Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

The speaking figure had nine spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and five black—shining brightly. The other, silent figure had even more powerful spirit rings: one yellow, three purple, and five black.

They were all at the level of Title Douluo, and the aura emanating from them was filled with a sinister feeling.

"An evil soul master?" Ji Lin frowned and murmured.

"Little one, isn't it a bit too late to realize this now?"

As the man in black who had spoken earlier continued talking, he slowly flew toward Ji Lin. Behind him, a blue-black light and shadow slowly enlarged. This blue-black light and shadow looked extremely terrifying. At first, it looked like a skull, but as it grew larger, it became clear that it was a pale human face, so pale that it was impossible to tell whether it was male or female. However, countless disgusting blue-black maggots were crawling on the face.

The other man in black remained silent throughout, but behind him, a dark green light shone, condensing into a giant centipede with a single eye on its forehead, swaying gently in the air.

Ji Lin narrowed his eyes. Good heavens, two evil soul masters at the Title Douluo level. It's a pity Ye Guyi isn't here, otherwise we could have another feast tonight, and it wouldn't be impossible for him to break through to Soul Douluo level.

However, looking at these two evil soul masters, Ji Lin also felt a bit troubled. You must know that in the world of soul masters, a titled Douluo-level evil soul master is equivalent to a Super Douluo-level combat power.

If there's only one, he can kill it directly. If there are two, it's more troublesome. If he kills one, the other might escape.

"Now you're scared? Too late. If it weren't for capturing you alive, we wouldn't have had to come all this way ourselves. Alright, little thing, come down with us. Otherwise, I'll let you taste what it's like to have your soul devoured by this vengeful spirit mask. I'll let it devour your soul from the very first soul and spirit. That feeling, tsk tsk..."

Seeing Ji Lin standing there in a daze, the two evil soul masters thought that Ji Lin was afraid.

They knew very well that even a Title Douluo would be afraid if surrounded by the two of them, let alone a mere Soul Saint.

Ji Lin said calmly, "May I know the titles of the two seniors? That way I'll know who killed them."

The evil spirit master with the vengeful spirit masked martial soul said, "Telling you won't hurt. I am Masked Douluo, and this one is Heavenly Centipede Douluo."

"So it was you! You killed several of our sect's most promising young talents. Our sect leader misses you terribly!"

A familiar voice rang out, and Tianwu Douluo, who had been silent until now, suddenly lifted the black cloak on his head, revealing his true face.

Upon seeing him, Ji Lin recognized him as none other than Nangong Wan, the Second Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult whom he had seen in the underground water dungeon of Risheng City. If he remembered correctly, Nangong Wan's third and fourth brothers had both been killed by him. What a small world!

Of course, the Second Elder, Nangong Wan, did not know that Ji Lin was the murderer who killed his two brothers. The reason he knew Ji Lin was because there was a portrait of Ji Lin in the Holy Spirit Cult. Ji Lin killed a genius disciple of the Holy Spirit Cult in the Mingdu Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition and had long been blacklisted by the Holy Spirit Cult leader, Zhongli Wula, and put on the Holy Spirit Cult's kill list.

Ji Lin did not conceal his appearance, so he was recognized by the Second Elder, Nangong Wan, immediately.

"So it's the Second Elder. Long time no see." Ji Lin greeted the Second Elder with a calm expression.

Nangong Wan looked at Ji Lin with suspicion. If he remembered correctly, this was the first time he had met Ji Lin, but Ji Lin seemed to know him very well and even knew that he was the second elder of the Holy Spirit Sect.

"This should be our first meeting. Who exactly are you?" Nangong Wan said coldly.

Ji Lin smiled and said, "The Third Elder and the Fourth Elder are waiting for you downstairs."

Nangong Wan was stunned for a moment, then his face contorted with disbelief. "Could it be...it's you? How is that possible?"

"Um?"

Masked Douluo looked at Tianwu Douluo Nangong Wan with a puzzled expression, wondering what kind of riddle the two were playing.

The next moment, a faint white figure appeared behind the two like a ghost. Looking at that ethereal and otherworldly figure, it was none other than Zhang Lexuan.

Ji Lin came with Zhang Lexuan, but they operated in a concealed manner. Ji Lin attracted the attention of the aerial detection soul tools below at an altitude of 4,500 meters, while Zhang Lexuan hid herself even higher in the sky. Only a Title Douluo like Zhang Lexuan, who had reached the combat power of a Super Douluo, could perfectly conceal her presence at such a high altitude.

With the Sun Moon Empire's current high-altitude detection soul guides, it's impossible to detect Zhang Lexuan's figure. Although the two evil soul masters can reach the level of a Super Douluo in terms of combat power, their perception ability is still a notch below.

Ji Lin originally only wanted to test the limits of the Sun Moon Empire's soul-guided device, but he didn't expect there to be an unexpected surprise. Just when he was worried about not being able to find Tang Ya's whereabouts, the Holy Spirit Cult delivered itself to his door. As long as he could capture one alive, his Word Spirit Technique would have a place to be used.

This is much more reliable than him finding Tang Ya in the army of the Sun Moon Empire.

Upon seeing Zhang Lexuan's appearance, both Tianwu Douluo Nangong Wan and Masked Douluo's expressions hardened, because they had never sensed the presence of such a powerful figure. Moreover, although Zhang Lexuan looked very young, she was indeed very young, but her aura was unfathomable, making the two feel uneasy.

Based on their judgment, Zhang Lexuan was at least a Super Douluo.

Although the guess was wrong, it wasn't entirely wrong either; Zhang Lexuan does indeed possess the combat power of a Super Douluo.

Zhang Lexuan floated calmly in mid-air, her expression indifferent. She and Ji Lin sandwiched Masked Douluo and Heavenly Centipede Douluo in the middle, thus surrounding the two evil soul master titled Douluo.

This put immense pressure on the two evil spirit masters. Something unusual was definitely amiss. Since Zhang Lexuan was here, it meant that their plans had been anticipated by her, and they were in danger.

Although evil soul masters are said to have the combat power of a super douluo as long as they break through to the title douluo level, in reality, at the super douluo level, the advantage of evil soul masters is not so obvious. Moreover, it is already difficult for evil soul masters to become title douluos, let alone super douluos.

Of the two evil soul masters, Masked Douluo's cultivation level is 91, while Nangong Wan is stronger at 93. Although they can indeed suppress ordinary titled Douluos of the same level, they are definitely at the bottom of the Super Douluo power rankings, playing the role of gatekeeper.

They are well aware of this.

Nangong Wan narrowed his eyes, releasing a strong silver light. The huge centipede-like light and shadow behind him seemed to come alive, twisting slightly, and the nine soul rings on his body also shone faintly.

The sinister aura emanating from the Masked Douluo grew even stronger, and the terrifying human face-shaped light and shadow slowly moved forward, while the black mist gradually enveloped Zhang Lexuan and Ji Lin.

A bright moon rose above Zhang Lexuan's head, and nine spirit rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, red, and red—appeared one by one. Ji Lin pulled out the Heavenly Fire Judgment from the void, and his seven spirit rings—one yellow, one purple, two black, two red, and one gold—also shone with dazzling light.

The two sides were on the verge of battle, and the fight was about to break out. Masked Douluo and Heavenly Centipede Douluo exchanged a glance and launched the first attack. They believed in striking first and bullying the weak while fearing the strong. Zhang Lexuan's two red spirit rings had frightened them. Although Ji Lin's spirit ring configuration was also outrageous, he only had seven spirit rings. They didn't even need to think about who to attack.

The enormous human face-shaped light and shadow behind the Masked Douluo suddenly moved forward, directly engulfing Ji Lin. A chilling voice echoed in the air, terrifying the senses. His second, third, and fourth spirit rings flashed one after another. The sheer size of the light and shadow completely obscured the Heavenly Centipede Douluo, Nangong Wan, behind him.

Ji Lin could feel a powerful suction force pulling at his soul, as if trying to tear it apart. Moreover, a chilling aura was spreading from all directions.

A cold smile appeared on Ji Lin's lips. A contest of mental strength, huh?

"Listen to me, you are very weak right now."

A surge of immense spiritual power erupted forth, and Ji Lin immediately activated his Word of Power, enveloping Masked Douluo and Heavenly Centipede Douluo.

At the same time, Ji Lin's mental detection sharing had been connected with Zhang Lexuan, and the mental detection was fully activated, not only covering the current battlefield, but also covering a large area of ​​the surrounding night sky. If any other enemies appeared, they would be able to be detected immediately.

This is the first time Ji Lin and Zhang Lexuan have teamed up for a battle, and the two evil soul masters will experience what it means to be a husband and wife team fighting together.

The effect of the Word of Power was very obvious. The auras of Masked Douluo and Heavenly Centipede Douluo weakened significantly, as if they were really weak. The face and light shadows coming towards Ji Lin also became more illusory.

The battle unfolded in the blink of an eye. The instant Masked Douluo launched his attack, Zhang Lexuan's figure appeared in front of Ji Lin. Facing the illusory face-shaped light and shadow, Zhang Lexuan raised her right hand, her palm transforming into a blade. In an instant, a silver blade flashed and disappeared, cleaving the face-shaped light and shadow in two. Moreover, the seemingly weak silver blade reached Masked Douluo almost instantly.

Masked Douluo was startled and quickly retreated. As he did so, the light in front of him distorted slightly. Then, his body trembled, and the dark light disappeared. But in front of Masked Douluo, it seemed as if a clump of liquid energy had dissipated.

Masked Douluo was extremely frustrated. Although he was weaker than Zhang Lexuan, he shouldn't have been unable to block even a casual light blade. However, Ji Lin's Word of Power suppressed him, making him feel powerless and greatly reducing the speed of his soul power circulation.

(End of this chapter)