Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 241 The Earth Dragon Gate in Crisis

High in the sky, Ji Lin said to Ling Luochen and Meng Hongchen beside him: "According to the information in the mission briefing, the target is a Soul Emperor-level evil Soul Master who originally operated within the territory of the Douling Empire, committing numerous evil deeds and has been wanted by the Douling Empire. However, he is very good at hiding his whereabouts, so he has been able to escape the law."

However, some time ago, he was discovered by someone and was chased all the way to the territory of the Heavenly Soul Empire. According to Shrek Academy's intelligence, he is now hiding in Dragon City.

While Ji Lin and his two companions were on their way to Dragon City.

As night fell, a chill gradually spread through the air.

In a mountain hollow thirty kilometers from Sunset Forest, a bright orange campfire flickered in the wind. Dry branches crackled and sparked as they burned.

A group of eight people, consisting of two women and six men, were roasting food around a campfire. The food on the fire was a small spirit beast called a black-boned chicken. It was a hundred-year-old black-boned chicken, and after being roasted and shrunk, it only weighed a little over ten kilograms.

The golden-brown chicken skin sizzles and drips with butter, each drop igniting a leap in the flames. A sprinkle of simple seasonings completes the dish, releasing an irresistible aroma.

A handsome young man used a dagger to cut off a chicken leg and handed it to one of the two women, a stunningly beautiful girl about his age. "Big sister, the chicken is ready. Try it."

The girl had short, pink hair with slightly curled ends that draped over her shoulders, looking both messy and beautiful. Even her eyes were an unusual pink, as lustrous as pink gemstones.

Her delicate features were adorned with exquisite details, giving her a somewhat quirky and mischievous appearance. Judging from the respectful yet submissive expressions the young man and the other five boys showed her, she was clearly not a well-behaved person.

The girl took the chicken leg, the rich aroma of which filled her nostrils. She took a bite without hesitation, and after a few chews, her eyes lit up. "I didn't expect Xiao Ye to be such a good roast chicken chef!"

The handsome young man named Xiao Ye scratched his head shyly and said, "I learned a little from my mother when I was little. I'm glad you like it, big sister."

After saying that, Xiao Ye cut off another chicken leg and handed it to the young woman who bore a seven or eight-tenths resemblance to the stunningly beautiful girl, but was even more mature and gorgeous, and respectfully said, "Sect Master, please."

The young woman took the chicken leg Xiao Ye handed her, nodded, and said in a clear and mellow voice, "You guys eat too. You must be tired from hunting for soul rings in Sunset Forest these past few days. Rest here tonight, and we'll head back to Dragon City early tomorrow morning."

The young Xiao Ye and five other boys gathered around the campfire, each using a dagger to cut off pieces of chicken and stuff them into their mouths. They were indeed hungry and tired after hunting souls in the Sunset Forest for the past few days.

The group was dressed in matching black uniforms, with a pink crystal-like pattern embroidered on the left chest, bearing the words "Earth Dragon".

A burly, black-haired youth named Xu Shenshu chewed on some chicken and said, "Xiao Ye, I didn't expect you to have this skill. You're more than qualified to be a chef."

Upon hearing this, the stunningly beautiful girl with pink hair rolled her eyes and said, "What are you saying, Xu Shenshu? How can a disciple of the dignified Earth Dragon Sect become a chef? If you say something like that again, I'll beat you up."

After saying that, the girl clenched her pink fist.

Xu Shenshu, a burly, black-haired young man, shrank back and dared not utter a sound.

The girl's domineering presence in front of the boys was unmistakable.

The group were disciples of the Earth Dragon Sect, one of the two major sects in Dragon City.

The mature and beautiful woman leading the group was named Nan Shuishui, who was also the current leader of the Earth Dragon Sect. In Dragon City, the two most powerful sects were the Heavenly Dragon Sect and the Earth Dragon Sect. The Heavenly Dragon Sect and the Earth Dragon Sect occupied the south and north of the city respectively, holding a superior position that all other small and medium-sized sects in the city looked up to.

Comparatively speaking, the Heavenly Dragon Sect is much stronger, and its sect leader is a genuine Title Douluo.

With a Title Douluo at its helm, the Heavenly Dragon Sect is undoubtedly the top-tier Soul Master sect on the continent.

The Earth Dragon Gate is far inferior. Its current leader, Nan Shuishui, is only an eight-ring Soul Douluo, still a considerable distance from becoming a Title Douluo. The overall strength of the Earth Dragon Gate is also far inferior to that of the Heavenly Dragon Gate.

Of course, because of the power of her martial soul, the Rouge Dragon, Nan Shui Shui's strength is no weaker than that of an ordinary Title Douluo, so the Earth Dragon Gate is one of the top sects in the entire Douluo Continent.

The pink-haired girl is Nan Shuishui's only daughter, Nan Qiuqiu, the young master of the Earth Dragon Sect. The other six boys are the younger generation of the Earth Dragon Sect. This time, they are here to help Nan Qiuqiu and several other disciples who have also broken through to the Soul King and Soul Sect levels to obtain their fifth and fourth Soul Rings.

As everyone ate roast chicken and chatted, a strange mist began to permeate the mountain valley where they were. A chilling aura surged from all directions.

Nan Shuishui stood up with a solemn expression and looked warily out of the ravine.

Nan Qiuqiu and several other disciples of the Earth Dragon Sect also sensed that something was wrong, and they quickly stood up and gathered together warily.

Around the mountain hollow, more than twenty figures appeared out of nowhere. They were dressed in black robes, wore hideous masks, and had eerie green lights gleaming in their eyes.

The leader was an elderly man in his sixties with long, silver-gray hair cascading down his back. He was very robust, and despite his age, his eyes were quite sharp.

Nan Shuishui stared at the elderly man at the head of the group, her expression momentarily blank, as if recalling something. Her face darkened as she asked, "It's you! What are you doing here?"

The old man stared blankly at Nan Shuishui, his expression a mixture of daze and reminiscence.

"Ha ha ha ha……."

The old man suddenly burst into shrill laughter and muttered, "I only came here on my way after receiving a distress signal from a disciple of the sect. I could also sneak a peek at you in Dragon City, but I never expected to meet you here. It's truly a stroke of luck. In Dragon City, with that old Heavenly Dragon around, I wouldn't dare to make a move, but here, no one can escape, and you can't escape either."

After he finished speaking, his aura surged, and nine spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and five black—rose one by one from beneath his feet.

Nan Qiuqiu's face turned deathly pale, and she exclaimed in shock, "A Title Douluo!"

Nan Qiuqiu sensed that their chances of survival tonight were slim. Even though her mother, Nan Shuishui, could rival a Title Douluo, there were more than twenty of them, and she felt that several of them were more powerful than her. In other words, in addition to the Title Douluo, the other side also had Soul Emperors and Soul Saints. They were surrounded in this mountain valley, making it difficult to break through the encirclement. It seemed like a hopeless situation.

Although from the conversation just now, it seemed that the mother knew the titled Douluo on the other side, judging from the titled Douluo's reaction, he obviously had no intention of letting them go.

(End of this chapter)