Douluo Continent: The World Shines with Stars

Chapter 19 Moonlight

Beneath the mask was a middle-aged woman with slight wrinkles.

"Tell me, who sent you to steal the Moon Pearl from the Toad King?"

Chen Qingquan never expected that he would be given the mission to seize the Moon Pearl of the Moon-Gazing Toad King.

The biggest obstacle was not the harsh environment or the surrounding spirit beasts, but these two powerful figures who appeared out of nowhere.

Chen Qingquan looked at the nine soul rings flashing on the Second Elder's body and had no intention of resisting.

"Your Majesty, this is a bounty issued by Lady Xueyao of the Heaven Dou Empire. Anyone who brings back the Moon Pearl of the Toad King will receive a bounty of 120,000 Gold Soul Coins."

"Ha, 120,000 gold soul coins, she's really generous."

The Grand Elder was very displeased. 120,000 was no small sum, and someone would definitely take the risk, which would be a serious threat to the Moon Toad Clan.

"Besides you, has anyone else taken on this task?"

"Your Majesty, I don't know either, but this mission was posted by our organization, so if I accept it, no one else should."

"What's the name of your organization?"

"The Blood Blade Pavilion is located in Heaven Dou City."

Chen Qingquan honestly confessed everything; she wanted to live.

Stealing a glance at the two elders, Chen Qingquan knew that although he did not know their origins, they were definitely closely related to Wang Yuechan.

It seems I've really bitten off more than I can chew this time, damn Xueyao.

"Alright, I can let you go back, but you should tell your leader that if you dare to accept any more missions from the Moon Gazing Toad, you are making an enemy of me."

"Of course, Your Majesty, this is natural."

Upon hearing that he could survive, Chen Qingquan was overjoyed. As for the emperor's request, that was a piece of cake.

Although Blood Blade is the largest mercenary organization in Heaven Dou City, its leader is only a Soul Douluo, so how could he dare to provoke a Title Douluo?

However, this bounty is known to almost everyone in Tiandou City, at least those at the Soul King level or above.

This lord is unaware that if I were to take this opportunity to make contact with him, the leader would surely reward me handsomely.

"Your Majesty, our organization is quite capable in intelligence gathering. I wonder if you need any information about Heaven Dou City?"

"Oh~".

The mainland is going through a turbulent period, and the Star Crown Sect does indeed need more sources of intelligence.

In particular, the Star Crown Sect in the Heavenly Dou Empire had almost no information about the region.

After discussing it, the two elders decided that the second elder would give Chen Qingquan a token.

"Gather the information and send it to the Yue Lai Inn in Canghui City."

This inn was originally established by the Star Crown Sect to take care of Xu Mingxi.

Chen Qingquan respectfully accepted the token, knowing that she had done a great service this time.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the message will be delivered."

"You can leave now."

"Yes."

Chen Qingquan transformed into a black shadow and disappeared underground; she never wanted to come to this awful place again.

The two elders stood there, protecting Xu Mingxi.

The purple spirit ring, drawn by Xu Mingxi, kept moving closer to him, until it completely appeared on the star crown.

In some unknown place, a silver-haired goddess let out a soft exclamation and cast her gaze down.

"Mingxi, how is it?"

After Xu Mingxi finished absorbing the spirit ring, the two elders came over.

While other members of the clan absorbed the Star Guardian soul ring from the Moon Gazing Toad, Xu Mingxi was special. From his very first soul skill, he was different, and the two elders hoped that he would create another miracle.

Xu Mingxi shook his head. Even without releasing it, he could sense that this soul skill should be Star Guardian.

However, they still managed to summon the Star Crown Martial Soul. The fourth soul ring lit up, and dazzling starlight shone up. A large amount of starlight gathered together to form a semi-circular shield that enveloped the three of them.

Xu Mingxi and the other two seemed to see countless starlight flowing and intertwining on the protective shield.

"Grandpa, Second Elder, my fourth soul skill is still Star Guardian."

To Xu Mingxi's surprise, both elders shook their heads at the same time.

As elders of the Star Crown Sect, Xu Mingxi had no idea whether they were still unaware of the true nature of Star Guardian, a soul skill that had been passed down for thousands of years.

The Second Elder's eyes revealed shock; she had never seen a Star Guardian like this before.

"No, Mingxi, this is both a Star Guardian and not a Star Guardian."

"Mingxi, look, the light flowing around your shield isn't just golden starlight, isn't there also a hint of silver light?"

Xu Mingxi turned to look at the protective shield and examined it carefully.

Only then did they realize that amidst the dazzling starlight, there was indeed a faint, yet undeniable, silvery glow.

"Elder, could this be... moonlight?"

"I think so. The spirit ring produced by the Moon Gazing Toad, combined with its color, there shouldn't be any other possibility."

The Second Elder wasn't entirely sure either, but he couldn't think of any other possibilities.

"Mingxi, let's go back to the sect first. Perhaps the sect leader is knowledgeable and understands this situation."

"it is good."

Xu Mingxi looked up at the direction of the full moon and followed the two elders on their way back.

It took the three of them four days to travel from Zhenbei Pass to Ice Scar Valley, so this trip was naturally not easy either.

However, the further they went, the higher the temperature became. Xu Mingxi covered the soles of her feet with her soul power, stepped on the snow, and ran quickly.

"Roar~".

Suddenly, a loud roar came from afar, attracting Xu Mingxi's attention.

"Mingxi, it seems that little girl from the Ling family is being chased by an Icethorn Wolf King that's about 20,000 years old. Should we go and save them?"

Xu Mingxi ran a short distance in the direction of the roar before finally seeing Ling Yilan.

The old woman next to her, apparently trying to protect her, had her arm severed.

Her left hand hung limply, bleeding profusely. Despite her injury, she still had to protect Ling Yilan, and was nearly bitten by the Ice Thorn Wolf King several times.

"Grandpa, please help them."

The Grand Elder lit up his Martial Soul from afar, and Ling Yilan only saw a streak of starlight flash by before the Ice Thorn Wolf King collapsed to the ground, unable to get up.

Only then did the two members of the Ling family notice the arrival of Xu Mingxi and the other two. Ling Yilan took out healing medicine from her storage soul tool and gave it to Shuanglan before walking over to the three of them.

Her gaze towards Xu Mingxi was somewhat complicated; this incident was indeed partly due to Xu Mingxi.

She and Grandma Shuanglan followed Xu Mingxi into the far north. They accidentally strayed too far and on their way back, they saw an Ice Thorn Wolf that was about four thousand years old. They originally wanted to hunt it down and use it as their fourth soul ring.

However, they did not expect to provoke a 20,000-year-old Icethorn Wolf King. Grandma Froststorm led her in a fight-and-retreat, and that's how they managed to hold on until now.

Unexpectedly, in the end, they were still saved by Xu Mingxi and the other two.

Moreover, that starlight was at least emitted by a Soul Douluo.

As the daughter of the Ling family's Soul Douluo patriarch, Ling Yilan knew very well that defeating a 20,000-year-old Ice Thorn Wolf King in one move was something no Soul Saint could do.

(End of this chapter)