Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 245 Old Six's Behavior

Upon hearing the explanation from Holy Servant No. 6, the Evil Soul Emperor, known as the Second Holy Spirit, finally looked a little better. He had indeed given the order to capture him alive, so he couldn't blame Holy Servant No. 6.

The Second Holy Spirit ordered another Evil Soul King beside him, "Go after her. She's exhausted too much soul power; she won't get far."

The evil soul king nodded, then transformed into a cloud of black mist and rapidly drifted in the direction Nan Qiuqiu had left.

Nan Qiuqiu had been on the run all night, and the sky was gradually transitioning from the pitch black of the night to the hazy pre-dawn light.

Nan Qiuqiu felt that her body had reached its limit, and her vision was beginning to blur. After a night of running away without stopping, her soul power had been completely exhausted. She was only able to stay upright because of a strong belief.

Her breathing was rapid, and a burning sensation spread through her chest. She felt her strength draining away little by little. She didn't know how much longer she could hold on, but she knew she had to persevere. She couldn't give up like this, and she couldn't let those evil spirit masters succeed.

Suddenly, a cold wind blew by, bringing a chill. Nan Qiuqiu shivered and instinctively wrapped her clothes tighter around herself. She looked up at the sky and saw a few stars still twinkling, but the first faint light of dawn was already appearing on the horizon.

It's dawn. I wonder how Mom and the others are doing now.

Nan Qiuqiu dared not think any further. She shook her head, trying to banish these thoughts from her mind. She told herself that she had to concentrate, she had to escape back to Longcheng.

Finally, as dawn broke, Nan Qiuqiu saw her familiar surroundings. The silhouette of Longcheng came into view in the distance, and a strange sense of emotion welled up inside her.

Just then, a sinister laugh rang out, "Hehehe! You really know how to run! You almost escaped back, wasting so much of our time. If it weren't for the orders to capture you alive, I would have definitely let you experience my methods."

Hearing this voice, Nan Qiuqiu felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave. A sense of despair welled up in her heart. The feeling of having hope so close but being abruptly cut off was too painful.

Nan Qiuqiu suddenly turned around and saw a black-robed evil spirit master shrouded in black mist looking at her mockingly with his eerie green eyes.

Nan Qiuqiu's heart sank to the bottom. Normally, she wouldn't be afraid of a Soul King-level evil Soul Master, but now she had no Soul Power left and couldn't release a single Soul Skill. She was in dire straits.

Her mother and companions stayed behind one by one to cover her retreat, all so that she could escape back to Longcheng. With Longcheng right in front of her, she had nowhere else to go.

After a night of turmoil, the girl, who had been spoiled by her mother, had matured a lot. But as the evil spirit master approached step by step, she couldn't help but collapse to her knees, sobbing softly, "Whoever it is, please save me. I'll do anything for you."

"Oh! You'll do anything? You said it yourself."

A gentle voice came from the sky.

The sudden sound startled the evil soul master, and Nan Qiuqiu also looked up at the sky in surprise. In the sky, three figures stood with their backs to the sky. The morning sun shone on the three of them, giving them a golden glow. The flying soul tools on their backs made them look like angels who had descended from the sky to save the world.

The evil spirit master looked at the three people high in the sky and shouted with great fear, "Who are you?"

He sensed danger from the three people in the air; it was his intuition, which had saved his life many times before.

At this moment, Nan Qiuqiu and the evil soul master also saw the appearance of the three people clearly. In the center was a white-haired boy with an extraordinary handsome appearance. Beside him were two equally beautiful white-haired girls. All three of them were carrying flying soul tools and were floating in the air.

Upon seeing Ji Lin's appearance, Nan Qiuqiu froze for a moment, but quickly reacted and shouted to the three of them, "Be careful, he's an evil soul master."

Normally, Nan Qiuqiu, who is obsessed with looks, might have taken a few more glances at Ji Lin. But after this ordeal, she is no longer the spoiled little princess she used to be. She immediately reminded the three of the fact that the opponent was an evil spirit master and that they should not be careless.

Ji Lin raised an eyebrow and said, "Oh! An evil soul master, then you have even less right to know who we are."

After traveling for a day and a night, Ji Lin and his companions were finally about to reach Dragon City and were preparing to rest before starting their investigation into the evil spirit master. However, just as they were about to arrive at Dragon City, they discovered a beautiful pink-haired girl being chased by a guy dressed in black robes and shrouded in black mist, who clearly was not a good person.

Ji Lin and his two companions immediately controlled their flying soul tools to descend, preparing to play the hero and rescue the damsel in distress. However, just as they descended to a certain altitude, Ji Lin heard the black-robed man utter a strange, cackling laugh, which startled him so much that he thought some major villain from next door had come to visit Douluo Continent.

At the same time, he heard Nan Qiuqiu's cry for help, which is why he said the first sentence.

Upon hearing that he was an evil spirit master, Meng Hongchen and Ling Luochen became interested. Could they be so lucky as to run into their mission target so soon after arriving?

However, upon sensing that the soul power fluctuations emanating from the black-robed man were only those of a fifth-ring Soul King, he shook his head in disappointment.

Ji Lin had actually activated his mental detection immediately and discovered that this evil soul master was just a Soul King, not their target.

A small, crimson fireball appeared in Ji Lin's palm. "Go, Crimson Lotus."

Ji Lin hurled a crimson fireball at the evil spirit master. The evil spirit master, seeing how Ji Lin underestimated him, thought he could take him down with a mere fireball without even opening a single spirit ring. Just as he was about to catch the fireball without dodging, his intuition sensed a deadly threat emanating from the small fireball. Always trusting his intuition, the evil spirit master transformed into a cloud of black mist and flew backward without a word.

The fireball struck the ground.

"Boom—"

A loud bang was heard, and a huge red lotus of fire appeared where the evil soul master had just been. The earth was melted by the high temperature. When the red lotus of fire disappeared, only a huge crater with black smoke was left behind.

The evil soul master who dodged the attack of the Crimson Lotus was covered in cold sweat. If it hadn't been for his intuition warning him, he would have taken the blow head-on. Judging from its power, if he had taken it head-on, he probably wouldn't even have been reduced to ashes.

That's incredibly cunning, even more so than that evil spirit master. Who would have thought that such an inconspicuous little fireball could have such power? This person looks sunny and handsome, but who knew he was actually a scoundrel.

The evil spirit master sensed danger. He felt that Ji Lin alone was no match for him, let alone Ji Lin's two companions, neither of whom seemed to be easy to deal with.

Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, running away is the best.

He's always been this steady; otherwise, as a universally hated evil spirit master, he wouldn't have survived this long.

(End of this chapter)