Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect, Angels and Rakshasa Return

Chapter 362 413414—The Great Summoning Technique of the Non-Aggression Pact between the Sun and Moon Spirits! Please, another me!

In addition to the gold, silver, treasures, antiques, and soul bones that the Holy Spirit Cult's powerful members plundered from the old noble families, Qian Lingyun also took out 1 billion from the Heavenly Soul Empire's compensation funds for her own use without any qualms.

With substantial financial support, the armored forces of the Sun Moon Empire have undergone a new round of development.

Jing Hongchen was overjoyed to receive the extra 500 million in compensation, unaware that Qian Lingyun had already taken the lion's share...

Shortly after the funds were transferred to the armored forces, the airship forces and the navy also began to complain to Qian Lingyun about their poverty, one saying that they had no ships and the other saying that they had no men.

But no matter how Qian Lingyun looked at it, all these guys were saying was "pay up"!

A few days later, Qian Lingyun, who had signed a non-aggression pact with the Douling Empire, "incidentally" borrowed 1 billion in goods from the Douling royal family in the name of the Sun Moon Empire's royal family.

After Emperor Douling happily signed the non-aggression pact and the loan agreement, he couldn't help but ask, "May I ask what Empress Riyue intends to do with so much money?"

What else can we do? Of course, we'll build tanks, cannons, airships, bombs, and machine guns to blow your dog heads off!

After internally grumbling a few times, Qian Lingyun feigned a compassionate expression and lamented, "Build roads! Build highways! Build roads that can accommodate many cars!"

"Build roads? Oh! I understand!" The Douluo Emperor thought for a moment and nodded as if he understood.

Qian Lingyun stared expressionlessly at the Douling Emperor, who was feigning knowledge, and chuckled inwardly: Clearly, you don't understand! You have no idea how fast our tanks can advance after the roads are perfected; they can even cover three hundred kilometers a day…

Several more days passed, and Emperor Tianhun looked at the non-aggression pact signed between the Sun Moon Empire and the Douling Empire in the memorial to the throne, and muttered to himself:

"How strange! What exactly does it mean for these two non-bordering countries to sign this non-aggression pact!?"

(Poland: This feeling...it seems so familiar!)

Compared to the relatively poor Douling and Tianhun kingdoms, Qianling Yunwen borrowed much more from the Xingluo Empire!

After Qian Lingyun used some of the sea spirit beast soul bones and regular soul tools as collateral, Xu Jiawei hesitated for a while, but eventually signed a huge loan of up to 2.5 billion gold soul coins under the persuasion of the great swindler Qian Lingyun.

Qian Lingyun and the Emperor of Xingluo held a solemn discussion in the main hall:

The Sun Moon Empire will return 3 billion Gold Soul Coins in five years, of which 2.5 billion Gold Soul Coins will be the principal and the remaining 500 million Gold Soul Coins will be interest.

You ask why Qian Lingyun dared to borrow money from the Star Luo Empire despite its exorbitant interest rates… because she never intended to repay it…

Repayment in five years? That's hilarious! Whether your Xingluo faction will even exist in five years is a mystery!

Instead of thinking about paying off the debts, wouldn't it be easier to just take out all the creditors?

Shortly after borrowing money from the other two countries, Qian Lingyun launched a large-scale military industry and a well-connected highway network.

Meanwhile, the branch temples of the Holy Soul Hall, scattered throughout the continent, also began their second round of reconstruction…

.........

One night, Qian Lingyun woke up with a start, vaguely feeling that she had reached the bottleneck of level ninety.

Now, all she needs to do is condense her second soul core and absorb a ninth soul ring, and she can become the youngest titled Douluo in the history of Douluo Continent.

However, Qian Lingyun was in a dilemma when it came to choosing her ninth spirit ring, since her eighth spirit ring was already the Sea Princess spirit ring, which was 600,000 years old.

No matter what, my ninth spirit ring can't be too much worse than my eighth spirit ring! Without a spirit beast that's at least 500,000 years old, it's not even worthy of being my ninth spirit ring!

She sought out the Illusion Flower, intending to use its energy to directly condense her second soul core, based on the Illusion Flower's sacrifice.

"Huh! You want me to be your ninth spirit ring?" Huanhua asked, quite surprised. She stroked her chin, nodded slightly, and said calmly, "I don't mind sacrificing myself for you, but I think we have better options!"

"What's a better option?" Qian Lingyun asked, not without curiosity.

"Do you still remember that Conferred God Platform?" Huanhua asked mysteriously.

"Of course, how could I forget that wonderful thing containing the Snow Emperor's embryo?" Qian Lingyun nodded, a fleeting glint of emotion flashing in her dark red eyes.

"Then you must remember how Xu Jiujiu described this thing back then, right?" Huanhua's expression changed, and she imitated Xu Jiujiu's tone from back then, saying awkwardly:

"According to the research of the powerful figure from the Sun Moon Empire who provided us with this embryo, a 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo in this state will inevitably provide a 100,000-year-old soul ring and a 100,000-year-old soul bone. When it is solidified in this state, its memories are also sealed."

"The absorption process requires the assistance of the power of this supreme level nine soul tool, the Conferred God Platform. While the chance of it being absorbed directly is slim, once successful..."

"Then, it's very likely that the absorber will gain a martial soul!"

At this point, Huanhua's face beamed with a contented smile. She gently embraced Qian Lingyun and whispered in her ear:

"Our souls are interconnected, so there's no mutual repulsion. In other words, once we successfully merge, we will become one again, and I will become your other martial soul, although..."

"Although what?" Qian Lingyun asked.

"Although my power is already strong enough, strong enough that it can automatically complete the nine spirit rings of this martial soul after the fusion is completed."

"You can't gain the boost from absorbing nine spirit rings in a row, but... having one more spirit ring is already pretty good, isn't it?"

After speaking, Huanhua fell silent, watching Qianlingyun quietly, awaiting her decision. A short while later, Qianlingyun suddenly asked:

"I remember that if a Soul Master's first Soul Ring is the same form as their Martial Soul, it's possible to cultivate into a Martial Soul Mimicry. Are you confident about that?"

"Of course! We can still fight side by side then!"

Before Huanhua retracted her flower bud, she carefully reminded her, "If you really want to talk about the ninth spirit ring... isn't that big eye in the Demon Forest close to the eighth great tribulation? I think it's quite good!"

"I understand! I'll consider it!"

The headquarters of the Holy Spirit Cult is located underground in the edge of the Demon Forest, near the direction of Mingdu.

Because of the mediation and long-term support from successive leaders of the Holy Spirit Cult, the evil-eyed tyrant ruler who received benefits has always turned a blind eye to the existence of the Holy Spirit Cult.

No... The Evil Eye Tyrant only has one eye, so he should be half-open and half-closed about the existence of the Holy Spirit Cult.

The Demon Forest is located in the north and should have a cold temperate climate. Therefore, the plants in the forest are mostly cold-resistant conifers.

In this coniferous forest, there are many dark gray branches and leaves, a dark and oppressive atmosphere that hits you even before you enter.

Any Soul Master with a modicum of common sense would not attempt to fly over a forest teeming with Soul Beasts; that would be tantamount to suicide.

But Qian Lingyun didn't pause or hesitate at all. After unfolding her body, she flew directly over the forest.

This is confidence—absolute confidence in one's own abilities.

After flying through the Demon Forest for about fifteen minutes, Qian Lingyun paused her advance and, after calming her aura, slowly landed in the heart of the Demon Forest.

Qian Lingyun's understanding of the powerful Evil Eye Tyrant was mostly through ancient texts and her memories.

Several times, Fengling secretly went to meet the master of the Demon Forest with gifts, but at that time Qianlingyun was either busy outside or writing documents at the Holy Spirit Sect headquarters.

She missed several opportunities to learn more.

This indirectly meant that Qian Lingyun didn't know much about this legendary beast of the Sun Moon Empire.

No! It can't be said that she knows nothing about him at all; at least... Qian Lingyun met his youngest son not long ago.

"Who! Who dares to trespass on my territory!"

Just as Qian Lingyun stepped into the deepest part of the Demon Forest, a bright, blood-red pillar of light shot up from the ground.

The red beam of light was over 100 meters in diameter and could be clearly seen even outside the Demon Forest.

The beam of light shot into the sky, reaching a height of over a thousand meters. The clouds and mist in the air quickly gathered around it.

The enormous pillar of light pierced through the clouds, turning everything around it blood-red. The clouds gradually dispersed, revealing a gigantic, blood-red eye.

This blood-red eye is located thousands of meters above the sky, overlooking the Demon Forest.

The enormous blood-red eye in the sky seemed to be refracting light.

A crimson beam of light, hundreds of meters in diameter, suddenly refracted down from a height of thousands of meters.

The next instant, a huge mushroom cloud rose up from Qian Lingyun's center.

If you looked down from above, you could see that within that vast demon forest, a section suddenly turned blood red, and then the originally dark green forest in that area simply melted away...

This area, spanning a kilometer in diameter, is completely barren!

The terrifying spiritual force destroyed not only the forest, but also the earth itself, which sank dozens of meters, as if even the life of the soil and rocks had been taken away.

Immediately afterwards, the sky began to distort and then turned completely dark.

The pitch-black clouds slowly split open to both sides, as if the entire sky had been torn apart. A giant eye appeared in mid-air, its gaze fixed on Qian Lingyun, who was gracefully emerging from the mushroom cloud.

"This smell... People from the Holy Spirit Cult? It's not time to bring me treasures yet, what are you doing here!"

The Evil Eye Tyrant looked at Qian Lingyun on the ground with a puzzled expression, his tone full of astonishment.

He didn't believe that Qian Lingyun, a human who wasn't even a Title Douluo, could withstand his attack just now!

But... Qian Lingyun walked out of there as if nothing had happened.

Faced with the question from the Evil Eye Tyrant, Qian Lingyun was surprisingly calm. She even bowed politely and replied, "Your Excellency, I am the leader of the Holy Spirit Cult. I have come to pay my respects to you today."

"Hahaha, the Holy Spirit Cult is really getting worse and worse, actually letting a little girl who isn't even a Title Douluo become its leader!" The mocking voice of the Evil Eye Tyrant rang out, and immediately afterward, a crimson beam of light with a diameter of over a hundred feet suddenly descended from the sky. He said, "Take one more move from me, and I'll give you that qualification!"

In the sky, the dark clouds churned violently, and the huge crimson pillar of light was completely blocked by a gray gate that suddenly appeared.

"Hmm? A door? Is this your martial soul?" The Evil Eye Tyrant Lord snorted in surprise. Immediately afterward, the blood-red light in the sky suddenly contracted inward.

The original diameter of a hundred feet was reduced to only about one foot in the blink of an eye.

However, nothing happened...

Immediately afterwards, a terrifying mental storm erupted in mid-air.

The sky instantly turned red, like a sea of ​​blood. A violent mental fluctuation occurred.

This forced all the soul beasts in the entire Demon Forest to prostrate themselves on the ground, not daring to move an inch.

They sensed the shock emanating from the Evil Eye Tyrant.

On the Sun and Moon Continent, the Evil Eye Tyrant is the ruler of all soul beasts.

"What an interesting human being! You're certainly not simple!"

When the terrifying mental storm dissipated, it also dispersed the dark clouds in the sky, and Qian Lingyun finally saw the true form of this powerful soul beast.

It was a giant eye with a diameter of over three hundred meters.

The terrifying giant eye was surrounded by a total of eighty-one tentacles, each over five hundred meters long, which swung rapidly through the air.

"Speak, what brings you here to see me?" The Evil Eye Tyrant slowly descended, looking down at the small human girl.

"I hope you can become a part of my strength!"

"?!"

Before he could finish speaking, the Evil Eye Tyrant had already launched an attack by waving his tentacles.

"Outrageous humans! Do you know what you're saying?"

The Evil Eye Tyrant's massive body trembled with rage. Although his heart was filled with anger, he had no intention of killing.

In his opinion, this might just be Qian Lingyun's boring joke!

Therefore, he only used two of his eighty-one tentacles.

It's clear that as long as it doesn't act like Huo Zhongxian in the original story, killing his son and showing no respect to him, this super soul beast is quite easy to talk to.

"Could you please let me finish what I have to say?" Qian Lingyun smiled and twisted her body, using her terrifying physical strength to press the two tentacles to the ground with her bare hands.

"Huh!?" The Evil Eye Tyrant looked at his tentacles, which were pinned to the ground and motionless, with astonishment, and asked curiously, "This power... are you human or a humanoid soul beast?!"

"Naturally, they are humans!" Qian Lingyun smiled, revealing the divine emblem on her forehead with complete composure. She added with a smile, "And humans who have the opportunity to travel to the realm of the gods!"

"Oh! So you're a god's successor?" The Evil Lord pondered for a moment, his enormous eyes showing a hint of seriousness. He whispered, "Interesting! Let's spar! If your strength satisfies me, then we can talk!"

"Very well! Please enlighten me, Your Excellency Evil Lord!"

"Watch closely!" The Evil Eye Tyrant's enormous eyeball snapped shut, its body radiating a hazy silvery-white glow. At the end of each of its eighty-one tentacles was an eye exactly like its own, only much smaller.

At this moment, each eye emitted an eerie light.

"Psychoparalyzing ray!"

The tentacles of the Evil Eye Tyrant instantly released eighty-one rays. These rays were completely black, devoid of any light, and when they appeared simultaneously, it was as if the world itself changed color.

"Mental shield lock!" Qian Lingyun shouted, boldly using her own soul skill to counter one of the Evil Lord's attacks.

She was neither insane nor mentally ill; she wanted to use this opportunity to assess the gap between herself and the evil lord in terms of mental strength.

As the black light dissipated, the barrier that had materialized around Qian Lingyun shattered with a soft "poof." She wiped the blood from her mouth and nose and exclaimed in admiration, "As expected of the Evil Lord, the strongest in spiritual cultivation on the Douluo Continent truly lives up to his reputation!"

"Don't think you can get away with flattery and make me back down!"

"Light of Destruction!" At this moment, the voice of the Evil Eye Tyrant was filled with an eerie tone.

Every word he uttered caused the air to distort eerily, as if his terrifying mental power had solidified into a solid.

The next instant, a dark green beam of light, only about a hundred meters in diameter, shot out and shone directly on Qian Lingyun.

It is important to know that the larger the diameter of the gaze released by the Evil Eye Tyrant, the weaker its power; conversely, the smaller the diameter, the greater its power!

Even the Evil Eye Tyrant himself wouldn't dare claim he could stop this destructive light right now.

But Qian Lingyun had learned her lesson this time. She could try to take the paralyzing ray, but she wouldn't risk her face to take such a highly aggressive soul skill.

She cleverly used the three instances of mental immunity granted by Electrolux to narrowly escape this attack.

Hmm! This power definitely doesn't belong to this little girl, but with this power protecting her, her future is absolutely immeasurable!

Perhaps, I really could hitch a ride with her to the realm of gods to enjoy bliss...

A powerful being at the level of the Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler has absolute confidence in their own perception and would not have the slightest doubt.

Therefore, it did not hesitate to use that move to confirm its judgment.

The next second, all the surrounding space was compressed at an astonishing speed, and the deep blue light seemed to be moving very slowly.

However, as it moved, the sky turned dark blue, the earth turned dark blue, and everything under the rule of the Evil Eye Tyrant turned dark blue.

Light of Time and Space!

The ultimate power of the Evil Eye Tyrant.

Through his understanding of spirit and space, he comprehended the power of spacetime, which originated from the spiritual essence of spacetime.

The power of time and space can strip away the spiritual essence of all living beings, causing their spiritual essence to decay instantly.

"My God... that's ruthless!" Qian Lingyun stared at the terrifying blue light, finally unable to hold back any longer. She took a deep breath and roared:

"Please! My other self!"

With a loud bang.

A giant flower, over a thousand meters tall and pointing straight to the sky, emerged from behind Qian Lingyun.

(End of this chapter)