Douluo Continent: I ushered in this era

Chu Ci smiled slightly, feeling much more at ease. He sat on the soft seat and closed his eyes to rest, but he felt a vague unease in his heart, as if he had forgotten something.

The soul-guided train was traveling smoothly on the road when suddenly, a gunshot rang out.

Chu Ci suddenly opened his eyes and looked around warily, while Tang Wulin and the others were also on guard.

Chu Ci and his group are currently in carriage number two, while shouts and cries for help can be heard coming from carriage number three.

Amidst the cacophony, Chu Ci and the others gleaned a crucial piece of information: several thugs had boarded the Soul Guidance Train.

"Squad leader, what should we do?" Tang Wulin asked.

Chu Ci glanced at Tang Wulin with a complicated expression and said in a deep voice, "We can't let the thugs run rampant. I'll investigate their basic information first."

Chu Ci took out three miniature dragonfly detectors from his storage wristband and put on specially made eyes.

The dragonfly detector silently explored the direction of carriage number three, and the scene inside the carriage was displayed in real time on special glasses.

Chapter 99 Repelling the Evil Soul Master and Discussing the Next Step

"What?" Tang Wulin and the others hadn't expected that there was someone hiding there. They became vigilant, their eyes showing wariness and their bodies tense.

A man shrouded in a large black cloak, holding a scepter in his right hand, emerged from the green smoke, and an eerie feeling enveloped everyone.

"I wanted to see who ruined our plans, but instead we ran into the councilor. And you, you wretched Shrek. In that case, I'll kill you first, then take the councilor away; that should make it easier to achieve our goal."

Circles of soul rings lit up from under his feet. His soul rings looked very different from those of normal soul masters. The soul rings did not appear all at once, but appeared misty like smoke. Two yellow, two purple, two black, six soul rings. Moreover, there is still a faint green smoke on the outer layer of his six soul rings.

"Be careful, it's an evil soul master." Chu Ci shouted, pulling Mo Wu and Mo Lan behind him. Four soul rings rose from his feet, and black light spread from the Heavenly Candle to form a right arm armor. Chu Ci's aura continued to rise.

"How could a Soul Emperor-level evil Soul Master appear here?" Three purple thousand-year Soul Rings rose from beneath Tang Wulin's feet. His expression was extremely solemn as he looked around, pondering how everyone could escape unscathed.

When the evil spirit master saw the four spirit rings—three purple and one black—on Chu Ci's body, his expression froze for a moment. Then he said in a sinister tone, "Haha, I didn't expect you to be a genius from Shrek Academy. Killing you would surely be a painful blow to Shrek Academy, hehehe."

"Remember, the one who killed you is the Plague Bringer!" As he spoke, the evil soul master raised his scepter, and a soul ring on his body flashed. Instantly, a large amount of green mist surged out and spread around.

Tianzhu's one red eye suddenly opened, a crimson light swirling around the sword, and golden-red patterns appeared on its right arm armor.

A small sun rises slowly, illuminating the entire area with its light.

The area was filled with an aura of extreme yang and strength, which suppressed the spread of the dense green mist released by the evil spirit master.

The Blue Silver Grass, shimmering with a faint golden light, had somehow spread all around and, under Tang Wulin's control, shot towards the Plague Messenger.

The Blue Silver Grass is covered with the supreme Yang and strength bestowed by the Sun-Brightening Domain, making it indestructible.

Under the astonished gaze of the plague messenger, he withstood the encroaching green fog that wrapped around his legs.

Ye Xinglan's third soul ring flashed, and the Star God Sword in his hand emitted thousands of starlight, which then converged into a single point and fell into the green fog. However, the difference in soul power was too great, and the powerful Star God power was easily dissolved by the green fog.

Chu Ci frowned, activated his fourth soul ring, and the Scales of God, carved with a demon, appeared, one end of which enveloped the Plague Messenger.

Xie Xie burst out from behind, wielding the Light and Dark Dragon Dagger. His third soul ring lit up, splitting into four figures that attacked the Plague Messenger from four directions.

The plague messenger waved his scepter, and four thick green wisps of mist shot out, whistling through the four figures.

The four figures merged into one, revealing Xie Xie's disheveled appearance. If it weren't for the supreme yang and yang power bestowed by the Sun-Brightening Domain, he would have been crippled if not dead.

Suddenly, three orbs of light appeared above the Plaguebringer and exploded violently, creating a surge of light elemental energy.

The plague messenger was blinded by the sudden, dazzling light, and his vision went completely white.

A small gap appeared in the dense green fog above, and Xu Xiaoyan's Ice Wheel flew in and stuck to the Plague Messenger.

However, it was not nighttime, and Xu Xiaoyan was not holding the Star Wheel Ice Staff, so the validity of this claim is not absolute.

Binglun couldn't even control the Plaguebringer for a moment before being corroded by the dense green mist emanating from its body.

"You wretched brat," the Plague Messenger growled, blinking his piercing eyes. He suddenly crouched down, and a burst of intense green light erupted from his body. The green light expanded instantly, like smoke.

The scales of the gods, engraved with demonic patterns, were corrupted by the green light and damaged, making it temporarily unable to lock onto the plague messenger.

The Bright Sun Domain also trembled, and the green light was about to break through the blockade of the supreme yang power.

"Sword Divides the Four Seas!" Chu Ci's sword intent soared to the sky, and a phantom wearing a crown appeared behind him as he unleashed this sword strike with all his might.

"What!" the Plague Messenger exclaimed in surprise, as the green light he released was torn to shreds by the overwhelming sword intent emanating from Chu Ci's sword.

The plague messenger snapped out of his daze, his eyes filled with murderous intent. "You must die, or you will become a major threat to our Holy Church in the future."

The fifth spirit ring on the Plague Messenger flickered, and a putrid stench spread out, forcibly eroding and destroying the Sunlit Day Domain with an extremely dense green mist.

Chu Ci's expression was grim. He was confident he could escape from the thick green fog, but everyone else would perish.

"Teacher Wu, help! If you don't intervene, your precious student is going to be gone!"

As soon as Chu Ci finished speaking, a white, icy mist enveloped everyone, shielding them from the invasion of the dense green fog.

A slash of ice light pierced through the thick green fog with ease, leaving a deep, bottomless sword mark on the ground.

Wu Changkong, wielding the Heavenly Frost Sword and surrounded by seven soul rings, descended from the sky like a god.

Upon seeing Wu Changkong, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, their hearts finally at ease.

Wu Changkong stared coldly at the large hole in the ground. The plague messenger had actually dug a hole and run away like a groundhog.

"Don't move!" Electronic voices rang out from all directions. The Heavenly Dou City mecha guard, already on alert, had rushed over, beams of light locking onto Wu Changkong, and the soul-guided cannons carried by the mechas already aimed. More than ten mechas surrounded them from all sides.

"Don't move rashly. This is a Soul Saint from Shrek Academy. He's here to save us!" Mo Wu shouted in time, directing the arriving mech pilots to lay down their weapons and withdraw from the battlefield.

"Teacher Wu, thank goodness you were here, otherwise we would have been in grave danger this time." Tang Wulin's tone was filled with relief at surviving a disaster.

Wu Changkong frowned and said coldly, "Continue with the final exam!"

After saying this, Wu Changkong turned and left. This terrorist attack was actually orchestrated by an evil soul master. This matter must be reported to the academy as soon as possible.

……

After bidding farewell to Mo Wu and Mo Lan, the seven members of Chu Ci found a coffee shop to discuss where to challenge other schools and complete the assessment in their first city.

"Tian Dou City is a first-tier metropolis, second only to Shrek City and Mingdu. It is home to many powerful forces, so we have many options for challenging other cities here, but it is also quite difficult."

The group discussed where to challenge the other schools, with some suggesting the Heavenly Soul Master Academy, others the Spirit Pagoda, and still others the Blacksmith Association.

Wait, the Blacksmiths' Association? Everyone looked at Tang Wu, who had suggested challenging the Blacksmiths' Association, with strange expressions.

Gu Yue said irritably, "Going to challenge the Blacksmith Association? How could you even think of that? You might not be ashamed, but we are!"

Chapter 100 Meeting Zhenhua

Tang Wulin waved his hands repeatedly, "Sorry, sorry, I was just a little excited to see the headquarters of the Blacksmith Association located in Tiandou City, I didn't mean to go and challenge the Blacksmith Association."

"Hehe, it's normal for Wu Lin to aspire to join the Blacksmith Association. Maybe he'll gain the appreciation of the association's president, Zhen Hua, the only master craftsman on the continent!" Xie Xie said with a smile, trying to defuse the situation.

Ye Xinglan said coldly, "Senior Zhenhua is extremely busy. You can't just casually take a stroll around the Blacksmith Association and run into him."

Chu Ci narrowed his eyes. Hearing everyone mention the master craftsman Zhen Hua, according to the original timeline, Zhen Hua should be at the Blacksmith Association in Tian Dou City right now.

Just then, Chu Ci's phone rang. When he opened it, he saw that it was a message from Taiyi.

Chu Ci smiled slightly, "Maybe if we go for a walk now, we might actually run into the master craftsman!"

"Ah!" Everyone turned to look at Chu Ci.

Chu Ci waved his phone. "I just received news that Master Craftsman Zhenhua is about to give a lecture at the Tiandou City Forging Association."

Tang Wulin felt his brain buzz, and he instantly entered a state of excitement.

He jumped to his feet and excitedly said to Chu Ci and the others, "I don't want to miss such a great opportunity as a lecture by a master craftsman."

"Class monitor, you guys go ahead and take your final exams. Don't wait for me, I'll find a way to catch up with you."

Chu Ci waved her hand and said softly, "We're a team, how can we separate so easily? Don't worry about the time, half a day won't make a difference."

“Yes, Wu Lin, let’s go together. I also want to pay my respects to the legendary master craftsman,” Xu Xiaoyan said with a smile. The others nodded in agreement.

"Thank you everyone," Tang Wulin's eyes were a little moist, as if sand and dust had gotten into them.

"Let's go then, I'll introduce you to the master craftsman," Chu Ci said.

“Squad leader, you’re just exaggerating. A master craftsman like you is not someone we little people could possibly know,” Xie Xie said.

"I don't believe you," Chu Ci raised an eyebrow and turned to look at Gu Yue beside him. "Gu Yue, do you believe me?"

Gu Yue smiled slightly and said, "I believe you, of course I believe you."

“That’s enough!” Chu Ci said.

"That's enough!" Xie Xie pouted, deliberately lowering and drawing out his voice.

As the seven members of Chu Ci walked out of the coffee shop, they saw Wu Changkong standing by the roadside.

Wu Changkong walked over and said, "From now on, I will complete the final exams with you. Just do what you need to do and don't worry about me."

"Could it be because of the evil spirit master?" Chu Ci asked.

Wu Changkong frowned slightly. "Yes, there were evil spirit masters who appeared before. The train you saved was also a terrorist attack arranged by an evil spirit master. The academy has already issued a notice to send more teachers to protect you during your final exams. As for you, I will personally accompany you during the exams."

……

Chu Ci and his group arrived at the Blacksmith Association of Tiandou City without incident and squeezed into the classroom where Zhen Hua was giving a lecture.

Just like in the original story, Tang Wulin went on stage to demonstrate his skills, stunning the audience and earning Zhenhua's appreciation.

Just as Zhenhua was about to take Tang Wulin away for a proper talk, Chu Ci, using Tang Wulin's classmate identity, successfully arrived in front of Zhenhua.

"Chu Ci from Shrek Academy greets senior."

Upon hearing this name, Zhenhua, who had been slightly impatient with Tang Wulin's request to bring along a few of his classmates, suddenly narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice.

"Chu Ci? You are the creator of the soul weapon that my junior brother Mu Chen mentioned."

“That’s right, it is indeed this junior.” Chu Ci said, and then showed the Heavenly Candle.

Zhenhua looked Chu Ci up and down and said calmly, "Truly a promising young man!"

"Come with me, everyone." Zhenhua glanced at the group behind Chu Ci, then turned and walked towards the elevator.

Xie Xie, Ye Xinglan, and the others exchanged glances, unable to hide their shock. They had initially thought Chu Ci was just bragging, but now it seemed he could really introduce them to the Divine Craftsman.

Zhenhua led everyone to the top floor of the Forging Masters Association via elevator.

Here, Zhenhua talked with everyone and got a pretty good idea of ​​Tang Wulin's situation. Then he looked at his watch and said...

"You haven't had lunch yet, have you? I'll have someone take you to my cafeteria for a meal."