Douluo: The Unrivaled Demon Lord

Chapter 77 Evil Princess
In the sea of ​​spirit.

A figure dressed in a dark green dress slowly materialized. Xie Ji gazed at the boundless spiritual space before her, then looked down at the shimmering blue-green lake below. She smiled, but a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

Beside her, four enormous, dark green orbs of light floated silently in mid-air. These were the source of most of her essence, the immense power she had gained by devouring the souls of countless beings over the past ten thousand years. But now, with her fusion with Shu Yan, this power had become a part of Shu Yan.

But the benefits she gained were also enormous.

After breaking through the Heavenly Tribulation of 400,000 years, she had already suffered severe injuries that affected her very essence. However, she managed to heal those injuries by devouring beings with strong life force.

But her good fortune seemed to have come to an end. During the tribulation that lasted for 500,000 years, the hidden dangers left over from before erupted at the same time. Although she was prepared for the tribulation and barely managed to save her life, her spiritual sea was shattered.

If it were any other soul beast or human, the destruction of their spiritual sea would mean certain death. But she was different. She was a ferocious beast of the spiritual attribute, possessing unimaginable power to control the spiritual realm. Relying on her immense and terrifying spiritual power, she managed to prolong her life, but she could never stop the loss of her spiritual essence.

As time passed, her spiritual essence was almost gone. Once it was completely lost, her spiritual sea would be nothing but a broken shell. At that point, with nowhere for her soul to rest, she would fall into an eternal slumber, which would be tantamount to death.

However, compared to direct death, her situation was far more complicated and painful.

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"Such pure and abundant life energy... What a pity, what a pity! If I could have obtained this life energy earlier, perhaps I could have actually tried to contend with the Beast God in the future..."

The Evil Princess murmured softly, and with a slight beckoning of her finger, a vast surge of life energy rose from the lake, subsequently nurturing her spiritual essence within it.

"I borrowed some of your energy, you don't mind, do you?"

Xie Ji looked at a blue-green bead not far away, and then chuckled softly.

"Please proceed if the master permits."

The ethereal voice of the Spirit of Life rang out. The life energy that Xie Ji drew upon was roughly equivalent to the combined life energy of a 30,000-year-old jade swan when placed in the outside world. This was already quite astonishing, but compared to the total life energy in that lake, it was like an ant compared to an elephant.

"Interesting. I hadn't noticed before, but your soul is excessively pure. If I had devoured you earlier, I would have gained immense benefits..."

The evil princess licked her red lips with her fragrant tongue, then twirled a strand of her dark green hair in her hand, while her other hand grasped the turquoise bead that represented the consciousness of the spirit of life.

The Spirit of Life's emotions were as stable as Kapibala's, completely ignoring the Evil Princess's words.

After receiving no response for a long time, Xie Ji tossed the turquoise bead aside in boredom. She suddenly turned around and saw Shu Yan's figure.

"Wow... the fusion speed is pretty fast."

Shu Yan remained expressionless as he looked at the four orbs of light surrounding Xie Ji, a hint of fervor flickering in his eyes.

Xie Ji noticed his gaze, and she slightly curved her lips into a smile before softly saying:
"Each of these orbs of light represents my 100,000 years of cultivation. Of course, because my cultivation method is extremely singular, my energy is extremely pure and of a higher quality than that of ordinary soul beasts of the same level."

"There were originally supposed to be five orbs of light here, but your physical strength and flexibility have exceeded my expectations. So I'll leave that portion of energy for you to absorb, and it'll also give me a chance to see just how far you can go..."

After a pause, Xie Ji added:

"Of course, although I have lost a lot of my spiritual essence, my spiritual attributes are still intact. If you are willing to take the risk, I can try to integrate my spiritual attributes into your martial soul."

Shu Yan raised an eyebrow and then asked:
What are the chances of success?

After thinking for a moment, Xie Ji said:

"It's hard to say, but it shouldn't be a big problem."

"However, I need to remind you that these acquired attributes will definitely need time to gradually integrate with the martial soul itself. Even if it is successfully integrated, the attribute level will most likely not reach the same level as my original body."

"As for my evil attributes... I think you probably won't want them, so I've infused them all into my soul bone. I'll provide you with a soul bone, and that soul bone won't have any spiritual attributes, only pure evil attributes. Tell me, which part of the soul bone do you want?"

Shu Yan pondered for a moment, then said:

"Right arm bone, I suppose."

"Right arm bone? That'll do too." Xie Ji wasn't too surprised; she simply nodded in agreement.

Having lost his spiritual attribute, she really didn't need to provide Shu Yan with a head soul bone; he could have better options once he grew up.

As for the torso soul bone... she could provide Shu Yan with an alternative source of soul bones.

After exchanging a few words, Shu Yan suddenly asked:
"Evil Princess, do you know where I can find a 100,000-year-old soul beast suitable for Sister Ruoruo?"

"Sister Ruoruo? Is that your girlfriend?"

"I ask with great interest," Xie Ji asked.

Shu Yan nodded and continued:

"You should have sensed it too; her cultivation level has only recently broken through to level 80, and she needs a suitable soul ring."

Xie Ji chuckled softly as she slowly approached Shu Yan, her perfect curves captivating. Then, she touched her red lips, her jewel-like eyes fixed on Shu Yan like a kitten trying to win its master's favor.

"In terms of looks and figure, I'm no less attractive than that human woman. Why don't you dump her and let me pamper you instead... Don't worry, I'll make sure you enjoy it even more than you did with her..."

Snapped--

After the crisp sound, Xie Ji's body froze in place in an eerie manner.

Having already teleported behind her, Shu Yan withdrew his hand. Looking at the full, soft flesh, Shu Yan exclaimed in admiration:
"Not bad, the elasticity is quite good."

"However, compared to you, you black-hearted spider demon, I think Sister Ruoruo is more suitable for me."

A moment of gloom and anger flashed across Xie Ji's face, but then her expression turned resentful.

"As expected, you're no good person."

"Before the fusion, you were willing to call me senior, but after the fusion, you started acting like you're the master. What, do you think you can control me at will?"

Shu Yan pointed to himself, then chuckled:

"I don't know where you got the idea that I'm a good person... but you should have heard the old saying, 'A true man can bend and stretch.' Now that you're in my hands, I'd be doing you a disservice if I didn't teach you a lesson, since you almost killed me before..."

"Man, get out!"

This time, Xie Ji was genuinely furious. For some reason, she had a feeling that she had stumbled into a den of thieves, and that her days ahead were likely to be difficult...

"Give me the information about the soul beast, and I'll leave immediately."

Shu Yan's voice drifted over.

"Head north into the Ice Sea and follow the route I gave you. There you will find a 100,000-year-old Illusionary Sea Octopus King. It took it nearly a thousand years to break through to the 100,000-year level, and it was severely injured during the 100,000-year Heavenly Tribulation. Its combat power is now at most only 50%. Your group can easily kill it."

The wicked princess's mournful, ghostly voice finally echoed faintly within the sea of ​​consciousness after a long while.

"Is this guy your reserve food?"

Shu Yan suddenly asked a question.

"I suppose so. The taste of a sea spirit beast's soul is much better than that of a land spirit beast or you humans. Remember this: don't waste that guy's soul. Devouring it will benefit your spiritual power."

Xie Ji replied again, and then ignored Shu Yan.

Shu Yan didn't say much. His body, formed from spiritual energy, slowly dissipated, and his consciousness regained control of his body...

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(End of this chapter)