In an inconspicuous mansion in the northwest corner of Mingdu.
In a dim chamber, candle flames flickered, stretching several eerie figures long and short.
Among them, a man with a deep aura stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze seeming to pierce through the wall and discerning everything a thousand li away.
"The Federation is far too careless. With a few minor tricks, they lured away the most troublesome fellows."
Qilin Douluo said quietly, his tone devoid of any emotion.
The elderly man beside him glanced at this Limit Douluo and said in a low voice, "Sir, it is better not to be careless. Do not forget, the War Temple is inside the Central Army Corps. They are not easy to deal with either. Moreover, even without its strongest War Gods, the War Temple still has many experts. They should not be underestimated."
The War Temple headquarters was located in the mountainous area of Xishan in Mingdu. This mountain area was completely under military control. Besides the War Temple, it was guarded by the Central Army Corps, which was directly under the Federation Council.
This was also a form of balance by the Federation. After all, if military combat power was too concentrated, once problems arose within the War Temple, it would be a big trouble. So the relationship between the Central Army Corps and the War Temple was not good.
However, if something truly happened to the War Temple, they would certainly go to support.
Not only that, the War Temple had eighteen levels, also called the Eighteen Levels of Hell. Besides being guarded by eighteen War Gods, there were also many experts inside. One could not be careless just because a few War Gods had left.
"You think too highly of them."
Before Qilin Douluo could speak, a current Federation councilor walked up to them and said with a light laugh, "The War Temple's system itself limits those experts' performance."
The Eighteen Levels of Hell War Temple was originally established for military personnel to train and challenge. Passing the tests on each level of the War Temple came with rich rewards and could directly improve military rank.
Moreover, there was also a special Safe Harbor System.
Once someone began to challenge, even if that person was a criminal of the military, they could not be arrested. They had to wait for the person to complete the challenge, then depending on the situation, be either handled by the War Temple itself or handed over to the Central Army Corps.
In any case, there were always Limit Douluo stationed there. The War Temple was not worried about truly Atrociously Evil people being able to escape. If they had the ability, and their crimes were not unforgivable, the War Temple might even consider recruiting them.
Therefore, this rule had developed to the point where the War Temple no longer cared about the specific identity of challengers. Even if the challenger was not military personnel but a real criminal, they could still try.
Was this confidence or argument?
The Possession Demon on the councilor said with a cold laugh in a human voice, "By using the guise of Challenging the War Temple's Eighteen Levels of Hell, we can bypass the Central Army Corps and even confuse the War Gods on the earlier levels. This operation will go even more smoothly."
The Holy Spirit Cult members in the room did not refute.
The War Temple's system did indeed have significant vulnerabilities. Normally, it would not lead to fatal consequences. But now.
They looked toward the depths of the room.
There, there was a figure with an even deeper aura than Qilin Douluo.
One of the Holy Spirit Cult's Two Emperors, Demon Emperor.
With this dominant of the Possession Demon race acting personally, everything would be fine.
It should be known that the strength fluctuations of the Possession Demon race were very large.
Possession Demons were certainly tricky before possessing someone, but compared to those that had already possessed someone, they were nothing.
When a Possession Demon had a possession target and fully controlled and devoured the possessed person, the Possession Demon would master the other's full strength. Add to that the Possession Demon's own abilities, and its strength could be imagined.
And Demon Emperor had possessed an expert, perfectly controlling everything about them, thus becoming the dominant of the Possession Demon race.
Because its possession target was a Limit Douluo.
This was an incredible thing. Limit Douluo, with Spiritual Domain realm spiritual power, could already resist their possession. Not to mention that as top experts, knowing they could not resist possession, they would definitely self destruct, preferring death over surrender.
In the battle where the Abyss plane attacked the Douluo Federation thousands of years ago, a Possession Demon had, with the help of its companions, possessed a Limit Douluo. But in the end, it had Failed at the Last Moment.
Yet Demon Emperor had succeeded.
"A Possession Demon that possessed a Limit Douluo. I do not know how he did it."
Qilin Douluo's eyes were somewhat complicated.
Demon Emperor quietly listened to their discussion. Only after sensing their attention converge on him did he say with deep eyes, "Qilin, you can just wait outside. As for the War Temple, I will go alone."
As his voice fell, Demon Emperor's appearance quietly changed. His originally aged face rapidly became younger.
The Possession Demon race could possess up to three people. This was the appearance of the person he had first possessed, centuries ago. No one recognized it. It was also the appearance he would use to confuse the War Temple.
After all, going directly with that Limit Douluo's appearance would scare people. The good show should, of course, be saved for after he infiltrated the War Temple.
The corner of Demon Emperor's mouth curled into an Inhuman smile.
As a Possession Demon, he had no pride or dignity as an expert.
...
For the War Temple, today was destined to be a noisy day.
After the palace master and deputy palace master had left, they welcomed their first challenger.
Because the other party's strength was only that of an ordinary Titled Douluo, and they had a councilor's letter of recommendation, the War Gods were not too vigilant.
But after the challenger defeated one War God and began challenging level after level, the War Gods remaining at the War Temple gradually began to feel something was off.
"He has actually made it all the way to the thirteenth level?"
The Sixth War God looked at the figure of the challenger on the soul tool screen, frowning slightly.
The Eighth War God, who had just returned from testing the challenger, said in a condensed tone, "His spirit ability is very special. Every time our attacks land on him, his body seems to be illusory, causing our attacks to have no effect on him at all. So his strength cannot be judged by normal standards."
At this point, he paused and looked at the Sixth War God. "What should we do? The Lord and the others are all gone. Should we let him continue challenging?"
With that kind of spirit ability, ordinary people could not handle this guy.
Upon hearing this, the Sixth War God's eyes flickered. He thought for a moment and said, "Send him directly to the seventeenth level. Let that one try. I will also go and watch. Such a promising talent would be best brought into the War Temple if possible."
"All right."
The Eighth War God nodded.
The Temple Master and deputy Temple Master being away did not mean the War Temple had no Limit level combat power. The tests of the Eighteen Levels of Hell did not necessarily have to be conducted by the Temple Master and the others.
What the two did not know was that they had unknowingly made both the most right and the most wrong decision.
When the Sixth War God stepped into the seventeenth level's Lava Hell, an unexpected sight met his eyes.
The Fire Li Clan had surrounded the challenger from all sides, leaving no gap. And the Fire Li Clan's clan leader, Tianhuo, who was only supposed to use Part a of his strength to test the challenger, had his aura fully unleashed, staring at the man before him with cold eyes.
"A dignified Limit Douluo, infiltrating the War Temple. What is your purpose?"
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