The night in Mingdou was very noisy.
Because it was already like a modern city, with a very rich nightlife.
The city's clamor also muffled the sharp screams coming from different places.
By the time Yuwen Tuo returned to his princely manor, it was already dawn.
His princely manor had only a few servants, and only Nana was anxiously waiting at the entrance.
"Your Highness, you're finally back." Nana saw Yuwen Tuo and immediately came forward, her expression a mix of expectation and worry.
Yuwen Tuo's entire robe was blood red. After a night of slaughter, he had killed at least nearly a hundred evil soul masters.
This included four Soul Saints, seven Soul Emperors, and over a dozen Soul Kings. All the small Holy Spirit Church branches entrenched in Mingdou had been completely purged by him.
But this was not enough, far from enough. How could he call it revenge if he didn't kill all the evil soul masters in the world?
As for some Holy Servants, he didn't kill them, because they were somewhat similar to Nana. Their parents or spouses' children's souls were bound by the Holy Spirit Church, forcing them to become servants.
A large number of them didn't even have soul power, let alone being evil soul masters, they weren't even ordinary soul masters. They were just captured by the Holy Spirit Church to be used as sacrifices at any time. After their relatives' souls were liberated, they also dispersed, full of gratitude.
Yuwen Tuo's next target was the large branch outside the city. It was guarded by one of the Eight Great Elders, right? That was perfect!
If he made enough of a commotion, it would be great if Long Xiaoyao came.
Currently, the Body Sect's strength compared to the Holy Spirit Church was actually very disparate. Not only in terms of the number of Titled Douluo, but the Holy Spirit Church also had two Limit Douluo.
No matter how powerful Duduosi was, he couldn't be a match for Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui combined.
And the Ice Empress was not yet at the point where she could be summoned at will. If he could first lure one of them out and deal with them, then the Body Sect wouldn't need to fear the Holy Spirit Church too much.
After Yuwen Tuo merged with the Ice Empress, the third form of the Xuanyuan Sword Art could instantly kill the Gluttonous Douluo, whose strength reached the limit.
It was true that Long Xiaoyao was far stronger than Xuan Zi, but his Dark Saint Dragon martial soul was even more effectively countered by the Xuanyuan Sword.
Yuwen Tuo was confident that as long as he could unleash the fourth form, killing Long Xiaoyao wouldn't be impossible!
If he could comprehend the latter two forms, Yuwen Tuo would even wish that Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui came together, so he could take care of them all at once.
"Nana, come in with me!" Yuwen Tuo said. He needed to return Nana's parents to her first, then quickly rest and replenish his soul power before heading out of Mingdou City.
Entering the side chamber in the backyard, Yuwen Tuo released the souls of Nana's parents.
"Nana!" Two figures appeared before Nana.
Ordinary people might not see them, but Nana possessed the Ghost Martial Soul, and when her martial soul was possessed, she could naturally see souls.
"Father, Mother!!!" Nana, tears streaming down her face, pounced towards the two figures.
Her physical body couldn't embrace her parents, but her Ghost Martial Soul could. The martial soul was also a part of her. In the final moments before her parents departed, being able to embrace their daughter's martial soul was also a small compensation for their regret of not being able to watch their daughter grow up.
Yuwen Tuo did not disturb their family reunion. He quietly left and returned to his own room.
He took out a feeding bottle, sat cross-legged, and began to recover his soul power.
Among soul tools, this recharging feeding bottle was indeed an excellent invention. With this item, recovering expended soul power was simply too easy.
Yuwen Tuo felt he could completely restore his soul power in less than an hour.
He also needed to seize the time, because while annihilating the sixth branch, he obtained a piece of information.
At the large branch outside the city, the Titled Douluo responsible for guarding it had recently received intelligence about a soul beast. He was currently confirming it. Once verified, he planned to return to headquarters to inform their leader.
The kind of soul beast intelligence that could make a Titled Douluo so serious, Yuwen Tuo guessed, couldn't be an ordinary soul beast. It had to be at least a 100,000-year level.
Perfect. He was just missing a sixth soul ring to advance to Soul Emperor.
The 100,000-year soul beast intelligence that Emperor Xuetian of the Heavenly Soul Empire gave him was limited to the Douluo Continent; there was none for the Sun-Moon Continent. He was quite distressed about it.
Three hours later, his soul power was not only fully restored, but he had also taken a five-hour nap, recovering much of his spirit.
After a brief wash, he walked out of his room and saw Nana standing at the door. From her appearance, she had probably been standing outside for a long time, but was afraid of disturbing Yuwen Tuo's rest, so she hadn't come in.
"Your Highness, Nana bows in gratitude!" As soon as she saw Yuwen Tuo, she walked over and immediately knelt down.
Yuwen Tuo helped her up. "No need for this. Have your father and mother departed?"
"Yes, they saw me grow up healthy and were very relieved. They departed without regret. This is all thanks to Your Highness. Nana wishes to fulfill her promise and from now on, will serve Your Highness as a slave and maid, never breaking her word."
"Nana, since you have gained freedom, why draw a new cage for yourself?" Yuwen Tuo frowned. "I believe you can see now that I, knowing Mingde Hall and the imperial family are colluding with the Holy Spirit Church,
still massacred them until blood flowed like rivers. This proves that I am not aligned with the imperial family. Furthermore, this empire might one day be destroyed by my own hands."
"Nana doesn't care about the Sun-Moon Empire, nor about the academy. Nana only knows that Your Highness liberated my father and mother's souls. Wherever Your Highness goes, Nana will go, even to the Nine Nether Hell, she fears nothing." Nana said seriously.
She had truly made up her mind.
Seeing her expression, Yuwen Tuo recalled the few people Huo Yuhao had "tricked" into leaving the Sun-Moon Empire in the anime.
The most important three were the sword maniac Ji Juechen, the soul engineer Xuan Ziwen, and finally, Ghost Nana.
In the original work, there was actually also Ji Juechen's spouse, Jing Ziyan, but Yuwen Tuo guessed that this person might not exist in this world.
Among the three, Xuan Ziwen and Ji Juechen leaving the Sun-Moon Empire was something Yuwen Tuo couldn't comment on. Because even though Ji Juechen was in the Sun-Moon Academy, his cultivation was basically all self-taught. The Sun-Moon Academy didn't cultivate him much.
They weren't particularly good to him, nor particularly bad. So Yuwen Tuo couldn't say whether this counted as an act of treason.
As for Xuan Ziwen, logically speaking, it might count as betrayal, after all, his skills were taught by the Sun-Moon Empire. However, the original work seemed to mention that his ancestral home was the Heavenly Soul Empire.
So, if he returned to the Douluo Continent for his homeland after achieving success, it would still be a legitimate reason, akin to "learning from the enemy to defeat the enemy." It was just a pity he joined the Tang Sect, not a country.
And Nana, she was absolutely the most qualified to betray the Sun-Moon Empire. After all, her entire family was killed by the Holy Spirit Church, and the Sun-Moon Empire was even cooperating with the Holy Spirit Church.
A country like this, if she didn't betray it, would she cling to it?
"Alright, Nana, if you wish, when the day comes for me to leave the Sun-Moon Empire, you shall come with me!" Yuwen Tuo said.
"Yes, thank you, Your Highness!"
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