Chapter 224: Encounter
In the brightly lit tent, it was still very noisy even in the middle of the night, with teams of soldiers constantly coming and going.
The leader of the Holy Spirit Cult, Zhongli Wu, dressed in black, was standing in front of a large tent in the Sun-Moon Empire's military camp. The tent behind him exuded a strong gloomy atmosphere, and even ordinary people who had not practiced cultivation could feel an uncomfortable feeling when passing by.
A moment later, several evil soul masters gathered together. If Wang Nan was here, he would be able to recognize that these people were the ones who had just cleaned up the battlefield.
"Master!" Several disciples of the Holy Spirit Church stood in a row and knelt down together.
"Yeah." Zhongli Wu nodded with satisfaction, "How was the harvest this time?"
“Master, it’s similar to the previous few days. There are not many intact souls left. Although there are many, the quality is not high.” A disciple spoke up and handed over a storage soul guide respectfully.
Zhongli Wu frowned. "What we collected is not as good as what we made ourselves, but this amount is enough. How is the collection of blood food going?"
"The blood food is a little worse. Since the Titled Douluo-level combat power took action, there are not many soul masters who can leave corpses under such an attack. However, the soul masters took action to avoid ordinary people, but those ordinary blood food are more."
Zhongli Wu frowned even deeper. In fact, at the beginning, before his mother Ye Xishui took action, the Title Douluo-level combat power had not yet fully joined the battlefield, and both sides were just constantly testing and consuming each other. However, since the light of the god of death appeared in the Mingdou Mountains, everything has changed.
After a moment of silence, Zhongli Wu waved his hand and said, "Forget it. Go call the Second Elder."
"Yes!"
Seeing several disciples leave, Zhongli Wu glanced at the general's tent not far away. Although he was named the national teacher of the Sun-Moon Empire, he could also feel that the Sun-Moon Empire was not on the same page as the Holy Spirit Church.
The goal of the Sun-Moon Empire is to unify the Douluo Continent, but for the Holy Spirit Church, the best situation is constant war.
"The leader."
Just as Zhongli Wu was deep in thought, another figure came to his side. It was an old man who looked a bit ferocious. It was the second elder of the Holy Spirit Cult, Tian Centipede Douluo Nangong Wan.
"The offerings for this time have been almost collected. Take these things and go to Dongyang City."
“So many?” Nangong Wan took the storage soul guide, scanned it with his mental power, and said in surprise.
"You don't have to be jealous. These are just the broken souls of ordinary people. They won't have much effect on our cultivation. It's better to send them to Dongyang City. When you finish this matter, the sect will reward you."
"It's still the case that Wanhun and Abomination have it easy. They say they are guarding Dongyang City, and who knows how much benefit they have gained from it."
Zhongli Wu's face changed when he heard this. He quickly looked around. Seeing that there was no one around, he retracted his gaze and glared at Nangong Wan fiercely, "What nonsense are you talking about? Wanhun and Abomination are guarding the border for the empire and resisting the sea soul beasts."
"Yes, yes." Nangong Wan said yes repeatedly, "I made a mistake."
"Go quickly!"
"I'll go right away."
Nangong Wan bowed, then took two steps back and turned to walk out of the military camp.
Seeing Nangong Wan disappear, Zhongli Wu looked around again before turning back to the tent. …
The Sun-Moon Empire pushed the battle line all the way to the city of Tianling, so the deployment in the rear was much more relaxed. Even in some cities and villages that had just been occupied, they would not deploy too many measures.
Moreover, after the Sun-Moon Empire occupied the towns of the Sky Soul Empire, it vigorously promoted soul guides, so that even though it was night, dots of light could be seen from time to time in the original territory of the Sky Soul Empire.
The light of the flying soul guide was shining behind Nangong Wan. Even if a Title Douluo already had the ability to fly alone, using the flying soul guide while traveling could still increase the speed a lot, and even save a lot of soul power.
Looking at the villages passing by from time to time on the ground, Nangong Wan smacked his lips and thought to himself that it was a pity. He had thought that after occupying the territory of the Heavenly Soul Empire, he could take this opportunity to gain something, but he did not expect that the Sun and Moon Empire would prohibit attacking civilians.
Similar orders were also passed down in the Holy Spirit Church, so we had no choice but to endure it.
Flying towards the northwest, Nangong Wan suddenly felt his body getting cold. Looking around, he had a little doubt in his mind. He was not flying very high, so how could the temperature drop?
But he soon realized that the "cold" was not what his body felt.
Something seemed to suddenly appear in front of him, making him shiver unconsciously.
He had met the Supreme Elder and Chief Priest of the Holy Spirit Church before, and even when he was facing an Extreme Douluo, he had never felt this way. It was not just about strength, but more about fear, a feeling that he could not even lift his head in front of the other party.
The speed at which a Titled Douluo flies using a flying soul guide is naturally very fast. A distance of thousands of meters can be reached in the blink of an eye. Only two thoughts flashed through Nangong Wan's mind, and before he could fully understand what was happening, his figure had already crossed a long distance.
He finally saw the person in front of him.
There was no moon tonight, only the sparse starlight allowed Nangong Wan to see clearly that there was a human figure in front of him. The tall figure stood in the air, with no spirit rings around him. The person who could fly in the air was undoubtedly a Titled Douluo.
"Excuse me, Your Excellency..."
Before he could finish his words, he saw a dazzling golden light suddenly appear in front of him.
Even for a Titled Douluo, it would be somewhat uncomfortable to suddenly see such a bright light in the dark night sky. Although Nangong Wan reacted quickly with his Titled Douluo's cultivation level, the opponent was also not weak.
Nangong Wan barely opened his eyes and saw a thin golden stick falling on his back. The ninth-level flying soul guide behind him could not withstand the attack and shattered.
Even though the soul guide blocked some of the damage for him, the remaining force still fell firmly on him. A powerful force rushed into his body and continued to wreak havoc in his meridians.
Nangong Wan forced himself to activate his soul power, trying to dissolve the power that rushed into his body. However, at the moment when his mental power and soul power came into contact with this power, it seemed as if a dragon roar sounded in his ears, and his soul power completely disappeared, and his mind suddenly went blank.
"Coiling Dragon Stick..."
Nangong Wan opened his mouth, uttered a few words, and then he lost control of his body and fell from mid-air.
The wind whistled in his ears and the ground was getting closer and closer. Nangong Wan felt as if time was infinitely stretched, but his body could not make any movement.
(End of this chapter)
