Douluo Continent: Starting from Tianshui Academy

Chapter 336 The Star Luo Royal Family Was Terrified

"Father, we're leaving now. We'll come back to see you in a few years."

The sisters Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhulin knelt down to bid farewell to Zhu Tianlie, and then followed Ye Liangchen and his group out of the Duke of Youming's mansion.

"well…"

The Zhu family head and a group of high-ranking members shook their heads helplessly and followed them out to see off the two ancestors of Ice God Island. Faced with such powerful figures, they had no intention of resisting at all.

"Wait a moment."

"Zhu Yun, Zhu Lin, are you leaving too?"

Just as Ye Liangchen and his group passed by the entrance of a courtyard, a beautiful woman ran out and looked at Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhulin with teary eyes.

"Mother, I have to leave. Staying in the family means certain death."

Zhu Zhuyun has no other choice now. If she doesn't leave, she will have to marry Davis next year. Isn't that just waiting to die?

"Mother, I don't want to stay at home anymore. Are you both willing to take me away? I want to see the outside world."

Zhu Zhulin is now an ordinary person, but she is beautiful and has a good figure. If one day she is accidentally sent to the royal brothel to be enjoyed by the officials of the empire, she will truly be worse off than dead.

Many women from the Zhu family who participated in the imperial competition throughout the ages failed and were sent to the brothel. Zhu Zhulin is considered lucky and has not been sent there. When she saw Ye Liangchen and his group preparing to take Zhu Zhuyun away, she boldly pleaded for her to be taken away as well.

"Mother, the women in our Zhu family aren't considered human beings; they're just resources."

At this moment, the sisters felt that their mother was also quite pitiful. After Zhu Zhuqing disappeared, their mother often hid in the house and cried her eyes out. Now that the two sisters were also leaving, they felt a little sad.

Zhu Zhuyun's mother is named Zhu Liyun. She has the cultivation level of a Soul Saint and is also a member of the Netherworld Cat Clan, but from a collateral branch, belonging to the lineage that is several generations removed.

To maintain the purity of their bloodline, these martial spirit families in Douluo Continent sometimes choose to intermarry with each other within their own clan in order to continue the martial spirit inheritance; in any case, the relationships are a bit complicated.

"Sirs, could you please not take my two daughters away?"

"My youngest daughter escaped from Xingluo Kingdom a few years ago and hasn't returned since. Now my two daughters are leaving too. I don't know if I'll ever see Zhuqing again in this lifetime?"

The beautiful woman poured out her grievances to Ye Liangchen and Poseidon beside her, tears streaming down her face. All three of her daughters had been taken away; what hope did she have left?

"Madam Zhu, why did your youngest daughter run away? I'm sure you know the answer in your hearts."

"Since you brought the child into this world, you should have cherished her. If you didn't love her, you shouldn't have had her in the first place. Yet you still brought her into the world, then forced her into the unfair competition within the royal family, watching her fight and kill each other. Is this a distortion of humanity or a moral decay?"

Ye Liangchen looked at the Zhu family and launched a scathing attack, demanding that they reflect on their actions.

To be honest, Ye Liangchen looked down on the Zhu family, who treated women as resources to exchange for wealth and status. Although this kind of competitive rule, like raising poisonous insects, was set by the White Tiger family, the Netherworld family was equally willing to cooperate, allowing their own children to openly kill each other, each one more inhuman than the last.

"My lord, there's nothing we can do. The White Tiger Clan is stronger than us."

Zhu Zhuyun's parents blushed with embarrassment, but could only express their helplessness. The White Tiger Clan's martial spirit was the tiger, while the Zhu Family's martial spirit was only the cat, and a cat could not compare to a tiger.

"Nonsense, I don't think you've ever put up any resistance. If the Netherworld Cat Clan had been any tougher, the White Tiger Clan would never have dared to set such inhumane rules. Without the support of the Netherworld Cat Clan, the White Tiger Clan is nothing."

"Now I see it clearly: you people in power are just using the women of the clan as tools to exchange for wealth and glory, and you are still immersed in this wealth and glory and unable to extricate yourselves."

"As far as I know, many women in the Zhu family who failed in the competition throughout the ages either died or had their cultivation destroyed and were sent to the brothel for the enjoyment of the imperial officials."

"Your wealth and glory are built on the blood and tears of those women, and you still feel at ease with yourselves. You are eating their flesh and drinking their blood."

"As the saying goes, even tigers don't eat their cubs. Your behavior is utterly immoral and heinous. You'll be condemned to the 18th level of hell after you die."

Ye Liangchen launched another scathing attack, letting the Zhu family know how they got their wealth and status.

"No...that's not how it is..."

The Zhu family's high-ranking members were so embarrassed by Ye Liangchen's rebuke that they all lowered their heads in shame.

"Waaah..."

Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhulin were already sobbing uncontrollably. The two sisters and their younger sister Zhu Zhuqing were killing each other under such rules.

"Master, isn't that a bit too cold-blooded?"

As a soul beast, Yingmei felt that these people in power were more terrifying and cruel than soul beasts.

"Shadow Demon, humans are the most intelligent and complex beings. There are good people and bad people, and they come in all shapes and sizes, such as gentlemen, villains, treacherous and cunning people, two-faced people, chivalrous people, and so on."

"People are all pursuing fame and fortune. Countless people can be shameless and devoid of conscience in order to achieve their goals. Especially in the power struggle within the royal family, those people can kill their own friends and relatives without restraint, and they are worse than animals."

Ye Liangchen explained the complexities of the human world to Yingmei, broadening the horizons of this soul beast.

"Master, this is terrifying!"

The only humans that Shadow Demon encountered were Ye Liangchen, Poseidon, and three little girls, but they were all very kind to her. She never expected that there were so many different kinds of people among humans.

"Why are you telling Shadow Demon all this?" Poseidon rolled her eyes at Ye Liangchen, thinking: How could a soul beast understand these profound principles?

"I can understand it."

Yingmei nodded proudly, now a 100,000-year-old soul beast with an intelligence similar to that of a human.

"Pfft..." The three girls, Xiaoli and Yingmei, were amused by Yingmei's arrogant demeanor.

"Patriarch Zhu, to tell you the truth, I took Zhu Zhuyun away at someone's request, and that person is Zhu Zhuqing."

"Zhu Zhuqing is currently training on our Ice God Island. She had a fortuitous encounter and has now reached the Soul Saint level. In a few years, she will return to personally end the Dai family dynasty and seek justice for the Zhu family women who died under unfair rules."

Ye Liangchen directly brought up Zhu Zhuqing, letting the Zhu family know that all of this was the little kitten's doing.

"Zhu Qing has already advanced to the Soul Saint level? My God! How is that possible? She's only 16 years old this year."

The Zhu family members were stunned when they heard about Zhu Zhuqing's strength, as if they were dreaming.

"She's so lucky."

At this moment, Zhu Zhuyun felt extremely envious. She was only a minor Soul King, while the little girl had already reached an incredible level.

When Zhu Zhulin heard that her younger sister had become a Soul Saint, she was genuinely happy for the little girl. It was just a pity that her own Martial Soul was ruined and she could never cultivate again. However, being able to leave with the two powerful figures and get away from this cannibalistic family was a good thing.

"Nothing is impossible. The world of geniuses is something you morally bankrupt and distorted people simply cannot comprehend."

Looking at the suspicious expressions on the faces of the Zhu family members, Ye Liangchen could only say that they didn't know what it meant to have a cheat code.

"Thank you for informing me, sir."

Upon hearing the news about her youngest daughter, Zhu Liyun was overjoyed. No wonder the little girl didn't want to come home; if it were her, she certainly wouldn't want to come back either.

"Everyone, here's the thing. If any of you here have spies planted by the White Tiger family, feel free to report them. The result will be the destruction of your Zhu family and the Dai family together."

"The choice is yours!"

Ye Liangchen conveyed Zhu Zhuqing's message to the Zhu family, letting them make their own choice.

"Thank you for informing us, sir. We know what to do."

The Zhu family head hurriedly thanked Ye Liangchen. Zhu Zhuqing had grown up and was destined to become a Title Douluo. The fate of the Zhu family would also change. If everyone didn't seize the opportunity, they would be fools.

"From today onwards, the Netherworld Cat Clan will consolidate its strength and await its opportunity."

Zhu Tianlie immediately ordered several of his confidants to seize this opportunity and break free from the Dai family's control at any time.

"Yes, patriarch." The elders understood that the Star Luo Empire would definitely change in a few years.

"Reporting to the patriarch, His Majesty and the First Prince Davis are approaching the Duke's mansion with their entourage."

Just then, a servant rushed in to deliver the news.

"Master, it seems the royal family already knows about our arrival," Yingmei reminded Ye Liangchen from the side.

"The Dai family must know that we've swaggered into Xingluo City like this."

"Let's go out and take a look."

Ye Liangchen smiled calmly, then led everyone out of the Duke of Youming's mansion.

"Master, are you planning to go on a killing spree this time? Can I take action?"

Shadow Demon was itching to fight, having not yet made a move since becoming a 100,000-year-old soul beast.

"Shadow Demon, stop thinking about fighting all day long. We need to be reasonable and win people over with virtue."

Ye Liangchen rubbed Yingmei's head. Although this guy had transformed into human form, he hadn't truly become human. His tigress-like violent nature was on full display, but he was quite fun.

"Master, I will follow your instructions."

As Ye Liangchen's pet, Yingmei does whatever her master tells her to do.

"Pfft...!"

When Poseidon and her three maids heard Ye Liangchen say that he would win people over with virtue, they couldn't help but laugh. This guy had caused such a big mess in Tiandou City, and he still had the nerve to talk about winning people over with virtue.

When everyone arrived at the entrance of the Duke of Youming's mansion, they happened to run into Emperor Xingluo and his group.

As early as when Ye Liangchen and his group entered the capital, they were already known to the royal spies. When they learned that Ye Liangchen and his group had entered the Netherworld Duke's Mansion, the royal family felt something was wrong, so the Star Luo Emperor led people to check the situation.

Emperor Xingluo and Empress Zhu were both present, along with five Soul Douluos and two Title Douluos from the Haotian Sect.

"Zhu Yun, why did you betray me? Wasn't I good enough to you?"

Davis was horrified to see his fiancée following behind the powerful figures from Ice God Island. He realized she was about to make a run for it! What was the point of him then?

"Weiss, these two lords can kill even the Heavenly Dou Emperor without a second thought, and the Heavenly Dou royal family wouldn't dare utter a sound. They want to take me away; do you think I have the ability to resist?"

Zhu Zhuyun, with her dramatic flair, pretended that Ye Liangchen had forcibly taken her away, thus making it difficult for the Dai family to cause trouble for the Zhu family.

"I happen to be short two maids by my side. Today, I passed by the Duke of Youming's mansion and saw that the two daughters of the Zhu family were quite beautiful, so I plan to take them with me. Do you have any objections?"

At this moment, Ye Liangchen also cooperated with Zhu Zhuyun in acting, demonstrating the rule that the strong are respected.

"My lord, Zhu Zhuyun is my fiancée. Your actions are unbecoming!"

Davis cautiously revealed Zhu Zhuyun's identity to Ye Liangchen, hoping that this powerful figure would let him go.

"So what? If you have a problem with it, bring it on."

"I won't bully your weakness. I'll give you a chance. You can call anyone to attack, or call anyone around you to come at me. As long as you defeat me, I won't take Zhu Zhuyun away."

Knowing that Davis's fiancée was going to run away, Ye Liangchen was definitely furious, so he deliberately provoked her.

"General Zhu, aren't you going to try to persuade Zhu Yun? Our two families have been related by marriage for generations."

Even facing the powerful figures from Ice God Island, the Star Luo Emperor dared not lose his temper, so he could only vent his anger on the Zhu family.

At this moment, Emperor Xingluo's face burned with embarrassment, as if he had been slapped in the face. He had lost face terribly. The Crown Princess had been taken away openly; if this were to spread, where would the Xingluo royal family's reputation be?

"Your Majesty, you don't actually believe our Zhu family has the ability to stop two peerless experts, do you? They want to take Zhu Yun away, and there's nothing we can do about it!"

The head of the Zhu family understood immediately, and, being a master of acting himself, helplessly shifted the blame to the powerful figures from Ice God Island, thinking to himself: "If you're so capable, why don't you go and do it yourself!"

"My lord, could you please spare Zhu Yun for the sake of the Star Luo Empire? If you wish, our White Tiger family can also provide you with beautiful women."

Emperor Xingluo pleaded with Ye Liangchen to spare Zhu Zhuyun, even offering to exchange her for a woman from the White Tiger Clan.

"Old man with yellow hair, I'm giving you face, but can you handle it? Who I bring is my business, why should you tell me what to do?"

"You're quite brave to stand in front of me like this. Aren't you afraid of death? Or do you think these men around you can stop me?"

Ye Liangchen looked at the Star Luo Emperor with an air of dominance, and then with a thought, he put the three girls, Xiao Li, into his game pet space.

"You two, don't resist. I'll put you into the soul tool first."

Immediately afterwards, Ye Liangchen put Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhulin into his Ruyi Treasure Pouch, intending to scare the Xingluo royal family.

"Buzzing..."

"Come on if you're not afraid of death! I killed the Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire before, and today I can kill you, the Star Luo Emperor."

At this moment, Poseidon also released nine soul rings, eight black and one red, and pressed her powerful soul force against her opponent.

"Dare to obstruct your master? You're asking for death!"

"roar…"

At this moment, Shadow Demon also reverted to its Dark Demon Evil God Tiger form, blocking Ye Liangchen's path and roaring at him. Its eight-meter-long and three-meter-tall form brought a tremendous sense of oppression to everyone.

"Ah...! It's actually a tiger."

"It exudes red soul power; it's a 100,000-year-old soul beast."

"A 100,000-year-old soul beast actually obeys a human? How is that possible?"

Everyone was terrified by the enormous size of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. Some of the women screamed in terror and fled the scene.

Ye Liangchen and Poseidon, understanding each other perfectly, jumped onto the back of the Dark Demon God Tiger and looked down at everyone.

"Come on, if you can withstand three moves from us, I'll give you face."

Ye Liangchen calmly looked at the other party, signaling them to bring it on.

"Protect His Majesty and the Prince."

The five Soul Douluos and the two Title Douluos from the Clear Sky Sect immediately revealed their Martial Souls and stood in front of them.

"Soul Fusion Skill, Netherworld White Tiger"

Emperor Xingluo and Empress Zhu also released their martial souls and used their martial soul fusion technique to prepare for the challenge.

"roar…!"

In an instant, a howling sound rang out. After the Star Luo Emperor and Empress Zhu's martial souls merged, they transformed into a giant Netherworld White Tiger, exuding a powerful aura.

"roar…"

At the same time, Shadow Demon roared to the sky and pressed down on the opponent with powerful soul force.

"The Netherworld White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Technique, not bad."

Ye Liangchen knew that both the Star Luo Emperor and Empress Zhu were Soul Douluo powerhouses, and their Martial Soul Fusion Skill was indeed as powerful as the attack of a Title Douluo. This was also the reason why the White Tiger Clan was able to rule the entire Star Luo Empire.

"Let me tell you, the big tiger under my feet is a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger with a cultivation of 100,000 years. When it had a cultivation of 60,000 years, its combat power was stronger than many 100,000-year-old soul beasts. I don't know how strong its combat power is now."

"Now let's have a contest: is your Netherworld White Tiger more powerful, or this tigress?"

Ye Liangchen introduced Yingmei's identity to everyone and planned to use the royal Netherworld White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Technique to test Yingmei's combat power.

"Seven Soul Douluos and two aging Title Douluos are hardly enough to fill my teeth!"

"Are you ready? I'm about to begin."

Shadow Demon arrogantly raised her head, looking down on the other party with disdain, completely disregarding the royal family.

"Ah...! It's actually a 100,000-year-old Dark Demon God Tiger?"

"This…"

Sure enough, when everyone heard that Ying Mei was a 100,000-year-old Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, they were so frightened that their legs trembled. Even the two Title Douluos from the Haotian Sect were so scared that they almost couldn't hold their hammers.

The Zhu family members hid in the distance, trembling with fear. The 100,000-year-old Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was incredibly powerful, and these small fry dared not approach it.

"Let's begin," Poseidon said coldly to the other party.

"Excuse me, Netherworld White Tiger Breaker."

Emperor Xingluo and Empress Zhu unleashed the Netherworld White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill to attack Ye Liangchen.

"Shaking Heaven and Earth!" Two titled Douluo from Haozong Tianzong also raised their hammers and smashed them down.

"Whoosh... Bang..."

"ah…"

Poseidon watched the attack, a slight smile playing on her lips. Without using any soul skills, she calmly stretched out her palm and slapped down at the opponent. The powerful soul force directly shattered the opponent's martial soul fusion skill, and the Star Luo Emperor and Empress Zhu collapsed to the ground.

The two titled Douluo of the Clear Sky Sect and several other Soul Douluo were also shaken and staggered. Davis was even shaken so badly that he spat out blood and lay on the ground like a big horse.

quiet!

The Zhu family and the royal family were all stunned by Poseidon's slap. Without using any soul skills, she simply shattered the martial soul fusion technique used by two Soul Douluo powerhouses with a casual slap. Even the titled Douluo with the Clear Sky Hammer, the number one weapon martial soul in the world, could not stop it. What kind of strength is this?

"The Arena of Life and Death"

Taking advantage of the opponent's momentary lapse in concentration, Shadow Demon unleashed her ultimate move, demonstrating her power to the opponent.

"Whoosh..."

In an instant, a black hole suddenly appeared in the sky, sucking the royal family into it.

At the same time, Ye Liangchen and Poseidon were also brought into the arena of life and death by the Shadow Demon, which was just in time to prevent this big tiger from killing people indiscriminately.

「欢迎来到生死竞技场：5、4、3、2、1。」

When the members of the Star Luo royal family arrived at this mysterious space, they were completely bewildered. It was only when the female referee's voice rang out that they came to their senses.

"Ah...! Where am I?"

The members of the Silla royal family were completely bewildered when they saw the mysterious arena.

"Shadow Demon, just scare them a little, don't kill them." Ye Liangchen patted Shadow Demon's back and transmitted his voice to her through his soul.

"Yes, Master!"

"Whoosh..."

Shadow Phantom injected black light into the time wheel of the disc, and in an instant, the other party all turned back into six-year-old children. Ye Liangchen and Poseidon were protected by the time shield on Shadow Phantom's body and did not change.

"Ah...! How did we shrink? What happened?" The royals were all bewildered as they looked back at their six-year-old selves.

"This is my domain, called the Arena of Life and Death... In this space, I am the ruler and can kill you at will."

Shadow Demon introduced his ultimate move to the other party with a playful expression.

"Young master, please stop and let us go."

At this moment, a cute little girl walked forward timidly and begged Ye Liangchen to calm down in her sweet, childish voice.

"Oh, this must be Empress Zhu!"

Ye Liangchen found it quite amusing to watch this woman, who had just been a graceful and elegant lady, transform into a adorable little girl in the blink of an eye.

"That's right, I am the Queen of Xingluo Kingdom."

"What does the young master need? Our royal family will offer anything we can afford. Please, young master, spare us."

Seeing Ye Liangchen's nonchalant demeanor, Empress Zhu knew how terrifying this young man was, so she tried her best to lower her stance and plead with him for mercy.

"Young master, please spare us!"

The Star Luo Emperor and other powerful figures also knelt down to beg Ye Liangchen for mercy. In the face of death, face and dignity are of no importance.

"I have no demands, I just want to take away the two women from the Zhu family. You yourselves came to block our way, so we have no choice but to do something about it."

"Shadow Demon, that's enough."

Ye Liangchen patted Yingmei, signaling the big tiger to dispel its domain.

"Yes, Master!"

Shadow Demon withdrew her ultimate skill, and in an instant, the mysterious space disappeared, and everyone reappeared at the entrance of the Netherworld Duke's Mansion.

"Buzzing..."

After unleashing her ultimate attack, Shadow Demon immediately transformed into a beautiful woman, since her master still preferred her human form.

"Whoosh..."

"Everyone, even if we give you a chance, you're still no match for us! With just a gentle move, we've reached your limit."

"You couldn't even withstand one of our attacks, you've lost, we're leaving now."

Ye Liangchen activated the Wind and Thunder Wings, carrying Poseidon and Shadow Demon into the sky, flying towards the outside of Star Luo City, and disappearing from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye.

(End of this chapter)