Douluo's Spirit Pearl Divine Sword

Luo Hengji hurriedly knelt down and said, "I dare not, this is what we two subordinates should do. I just don't know about this month's antidote..."

"Oh, the antidote? I remember now, tonight is the day it takes effect, isn't it? Don't worry, you're so reliable, how could I forget? I came here today to deliver the antidote to you. I already gave it to Ors, so just ask him for it. I have other things to do, so I won't stay any longer." Turtle Douluo stood up and said kindly.

These words immediately brought a look of despair to the faces of the Luo family father and son. The Ao family and the Luo family were mortal enemies. Would they give them the antidote so easily?

Sure enough, as soon as the Turtle Douluo left, Ors said apologetically, "Oh dear, I'm sorry, Brother Luo, I just left the antidote at home. How about this, you can bear with it tonight, and I'll send someone to deliver it tomorrow."

"How could you do this, Brother Ao? Here's what I'll do: I'll send someone to your house to get it, or I can go myself," Luo Hengji pleaded, clinging to his leg.

"Get out of the way! I'm not going home today. I'm going to find a courtesan to have some fun. Heh, you and your son can enjoy yourselves!" Ors used all his soul power to kick Luo Hengji away, making him vomit blood, before laughing and leaving.

In fact, the Ao family had already sided with the Spirit Hall, all because of that little incident at school back then.

Just as Tianlin had predicted, after Orff's ears were cut off, Bibi Dong quickly sent people to the Orff family and told them that if they wanted revenge, it would be impossible for them or their master, the Heaven Dou Empire, to do so; only the Spirit Hall could.

Orff couldn't deny this either. In order to get revenge, he agreed to work for the Spirit Hall in secret. Anyway, he was following the same master. Whether it was the Spirit Hall or the Heaven Dou Empire, it didn't matter who he followed.

The Luo family is different. They were forcibly subdued by the Spirit Hall. They relied on poison, a kind of deadly poison that flares up every month, causing excruciating pain that eventually leads to the rotting of all the body's organs. It was developed by the Porcupine Douluo back then. The Spirit Hall gave the antidote to the Ao family, who then used it to control the Luo family.

The Ao and Luo families have been enemies for many years. Although Ors will not let Luo Hengji and his son die now, he has tormented them a lot. It is common for him to delay giving them the antidote by a day. Anyway, the poison will not kill them directly, but will first make them suffer unbearable torment.

Ors, who had left the Luo family, was extremely pleased with himself, glad that he had chosen a side early. He could already imagine the Luo father and son's heart-wrenching pain at that moment.

This was entirely a scene from his imagination. In reality, it never happened. As soon as he left, the Luo father and son calmly stood up. Luo Fuqi supported his father, while Luo Hengji clutched his chest where he had been kicked and said angrily, "That Ors is really a petty person who has gotten his way. We'll kill him sooner or later. He really thinks we're poisoned. It's just that the kick hurts a bit."

Just as he was complaining, crabapple blossoms drifted down from the sky and nestled into his chest, instantly healing his minor injury.

"Nine-Heart Begonia, haha, it's Second Brother Gu and Miss Ye here!" Luo Fuqi laughed loudly.

"Senior Luo, Brother Luo, you've been wronged this time." Gu Ran led Ye Lingling into the main hall.

"It's nothing to be ashamed of. If it weren't for Sect Master Ning's wisdom and Nephew Gu's timely request for help from His Majesty the Poison King to detoxify my father and me, we would really be at the mercy of the Ao family," Luo Hengji said gratefully.

When Tianlin made up his mind to contend for the world, both Ning Fengzhi and he wrote a letter. Ning Fengzhi wrote to Luo Hengji, while Tianlin wrote to Luo Fuji.

Tianlin learned from the original work that the first kingdom the Spirit Hall conquered after establishing its nation was Barak, while Ning Fengzhi deduced it entirely through his wisdom.

In fact, many years ago, Ning Fengzhi had already made contact with Luo Hengji. His initial idea was simple: since he had already antagonized the Ao family, he would try to win over the Luo family, who were his enemies.

Later, when the Spirit Hall's ambitions were exposed, Ning Fengzhi speculated that they might use the Ao family as a pretext to attack the Barak Kingdom. He then wrote a letter to remind the Luo family to be careful and suggested that Luo Hengji do two things: first, treat the people well to win a good reputation for the Luo family; second, rectify military discipline so that they would be convinced of the Luo family's authority.

Just then, Tianlin used Eternal Mind Control to control Luo Fuqi. After he returned, he inexplicably transformed from a wicked young master into a benevolent and charitable person who spoke up for the people.

He told his father that he was woken up by Tianlin, but Luo Hengji was confused and thought that Tianlin and Luo Fuqi had become friends and reached a cooperation agreement, which was why Luo Fuqi did the things Ning Fengzhi asked him to do.

This is what Ning Fengzhi said before: Tianlin accidentally made his plan even more perfect.

After these two things are done, the first priority is to save the lives of the father and son. The Spirit Hall originally did not want to subdue the Luo family, but rather to let the Ao family take sole power and completely control Barak.

The problem is that at this time, the Luo family had an excellent reputation among the people, being a rare and virtuous noble family, and the army only respected the Luo family, not the Ao family.

If they forced their way in, it might cause a mutiny. Left with no other choice, the Spirit Hall had to settle for second best and use poison to forcibly subdue the Luo family and make them work for them.

This was also within Ning Fengzhi's expectations. He and Tianlin sent Gu Ran and Ye Lingling to Barak, where they first used the Nine Heart Begonia to suppress their deadly poison, then collected their blood samples and returned. Dugu Bo and Yang Wudi then refined the antidote to remove their deadly poison.

Ning Fengzhi instructed them to continue working for the Spirit Hall while pretending to be poisoned, and to try to subdue the various kingdoms and duchies, large and small. He would send someone to meet them when the time came for them to defect.

Chapter 427 The Ascetic Cultivators

Gu Ran and Ye Lingling learned a lot about the follow-up actions that the Spirit Hall required them to take from the Luo family father and son. They found a disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and asked him to take the letter back to the sect.

As the wealthiest sect, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has businesses all over the continent. To ensure the timely transmission of information, it has now arranged disciples of the Min clan at many important stations.

Important information can be delivered to the sect within a day.

Ning Fengzhi received the letter, and the Spirit Hall's follow-up actions were largely as he had predicted. He replied, ordering Gu Ran and Ye Lingling to continue their activities around the Barak Kingdom.

But don't worry about any of the Spirit Hall's actions. They are not strong enough to protect themselves. Just do what Tianlin asked you to do, and he will handle the rest.

At the same time, Qin Ming's wife, Zhou Yan, also sent a message. Due to the coercion of the Spirit Hall, the original Five Elements Academy had left the original academy. Among them, Elephant Armor Academy belonged to the Spirit Hall, Thunder Academy went to the territory of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and the other three academies were merged into the Royal Academy of the Heaven Dou Empire.

This is different from the original story, because the winner of the Soul Master Academy Tournament was the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. They thought it was a good academy where everyone was excellent in both character and academics. I wonder if they will feel deceived when they learn the truth.

In addition, the Grandmaster had visited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School once before. Since he became the National Preceptor of the Heaven Dou Empire, his status was no longer the same as before. His purpose in coming this time was to take Ma Hongjun away. He even claimed that he had a precious treasure that was no less valuable than immortal herbs in exchange for Ma Hongjun's freedom. However, since Ma Hongjun was not present, the Grandmaster had to leave first.

Ning Fengzhi felt a little regretful. If that chubby boy were here, he would definitely have tricked him into giving him the item first.

"Alas, these are turbulent times!" Ning Fengzhi sighed. He had received more letters recently than in the entire previous year, all of them the latest actions of the Spirit Hall or the two great empires.

The once peaceful continent has now descended into complete chaos.

Ning Fengzhi looked back at the secret chamber of the Seven Treasures Hall, then glanced at the direction of the back mountain. "Uncle Jian, Xiao Tian, ​​you two have to work hard. Only when you emerge from seclusion can our Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School officially begin its operations."

At this moment, no matter how many major events occur outside, even if the sky were to collapse and the earth were to shatter, Tianlin would steadfastly continue his own cultivation.

The highest level of Nuwa's meditation method is the unity of mind and spirit, the deepest meditation, completely abandoning all distracting thoughts, spending all twelve hours of the day in meditation, in order to break through the realm as quickly as possible.

The body can be nourished by absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, something that only the Earth Mother's cultivation method can achieve.

"Level 85! In just half a year, Xiao Tian has actually leveled up three times. At this rate, he will probably be able to break through to the Title Douluo level in less than three years. What profound meditation skills he possesses!" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm exclaimed.

Xiao Bai looked at Tian Lin with admiration, "Uncle Tian Lin is so amazing. I feel that his strength has already surpassed Xiao Bai's."

Having lived this long, I've never seen anyone grow stronger so quickly, not even its mother.

Accelerating the circulation of his soul power, Tianlin thought to himself, "Everyone, I'll be out soon, wait for me!"

Deep within the scorching hell of Suiren Valley, Qin Ming had completed the first of the four Black-level trials. The six months of baptism by demonic flames, though extremely painful, had also allowed him to progress rapidly.

His original level was already as high as level 76. In the past six months, he has leveled up two levels by cultivating under the demonic flames. Because he passed the test, the Fire God granted him another level, and now he has reached level 79. However, he is not in a hurry to pass his second test. Instead, he cultivates while waiting for Ma Hongjun to come out of seclusion.

Ma Hongjun has now broken through to level 70, and his seventh spirit ring, just like in the original story, comes from the inner core of the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent.

However, this time his Fire Phoenix did not transform into a seven-headed Fire Phoenix. In the original work, it was actually mutated due to the influence of the demonic power of the ten-headed Fiery Sun Serpent. In reality, the Fire Phoenix was the strongest martial spirit, so why would it need to transform into that kind of multi-headed monster?

The demonic flames melted away all the demonic power of the ten-headed Fiery Sun Serpent, and what Ma Hongjun absorbed was the purest fire-attribute energy.

Breaking through the demonic flames significantly increased his resistance.

However, as Qin Ming left the Demon Flame, all the flames that had lost their share surged towards Ma Hongjun, and at this moment, his negative emotions were so great that they were on the verge of reaching their limit.

"Ma Hongjun, stop resisting! Absorb all the demonic flames, and your power will be astonishing. You can become the ruler of the world, wield the power of heaven and earth, and possess all the beauties of the world! Anyone who dares to defy you, you will slaughter them all." A tempting voice echoed in his heart.

Ma Hongjun knew very well that this was a temptation from the deepest part of his heart. If he gave in, he would no longer be in pain, but he would no longer be himself.

Unbeknownst to them, the fire phoenix was gradually turning into a black phoenix.

"Damn it, you beast! If you insist on forcing me to slaughter all living beings, I will perish with you!" Ma Hongjun maintained his last shred of rationality and unleashed a powerful and violent fire attack on the surrounding rock walls. Instantly, the entire Suiren Valley collapsed and the earth cracked.

He wanted to bury himself alive so that even if he couldn't control himself, he wouldn't be able to go out and harm others.

"Hongjun, stop!" Qin Ming roared anxiously, "Are you just going to give up like this?"

Unfortunately, his voice couldn't reach Ma Hongjun's heart at this moment. He could no longer receive any voices from the outside in. The only way was to hear them from the inside out.

It was precisely for this moment that Tianlin left a backup plan in his heart, which was the memory that Tianlin implanted in him before he left.

That was the life of the great master who had once told him. At this moment, Ma Hongjun's mind was like a movie playing, with scenes flashing by one after another from the moment that person was born.

Although Tianlin had briefly recounted his story, the images imprinted in Ma Hongjun's mind at this moment felt as if he were experiencing them firsthand.

Born into a happy family, with loving parents and filial children, an older brother who cares for his younger siblings, and a well-behaved younger sister.

Unfortunately, his family underwent a major change later on. His father and brothers died, his mother was imprisoned on Peach Mountain, and he and his sister fled to various places.

After mastering all his skills, he split the mountain to save his mother, but ultimately failed, and his mother was scorched to death. Enraged, he rebelled against the Heavenly Court, but in the end, for the sake of all living beings in the Three Realms, he had to give up his hatred and even joined the Heavenly Court as the God of Justice. However, he did not do it for the position, but because he believed that the law should be in his own hands rather than handed over to those hypocritical people, so that he could better benefit all living beings.

Unfortunately, this was merely a temporary solution; the outdated Heavenly Laws repeatedly brought disaster to the Three Realms. Therefore, he decided to revise the laws of Heaven and Earth, introducing a set of Heavenly Laws that truly benefited all living beings.

He endured humiliation and hardship to raise his nephew, bearing all the evils of the world on his own shoulders. Even when betrayed by everyone and shattered to pieces, he never once retreated.

"This...is this the life of that great god that the boss was talking about? I'm afraid of sin, but he's bearing sins that he shouldn't have to bear, taking all the sins upon himself, and bringing clarity to the world." Ma Hongjun reached out and tried to touch the image in front of him. He couldn't help but want to lend that great god a hand.

But he couldn't touch anything, because it was just an image in his mind. He felt really useless. Compared to all the hatred in the world, the sins of the demonic flames were nothing.

"Boss, is this the real reason you wanted me to take that great master as my role model? Thank you, I understand." Ma Hongjun sat up again, silently reciting the Taoist mantra. The black on the phoenix wings gradually faded, turning into a purer fiery red than before.

Not only that, the surrounding demonic flames are also gradually changing. Ma Hongjun is not trying to survive for a year, but to absorb all the demonic flames into his body and then purify them all. In this way, he will not only pass the test of the God of Fire, but his strength will also inevitably experience an explosive growth.

Chapter 428 Two and a Half Years

The moon sets and the sun rises, day after day.

Spring goes and summer comes, autumn goes and winter arrives, spring returns again, and before we know it, two autumns have passed. As the saying goes, a day apart feels like three autumns, but for these young disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, it has truly been three autumns since they last met.

Two and a half years have passed since Tianlin went into seclusion. He has now reached level 89 and is making his way to the final stage.

Ning Rongrong on Poseidon Island, Ma Hongjun and others in the Scorching Hell have already passed the third test and are now undergoing the fourth.

Then there are Gu Ran and Ye Lingling. Over the years, they have punished evildoers and cured countless patients. Their reputation now surpasses that of Tianlin back then.

This can be considered as completing the first step in Tianlin's instructions to them.

On the mainland, the past two years have not been peaceful, with many major events taking place. More than a year ago, the expansion conference of the nine major sects of the Spirit Hall was successfully completed.

The original three sects did not participate in this conference, since they did not recognize the so-called nine major sects. However, the purpose of the Spirit Hall in holding this conference was to benefit the sects under their command. They did not care whether the three sects came or not. However, since the three sects were still around, they did not strip them of their original titles, but simply changed their rankings.

Now it should be the top four sects, ranked first Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, second Haotian Sect, third Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and fourth is the newly promoted Holy Dragon Sect.

The sect leader of the Holy Dragon Sect, Tuoba hope, has at least advanced to the title of Douluo. Most people can accept the Holy Dragon Sect's advancement, since the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan only has one titled Douluo.

For ordinary Soul Masters, as long as they are Title Douluo, there is not much difference between level 91 and level 99. They are all high above and inviolable.

The new five lower-ranking sects are, in order: Black Tiger Sect, Wind Sword Sect, Fire Leopard Sect, Elephant Armor Sect, and Sparrow Bee Sect.

The leaders of these five sects are all Soul Douluo. If Hu Yanzhen were still alive, the Elephant Armor Sect should be the number one of the five sects. Unfortunately, after Hu Yanzhen died, his successor was far weaker than him, only slightly stronger than the leader of the Sparrow Bee Sect, Bee Wave Butterfly. Therefore, he could only rank fourth.

After the Nine Great Sects Expansion Conference concluded, the Spirit Hall arrogantly declared to the world that it was the holy land of all spirit masters and was entitled to govern them. Regardless of whether one came from a sect or an empire, all spirit masters were required to abide by the laws of the Spirit Hall.

Besides the original three sects, six other sects responded one after another, and in a short time, the strength and power of the Spirit Hall reached its peak.

Tianlin's actions did indeed slow down Bibi Dong's path to godhood, but because Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong's relationship improved, the Hall of Offerings and the Hall of the Pope no longer hindered each other, but instead cooperated closely, developing at a speed far exceeding that of the original work.

The Spirit Hall also planned to showcase its strength, and coincidentally, five years had passed since the last All-Continent Elite Spirit Master Tournament, so they immediately started a new competition.

The Soul Master Tournament is a tradition of the Douluo Continent. Even if the two great empires have objections to the Spirit Hall, they will not refuse to participate in this tournament.

Especially the Heaven Dou Empire, they were the previous champions. If they back down this time, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy will lose all face.

Moreover, they were very confident. After the merger of several elemental academies into the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy was also full of talents. They easily formed a team of all Soul Masters, and the strongest captain was even a Soul King level expert.

Shui Bing'er, a level 56 Soul King, may seem like she was at a similar level to Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, and others during the last competition, but she is actually much younger than them.

She was actually only two years older than Tianlin, meaning she was sixteen at the time and only a little over twenty-one now. Her talent was far superior to that of Feng Xiaotian, who possessed innate full soul power. Of course, this was also because Feng Xiaotian had spent a great deal of energy on creating his own soul skills.

It is obvious that Shui Bing'er also has full innate soul power. If her ice phoenix is ​​properly nurtured, its aptitude and potential may even surpass Ma Hongjun's fire phoenix, after all, Ma Hongjun's innate soul power is only level nine.

Although the Heaven Dou Empire lost Tian Lin this time, it was still full of confidence with such strong support. After all, it was impossible for the Spirit Hall to produce three more Golden Generation members.