Douluo Dragon King: I am the Lord of the Abyss, the King of Eternal Night

"From now on, you will secretly contact the Qiangu family of the Spirit Pagoda and try your best to establish connections with them, or even... a cooperative relationship." The Dark Hummingbird's eyes suddenly darkened, and he spoke in a deep voice, emphasizing each word.

"Huh? Me?"

The man in black robe was stunned and pointed at himself in disbelief.

"Hmm?" The Dark Hummingbird frowned, looking displeased.

"Your Majesty, I can't do this. The Qiangu family is now at its peak of power. Moreover, the Spirit Pagoda is a righteous force. How could it possibly cooperate with us..." The man in black robe said with embarrassment.

The Qiangu Family not only has a huge foundation in the Spirit Pagoda, but also has many minions in the Sun-Moon Federation. In terms of family power, it ranks among the top three in the entire continent.

"Hmph, the more this happens, the more likely they are to cooperate with us." Dark Hummingbird snorted, a gleam of insight flashing in his eyes. "When a force seeks to develop, the more it digs upward, the deeper its roots will go. As the force expands, its size increases, and inevitably, loopholes will appear, and rotten flesh will form..."

"And we vultures hiding in the dark want this rotten carrion."

As the Dark Hummingbird finished speaking, the altar chamber fell silent in an instant, leaving only the faint candles burning and the faint crackling sound.

"I understand." After a moment, the man in black robe suddenly understood and said with some admiration in his eyes.

The king in front of him was indeed someone who had once been able to obtain the secrets of Shrek Academy. His wisdom was simply unmatched.

"Remember, the Qiangu Family and Shrek Academy are at odds. It would be best to use this opportunity to provoke a dispute between the two sides, allowing the conflict to continue to intensify, and ultimately let the Qiangu Family know that they need us."

Dark Hummingbird narrowed his eyes slightly, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Chapter 108 Shrek Academy: Danger! The Ghost Emperor Arrives!

"Great, really great!" The black-robed man was stunned when he heard this, then his eyes lit up and he quickly praised, "I'll do it right away."

"Well, do it nicely and don't show your true colors."

The Dark Hummingbird nodded slightly, and with a focused expression, slowly poured the boiling water on one side into the teapot. The tea leaves inside rolled up and down, constantly stretching and floating.

The door of the secret room closed, and the water was just full. Dark Hummingbird covered the teapot and let the tea leaves inside roll.

A conspiracy against the Qiangu family is quietly unfolding.

"The whole world is bait, and I am the only one who controls the chess."

Dark Hummingbird also took off the mask he had been wearing, revealing a middle-aged face with a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.

What he is best at is not fighting, but hiding in the dark and planning things.

Winning over the Qiangu Family wasn't his ultimate goal. He valued the Qiangu Family's influence within the Federation more. With the Qiangu Family's help, he could quietly get those two 12th-level fixed-type soul guide shells out of the Federation...

This is the root of his planning all this.

But just as the Dark Hummingbird was thinking about whether there were any loopholes in his plan, a ball of dark green ghost fire suddenly burned above the altar, and a burst of eerie air spread out in an instant.

The Dark Hummingbird's eyes narrowed, and it immediately stood up and walked to the altar, looking respectfully at the ghost fire.

"This subordinate pays homage to the Ghost Emperor!"

As the Dark Hummingbird's voice rang out, the ghost fire slowly went out, and a tall figure in a dark green robe slowly walked out of it. On his shoulders on both sides, two white skeletons floated quietly, with bright soul fire burning in their empty eye sockets. With the arrival of this person, the entire secret room instantly became solemn.

And he is none other than the Ghost Emperor, one of the two emperors of the Holy Spirit Church, an Extreme Douluo quasi-god-level powerhouse, closely tied with the Hades Emperor, just below the Demon Emperor.

"Stand up. How are you doing with what I ordered?" Under the dark green robe, a pair of slightly gloomy eyes looked at the Dark Hummingbird and asked in a deep voice.

"Reporting to the Ghost Emperor, everything is going according to plan. I believe that in the near future, we will be able to establish contact with the Qiangu Family and then transport the two level 12 fixed-type soul guide shells out." The Dark Hummingbird reported respectfully, his eyes full of caution and prudence.

Because the first person to issue this order was the Ghost Emperor in front of him.

Compared to the Hades Emperor, the Ghost Emperor stays in the Holy Spirit Church all year round, and basically all the orders, big and small, in the church are issued by him. Behind all the major events done by the Holy Spirit Church, there is the shadow of the Ghost Emperor.

Moreover, this Ghost Emperor was extremely meticulous. Although he was crazy, he was also calm. This was why he did not dare to be negligent.

"Very good, finish it as soon as possible. These two level 12 fixed-type soul guide shells will be of great use." The Ghost Emperor nodded slightly, his hoarse voice making it impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry.

"Also, let the believers in the Holy Church go out and collect a large amount of Qi, blood, and resentment. This will be of great use."

Upon hearing this, the Dark Hummingbird's eyes flashed with confusion, but it still bowed respectfully and then asked tentatively, "Master Ghost Emperor, I wonder where our two level twelve fixed-type soul guide shells will explode?"

"Hehehe, such wonderful fireworks should of course be set off in the most densely populated area on the continent." A dark fire flashed in the Ghost Emperor's eyes, and he laughed strangely.

"The most densely populated area..." Dark Hummingbird whispered, and then seemed to have thought of something, with a hint of disbelief in his eyes.

The most densely populated place in the entire Sun-Moon Federation must be... Shrek City!

"Hehehe, by then the vitality and resentment of millions of lives brought about by the explosion will be enough to attract the arrival of the Abyss Plane." The Ghost Emperor laughed sinisterly, his eyes filled with excitement and a deep hatred.

Back then, he had been traumatized by Yali, and due to the special nature of the Angel of Wishes, the root of his trauma could not be compensated at all. This also led to him feeling increasingly hopeless about becoming a god after breaking through to the quasi-god level, and he had to resort to some unorthodox methods to help himself.

"My Lord Ghost Emperor, I don't know if I should say something..." Upon hearing the arrival of the abyss, the Dark Hummingbird frowned imperceptibly and spoke hesitantly.

"Tell me!" said the Ghost Emperor indifferently.

"If the Abyss Plane really descends, what should we, the Holy Spirit Church, do? Do we really have to surrender to the Abyss Plane? But I always feel that cooperating with the Abyss Plane is more like courting disaster." Dark Hummingbird said carefully.

He has joined the Holy Spirit Church and has reached his current position, so he must first consider his own interests.

The creatures in the abyss plane are both crazy and brutal, and they don't seem like they can keep their promises at all. After arriving on Douluo Continent, they may not care about the agreement at all and devour the Holy Spirit Church as well.

"Hmph! It's still uncertain who the tiger is." The Ghost Emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing a dangerous look.

He knew very well that he no longer had the potential to break through to the god level, so if he wanted to become a god he had to rely on external forces, but what he really relied on was not the Abyss Plane, but the Demon Emperor!

He wanted the Demon Emperor to become a god first, and then lead him to become a god later.

As for the Abyss Plane, he naturally planned to get the benefits first.

Not long ago, he had learned from the Demon King that the Abyss Plane had passed on a god-level formation to them, and this god-level formation had the effect of helping people break through their limits and enter the god-level.

"I understand." The Dark Hummingbird was also a smart man, and he immediately understood what the Ghost Emperor meant.

That is to deal with the Abyss Plane, taking benefits while doing less work. It is worthy of being the organization he joined, it really has no conscience.

"I'm glad you understand." The Ghost Emperor nodded with a smile. In the huge Holy Spirit Church, only the Dark Hummingbird had the same temperament as him and was equally resourceful.

"By the way, how are those pharmacists I asked you to prepare before?" Suddenly, the Ghost Emperor changed the subject and asked in a serious tone.

"Don't worry, Master Ghost Emperor. We've already asked them to start researching it as quickly as possible," Dark Hummingbird replied immediately. "But the medicine you mentioned seems more like a potion to suppress soul beasts..."

The Ghost Emperor nodded slightly, his ghostly fire staring intently at the Dark Hummingbird. "Don't ask about things you shouldn't ask about. You will know what you should know. If you know what you shouldn't know, you will have to pay the price."

"I understand, I understand!" The Dark Hummingbird froze and replied immediately.

After everything was arranged, the Ghost Emperor slowly turned around and looked at the whale-like sculpture on the altar. With a faint sense of enthusiasm in his heart, he whispered secretly:

"I think the Demon Emperor is too crazy, and I laugh at the Underworld Emperor for being too foolish. The person who will eventually become a god must be me!"

"And the Abyssal Plane is nothing but a bunch of greedy bugs!"

Chapter 109: Restoration, "Monogamy"

Time is like a horse whipping forward, and the sun and moon are like falling flowers and flowing water.

In the blink of an eye, four months passed.

Tiandou City, inside the hotel.

"Oh? You said you were leaving?" Jiang Xiu looked at the Dark Bell with her legs crossed in front of him, raised his eyebrows slightly, and then seemed to realize something, a hint of understanding flashed in his eyes.

"Of course I have to leave." Dark Bell leaned her head on her jade hand, her red lips slightly curled up, "Otherwise, if I stay here forever, will you support me, brother?"

After four months of getting along, Jiang Xiu had become largely immune to Dark Bell's occasional teasing. Instead, he said thoughtfully, "You've been away for four months. The Holy Spirit Cult must have been looking for you like crazy. Will they be suspected when you return?"

"Hehe, brother, are you really concerned about me?" A glimmer flashed in Dark Bell's dark red eyes. Then she shrugged her shoulders and waved her hand gently, saying, "At my level, many things don't need to be reported to the church. Apart from the Second Emperor and the Demon King, I am at the highest level."

Jiang Xiu's eyes flickered, and he nodded slightly when he heard the words, "That's good, but you still have to be careful."

As one of the four dark kings of the Holy Spirit Church, Dark Bell really does not need to explain his actions to others.

"But this Sea God Tang San's Unstable Storm is really quite restrictive. It took a full four months to eliminate it. If you hadn't taken me in, I would have been sleeping on the streets."

Dark Bell giggled and stretched her body slightly, showing off her graceful figure to the fullest, as if she had been reborn.

The restraining power of the Unstable Wind Wave is extremely strong, it can even restrain the Saint Lord of the Abyss, let alone the Dark Bell. Fortunately, the Unstable Wind Wave is only a controlling magical skill and has no lethality, so with the passage of time and the wear and tear of the Dark Bell, the restraining power is successfully released.

"There are differences between ordinary gods. This is the difference in the level of power." Jiang Xiu chuckled. Even if it was a wisp of Tang San's consciousness, it was also at the god level.

Moreover, the restraining power of Wu Ding Feng Bo was all-round. Dark Bell's cultivation and mental strength were all restrained and could not be used at all. The aura it emitted was no different from that of an ordinary person. Even Na'er, whose cultivation was now sealed, hardly noticed anything unusual.

But this is normal. Na'er originally transformed into a human, and her original power was sealed. Now she is practicing it back little by little. If Tang San's spiritual sense had not sent out an abnormal signal last time, it would have been difficult for Na'er to detect the fluctuation of divine power before it was fully recovered.

Just when Dark Bell was about to say something, her beautiful eyes suddenly moved, and she looked towards the door at the same time as Jiang Xiu.

Outside the door, Na'er was tiptoeing to the door, pacing cautiously back and forth, her ears pricked up, acting as an eavesdropper.

"It seems that your childhood sweetheart really cares about you." Dark Bell looked at Jiang Xiu with an ambiguous look and smiled, but there was a slight discomfort in his eyes, mixed with a hint of illness.

She has no habit of sharing with others...

When Na'er, who was outside the door, heard the word "Qingmei", the tips of her ears turned slightly red, but the corners of her mouth raised slightly.

"Ahem..." Jiang Xiu coughed twice, touched his nose, and changed the subject, "Since you're leaving, I'll go prepare for the dinner."

Hearing Jiang Xiu's footsteps, Na'er immediately jumped away like a deer, sat on the sofa, picked up the newspaper beside her with one hand, and pretended to read calmly.

Today was a mixed day for her.

The good news is that the Dark Bell is leaving, but the bad news is also that the Dark Bell is leaving.

Once Dark Bell left, she and the boss could return to their normal life, but Dark Bell had to go back to continue living a miserable life.

Originally, she was very puzzled as to why Dark Bell had lived here for so long, but late one night, Dark Bell came to her crying, saying that she had a gambling father, a sick mother, a brother who was in school, and a broken home. If Jiang Xiu did not take her in, she would have to sleep on the streets.

Since then, although she still had doubts, she gradually accepted the Dark Bell. Now, hearing that it was leaving, she felt a little uncomfortable.

"Squeak!"

The door opened and Jiang Xiu walked out. Na'er immediately sat up straight, looking at the newspaper in her hand, nodding seriously, as if she was immersed in it.

"Na'er, I'm going to prepare dinner." Jiang Xiu looked at Na'er and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Oh, oh!" Na'er paused for a second before she raised her eyes and responded, as if she had just come out of her immersion.

Jiang Xiu sighed secretly at the sight of his acting skills.

"Do you want me to go with you?" Na'er asked softly, her purple eyes flashing.

"You can make soup at home, I'll be there." Jiang Xiu waved his hand, then opened the door and walked out. But just before leaving, Jiang Xiu pointed at the newspaper in Na'er's hand and said, "Na'er, it seems that you have turned the newspaper over."

"Bang!" The door closed.