Douluo Continent II: The Dragon King Suppresses the World!

An hour passed quickly. Han Ruoruo got up on time and took over from Zhang Lexuan. The night lasted about five hours. Zhang Lexuan and Han Ruoruo were on duty for the first two hours, Ye Qi'an and Huo Yuhao took over for the third hour, and then she and Han Ruoruo were on duty for the last two hours. It was as if the two of them took on most of the night watch duties.

The forest was quite quiet, and after the second hour, they still hadn't encountered any passing soul beasts.

Ye Qi'an and Huo Yuhao woke up at the same time. Huo Yuhao withdrew his hands from his cultivation with Wang Dong'er, and Wang Dong'er also opened her eyes at the same time and stuck out her tongue at him.

Han Ruoruo smiled slightly and said in a low voice, "I'm counting on you two. If you find anything, please alert me immediately."

"Okay, senior, you should get some rest," Huo Yuhao said politely.

Ye Qi'an nodded slightly.

The forest wasn't pitch black; moonlight filtered through the uneven, swaying shadows of the trees, casting shadows on the trees. Combined with the glowing fireflies, the light was dim, but still enough to make out objects.

When Huo Yuhao looked at Ye Qi'an, the mental detection sharing was activated.

"Sit down," Ye Qi'an nodded and said.

Huo Yuhao and Ye Qi'an sat side by side, the only sounds in the tranquil forest being their soft breathing and the occasional rustling of leaves. Their shared mental detection function acted like an invisible net, clearly displaying everything happening around them in their minds.

They sat quietly, savoring the tranquility and mystery of the forest. Huo Yuhao narrowed his eyes slightly, focusing intently on every detail of the shared mental detection, not missing any possible danger. Ye Qian, on the other hand, remained calm, his gaze sweeping around the surroundings, ready to deal with any unexpected situation.

Time passed slowly, and the quiet of the forest gradually relaxed people's mood. Just then, Huo Yuhao suddenly looked up and looked in one direction. His mental probe, which had been spreading out in all directions, instantly changed to probe in one direction.

In their mental detection, the first thing the two sensed was an overwhelming aura. It wasn't emitted by a single soul beast, but by a group. In the pitch-black night, their eyes glowed with a dark red light, and their powerful bodies moved silently as they slowly approached.

Huo Yuhao immediately alerted the group who were in cultivation through mental detection without making a sound. The others woke up one after another. Without Huo Yuhao having to say anything, they had already "seen" the approaching soul beasts through mental detection.

Not a single inner court student made a sound. They quickly sprang into action, using the terrain to find suitable defensive positions. Zhang Lexuan swiftly approached the two of them and gently waved her hand, signaling everyone to maintain their formation.

This group of soul beasts is quite numerous, numbering over a hundred. Soul beasts living in the mixed zone are at least a thousand years old. A hundred thousand-year-old soul beasts are already difficult to deal with, let alone the group of soul beasts they are facing, which is not just a thousand years old. It is best not to provoke such a group if possible.

The group of soul beasts didn't seem to have noticed their location and continued to slowly walk in this direction. Zhang Lexuan frowned slightly; she was now somewhat conflicted.

"World of Eyes - Soul Control!" Ye Qi'an shouted in a low voice, and the third eye on his forehead quietly opened.

A purplish-black light shot out from their eyes, instantly forming a faint, transparent barrier around them, completely concealing their auras.

At the same time, the Eye of Annihilation began to flash with a strange light, and an invisible spiritual fluctuation slowly emanated like ripples on water, attempting to establish a spiritual connection with the group of soul beasts that were gradually approaching.

As the mental fluctuations spread, Ye Qi'an seemed to enter a peculiar mental world. In this world, he could clearly sense the emotional and consciousness fluctuations of each soul beast. He then began to send soothing signals to the group of blood-red baboons. The soul beasts, who were originally wandering around in confusion, gradually became extremely orderly under Ye Qi'an's mental control.

The troop of blood-red baboons slowly lowered their heads, remaining motionless. Their originally fierce eyes gradually softened, and the ferocious aura they exuded slowly subsided. The muscles of each blood-red baboon relaxed, as if they had entered a state of tranquility, seemingly frozen in time.

Under Ye Qi'an's control, the crimson baboon troop slowly turned around, as if gently pushed by an invisible hand, and steadily walked away from the crowd.

At this moment, a tense and strange atmosphere permeated the forest. Zhang Lexuan nodded slightly, a hint of appreciation flashing in her eyes. She waved her hand gently, signaling everyone to remain vigilant in case of any unexpected situations.

Half an hour had passed since they finished everything. Even after half an hour, a tense atmosphere still lingered in the forest. Everyone stared in the direction where the blood-red baboon troop had gone, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Ye Qi'an closed his eyes slightly, seemingly adjusting his state.

Zhang Lexuan looked around and, after confirming that there was nothing else amiss, said softly, "Everyone, don't let your guard down. This forest is fraught with danger, and we must remain vigilant at all times."

The others nodded in agreement, each remaining steadfast in their positions, not daring to slack off in the slightest. Huo Yuhao activated his mental detection sharing once again, presenting the surrounding situation in more detail to everyone's minds.

Just when everyone thought they could finally rest peacefully here tonight, a deafening roar rang out from afar, its sound like muffled thunder, violently reverberating.

Zhang Lexuan sprang to her feet, her gaze fixed on the direction from which the roar came. Judging from the change in the sound after the roar was made, the soul beast should be heading this way. Tonight is truly anything but peaceful!

Ye Qi'an, who was adjusting his state, opened his eyes at this moment, but he did not get up. His gaze sharpened and his eyes turned into bright gold. Soon, a purple figure appeared in Huo Yuhao's mental detection range.

This is a lion with purple fur all over its body. Its body is quite small. Its purple mane is very beautiful, and its fur is a glossy purple that emits a faint purple light. A large tail is constantly swaying behind it, and its nostrils are also trembling slightly, obviously it is checking for scents.

After a brief pause, the purple lion started moving again. Its figure flashed, and its speed was incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, it left a long trail of afterimages behind it. In just one or two breaths, it had already covered a distance of two kilometers.

Zhang Lexuan's expression changed slightly: "It's a Purple Shadow Lion, everyone be careful. It's too fast. Ruoruo, you'll have to work hard. Yuhao, prepare for battle. You must use your mental soul skill to limit its speed. This Purple Shadow Lion probably has ten thousand years of cultivation."

Even when facing the blood-red baboon, Zhang Lexuan was not as nervous as she was when facing the purple shadow lion.

To understand the strength of a soul beast, cultivation level is an important factor. However, cultivation level does not necessarily mean absolute strength. Why are the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts so strong? It's not just because they have long cultivation periods, but also because they are an extremely powerful race in themselves.

The crimson baboon troop was indeed strong, but compared to the Purple Shadow Lion, they were clearly not as terrifying. The Purple Shadow Lion was one of the most fearsome speed-type spirit beasts; not only was it incredibly fast, but it also possessed potent poison and several extremely powerful innate spirit skills.

"Kneel down!" Ye Qi'an shouted, his gaze fixed on the rapidly approaching Purple Shadow Lion.

Ye Qi'an's shout resounded through the forest like a thunderclap. The pressure of the Golden Dragon King's bloodline, contained in that voice, surged towards the Purple Shadow Lion like a raging tide.

The Purple Shadow Lion's rapid forward charge came to an abrupt halt, its purple eyes revealing shock and unease.

The oppressive aura of the Golden Dragon King's bloodline was like a heavy mountain, making it hard for it to breathe. Its limbs trembled slightly, and its body involuntarily took a small step back.

Zhang Lexuan and the others were also shocked by the sudden and powerful pressure. They looked at Ye Qi'an in surprise and gained a new understanding of his strength.

The Purple Shadow Lion struggled to break free from the oppressive force, but the power of the Golden Dragon King's bloodline was simply too overwhelming. Its body was taut, its purple fur standing on end, yet it still couldn't escape the invisible pressure. It let out a low roar, seemingly expressing its fury.

However, Ye Qi'an's gaze was firm and cold. He stared intently at the Purple Shadow Lion, showing no sign of relaxing his pressure on it.

Upon seeing the Purple Shadow Lion, Li Yongyue's eyes lit up. A ten-thousand-year-old Purple Shadow Lion was an absolute gem to him; the boost in speed and attack power was exactly what he needed. However, in a one-on-one situation, he would undoubtedly be torn to shreds by this ten-thousand-year-old Purple Shadow Lion, but now…

As if noticing Li Yongle's gaze, Ye Qi'an beckoned to him, gesturing for him to sit cross-legged in front of him.

A hint of surprise flashed in Li Yongyue's eyes. He quickly walked to Ye Qi'an and sat down cross-legged as instructed. He was both nervous and excited. This ten-thousand-year-old purple shadow lion was indeed a rare opportunity for him.

Ye Qi'an narrowed his eyes slightly, continuing to suppress the Purple Shadow Lion with the pressure of the Golden Dragon King's bloodline, while saying to Li Yongyue, "You should have seen Mo Xuan's situation. Next, I will use that method to condense a bloodline within your body."

Li Yongyue took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. He knew this was a rare opportunity.

Ye Qi'an looked at Li Yongyue with a determined and focused gaze. He slightly raised his hand, and a golden light shot out from his palm again, enveloping Li Yongyue.

Li Yongyue immediately felt a powerful force surge into his body like a tide, and his body trembled involuntarily. Like Mo Xuan, his five soul rings, yellow, purple, and black, appeared uncontrollably.

Following the previous steps, Ye Qi'an caused the spirit rings beneath Li Yongyue to slowly disperse, with the phantom of the original spirit beast appearing on each ring.

Then, he turned around and pointed at the Purple Shadow Lion, which was restrained by the Golden Dragon King's bloodline pressure. A drop of purple blood slowly emerged from the Purple Shadow Lion's forehead. At the same time, Ye Qi'an's other hand emitted a powerful suction force, pulling towards the phantoms of the five soul beasts.

The five phantom soul beasts trembled slightly, as if resisting, but they could not break free under Ye Qi'an's powerful control. As the suction force increased, they began to slowly move towards Ye Qi'an.

Li Yongyue's body trembled even more violently at this moment, feeling both nervous and expectant of what would happen next.

Ye Qi'an gradually pulled the five phantom soul beasts closer to the drop of purple blood. When the phantom soul beasts got close to the blood, they seemed to be bound by an invisible force and could no longer move.

Zhang Lexuan and the others watched this scene nervously, not daring to breathe.

Ye Qi'an narrowed his eyes slightly, and the power in his hand increased again. The drop of purple blood began to emit an even more dazzling light, enveloping the five soul beast phantoms. Under the light, the soul beast phantoms gradually became blurred, as if they were merging with the blood.

"Go!" With Ye Qi'an's low shout, the purple blood that had fused with the phantoms of five soul beasts flew toward Li Yongyue.

Li Yongyue stared wide-eyed, nervously watching the light approach him. The light instantly entered Li Yongyue's body. The Purple Shadow Lion was different from the Azure Sea Spirit Ape; its power was more violent and swift. Li Yongyue felt that the power was raging wildly within his body like a runaway horse, as if it would tear his body apart.

As time went by, fine beads of sweat began to seep from Li Yongyue's body, and his face became extremely pale. The Purple Shadow Lion bloodline, which had fused with the phantoms of five soul beasts, was gradually being tamed within him and began to slowly merge with his martial soul.

The surrounding crowd watched the process with bated breath. Finally, the violent power gradually subsided, and Li Yongyue's bloodline and martial spirit merged perfectly. A brand new aura emanated from him. He slowly opened his eyes, which shone with excitement and gratitude.

Ye Qi'an nodded slightly and said, "Next, you need to be like Mo Xuan, drawing upon natural energy to merge with your own body and condense your sixth soul ring."

Li Yongyue took a deep breath, began to concentrate, and felt the natural energy around him. Strands of the primordial energy of heaven and earth slowly gathered towards him, and he focused intently on guiding this energy into his body.

While Li Yongyue was condensing his soul ring, the others returned to Ye Qi'an's side, and the way they looked at him had changed considerably.

Han Ruoruo, having a connection with Wang Yan, was fairly familiar with him and immediately asked, "Qi An, what method did you use? How could you instantly control that Purple Shadow Lion from hundreds of meters away?"

Ye Qi'an slightly raised his eyes and said calmly, "The pressure of bloodline. Although the Purple Shadow Lion is powerful, it will be greatly suppressed in front of my bloodline. My bloodline power contains great majesty and strength, which can make most soul beasts submit to a certain extent."

Everyone fell into deep thought, pondering this method. Clearly, they were among the first to try it. Meanwhile, Li Yongyue was still focused on condensing his sixth soul ring. The surrounding natural energy continued to converge on him, and his aura gradually grew stronger.

Han Ruoruo couldn't help but say, "Your bloodline pressure is indeed formidable. With your abilities, you could probably intimidate not only soul beasts, but even us."

Ye Qi'an simply smiled and didn't offer any further explanation.

Zhang Lexuan clapped her hands and said, "Alright, everyone, let's take a break. Li Yongyue will probably finish condensing and absorbing the soul ring tomorrow. After he finishes, we'll continue on our way."

After listening to Zhang Lexuan's words, everyone found a place to sit down and began to adjust their state and enter rest mode. Although they were in the Star Dou Great Forest, which was full of dangers, they felt more at ease at this moment.

Ye Qi'an leaned against a large tree, his eyes slightly closed, seemingly resting, but actually keeping an eye on the movements around him.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er sat not far away, occasionally exchanging glances, their eyes filled with tacit understanding.

The forest night remained tranquil, with only the occasional chirping of insects and faint energy fluctuations around Li Yongyue. Time passed slowly, and everyone waited for the new day to begin in this atmosphere.

…(End of this chapter)