Douluo: The Peerless Sun and Moon Mechanical God

Seeing Ghost Nana activating her dual-wielding style and rushing over, the intense battle between the mysterious black-robed man and the serious angel woman, sparks flying, paused slightly. The holy and beautiful face hidden behind the golden mask couldn't help but curl up the corners of her lips.

This girl is indeed pure and untainted by the mud. She speaks of beastly evil soul masters without batting an eye. Poor innocent Lin Xiaoqing, she not only didn't get a single copper soul coin for her performance, but was also insulted for no reason!

"Stop laughing, take her home and have a detailed talk," Lin Qing said irritably.

"Uh-huh."

Sensing her best friend's speechless silence, Ye Guyi quickly straightened up, flapped her angel wings, and transformed into a golden stream of light, rushing towards Nana. The last of the thousand-year soul rings shone brightly, and holy energy outlined the holy light spirit array of the fourth soul ring.

At the same time, a silver-white flame suddenly ignited beneath the wide, black robe. Lin Qing released the Snake-Attracting Pulse, and the spirit snake coiled out, its binding power overwhelming everything!

From Nana's perspective, the holy angel and the evil spirit master, who were locked in a fierce confrontation, suddenly stopped fighting in perfect unison, and then turned their guns on her!

The girl was stunned, and the boiling blood in her chest dropped to freezing point.

No, it seems I've been set up by the Holy Angel and the Evil Soul Master!

Even if I killed a hundred million brain cells, I still couldn't understand what I had done to deserve such a reconciliation between the underworld and the legitimate world.

Nana raised her twin swords in a fit of grief and rage, but with her mind shaken and the vast difference in their strength, she was almost powerless to resist.

The holy radiance of the Holy Light Array greatly reduced the Ghost Martial Soul's combat power. The Serpent-Guiding Bullet coiled around the exotic and beautiful body, leaving only a pair of terrified eyes.

"Crunch—"

The cold metal forced open Nana's jaws, and the snake's head shoved into her mouth to prevent her from screaming and causing unnecessary trouble.

"Hehehe..."

After three classic, wicked laughs, a pink burlap sack was brought over.

Her vision was plunged into darkness and chaos. Nana closed her eyes in despair. On the way, she encountered an angel fighting an evil spirit. The ghost abandoned darkness for light but was betrayed, leading to a fatal mistake and a tragic end.

After an unknown amount of time, Nana was emptied out of the sack, and light returned to her eyes. The spirit snake binding her body slowly loosened.

"Hello, kind-hearted Nana."

A soft, ethereal female voice rang out. Nana looked closely and found herself in a lavishly decorated and uniquely designed room. The angel raised her hand and removed her mask, revealing a familiar, divine face.

"Ye Guyi!?" Nana exclaimed in shock. "Aren't you the Swan of Light? How can you be a Holy Angel?"

"There is only one truth: she possesses twin martial souls and has been hiding her identity as the Holy Angel, blending in with everyone under the low-key identity of the Swan of Light."

Nana looked toward the source of the sound and watched as the heinous evil soul master removed his black robe and transformed into Lin Qing, a highly sought-after figure at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

"She was already confused, and you're still trying to fool her."

Ye Guyi complained that Lin Qing was inhuman, then looked at Nana, whose expression was in disarray, and slowly explained with gentle eyes: "There is no such thing as twin martial souls. As you can see, I am a holy angel."

Ten thousand years ago, the last angel goddess Qian Renxue infiltrated the Heaven Dou Empire, disguising her six-winged angel as the royal inherited martial soul, the Swan, and deceived everyone without anyone seeing through her disguise.

Following in the footsteps of our ancestors, the Holy Angels, under the name of the Swan of Light, enrolled in the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, diligently cultivating while searching for the mysterious evil soul master organization hidden beneath the Sun Moon Empire's glamorous exterior.

After pausing for a few seconds to give Nana time to process the information, Ye Guyi continued, "In the first match of the Red Dust Class selection competition, I sensed the aura of an evil soul master on you, and I suspect that you have had contact with evil soul masters recently."

You've come into contact with evil spirit masters, but you yourself are not one. I'm unsure of your identity and your intentions for enrolling in the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. Therefore, we devised today's plan to ascertain your true stance. I sincerely apologize for leaving you with such a negative impression.

"No, no, no, it's not your fault, this...this is really wonderful!"

At this point, Nana finally understood the whole story. Fortunately, the angel was still the same savior angel. She stammered, "..."

"I am a holy servant of the Holy Spirit Cult, sent to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy to study soul tools. They threatened me with my parents' souls, and I had no choice but to obey their orders..."

"May the holy angels have mercy and save my parents from their dire straits!"

"The Holy Spirit Cult, that's the name of the evil spirit master organization, right?" Ye Guyi said knowingly. "Don't worry, we've come all the way to a foreign land to eradicate evil. Let's talk about it step by step. First, let me tell you about the Holy Spirit Cult that you know."

"good!"

Nana nodded, choking back tears. With the ultimate gold and the holy angel joining forces, the righteous path will surely prosper, and her parents will be saved!

"The Holy Spirit Cult is a behemoth, and there must be several Evil Douluos in charge, their numbers no less than a handful. Their evil influence shrouds many large cities in the Sun Moon Empire."

Mingdu was just a small branch, and the person in charge was a seventh-ring evil soul saint. My understanding of the Holy Spirit Cult basically came from his unintentional revelation.

The Evil Soul Saint has several subordinates with cultivation levels ranging from Soul Emperor to Soul Sect Master. Its branch members are mostly Holy Servants like myself who have been threatened, their loved ones' souls imprisoned in the evil altar by the Evil Soul Master.

"Evil Douluo..." Ye Guyi frowned deeply. "Evil Soul Masters rely on devouring life to accelerate their cultivation. The Evil Douluo is carrying mountains of corpses and seas of blood on his back..."

Lin Qing narrowed his silver-gray eyes. He was a child chosen by the underworld, and the evil soul masters' evil deeds of binding souls broke the order of reincarnation. He also had the necessity to eradicate the evil soul masters.

"Speaking of which, Mingdu is the capital of the Sun Moon Empire, and should be highly valued by all major forces. The Soul Masters sent to oversee it are all experts from their respective sects. Why does the Holy Spirit Sect do the opposite? Its headquarters has several Evil Douluos, while the strongest in Mingdu is only an Evil Soul Saint?" Ye Guyi asked, puzzled.

Nana's heart skipped a beat, and she subconsciously lowered her voice: "The Mingdu branch is just a name; at best, it's a small organization that develops its own network."

The Evil Soul Saint once mentioned that the Holy Spirit Cult's true subordinates in Mingdu had changed their identities, and few knew that evil blood flowed beneath their surface. As for which specific force it was, I was not qualified to know.

"It's alright, we'll take it one step at a time. Let's start by killing the Holy Spirit Cult's Mingdu branch, and slowly make our way to the Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters!"

Miss Angel's golden eyes shone brightly, and she was full of energy. Compared to struggling to understand the obscure and difficult soul guide book, killing evil soul masters naturally excited the holy angel more!

"May the angels have mercy. Our family was initially happy and harmonious, but the Holy Spirit Cult coveted my mother's ghostly martial spirit and, without explanation, controlled her to become an evil spirit master..."

With tears blurring her vision and her head bowed, Nana recounted her tragic experience of a broken family: "My mother resisted to the death and frequently broke free from the Holy Spirit Cult's control. To destroy her resistance, the evil sorcerer cruelly controlled her to kill my father."

After regaining consciousness, my mother couldn't accept reality and committed suicide. The evil spirit master still wouldn't let them go, kidnapping her and my father's souls and forcing me to take my mother's place.

I have always wanted to save my parents' souls and break them away from the Holy Spirit Cult, but after wandering for years, I have not yet met a savior.

If the Holy Angel does not forsake me, Nana is willing to become his master, and will gladly serve him as his slave for life, without a word of complaint!

After saying this, Nana was about to kneel down and kowtow, praying for the holy angels to shower down the light of salvation.

Ye Guyi quickly helped Nana up and said in a deep voice, "We are equals, and we can address each other as friends in the future."

"It is the duty of holy angels to punish evil and promote good, and it is my responsibility to destroy evil spirit masters. However, my soul power is still insufficient to save your parents right now."

A four-ring Soul Master fighting a seven-ring Soul Saint is too much of a difference in the three Soul Rings. The Holy Angel is not a six-winged angel after all, and does not have a large-scale group Soul Skill like the Angel Domain. He needs to weigh his strength before making a move.

Moreover, deep down, Ye Guyi was unwilling to drag Lin Qing into the adventure. Once he broke through to level 50 in soul power, the Holy Angel of the Soul King realm, with its divine attributes, would be able to pose a threat to the Evil Soul Saint.

"I see."

Nana wiped away her tears. For a person who has fallen into the abyss, a little hope is enough.

"I will keep the Holy Angel's secret to myself. During this time, I will secretly contact the Holy Servants. Many of them are just as helpless as I am. When we work together from within and without, we will surely accomplish great things!"

"That's excellent."

……

Shrek Academy, Seagod Island.

At night, the surface of Poseidon Lake shimmered, reflecting the cold light of the moon shining through the sky.

"Crackling sound—"

Blue and purple lightning burst forth and swirled, blinding flashes of electricity crossed Poseidon Lake, and the lightning figure stood still on the shore of Poseidon Island. The lightning that had enveloped his entire body dissipated, revealing a handsome young man.

Beibei opened her arms, stretching her body, which was burning with energy after exercising.

Today is the final assessment three months after the first-year students entered school. The three-person team consisting of Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao defeated the team led by Dai Huabin, the White Tiger Soul Master, and won the championship of the new student assessment.

To celebrate their victory, Beibei and Tangya treated the trio to a big meal, during which they recruited Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao into the Tang Clan.

The once-dominant sect on the continent, now in decline, has gained two more powerful members. The sect leader, Tang Ya, was overjoyed and, in a fit of rage, downed three large bowls of wheat juice before collapsing with a thud.

Beibei carried his carefree girlfriend to the dormitory building and entrusted Xiaoxiao to take her back to the girls' dormitory to rest. Instead of going into the dormitory to meditate, he easily crossed the Sea God Lake and landed on the Sea God Island.

Inheriting the bloodline of the Sea God Pavilion Master, Dragon God Douluo, Bei Bei is practically the crown prince of Shrek Academy. Having grown up on Sea God Island, he knows every plant and tree like the back of his hand, and immediately headed straight for the Golden Tree.

The awakening of the Holy Dragon of Light is not stable enough. Although Beibei does not need strong external emotional stimulation like her good brother Xu Sanshi to awaken her bloodline, she is still a little short of perfect harmony.

Therefore, he plans to absorb some of the golden tree's power of light to temper the bloodline of the Holy Light Dragon within his body, causing the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Martial Soul to evolve in the direction of the Blue Lightning Light Tyrannosaurus, so that he can inherit the light attribute ultimate skill that made his ancestor famous throughout the Douluo Continent in the future.

The golden tree, like a pillar stabilizing the sea, stands tall in the center of Seagod Island, guarding the continent's number one soul master academy as always. A beautiful and serene figure stands before the towering ancient tree, her captivating eyes tinged with an inescapable sorrow.

"Senior Sister, you're back!"

Beibei exclaimed in surprise. After three months, Zhang Lexuan, the senior disciple of the inner courtyard, had returned to Shrek Academy.

"Hmm." Zhang Lexuan nodded slightly. "Elder Xuan must have overcome his inner demons. I saw him drunk on the lakeshore, clutching a half-eaten chicken leg in his hand."

"Beibei, did you persuade Elder Xuan to leave the Golden Tree?"

"I guess so..." Beibei hesitated.

"What do you mean?"

"After you left the academy, I mustered up the courage to knock on Elder Xuan's door." Bei Bei told the truth, "Elder Xuan had been in seclusion for half a year, and I didn't have much hope of persuading him. Who would have thought that after just a couple of words, Elder Xuan would actually come out!"

Master Xuan said that you knelt for seven days and seven nights, and he really couldn't bear to see you harm your body.

I told Elder Xuan that you were leaving Shrek City to take on responsibilities. Elder Xuan was taken aback for a moment, then replied that it was a pleasant surprise for me. He had figured everything out and was willing to bear the pain and forge ahead.

"..."

The sound grew fainter and fainter, and Beibei's cheeks burned. She turned her head away from Zhang Lexuan's increasingly wide, dark eyes and immediately changed the subject:

"Senior Sister, did your trip go smoothly?"

"Following the source of the admission recommendation letters from seven junior students, I delivered the obituaries to their families and relatives," Zhang Lexuan sighed deeply.

"Because the inner academy students sign a life-or-death contract upon entering, they will not receive any material compensation if they die in battle in any form. The academy will inscribe their names on the Sea God Monument to commemorate their life's achievements."

The college has its own rules, but I was tormented by unrest, so I took out all my savings, divided them equally into eight parts, and gave them to the deceased's family...

However, their reaction was completely different from what I had imagined. I was mentally prepared to accept blame, insults, and even attacks using spiritual techniques, but the behavior of the deceased's relatives was unexpected.

Zhang Lexuan said with a sigh, "A small, insignificant sect in the Douling Empire awakened a mutated martial soul. The entire sect regarded him as the hope for its rise. The child passed through layers of tests set by the city lord and finally obtained a letter of recommendation to study at Shrek Academy. A few years later, he was admitted to the inner academy for further studies."

Ultimately, the rising star was destroyed in the Inner Court Soul Hunting Operation. When I visited that sect, his father was struck dumb, standing there staring at me blankly, his eyes filled with fear.

That scene is unimaginable…

With her eyes closed, Zhang Lexuan said bitterly, "He kept bowing, begging the academy to forgive his son's incompetence, repeatedly refusing my compensation, and even offering the sect's treasures to apologize to Shrek Academy, saying that the root cause of his death was his junior brother's lack of effort in cultivation."

"It was clearly me who was wrong, it was Elder Xuan..."

"Senior Sister, Shrek Academy is, after all, the leader of the righteous path in the Soul Master world," Bei Bei said palely.

The implication was clear: Xiao Zong couldn't afford the price of hating Shrek.

Beibei is a smart person, and so is Zhang Lexuan.

I understand, but I don't...

Unacceptable.

Zhang Lexuan looked up at the bright moon hanging high in the sky, her eyes filled with unprecedented confusion. She occasionally saw the deceased's family members bowing with suppressed grief, and Lin Qing's resolute back as he turned and left, a hatred that did not need to be expressed.

The inner demons silently grew, and Zhang Lexuan deeply understood that the tragedy in the Star Dou Great Forest would forever haunt her, hindering her soul power cultivation and preventing her from breaking through her realm.

Until she emerges from the shadows, or receives true forgiveness...