Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 141 Hell's Duel Arena!

The master and apprentice arrived at the outer edge of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Moon tossed the hellhound he was holding to Zhu Ziyang's feet and said, "Ziyang, let's begin."

"Yes, teacher." Zhu Ziyang was slightly excited. The Jing Shi Xiu Ming Scythe appeared in his hand, and then the blade pierced into the head of the hellhound without hesitation. A pitch-black soul ring floated out from the hellhound's corpse, surrounded by a powerful pressure.

He steadied himself, immediately sat cross-legged on the ground, and mobilized his soul power to guide the Hellhound Soul Ring. The Hellhound Soul Ring floated smoothly into Zhu Ziyang's palm, and a powerful and dense soul power poured out from it, constantly compressing Zhu Ziyang's body. However, Zhu Ziyang did not feel any pressure. With his physique, he could barely withstand even an 80,000-year soul ring, let alone this 70,000-year one.

The Hellhound Soul Ring struggled wildly, rampaging through Zhu Ziyang's meridians, but each time it was easily resisted by Zhu Ziyang's resilient meridians, then surrounded and devoured by Zhu Ziyang's soul power, eventually merging with it. After several such attempts, the Hellhound Soul Ring finally calmed down, and Zhu Ziyang successfully began to accept the Soul Ring.

Mu En witnessed all of this, his old eyes filled with satisfaction. Zhu Ziyang could withstand a 70,000-year soul ring when he was at the fifth ring, so perhaps he could fuse with a 100,000-year soul ring when he was at the sixth ring. This gave him a good idea.

Just as Moon was pondering, the Hellhound's spirit ring trembled slightly. The tremor was so subtle that it would be impossible to notice unless one was completely focused on it. Therefore, Moon, lost in thought, did not notice it.

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As Zhu Ziyang was absorbing the Hellhound's soul ring, in the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest, a three-headed giant dog let out a roar filled with both anger and sorrow.

"Who? Who is it?" The Red King was furious, his three heads and six eyes filled with rage.

"Red King, what's wrong with you?" The three-eyed golden lion looked up at it in confusion and asked.

"My child, my favorite child, is dead!" the Crimson King roared. "That was the future of my Crimson Demon Hound clan! Damn it! Damn it!"

The Crimson King roared, spewing flames from his mouth that struck the surrounding trees. The giant trees that were touched by the flames turned into black ashes in a single breath, dissipating into the air with the wind.

"Oh! I see." Upon hearing this, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion immediately lay down listlessly, staring at the ground with boredom. Her mind kept replaying Zhu Ziyang's memories. Everything in the human world felt new and exciting to her. One thought lingered in her mind, and one day, it would drive her to make a change in her destiny.

"Shut up, you stupid dog!" The Red King was still roaring when suddenly a green vine appeared out of thin air and lashed out at the Red King's head, followed by a sinister voice.

Upon hearing this voice, the Crimson King's roar abruptly ceased, though his eyes still burned with an unquenchable rage.

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Mu En and Zhu Ziyang, of course, were unaware that the hellhound they had chosen was a descendant of the Crimson King. Even if they had known, Mu En would still have captured it and given it to Zhu Ziyang as his fifth spirit ring. Of the ten ferocious beasts, only the first three could inspire Mu En's apprehension; the rest were merely slightly more ferocious spirit beasts to him.

About two hours later, Zhu Ziyang successfully absorbed his fifth soul ring.

He stood up, wielding the Life-Saving Scythe, five spirit rings—yellow, purple, black, and purple-yellow—rising from his back. His eyes were filled with excitement and astonishment. Looking at Mu En, he happily said, "Teacher, I succeeded!"

"Hehehe, not bad, not bad, as expected of the person I chose!" Mu En was also very pleased, because he could see that after absorbing the fifth spirit ring, Zhu Ziyang's spirit power had reached level 52. He asked with a smile, "What is your fifth spirit skill?"

"Teacher, you'll never guess what my fifth soul skill is like." A strange light flashed in Zhu Ziyang's eyes as he mentioned his fifth soul skill, for even he was somewhat surprised. He said, "My fifth soul skill is called Hell Arena!"

"Hell Arena?!" Moon asked, a hint of doubt in his eyes. "A domain-type soul skill?"

"I guess so," Zhu Ziyang nodded somewhat uncertainly, and said, "After using this soul skill, I and a single opponent will be simultaneously teleported to an alternate dimension called the Hell Duel Arena. In this space, opponents whose cultivation level is higher than mine will be suppressed to the same level as mine, while opponents whose cultivation level is lower than mine will be strengthened to the same level as mine. In the Hell Duel Arena, neither my opponent nor I can use any external objects such as soul rings or soul bones. We can only fight using our martial souls and soul power. Only by killing the opponent can we leave the Hell Duel Arena."

"This..." Mu En looked puzzled and surprised, and said, "Such a strange soul skill is indeed the first time I have ever seen it. However, judging from your description, Ziyang, it should be considered a very powerful soul skill. After all, there are almost no people in the same realm who can match the owner of the ultimate martial soul."

"Mmm-hmm!" Zhu Ziyang nodded excitedly, "I think so too."

How would you rate the Hell Arena soul skill? Zhu Ziyang can only say, well done!

This soul skill is practically a god-tier skill for single targets, especially for Zhu Ziyang. Without using soul rings or soul bones, he also possesses the Zhu Clan Five Scythes, the Sovereign Ruler, and necromancy. He could even boast that he's fully capable of single-handedly defeating a Title Douluo in the Hell Arena!

"However, Ziyang, I still want to remind you," Mu En instructed with a serious expression, "You must use this soul skill with caution. Do not use this soul skill lightly unless you are absolutely certain of victory."

"I understand, teacher!" Zhu Ziyang nodded solemnly. He understood Mu En's good intentions and would not become arrogant and disdainful of everyone just because of a soul skill.

"Hehe, then I'm relieved! Let's go, this trip has been very fruitful, let's go back to the academy," Mu En said with a smile.

Moon took Zhu Ziyang back to Shrek Academy.

"Teacher, I'm planning to go home tomorrow," Zhu Ziyang said to Mu En. He hadn't been home for two years, and if he didn't go back this year, he would have to wait until next year's holiday.

"Yes, it's time to go back and take a look." Upon hearing this, Mu En smiled and agreed to Zhu Ziyang's request.

After receiving Mu En's approval, Zhu Ziyang happily found Jiang Nannan and told her the news.

"Nannan, pack up tonight, we're going back to Anyang City tomorrow," Zhu Ziyang said to Jiang Nannan.

"Really? That's great!" Upon hearing this, Jiang Nannan's pretty face immediately lit up with a delighted smile. She said, "Then I'll go back and pack my things now."

The girl left happily, leaving behind Zhu Ziyang and Zhang Lexuan, who had just been chatting with her.

Zhang Lexuan watched Jiang Nannan's happy back and couldn't help but smile, but then the smile disappeared, revealing a trace of sorrow. Zhu Ziyang, Jiang Nannan, and their parents were waiting for them at home, but she had long been homeless.

"Sister Lexuan, are you alright?" Zhu Ziyang noticed Zhang Lexuan's change in mood and subconsciously asked with concern.

"It's nothing." Zhang Lexuan shook her head, dispelling her worries. Her pretty face was as gentle as spring flowers as she said, "Congratulations, Ziyang, on becoming the youngest Soul King in the history of the academy."

"Yes, thank you." Zhu Ziyang replied with a smile, "I'm just the youngest Soul King, how can I compare to Sister Le Xuan, the youngest Soul Douluo?"

Zhang Lexuan's soul power has reached level 83. Excluding the year she lost due to damage to her martial soul origin and life origin, she only used one year to increase her soul power by two levels. If other Soul Douluo powerhouses on the continent knew this, they would definitely be envious to the point of madness.

"Hehehe~" Zhang Lexuan laughed out loud, her laughter like moonlight pouring onto the lake, making people forget their worries. She said, "I'm afraid it won't be long before you steal this title."

After chatting about this and that for a while, the two parted ways.

Zhu Ziyang returned to his cabin and saw Xingcai sleeping. He didn't wake her, but instead sat on the bed, ready to receive the gifts that Electrolux had prepared for him.

Undead Demiplane!

(End of this chapter)