Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

With his mental energy shielded, Ji Lin evaded the patrolling soldiers and cautiously made his way out, relying on his previous memories.

To safely leave the Sun and Moon Empire's military camp with their companions, they must first return to Tianling City and re-establish the entry and exit coordinates of the Undead Demiplane.

Fortunately, the Holy Spirit Cult was completely unaware of the existence of the Undead Demiplane, nor the flaws in opening its gate. Otherwise, the Holy Spirit Cult could have simply blocked the gate and trapped Ji Lin and the others within it. Given their understanding of the undead and evil spirits, and given enough time, the Holy Spirit Cult might have been able to decipher the plane's coordinates. After all, Limit Douluo had already begun to control the power of space, and with the coordinates, it wouldn't be impossible for a Limit Douluo to tear open the spatial barrier of the Undead Demiplane.

After all, this undead demiplane was only created by Electrox to facilitate the summoning of undead, and Electrox had not truly become a god, so his undead demiplane was not without flaws.

Ji Lin wasn't worried about the information about the undead demiplane being leaked. Before this, only a few people knew that he had the undead demiplane, and they were all people that Ji Lin could trust, so it was impossible for the information to be leaked.

His only worry was that Nangong Wan would be exposed, which would mean that the Holy Spirit Cult might get some information from Nangong Wan, such as that they had never left the Sun Moon Empire's military camp.

As it turns out, Nangong Wan was quite clever. As the second elder of the Holy Spirit Cult, he must have concealed his identity very well, not to mention that Ma Xiaotao died once to prevent him from being exposed.

With Nangong Wan remaining undetected, Ji Lin's departure became even easier. Half an hour later, after avoiding numerous patrolling and detection soul tools, Ji Lin finally left the Sun Moon Empire's military camp.

With his abilities, getting out wouldn't be too difficult. Even if patrols were increased, it wouldn't make much difference. Unless it's a thorough, carpet-like search, he can always find a weakness. That's what makes people with strong mental power so difficult to deal with.

Even so, he would not be careless in the slightest. He accelerated towards the direction of the Heavenly Soul Empire's garrison until he entered the territory controlled by the Heavenly Soul Empire. Only then did Ji Lin fly into the air and head towards Heavenly Spirit City.

Finally, Ji Lin returned to their residence in Tianling City. As soon as he arrived, he saw Princess Vina pacing at the entrance of their residence.

Ji Lin's sudden appearance alerted Vina. Seeing him, Vina's face lit up with joy, and she quickly rushed forward to him, exclaiming excitedly, "Ji Lin, you're back! Where are the others?"

Vina had already acted according to Ji Lin's original plan, feigning an attack on the Sun Moon Empire to draw attention, but after the event was over, she had not received any news of Ji Lin and the others returning, so she came to Ji Lin and the others' residence every day to wait.

Ji Lin and the others have special identities, and if something really happened to them, she wouldn't be able to explain it to Shrek Academy and Xu Jiujiu. Now that she sees Ji Lin return safely, she can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

However, not seeing anyone else made her anxious again, fearing that she might hear some bad news from Ji Lin.

Ji Lin didn't quite trust Vina yet, so of course he wouldn't reveal the undead demiplane to her. He quickly said, "Your Highness, rest assured, everyone else is safe. I just came back to let you know I'm safe."

The clever Vina immediately understood that Ji Lin did not trust her and was hiding something from her. His so-called return to report that he was safe was just an excuse to appease her.

However, Vina didn't care. It was normal for Ji Lin not to trust her, and she felt the same way. Wasn't she also wary of Ji Lin? After all, Ji Lin was Xu Jiujiu's fiancé and a member of the Star Luo Empire. Although the Star Luo Empire was currently an ally, who knew if it would become an enemy or a friend in the future? The current situation of the Heavenly Soul Empire left her no choice but to be careful, so she understood Ji Lin's wariness towards her.

Despite her understanding, Vina still felt a little disappointed.

However, she didn't show it on her face and said calmly, "You guys are really amazing this time. We've never been able to do anything to the Sun Moon Empire, but you've destroyed one of their Soul Master Corps with just one move. If you can destroy one or two more, we can really sound the horn of counterattack."

Ji Lin shook his head and said, "It's not that simple. This time, the Sun Moon Empire lacked experience. After this, the Sun Moon Empire is fully prepared. Moreover, we obtained a level 9 fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell by accident and detonated it inside the Sun Moon Empire's camp to achieve this. If you want to do it again, Princess Vina, you'll have to give me at least another level 9 fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell."

Vina blinked her bright eyes, speechless. If she had level nine fixed-position soul-guided cannons, how could the Heavenly Soul Empire have fallen to this state? If she really had them, she would have already carried level nine fixed-position soul-guided cannons and fought her way back to Heavenly Dou City.

Now, she can't even produce a level 8 fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell, let alone a level 9 fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell. In the previous war, the Heavenly Soul Empire had already depleted its stockpile.

Moreover, the Heavenly Soul Empire lost a large amount of land, which is equivalent to losing a large amount of resources. It is already struggling to maintain its current army, and it still has to rely on its two allies, the Star Luo Empire and the Dou Ling Empire, for many resources.

Vina sighed, "Anyway, thank you so much this time. With this incident, the Sun Moon Empire should be even less likely to launch an attack on us in the short term, giving us enough time to prepare. We will increase our efforts in developing soul tools and at the same time try to restrain them in various ways."

Ji Lin nodded and said nothing more.

Vina originally wanted to talk to him a little longer, but seeing Ji Lin's absent-minded look, she pouted. However, being clever, she knew that Ji Lin must have something to do, and that she was obviously getting in his way, so she wisely chose to take her leave.

After watching the princess leave, Ji Lin sighed inwardly. Princess Vina was truly intelligent and adept at reading people. Ji Lin didn't need to explain things to her; Princess Vina could understand them instantly. In terms of intelligence, Vina was undoubtedly superior to Xu Jiujiu, and in terms of interpersonal skills, Xu Jiujiu was clearly a step behind Vina.

As princesses, the only area where Xu Jiujiu surpasses Vina is probably in choosing a consort! In terms of cultivation, although Vina is currently lower than Xu Jiujiu, Vina is a few years younger than Xu Jiujiu! Moreover, Vina has twin martial souls, and her original martial soul is no less powerful than Xu Jiujiu's Star Crown Martial Soul.

In terms of status, both are princesses. In terms of cunning, Xu Jiujiu is no match for Vina. At least Xu Jiujiu and Vina have been best friends for so long, yet Xu Jiujiu has not seen through Vina's true nature. Vina, on the other hand, has already seen through Xu Jiujiu. In terms of beauty, both are stunning beauties, each with their own unique charm.

The only one who could outshine Vina for a long time was Ji Lin.

He shook his head, clearing his mind of these chaotic thoughts. To continue thinking about them would be disrespectful to Sister Jiu Jiu. He returned to the hall, chanting the incantation that Electrolux had given him, and activated his undead demiplane.

As the gate to the dead opened, Zhang Lexuan and the others walked out one after another.

Xiao Xiao stretched and said lazily, "Finally back. That undead demiplane is amazing, but you can't even see the sun. Staying in there for too long makes me feel like I'm turning into a gloomy woman."

Wang Dong'er nodded in agreement. Heaven knows how bored she had been these past few days. All she could do was go play with those skeletons. Moreover, she was a light-attribute being in the undead demiplane, which was really tough on her.

Zhang Lexuan smiled and said, "Alright, it's already good that we're back safely. Don't you know what great things we've accomplished? We've achieved our goal, and it's time for us to say goodbye to the Heavenly Soul Empire."

Although their journey was fraught with difficulties, they managed to accomplish all their mission objectives: helping the Heavenly Soul Empire with reconnaissance, striking at the Sun Moon Empire's army, and most importantly, rescuing Tang Ya—a truly remarkable achievement.

Zhang Lexuan and Bei Bei and others are going to take Tang Ya back to Shrek City, while Ji Lin and others are also going back to Xingluo City.

Whether it's Shrek Academy, Tang Sect, or Zizai Sect, there are still many things to deal with.

Ji Lin said, "Let's say goodbye first thing tomorrow morning. While we're at it, I'll write down all the details of what we've gathered and give them to the Heavenly Soul Empire. That should be of some help to them."

Zhang Lexuan nodded and said, "That's fine too."

After staying an extra night, everyone except Tang Ya had already recovered to their best condition.

The next morning, the group bid farewell to the Tianhun Empire's military. Despite Princess Vina's reluctant attempts to persuade them to stay, they politely declined and left Tianling City.

Ji Lin and the others certainly wouldn't separate from Zhang Lexuan and the others so quickly; they would at least send them back to Shrek Academy first.

Shrek City, Tang Clan.

After returning to Shrek City, Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao immediately went back to Shrek Academy to report and record what had happened.

Ji Lin and the others naturally returned to the Tang Sect with Bei Bei and the others.

Tang Ya has awakened from her deep sleep. After being treated for poison that day, Tang Ya slept for a full day and night before waking up. After waking up, the eerie aura around her body had weakened considerably, but her mind was still not clear. She seemed dazed and confused, and her eyes were devoid of any luster.

Fortunately, the aura of the evil spirit master on her body was no longer strong. As the evil poison weakened, her own soul power seemed to have dissipated as well, and she was no longer aggressive.

Beibei talked to her every day, but Tang Ya remained silent, sitting there blankly for the entire day. She needed Beibei or Jiang Nannan's help with eating, sleeping, and washing, as if she had lost even her basic human instincts. (End of Chapter)