Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Zhang Lexuan's examination lasted for fifteen minutes before she stopped, nodding to the group and saying, "It should be fine. With his level of strength, even the Holy Spirit Cult would find it difficult to place any restrictions on him!"

A cold glint flashed in Ma Xiaotao's eyes as she said, "Should we destroy his soul core first, causing his soul power to dissipate? That way, he won't be able to harm anyone. Moreover, without the support of soul power, although his mental strength is strong, his body will be very weak. In his weakness, his spirit will be affected, which will make it easier for Ji Lin to use the Word Spirit Technique."

Zhang Lexuan had no sympathy for the evil soul master. She nodded and said, "Alright, that's settled then. I'll do it. Xiao Tao, you guys protect me. Xiao Lin, get ready. After I cripple Nangong Wan's soul power, seize the opportunity to control him."

Ji Lin wanted to say that it wasn't necessary to go to such trouble, but Nangong Wan was, after all, a high-ranking member of the Holy Spirit Cult. If he had any secret techniques, his Word of Power might not be able to completely control a Title Douluo-level evil soul master. So he simply nodded and said, "Okay."

Zhang Lexuan stood in front of Nangong Wan's bed, her hands circling in front of her. A gentle silver soul power surged out, and the soul power fluctuations began to dance like flames. This soul power gradually gathered into a vortex, which floated above Nangong Wan's body.

Destroying the soul core of a Title Douluo is not an easy task. The soul core is not a stable energy core. Once the soul core has a problem, it may explode. If the soul core of a Title Douluo explodes, it is an extremely dangerous thing.

If a Title Douluo dies, like the Masked Douluo before, there won't be any problems. This is because when a Title Douluo dies and loses his life force, his soul core will collapse and disappear directly in his own space. Even if it explodes, it will explode in another space and will not affect the current world.

However, destroying a Soul Master's Soul Core while he is still alive is much more troublesome. The Soul Core depends on the Soul Master's life force to exist. To destroy the Soul Core, you must extract the Soul Power from it and defeat it when its power is at its weakest.

The silver flames hovering above the bed spun faster and faster, and a silver vortex also appeared faintly in front of Zhang Lexuan's lower abdomen, which was where her own soul core was located.

Ji Lin silently sensed Zhang Lexuan's soul power fluctuations and couldn't help but admire her inwardly. The soul power around Zhang Lexuan's soul core was also swirling, but compared to Ji Lin's own, the speed of its circulation was much slower. This slowness was because the soul power around the soul core was already close to a liquid state.

If Ji Lin's Ice and Snow Maiden soul core is a tornado swirling in the air, then Zhang Lexuan's soul core is a massive whirlpool in the ocean capable of swallowing everything, containing far more powerful soul energy.

This also means that Zhang Lexuan's cultivation has advanced to the level of Super Douluo. Although Ji Lin has also condensed a soul core, he is only level 70 after all, and his soul power is not as strong as Zhang Lexuan's.

Although in terms of combat power alone, Ji Lin is no weaker than Zhang Lexuan due to her powerful martial soul, strong physical attributes, and the amplification from her soul bone and holy marks, her soul power is indeed a notch weaker.

While Ji Lin was sighing, Zhang Lexuan had already started.

The silvery-white vortex hovering above Nangong Wan slowly descended, its tip landing precisely at the dantian point of Nangong Wan.

The moment the silvery-white flames made contact with Nangong Wan's body, Nangong Wan trembled violently and regained consciousness.

Seeing the swirling flames above his body, Nangong Wan was greatly surprised. At the same time, he clearly felt the soul power in his dantian pouring out at an astonishing speed, dissipating in the silvery-white flames, and entering another space as it dissipated.

They... they're trying to destroy my soul power!

"No, no... you can't do this!" Nangong Wan cried out in horror.

Zhang Lexuan said coldly, "You've cultivated to this level, and you've harmed countless people. We're acting on behalf of Heaven, and we've already shown mercy by not killing you outright. Losing this evil soul master's power is a good thing for you."

Ji Lin's lips twitched. It seemed that Sister Le Xuan was still influenced by Shrek Academy's ideology. What kind of good thing was this? What's the difference between crippling an evil soul master's soul power and killing him?

"No, please, please leave me my soul power, I'll do anything you want." For a Title Douluo, the dissipation of soul power is terrifying. Having grown accustomed to possessing great power, losing it is worse than death.

Zhang Lexuan's heart skipped a beat, and she said, "Oh? I'll do anything you ask?"

Nangong Wan couldn't move his body, he could only speak, "Yes, yes, I'll do anything you want. If you need me, I can be an undercover agent for you in the Holy Spirit Cult. You can put restrictions on me, as long as you preserve my soul power, I'm willing to do anything."

Ji Lin looked at Nangong Wan with a strange expression. Zhang Lexuan also frowned slightly and exchanged a glance with Ma Xiaotao. They had never expected that the Heavenly Centipede Douluo Nangong Wan would be such a spineless coward.

"Okay, let me ask you a few questions first."

Zhang Lexuan said calmly, but the vortex hovering above Nangong Wan's body was still absorbing the soul power within him.

Nangong Wan said painfully, "Can you please stop and stop draining my soul power?"

Zhang Lexuan snorted coldly and said, "As long as a Title Douluo's soul core remains intact, isn't it easy for their soul power to recover? Let it stay like this, so you can stay clear-headed. Now, whatever I ask you, you must answer as quickly as possible. If you hesitate even slightly, I will shatter your soul core in a moment. You only have one chance, so don't challenge my resolve."

Zhang Lexuan would show no mercy to evil spirit masters; she also deeply despised them.

"Yes, ask away." Nangong Wan knew that he was now meat on the chopping block. In front of these people, he had no chance to turn the tables and could only be slaughtered at their mercy.

Zhang Lexuan asked, "Where is the headquarters of your Holy Spirit Cult located?"

Upon hearing her question, Nangong Wan paused, then smiled wryly, "I can't say. When joining the sect, everyone who gets to the headquarters is placed under a restriction. If I reveal it, it will trigger the restriction within my body. You don't want me to become a bomb, do you?"

Zhang Lexuan's heart skipped a beat. Fortunately, she hadn't let Ji Lin interrogate her directly with the Word Spirit Technique. Otherwise, if the restriction had been triggered, even she wouldn't be confident that she wouldn't be injured by the self-destruction of a Title Douluo. Not to mention that there were two Soul Saints, Bei Bei and Ji Lin, present. Ji Lin was one thing, but Bei Bei would be in great danger.

Ji Lin was secretly astonished. Even a Title Douluo could place a restriction. The Holy Spirit Cult was truly outrageous. Word magic was indeed not omnipotent. He could indeed use word magic to forcibly control Nangong Wan, but if he asked about certain taboo matters of the Holy Spirit Cult, such as the location of the Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters, once Nangong Wan answered under his control, it would definitely trigger the restriction, and the restriction would control Nangong Wan to self-destruct.

Zhang Lexuan said coldly, "You are a Title Douluo-level expert, who could place a restriction within your body?"

As she spoke, she immediately intensified her absorption of Nangong Wan's soul power.

Nangong Wan said urgently, "I really can't say. It was the Supreme Leader who personally took action. Apart from the Supreme Leader, the Chief and Deputy Leaders, and the Chief Elder of the Offering Hall, everyone in our sect has been placed under a restriction. If they reveal the location of our sect's headquarters, they will immediately explode and die."

Zhang Lexuan and Ji Lin exchanged a glance. Ji Lin nodded without showing any emotion. Now they both knew that the Supreme Leader of the Holy Spirit Cult was Ye Xishui, the Death God Douluo, a level 99 Limit Douluo. It was not impossible for her to have such methods. Moreover, evil soul masters were always unpredictable and they had to be wary. They believed Nangong Wan's words.

Ma Xiaotao frowned and said, "So, if you betray the Holy Spirit Cult, doesn't that mean the Holy Spirit Cult can take your life at any time?"

Nangong Wan said, "That won't happen. Controlling restrictions aren't easy to set. The curse researched by the Supreme Master can only be triggered in a fixed way. It will only be triggered once I have the thought of revealing that place. Other than that, the restriction doesn't have any other effect."

"curse!"

Ji Lin's heart stirred, wondering if Ye Guyi could lift the curse. However, considering the difference in cultivation levels between Ye Guyi and Ye Xishui, and the fact that Ye Guyi was not here, Ji Lin abandoned his idea.

Zhang Lexuan asked, "Then there's no way to lift this restriction?"

Nangong Wan smiled wryly, "It's not that there's absolutely no way. If someone's mental strength can surpass that of the Supreme Master, the curse can be dispelled. But that's extremely difficult. The Supreme Master is a Limit Douluo with immense strength. There are very few people in the world whose mental strength can surpass hers."

Zhang Lexuan nodded slightly and said, "Okay, then I won't ask you that. How many people are there in your Holy Spirit Cult, and how are they divided?"

This time, Nangong Wan didn't hesitate and immediately said, "Our Holy Spirit Sect's highest ruler is the Supreme Sect Leader, who is also the Death God Douluo of the Sun Moon Empire. The Supreme Sect Leader has also recognized the Emperor of the Sun Moon Empire as his adopted grandson. In addition to the Supreme Sect Leader, our Holy Spirit Sect also has a Sect Leader and a Vice Sect Leader. The Sect Leader and Vice Sect Leader are husband and wife. The Sect Leader is named Zhongli Wu, and the Vice Sect Leader is named Feng Ling. Below the two Sect Leaders are our eight Elders, all of whom are Title Douluo level cultivators. Below them are various levels of Evil Soul Masters. In addition to us, our sect also has some special existences, including the Holy Maiden with a transcendent status. Because the Holy Maiden is given high hopes and has extraordinary talent, she has a very high status in the sect, even surpassing our eight Elders."

Upon hearing the words "Saintess," Bei Bei's expression changed, and he hesitated to speak. Zhang Lexuan gave Bei Bei a look, signaling him to calm down, and Bei Bei then held back from speaking.

(End of this chapter)