Douluo Continent: Starting from Tianshui Academy

Chapter 262 The Abnormal Spirit Hall

After a hearty meal, Bibi Dong brought up the issue of the Rakshasa Cult, but she couldn't help but burst into laughter when she thought about the incident between Yu Xiaogang and his friends and the Wolf Bandits.

"Pfft...! Xiao Chen, you can't believe it, can you? The Rakshasa God has actually arranged for a group of wolf bandits and Gale Demon Wolves to be the examiners for Yu Xiaogang and the others' divine test, and he even projected it into the sky using a soul-guided projector. It's just too perfect."

Bibi Dong was very glad that the test that Rakshasa God gave her back then wasn't so bizarre. Now that she thinks about it, Rakshasa God isn't so annoying anymore.

"The so-called divine test is just a game that God arbitrarily arranges for his successors."

Ye Liangchen also knew that Tang San and the others were just being manipulated by Rakshasa God. Now that guy must hate Rakshasa God too. However, in order to gain power, he had no choice but to go all out. As the saying goes, even if you pull out the radish, the hole will still be there.

"Why would Rakshasa, a god, play such a trick on his successor?" Qian Renxue couldn't understand this question.

"Yeah! Yeah! Rakshasa God's arrangement of the Wolf Bandits and Gale Demon Wolves as examiners for Tang San and the others looks like a prank."

"Hahaha……"

Jin Ling'er, Hu Liena, Ling Yuan, and Jin Xiuzhu couldn't help but burst into laughter at the thought of that scene.

"Rakshasa Goddess can't find a more suitable candidate than Tang San now, so she's just throwing caution to the wind. Anyway, she's just looking for someone to replace Rakshasa Goddess so she can run away. As for playing tricks on Tang San and the others, it's possible that Rakshasa Goddess hates men, so she deliberately sent down such a bizarre divine test."

"Now the Shrek brothers and Yu Xiaogang are basically in the hands of the Rakshasa God, and they have no choice but to accept the Rakshasa God's arrangements."

"With the help of the gods, even a pig can become a strong person. For example, that farting master Yu Xiaogang. When Tang San and the others came to Tenglong City to investigate my strength, Yu Xiaogang was already a level 35 Soul Master."

Ye Liangchen explained to everyone why the Rakshasa God liked to play pranks.

"I wonder if any of those wolf bandits and Gale Wolves are female. Perhaps the Shrek brothers will have children soon."

"Didn't Flander always call Shrek Academy students monsters? Now the Shrek brothers have practically created monsters themselves."

"Hahaha……"

The women were all incredulous when they talked about the Shrek brothers' downfall. They could somewhat understand the fall of Yu Xiaogang, the "Farting Master"—his mind had become twisted after becoming a eunuch. However, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Tailong were still normal people, so their descent into depravity surprised everyone.

"Xiao Chen, what are your plans?"

Seeing Ye Liangchen's thoughtful expression, Bibi Dong asked him curiously.

"Where are the Grand Masters now?" Ye Liangchen asked.

"Rakshasa Island is far from the mainland, and the enemy has one Limit Douluo and five Super Douluo. My grandfather and the others couldn't take Rakshasa Island. Now they can only guard the southernmost shore of the Star Luo Empire to prevent the Rakshasa Cult from harming the people of the mainland."

"The Star Luo Empire only symbolically sent 20,000 troops to guard the coast; clearly, they were just watching the show."

"The Heaven Dou Empire and the three upper sects are also watching the show. Their goal is clear: to make us fight Rakshasa Island to the death."

Qian Renxue briefed Ye Liangchen on the situation between the Spirit Hall and Rakshasa Island, noting that the two sides were currently in a standoff.

"Then let the Grand Elder and the others withdraw. Nothing serious will happen before Tang San becomes a god."

"Rakshasa is a demon queen who is opposed to the Angel God. She plans to use Tang San's hatred for the Spirit Hall to start a war and try to destroy the Angel God's foundation. If she can't destroy it, she can frantically harvest a wave of negative emotional power before leaving the God Realm to strengthen herself."

"As for those forces watching the show, let them continue watching. After Tang San becomes a strongman, the first force he might destroy is the Clear Sky Sect. Even if he doesn't kill them all, he'll turn the Clear Sky Sect members into monsters. His hatred for the Clear Sky Sect now even surpasses ours."

"Furthermore, the Spirit Hall has now publicly declared that the Rakshasa Cult is an evil cult, and anyone who joins the Rakshasa Cult will eventually lose their soul and become a degenerate. We hope everyone will take heed and guard their true nature."

Ye Liangchen offered his opinion: Tang San shouldn't be taken to heart until he becomes a god.

"But our Spirit Hall has a responsibility to maintain peace on the continent and uphold justice. It wouldn't be right to just let the Rakshasa Cult go unchecked, would it?"

Qian Renxue believed that the Spirit Hall's faith was in the Angel God, and that eliminating evil was the Spirit Hall's responsibility.

"The entire continent isn't ruled by the Spirit Hall alone. While the Grand Elders were confronting the Rakshasa Cult, the Empire and all the major sects were watching the show, eager to see the Spirit Hall and the Rakshasa Cult fight to the death. At that time, to talk about upholding justice is just plain stupid."

"I'm sure that the major powers even want to join forces with the Rakshasa Cult to fight against the Spirit Hall. As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. There is no right or wrong in this world, only interests. At this stage, we can only defend our own territory and strengthen our own power."

"Sister Xue, you need to understand one thing: nothing is absolute. Many things have opposites, such as light and darkness, yin and yang, life and death, and so on. Actually, there is a dark angel in your heart. When the time is right, she will come out, and you will have to learn to accept it."

Ye Liangchen strongly disagreed with Qian Renxue's single-minded thinking, so he lectured her with a lot of profound principles.

"Does the young master harbor a dark angel within him?"

"Aren't angels supposed to represent light and justice? How come they coexist with darkness?"

Ling Yuan, Hu Liena, and Jin Xiuzhu were all incredulous after hearing Ye Liangchen's words.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Little Chen, you're lying to me, aren't you?"

Qian Renxue was even more disillusioned with life. How could the angel she believed in be like this?

"I believe Brother Ye, he must be right." Jin Ling'er waved her fist, supporting Ye Liangchen's statement without hesitation.

"Xiaoxue, nothing is absolute. You have to accept reality. Sooner or later you will understand that Xiaochen is right."

After receiving the inheritance of the Asura God, Bibi Dong learned more about the God Realm, so she agreed with Ye Liangchen's statement.

"Let me tell you, all gods who create their own divine positions need the power of faith. Take the Sea God, for example. His method of becoming a god was simply through deception and trickery. In order to collect more faith power, he deliberately kept a deep-sea demon whale king that was nearly a million years old, constantly threatening the residents of Seagod Island, so that everyone would believe that the Sea God would protect them. Also, the Sea God's mount was a 100,000-year-old demon soul great white shark that was simple-minded by nature. The Sea God tricked it into becoming the island's guardian beast. But the Sea God deliberately kept the demon soul great white shark's enemy, the evil orca king, in order to prevent the demon soul great white shark from leaving Seagod Island and from worshipping the Sea God."

"Tell me, isn't the way the Sea God collects faith a bit underhanded? Of course, the way the first angels became gods must have been similar to the Sea God's. They were all collecting the power of faith to break through to a higher level of strength, so it's not shameful at all."

Ye Liangchen then revealed the Sea God's method of creating his own divine position, broadening Qian Renxue's horizons so that she wouldn't get stuck on a single point when she faced the divine test.

"Wow! So that's how the sea god became a god!" The women exclaimed in surprise.

"Brother Ye, is that deep-sea demon whale king you mentioned, which is almost a million years old, really real?"

As a lucky beast of the Star Dou Forest, this was the first time Jin Ling'er had ever heard of such a powerful sea spirit beast.

"Of course it's true, Sister Na knows too," Ye Liangchen nodded.

"Xiao Chen, aren't you afraid the Sea God will hear you talking like that? You're going to let Yue'er inherit the Sea God's position later!"

Bibi Dong looked at Ye Liangchen with a smile. Although she didn't understand how this little guy knew about the Sea God's methods, she knew it must be true.

"Don't worry, even if Poseidon is a god-level powerhouse, he is just a person and doesn't have that much power yet."

Ye Liangchen knew that the old bachelor Sea God urgently needed to leave the God Realm, so he wasn't worried that he would cause trouble.

Bibi Dong followed Ye Liangchen's instructions and immediately summoned high-ranking officials of Platinum Bishop rank and above to the Papal Palace. She conveyed Ye Liangchen's strategy to everyone: safeguard the foundation of the Spirit Hall and temporarily ignore the Rakshasa Cult.

They then announced that the Rakshasa Cult was an evil cult and hoped that people would stay true to themselves and not be misled by its members, otherwise they would harm themselves and others.

Ghost Douluo immediately infiltrated the Star Luo Empire, ordering Qian Daoliu and the others to retreat.

"What? Bibi Dong wants us to retreat? What if the Rakshasa Cult invades the mainland if we leave?"

When Ghost Douluo brought Pope Bibi Dong's retreat notice, Qian Daoliu and his group were dumbfounded.

"Grand Elder, this is Young Master Ye's idea. He said that there will be no major wars before Tang San becomes a god... Therefore, our Spirit Hall has no need to be a sucker, otherwise the empire and the major sects will reap the benefits."

Ghost Douluo conveyed Ye Liangchen's analysis of the current situation to Qian Daoliu and his group.

"Hehe...! So it was Xiao Chen who arranged this. Then let's retreat. It's time to put Xiao Xue's ascension to godhood on the agenda."

When Qian Daoliu heard that Ye Liangchen had come to the Spirit Hall, he knew it was also for the sake of his granddaughter's ascension to godhood. Once his granddaughter became a god, the mere Rakshasa Sect would be no problem at all.

"Doesn't the Spirit Hall claim to uphold justice? Why aren't they involved in the Rakshasa Cult's affairs?"

The news of Qian Daoliu and his group's retreat spread quickly, causing a sensation. Previously, the two great empires and the three upper sects had hoped that the Spirit Hall and the Rakshasa Sect would fight each other to the death, but now the Spirit Hall had simply abandoned the matter. This unconventional move was hard for all parties to accept in the short term.

The 20,000 troops stationed on the southern coast of the Star Luo Empire felt their scalps tingle. They had personally witnessed the Rakshasa Cult members, who were all eccentric and, to put it bluntly, a bunch of degenerates with no moral compass. Once they arrived, countless people would suffer.

"What should we do?"

Emperor Dai Tianfeng of the Star Luo Empire has become incredibly powerful. If the Rakshasa Cult were to invade the continent, the Star Luo Empire would be the first to suffer, and might even become the home of the fallen.

"Bishop Omos, why is the Spirit Hall no longer involved in the affairs of the Rakshasa Cult?"

Dai Tianfeng arrived at the Spirit Hall in the Star Luo Imperial City and met with the Platinum Bishop Omos, wanting to find out why the Spirit Hall was behaving so strangely.

"Your Majesty, I am merely a lowly Platinum Bishop and have no right to know about decisions made by the higher-ups."

Bishop Omos of Platinum spread his hands, thinking: You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask? I want to know why the High Priests and the others wanted to leave.

Unable to extract information from the Spirit Hall, Dai Tianfeng had no choice but to go to the residence of the Star Luo royal family's retainers and ask the two titled Douluo of the Clear Sky Sect how to deal with the current situation.

"Your Excellencies, do you have any way to deal with the Rakshasa Cult?" Dai Tianfeng could only hope that the Haotian Sect could take up the banner of protecting the world.

"Your Majesty, for now we should observe the situation and send more troops to guard the southern coast."

The two Title Douluo of the Clear Sky Sect were helpless. The Rakshasa Sect now possessed one Limit Douluo and five Super Douluo, a force that could rival the Spirit Hall, far beyond what the Clear Sky Sect could handle.

The two old men were named Tang Guang and Tang Hui. When they learned that Tang San had appeared on Rakshasa Island, they knew that the Clear Sky Sect was nearing its end. The two old men had witnessed Tang San's hatred for the Clear Sky Sect firsthand, and they dared not imagine the consequences if that guy attacked the Clear Sky Sect.

"Hehehe...! Qian Daoliu, it's good that you're gone."

When the Blood-Eyed Douluo on Rakshasa Island saw Qian Daoliu and his group leave, he was overjoyed. This way, the Rakshasa Cult could openly recruit more followers.

(End of this chapter)