Douluo Continent: We agreed on a simulation, but they've come to life?

"Xiaoyao, let's join forces to kill her first!!" Ye Xishui's expression became increasingly strange. This girl in front of her was actually able to fight against her. Although she was at a disadvantage, if she really wanted to kill her, it would not be something that could be achieved in a short time.

This was absolutely terrifying for her.

What if it's a few more years?

She was probably going to be killed by his sword.

The holy fire burning on the Seraph's Sword was so striking that even she found it somewhat alarming.

"Alright." Long Xiaoyao also had a serious thought, and with a flash, he rushed straight towards Ye Guyi.

"..."

Besieged on all sides, Ye Guyi's mouth slurred blood, yet she still held her longsword and charged forward.

With a wry smile, he said, "Teacher, if you don't intervene soon, Gu Yi might perish here..."

But the next moment.

Long Xiaoyao's attacks were all blocked.

A powerful aura rose from the ground, and the figure of an old man with white hair, wearing a red robe and soul-guided heavy armor, gradually appeared, smiling as he stared at the couple opposite him.

Although the other party had a smile on his face, it made Long Xiaoyao frown and feel a headache coming on.

"Kong Deming, you actually helped her?!" Ye Xishui said with a ferocious and unwilling expression.

"You didn't go to the Sun and Moon Emperor's victory celebration banquet?"

"Hehe, that victory celebration banquet was rather boring. I don't like crowded and noisy places. But you two... what is the meaning of this sudden attack on this little girl?" Kong Deming said with a smile.

"..."

The situation suddenly reached a stalemate.

Ye Xishui glanced at Lu Cheng beside her. The latter clenched his fists tightly the moment he saw Kong Deming, seemingly feeling a little "turbulent" inside. He turned to Ye Guyi with a toothache in his eyes. Obviously, it was almost impossible to expect Lu Cheng to take action against Kong Deming, after all, the two were master and disciple.

"Fine, fine, fine..." Ye Xishui's face darkened to the extreme: "If you're so capable, then keep protecting that girl."

"withdraw!"

As the troops of the Sun Moon Empire stationed outside Mingdu also noticed the fighting within the city and rushed into the city to protect the emperor, Ye Xishui could only rage in vain. She glared coldly at Kong Deming and waved her hand to leave.

Kong Deming simply chuckled and waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to stop him.

He turned his gaze to the Pope of the Holy Angels Church standing to the side, his tone unusually gentle: "Girl, are you alright?"

"It's alright..."

Ye Guyi's pretty face was pale. She gently wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth. She felt that this old man, who was rumored to be highly respected in the Sun Moon Empire but also aloof, seemed to be quite different from the rumors.

He bowed slightly to show his respect.

If it weren't for these suddenly emerging forces, she probably wouldn't have escaped death today.

P.S.: The next chapter will be updated at 1 AM.

Chapter 154 The Final Battle is About to Begin; Shrek's Lag Behind (2k)

"Hehe, it's good that you're alright, it's alright..."

Kong Deming's gaze grew increasingly amiable, as if he were treating his own junior. He, who usually possessed a certain dignity even when facing an emperor, now felt somewhat flustered in front of his grand-disciple. After hesitating for a while, he simply took out a black and gold bracelet.

"Since it's our first meeting, please accept this." Kong Deming handed the bracelet to Ye Guyi, who looked somewhat bewildered but instinctively took it out of gratitude for being saved.

But looking at what was in his palm, he felt increasingly uneasy.

This is definitely not an ordinary product.

and many more……

Ye Guyi suddenly realized something: her master hadn't appeared at all from beginning to end. Could it be... that these powerful figures were reinforcements her master had brought in?!

That makes sense.

Seeing the expectant look in this top expert's eyes, Ye Guyi hesitated for a moment before nodding, "In that case, I will thank you on behalf of my master."

"Hahahaha..." Kong Deming was clearly very satisfied and looked at Ye Guyi with some relief, but a hint of sadness and sorrow flashed in his eyes.

He seemed to have understood what his apprentice meant.

But he didn't say anything more and turned to leave.

Ye Guyi looked at the bracelet in her palm, which shimmered with a heavy metallic luster. Her master's identity seemed to have surfaced. As long as she investigated the past events involving Kong Deming, she would probably be able to unveil the mystery of her master.

But now, she suddenly doesn't want to investigate anymore.

Now that things have come to this, the master's identity and secrets are no longer important, and besides...

She wanted her master to tell her in person.

Ye Guyi's smile grew even sweeter.

……

The next day.

"Master, this is a gift from that senior." As soon as Ye Guyi saw Lu Cheng, she took out the black and gold bracelet and carefully handed it over.

"Oh?" Lu Cheng calmly took the bracelet, infused it with his soul power, and examined it closely.

"This is a level nine defensive soul tool, and its defensive characteristics can be considered top-notch even among level nine soul tools. Yesterday, Ye Xishui's Death Tower was very strong, but this bracelet, when fully charged with soul power, is enough to withstand three cannon shots."

Lu Cheng smiled.

This gift is indeed valuable. Even the teacher probably couldn't create a stronger defensive soul tool than this. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it his masterpiece.

"So valuable?" Ye Guyi exclaimed in surprise.

“That’s right. Since he’s giving it to you, you should accept it,” Lu Cheng said with a smile.

"Hmm!" Ye Guyi didn't refuse, put it on her fair wrist and examined it. She couldn't suppress the smile on her lips and quietly leaned closer to ask, "So, is this a gift from my teacher's elder to greet me in advance?"

Lu Cheng's expression froze; he had assumed that Ye Guyi knew his identity.

After all, it's normal for a master to give gifts to his grand-disciple.

But in Ye Guyi's eyes, he was Lu Cheng's elder. Giving her a gift meant that he recognized her as the daughter-in-law of the Lu family, and not as his apprentice.

"..."

Lu Cheng was speechless for a moment, wanting to say something but then stopping himself.

But looking at the lively Ye Guyi, I couldn't help but expose the truth, which was indeed somewhat cruel.

"Master, please don't lie to me. Yesterday, Elder Kong looked at me with great satisfaction. You must have introduced me to them, right?" Ye Guyi wrapped her slender, snow-white arms around Lu Cheng's neck, pressed her body against Lu Cheng's back, and breathed softly.

"call……"

Lu Cheng let out a soft breath, turned around and looked at the beauty's expectant eyes, his face twitched, and he forced a smile: "Not bad."

That's the downside of emulators—they're fucking realistic.

It's so realistic, it's like the real world.

The characters are flesh and blood, with their own unique thoughts, and are by no means cold, impersonal machines.

Just like in the last simulation, he eventually got a little caught up in it himself.

He had clearly spoken perfectly each time, without a trace of emotion, just to get high ratings, but now that it had come to this, he still felt a little reluctant.

The girl's expectations were to be crushed and shattered by his own hands.

Watching a girl grow up little by little, and then having her pierce her own heart with a sword... that feeling is not pleasant at all.

but……

Lu Cheng forced a smile: "They do know your identity, and they like you very much."

"I knew it!" Ye Guyi exclaimed with delight.

"Not going to handle business?" Lu Cheng coughed lightly twice.

"Alright... Master, wait for me!" Ye Guyi said reluctantly, lifting her skirt and walking out of the hall like a little deer.

The Holy Angel Church is, after all, a powerful force, now spread throughout the entire Sun Moon Empire, and even has branches in many forces on the original continent.

There are many things that only she can handle and manage, not to mention the panic that ensued last night. As the Pope, she has to step forward and explain.

Lu Cheng remained silent for a long time before letting out a soft sigh.

The scene in front of me changed again.

[The Holy Spirit Cult, having failed in its attack, departed in disgrace. The Holy Angel Church, though severely damaged, was riding high on morale. The church's strong members had always been pessimistic about their own strength, with most believing that a full-scale attack would likely result in certain death. However, last night's battle completely changed everyone's pessimistic view of the Holy Angel Church. Despite the heavy losses, it was a victory in itself… the Holy Spirit Cult couldn't do anything to them.]

The full support of the Sun Moon Empire also enabled the Holy Angel Church to achieve a leap forward. Two years passed in the blink of an eye. Ye Xishui increasingly regarded Ye Guyi as a thorn in her side and personally launched several surprise attacks. However, due to your tip-off, she was always unsuccessful. The Sun Moon Empire and even the continent had long suffered from evil soul masters. Countless soul masters had been torn apart by the persecution of evil soul masters. Now that a force dared to openly resist evil soul masters, they would definitely cheer for them, and even bring their families to join them.

Within two years, Ye Guyi successfully broke through to level 98, just one step away from becoming a Limit Douluo. However, she was also troubled by this, because the closer she got to godhood, the more she could feel that seemingly close yet insurmountable chasm. It wasn't enough... it simply wasn't enough. Even after devouring Ye Xishui, the leader of the Holy Spirit Cult's greatest evil soul master, it seemed she still couldn't break through that barrier.

[But only you know that since you chose to advance to godhood by devouring evil soul masters, you must also devour the opposing angel of a fallen angel martial soul to complete your advancement to godhood. In reality, Ye Guyi's path isn't really the path of becoming a god through faith. The sea god Poseidon walked this path and succeeded because no one had walked it before, and there was no sea god position in this world. Angel martial souls are different; even if they are broken, someone has already completed this path. Therefore, the faith that Ye Guyi has collected along the way is more like using the advantages of the angel martial soul to quickly reach the angel god position, or collecting fragments of the previous angel godhood to become an angel god again...]

You didn't say anything, but quietly gazed at Ye Guyi, your face warm and gentle. At these times, you would often comfort her, saying that becoming a god or not didn't matter, as it was enough to wipe out the entire evil spirit master and avenge your family. Ye Guyi became increasingly bold, leaning on your shoulder, deeply inhaling your scent. Despite her age, her attachment to you hadn't diminished in the slightest; on the contrary, it had grown wildly stronger.

She always fantasized about a idyllic life of seclusion in the countryside, even having already chosen names for her future children—their martial souls would both be Seraphim, ensuring their children would be connected to angels. You looked ashamed, because your martial soul had long since fallen, but you had hardly used it in recent years, so she was unaware of this.

Meanwhile, a wave of opposition against evil spirit masters swept across the entire continent. There was no way around it; a group of evil spirit masters possessing over a dozen titled Douluo was beyond terrifying—it was downright horrifying. The Holy Angel Church used this opportunity to expand rapidly, even briefly surpassing Shrek Academy. No one was willing to believe Shrek Academy's annual boasts of eradicating evil spirit masters anymore. With such a large number of evil spirit masters emerging, what did Shrek's so-called eradication of a handful amount of them amount to…?

Shrek Academy was quite annoyed, and Mu En used this as an excuse to refuse Ye Guyi's invitation to jointly eradicate the Holy Spirit Cult. He didn't actually want to see the Holy Spirit Cult wiped out. He had a past relationship with Long Xiaoyao, and although the Holy Spirit Cult was very cruel and had wreaked havoc on the continent, in a sense, it was also a secret weapon for him. Moreover, if the Holy Angel Church really gathered many powerful people and wiped out the Holy Spirit Cult, its prestige would probably surpass Shrek Academy's. After all, five thousand years ago, Shrek Academy established its current status by rallying many powerful people and defeating the Sun Moon Empire.

[Furthermore, if the Holy Spirit Cult were truly wiped out, it would only make Shrek Academy appear utterly worthless and incompetent. After all, they've set up a large-scale, high-profile inspection team, yet they suffer so many student deaths and injuries every year, while still falling short of the Holy Angel Church, a relatively new and inexperienced church.]

Therefore, Shrek Academy even subtly stirred up trouble behind the scenes, urging some forces not to join the effort to eradicate the Holy Spirit Cult. Ye Guyi was indignant, but ultimately said nothing.

Finally, she launched a decisive battle against the Holy Spirit Cult.

Chapter 155

The Church of the Holy Angels.

The vast interior of the Papacy.

In the magnificent golden hall, Ye Guyi sat at the very top, wearing a luxurious golden robe and a veil that covered her face, yet still could not conceal her proud and graceful figure. She held a long staff in her hand, and a pair of golden high heels were visible under her skirt, revealing her fair insteps, where even the faint blue veins could be seen.

Seven years ago, she was just a girl who was attacked by members of the Holy Spirit Cult, resulting in the destruction of her family and becoming a homeless stray on the streets. But now, she has become the Pope, who is revered by thousands and stands high above them.