Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 400 Becoming a Demon

Fourth Soul Skill: Blue Silver Cage.

At Ji Lin's feet, a large patch of blue silver grass, resembling a forest of spears, instantly sprouted, radiating a chilling light.

Flames erupted from Ji Lin's body, carrying him to dodge Tang Ya's fourth soul skill, Blue Silver Cage, and allowing him to get even closer to Tang Ya.

Ji Lin unleashed two sword energies, one flying to the left and one to the right towards Tang Ya.

"Snap, snap!" Two dark blue Blue Silver Grass vines appeared out of nowhere, striking the two sword energies. At the same time, a large number of vines rose up instantly, blocking Ji Lin's way.

Flames swirled and condensed around Ji Lin, gradually transforming into a fiery dragon. A loud dragon roar rang out, and the fiery dragon charged straight at the large patch of blue silver grass vines.

"boom--"

A deafening roar echoed through the air as the raging dragon shattered the vines, the fragments turning to ashes in the intense heat.

Ji Lin finally approached Tang Ya. Tang Ya's face was filled with coldness. Her right hand was raised to her right side, palm facing inward and fingertips pointing upward. A spear that radiated a bright blue light had already appeared at her fingertips.

The moment the spear appeared, Tang Ya herself turned into a translucent dark blue.

This is……

Even Zheng Zhan, the Unbreakable Douluo who was acting as the referee, felt a chill run down his spine; it was a feeling as if his soul was being pierced.

The pressure from Tang Ya's fifth soul skill made him feel like he was about to be pierced, even though he was a Title Douluo known for his defensive prowess!

Young people these days are truly terrifying! They're all so outrageous!

A golden light flashed in Ji Lin's eyes, and his blue eyes had completely turned into a noble gold. He activated the Sacred Mark Technique, Word of Power.

"Listen to me, Senior Tang Ya, please recall your past with Senior Bei Bei."

Ji Lin's Word of Power struck Tang Ya's soul like a giant hammer, and her already formed spear failed to be launched immediately.

"Listen to me, you should be able to remember your past. You are Tang Ya, the leader of the Tang Sect, not Tang Ya, the evil soul master. Please wake up."

The golden light in Ji Lin's eyes grew stronger and stronger.

Tang Ya was stunned. Scenes flashed through her mind, and a look of confusion appeared in her eyes.

Unbreakable Douluo Zheng Zhan looked at Ji Lin in shock, his eyes filled with disbelief as he saw the golden light in Ji Lin's eyes. A mental-type soul skill?

In the Snow Demon Sect's rest area, Vina looked at Ji Lin on the competition stage in shock. Although she knew that Ji Lin had strong mental power, she did not expect that Ji Lin would have such a terrifying mental soul skill.

As a fellow spirit master, Vina knew very well that Tang Ya on the stage was completely under Ji Lin's mental control. She was now completely exposed to Ji Lin, as if she were naked. Whatever Ji Lin told her to do, she had to do. If Ji Lin told her to recall the past, Tang Ya would force herself to do so.

Tang Ya stood there motionless, as if she had been frozen in place. As the images kept flashing through her mind, the confusion in her eyes turned into a violent struggle.

In the spectator area, Bei Bei excitedly watched the two on the stage. He knew that Ji Lin was helping him awaken Tang Ya's memories, and judging from Tang Ya's expression, it was clear that he was about to succeed.

Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan clenched their fists, looking nervously at Ji Lin and Tang Ya, silently praying that they would succeed!

In the rest area, Scorpion Tiger Douluo Zhang Peng had already rushed to the door, staring at the competition stage, his expression shifting between light and shadow.

He didn't know the relationship between Tang Ya and Bei Bei, nor did he know what Ji Lin wanted to do. After joining the Holy Spirit Cult, Tang Ya gained the cult's great attention with her outstanding talent and became the Holy Maiden of the Holy Spirit Cult. As the captain of the Holy Spirit Sect, she led the team to participate in this competition. Although he didn't know what Ji Lin had done to Tang Ya, Tang Ya was different from the other evil soul master team members and could not be allowed to fail.

Ji Lin was right in front of her, so why wasn't Tang Ya using her Blue Silver Overlord Spear, which could devour life, to attack? Why was she standing motionless in place?

Ji Lin frowned. His main ability in his Word of Power was mental control, but Tang Ya was being controlled by someone else. Helping her break free from control was a delicate task that Ji Lin was still struggling with. His main focus was not mental control; he could only rely on his powerful mental strength to forcibly control others, but he was not proficient in many subtle applications of mental power. His main focus was fire and ice, and mental control was only a secondary focus.

His half-baked mental control was good enough to bully opponents with lower mental strength, but he was completely clueless about how to help Tang Ya break free from the control.

Tang Ya was controlled by the Holy Spirit Cult's secret techniques and drugs, and her mind was corrupted. Moreover, Tang Ya's compatibility with the secret techniques was astonishingly high, and she had already been assimilated by them. Her mind was devoured by the evil poison, which had spread throughout Tang Ya's body, even her spiritual sea was not spared. This was not a problem that could be solved simply by having strong spiritual power. Even if Ji Lin used the power of words to force Tang Ya to recall her past memories, or even if he used the power of words to control Tang Ya's body and make her body expel the evil poison on its own, Tang Ya would not be able to survive if he did that; she would definitely die.

The power of words is strong and has a wide range of applications, but it is not invincible or omnipotent. It can help Tang Ya expel evil poison, but at the cost of Tang Ya's life. The power of words is very domineering, so Ji Lin will not use it on his own people, in case he goes too far. He will only use it on his enemies, and using it on Tang Ya was a last resort.

Unfortunately, it seems he failed; simply making Tang Ya recall her past memories was not enough.

"Beibei... Beibei..." Tang Ya murmured to herself. She had recalled some memories of Beibei, but her mind had been corrupted by the evil poison.

Tang Ya's eyes were filled with pain. Suddenly, she clutched her head with both hands, looked up at the sky, and let out a painful scream.

"ah--"

The piercing scream was extremely penetrating. A strong, dark blue light could be seen surging out from her body, bursting outwards in a turbulent burst.

Ji Lin immediately stopped his incantation and flashed away from Tang Ya.

Bei Bei watched Tang Ya's pained expression from afar. He wanted to rush onto the stage, but Xu Sanshi stopped him. They couldn't go up to the stage now because their soul guide shield hadn't been removed yet. Besides, they had already been eliminated and were no longer qualified to step onto the stage. They would definitely be stopped by someone.

"Beibei, trust Junior Brother Ji Lin, he won't hurt Tang Ya."

On the Holy Spirit Sect's side, Scorpion Tiger Douluo stepped forward, tearing through the soul guide shield, and arrived on the competition stage. Tang Ya's importance to the Holy Spirit Sect was no less than that of Bei Bei and the others to Shrek Academy.

He noticed that Tang Ya was acting strangely and immediately broke the rules by stepping onto the ring.

"Holy Maiden, what's wrong with you?" Zhang Peng shouted, raising his hand to grab Tang Ya's shoulder.

Tang Ya suddenly turned around, her eyes turning completely dark blue, and countless vines swarmed out, heading straight for Zhang Peng to entangle him.

Seeing the pain in her eyes, Zhang Peng was startled, but with his cultivation level, he was naturally not controlled by Tang Ya.

What evil spirit masters fear most is not the strength of their opponents, but the possibility of going astray during their cultivation.

Ordinary Soul Masters might be saved if they go astray in their cultivation, but Evil Soul Masters' cultivation abilities are extremely domineering, and once a problem occurs, they are almost certain to die.

Throughout history, countless evil spirit masters have died from qi deviation while attempting to overcome difficult challenges. Some even exploded from their bodies, dying a truly tragic death.

There are gains and losses. Evil Soul Masters cultivate quickly and their combat power far exceeds that of ordinary Soul Masters of the same level, but their cultivation path is also very bumpy. Before the emergence of the Holy Spirit Cult, very few Evil Soul Masters were able to break through to the Title Douluo level.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhang Peng instantly released a powerful aura, forcibly forcing away the dark blue silver grass. With one step, he was in front of Tang Ya. He made a fist with his right hand, and his powerful soul power immediately trapped Tang Ya. At the same time, he also struck out with his palm and pressed it on Tang Ya's forehead.

Tang Ya's screams finally stopped, and she collapsed limply to the ground.

Zhang Peng glared at Ji Lin, his eyes filled with murderous intent. "What did you do to the Holy Maiden?"

Unbreakable Douluo Zheng Zhan stood in front of Ji Lin, facing Scorpion Tiger Douluo Zhang Peng directly, and said in a deep voice, "Who are you? Don't you know that no team's leader is allowed to appear in the competition?"

Zhang Peng glared at him coldly, and Zheng Zhan immediately felt a tightness in his chest and subconsciously took two steps back.

This person is incredibly powerful. The sheer aura emanating from his eyes alone gives me an overwhelming feeling of powerlessness. A Super Douluo! Only a Super Douluo can evoke this feeling in me!

Zheng Zhan was shocked. How strong must a Super Douluo-level evil soul master be!

But he still stood firmly in front of Ji Lin, fulfilling his duty as a referee.

Ji Lin then spoke up, "What did you do to her? Shouldn't that be a question for you? What did you do to her?"

A crimson flame ignited in Ji Lin's eyes. In a daze, Zhang Peng saw a colossal figure behind Ji Lin and subconsciously took two steps back. When he woke up, he realized that he had just fallen into a mental illusion, and a bead of cold sweat appeared on his forehead!

What terrifying mental power! Even he was affected for a moment, no wonder the Holy Maiden turned out this way.

Zhang Peng, believing that Tang Ya had gone mad due to Ji Lin's mental attack, stopped pursuing her and dared not continue. He had a bad feeling about Ji Lin, a sense that he might die at any moment.

This left him feeling quite bewildered and confused. He couldn't understand why a boy who was not even twenty years old would give him this feeling.

Looking at Zheng Zhan, Scorpion Tiger Douluo Zhang Peng said in a deep voice, "Our team member has some health issues in this individual elimination round and cannot participate in the competition for the time being. We concede the third match and will continue."

As he spoke, he turned around and, as if teleporting, took a step off the competition stage.

(End of this chapter)