Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

"Thank you, sir. We will never forget your guidance. We have already made arrangements for the matter you instructed us to carry out, and we expect to have results soon."

Fentian's voice carried a chilling undertone. As he spoke, the crimson liquid around the stone platform surged and rose violently, transforming into patches of blood flames that looked even more eerie.

"Hmm, Fen Tian, ​​Huang Xingyun, you did quite well, but I need more life essence blood. This is related to my escape and your advancement. If you want to break through to the Heavenly God Realm, you must gather more life essence blood into the Blood Cave."

A sharp voice emanated from the black hole, its gender indiscernible. As the voice appeared, all the blood within the blood cave boiled, transforming into vast swathes of blood flames that surged toward the black hole and were ruthlessly devoured.

"We understand, sir."

Huang Xingyun and the others bowed respectfully. They hesitated for a moment before speaking, "However, sir, due to the geographical location of the two great empires we control, it is not convenient to start a war directly. Therefore, we will probably have to find an opportunity to collect the essence blood."

"Looking for an opportunity? Are you going against me?"

The sharp voice emanating from the black hole suddenly became agitated, seemingly tinged with hysterical rage: "Don't forget how you increased your power. I can give you power, and I can take it back, and even take your lives."

"You control two empires on the vast continent, that's a huge population. Can't you just kill a few? What opportunity do you need to find?"

The four people in front of the black hole were speechless upon hearing this. Although they knew that their trapped master had some mental problems, they did not expect him to be so crazy.

If they really follow this idea, they might be able to gather enough essence blood in a short time, but their respective empires will definitely suffer heavy losses. It will easily arouse the curiosity and investigation of other empires, and if they are not careful, they might attract the other three holy sites, which would be even more disastrous.

"My lord, we also have some difficulties. Although we are high-ranking officials of two empires, indiscriminately slaughtering living beings will affect our rule and make it difficult to carry out subsequent plans."

Shen Mo, who was standing next to Fen Tian, ​​hesitated for a moment before speaking. As the patriarch of the Danton Empire's royal family, he naturally did not want to slaughter the people of his own empire. "My lord, we can actually wage war against other empires to obtain essence blood, but at this stage, our strength is still insufficient, and we need to plan for the long term."

Shen Mo and the other three have been stuck at the Heavenly Emperor level for a long time, so they're not in a hurry. On the contrary, the master behind the black hole is now focused on breaking free and wreaking havoc, turning the vast plane into a world of destruction.

"You're worried about the remaining holy lands? What a bunch of useless trash. It's a waste of my efforts to improve your strength. Why are you afraid of them? Just start a war."

The voice from behind the black hole was filled with anger: "As long as you successfully release me, you will surely win this war. What are you afraid of?"

"My lord, we are not afraid, but we are worried that we will not be able to complete the important task and lift your seal."

Huang Xingyun also spoke up: "While the combined strength of Love Valley and Blood Red Prison is certainly remarkable, the other holy lands are no ordinary places either."

Even among the gods, the Lord of Snow God Mountain is a powerful figure. The Vast Palace controls abundant resources and has a profound foundation on Heavenly Pearl Island. As for the Heavenly Evil Cult, its own foundation is also quite impressive, and this time it has recruited a mysterious powerhouse.

In the battle during the day, four Heavenly Emperors and twenty Heavenly Kings from the Valley of Love joined forces, but that person launched a sneak attack, killing more than half of the powerful warriors on the spot, and my wife and I were also seriously injured..."

"Were you injured by people from that Heavenly Evil Cult? The remaining flame power in your bodies is very peculiar, and it seems to contain some power that I have never encountered before."

The voice behind the black hole subtly changed, as if it had been persuaded by them, and its tone softened slightly, "Since there are these troublesome guys in the outside world, I'll give you some more chances."

"Destructive power can help your sect's experts improve, but that's still too slow. If you want to gain the power to directly crush the continent, you'll have to find other powerful individuals and summon the spirits of the dead."

"My lord, what do you mean by that?"

After exchanging glances, Fentian, Huang Xingyun, and the others were somewhat bewildered, vaguely sensing that this was not a good thing, but they still had no choice but to ask.

"Both of your sects have a long history and have produced many powerful figures throughout the ages. If we can excavate their remains and bring them here, I have the means to revive them. Although the revived ones will not be as strong as they were in life, they can still provide some combat power."

The voice from behind the black hole rang out again, but what it said was hard for the four to accept. They all knew that this master was an even more evil being than the Heavenly Evil Cult. He said that resurrecting the dead was probably a desecration of corpses to create living weapons.

Although their choice to slaughter living beings to collect essence blood was already a heinous crime, they still had feelings for their respective sects. This act of desecrating graves and attacking their own ancestors was something they couldn't quite accept emotionally.

"What, you don't want to? I'm only suggesting this because I care about you."

The voice from behind the black hole was already getting impatient, "You yourselves said you weren't strong enough, which is why I had you resurrect the dead to fight. Anyway, they've all died once, so dying again won't make a difference..."

"We will do as you instruct, sir."

After some hesitation, Fentian, Huang Xingyun, and the others finally agreed. They all knew that if their act of surrendering to this lord and slaughtering living beings to collect essence blood were exposed, they would definitely face joint suppression from the remaining holy lands.

Since they are destined to be enemies, they must prepare early. Just as their lord said, the foundations of their two holy lands are still somewhat lacking. Even if they are all enhanced by the power of destruction, relying solely on their original numbers, they probably do not have an absolute chance of victory.

In this situation, although digging up the remains of ancestors and bringing them back to life may seem like a desecration of one's ancestors, on second thought, isn't bringing them back to life a good thing? As long as you can live with yourself, that's fine.

The group stopped dwelling on the matter, and the voice from behind the black hole sounded again, "I have another task for you. Find traces of the dragon descendants. If I'm not mistaken, they should have disappeared in the central part of the continent."

"My lord, we still have some clues about the dragon race."

After exchanging glances, Fen Tian and Huang Xingyun respectfully said, "On Tianzhu Island of the Zhongtian Empire, more than ten dragon lairs have been excavated. During the last Tianzhu Competition, another dragon clan relic was discovered in a special space. According to our speculation, the clues to the dragon clan should be within that light and shadow space."

"Very good, very good. Hahahaha..."

The being behind the black hole was overjoyed upon hearing this news and immediately instructed the group, "I need you to arrange for people to locate the dragon descendants as soon as possible. I need the fresh essence blood of the dragons."

"If I can obtain the essence and blood of a living dragon as a sacrifice, I will have a way to escape sooner, and naturally I won't need so much essence and blood from other living beings."

Fen Tian hesitated and said, "Well, my lord, the Heavenly Pearl Competition hosted by the Vast Palace is held every five years, and the same goes for that Light and Shadow Space. If it is true, as we have predicted, that the Dragon Clan is inside the Light and Shadow Space, then there is no other way for the time being."

"Damn it, damn it, you all deserve to die, what kind of ideas did you all come up with?"

The black hole became enraged, "Get out of here! Get back to your work! Collect the essence of living beings to find dragon bloodlines. If you can't find purebloods, look for mixed-bloods. Many of the dragons under Fengtian have bred sub-dragon bloodlines with other races. Search carefully, you're sure to find some..."

"This subordinate takes his leave..."

Seeing that their lord was truly angry, Fentian, Huang Xingyun, and the others quickly took their leave and departed.

These four are all cunning old foxes. They only pledged allegiance to this master to increase their strength and dominate the continent. If they had a choice, they would never want to release this master who is clearly mentally unstable.

However, for now they still have to rely on the other party, so they naturally dare not disobey openly. As for whether they will arrange things properly when they go back, that is up to them.

"Ah ah ah..."

After the four figures disappeared, the black hole in the original spot began to fluctuate, and an angry voice came from within, "Old man Fengtian, do you really think you can seal me away forever!"

"You just wait! When I find your dragon descendants and use your bloodline to break your seal, let's see how you'll stand against me then. At that time, I, the Lord of the Underworld, will turn this entire continent crimson..."

Late at night, in the rest room arranged by Blood Red Prison, Xue Aotian, who had exhausted himself during the day, was meditating to recuperate when suddenly he seemed to sense something and abruptly opened his eyes.

The originally dim room seemed to be struck by lightning, with a dazzling light flashing and disappearing in an instant. This miraculous phenomenon of electricity arising from an empty room also reflects the power of this Lord Snow Mountain God.

"Tian'er? How did she end up in the Crimson Prison?"

After sensing his beloved daughter's aura, Xue Aotian's first reaction was not to chase after her, but to become suspicious. However, he also believed in his own strength and did not think for long before turning into a white light and disappearing from the spot.

At the same time Xue Aotian disappeared from the room, at the Haomiao Palace's residence, Shangguan Tianyang and Shangguan Tianyue were discussing the events of the day in a room.

"Brother, the Heavenly Evil Cult has suddenly gained such a mysterious and powerful figure. This is not a good thing for our Vast Expanse Palace!"

Shangguan Tianyue persuaded her elder brother to take the Heavenly Evil Cult seriously, "Everyone saw the tragic state of Youqing Valley today. Two Heavenly Emperors and twelve Heavenly Kings died at once. Even my Vast Expanse Palace will be severely damaged. We must find a way to get rid of that person."

“Second brother, I know you resent him because of Fei’er, but people of our level must not act impulsively.”

Shangguan Tianyang shook his head. "That person has close ties with the Heavenly Evil Cult. Our Haomiao Palace has been suppressing the Heavenly Evil Cult for many years, which is already a bit excessive. If we target that person further, we might provoke the Heavenly Evil Cult into a fight to the death with us. You have seen that person's strength."

If he and Wu Yunyue were to abandon all pretense and target our Haomiao Palace with all their might, what should we do? In that case, everyone would suffer heavy losses. Haomiao Palace might be able to destroy the Heavenly Evil Sect, but it would definitely be severely weakened. If the other three holy lands were to seize the opportunity to rise up, what should we do then?

Leaving aside the sacred sites of Blood Prison and Valley of Affection, the Heavenly Cult developed under our relentless suppression. Putting everything else aside, just consider Xue Aotian—do you have any way to deal with him?

Our greatest enemy now is Snow God Mountain. The matter of the Heavenly Evil Sect can be put on hold for now; after all, that person hasn't gone too far."

"Brother, I know we should prioritize the bigger picture, but I just can't stand it."

Shangguan Tianyue shook her head and smiled bitterly, "That guy deliberately provoked me during the day. It was simply too much. If it weren't for me... I really wanted to kill him."

"Oh! Father-in-law, you're in a bad mood. I wonder what I did to make you so angry?"

Just as Shangguan Tianyang was about to offer some gentle advice, a voice suddenly rang out from outside the door. The two brothers immediately became alert and then flew out to chase after it.

Chapter 557 Alliance Discussion

"Bastard, this is outrageous!"

When Shangguan Tianyue rushed out of the room, she realized that most of the disciples guarding the room had fainted. She immediately chased after them. Shangguan Tianyang, who was following behind, quickly woke them up. After confirming that they were alright, he also flew out with Shangguan Tianyue.

"This is... the realm of the gods?"

After chasing the Blood Red Prison for a long time, Shangguan Tianyue and Shangguan Tianyang suddenly felt a flash of red light ahead and immediately stopped.

Before them lay a secluded valley, a vast area enveloped in a fiery red light. It was this fiery red halo that made them hesitant to enter, for this radiant space was no different from the divine realm of a celestial being.

After cultivators on the Vast Continent reach the Celestial God level, they can solidify their influence on the external environment. This solidification creates a special ability known as a Divine Domain, and every Celestial God-level expert possesses their own exclusive Divine Domain.

The power of the divine realm is extremely strong. Those who possess a divine realm are virtually invincible once they stand within it, unless you also have your own divine realm that can rival it and counteract its effects.

Besides, entering someone else's divine realm is also a very dangerous act. Unless you can defeat its master within the divine realm, you are putting your safety in the hands of others, which is unacceptable for a strong person.

Therefore, most Heavenly Emperor-level powerhouses would avoid the Divine Realm if they could. The Shangguan brothers had fought Xue Aotian many times and had a deep understanding of the Divine Realm, so they would not easily take risks.

"Big brother, shall we go in?"

As the two brothers, Shangguan Tianyang and Shangguan Tianyue, hesitated, the red light in front of them suddenly twisted and formed a passage, as if the people inside were inviting them to enter. Upon seeing this, Shangguan Tianyue couldn't help but look at Shangguan Tianyang and ask him a question.

"Since they've already extended such an invitation, it would be disrespectful for us to hesitate any longer. Let's go in!"

After thinking for a moment, Shangguan Tianyang nodded. The two brothers stepped into the area filled with red light. In an instant, several figures appeared in front of them. When they saw them clearly, the two brothers became vigilant again.

"It was you guys."

"Xue Aotian".

Two surprised voices rang out one after the other. Xue Aotian and the Shangguan brothers, who had been led here, were surprised to see each other, and then looked at Wu Yunyue and Yan on the other side.

Xue Aotian looked at Yan and Wu Yunyue calmly and said, "Evil Emperor, explain yourself! What exactly do you mean by this?"

"The three of you, please calm down for now. The reason we have invited the Lord of Snow God Mountain and the two Palace Masters of Vast Expanse Palace here today is to discuss a major matter concerning the safety of the Vast Expanse Continent. This matter can only be resolved by the combined efforts of our three families and the alliance of multiple empires on the continent."

Yan Dan's words made Xue Aotian and the Shangguan brothers frown. However, none of them were ordinary people, so they did not rush to ask questions, but continued to listen to him. "Please take a look, everyone."

As Yan spoke, he raised his hand, and the constantly fluctuating red flames quickly converged into a light screen. The light screen flickered and reflected several figures. When they saw the situation clearly, the others present were very surprised.

"Huang Xingyun, Fentian, Chenmo, and one more, who should be Yun Ruoyu. What are the four of them doing together?"

"You left something on Yun Ruoyu? When did this happen?"

"The black hole in front of them had such a strange and powerful force."

Everyone else except Yan was surprised to see the four people, while Xue Aotian, who had the highest cultivation level among them, kept staring at the black hole.

Yan smiled and gestured for them to continue reading. "Gentlemen, you'll see as we keep watching. Crimson Prison and Valley of Affection have prepared quite a few surprises for us."

The fiery scene depicts Huang Xingyun and the other three meeting with the Lord of the Underworld. Yan had left a hidden trap during his battle with Yun Ruoyu in the daytime, and both Yun Ruoyu and Huang Xingyun were under his surveillance.

When he noticed that the two of them had joined forces with Shen Mo Fentian and entered a strange space, Yan realized that they were going to make contact with the Lord of the Underworld. So, while monitoring them, he sent out another clone to lure Xue Aotian and the Shangguan brothers over.

"These guys are truly insane; they actually slaughtered so many living beings to collect their life essence."

"Blood Prison and Valley of Affection have actually colluded together long ago, damn it."

"What kind of existence is this Lord of the Underworld? It feels like he is even more powerful than the legendary Heavenly Transformation Realm."

As the images on the screen rapidly changed, and everyone had finished watching, their faces turned unusually grim.

Although we could only see some effects through the light screen, we could infer from the changes in the environment around the four people that their strength had increased considerably in a very short time, which was a terrifying thing, especially since they also harbored malice towards the people present.