Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect: I, Huo Yuhao, join the Sun Moon Sect

However, by studying these kinds of books, he can glimpse some of the power of the gods.

Without the power of a deity as a reference, it is difficult to determine whether Kong Lao could contend with a deity if he created an eleventh or twelfth level soul tool.

Moreover, according to his research, the gods also have varying degrees of power.

Some deities are powerful, while others are relatively weak. There is a huge gap between Soul Masters and deities, and there is also a huge gap between deities themselves.

This means that one cannot use a particularly powerful deity as a reference point for whether an eleventh-level soul tool can contend with a deity.

Among the humans who became gods ten thousand years ago, Tang San was probably the strongest. Although Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong were also very powerful, as losers, their strength was definitely not comparable to Tang San's.

Therefore, the only way to find a benchmark for the power of a deity is to look among the other six monsters.

The sound of turning pages echoed in the dean's office. The author of this book was the renowned Yu Xiaogang, though in Jing Hongchen's mind, Yu Xiaogang was nothing more than an academic fraud.

If it weren't for the fact that among those who were close to the original Shrek Seven Devils of that era, Yu Xiaogang was the one who loved writing books the most, thus leaving behind a large number of books from that time, he actually wouldn't have been willing to read the books written by this academic fraudster.

He reads very quickly, and closes the book after finishing it in a short while.

He thought with some helplessness: "The book does record some of the Seven Gods' strength, but it records too little. Most of the content in the book is Yu Xiaogang boasting that his special training had a profound impact on the Seven Devils, which is why the Seven Devils were able to become powerful gods. Without his special training, the Seven Devils would have had virtually no chance of becoming gods."

Such self-praise is utterly shameless. Yu Xiaogang is not only an academic fraud, but also a fame-seeking opportunist.

Tap tap tap, a series of footsteps sounded outside, and soon, Huo Yuhao and Xiao Hongchen appeared at the door. Xiao Hongchen smiled and said, "Yuhao, Xiao, you're here. There are two chairs here, come, have a seat!"

He stretched out his hand and pointed to two chairs placed across the table.

Huo Yuhao and Xiao Hongchen immediately sat down in two chairs. Huo Yuhao noticed a book on the table. He picked it up and examined it. He found that the book was titled "This is the Seven Gods, Listen to Yu Xiaogang's Story," and the cover had the words "Author: Yu Xiaogang" in large characters.

He was immediately puzzled: "Dean, you're reading Yu Xiaogang's books again? This man is a fame-seeker. His books and theories are basically worthless. It's only because Yu Xiaogang has a special status at Shrek Academy that his books have become bestsellers in many countries with the help of Shrek Academy."

Jing Hongchen sighed, then told Huo Yuhao about why she had read the book and how she felt after finishing it.

After listening, Huo Yuhao pondered and said, "Dean, because my strength has improved, my ability to use the Eye of Destiny to peek into destiny has also improved. Now, I can actually try to peek into the destiny of soul tools, and then know what level of soul tool can contend with gods."

Since the Eye of Destiny is on him, and he has "used" it to make a number of correct judgments, he will naturally not be suspected by Jing Hongchen if he continues to use the Eye of Destiny as a reason.

Jing Hongchen was pleasantly surprised: "That's great! Yuhao, with you here, it's truly a blessing for the Sun Moon Empire. Since your strength has increased... wait, what did you say, increased strength?"

Jing Hongchen immediately realized the unusual nature of Huo Yuhao's words, and his expression froze for a moment. He subconsciously asked, "Yuhao, what level is your strength now?"

"Level 74 Soul Saint." Huo Yuhao said as he stood up from his chair, seven soul rings rising from his feet.

Seeing this scene, Jing Hongchen was immediately overjoyed.

This is a Soul Saint!

For Huo Yuhao to become a level 74 Soul Saint at his current age is undoubtedly an extraordinary achievement. Even among the geniuses of Shrek Academy throughout history, no one has ever become a level 74 Soul Saint at this age.

Chapter 410 Yuhao, are you plotting a rebellion?

Moreover, he remembered that Huo Yuhao was a six-ring Soul Emperor this morning, which meant that the other party must have obtained a new Soul Spirit this afternoon or evening, thus advancing to a level seventy-four Soul Saint.

Undoubtedly, Huo Yuhao's sudden rise to power was the culmination of years of hard work. He had already reached the pinnacle of the Soul Emperor stage and then continued to cultivate and accumulate soul power. Otherwise, even if absorbing soul rings or soul spirits could increase soul power, Huo Yuhao would not have been able to suddenly advance to level 74.

Thinking of this, a look of emotion appeared on Jing Hongchen's face. He did not hide his appreciation for Huo Yuhao at all: "Yuhao, I have always thought that you have great talent and that you can become a young Soul Saint before you turn twenty."

However, I never expected that you would become a level 74 Soul Saint. Perhaps you can become a Soul Douluo before you turn 20? Or even a Title Douluo?

I originally thought my understanding of your talent was accurate enough, but you have once again shattered my expectations of you.

Throughout the history of Douluo Continent, many exceptionally talented Soul Masters have emerged, with Shrek Academy producing the most. After all, as the number one Soul Master Academy on the continent, it naturally attracts a large number of exceptionally talented Soul Masters to become students.

However, I do think that if those exceptionally talented Soul Masters from history lived in the same era as you, it would undoubtedly be their tragedy. After all, compared to you, no exceptionally talented Soul Master would be considered outstanding.

Hearing Jing Hongchen's flattery, Huo Yuhao smiled. It has to be said that Jing Hongchen was better at praising people than Xiao Hongchen.

However, this is normal, after all, Jing Hongchen is much older than Xiao Hongchen and has much more life experience.

Then Jing Hongchen's gaze fell on Xiao Hongchen. He sighed and said with some disappointment, "Xiao Xiao, look at Yuhao. He is more talented than you and works harder than you, which is why he has made such rapid progress in his cultivation!"

I think you should learn from Yuhao and spend more time improving your cultivation and soul tool technology!

As a grandfather, Jing Hongchen naturally hoped that Xiao Hongchen could improve under his supervision. Although he felt that Xiao Hongchen would never surpass Huo Yuhao in his lifetime, it would be good if he could narrow the gap with Huo Yuhao even a little.

My grandson is a very strong-willed person who finds it hard to accept failure. If I use Huo Yuhao as an example to spur Xiao Hongchen on, he will work harder and become better.

Although he hoped that Huo Yuhao could become his grandson-in-law and lead the Hongchen family to prosperity, he also hoped that Xiao Hongchen could become stronger and stronger.

Xiao Hongchen was taken aback, thinking to himself, "Wasn't this supposed to be praising Yuhao? Why did Grandpa suddenly steer the conversation towards me?"

However, his grandfather's words made sense, so he did not refute them, but agreed and said, "Grandpa, you are right. I will definitely learn from Yuhao. Although I can't compare with Yuhao in terms of talent, I will definitely put in more effort in the future!"

Jing Hongchen nodded in satisfaction, then glanced at Xiao Hongchen: "Alright, Hongchen, now that Yuhao has arrived, you can leave now. I have some things I need to discuss with Yuhao."

Xiao Hongchen hesitated for a moment, but seeing the resolute expression on Jing Hongchen's face, he nodded and said, "Yes, Grandpa."

After saying that, he left the dean's office.

Jing Hongchen immediately set up a soundproof soul-guided shield, then looked at Huo Yuhao with a serious expression and said, "Yuhao, His Majesty is dying! According to the information I have received, His Majesty is now in a coma and will probably pass away in a few days."

Huo Yuhao wasn't too surprised. After all, based on the timeline in the original novel, the old emperor of the Sun and Moon Dynasty did indeed not have many days left to live. This meant that Xu Tianran would ascend the throne, become the emperor of the Sun and Moon Dynasty, and then launch a war that would sweep across the Douluo Continent, attempting to annex the three kingdoms of Douluo.

"Dean, why are you telling me this? Do you harbor rebellious intentions and want to rebel?" Huo Yuhao asked with a forced smile.

Jing Hongchen said helplessly, "Yuhao, do the things you've done conform to the norms of the people of the Sun and Moon? The Spirit Transmission Tower you created has a huge influence, not only spreading soul spirits, but also spreading the fate-changing technique that allows ordinary people without soul power to become soul masters!"

According to the information I have received, you, Lord Huota, now enjoy extremely high prestige among both the Soul Master Corps and ordinary soldiers. It is still unknown how many people would be loyal to the Sun Moon Royal Family if you were to raise your arm and call upon them, but there will certainly be many who are loyal to you.

This is undoubtedly a terrible thing for the royal family!

"If it weren't for your use of a contract by the Spirit Pagoda to stop the spread of this kind of news, what you did would have reached Xu Tianran's ears long ago."

After saying this, he narrowed his eyes slightly, remained silent for a moment, and then slowly said, "Yuhao, are you plotting a rebellion?"

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao did not directly address the question. Instead, he calmly said, "Dean, since you've spoken to me privately without reporting me, you must not have much of a problem with what I did. So, do you have anything else to say to me?"

Jing Hongchen nodded, a look of appreciation on his face: "That's right, I do have something else to say to you. Don't worry, Master Kong has no objection to your rebellion, and neither do I."

Perhaps in many people's eyes, Confucius and I are both loyal to the emperor and patriots, but in reality, that is not the case. We deeply love our country.

As for the emperor, both Confucius and I believe that a good emperor is one who can lead the Sun Moon Empire to prosperity. And you, in fact, perfectly fit both Confucius's and our needs. If you truly wish to become emperor, Confucius and I will support you.”

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao began to analyze silently. In fact, what Jing Hongchen said was not wrong. Kong Deming was indeed a patriot, but he was not so loyal to the monarch.

In the original novel, Kong Deming even cooperated with Ju Zi and did not stop Huo Gua from assassinating Xu Tianran. He simply watched from the sidelines with the people from the Hall of Offerings. This was partly because Xu Yunhan was a student, and partly because of his dissatisfaction with Xu Tianran.

As for Jing Hongchen, although he informed Huo Yuhao of the direction of the Sun Moon Army in the original work, which can be considered a betrayal of the Sun Moon Empire, according to the original description, if it were twenty or ten years ago, given Jing Hongchen's personality, even if his own grandson died in front of him, he would not have wavered in the slightest.

The massive explosion in Mingdu, orchestrated by Huo Gua, killed Jing Hongchen's subordinates and friends, leaving him extremely lonely. All that remained were his grandson and granddaughter, the hope of the Hongchen family. Therefore, for the sake of his family, he had no choice but to betray the Sun Moon Empire.

So he said, "Dean, it's not the right time yet. Let Xu Tianran succeed to the throne smoothly. I will accumulate power and further undermine Xu Tianran's authority, and then become the de facto emperor. As for seizing the throne and becoming the emperor in name only, we'll talk about that when the time is right."

Huo Yuhao's idea was simple—build high walls, store up grain, and delay declaring himself king.

This is actually a very useful strategic approach.

If he were to hastily become the Emperor of the Sun and Moon, it would mean that Tang San might be keenly watching him. It would be better to secretly accumulate strength.

Currently, there are only four emperors in the entire Douluo Continent.

If Tang San wants to observe the situation on the human side of Douluo Continent, he will definitely spy on the emperors and even the crown princes of the four kingdoms in the God Realm.

Even if he lets the consciousness of the plane conceal himself, it will still arouse Tang San's suspicion. If Tang San doesn't send out his divine sense but instead personally goes down to spy at close range, then it will be troublesome.

It's important to understand that even if Tang San violates the rules of the God Realm, the God Realm Committee can only punish him, not kill him.

Let Xu Tianran be the target, it's good that he's being spied on by the pure and innocent sea god. As for supporting other royal children to become emperor, to be honest, according to common sense, no one else has a chance to become emperor.

After all, Xu Tianran has the support of the Holy Spirit Cult. To avoid arousing Tang San's curiosity after he becomes the Holy Emperor, let nature take its course. When his strength is sufficient and the time is right, he can ascend the throne and collect another wave of faith power as the emperor of all time.

Jing Hongchen was somewhat disappointed. He had already prepared to gain merit by following the emperor's lead, so that the Hongchen family could benefit from it, but Huo Yuhao wanted him to wait.

He had no choice but to say, "Okay, Yuhao, I'll listen to you."

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Mingyue Hotel.

Cai Meier sat in the chair, her face pale and somewhat worried.

It was certainly very strange that she hadn't received any messages from the college in the past few days.

After all, to prevent any accidents, she maintained contact with the academy, and the means of communication were naturally handled by a designated person.

Now, Elder Song and Xian Lin'er have both gone out to investigate the situation, in order to find out why they haven't received any messages from the academy.

After a while, she took a deep breath and, in order to adjust her mood, began to change her mindset.

The second semi-final will begin tomorrow. Although the second semi-final has nothing to do with Shrek Academy, Cai Meier still doesn't want to give up on Huo Yuhao.

A genius of this caliber should have been born to be a student at Shrek Academy.

Chapter 411 Shrek Attack Plan

After all, only Shrek Academy is qualified to teach such a genius.

Cai Meier's thoughts were churning: "It's all Dai Hao's and the Duchess's fault. They weren't good enough to Huo Yuhao, which led to Huo Yuhao leaving the Sun Moon Empire in a huff!"

Otherwise, given Huo Yuhao's status as the son of the White Tiger Duke, he would very likely have entered Shrek Academy, become a student there, and fought for Shrek Academy's eternal glory. Shrek Academy would then have gained another pillar of strength in the future.

At this moment, the door was pushed open, and Old Master Song and Xian Lin'er walked in one after the other. Their expressions were gloomy, their brows were furrowed, and they looked to be in a very bad mood.

Cai Meier noticed that the two looked a little off, and her heart skipped a beat. She then stood up from her chair and went to greet them, asking, "Old Song, Lin'er, how did your investigation go?"

Old Song shook his head and sighed: "The results of the investigation are naturally not good. Mei'er, the entire Mingdu is now sealed off by the Soul Master Corps sent by the Sun Moon Empire. Even the team that left some time ago has probably been captured by the people of the Sun Moon Empire."

"What!" Cai Meier's face showed shock. "The Sun Moon Empire actually dares to do such a thing. Are they already preparing to start a war?"

It should be noted that most of the teams participating in the competition in Mingdu, whether they are from hidden sects or various academies, come from the Douluo Three Kingdoms and are basically all talents from the Douluo Three Kingdoms.

If the Sun Moon Empire wanted to maintain a superficial peace with the Douluo Three Kingdoms, there was no need to risk public condemnation by arresting these people.

After all, arresting all the athletes from various countries who came to participate in the competition would undoubtedly be a complete breakdown in relations.

Old Song nodded, his face filled with worry, and said, "Judging from the current situation, the Sun Moon Empire is indeed ready to launch a war. Mei'er, we cannot stop the war from coming, but we must delay its arrival as much as possible and disrupt the Sun Moon Empire's rhythm of invading the Douluo Three Kingdoms."

After all, the gap between the three great empires and the Sun Moon Empire in terms of soul tools is too great. Once war breaks out, the three great empires will certainly be no match for the Sun Moon Empire. Our Shrek Academy must also step in to help the Douluo Three Kingdoms and stop the evil Sun Moon Empire from unifying the Douluo Continent!

Cai Meier's face showed anxiety: "Elder Song! I admit that it is very necessary to delay the arrival of the war and disrupt the rhythm of the Sun Moon Empire's invasion of the Douluo Three Kingdoms."

However, our most pressing task right now is to leave Mingdu! If we and the students cannot leave Mingdu, Shrek Academy will inevitably suffer heavy losses. Then, how can we help Douluo Three Kingdoms?

Although Shrek Academy is powerful, the loss of three elders of the Sea God Pavilion and a group of talented students would be an extremely heavy blow to Shrek Academy.