Chapter 157: The Holy Spirit Cult's Death Trap
In the Plane Origin Sea, Lei Chen slowly withdrew his gaze from the deep sea, and the last ripples in his eyes regarding the chase between the Sea Princess and the Demon Empress returned to tranquility.
In his perception, that grand drama concerning the future ownership of the Sea God's authority had already perfectly begun its prologue, and was steadily advancing strictly according to the script he had set.
The Sea Princess's resolute pursuit, the Demon Empress's desperate flight and the inevitable, even more frenzied devouring behavior that accompanied it, as well as the pure, masterless Sea God source power scattered throughout the vast ocean after Chen Yunshen sacrificed the sea god helmet to severely wound the Demon Empress... all these elements were now in place.
Next, there was no need for him to intervene further; he only needed to wait patiently—wait for the Sea Princess's footsteps to traverse the four seas, spreading the conviction of protection and the radiance of redemption to billions of marine creatures during her repeated rescues to stop the Demon Empress's recovery.
He waited for that scattered Sea God power to be attracted by the increasingly gathered and pious marine faith, naturally converging onto that kind and brave mermaid queen like ten thousand rivers returning to the sea, helping her condense a new sea god divine position that belonged to her.
"The overall situation is settled; the rest is just a matter of slow, meticulous work," Lei Chen thought silently. "This process cannot be rushed. The ocean is vast and boundless; the gathering of faith and the condensation of a divine position are by no means the work of a single day. Even with the Demon Empress as this excellent 'catalyst,' it will likely take at least several decades."
Decades might be a long time for mortal beings, but for an existence who controlled a plane and plotted against the God Realm, it was but a flick of a finger. Lei Chen had enough patience to wait for this important chess piece to ripen and fall.
After confirming that the Sea Princess's side required no more of his attention for the time being, Lei Chen's mind stirred slightly. He prepared to turn his attention to the core of the Plane Origin Sea—the towering phantom of the Golden Ancient Tree—to carefully perceive the refinement status of the Abyss Plane's core origin.
The growth of the plane was the foundation of all his plans; he had to ensure that the energy and material supplementation brought by devouring the Abyss proceeded smoothly and efficiently.
However, just as his divine sense was about to touch that slowly rotating, massive dark-red sphere of light, his heart stirred slightly without warning, as if a small pebble had been tossed into a calm lake, creating an imperceptible ripple.
This was not a warning of danger, but a natural resonance originating from his authority as the Plane Master, sensing changes in the status of certain key nodes or important existences within the plane.
Lei Chen's brow furrowed slightly. He instantly followed that trace of resonance and cast his "gaze" toward a certain direction on the continent. The next moment, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his attention shifted completely away from the Abyssal light sphere.
"This girl... she certainly knows how to pick her timing," Lei Chen whispered to himself, his tone carrying a trace of imperceptible concern.
The one who had caught his attention was precisely the young girl who carried the inheritance of the Angel God Throne and had been secretly hunting Evil Soul Masters for several years to revive the Angel Sword—Ye Guyi.
In his perception, Ye Guyi's current state was quite subtle. She was hiding in the shadows of a desolate valley, her aura perfectly restrained, like a pebble blending into the environment.
However, around her, an obscure yet malicious invisible net was quietly tightening. She herself seemed completely unaware of this, still immersed in a brief period of breath adjustment and vigilance after successfully hunting a powerful enemy not long ago.
Lei Chen's thoughts raced as Ye Guyi's experiences over the past few years flashed through his mind.
To revive the Angel Sword and cleanse the world of evil, Ye Guyi had begun her hunting journey with his tacit consent—or one could even say "indulgence." She relied on the unique permission granted by him, the Plane Master: a "Full Map Cheat" that allowed her to clearly perceive the location and approximate strength of every Evil Soul Master in the entire plane.
Over the past few years, her actions could be described as smooth sailing.
With the "Full Map Cheat," she was like the most masterful hunter, always able to precisely avoid those powerful Evil Soul Masters who emitted dangerous auras and whose strength far exceeded her own. Especially those few true core high-level members of the Holy Spirit Cult. Instead, she locked her targets onto Evil Soul Masters whose strength was within her range to handle, or those who were alone or moving in small groups.
For every hunt, she planned meticulously and acted decisively, fleeing thousands of miles once she succeeded with a single strike, never lingering in the same place for too long.
The Angel Martial Soul's natural suppression of evil, combined with her own excellent talent and hard work, allowed her strength to improve steadily over these years. Her hunting efficiency grew higher and higher. The number of Evil Soul Masters who died by her hand—ranging from low-level disciples at the Soul Elder and Soul Ancestor levels to backbone forces at the Soul Saint and Soul Douluo levels—was already quite considerable.
However, if one often walks by the river, one's shoes are bound to get wet. When she recently succeeded in setting an ambush and used exquisite tactics and the sharp edge of the Angel Sword to kill an Evil Soul Master Elder who had just entered the Titled Douluo level, the situation began to undergo a subtle change.
A Titled Douluo level Evil Soul Master was already considered an absolute high-level member and a backbone of the cult within the Holy Spirit Cult. The sudden fall of such an Elder, especially one who died a miserable death clearly caused by a power with extremely strong purification and suppression against evil energy, immediately caused a shock and alerted the highest levels of the Holy Spirit Cult.
The Holy Spirit Cult was not a monolithic entity, and there was much internal friction. However, when faced with a clear, targeted external hunt—especially after losing a Titled Douluo Elder—they displayed astonishing efficiency and a cruel sense of unity.
The high-level members of the cult quickly ordered a thorough investigation. This investigation sorted out many incidents of disciples mysteriously disappearing or dying violently in recent years. Although these hadn't attracted enough attention before—since internal strife and vendettas were common among Evil Soul Masters—connecting these events with the death of this Elder allowed a clear conclusion to surface.
There was a force, or at least a powerful existence, that was organized, premeditated, and systematically hunting members of the Holy Spirit Cult!
This discovery left the high-level members of the Holy Spirit Cult both shocked and furious. They were shocked by the opponent's mysterious methods, which allowed them to repeatedly evade their eyes and ears; they were furious that someone dared to challenge the majesty of the Holy Spirit Cult so blatantly.
To this end, the Holy Spirit Cult quickly launched several counter-actions. Led by multiple Elders, they set ambushes in places where the target was suspected to appear or had appeared before, or strengthened security and laid traps in areas where important cult figures were active, intending to root out this "hunter" hidden in the shadows.
But Ye Guyi had the "Full Map Cheat" given by Lei Chen. The evil auras and Soul Power fluctuations of the Holy Spirit Cult's Evil Soul Masters, which were as conspicuous as bright lanterns in the night to her perception, made these gathered capture operations almost impossible to hide from her eyes.
Every time she sensed a group of powerful Evil Soul Masters gathering in a certain area, or perceived an aura approaching that far exceeded her ability to handle, she could provide an early warning and stay far away, causing several of the Holy Spirit Cult's carefully planned encirclements to fall through completely in vain.
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