Douluo: Legend of the Holy Land

Chapter 202 The Death Scythe Severs Divine Thought

"You mere remnant of a spirit dares to act tough in front of me!"

Xiao Yu let out a cold shout, and boundless soul power surged forth from his body. The death power unique to the underworld in the surrounding air was also mobilized by Xiao Yu's soul power, surging overwhelmingly towards the remnant spirit of the Sea God: "Sea God, understand whose territory this is!"

Rumble!!!

Thunder rumbled in the sky, and the pressure around the sea god gradually decreased.

After Xiao Yu defeated the gatekeeper of the Yellow Springs Hirasaka, this area had already acknowledged Xiao Yu's identity. The remnant of the Sea God attempted to attack the Lord of the Plane, and naturally, he would be subjected to the strongest suppression from the Underworld.

"How is that possible!"

Faced with that terrifying aura and oppressive force, the remnant of the sea god's face revealed a look of horror. He felt as if he was being suppressed to the point that even moving was extremely difficult.

"Poseidon, consider this a small interest payment!"

A glint flashed in Xiao Yu's eyes. This time, however, he did not use his main martial soul, the evolved Netherworld Lord martial soul. Instead, he released his second martial soul, the Death Demon Scythe, which was formed by the Grim Reaper using his last divine power before dissipating.

"Thanatos, the sea god is also the murderer who killed you. This time, I'll use his divine sense to practice. In the future, I'll make you taste the sea god's blood!"

Xiao Yu gripped the Death Scythe tightly in his hand and walked step by step toward the Sea God.

"drink!"

Seemingly sensing the impending death, the phantom of the sea god roared, and a phantom of a vast ocean suddenly surged up from behind him, with azure soul power rippled out from his body like waves.

"go!"

At that moment, the illusory shadow of the sea god shone with golden light, and the transformed sea instantly turned into a torrent that rushed towards Xiao Yu.

"sucker Punch!"

Xiao Yu scoffed, raising the Grim Reaper's Scythe high above his head. A surge of soul power erupted from it, as if all the killing intent and death energy in the world had converged into it, ready to tear everything apart.

"This...this is the power of Death! How is this possible? Shouldn't Death have perished long ago?"

The Sea God's voice trembled slightly. Originally, he was just a wisp of divine thought left behind in the world after the Sea God ascended to the divine realm. Logically speaking, he shouldn't have known about the fall of the God of Death, let alone be able to sense the God of Death's divine power.

However, how could the Sea God, who was in cahoots with the God of Asura, possibly follow the rules obediently? In order to ensure the successor they had chosen, Tang San, he was constantly strengthening the divine thoughts he left within the Heart of the Sea God.

"Now that you've recognized me, you should atone for your sins!"

With a single step, Xiao Yu shot into the air like an arrow, wielding the Death Scythe and slashing down fiercely.

boom!

The ocean conjured by the sea god using his limited divine power was cleaved open by the scythe, and the deathly power released when the scythe swung down slammed into the sea god's phantom along the path, making the sea god's already somewhat ethereal body even more illusory.

"Damn it! You're just a guy who died at my hands long ago, clinging to life in a human body, and you actually dare to dream of being my enemy?"

Poseidon's face was ashen. With a roar, the golden trident in his hand suddenly grew larger. With a single slash, filled with the vast power of the ocean, it struck Xiao Yu like Mount Tai crashing down.

"You scoundrel who relies on his master's power! Even without the God of Asura, you alone could have killed Thanatos!"

Xiao Yu also roared angrily, his tone filled with disdain for the Sea God, and suddenly swung out the Demon Scythe.

Bang!

A dull thud resounded.

The halberd and sickle clashed, and the terrifying energy collision spread rapidly outwards from the two halberds, creating a violent gale.

*Snap!*

The stalemate lasted only a moment. With a crisp sound, cracks appeared on Poseidon's trident, which eventually exploded completely, turning into a sky full of blue energy that dissipated into the void.

The Death Scythe, having shattered the trident, still possessed immense power, and slashed down diagonally, striking the illusory figure of the Sea God.

boom!

With his divine power nearly depleted, the sea god was struck by the Death Scythe, which was imbued with the power of the god of death. His illusory body finally dissipated at that moment, leaving only the triangular pyramid-shaped Vast Ocean Universe Cover floating silently in place.

Xiao Yu stretched out his palm and absorbed the Vast Ocean Universe Cover into his palm. Without the interference of the Sea God's divine sense, his soul power probed into it without any hindrance.

The original four soul skills remain: the Vast Ocean Protective Shield (which grants invisibility), the Universe-Stabilizing Shield (which controls and locks onto targets), the Vast Ocean Raging Waves (a group attack skill), and the Universe Demon-Slaying Shield (the strongest single-target attack). However, their power seems to have decreased significantly.

Xiao Yu guessed that the Vast Ocean Universe Cover was essentially a soul tool, most likely a level nine or even level ten soul tool developed ten thousand years ago when soul tool technology had not yet been interrupted. However, it later fell into the hands of the Sea God, who infused it with his divine sense, and it became the Heart of the Sea God.

Now, because Xiao Yu erased the divine thought within it, this soul tool has returned to its original form.

Putting aside the other three skills for the moment, the Vast Ocean Shield, which has the effect of invisibility, is quite useful for Xiao Yu at the moment. After entering the Underworld, he will not have to worry about being afraid when he meditates or rests at night.

"With the Vast Ocean Universe protecting us, we don't need to bring Dugu Bo along on this trip to the Underworld!"

Xiao Yu originally planned to bring Dugu Bo into the underworld with him. Since summoned characters cannot enter the underworld, only a handful of people, including Dugu Bo, Yang Wudi, Niu Gao, Bai He, and Ye Renxin, could follow him into the underworld.

Ye Renxin is a support-type Soul Master. With Ye Lingling, whose Martial Soul quality is even higher, there is no need for Ye Renxin to follow.

Niu Gao and Bai He have only recently joined the Nine Star Palace. Even if Xiao Yu trusts their character, it's unlikely that anyone else in the sect would agree to let newly joined people follow him alone.

Yang Wudi was in charge of the overall work of harvesting medicinal herbs and refining elixirs, which was a great responsibility. Even if he wanted to go, Xiao Yu wouldn't dare let him go with him.

After considering all the options, only Dugu Bo is usable.

However, with the Vast Ocean Universe Cover, it wasn't really necessary for Dugu Bo to follow him into the Underworld.

After all, Xiao Yu brought Dugu Bo along so that he could take on the responsibility of keeping watch at night. As for fighting the bosses guarding the underworld checkpoints, that was naturally left to Xiao Yu and the others who came to train.

With the Vast Ocean Universe Cover possessing built-in defensive and stealth capabilities, tasks like reconnaissance, night watch, and sentry duty no longer require dedicated personnel. Moreover, besides Dugu Bo, the rest of those who were able to enter the Underworld this time were a group of handsome men and beautiful women. Is it any human being capable of letting a nearly 100-year-old man watch a group of young people being lovey-dovey, and likely for several years?

(End of this chapter)