Douluo Continent: The Purple Dragon's Roar, the End of the Dark Abyss

Long Xiaoyao then walked to Ye Linyi's side, his eyes sharp and his voice steady: "Xiaoyi, let me examine your body first."

Ye Linyi nodded, relaxed his whole body, and let Long Xiaoyao do as he pleased.

Long Xiaoyao gently placed one of his large hands on Ye Linyi's shoulder, and his powerful soul energy flowed into Ye Linyi's body like a trickle, exploring and probing his meridians.

After a moment, Long Xiaoyao withdrew his soul power and nodded slightly: "My body is normal, there is nothing wrong."

Upon hearing this, Ye Linyi felt a great weight lifted from his heart and stopped pursuing the accidental explosion during the absorption of the soul ring.

His eyes gleamed with excitement as he said to Long Xiaoyao, "Master, after absorbing this ten-thousand-year soul ring, my soul power has reached level 33, and I've also gained a powerful soul skill called 'Seven Fiends Annihilation Slash'!"

Long Xiaoyao raised an eyebrow with interest: "Oh? What are the effects of this soul skill?"

Ye Linyi's lips curled into a slight smile, but he deliberately kept everyone in suspense: "Master, the effects of this soul skill... I'll keep that a secret for now. But could you go and catch a soul beast? I want to test the power of my new soul skill!"

Long Xiaoyao chuckled and nodded in agreement, "Alright, wait for me here for a moment." With that, he vanished in a flash, turning into a streak of light.

In a short while, Long Xiaoyao captured a massive, thousand-year-old rhinoceros-like soul beast and gently tossed it in front of Ye Linyi. Before the soul beast could even react, it was overwhelmed by Ye Linyi's imposing aura and let out a low roar.

A fighting spirit flashed in Ye Linyi's eyes. He gripped the Dark Abyss God-Slaying Halberd tightly in his right hand, and his jet-black third soul ring, which had lasted for ten thousand years, flickered as if in response to his call.

"Seven Fiends Annihilation Slash!" Ye Linyi shouted, brandishing his battle halberd and slashing towards the thousand-year-old soul beast like a black lightning bolt.

Wherever the halberd passed, the air seemed to be torn apart, emitting a sharp whistling sound.

The moment the halberd touched the soul beast, space seemed to be torn apart, and a long, narrow black crack opened on the soul beast's body.

With the first strike, the soul beast's defense shattered like paper, and blood gushed out like a fountain; with the second strike, the crack widened, and the soul beast's limbs were severed, emitting painful cries; with the third to sixth strikes, each blow carried destructive power, tearing the soul beast's body to pieces.

Until the seventh strike, a huge black rift suddenly opened behind the soul beast, forming a brief black hole that sucked everything in its vicinity into it, even distorting the air itself.

A moment later, the black hole dissipated, and the thousand-year-old soul beast had turned into a cold corpse. A purple thousand-year soul ring slowly appeared above it, emitting a faint light.

Ye Linyi sheathed his halberd, his eyes gleaming with excitement, and shouted to Long Xiaoyao, "Two strikes and a thousand-year-old soul beast! Master, the power of this Seven Fiend Annihilation Slash is truly extraordinary!"

Ye Linyi looked at Long Xiaoyao excitedly and said, "Master, I feel like I'm really good now. Could you find me a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast so I can try again?"

Upon hearing this, Long Xiaoyao gently patted Ye Linyi's head with one hand, his tone teasing: "Now you know the power of your soul skill. That's enough, Xiaoyi. There are many soul beasts, but they shouldn't be wasted like this."

Ye Linyi covered his head where he had been slapped and mumbled, "I know, Master." But a look of resentment still flickered in his eyes.

Seeing this, Long Xiaoyao chuckled and said, "Alright, the mission to hunt for the soul ring is complete. Xiao Yi, we should go back now."

"Wait a minute, Master!" Ye Linyi suddenly remembered something, quickly walked towards the already dead Dark Mantis corpse, and began to carefully examine it. "I haven't touched the bones yet, maybe I can find a soul bone!"

As he touched it, he muttered to himself, "Dark Mantis, you'd better step up your game and drop a soul bone so I can see it..."

However, after some searching, Ye Linyi raised his head with a disappointed look and walked towards Long Xiaoyao: "Let's go back, Master, there's no Soul Bone."

Long Xiaoyao nodded slightly, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes: "It's alright, soul bones are rare and hard to come by. Let's go back."

…………

Ye Linyi and Long Xiaoyao stepped into the Holy Spirit Sect side by side, drawing sidelong glances from the disciples, their eyes filled with both awe and curiosity.

Ye Linyi's lips curled up slightly, thinking to himself: This is a good opportunity to show Zhongli Wu and Scorpion Tiger the power of my new soul skill.

He turned to Scorpion Tiger and smiled, "Scorpion Tiger, let me show you my soul skill."

A hint of anticipation flashed in the scorpion tiger's eyes, and he nodded, saying, "Please, Holy Son."

Ye Linyi waved his right hand, and the Dark Abyss God-Slaying Halberd suddenly appeared, its body shimmering with cold light, like a black dragon coiling around his side.

He took a deep breath, and his jet-black third soul ring, which had lasted for ten thousand years, suddenly lit up, emitting a chilling aura.

"Seven Fiends Annihilation Slash!" Ye Linyi shouted, his figure moving like lightning. His battle halberd slashed through the sky, transforming into a sharp black arc of light, and fiercely struck a boulder not far away.

The moment the halberd touched the boulder, space seemed to be torn apart, and a long, narrow black crack appeared on the boulder.

The first strike split the boulder in two; the second strike widened the crack, sending fragments flying; the third through sixth strikes, each carrying devastating power, utterly pulverized the boulder.

Until the seventh strike, a huge black crack suddenly opened up behind the boulder, forming a brief black hole that sucked in the surrounding rubble and dust, even distorting the air itself.

Moments later, the black hole dissipated, and the boulder turned into dust.

A hint of shock flashed in the scorpion tiger's eyes, and it muttered to itself, "The power of this soul skill is indeed extraordinary."

After demonstrating his soul skill, Ye Linyi followed Long Xiaoyao and began a new round of training.

However, not long after he began cultivating, Ye Linyi sensed that something was wrong.

His cultivation speed was like that of a tortoise, even slower than a tortoise, less than a third of what it used to be.

"At this rate of cultivation, I might not even break through one level in three years. Breaking through one level would be considered good." Ye Linyi stopped cultivating and calmly analyzed, "Once an ultimate martial soul reaches level 30, cultivation becomes difficult. And I have three ultimate attributes, so isn't cultivation speed even more difficult? If you understand it this way, everything makes sense."

He smiled bitterly to himself: If it takes a year for an ultimate martial soul to cultivate to level one, then it takes me three times as long, which is three years, or even more.

Thinking of this, Ye Linyi simply lay down on the grass, closed his eyes to rest, and stopped cultivating.

"Sigh, this is the first time I've felt that having so many extreme attributes isn't so good."

He muttered to himself, unaware that if others heard him, they would be furious—the ultimate attribute they dreamed of had become "garbage" in Ye Linyi's case.

But Ye Linyi quickly realized that not cultivating was not a solution either.

He opened his eyes, a resolute glint in them: "Finding a good cultivation technique will naturally increase my cultivation speed. But the cheapest techniques in the system shop are beyond my budget, and the quality is still quite poor. Besides, if I'm going to use something, I'll use the best!"

He scratched his head, thinking to himself, "Looks like I'll have to figure out a way to get system points."

……

Eight months passed in the blink of an eye, and the day for the selection of the Holy Son, as set by Zhongli Wu, arrived in the blink of an eye.

Ye Linyi is now nine and a half years old, and his soul power is still at level 33. However, under the guidance of Long Xiaoyao, the Limit Douluo, he has become more adept at manipulating his martial soul and using his soul power.

The selection site was bustling with noise. Scorpion Tiger stood to the side, looking at Ye Linyi with anticipation, his voice tinged with urgency: "Holy Son, today is the day you prove yourself to be the true Holy Son of my sect!"

A sharp glint flashed in Ye Linyi's eyes, and a slight smile appeared on his lips: "Lead the way! Let me meet this bunch of small fry who are participating in the Holy Son selection today."

"Alright, please follow me, Holy Son." Scorpion Tiger turned around and led Ye Linyi toward the selection venue.

……

"Princess Hades! Princess Hades!"

"UFO! UFO!"

As soon as Ye Linyi stepped into the selection venue, he heard shouts rising and falling from the crowd, the most frequent being the names "Ming Ji" and "You Fu".

He knew in his heart that these two were the grandsons of Elders Minglei and Youming.

Just then, Zhongli Wu's voice resounded like thunder throughout the entire arena, and the pressure of his soul power instantly silenced the noisy place.

"Quiet!"

Zhongli Wu slowly descended to the ground, his gaze sweeping across the entire arena, his voice steady and powerful: "The selection of the Holy Son is about to begin. Who do you think is worthy to be the Holy Son of our sect?"

"Princess Hades!"

"UFO!"

A unified shout erupted from the crowd. Beside Zhongli Wu, the figures of Elders Ming Lei and You Ming gradually came into focus. Ming Lei looked at the crowd, a proud smile on his face, and said loudly, "My grandson still has the highest approval rating!"

Youming glanced at Minglei, a slight smirk playing on his lips, his tone laced with disdain: "Aren't they all the same?"

Zhongli Wu nodded, turned his gaze to Ye Linyi, and said in a gentle but authoritative voice, "Alright, anyone who wants to participate in the selection of the Holy Son, come and register in front of me."

Ming Ji stepped forward first, walking firmly to Zhongli Wu to register; followed closely by You Fu.

Immediately afterwards, five applicants slowly walked out from among a group of men in black robes, one of whom was Ye Linyi.

"I, Han Feng, am signing up." A man in a black robe removed his mask, revealing his true face, his voice carrying a hint of confidence.

Ye Linyi looked in the direction of the voice and saw that the person was about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a handsome face. What was most striking was his name—Han Feng.

Ye Linyi's heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself, "This name... why does it sound so familiar? Could it be Han Feng, the one who betrayed me from the Doupo world?"

He snapped out of his reverie and turned his gaze to the next person to register.

"I'm signing up with all my might." A burly man in a black robe stepped forward, his voice booming.

"I'm from Wenjiang, and I'm also signing up for rock tea." A handsome man in a black robe followed closely behind.

Ye Linyi thought to himself: These four people are probably around the same age, and they should be the new generation of supernovas among evil soul masters.

When it was Ye Linyi's turn, he stepped forward and said in a steady and powerful voice, "I'm signing up. My name is Ye Linyi."

Upon hearing the name Ye Linyi, Mingji and Youfu quickly turned their heads, their gazes shooting towards Ye Linyi like sharp arrows, their eyes flashing with a complex light—surprise, vigilance, and even a hint of resentment.