Douluo Dalu: Seven Kills

Chapter 646 A Storm is Brewing; A Method to Eliminate Demonic Transformation (Part 2)

Killing Immortal Sword Formation!

The instant the sword formation took shape, an indescribable, terrifying killing intent, seemingly emanating from a divine battlefield, crashed down like a tangible tide, engulfing every inch of Lingdou City! It exuded a terrifying sword pressure capable of annihilating all life! Even the sky was completely stained a suffocating dark crimson! Sunlight was completely blocked, and the entire city was plunged into a blood-red twilight!

At the edge of the sword formation, a semi-transparent light barrier composed of countless fine sword energies hung down from the edge like an inverted giant bowl, sealing the entire Lingdou City inside. The aura emanating from it was enough to destroy one's soul.

"Roar!"

A demon, likely transformed from a flying martial soul master, sensed the impending doom and let out a terrified roar. It immediately activated its martial soul true form, transforming into a flying demonic behemoth, desperately flapping its wings in an attempt to escape this inferno.

After all, the power of the sword formation terrifies demons, but it hasn't been officially activated yet. Even if they are seriously injured by forcing their way out, they should be able to withstand it, which is better than waiting to die inside.

However, while the idea was good, the reality was...

"laugh--"

A sound like a hot iron being pressed onto butter.

The moment the demonized soul master came into contact with the sword array barrier, his massive, ferocious body couldn't even last a second before being annihilated by the barrier hanging from the edge of the sword array. He turned into a wisp of rising, acrid smoke, and vanished completely. Not even a trace of ash remained, as if he had never existed.

This action served as a stark warning to other demonized Soul Masters and survivors. After some still defiant demonized Soul Masters met the same fate as the first one, no one dared to touch the barrier again, keeping their distance.

That's an absolutely forbidden area!
Now, all the living beings still alive in the entire Lingdou City have become "prisoners awaiting slaughter" in this unprecedented sword formation.

"Come inside with me and take a look."

After ensuring that no demonized soul masters escaped from Lingdou City, Chen Junting didn't give Xuefeng and the others a chance to refuse. With a wave of his hand, he swept up the six demonized elders who had been physically "slept." His feet moved as if chasing stars and the moon, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived above Lingdou City.

Yan Shaozhe and Tianyang Douluo exchanged glances. Suddenly, Yan Shaozhe snapped back to reality, "Oh no! Beibei is still in the city!"

So the phoenix spread its wings and transformed into a golden light to chase after it!
For a moment, only Xuefeng, whose face was unusually pale, and Tianyang Douluo, who seemed to want to say something, stood around the empty pit.

"…His Majesty…"

"Let's go back."

As soon as he finished speaking, swan wings unfurled from Xuefeng's back, and he too flew towards Lingdou City. Seeing this, Tianyang Douluo followed closely behind, a sense of worry rising in his heart.

It wasn't for Xuefeng, but for the Douling Empire.

Even a fool could see the immense impact the existence of the Supreme Elder, and the flaws in the methods she left behind, would have on the entire Douling Empire. The fact that the six Elders had been corrupted by demons, their personalities drastically altered, and they were no longer loyal to their families, plunging the entire Lingdou City into unprecedented chaos, was secondary. The most crucial factor was the potential crippling of the empire's third generation of genius Soul Masters.

Once the Heavenly Soul Empire finds out…

Annexation and destruction of countries
They will never give up this opportunity.

With a jumble of thoughts in their minds, and with Chen Junting's approval, the Zhuxian Sword Formation did not attack them. Therefore, Xuefeng and Tianyang Douluo, like Yan Shaozhe, entered Lingdou City, which was shrouded by the Zhuxian Sword Formation, unharmed.

Looking down at the capital city, which was nearly half reduced to ruins, Xuefeng's eyes showed no trace of heartache or hesitation. He simply turned around and headed towards the palace.

As an emperor, what he needs to do now is not to regret the decisions he made back then, but to find ways to stabilize the impending chaos.

In response, Tianyang Douluo naturally followed suit.

He had to ensure the safety of the snow-capped peak.

If even the emperor were to meet with an accident, things would be even worse.

Meanwhile, elsewhere in Lingdou City.

Beibei, transformed into the Holy Dragon of Light, was pinning down a giant tortoise with one claw, while its mouth was tightly gripping a strange monster that resembled neither a rabbit nor a spider. Lying around it were all unconscious demonized soul masters, and even several other enormous creatures that had activated their demonized martial soul true forms.

Although he looked imposing and was actually unharmed, the dim golden light, the scars on his scales, the open wounds, and the dripping blood all indicated that the battle he had just fought before the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation descended was not easy.

Swah——

"Beibei, are you alright?!"

Light arrives first, then sound.

After a warm ray of light shone down, Bei Bei felt his tense nerves relax considerably. Before he could even speak, Yan Shaozhe unleashed a phoenix holy light from afar, forcibly dissolving those who had fallen to the ground but had not yet come into contact with their demonized martial soul true forms, and turning them back into their demonized human forms.

"Roar—, Dean Yan, I'm fine."

With a dragon's roar, the dragon's claw, stepping on the ferocious giant tortoise, slammed down! With a muffled groan, the giant tortoise transformed back into the demonized Xu Sanshi. Simultaneously, the opening and closing of the dragon's snout as it spoke also struck Jiang Nannan, who was under the influence of her demonized martial spirit form!
With a faint scream as she fell unconscious, Bei Bei ceased maintaining her Martial Soul True Form.

Once the debunking is complete, the demonized Jiang Nannan, who had fallen from mid-air, will be gently lowered and placed beside Xu Sanshi.

"Phew—, I'm glad you're alright."

Yan Shaozhe, who arrived late, breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Beibei was indeed unharmed. If something had happened to his teacher's only descendant, he would have had no way to explain it.

After that, noticing Bei Bei's concerned gaze, Yan Shaozhe also took notice of the man and woman on the ground. Although their appearances had changed drastically in their demonic state, it did not hinder his judgment.

"It seems that Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan have also fallen victim to this."

At this moment, Bei Bei looked at Yan Shaozhe and asked anxiously, "Dean, is there any way to restore them to normal?! And what exactly happened?"

"It's a long story..."

As Beibei, who had the right to know, Yan Shaozhe naturally told her everything he knew. He recounted everything he knew and what had just happened without any concealment.

As for whether there's a way to restore a demonized person to normal...

After Yan Shaozhe and Bei Bei tried using the light attribute, which could create a restraining effect, they found that it only caused ripples and had no effect at all, so they had to give up.

"It seems we can only pin our hopes on Chen Junting."

Yan Shaozhe shook his head, looking helpless.

"That's all we can do." After learning that Chen Junting had defeated Ye Xishui, who was also a Limit Douluo, in just a few moves, and had casually killed six Dou Di Empire elders who had been corrupted, Bei Bei felt a surge of emotion and then a sense of anticipation.

With this level of strength, they should be able to resolve this.

Uh--

Perhaps it should be said, "It should be solvable?"
At this moment, Chen Junting, who was being given high hopes, appeared in a secret room. Looking at the empty room and the few remaining traces of life, his expression did not change much.

Clearly, this situation was anticipated.

After obtaining some information from Ye Xishui's memories, Chen Junting, who had arrived in Lingdou City, rushed to two places. The last place he arrived at was this secret room.

According to the information obtained from the soul search, "Zhongli Wu" and the Demon Queen spent most of their time resting and cultivating here during the years they disappeared. The Demon Queen, in particular, used the vengeful spirits and blood obtained from the previous massacre of the entire Star Luo City and the destruction of most of Tian Dou City, as well as the Holy Emperor's energy, to further enhance her cultivation. She even confused some of her senses with the help of the Holy Emperor's adventure, breaking through to 800,000 years ago. However, she was also severely injured as a result, like a candle flickering in the wind, and has not yet recovered.

Unfortunately, when he arrived in Lingdou City, Ye Xishui acted decisively. The first thing she did upon leaving the Douling Imperial Palace was to find Zhongli Wu and ask him to take the Demon Queen and the others away.

She herself played the role of an attraction.

As for Chen Junting arriving at the location first…

This was naturally the base where Ye Xishui and her group painstakingly trained Soul Masters. It was also funded and built by the Douling Empire. Unfortunately, Ye Xishui and her group used it to their advantage, cultivating many "evil Soul Masters," some of whom even reached the level of Title Douluo.

However, these people were also taken away.

Such a considerable number of evil soul masters, with decent strength, is undoubtedly a destabilizing factor. More importantly, according to the information obtained by Chen Junting through soul searching, "Ye Xishui" and his group trained these "evil soul masters" merely to use them as tools, and in the literal sense at that.

"A storm is brewing."

After muttering something to himself, Chen Junting turned and left.

Based on the energy attributes of the other plane and the recurring mention of the word "demon," Chen Junting gradually made a rough guess about the other plane that wanted to invade the Douluo plane.

If it really was the plane he suspected, Chen Junting wouldn't be so worried. Although he didn't know much about it, in his impression, that plane performed rather poorly in the original future timeline.

However, while that's the general feeling, it's only relative, and in reality, we still need to take it seriously.

Now, he needs to investigate whether there's any way to restore Soul Masters in their demonized state to normal. He can't very well just kill all the demonized Soul Masters, can he?

Furthermore, he did not believe that after such a large-scale chaos and slaughter in Lingdou City, "Zhongliwu" and the Demon Queen would let go of the large number of wronged souls and blood generated here.

Therefore, we will need to investigate carefully to see if there are any hidden forces they have left behind in Lingdou City.

Upon returning to the outside of the secret chamber, Chen Junting merely shifted his thoughts, and his spiritual power was already sensing Yan Shaozhe's location. He then flashed to their side.

At that moment, Bei Bei, who was watching Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan with a worried expression, was overjoyed when she saw Chen Junting arrive. She quickly got up from the ruins where she was sitting.

Upon seeing this, Yan Shaozhe spoke with considerable respect.

"I have seen Sword Douluo, Your Majesty."

Upon hearing his polite manner, Chen Junting couldn't help but chuckle.

"Dean Yan is too kind."

"Not at all. On the continent, strength comes first. I would naturally use a respectful title for a Limit Douluo. Besides, I have now relinquished my position at the academy and am no longer the dean."

Chen Junting simply smiled at this, not responding, and instead focused his attention on the demonized Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan. After all, if they hadn't been exchanging pleasantries, Bei Bei, who was probably jumping up and down in frustration, would have already interrupted.

As time ticked by, under the targeted pressure of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, not a single demonized soul master was able to awaken. Meanwhile, Chen Junting continued to delve deeper, using his spiritual power to scan Xu Sanshi's entire body, including his sea of ​​consciousness.

Until he came to the conclusion that this so-called demonization was simply energy from another dimension that had permeated every aspect of the human body. In other words, it was a person's vital energy and spirit.

This energy first affected a Soul Master's Qi, then circulated through their limbs and bones, thus polluting their essence and altering their physical form. Once both their essence and Qi had changed, the two factors propelled the Soul Master's spiritual transformation, causing their mind to become distorted.

So if you want to solve this...

not easy.

"Not easy!?"

Upon hearing this conclusion, Beibei's eyes widened at first, but then her face lit up with surprise. "So there's still a way!"

"Indeed, there are still some."

As Chen Junting pondered, he replied, "Because at the current rate of 'contamination,' a Soul Master's ultimate essence hasn't been changed yet. If we wait another three days, there will be absolutely no way to change it."

"so what should I do now?"

Beibei asked, but was met with silence. Instead of continuing, Beibei suppressed her anxiety, so as not to disturb Chen Junting's thoughts.

until…

"It seems that we still need to learn through practice."

With a "let's give it a try" attitude, Chen Junting simply reached out and grabbed the most seriously injured guy, who was barely breathing and basically beyond saving.

Then, Chen Junting's spiritual power precisely pierced into this person's sea of ​​consciousness. It didn't take long to locate his soul, and he then directly attacked its core!

Since that energy originated from a Soul Master's Qi, he would take the opposite approach and start with a Soul Master's Shen (spirit). As long as his mind remained intact, he could rely on external force, using spiritual light to dispel that rootless energy.

"Uh--"

Suddenly, the unconscious Soul Master let out an unconscious scream. However, this did not stop Chen Junting; instead, he directly poured his soul power into him, giving him a small boost.

Within minutes, "Ah—"

With a piercing scream, the demonic state completely faded away.

(End of this chapter)