Chapter 49: Forty Thousand Believers
"I want her! I want… ugh! I want, I want… ugh!"
From inside the wooden hut, Dai Mubai's roar, mixed with retching and anger, suddenly rang out, along with bursts of unbearable stench.
"Alright, I know, Mubai, stop talking for now, or you'll end up eating what you just threw up," Flender advised helplessly from outside the hut.
Regardless, Dai Mubai was a member of Shrek Academy, and since he had been beaten, as the dean, he certainly had to investigate.
Of course, the bigger reason was that Dai Mubai had given him 1,000 gold coins.
According to the information Dai Mubai provided, the attacker's Martial Soul was black. A black Martial Soul? A plant-type was unlikely.
Judging by the injuries, it didn't look like it was caused by a Tool Spirit, so it must be a Beast Spirit. Black Beast Spirits include...
Shadow Beast? Black Wolf? Spider?
Flender thought to himself, spread his wings, and flew away.
Most of the income for Spirit Ancestors above Rank 40 came from the Great Spirit Arena. Starting from there should provide some clues.
If there weren't any, there was nothing he could do.
1,000 gold coins for three days of investigation was already a huge profit.
In the luxurious courtyard, inside Mo Bai's room.
"Bang!"
A crisp sound of a barrier breaking resonated from within Mo Bai's body.
He slowly exhaled. After only trying to Cultivate for one day, his Soul Power Rank had already reached Rank 31!
Previously, condensing a Soul Ring would not increase his Soul Power, but it provided the most suitable Soul skills. Compared to high-age Soul Rings, there were pros and cons...
It had to be admitted that the Cultivation speed of Innate full soul power after a second Awakening was indeed fast. If ordinary Innate full soul power meant all meridians were open, then his was a unity of body and mind.
Not only his body, but even his Martial Soul was perfectly integrated into the Cultivation process.
Even the process of Cultivation itself was a form of enjoyment!
These past few days, that Four-Eyed Owl had been making quite a stir looking for a black Beast Spirit; almost every Spirit Ancestor entering or leaving the Great Spirit Arena had been investigated by him.
But members of the Shadow Department wouldn't enter the Great Spirit Arena for money; they weren't short on cash, and at most, they would go to observe intelligence.
Even if Flender found a member of the Shadow Department, there were at least 100 people with shadow-type Martial Souls in Suotuo City. How could he possibly pinpoint Shadow One?
Even if he really found one, a Four-Eyed Owl Soul Saint couldn't defeat two combined Rank 79 Soul Saints.
This matter only lasted for three days before it was left unsettled.
But Dai Mubai probably wouldn't be able to show his face for at least a month.
Additionally, True God Cult believers had spread throughout all of Suotuo City, and even in the village where Shrek Academy was located, many people believed in the True God Cult.
Even if the Shadow Department and Pupil Department didn't deliberately investigate, he could still observe every move of Shrek Academy through the eyes of the believers spread around.
He discovered that the one suffering the most wasn't Dai Mubai, but Ma Hongjun.
With the hope of becoming a Soul Master, how many people would be willing to submit themselves to that notorious little Fatty? Unless it was true love...
But with Ma Hongjun's nature of accepting anyone, let alone the village where Shrek was located, he was extremely famous even in the romantic establishments within the city. At least within Suotuo City, true love was impossible for him.
Mo Bai waved his hand gently, and the shadow beside him swayed slightly.
He had no interest in paying too much attention to these trivial matters.
Over a month of development, Ah Yin, acting as the "Goddess of the Moon," had traveled around and had already scouted out and prepared the best locations needed for the Resurrection Prayer Ritual.
A new round of the Resurrection Prayer Ritual began.
The foreseeable results were that Ah Yin would recover her original Soul Douluo cultivation, faith would increase, and the ability of the moon dew would improve by another level.
The stronger the Martial Soul evolution ability, the faster faith would increase.
And the increase in the quantity and quality of believers was what he was most concerned about. When Suotuo City was completely enveloped by believers, it would be a more perfect greenhouse than Notting City!
To improve the strength of believers, the "moon dew" that enhances Martial Souls was essential, and the main target was the Soul Master group.
His subordinates could handle these things. Now, with his talent, focusing on Cultivation was the top priority, not plotting schemes or engaging in some plan to usurp the country.
Meanwhile, at the Suotuo City Spirit Hall.
The Archbishop looked at the intelligence regarding the "True God Cult" passed up from the lower-level branch and pondered for a moment.
It was indeed suitable...
He directly forwarded it to the Spirit Hall Headquarters for a final decision.
If Hu Liena were really sent here to handle this matter, he would certainly need to be prepared to assist. Building a good relationship with the future Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall in advance wouldn't be bad either.
...
On the night of the full moon, the bright moon hung high.
Cold, clear radiance bathed Suotuo City.
Shrek Academy Dean Flender pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose and looked at the bright full moon in the sky, unable to help but feel a sense of emotion. It had been a long time since he had seen such a clear and bright moon.
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly noticed specks of blue fluorescence flashing on his spectacle lenses.
"Something is wrong!" Flender's heart gave a jolt. He immediately walked quickly to the window, his Soul Power suddenly converging in his eyes.
In his vision, under the originally silent night sky, countless tiny fragments of starlight were frantically gathering towards a certain spot in Suotuo City. From afar, it looked like ripples on a lake, but up close, it resembled the raging waves of the deep sea; the immense fluctuations of Soul Power far exceeded his understanding.
Flender's brows were tightly locked.
"What on earth is going on?!"
It wasn't just the Soul Power fluctuations; under the clear radiance of that full moon, a slender figure was dancing gracefully in the air.
Her figure was at times illusory like mist, at times clear as reality, and as her clothes fluttered, she seemed to merge with the moonlight.
At the same time, the Archbishop of the Suotuo City Spirit Hall branch was also staring at this celestial phenomenon, his face full of astonishment and suspicion.
"Is a powerhouse breaking through to Titled Douluo?"
"When did such a figure come to Suotuo City?!"
At this moment, Mo Bai stood, looking up at Ah Yin dancing high in the sky, a smile playing on his lips. Standing alone and absorbing Soul Power was too boring; only by dancing under the moon like this did it better fit his expectations of the Goddess of the Moon in his heart.
The believers in Suotuo City alone were not enough for Ah Yin to recover her original strength, and now this was the center of Suotuo City.
But on a larger scale, the believers outside Suotuo City were using Suotuo City as the center to conduct the ritual. This time, participating in the Resurrection Prayer Ritual were those nearly 40,000 True God Cult believers!
The largest prayer ritual in history!
Heaven and earth were silent, and all things returned to one.
As all the Soul Power poured into Ah Yin's body, that eighth Soul Ring, which had long remained unmanifested, finally circled around Ah Yin, and her Soul Power Rank was still rising segment by segment.
Until it broke through nine times, the Soul Power finally exhausted itself.
Enveloped in moonlight, Ah Yin gently placed her hand on her chest. The Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul bloomed in her hand, and the moon mark on her forehead flickered with holy radiance, shining upon the Blue Silver Emperor grass.
With the blessing of the Power Of Faith, a drop of moon dew shimmering with wisps of golden light condensed from within and dripped down.
"Shadow One."
Mo Bai called out softly. The shadow beside him surged silently, and that drop of golden moon dew was swallowed by a swift shadow.
Seeing Shadow One begin to refine the moon dew, Mo Bai also settled his mind; it was time to give the believers their rewards.
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