In Douluo Continent, there is a proper way to die.

Chapter 102 The Brightest Star (4000 words)

Just like the philosophy that Yinlan has always advocated, Xie Yue's soul skills are all self-amplifying and there are no active attack soul skills. Therefore, in order to make up for this deficiency, Xie Yue successfully developed a self-created soul skill called "Full Moon" by relying on the characteristics of his martial soul.

Although this move is still in its infancy and there are no specific combat techniques to complement it, the perfect combination of the two moon blades, one in front of the other, already makes it both offensive and defensive. Combined with Xie Yue's excellent self-amplifying soul skill, it is not impossible for him to easily kill an enemy with the cultivation level of a Soul Master, even if he is one level higher.

Using this move in a bewitching form would naturally make it even stronger.

Yinlan's feet were firmly planted on the ground. His left hand pressed down on the gun barrel, and his right hand gripped the gun butt, keeping it close to his waist. In the instant the demon attacked in front of him, his right hand suddenly exerted force, and the black jade crystal-like gun tip shot straight towards the demon. The strike hit the weak point of the "full moon" and destroyed the perfect balance that the two moon blades had maintained.

"What…" came the panicked voices of the brother and sister from within the demon's body. The "full moon" formed by the two moon blades was shattered in one blow, and the demon's momentum was forcibly stopped. A powerful impact rushed towards their faces at the same time. Without time to adjust their forward-moving bodies, the brother and sister could only barely turn their bodies to the side to avoid colliding head-on with the knight's lance.

However, the next second, as if Yinlan had anticipated their reaction, he pulled his spear back, the tip of which planted itself in the ground. Using the spear tip as a point of leverage, he leaped into the air like a pole vaulter, performing a full somersault in mid-air. The spear also spun along with his body. At the same moment he landed, the Ink Jade Overlord Spear was also swung around in a full circle, slamming hard into the frantically dodging demon, smashing it deep into the ground with a single blow.

The feel of a stiff-handled spear is indeed different from that of a resilient ash wood spear. This move was originally intended to utilize the resilience of a flexible-handled spear to unleash greater power to strike people, but now the explosive force it can generate is at least half of what it used to be. It's now purely about using the weapon to smash people. However, it's still fine for bullying ignorant Douluo people.

A red light flashed, and the bewitching figure disappeared, replaced by the brother and sister lying in the pit. Upon seeing this, Yinlan also stood up again, and the Ink Jade Overlord Spear dissipated at the same time. He clapped his hands and turned to leave.

"Wait...wait a minute..." came the girl's weak voice from behind. Yin Lan turned her head slightly and saw that Hu Liena was clearly unable to stand up, but she was still trying to reach out her palm towards her. Her voice was full of resentment and weakness.

She wasn't even dizzy... Yin Lan was speechless. She knew she was very strong and had always held back during the fight to avoid being killed on the stage. Now it seemed she had held back a bit too much. She should have used more force.

She ignored her opponent and walked towards the edge of the ring. Anyone with eyes could see who was better in the current situation, and there was no need to continue the match.

"Your Holiness, if this is all the result of your teaching, then I would suggest that you revise the training plan for your disciple as soon as possible. I think Xie Yue's soul skill is quite good. Judging from their performance..." Yin Lan walked to the edge of the arena, his gaze falling on Bibi Dong standing next to Qian Daoliu. He chuckled, "They are nothing but a rabble."

"Hmph," Bibi Dong glanced coldly at Yin Lan, then walked towards Hu Liena in the arena, saying in an unfriendly tone, "I won't trouble you, Second Miss."

Seriously, what's up with Yu Xiaogang? Liu Erlong too, and you too, could it be that he's really good at charming women?

Yin Lan was even more speechless. She felt that she had been tactful enough, but Bibi Dong seemed to have no intention of taking her advice into consideration. She still wanted Hu Liena to keep going down the path of seduction to the very end. It was truly unbelievable.

She shook her head. She was in the Hall of Offerings, so it was understandable that the other party didn't trust her. Whatever, it was Hu Liena who was ruined, not her.

Her idea of ​​making things more difficult for the future Tang San is likely to fail. The original Hu Liena was also a joke. Tang San was not affected by her charm, and after Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor bloodline awakened and he became handsome, he was easily defeated.

The problem is, girl, be careful. Your charm isn't that great. It's easy to break through. I've never seen you control someone of the same level.

The charm-related abilities in Douluo Continent can all be broken by focusing one's mind and having a firm will; they are not some powerful or unreasonable strong control abilities at all.

However, the position of Blue Silver Emperor is still occupied by Yin Luo, and the Blue Silver Forest has been moved away by her. This means that Tang San no longer has the opportunity to awaken the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline. If Tang San does not awaken the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline and is still that ordinary-looking boy, would Hu Liena still give him away for free?

Yinlan thought maliciously.

"The winner, the Hall of Worship, Yinlan!" Qian Daoliu's voice was amplified by his soul power, spreading out so that everyone in the audience could hear his announcement, "Bibi Dong, from today onwards, do not mention the matter of the Holy Maiden again."

"I'm sorry... Teacher... I've let you down..." Hu Liena gasped for breath in Bibi Dong's arms, her voice trembling as she said, "But I've always believed... believed in your guidance..."

In Hu Liena's eyes, it was Bibi Dong who adopted her and her brother and gave them everything. In her heart, Bibi Dong was like a "mother". Therefore, she unconditionally trusted every word from her "mother" and perfectly carried out every instruction from her "mother".

The problem is that Bibi Dong believed Yu Xiaogang's nonsense and deceitful claims, and Hu Liena didn't know what kind of person Yu Xiaogang was, so she was led astray by Bibi Dong.

"It's alright, Nana, you've all done your best, and your teacher has seen it all," Bibi Dong hugged Hu Liena and comforted her gently, "You're all good children."

Qian Renxue, who ran down from the audience to congratulate Yinlan, witnessed the interaction between the master and disciple.

...Why, why, why?!

Why, why, why?!

...I clearly...didn't do anything wrong!

That's mine! That should have been mine! Mine!

Tiny specks of red light danced in Qian Renxue's azure eyes, gradually converging, as if they might at any moment cover the clear azure sky.

"...Sister Xue'er?" A girl's voice suddenly came into my ears.

Qian Renxue covered her head and shook it. She didn't know what was wrong with her. The feeling of her mind going blank that she had not long ago had returned.

But the feeling of grievance lingered in her heart, and it didn't dissipate for a long time, causing her eyes to become moist without her even realizing it.

"Now I owe Lanlan a huge favor," Qian Renxue forced a smile, slipped her hands under Yinlan's armpits, lifted her up high, and winked playfully. "Thank you for saving my position as the Holy Maiden, our Second Miss."

"Hmph, that's right," Yinlan's heart fluttered as she was hugged by the beautiful young lady, her lips curving into a wide smile. "Mere grains of sand are nothing compared to me!"

Seeing her smug expression, so different from her previous maturity, and finally showing a bit of childishness, Qian Renxue finally stopped crying and smiled. She stopped looking back at the scene on the arena, put Yinlan down, took her hand, and walked towards the exit of the martial arts arena.

Yinlan looked up and glanced at Qian Renxue's eyes, which were filled with tears, and squeezed the other's palm.

"Sister Xue'er."

"Um?"

"Don't overthink it. You still have me, and the grandfathers in the ancestral hall."

"Um."

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"So, you're preparing to set off?" In the Papal Palace, Bibi Dong, seated on the papal throne, had a solemn expression that made it impossible to discern her thoughts.

"Hmm," Qian Renxue met his gaze calmly inside the hall, her tone indifferent, "It's been ten days since I left. Although I gave myself half a month before leaving, it's still better to go back as soon as possible. I suppose His Holiness the Pope wouldn't want to see me in Spirit City, would he?"

"Hmph! I thought you had given up on that plan." To Qian Renxue's surprise, Bibi Dong avoided her question and gave an irrelevant answer.

There was no one else in the Papal Palace at this time, only the mother and daughter. To avoid hearing anything they shouldn't, the high-ranking officials wisely left early when Qian Renxue arrived.

An eerie silence fell over the Papal Palace.

After a long pause, Qian Renxue glanced at Bibi Dong with a slightly strange look, shook her head, and continued, "I've been carrying out that plan for seven years now. Giving up now would be a complete waste of time and effort. I..."

Before she could finish speaking, Bibi Dong waved her hand impatiently, interrupting her with a cold, hard tone: "Is it worth it?"

"...?" Qian Renxue was taken aback.

Although the other person's tone didn't seem very friendly, she still sensed something else.

The atmosphere fell silent again.

It's unclear how much time passed before Qian Renxue turned and left.

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"worth."

"However," she tilted her head slightly, leaving only a profile view for Bibi Dong, a hint of determination in her azure eyes, "I did it all for you before..."

"...Now," she took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind, and strode out of the Papal Palace without looking back, "I'm doing this for myself!"

Legend has it that when the continent falls silent, a star will appear on it, leading the entire era.

Qian Renxue once arrogantly believed that her talent was unparalleled in the world, and that no one could compare to her. She thought she might be the "star" in the story.

She has now given up on that dream, even though she still has a chance to become that star.

Qian Renxue strode forward with determination.

...There is only one protagonist in the story.

...An era has more than one "star".

...I want that child to become the brightest star of this era!

Left alone on the papal throne, the solitary pope stared blankly at that retreating figure, his palm outstretched, his purple eyes filled with a complex and contradictory sorrow.

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Outside the Papal Palace, Yin Lan was being led by Guang Ling Douluo to meet each of the elders.

"Come on, Xiao Lan, you already know Elders Serpent Spear and Bloodthorn, so I won't introduce them further. That effeminate guy over there is Chrysanthemum Douluo, and the one next to him who looks neither human nor ghost is Ghost Douluo."

That sissy... I'm so annoyed, but I have to hold back; I can't afford to offend the Hall of Offerings...

Chrysanthemum Douluo could only manage a smile on her womanly face as she nodded at Yin Lan, pleadingly asking, "You ate the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, right? Can't I really take you as my disciple? Please, I'll do anything!"

Yinlan's eyelids twitched. This was the first time in her two lifetimes that she had ever seen a real male-female hybrid, and one that was over seventy years old... Tang Buddha's creative ability was truly twenty years ahead of its time.

"You're dreaming," Guangling Douluo said with a grin, acting as Yinlan's mouthpiece and continuing to introduce others to her. "That dark-skinned bear over there is Demon Bear Douluo, that old turtle with glasses is Sea Turtle Douluo, and that masked, gloomy man is Ghost Leopard Douluo."

Damn... How come I never noticed how venomous the Five Offerings were before... The three people being introduced also twitched their eyelids, and with a dry laugh, they greeted Yinlan.

"This pretty lady is Spirit Kite Douluo," Light Feather Douluo pointed to the young woman who seemed out of place among the group of elders, and finally pointed to the only old man in the group who fit the stereotypical image of an "elder," "This old blockhead is Thunder Control Douluo."

Damn it, why does this old bastard treat people differently when introducing them?!

Apart from Lingyuan Douluo, the elders were quite indignant.

"Hmm?" Yin Lan looked at the Thunder Douluo, whose face was old but whose posture was upright, with great confusion.

Who is this guy? I've never heard of him in the original work.

"What's wrong, Xiao Lan?" Guang Ling looked at Yu Lei Douluo when she saw this, but didn't see anything strange, so she asked.

"It's nothing, I'm just curious about this elder's title." Yin Lan shook her head. As Tang Buddha's number one hater, she was well-versed in the original work. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any titled Douluo that she didn't recognize. Maybe she could remember who it was by looking at the other party's martial soul.

"Hahaha, so that's how it is. It's not something that can't be said. I have a mutated martial soul, the Thunder Spear. As long as I stand on the ground, I am completely immune to any lightning power," the Thunder Douluo laughed, and with a wave of his hand, a silver "spear" over four meters long with a strange base appeared in his hand. "Thanks to this, I finally managed to obtain the cultivation of a Title Douluo and enter the Elder Hall to become the ninth elder."

Ah, Yin Lan suddenly remembered who this guy was. Isn't this the Ninth Elder who led troops to raid the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan during Bibi Dong's Soul Hunting Operation and traded one for one with Yu Yuanzhen?

Immune to lightning, no wonder he dared to provoke Yu Yuanzhen, who had a cultivation level of 95, fourteen years later. No wonder he was the only one who died. The Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex was powerful not only because of lightning, but also because it was the number one beast spirit in the world in this era. How could he possibly defeat it?

After carefully observing his martial spirit, Yin Lan could no longer contain herself.

What the hell is this lightning-controlling spear?! Isn't this supposed to be a lightning rod?!

(End of this chapter)