Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 84 The Front Lines of War and Paradise for Mutant Soul Beasts!

In an unnamed little village.

Under the guidance of Elder Song, Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan helped more than ten children in the village awaken their martial spirits. Seeing the joyful or sad expressions of these six- or seven-year-old children, Zhu Ziyang felt a surge of satisfaction.

This village belongs to a noble town under the jurisdiction of a large city in the Julin Province. However, apart from Elder Song coming every few years to help the children in the village awaken their martial souls, there isn't a single soul master to be seen. In fact, the nobles who govern this place don't even bother to give it a second glance! Let alone help the children awaken their martial souls.

Perhaps not every child can become a Soul Master, but at least every child has the potential to become a Soul Master, and awakening a Martial Soul is the most important opportunity among them!

Although hope was slim for these ordinary children, there was still a chance. But on the mainland, many more children were deprived of even that chance, and their lives were essentially predictable.

The children in this village are lucky because they met Elder Song. But in this world, high-level soul masters like Elder Song who are willing to humble themselves and care for ordinary people, or city lords like Hong Zhen who love their people like their own children, are ultimately few and far between.

This is a world ruled by idiots and fools; it is a world that should not continue to exist!

This was the first time that Zhu Ziyang, whose ambitions weren't particularly grand, had conceived the idea of ​​overthrowing the world.

They stayed in the village for one night, and Old Song taught the children with soul power how to meditate and cultivate.

The next day, they set off again.

"Ziyang, Nannan, how did you awaken your martial spirits?" Old Song suddenly turned around and asked.

"Huh? We were all helped by the city lord to awaken our martial souls." Zhu Ziyang was absent-minded, but after hearing Elder Song's question, he immediately came back to his senses and said.

Zhu Ziyang told Elder Song about what happened in Anyang City.

"Is that so!" Old Song exclaimed after hearing the story. "A city lord like this is truly rare! You two are quite lucky!"

"Yes, that's right!" Jiang Nannan nodded, completely agreeing with Old Song's statement.

"Let's go, we'll head west." Old Song smiled and said, "We'll hold martial spirit awakening ceremonies for the villages we pass by, and then head towards the Mingdou Mountains."

"Yes!" Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan were both full of fighting spirit.

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half a month later.

Star Luo Empire, Yuming City.

Old Song led Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan into the town for the first time. The reason was simple: they were about to reach the Mingdou Mountains.

Yuming City, as its name suggests, is a defensive stronghold against Mingdu, the capital of the Sun Moon Empire. As the largest city in the northwest of the Star Luo Empire, Yuming City is not only an important stronghold for the Star Luo Empire to defend against the Sun Moon Empire, but also the primary logistical support base for the western army group of the border defense forces. It is less than 100 kilometers away from the Mingdou Mountains on the border between the two countries, and only more than 300 kilometers away from the border of the Tianhun Empire, making its geographical location extremely important.

The three decided to rest for another night and officially enter the Mingdou Mountains the next day.

Before going to sleep, Elder Song specifically called the two of them over and instructed them, "The Mingdou Mountains are the front line of the war, and the dangers within are self-evident. Not only are there dangerous soul beasts, but there may also be all sorts of ill-intentioned soul masters. Therefore, after entering the mountains, you must stay close to me and absolutely do not act on your own. Do you understand?"

"Understood!" Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan answered in unison.

"Very well, in that case, you should all go back to your rooms and rest. We'll set off at five o'clock tomorrow morning," said Old Song.

"Yes!" The two returned to their respective rooms and went to bed to rest.

The next morning, three figures, one old and two young, flew out of Yuming City and headed towards Mingdou Mountain.

"Ziyang, Nannan, how's it going? Can you keep up with this speed?" Old Song asked, turning around.

Behind her were Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan, who were rushing forward. Hearing Old Song's question, the two could only manage a forced smile; they couldn't do anything else. Simply because they didn't have the energy to do anything else.

Seeing this, Old Song didn't say anything more, maintained his speed, and rushed towards the target location.

Finally, just as Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan's soul power was on the verge of exhaustion, Elder Song stopped. She stood there, turning back to look at the two behind her. Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan were overjoyed to see Elder Song stop; their previously depleted strength miraculously reappeared, propelling them to stand before Elder Song.

"You two immediately adjust your breathing and meditate to restore your soul power," Elder Song instructed without waiting for them to speak.

Upon hearing her words, the two immediately sat cross-legged on the ground and began to recover. Having a Super Douluo as a protector was a rare and precious privilege.

Seeing that the two quickly entered a meditative state, Elder Song nodded in satisfaction. Then she took out a map and began to explore the route. The map was densely marked with the names of all sorts of soul beasts. If Zhu Ziyang saw it, he would surely exclaim, "The latest version of the Myriad Beasts Map!"

The Myriad Beasts Map is a map of the distribution of spirit beasts across the continent, specially provided by Shrek Academy's inner court. It details the types of spirit beasts in each region, their overall strength, and their level of danger. Only Shrek Academy inner court disciples have the opportunity to access such maps; outsiders are unlikely to even know about them. Since the first Myriad Beasts Map was published, fifteen editions have been published. The one in Elder Song's possession is the latest sixteenth edition, which is not included in the library and has only appeared in the last hundred years.

Old Song searched on the map, her gaze shifting from indifference to a smile, reflecting her progress. Soon, she smiled and put away the map, looking towards the south.

Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan woke up one after the other. Zhu Ziyang was pleasantly surprised to find that his soul power had increased slightly.

"Let's go. The soul beast that Nan Nan wants exists in the mountains to the south," Elder Song said.

"That's great!" Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan clapped and cheered upon hearing this.

The three headed south.

The Mingdou Mountains, formed four thousand years ago after the collision between the Douluo Continent and the Sun Moon Continent, have only a history of four thousand years, yet they have become a renowned gathering place for soul beasts on the continent, even replacing the former Sunset Great Forest as one of the three new major gathering places for soul beasts.

As the ancient battlefield where the Douluo Three Empires and the Sun Moon Empire once stood, the Mingdou Mountains and the Mingdou Great Forest to its south are home to a large number of diverse mutated soul beasts.

The birth of these mutated soul beasts is very complicated. Some are due to the complex mineral structure in the Mingdou Mountains, some are due to the contamination of soul power and bloodline caused by the collision of continental plates, and some are due to the soul guidance experiments of the Sun Moon Empire. In short, the reasons are very complicated.

Their target spirit beast, the Silver Moon Golden Armored Beast, is a mutated spirit beast. Its original spirit beast is the Golden Scaled Pangolin, which is unique to the southern part of the Star Luo Empire. For some unknown reason, it mutated into the Silver Moon Golden Armored Beast, which has the bloodline of the moon.

The Golden-Scaled Pangolin is just an ordinary spirit beast, named for its yellow scales; it has nothing particularly special about it. However, the mutated Silver Moon Golden-Armored Beast is different. They are genuine top-tier spirit beasts, existing at the top of the food chain in the entire Ming Dou Mountain Range. Due to their mutation, the Silver Moon Golden-Armored Beast is not only incredibly fast but also possesses scales with top-tier defensive capabilities. In the Ming Dou Mountain Range and the Ming Dou Great Forest, there are fewer than a handful of spirit beasts capable of breaking through its defenses.

With its formidable defensive capabilities, the Silver Moon Golden Armor Beast roamed freely in the Mingdou Mountains, making it the undisputed overlord of the region.

After searching for two days in the Mingdou Mountains, Zhu Ziyang and his two companions finally found traces of the Silver Moon Golden Armor Beast in a valley only three hundred miles from the Mingdou Great Forest.

"Old Song, look, aren't these caves the work of the Silver Moon Golden Armor Beast?" Zhu Ziyang said excitedly, pointing to the small but bottomless caves on the mountainside.

"That's right!" Old Song nodded repeatedly, quite pleased. "Although this Silver Moon Golden Armor Beast is a mutated pangolin, it still retains the habit of burrowing through mountains!"

"Is it really here?" Jiang Nannan looked at the caves but found nothing, so she couldn't help but ask with some doubt.

"Of course there is," Zhu Ziyang reassured Jiang Nannan, "but we'll have to wait until tonight. The Silver Moon Golden Armor Beast is a nocturnal creature; it rests during the day and is active at night. We just need to wait patiently."

"Okay!" Jiang Nannan nodded.

(End of this chapter)