Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 436 Liberation

"Hahaha, it's a martial spirit I created myself, isn't it amazing!" Although the female evil spirit master was laughing, Ji Lin could sense a desolate emotion in her laughter.

Ji Lin was silent for a moment. He knew that this female evil soul master probably had a story, and it was not a pleasant one. Ji Lin was very clear that even if a person possessed an evil martial soul, he would not necessarily fall into evil soul mastery. Most evil soul masters willingly fell into evil, but a small number of evil soul masters were forced by reality and had no choice in the matter.

This female evil spirit master is probably like that, but she has already fallen. She is different from Tang Ya. Tang Ya was controlled, while she actively became an evil spirit master. Once an evil spirit master, always an evil spirit master.

Ji Lin narrowed his eyes slightly. "A self-created martial soul? A martial soul can be created independently? Is it really not a mutation?"

"No, no, no!" The evil spirit master uttered three "no's" in succession, his voice turning from sorrow to coldness. "Have you ever seen a mutated martial spirit that only awakens at fifteen? No, you haven't. My martial spirit comes from hatred, from hatred etched into my bones. When hatred reaches its peak, my vengeful spirit emerges. I killed her, killed her, killed her! I want revenge, I want revenge! Die, all of you die!"

She suddenly lost control of her mind, and her hands shot upwards in a lifting motion. Immediately afterward, her second, third, and fifth spirit rings lit up simultaneously.

Ji Lin's eyes twitched a few times. He knew it; it was no wonder the evil spirit master would go berserk after only a few words.

A strange white mist spread from the female evil spirit master, and countless curses that had previously appeared above Ji Lin's head suddenly scattered and surged out in all directions.

Just then, a hint of surprise flashed in the female evil spirit master's blood-red eyes. She stared intently at Ji Lin's eyes, and suddenly his originally clear blue pupils shone with golden light, as dazzling as the sun.

The next moment, a flash of golden light appeared.

"Hmm—" The female evil spirit master's head snapped back, and she stumbled back several steps. The huge vengeful spirit that had been hovering behind her dissipated, and the curses she had just released vanished in an instant.

The Million-Year Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm Soul Bone Technique, Soul Impact.

With a step forward of his left foot, Ji Lin's golden eyes shone even brighter. "Listen to me, please! Don't move."

Ye Guyi, who was originally being held in Ji Lin's arms, transformed into a golden light and rushed towards the female evil soul master. Just now, with Ji Lin's help, she had regained consciousness. Although her head was still dizzy, she was still able to fight.

A divine, platinum light condensed and shone upon the female evil spirit master. The next moment, her body suddenly disintegrated, disintegrating like a ghost, turning into countless black shadows that scattered in all directions. Each shadow was exactly the same as her original body.

"Listen to me, please! Come back."

Ji Lin's golden eyes fixed on the female evil spirit master once more.

The next instant, a sharp scream rang out, all the black light and shadow merged back together, and she reappeared in her previous position, once again exposed to the holy light of Ye Guyi.

Amidst screams, her entire body was enveloped in a divine light, and her blood-red eyes were filled with disbelief.

"This, this is..."

Just now, she felt her body was out of control, and subconsciously returned to the original spot, as if her use of soul skill to escape was an illusion, just like at the beginning, when she faced Ye Guyi's holy light and remained motionless.

Ji Lin told her not to move, so she didn't. She was exposed to the holy light for several seconds before she reacted and used her soul skill to escape. As a result, Ji Lin told her to go back, and she actually went back!

It's no wonder she couldn't accept it; she was a Soul Master of the Spirit type at the Soul Douluo level, yet she was being toyed with by a Soul Saint who was a whole level lower than her.

Ye Guyi didn't speak. With the flapping of the four angel wings behind him, he instantly appeared in front of the female evil soul master. His holy sword slashed down mercilessly, and the holy light transformed into a sword beam tens of meters long.

You have to understand that she was almost killed instantly by this female evil spirit master, and she still has a splitting headache. Right now, her anger level is off the charts. Anyone who has almost had their head blown off will not be in a good mood.

A sacred sword light descended from the sky. The female evil spirit master stared blankly at the descending sword light with her bloodshot eyes. She was interfered with and controlled by Ji Lin's Word of Power and stood frozen in place.

"Ah—" The intense sense of crisis triggered the female evil spirit master's survival instinct. She forcefully broke free from the control of the Word of Power, raised her hands suddenly, and the seventh spirit ring on her body shone brightly. The huge vengeful spirit that appeared behind her crawled down and completely merged with her body. Instead of resisting or attacking, the ghost turned around and ran away, trying to escape the Holy Sword's embrace.

What terrified her was not the holy angel that restrained evil soul masters, but the incantation spell that even she, a spirit-type Soul Douluo, could control.

However, how could Ye Guyi let her go so easily? The holy sword swept across the sky, and the platinum-gold sword light instantly shattered the vengeful spirit into pieces. Wherever the sword light passed, only scattered glittering points of light remained in the sky.

The shattered Soul of Revenge reassembled, but it was no longer the Soul of Revenge of the Martial Soul True Form; instead, it reverted to the original form of a female evil soul master.

Although Ye Guyi's sword strike was powerful, it was not a full-force strike delivered in haste. To be able to cut a Soul Master with the cultivation of an eight-ring Soul Douluo out of his Martial Soul True Body state with a single strike was already astonishing.

This is also thanks to her Holy Angel Martial Soul, which is effective against evil soul masters; otherwise, she wouldn't have achieved such a dazzling record.

However, after the female evil spirit master deactivated her Martial Soul True Form state, the crazed blood red in her eyes gradually faded, and her expression slowly calmed down.

Although Ye Guyi did not kill the female evil spirit master with a single sword strike, her purifying power still played its due role, purifying some of the female evil spirit master's negative emotions such as hatred, resentment, and madness.

An angelic phantom appeared behind Ye Guyi, its holy light shining on the female evil spirit master. The blood red in her eyes had faded considerably, and her gaze gradually became clear. A blush appeared on her pale face, along with a relieved smile.

"Thank you." Her voice was no longer hoarse, but rather melodious and pleasant, as if it came from another world.

"Finally, I can be free? Is this the light? Thank you for purifying my evil side and freeing me. Thank you, I'm so happy, so happy..."

Black energy began to flow out from her seven orifices, and her face began to age rapidly, turning withered and emaciated in an instant.

The black currents behind her gradually condensed into a human shape before slowly dissipating. Her body slumped down like a withered lotus in the wind, then crumbled into pieces, finally turning into dust and disappearing in the night wind.

Ye Guyi stared blankly at the spot where the female evil spirit master had vanished, her emotions a jumble of complex feelings. She hadn't expected that this wicked and cruel evil spirit master would thank her in her final moments, instead of unleashing a torrent of curses and insults.

Ji Lin quietly approached Ye Guyi from behind, patted her shoulder, and whispered, "You should be happy to have eliminated an evil soul master."

Ye Guyi smiled bitterly, "I don't know either. Why can't I calm down? Why did she thank me?"

Ji Lin also looked at the disappearing figure of the female evil spirit master and sighed, "This world is not beautiful. Not all evil is evil from the beginning. Although she was an evil spirit master, death was the only relief for her. It was also the only way for her to atone for her sins, to atone with death."

"No matter how tragic her past was, she still fell into the life of an evil spirit master. Killing for revenge is forgivable, it's human nature. But taking her anger out on innocent people, falling into the life of an evil spirit master, and becoming addicted to killing, then there is only one ending: death!"

Ye Guyi nodded and said, "I know that evil spirit masters all deserve to die. I'm not sympathizing with her, it's just that this is the first time I've encountered an evil spirit master who thanks the person who killed her, so I'm a little unaccustomed to it."

"According to her, her martial soul is the Soul of Revenge. It seems that her past was not pleasant. The martial soul that she awakened for revenge may mean that for her, dying after killing her enemies is the best ending. As an evil soul master, she is no longer the original her."

"Forget about that, let's go back first. The commotion wasn't big, but it did attract attention. Someone will probably come over soon."

Ji Lin took one last look at the ground where the female evil spirit master had disappeared, then turned and left.

Ye Guyi followed Ji Lin away with a complicated expression. Originally, she was only chasing after evil spirit masters for the sake of cultivation. However, her sense of justice made her unable to stand by and watch the evil deeds of the evil spirit masters. This experience made her even more determined in her beliefs.

Evil Soul Masters should all die. It's for their own good, for the good of other innocent people, and for the good of Douluo Continent. Only dead evil soul masters are good evil soul masters.

After discovering Ji Lin and Ye Guyi, this female evil spirit master was destined to die. Ji Lin did not break free from her mental lock immediately in order to lure her to a secluded place to kill her.

Their whereabouts have been discovered, and if they are not killed to cover it up, a city-wide manhunt will definitely follow. Moreover, this female evil spirit master's mental attributes are very troublesome, so it would be a good thing to eliminate her in advance.

The only thing that caught Ji Lin off guard was that this female evil soul master had an exaggeratedly strong suppressive power over soul masters who were of lower level and weaker in mental strength than her.

That self-created soul skill, Fearful Scream, was a classic example of bullying the weak and fearing the strong. Those weaker than her would most likely be instantly killed, while those stronger than her would be rendered useless by this move, at most serving as mere distraction.

(End of this chapter)