

If this young man is truly his reincarnation, and his strength is so terrifying, it would be an absolute catastrophe for our Holy Spirit Cult, and might even cause our years of planning to fail!

Among the four Heavenly Kings, the last one, "Dark Burning Raven" Yan Jin, was currently playing with the dark blood-red flame in his hand.

He was of medium build, with an arrogant face, and his cultivation level was also that of a level 98 Super Douluo. He had a volatile and easily angered personality: "What are you afraid of? Even if he is the reincarnation of that being, he is only a child of ten years old now! No matter how high his talent is, his foundation is not enough!"

"If we join forces, how could we not capture and kill him? That way, if he truly is the reincarnation of that being, we can extract his power source to help the Supreme Master break through to godhood!"

The four Heavenly Kings each held their own version of events, their tone a mixture of shock, greed, fear, and arrogance.

After all, Huo Yuhao's talent was too extraordinary, and whether he was recruited or killed, it was related to the future of the Holy Spirit Cult.

The Ghost Emperor, seated in the main seat, remained silent, his cold gaze sweeping over the four Heavenly Kings.

The dark green soul power around him grew increasingly dense, and the oppressive feeling became stronger and stronger, causing the four Heavenly Kings at the Super Douluo level to subconsciously restrain their tone and stop making noise.

Sitting beside the Ghost Emperor, Qilin Douluo Tong Yu finally spoke slowly.

He was dressed in dark gold armor, with a resolute but somewhat ugly face, and exuded an eerie aura that was somewhere between darkness and the five elements.

As one of the "Two Emperors" of the Holy Spirit Cult, and also at the Limit Douluo level, second only to the Ghost Emperor in strength, he possessed a calm and meticulous personality: "Cult Leader, and all the Heavenly Kings, this matter is no accident. That boy named Huo Yuhao's displayed strength is far too outrageous, especially his five orange-gold spirit rings, which are definitely not something an ordinary spirit master could possess—"

Either he's using a simulated soul skill to deceive others, or it's the inheritance of a ferocious beast's soul spirit from ten thousand years ago.

He paused, his tone becoming serious: "If it's the former, then he probably has little to do with Huo Yuhao from ten thousand years ago; but if it's the latter, then it's almost certain that he is the one from ten thousand years ago!"

Therefore, in any case, this boy must be given our utmost attention.

If we can recruit him into the Holy Spirit Cult, our strength will increase greatly, and we may even have the opportunity to overturn the current situation on the continent.

If not, then we must kill him as soon as possible before he becomes too powerful, to prevent future troubles.

Finally, the Ghost Emperor spoke slowly, his voice hoarse and cold, as if from hell, each word carrying an undeniable majesty: "The Lin Emperor is absolutely right. This Huo Yuhao is both the opportunity for the rise of our Holy Spirit Sect and its greatest hidden danger."

He raised his hand, and a dark soul force condensed at his fingertips, forming a holographic projection in the air. The projection showed Huo Yuhao's figure at Tianhai Stadium, with his orange-gold soul ring and spirit alloy battle armor shining brightly.

"Our spies have discovered that he has four other exceptionally talented young men and women with him, whose strength, amplified by their battle armor, can all reach the peak of the Soul Master realm!"

The Ghost Emperor's gaze swept over the projection, his tone icy, "Now, I order you Four Heavenly Kings to immediately send people to closely monitor Huo Yuhao and his group's movements, without alerting them, and to find out their background, backers, and weaknesses."

"Tongyu, you will come with me to Douluo Continent in secret." The Ghost Emperor looked at the Qilin Douluo beside him, his tone still cold. "I want to see this young man for myself and see who he really is."

If he truly has value, we'll try to recruit him; if he remains obstinate, then the two of us will join forces to completely eliminate him and prevent future troubles.

"Of course, the Sun and Moon Federation must also attach great importance to this, so we must be careful in our actions—it would be bad if we were discovered by those traitors in the Dark Division."

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At this point, the Ghost Emperor clenched his fist with resentment in his eyes.

The Sun Moon Federation's methods for gathering local evil soul masters from the Douluo Continent are so ingenious that in this era, their Holy Spirit Cult can only recruit talent from the Star Luo and Heaven Dou Continents!

"Yes, sir!"

The four Heavenly Kings responded in unison, their tone respectful, but each had their own thoughts in their eyes.

After all, the operations on Douluo Continent were far too dangerous, and they didn't want to end up like the Dark Hummingbird, needlessly squandering their forces and power.

Qilin Douluo Tong Yu nodded slightly, his tone steady: "As the Sect Leader commands."

The Ghost Emperor then coldly concluded this high-level meeting of the Holy Spirit Cult: "Remember, no matter the cost, you must keep track of this young man's movements. His terrifying talent is enough to change the entire continent's landscape. Our Holy Spirit Cult must not miss this opportunity, nor can we allow him to become a stumbling block for us!"