Douluo Continent: The Eternal Order of the Azure Sky

Chapter 258 Holy Spirit Team and Judgment

When the noise subsided and the hall returned to a suffocating silence, Kong Tianxu slowly spoke: "It's been a long time since I've been back here. To be honest, I'm seeing many of these faces for the first time, especially the young people; there seem to be many more of them."

"So, have the participants for this year's Continental Elite Advanced Soul Master Tournament been finalized?"

A brief silence.

Soon, seven figures of different shapes emerged from different locations and arrived at the center of the hall.

Among them was Tang Ya, whose face was still pale, standing in the second position from the left.

Seeing the seven of them walk out, Nan Qiuqiu, standing in the crowd, pouted unconvinced.

In her opinion, although her soul power level was slightly inferior, she was definitely qualified to compete for one of the seven in terms of combat ability and the uniqueness of her martial soul. However, her mother, Nan Shuishui, strictly forbade her from participating in this selection, which is why she was unable to fight.

Kong Tianxu's gaze swept over the seven people one by one, finally settling on the few youths whose auras were the most violent and sinister. He then propped his cheek up with his elbow and curled a mocking smile at the corner of his mouth: "Five years ago, I issued an explicit decree for the first time: members of the Holy Spirit Sect shall no longer kill people at will for cultivation purposes unless it is for the purpose of eliminating evil and protecting the safety of the sect members."

"Did you—kill them?"

The tallest and most robust young man, standing third from the left, stepped forward, head held high, his voice booming, even tinged with a hint of arrogance: "Killed! Of course we killed them! Killing soul beasts is nothing compared to the thrill of killing people!"

Immediately, an uncontrollable commotion and murmur arose from the crowd. Most people were extremely shocked, a very few even burst into laughter, but some remained silent, simply burying their heads even lower.

Kong Tianxu leaned forward slightly, and his right hand, which was originally supporting his cheek, was now gently tapping the lifelike golden dragon head carved on the armrest of the throne with his index finger, producing a regular and clear "tap, tap" sound.

The knocking sound wasn't loud, but it seemed to possess some strange magic, piercing through the noise of the crowd.

Seemingly sensing the displeasure and coldness contained in the knocking, the crowd quickly quieted down, and an invisible tension began to permeate the air.

He looked at the tall, muscular young man with great interest and spoke again, "I guess your name is Lu Genggeng?"

"Not bad!" Lu Genggeng grinned maliciously, meeting Kong Tianxu's gaze without flinching.

As he finished speaking, three more people stepped out from behind him, their auras connected, exuding a sinister aura.

"I, Gilly, killed too!" a short young man shrieked.

"And me, from the Tang Dynasty."

A similarly tall but slender young man followed closely behind. The moment he stepped forward, a thin old man with uneven eyebrows behind Zhongli Wu was terrified.

"Gu Yu." The last person to step forward was a short, stocky young man who was almost square in stature, with a deep, booming voice.

Tang Ya looked back in shock, her face even paler. Meanwhile, Yan Feng slowly moved his feet, keeping a certain distance between himself and Lu Genggeng and the others.

The three men announced their names, their faces full of arrogance. The young man named Jili added disdainfully, "I know you, aren't you that Kong Tianxu? What are you pretending to be? The Holy Emperor's decree? Do you think evil soul masters don't kill? I've been killing people, and in less than eight years, I've gone from a second-level innate soul power to a six-ring soul emperor!"

Seemingly still not satisfied, he abruptly turned to the crowd behind him, spread his arms, and roared fanatically, "Evil Soul Masters should kill! Killing is the fastest and most exhilarating way to cultivate! This is the true path of us noble Evil Soul Masters!"

However, to his surprise, his words received no response. Even the evil spirit masters who were supposed to respond to him at this moment were now motionless, as if they had been choked.

The entire hall was eerily silent. Only Gilly's slightly shrill voice echoed, then awkwardly faded into the silence.

Kong Tianxu listened quietly, the ambiguous smile on his face remaining unchanged.

However, what was originally a light tapping motion with his index finger quietly turned into tapping with all four fingers in turn, slowly and steadily tapping on the dragon head armrest.

"Tap—tap—tap—tap—"

The rhythm was steady, yet it inexplicably made me uneasy.

"it is good."

It was like hearing the roar of a dragon.

It was as if a dormant volcano had suddenly erupted, or as if a sleeping ancient giant had opened its eyes!

A terrifying pressure, a mixture of sacred, majestic, and destructive auras, swept through the entire sanctuary hall like a tangible tsunami, centered on Kong Tianxu.

The air seemed to freeze, and the space itself seemed to tremble. Even Zhongli Wu felt his heart stop beating for a moment.

What terrified him even more was that seven dazzling red soul rings, as if formed from burning blood, appeared without warning beneath Kong Tianxu's feet, making him appear like a demon god descending to earth.

Kong Tianxu's hand, which was rhythmically tapping the armrest, had already transformed into a ferocious dragon claw covered with magnificent purple-gold scales. Behind him, a purple-gold dragon phantom, seemingly above all living beings, clung to the equally majestic golden throne, slowly revealing its form and opening a pair of indifferent purple-gold eyes.

Like two burning suns!

"ah-!"

Lu Genggeng, Jili, Tang Dai, and Gu Yu simultaneously let out a terrified scream! They were horrified to discover that their bodies had completely lost control, and they were forcibly lifted off the ground by an invisible and absolute force, their limbs spread out, suspended in mid-air, unable to move.

Watching the four people struggling and twisting in the air, Kong Tianxu's four fingers, which had transformed into dragon claws, maintained their steady and deadly striking rhythm. His voice was as calm as if he were stating a trivial matter: "I never rely on killing to cultivate."

"So, who among you—"

"As fast as me?"

The moment he finished speaking, the four fingers on his dragon claw, which had been moving rhythmically, suddenly stopped.

"boom--!"

Red gold!

Pure as the fire of judgment descended from heaven, and blazing as if it could purify all the filth and evil in the world, it burst forth wildly from every pore of Lu Genggeng, Jili, Tang Dai, and Gu Yu's bodies without any warning!

That was no ordinary flame; it was a divine punishment flame containing the purest light and divine purification power, possessing absolute restraint and judgment over evil!

"iiii—TuTuTuTu, a shrill, inhuman scream that instantly echoed throughout the hall, piercing the eardrums of everyone present."

The four humanoid torches twisted and convulsed wildly in the air, but could not break free from the cross-like restraint of life and death. They could only endure the boundless pain of their flesh, bones and even souls being burned bit by bit!

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