Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

As Zhang Lexuan attacked Masked Douluo, a giant, dark green centipede suddenly appeared, spewing a cloud of dark green poisonous mist straight at Zhang Lexuan's head. This poisonous mist was peculiar; it filled the air as if composed of countless tiny particles. Zhang Lexuan struck it with her palm, and her powerful soul force passed directly through the poisonous mist without any obstruction.

At the same time, a crimson sword aura was silently unleashed by Ji Lin, landing on the Masked Douluo who was retreating in the distance.

However, it was nighttime, and Ji Lin's crimson sword aura was too conspicuous, failing to achieve the effect of surprise. Even so, the sharp aura emanating from Ji Lin's sword aura still made the Masked Douluo's hair stand on end.

The poisonous mist of the Heavenly Centipede Douluo was not dispelled, but it did not hinder Zhang Lexuan. With a flash of silver light, Zhang Lexuan had already arrived beside Ji Lin, escaping the coverage of the poisonous mist. With the Silver Moon Martial Soul that can manipulate light, Zhang Lexuan's speed was not weak.

Masked Douluo dodged Ji Lin's sword energy, but couldn't help shivering as the scorching aura brushed past him. If it weren't nighttime, and Ji Lin's crimson sword energy wasn't so conspicuous, he might not have been able to dodge it in his haste. The sword energy emanated an aura of extreme heat, and even though he dodged it, he was still shaken. If he had been hit by that sword, even he wouldn't have felt good!

Although the Masked Douluo was alarmed, he did not stop his attack. He raised his hands, his ten fingers trembling, as if he was controlling something. Twisted light and shadow began to appear around Ji Lin and Zhang Lexuan, and then began to tremble violently.

"Um?"

Zhang Lexuan's expression changed slightly, because she clearly sensed a strange power within these distorted lights and shadows, causing her to become sluggish—not just physically, but also mentally and cognitively.

This is……?

A control-type battle spirit master? That masked Douluo is actually a control-type battle spirit master?

Without a doubt, Tianwu Douluo Nangong Wan is a power-attack type battle soul master, and the combination of power-attack and control types can unleash unexpected power.

This wasn't the first or second time that Nangong Wan and Masked Douluo had teamed up. On one side, Masked Douluo activated his attack, and on the other side, Nangong Wan also instantly unleashed his own.

The centipede's light and shadow suddenly solidified, while Nangong Wan's own body had disappeared. The giant centipede, shimmering with a ghostly green light, instantly swelled in size, its enormous body crashing down on Zhang Lexuan and Ji Lin. In just one breath, it had grown to over fifty meters long, with hundreds of sharp legs pressing down on Ji Lin and Zhang Lexuan.

The Heavenly Centipede Douluo, Nangong Wan, decisively used his Martial Soul True Form.

The most powerful attack of a Title Douluo is a direct attack using the physical body transformed from their Martial Soul True Body; even Limit Douluos are no exception.

Soul Masters who possess Beast Martial Souls, once they reach the Soul Saint level or above, fight in a manner similar to that of high-level Soul Beasts.

The moment Zhang Lexuan hesitated, Nangong Wan suddenly burst forth, and the masked Douluo's body also shone brightly. The previous human face and light shadows disappeared, but all the illusory shadows appeared, clearly as pale white maggots, surrounding Zhang Lexuan and Ji Lin, seemingly forming a formation. Each maggot emitted strange mental fluctuations, interfering with Ji Lin and Zhang Lexuan.

At that moment, a ring of flames exploded around Ji Lin, unleashing endless flames and a high-temperature shockwave centered on Ji Lin and Zhang Lexuan. Within a radius of tens of square meters, the air was violently distorted, and a red shockwave rippled outwards.

Amidst the deafening roar, the maggots, which were emitting intense mental fluctuations, were instantly engulfed by the high-temperature flames, and their interference with Ji Lin and Zhang Lexuan naturally disappeared.

Zhang Lexuan's eyes instantly cleared, and a burst of silver light shone brightly. Zhang Lexuan completely ignored the giant centipede charging towards her. Accompanied by a dazzling silver moonlight, she transformed into a beam of intense silver moonlight and rushed straight towards Masked Douluo.

Under the moonlight, Zhang Lexuan's speed was already comparable to that of a titled Douluo of the same level who was skilled in agility-based attacks.

Zhang Lexuan now possesses both the speed of an agility-based attacker and the attack power of a strength-based attacker, while also having strong defense; she is practically a well-rounded warrior.

Zhang Lexuan's body transformed into a silver moon in the moonlight, echoing the moon in the distant sky. Under these circumstances, Zhang Lexuan's combat power far exceeded her usual level. Amplified by the same source of moonlight, no one could see her clearly. Even Ji Lin could only catch a glimpse of Zhang Lexuan's afterimage because she was too fast, almost to the point of instantaneous teleportation. Ji Lin could only vaguely see a silver light flash by in an instant before Zhang Lexuan was already behind the Masked Douluo. Wherever she passed, countless maggots instantly burst open, turning into a pulp that dissipated in the air.

Masked Douluo's martial soul is very strange. It is a bizarre martial soul that needs to devour human souls to evolve. Moreover, Masked Douluo has a great hobby: to devour the brains of various creatures. Whenever he does this, his martial soul will make great progress.

In a sense, he could be considered a half-spiritual-type Soul Master, but in addition to spiritual abilities, he also possesses many evil methods. Furthermore, his Martial Soul is highly poisonous, making his abilities a hybrid type.

"Listen to me, don't move!"

The moment Zhang Lexuan approached the Masked Douluo, Ji Lin once again activated his Word of Power to assist Zhang Lexuan.

As soon as Ji Lin finished speaking, the Masked Douluo's body suddenly froze in place, as did the disgusting maggots around him, which also froze and remained motionless.

Oh no! Nangong Wan was terrified. Although he didn't know exactly what state the Masked Douluo was in, judging from his stiff body and Zhang Lexuan appearing behind him, his condition was definitely not good.

How is this possible? No matter what, Masked Douluo is a Title Douluo-level evil soul master! Even a Limit Douluo couldn't have instantly killed him. Becoming a Title Douluo requires extremely high physical strength; otherwise, one simply couldn't withstand the power of the soul core. But this Masked Douluo looks like…!

Nangong Wan recalled Ji Lin's words earlier, which briefly weakened him and Masked Douluo. He had initially thought it was the effect of some kind of control-type soul skill, but now that Ji Lin had spoken again and Masked Douluo was frozen in place, even he, in his naivety, could guess that Ji Lin's skill was not a simple control-type soul skill.

How could an ordinary soul skill allow a Soul Saint to continuously control a Title Douluo? What kind of soul skill is so heaven-defying that it leaves two Title Douluos helpless?

However, Zhang Lexuan went to attack Masked Douluo, so Ji Lin was now facing Tianwu Douluo Nangong Wan directly.

Although Nangong Wan was filled with doubt and uncertainty, he was not prepared to let go of this good opportunity. He refused to believe that a mere Soul Saint could turn the world upside down.

He is the second elder of the Holy Spirit Cult, and he has even fought against Super Douluo. How could he be afraid of a mere Soul Saint?

The enormous centipede charged toward Ji Lin with terrifying force.

However, what Nangong Wan saw was a faint smile on Ji Lin's face.

Ji Lin raised the Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment, gathering endless high-temperature energy, and slashed it horizontally down at the giant centipede that was coming towards him. As the Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment swept across the sky, a huge crimson sword swept across, leaving a huge crimson streak in the sky that lingered for a long time.

Xin Yan draws his sword!

At the same time, amidst the shimmering silver moonlight, Masked Douluo's body was instantly torn to pieces. Under the illumination of the silver moonlight, Masked Douluo's body gradually dissolved, eventually turning into nothingness.

Masked Douluo, fallen!

Sensing the fall of the Masked Douluo, Tianwu Douluo Nangong Wan was shocked. Before he could think, a crimson sword light had already arrived in front of him. Nangong Wan's heart tightened. Tianwu's true form suddenly curled up, then opened its mouth and spewed out poisonous mist, covering the crimson sword light.

We can't fight anymore. The Masked Douluo died such a humiliating death. He didn't even get to unleash his full power before being controlled by Ji Lin's Word of Power and then taken down by Zhang Lexuan's attack. His death was extremely frustrating, making him arguably the most unjustly killed Title Douluo on the Douluo Continent.

The death of Masked Douluo instilled a strong sense of fear in Nangong Wan. Although he was confident that his strength was slightly greater than that of Masked Douluo, it wasn't by much. He didn't want to die here, so he had already considered retreating when the poisonous fog was spewing out.

As he spewed the poisonous mist, Nangong Wan was already preparing to escape. This poisonous mist was extremely powerful, being his innate skill. No amount of soul power could clear it away; one could only dodge it. When he unleashed the poisonous mist with all his might, it could cover a vast area, making it his strongest means of escape.

However, at that very moment, the temperature in the air suddenly plummeted, making the already frigid night sky even colder. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, a flurry of snowflakes began to sweep across the sky.

The poisonous mist contained moisture, which condensed in the extremely cold air, making it much thinner. Then, a fierce wind and snowstorm swept in. Although the poisonous mist could not be blown away by soul power, it was helpless against the solid snowflakes. Moreover, the extremely low temperature also limited Nangong Wan's speed.

At the same time, Ji Lin swung his Heavenly Fire Judgment sword and struck down. The crimson giant sword phantom flashed and fiercely struck Nangong Wan.

Today, Ji Lin is able to use both the Heavenly Fire Judgment and the Ice and Snow Maiden martial souls simultaneously, multitasking to manipulate fire and ice without any conflict.

Nangong Wan groaned as he was struck by Ji Lin's sword, instantly dispelling him from his true form as the Heavenly Centipede.

A silver figure arrived in front of Nangong Wan at that moment, and what Nangong Wan saw was a beautiful silver moon.

(End of this chapter)