Douluo: Adventure Begins from Wuhun City

Chapter 257: Netherworld Mysterious Killing Mirror

In the ancient temple, Chen Yao slowly opened his eyes, and all he saw was the dilapidated scene. The remnant of the dark lord was nowhere to be found, as if it had dissipated. Even the statues that were originally enshrined in the temple had turned into a pile of sand, which looked a bit bleak.

Seeing this, Chen Yao felt a little regretful.

After all, he was well aware of the power of the Dark Lord, who possessed terrifying strength and relevant knowledge. Even a little bit of it that flowed out from between his fingers would be enough to make his mouth full of oil, just like the source of darkness this time.

Now, as the source of darkness initially merged with him, the soul power in his body had undergone tremendous changes, already exceeding the fragile range of soul power and even different from divine power.

More solid and mysterious.

Chen Yao slowly raised his hand, and a subtle energy surged in his palm.

Suddenly, not only did the energy in the body feed back, but there was also a faint resonance between heaven and earth.

This should be the so-called dark law, which was pried open by Chen Yao.

At this moment, Chen Yao even felt like he could destroy the area of ​​100 miles with one punch.

However, Chen Yao knew in his heart that this was an illusion caused by his misjudgment of himself after his strength suddenly increased.

But no matter what, Chen Yao has taken a meaningful step and embarked on a path that is different from this world and the path to the gods.

It is even more magnificent than this!

"call!"

Chen Yao exhaled a long breath of white mist like a dragon, his eyes showing joy. This time he came to this far north, originally just thinking of helping Bibi Dong to clear up the hidden dangers, but he didn't expect that he would have such a big gain. The Dark Lord is a good man.

He sighed in his heart, slowly stood up and was about to leave, when suddenly, he seemed to catch a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye and his attention was immediately drawn to it.

The thick pile of sand that the statue had transformed into was bulging a little abnormally, as if something was hidden inside?
Chen Yao stepped forward, raised his hand and waved it, the wind and sand dispersed, and then a palm-sized stone with an uneven surface and dull color appeared.

He picked up the stone out of curiosity. As soon as he touched it, he felt comfortable and the energy in his body began to become active.

Another good thing left behind by the Dark Lord?

Chen Yao was pleasantly surprised. Without hesitation, he activated his energy and injected it into the dark stone.

"Wow!"

A buzzing sound was heard, and the dark stone suddenly exploded like smoke, turning into countless crystal particles that scattered in the air, and then began to reorganize and construct in Chen Yao's sight.

It actually turned into a large and thick book, floating in front of Chen Yao.

Upon seeing this, Chen Yao was stunned for a moment, then he turned the page out of curiosity.

What comes into view are rows of tiny symbols crowded together.

Chen Yao had never seen this kind of symbol in his past life or this life, but after a brief moment of daze, those symbols suddenly began to emit a faint black light.

At the same time, Chen Yao's eyes were also filled with a faint light.

Afterwards, the symbols in the book that were obscure to him suddenly appeared clearly in his mind. The meaning between the lines also gradually became clear and was absorbed and understood by Chen Yao.

After understanding the meaning, Chen Yao's eyes suddenly lit up.

This is actually a kind of martial art called "Netherworld Mysterious Killing Mirror".

It was extremely brilliant and profound. Even if Chen Yao knew the meaning of those symbols, it would be difficult to understand when they were connected together.

But Chen Yao just followed the symbols and spells silently in his mind, and he actually felt the energy in his body become restless. It even subtly intensified the resonance between Chen Yao and the dark laws between heaven and earth, highlighting the extraordinary nature of this spell.

It is totally incomparable to the Xuantian Gong inherited from Tang San.

The Dark Lord had so many good things. She was about to leave, but she actually left him such a surprise.

However, Chen Yao also guessed that this should be the technique practiced by the Dark Lord himself, and it could even resonate with the Source of Darkness. Otherwise, she would not have been so eager to refine this Source of Darkness.

But unfortunately, she was unable to take the source of darkness away in the end. Perhaps it was because she felt sorry for the source of darkness that she left this technique behind before leaving.

But no matter what the truth is, Chen Yao got all the benefits.

At this moment, he stared at the black book in front of him with a very fiery gaze, but he did not practice immediately. Instead, he calmed his mind, broke up the black book, and turned it back into the previous black stone.

This is not a good place to practice, and Liu Erlong and others are still waiting for him outside. It's better to wait until he gets back to talk about everything.

He put away the black stone, stepped out of this temple that had completely lost all its strangeness, stood in the white world, and tapped the ground lightly with his toes.

"boom!"

His figure suddenly shot out like a sharp arrow, and a series of violent air roars sounded behind him.

Now, his soul power and even mental power have undergone a transformation, and the improvement brought about is all-round. The speed is naturally incomparable. The violent movement is so intense that even the space cannot withstand it, causing the space to collapse layer by layer wherever it passes.

The place where the battle took place was hundreds of miles away from the temple, but Chen Yao arrived there in just half an hour.

At this time, the fighting here had already ended.

The pungent smell of blood was strong in the air, and the ground below was already dyed scarlet with blood. Broken limbs could be seen everywhere. It was like a cruel purgatory.

However, Chen Yao was not disturbed by such a creepy scene. He stood in the air, looking around, and soon found the traces of Liu Erlong and his group in a depression in an iceberg.

They had already finished their respective battles and were now gathered together, sitting cross-legged in meditation to recover their physical and mental strength, while also waiting for Chen Yao to return.

However, after seeing this, Chen Yao did not go down to find them immediately, but stared at this tragic battlefield. As his mind moved, a thick and persistent darkness suddenly appeared under his feet and spread out, covering the entire battlefield and instantly turning it into a den of ghosts.

And above those countless corpses with miserable looks of death, unexpectedly, groups of invisible and transparent souls emerged one after another. They leaped in the air, appearing very crowded, so dense that it made people's hearts chill.

At this moment, Chen Yao was using his third soul skill, which was also a domain soul skill, the Soul Devouring Domain.

But what was surprising was that when he released his soul skill at this moment, no soul ring appeared behind him.

This means that Chen Yao now has a preliminary way to release his own power without relying on spirit rings. At the same time, Chen Yao also understands that these spirit rings are similar to spirit bones, which are invisible shackles and will eventually be abandoned.

But fortunately, most of Chen Yao's martial souls are condensed by black zelkova and influenced by the dark martial soul. Their soul skills are evolved from his own energy. Even if his soul ring is destroyed, his strength will not be greatly affected and his soul skills can be released as usual.

However, Chen Yao has not done so yet. He has just refined the source of darkness and gained control of new power. He must first adapt to it. Once he has full control, he will no longer keep these spirit rings.

With a wave of his hand, based on the principle of not wasting a single grain of food, Chen Yao absorbed the remaining souls in the world into the Soul-Devouring Field. Then he flashed and appeared in the valley where Liu Erlong and others were resting.

"Chen Yao!"

The movement of the person coming immediately attracted the attention of several people. After opening their eyes, they saw the familiar figure. Liu Erlong exclaimed in surprise, and at the same time, she felt relieved in her heart.

Although she had great confidence in Chen Yao's strength, the weirdness that had been revealed in the depths of the Ice Gorge previously left Liu Erlong with lingering fears, and she was deeply afraid that something unexpected would happen.

But when she saw Chen Yao coming back, she finally felt relieved.

Chen Yao nodded, then pointed to the battlefield outside and asked.

"Are all the coalition forces dead?"

Liu Erlong shook his head.

"No, but most of them are gone, too. Only a few were frightened and fled, abandoning their weapons and armor."

Chen Yao nodded slightly.

"That's good. Otherwise, if we all die here, it would be counterproductive."

After he finished speaking, Chen Yao was too lazy to pay attention to the fate of those allied spirit masters anymore.

They were all small matters. His full attention was now focused on the "Netherworld Mysterious Killing Mirror". All other matters had to be put aside.

"Now that the matter has been resolved, let's go back quickly."

Chen Yao said that the others naturally would not have any objections. The main reason why they stayed here was to wait for Chen Yao.

"Whoosh!"

Several figures flashed out and disappeared in the vast white snow.

After leaving the Northern Territory, Chen Yao parted ways with a few others and headed towards the Spirit Hall.

Arriving at Wuhun City, Chen Yao descended from the sky above the Pope's Palace in a very high-profile manner. Without time to think too much, he directly pushed open the door of the Pope's Palace. He immediately saw Bibi Dong's figure, lying on the desk at the main seat. There was a hint of surprise in her eyes.

Although it was a bit presumptuous, it was fortunate that Bibi Dong was not holding any meeting at the moment, otherwise if Chen Yao broke in, there would probably be some chaos. After all, even though Bibi Dong and Chen Yao's relationship was now known to everyone, they still had to maintain some courtesy on the surface.

But at the moment Chen Yao was too lazy to think so much, he came to Bibi Dong in an instant and said.

"I will be in seclusion for a while, so you will have to carry out your plan on your own. If you don't have enough manpower, go to Liuyue Grass Academy to find Yin and the others. Although they may be hostile to you, they will still consider the overall situation and help you."

Bibi Dong came back to her senses after hearing this. She raised her eyebrows slightly and said in a faint voice.

"You don't seem like the type to practice in seclusion. How come you just ended your seclusion a while ago and now you want to start again?"

But as if she suddenly thought of something, Bibi Dong changed the subject again.

"You're not normal. Did something happen to you in the North?"

Apart from the more complicated matters such as the Dark Lord and the Source of Darkness, Chen Yao explained the rest in a simple manner.

"You destroyed the soul bone soul skill?!"

After hearing Chen Yao's words, Bibi Dong was so shocked that she slammed the table and stood up.

Then she quickly stretched out her hands and touched Chen Yao's body, as if checking whether he had any injuries.

"Okay, why did you only listen to this? Didn't I tell you that I took a different path from that of a soul master? I have gotten rid of the shackles of soul bones and soul rings, which is a good thing."

Chen Yao helplessly pushed Bibi Dong, who was acting a little excited at the moment, back onto the Pope's chair.

"Is it really okay?"

Bibi Dong still found it a little unbelievable and said with half belief and half doubt.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yao simply activated the energy in his body. All of a sudden, the dark energy as surging as the vast ocean burst out and filled the entire Pope's Palace.

Bibi Dong instantly felt a suffocating feeling of oppression, her brows furrowed, her face flushed, and she seemed unable to hold on.

Upon seeing this, Chen Yao immediately gathered the pervasive energy, and the atmosphere in the Pope's Palace became relaxed again.

Bibi Dong took a few deep breaths and then stared at Chen Yao.

"You're getting stronger again."

She is now a Titled Douluo at level 98, only one step away from the peak. Even the divine test only has the last two levels left. She is already very close to the realm of gods that all the strong people in the entire Douluo Continent dream of.

But even so, when facing the aura that Chen Yao had just released, she was as powerless as a child. This made her feel a little frustrated, but soon, her attention was focused on Chen Yao again.

He said in surprise while looking up and down.

"It's incredible. You actually stripped off your spirit ring and you haven't suffered any effects. If your words were leaked, it might cause a sensation across the continent. Everyone is flocking to high-quality spirit bones and spirit rings, but in your case, you have turned them into dangers and discarded them like old shoes."

"Since it is harmful and useless, then we should discard it, right?"

Chen Yao smiled faintly.

Bibi Dong nodded, her eyes flashing with thought from time to time. Since she learned from Chen Yao that spirit rings and spirit bones are actually shackles that restrict oneself, does she also have to make some changes?
"If you want to learn from me, you must be cautious. My situation is special. Even if I give up these things, it won't have much impact on my strength. But it's different for you. I suggest you try first, without using your spirit rings, to release your spirit skills, starting with the first spirit skill. After you gradually get rid of your spirit rings, you will be able to enter the realm of god level. By then, your life essence will be improved, and you won't be as fragile as humans. At that time, it won't be too late to try boldly."

Bibi Dong thought it made sense when she heard it. With big things happening at the moment, she shouldn't do anything that would damage her own strength.

(End of this chapter)