Chapter 91: The Wretched Zhongli Wu
"The Ordinary Alliance treats me very well. If you have any other ideas, I'm afraid they'll come to nothing."
A look of obvious disgust appeared on Ye Guyi's clear, cold, and beautiful Face.
"Ye Guyi, right? Don't you think you're looking down on Evil Soul Masters a bit too much? Or is it that you have a strong sense of belonging to this civilian organization that the Imperial Family uses as a sacrificial lamb?"
"Shut up. I can deal with all the Evil Soul Masters on my own; I don't need your help. If there's nothing else, please leave."
Ye Guyi replied with a haughty posture, showing absolutely no interest in Huo Yuhao's suggestion, revealing a certain air of pure stupidity.
Huo Yuhao was about to explain when an abnormal fluctuation suddenly appeared in his Divine Sense. A somewhat strange smile immediately formed at the corners of his mouth.
"Let me show you the real World. Evil Soul Masters aren't as weak as you think."
Huo Yuhao's figure soared into the air. A green-gold light gathered on his right hand's divine slash as he slashed from afar towards the Sun Moon Imperial Palace.
With a boom, a figure draped in a black robe was sent flying by a single strike, spitting out water as he tumbled backward through the air.
Ye Guyi watched in shock as Huo Yuhao's strike tore through space, and her opinion of him changed significantly.
Inside the Sun Moon Imperial Palace, Crown Prince Xu Tianran sat on an exquisitely carved gemstone seat, listening with an unnatural expression to Zhongli Wu's forceful words.
"Your Highness, if I may be blunt, if a few soul engineers left, then they left. Given the strength of my Holy Spirit Cult, there's no need to clash with Huo Yuhao over such a trivial matter."
For a moment, Xu Tianran didn't know if Zhongli Wu was truly confident or just plain scared. The words sounded tough, but they couldn't withstand scrutiny.
Xu Tianran pressed the throbbing veins on his forehead and once again took out several Heaven And Earth Treasures, having the guards hand them to Zhongli Wu.
"Sect Master Zhong only needs to go to Shrek City and find trouble with a few commoners; there's no need to touch those soul engineers."
Xu Tianran didn't care about losing a few soul engineers, but he couldn't let this precedent be set.
Those who betrayed the Sun Moon Empire couldn't be allowed to leave so easily; they had to be made to pay the price.
This was also the best way to stabilize the remaining soul engineers, whether they belonged to Mingde Hall or were independent.
"Fine. Since Your Highness has stated your position, the Holy Spirit Cult will help with this. After all, we must give the Crown Prince some Face."
Just as Zhongli Wu emerged from the Crown Prince's bedchamber, the Scorpion Tiger Douluo beside him asked curiously, "Isn't it a bit ill-advised to clash with Huo Yuhao at this time, especially while Mu En is still alive?"
The Scorpion Tiger Douluo had a significant psychological shadow regarding Mu En and had always been somewhat timid regarding matters involving Shrek Academy.
"No need to worry. We're just finding some low-level Evil Soul Masters to assassinate some commoners; we don't need to go personally."
"Even if Shrek Academy wants to retaliate, they won't find our specific location. If those low-level Evil Soul Masters die, they die."
"Besides, never mind Mu En guarding Shrek City alone—even if Huo Yuhao and Mu En joined forces, I would not fear them."
As Zhongli Wu was boastfully bragging to the Scorpion Tiger Douluo about his plans and strength, a blade light arrived in an instant.
Zhongli Wu's physical instincts began to scream warnings at him; if this strike landed, he would die.
Without hesitation, he shouted toward the air above, "Uncle Long, save me!"
Long Xiaoyao let out a helpless, long sigh. His Darkness Holy Dragon possessed him as he activated his second and sixth Soul Rings, gathering all his strength to block this strike.
Even so, the dissipating Aura still sent Zhongli Wu flying, making him cough up large mouthfuls of blood.
The Scorpion Tiger Douluo watched from the side, dumbfounded. Indeed, he knew this kind of thing shouldn't be done—now someone had come knocking on their door.
At this moment, Xu Tianran was also breaking out in a cold sweat. Zhongli Wu's position was a bit too close to his bedchamber.
Moreover, he had to think hard about whether there was a way to stop this great battle. After all, this was the capital of the Sun Moon Empire; if two Limit Douluos really started a war here, it would be a disaster.
However, the intense battle he expected did not occur. Huo Yuhao quickly gained the upper hand by utilizing the spatial capabilities of his divine slash.
Long Xiaoyao was no Di Tian; he couldn't hold any advantage in a head-on collision. Combined with the suppression of the spatial attribute, he gradually began to show signs of defeat.
Just as Huo Yuhao was prepared to deal a killing blow to Zhongli Wu, a bright moon appeared on the battlefield.
"Pavilion Master Huo, please do not drive them to a dead end within the Capital City. Evil Soul Masters have bizarre methods; consider it saving the lives of the millions of citizens in the Capital City."
Huo Yuhao did not strike again, watching from a distance as the Scorpion Tiger Douluo pulled Zhongli Wu and Long Xiaoyao away, one in each hand.
Kong Deming appeared solely to ensure the retreat of these Evil Soul Masters. After all, they had appeared near the Crown Prince's bedchamber; if this battle truly broke out, the Imperial Family's reputation would be ruined.
Kong Deming didn't necessarily do it for the Imperial Family, but as someone devoted to the development of the Sun Moon Empire, he would absolutely not allow the Empire to be linked with Evil Soul Masters.
This was also the reason why he showed no reaction after Ju Zi secretly killed Xu Tianran in the future; this man only cared about the development of the Sun Moon Empire.
Huo Yuhao was willing to give Kong Deming this Face. Given his current status, it wasn't appropriate for him to interfere too much in the internal affairs of the Sun Moon Empire.
He would save those he could, and he couldn't be bothered with those he couldn't. Regardless, this bunch of Evil Soul Masters couldn't affect him.
Their so-called assassination plan had no possibility of success. Currently, the gates of Shrek City were equipped with automatic Spirit detectors.
All Evil Spirits would be automatically detected, and Soul Masters with abnormal mental force would also be flagged.
Furthermore, the families of those soul engineers had long been moved into official protected buildings in Shrek City. Under the maintenance of Huo Yuhao, the inventor of advanced soul tool technology, those places were extremely safe.
Beside him, Ye Guyi had long been watching in a daze. This was the first time she had seen such a powerful Soul Master.
Was this level truly attainable by humans? Were Evil Soul Masters actually this powerful? They even appeared as an organized group.
"Um, Pavilion Master Huo, shall we talk more about your organization? I might have been a bit impulsive earlier."
Seeing Ye Guyi suddenly become somewhat bashful, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but chuckle. He hadn't expected her to have such a side.
"I came here specifically to recruit you, so naturally, there's no problem. You don't need to feel sorry toward the Ordinary Alliance; I will help you provide appropriate compensation."
"You just saw the Imperial Family's attitude toward Evil Soul Masters. Staying here now is just asking for death. The Evil Soul Masters won't sit idly by and watch a Holy Spirit grow up."
Ye Guyi nodded. Since Huo Yuhao said he would handle everything for her, she no longer had a reason to refuse.
This Pavilion Master Huo's reputation was enough for her to trust him. After all, someone who could negotiate with the official Sun Moon Empire should be trustworthy enough.
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