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

The existence of these hostages serves a certain purpose for both the Holy Church and the Sun Moon Empire. One of their purposes is, of course, to lure out the powerful figures from Shrek Academy and the Douluo Three Kingdoms.

After all, with the hostage here, if Shrek Academy and the Douluo Three Kingdoms find out, they will definitely send people to rescue her, and then they can trap her and beat her.

"Yes, Your Majesty," Fourth Elder, Netherworld Douluo, said respectfully.

Then he looked at the group of Holy Spirit Cult disciples behind him and randomly pointed to one of them: "Go and inform the leader of the Terrorclaw Soul Master Corps and relay the Holy Maiden's words to him."

"Yes, Fourth Elder." The disciple immediately left the water prison and flew towards the base of the Terrorclaw Soul Master Corps.

In fact, the Guardian Hand Soul Master Corps that was once stationed in Sunrise City was the fastest Evil Lord Soul Master Corps. However, the Soul Master Corps was transferred away, and the Terror Claw Soul Master Corps came to relieve them.

The other Soul Master Corps stationed here would naturally obey the orders of the Terrorclaw Soul Master Corps, after all, the Terrorclaw Soul Master Corps was one of the Guardians of the Nation.

Even the Holy Maiden of the Holy Spirit Cult, no matter how high her status, cannot mobilize these Soul Master Corps members; she must obtain assistance from the Terrorclaw Soul Master Corps.

Of course, according to Tang Ya's thinking, the Terrorclaw Soul Master Corps would not refuse her request. After all, the matter of holding hostages was the result of cooperation between the current Sun Moon Emperor Xu Tianran and the Holy Spirit Cult. As long as the Terrorclaw Soul Master Corps continued to obey the orders of the Sun Moon Emperor Xu Tianran, they would not be able to cause her any trouble in this matter.

“Let’s search for the hostages. So many people couldn’t have just vanished into thin air. It hasn’t been long since we last inspected the water prison, so these hostages must not have gone far. Let’s search for Sunrise City.” Tang Ya turned around and led everyone away from the water prison.

Suddenly, they saw a corpse falling from the sky. Upon closer inspection, they discovered that the person was wearing a black robe specially made by the Holy Spirit Cult. It was the disciple who had just been sent to inform the leader of the Terrorclaw Soul Master Corps. A strong smell of blood immediately wafted over, and everyone's expression changed drastically, sensing that something was wrong.

At this moment, several streaks of azure light appeared like sharp blades, accompanied by a sharp explosion. They swept towards the Fourth Elder and the disciples of the Holy Spirit Cult, but deliberately did not attack Tang Ya.

"Not good." The Fourth Elder and the group of Holy Spirit Cult disciples obviously did not expect that they would be attacked as soon as they came out of the water prison. Crack, crack, blood splattered. Before the Holy Spirit Cult disciples could react or even scream, they were cut into headless corpses by the blue light.

As a level 93 Title Douluo, the Fourth Elder's reaction naturally surpassed that of the other Holy Spirit Cult disciples.

Chapter 515 Using Tang Ya to Command the Fourth Elder

When he saw the Holy Spirit Cult disciples being killed, his eyes instantly turned red. After all, these Holy Spirit Cult disciples were considered to be among the more outstanding individuals.

Even if used as a consumable, it is an excellent material.

The fact that these disciples were killed in an instant is a significant loss, even for the Holy Spirit Cult.

He snorted coldly, and nine spirit rings rose up beneath his feet, their colors consisting of two yellow, three purple, and four black.

Immediately afterwards, thick black mist surged from his body, and a chilling aura spread. Almost instantly, a cold light flashed and slashed directly at the blue light.

Clang! Clang!

The azure light collided with the cold, icy light, and was cleaved into pieces.

The cold, gleaming light revealed its true form: a sword, entirely dark green, exuding a sharp aura.

This is the martial soul of the Fourth Elder, Netherworld Douluo—the Netherworld Sword.

Its most distinctive feature is that it can open a companion space.

Simply put, during an attack, the Netherworld Sword can tear through space and appear anywhere to launch a surprise attack on the enemy. However, there is a price to pay for activating the companion space.

Each time the companion space is activated, it requires burning one person's soul. Of course, this price is completely within the range that the Netherworld Douluo can bear, since he doesn't have to burn his own soul, he can just burn the souls of others.

"Who is it? How dare they attack our Holy Spirit Cult? Are you tired of living?" The Fourth Elder was furious and shouted, using his soul power.

He did this to make his voice travel far, thereby attracting the attention of the Soul Master Corps and other Holy Spirit Cult members within the city, who would then support him.

After all, if you don't know the attacker's true strength, it's best to call for more help.

At the same time, he subconsciously moved closer to Tang Ya, the Blue Silver Saintess.

Although the saintess held a higher position in the church than he did.

However, in terms of strength, the current Blue Silver Saintess is no match for him at all.

Therefore, he had to take on the responsibility of protecting the saintess.

If the Holy Maiden is harmed, I will surely be severely punished by the Lord.

Suddenly, countless feather-like blue lights shot out from the tower not far away, rushing towards the Fourth Elder. Their speed was so fast that even the Fourth Elder was horrified.

His third soul ring glowed with purple light, and almost instantly, the Netherworld Sword in his hand flew out, transforming into thousands of sharp swords that rushed towards the feather-like blue light and the tower.

A large number of dark green Netherworld Swords crashed against the shore like waves, almost dyeing the entire sky dark green. Clang, clang, feather-like blue light collided with the Netherworld Swords, the light surged and shattered, and the clanging sound echoed throughout the place.

Soon, the Netherworld Douluo was at a disadvantage. He felt the Netherworld Swords shattering one by one and felt immense pressure. Just as he was about to increase his attack, a streak of azure light flashed past with lightning speed and landed beside Tang Ya, quickly transforming into a white-robed figure.

This person was none other than Elder Song. She stretched out her hands, which had transformed into eagle claws and were glowing with a blue light, towards Tang Ya, attempting to tear apart the soul guidance shield on her body. Crack! Crack! Almost the instant the eagle claws touched the soul guidance shield, cracks appeared all over it, and it was then easily torn apart.

Tang Ya's expression changed drastically. She tried to retreat and activate her invincible shield to protect herself, but because she was no match for Old Song in speed, her plan failed. Old Song grabbed her shoulders and she was unable to move.

The moment Song Lao grabbed Tang Ya's shoulders, her hands transformed into normal human hands. Her third spirit ring glowed with purple light, and almost instantly, a powerful pressure swept towards Tang Ya. Tang Ya was struck by this powerful pressure and fell into a coma.

Because Elder Song was a level 97 agility-type Super Douluo with extremely fast speed, Tang Ya's capture and subsequent unconsciousness happened in the blink of an eye.

The Fourth Elder finally realized what was happening. He glared angrily and shouted, "Release the Holy Maiden! Otherwise, no matter how powerful or influential you are, the Holy Spirit Sect will not let you go!"

Because the Holy Maiden was in the other party's hands, the Fourth Elder did not dare to act rashly, fearing that he might hurt her. Therefore, he could only threaten the other party with words.

"The Holy Spirit Cult won't let me go?" Old Song sneered. "Your Holy Spirit Cult's Blue Silver Saintess is still in my hands. If you don't want her to die, you'd better stay away from me. Otherwise, I can't guarantee I won't snap her neck."

As she spoke, she grabbed Tang Ya's neck with one hand, as if she were about to kill her at any moment.

She was dressed in white robes and had disguised herself, making her unrecognizable by her appearance. In addition, she and Xuanzi were Soul Masters of the same era, and little information about her circulated outside. Only a few people could recognize her methods, so she was not worried about her identity being exposed and her threats were ineffective.

To be honest, in her opinion, if she were determined to kill this evil soul master, it would only take some time. After all, judging from the soul power fluctuations he had just emitted, he was currently only a Title Douluo.

Although evil soul masters at the Title Douluo level can contend with ordinary Super Douluos, as a level 97 Super Douluo, his strength is undoubtedly far superior to that of a level 95 Super Douluo.

Therefore, this evil soul master at the Title Douluo level was no match for him at all.

However, being able to deal with this evil spirit master in front of her doesn't mean she can deal with the others who come to her aid. This is Sunrise City, which is still the territory of the Sun Moon Empire. The commotion from the battle just now was too great, and it's estimated that it won't be long before powerful Sun Moon experts arrive to try and kill her.

Therefore, she made the decision to kidnap Tang Ya and threaten the enemy.

According to the intelligence gathered by Shrek Academy and Douluo Continent, the Holy Maiden holds an extremely high position in the Holy Spirit Cult, and she does not believe that the other party would risk the Holy Maiden's death to continue fighting her.

Moreover, as long as the enemy's attention is drawn to him, He Caitou can retreat more smoothly with the hostages and Beibei and the others. As for the risks, he, as the elder, will naturally bear them.

"You..." The Fourth Elder was furious, but he didn't know what to do for the time being.

After all, the Blue Silver Saintess is extremely important to the Holy Spirit Cult.

If the saintess dies here, even if I survive, the cult leader will never let me off the hook afterward.

At this moment, a group of Soul Masters exuding powerful auras appeared in the sky and surrounded the area. They all picked up Soul Guidance Cannons and aimed their black muzzles at the unfamiliar Elder Song.

The Fourth Elder's expression changed drastically. He immediately flew into the air and stood above Elder Song, saying, "Wait! Don't fire! The Holy Maiden is still in her hands. If you rashly fire and kill the Holy Maiden, can you bear the consequences? Put away the soul-guided cannons immediately!"

After he finished speaking, the Soul Masters remained unmoved, still pointing their cannons at Elder Song, and the Fourth Elder's face grew increasingly grim.

At this moment, a tall man carrying two long swords and wearing black armor flew out from the Soul Master Corps. He was Liao Mengkai, the leader of the Terrorclaw Soul Master Corps, and also a powerful level nine Soul Master.

Chapter 516 Fourth Elder: Swearing an Oath to Ascend the City on the Imminent Day

Liao Mengkai glanced at the Fourth Elder, then waved his hand behind him: "Don't keep aiming the soul cannon at this white-robed man. Just like the Fourth Elder said, the Blue Silver Saintess is still in his hands. If she dies here by mistake, it will definitely affect His Majesty's grand plan."

After all, the higher-ups of Sun Moon knew that the current Sun Moon Emperor, Xu Tianran, had close ties with the Holy Spirit Cult and was preparing to use the Holy Spirit Cult's power to attack the Douluo Three Kingdoms.

Once the Blue Silver Saintess of the Holy Spirit Cult dies at the hands of the Sun and Moon Soul Master, the relationship between Emperor Xu Tianran of the Sun and Moon Cult will inevitably be severely affected.

Although Liao Mengkai disliked evil spirit masters, he had no choice but to agree to the Fourth Elder's request for the sake of the bigger picture.

"Yes, Commander Liao!"

The members of the Soul Guild present responded in unison, and then they turned the muzzle of the Soul Guidance Cannon away from Elder Song.

However, they maintained their aerial positions to besiege the area, ready to launch a fierce attack at Liao Mengkai's command.

The Fourth Elder's expression softened slightly.

Liao Mengkai said, "Fourth Elder, could you explain to me what exactly happened here? I need to understand the current situation in as much detail as possible before I can take any further action."

The Fourth Elder took a deep breath and slowly said, "To make a long story short, there are two problems. First, the hostages are missing and are suspected of being rescued. Second, the Holy Maiden has been captured by this man in white robes."

"What! The hostages are missing? Fourth Elder, your Holy Spirit Sect promised to keep the hostages safe, but now you're telling me they're gone? I want an explanation." Liao Mengkai's face turned extremely ugly.

The existence of hostages also has some use for the Sun Moon Empire.

After all, those who can come to the Sun Moon Empire to participate in this year's Soul Fighting Tournament are basically not ordinary people. With these hostages, the Douluo Three Kingdoms can still have some concerns for now, but if all the hostages are rescued, then the Douluo Three Kingdoms' concerns in this regard will disappear completely.

The Fourth Elder, his face ashen, transmitted his voice to Liao Mengkai: "Explain? It must be that a powerful figure from Shrek Academy or the Douluo Three Kingdoms secretly infiltrated Sunrise City and rescued the hostages."

Of course, the hostages' disappearance is important, but compared to the Holy Maiden's safety, it's not so important! Commander Liao, you know how important the Holy Maiden is to the Holy Spirit Cult; under no circumstances can anything happen to her.

With the hostages missing, he might at most get a scolding from the cult leader, but that's not a big deal; he can still continue to be an elder of the Holy Spirit Cult.

However, if the Holy Maiden dies, his position as elder may be in jeopardy. Moreover, he may be transformed by the cult leader into a machine without self-awareness, only knowing how to kill. Although his strength will increase, losing self-awareness is more terrifying than death for him.

Liao Mengkai, who was standing to the side, was speechless for a moment. After thinking for a while and weighing the pros and cons, he transmitted his voice to the Fourth Elder: "That's right, what you said makes sense. The safety of the Blue Silver Saintess is indeed much more important than those hostages."

After reaching an agreement with Liao Mengkai, the Fourth Elder looked at Elder Song and said, "As long as you can release the Holy Maiden, I swear by Sunrise City that I will ensure your safe departure from the Sun Moon Empire and will absolutely not pursue your attempt to kill the Holy Maiden. What do you say?"

Upon hearing this, Elder Song immediately understood the Fourth Elder's little scheme. She sneered, "Do you take me for a three-year-old? The oaths of evil soul masters are never reliable!"

If I believe your oath and release the Blue Silver Saintess, you'll probably attack me the next moment. I'd rather kill the Blue Silver Saintess first and then fight you to the death!

As she spoke, she tightened her grip on the Blue Silver Saintess's neck, seemingly preparing to kill her. In reality, however, she was just acting. As an elder of Shrek Academy, how could she possibly kill Tang Ya?

Tang Ya is not only Shrek Academy's student, but also Bei Bei's beloved. Even though Tang Ya has now become the Blue Silver Saintess, Elder Song still believes that Tang Ya did not do it willingly. This must be because the Holy Spirit Cult used some extremely special methods on Tang Ya, which led to this result.

The Fourth Elder took a deep breath: "Wait, don't make a move. Everything can be discussed. Tell me, what will it take for you to release the Holy Maiden?"

"I'm leaving Sunrise City now. Once I reach the border of Sun and Moon and ensure my own safety, I will release her," Elder Song said calmly.

“No, what if we reach the border of the Sun and Moon and you don’t release the Holy Maiden, but instead choose to kill her or run away with her?” the Fourth Elder said with a grim expression.

Liao Mengkai nodded to himself, feeling that what the Fourth Elder said made sense. After all, the Fourth Elder currently had no means to make the other party fulfill their promise and was in a completely passive state.

"Either agree to my demands, or I will kill your Holy Maiden right now. You have no other choice," Old Song said without giving an inch.

She knew that the more critical the moment, the more she needed to show her strength, so that the other party would think that her will was extremely firm, and only in this way could she achieve her goal.

The Fourth Elder was in a bad mood and was caught in a dilemma, but considering the safety of the Holy Maiden, he had no choice but to nod and say, "Alright, I promise you. I hope you can keep your promise."

Liao Mengkai's expression changed slightly, and he wanted to dissuade him, but the Fourth Elder's voice transmission rang in Liao Mengkai's mind: "Commander Liao, for the safety of the Holy Maiden, I hope you will not oppose my actions. Of course, even if this guy is allowed to leave the border, we need to delay as much as possible."

"I will secretly notify the other Holy Spirit Cult elders in Sunrise City, and have them inform the cult's top experts. Once our Holy Spirit Cult's top experts arrive, even if the Holy Maiden is in the hands of the white-robed man, he won't be able to use her to threaten us. After all, as long as the cult's top experts intervene to save her, the white-robed man will have no chance to harm the Holy Maiden!"

After transmitting the message, the Fourth Elder came to Elder Song's side and said, "Let's go, we'll see you off."

Elder Song nodded, and then left with the Fourth Elder and the members of the Terrorclaw Soul Master Corps. Of course, the border she just mentioned was the border between the Sun Moon Empire and the two great empires, not the Sun Moon Seashore.

After all, the Sun and Moon Beach route is for He Caitou and his group.