Douluo Continent: Becoming a God of Magic Starting with Your Martial Soul

As the handbag approached from behind, the Moon Shadow Leopard didn't notice anything amiss, mistaking it for a falling leaf.

But as soon as the handbag clung tightly to it, it immediately sensed something was wrong.

What is that?

It tried to sweep it off with its tail, but failed.

But it couldn't care less about that now. Seeing that the thing posed no threat, it gathered its strength and charged straight at Zhang Lexuan, who was the biggest threat to it.

The group immediately took their positions, but Zhu Song suddenly rushed out and blocked Ying Bao's path as he attacked Zhang Lexuan.

Knowing he was powerless to fight, he was prepared to die, only wishing to shield his teammates from attacks and offer his final value.

"Mother, forgive your unfilial son! Sisi, I'm sorry I can't marry you!"

In that long moment, Zhu Song recalled his enviable past.

From the moment he awakened his innate level 7 soul power, he was a genius admired by others.

Back in the junior academy, even students who had enrolled two or three years earlier than him couldn't match his soul power level.

It wasn't until he joined Shrek Academy that he realized there were countless geniuses in the world, and he, who considered himself a genius, was just one of them.

He put aside his arrogance and swam desperately, finally advancing to Soul King before the age of eighteen and being admitted to the Inner Academy.

However, in the inner courtyard, Sister Lexuan, Sister Ruoruo, Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and others were all outstanding talents whom he could not even catch up with.

So he cultivated even more diligently, and finally became the Soul Emperor today.

"What a pity! I'll never have the chance to represent the academy in the Soul Master Competition!" With that thought, Zhu Song closed his eyes, accepting his fate.

But something unexpected happened.

The handbag, clinging tightly to the Eclipse Moon Leopard's rear, began to distort the surrounding space like a vortex.

The Moon-Eclipse Shadow Leopard felt a powerful suction force coming from it, which grew stronger and stronger, and in an instant it enveloped its entire body.

Its lower body, including its hind legs, had already disappeared into the bag's opening, followed by its waist, abdomen, and chest...

To others, the entire body of the Eclipse Moon Leopard appeared twisted and thin, like a stretched dough ball.

The Eclipse Moon Leopard felt as if a deep abyss had opened its massive jaws behind it, but apart from the irresistible suction, it did not feel any discomfort.

In just a few seconds, the massive body of the Eclipse Moon Shadow Leopard was sucked into the small handbag.

"Snapped!"

The bag, now unsupported, fell to Zhu Song's feet. When he opened his eyes, the open bag's mouth stared back at him like an abyss.

"Click".

The handbag's opening was closed, seemingly indicating that the danger had passed.

Still reeling from the shock of surviving the ordeal, Zhu Song remained frozen in the pose of his final, heroic sacrifice.

"Zhu Song!"

The pressure in front of him suddenly disappeared, and before Zhu Song could even catch his breath, an angry shout from behind made him tense.

When he turned around and met Zhang Lexuan's angry gaze, he knew something was wrong.

He immediately looked at Han Ruoruo for help, but she turned her head away and ignored him.

"Sister Lexuan, I—"

"What do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'at a time like this,' do we, as senior sisters, need you to sacrifice yourself to protect us?"

Zhang Lexuan's Martial Soul True Form state was deactivated. She endured the severe backlash from her body and suppressed the urge to vomit blood as she stepped forward.

She first took out a few pills from her personal storage soul tool and distributed them to the group, then said to Zhu Song, "Always remember, Shrek Academy has never used the tactic of sacrificing its juniors for victory. Even if the sky falls, the tallest will always be the one to hold it up, understand?"

Zhu Song took the pill, nodded like a chick pecking at rice, and then swallowed it.

When Zhang Lexuan turned her gaze to the magical leather bag, three figures emerged from the darkness: Lu Yi, Huo Yuhao, and Bei Bei.

"Did you guys do this?" Zhang Lexuan's tone was devoid of emotion, and the darkness concealed her weary gaze.

Upon hearing this, Bei Bei and Huo Yuhao immediately turned to look at Lu Yi, who then stepped forward and picked up the handbag.

"Sister Lexuan, this crisis is a shared crisis for everyone. No one can remain unaffected, which is why we're taking this risk!"

In fact, during the previous treatment of the wounded, Lu Yi realized that this was only treating the symptoms, not the root cause.

Only by eliminating the soul beast can the threat be truly removed.

He couldn't help but look at the storage bag in his hand.

In his previous life, when watching a movie, his suitcase, which was also enchanted with the Invisible Stretch Charm, managed to tame a giant magical creature. There's no reason why his handbag couldn't do the same.

Immediately, a bold plan came to mind.

The specific action involved Tang Ya firing a signal flare to call for help and briefly attract the attention of the soul beasts. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lu Yi used Huo Yuhao's mental connection to control the handbag to approach the soul beasts.

Lu Yi was actually gambling that the soul beast, threatened by Zhang Lexuan and the others, would not be able to detect their movements.

More importantly, they brought in Huo Yuhao, the chosen one of destiny—with him around, they could theoretically always escape danger.

After explaining the pros and cons and demonstrating the handbag's powerful functionality, the three men almost immediately agreed.

Only Tang Ya firmly disagreed, but faced with a three-to-one vote, she, as the sect leader, had no choice but to reluctantly agree.

Fortunately, the operation was ultimately successful, and now he only needs to deal with the curiosity of the others about the magic handbag.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lexuan gave the three of them a pleased smile: "You guys... are very good!"

Unsurprisingly, she summoned Lu Yi alone again, creating a soundproof barrier, and then abruptly changed the subject: "Lu Yi, are you from the Sun Moon Empire? As far as I know, apart from the Sun Moon Empire, no other force on the continent can research and develop such a storage bag!"

As she spoke, she pointed to Lu Yi's handbag.

Lu Yi immediately denied it, but when Zhang Lexuan pressed him for details, he didn't know how to answer.

Seeing the difficulty on Lu Yi's face, Zhang Lexuan understood.

She wasn't one to pry, but since she had given Lu Yi a letter of recommendation, which was tantamount to vouching for him, it was still best to investigate thoroughly.

However, judging from Lu Yi's appearance, he seemed to be a kind-hearted child, so she felt relieved.

"Don't worry, these people are trustworthy. I swear on my martial spirit that no one will reveal what happened today. Even if the academy questions us, we will never expose your identity. However, your storage bag is extremely rare, so you must never show it to anyone easily in the future, understand?"

She worried that Lu Yi, being new to the area, wouldn't understand the value of the storage bag in his hand, let alone the dangers of the martial world.

While storage soul tools are no longer rare on the mainland, they are limited to ordinary small spaces.

The larger the independent space of a storage soul tool, the more its price increases exponentially.

The storage bracelet on her wrist has an eight-cubic-meter cube of space, but its price is more than a hundred times that of a one-cubic-meter one.

The storage bag in Lu Yi's hand could be described as a priceless treasure.

Zhang Lexuan was well aware of the moral standards of Soul Masters on the mainland. As long as someone knew of the existence of such a treasure, it was almost inevitable that Lu Yi would be in danger.

"I understand!" Lu Yi realized that Zhang Lexuan was truly a warm-hearted person beneath her cold exterior; the fact that she had called him aside just to give him these instructions touched him deeply. "You're such a good person!"

Suddenly being given the "friend zone" card, Zhang Lexuan just smiled and patted Lu Yi's head.

Just then, the handbag in Lu Yi's hand suddenly began to swell and tremble violently, as if it were about to burst at any moment.

Lu Yi was unprepared for this situation.

He oversimplified things, thinking that everything would be fine once the soul beast was put in the handbag. But the destructive power of magical creatures and 100,000-year-old soul beasts is on completely different levels.

Zhang Lexuan also noticed the unusual condition of the handbag, and seeing Lu Yi's helplessness, she gently comforted him, "It's okay, you've done very well!"

She smiled, took the handbag from Lu Yi's hand, and seven more spirit rings rose from beneath her feet as she floated into the air.

Without saying goodbye, she flew rapidly towards the center of the Star Dou Great Forest amidst the puzzled gazes of the others.

By the moonlight, Lu Yi looked at the red figure disappearing into the distance and felt that everything had been ruined.

Because of his appearance, is Zhang Lexuan, who was originally alive, going to have to sacrifice herself?

But in just a few breaths, with a "bang," the handbag finally gave way and burst open.

A large amount of miscellaneous items were scattered from the handbag, along with that chilling black figure.

"roar--"

With a roar, the Moonlit Shadow Leopard once again announced its arrival.

It looked again at Zhang Lexuan, whose face was pale, and at the crowd of people with despair on their faces, and a sinister smile flashed across its lips.

"Humans, prepare to die!"

But as soon as he finished speaking, a yellowish-brown dot of light appeared on the horizon and rapidly enlarged.

Accompanied by the explosive sound of compressed air, a deep, angry roar echoed throughout the forest.

"You beast! Who do you want to die?"