Starting with Fireflies, Speedrun the World

In the Black Domain, there are no laws; there is only one rule: the law of the jungle.

In other words, it's a law of the jungle where the strong prey on the weak, and the weak have no human rights whatsoever.

This is an extremely pure area; if you want, you can even force yourself on a woman in the street and no one will stop you.

Of course, this is on the premise that you should choose your prey carefully, otherwise the outcome may be quite tragic.

After all, in the Dark Domain, women and children can sometimes be more terrifying and dangerous than men.

There's only one reason: they survived here.

Every day, powerful individuals die here, and every day, powerful individuals pour in from outside. This area is filled with death, but also with challenges and temptations.

Here, one is dazzled by the advanced cultivation techniques, combat skills, and various treasures, medicinal herbs, and elixirs that are rarely seen outside.

Many of these are stolen goods, specifically brought here to be sold, somewhat like a mainland version of the black market.

Earth-rank cultivation techniques, combat skills, and sixth- or seventh-grade pills are not uncommon here and appear frequently.

However, obtaining these things comes at a price. This price might be money, or it might be something else in lieu of it.

Of course, the most important thing is to have enough strength.

Perhaps due to the principle that things reach their extremes and then reverse, in the very center of this chaotic area lies the renowned Canaan Academy, which is famous throughout the Dou Qi Continent.

Canaan College is the only pure land in this dark region.

Within a certain area outside Canaan Academy, there is a peaceful zone. Anyone who brings the atmosphere of the Black Scream Domain here will become a dried corpse on a large tree at the border between Canaan Academy and the Black Scream Domain the next day.

There seems to have been no exception over the years.

It is said that the corpses of two Battle Kings and one Battle Emperor were once hung on that great tree known as the Death Tree.

Just as Yun Li and Little Fairy Doctor were discussing the situation in the Black Twisting Domain, the Star Chariot suddenly swayed slightly.

"what happened?"

Little Fairy Doctor nervously gripped the armrest of her seat; she had never encountered this situation before.

"It looks like a sandstorm, but it's not an ordinary sandstorm."

Yun Li stood up and walked to the edge of the star raft. She glanced at the situation below, which was a desert. At that moment, an incredibly large sandstorm was raging there.

It's somewhat similar to the black storms that I remember from the great plains near the Black Slug Domain.

"What should I do?"

"Easy, watch me. It's just a sandstorm..."

Yun Li pressed the button on the Star Chariot, and the next moment an invisible barrier enveloped the entire Star Chariot. This barrier could not only defend against the outside situation, but also hide the existence of the Star Chariot. Even the most powerful sandstorm could no longer shake the Star Chariot.

Then, just as Yun Li was preparing to force her way through the sandstorm in her starship, she suddenly realized something.

"Huh? That's..."

Although the sandstorm affected visibility, Yun Li could still clearly perceive the situation below.

Below it was a somewhat illusory humanoid figure, but judging from its drifting and illusory appearance, it had obviously lost its physical body and was in a state of soul form.

Moreover, he looked extremely disheveled, as if he were fleeing, or even deliberately running into the sandstorm.

"A soul..."

Aside from the medicine man, this was the second soul entity Yun Li had encountered.

However, he seemed to be much weaker than the Medicine Master's soul, but still far stronger than Yun Yun's soul power.

Yun Li guessed that it should be a soul body at the Dou Zong level...

A soul entity at the Dou Zong level!

Suddenly, Yun Li remembered her initial plan: she intended to create a sword with its own spirit, because Sui Yang was too dangerous.

It seems that things are different when it's a different soul entity.

Moreover, this is a soul body at the Dou Zong level. Based on the knowledge and experience of a Dou Zong, even if it is unknown whether he is an alchemist, he can definitely be considered a simplified version of a personal old man.

However, Yun Li hesitated again. She didn't know whether this soul was a good or bad person in its previous life. If it was a bad person, it wouldn't matter.

If he's a good person, she can't just take action directly; she still needs to ask him what he thinks and whether he'd agree to become a sword spirit voluntarily.

Yun Li couldn't force her to comply, after all, she wasn't some kind of demon.

When she's out and about, she represents the face of Zhu Mingxianzhou!

Just as Yun Li was about to capture the soul entity—no, bring it up for questioning—she suddenly discovered something else.

Someone actually chased the sandstorm all the way into it...

Yun Li paused her plan to take action and decided to assess the situation first.

"..."

"Who are you? Why are you hunting me down? I... I don't think I've ever had any grudge against you."

The Dou Zong soul, teetering on the brink of collapse in the sandstorm, sensed the movement behind him and was filled with shock and anger, never expecting that his opponent had actually chased him all the way here.

Back when he was alive, he was a powerful figure at the Dou Zong level, and everyone within a radius of ten thousand miles treated him with utmost respect.

I never expected to end up like this after death.

Even after he escaped into the sandstorm, they still wouldn't let him go.

Looking behind him, his face was contorted with fear, and he had no interest in the rapid depletion of his soul power.

"Jie Jie Jie..."

A chilling laugh suddenly rang out from the sandstorm, followed by a black chain that shot out with incredible speed and agility, coiling around the soul entity.

"Ten thousand swords, rise!!"

Noticing this, the soul immediately shouted.

Instantly, his soul power was unleashed, forming a longsword composed of ten thousand strands of soul power, which pierced towards the incoming chains.

In the blink of an eye, the black chains collided with the myriad swords.

There was no violent explosion; only a hissing sound filled the air as the chains and the myriad swords remained locked in a stalemate.

"You cowardly rat hiding your head and tail, too ashamed to show your face! Have the guts to come out and meet me!"

The soul roared.

"Hehehe, what strength do you have left to fight me now? Although I must admit that your fighting skills and agility are not bad, you can run this far right under my nose."

A strange laugh echoed again in the darkness, clearly tinged with mockery.

As soon as the strange laughter subsided, another black chain shot out from beside him, meandering and quickly traversing the void, easily scattering the sand and dust it encountered along the way. Then, it actually bypassed the myriad swords with extraordinary agility and quickly wrapped itself around the soul body.

Zizizi~

The black chains, formed from an extremely strange energy, had just touched the soul when puffs of white smoke seeped out from the latter's body, as if it had been directly burned by a red-hot iron.

"Ahhh~"

A piercing scream immediately rang out as the soul struggled frantically.

However, no matter how much he struggled and consumed his soul power at any cost, he still couldn't do anything to those black chains.

Then he could only watch helplessly as his soul grew weaker and weaker, until it was finally bound by black chains and gradually dragged into the unknown darkness.

"Ah~ Who are you? Why are you arresting me?"

The soul screamed shrilly, struggling against the clanging chains, but it could not stop the strange energy chains from pausing even slightly.

"Hehehe~ No matter how glorious and powerful you were in life, once you become a soul, you become my target for Soul Splash!"

The eerie, unpleasant laughter continued.

Even though he was also a Dou Zong, once he became a soul entity, he was merely prey in the face of Hun Jian, who was specifically designed to counter soul entities.

"Soul splattered..."

Above, Yun Li was somewhat surprised, not expecting to encounter the Soul Splasher so soon.

Such attire, the grating laughter, and the black chains all clearly indicate that the other party is undoubtedly one of the protectors of the Soul.

The Soul Splash organization has a large number of protectors, and its footprints can be said to be all over the entire Douhuo Continent.

Wherever humans gather, there will almost always be traces of the Soul Splash Guardian's activities in the shadows.

They have a clear division of labor, and each protector usually has their own area as territory.

For example, there was a Vulture Protector in the Jiama Empire, and later he had a connection with Yun Shan of the Yunlan Sect. In fact, Yun Shan was able to break through to the Dou Zong realm in the future because of the help of that Vulture Protector.

In addition, the Izumo Empire and the Mupu Empire, among others, each have a protector.

This is Soul Splash's consistent style; they generally prefer to hide in the shadows, existing behind the scenes, and rarely get involved personally.

After all, the Douhuo Continent is so vast, and the Soul Palace has a limited number of people; it's impossible for them to do everything personally.

When something happens, they usually like to approach a powerful force, offer some benefits, and then establish a cooperative relationship.

Others may fear the power of the Soul Palace, but Yun Li doesn't care.

If Yun Li were to attack that soul entity, she might ask for his opinion, but there's no need to do so with a soul-splashed being.

Because they don't deserve human rights.

Both being Dou Zong level experts, it remains to be seen how effective it will be to forge a "demon sword" using someone from the Soul Palace who enjoys playing with souls.

The person whose soul has been spilled is still human, not Suiyang, and should be different from the Suiyang Demon Sword.

Since she was going to the Black Tortoise Domain for an auction anyway, she decided to practice with a "demon sword" first and see how it went. She wouldn't dare to take out the Suiyang Demon Sword casually, but this kind of "demon sword" shouldn't be a problem.

"Little Fairy Doctor, wait for me here for a moment, I'll be right back."

Having made up her mind, Yun Li turned to talk to Little Fairy Doctor.

Before Little Fairy Doctor could ask what was going on, Yun Li had already jumped off the Star Raft.

"Huh? Who!"

Just as the Soul Splash Guardian turned around after taking down the Dou Zong-level soul body, he sensed Yun Li's appearance and immediately became alert.

"A little girl? But not a soul..."

Upon seeing Yun Li suddenly appear before him, Protector Hunjian was taken aback. He hadn't expected there to be other people here. He hesitated for a moment, wondering whether to kill her to silence her or simply ignore her.