Douluo: Dragon King's Divine Elegy

Chapter 228 The sister-in-law seeking a reward, the person the Demon Emperor wants to kill?

"The energy absorption process should take a while. Let's leave the rest to our senior brother and not stay and disturb him," Gu Yue transmitted to Na'er.

Na'er nodded. She immediately threw off the blanket covering her flawless body, and sunlight streamed through the window, shining on her skin, making every inch of it glow like jade.

"Take a shower."

Na'er hummed to herself. But before she could get out of bed and take a few steps, her features suddenly furrowed and she stopped in her tracks.

Gu Yue also got out of bed, her dark hair cascading down to her slender waist, which resembled a flower branch. Her snow-white skin shone brightly, and faint blue veins could be seen beneath the skin. On her long, shapely, and flawless legs, there were still lingering hickeys.

"What's wrong with you?" Gu Yue asked, looking at her in confusion.

Na'er didn't say anything, but her long legs, which were no less impressive than Gu Yue's, changed from her previous large strides to small, quick steps that made Gu Yue suddenly realize what was going on, and then she laughed at her.

"What are you laughing at? I don't believe you're not in pain."

Na'er said irritably.

Gu Yue was stunned.

Only then did I realize that my whole body ached, my skeleton felt like it had lost its screws and was a little soft.

"Hahaha."

Na'er laughed back without any attempt to hide her mockery.

"I am number one."

Seeing this, Gu Yue was not annoyed and said lightly.

Na'er's smile froze, and her small, white fists clenched tightly together: "Damn it!"

"Hmph." Gu Yue proudly raised her snow-white chin and took small steps toward the bathroom.

But Na'er beat her to it.

Gu Yue's body flashed with silver light, and she actually used spatial teleportation to sneak into the bathroom.

"Aaaaaah, you idiot Gu Yue!"

"Hmph. A fool is my constant companion."

In the bathroom, the two were bickering, neither willing to give in.

Nan Liujing did not maintain his cultivation state for long and soon woke up.

"I can't even imagine how much my cultivation will increase after fusing with Niu Tian's god-level soul ring."

Nan Liujing raised his hands, filled with emotion.

"Ok?"

Nan Liujing heard what sounded like water cascading down nearby and turned his head in confusion.

After a pause of two and a half seconds.

His gaze sharpened slightly, and he decisively threw off the blanket, striding aggressively towards the bathroom. With a click, the bathroom door quietly opened.

Two pairs of stunned, clear eyes instinctively looked over.

"I have some unique insights into physical cultivation. Come, let me teach you."

Nan Liujing, without blushing, passionately plunged into the misty, hazy world.

The sunlight on the horizon gradually deepened.

Nan Liujing stood by the window, enjoying the comfort of the gentle breeze on his face. Every muscle seemed to be freed from its shackles, moving with unparalleled fluidity.

Looking back, he awkwardly touched his nose.

On the large bed, Gu Yue and Na'er held hands and fell into a deep sleep, facing each other.

At this moment, there is no longer competition, only the camaraderie of fighting together against the enemy.

The physical exercise only made things worse for the two women, who were already exhausted, leaving them feeling weak and powerless.

However, after attending several physical training classes, they gained a great deal of valuable experience.

Soul Masters cannot rely solely on soul power; their physical body is also of paramount importance, otherwise they will suffer greatly in battle.

Seeing the two women's tired yet sweet sleeping faces, Nan Liujing's heart softened, and he lowered his head to place a kiss on Gu Yue's and Na'er's smooth foreheads respectively.

……

The far north.

The Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters, deep in a mountain cave.

A biting, icy wind kept blowing in, causing the dark green embers on both sides of the walls to flicker erratically.

A group of powerful figures jumped into the pit, which was thousands of meters deep, one after another.

The moment it landed, a foul, fishy smell hit the ground, making one shudder, and some of it even stuck to the soles of the shoes.

Beneath the black cloak, Leng Yulai frowned in disdain, her gaze sweeping around like the other high-ranking members of the Holy Spirit Cult who had never entered the pit before.

But then a dark purple light flickered from beneath their feet, carrying an eerie aura; it turned out to be a giant soul-guiding magic array.

Directly in front was a massive altar, upon which sat a figure also concealed by a wide black robe. Had it not been for the formidable cultivation of everyone present, they would have almost failed to notice this person.

"Ax pays his respects to the Demon Emperor."

The Ghost Emperor bowed and greeted the person sitting on the altar.

"Greetings, Demon Emperor."

The high-ranking members of the Holy Spirit Cult, whose cultivation level was at least Super Douluo, all shouted in unison, and the echoes reverberated through the gloomy underground.

The Demon Emperor closed his eyes and said calmly, "How is the plan with the Blood God Legion progressing?"

The Ghost Emperor stepped forward and respectfully said, "Reporting to the Demon Emperor, we have successfully planted ten Title Douluo-level spies, but the Blood God Legion has been extremely vigilant during this period, and the Black Angel has not been able to find an opportunity to make a move, so progress has been relatively slow."

The Demon Emperor said indifferently, "That Abyss Saint King spared no effort to expend his own power to forcibly open the spatial barrier and communicate with me. From his tone, I could sense that he was already impatient. Ghost Emperor, urge the Black Angel to find an opportunity as soon as possible to tear open the Blood God Formation that is blocking the Abyss Main Passage."

"Your subordinate obeys," the Ghost Emperor said in a deep voice.

The Demon Emperor continued, "During the last raid on Shrek City, we only managed to kill Yun Ming, without obtaining a sufficient amount of life resources. The Blood River God-Slaying Array lacks enough energy, preventing me from continuing my advancement. You must find a way to replenish it as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, the Ghost Emperor immediately turned his gaze to the shortest evil spirit master on the side.

This evil spirit master was unusually not wearing a black robe. Her beautiful long hair was tied into two buns, and she looked very well-behaved and cute. She wore a short top and skirt, revealing her fair arms and legs.

Upon closer inspection, she would only appear to be a beautiful young woman, but her status in the Holy Spirit Cult is second only to the two emperors and one sovereign of the Holy Spirit Cult.

This girl is none other than Dark Bell Nanali, one of the Four Heavenly Kings, and a level 98 Super Douluo.

Nanali replied in a clear voice, “Reporting to the Demon Emperor, I have already placed some mid- to high-ranking military personnel under my control in the four major federal legions of the North Sea, East Sea, South, and North. Without exception, these people manage their respective legions’ armories. Once the time is right, I can have them secretly transfer a sufficient number of soul-guided weapons, which will surely catch the major cities within the Federation off guard.”

The Ghost Emperor continued, "Once the soul-guided weapons are collected, I will also dispatch my followers to various locations to carry out massacres. Although the Federation has taken precautions, the Douluo Continent is so vast that there are bound to be cities they cannot protect. I am confident that we will be able to gather the life-saving resources you need."

"Very good." The Demon Emperor nodded in satisfaction. "That's settled then, Ben..."

The sound stopped suddenly.

Only the howling, eerie wind continued to whip at everyone's robes.

"???"

The high-ranking members of the Holy Spirit Cult were collectively puzzled.

"Ah."

Suddenly, the Demon Emperor let out a cold laugh, saying something that left everyone scratching their heads, "So you were hiding here. I've really been looking for you for a long time."

"Ghost Emperor."

Suddenly, the Demon Emperor's voice boomed like thunder, resounding in everyone's ears.

"Your subordinate is here." The Ghost Emperor, puzzled, quickly replied.

The Demon Emperor said calmly, "I will be leaving for a few days. I will temporarily entrust the matter of stabilizing the altar to you."

The Ghost Emperor hurriedly said, "The inhibitor has not yet been successfully developed. If you leave now and things get out of control, it will be disastrous."

"rest assured."

The Demon Emperor waved his hand indifferently, "I have consumed so many soul-nourishing substances over the years. Unless I completely erupt, my mind will not be in trouble within a few days."

The Ghost Emperor wanted to say something, but was stopped by the Demon Emperor.

A series of eerie winds swept up, lifting the Demon Emperor's body into the air.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be quite tall and slender, at least nearly 1.9 meters.

Her hands emerged from her black robe, her pale skin covered with eerie dark purple demonic patterns that seemed to be alive and would slowly writhe.

Under the watchful eyes of the Ghost Emperor and the others, the Demon Emperor's body twisted rapidly, eventually shrinking into a line and disappearing as a speck of light. "Master."

Everyone turned to look at the Ghost Emperor.

The Ghost Emperor's expression shifted between light and dark: "I suppose the Supreme Master won't act recklessly. Very well, I'll stay at the altar for now. Hummingbird, go to the Blazing Basin and meet with the Black Angel. Tell them that the Supreme Master and the Abyss Saint King are impatient and should act as soon as possible."

"Yes."

A handsome, middle-aged man with short, silver-gray hair responded.

The Ghost Emperor then looked at Nanali: "Slow down your speed in stealing soul-guided weapons. Don't give yourself away. Once the Blood God Formation is broken and the Abyss successfully invades, all the major legions will definitely come to our aid. That's when it will be our turn to act. I refuse to believe that the Sun Moon Federation can conveniently defend its rear while supporting the front lines. Major cities like Mingdu and Shrek City have powerful soul masters stationed there, but other first-tier cities will always be somewhat undefended. Hmph, what Shrek City didn't get, we'll make up for in these other cities."

Nanali smiled sweetly: "I understand."

The Ghost Emperor nodded. With a flash, he sat cross-legged in the position that had originally belonged to the Demon Emperor.

"Let's go."

From within the dark red cloak, the tall and slender Dark Blood Demon spoke calmly.

With a surge of his soul power, he flew straight out of the pit.

The powerful members of the Holy Spirit Cult did not linger and decisively followed.

After emerging from the cave and feeling the biting wind on their faces, the group didn't exchange any words and flew off in different directions.

Nearly a thousand miles from headquarters, beside a quiet stream, Leng Yulai slowly descended, activating her full mental power. After confirming that no one else was around, she decisively took out her custom-made phone and dialed the person she had been longing for.

"explain."

The communication was quickly established, and Nan Liujing's calm voice came from the other end.

Leng Yulai narrowed her eyes, feeling as if she could take off just by hearing that sound.

"Brother-in-law, I just learned two important things from the Ghost Emperor. Would you like to know them?"

Leng Yulai's voice was clear and very calm.

There was not a trace of the sweet and seductive charm that she used to deliberately seduce.

Nan Liujing, who was lying on a lounge chair by the pool, frowned: "What kind of reward do you want?"

Leng Yulai's eyebrows curved slightly, and she deliberately replied in a wronged voice: "A reward? Do you think I'm that kind of person in my brother-in-law's eyes? I took a great risk to get this information."

Nan Liujing paused for a moment: "Then should we take back the reward?"

"No."

Leng Yulai resolutely refused. She knew that teasing him repeatedly would easily anger him, so she immediately said seriously, "The Abyss Saint Lord is getting impatient. The Demon Emperor just summoned us to headquarters and ordered the Ghost Emperor to contact the Black Angels lurking in the Blood God Legion to start attacking the Blood God Formation as soon as possible."

"The Ghost Emperor plans to wait until something happens to the Blood God Legion, and after the Abyss invades and most of the Federation's military forces go to the front lines to provide support, before mobilizing soul-guided weapons and evil soul masters to massacre cities in order to collect so-called life resources to perfect a very strange magic array. However, he did not specify which cities would be targeted."

"Then, Dark Bell Nanali secretly controlled some of the mid-to-high-ranking officers of the four major legions of the East Sea, North Sea, North, and South. According to Nanali, these people mainly manage the armory, and she has begun to secretly control these officers to steal a small number of soul-guided weapons."

After listening quietly, Nan Liujing said thoughtfully, "Very good. The intelligence you've gathered is very important."

Leng Yulai said, "Besides that, there's another piece of information. The Demon Emperor just suddenly left headquarters, and judging from her appearance, it seems like she's rushing off to kill someone."

"Murder?" Nan Liujing frowned.

Leng Yulai said, "Yes. But I don't know who the specific target is."

"I understand, I'll hang up now."

Nan Liujing hung up the phone.

"Hey~"

Leng Yulai couldn't bear to part with him; she wanted to talk to him more.

Unfortunately, the communication has ended.

"Humph."

Leng Yulai's cold and aloof expression returned. She plopped down on a rock and took the initiative to exonerate Nan Liujing: "Never mind, I suppose you're in a hurry to discuss the intelligence with someone. We can have a proper chat another time."

As it turns out, my sister-in-law was right.

After hanging up the phone, Nan Liujing couldn't wait a second longer and immediately contacted Mingjing Douluo.

Once the communication was established, he immediately handed over the intelligence that Leng Yulai had collected.

"Aren't they waiting any longer?" Mingjing Douluo sneered. "Liu Jing, what do you think I should do?"

Nan Liujing said in a deep voice, "Wait a little longer. I still have some things to hand over to others."

Mingjing Douluo reminded him, "Time waits for no one. The Ghost Emperor has personally given the order. It's inevitable that these lurking evil soul masters will be desperate and expose themselves prematurely. If that happens, and you don't arrive in time, we will have to activate the Blood God Formation ahead of schedule to prevent a large influx of Abyss Kings."

“I understand, I will get there as soon as possible.” Nan Liujing was naturally aware of this as well.

“Okay. Contact me when the time comes,” said Mingjing Douluo.

"The four legions are really troublesome."

Looking at the azure sky, Nan Liujing decisively made another call to the Divine Brush Douluo.

With the destruction of most of the Sea God Legion's fighting force, the Divine Brush Douluo, who was stationed in the Central Legion, has undoubtedly become the number one person in the military.

Upon learning from Nan Liujing that there were mid-to-high-ranking officers in the four legions who were controlled by evil soul masters and were in charge of the armory, Shenbi Douluo was immediately alarmed and began a military meeting to mobilize his forces.

Commander of the Northern Navy Corps: Shen Yue.

Commander of the East Sea Naval Corps: Zhu Ming.

Commander of the Northern Army Corps: Guo Zhenfeng.

Southern Army Corps Commander: Le Zheng'en.

It's important to understand that while weapons like fixed-position guided missile shells are inspected every few days, if the mid- to high-ranking officer in charge of the armory is taken into custody, the fixed-position shells can be secretly taken away without anyone outside knowing.

"what?"

Four exclamations rang out simultaneously in the operations room.

With the help of holographic projection, the four legion commanders all looked solemnly at Yu Guanzhi, who was sitting in the main seat.

"Old Yu, where did you get this information from?"

Le Zheng'en couldn't help but ask a question, because in a sense, his legion was also the most special.

Because the Southern Legion receives almost no military supplies from the federal government, it is quite autonomous. Led by the Holy Angel Family, it radiates out to more than fifteen Soul Master families, which constitute the main fighting force of the Southern Legion.

If the Southern Legion loses too many soul-guided weapons, and a terrorist attack by soul-guided weapons were to occur in the city, Le Zheng'en would definitely be held responsible. The federal government could even use this opportunity to intervene in the legion's affairs.

“That’s what the master craftsman of our time said,” Yu Guanzhi told him.

Master craftsman?

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then Shen Yue asked in surprise, "Nan Liujing?"

“That’s right.” Yu Guanzhi nodded and said solemnly, “I trust his words unconditionally. Next, you will immediately participate in the investigation and screen out the officers who are controlled by the evil soul masters, but remember, don’t alert them. If anyone gets into trouble afterward, don’t blame the minister for punishing them severely. If you can’t find the person, then go to the Xuanmen and ask the Holy Spirit Douluo for help.”

The four legion commanders exchanged glances and nodded solemnly.

After saying that, Yu Guanzhi changed the subject: "In addition, the Holy Spirit Cult and the Abyss can't wait any longer and are preparing to break through the barrier formed by the Blood God Array. At that time, I need each of you to send at least two ninth-ring experts to the Endless Mountains."

Everyone was shocked again.

Yu Guanzhi calmly said, "We also knew about this in advance. You don't need to worry too much. Just wait for my orders."

"Yes."

Yu Guanzhi waved his hand, and the three projections disappeared, leaving only Le Zhengen behind.

Yu Guanzhi looked over and said to Le Zheng'en, who was somewhat puzzled, "Nan Liujing asked you for someone."

Le Zheng'en paused for a moment: "Who?"

Yu Guanzhi said calmly, "Sima Jinchi."

"Him?" Le Zheng'en was somewhat surprised. "Okay. I'll arrange for him to report to the Spirit Transmission Academy immediately."

"Great!" Yu Guanzhi laughed.

"My grandson's martial spirit strength has improved a lot with the help of the divine craftsman. This is a great favor, and I only need to ask for a person."

Le Zheng'en said solemnly.

Yu Guanzhi nodded: "We've been brothers for decades. Let me remind you, if you participate in the upcoming Abyss War, you might be able to obtain a sufficient amount of Heavenly Forging Metal, and the kind of excellent quality at that."

Le Zheng'en's gaze shifted slightly.

(End of this chapter)