Douluo: The Unrivaled Demon Lord

Chapter 63: Soul Devouring Knife, Shrek's Injustice and Xian Lin'er (3k)

Gu Yun, who went south to Xingluo, finally returned to Shrek City after being away for nearly a month.

And she successfully brought back what Shu Yan wanted.

After opening the black wooden box, an indescribable sharp feeling appeared in the perception of the two people, and at the same time, a kind of cold feeling came over them, making people feel inexplicably uncomfortable.

The item in the box is an item that almost every soul engineer must have. Yes, it is a carving knife used to engrave the core magic circle.

The carving knife is about half a foot long and only as thick as a finger. It changes from wide to thin from top to bottom. The top is a very sharp-looking tip, while the bottom is a sharp blade about half an inch wide.

The whole carving knife looks ancient and gloomy. The black surface looks like blood condensed on it, and the faintly visible patterns look a bit weird.

Gu Yun placed her hands together in front of her belly. She was dressed in a black dress and looked dignified and elegant. She didn't look like a shadow guard at all. Instead, she looked more like a rich lady who was used to a life of luxury.

"Young Master, following your instructions, I found this carving knife at an auction organized by Xingluo City's Xingguang Auction House. It was precisely because this carving knife was so notorious that no one dared to take the risk of bidding for it, so we bought it without much effort."

As he said this, Gu Yun glanced at the ancient carving knife, and a hint of confusion flashed in his eyes.

She really couldn't understand why her young master wanted them to go to so much trouble to find such a vicious knife with a terrible reputation throughout the continent. When she bid for the carving knife, the auctioneer and other people participating in the auction showed a trace of regret, as if they had already determined that whoever got the carving knife was destined to have a bad end.

"This thing is very useful to me, Aunt Gu, please don't ask too much."

Shu Yan closed the lid of the wooden box again, then threw it into the special sealing soul guide and put it directly into the storage soul guide.

"Anyway, I'm sorry to bother you this time, Aunt Gu. But I'll have to trouble you to make some preparations later. After the academy officially goes on vacation, we will return to Lingdou City together."

Gu Yun nodded, but after a moment she seemed to suddenly remember something and spoke again:
"Young Master, after I bought that carving knife, the Starlight Auction House seems to be investigating my background. What do you think..."

Shu Yan was not surprised, and just said softly:
"Don't worry about them. They probably just think that whoever buys the carving knife will get into trouble sooner or later, so they want to check the other party's background in advance to avoid any trouble later."

Gu Yun nodded again. She came behind Shu Yan and stretched out her hand to massage his shoulders. Taking care of Shu Yan was a habit she had developed over the past ten years. Now it seemed to have been engraved in her bones and blood and could never be separated.

Sniffing the familiar fragrance on Gu Yun's body, Shu Yan was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he just enjoyed Gu Yun's service...

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Fighting spirit area.

Dense soul-guiding rays of various colors poured down like raindrops, the sound of explosions was endless, and the flying smoke and dust seemed to cover the sky and the earth. A figure quickly shuttled through the "hail of bullets", allowing the ice, thunder, poisonous fog and other things around her to rage and spread, but they could never touch her at all.

The next moment, a dazzling golden-red light suddenly appeared in the smoke and dust.

Wu Ming's whole body was burning with flames, and the golden crow wings stretched out behind him. The scorching fire waves instantly vaporized the two soul guide shells flying towards him.

Then, the second soul ring under Wu Ming's feet rose at the same time, and the strong golden-red flames spread rapidly around her body, instantly illuminating the entire venue in golden red.

This is Wu Ming's second soul skill - Golden Crow True Fire Burning. Combined with her third soul skill, Golden Crow True Fire Explosion, it is enough to completely release the terrifying power of the Golden Crow True Fire in an instant.

A series of dense and terrifying explosions continued to resound in the field. After the flames dissipated, several soul-guiding barriers flashing with a faint blue light remained motionless. Wu Ming was stunned for a moment when she saw this, and then she sneered:

"Your turtle shells are quite tough. Come on, let's see if you can withstand this move of mine!"

After saying that, Wu Ming rose into the air again, but this time it was his fifth soul ring that lit up, which was as black as ink.

A resounding cry echoed through the sky, and countless Golden Crow's true fires turned into bits of flaming raindrops that drifted down. A gigantic Golden Crow phantom suddenly appeared behind Wu Ming. The terrifying pressure of a Seven-Ringed Soul Saint swept across the entire scene. The Golden Crow phantom swooped down and then crashed directly into the soul guide shield that had been fused and expanded more than twice as large.

A small mushroom cloud slowly rose at the center of the collision, and a silver light flashed by at a high speed. Shu Yan rushed out of the explosion center holding a Soul Guidance Department inner courtyard student whose body was soaked with sweat in one hand. Han Ruoruo, who was standing by, also pulled the three people back with a golden rope, thus preventing them from being seriously injured.

Looking at the five people collapsed on the ground with pale faces, Zhang Lexuan, who had been standing by and watching the game for a long time, sighed softly, then whispered a few words to the auxiliary teacher who had also been waiting for a long time, and then came to the two of them.

"What do you think?"

Zhang Lexuan's expression didn't change much, and then she asked softly.

"It's hard to say. If this is their level, they are completely unqualified to compete for the position of the Shrek Seven Devils. At least in terms of individual combat power and team battles, they can't beat the talented Dai Yueheng, Ma Xiaotao and others."

Han Ruoruo also sighed softly, looking at those people with a hint of pity in her eyes. The time for the next Soul Fighting Competition was getting closer and closer. According to the rules of the Inner Court, before that, the Shrek Seven Devils must accept challenges from other students of the same age and cultivation level.

The rules of the challenge are also very simple. The strong attack system challenges the strong attack system, the agile attack system challenges the agile attack system, and the auxiliary system... well, there is no auxiliary system soul master in the inner courtyard who can surpass Yao Haoxuan and Gong Yangmo.

This one-on-one challenge seems fair, but in fact it is extremely unfriendly to soul masters.

In a one-on-one battle between a Spirit Master and a Spirit Instructor of the same level, the Spirit Master is most likely to win. While a Spirit Master of the same level is indeed stronger in individual combat than a Spirit Instructor of the same level, the true strength of a Spirit Instructor lies in group combat, even on the battlefield, which is their true home turf.

The implementation of this challenge rule by the academy had caused dissatisfaction from the Soul Guidance Department a long time ago, but due to the overall concept of the supremacy of soul masters in Shrek Academy and the fact that some senior officials turned a blind eye, their dissatisfaction, although still there, has never been resolved.

Just today, Xian Lin'er, the dean of the Soul Guidance Department of Shrek Academy, found Zhang Lexuan, Han Ruoruo and others, hoping that they could take the time to have a friendly exchange with the students of the Soul Guidance Department. This is not only to hone the students of the Soul Guidance Department, but also to see how big the gap is between their students of the Soul Guidance Department and the top cultivation talents of the inner courtyard. At the same time, it is also to compare how long they can last under Zhang Lexuan and others with the Seven Monsters, and to judge the difference in strength between the two sides.

Now, facts have proven that Soul Guidance students are completely at a disadvantage in every aspect...

If nothing unexpected happens, all the selected members of the Shrek Seven Devils will still be students of the Martial Soul Department. As for the students of the Soul Guidance Department... well, it seems that no student of the Soul Guidance Department has been able to become the selected Shrek Seven Devils so far.

Shrek Academy is the number one soul master academy on the continent, and the focus is on "soul masters". Cultivating soul master talents in the traditional sense is what Shrek Academy is best at and what it values ​​the most.

In comparison, the soul guide actually seems to have some "evil and crooked" meaning.

Just as everyone was expressing regret, a soft sigh suddenly sounded from the side.

The next moment, a tall figure suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

The woman before him stood about 1.7 meters tall and looked only about 50 years old. Her skin was very fair, her black hair was neatly tied up at her back, and she was wearing a white dress with gold trim, giving her a very capable and neat look.

"Dean Immortal..."

Everyone was startled at first, then stepped forward and saluted.

Xian Lin'er looked at the five Soul Guidance students being carried away, then looked at Zhang Lexuan and the others beside them, and then said softly:
"Le Xuan, I'm sorry to bother you today..."

Zhang Lexuan showed great respect to Xian Lin'er and said softly:
"It's almost holiday time, and we have some free time. It's just a small favor. Dean Xian, you are too kind."

Xian Lin'er glanced at everyone, then stopped at Shu Yan, who was standing next to Han Ruoruo.

"You must be Shu Yan, right? You are worthy of being called the Inner Court's No. 1 Prodigy by Yan Shaozhe. At such a young age, you have already broken through to the Soul King realm. I have to say, the Martial Soul Department is truly lucky to have a genius like you join us."

In response to the friendliness and goodwill shown by this Martial God Douluo, Shu Yan simply chuckled and said:

"Master Immortal, you are too kind. I was just lucky..."

Xian Lin'er chuckled when she heard this, and then said:

"Who could be so lucky as to end up like you? If you've gotten to this point by luck, then you've probably sucked away all the luck in the world..."

Having said that, Xian Lin'er suddenly changed the subject and spoke again:

"With your talent and strength, you are definitely qualified to be elected as one of the Shrek Seven Devils. Your grandfather and your father were both elected as one of the Seven Devils. I think you will not be an exception, right?"

Shu Yan still did not respond directly, but just said softly:
"Maybe, but I'm not very interested in the identity of the Seven Monsters. But if there is a chance, I will still go to watch the Fighting Spirit Tournament."

Xian Lin'er was a little surprised when she heard this, but she didn't think much about it. She waved her hand and said:
"Just wait and see. Even if you don't want to go, someone will eventually force you to go..."

After saying that, Xian Lin'er disappeared again, just like her personality, quick and decisive.

Several people looked at each other, and then Zhang Lexuan looked at Shu Yan and smiled softly:
"Junior Shu Yan, sometimes being too talented isn't a good thing. For example, when there's troublesome hard work to do in the inner courtyard, the first person Dean Yan and the others think of is you..."

Shu Yan shrugged lightly, but didn't say anything...

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(End of this chapter)