Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 270 Purification

When Ji Lin and Meng Hongchen walked out of the room, Ye Guyi and Ling Luochen had already finished breakfast and had been waiting for them for some time.

Seeing Meng Hongchen follow Ji Lin into the room, her whole body radiant, no longer looking worried and absent-minded as before, but with a blush on her face, the two assumed that Meng Hongchen had come to her senses and was no longer dwelling on her problems.

Ji Lin couldn't help but sigh, "Soul Masters are just different. Meng Hongchen has just lost her virginity, but her walking posture hasn't changed at all. No one can tell that she turned from a girl into a woman last night."

The sun rises, and the sudden snowfall clears.

The entire city of Dragon City was bathed in a golden glow from the rising sun. Such clear weather was rare in Dragon City, where snow fell year-round. Early in the morning, the streets were already bustling with activity.

After having breakfast, Ji Lin and his three companions left the hotel without checking out of their rooms, as they would likely stay in Longcheng for a few more days.

The four strolled through the streets of Dragon City, enjoying the comfort of the warm morning sun. Meng Hongchen took Ji Lin's arm, as if declaring her ownership to everyone. Seeing this, Ling Luochen, not to be outdone, took Ji Lin's other arm, trying to rival Meng Hongchen. The atmosphere between the two suddenly became tense, as if an invisible contest was unfolding.

But Meng Hongchen wore a victor's smile, which made Ling Luochen feel very uncomfortable.

Ye Guyi followed behind the three, feeling extremely awkward. She had originally thought that going for a walk would be a relaxing and enjoyable experience, but unexpectedly, she had become an outsider. Watching Meng Hongchen and Ling Luochen's confrontational manner, she couldn't help but begin to doubt whether she should have come out at all. Perhaps, staying in her room alone to cultivate was the most suitable choice for her.

Ye Guyi looked at Ji Lin, who was sandwiched between the two women, with a complicated expression. She did have some feelings for Ji Lin, but seeing the current situation, she hesitated about whether to join in. She felt that joining in would be very difficult.

The group attracted considerable attention, drawing the attention of many passersby. They whispered amongst themselves, speculating about the relationships between the individuals. Some envied Meng Hongchen and Ling Luochen's beauty and elegance, while others cast admiring glances at Ji Lin. Ye Guyi, however, kept her head down, avoiding the gaze of the crowd. She only wished to end this outing as soon as possible, wanting to return to her hotel room to cultivate.

As time passed, the temperature in Dragon City continued to drop. Snowflakes fell on the cobblestones where Ji Lin and his companions had walked, and also settled in every corner of Dragon City. The fluffy snowflakes that fell grew larger and larger.

The four of them returned to the Rose Hotel. Ji Lin sat on the soft, comfortable sofa, staring blankly at every snowflake drifting in the air.

Each snowflake is unique, exuding a slight coolness and a sense of drifting.

The room also contained a thermal soul tool. Despite wearing only thin clothing, the group didn't feel cold.

The doorbell rang, and Ji Lin opened the door. Seeing Chi Yuan and Nana standing there, Ji Lin smiled and said, "Welcome back, Teacher Chi Yuan, and Nana. Did you successfully retrieve your parents' souls?"

Nana nodded excitedly, holding a flag-shaped soul tool in her hands.

The two entered the room. Nana approached Ye Guyi and handed her the flag-shaped soul tool, saying excitedly, "Miss Ye, this is the soul tool that imprisoned my parents. Please help them free them."

Ye Guyi took the flag from Nana's hand; it was a metal flag engraved with strange patterns.

Nana explained, "This is a level seven soul tool called the Holy Spirit Flag, capable of holding tens of thousands of souls. When fighting an enemy, you only need to activate the vengeful spirits it controls to launch an area-of-effect attack. Any creature invaded by these vengeful spirits, whether human or soul beast, will become a vessel for the spirits within a short period. Once these creatures' physical bodies are destroyed, their souls will also be devoured by the vengeful spirits, making it extremely insidious. Moreover, only evil soul masters with outstanding mental strength and expertise in soul manipulation can use it."

"Fortunately, Her Majesty Chi Yuan personally intervened; otherwise, if that branch elder had released the vengeful spirit within the Holy Spirit Banner, my parents probably wouldn't have been saved."

Ye Guyi frowned. She sensed a massive amount of resentment condensing within this soul tool. With a slight exertion, she snapped the Holy Spirit Flag in her hand.

This Holy Spirit Flag is a soul tool with special effects, but in terms of hardness, it is not as good as some very ordinary soul tools.

Ye Guyi's Holy Angel Martial Soul is also a top-tier Beast Martial Soul, giving her extraordinary physical strength, making her capable of destruction without any pressure.

She didn't know how to use the Holy Spirit Flag, nor did she have time to figure it out. So she simply destroyed it, which would naturally remove its binding effect on the vengeful spirits.

As soon as the container that served as the storage broke, a torrent of resentment and energy surged out.

They were illusory human faces of various colors, each enveloped in a spherical orb of light. These faces twisted madly, and piercing wails and screams echoed throughout the room, creating a truly eerie atmosphere.

Ye Guyi circulated her soul power, her martial soul possessed her, and activated her first soul skill, Holy Light Illumination.

A divine, platinum-gold light spread out, and wherever the halo passed, the previously chaotic and violent vengeful spirits froze motionless in mid-air. The fierce aura and resentment quickly dissipated.

"Go find your parents. Once the evil and filth that tainted your soul are cleansed, they will vanish from here," Ye Guyi reminded Nana.

Nana quickly found her parents among a group of vengeful spirits.

During this time, the vengeful spirits that lingered in the room were thoroughly cleansed of the evil and filth within their souls. Their previously hideous and twisted faces became peaceful, gazing at Ye Guyi with gratitude and gentleness.

Seeing this, Ji Lin, Meng Hongchen, Ling Luochen, Chi Yuan, and Ye Guyi all left the room, leaving the remaining time for Nana and her parents.

Only after Ye Guyi sensed that all the souls in the room had dissipated and left did she lead Ji Lin and the others back into the room.

Inside the room, Nana bid her final farewell to the spirits of her parents, a few glistening drops still clinging to her eyelashes, which were covered with a layer of mist.

However, she felt extremely relaxed.

She was finally free.

With her eyes red and swollen from crying, she knelt down before Ji Lin and Ye Guyi.

"Master, thank you for freeing my parents' souls and purifying their impurities. I can only repay this lifelong kindness. From now on, I am willing to serve you like a slave for the rest of my life. If you do not need my service, I am willing to commit suicide here. My parents' matter is settled, and I have no more attachments to this world. Although joining the Holy Spirit Church was not my original intention, I am still a member, and I am willing to use my death to cleanse my sins."

Her eyes were filled with determination and resolve, leaving no doubt that she would actually do it.

"Get up. From now on, you will join the Free Gate. You don't need to call us masters anymore. Let the past be the past and embrace your new future." Ji Lin didn't feign refusal. Nana's experiences destined her to be absolutely loyal to him.

Ye Guyi nodded and said, "I have also joined the Freedom Sect. From now on, we are all fellow disciples, so there is no need to address me as master."

Nana's eyes were red, and she whispered, "Thank you. I'm willing to join the Freedom Sect and give everything for it."

Nana has nowhere to go. The Holy Spirit Cult's two branches have been destroyed, and the Mingdu branch has also been taken down by Chi Yuan. The Third Elder, who was a Title Douluo, is also dead. It is impossible for Nana to return to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. Only Ji Lin can take her in, and only the Zizai Sect, where Chi Yuan is stationed, can protect her.

She did indeed have suicidal thoughts. Her parents had already been freed, and the Douluo Continent was so vast that she didn't know where she could find refuge. If Ji Lin didn't accept her, she would most likely end her own life and go to reunite with her parents.

After Nana's matter was resolved, Nan Qiuqiu visited them the next day to invite them to the Earth Dragon Gate to express her gratitude to Ji Lin and the others for saving her life.

Following Nan Qiuqiu, Ji Lin and the others arrived at the north of Dragon City, and the group made their way to the gate of the Earth Dragon Gate.

Nan Shuishui was waiting at the door with Xiao Ye and the others.

Upon seeing Ji Lin and the others arrive, he greeted them with a smile.

"Senior Nan."

Ji Lin, Meng Hongchen, and the others bowed slightly to Nan Shuishui.

Nan Qiuqiu stood to the side, saying mischievously, "Good girl!"

Nan Shuishui glared at her daughter, annoyed. "You think you can get away with this? Don't be naughty."

Nan Qiuqiu chuckled, as if she had reverted to the mischievous, willful, and quirky Nan Qiuqiu of the past, instead of the sensible and resilient Nan Qiuqiu that Ji Lin and the others knew.

Nan Shuishui didn't see Chi Yuan near Ji Lin and the others, but she didn't ask any further questions. It was quite normal for a powerhouse who was at least a Super Douluo to be so elusive.

Ji Lin smiled gently and said, "It is an honor for this junior to have Senior Nan personally come to pick us up."

"How could that be? You are our great benefactors of the Earth Dragon Gate. Please come in." Nan Shuishui smiled and politely gestured for them to enter, personally leading Ji Lin and the others into the Earth Dragon Gate. At the same time, she glared at Nan Qiuqiu, signaling her to go and make tea to welcome the guests.

Nan Qiuqiu then came to her senses, made a face at Nan Shuishui's back, and stuck out her little tongue.

"They'll start bossing people around."

Despite her complaints, she still listened to Nan Shui Shui's words.

He bypassed Ji Lin and the others, and rushed into the backyard to make tea.

Nan Shuishui led Ji Lin and the others to the backyard of the Earth Dragon Gate. A warm atmosphere filled every corner of the backyard, and the beautiful flowers of various colors were pleasing to the eye, emitting a charming and faint fragrance.

Nan Shuishui led Ji Lin and the others to sit down at a stone table under a canopy of vines.

Nan Qiuqiu also carried six steaming cups of tea and a plate of snowflake cake, a specialty of Longcheng, and placed them on the stone table. Then, she obediently stood behind Nan Shuishui. However, her big eyes kept darting around, making her seem restless, completely different from the Nan Qiuqiu that Ji Lin had just met.

Ji Lin took the initiative to speak: "Senior Nan, please introduce yourself first. I am Ji Lin, a disciple of Shrek Academy's inner court. I am also the sect leader of the Zizai Sect."

Ling Luochen said calmly, "Ling Luochen, a disciple of Shrek Academy's inner court and a disciple of the Free and Easy Sect."

Ye Guyi also said calmly, "I am not a student of Shrek Academy, but I have just joined the Freedom Sect and am a disciple of the Freedom Sect."

Meng Hongchen looked left and right, and finally looked at Ji Lin with a resentful expression, pouting as she said, "Meng Hongchen is an exchange student from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, and is temporarily studying at Shrek Academy. I am not a disciple of the Free Sect."

The last sentence was filled with resentment.

Ji Lin picked up his tea and took a sip to cover his embarrassment. Meng Hongchen was from the Sun Moon Empire, and it was not appropriate for her to join the Freedom Sect now. Before the time was right, Meng Hongchen joining the Freedom Sect would only make her situation more awkward. Her Hongchen family was rooted in the Sun Moon Empire, while Ji Lin's Freedom Sect was rooted in the Star Luo Empire. The relationship between these two empires was not harmonious. Once the higher-ups of the Sun Moon Empire found out that Meng Hongchen had joined a sect of the Star Luo Empire, her situation would definitely become very bad. With Jing Hongchen protecting her, although she would not be in mortal danger, she would still face a lot of trouble.

Therefore, Ji Lin never intended for Meng Hongchen to join the Zizai Sect right now.

Meng Hongchen understood this as well. She just didn't like the feeling of being excluded. Everyone else was a disciple of the Zizai Sect, but she wasn't.

Nana whispered, "I am Nana. I used to be a disciple of the Holy Spirit Cult, but now I have joined the Freedom Sect."

Nan Shuishui had already heard Nan Qiuqiu recount everything that had happened during the time Nan Shuishui was arrested, so she naturally knew about Nana's existence.

Nan Shuishui said gently, "Nana, I should thank you. If you hadn't let Qiuqiu go, Qiuqiu wouldn't have been able to be rescued, and it would have been impossible for you to bring people to rescue us. You are our benefactor."

Nan Shui Shui looked at Nana with gentle eyes and said softly, "Child, I've heard Qiu Qiu tell your story. You had no choice in the matter. You don't need to feel ashamed of your past identity. Remember, you are no longer a member of the Holy Spirit Cult, nor are you an evil soul master. You are a disciple of the Free Gate. You are a benefactor of our Earth Dragon Gate."

Looking into Nan Shuishui's gentle gaze, Nana stared blankly for a moment. She seemed to see her mother's figure in Nan Shuishui, and in an instant, her eyes welled up with tears. Forcing herself to utter the word "Mom," she gently nodded and said, "Mmm."

Having lost her parents at a young age, Nana was drawn to Nan Shuishui's maternal glow and almost called out "Mom".

Nan Shuishui looked at Ji Lin and said, "So you are inner disciples of Shrek Academy. No wonder you are so outstanding. If I'm not mistaken, you are here in Dragon City to carry out a surveillance mission, right?"

Ji Lin wasn't surprised. Anyone familiar with the Shrek Academy's inner court disciples knew that they were all members of the Shrek Inspection Team. It wasn't a holiday, so the only reason the inner court disciples were here was to carry out an inspection mission, which wasn't hard to guess.

(End of this chapter)