Douluo Continent: Saving Zhang Lexuan at the Start

Chapter 52 The Ancestor of Reason

Yuan Zhi was born with only level one soul power, so in theory he should never be able to break through to the Soul Master level in his entire life.

It's already incredibly impressive that he could become a Soul Master in his seventies or eighties.

Limited by his talent, he had no choice but to cultivate step by step while also following Cheng Houhu in his thieving and robbery activities.

It's just that because he's young and has low soul power, it's generally not his turn to kill and plunder treasures, as he's not even a Soul Master.

But one day, he found himself behind everyone else again. Enraged, he used his Black Claw Martial Soul to stab the corpses of those who had been killed by others.

The moment his black claws touched the corpse, a phantom image of a dead person flickered on his claws, and Yuan Zhi successfully broke through to level ten.

The unexpected surprise captivated him, who was only fifteen or sixteen years old.

To avoid being discovered by others, Yuan Zhi would often secretly use his black claws to absorb the remnants of souls from the bodies of the dead while moving corpses.

In just five years, Yuan Zhi rose from a level 10 Soul Master to a level 39 Soul Venerable.

On average, they can advance about six levels a year, a speed that even scions of powerful families rarely achieve.

Yuan Zhi, on the other hand, was merely a minor innate soul power level one.

But after reaching level thirty-nine, something unexpected happened: the bottleneck in his martial soul caused by his level one innate soul power did not disappear.

Even though Yuan Zhi secretly murdered many passersby and people from nearby villages, he still couldn't break through.

This led Yuan Zhi to focus his attention on Soul Masters.

In fact, Yuan Zhi's plan today was to take action against all the Soul Masters among the bandits of Qilin Mountain.

To his surprise, Ye Ying and Zhang Lexuan, two exceptionally talented geniuses, appeared here.

"Brother Ying, let me deal with him. You can handle the bandits in the stronghold."

At this moment, Zhang Lexuan's eyes held a touch of heroism, and that rather dashing and heroic aura was something Ye Ying found somewhat unfamiliar.

It's hard to imagine that she, who was just a little flustered, would now take the initiative to stand in front of Ye Ying.

"Okay, Sister Xuanxuan, be careful!"

Without hesitation, Ye Ying gripped the long, silver-white Moon Soul Bow and began calling out the names of the Soul Masters and henchmen in the stronghold one by one.

He didn't believe that a mere Soul Master could threaten Zhang Lexuan, whose current combat power was comparable to that of a peak Soul King.

That was indeed the case; just as Yuan Zhi was about to make a move, Zhang Lexuan dodged it.

Subsequently, Zhang Lexuan immediately activated her third soul skill—Dance of the Dark Moon—and her strength was further enhanced.

"When a lion hunts a rabbit, it also uses all its strength." This was the phrase Zhang Tianming said most often when teaching Zhang Lexuan.

Therefore, even though Yuan Zhi's soul power was lower than hers, she did not relax at all.

After strengthening herself, Zhang Lexuan immediately used her second soul skill, Crescent Moon, to forcibly mark Yuan Zhi's location.

Yuan Zhi's scalp tingled. The countless remnant souls attached to his black claws would cause powerful mental interference if they got too close.

Then, he can take advantage of the enemy's momentary lapse in concentration to kill the enemy and devour their soul.

To his surprise, Zhang Lexuan, relying on her superior strength, never engaged in a fight with Yuan Zhi and never gave him a chance to get close.

After being forcibly marked, the black fourth spirit ring behind Zhang Lexuan shone, which immediately frightened Yuan Zhi into retreating rapidly.

It's a joke. How could a mere Soul Master like him dare to directly confront a ten-thousand-year-old Soul Skill?

A massive, silvery-white moon wheel, about ten feet in size, slashed out, startling Yuan Zhi into immediately dodging.

How could he possibly dodge the Moon Wheel's slash once he was marked?

The moon seemed to have eyes, chasing after Yuan Zhi.

Zhang Lexuan frowned slightly, then unleashed a moon-shaped slash. Since it didn't consume any soul power, it was better to finish it off as soon as possible.

At the same time, Ye Ying, having shot down all the henchmen of the mountain stronghold, rushed up the gate and entered the valley.

Soon, Ye Ying arrived near a row of wooden barracks. Not far away were some detached wooden houses, which should be the residences of the bandit leaders.

Led by three great soul masters, about a hundred henchmen charged straight at Ye Ying.

They realized that Ye Ying had no intention of letting them go. Since that was the case, they had no choice but to fight to the death, even if it meant wearing Ye Ying down.

Ye Ying was naturally not going to be foolish enough to risk his life against them. A light blue object, resembling a rocket launcher, appeared in his hand.

Although the current Douluo Continent has the advanced Sun Moon Empire, this does not prevent the people of the Star Luo Empire from not recognizing fixed-installation soul tools.

As Ye Ying pressed the button in her hand, a crisp sound rang out.

Behind the soul-guided cannonball, a blue cloud of soul energy suddenly shot towards the bandits.

A loud explosion rang out, blasting a large crater in the ground. The three Great Soul Masters died instantly, and the remaining thirty or forty henchmen screamed in agony.

The commotion in the village immediately captured Yuan Zhi's attention, and in an instant, he knew he was doomed!

The two moon-shaped beams slashed fiercely at Yuan Zhi, instantly killing him.

Ye Zhenfeng walked over from a short distance away, a satisfied look in his eyes.

"Good, good, Le Xuan, you did a great job just now. I'll ask my brother later if he can give you two of the remaining four inherited soul bones of the Ye family."

These words left Zhang Lexuan somewhat dazed. "No, I'm not a member of the Ye family, how could I possibly use an inherited soul bone?"

Ye Zhenfeng shook his head. Zhang Lexuan's potential was obvious to all. He had long known that his elder brother had the idea of ​​passing on the inherited soul bone to this future granddaughter-in-law, but he had many things to consider and could not say it outright.

Seeing Zhang Lexuan's anxious expression, Ye Zhenfeng chuckled, "Alright, I was just joking, don't take it seriously! Let's go see how Ying'er is doing."

Ye Ying left no one alive among the bandits; the corpses scattered on the ground made Zhang Lexuan feel nauseous once again.

However, she was a woman who was gentle on the outside but strong on the inside, and she did not show any signs of discomfort.

"Third Grandpa, Sister Xuanxuan, you've arrived!"

Ye Ying, who had just finished looting the village, walked over in high spirits. He hadn't expected that he could recover the money for the level 4 fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell he had used from just a small mountain village.

He bought that fixed-mount soul-guided cannon shell from Qian Duoduo for an internal price of seven thousand gold soul coins.

This is also what made Ye Ying realize that selling weapons was indeed extremely profitable.

Ye Zhenfeng pointed to the crater in the ground created by the fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell with a half-smile and said, "Where did this come from?"

"Bought!"

Ye Ying confessed truthfully and did not hide anything.

Although the Ye family is a traditional Soul Master family, there is an ancestral motto of the Ye family: "A good ointment is one that can draw out pus." As long as it is a good thing, we must bring some back for our family.

This is why the Ye family didn't stop Ye Ying from learning soul tools, but instead strongly supported him; no one would complain about having too much good stuff.