Peerless Douluo: Blood of the Black King Nidhogg!

Chapter 157 The Humane Killer Move—Everyone is a Dragon! (4K)

Upon hearing this, Mo Yuan couldn't help but laugh awkwardly. He had already told you his biggest secret, couldn't he keep something to himself?

"Gu Yue Fang Yuan is my alias, and Mo Yuan is my real name. You can call me either, whichever you prefer."

Ye Guyi wasn't really angry; she was just using the matter as a topic to break the dull atmosphere. Once that was started, the two began to chat casually, reminiscing about the leisurely days of their youth, sharing anecdotes and interesting stories from the past years, and discussing their own experiences over the years.

Ye Guyi rested her cheek on her hand and tilted her head to the side. Her bright golden eyes sparkled, reflecting the boy's figure, and her smile became even more radiant.

"I knew it! When I heard all the information about Mo Yuan from Shrek Academy, I was wondering why he sounded so much like you, like you were cut from the same mold. Who would have thought he was you?"

After finishing her sentence, Ye Guyi suddenly changed the subject, her tone becoming interested, but a hint of melancholy flashed in the depths of her eyes. She spoke softly, as always.
"Oh, by the way, there are also rumors about you among those gossips. Some say you have at least five girlfriends at Shrek Academy, others say you have a secret relationship with Meng Hongchen of the Hongchen family, and there are even rumors that the reason why Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy didn't go all out and conceded defeat during the competition was because Xiao Hongchen was interested in you and wanted to use the championship to curry favor with you. Are all of these true?"

Where did this unofficial history come from? It's so unofficial it's practically history... Mo Yuan's eyelids twitched violently, and he muttered speechlessly, "What kind of nonsense rumors are these? The first few are alright, but what the hell is that 'Laughing at the Mortal World' thing? Is he performing Sichuan opera?!"

"Oh?" Ye Guyi didn't pay attention to Mo Yuan's unfamiliar words. She said in a low voice, "So you really do have five girlfriends at Shrek Academy?"

Mo Yuan's expression froze, and he felt a large "danger" character flashing red light above his head.

Seeing his expression, a strange light flashed in Ye Guyi's eyes. She covered her mouth and chuckled softly, "Alright, alright, I was just teasing you. I can tell whether it's true or not."

Then Ye Guyi asked curiously, "Oh right, weren't you at Shrek Academy? What are you doing in the Sun Moon Empire?"

"Traveling is worse than reading ten thousand books. It's far better to go out and see the world than to stay in one place and suffer in seclusion."

"Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles..." Ye Guyi murmured, repeating this phrase several times. Afterward, her eyes gleamed with wonder, and she exclaimed in amazement.
"I don't know how your brain works. You can always say so many profound things. Even when you were so young, you could think about the pros and cons of the current definition of evil spirit masters in mainland China. It makes me wonder if you are some old monster who has been in seclusion for many years and has come out of seclusion again."

Mo Yuan shook his head with a helpless smile and said, "I can't help it. You know what's going on with my martial soul. If I don't find a way to resolve it, I'll never be able to openly display my strength in this lifetime."

"Sigh, speaking of strength, what realm are you at now?" Ye Guyi asked with a curious look. "I saw you kill two evil soul masters titled Douluo with a single move. Could it be that you're already a titled Douluo? Also, why do you possess the ultimate divine attribute? Could it be that you have a second martial soul?"

"I possess the ultimate divine attribute because I absorbed a soul bone with this attribute," Mo Yuan smiled without saying a word, extending his index finger and thumb with a very small gap between them.

"I wouldn't say I'm a Title Douluo, I'm just a little bit stronger than you."

Ye Guyi rolled her eyes, her face clearly showing disbelief. She spoke in a tone as if coaxing a child, "You know you're very powerful now, right? With your almost heaven-defying martial spirit, if you're not that strong now, I'd really have to wonder what you've been doing all these years."

Having said that, Ye Guyi's expression hardened, her smile vanished, and she began to speak seriously. While the reunion with an old friend was certainly joyful, she hadn't forgotten that the two of them weren't completely safe yet.
"By the way, do you know who those evil spirit masters were?"

Mo Yuan also feigned seriousness and said, "I know. I have investigated them carefully during this period and found that they are actually an evil soul master organization called the Holy Spirit Cult. I don't know their exact strength, but they have at least ten Title Douluo powerhouses. They are a huge hidden danger."

"That's right. Before tonight, I thought the evil soul masters in the Holy Spirit Cult wouldn't have very high cultivation levels, maybe just one Super Douluo at most," Ye Guyi sighed deeply, her face full of worry.
"I never expected that even the famous End Douluo is a member of the Holy Spirit Cult. Moreover, judging from the title, Ye Xuan seems to be only the Second Elder. Just think about it, if Ye Xuan, whose cultivation level is as high as 98, is only the Second Elder, then what kind of powerful people must the Cult Leader and the Grand Elder be?"

"It's a shame that I previously thought Ye Xuan was a powerful figure who was slandered like you because I hadn't heard about the evil things he had done. But now it seems that he really is a true evil soul master..." Ye Guyi's words were filled with anger and sorrow.

The reasons for her anger are self-evident, but her sadness stems from the fact that, in her view, if it weren't for the current "one-size-fits-all" approach in mainland China, probably not so many people would be forced to go astray.

Upon hearing this, Mo Yuan felt a slight toothache, unsure whether he should say something in his defense, but after thinking about it, he decided against it, as there was no reason or need to.

"Don't worry, now that I know this information, I will naturally remind Shrek Academy."

After saying that, Mo Yuan lowered his eyes and looked thoughtful. After pondering for a long time, he suddenly spoke softly, "Moreover, I have thought of a way to effectively deal with evil soul masters."

Ye Guyi was startled and quickly said, "Oh? You have a plan too? Tell me quickly!"

The flames of the campfire leaped and undulated. Mo Yuan's expression was serious, and a dark golden light appeared in his deep, ink-black pupils. His golden eyes were ignited, and a pressure that seemed to solidify emanated from them.

Even though Mo Yuan deliberately bypassed Ye Guyi with his dragon's might, her pupils still contracted sharply, and her breathing paused slightly.

“That method is very simple,” Mo Yuan slowly raised his right hand and then held up his index finger, his voice deep, “As long as the four seas are united and the mountains and rivers are unified, there will only be one voice in the Douluo Continent, and what you and I want will become a reality.”

Ye Guyi was taken aback upon hearing this. After a moment of silence, she frowned slightly and said hesitantly, "Having known you for so long, I shouldn't question you, but... but your martial soul is, after all, dragon blood. I don't know if the tyranny, cruelty, and desire for domination inherent in dragons will affect you."

"If you really sweep across the four great empires and even Shrek Academy, and establish the unified dynasty you mentioned before, what if you are affected by the dragon blood at that time..."

Faced with his friend's questioning, Mo Yuan showed no anger whatsoever. He remained silent for a long time, and the air seemed to thicken in the atmosphere. Just as Ye Guyi was about to break the silence, Mo Yuan's voice rang out again.

His voice was deep and his tone unusually calm, like a stagnant pool of water.
“You’re right, the dragon is indeed a symbol of tyranny and dominance, but let me ask you, do you think I’m more like a dragon, or is the emperor sitting on the throne in the palace more like a dragon?”

Ye Guyi was startled upon hearing this, and then several strange sounds entered her ears. Her beautiful eyes widened slightly, and in those bright golden eyes, beads of blood began to seep from Mo Yuan's face, and black scales and bone spurs pierced from under his skin, making him indistinguishable from a dragon.
In this situation, Mo Yuan's question seemed to have been answered, but after careful consideration, Ye Guyi had a different opinion.

Some people look just like dragons, yet possess a heart full of passion; while others, though human, sit on their thrones and enslave the people of a nation, their actions truly embodying the tyranny and dominance of dragons.

Ye Guyi lowered her head and said softly, "I think the latter is the real dragon, but... but what do you think? Just like you once said, 'The dragon-slaying youth eventually becomes the dragon.'" Mo Yuan, in his dragon form, laughed, his laughter hoarse and deep, like a demon crawling out of hell, extremely eerie. "Yes, who can guarantee that their original intention will never change? I can't pat my chest and say that I will never become the next evil dragon."

After saying that, Mo Yuan suddenly changed the subject. He stood up and stood in the firelight, saying in a passionate tone, "But since things have come to this, why not be bolder? I become a dragon, you become a dragon, we all become dragons, and in the end, everyone is a dragon! Everyone is a dragon!"

Mo Yuan's voice echoed back and forth in the secluded cave, then carried by the cold wind to the outside world, to the high sky, and to the vast and boundless earth.

The sound disappeared, and the air fell into a deathly silence once again. Ye Guyi's heaving breasts rose and fell with increasing amplitude, and an unnatural flush appeared on her delicate face.

She stared excitedly at the 'black dragon' in front of her, her heart pounding so hard it sent scalding blood coursing through her body. She seemed to understand something, yet she didn't quite grasp it.

But even that little bit of insight allowed her to see an unimaginably beautiful world.

The black scales, seemingly capable of absorbing all light, collided with each other, producing a cold, hard friction sound. Mo Yuan gazed at his friend who possessed the Holy Angel Martial Soul, extended his right hand, which had transformed into a dragon claw, and extended his invitation.

"Would you be willing to lend me a hand?"

Ye Guyi smiled, her beautiful face blooming like a rose, utterly captivating. Without the slightest hesitation, she grabbed the dragon claw that was offered to her.

……

Unlike the joy of Mo Yuan and Ye Guyi reuniting with old friends and becoming fellow travelers, the atmosphere at the Holy Spirit Cult headquarters deep in the Demon Forest was rather unpleasant.

In the main hall of the headquarters, Zhongli Wu stared at the rotten flesh in front of him with a sinister look in his eyes. His face was so gloomy that it seemed as if water was about to drip from it. An evil and cold aura filled the entire hall. Under this atmosphere, the elders below did not even dare to breathe.

Even the worshippers, who usually liked to outwardly comply but inwardly defy, all abandoned their nonchalant attitudes and dared not touch Zhongli Wu's beard at this critical juncture.

They hadn't forgotten that Zhongli Wu was a true level 98 Super Douluo.

"Demon Skull, can you guarantee that everything you say is the truth? Were Abomination and the Undead really killed by Mo Yuan of Shrek Academy? If you dare to utter even a single lie, the Prison will be your next destination!" Zhongli Wu's words were filled with murderous intent.

The Demon Skull Douluo, whose body was already trembling with fear, immediately knelt on the ground and said tremblingly, "Master! Every word I said is absolutely true! Hatred and the Soul of the Dead were indeed killed by Mo Yuan's sneak attack! The ultimate holy aura swirling around the corpses is the best evidence!"

Zhongli Wu's eyes narrowed slightly, various guesses surfacing in his mind. After a long silence and weighing the pros and cons, he picked up the few pieces of rotten meat on the table, then waved his hand and said...

"So be it, the ambush failed and it failed. After all, no one would have expected that Mo Yuan, who had been hiding in Shrek Academy, would suddenly come to my Sun Moon Empire. Even more unexpectedly, in the past two years, his strength has increased to this extent."

"After much deliberation, I believe that Mo Yuan poses no less of a threat to our sect than the entire Shrek Academy. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, the elders and deities below nodded in agreement, exclaiming, "The sect leader is absolutely right! This Mo Yuan is the greatest threat to our sect!"

"Absolutely! In my opinion, we should immediately send men to assist the Second Elder in hunting down those two!"

"..."

bang bang bang-

Zhongli Wu tapped the table to signal everyone to quiet down, then slowly stood up, holding the scepter inlaid with a skull in his hand. His cold gaze swept over everyone present, and then he gave the order.

"Very well. Now, as the current leader of the Holy Spirit Sect, I hereby order that, effective immediately, more than half of the sect's members be dispatched to search the entire Sun Moon Empire for any trace of Mo Yuan and the Holy Angel Martial Soul. Upon discovery, there is no need to report; kill them on sight—"

At this point, Zhongli Wu suddenly stopped, a look of surprise appearing in his eyes. He tilted his head and pressed his ear to the side, maintaining this position for several seconds before returning to normal.

Zhongli Wu sighed inwardly and spoke again, "Once we find their whereabouts, we must capture them alive, dead or alive. Also, to ensure the operation goes smoothly, all the offerings must be mobilized this time. Anyone who dares to disobey will be considered a traitor!"

Zhongli Wu clearly intended to use this as a pretext to control these worshippers who had relatively free movement. Although the worshippers were unwilling, they had no choice but to acquiesce.

Zhongli Wu nodded in satisfaction. In fact, it wouldn't matter if these offerings were refused; if they wanted to find an excuse to decline, they could simply go and tell the Supreme Master.

After all, it was that person who gave the order for him to change his mind at the last minute and spare Mo Yuan and the Holy Angel Martial Soul's lives.

In the following days, if one were to carefully investigate from a god-like perspective, one would be surprised to find that evil spirit masters could be seen from time to time throughout the Sun Moon Empire, whether in major cities or remote rural towns.

These evil spirit masters did not commit crimes or slaughter ordinary people. Instead, they wandered the streets and alleys, roaming the city like ordinary tourists.

Moreover, apart from the evil spirit masters, the ordinary people suddenly discovered that the city lords and soldiers who usually didn't care much about things suddenly became like different people, and began to vigorously address the city's security issues, with soldiers patrolling day and night.

Even in those desolate mountains, one can occasionally see soul masters wearing flying soul tools.

All of this couldn't possibly be because the evil spirit masters suddenly changed their ways and wanted to give back to society by joining forces with the Sun Moon Empire to rectify the security situation; they were simply looking for someone.

(End of this chapter)