Douluo Continent: Peerless Angel Qian Renxue.

Chapter 113 The Hand of Death, The Messenger of Death

Ye Xishui hung up the soul communication and looked at the group of people in front of her.

This small group wasn't large; most of them were just miscellaneous Soul Masters, and some were even ordinary people who weren't Soul Masters, or rather, bandits who had settled here.

"M-My Lord..." The leading Soul King looked at the beautiful woman in front of him with trepidation.

"Hmm?" Ye Xishui glanced at him indifferently. With just that simple glance, an indescribable pressure descended, causing all the hundred or so people present to kneel down.

"My lord, we're just doing a little... small business here. We don't know what we did to offend you?" the leading Soul King said, trembling. He sensed that the evil aura emanating from the woman before him was the strongest he had ever seen.

In front of this woman, he didn't have the courage to say anything like, "Give me another ten years, and even a Title Douluo will have to bow down to me."

"I haven't offended you," Ye Xishui said calmly. "I was just curious, so I came to take a look. You just said your title is Messenger of Death? Does the Grim Reaper know that?"

The Grim Reaper, Soul King, waved his hands repeatedly: "Yes, I'm sorry, that was just..."

"Alright." Ye Xishui waved her hand. "Tell me about your abilities."

Sensing that the person before him had lessened their killing intent, he quickly said, "It's like this, sir. You may not know, but there's a terrifying tower in the Mingdou Mountains! Every time the Star Luo Empire and the Sun Moon Empire clash, that tower quietly absorbs some of the evil aura leaked from the battlefield..."

Ye Xishui was slightly surprised. Her Death God Tower had indeed absorbed countless vengeful spirits from the battlefield in the Mingdou Mountains. However, she usually acted secretly, and the absorption power emitted by the Death God Tower was basically undetectable to anyone below the Title Douluo level.

"What is your martial spirit?" Ye Xishui asked.

"Yes, the vengeful skeleton," the Grim Reaper whispered.

Ye Xishui narrowed her eyes. If it was such a martial soul, then it made sense. This kind of resentful skeleton martial soul was uniquely gifted in sensing resentment.

"Moreover, I have a very special ability, which is that I can clearly sense the remnant soul inside a corpse." The Grim Reaper saw Ye Xishui narrow her eyes and thought she was going to kill him again, so he quickly revealed his secrets as well. "If a remnant soul passes by, then I can sense its presence."

"Are these corpse puppets also your creation?" Ye Xishui asked.

"Yes, I bring back some corpses from the battlefield, and after robbing and killing some wealthy merchants passing by, I turn their corpses into corpse slaves," the Grim Reaper said honestly.

Ye Xishui reached out and casually summoned a corpse puppet to her side. Then, with a gentle tap, the corpse automatically cracked open, exposing its interior and emitting a nauseating stench.

"My lord, are you... interested in corpse slaves?" the Grim Reaper asked.

"No, I'm somewhat interested in you." Ye Xishui fiddled with the corpse puppet with interest.

"My lord, this... isn't this inappropriate?" The Grim Reaper was flattered.

"If you dare to think such things, I'll turn you into a puppet too." Ye Xishui realized that her words were somewhat ambiguous and gave the guy a faint glance.

With a wave of her hand, Ye Xishui knocked everyone else unconscious, leaving only the Soul King behind.

"Listen, I'm giving you a chance now," Ye Xishui said. "I need you to establish yourself in the Mingdou Mountains and cause some trouble for the neighboring Star Luo Empire." The Death Messenger immediately became solemn: "Please tell me, what do you need me to do?"

"I'll teach you a trick." A point of light appeared in Ye Xishui's hand. "Watch closely, I'll only demonstrate it once."

The Grim Reaper quickly focused his gaze and saw Ye Xishui's hands moving up and down, injecting soul power into certain special locations on the corpse.

"My lord, what is this?" the Grim Reaper asked in confusion.

"Have you memorized all these places?" Ye Xishui asked.

"Yes, yes, yes, yes. Got it, got it." The Grim Reaper nodded quickly.

"In that case, your corpse puppet will have the ability to explode, and the intensity of the explosion will be linked to the soul power you infuse into it. This soul power will be stored in the deceased's meridians through these special acupoints and can remain for about a month without dissipating," Ye Xishui said calmly. "This is a technique I'm teaching you."

"This, may I ask, sir! What exactly is your mission?" The Grim Reaper was stunned.

"Don't you guys often cause trouble here? You must encounter quite a few spies who have infiltrated, right? From now on, if you see anyone from the Star Luo Empire, kill them all," Ye Xishui said calmly. "Is that alright?"

"We've been doing this before, no problem. We'd rather kill a thousand innocent people than let one guilty person go free!" The Grim Reaper nodded.

"Your mission also includes luring the Star Luo Empire's army to inflict casualties on their forces while they are besieging you," Ye Xishui said slowly. "If you perform well, you will have the opportunity to become true messengers of death."

"Yes! Yes!" the Death Messenger, Soul King, shouted. "May I ask, Your Majesty, are you also... an evil soul master?"

Ye Xishui did not answer his question and left alone.

Her interest in this person stemmed from the fact that although the Soul King didn't seem particularly impressive, the corpse puppets he created were remarkably well-made. Coincidentally, her first martial soul was also the Blood Soul Demon Puppet, making her a seasoned puppeteer. So, she casually offered him some pointers, suggesting that if he could achieve great merit in the future, she would recruit him into the Holy Spirit Cult.

The Grim Reaper examined the corpse puppet left behind by Ye Xishui and exclaimed in amazement, "This technique is truly amazing! From now on, my little organization will be called the Hand of Death!"

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After leaving this place, Ye Xishui spread her spiritual power and stood at the highest point of the Mingdou Mountain Range, searching for a soul beast here.

She discovered this spirit beast many, many years ago. It is named the Bright Sky Falcon and has a cultivation of about 120,000 years. It is one of the two Heavenly Kings in this Bright Dou Mountain Range.

Because the Mingdou Mountains are located at the junction of two great empires, wars frequently broke out. The soul beasts living in this mountain range were also affected by the war and left this place of trouble.

However, the two 100,000-year-old soul beasts that lived in seclusion here were unwilling to leave. They were a 120,000-year-old Radiant Falcon and a 150,000-year-old Dark Demon Dragon. They were like a pair of symbiotic beasts that fought against each other while also depending on each other. More than two hundred years ago, Long Xiaoyao killed the Dark Demon Dragon here, turning it into his ninth soul ring and obtaining a head soul bone.

This soul bone granted Long Xiaoyao an extremely powerful domain skill: the Silent Dark Domain.

Ye Xishui lowered her eyes slightly. She herself never thought that there would be such a day when she would reveal her second martial soul to the world.

She was the Supreme Leader of the Holy Spirit Cult, a ruthless killer. She had concealed this secret since joining the cult; even Long Xiaoyao was unaware of Ye Xishui's true talent.

If she successfully cultivates her second martial soul, then even without the soul power empowerment given to her by Zhongli Laogui, she can still cultivate to the Limit Douluo level on her own.

Thank you to (Words Become Proverbs) for the brilliant idea! I'll be adding another chapter today!

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