Chapter 145: Taking Down the Holy Spirit Cult's Branch (2)

"The reason you have such a strong reaction must be because you know something; tell me, let me hear it."

Su Yu continued to sit at his desk, carving a Soul Guidance Array.

"Why, unwilling to speak? Since you're unwilling, I won't force you. Remember to turn left when you go out and pull the door shut for me."

Watching Nana's hesitant appearance, Su Yu waved his hand. In any case, the necessary things had already been done; as long as Nana still wanted to rescue her parents' souls, she would naturally come to find him.

After hesitating for a while, as if having made some kind of decision, Nana gritted her teeth and slammed the door shut.

The force with which she slammed the door startled even Su Yu. Are you sure you aren't trying to tear the house down?

"Su Yu, I beg you, please help me..."

Just as Su Yu was frowning, Nana knelt down not far in front of him, her eyes quickly turning red.

"Get up! If you don't get up, no matter what you say, I won't help you."

Su Yu did not look up and continued to inspect the Soul Guidance Device in his hand. If Nana remained the type to abandon everything just to beg for help, then in the future, if she became a member of the Wanjing Sect, she would only ever live in his shadow and would absolutely never achieve anything great.

For Su Yu, this was not a good thing, and for the Wanjing Sect, it was not a good thing either.

"I, I..."

Nana shook her head in pain, and the tears that had stopped flowing began to stream down once more.

"Get up, or else get out."

Under Su Yu's firm attitude, Nana slowly stood up and sat back down in her original spot.

"Can you listen to me tell a story?" Nana asked timidly.

"Do you think that if I didn't let you tell it, you would listen?"

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After listening to a miserable life story, Nana's already volatile emotions began to become somewhat frantic.

"Steady your mind, clear your heart."

Within the covered center of Su Yu's brow, a third eye rapidly opened, and a gentle force followed Nana's gaze into her mind.

After just a few minutes, Nana slowly opened her eyes, her aura and emotions having returned to normal.

"Your emotions are very unstable. If it weren't for me, you might have become lost within them, unable to wake up."

These things definitely have a connection to those people from the Holy Spirit Cult; otherwise, at most, it would be like Huo Yuhao, having shadows in one's heart, but it would absolutely never reach this degree.

Nana said with some shame: "I'm sorry, I entered that nightmare again. But I know I cannot implicate you. I'm sorry."

"You must be talking about the Holy Spirit Cult. After all, besides that group of people, I can't think of any organization that could make a person so miserable and afraid. If you don't speak now, when I don't have time later, then there really will be no one who can help you."

Su Yu called out to Nana, who was about to leave. Since he had made up his mind, he would not let such an opportunity slip away.

"How do you know about the Holy Spirit Cult? Could it be that you also..." In Nana's terrified eyes, she slowly backed away two steps.

Su Yu shook his head helplessly and said: "Before I participated in the previous All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, I had already raided evil Soul Masters in the capacity of the Shrek Supervisory Team. Naturally, I have a sufficiently deep understanding of the Holy Spirit Cult. Otherwise, why do you think we at Shrek only had three main team members participating last time?"

"As long as you can rescue my parents' souls, even if it means being a slave or a servant, I, Nana, am willing. I hate this academy, and I even hate this country that harbors filth..."

Having witnessed the collusion between the Holy Spirit Cult and Mingde Hall, Nana had long since lost hope in this academy and this country.

Su Yu put down the engraving knife in his hand, looked into the eyes of the desperate girl before him, and slowly said: "Actually, what I want to ask is, why do you trust me so much?"

Nana's somewhat red and swollen eyes stared at him. "To you, it seems I have nothing worth lingering over, and you aren't even the slightest bit interested in my body. You can easily control my soul, yet you haven't harmed me. Now, I can no longer find anyone worth trusting. As long as you can rescue my parents, no matter what you ask me to do in the future, I am willing."

"Let's not talk about that for now. Tell me where the Holy Spirit Cult's branch is; I will arrange the manpower when the time comes."

Now he only needed to know where the Holy Spirit Cult was. As for the rest, there was absolutely no need to consider the issue of combat power. After all, Elder Chen was definitely in the Sun Moon Empire, and he was even protecting the safety of his own mother, Mu Hanyan.

Nana said: "According to my understanding, the Holy Spirit Cult is a very mysterious organization. I have only ever been in contact with one of their branches. There are about twenty people here in Mingdu. But the true core members are only three or four. The rest are mostly peripheral members. But even these peripheral members have at least the cultivation of a Soul Ancestor."

"What is somewhat strange is that although this Holy Spirit Cult is in the Sun Moon Empire, there are very few Soul Engineers among them; they are almost all Soul Masters. The most powerful core member I have seen has the strength of about a Seven-ring Soul Saint. Even though he only has seven rings, he gives me a feeling of being unfathomable."

"In this branch, the Seven-ring Soul Saint I mentioned is called an Elder. Every time I see him, he wears a black hood on his face, with only his eyes exposed. Besides him, the other core members are called Holy Spirit Disciples."

"The peripheral members are called Holy Servants. I am currently considered a Holy Servant. Every time we go to the branch, we must first conceal our appearance. That is to say, even if we Holy Servants meet in daily life, it is very difficult to recognize each other."

"Only the Elder knows our appearances. The Elder told me that as long as my cultivation can reach six rings, he will submit a request to the main altar for me to become a Holy Spirit Disciple and perform a Spirit Ascension for me."

Listening to this structure, Su-the-person recalled a certain evil organization's composition from Blue Star, a certain pyramid scheme...

"Ridiculous Holy Spirit. Once this kind of 'Spirit Ascension' is performed, you would surely become their slave completely."

Su Yu knew that this kind of Spirit Ascension was very likely similar to what happened to Ma Xiaotao and Tang Ya back then—erasing their emotions and memories to become an unconscious puppet.

Nana nodded and said: "You are right. Although the doctrine is very vague, it says: 'Let the holy light shine upon the world, let the Holy Spirit descend upon the human realm.' The Elder said that as long as I undergo the Spirit Ascension Ritual, I can have my father and mother's souls released. But I can feel that if I really pass that ritual, I fear I will no longer be myself."

"Then let us discuss a detailed plan. If we rush in, once we alert the enemy, there will truly be no hope at all."

Su Yu was actually very clear that he was already at level 50, but he hadn't had time to obtain a Soul Ring yet. After resolving the matter of the Holy Spirit Cult, he could set about obtaining his next Soul Ring.

"Just based on your strength and mine, do we really have a chance of winning? You seem to be only a Four-Ring..." Nana was skeptical. Although she also hoped to succeed, could they really do it just by themselves?

"Why, don't you believe in me?" Looking at the girl before him, Su-the-person truly could not bear to tell her that someone as strong as Luo Yu, who was incredibly prominent in the academy, was also his clone.

If he really told her, her worldview would probably be refreshed once again...

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Just after Nana left, Su Yu let out a relaxed breath. It seemed that things were progressing very smoothly.

About half a month later, it was the day Nana could meet her parents again. To avoid suspicion, Su Yu went out early and arrived at the street outside the academy.

Before long, a slender figure walked slowly out of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy. Her dark red hair was combed into a neat ponytail, and a black tight-fitting outfit in the evening light concealed much of the charm of her very well-proportioned body.

"It seems you are quite punctual. Are you sure you don't want to call some other people to help?" Looking at Su Yu, who was all alone, Nana was somewhat worried.

Su Yu waved his hand and then said: "No need. When necessary, someone will come to help."

Nonsense, to prevent any accidents, Su Yu had long since notified Elder Chen. Right now, Elder Chen should still be quietly waiting in the shadows.

Unless a Title Douluo appears, basically no one can hurt Elder Chen. This was Su Yu's final trump card, and also the strongest combat power of the Su Family!

If it weren't for the fact that Elder Chen was severely injured back then, he would likely have the strength to break through to Title Douluo today. But unfortunately, also because of the Holy Spirit Cult, Elder Chen's strength remained at a level 79 Soul Saint to this day.

"Then let's go. Put on a cloak; you can pretend to be a Holy Servant I developed and just follow behind me." He put on a white hood, then a white bamboo hat with a veil, strode out with his long legs, and walked toward the target's location.

"No need for such trouble, just walk."

Su Yu silently recited a mantra in his heart, and then Su Yu's figure twisted for a moment, slowly disappearing from her field of vision.

"Where are you? Why can't I see you anymore?" In Nana's surprised eyes, Su Yu had just vanished into thin air right before her.

As her voice fell, Su Yu's figure slowly reappeared in front of her, "Actually, I have been in front of you the whole time; it is just that I have become exactly the same as the surrounding light."

Su Yu then disappeared again, but in Nana's mind, she still maintained a connection with Su Yu.

After walking for half an hour, she slowed her pace. Nana looked at an inconspicuous building in the distance and muttered to herself, "We're here. It's three hundred meters ahead, that courtyard. The one with the black-roofed building inside."

"Don't worry, I'm still here."

If it weren't for the fact that one couldn't use Soul Guidance Devices casually, they would have arrived here long ago. This courtyard looked completely unremarkable among the surrounding buildings. Nana raised her hand and knocked on the door, tapping a total of five times—three long and two short.

The door quietly opened a crack, and Nana flashed through the gap and slipped inside.

The person who came to open the door was a young man dressed entirely in black, also wearing a bamboo hat on his head.

It seems the Holy Spirit Cult has also secretly developed quite a few people through other means; although this courtyard looks bright and clean, it might not be so behind the scenes.

In this courtyard, much like in the original, it was overgrown with plants.

The reason it was overgrown with plants was not because these people had such a hobby, but to block the view from the outside; it would not be an exaggeration to say it was to deceive the eyes and ears of the public.

The person wearing the bamboo hat nodded slightly to Nana and then stepped aside. Nana also nodded to him and walked quickly along a small path toward the building with the black dome in the center of the courtyard.

After traveling a distance, they still had not discovered Su Yu, but this time, Nana took out a Token and handed it to the two of them for verification before it was returned to Nana.

Nana walked into the house. The house was furnished very simply and looked like an ordinary home, without any particularly gorgeous decorations. Nana walked to a table, raised her hand, pressed down on the table, and applied force.

The reason these things were arranged so complexly was to prevent accidents; once an accident occurred, they could at least preserve their secrets, and as long as the other party could not discover the clues, they might even escape a disaster.

Suddenly, the four table legs slowly embedded themselves into the floor. Accompanied by the "creaking" sound of a mechanism, an entrance about one square meter in size split open on the side of the table, and a glimmer of light shone from within.

After walking for a long time, they finally arrived at the two people Nana spoke of.

Two people were sitting on either side of the innermost table, also dressed in white and wearing hoods. However, there were some silver decorative patterns on their white clothes. At this moment, the two were eating and drinking, with an exquisite banquet laid out on the table, and their masks had been lifted up to above their noses.

Nana quickly stepped forward a few steps and said respectfully, "Holy Servant Number Six pays respects to the First Holy Spirit and the Second Holy Spirit."

These two people should be the two six-ring disciples Nana mentioned. Judging their strength, Su Yu realized that these two guys were indeed far inferior to Ji Juechen.

When Nana walked to the small door, the Second Holy Spirit on the side sniffed and then said, "Wait, there seems to be the scent of a living person on you?"

As he spoke, he began to walk toward where Nana was. Just as Nana was about to make a move, Su Yu's voice rang out in her mind: "No need to panic, he cannot discover me."

After hearing Su Yu's words, Nana also breathed a sigh of relief and stood quietly in place, without the slightest panic.

Having long known that this kid's nose was like a dog's, Su had long since used a Soul Guidance Device to cover all the scents on his body; the scent of a living person on Nana now was nothing more than what she had inadvertently picked up at the academy.

"Did you smell wrong, kid? Where is there any living person?" the First Holy Spirit said irritably.

However, after the Second Holy Spirit walked around Nana, he found nothing and had to give up.

But, the moment the Second Holy Spirit was about to leave, a cold glint flashed by. The Second Holy Spirit did not have time to react before he was instantly pierced through the body by this cold light.