Douluo Continent: The Eternal Dawn

Chapter 44 Holy Son of the Holy Church
A muffled explosion resounded in the cave, followed by shouts and curses, as well as chilling thuds and intense fluctuations of soul power.

When Ye Xixuan rushed into the cave, the surrounding area was already littered with the corpses of bandits.

Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and Chen Zifeng, these three offensive-type battle spirit masters, were practically invincible, each charge taking the lives of many bandits.

When it comes to head-on combat, offensive-type Soul Masters always have the advantage.

Moreover, there is such a large gap in the quality of the martial soul and the ratio of soul rings.

Most of the Soul Masters among these bandits were of commoner origin, with mediocre Martial Souls, and even having the best-matched Soul Rings was a luxury for them. Some even had two white ten-year Soul Rings.

However, for these low-level Soul Masters, the greatest threat comes from agility-based Soul Masters like Xixi, who are practically slaughtered like a dimensional reduction attack.

Ling Luochen summoned the Ice Staff, and the four spirit rings around him flashed one after another. One powerful control-type spirit skill after another was precisely coordinated with Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, Chen Zifeng, and Xixi.

Gongyang Mo hovered in the air, flapping his rainbow-colored wings. Beams of colorful light shot out from his body, landing on his companions. Those colorful lights were the special effects of his Rainbow Dragon Martial Soul Amplification Skill.

The biggest change for Yao Haoxuan was after he released his martial spirit.

His originally thin frame had grown to over four meters tall, every muscle bulging exaggeratedly, his skin covered in thick, keratinous leather, and his entire body a metallic gray. His eerie green eyes radiated a fierce aura, and he stood there like a small castle, his breathing heavy and labored.

The Heaven-Shaking Ape—that is his martial spirit.

Among ape-like spirit beasts, the Sky-Shaking Ape is an anomaly. Although its strength and defense are extremely terrifying, its greatest strength lies in its control of sound waves.

With a pair of giant hammer-like fists, Yao Haoxuan slammed them into his own chest, and the two yellow spirit rings at the front lit up simultaneously.

"Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump..." The muffled sound that Ye Xixuan heard outside the cave just now was the effect of Yao Haoxuan's soul skill.

First Soul Skill: Battle Spirit. Second Soul Skill: Intimidation.

A yellow halo emanated from Yao Haoxuan, enveloping the Shrek Academy students in a yellow glow and sharpening their auras. The bandits, however, froze, feeling dizzy.

Among the bandits, three had actually reached the Soul King level in terms of soul power cultivation, which differed significantly from the information Dai Yueheng had obtained. However, this did not prevent Ma Xiaotao and her group from routing them one after another.

Bandits continued to join the battle from deep within the cave, but they couldn't change the course of the battle at all.

Ma Xiaotao herself is a powerful Soul Emperor, and with the assistance of Gongyang Mo, Dai Yueheng, Chen Zifeng, and Xixi are no less powerful than Soul Emperors.

In just a few breaths, one of the bandits, a Soul King, had already been cleaved into pieces by Chen Zifeng's Soul-Chasing Sword. Unlike Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul and Dai Yueheng's White Tiger Martial Soul, his Soul-Chasing Sword was a powerful offensive weapon Martial Soul with extreme attack capabilities.

"Roar—" With a tiger's roar, Dai Yueheng spewed out a burst of blazing white tiger light, forcing another Soul King back. He himself, amplified by the three Soul Skills of White Tiger Protective Barrier, White Tiger Vajra Transformation, and White Tiger Demon God Transformation, charged forward and tore the Soul King's body to pieces.

The last remaining Soul King was also killed by Ma Xiaotao and dared not get too close, hiding among the bandits.

Ye Xixuan's gaze was fixed on the last bandit, who possessed the cultivation of a Soul King. A cold light shone in his dark eyes, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"Death messenger, I've found you."

The Grim Reaper felt a chill creep down his spine, but looking at the dense mass of corpses around him, he let out a shrill laugh. "Hahahaha! How dare you oppose me, the Grim Reaper! No matter who you are, you will all die here today! I will turn you all into my corpse slaves!"

Upon hearing this sound, the bandits did not feel excited at all; instead, they all retreated quickly, their faces showing intense fear.

Attention was drawn to the unusual behavior of the Grim Reaper and the bandits, and the Shrek Academy students froze. Then they were horrified to see the corpses on the ground swelling and turning red at an alarming rate.

Ma Xiaotao's expression changed drastically in an instant, and she suddenly roared.

"careful!"

The others also reacted accordingly, using their martial souls and soul skills to protect themselves. Ling Luochen even subconsciously turned around to look at Ye Xixuan behind her, her cold, dark blue eyes filled with tenderness. She stretched out a hand to Ye Xixuan and opened her red lips.

Before she could even utter a sound, she saw the three purple thousand-year soul rings beside Ye Xixuan simultaneously emit a deep and noble light.

The pitch-black wings of corruption fully unfurled behind Ye Xixuan, and the deep, deathly black shadows emanated from his feet, writhing and expanding as if they possessed life, enveloping the entire cave.

With his right hand in a loose grip, a dark magic sword crackling with blackish-purple lightning materialized in his right hand. He then gripped the long, ornate hilt with both hands and suddenly plunged it into the shadows of the ground.

Within the entire shadow domain, it was as if countless dark purple lights were injected, flashing densely. Under the baptism of these electric lights, the corpses that had previously swelled and turned red quickly returned to their original state, and wisps of cold and eerie black energy emanated from them.

The cave was deathly silent.

Influenced by the evil aura within his martial soul, Ye Xixuan calmly walked past the Shrek Academy students, raising his Dark Demon Sword, its tip pointing directly at the Grim Reaper opposite him. The black energy emanating from the corpses converged on his dark blade with his movements, as if he were the ruler of this infernal hell.

"Why aren't you smiling now? Do I need to teach you?"

"You...you're also an evil spirit master?!" The Grim Reaper lifted his cloak, revealing a face that resembled a skull. His eyes, emitting a pale green light, were filled with shock.

"How could you possibly control my corpse slaves?! Who are you?!"

As if realizing something, the shock in the Grim Reaper's eyes was instantly replaced by fear.

"This extremely pure aura of evil... are you perhaps the Holy Son of the Holy Church?! If you are the Holy Son of the Holy Church, why are you attacking me?!"

"Hehehe—" Ye Xixuan's mischievous side kicked in, and he deliberately let out two strange laughs.

"Unfortunately, you guessed wrong."

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure merged into the Shadow Domain, appearing in front of the Grim Reaper in the next instant. The Dark Demon Sword in his hand condensed a dense black aura, transforming into a huge black sword beam that flashed through the air.

The Grim Reaper's pupils dilated instantly, and his ugly head separated from his upper body, falling onto the filthy ground.

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