Chapter 84: Since We Are Here, We might As well Show up

Deep within the extreme northern land, the senior leaders of the Holy Spirit Cult were gathered.

"Master, after putting so much manpower and resources into this, what exactly are we trying to achieve?" the Underworld Emperor asked in a deep voice.

He was very dissatisfied with the actions of the Demon Emperor. Although the true aim was to disgust the higher-ups of the Douluo Continent and turn the whole continent into a chaotic mess, Holy Spirit Cult had gained no substantial benefits.

"Yes, Master, we've already angered the Spirit Pagoda greatly," the Ghost Emperor also said solemnly.

"The Spirit Pagoda? What do we care about them?" The Demon Emperor sneered disdainfully. "Our goal is that elusive chance to ascend to godhood. In the end, if the chance for ascension to godhood really appears, they will be our greatest rivals."

"But for now, we can't do without the Spirit Pagoda. Many things we need to do require their cooperation," the Ghost Emperor said, his voice full of concern.

"Don't worry. No matter what we do, even if we desecrate the God Of Emotion and his wife, or even destroy one of Spirit Pagoda's sub-pagoda, the ancient Qiangu Donfeng will still support us," the Demon Emperor said coldly.

"Master, are you really that confident?" the Underworld Emperor asked quietly.

The Demon Emperor sighed and said, "This time, when we went to Shrek City to distribute flyers, did you notice that Yun Ming's aura was stronger than before?"

"Indeed, we did underestimate Yun Ming this time. If we hadn't caught him off guard and prevented him from acting, it might have been difficult to retreat safely," the Underworld Emperor said with a grave expression.

"If I'm not mistaken, he's probably in the process of creating his own divine position," the Demon Emperor said in a low voice.

"Create a divine position? That's impossible!" Both the Underworld Emperor and Ghost Emperor were shocked.

After the disappearance of the divine realm, there was no more divine inheritance. To become a god, one had to create their own divine position.

They had no clue about how to approach this, and yet Yun Ming had already begun the process.

As limit Douluo themselves, they never expected to be so far behind Yun Ming.

"Shrek Academy is the belief of all soul masters, and with the presence of the Holy Spirit Douluo, an endless stream of faith power flows to Yun Ming every day. He is naturally in a better position than anyone else to take that step," the Demon Emperor said solemnly.

"So, Demon Emperor, you're trying to cut off Yun Ming's faith power?" the Underworld Emperor asked cautiously.

"That's one way to put it. In any case, we cannot allow Yun Ming to reach that step before us. If he does, we'll all be doomed," the Demon Emperor said coldly.

"Then why do we still have to offend the Spirit Pagoda, our ally?" the Ghost Emperor asked, confused.

"Hmph, right now, apart from Shrek Academy, the Spirit Pagoda is the most respected entity in the Douluo Continent. Do you want to let Yun Ming ascend and have another ancient East Wind clan appear?" The Demon Emperor sneered. "For now, we're just using Qiangu Dongfeng for our own purposes. We cannot let Yun Ming or Qiangu Dongfeng reach that step. If they do, their first act will be to eliminate Holy Spirit cult and erase all evidence. You both know that better than anyone."

The Ghost Emperor nodded. The alliance between Qiangu Dongfeng and Holy Spirit Cult was one of mutual benefit. If Qiangu Dongfeng achieved godhood, they would immediately destroy Holy Spirit Cult.

"We don't want Yun Ming to become a god or Qiangu Dongfeng doesn't either. As long as Yun Ming exists, they won't betray us. After all, only we can deal with Yun Ming. Without us, they'll just have to watch as Yun Ming ascends to godhood. So we're not afraid of offending them," the Demon Emperor said grimly.

"But if we really publish all the novels, comics, and animations that Cun Ying wrote online, even if we become gods, once the divine realm returns, the Sea God and the Emotion God will never forgive us," the Ghost Emperor said in a low voice.

"Sounds like... interesting?" The Demon Emperor's words were interrupted by a sudden fluctuation of energy. She, along with the Underworld and Ghost Emperors, immediately looked up toward the deeper parts of the extreme northern land.

In an instant, the three of them transformed into streaks of light and disappeared, reappearing deep in the northern land in a mountain range.

At the mountain peak, Wujin was sitting still amidst the snowstorm. Surprisingly, despite the raging snowstorm, no snowflakes seemed to fall on him.

"A shape-shifting soul beast? Interesting, interesting. Not only does it have such a large amount of resentment, but it dares to draw in the power of heaven and earth with a mere second-ring cultivation. Should I call you ignorant or fearless?" The Underworld Emperor laughed mockingly.

Others might not know what Wujin was, but as a limit Douluo, the Underworld Emperor could immediately tell that Wujin was trying to absorb the power of heaven and earth and merge with it.

Normally, only those who had reached the pinnacle of Douluo would attempt such a thing.

If successful, this would be on par with Yun Ming.

Of course, Wujin wasn't yet capable of that. He was merely trying to make heaven and earth's power accept him in preparation for future absorption.

The Underworld Emperor could clearly sense the terrifying resentment within Wujin's body and immediately recognized him as a shape-shifting soul beast.

Originally, Wujin had used special methods to conceal his soul beast aura before entering the human world.

But now, in order to merge with the surrounding power of heaven and earth, he had no choice but to remove all his concealment methods.

"We, limit Douluo, dream of becoming gods, and yet a mere second-ring soul master is thinking about godhood—what's the difference between that and suicide? No wonder he's a soul beast, all brawn, no brains," the Ghost Emperor sneered, but was immediately silenced by a cold glare from the Demon Emperor.

"Master, I wasn't referring to you. What does a hundred-thousand-year soul beast like that have to compare with you?" The Ghost Emperor quickly explained.

The Demon Emperor coldly glanced at the Ghost Emperor before turning her attention back to Wujin, saying in a deep voice, "If he can survive this, then in the future, taking that final step will be ten times easier for him than it will be for us."

"But facing us, he has no chance. A hundred-thousand-year soul ring and soul bone—maybe we can even train another limit Douluo," the Ghost Emperor scoffed, raising his hand and lightly grabbing toward Wujin.

A huge ghost head flew out from his hand and appeared directly above Wujin's head.

"Hmph!" The Demon Emperor coldly snorted and waved her hand. Suddenly, a blue ocean appeared above Wujin, swallowing the ghost head before it could reach him.

"Master, what do you mean?" the Ghost Emperor asked coldly.

"If you still acknowledge me as your master, don't touch him. If you don't, go ahead and do as you please. I'll be curious to see if you have the ability to act against him in my presence," the Demon Emperor said coldly.

Upon hearing these words, both the Underworld and Ghost Emperors were shocked.

They didn't expect the Demon Emperor to be willing to turn against them for a mere shape-shifting soul beast.

"If the Master has given an order, we will naturally obey. Had you given this order earlier, I wouldn't have dared to act against him," the Ghost Emperor quickly said. He understood that the Demon Emperor's strength was far beyond theirs. Even if they teamed up, they might be able to fight her but couldn't defeat her.

"Even if we don't act, he won't survive this. A mere second-ring soul master, trying to connect with the power of heaven and earth—this is suicide. The backlash from heaven and earth's power would be enough to kill him a thousand, ten thousand times over," the Underworld Emperor said coldly.

"No, he's directing the backlash of heaven and earth's power into the vengeful spirits inside him, having them bear the brunt of it. Wait, no—it's the vengeful spirits inside him actively helping him absorb the backlash! How is this possible?" the Ghost Emperor widened his eyes in disbelief. Normally, vengeful spirits would resent their masters and would never help them. They could only be controlled against their will.

But now, the vengeful spirits within Wujin's body were actually helping him bear the backlash.

Holy Spirit Cult had been dealing with vengeful spirits for tens of thousands of years, but this was the first time they had seen such a situation.

"If this is the case, he has a one in a hundred chance of success," the Underworld Emperor murmured.

"Too bad, if he were a soul beast from the Extreme North, his chances would rise to ten percent," the Ghost Emperor shook his head and asked curiously, "Since he's already decided to take this risk, why didn't he go to his original territory before transforming?"

Wujin certainly knew that the power of heaven and earth in the Endless Mountain would be more receptive to him.

But now, the Blood God Legion was stationed in the Endless Mountain. If he tried to absorb the power of heaven and earth there, the powerful members of the Blood God Legion would detect him.

At that time, humans wouldn't let a soul beast trying to ascend to godhood and transform back into a soul beast live.

Thus, Wujin had no choice but to choose the Extreme Northern Land, which was similarly cold and desolate.

What Wujin didn't know was that Spirit Hall had hidden itself in this extreme northern land.

"If we intervene, he has a twenty percent chance of surviving," the Demon Emperor said softly.

"Heh, we've already shown him enough mercy by not acting. Now you want us to help him? Do you think that's possible?" The Ghost Emperor sneered.

He certainly didn't want to create another competitor.

"If you don't want to help, then leave. I'll stay here and assist him," the Demon Emperor said coldly.

"In that case, we'll take our leave first," the Ghost Emperor and Underworld Emperor both scoffed and turned to disappear into the snowstorm.

"Since we're here, we might as well show ourselves," the Demon Emperor looked up and spoke to the sky.

"You called me here just for this," the figure of Di Tian slowly appeared beside the Demon Emperor.

"I heard Nana Li mention him. Xia Yi's roommate, right? Is he not from your Star Dou Forest?" the Demon Emperor asked curiously.

"No!" Di Tian replied coldly.

"Doesn't matter! I'm helping him because of Xia Yi. Will you help him or not?" the Demon Emperor asked grimly.

Di Tian looked at Wujin. He had already known about Wujin's identity and knew that Wujin wasn't fond of Gu Yue and the Star Dou Forest.

So he wasn't keen on helping.

But thinking that the Demon Emperor might tell Xia Yi about this matter, he nodded reluctantly.

"Fine, since we're here," Di Tian shook his head and sat down on a mountain peak beside Wujin.

The Demon Emperor nodded, also sitting down cross-legged and releasing her power.

Under the influence of two top-tier powerhouses, the surrounding power of heaven and earth became much more gentle.

(End of this chapter)