Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 358 A Weapon

Xu Tianran was satisfied with Ju Zi's answer. He smiled and nodded, saying, "Hmm, not bad. Even though you're no longer in charge of intelligence, your information network is still excellent!"

Ju Zi respectfully whispered, "It is my duty to share Your Highness's burdens."

Xu Tianran smiled as he looked down at the one-sided battle. Although he was somewhat interested in the Zizai Sect, the thought that it had been targeted by the Holy Spirit Cult and would likely not have a chance to return to the Star Luo Empire alive made him decide to stop paying attention.

A strange light flashed in Jing Hongchen's eyes as he sat on the other side of the orange. Of course, he knew what the Zizai Sect was all about. Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen both knew that Ji Lin had founded the Zizai Sect, so Jing Hongchen naturally knew as well.

On the arena, Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy had already lost four matches in a row. The fifth match was to be played by the strongest player from Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy, who was also their captain. He was already getting restless, but his strength was only at the Soul Master level, and he was no match for Ye Guyi's Angelic Holy Sword.

Having also been sent flying by a single sword strike, the captain of Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy struggled to his feet with a grim expression and said to the referee on the stage, "We, Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy, concede defeat in today's match."

Upon hearing this, not a single audience member mocked him. They could completely understand the choice of the captain of Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy. The difference in strength between the two sides was too great. Ye Guyi had not even used any soul skills, yet he had defeated all five members of Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy, including the captain, and in an absolutely crushing manner.

Continuing down this path will only lead to the same result.

The referee realized what was happening, nodded, and announced loudly, "Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy concedes defeat. Zizaimen wins this match."

Both were complete victories, but Meng Hongchen faced opponents who were mostly stronger than those from Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy. Therefore, Ye Guyi performed more easily. Meng Hongchen at least used soul skills, while Ye Guyi unilaterally crushed her opponent without even using any soul skills.

Seeing Ye Guyi return, Ji Lin smiled and said, "You've worked hard."

Ye Guyi shook his head helplessly and said, "The opponent is too weak. This level is not even a warm-up. However, you should have achieved the effect you wanted."

Judging from the awe in the eyes of the sects near Zizai Sect, Zizai Sect has already begun to make a name for itself. A Soul Saint under the age of twenty! Their future is limitless. With disciples like these, Zizai Sect is destined to become one of the sects standing at the pinnacle of the continent.

Although the match at Zizaimen had ended, Ji Lin and Wang Qiu'er did not return to the hotel but continued to watch the game.

Other sects that qualified for the next round, like Zizai Sect, also stayed to watch the game. With Zizai Sect emerging as a dark horse, the other sects wanted to see if there would be any more surprises in the upcoming matches.

Believe it or not, they actually got what they were waiting for, but it was more of a shock than a surprise.

As the sun approached noon, and the morning's matches were about to conclude, the final match took place.

"Holy Spirit Sect vs. Heavenly Capital Academy. Team members from both sides enter the arena."

Upon hearing the name Holy Spirit Sect, Bei Bei and the others in the Shrek Academy rest area, Vina and Mu Xue from the Snow Demon Sect, Xu Jiu Jiu in the Star Luo Royal Academy rest area, and Ji Lin and the others all turned their gazes toward the arena.

Soon, a young man dressed in black stepped out of the Holy Spirit Sect and onto the competition stage. His attire was exactly the same as Tang Ya's.

Holy Spirit Sect, Holy Spirit Cult.

They've given up on acting altogether.

Anyone familiar with the Holy Spirit Cult was focused on the competition stage. The young man from the Holy Spirit Cult, dressed in black, had an ordinary appearance, a slightly pale face, and exuded a sinister aura.

The Holy Spirit Sect's opponent, Tiandu Academy, is also an old-established academy belonging to the Douling Empire. Their first player was also a young man, tall and robust, exuding masculinity.

The referee, seeing that both sides were in position, suddenly brought his raised right hand down, and the two contestants started simultaneously, rushing towards each other at high speed.

A faint white light emanated from the young man from the Holy Spirit Sect. He appeared unchanged, but his hands turned deathly pale under the cover of that light. At the same time, as he slightly lowered his head, his eyes also turned white.

This was the first round of the competition, and every participating team was aiming for a resounding success. The young man sent by Tiandu Academy was also quite powerful. A loud roar rang out, and a sharp aura burst forth from his body.

A long-handled battle sword appeared in his hand, with five spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and one black—circling the sword. Without a doubt, this was his martial spirit.

Speaking of which, he should thank Ji Lin. Originally, with his mental strength, he would not have been able to absorb a ten-thousand-year spirit ring when he was at the fifth spirit ring level. After all, his mental strength could not withstand the impact of the resentment left by the spirit beast. However, the appearance of the Holy Mark gave him a new option, allowing him to obtain a ten-thousand-year fifth spirit ring, which was originally impossible for him to absorb, and thus had the best spirit ring ratio.

The two sides quickly approached each other, and just as they were about to meet, the young man from Tiandu Academy suddenly leaped up, his first spirit ring shining brightly, and unleashed a crescent slash at the young man from the Holy Spirit Sect in mid-air.

A yellow blade of light shot out like lightning, and a sharp whistling sound echoed in the air wherever it passed.

The young man from the Holy Spirit Sect also possessed five spirit rings, and the same optimal spirit ring configuration. Seeing his opponent unleash a crescent slash, his body suddenly twisted strangely, as if he had become his own shadow, causing his opponent to instantly lose sight of him. The crescent slash struck the steel ground behind him, leaving a deep mark. Simultaneously, a black tornado swept up from the ground, accompanied by a wailing sound, heading straight for the young man from the Heavenly Capital Academy.

The young man from Tiandu Academy was in the air at the height of his power when his third soul ring suddenly shone brightly. The battle blade in his hand created three afterimages. This time, three even more powerful blade beams were unleashed. The moment the blade beams flew out, a strong yellow light burst forth from the young man's entire body, as if the sun had descended.

The Crescent Moon Slash is a powerful technique from a thousand-year-old soul ring.

Just as the tornado that was about to engulf him was instantly cleaved, the three blade beams actually overlapped in the air and then suddenly exploded, turning into countless tiny blade beams that shot outwards.

Whether in terms of attack intensity, control, or power, this strike was remarkable. The teams in the rest area couldn't help but nod in approval, realizing that this student from Tiandu Academy was indeed exceptionally strong.

Just when everyone thought that the young man from the Holy Spirit Sect would find it difficult to continue his attack, the shredded black smoke suddenly dissipated outwards. Then, it seemed to fade in the air, turning purple, before abruptly converging inwards.

Within the thick purple smoke, countless sobbing cries and shrill howls echoed, and a purple skull flashed and disappeared.

All of this happened so suddenly and so fast.

The young man from Tiandu Academy didn't even have a chance to react before he was swallowed up by the purple smoke.

The next moment, the smoke dissipated, transforming into a beam of energy that shot into the distance, where it condensed again in the air to form the image of the young man from the Holy Spirit Sect, who then gracefully landed.

The young man from Tiandu Academy reappeared in the air, but his eyes had completely lost their luster. He, who had previously exuded masculinity, was now deathly pale. His battle sword shattered instantly, and he plummeted from the sky, collapsing to the ground.

Ye Guyi stood up, her eyes filled with disgust, wishing she could rush up and kill that Holy Spirit Sect youth.

Ji Lin shook his head at her and said, "If we encounter them, we can kill them, but it's not appropriate now."

Ye Guyi reluctantly sat down again. She knew that they were in the Sun Moon Empire, in public, and there was no way she would have the chance to kill that evil soul master youth.

Her martial soul is the Holy Angel, and her instinct is to eliminate evil soul masters. Seeing evil soul masters hovering in front of her makes her extremely uncomfortable.

At the start of the battle, Ji Lin had already activated his mental detection, and was fully aware of the changes on the field. The young man from the Holy Spirit Sect had just used his fourth soul skill in the smoke. His martial soul was a kind of insect, a very strange insect, as small as a needle tip.

The black smoke was actually countless tiny insects conjured by his martial spirit. The black smoke turned purple because these insects suddenly spread their wings, which were purple. Then their bodies entered a semi-energy state, and they actually managed to burrow into the head of the young man from Tiandu Academy, entering through his seven orifices. They not only devoured his soul, but also sucked up his brain marrow.

A pure evil spirit master, devouring souls and absorbing brain marrow, is indeed cruel enough. The crying and howling that came from the purple mist should be the innocent souls devoured and manipulated by that young evil spirit master, who could not be freed even after death.

A murderous glint flashed in Ji Lin's eyes. He was determined to prevent them from running into the Zizai Sect, or none of them would leave the arena alive.

Of course, out of respect for Beibei, Tang Ya would definitely not kill her.

After all, Tang Ya was not in control of her own destiny; her mind was also controlled by the evil spirit master.

Although he committed a bloody crime while under control, Ji Lin was not the kind of person who was extremely righteous and could not tolerate even the slightest injustice.

Tang Ya used her own will and the methods of an evil soul master to kill only her enemies. After that, she was controlled by the Holy Spirit Cult.

Revenge, regardless of the means, is understandable, as long as she doesn't kill civilians out of her own will, then there's still hope.

After all, Tang Ya, who was under control, was essentially a weapon in the hands of the Holy Spirit Cult. If someone commits a bloody crime, you can't blame the weapon in their hands!

Otherwise, Ji Lin wouldn't have accepted Nana. After all, Nana, who was being coerced, was essentially a weapon in the hands of the Holy Spirit Cult, even though this weapon hadn't yet drawn blood.

(End of this chapter)