Chapter 341

I don't know how Wulin is doing now, will he suffer? Following behind Zhongli Wu, Huo Yutong worriedly thought.

She was naturally pretending to be affected; as Ilex said, with her divine sense she could no longer be affected by illusion-type abilities, unless the opponent also possessed divine sense.

Zhongli Wu obviously lacked divine sense, so his secret technique was actually useless against Huo Yutong; her mind remained perfectly clear.

But just now really wasn't the time to turn hostile, so after sending a mental message to Tang Wulin telling him she was fine, Huo Yutong went along and acted.

She was very curious about what would happen next; she originally thought Zhongli Wu was the strongest of the Holy Spirit Sect, but from his tone when mentioning his own mother, it seemed his mother was stronger than him.

Stronger than a ninety‑eighth‑rank Super Douluo……could it be a Limit Douluo? Huo Yutong felt incredulous, but if that were true, she could understand why the Ri Yue Di Guo would cooperate with the Holy Spirit Sect.

The strength of a Limit Douluo is truly immense; given the Ri Yue Di Guo's wolfish ambition, when the profit is great enough, abandoning humanity to cooperate with the Holy Spirit Sect is not impossible.

Zhongli Wu's walking speed wasn't slow; not long after, he brought Huo Yutong to the front of a room.

He said to Huo Yutong, "Go in; your mother is waiting inside."

Huo Yutong feigned numbness as she nodded, her heart pounding, and pushed open the door.

Inside was a woman who looked very young; seeing Huo Yutong, she raised her eyebrows with interest.

"Is she the Holy Maiden you spoke of?"

Her voice was quite peculiar, and like Zhongli Wu's it had an eerie magnetism that made people unconsciously want to worship and follow her.

But unlike Zhongli Wu's, this voice of hers was not due to a secret technique; it was simply natural.

Zhongli Wu nodded earnestly.

"Yes, Mother."

"Hmph——"

The woman gave a curious hum and said:

"You're still using a secret technique to control her, aren't you? It's no longer necessary; over time it will damage her origin, which is like picking up sesame seeds while losing a watermelon."

"Yes."

Zhongli Wu hurriedly undid the secret technique.

As the woman said, the greatest flaw of the secret technique he used is that it damages the spiritual origin of the controlled person; a few minutes now and then is fine, but over a long period problems are bound to arise.

Huo Yutong felt the spiritual force that had been acting on her Sea of Spirit suddenly withdrawn; she quickly put on a look of having just awakened from a dream and said in panic:

"Where, where am I? Who are you?!"

Her latter question was naturally directed at the woman, who looked quite pleased with her attitude and replied cheerfully:

"My name is Ye Xi Shui, Death God Douluo Ye Xi Shui, and I will be your future teacher."

"Death God Douluo?!"

This time Huo Yutong was genuinely surprised.

She had naturally heard of the renowned Death God Douluo; this Death God Douluo is the chief soul engineer of the Ri Yue Di Guo, said to be the existence closest to a rank‑10 soul engineer.

Who would have thought that this Death God Douluo would actually be a member of the Holy Spirit Sect?

Just thinking about the title 'Death God' made Huo Yutong's mood grow even heavier.

Ye Xi Shui laughed and said, "Yes, I am the Death God Douluo you've heard of; I've heard you, like me, are a dual cultivator of soul master and soul engineer? That makes you very suitable to be my disciple."

Huo Yutong retreated two steps, her face full of vigilance.

"First tell me what happened while I was unconscious, and where is Tang Wu?"

Zhongli Wu said with a smile:

"Tang Wu? Do you mean Jian Yechen?"

Huo Yutong's eyes widened in realization.

"How… how could you…"

Her tone was full of disbelief. Zhongli Wu didn't answer her, but instead spoke with deep meaning: "He is now under the control of our people; as soon as I give the order, he will be made into a vengeful spirit, never to turn over again. How about it, are you still willing to be our Holy Maiden?"

"You… you…" Huo Yutong began to tremble, looking quite angry, but she finally said, "Please don't hurt Ye Chen; as long as you don't hurt him, I'll listen to you in everything."

Seeing her like that, Zhongli Wu couldn't help but reveal a smug smile.

Indeed, not killing that kid was the correct choice; having him as a hostage, the brainwashing speed of the Holy Maiden would likely increase severalfold.

He said proudly:

"Not harming him is also possible, but you must first accept our initiation rite."

"Initiation rite?"

"Mm."

Zhongli Wu nodded heavily.

"The so‑called initiation rite is a ceremony to strengthen believers' faith in our sect; you only need to experience it once to understand what I mean."

Put bluntly, it's just a brainwashing ritual.

Huo Yutong understood in her heart and mentally asked, "Old Ilex, is there a way to counter it?"

Ilex said calmly, "I said before, in the face of divine sense, any mental‑control‑type ability cannot work on you."

"Good."

After receiving Ilex's assurance, Huo Yutong's mind was set at ease.

She made a hesitant expression, pondered with a bitter expression for a while, and finally asked helplessly:

"If I do this, you won't hurt Ye Chen, right?"

"Mm."

"Swear."

"You have no qualifications to bargain with me."

"Ugh……"

Looking at Huo Yutong's conflicted expression, Zhongli Wu goaded:

What, it looks like your feelings for your boyfriend are only this much?

You're talking nonsense!

Huo Yutong's face flushed red, and she stepped forward.

It's just that ritual, right? If you're coming, then come!

Hearing her words, Zhongli Wu and Ye Xi Shui exchanged a glance and both showed a faint smile.

Although they could force the ritual, obviously such a ritual works better when the other party is willing.

Ye Xi Shui waved at Huo Yutong.

Come over.

Huo Yutong, hearing that, walked up to her, and then she pressed her forehead.

A stiff chant issued from her lips, and Huo Yutong felt a magic formation slowly forming under her power's influence.

Ilex's voice suddenly rang out.

Huh? This is a seal? I didn't expect anyone in this world to still use seals.

Huo Yutong, having studied necromancy for so long, naturally knew what a seal was, and she hurriedly asked, "Old Ilex, can you resolve it?"

Ilex said lightly: "Don't worry, I can easily break a seal of this level, and I can even use this seal to affect her in return—just let her play as she likes."

In the eyes of the Death Saint Law God, the Natural Disaster Ilex, Ye Xi Shui's actions were no different from playing with mud.

(End of chapter)