Douluo Continent: Peerless Angel Qian Renxue.

Chapter 178 Infinity! The Whirlpools Surge! (3k)

Qian Renxue and Ye Xishui's group returned to Mingdu. Along the way, they tried to leave as quickly as possible to avoid being tracked by the group of unknown Title Douluos.

When they reached the depths of the Sun Moon Empire, Xiao Hongchen and the others had not yet arrived.

Upon returning, Qian Renxue hurriedly went to the Sun Temple instead of going back to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. She sensed that she had reached the threshold and was about to break through.

For her, the best place to cultivate is the Sun Temple in Jingyang City. Here, there is the power of faith gathered by the worship of believers, and as a beneficiary, she naturally wants to be as close as possible to it.

If she were to cultivate in Mingdu, her efficiency would be reduced.

After her seclusion, the affairs of the Soul Master Academy were temporarily handed over to Shen Yuanyi, while Xue Di followed Qian Renxue to the Sun Temple for seclusion.

Because Qian Renxue promised Xue Di that she would use the power of faith to cultivate during this seclusion, and she would take Xue Di with her. In the future, after Xue Di's cultivation level is higher, she will return to the far north to absorb the power of faith of the soul beasts in the far north and try to condense her divine position.

This method was inspired by Poseidon's path to godhood. Poseidon traveled to every corner of the sea, absorbing the faith of almost every sea creature, before finally ascending to godhood. So, Xue Di could also use this method.

Qian Renxue estimates that she will need about a month to complete this seclusion. During this time, Ye Xishui will stay in Jingyang City to protect her.

However, something unexpected happened.

About a week after Qian Renxue entered seclusion, the Sea Maiden Douluo and the Starfish Douluo arrived in Jingyang City.

Originally, the two of them went to Mingdu, but they didn't find anything wrong there. In fact, they didn't even notice the several level-nine soul masters in Mingde Hall.

Both Mingde Hall and Sun Moon Palace possess defensive soul-guided shields personally set up by Kong Deming, exquisite level-nine soul-guided artifacts capable of withstanding mental probing from those below the Super Douluo level. Of the seven Sea Douluos, only Sea Dragon Douluo's cultivation has reached level ninety-five, but since they are currently on the continent, they cannot receive the sea's blessing.

Tang San is not as good as Poseidon. The island-guarding Douluo of ten thousand years ago truly received the blessing of the Sea God. Even after they came to the mainland, they could use the blessing to achieve combat power close to that of a Super Douluo. However, Tang San of this era only gave a little bit of his blessing to Chen Haoming and the Sea Maiden Douluo.

Because the Sea Maiden Douluo cannot stay away from the sea for long periods of time, or he will die, he bestowed a portion of his divine power upon the Sea Maiden race, allowing them to break free from this restriction.

He bestowed nearly 90% of his blessings upon his daughter, Wang Dong'er, specifically the guardian on her forehead, which can even summon a golden trident from behind.

The two Sea Douluo, having found nothing in Mingdu, were about to leave when they unexpectedly received news that a new force, the Sun Temple, had recently been established in Jingyang City in the northern part of the Sun Moon Empire.

This piqued their curiosity, because the name... sounded too similar to a certain force they had heard of before. It seemed to be a kind of PTSD; whenever a force appeared on the continent with "Palace" as the last character of its name, it always gave them a bad feeling.

Ye Xishui's eyes snapped open.

When Starfish Douluo and Sea Maiden Douluo entered the vicinity of Jingyang City, she sensed the aura of these two titled Douluo.

Two level 94s, and the woman's situation is a bit strange.

The female Title Douluo seems to be not purely human, but rather more like a half-human, half-soul beast being, like a bloodline hybrid of human and soul beast.

Moreover, the aura emanating from these two was completely different from that of ordinary Title Douluos; their presence felt unfamiliar to Ye Xishui. This was a difference stemming from their bloodlines, a difference even greater than the one between the people of the original Three Kingdoms and the Sun Moon Empire of the Douluo Continent.

Sea Douluo!

This thought instantly crossed Ye Xishui's mind.

Hmph, so they've finally arrived? A dangerous smile crept across her lips.

Just after she and Qian Renxue discovered the secret of Seagod Island, the God of Destruction issued a divine decree, bringing forward her third trial. She was to kill three Seagod Island Guardian Douluo in the Douluo Plane without using her first martial soul and divine sense, with a time limit of five years.

She was just planning ahead to complete this assessment during a major battle someday in the future, but she didn't expect that someone would come to deliver her death so soon.

Now, she still lacks a reason to make a move. But she isn't worried at all, because if Sea Douluo sees the Sun Temple, he will definitely make the first move, as Qian Renxue told her.

"Sea Maiden, something's not right here." Starfish Douluo hovered high in the sky. "Although I haven't sensed any Title Douluo level beings, this place feels very uncomfortable."

"Is it because of the name of this faction called the Temple of the Sun? Tsk, if you put it that way, I feel the same way. I always feel like they are remnants of that old faction." A faint smile appeared on the lips of the Sea Maiden Douluo.

The Sea Maiden Douluo possesses a unique talent: mind reading, an ability inherited from her mermaid bloodline. She read the thoughts of some of the city's inhabitants and learned that the master of this power was a young lord known as the "Sun Goddess."

"Are you going to make a move?" Starfish Douluo frowned. "Our mission is not to alert the enemy."

"What are you afraid of?" Sea Maiden Douluo stretched. "Didn't I just share the thoughts of the city's inhabitants with you? This kind of force is a menace. Everything they do is like a reversal of the ways of the past, which happened ten thousand years ago. Besides, there are no Title Douluos here. Don't you trust my mental power?" Starfish Douluo hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

He knew about the Sun Moon Empire. The people of this empire were generally not very skilled in cultivation and only liked to study small gadgets and the like. He estimated that all the titled Douluo in the Sun Moon Empire were guarding the capital. How could there be any powerful figures coming to protect such a place?

"Then let's finish this quickly!" Starfish Douluo said in a low voice.

Behind the two Title Douluos, nine spirit rings of optimal proportion simultaneously appeared. The Sea Maiden Douluo's seventh and ninth spirit rings lit up together, and her ninth spirit skill, the Sea Suppressing Divine Song, was released under the enhancement of her Martial Soul True Body.

At the same time, Starfish Douluo also released his true spirit form. If the Sea Maiden Douluo's true spirit form appeared as a giant mermaid in the sky to the people of Jingyang City, then Starfish Douluo's true form was a disgusting tentacle monster.

Unlike the tentacles of the Evil Eye Tyrant, the tentacles of the Starfish Douluo have a suction-like ability, while the tentacles of the Evil Eye Tyrant emit various beams of attack.

The entire city of Jingyang began to tremble, and countless bricks and tiles were thrown into the air by the Sea Star Douluo's ninth soul skill. However, this was not the Sea Star Douluo's purpose; what he truly attracted was the water element within Jingyang City.

A massive vortex began to appear, roaring like the ocean, slowly rising above Jingyang City. Then, Starfish Douluo's third spirit ring lit up, and his torso spirit bone skill activated. Both skills were devouring abilities, and combined with his ninth spirit skill, they allowed the massive vortex to engulf everything.

This is a combination of soul skills he developed, similar to an array, and he gave it a new name.

Endless! The eddies surge and churn!

"Ah—!" Amidst the sonic waves of the Sea Maiden Douluo, the residents of Jingyang City were indiscriminately affected, suffering a fate similar to that of the demonic orca horde ten thousand years ago.

Under the influence of the massive mental fluctuations, Ye Xishui used a level-nine soul tool—the Mental Shield—to protect the Sun Temple, but everyone else was attacked without exception, and casualties began to appear.

This was something Ye Xishui hadn't anticipated; she hadn't expected that what this Sea Douluo did would be even more outrageous than what the disciples of the Holy Spirit Cult had done. Even if they were of different races, was there any need for such a large-scale, indiscriminate attack?

Swah——

A brilliant golden beam of light shot out from Jingyang City, ignoring the Starfish Douluo hovering in mid-air, and attacked the Sea Maiden Douluo.

The ninth soul skill of the Sea Maiden Douluo has a unique feature: it cannot be interrupted. Therefore, she usually needs to be protected when releasing this soul skill.

However, it was clear that neither Starfish Douluo nor Sea Maiden Douluo had discovered Ye Xishui's presence.

The 120,000-year-old external soul bone skill, Sky Falcon Light, possesses the ability to penetrate space, directly delivering the original high-speed impact of the Sky Falcon to the opponent's body and soul.

The sudden interruption dealt a huge blow to the Sea Maiden Douluo, turning her from a calm demeanor into a disheveled state as she coughed up blood.

If it weren't for the fact that the bloodline of their sea witch clan had been modified by the power of the sea god, this attack would have been enough to kill her.

"Sea Maiden!" Starfish Douluo was also maintaining his formation. He hadn't expected that there was a powerful figure hidden in this city who had even evaded Sea Maiden Douluo's detection!

A golden figure sped through Jingyang City. It was Ye Xishui, empowered by an external soul bone. Her originally abstract twelve pairs of wings had been transformed into six pairs under the influence of the external soul bone.

The crimson phantom that was originally brought about by her first martial soul has been transformed into a normal twelve-winged form under the modification of her second martial soul. The ferocity and madness that came with the martial soul possession are no longer on her face. She has been able to control her emotions.

However, Ye Xishui's face remained expressionless. The massive vortex in the sky was interrupted and stopped, and a torrential downpour of water elements struck her face.

She didn't introduce herself much because she didn't know if the Sea God was monitoring these two Title Douluos. Revealing her identity at this time would be foolish.

A solitary spirit ring drifted around her, but this simple 100,000-year spirit ring, along with the aura of solitude emanating from her, directly suppressed the two Title Douluos, even making it difficult for them to breathe!

The Sea Maiden Douluo was struck so hard that she lost her Martial Soul True Form, reverting to her original petite yet alluring appearance, coughing up blood continuously.

"Who, who are you?!" Starfish Douluo couldn't even lift his head. He had difficulty maintaining his Martial Soul True Form. Between the ugly tentacles was a human head that was forcibly lowered, looking comical and ridiculous.

An extra chapter added to commemorate (Polar Bear enggdh's) inspiration!

The Sea Maiden Douluo is a member of the mermaid race. The original text does not explain whether she is a combination of human and soul beast bloodline. She should be a special race with a lifespan five times that of humans.

However, the description is strange. She looks like a 97-year-old human who is not yet 20 years old. This is very similar to a soul beast transforming into human form. However, her martial soul is the Sea Demon Flute, not her true form, which makes her seem like a human soul master.

Let's just call them a special race, the long-lived race.

However, in Douluo Continent IV, it was mentioned that Qian Gu Qingfeng, through information from the Holy Spirit Cult, attempted to extend his lifespan by transplanting the bloodline of a soul beast into his own body and even developing his brain, thus living for tens of thousands of years.

Perhaps there are similar places.

(End of this chapter)