Douluo: Legend of the Holy Land

Chapter 217 Hell Knight

While the Star Luo Empire was on friendly terms with its brothers, the Heaven Dou royal family wasn't much better off. A substitute is ultimately just a substitute; without Qian Renxue's keen insight and strategic vision, he suffered a setback at the hands of Prince Xue Xing, which allowed the fourth prince, Xue Beng, whom he supported, to gain a foothold in the court.

Fortunately, thanks to the foundation laid by Qian Renxue, most of the court officials still supported Xue Qinghe. Furthermore, the Nine Star Palace was backing this stand-in with advice and strategies. Emperor Xueye himself also favored this Crown Prince, who was known for his virtue in the court and among the people. The reason he acquiesced to Prince Xuexing bringing Xue Beng into the court to compete with Xue Qinghe was simply because he didn't want Xue Qinghe to have no rivals and had set his sights on his own throne early on.

The ancient law that there are no fathers and sons in the imperial family cannot be exempted even in the world of fantasy.

While the outside world was rife with undercurrents and various forces were constantly making small moves against each other, Xiao Yu, Qian Renxue, Ye Lingling, and Huo Wu, who were in the Underworld, were focused on their cultivation.

Time flies, and a month has passed since they defeated the Dark Punisher, the guardian of the First Prison.

During this month, Ye Lingling and Huo Wu broke through the level 60 bottleneck one after another. After absorbing the Black Spirit Tiger's inner core, Ye Lingling's current soul power level has reached level 63.

Huo Wu broke through to level 60 three days ago, but there is no suitable inner core to convert into her sixth soul ring yet. The inner core energy of the Flame Demon Ape is too strong. If Huo Wu, who is level 60, were to absorb it, there would only be one result: she would explode and die under the powerful energy impact.

The Black Spirit Tiger's inner core is suitable in terms of age, but the Black Spirit Tiger is purely of the dark attribute and has no fire attribute energy at all. It is not compatible in terms of attributes. If Huo Wu forcibly absorbs it, she will most likely obtain a soul skill that is quite useless to her.

Xiao Yu wasn't in a hurry. There were still seven great prisons and four great circles ahead, so he was sure he could find a suitable demon beast.

Before this, Huo Wu could still accumulate her own soul power through cultivation. Yu Xiaogang's theory was correct, but with his level 29 soul power, he would never have the opportunity to put it into practice. Xiao Yu knew even with his toes that this must have been found in the Spirit Hall's collection of books.

During this month, Xiao Yu and Qian Renxue's soul power also made considerable progress.

Xiao Yu's soul power has reached level 78. This is because during the initial period after entering the Underworld, he was constantly condensing and purifying his soul power to consolidate the several levels of soul power increase brought about by Xiao Wu's sacrifice. Otherwise, he would already be breaking through the bottleneck of level 80.

Qian Renxue's soul power has reached the peak of level 74, just one step away from level 75.

This cultivation speed overjoyed Qian Renxue. She knew very well that even if she devoted herself to cultivation in the Spirit Hall, she could not achieve such a speed.

All of this is thanks to Xiao Yu, who brought her into this secret realm. Otherwise, she would probably still be struggling to break through the bottleneck of Soul Saint.

Although this proud and aloof little angel didn't say anything, her attitude towards Xiao Yu has become increasingly gentle lately, showing a rather tender and affectionate side.

Let's go!

Xiao Yu's original plan was to set off for the Second Prison after Huo Wu broke through to level 60, but because Huo Wu was eager to achieve quick success after being provoked by Xiao Yu, her soul power was very unstable when she broke through to level 60.

With his current mental strength, Xiao Yu quickly noticed Huo Wu's abnormality. He immediately told Huo Wu to stop cultivating her soul power and focus on stabilizing her current realm.

Three days later, Huo Wu's cultivation level had completely stabilized, and Xiao Yu then led the three women to the Second Prison.

Passing through the spacious halls of the First Prison and opening the heavy doors at the back of the palace, a fierce gale blew in, its immense force like thousands of horses' hooves pounding the earth and vibrating the air, making one's eardrums buzz.

"Walk!"

Xiao Yu released his Netherworld God Domain, and a faint black light enveloped the group, acting like a protective shield against the howling wind. Maintaining a steady pace, they quickly passed through the storm and truly entered the Second Prison.

The Second Prison is a place to punish greedy criminals. It is very dark, and a light drizzle is falling from the sky. The raindrops feel cool on your body.

In the distance, an endless army of skeletons seemed to have spotted Xiao Yu and his companions' arrival and were swarming towards them across the mountains.

Xiao Yu and his three companions adopted the same formation to face the skeletons in front of the Akron River. Ye Lingling, a support-type character, was surrounded by others and placed in the very center. The other three each occupied a corner and charged towards the skeleton army.

Xiao Yu was the first to release his martial spirit. Four wings spread out behind him, and the cold blade of the Hades Sword emitted a chilling light. He charged into the skeleton army, and the sword light swept in all directions. The skeleton soldiers turned into dust as soon as they made contact.

A dazzling light erupted from Qian Renxue's body as she unleashed her Angel Domain. The brilliant golden light covered thousands of square meters around her. Her six-winged angel was the nemesis of these undead creatures. The weaker skeletons were dissolved by the holy energy within the domain before Qian Renxue could even get close.

Although Huo Wu's strength was not as great as Xiao Yu's and Qian Renxue's, she was also a person who would not admit defeat. Dense fire elements continued to gather around her, eventually evolving into a sky full of fiery meteors, which bombarded the oncoming skeleton army. Under the surging flames, countless pink and white skeletons were devoured.

Ye Lingling held a crabapple blossom that emitted a faint fragrance in her hand. Countless white petals drifted down from her hand, rose with the wind, and danced in the sky, gently merging into the bodies of the three people, allowing them to maintain their optimal soul power state forever.

With the four working together, this small team, like a sharp knife, quickly broke through the layers of the skeleton army's defenses, and countless skeleton soldiers were reduced to fragments under their attacks.

"Step back!"

Just then, a cold, low shout rang out, and the previously fearless skeleton soldiers immediately stopped, halting their advance and parting to the sides to reveal a passage.

"It looks like the guardian of this second prison is coming!"

Xiao Yu, Qian Renxue, Ye Lingling, and Huo Wu almost simultaneously had this thought in their minds.

Tatata! ! !

A crisp sound of hooves rang out, and what came into the four people's view was a knight dressed in heavy black armor, his face even covered by a black mask. He held a spiral spear about one meter long in each hand, and the tall horse he rode was also covered in armor of the same color. Both the man and the horse exuded a dark aura.

This is the guardian of the Second Prison, the Hell Knight!

(End of this chapter)