Douluo Continent: Starting with controlling Ning Rongrong and establishing the Holy Cult

Before she could recover from the shock, she found herself already out of the room, her hand resting on a tree not far from the door.

I watched helplessly as my delicate hand touched the tree and I started climbing...

She finally came down after a short while and heard a dissatisfied murmur.

"Why do you lose health just by climbing a tree? This is bad civilization, it needs to be changed."

Yes, yes, although I don't understand, I'm really sorry that I can't bang my head against the wall or climb the tree.

Ning Rongrong felt the pain in her hand and was speechless.

Chapter 2, First Mission

Lu Ma controlled Ning Rongrong to sit back down on the bed. According to the instructions he had read while downloading the game, he knew that doing so would restore her health.

The instructions are very simple and basically match the contents of the game.

Basic movement is WASD, double-click to run, spacebar to jump, left mouse button to attack, right mouse button to dodge, and number keys 1-9 to unleash soul skills.

There are also advanced features, such as a status bar, settings, and quick save.

He had tried all of the above, but he still couldn't use the regular save/load function, probably because his level wasn't high enough or he hadn't progressed through the main storyline.

There's also a human-based AI dialogue feature that he hasn't found a place to use.

Lu Ma scratched his head in front of the computer and silently noted down a few things that made the experience less enjoyable, including the damage caused by hitting a wall.

No main storyline? That's no problem for him.

The saying goes, "Don't sit idly by when you encounter trouble." He decided to find out for himself what time it was. So he controlled Ning Rongrong to swagger out of the room, shifted the perspective to the most magnificent building in front of him, and ran towards the building with WW+space.

He had a premonition that it was the main hall of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

Ning Rongrong felt both doubt and excitement at the same time.

She knew that the sect should be in a meeting at this time, and her father and two grandfathers should be there.

What's puzzling is why someone who controls themselves would willingly walk into a trap.

What excites me is that I will soon be free.

Yes, go ahead like that. When I get out, I'll torture you to death.

……

About a minute later, Lu Ma successfully arrived at the entrance of the main hall and heard the conversation inside.

Leaning against the door, with his ear pressed against the closed door, Lu Ma heard the conversation coming through his earphones.

"News from the Spirit Hall indicates that an evil spirit has recently appeared, a very dark spirit... Senior Bone, don't look at me like that. I'm not referring to your Bone Dragon."

"Moreover, the owners of these martial souls are all vicious soul masters who have not been registered with the Spirit Hall. The Spirit Hall now calls them evil soul masters."

“Take a small village near the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School as an example. They slaughtered that village without a sound, and the message for help didn’t even reach the sect.”

"Is this really true? What will the Spirit Hall say about this?"

"They said they wanted us to help clean up the remaining evil spirit masters near the sect. The Spirit Hall even carefully marked five evil spirit master strongholds."

Ning Rongrong was shocked; she couldn't believe such a thing had happened.

Lu Ma finally understood where the "black" in the game's name came from.

Evil Soul Master.

Just like the AAA masterpiece "Black Myth" in the world he is in, this "Black Douluo" is probably a dark style that is incorporated into the Douluo plot. To be more specific, it can be said that the setting of Douluo II is directly stitched in.

Although he also didn't understand why the game featured evil soul masters instead of fallen soul masters, it might be a foreshadowing, or the development team might have simply forgotten that Douluo Continent I had a "fallen soul master" setting.

After hearing these words, he understood what his first goal was.

Of course, it's about eliminating the remnants of evil spirit masters; after all, it's impossible for me to hear the complete news without some reason...

Just then, he heard the door open. Ning Rongrong, who had been eavesdropping, stood up, and before her stood a refined and dignified man. Above his head floated white characters—

Ning Fengzhi (Level 79, Soul Saint)

"Rongrong?"

The man looked at her with a hint of surprise.

Some time ago, after noticing someone at the door, he quietly approached, ready to teach this person a lesson.

But to my utter surprise, it was my own precious daughter.

What are you doing here?

Please enter what you want to say:

A transparent text input box appeared in the game screen at just the right time.

A wicked idea popped into Lu Ma's head. He was really curious to see how the game's character AI was, so he typed in a message:

I want to be the sect leader. Old Deng, it's time for you to step down.

Ning Rongrong was surprised to hear her own voice come out.

Those unimaginable words were spoken with resounding force:

“I want to be the sect leader. Old Deng, it’s time to step down.”

No, no, I didn't mean to say that at all. The person who controls me can also control what I say?

Unlike Ning Rongrong's surprise, Ning Fengzhi's astonishment turned into seriousness, followed by a broad smile.

"Rongrong is joking again. The position of sect leader will be yours once I retire. Rongrong, tell Daddy, are you feeling down? Is there anything you want to do?"

Wow.

That's a good response.

Lu Ma exclaimed in admiration and typed in a rather serious sentence.

"I heard everything outside the door. Can I go and clean up the remnants of the evil spirit masters?"

"What a disaster!" Ning Rongrong thought to herself. She didn't want to go at all; she'd much rather stay in the sect and happily fry small fish.

Ning Fengzhi smiled and said, "If Rongrong wants to go, then of course she can. Uncle Jian, how about you go with Rongrong? Uncle Gu and I will lead the sect disciples to deal with the other places, and you can deal with this evil soul master stronghold that is closest to the sect."

A white-haired man with the name Chen Xin (Level 96, Sword Douluo) above his head stepped forward, looked at Ning Rongrong gently, but uttered a cold voice: "Alright." Then he grabbed Ning Rongrong and flew towards a small village not far from the sect on his flying sword.

……

Two kilometers away from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, there is a cave.

The entrance to the cave was hidden by vegetation. From a distance, if it weren't for the Spirit Hall's exclusive mark on the top, one wouldn't even be able to tell that it was a cave.

Several people were inside the cave, practicing their internal energy cultivation techniques, with black energy swirling around them. Ning Rongrong didn't recognize this technique; no teacher had ever introduced it to her before.

How strange! she thought.

From the moment she entered the main hall until now, she had tried more than once to convey the message that she was being controlled to the outside world, but to no avail.

Their attitude gradually changed from initial disdain and angry rebukes to a habit.

Because the other party completely ignored her. She could only hope that after the other party left, she could contact her father and two grandfathers to resolve the issue.

Thankfully, Grandpa Jian was with her, so she didn't have to worry about getting hurt. Thinking this, Ning Rongrong glanced to her side and then froze.

There, the spot that once belonged to Chenxin was now empty.

All that remained was a white mist; I had no idea when I had entered the cave!

"Oh? Have we entered the instance area?"

Lu Ma wore an expression that seemed perfectly natural.

He had been thinking about how to make the game more fun. After all, Sword Douluo was too powerful; with him around, clearing levels was a breeze, and the formulaic process of accepting quests, sweeping levels, and submitting materials was incredibly boring.

The white mist in front of him separated him from Sword Douluo Chen Xin, allowing him to experience the game's combat.

So he pulled out a handy iron rod he had picked up on the road, got into a fighting stance, and just then, Lu Ma suddenly realized that the cutscene was starting to appear, so he quickly hid behind a cargo box at the entrance of the cave, covered himself with a cargo box, and observed the movements inside through the hole.

Ning Rongrong was speechless. She was tired of these little tricks; she always managed to fool them only because the elders went easy on her. It was completely useless!

But when she saw a glamorous woman patrolling the area and then turning away, her confidence waned a bit.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Chen Xin noticed Ning Rongrong's disappearance almost instantly. His level 96 soul power surged out, his Martial Soul True Body was activated, and he unleashed a set of soul skills directly at the black-clad man who suddenly appeared behind him.

The man in black reluctantly accepted the challenge, taking a few steps back while spitting out large amounts of blood.

Chen Xin had no time to pay attention to this powerful figure who was also a Title Douluo; he was only focused on destroying the cave's barrier in order to see Ning Rongrong as soon as possible.

"Don't waste your energy. This barrier was specially designed by the sect leader to protect you from attacks by titled Douluo, just to separate you from the Holy Maiden!"

Even as he lay on the ground, the man in black maintained his mocking demeanor.

"Noisy."

With a single thought, Chen Xin unleashed a sword that pierced the man's body. The man fell completely silent.

However, the barrier before him truly left him at a loss.

The attack that we were so proud of had no effect!

Chapter 3 The Ceremony of the Holy Maiden

Inside the white mist space.

The scene inside the cave was not covered by fog and was clearly visible.

The fog merely separated him from the outside of the cave.

The cave no longer resembled a cave. The stalactites that should have been there had disappeared, and the pits and bumps on the ground, walls, and ceiling had been filled in and the protrusions had been cut away.

If Ning Rongrong hadn't known that she had entered a cave, she would have thought she had entered a research institute.

After all, bottles and jars were piled up along the smooth walls, their contents varying in color. The purple liquid, in particular, gave her an uneasy feeling.

At the very back was a prayer mat, and sitting on it was a person. The person's face was completely covered by a mask, and he exuded a strong evil aura, which terrified Ning Rongrong.

Upon closer inspection, the futon and the figure were not real futons and figures, but stone sculptures. In front of the stone sculpture was a balance scale, with a purple stone on the left and nothing on the right.

"Today is a significant day."