The Peerless Tang Sect: Heavenly Heart Douluo

Chapter 86 The Reactions of Other Forces After the Tournament (5000 words)

At this moment, the Ice Emperor also got up and came to a frozen lake in the core area of ​​the far north. This place was the Snow Emperor's territory. Unlike the outside world where water freezes instantly, the transparent lake water in this frozen lake was rippling, but the temperature here was already at the level of extreme ice.

At the center of the frozen lake is a small ice crystal island. The cold air emanating from it is even difficult for the Ice Emperor, who is the ultimate ice, to bear. After all, there are different levels of ultimate ice, and this place should be the coldest place in the far north.

"Xue'er, Xue'er," Hyotei called softly on the lake.

As Xue Di slowly emerged from the cave in the center of Iceland, a beautiful young girl emerged from it, bearing a striking resemblance to Xue Di and possessing the same aloof and ethereal demeanor.

Ice Emperor asked with some doubt, "Who is this Xue'er? Why can't I sense any soul beast aura from her?"

The Snow Empress sighed and began to slowly explain: "When I was in human form, I was controlled by a human soul master, so the far north wanted to create another Ice and Snow Maiden to protect the peace of the far north."

"However, because my original power still exists within me and is suppressed by that God-Sealing Platform, her birth was somewhat unexpected and she could not take shape. In the end, the natural will of the far north used my original form as a template to turn her into a being similar to a transformed soul beast, but not a transformed soul beast."

"After she was born from the ice lotus, she named herself Su Tong. I only discovered her when I returned to the Ice God Lake."

"Now that we each occupy a part of the Ice and Snow Maiden's position, half of my original power was also separated when I came into contact with her. Fortunately, I have the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow, so it won't have a big impact on my subsequent cultivation."

Upon hearing this, Hyotei froze on the spot, and said in a panic, "How... how could this happen? That kid Huo Yuhao just came by and said that we should be ready to act at any time. He might summon us at any moment. Xue'er, will this affect your current condition?"

"It's alright. If it's just a short-term attack, there won't be any major problems. Moreover, after returning this time, I discovered that along with Su Tong's birth, an energy core condensed in the Ice God Lake, which I named the Heart of the Ice God."

With a light tap of her finger, Xue Di caused a gem-like object to float in mid-air from the lake. It was only about the size of a longan, shaped like a teardrop, with countless tiny facets, and was entirely ice-blue.

"This should be the crystallization formed over millions of years in the far north. As long as it exists, the original power I consumed after returning to the Ice God Lake can be replenished, so there is no problem. It's just that because I share the original power with Su Tong, I cannot return to my previous cultivation level."

Hyotei gazed at the crystal, a surge of intense longing and reverence rising within her. Forcibly suppressing these emotions, she asked with some doubt, "Is this really such a coincidence? But won't this affect the very essence of the far north?"

"Logically, something so far beyond its specifications shouldn't even exist in the world, right?"

Xue Di shook her head and said, "I don't know either, but all the strange changes here started after Huo Yuhao arrived."

"Whether it's good or bad, we can only continue to walk with him, whether it's because his fate has affected us, or because the far north felt threatened by him and spontaneously wanted to resist."

"Now that we've both pledged our allegiance to him, the only one who might be able to put up a fight is Su Tong. Atai and Xiaobai aren't strong enough or have the potential to do so."

"I've decided to let Su Tong grow a bit older and increase her strength before sending her to the human world. Given her current condition, even a Limit Douluo wouldn't be able to see anything special about her."

"Moreover, after encountering that human soul master, I felt that the soul tool would be the place where humans would completely differentiate themselves from soul beasts. I plan to send her to the neighboring Sun Moon Empire. I heard that the human soul master came from the Sun Moon Empire."

Xue Di patted Su Tong's head: "We have to find a way to preserve one or two sparks of hope for the far north. Sigh, let's always be prepared for the worst."

The Ice Emperor nodded: "Then I'll head back first. I still can't stand the temperature here. Unlike you Ice and Snow Maidens, who are favored by the far north, this cold air is only beneficial to you."

Watching the Ice Emperor's figure gradually disappear into the distance, the Snow Emperor and Su Tong returned to the cave inside the Ice Island. At this moment, a pair of lotus flowers with twin blossoms were swaying gently in the Ice God Lake.

Now let's rewind to a month and a half ago.

The All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament ended hastily. Shrek Academy, having lost two strong competitors, Huo Yuhao and Ma Xiaotao, had to reconvene for the finals after Xu Jiawei recovered.

Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy rose to prominence and successfully defeated Shrek Academy, winning the championship of this year's All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament and severely plunging Shrek Academy into a quagmire.

Afterwards, Wang Yan and Xuan Zi naturally spoke up, expressing the greatness of the Shrek Academy Inner Court Inspection Team as the mainland police. They even mentioned that some of the students who were preparing to participate in the competition had died or been injured because of their dedication to the people. Therefore, they were ultimately defeated by the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy when the reserve team had to fight.

And they naturally wouldn't say that the deaths and injuries of the official team members, as well as the disappearances of Ma Xiaotao and Huo Yuhao, were all caused by the dereliction of duty of a certain Taotie Douluo.

Emperor Xu Jiawei of Xingluo naturally expressed his deepest condolences to him, and looked at Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger, who had a very ugly face but was still forcing a smile, with a bit of schadenfreude.

After all, his two direct sons have now been confirmed dead. Even though the Evil-Eyed White Tiger and the Netherworld Cat lineage still secretly covet the throne of the Star Luo Empire, their greatest threat has been eliminated.

There is no way that Dai Hao's other collateral descendants could integrate the power of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion and the Netherworld Duke's Mansion, so his throne can rest easy for at least the next twenty years.

Moreover, Dai Hao had to put on a righteous and awe-inspiring attitude, as if his White Tiger lineage was born to shed blood for Shrek Academy, and that everything was what his two sons should do, without daring to hold Shrek Academy accountable in the slightest.

However, the public did not really buy into what Wang Yan and Xuan Zi said. Most of them were not high-level soul masters, so they naturally did not know the value of Shrek Academy's Super Douluo and Limit Douluo. Moreover, most of them had almost no contact with evil soul masters, except for Star Luo City, which was the closest they had ever come to evil soul masters.

All they knew was that Shrek Academy had lost, their money betting on Shrek Academy's victory had gone down the drain, they had suffered real financial losses, and the once-dominant Shrek Academy had fallen from its pedestal.

All these factors, coupled with the rampant evil spirit master in Xingluo City and the inaction of the level 98 powerhouse Taotie Douluo of Shrek Academy, have caused Shrek Academy's reputation, which had been built up over ten thousand years, to plummet.

Meanwhile, Tang San, in the God Realm, due to the time difference between the mortal realm and the God Realm, had not yet noticed that the foundation of his divine throne, built upon the once-famous Sea God faith, was gradually beginning to crack. He was still happily scheming against the God King of Destruction every day.

At this moment, at Shrek Academy, in the Sea God's Pavilion at Sea God Lake.

Mu En looked at Xuan Zi with a somewhat gloomy expression.

Xuanzi kept his head down. None of the other elders were present; only he and Mu En were there.

"So, you lost both Yuhao and Xiaotao? And you didn't do anything about the atrocities committed by the evil soul masters of Xingluo City?" An aura of a Limit Douluo swept over him, and even Xuanzi felt immense pressure.

"Junior Uncle, these are all people from the Body Sect. It's them who lack martial ethics!" Xuanzi began to argue. In fact, he hadn't thought things through at first. When Du Busi challenged him to a duel, he simply followed along.

How could he possibly remember taking care of the Shrek Seven Devils? As for the evil spirit master afterward, the explosions had already subsided by the time the battle in his mind cooled down.

Mu En snorted coldly: "Then don't you know how important Yuhao is to Shrek Academy? Do you know that he was handpicked by His Majesty the Sea God and will be the next god among mortals! With him around, Shrek Academy can at least continue its glory and splendor for another ten thousand years!"

"Now that you've lost him, did he get taken away by the evil spirit masters or the Body Sect? And where was he taken? How are we supposed to find him?"

"Xiao Tao is also a descendant of the Phoenix God, and a once-in-a-century genius of Shrek Academy besides Yu Hao. How can you expect me to forgive you for losing both of them? Huh?"

The more Mu En spoke, the angrier he became. Finally, his anger erupted without any attempt to conceal it, and Xuan Zi's legs went weak, causing him to collapse to the ground.

After venting his anger, Mu En sighed inwardly. Now that His Majesty the Sea God had bestowed upon him the Heart of the Sea God, Huo Yuhao had gone missing. The Body Sect had always acted in secrecy, and if they had taken Huo Yuhao away, he wouldn't know where to begin looking for him.

But if it's an evil spirit master who takes it away, wouldn't that be a good thing? Mu En silently thought about his two old friends.

"Alright, stop lounging around here. What kind of behavior is this? You immediately take the inspection team and head to various countries to investigate. No matter what, you must bring Yuhao and Xiaotao back to me!"

Xuanzi quickly stood up, swallowed hard, and said, "Yes, Junior Uncle."

"Also, have the title and wanted poster for that evil spirit master been finalized?"

Xuanzi nodded and said, "We have preliminarily determined the evil soul master's style of doing things. It should be the same person as the evil soul master in Dragon City last time. Moreover, this time he should only have sent a puppet with strength close to that of a titled Douluo. The person himself has not appeared yet."

"Moreover, there is no other information about him. The title we have proposed for him is Death Tide, because both of his attacks involved large-scale attacks by low-level undead creatures like a tidal wave."

"As for the arrest warrants, we have also issued them to various countries in mainland China."

Moon nodded and said, "I need any information I can get. I don't have many chances left to act. Before I leave, I must eradicate this evil spirit master! Otherwise, he will definitely be a major threat to Shrek Academy."

"Alright, Xuanzi, you may go now."

Xuanzi then hurriedly went out, feeling relieved but also somewhat worried. This continent is so vast, where should he even begin his search? Oh well, what's done is done, let's go have a drink first.

As Mu En felt his body weakening day by day, he sighed silently, "Xuanzi, my time is running out."

He then silently went to the secret chamber at the top of the Sea God Pavilion to pray.

However, upon hearing that the chosen one of destiny had gone missing, and that Shrek Academy had only managed to secure second place in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament, Tang San, the Sea God, in a fit of rage, abruptly cut off Mu En's prayer. By the time his anger subsided, Mu En had already perished due to his internal injuries.

In the outer courtyard of Shrek Academy, in the second-year dormitory building, Wang Dong'er packed her things and shouldered her backpack.

Looking at the dormitory where she had spent a year, and Huo Yuhao's empty bed, Wang Dong'er's sadness had disappeared, leaving only determination. In her view, without Yuhao, Shrek Academy no longer needed to stay.

Moreover, Shrek's previous actions in the tournament have made her realize that the Shrek of today is no longer the Shrek she once admired.

She silently told herself, "No matter if they are from the Body Sect or anyone else, I will find your Yuhao."

She then turned and left, intending to return to the Haotian Sect, as Shrek Academy could no longer offer her any help.

It would be better to return to the sect. Niu Tian and Titan had previously told her that the Haotian Sect had a set of inherited soul bones that complemented the Haotian Hammer.

She absorbed the easiest leg bone to absorb so that she could see Huo Yuhao as soon as possible.

However, she needs to gain power as soon as possible so that she will be qualified to meet Yuhao. She also understands that Yuhao is definitely a highly valuable person to cultivate for the Body Sect.

Moreover, given Huo Yuhao's personality, perhaps he really doesn't care whether he was forcibly taken away by the Body Sect.

However, she cared. She had already realized her own feelings, but regretted not having had time to convey them to Huo Yuhao. She didn't want Huo Yuhao to be taken away by someone else.

The next time they meet, she needs to have the power to keep Huo Yuhao with her.

Sun and Moon Empire, Demon Forest, Holy Spirit Cult Headquarters.

In a dark room, on an altar, a voluptuous girl in a dark red dress is bound by chains, kneeling on the ground with her eyes closed. The air around her is slightly distorted, and upon closer inspection, one can see that she is burning with jet-black flames, though this is not very noticeable in the darkness.

Crow Douluo bowed respectfully to Zhongli Wu and said, "Master, the Holy Maiden's emotions have been very unstable since she was brought back, and the control methods used within the sect do not seem to be able to subdue her Dark Flame."

Zhongli Wu frowned at this scene, somewhat displeased, and then said, "The Holy Church's prophecies never go wrong. Have you spoken with her about this?"

Upon hearing this, Raven Douluo looked embarrassed. Although his subordinates regarded the saying "May the Holy Emperor live ten thousand years, and may the Holy Maiden's beauty last forever" as truth, Raven Douluo was already a powerhouse close to a Super Douluo, and his martial soul was only of the dark attribute.

He was persecuted by others simply because the Raven Martial Soul symbolized misfortune. Later, he was recruited by the Holy Spirit Cult. He was not a true evil Martial Soul or evil Soul Master. Therefore, in his opinion, the so-called return of the Holy Maiden was ultimately a matter of brainwashing. After all, how could she possibly give up her original power and be willing to join the Holy Spirit Cult?

Zhongli Wu frowned and stepped forward to observe Ma Xiaotao. His subordinates had instructed him to use the control methods he had taught them, but they were still unable to penetrate Ma Xiaotao's soul and modify her.

Zhongli Wu released the chains that were controlling Ma Xiaotao. Ma Xiaotao's body suddenly erupted, and flames rushed towards Zhongli Wu. However, they were blocked by Zhongli Wu's soul power and could not penetrate. Zhongli Wu noticed that there was some clarity in Ma Xiaotao's eyes at this moment and spoke.

"It seems you've regained your senses. Why don't we sit down and have a proper talk?" Zhongli Wu forced a smile as he spoke. As the leader of the Holy Spirit Cult, he deeply believed in that somewhat ridiculous prophecy.

Because he had truly seen that Holy Emperor, and that blood-red sword aura had become a nightmare that he could never shake off, making him believe in every prophecy of the Holy Emperor with utmost devotion. He firmly believed that when the prophecy was fulfilled, he too would ascend to heaven.

Ma Xiaotao had actually regained her senses when she was taken to the Sun Moon Empire. It wasn't because she suppressed the madness in her martial soul, but because that madness was completely infused with the fear mark by the runes left by Huo Yuhao, nourishing the fear mark and the runes.

Therefore, apart from the violence aroused by her martial soul, Huo Yuhao now occupies the rest of Ma Xiaotao's heart.

She was now extremely eager to go to the Body Sect to find Huo Yuhao and had no intention of caring about the so-called Holy Spirit Cult and Shrek Academy.

Just as she finished listening to Zhongli Wu's words and was poised to continue her attack, her body froze on the spot.

Because from her spiritual sea came a voice that ignited her fervor and occupied her entire mind—that was Huo Yuhao's voice.

Using the fear mark and runes, Huo Yuhao connected a portion of his spiritual power to Ma Xiaotao.

With Ma Xiaotao present, some of his plans for the Holy Spirit Church can now be implemented.

As Huo Yuhao calmed Ma Xiaotao down, the surrounding dark flames also gradually subsided. He spoke coldly, "What do you want to talk about?"

Upon hearing this, Zhongli Wu breathed a sigh of relief. Since the other party was willing to communicate and did not directly threaten to kill, it meant that there was much to be done in the future.

"Miss Ma Xiaotao, with your current martial spirit, you can be said to be an enemy to everyone on the continent. I hope to tell you about our Heavenly Father and Savior, the Holy Emperor."

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