Underground of Mingdu.
Holy Spirit Church.
The main hall of the evil soul masters' den, which was known for its gloomy atmosphere in the past, was now brightly lit, with countless evil soul masters drinking and celebrating the arrival of the Son of God.
Of course, Xu Cheng walked up the stairs and looked at the group of Holy Spirit Church members wearing black robes who were having a banquet, with a smile on his face: "Second Elder, everyone is very happy."
"Hehe..." Nangong Wan's eyes narrowed and his throat rolled slightly. "Yes, it's been three years since we last saw the Holy Son in person, so naturally it's hard to hide our respect and excitement."
Xu Cheng smiled and stopped looking at him.
With his spiritual power that was almost at the top of the continent, and his double-pupil martial soul, it was impossible for him not to notice the hatred and greed in the eyes of these true evil soul masters that were cast towards him.
It is easy to imagine that the issuance of a series of imperial decrees almost cut off the entire path of the Holy Spirit Church.
So he was not at all surprised by this Hongmen Banquet.
But as to who is the mantis and who is the oriole, it is still unknown.
The two passed through a dimly lit corridor.
I don’t know how much time passed.
Just stopped in front of a door.
"Please!" Nangong Wan bowed slightly, revealing his slippery character to the fullest.
Even until the last moment, he did not reveal the slightest flaw.
Veteran actor!
Xu Cheng greeted with a smile and opened the door.
Inside is the headquarters of the Holy Spirit Church, the most secretive place, and also where the top leaders of the Holy Spirit Church hold meetings.
And today, the entire Holy Spirit Church, including a supreme elder, the chief and deputy leaders, ten priests, and eight elders, were all gathered together. The moment Xu Cheng opened the door, dozens of eyes were focused on him.
“…”
Xu Cheng's lips curled up.
This moment.
The undisguised eyes, with their own hidden intentions, tension, anger, and teasing, were like hunting cats staring at a trembling rat.
"It's His Royal Highness the Holy Son who has arrived!" Zhongli Wu raised the corner of his mouth high, raised the wine bottle, and his face was full of the joy of a winner.
Of course, it wasn’t just him, the entire faction under him couldn’t suppress their smiles, and correspondingly, it was the forces under Xu Cheng… Wu Yun and Zhang Peng looked at each other with serious expressions, while Ye Cheng had a calm expression, but his fists under the table were slightly clenched.
This scene of all living things reminded Xu Cheng of a famous painting from his previous life.
There are wolves all around.
Unlike the brightly lit outside, the council hall seemed to be designed to create a solemn atmosphere. There were only a few candles flickering on the walls, and the dim light reflected Xu Cheng's ambiguous expression.
"Your Highness, please!"
An old man in a gray robe nearby raised his hand.
“…”
Xu Cheng nodded slightly and sat next to Zhongli Wu.
Wu Yun, who was standing beside him, had a gloomy expression on his face and was about to stand up, but was stopped by Qi Mu who was standing beside him.
Although no one knew why Xu Cheng came to the banquet, the nature of this obvious dinner had already changed.
Not to mention that there were eight hundred swordsmen and axemen lying in ambush below. Just the ones sitting in their positions, such as Long Xiaoyao, Ye Xishui, Zhongli Wu, and all the high-ranking officials of the hostile faction of the Holy Spirit Church, it was impossible for them to rescue Xu Cheng!
"Believe in His Majesty the Holy Son..." Zhang Cheng also spoke at the right time.
"I didn't expect that His Royal Highness the Holy Son would come to the banquet. Hahaha, it really is, I feel really honored." Zhongli Wu laughed.
The leader felt honored that the Holy Son came, which was naturally a kind of irony.
Of course, more of it was the mockery of Xu Cheng for daring to come to the banquet alone, and a slight loss of composure as a winner.
As a peak Super Douluo at level 98, and not a fake like Xuanzi, he can naturally detect that there is no strong person following Xu Cheng. Since it's just you... then can't you be at his mercy?
He was nervous for several days, carefully and rigorously considering countless consequences.
But I never thought it would be today.
Can be achieved so easily.
Holy Son, Holy Son.
You have created a huge empire with your own hands, integrated forces, and suppressed Shrek to the point of barely surviving. In the eyes of outsiders, you are perfect and a god-like existence. Yet you believe my words so easily and come to attend this Hongmen Banquet specially held for you.
"Could it be that the leader put poison in the wine glass?" Xu Cheng said with a smile.
“How could it be…” Zhongli Wu shook his head.
"It's just that I asked His Highness to come down because I really have something important to discuss." He raised his hand and took a piece of paper from the waiter beside him, with a smile on his face: "I hope Your Highness can cancel the regulations that have been issued."
"Regulations?" Xu Cheng raised his eyebrows, "Oh?"
"Exactly! Saint Son, you don't know that our Holy Spirit Church was founded by evil soul masters. In the beginning, killing, arson, and looting were just easy things to do. Massacring villages and towns at the slightest disagreement was the basis for the Holy Spirit Church to become famous on the continent. Now, brothers don't even allow the f*cking human trafficking. Do you think our Holy Spirit Church can continue to develop?"
Zhongli Wu laughed.
As soon as these words were spoken, the high-ranking officials of the Holy Spirit Church burst into laughter.
"Yes, Your Highness, we have all been through mountains of blood and mountains of corpses. If you ask us to put down our butcher knives and become Buddhas right away, I'm afraid we won't be able to adapt..."
"I still miss the scenes of burning, killing and looting with my brothers."
“…”
"Is there such a thing?" Xu Cheng showed a surprised look.
He glanced at the papers on the table.
It seemed to be an order in his name to abolish the restrictions on the Holy Spirit Church in the Sun-Moon Empire, to make it the state religion and to give it supreme status.
All you need to do is sign it and then affix the Imperial Seal of the Sun and Moon to make it effective.
“…”
Nana glanced at Zhongli Wu with her beautiful eyes, and a hint of disdain flashed across them.
He just stood behind Xu Cheng, silent and indifferent.
She looked around fearlessly. After two years of training in the Temple of Destruction, she had successfully condensed her soul core and advanced to the Titled Douluo. The two 100,000-year-old divine soul rings were enough for her to look down on most people present, especially the eight elders...
The former "vase" relied on Xu Cheng to have a position in the Holy Spirit Church, but now she has a little more real confidence.
"Yeah..." Zhongli Wu was happy to continue acting, pretending to look sad.
"You're asking a group of evil soul masters like us to obey the law, isn't that embarrassing? And since you promised to make the Holy Spirit Church the Sun and Moon State Church, why not use this dinner to sign the agreement?"
Zhongli Wu complained bitterly.
"That's indeed inappropriate." Xu Cheng nodded slightly.
"Hahahaha..." Zhongli Wu couldn't help laughing.
There was a hint of contempt in his eyes when he looked at Xu Cheng. You want to play with him? You are still too young.
But the next moment.
"Then you might as well go to the original continent. Perhaps this kind of behavior can be tolerated there." Xu Cheng said softly.
“…”
The entire conference hall fell silent in an instant.
Many elders looked shocked.
They really couldn't imagine where Xu Cheng, who was like a turtle in a jar, got the confidence to challenge Zhongli Wu?
As the saying goes, a man who knows the current situation is a hero. Even if he signs, I will never let him go easily, but...
If you dare to tear your face apart like this, I'm afraid the end will be...
“…”
Zhongli Wu also looked surprised, then chuckled and shook his head.
"It seems that our Holy Son really wants to be a saint?"
"I won't waste any more words. This decree, do you want to sign it or not?" As the truth came out, his tone became colder. He sat next to Xu Cheng, and a vague and terrifying aura emanated from him.
As the relationship fell out, the atmosphere in the hall became tense.
The soul power in everyone's body was quietly mobilized in preparation for the upcoming battle.
Ye Cheng, in particular, was restrained by the positions of the two priests and became the focus of attention.
The same is true for Zhang Peng, Wu Yun and others.
“…”
The situation was originally very good, but Zhongli Wu raised his eyebrows slightly.
Something seems wrong?
How could this kid be so calm? And the girl behind him also had her arms crossed over her chest, her breathing was steady, without any panic at all.
He is just a Soul Saint. In three years, his cultivation level has improved very quickly.
but……
He's not so arrogant in front of me, is he?
"And Cain..."
He glanced towards Mingyu Sect not far away.
The little princess of Mingyu Sect was standing on the other side behind Xu Cheng, leisurely picking her nails. Her slightly pale and delicate face had a thirst for blood in her beautiful eyes.
"This attitude shouldn't be..."
Zhongli Wu frowned slightly and hesitated to take action.
"What are you waiting for?!!"
A sharp voice sounded from deep within the conference room.
Long Xiaoyao supported Ye Xishui and appeared in everyone's sight.
"Grand Elder, Great Worshiper!"
Everyone stood up and said respectfully.
Ye Xishui stared at Xu Cheng with his sharp eyes, and walked towards him step by step. Although he was about to die, he still exuded the pressure of an Extreme Douluo.
She stared at Xu Cheng coldly.
"You are the culprit that caused the Holy Spirit Church to fall to this point!"
"Xu Cheng, you have failed the Holy Spirit Church's expectations of you!"
"How on earth did you manage to allow the Law of Death to continue to revolve? Those powerful men of the Holy Spirit Church whose strength was greatly reduced because their souls were forcibly stripped away by the law, trusted you from the beginning to the end! They regarded you as His Highness the Holy Son of the Holy Spirit Church!"
“…”
Hearing this, everyone was shocked.
They started discussing in low voices.
After all, no one expected that the sudden abnormality that led to a significant reduction in the strength of the entire Holy Spirit Church was caused by Xu Cheng.
"Senior Ye, I remember that three years ago, you trusted me quite a lot. How come you are like this now? It really makes me feel heartbroken..." Xu Cheng said with a smile.
"The past is the past, and the present is the present." Ye Xishui said coldly. "What you have done has already lost the trust of the Holy Spirit Church!"
"I'll say it one last time!"
"If you agree now to release that damn power of death and allow the soul to continue to stay on the continent, and if you also agree to Wu'er's previous request, then you will still be the Holy Son of the Holy Spirit Church. If not..."
Ye Xishui snorted coldly, and tremendous soul power surged out of his body.
"I'm not dead yet!"
Looking at Long Xiaoyao who was being supported by the side with an expressionless face, Wu Yun felt a chill in his heart.
Even if Xu Cheng had already set up a tight net outside.
But with this lineup, it might be difficult to break out.
"In that case." Seeing Xu Cheng's expressionless face, Ye Xishui sneered and waved his hand.
"Worship the Holy Lord!"
“…”
Everyone sighed.
The Holy Lord is naturally the "God" worshipped by the Holy Spirit Church.
But he is not a true God, but more like a wild god in the countryside, similar to some kind of ancestor who founded the Holy Spirit Church.
To worship the Holy Lord, one must naturally shed blood under the Holy Lord.
Zhongli Wu, Ye Xishui and other powerful figures from the same faction of the Holy Spirit Church all bowed towards the statue on the high hall. Long Xiaoyao stood there indifferently, but frowned slightly, as if he had sensed a strange atmosphere, and then shook his head.
As an Ultimate Douluo, his confidence in his own strength surpasses everything else.
"Everyone, interrupt for a moment."
Xu Cheng's voice suddenly sounded from above.
It seemed to be lingering and echoing in the hall.
"you……"
Ye Xishui and the others looked up suddenly, with a hint of horror in their eyes. The statue above was a person sitting leisurely on a golden seat, but how come this person looked exactly like Xu Cheng? ! !
When did it happen?
They turned around, only to see that Xu Cheng had already disappeared.
Missing.
And the sculpture above seemed to come alive.
Pieces of gold fell off Xu Cheng's body, revealing his fair skin. He looked down at everyone like an emperor, with a hint of smile in his eyes, "Why do you want to worship me?"
“Buzz!”
It was as if the surrounding space collapsed.
Then reorganize again.
The dimly lit Holy Spirit Church headquarters disappeared, and in its place was a magnificent palace, surrounded by tall mechas, and countless fully armed soul guide masters, staring at them teasingly like a cat playing with a mouse.
"Ye Xishui, you intend to imprison me, the Sun and Moon Emperor. You really don't know how to write the word death." Huo Qing was wearing heavy armor, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
She watched with her own eyes as Xu Cheng walked step by step towards the Sun and Moon Emperor.
Now the Holy Spirit Church is trying to steal the fruits of victory?
Really, damn it!
There were nearly a thousand Fire Phoenix Legion guards around, all filled with murderous intent.
The high-ranking officials of the Holy Spirit Church were trembling with fear.
Now even a fool can figure it out.
It was Xu Cheng who had played a trick on them. Zhongli Wu glanced at Xu Cheng, who was sitting on the throne with his head held up and looking down at them teasingly, and felt a chill down his spine.
wrong!
Xu Cheng is definitely a genius, but how could his illusion skills reach this level?
It is barely understandable that he was put under a psychedelic spell.
But now?
Almost the entire Holy Spirit Church was trapped in an illusion.
This even includes Uncle Long and mother!
This illusion encompassed both Extreme Douluo. It was no longer just terrifying. Even now, even if the illusion was exposed, he still felt that it was not an illusion at all, but revealed an inexplicable sense of reality.
"You are not a Soul Saint!!!" he exclaimed.
"Puchi..." Nana couldn't help but laughed while lying on Xu Cheng's back.
"That's right, you discovered all of this." Xu Cheng smacked his lips, showing a surprised expression.
Zhongli Wu: “…”
"Die!"
Ye Xishui's face was ferocious, and the Tower of Death slowly emerged from the sky.
Without the struggling and wailing soul that was once imprisoned inside, it seemed a lot more plain, but it was also mixed with the full-strength attack of this Extreme Douluo.
"Be careful, protect His Highness!"
Inside the main hall.
Countless flaming figures instantly formed a soul guiding formation.
"I bet there's no bullet in your gun..."
However, Xu Cheng said something leisurely that puzzled everyone.
And the next moment.
Ye Xishui felt the Tower of Death being hollowed out in an instant, and the full force attack that he had just gathered disappeared in an instant.
??? (End of this chapter)
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