Douluo: Legend of the Holy Land

Chapter 82 The Horn of War

After Ye Lingling absorbed the soul ring, Xiao Yu returned to the Nine Star Palace headquarters.

This trip, especially the battle with the Titan Giant Ape in the Star Dou Great Forest, made Xiao Yu realize his shortcomings.

Although Xiao Yu's soul power has increased rapidly over the years, he has also been too focused on increasing it, neglecting to master his soul skills. When facing the Shrek Seven Devils, he was able to completely suppress them with soul power far exceeding level 30, and there were no apparent problems.

However, when he faced the Titan Ape, whose strength was even greater than his own, the problem became obvious.

When fighting the Titan Giant Ape, he would inevitably have a short pause between each use of his soul skill before he could use the next one. This was even more obvious to Qian Renxue, who lacked practical combat experience.

True masters have mastered each soul skill to perfection, and not only do they not falter, but those with strong comprehension can even switch between multiple soul skills.

In the future, Xiao Yu cannot rely on his soul power cultivation to suppress others forever. He will always encounter opponents of the same level or with higher soul power. Not to mention, that mentally ill patient, Bibi Dong, the Pope of the Spirit Hall, will definitely face him in the future.

Although this Pope is love-struck and has an antisocial personality, her talent is undeniable. Unlike her daughter, who spent twenty years infiltrating the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, hindering her soul power cultivation and leaving her with virtually no combat experience, she is a killing goddess who has experienced hundreds of battles in the City of Slaughter. She possesses rich combat experience and can even switch between her twin martial souls without pause. If Xiao Yu cannot correct his problems, he will undoubtedly be defeated in the future!

After returning from Sunset Forest, Xiao Yu began his seclusion, temporarily setting aside the improvement of his soul power to focus on mastering his soul skills.

This time, Xiao Yu wasn't in complete seclusion. After his first taste of forbidden fruit, he had developed a taste for it and naturally, he would seek out Ye Lingling every now and then to discuss things in depth.

At first, Huo Wu, who was a bit oblivious, didn't notice, and Xiao Yu and Ye Lingling also restrained themselves. But as time went on, the two became more and more unscrupulous, and Huo Wu soon found out.

Upon learning that the two had secretly taken the final step behind her back, Huo Wu gritted her teeth in anger. She had thought that after they confessed their feelings to each other in the stone chamber of Holy Soul Village that day, they were on equal footing. However, she never expected that Ye Lingling would go out to obtain a soul ring and take care of things.

Seeing this, the bold Huo Wu immediately considered taking the bait, but Xiao Yu had been in seclusion most of the time recently. When he came out to spend time with her, it was usually for half a day, and Ye Lingling was always by his side. As for the night, it would definitely be in Ye Lingling's room. No matter how bold Huo Wu was, she couldn't go to Ye Lingling's room to confront him.

Days passed by, and Xiao Yu continued to familiarize himself with various soul skills, integrating them into his own abilities.

"call!"

On this day, Xiao Yu had just finished using a series of soul skills. He sat down on the ground, trying to recall the moves he had just made and gain some inspiration.

Just then, Ye Lingling knocked on the door: "Brother Xiao Yu, are you available?"

Ye Lingling had actually arrived long ago, but she sensed a strong fluctuation of soul power inside the room, so she waited outside the door until the fluctuation of soul power dissipated before knocking on the door.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu immediately got up and opened the door. Seeing Ye Lingling outside, looking as pretty as a young bride, he couldn't resist his lustful desires. He grabbed Ye Lingling and pulled her into the room, hooking her leg behind him and closing the door behind him. With a wicked grin, he said, "Lingling, you've practically walked right into the lion's den!"

As he spoke, he lowered his head and kissed Ye Lingling's red lips without any hesitation.

"No, something's wrong."

Ye Lingling was interrupted by Xiao Yu's kiss halfway through her sentence. After a brief resistance, Ye Lingling began to respond passionately to her beloved's kiss.

The two kissed passionately for a long time, until Xiao Yu's hands started to wander and undress her. Only then did Ye Lingling realize what was happening and pushed Xiao Yu away to stop him, saying, "Wait, something really has happened! Qian Renxue is here!"

"Why is that woman here?"

Xiao Yu was stunned upon hearing this, and stopped what he was doing. He was completely confused. Why was that woman not in Tiandou City, but the crown prince, coming all the way here?

"hiss!"

A sudden pain in his waist brought Xiao Yu back to his senses. He saw Ye Lingling had already used her ultimate feat: a delicate white hand pinching the soft flesh of his waist in a difficult position. Her lips pouted, all traces of her previous shyness gone, and she said irritably, "Why are you here? Of course, I'm here to see you! She specifically asked for you as soon as she entered the sect. What, hearing she's here, your mind has wandered too!"

"Sweetie, Lingling, let go of her. I swear on my honor that, to this day, there has absolutely been no ambiguous relationship between her and me!"

Up to today, and who knows what the future holds, to be fair, Qian Renxue is truly beautiful, and a man who isn't moved by her wouldn't be a man at all.

Xiao Yu first comforted Ye Lingling, who was already jealous, and gently stroked her hair before explaining, "What I'm curious about is why this woman didn't stay in Tiandou City but came all this way. Given her status and position, something must have happened to the Tiandou Empire or the Spirit Hall. By the way, did she come in her true form or as Xue Qinghe?"

Ye Lingling wasn't one to make trouble unnecessarily. Upon hearing this, she released her grip and said, "I came as Xue Qinghe, accompanied by several royal guards. One of them is a senior alumnus of the Tiandou Royal Academy, whom I recognized."

"It seems something has happened to the Heaven Dou Empire!"

Xiao Yu nodded: "Then let's go, Lingling, let's go see her first."

A short while later, Xiao Yu and Ye Lingling arrived at the reception hall, where Xue Qinghe was sitting in the guest seat, leisurely sipping his fragrant tea.

"Greetings, Your Highness. I was unaware of your arrival; I am deeply sorry for not greeting you properly!"

Xiao Yu entered and bowed respectfully to Xue Qinghe.

Upon seeing Xiao Yu's arrival, Xue Qinghe put down his teacup, stood up, and greeted him with a smile, saying, "Young Master Xiao, you are too kind. It was Qinghe who was presumptuous to disturb Young Master Xiao's secluded cultivation!"

After exchanging pleasantries, the two sat down, one as the host and the other as the host.

After they were seated, Xiao Yu cut to the chase, asking, "Your Highness, you are so busy with state affairs, why have you traveled so far to Xier City today?"

Xue Qinghe sighed and said, "To be honest, I came here to quell a rebellion. Ferreira, the lord of Hamos City under the Kingdom of Sylvia, has plotted a rebellion, which has now spread to six or seven surrounding cities."

"I see. Then I, Xiao, wish Your Highness a resounding victory and swift success!"

Oh, that's all? Xiao Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He thought it was something serious. Although the Heavenly Dou Empire had been declining year after year, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. Suppressing this small-scale rebellion was no big deal.

(End of this chapter)