Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 323 The Red Spider Lily

In the air, Ji Lin fell into deep thought. He had no relationship with Ju Zi, and strictly speaking, they would eventually become enemies. It wouldn't be bad to let Ju Zi die here, after all, Ju Zi had great military talent and considerable command ability, and had the demeanor of a great general. This can be seen from the fact that in the original work, Ju Zi led his army to destroy the Tianhun Empire and Douling Empire in just three years, and almost flattened the Xingluo Empire to unify the Douluo Sun and Moon Continents.

Leaving such a person around would definitely cause a lot of trouble; of course, it would be best if we could win him over.

But if Ju Zi dies here, it's uncertain how long it will take for the Sun Moon Empire to conquer the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Fighting Spirit Empire. The war might drag on, and Ji Lin doesn't want to wait a few more years.

Thinking of this, Ji Lin made up his mind. Ju Zi couldn't die yet, at least not here. If she had to die, it had to be at his hands. Besides, Ju Zi's talent was in commanding troops and fighting battles, while her own strength was not strong, making her easy to control. Although Ju Zi's personality was a bit crazy in the end, and she would do anything to get revenge, her target of hatred was Duke Baihu, which had little to do with Ji Lin. Huo Yuhao might even give her a thumbs up.

Having made up his mind, Ji Lin didn't hesitate any longer. He gave Chi Yuan a wink, signaling her not to make a move. The next moment, Ji Lin's figure descended rapidly, flying towards Ju Zi and Ke Ke beside her.

His figure was also spotted by the group of Soul Masters below, and Coco almost immediately raised the heavy cannon in her hand. In such a dangerous situation, if the enemy were to intercept them head-on, their chances of escape would become even slimmer.

But just as they were about to make their move, Ji Lin appeared behind Ju Zi and Ke Ke in an instant. He said softly, "Don't worry, I mean you no harm. I'm here to help you."

Orange and Coco were jolted violently. With such speed, he arrived behind them in an instant. If Ji Lin had wanted to kill them, the two would have already perished.

Keke and Ju Zi quickly turned around to look at Ji Lin, their eyes filled with intense wariness.

"Who are you?"

Ji Lin laughed and said, "Who I am is not important. What's important is that I could have easily killed you all just now, but I didn't. Doesn't that prove I have no hostility?"

Coco remained vigilant, but Orange gave a wry smile and said, "Although I don't know who you are, thank you for coming to help us, but the enemy has already surrounded us, and we can't escape."

At this moment, Orange and Keke led a group of Soul Masters to escape to a hilltop.

Keke glared angrily at Ji Lin. She felt that if Ji Lin hadn't suddenly appeared, they might not have been surrounded, and they might have broken through the encirclement at the last moment.

Ji Lin also saw through Ke Ke's thoughts but didn't care. Under Ji Lin's mental detection, he had already discovered that Ju Zi and the others couldn't break through the encirclement at all, otherwise he wouldn't have needed to take action to save them.

Ju Zi was well aware that Ke Ke was taking her anger out on Ji Lin, so she quickly said, "Ke Ke, it's not his fault. I misjudged the situation and dragged you into this."

Keke shook her head sadly and said, "This is not your fault, Orange. If we're going to die, we'll die together. Being able to die with you is a pretty good ending."

Ji Lin shook his head and said, "You must be being held back by the Soul Masters below. Without them, you should be able to hold out until reinforcements arrive. Don't tell me you don't have any reinforcements."

Orange said, "We have 30,000 troops lying in ambush outside. I just sent the signal, and they will be here in less than half an hour."

Ji Lin nodded and said, "Alright, I'll handle the Soul Masters below. You just need to hold out against the siege of those ordinary troops. Can you do that?"

Before Ju Zi could speak, Ke Ke interjected, "Our soul power is being depleted significantly, with an average of less than 30% remaining, and we don't have any fixed soul tools. Under these circumstances, even without interference from the enemy's soul masters, we can only hold out for a maximum of fifteen minutes before we're exhausted under the onslaught of the army. We simply can't wait for reinforcements."

Ji Lin sighed and said, "Alright, if you're going to help someone out, then help them all the way. I'll help you share some of the burden."

Keke couldn't help but ask, "How will you help?"

Ji Lin did not reply. The next moment, a greatsword burning with crimson flames appeared in his hand, which was the Heavenly Fire Judgment.

Six spirit rings rose from beneath Ji Lin's feet: one yellow, two purple, one black, and two red. To the astonishment of Ke Ke and the others, he charged down toward the enemy spirit master squad that had just arrived below the hill.

"No!" Orange cried out hurriedly. Although Ji Lin's two red spirit rings shocked her, she did not believe that Ji Lin, a spirit emperor, could fight against hundreds of spirit masters below.

Keke stared blankly and said, "Those are more than eighty Soul Masters! Is he... is he going to his death?"

Orange shook her head and said, "He should be confident. Although we don't know who he is or why he saved us, we can only trust him now."

Although they are now in dire straits, Orange remains calm; the more difficult the situation, the calmer Orange becomes.

This is her top-notch military talent; no matter how desperate the situation, she can maintain a sliver of rationality and composure, and find hope within it.

Like a hawk, Ji Lin swooped down to his opponents in the blink of an eye, taking advantage of the terrain. The soul masters, clearly unprepared, only now released their soul tools, preparing to attack.

Ji Lin smiled faintly and said softly, "Hello, and goodbye!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Lin gripped the sword hilt with both hands and plunged the Heavenly Fire Judgment into the ground. At the same time, his sixth soul ring glowed with an eerie red light.

In the next instant, within a radius of several hundred meters, a crimson spider lily appeared on the earth with Ji Lin at its center. Ji Lin concentrated his energy into a single point and injected it into the ground using the Heavenly Fire Judgment as a medium.

The next moment, the heat energy expanded and exploded instantly, spewing out a crimson, high-temperature pillar of fire from the ground. More than eighty soul masters who were close to Ji Lin were covered by this pillar of fire. In the extreme fire, they were all turned into fire people and burned to ashes amidst screams and cries.

Looking down from high above, it resembles a bright red spider lily in full bloom.

This is one of the sixth soul skills that Liehuo Xingjiaoshu provided to Ji Lin, a 100,000-year soul skill called the Other Shore Flower.

Within the area covered by the red spider lilies, a radius of several hundred meters turned into a living hell. Soldiers and soul masters who stepped into it were all burned to ashes by the high-temperature flames. Those with weaker strength died instantly without pain, but those with stronger strength, such as the eighty soul masters, died in great agony, watching themselves being burned to ashes. Their shrill screams before death terrified Orange and the others on the hill.

Standing above, they could clearly see what was happening below—a living hell.

(End of this chapter)