Douluo: The Peerless Sun and Moon Mechanical God

That night.

"One piece after another, two pieces, three pieces, four pieces, five pieces."

Six, seven, eight, or nine yuan—flaunt them with style!

The emperor was overjoyed to receive a million in daily revenue. In this moment, Lin Qing was inspired to compose a poem!

Nighttime is the time for Soul Masters to meditate and cultivate, and Lin Qing was no exception. After dinner, he hid in his bedroom and carved several level-four Soul Guidance Arrays. Then, he couldn't wait to sit cross-legged on the bed, surrounded by a whole circle of rare metals.

Although the scene was bizarrely like a cult ritual, it didn't matter much. The form and posture were secondary. The important thing was that tonight we could finally eat our fill!

The metallic scent wafted into Lin Qing's body, invigorating him from his toes to the top of his head. The lung-moistening effect was even more impressive than the rich, fragrant scent of a beautiful girl bending down to remove her white socks!

With his breathing steady and calm, Lin Qing's lips curved slightly upward. He activated the Gold Devouring Beast talent at full power, and on the night before setting off for Shrek City, the mechanical element beautifully devoured the abundant metallic energy around him.

……

grey.

An endless expanse of gray.

The sky was gray, the clouds hung low and heavy, and there was no sign of the sun and moon turning, the dust covering every inch of the desolate ground as far as the eye could see.

Below him was a low hill, and Lin Qing gazed into the distance.

Humans, soul beasts... countless souls formed a long line, stretching from one shore to the other.

In this world, the two races of Douluo Continent, who were locked in a life-or-death struggle, inexplicably put aside their hatred and walked slowly forward with numb expressions, peeling away bit by bit the memories they cherished throughout their lives, step by step heading into the depths of a world shrouded in mist.

"My most comfortable night, ruined..."

Lin Qing sighed with regret; this wasn't his first time here.

Originating from the night he awakened his martial spirit at the age of six, every night when he enters a meditative state, his mental consciousness would occasionally descend upon this gray world, like watching an entire emotionally depressing old movie all night long. When he woke up, he was greeted by a rapidly beating heart and a back covered in cold sweat.

Unable to communicate with the souls that were moving forward, Lin Qing helplessly became a lonely world observer for five years. Watching the scenes repeat themselves one after another, the speculation in his mind gradually became more and more solid.

The underworld, the world that governs death and reincarnation.

The underworld of Douluo Continent is extremely mysterious. Only the Underworld King Douluo Harosa from the era of Dragon King Legend has been touched by it. His martial soul, the Underworld King Sword, inherently possesses a trace of the power of the underworld.

According to legend, Harosa is the chosen one of destruction by the consciousness of the plane, seeking revenge against humanity for wantonly hunting and killing soul beasts to create soul spirits and disrupting the ecological balance of Douluo.

Lin Qing was absolutely certain that he did not possess a second martial soul, the Hades Sword, and he knew nothing about the reason why the Underworld occasionally summoned the consciousness of living people as guests.

The underworld is so rude! We've already come all this way, can't they even offer us some fruit?

Because it wouldn't affect his real life, he didn't tell Grandma Lin and Lin Lan. After all, even time travelers only had a vague understanding of the underworld, and telling them rashly would only cause his loved ones to suffer.

The clear, silvery-gray pupils reflected the soul beasts and humans. The demonic orca and the demonic great white shark floated side by side, while a hunched old man accompanied the majestic dark gold dinosaur bear... No matter how powerful and tyrannical they were in life, their souls after death are all spirits, subject to the rules of the underworld, and reincarnated.

The cycle of birth and death has been the same since time immemorial.

"roar--"

A wild roar suddenly ripped through the sky, coming from the highest and farthest reaches. Its terrifying power swept across, causing the desolate underworld to tremble.

Lin Qing subconsciously looked up at the sky. Thunder roared and swept in all directions. Gray lightning struck down without restraint, and the electric light lingered for a long time, like scars that would never heal, making the gray sky look ferocious and terrifying.

Then, the sky cracked.

A colossal gray-white dragon broke through the clouds, its immense size obscuring the sky as it arrived.

The enormous dragon's body was devoid of scales; its bony shell covered every corner of its body. Exaggerated bone spikes protruded from both sides of its spine, like sharp spears piercing through any obstacle in its path. The skeletal dragon wings obscured the entire sky above Lin Qing's head, and an overwhelming pressure descended upon it.

Compared to such a colossal beast, Lin Qing was nothing more than a grain of sand, yet he was not pressured or coerced. In fact, he felt a faint sense of closeness deep within his soul, as if something within him was echoing the skeletal dragon across the heavens and earth.

At the same time, the gray-white dragon locked onto the tiny figure on the ground with its back straight.

"Dead Dragon, the chosen one of the underworld has descended."

Her voice was light and melodious, and a vibrant, blood-red flower bloomed atop the giant dragon's head.

"Heaven has eyes; the underworld will not perish!"

The dragon roared loudly, releasing its pent-up rage that had been suppressed for millennia.

The Underworld is the link between the Douluo Cycle and the Underworld. The living are forbidden from entering; only the dead are permitted. Even the gods of the Divine Realm cannot easily set foot there. All things in the Underworld follow the ancient laws governing the world.

Ten thousand years ago, the order of the underworld was broken by a group of uninvited guests. The spirits of the soul masters were protected by the gods, and their souls broke free from the shackles of the underworld's rules, clearly aiming to fight against the guardians of the underworld.

The guardians fought back, but were ultimately no match for the long-planned invaders. Only two survivors remained, protecting the seed of the underworld's origin as they fled in all directions, hoping for a savior riding on auspicious seven-colored clouds.

Now, that consciousness has crossed the boundary between life and death, and it still looks like a little monkey wearing a tiger-skin apron.

"Flower, is he the savior the underworld has been waiting for?" The dragon hesitated as its expectations were dashed.

"The consciousness of this plane is beyond question. You and I are the guardians, and we should return the power to it."

Blood Flower's answer was resolute. Sensing the rapidly approaching danger, the dragon no longer hesitated, its claws closing together and forcefully tearing at the Netherworld space.

The space resembled a painting torn in two by a strange force, with a deep rift appearing in the void, constantly scattering light fragments outwards, and a very thin gray line falling straight down to the earth.

A thin gray line pierced through the shadow cast by the skeletal dragon, its sharpness surpassing the light and shadow flashing in Lin Qingyin's gray eyes, gently merging into his spiritual sea like raindrops falling into a lake.

In that instant, Lin Qing suddenly realized that he seemed to have always had a void, which he had finally filled. A seed called the Rules of the Underworld had been planted in his spiritual world, waiting for the day it would blossom and bear fruit.

"You audacious beast, you have met your end!"

A deep, hoarse roar crushed the thunderous roar, followed by the distant, resounding crashing of waves against the rocks.

A blood-red giant hammer descended from the sky, its broad head even larger than the ferocious head of the skeletal dragon. Dense magical patterns clung to it, its killing aura both divine and demonic, resisting the Netherworld's origin that rejected it.

From Lin Qing's perspective, the trajectory of the falling giant hammer seemed slow, but for the dragon, it was like a lock, impossible to avoid. The irresistible force compressed the air into a row of scarlet waves, and the bloody hammerheads piled up in front of it to form a howling wind wall.

With its worries finally gone, the skeletal dragon had no intention of retreating even half a step. Its dragon eyes were fixed on the direction from which the giant hammer was coming. Its wings folded fiercely, and layers of skeletal armor plates stood up. The blood-red flower standing on the dragon's head bloomed in full glory, and a dazzling sea of ​​flowers drifted in the sky.

"boom--"

At the moment the three clashed, space exploded with shattered spiderweb-like cracks, and Lin Qing's consciousness left the underworld. His memory remained of a blue figure rushing into the battlefield to assist the master of the giant hammer in besieging the dragon and the blood flower.

……

"Phew...these are two troublesome creatures from the underworld..."

The tall, burly man was panting heavily, his bare upper body covered in bloodstains and crisscrossing wounds, but his movements remained rough and unrestrained as he shouldered a blood-red hammer that had shrunk to two meters in size.

Deep within the collapsed earth, the dragon breathed slowly, its bone spurs broken in half, and the light of the blood flowers dimmed considerably. The azure figure, holding a scepter, was preparing to seal them away.

"tower."

The man retrieved his giant hammer, his gaze gently shifting away from the azure light and shadow, and used his mental power to summon his companions to attack the underworld together.

"What are your orders, Your Majesty?"

A gentle and refined voice responded appropriately.

"The dimensional artifact that has been nurtured in the Underworld for countless years has been moved out by two beasts working together. It is the only key that can freely connect the Underworld and the Douluo Continent. I could not catch up with them, and we dead cannot leave the Underworld."

"This... that being from the God Realm places great importance on the Underworld. Losing the dimensional artifact would have unimaginable consequences." The other party's tone revealed a sense of difficulty.

"Things aren't that bad," the man sneered. "The dimensional artifact is not in its complete form at this moment. When it is truly unleashed, it is an ultra-divine artifact. I was careless for a moment and actually allowed two underworld creatures to take advantage of the situation."

Strangely enough, we can't return to Douluo Continent, and how can the living Douluo enter the Underworld? And it just so happens to be at this crucial moment...

"So be it. Anyway, the divine position in the underworld is intact. Losing one divine artifact won't cause too much trouble. Once the artifact is fully formed and begins to emerge, who knows how long people will have to wait. Everything is still under our control."

"Your Majesty is quite right. We should focus on conquering the Underworld. Douluo Continent is a world that is being distracted by us. The God King is wise beyond measure and has made every plan perfect."

"Well said! The position of the Underworld God will surely belong to my great-grandson! By devouring it, the Sea God can take the opportunity to advance to the sixth God-King of the God Realm. At that time, with two God-Kings in one body, the destruction of life will be no concern." The man laughed loudly. "Now that the strongest guardian of the Underworld is sealed, it can be used to nourish the God-King position and accelerate its formation."

Xiao Xi and I are going to guard the divine position in the Underworld. You take Jian Gu and warn those guard dogs: if they want any scraps, they'd better guard the gates of the Underworld well. If you find any living beings trespassing into the Underworld, kill them all immediately. Don't ruin the God King's grand plan!

"Yes, Your Majesty Haotian."

……

Pinduoduo guides the soul guide shop, Lin Qing's bedroom.

As her gaze slowly reconnected with her childhood home, Lin Qing raised her hand to rub her eyes. Her silver-gray pupils shone with an unusual light. The swaying world came to a standstill, and the chaotic lines returned to their original shapes. People returned to people, and things returned to things.

"The dragon and the flower are likely to meet a bad end..." Lin Qing sighed softly.

The epic battle in the underworld was earth-shattering, yet he was merely a powerless spectator, unable to alter the course of the fight. The thin gray lines of the Sea of ​​Spirit didn't display any dazzling special effects either, seemingly as powerless as he was.

"Hmm? My soul power..."

Soul power breakthrough, level 40!

After working diligently through the night, the eleven-year-old Quasi-Soul Master was born. The Gold Devouring Beast was too authoritative, perfectly making up for the only disadvantage of the ultimate martial soul.

The joy of breaking through his soul power replaced his contemplation of the truth behind the changes in the underworld, which meant that before arriving at Shrek City, Lin Qing's cultivation level had reached a new level.

After getting up, washing up, and tidying up, Lin Qing said goodbye to Grandma Lin and took out the gold card she had used for prepayment. However, the old lady firmly refused, shaking Lin Qing's hand with a sigh on her face.

Stop wasting time, you should hurry up and set off. Grandma will have enough food left over after selling soul tools for two days.

Realizing that her family didn't need her as much as she had imagined, Lin Qing embarked on a soul-hunting journey to find her sister, filled with sorrow.

Lin Qing wasn't worried at all about whether Princess Jiujiu would come to urge her to finish the order, because her order was a pre-sale with a one-year delivery period.

Secondly, the monks went out to beg for alms, while the small temple remained steadfast in its position.

With an octogenarian guarding the shop, Lin Qing wouldn't do something as foolish as withdrawing millions. Next year, it's the Star Luo Empire's turn to host the Soul Master Competition. No matter which Soul Master Academy he chooses to enroll in, he'll rush back to Star Luo City to deliver the goods before the deadline.

Lin Qing toured the old town. Shrek City was far away, and hunting soul beasts would be another fierce battle. War cannot be fought without supplies.

I bought steamed buns in the East Market, braised meat in the West Market, fruit in the South Market, and pickled vegetables in the North Market.

Young Master Xingluo spent lavishly, and Princess's generosity yesterday gave him a lot of confidence.

Leaving the bustling Star Luo City, Lin Qing activated his flying soul tool and soared into the sky.

The sea is wide enough for fish to leap, and the sky is high enough for birds to fly!

The silver light shone brightly as it headed north. The ultimate gold talent not only devoured and sublimated, but also made daily life very convenient. For example, when Lin Qing used the soul tool, the consumption was much less, and the soul power with the ultimate attribute was particularly durable.

The soul rings absorbed by a soul master must be compatible with the attributes. The traces of metal element soul beasts, which mechanical elements crave, are found throughout the various soul beast forests. In Lin Qing's memory, the place with the most metal element soul beasts is the Jingyang Mountains within the territory of the Sun Moon Empire.

Since he was too far away to reach them, he had no choice but to settle for second best and head to the Star Dou Great Forest, the largest gathering place of soul beasts on the Douluo Continent.

The Star Dou Great Forest is vast and faces Shrek Academy. Its danger level is comparable to hell. Most Soul Masters who enter Star Dou to hunt Soul Beasts will choose to start from the Star Luo Empire, as this significantly increases their sense of security.

As a quasi-Soul Master, Lin Qing had three experiences hunting soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest. In the past, he had obtained his soul rings with the help of Lin Lan and his grandmother. This time, the situation was completely different. His grandmother was too old to take risks, and Lin Qing did not tell her the good news of his breakthrough in cultivation.

A level 40 ultimate martial soul possesses basic self-defense capabilities, not to mention that Doraemon's four-dimensional pocket contains all sorts of strange soul tools.

While the Kai Chao series is widely praised, Lin Qing is keen on keeping some secrets in business. The products sold on the shelves are all second-tier products, and the truly leading arsenal remains unknown to this day.

There was no rush to travel. Once his soul power was depleted by more than 30%, Lin Qing would land and absorb the level-four healing bottle to recover. The journey was fraught with danger; human soul masters might be more perilous than soul beasts, and lone travelers must be prepared for battle at any time.

Fortunately, Lin Qing's journey was smooth sailing. Two days later, the air became cool, and the rich vitality made people feel refreshed.

The next stop is the Starry Sky Forest!