Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 88 Slaughter and Redemption on the Border!

Mingdou Great Forest.

An elderly man and two young children walked quickly through the dense trees, paying attention to their surroundings along the way.

"Brother, teacher, wait a minute! I've sensed the location of another spiritual herb!" The silver-haired girl among the three suddenly stopped and exclaimed with delight.

The other two stopped in their tracks upon hearing the girl's cry.

These three people were Zhu Ziyang, Jiang Nannan, and Old Song.

It turned out that after Elder Song expressed his willingness to take on a disciple, Zhu Ziyang immediately offered his support, and Jiang Nannan thus became Elder Song's apprentice. Elder Song, as the continent's number one agility-type Soul Master and a level 97 Super Douluo, although her Azure Shadow Divine Eagle Martial Soul was incompatible with Jiang Nannan's Taiyin Jade Rabbit Martial Soul, and even somewhat clashed with it, this did not hinder her teaching. The master-disciple relationship between Soul Masters is never based on the similarity or difference of their Martial Souls, but rather on their shared philosophies and development directions.

Jiang Nannan is undoubtedly a Soul Master who follows the agility-based attack route, so it is only right that Elder Song, as the number one agility-based attack Soul Master on the continent, is her teacher.

After accepting Jiang Nannan as his disciple, Elder Song was overjoyed. He immediately gave Jiang Nannan a soul guide ring of similar quality to Zhu Ziyang's Star Flame Ring and promised that when he returned to the academy, he would make sure that the old guys at the academy would also give Jiang Nannan a belated apprenticeship gift.

After that, the three headed east, intending to travel north from the Mingdou Great Forest and then west to return to Shrek Academy.

During their journey, Jiang Nannan's martial soul finally revealed its unique characteristics as a top-tier martial soul. The Taiyin Jade Rabbit possessed a very practical ability: its powerful sense of smell could detect the location of all spiritual herbs within a one-kilometer radius! This ability was naturally inherited by the Taiyin Jade Rabbit martial soul.

The day after Jiang Nannan's martial soul evolved, just as they were about to leave the Mingdou Mountains, she displayed this ability, directly leading the three of them to a thousand-year-old ginseng. This delighted Zhu Ziyang; with Jiang Nannan's special ability, he wouldn't have to worry about the spiritual herbs for refining pills in the future!

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go pick the spirit herbs!" Zhu Ziyang said with a smile after hearing Jiang Nannan's words.

Old Song nodded and said, "That's right, we're not in a hurry to get going."

"Hehe, then follow me." Jiang Nannan smiled and then walked in one direction.

Zhu Ziyang and Old Song followed closely behind her.

Before long, the three of them found the spiritual herb whose location Jiang Nannan had sensed. They all widened their eyes in surprise and delight.

It was a large, pale blue flower with petals as transparent as crystal. The stem had no leaves, but stood upright, topped with the large blue crystal flower. It was dreamlike and ethereal, like something from the celestial realm, unlike anything found in the mortal world.

"It's actually a Glazed Lily!" Old Song exclaimed in surprise. "It's astonishing that such a spiritual herb still exists!"

No wonder even the well-informed Super Douluo, Elder Song, looked surprised; the Glazed Lily is such a rare and precious herb.

The Glazed Lily is a top-grade spiritual herb with mild medicinal properties. It can increase soul power, strengthen the body, unblock meridians, and purify blood, removing impurities. In short, it is a priceless and precious spiritual herb.

"This glass lily is not mature yet, what a pity." Zhu Ziyang was also very surprised, but after observing it carefully, he looked regretful and said, "If it were only a day or two different, we could wait. However, this glass lily will take at least half a year to mature. If we pick it now, its medicinal properties will be completely ruined."

"Oh! How could this be!" Hearing Zhu Ziyang's words, Jiang Nannan couldn't help but feel disappointed, saying, "Then we've made a wasted trip!"

"It's alright. At least this shows that you, Nannan, are capable of sensing top-tier spiritual herbs," Elder Song comforted her. "You didn't find anything this time, but you're sure to find something next time. You can't expect to encounter immature spiritual herbs every time!"

"That's right, hehe, thank you, teacher." Jiang Nannan smiled broadly upon hearing this.

"Elder Song, Nannan, let's go. Let's leave this glass lily to those soul beasts." Zhu Ziyang finally gave up and said to Elder Song and Jiang Nannan.

"Let's go," said Old Song, leading the way forward.

Zhu Ziyang followed closely behind, while Jiang Nannan glanced longingly at the glass lily before quickening her pace to catch up with the two.

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Three days later, Zhu Ziyang and his two companions arrived at the outer area of ​​the Mingdou Great Forest, which is the border between the Sun Moon Empire and the Star Luo Empire.

"quack--"

At this moment, in a ravaged town on the western border, a vast swarm of raven spirit beasts celebrated their bountiful harvest. The blood and exposed corpses everywhere thrilled the crows. Towering flames, billowing thick black smoke, filled the scene, a veritable hell on earth. The cacophony of footsteps and screams of terror mingled, a prelude to the apocalypse. Two pairs of soldiers clad in different armors clashed, while countless others, like demons, frantically slaughtered the unarmed inhabitants of this remote town.

"Waaah—Daddy, don't die! Orange doesn't want you to die, wake up—waaah—" A girl of about eleven or twelve years old clung to a middle-aged man wearing the armor of a soldier from the Sun Moon Empire, sobbing desperately. Not far from her, a foreign soldier with bloodshot eyes and who had lost his mind noticed the crying girl and slowly walked towards her.

It seems that death is the only fate awaiting this girl.

In the forest not far from the town, Zhu Ziyang and his two companions emerged and immediately saw the raging fire and billowing black smoke rising from the forest.

"That's..." Zhu Ziyang asked, his face showing surprise and doubt. He felt the trembling of the Life-Saving Scythe of Peace, and the dense death aura indicated that a huge number of dead souls had been generated in that direction.

"That's the territory of the Sun and Moon Empire," Old Song said quietly after glancing over.

"Shouldn't we go take a look, teacher?" Jiang Nannan looked at the flames and black smoke over there, and smelled the faint scent of blood in the air. She couldn't help but ask with concern, "What if it's an evil spirit master committing evil deeds? We can at least save the civilians there."

Old Song remained silent for a moment before slowly saying, "Alright! But you are not allowed to act rashly without my permission!"

"Yes!" the two replied.

The three quickly arrived at the edge of the cliff outside the town. A strong stench of blood rushed up to them from below. The gruesome, hellish scene assaulted the senses of Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan, who were only eleven or twelve years old. Zhu Ziyang's face turned pale, while Jiang Nannan was even worse off, her face deathly pale, her eyes glazed over, and she almost vomited.

"This..." The girl was deeply shocked, staring at everything in disbelief, and murmured, "How could this be so terrifying!"

Old Song hugged Jiang Nannan to comfort her, her aged gaze immediately locking onto the soldiers in the town who had lost their way in the slaughter. She recognized them at a glance; those who looked like evil spirit masters were actually soldiers of the Star Luo Empire! Although she had always disliked the Sun Moon Empire, she couldn't help but feel disgusted when she saw the Star Luo Empire soldiers' atrocities of massacring civilians.

No matter what, it shouldn't be allowed to spread the smoke of war to unarmed civilians!

Perhaps it was a sense of shared fate, as Old Song himself came from humble origins and naturally didn't want the flames of war to spread to ordinary people; perhaps it was the compassion of the strong, as those in positions of power often show a condescending kindness towards the weak and helpless. In any case, Old Song developed a dislike for these soldiers of the Star Luo Empire.

Zhu Ziyang's eyes widened as he stared intently at the soldiers' atrocities below. He recognized them as soldiers from the Star Luo Empire. Seeing them slaughter civilians, whether it was his background that instinctively evoked sympathy or the compassionate heart brought by his Ultimate Light Martial Soul, Zhu Ziyang was consumed by rage.

When he saw a soldier raise his knife to a girl of eleven or twelve, he finally couldn't bear it any longer and, disregarding Old Song's previous instructions, he attacked without hesitation.

"stop!"

Zhu Ziyang roared and leaped off the cliff, which was more than ten meters high, landing on the ground. Without slowing down, the World-Slaying Scythe instantly appeared in his hand. His third soul ring lit up, and the scythe blade shone with a holy light, carrying a glorious aura of judgment, as it slashed towards the soldier.

The soldier clearly hadn't expected such a sudden attack. Somewhat brave, he raised his sword spirit, gleaming with two spirit rings, in an attempt to block Zhu Ziyang's offensive. However, how could a mere Great Soul Master withstand the furious blow of a Soul Master with a super spirit spirit?

The scythe struck the soldier's spirit with a single contact, shattering it instantly. The soldier's two spirit rings, one white and one yellow, also exploded. The soldier was sent flying, crashing heavily into a house several meters away. The house walls collapsed, and the soldier slid to the ground, coughing up blood, his eyes glazed over—clearly, he was beyond saving.

The sudden turn of events instantly alerted the other soldiers in the town. They shouted and yelled as they all rushed toward Zhu Ziyang, determined to tear this meddlesome, hero-seeking teenager to shreds!

At that moment, Old Song arrived with Jiang Nannan beside Zhu Ziyang. Old Song's eyes were filled with complex emotions. She had the chance to stop Zhu Ziyang the instant he rushed out, but she hesitated. Perhaps the tragic scene in the town had stirred a sense of pity in her aged heart.

Zhu Ziyang ignored everything else. He turned around, looked at the girl slumped on the ground with concern, and asked, "Are you alright?"

The young girl, Ju Zi, gazed at Zhu Zi Yang with a dreamy look. Perhaps she would never forget that handsome young man, holding a golden spear, descended from the sky under the blood-red sunset, like a god, rescuing her from the abyss of despair.

(End of this chapter)