Douluo: The Unrivaled Demon Lord

Chapter 110 The Evil Soul Master's Massacre of the City and Ling Luochen

After a brief exchange, Xue Di and Shu Yan both gained some partial understanding of each other.

Both sides were fairly satisfied. After merging with Shu Yan, the Snow Empress toned down some of the contempt and disgust she had for humans as the Emperor of the Far North. She was not exactly friendly in front of Shu Yan, but at most she was a little cold.

However, this coldness will gradually dissipate as you spend more time together, so it's not a big problem at all.

After taking one last look at the vast and boundless core of the far north, Shu Yan headed straight south. He was not a being born from ice and snow, and although he possessed the ultimate ice martial soul, he still preferred human society.

Spending too much time in this monotonous and dull land will inevitably have a psychological impact, as can be seen from the two Ice and Snow Emperors.

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The advancement of his soul power further increased Shu Yan's speed. Moreover, he carried the residual aura of the Snow Emperor, causing countless beasts to kneel in worship wherever he went. Without the trouble of encountering soul beasts' attacks or interference, Shu Yan could naturally focus on traveling, so it would be strange if his speed wasn't fast.

While pondering his future plans, Shu Yan did not slow down his journey at all. In less than a day, he left the snowfields of the far north and arrived at Hanyang City, a northern border city of the Heavenly Soul Empire.

Hanyang City is located in the north-central part of the original continent. It is as famous as Longcheng, which is located in the northeast of the original continent. Both are among the largest human settlements near the far north and are also important economic and cultural centers in the north.

When Shu Yan arrived, it was already late, so he simply found the largest and most luxurious hotel in the city and checked in to rest for a night before making other plans.

After rejecting the third glamorous woman's "ill-intentioned" invitation, Shu Yan finally managed to enter his room.

Having witnessed everything that had happened, Tianmeng chuckled in her sea of ​​consciousness:
"Our Ayan has quite the luck with women. Let me think... Back at Shrek Academy, quite a few girls had designs on you, and it's the same now that you're on the mainland. I can only say, you truly are the only human on the continent who can rival me in terms of looks..."

As soon as the words fell, Hyotei, who had been enduring for so long, could no longer hold back. Several punches landed, leaving Tenmu with a bruised and swollen face. Tiny stars seemed to appear before her eyes. In any case, her mouth was finally temporarily shut.

After resting for a night, Shu Yan continued his journey.

Behind Hanyang City lies the continuous Flying Snow Mountain Range, the most magnificent mountain range in the northern part of the Heavenly Soul Empire. To some extent, without the Flying Snow Mountain Range, the area affected by the adverse effects from the far north would be even larger.

Following the Feixue Mountains westward, Shu Yan headed towards Longcheng.

He knew that beneath the cold spring in the backyard of the Earth Dragon Gate lay a ten-thousand-year-old Xuanbing Marrow and a large amount of Ice Extreme Divine Crystals. These were all ice-attribute treasures, which would be of great benefit to ice-attribute soul masters and even soul beasts, so he naturally could not ignore them.

But as he passed through a small town called Ice City, Shu Yan involuntarily stopped. The reason was simple: he vaguely sensed a lot of evil aura in and around the town.

The Evil Princess was particularly sensitive to evil auras. After observing for a while, she smiled and said:

"They are a group of evil soul masters. The leader is probably at the level of a Soul Douluo. The others are of average strength, but there are quite a few of them."

"However... Ah Yan, have you noticed that there's a familiar aura lingering in this city...?"

The Evil Princess's voice carried a hint of eerie laughter. Shu Yan was taken aback at first, then, after carefully sensing the sound, he said with some surprise:

"Ling Luochen, what is she doing here..."

"Yes, what a special coincidence! This little girl's feelings for you are quite unusual. How about we wait a bit? You can put on a hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress act later, and she'll probably be itching to throw herself into your arms on the spot..."

"Keep the red flag flying at home while having colorful flags fluttering outside – isn't that the greatest dream of you human men?"

Xie Ji followed up with two sentences, her laughter carrying an increasingly malicious undertone.

The two emperors of ice and snow frowned simultaneously, but quickly returned to normal.

Although they have merged with Shu Yan, their core thinking still belongs to the soul beast faction.

Soul beasts think differently from humans. In their world, the strong are born with more mating rights and choices. This is a privilege given to the strong by heaven and a manifestation of their primal wildness. Both the Ice Emperor and the Snow Emperor have witnessed this quite a bit.

Of course, if the Ice and Snow Empresses were to have more contact with human society with Shu Yan, their beliefs should change quickly. After all, they are both people with an extremely strong ability to accept and change.

"Alright, it seems these evil soul masters are planning to massacre the city under the cover of darkness. Let's not talk about those things now; the most important thing right now is the important matter."

Shu Yan said softly.

Over the past ten thousand years, the massacre of cities by evil spirit masters has occurred in every empire.

However, the cities that could be slaughtered by evil spirit masters were all cities with special geographical locations and certain significance to the evil spirit masters themselves.

Ice City is nestled in the embrace of mountains, with only one official road leading to the outside world. The city's population is not large, and most of them are ordinary people without soul power. The number of soul masters is no more than fifty. Among them, there should be some soul hunting teams that have come to the Flying Snow Mountain Range to hunt souls and stop here to rest. Their overall combat strength is not weak, but at least they are completely powerless against this group of evil soul masters.

The evil spirit masters of the original three continents mostly hid in deep mountains and forests. Large mountain ranges such as the Mingdou Mountains, Tianling Mountains, Feixue Mountains, and Longhun Mountains served as natural refuges for them. These places had complex terrain and harsh environments, making it impossible for the three empires' governments to organize large-scale and effective extermination operations. After all, these evil spirit masters were more familiar with the terrain than the emperors themselves. They employed a hit-and-run strategy, easily wiping out any armies or spirit masters attempting to surround them in the harsh environment.

Shu Yan landed slowly, and after concealing his aura to the greatest extent possible, he walked along the official road toward the city gate of Ice City.

After paying a small entrance fee, Shu Yan was able to enter the Ice City without any problems.

Paying a fee upon entering the city is an age-old tradition in the Douluo Continent. This system originated at least 20,000 years ago, which can only be described as using all available methods on ordinary people.

The aura belonging to Ling Luochen that was previously detected came from the northernmost part of Ice City, which was also the direction Shu Yan was traveling in.

Ice City is even closer to the far north than Dragon City, and with the Flying Snow Mountain Range behind it, the temperature is so low that the residents here wear cotton clothes almost all year round. Some people with some soul power foundation wear relatively thin clothes, but people like Shu Yan who wear only a single layer of clothing are still a minority.

The passersby were completely unaware of the impending disaster and continued with their daily routines. Although the streets weren't particularly bustling, they maintained a peaceful and quiet atmosphere.

Shu Yan headed north and soon spotted a tall, aloof figure on the main road in the north of the city.

The two were dozens of meters apart, but Ling Luochen noticed Shu Yan immediately.

She paused, a look of surprise and astonishment in her eyes, but the next moment, she understood the signal in Shu Yan's eyes.

After a moment of silence, she walked toward a small tavern nearby, with Shu Yan following closely behind.

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The waiter brought over two glasses of a strong liquor unique to the North. This liquor, brewed from North rice, has a spicy taste, but it is extremely popular among ordinary people and even low-level Soul Masters in this cold environment.

The two sat at the bar. Ling Luochen took a small sip of her drink, then her brow furrowed almost imperceptibly. After a moment, she asked with some curiosity:

"Didn't you go to the mainland for training? How come you're in Ice City?"

Ice City is a small place that should never be a place for a genius like Shu Yan. Even she only came to Ice City because it is her grandmother's hometown. After the old lady passed away, she arranged for someone to bury her back in her hometown, and she came to pay her respects to her grandmother.

Shu Yan also tasted the strong liquor, then said softly:

"I just happened to be passing by. I just returned from the far north and sensed your presence in the city, so I came to take a look."

"Moreover... if I hadn't come, this city would probably be a ghost town by tomorrow morning..."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Ling Luochen's little brain didn't quite catch on for a moment.

"It means that this city is completely surrounded by evil spirit masters. If I hadn't come, everyone in the city would have been devoured by them..."

Shu Yan patiently explained.

"What!?"

Ling Luochen's wine glass swayed slightly, and a few drops of crystal-clear wine spilled down. But then, these drops of wine strangely floated in mid-air and turned into a few crystal-clear ice beads.

Ling Luochen stared blankly at the scene before her. For some reason, she had just felt an extremely terrifying suppression from Shu Yan. Her elemental ice martial soul trembled as if it had seen some extremely terrifying existence. Shu Yan was just sitting there quietly, yet she felt as if she wanted to bow down and submit to him.

Ling Luochen was stunned by the shock. Seeing her somewhat dazed appearance, Shu Yan chuckled and didn't say anything more.

After a moment, she gathered her thoughts and then frowned as she spoke:

"Evil Soul Masters? Approximately how many? Should we call for backup?"

Shu Yan shook his head, then said:
"There are quite a few of them, the strongest being at the Soul Douluo level. As for reinforcements… there's really no need. It's getting late, and Ice City is too remote. The reinforcements you can call now are nothing but chickens and dogs against evil Soul Masters. You need to understand, not all Soul Masters are as fearless as the Shrek Academy's Surveillance Group. Ordinary Soul Masters, let alone facing evil Soul Masters, would be terrified just by hearing their names…"

"Leave it to me. You want to know just how strong I am? Tonight is the perfect opportunity..."

Seeing Shu Yan's smile, Ling Luochen's heart, which had been beating extremely fast, slowly returned to normal.

For some reason, Shu Yan's presence was like a reassurance to her; with him there, she felt that tonight was nothing special...

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(End of this chapter)