Douluo Continent: We agreed on a simulation, but they've come to life?

He clenched his fists tightly, trying his best to calm himself, but the pain around his eyes gradually intensified, making him wish he could gouge those eyes out...

A full quarter of an hour later.

The excruciating pain that had penetrated to the bone slowly subsided. Lu Cheng, like a drowning person who had been rescued, gasped for breath, supporting himself against the rock wall as he stood up. His clothes were already soaked with sweat, and his face was faintly pale.

That fucking hurts.

However, according to the manual, the pain will gradually decrease, and as the blood and martial spirit gradually merge and no longer reject each other, the pain will completely disappear.

"call……"

Lu Cheng slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, and his complexion visibly regained its rosy hue, as if none of the pain had ever happened.

His body surged with vibrant soul power once again.

He slowly clenched his fist.

"Quack~"

A black crow flew over: "The Supreme Elder has sent a message: Go quickly and return immediately. Do not linger in the Star Dou Great Forest to avoid retaliation from Shrek Academy..."

"I understand." Lu Cheng frowned slightly, then nodded.

Ye Xishui was genuinely worried about his safety.

Ever since he learned that he had been recruited by Long Xiaoyao, he had even personally visited the outskirts of Shrek Academy several times, speaking to him with great kindness, just like a family elder.

only……

That's enough, everything will pass.

They're just some fictional characters.

……

Inside the cave.

Zhang Lexuan glanced at Lu Cheng secretly and saw that his expression was not right. She curled her red lips and said coldly, "Could it be that you have practiced some evil art and caused your body to go wrong? Be careful that one day you will suffer from qi deviation and I will not have to kill you with my own hands."

"..."

Lu Cheng sat cross-legged on the ground and glanced leisurely at Zhang Lexuan.

"It's good to have confidence, but don't be too ambitious. If you can kill me, pigs can fly."

Zhang Lexuan's eyes twitched, and her delicate hands clenched tightly.

Still that infuriatingly lazy tone.

What's even more infuriating is that he was telling the truth...

Killing him would indeed be an impossible task.

Based on his previous combat prowess, only someone like Dean Yan could personally kill him. Moreover, his other martial soul, Blood Eye, has a strange ability that can create mirror images, making it impossible for people to distinguish his true form. Often, when you think you've killed him, what you actually see when you cut off his head is just a mirror image clone, which is infuriating.

March will pass in the blink of an eye.

Inside the cave.

"Eighth Soul Skill: Blood Moon Eclipse!!"

Zhang Lexuan's eyes were resolute as she spoke in a sharp voice.

Now, she has completely digested the enormous energy brought by the Blood-Eating Demon Python, and her soul power has reached the level of an 85th-level Soul Douluo. In addition, with the nourishment of her body in the hot spring and her daily battles with Lu Cheng (crossed out, she was beaten up), her soul power has become completely stable. There was no surge in soul power or unstable foundation caused by absorbing the 100,000-year soul ring. On the contrary, it is more stable than that of ordinary people.

However, he gets beaten up by that guy every day.

He vomited three liters of blood...

Fortunately, there was a hot spring, and he sent herbal medicine to nourish her body every day, so she didn't suffer from a deficiency of qi and blood.

"good."

On the other side of the cave, Lu Cheng raised an eyebrow, revealing a hint of appreciation, but soon a mocking expression appeared on his face.

A crimson longbow appeared in his left hand.

With a casual gesture, he drew the bowstring taut and released the arrow...

The fiery red arrow collided with the rays of the blood moon, producing a muffled sound in the narrow cave.

It exploded with a bang.

It was as dazzling as fireworks.

Zhang Lexuan's eyes were calm, as if she had long been used to it. Her soul power had long been exhausted. She ignored Lu Cheng and instead turned around, skillfully took off her clothes, and fell into the hot spring to recover.

Despite the repeated defeats, she didn't feel much dejection, but rather a strong sense of anticipation and eagerness.

Because she could clearly feel herself getting stronger every day.

Even if that guy remains as immovable as a mountain, she will never give up the idea of ​​climbing him as long as she lives.

After she finished meditating and got dressed,

But a black crow flew in.

Zhang Lexuan frowned instinctively, but the black crow spoke first: "I'm leaving. I hope that when we meet again, you will have the strength to fight me."

"Keep it up, girl! Don't let me down too much!"

"Damn it!" Zhang Lexuan gritted her teeth, her pretty face full of anger. "Why didn't that guy come to say goodbye to me in person! What's the meaning of sending a crow?"

"Say something!"

Zhang Lexuan was filled with anger. She gripped Black Crow with her delicate hand and stared coldly at him with her light blue eyes.

It was as if if this black crow didn't give her an explanation, she would definitely...

"If you're angry, go find him..."

The black crow cawed twice, somewhat speechless.

Chapter 29, Act IV, End

"I'm just a message board, not a megaphone, haha..."

The black crow flapped its wings, transformed into a cloud of black mist, slipped out of Zhang Lexuan's palm, condensed back into a black crow, and flew out of the cave.

"..."

Zhang Lexuan stood there, stunned.

She once thought that the guy would take her back to the Holy Spirit Cult, where she would suffer countless humiliations and be forever exploited by evil soul masters, treated as a waste material, and then, once her potential was exhausted, kicked away like a velvet ball.

But now...

It seems she's free now?

Standing outside the cave, on the towering rocks, she had a panoramic view of the entire valley. There seemed to be some signs of human damage on the rock walls, but her mind was in turmoil, and she had no time to think about those things.

Compared to Lu Cheng's daily trampling and beatings, what hurt her even more was this feeling of being ignored... as if she had used everything she had, only to end up with nothing.

The feeling of being cruelly toyed with by fate, the feeling of having a lot of energy but nowhere to vent it, is truly unbearable.

"Lu Cheng, I will kill you!!!"

Her angry voice echoed through the valley.

……

Outside the valley.

In the air not far away.

Two dark figures flashed past at high speed.

Lu Cheng glanced indifferently behind him and chuckled lightly: "Just the incompetent roar of the weak..."

"Tsk tsk tsk, I always feel like you're forcing a smile. Just laugh if you want to, there's no one else here but you." Another figure in black robes teased with a smile.

"Shut up."

Lu Cheng glanced at the crow.

At the same time, the scene before my eyes began to change again.

[The End of Chapter Four]

Zhang Lexuan returned to Shrek Academy unharmed. Mu En, Xuan Zi, and Yan Shaozhe looked at the girl's complaints with complicated expressions. Xuan Zi, in particular, had one eye wrapped in a white cloth and looked very strange, but under Mu En's stern gaze, he could only suppress his emotions and pretend to be nonchalant. At the same time, Lu Cheng's name once again swept through Shrek Academy's inner courtyard. The Great Demon King's reputation, which had been suppressed and dormant by Shrek Academy for three years, was now unstoppable and stirring up a huge wave.

[Soon, thanks to your deliberate spreading of the news, countless forces learned that you had blinded Xuanzi. From then on, even though you were merely a wicked soul master's holy son hiding within the Sun Moon Empire, your fame swept across the entire continent. Xuanzi was furious, but he couldn't do anything about you. He didn't dare to actually venture deep into the Sun Moon Empire to cause you trouble.]

[Two years have passed in the blink of an eye. As the Holy Son of the Holy Spirit Cult, you have been constantly stirring up trouble between the Holy Spirit Cult and the Sun Moon Empire. First, you forced Crown Prince Xu Tianran to sign a humiliating treaty that ceded national sovereignty... In the future, you will honor evil spirit masters, supply them with countless blood offerings, and allow them to run rampant, etc. Otherwise, you will not support him to ascend the throne of the Sun Moon Empire.]

[Xu Tianran appears obsequious and extremely respectful towards you, addressing you as "National Advisor" repeatedly, but secretly he hates you to the core. You know he is a rare and ruthless figure, and you know he hates you, but you pretend nothing is wrong because in your plan, he is the one to deliver the final blow to the Holy Spirit Cult...]

[The evil spirit masters have long been established in the Sun Moon Empire and wield immense power. Therefore, they do indeed have a crucial influence on the struggle for the throne among the princes. Especially when the old emperor is incompetent and weak, the more powerful you appear, the more the Sun Moon royal family retreats.]

[Countless Holy Spirit Cult disciples are proud of you. They always felt that it was you, their Holy Spirit Cult's holy son, who fought for their rights. Under Ye Xishui's leadership, they had been lying low for nearly a century. They clearly had great strength, but they could only cower in the sewers like rats. They were long tired of that stifling life, so you gained countless supporters in a short period of time.]

[Let the evil soul masters be great again. Your identity and formidable strength have completely ignited a frenzy among evil soul masters within the Holy Spirit Cult and even the Sun Moon Empire. Countless civilians are filled with resentment, and the hostility and friction between the soul masters of the Sun Moon Empire and the Holy Spirit Cult have intensified in a short period of time. There are also many evil soul masters within the cult who are adept at the art of survival, but under the overwhelming trend of their resurgence within the cult, they are powerless to stop it and can only let things take their course.]

During this time, Ye Xishui realized things were getting out of control and searched for you several times, but you continued to actively admit your mistakes but resolutely refused to change. After that, even Ye Xishui stopped making any low-key remarks. Deep down, she also longed for the Holy Spirit Sect to stand at the top of the continent and be feared by all righteous soul masters. Her heart was also twisted; she wanted to take revenge on the entire continent.

In the same year, the Continental Soul Master Academy Tournament was held in the capital of the Heavenly Soul Empire. Shrek Academy sent a reserve team led by Ma Xiaotao, a fourteen-year-old who had just joined the inner academy, including Ling Luochen and Dai Yueheng, with Zhang Lexuan as their teacher. At the same time, you also sent the younger generation of evil soul masters from the Holy Spirit Academy to participate, with yourself personally leading the team.

On the field, you encountered Zhang Lexuan again and discovered that she had advanced to the Title Douluo level, but she was still no match for you. Because of your identity as an evil soul master, you were targeted by various forces, and even Xuanzi was angered and almost attacked you. However, you still declared that everyone present was trash, which exacerbated the conflict between the Holy Spirit Cult and many forces from the original continent...

[In this competition, the Holy Spirit Cult disciples defeated Shrek Academy to win first place, causing the entire continent to boil over. How dare a group of evil soul masters be so arrogant? But when you revealed your true strength, summoning the Dragon Emperor Long Xiaoyao, and displaying Wu Yun and other powerful figures of the Holy Spirit Cult to the world, this scene, while silencing countless forces across the continent, also forced many loosely organized forces to unite...]

[But when you returned to the Sun Moon Empire, you were completely bewildered to see a figure who shouldn't have been in the Holy Spirit Academy's ranks... Ma Xiaotao. Your eyelids twitched wildly, and you demanded to know who had brought her in. But the girl had already run into your arms and wouldn't leave no matter how hard you tried to get rid of her. She insisted on joining the Holy Spirit Cult, wanting to become a saintess, saying that she and you were a match made in heaven.]

[The crow teases you about your troubles, and after Ma Xiaotao reveals her martial soul talent, Zhongli Wu, disregarding your advice, excitedly appoints Ma Xiaotao as the Holy Maiden of the Holy Spirit Cult on the spot, saying that her martial soul is just too suitable for corruption.]

[You were helpless, but could only let her fall into depravity. However, you stopped Zhongli Wu from brainwashing Ma Xiaotao and took her under your wing, protecting her carefully. To her, the Holy Spirit Cult was a den of dragons and tigers, a place of filth. You yourself had already fallen, and you didn't want the innocent young girl to be tainted by it as well.]

[With your invisible hand pushing things along, the Holy Spirit Cult has positioned itself against all righteous Soul Masters, including the Sun Moon Empire, which is seething with hatred. And one day, you broke through to level ninety-five Super Douluo; you knew the time had come.]

After so many years of planning, this grand drama has finally come to an end.

Chapter 30 Murder

"The Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, the old site of Sunset Forest, come quickly..."