Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul, the Dragon Abyss Sword, has become its scabbard.

Chapter 69 The Fallen Appear

The cave was quite large, after all, the wolf bandits were not small either.

The space inside was quite large, and the group of people did not feel crowded when they went in.

"This smell!"

An extremely foul odor entered Ding Quan's nose, like rotting flesh that had been decaying for a long time. This smell made everyone feel uncomfortable.

Does it smell like a corpse?

Despite his discomfort, Ding Quan's golden-red Xuanhuo eyes scanned his surroundings, finding no danger.

After walking closely for half a minute, a huge space appeared before Ding Quan's eyes.

Ding Quan's expression changed drastically upon seeing the scene inside, and at the same time, a strong feeling of nausea surged into his heart. For the first time, Ding Quan wished that his Xuanhuo Eyes could see something less clearly.

"What's wrong?" Ling asked, puzzled, when she saw the footsteps ahead pause.

"The images are a bit scary, so be prepared," Ding Quan said, suppressing his nausea.

Ding Quan found that although his mental state was affected and fluctuated somewhat, it did not fluctuate too much.

Am I too cold-blooded or too rational?

"Is it terrifying?" This was the wolf bandits' lair, and the group had various guesses about what lay inside.

"Yeah, it might make you lose your appetite for days after seeing this." Ding Quan composed himself and then walked into the cave.

There wasn't much light inside the cave. Seeing this, Vera channeled her soul power, and a ball of light appeared in her hand.

The environment here was very dark, but a little light illuminated the space, bringing the scene inside into their view.

"this!"

Ding Quan noticed that Ling Wei and the other woman's breathing had become much heavier.

In the middle of this space were many corpses, most of them missing limbs, and many internal organs and intestines were hanging out.

There were still traces of food being eaten on it, and many children's heads were still on the ground, their expressions of terror still visible.

The space was large, and apart from the pile of corpses in the middle, there was not much clutter around it. Moreover, there were weeds on the ground, which seemed to be the place where the wolf bandits rested.

Looking at the wall to the side, there were still living creatures there, and faint sounds of pain could be heard.

Ding Quan's heart skipped a beat when he looked over there, because there was a group of people tied up there, and they were all women.

However, they are now barely clothed, their bodies are naked, covered in marks, some even missing hands and feet, and several women have protruding bellies.

Considering the actions of wolf bandits, one can only imagine what these women suffered.

"spring?"

"Kill them all!" Ding Quan said coldly, looking at Ling Wei and the other woman who were also looking at the group of women, their faces extremely ugly.

"Alright." The two nodded and went directly to the group of women.

Several women also looked at Ding Quan and his group, their bodies covered in fresh blood and wounds, and they seemed to still be somewhat conscious.

They must have just been arrested; perhaps they are from the village the group passed through earlier.

After hearing what Ding Quan and the others said, she didn't cry out; instead, there was a look of relief in her eyes.

When Ding Quan looked at one of them, the other person seemed unable to speak, making muffled sounds, and kept looking in one direction.

Upon seeing this, his gaze sharpened, and the Dragon Abyss Sword flew directly from his hand, heading in the direction the woman was looking.

Boom!

The wall collapsed, and the Dragon Abyss Sword got stuck on a stone slab. Ding Quan's expression changed slightly; it was a stone door.

Ding Quan flew directly to the cave entrance, grasped the Longyuan Sword in his hand, and channeled his spiritual power. After glancing around and finding no traps, the Longyuan Sword flashed with a sharp edge, instantly splitting the stone slab into several pieces.

An opening appeared in front of Ding Quan.

He looked at the woman, who showed a relieved expression before closing her eyes.

"Farewell!" Ding Quan's soul power surged in his hand, and he struck the woman's neck with a palm strike.

A few moments later, the group had dealt with all the women there.

Ling glanced at Ding Quan, then unleashed his soul power, freezing all the corpses inside, and then igniting illusory flames.

Looking at the opening, Ding Quan walked straight in, but it seemed to be man-made.

Suddenly, a roar came from inside; I didn't expect there to be more inside.

Several disgusting creatures, about the size of children, roared when they saw the group of people entering; they were actually wolf cubs.

These wolf cubs seem to have been hidden here. There is still some flesh and blood here, not much left, which appears to be their food.

"I didn't expect these wolves to be hiding so deep!" Ling's already bad mood worsened. A burst of cold air trapped the cubs inside a hollow ice pillar, which then burst into flames.

The pitiful howls were extremely clear in the confined space.

They're going to be burned alive! Ding Quan glanced at Ling; sometimes a lot of hostility is a good thing.

However, this place doesn't look like the dwelling of wolf bandits. Ding Quan narrowed his eyes; it looks more like a room where one person lives.

There was a stone bed and a simple table with a cup on it.

Although wolf thieves are very intelligent, they are ultimately not human, and their behavior is not human.

This place was clearly not where wolf bandits lived. Ding Quan looked at the room-like thing and found that it even had a luminous pearl for lighting.

The huge space outside was so dark that there wasn't a single ray of light.

"A spring? People live here?" Vera asked, somewhat surprised, upon seeing the same scene.

"It seems so." Ding Quan's golden-red eyes glanced around and indeed there were signs of habitation.

"Who's with the wolf bandits?" Ling was also shocked when she saw the room, and had a bad feeling.

Ding Quan suddenly thought of something, and after looking around again, he found nothing, except the ashes left by the wolf bandit cubs that Ling had just burned to death.

Perhaps these wolf bandits weren't hidden away, but rather imprisoned here.

They then hurriedly came to the outside of the cave.

The golden-red Xuanhuo eyes lit up as it looked at the ice block that was still burning after freezing solid.

Only the pile of corpses in the very center is still burning.

"Ling, speed things up a bit." Ding Quan's golden-red eyes looked towards the middle as he spoke to Ling.

"Good!" The Linghun power surged, and the frozen corpse burned faster.

A moment later, the corpse turned into white ash. Ding Quan waved his hand, and his soul power burst forth, blowing the white ash away.

A small hole appeared in front of them.

"Is this a blood collection?!" Ding Quan approached the hole, his golden-red eyes peering through it and seeing the swaying liquid below.

At the same time, a strong smell of blood wafted through the air.

Artificial blood collection? Ding Quan narrowed his eyes, thinking of another existence even more evil than wolf bandits.

Wolf bandits are at least not human, but those things are no longer human.

When Ling and Wei'er saw this scene, they realized something. Who needed to collect blood, and in such a huge quantity? They wondered how many people these wolf bandits had slaughtered.

Ding Quan checked the surrounding walls again, and after confirming that there was nothing to be found, he signaled Ling to destroy the pile of blood.

The group then left the cave entrance.

Once outside, Ding Quan glanced at the corpses of the wolf bandits around him. He had previously thought they were wild, but now it seemed that something sinister was at play.

I was a little puzzled before. In the original story, how did these wolf bandits become so powerful? After all, it takes more than 20,000 years to grow up, which is quite a long time, even if the wolf bandits' strength increases very quickly.

It's impossible for such a long period of time to go by without any word of it.

Ding Quan thought for a moment, took out a map, compared the current positions of the group with the location of the Killing City.

"Is Quan a Fallen One?" Ling asked, her voice tinged with doubt, but her tone was unequivocal.

"It should be, and their strength is not weak." Ding Quan's eyes changed. A wolf bandit who has lived for more than 20,000 years is not someone that a weak person can control.

"Quan, shall we report this to the Spirit Hall?" Wei'er asked uncertainly.

The Spirit Hall has a special department to deal with the Fallen.

Ding Quan turned his gaze to the city the group had passed through. The city was small and not prosperous, so the Spirit Hall in the city should not be too strong.

This fallen one isn't with that pack of wolf bandits right now; it seems that guy comes here regularly to collect blood or cultivate directly.

"It's probably too late to notify the Spirit Hall."

"Quan is right, those wolf cubs don't have much food," Ling said, glancing at Ding Quan.

"That's true!" Vera nodded. Those wolf cubs didn't have much food, and the Fallen One should return before they ran out of food.

Thinking about it this way, it must have been this long, and even if we were to notify the Spirit Hall now, it would be too late for them to send anyone.

Moreover, Ding Quan and his companions were somewhat worried about the strength of the Spirit Hall in that city, as their strength was not as great as their own.

"But we can give it a try."

"Izumi, what do you want...?"

"This Fallen One might not be as strong as we think." Ding Quan thought. The Fallen One acted so cautiously that even a year later, the wolf bandits still existed without being exposed.

Ding Quan turned his gaze to the city that the group had passed through earlier.

The news of wolf bandits might not have reached that city, and the Spirit Hall awakens spirits for the village every year, so it's impossible that they wouldn't have noticed the anomaly.

"Let's leave here first and wait nearby." After looking around, they realized that their fight with the wolf bandits had been quite loud, but since they were deep in the forest, not many people came here.

"Okay!" Vera nodded.

The group quickly arrived at a high ground not too far from the wolf bandit's cave. After tidying up briefly, they began to cultivate there.

This place is slightly closer to that city.

In the dead of night, a figure ran from the direction of the city, agile and swift as the wind, making no sound.

He was draped in a black robe, obscuring his appearance completely, but he was quite tall, though somewhat thin.

Suddenly, the other person paused, looked around suspiciously, and then slowed down, heading slowly towards the wolf bandits' den.

However, when it reached the dense forest, its movements suddenly froze, and it immediately retreated.

That's really cautious!

This place is still quite a distance from the wolf bandit cave, but the damage caused by the release of soul skills two days ago was significant, clearly indicating that a battle had taken place there.

However, this also shows that this guy's strength is indeed not very strong.

Ding Quan's golden-red eyes watched the figure rushing towards the city, and he nodded to Wei'er.

Upon seeing this, Wei'er transformed into a golden light and flew away.

"A Soul Saint whose aura is elusive?" Ding Quan said, then grabbed Ling and flew over directly.

Stab it!

collapse!

A bolt of purple lightning struck down from the sky, but the man in black robes dodged it, leaving the ground instantly charred black.

A golden figure swiftly landed in front of the black-robed man, and five spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and one black—appeared on Wei'er's body.

Purple lightning surged across her body, and a dark golden tiger appeared behind Vera, its eyes fixed intently on the person before her.

Upon seeing the spot on the ground struck by lightning, the man in black stopped, looked at the woman before him, and made a swallowing sound.

Moreover, a pair of red-glowing eyes were staring at Vera.

"Soul King?" A deep voice came from the man in black robes, with a hint of excitement in it.

"A Fallen One?" Vera's soul power surged, and a bolt of lightning shot towards the black-robed man once more.

The black-robed man unleashed his soul power, dodging the attack.

However, when the lightning flashed past him, it did reveal his general appearance.

His hair was gray, and he looked to be over sixty years old, but he was probably older.

His eyes were red, his cheeks were slightly sunken, and his complexion was somewhat pale, which made his lips appear rather bright red.

"Hehe!" The man in black robes let out a lewd laugh, and two yellow, three purple, and two black soul rings appeared on his body.

A wolf-like martial spirit appeared behind him.

A variant of the Gale Wolf? This martial spirit does resemble the Gale Wolf, but this wolf martial spirit has a layer of bright red fur on its head, and its eyes also glow red.

Its body was gray, but its head was indeed tinged with blood.

Is this a jackal? A red wolf.

"A Soul Saint?" Vera was not surprised to see the seven soul rings that the other party had raised.

The wolf bandits who have been in control for over 20,000 years must be quite powerful.

With her right hand slightly outstretched, her terrifying claws shot out, and at the same time, her third soul ring lit up. She then charged towards the man in black robes.

Seeing that Wei'er had only used her third soul skill, the Jackal Soul Saint was somewhat disdainful.

Roar!

A tiger's roar emanated from Vera, and an aura burst forth instantly.

The jackal soul master's expression changed, apparently sensing the suppression of Wei'er's martial soul.

Seeing the momentum of Vera's charge, that eerie claw, and those wings on her back, is that a soul bone? Who is this guy?

The jackal soul master dared not be careless; a black soul ring lit up on his body, and his whole body emitted a bloody light.

A gust of wind suddenly blew towards Wei'er, preventing her from moving forward and even making her appear to be blown away.

The Soul Saint's sixth soul skill is indeed extraordinary.

A golden sword light slashed down from the sky, and the Soul Saint's heart skipped a beat as he dodged the sword light.

However, just as he leaped to dodge, a series of ice blades chased after him.

snort!

Soul Saint swung his arm forcefully, and several wind blades instantly shattered the ice blades. He then looked at the two people who had appeared.

"You might not be able to leave today." Ding Quan looked at the black-robed man in front of him, his golden-red eyes glancing at the soul power on his body.

A strong, bloody aura emanated from the soul power, which was impure and of extremely poor quality. However, the strength of the Fallen Ones cannot be judged solely by their soul power.

"Hehe! Is that so?" The man in black robes looked at Ling who had appeared and laughed again.

"Then let's give it a try!" Ding Quan pointed his Longyuan Sword at the man in black robes, and then his eyes lit up with fire.

(End of this chapter)