Douluo Continent: The Butterfly, Starting from the Authority of Death

The nights in Xingluo City are long. In this city with eight million permanent residents, prosperity is not everything. Where the moonlight shines, there will be shadows that the moon cannot penetrate.

Zhang San knelt on one knee in front of a cloud of dark gray mist.

The black mist obscured the figure, making it impossible to discern even the slightest outline; only two deep, blood-red eyes could be seen within the mist.

"Zhang San, you outlaw, what business do you have with me?"

"You should understand that I don't like getting involved in matters of the Holy Church."

"Yes, sir."

Zhang San lay prostrate, his voice trembling.

"The Shrek people destroyed our stronghold in Star Luo City, and I was also captured by them. But I refused to surrender and was fortunate to be helped by a senior, so I escaped the pursuit of the evil Shrek."

"Hmph!" Black Mist's bloodshot eyes sized up Zhang San, and he said coldly, "Get to the point, the matter of the base is none of my business."

"Yes, Your Excellency." Zhang San said tremblingly, "This matter could greatly enhance the strength of the Holy Church, which is why I reported it to a higher level."

Zhang San recounted in detail how the masked man in black robes rescued him and told him about the Immortal Physician Douluo of the Star Luo Imperial Palace.

"Oh?" The figure in the black mist sounded slightly surprised after hearing Zhang San's explanation.

"A Soul Master with the Death attribute? Interesting. But can life and death be switched?"

"From what you're saying, it seems there's more than just Wang Xian'er."

"Is it right?"

"Yes, that's what they said." Zhang San kept his head down.

The black mist dissipated, revealing a man who wasn't particularly handsome and wore a mask.

"Using someone else to do your dirty work? Do you really think our Holy Spirit Cult is stupid?"

"What does Your Excellency mean?"

Zhang San was completely bewildered.

"laugh--"

The black light pierced through Zhang San's chest.

"Why, why?"

Zhang San's eyes widened in astonishment.

Having brought such valuable information to the Holy Church, it is neither morally nor logically right for them to kill him.

"Useless. You didn't even realize you were being tracked."

Silently watching Zhang San fall into a pool of blood, witnessing the life force of the person before him vanish.

He refrained from consuming Zhang San's soul and turned to leave.

"We didn't find the information the cult leader wanted, but we've confirmed that Wang Xian'er can transform into an evil soul master, which can be considered as repaying the favor we did back then."

"Two Soul Masters with the Death attribute?"

"Although it might be a case of using someone else to do the dirty work, it's necessary to confirm it in detail."

The figure speaking disappeared into the night.

About ten minutes later.

A presence reappeared in the alley.

Its aura contained light and fire.

The man wore a mask and was covered by a black cloak.

"Hmm, exposed?" The masked man in black robes remained silent for a long time, staring at Zhang San's chest pierced by black light, and murmured, "Judging from his aura, the opponent is at least a level 95 Title Douluo."

"Level 95 strength, this is a bit troublesome!"

The man in the black robe and mask pondered that his own high-end combat forces couldn't come over.

A dark flame landed on Zhang San, and in a moment the alley was ablaze.

……

The next day.

After a long day of grueling battles with Emperor Xingluo and Shrek Yan Shaozhe, Xia Die had a wonderful nap in her room.

The morning sunlight shone on Xia Die's cheeks, making her translucent hair shimmer with luster. Her hair felt warm and cozy under the sunlight, creating a tranquil atmosphere.

"Without the pressure from Lai Gushi, I feel much more relaxed!"

With her hands resting on the windowsill, letting the first rays of sunlight fall upon her, Xia Die's expression was extremely languid.

"I never expected that when Yan Shaozhe entered the palace at that time, the Radiant Phoenix Martial Soul could actually sense the aura of death on her body."

"This is ultimately a troublesome matter."

Killing Yan Shaozhe is impossible for her; she lacks the strength to do so with her current abilities, unless she has a few Title Douluos to use as her power banks.

When she encountered the Crimson King in the Star Dou Great Forest, she absorbed the soul power of Xu Jiujiu, Manyi, and Wang Xian'er, but only managed to open the Underworld Flower Sea.

It is different from the realm of the Lost Underworld, which is a talent.

The Underworld Flower Sea is more like a demiplane existence, similar to Electrolux.

It is neither a spiritual world nor a domain, but rather a portable dimension that appeared alongside her, Xia Die.

Her current martial soul, Polyces, is more like a projection of the real Polyces.

"Do you want the strength of a Title Douluo?"

Thinking back to when she opened the Underworld Flower Sea, it almost drained all the soul power she had absorbed with her domain.

"I'm too weak," Xia Die shook her head.

Two spirit rings, one purple and one red, slowly rose up.

"First Soul Skill - Ripples of the Dead Sea"

Second Soul Skill - Dance of the Underworld Butterflies

As the name suggests, her first soul skill is to condense any weapon using the elements of death. Unlike the sluggishness before obtaining a soul ring, it can exist for a long time.

The second soul skill is to extract the death element from the air and grow the Antichrist Flower, which can be used for exploration while the Antichrist Flower is present.

Before leaving the palace, she used her second soul skill to monitor Xu Jiawei and Wang Xian'er until she received confirmation that they had no intention of making a move before leaving.

The second soul skill can also be used in conjunction with a domain to create a miniature version of the domain.

The soul power consumed by teammates or enemies will be absorbed by the sub-domain and then fed back into Xia Die's own domain, thereby enhancing Xia Die's combat power.

It sounds complicated, but it actually is.

Both sides burned their soul power, and I, as the assistant, saw my combat power jump up rapidly.

It's not much different from fighting the Crimson King in the Star Dou Great Forest, except that the domain requires the consent of teammates to be drawn, and the second soul skill becomes stronger as the battle progresses.

This method of gathering soul power into a domain and then using the domain to concentrate attacks consumes a great deal of mental energy.

However, there are not many other types of butterflies, and apart from not being able to attack externally like a spiritual master, their spiritual power is unmatched on the entire continent.

Even if it were the Limit Douluo Wan Yao Wang, who dared to use his mental power to attack her, she could make him unleash his Limit Douluo-level soul rings and soul bones with 100% certainty.

As for Gu Yuena, who is also a princess living in a secluded place...

Let's play it safe for now; I'm not sure.

Xia Die's mental strength is very strong now, but it is definitely not at its peak.

Xia Die took a deep breath and slowly gathered her soul rings.

Level 26.

According to the standards of this world, she should be a Great Soul Master.

Real combat experience, you know.

The accumulated experience of more than 30 million lifetimes is the evidence. Even if one does not become a Commander, one should not expose one's strength so that the ancients will notice.

Despite being defeated by Bai E time and time again, she didn't feel that she was much worse than Bai E.

That's right, Bai E has gone through more than 30 million lifetimes and has countless sparks.

However, he replaced Bai E from later generations several times along the way, while Xia Die remained the original version from beginning to end.

Having truly experienced the suffering of over thirty million lifetimes, it felt like every knife was piercing the heart.

In other words, "My pain may not be greater than yours, but it will certainly last longer."

She's not really the submissive woman Polycia claims. Who wouldn't harbor resentment after being stabbed so many times?

"Knock knock knock".

The butterfly gazed towards the gate.

Why is she here?

Are all the deputy hall masters of the Star Luo Empire's Hall of Worship so idle?

Xia Die walked to the door and opened it.

"Your Excellency, the Immortal Physician, is there something you need so early in the morning?"

"There's been some trouble." Wang Xian'er hesitated before continuing.

"Your Majesty, please come in and we'll talk." Xia Die welcomed Wang Xian'er in and poured her and herself a cup of tea.

Wang Xian'er looked at the tea but didn't drink it.

"Xia Die, I apologize to you here." Wang Xian'er sighed, "Your death attribute may have been exposed."

"Hmm..." Xia Die's eyelids twitched slightly. "Who exposed them?"

"I'm not sure." Wang Xian'er shook her head.

"We captured two evil soul masters in the palace this morning. They seem to have come to investigate the death-attribute soul masters in the palace."