Douluo: I have too many clones

Chapter 803 The Dark Blood Demon Who Suddenly Appeared

After enjoying the delicious meal, Nan Fusheng and his entourage slowly left the hotel.

Night had quietly fallen, and a refreshing evening breeze swept through the streets, dispelling much of the daytime heat.

However, careful observation reveals an unusual change in the group compared to when they first arrived at the hotel.

Kiana, Qingque, and Fu Xuan had somehow removed the stockings they were wearing.

At this moment, they were barefoot, wearing only their own shoes. Their skin, which had been covered by stockings, was exposed to the cool air, as if silently telling some inexplicable reason.

The group strolled slowly along the path outside the hotel, the air still seeming to hold the lingering aroma of the delicious food they had just enjoyed, leaving them with a lasting impression.

"This is so delicious! As expected of a Title Douluo as the chef, this trip was definitely worth it." Xu Xiaoyan walked along the path with light steps and a satisfied smile on her face.

The exquisite dishes she had just tasted, from the freshness of the ingredients to the subtlety of the seasoning and the perfect cooking time, brought her an ultimate taste experience with every bite, leaving her still wanting more.

Upon hearing this, Fors smiled gently and replied, "If you like it, you can come often in the future. Anyway, I have some connections with the head chef of the Endless Fire Domain. Next time, we can order what we want to eat in advance through the Soul Guidance Phone to save time waiting in line."

Her tone was relaxed, clearly indicating that she was quite confident in her relationship with the chef, and her words also revealed a sense of casual ease.

"Okay."

Before Xu Xiaoyan could respond, Kiana's eyes lit up as if she had found a new source of amusement, her tone filled with obvious excitement: "By the way, do they have a food delivery service here? It would be even more convenient if they could deliver it directly to our place."

As she spoke, she couldn't help but imagine the scene of being able to taste such delicious food without leaving home, and the smile on her lips became more and more obvious.

"There should be, right?"

Fors pondered for a moment, then said with some uncertainty, "As far as I know, some common dishes can be delivered, since these kinds of dishes are relatively simple to make and easy to carry. But for dishes of Earth Rank or above, I'm afraid the head chef will have to come to our house to cook them."

"After all, such dishes have extremely high requirements for the freshness of ingredients, the cooking environment, and even the control of the heat. The slightest mistake will affect the taste and quality, so they are naturally not suitable for delivery through ordinary delivery methods."

"That's great!" Kiana chuckled immediately after hearing this, a hint of pride and anticipation on her face. She clapped her hands and said, "Even if they only have regular dishes available for delivery, that's enough. I'll definitely order from this restaurant often from now on and really enjoy myself."

Everyone couldn't help but laugh when they heard her words.

"Could it be her?" Gu Yuena trailed behind the group, her steps unhurried, but her gaze, under the cover of the crowd, drifted subtly towards Fu Xuan diagonally in front of her.

At the previous banquet, a total of five people were vying for Squirtle. Gu Yuena already knew the identities of the other three, but the identity of the last person remained a mystery.

After all, in that situation, she wouldn't dare to openly probe under the dining table with her spiritual power, otherwise Fors would definitely notice something amiss.

As her thoughts wandered, Gu Yuena's gaze lingered for a moment on Fu Xuan's bare calves. If she remembered correctly, this Chief of Staff of the Federal General Staff had left his seat to go to the restroom during the banquet, and when he returned, the white stockings that had covered his calves were gone.

Could it be that the hidden contender is Fu Xuan?
But seeing Fu Xuan chatting and laughing with Fors so familiarly, and the almost indifferent expression on her face, Gu Yuena couldn't help but waver.

She had heard about Fu Xuan's identity before: Fors's close friend, Chief of Staff of the Federal General Staff, Lieutenant General of the Central Legion, and a top figure who was very likely to take command of the legion in the future.

How could such a powerful and prominent beauty flirt with her friend's husband? Surely it wasn't just for the thrill?
As she pondered, Gu Yuena paused almost imperceptibly for a moment, then resumed walking as usual. However, her body had subtly tensed, ready to react to any unexpected event.

“Someone is following us.”

A silent judgment formed in her mind, and a chilling glint flashed in the depths of Gu Yuena's purple eyes. Just moments ago, a gaze filled with intense malice had pierced them like needles.

The gaze lingered for an extremely short time, so fast it seemed like an illusion, but Gu Yuena's mental strength had already reached the Divine Origin Realm, making her extremely sensitive to this kind of malice.

“Such pure malice must belong to an evil soul master,” Gu Yuena quickly judged. “Moreover, their cultivation level is at least above that of a Super Douluo.”

Was it aimed at all of them? Or was it an enemy of one of them who happened to run into them here?

Gu Yuena's gaze swept over the faces of her companions without making a sound: Fors remained calm, seemingly unaware of anything amiss; Fu Xuan's expression was serene, his steps steady; the others also had their own expressions, showing no obvious panic.

Countless thoughts flashed through her mind, but Gu Yuena suppressed them after a moment.

Because she noticed that the path under their feet was quietly changing—the once bustling street gradually became deserted, the distance between the buildings on both sides was getting wider and wider, and the number of pedestrians was sparse. Later, there were almost no other figures to be seen.

This path has clearly deviated from the normal route and is extending into an increasingly remote area.

Gu Yuena's gaze swept over Fors, who was walking ahead, without making a sound. Fors's pace remained unhurried, and his conversation with Fu Xuan continued uninterrupted, but his seemingly casual turns and choices of paths were by no means accidental.

It seems that Fors had already sensed the anomaly and chose this secluded path, probably to lure the potential threat to a deserted place and resolve the issue once and for all.

……

Finally, when the group reached the edge of a construction site, Fors suddenly stopped.

This is a residential complex under construction in the city of Mingdu. The steel frame of the tower crane outlines a menacing silhouette in the night. The buildings, which have not yet been topped out, stand around like silent giants, and the exposed reinforced concrete gleams coldly under the moonlight.

Because it was late at night, the construction site had long since stopped operating. Not only were there not a single construction worker in sight, but there were also very few residents nearby—clearly, this was a carefully chosen battlefield, one that was designed to prevent the fighting from affecting innocent civilians.

"Come out." Fors's voice was calm and even, yet carried an undeniable penetrating power, echoing through the empty construction site. "You've followed us all this way, don't you even have the courage to show yourself?"

Before the words were even finished, Xu Xiaoyan, Wu Siduo, and the others had already reacted in unison.

Lustrous soul rings emerged from their bodies, and various martial souls instantly possessed them: pale blue starlight swirled around Xu Xiaoyan, and the vertical lines unique to beast eyes appeared in Wu Siduo's eyes. The others also released their martial souls and looked around warily.

In fact, they had already sensed something was wrong when Fors deliberately led them onto a secluded path, but they remained silent and did not make a sound because of their absolute trust in Fors.

"Clap clap-"

A few crisp claps suddenly broke the silence of the construction site.

"As expected of the Spirit Pagoda's Spirit Messenger," a hoarse, dry voice followed, like sandpaper rubbing against rotten wood, "So young, yet so perceptive, quite capable."

As the words were spoken, a figure slowly emerged from the shadows deep within the construction site. The person was completely wrapped in a dark red cloak, the hood pulled low, revealing only a section of pale, paper-white skin at the chin, and exuding a chilling aura.

"How could he be here?" In the crowd, Nanali's pupils suddenly contracted, her fingers gripping the hem of her skirt tightened involuntarily, and a hint of undisguised astonishment flashed in her eyes. Fors stared at the uninvited guest before her, her brows furrowing slightly.

The other person's figure and aura seemed vaguely familiar, but she couldn't quite place where she had seen them before. "Who are you? What is your purpose in following us in the dead of night?"

"Jiejiejie——"

The figure cloaked in a dark red cloak let out a chilling laugh. Before the laughter subsided, nine soul rings suddenly rose from his body!

Black, black, black, black, black, black, black, black! A total of nine spirit rings, all of them ten-thousand-year spirit rings.

Although he didn't have a 100,000-year soul ring, the pressure of his soul power caused Xu Xiaoyan and Wu Siduo to tremble.

Even Bai Xiuxiu and Lan Fuzi, whose combat power was comparable to that of a Super Douluo, involuntarily tensed up. "Limit Douluo!"

"I can't remember my real name anymore." He slowly raised his head, and a crimson light seemed to flash in the shadows under his hood. "But in the world of Soul Masters, they all call me 'Dark Blood Demon'."

"Dark Blood Demon?!" Wu Siduo clenched her fist tightly, her knuckles turning white from the force. "You're a member of the Holy Spirit Cult!"

In the Federation today, the infamy of the Holy Spirit Cult is deeply ingrained in the hearts of the people; everyone knows it. In the past, these evil spirit masters were somewhat more restrained in their actions, always deliberately concealing their tracks;

But ever since the earth-shattering explosion at Shrek Academy, the Holy Spirit Cult has completely torn off its disguise, abandoning its previous policy of restraint and beginning to commit crimes wildly throughout the continent.

Wherever he went, lives were lost and rivers of blood flowed; the crimes he committed were too numerous to count.

For this reason, the Federation has already compiled and archived all known information about evil spirit masters and published it directly on the official website for all spirit masters to access—the purpose of which is to enable ordinary spirit masters to respond to evil spirit masters with sufficient information and avoid losing their lives in vain due to a lack of information.

This Dark Blood Demon, as one of the four Dark Kings of the Holy Spirit Cult, had already earned a notorious reputation in the Soul Master world in his early years. His ferocity and danger level have always ranked high on the list of evil Soul Masters on the Federation's official website, making him an existence that everyone wants to kill.

"It is indeed me." The Dark Blood Demon smiled coldly, and as soon as he finished speaking, a three-meter-tall phantom of a vengeful spirit slowly appeared behind him.

The vengeful spirit's face was distorted, and its body was shrouded in thick black mist. The resentment and malevolence it emitted were almost tangible, making the surrounding air seem to drop several degrees.

“I originally came to Mingdu just to find someone,” he said, his gaze sweeping over Fors and his group, his crimson eyes scanning each of them as if he were sizing up prey. “But I didn’t expect to run into someone from the Spirit Tower. It seems my luck today isn’t so bad.”

The Dark Blood Demon had his own plans. He had previously received orders from the Ghost Emperor to search for the whereabouts of the Sky-Supporting Douluo Yun Ming in the central part of the continent, and to kill him on the spot once he was found.

But how could he be a fool to be manipulated? He had watched the entire video of Yun Ming causing havoc in the Spirit Pagoda, word for word.

Admittedly, the power Yun Ming unleashed at that time was likely forcibly activated through some means of overdrawing his potential, and he may not be able to maintain that level of strength afterward.

Regardless, the fact that Yun Ming single-handedly suppressed the three members of the Qian Gu Dong Feng family is an undeniable fact—these were two quasi-gods and one demigod, yet they were easily defeated by him.

With his demigod level cultivation, if he dared to go looking for Yun Ming, he'd be courting death!
It's true that the Dark Blood Demon had a blood feud with Yun Ming in his early years. But having a feud is one thing, and whether or not to risk one's life to seek revenge is another.

Therefore, when the Ghost Emperor issued the mission, he went through the entire search with a perfunctory attitude, since with his strength, even if he was lazy, the Ghost Emperor might not really settle accounts with him.

Until recently, it seems that the Ghost Emperor has a new plan. News has just come that the Holy Church needs to go into hiding soon, and all evil soul masters above the title of Douluo are ordered to return to headquarters immediately. At the same time, he is ordered to bring back the "Dark Bell" located in Mingdu on the way.

This is precisely why the Dark Blood Demon appeared in Mingdu.

He had planned to find Dark Bell, give her a few brief instructions, and then quickly leave. However, when he saw the group of people following Dark Bell from afar, the vibrant and powerful soul aura of each of them instantly stirred up his hidden bloodlust.

In any case, the Holy Spirit Cult will be going into hiding and lying low for the foreseeable future, and it is unlikely that it will have the opportunity to act so openly again in the short term.

Why not take advantage of this final moment, go all out and do something big, and feast on these "delicious" souls before making any decisions?

Undeniably, to be able to join the ranks of Spirit Transmission Envoys in the Spirit Transmission Tower, Fors and Gu Yuena must possess several trump cards capable of decisive victory, and their cultivation levels are very likely to have reached the Super Douluo realm.

Even though the Dark Blood Demon was very confident in his own strength, it would not be easy for him to take down two Spirit Masters in a short period of time.

After all, a Super Douluo-level Soul Master can dominate a region and is not someone who can be easily defeated. Moreover, as a top power on the continent, the Spirit Pagoda often trains Spirit Masters who possess unique Soul Spirit Secrets, making their combat abilities far superior to those of Soul Masters of the same level.

If a real fight breaks out, even if he manages to gain the upper hand, he will inevitably fall into a stalemate and may even have to pay a considerable price.

but……

The Dark Blood Demon's gaze, hidden beneath his hood, quietly bypassed Fors and the others, landing precisely on the slightly frail figure in the crowd—Nanali.

It was precisely because he sensed the unfathomable fluctuations of soul power within Nanali's body in advance, confirming that her cultivation had reached the Limit Douluo level, that he dared to appear so openly and even take the initiative to reveal his identity.

Thinking this, a barely perceptible sneer curled at the corner of the Dark Blood Demon's lips. These seemingly wary fellows had clearly been completely deceived by "Dark Bell's" superb acting skills.

To them, Nanali was perhaps just a companion in need of protection, but they were completely unaware that a fellow evil soul master belonging to the Holy Spirit Cult had already infiltrated their group, and was a genuine Limit Douluo at that.

He and Dark Bell were two Limit Douluo-level beings.

And what about the other party?

Apart from a few Spirit Masters and Soul Masters like Fors who were of decent strength, everyone else was nothing more than lambs to the slaughter in his eyes.

More importantly, they have yet to uncover the true identity of the Dark Bell and remain completely unprepared for it.

With coordinated efforts from both inside and outside, the balance of power in this confrontation has already quietly shifted.

"The advantage lies with me." A cruel smile curled at the corner of the Dark Blood Demon's lips, and his crimson eyes beneath the hood burned even brighter.

He had even begun to imagine the look of astonishment and despair on the faces of these people when the Dark Bell suddenly erupted at the crucial moment.

The group of people before him were all elites with considerable soul power. The life energy and spiritual power contained in their souls were undoubtedly excellent nourishment for him.

In particular, the soul auras of Fors and Gu Yuena are pure and powerful. If he can devour them all, it will greatly nourish his soul core and evil soul, allowing him to advance further in the demigod realm and get closer to the legendary god-level realm.

(End of this chapter)