Douluo: Legend of the Holy Land

Chapter 211 The Guardian of the Mental System, the Dark Punisher

It was a magnificent and splendid palace, towering into the clouds like a majestic beast overlooking the mountains. Its outer walls were made of snow-white marble, making it appear even more mysterious and hazy. The palace gates were wide and tall, made of heavy sandalwood, with ancient patterns carved on the lintels, exuding an ancient and solemn atmosphere.

Crunch, crunch—

Xiao Yu stepped forward and pushed open the heavy door, and a serene and icy aura rushed out.

"It's so cold!"

Fire Dancer, whose primary attribute is fire, couldn't help but shiver and muttered to herself.

Although Qian Renxue also possesses fire attributes, the six-winged angel is primarily focused on holiness and light. Furthermore, since she has already broken through to the Soul Saint realm, her resistance to the environment is naturally much stronger than Huo Wu's.

"quiet!"

Huo Wu muttered softly, her voice not loud, but because the entire palace was so quiet, her voice became exceptionally clear.

In the very center of the palace was a long flight of stairs, and at the top of the stairs appeared a man. He had long, jet-black hair that fell casually over his shoulders, and with striking features such as bright eyebrows, a straight nose, and a square mouth, he was quite handsome, a stark contrast to the ferryman of the Akron River. His eyes were deep purple, distant and profound.

This is the guardian of the First Prison, the Dark Punisher.

He held a small gavel-like mallet in his hand, and, his face showing displeasure at Huo Wu's earlier outburst, slammed it down on the table: "To cause such a disturbance in this sacred and solemn courtroom, do you know your sin!"

The moment the gavel fell, Xiao Yu felt the scene before him suddenly distort. Countless images flashed before his eyes like a projector, showing things he had done, and all of them were bad things, from stepping on an ant to ruthlessly killing enemies and soul beasts on Douluo Star. A heavy sense of guilt arose spontaneously.

This is a psychological attack!

Xiao Yu instantly became alert, his mental energy rapidly circulating, and a dense white light burst forth from between his eyebrows, instantly tearing apart the Punisher's mental attack.

The Punisher, whose attack had been broken, involuntarily took two steps back, but a strange glint appeared in his eyes: "Good, good, good, as expected of you. Although you haven't fully awakened yet, you already possess such powerful spiritual strength. Having devoured your soul, my strength will definitely reach that level!"

As he spoke, he whistled, and the window behind the Punisher shattered. A huge black shadow burst through the window and entered. It was an ape that was very similar in size to the Titan Ape. The only difference was that the Titan Ape was surrounded by earthy yellow soul power, while this ape was surrounded by black flames. This was a demonic beast that existed in the underworld, the Flame Demon Ape.

The Fiery Demon Ape had a very conspicuous white symbol in the center of its forehead. It was the servant mark left on it by the Punisher. With this mark, he could control the Fiery Demon Ape at will, including its life and death.

Because the Punisher is a cultivator primarily focused on mental cultivation, his physical attack abilities are very weak. To compensate for this weakness, he specifically sought out several demonic beasts and forcibly formed servant contracts with them using his powerful mental strength.

Besides the Flame Demon Ape, there were also two Black Spirit Tigers and four Bloodthirsty Demon Wolves, who entered the palace through the window broken by the Flame Demon Ape.

"Surround those three women and don't let them get near me!"

Under the command of the Punisher, the seven magical beasts rushed forward and separated Xiao Yu and the three women in just a few exchanges, then surrounded Qian Renxue and the other two women.

Once they enter a state of mental combat, especially a fragile mage like the Punisher who relies solely on mental attacks, one punch can send him to his grave.

Of course, the Punisher could also consider dragging Xiao Yu into the battlefield of mental power confrontation before having these seven magical beasts launch a surprise attack. Although Xiao Yu's physical strength would not be enough to kill him, it would still severely injure him.

However, this would severely damage Xiao Yu's soul power, and the Punisher wanted to devour Xiao Yu's most complete soul so that his strength could be further enhanced.

"Those pets are yours to keep!"

Seeing this, Xiao Yu turned his head and smiled at Qian Renxue and the other two women. Since this Punisher wanted to fight him one-on-one, he would play along.

As Xiao Yu extended his four black wings, he rose gracefully, facing the Dark Punisher from afar.

The Punisher looked at Xiao Yu, who remained calm, and said, "You seem very confident in your abilities!"

"certainly!"

Looking at the contemptuous look in the Dark Punisher's eyes, Xiao Yu said with a half-smile, "Just like how I was able to easily break through your mental attack just now, I am absolutely confident in dealing with you."

"Arrogant!"

The Dark Punisher was enraged. With a roar, a dense light shone from his body, and immense spiritual power spread outward from his body like a torrential rain towards Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu felt everything around him become hazy again, the scene was changing rapidly, and finally the two of them found themselves in an extremely cold and snowy place.

"Die!"

The voice of the Dark Punisher rang out, and suddenly, as if the earth itself was shaking, a giant frost serpent over thirty meters long burst out of the ground. It roared at Xiao Yu, opened its blood-red maw, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth, and pounced on Xiao Yu with lightning speed.

"A pointless trick!"

Xiao Yu sneered. With his mental power, he could clearly see the true form of the giant frost serpent, which was none other than the Dark Punisher. It seemed that he had concentrated all his mental power into it to transform into such a huge being in this illusion.

Xiao Yu closed his eyes slightly, but when he opened them again a moment later, his pupils were no longer visible between his eyes, which seemed to be spinning rapidly like black vortexes.

The 100,000-year-old head bone skill, Death Gaze, is activated!

The vortex reversed, stirring up a black storm across the entire frigid land. The entire illusion seemed to be torn apart by the storm. As for the giant frost serpent, it was instantly caught in the storm, screaming in agony, and was torn to shreds in a moment.

"what!"

The frost serpent, infused with the Dark Punisher's immense spiritual power, was torn to shreds. His own spiritual sea was also severely damaged, and he screamed in agony, a heart-wrenching cry. The demonic beasts that had been attacking Qian Renxue and her two companions trembled simultaneously, not because the Dark Punisher's screams resonated with them, but because the power of the slave marks controlling them was weakening.

"A great opportunity!"

Qian Renxue seized the opportunity of their stunned silence and unleashed a slash with the Angelic Holy Sword, sending the strongest of the seven demonic beasts, the Flame Demon Ape, flying.

(End of this chapter)