Douluo: The martial soul Nine-headed Xiangliu swallows the sky and devours the earth!

Chapter 153 Cipher?

The sycamore tree has lush branches and leaves, with thick branches and dense foliage that cover the ground, making it gloomy.

The roots of the tree were covered with green moss, which was clearly visible. Although it was midday, only a few rays of sunlight shone on the ground.

At this moment, two figures, wielding sharp blades, slowly made their way through the dense jungle.

One of them was a young man dressed in a light green brocade robe, with a handsome face, a tall and straight posture, and sword-like eyebrows that slanted into his temples.

Judging by its appearance alone, it looks to be only a teenager, with a majestic nine-headed snake on its shoulder.

The other was a beautiful young girl with long blue hair that cascaded down like a waterfall, and large blue eyes that looked around.

She was currently in the dangerous Soul Beast Forest, a place fraught with peril where a single misstep could mean death in the gaping maw of a soul beast.

But she seemed not to sense any danger, as if she was safest as long as she was by the young man's side.

These two were Dugu Yao and Ye Lingling, who had arrived in a hurry after the Soul Hunt ended and had long since lost their way back.

Fortunately, they had a compass, so they didn't lose their way. However, getting back would definitely be difficult, and they would have to use manpower to carve out a new path.

Clear away the weeds blocking your way, otherwise you won't be able to move an inch. And of course, there are those lurking spirit beasts all around.

Although these soul beasts all looked at the two of them with predatory eyes and were eager to try, they were all without exception.

Upon seeing the small snake on Dugu Yao's shoulder, they seemed quite afraid of it and obediently retreated, with not a single soul beast daring to approach the two of them.

Xiang Liu raised its head, its forked tongue flicking out as it hissed and looked around. Although it was small in size, it was ferocious and terrifying in the eyes of the other spirit beasts.

His small size was merely a disguise, making him appear like some kind of terrifying monster.

Dugu Yao held a sharp blade in his hand and cleaved the nearly two-meter-tall weeds in two, while Ye Lingling hopped and skipped beside him.

"Brother Yao, these soul beasts seem to be very afraid of us," Ye Lingling said calmly, looking at the soul beasts around her.

Upon hearing this, Dugu Yao smiled and said, "These soul beasts are not afraid of me, nor are they afraid of you, but they are afraid of this little guy."

As he spoke, he began to tease the little Xiang Liu on his shoulder. This little guy had an invisible suppression effect on almost all soul beasts.

This applies to all spirit beasts, whether they are hundreds of years old, thousands of years old, or even tens of thousands of years old.

Is this what they call bloodline suppression?

Ye Lingling nodded thoughtfully, smiling as she looked at the ferocious-looking soul beasts. Although the soul beasts were terrifying, with Brother Yao around, she wouldn't feel uneasy.
Ye Lingling nodded thoughtfully, smiling as she looked at the group of ferocious soul beasts. Although those soul beasts were quite terrifying, with Brother Yao around, she wouldn't be in danger.

Dugu Yao sighed slightly, "Fortunately, we brought enough rations. It looks like it will take us quite a while to get back, otherwise it would be troublesome."

If he were a Soul Saint, that would be great. Although Soul Saints cannot sustain flight for long periods, they can at least fly. Flying from here to the Nine Nether Cave should not be a problem.

Unfortunately, he was currently a Soul Emperor and did not yet possess the ability to fly, so he could only walk back. He wanted to speed up, but there was no path here, only weeds. As they gradually left the depths of Sunset Forest, the surroundings became noticeably more open, and the weeds were not as dense and difficult to move as they had been in the depths.

Dugu Yao and Ye Lingling had already arrived at the outskirts of Sunset Forest, while Xue Qinghe had also found the soul beast he needed.

"It came so easily! In just five days, I found a snow-white spirit bird. This spirit beast is the most suitable for my second spirit ring."

"Moreover, it's a thousand-year-old soul beast. Speaking of which, I should thank the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. If it weren't for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's extensive use of this whale glue..."

"We don't know when we'll find out the true purpose of this whale glue!" Xue Qinghe said with a smile, looking at the snow-white spirit bird that had been controlled by the three Soul Emperors.

If it weren't for the whale gelatin, his second soul ring's age would definitely not have reached the thousand-year level.

At the same time, the speed at which one's own soul power level increases will not be that fast. This whale glue is simply a treasure for soul masters, and its value is no less than that of a soul bone!

Currently, it is only controlled by a few major forces, namely the Heaven Dou Royal Family, the Star Luo Royal Family, and the Spirit Hall.

There are also the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon School, and the Profound Spirit Pill School. I heard that the Profound Spirit Pill School discovered the effects of whale glue and then traded it to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

"Your Highness, kill this soul beast and absorb its soul ring!"

A powerful offensive Soul Emperor addressed Xue Qinghe respectfully, while simultaneously binding the thousand-year-old Soul Beast on the ground.

"I have now made contact with the people Grandpa arranged. When Xue Qinghe absorbs the soul ring, that will be his death day!"

Qian Renxue watched Xue Qinghe walk towards the soul beast and thought to herself that she had left secret marks everywhere in the past few days.

She had already made contact with the people from the Spirit Hall. She didn't know the exact strength of those spirit masters, but it should be more than enough to kill the group in front of her.

As long as she gives the signal, the Spirit Hall Soul Masters hidden in the shadows will take action to kill Xue Qinghe, and from then on, there will be no more Heavenly Battle against Xue Qinghe.

Only Xue Qinghe of the Spirit Hall had been waiting for this moment for a very long time, almost three years. In these three years, she had made almost no progress!

Xue Qinghe, holding a short knife, approached the soul beast. Without hesitation, he plunged the short blade into the soul beast's head, and in a moment...

This snow-white spirit bird, which was at the thousand-year level, was completely dead, and a purple thousand-year soul ring slowly condensed on its corpse.

Without hesitation, Xue Qinghe immediately sat cross-legged on the ground and began to use his soul power to guide the soul ring, entering the state of absorbing the soul ring.

When absorbing a spirit ring, a spirit master is at their most vulnerable. Seven spirit emperors, including Qian Renxue, a total of eight people, surrounded Xue Qinghe.

They were to protect him and prevent any spirit beasts from coming and disturbing Xue Qinghe's absorption of the spirit ring, which could lead to failure and irreversible damage.

Qian Renxue looked at Xue Qinghe, who was absorbing the soul ring, put her hands behind her back and clenched her fists, which was the signal to make a move.

The seven Soul Emperors also failed to notice Qian Renxue's somewhat strange behavior. They cautiously observed their surroundings, paying no attention to this ordinary maid.

(End of this chapter)