Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

The original Shrek Seven Devils were essentially accessories to that Sea God. Only the Sea God, who held two divine positions, could compare to Elex. The others combined couldn't even match Elex. Of course, Xiao Wu, the Shura Sword Sheath, was an exception. Although she was just a sword sheath, she was still the Shura God!

Zhang Lexuan and the others were secretly amazed. A person could create a world, even if it was just an incomplete demiplane. That was terrifying! Was this the power of a god?

For a moment, the three were lost in a brief reverie. It was a pity that ever since the first generation of Shrek Seven Devils ascended to godhood ten thousand years ago, no one on the Douluo Continent had ever been able to become a god. No matter how brilliant or talented a genius was, they could not cross that threshold and in the end, they were nothing more than a handful of dust.

Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao looked at Ji Lin. If anyone in this era could break free from the shackles and enter that legendary realm, it would probably only be him.

The two women had blind trust in Ji Lin, after all, if Ji Lin could even possess such a demiplane, he might have already quietly obtained the inheritance of a godhood.

Zhang Lexuan said, "Xiao Lin, can we go a little further and take a look?"

"Of course, but we must be careful. Here, we could encounter undead creatures at any time."

As he spoke, Ji Lin turned around, facing the key gate. After reciting a spell, the gate turned into a gray light and fell into his palm.

"You must not stray more than twenty steps from me. Within this range, I can take care of you, especially Senior Beibei and Sister Lexuan. Your light attribute abilities will be greatly weakened here because there is no light element in this demiplane."

That's right, there is no light element in this undead plane. Although these undead have light attributes to some extent, they cannot use light attribute abilities. Their light attributes can only make them immune to some light attribute attacks, making them more durable than ordinary undead.

Beibei was stunned for a moment, then quickly released her martial spirit.

Sure enough, when those rings of spirit rose from beneath his feet, his Holy Light Dragon Martial Spirit was suppressed, and his golden scales turned pale yellow and became dull.

However, most of Bei Bei's soul skills are lightning-attribute. Although the light attribute has been weakened, he still retains some combat power. But he can clearly feel that his soul power is being consumed at several times the normal rate after releasing his martial soul. Under these circumstances, if he uses soul skills, he can only rely on his own soul power to support it, and he cannot borrow any light element power from the air. Moreover, without light element, he cannot recover his depletion here at all.

Zhang Lexuan is in the same situation as him. Strictly speaking, Zhang Lexuan's Silver Moon Martial Soul is also of the light attribute, but it is different from the ordinary light attribute.

"How strange! I knew it!"

Ma Xiaotao also released her martial soul. Her situation was much better than Bei Bei and Zhang Lexuan's. Eight soul rings rose up, surrounded by flames, and a pair of phoenix wings spread out behind her.

Ji Lin nodded and said, "That's normal. However, this world doesn't restrict lightning attributes, so Senior Bei Bei doesn't need to worry too much."

As they talked, Ji Lin led the way forward, and soon they reached a hill.

The ground here is very flat. To be precise, this doesn't feel like a real world at all, because there are no plants here!

When they reached the top of the hill, they were immediately confronted with a scene that sent chills down their spines.

Behind this hill, vast swathes of white skeletons turned their heads almost in unison, crimson flames of their souls flickering in their eye sockets. There were hundreds of them.

Hundreds of skeletons turned around at the same time, the soul fire in their eye sockets flickering violently, creating a faint halo in the air—what a breathtaking scene!

"Holy shit!"

Ma Xiaotao subconsciously swore, and the large swarms of skeletons only paused slightly before immediately charging towards them.

Ji Lin said, "Any life force has a huge attraction for undead creatures. If they can obtain our flesh and blood, it will greatly promote their evolution. Any undead creature can reach the top of the food chain through continuous evolution. As far as I know, there are thirteen kinds of undead creatures in this land of the dead, among which this ordinary skeleton is the weakest."

"I'll test their strength." Beibei stepped forward and stood in front of Ji Lin and the other two.

Although his Holy Light Dragon Martial Soul was suppressed, he still had the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex! Compared to the Holy Light Dragon's abilities, he was more familiar with the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex's abilities, and now, facing these skeleton undead, his fighting spirit was soaring.

Soon, seven or eight skeletons rushed forward, their weapons being their own bodies. One of the skeletons that charged first extended its bony claws and grabbed at Beibei's chest.

The only sound in the air was the "crackling" of the skeleton's bones as it moved.

Despite Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao being stronger than Bei Bei in cultivation, they were still girls. In this eerie place, looking at the hundreds of skeletons, both girls looked disgusted and had no intention of approaching them.

Ji Lin smiled slightly and said, "Sister Le Xuan, Sister Xiao Tao, don't worry, this plane is mine now. I am the master of the plane. As the ruler of the plane, I can eliminate these undead at any time."

"Crack!" With a swing of her right arm, Beibei shattered the arms of the skeleton that had charged at her first. She then dodged half a step to the side, grabbed the skeleton by the ribs, and with a powerful swing of her right hand, slammed the skeleton into two other skeletons. Immediately afterward, her first spirit ring lit up, and a lightning dragon claw shot out, crushing two more skeletons beside her.

After the skeletons shattered, the soul fire that had been flickering in their heads did not go out; instead, it instantly soared up and fled into the distance.

However, there were exceptions. The two skeletons that were crushed by the lightning dragon claws had their soul flames extinguished in the air as soon as they rose.

"Lightning represents the righteous energy of heaven and earth, even divine punishment, and has an extremely strong destructive power on the souls of the dead. The soul fire of these skeletons is not very strong."

As Ji Lin spoke, he pointed his right hand to the ground, and the skeletons that Bei Bei had just shattered began to reform at an astonishing speed. Moreover, the flames dancing in their eyes turned gray.

Instead of attacking Beibei, they turned around and charged at their own kind.

Immediately afterwards, Ji Lin murmured a spell, waved his right hand, and a gray light shot out, instantly striking the dozen or so skeletons at the forefront of the skeleton army.

The dozen or so skeletons trembled violently. Then, the soul fire in their eye sockets leaped out and shot into the air. The next moment, the soul fire returned to their eye sockets, and the skeletons turned around and charged towards their former companions.

"Xiao Lin, you can control them?" Zhang Lexuan asked in surprise.

Ji Lin chuckled and said, "I can control these skeletons whose actual combat power is about the same as that of ordinary people without even needing a spell. As the master of this plane, the undead creatures here pose no threat to me. I can put you into this demiplane, infiltrate the Sun Moon Empire's military camp, and then find an opportunity to release you, catching the Holy Spirit Cult off guard."

Bei Bei nodded slightly and said, "Junior Brother Ji Lin, I think you've convinced me. Although I still don't want you to take the risk, your undead demiplane is indeed very magical. However, Junior Brother Ji Lin, you should also know what kind of status evil soul masters have in our world, especially in the original Douluo Continent Three Kingdoms. Moreover, now that the Holy Spirit Cult is helping the Sun Moon Empire start a war, the people of the original Douluo Three Kingdoms hate and despise evil soul masters even more. You must not expose your demiplane. We won't think you're an evil soul master, but that doesn't mean others won't. Even in the academy, not everyone believes you."

Ji Lin smiled and nodded, saying, "Don't worry, Senior Bei Bei, I won't reveal this demiplane to anyone I don't trust."

Beibei nodded and said, "It's good that you understand."

Beibei knew that Ji Lin had taken out the undead demiplane to help him save Tang Ya, which meant that Ji Lin trusted him. Since that was the case, he had to live up to that trust. Even if it was just to repay Ji Lin for helping him save Tang Ya, he would keep it a secret for Ji Lin. He was even prepared to keep it a secret from Xuanzi.

Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao shared the same idea; they would not tell anyone about what they had seen and heard that day, and would keep Ji Lin's secret to themselves.

"Let's go back." Seeing that the skeletons controlled by Ji Lin were about to be overwhelmed, Zhang Lexuan said.

Ji Lin nodded and reopened the key gate. Bei Bei, Ma Xiaotao, and Zhang Lexuan approached Ji Lin again, and the four of them entered the gate together.

With a flash of gray light, all the skeletons that Ji Lin had previously controlled became motionless, and the entire undead world fell silent once more.

The light flashed again, and Ji Lin and the other three returned to the room, where Nangong Wan was still unconscious on the bed.

Zhang Lexuan, Ma Xiaotao, and Beibei all breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhang Lexuan smiled wryly and said, "It feels so good to be back. To be honest, I really disliked that cold and gloomy place."

Ma Xiaotao nodded and said, "I like it even less. The Douluo Continent, full of life, is much better!"

Ji Lin chuckled and said, "Who would want to go there unless absolutely necessary? Alright, let's make a simple plan and, while we still have plenty of time, infiltrate the Sun Moon Empire's camp first."

(End of this chapter)