Chapter 230 Destroying the Branch

Chapter 230 Destroying the Branch

Chapter 230 Destroying the Branch
"We're here. Three hundred meters ahead, in the yard with the house with the black roof."

Under Nana's guidance, the two quickly arrived at a nearby corner.

"Arthas, are we going to attack directly?"

Arthas looked at the black roof in front of him and shook his head slightly: "It is better not to act rashly before we understand the distribution of people inside."

After that, he turned to look at Nana and said, "Nana, I need to leave my soul mark on you. Then you go in first, and I will use the soul mark to check the surrounding situation. You don't have to worry about it, just leave it to me."

"Okay." Nana said without hesitation.

Arthas did not delay either. He stretched out his hand and touched Nana's forehead. He quickly drew out a silver thread and controlled it to penetrate into Nana's forehead.

The latter quickly put on a white hood, and then a white veil hat, and then strode over.

Behind him, Arthas used undead magic to link the soul mark and began to watch the process of her entry from Nana's perspective.

After a while, I got to know the distribution of people in the inner altar. The strongest elder of the branch was there, with the strength of Soul Saint. Below him were the Great Holy Spirit and the Second Holy Spirit, with the strength of Soul Emperor. As for the others, Soul King and below, they were just small minions.

"It's just right for testing the strength of those evil soul masters." To be on the safe side, Arthas began to chant the necromancy spell to summon the Gate of the Dead. Not long after, a portal appeared beside him, and a man in black walked out. He was covered in a black robe, and two red lights could be vaguely seen flickering under the cloak.

As soon as he appeared, he bowed and greeted in a hoarse voice.

"I've met the master!"

Arthas nodded slightly. The black-robed man in front of him was one of the four Titled Douluo Evil Soul Masters who attacked Shrek Academy. After being thrown into the undead plane, Minghui took advantage of the opportunity to control his residual soul as soon as it was born.

Therefore, obeying his orders completely is his most powerful force when he comes to the Sun-Moon Empire.

Because some of their memories from previous lives were restored after they were born, they possess a certain degree of wisdom.

Afterwards, Minghui also investigated the residual souls of the four titled undead, and through mutual confirmation, he learned the approximate location of the Holy Spirit Church headquarters. As for Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui, they were only heard of but never seen, and they were quite mysterious in the Holy Spirit Church. This was also the reason why he was not sure whether the three so-called court doctors beside him were Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui when he was treating Xu Tianran.

After all, they are all people who have lived for more than 200 years. Among their peers, only Moon is left, and they know few people.

The descendant Zhongli Wudu is nearly two hundred years old, and is the current leader of the Holy Spirit Church. He has appeared quite a few times in the remaining memories of the four titled undead.

"His son is the leader, while he plays behind the scenes. Ye Xishui is quite cautious." Arthas sighed.

"Come on, accompany me to stretch my muscles." As he said this, he put on a black robe and strode towards the courtyard.

The man in black robe said nothing as his body turned into black mist and exploded on the spot.

"Puff puff." The guards outside the yard were swallowed by a black mist before they noticed the person coming.

Arthas walked into the house with a swagger, then pressed the switch and walked into the corridor revealed by the side door of the desk. About five meters deep along the corridor, a wide hall appeared in front of him, with an area of ​​300 square meters and a slightly gloomy atmosphere.

On both sides of the innermost table, there were two men in white clothes and hoods sitting and eating.

As for Nana, she had already entered the inner altar through the small door at the side.

"Who are you?" Seeing two people coming down, both men stood up quickly.

Arthas said nothing, but stretched out his hand and showed a sign, which was one of the signs he had searched out from the four Titled Douluo Evil Soul Masters.

The two glanced at him and shuddered all over. They knelt down on the spot in fear and dared not look up. They said in a trembling voice:

"Hello, hello, my Lord!"

The next second, they suddenly felt a cold breath on their faces, and out of survival instinct, they subconsciously raised their heads slightly.

"Puff, puff." They were swallowed by the black fog without even making a sound. When the black fog moved away, only two pale corpses with all their blood sucked dry were left on the ground.

Arthas then approached the corpse and did not find the soul pennant used by the original novel to imprison the souls of Nana's parents on the Great Holy Spirit. Obviously, the thing was in the hands of the branch elder behind the door. After all, the original novel described that this seventh-level soul guide device originally belonged to this elder.

Without further delay, Arthas strode to the door, pushed it open, and entered a hall deeper inside, which was also the so-called altar.

Upon entering, I immediately discovered seven saints guarding both sides of the corridor.

The seven people had obviously heard their conversation and thought they were important people, so they bowed their heads and touched their chests to salute them. Just at this moment, footsteps were heard at the entrance, and then a man in a black robe was seen running over with Nana and another saint.

"May I know who you two are?" the leading black-robed man asked politely.

The saint who came to report the news only said that even the Great Holy Spirit and the Second Holy Spirit had to kneel down and salute the visitor, so his status should be not low.

Nana lowered her head slightly, feeling a little nervous. There was only one person in Arthas, but two people came in now, and it seemed that the situation had become more complicated.

Now she only hoped that the two people who suddenly arrived here were not too strong, otherwise it would be dangerous if Arthas broke in later.

Arthas said nothing, raised his hand to show the token, and then said in a hoarse voice, "Go in first."

The black-robed man's pupils shrank, and he quickly bowed to make way, saying respectfully, "Please come in, my lords!"

"It's over!" This was Nana's first thought, and her face turned pale in an instant. Even the elders of the branch were so respectful. The strength of these two people was definitely higher than that of Soul Saints. They might be people from the main headquarters. No matter how strong Arthas was, he was only a Soul King. How could he deal with him?
"Arthas, please don't come in at this time!" she prayed in her heart.

Arthas glanced at her and strode forward with the undead.

"You guys wait here first." The elder of the branch office left a message and followed closely.

After a while, the three of them came to the so-called altar, a circular platform covered with grooves and bloodstains.

"My lords, I don't know." Seeing Arthas stop, the elder of the branch asked respectfully.

Arthas said nothing, but quietly activated the soul mark that connected to the remnant soul of the undead and sent a message. The latter's figure flashed and gave the branch elder a heart-wrenching blow on the spot. After all, he was just a soul saint, and he was vulnerable in front of the titled undead. Even if he did not inherit all the abilities of his life, the title was still a title, and the basic attributes were there, and the gap was still a world of difference.

“You, you are not.”

The branch elder's eyes widened and he spoke hoarsely.

The next second, his heart was crushed, blood was rapidly drained, and his face turned pale and dry at a speed visible to the naked eye. Even his soul was devoured, which made the red light in the eyes of the undead even more intense. In just a blink of an eye, the elder of the branch lost his vitality.

He was thrown to the ground with a bang.

It's nice to have a strong fighter by your side. Arthas thought as he went forward to touch the corpse. This time he touched the special seventh-level soul guide Soul Banner.

He scanned with his mental power and found that there were as many as four to five hundred souls living inside, and each of them was very weak. It was obvious that the elder of this branch had absorbed the soul power of these people for his cultivation in the past. Now that their souls were scattered, it was considered that he deserved it.

"The materials are good. I can just dismantle them to make a magical tool for performing undead magic."

The soul guide that can be used to imprison the soul is naturally made of materials that have some connection with the soul, and the core of necromancy magic happens to be the soul, which is a perfect fit.

Arthas shook the soul flag, chanted a spell, opened the Gate of the Dead, and sent back some of the undead who were still reluctant to leave.

This time when I went out, this undead with the title sucked my blood and souls, which was considered a big profit.

He will show no mercy to villains.

"Come in." Arthas lifted his cloak and called out softly, but not in his original voice.

They were also worried that they would scare people away. There were footsteps one after another, and Nana and the other eight saints walked closer quickly.

Seeing that it was Arthas, Nana's expression changed instantly, and her body instinctively became alert. She blurted out, "Arthas, are you also an evil soul master?"

Arthas's face was calm, "If I were an evil soul master, would I kill this branch elder for you?"

Nana glanced at the branch elder who had almost turned into a mummy on the ground, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then him?"

This death really looks like it was done by an evil soul master.

"No need to look. He was drained by the guy I summoned with my life force, including the ones outside." Arthas said calmly, "This is my special ability. I can summon strong people from another world to help me in the battle, but there is a price after all."

"These evil soul masters usually do a lot of evil, I won't be polite to them."

As he spoke, he raised the soul flag in his hand and glanced at the eight saints behind Nana, "I know you are all forced into this situation. Next, I will release the souls of your loved ones and purify them so that they can rest in peace. Just say whatever you want to say as soon as possible."

After he finished speaking, he activated his soul power to activate the soul flag and release the soul.

As the souls continued to pour out, a huge amount of resentment suddenly filled the entire altar. These souls were all killed by cruel means, so they naturally had a lot of resentment and turned into resentful spirits.

It was for this reason that the elder of the branch took them into the soul flag as a special means of attacking the enemy. In the state of resentful spirits, these souls did not recognize their relatives, so they did not recognize Nana and other relatives after they appeared.

But Nana recognized him at a glance. She quickly took off her hat, revealing her tear-stained face, and shouted in a hoarse voice.

"Dad, Mom!"

Upon seeing this, the other saints quickly took off their hats and looked around for the souls of their loved ones.

Without saying much, Arthas began to chant a spell, launching a group version of the purifying fire.

"Purify the filth in your soul!"

As the last spell was cast, a circle of dazzling white light bloomed from between his eyebrows.

"Ah!" Not only did the vengeful spirits scream, but even several of the saints screamed as they were burned by the white light. It was obvious that they had done some bad things under the coercion of the branch elders, and even their souls were polluted by the controlled vengeance, causing impurities in their souls.

But at this moment, the whole is being purified rapidly.

When the purifying light faded, the vengeful spirits all turned pure and flawless, regained their sanity, and the several saints also felt relieved.

"As soon as possible," Arthas said, "After being bathed in my purifying light, the resentment and dirt in their souls will be purified quickly. Once they are completely purified, it will be the time for them to ascend to heaven and enter reincarnation. If you have anything to say, you must hurry up."

"I'll wait for you outside." He said, striding towards the passage.

"Thank you, thank you," the saints behind me shouted with gratitude.

Arthas did not look back, but walked out of the corridor quickly to the hall outside, kicked away the two so-called holy spirit corpses with his feet, sat down at the table, and began to regulate his breathing. Purifying so many resentful spirits at once, he was only a soul, and the consumption was not small.

Soon, Nana walked out first, followed by the eight saints from before.

"My condolences." Arthas opened his eyes, stood up and sighed.

Then Nana knelt down with a plop, and the eight saints followed suit.

"That's not necessary!" Arthas said quickly, "I am willing to help, but I just can't stand what the Holy Spirit Church is doing."

Nana's eyes were red, and she said firmly, "Arthas, no, Master, I cannot repay your kindness, this is all I should do."

"Besides, we all hope that you can take us in. Now that the branch has been destroyed, the Holy Spirit Church will definitely launch an investigation. I definitely cannot go back to the Sun-Moon Royal Academy. We have been enslaved for too long, and our lives have long lost their meaning."

"If even you are unwilling to take us in, we really don't know where to go or what to do next."

"Master, please give us some instructions. This will also be a sign of direction for us."

"Please give your orders, Master!" the eight saints on his body said hurriedly.

"I can help you find something to do, but you don't have to call me master anymore." Arthas said.

"Everyone, get up. Since you can't stay in the Sun-Moon Empire, I will introduce you to Shrek City to join my organization. My organization is called the Spiritual Transmission Hall. It is still in its early stages. Because the core business has not yet been perfected, it does not even have a base. However, in the future, it is likely to cooperate with the various soul master organizations of the original three empires, including Shrek Academy."

"As for what the core business is, you will find out when you join."

As he spoke, he took out the token from his soul guide and continued, "After arriving in Shrek City, go to this store and someone will make arrangements for you."

"From now on, you don't need to pledge allegiance to me. Once you join the organization, you will be my colleagues."

"If you really want to repay me, then support the organization together and do more practical things for the people on the mainland."

"Thank you, master!" Nana said happily.

The other eight people followed closely.

Arthas was a little speechless, but time was running out, so he didn't bother about it. He let his main body deal with the rest. He continued quickly, "Just in case, change your clothes and leave as soon as possible. If you don't have a flying soul guide, I have one here."

"In one hour, I will burn this place completely to the ground and try my best to cover up all the traces left tonight."

"Yes, master!" Nana said as she quickly stood up and said that she had a flying soul guide.

Then four more people said they had flying soul guides. Arthas immediately took out four more flying soul guides that he had prepared and handed them over.

Everyone did not delay. After changing their clothes, they followed Arthas out of the courtyard and quickly took off into the air under the cover of night.

When Arthas saw the nine people disappear from his sight, he turned back to the underground hall, installed the three-meter-long soul guide incendiary bomb, and burned the bodies separately. After finishing, he returned to the academy at night. After a long time, when he closed his eyes to practice, the terrifying fire illuminated the night sky.

After the training, Arthas wrote a report on what happened today, opened the Gate of the Undead and threw in some of the metal he had won.

The next day, he continued his research career on soul guides.

During this time, he dismantled the soul flag at night, and after processing it, he made his own undead staff in Mingde Hall, preparing to assemble a large sickle, and then he would have the death sickle. He also inherited some of the main body's gun skills, which he could use, without using the Qing family's unique gun skills.

With his ability, he can still fight with great vigor with just basic marksmanship.

A few days later, at Shrek Academy, Minghui took out the things that Arthas had put into the Undead Plane.

Rare metals were naturally sold to Shrek Academy at a high price, making a fortune. Information about the Holy Spirit Church was passed on through Shrek Academy, asking the royal families of the three former empires to strengthen their vigilance, while secretly launching a joint search operation in the country.

"If I can find it, I can find it. If I can't, forget it!" Minghui was happy to see it succeed anyway as it didn't waste his own manpower and resources.

A few days later, Nana and others arrived at Shrek City.

Minghui did not show up, but first instructed the shop owner to make arrangements to set up an office for the Spiritual Transmission Hall. Of course, Shrek Academy would provide the land.

After all, the spread of the soul system will be of great benefit to Shrek Academy, so how can we not make some contribution?
"This brat is just thinking about taking advantage of the academy all day long. How despicable!" Yan Shaozhe was in a bad mood again.

(End of this chapter)