Douluo: Yu Hao Pan Tang San

Chapter 480, 499. Soul Ring Lockdown
On the other side, the flames of rebellion were burning in Douluo Continent. The two great empires of Tian Dou and Xing Luo had long been crippled. The Divine Order Alliance could only rely on its still relatively advantageous Soul Master Legion to put out fires everywhere like firefighters.

However, they also knew that their advantage as Soul Masters was based on the Spirit Hall's indifference and that this advantage only existed when facing various rebel armies.

The Spirit Hall hung over each of them like the Sword of Damocles, making them uneasy.

Of course, a large part of the Soul Master advantage of the Divine Order Alliance comes from the Body Sect. It can be said that the Body Sect has now become the pillar of the Divine Order Alliance. Without this super power, even if these old feudal people of the continent gathered together, they would not have the capital to fight against the Spirit Hall.

Internal meeting of the Body Sect

Huo Qiqiang addressed everyone within the sect:

"The Body Sect was established for two purposes: one is to pass on the Body Martial Soul, and the other is to gather together the opposing forces across the entire Douluo Continent. Now that they have gathered together, we don't need to become their fire-fighting force. This play has entered its second half, and it's time for us to get our lunchboxes."

Xiao Zhi said, "Sect Master, we are ready. We have long since given up on this charade."

"Sect Master, how do you intend to ensure our dignified end? We're now implicated within the Divine Order Alliance," Zhao Quan asked.

"No rush, another group of actors is already in place," Huo Yuhao said.

Edge of Sunset Forest

Elder Wu Yan, a level 74 Soul Saint from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, is leading a disciple of the school, Ning Qianchen, into the depths of the forest to hunt for souls.

Wu Yan's martial soul is the Scaled Giant Lizard, while Ning Qianchen's martial soul is the Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda. Within the Ning family, he is among the top three in talent and is a key figure cultivated by the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School.

"Past events, what attribute of spirit ring do you intend to acquire for your fourth spirit ring?" Elder Wu Yan stroked his beard and asked.

"My next attribute I want is a speed-enhancing soul skill. Elder Wu Yan, please find me a soul beast with the agility attribute," Ning Qianchen said.

"Okay, I'll take care of it!" Wu Yan said.

Before long, they found their target: a swift black panther that was about four thousand years old.

"What do you think of that soul beast?" Elder Wu Yan asked.

“That’s it, that’s the one!” Ning Qianchen said.

"Alright, I'll cripple that soul beast for you." Wu Yan immediately activated his Martial Soul, the Scaled Giant Lizard, and charged towards the black panther.

Suddenly, the soil in the forest broke open, and a huge worm crawled out of the soil and swallowed Ning Qianchen from behind.

Wu Yan hurriedly turned around to try to rescue Ning Qianchen, but was knocked away by the worm and coughed up blood.

The worm twisted its head, chewed up Ning Qianchen with its mouthparts, swallowed him, and then turned towards Wu Yan.

Seeing the creature he was protecting being eaten, Wu Yan wanted nothing more than to kill the worm, but when he faced it, he instinctively felt a surge of fear.

"This, this is a burrowing worm, but why is it so big?" Wu Yan said, embarrassed.

"Humans," the worm suddenly said. Upon hearing this voice, Wu Yan felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. Unless under special circumstances, talking soul beasts were generally 100,000-year-old soul beasts.

"Respected 100,000-year-old soul beast, what have we done to offend you?" Wu Yan asked cautiously.

"By order of the Beast God Emperor Tian, ​​humans are strictly prohibited from entering Sunset Forest and Star Dou Great Forest, the gathering places of soul beasts, to hunt for soul rings. Anyone who dares to violate this order will be killed without mercy!"

"How could this be? If hunting for spirit rings is prohibited, then we spirit masters won't be able to cultivate." Wu Yan swallowed hard and said.

"That's a matter for you humans. I'll spare your life, but next time, if you dare to set foot in Sunset Forest, anyone who kills beasts to obtain the rings will be executed without mercy. Get out of here!"

Wu Yan had no choice but to run away.

At the same time, the gathering places of soul beasts throughout the Douluo Continent began to stir. The number of 100,000-year soul beasts, which was originally less than one hand's worth, suddenly increased dozens of times. Hundreds of 100,000-year soul beasts were active in places such as the Star Dou Great Forest, Sunset Forest, and the Far North.

In the past, humans might have been very happy, as they would have considered obtaining a 100,000-year soul ring upon becoming a quasi-titled figure.

However, these actions of the spirit beasts immediately dampened their spirits.

They operate on the outskirts of settlements, and any human who ventures into these areas to hunt for spirit rings will be immediately driven away or even killed.

This makes the difficulty of a Soul Master hunting Souls go from an easy dungeon to a hellish level.

The key point is that in the past, humans helped each other and united, with elders leading the younger generation, while the soul beasts divided up their territories and then fought each other internally, like a pile of loose sand. Therefore, humans were able to grow and thrive in the gaps between powerful soul beasts.

However, the soul beasts that were dispatched this time were not like those before. They had a powerful being behind them who ruled them. In Sunset Forest and Star Dou Great Forest, the Beast God Di Tian was behind them. When people wanted to go to the far north to hunt souls, the Ice Emperor led dozens of 100,000-year-old soul beasts to block the humans from the outside.

Since the forests and ice plains are inaccessible, the ocean should be an option, right? But the ocean has become an even more forbidden zone for humans, as it is controlled by powerful soul beasts such as deep-sea demon whales and evil tiger whales, blocking the path for humans to hunt souls.

Behind these powerful soul beasts, there seems to be an invisible hand controlling them.

Thus, the spirit beasts formed a spirit ring blockade against humans.

This is a real hardship for human soul masters.

When they are at a lower level, they can obtain soul rings from the Soul Hunting Forest where they keep their own. However, when they reach a higher level and need thousand-year or ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts, those soul beasts cannot be kept in the Soul Hunting Forest.

Those Soul Masters who can cultivate to the point of needing high-level Soul Beasts are all proud and arrogant individuals. They have strict requirements for their Soul Rings. How could they possibly deal with just any ten-year or hundred-year Soul Ring? If they cannot obtain a Soul Ring, their cultivation level will be stuck, and their proud talents will be wasted.

If this blockade continues, all the Soul Master factions will collapse.

Within a month, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan encountered 17 attacks from soul beasts during their soul hunts, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan encountered 23 attacks, and the Star Luo Royal Clan encountered 11 attacks. Each attack by the soul beasts was swift, accurate, and ruthless. Apart from the people who were sent out to report the attack at the beginning, all the others who went into the soul hunts died without exception in the soul beast gathering areas.

This quickly became a major headache for the Divine Order Alliance.

(End of this chapter)