Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 193 The Holy Spirit Cult makes its first appearance!

Five seconds passed in the blink of an eye, and within those five seconds, Ma Xiaotao and the others had killed half of the bandit gang members.

Five seconds later, the Grim Reaper stood up abruptly, shouting angrily, "Damn it! How dare you challenge the Grim Reaper's authority! You swarm of insects, die!"

He screamed, but the three men in black behind him stood calmly, their faces showing schadenfreude. The Grim Reaper's anger surged, and he was just about to retaliate when, unexpectedly, he vanished in the next second.

The sudden disappearance of the Grim Reaper startled the three men in black, who then all wore puzzled expressions. Their gazes fell on Ma Xiaotao and the others below, who were frantically wiping out the bandit gang.

"Shrek..." The man in black in the center murmured, his eyes flashing with ferocity. Then, without warning, he unleashed a burst of power. Nine spirit rings—three purple, four black, and two red—burst forth from the ground, and the aura of a Title Douluo instantly sent Ma Xiaotao and the others who were fighting flying.

At the same time, Xuanzi and Elder Lin, who were following behind the Shrek Academy students, instantly appeared inside the cave, protecting Ma Xiaotao and the others behind them. Their gazes were solemn as they looked at the black-clad man with nine spirit rings, and they said in a heavy tone, "Super Douluo!"

"Hehehe, it's actually Tianhe Douluo and Taotie Douluo in person! Ghost King Douluo Guigu, greetings!" The man in black, upon seeing Elder Lin and Xuanzi, not only showed no surprise but also introduced himself with a grin, as if he were meeting an old friend of many years.

"Do you know us?" Old Lin frowned, but he couldn't recall any information about this Ghost Valley. It was clearly a Super Douluo, but it was as if he had appeared out of thin air, with no relevant information. This made Old Lin feel uneasy.

"Elder Lin, Ziyang is missing!" Xuanzi's anxious voice reached Elder Lin's ears, causing him to panic. Just as he was about to ask, he heard Jiang Nannan's voice.

"Elder Lin, Elder Xuan, don't worry about brother!" Jiang Nannan said. She had been paying attention to Zhu Ziyang's movements, so she understood his intentions. "This is brother's fifth soul skill. He should be fighting that Death Messenger right now. He should appear once he kills the Death Messenger."

Having received Jiang Nannan's explanation, Elder Lin, though still uneasy, had no choice but to accept the situation, which was now even more troublesome. She said, "Xuanzi, make your move! Xiaotao, be careful!"

After saying that, Elder Lin instantly summoned her martial spirit, and a blue-green oil-paper umbrella appeared in her hand. This was her martial spirit, the Heavenly River Umbrella.

Xuanzi also released his martial soul, a pair of bull horns sprouted from his forehead, and his body became much larger. The two super Douluo joined forces to attack Guigu.

Guigu remained calm in the face of the attacks from the two Super Douluos. Behind him, two men in black also released their martial souls, their sixteen soul rings shining brightly. Among these two men in black was actually a Title Douluo, whose aura was comparable to Guigu's.

"Demon Spirit Douluo Ai Zihao!" the second Super Douluo said, then his hands transformed into sharp claws and attacked Elder Lin and Elder Xuan.

The sudden turn of events left Ma Xiaotao and the others momentarily bewildered, but as the four Super Douluo left the cave to fight outside, they finally came to their senses. The Super Douluo's battle was irrelevant to them; they needed to continue eliminating the bandits.

Ma Xiaotao chose her target; she set her sights on the last man in black, a Soul Saint. The others charged towards the remaining bandits.

Not far from the main battlefield, Wang Yan and the members of the preliminary team hid in a corner, trembling. Only after the four Super Douluo left did they come out and, led by Wang Yan, kill the enemies who were fleeing from the main battlefield.

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Time rewinds to the moment the time stop ends. Zhu Ziyang rushes to the place where he can use Hell Duel Arena against the Grim Reaper at top speed. He immediately casts Hell Duel Arena, which leads to the scene at the beginning.

Inside the Hell Arena, Zhu Ziyang and the Grim Reaper appeared simultaneously. The Grim Reaper looked around in horror, while Zhu Ziyang was also using the Hell Arena for the first time, entering it for the first time as well.

Within the alternate dimension of the Hell Duel Arena, there truly is only one ancient-style duel arena. This duel arena appears to be a high platform, with the ground entirely composed of giant rocks with sides measuring ten meters. The entire duel arena is also a square arena with sides exceeding one hundred meters, and there are intangible, invisible barriers at the edges of the arena.

"Who are you? Where is this?" The Grim Reaper finally found Zhu Ziyang. His cloak had fallen down, revealing his withered face, which was filled with anger and a trace of fear. The space was eerie, making this man with blood on his hands feel uneasy.

"Heh!" Zhu Ziyang sneered, holding the Scythe of Peace and Destruction. "This is the execution ground of the Grim Reaper. You, who have usurped the title of Grim Reaper, shall be judged!"

Without a word, the spirit rings behind Zhu Ziyang appeared. Although spirit ring skills couldn't be used in the Hell Arena, it wasn't a problem for Zhu Ziyang, who had completed the second refinement of his spirit rings. His second and third spirit skills were released simultaneously; the World-Soothing Scythe shone with its most dazzling light, charging towards the Grim Reaper.

Upon seeing this, the Death Messenger immediately released his Martial Soul, and a skull scepter appeared in his hand. He was about to unleash his Soul Skill without hesitation, but to his horror, he discovered that all six Soul Rings behind him were imprisoned by a gray current of energy, which plunged him into despair.

His entire skill lay in his soul techniques. Now that he couldn't use them, he was nothing more than an ordinary person with soul power. Seeing Zhu Ziyang wielding the golden scythe, he immediately surrendered, kneeling down and shouting, "Spare me!"

But how could Zhu Ziyang listen? The Hell Duel Arena was a place where life and death had to be decided. If he spared his life, how would he get out? So, instead of slowing down, Zhu Ziyang accelerated.

Seeing that Zhu Ziyang showed no sign of slowing down, the Grim Reaper immediately stood up and began to flee. However, the Hell Arena was only so big; where could he run to? Having no other option, he threatened Zhu Ziyang, saying, "You'd better let me go, or the Holy Emperor will absolutely not let you off!"

"The Holy Emperor?" Zhu Ziyang was taken aback, then asked, "Who is that?"

"Hahaha! The Holy Emperor is a god transcending the world. He has two Limit Douluos and a dozen or twenty Title Douluos under his command," the Death Messenger said, seeing that Zhu Ziyang's speed had slowed down. Thinking his intimidation had worked, he immediately blurted out everything Guigu had told him earlier. "I am someone the Holy Spirit Cult leader specifically requested. If you dare to touch me, the Holy Spirit Cult will definitely raze your Shrek Academy to the ground!"

"The Holy Spirit Cult?!" Zhu Ziyang's heart skipped a beat. This was the first time he had heard of this name. He immediately asked, "You mean, the Holy Spirit Cult has two Limit Douluos and more than twenty Title Douluos?"

"Of course!" The Grim Reaper's messenger became arrogant, saying, "Right now, in my cave, there are two Holy Spirit Cult elders, both of them level 96 Super Douluo! Hmph, you'd better know your place and let me go. I see you also have the Death attribute; I can introduce you to the Holy Cult!"

"I see!" Zhu Ziyang didn't pay attention to what the Grim Reaper said next. Instead, he was thinking that if what the Grim Reaper said was true, then it meant that the evil soul masters had now become a force to be reckoned with. They were no longer just a handful of people like before, but had become an organized and led sect. This was not good news for Shrek Academy!

"Well, what's your decision?" The Grim Reaper thought he had persuaded Zhu Ziyang when he saw that Zhu Ziyang didn't speak, but he didn't notice that Zhu Ziyang was less than two meters away from him.

"Not so great," Zhu Ziyang said with a smile. "In my next life, I'll be a good person!"

The Death Scythe swung down suddenly, landing on the Grim Reaper's neck before the Grim Reaper's astonished gaze. Then, the Grim Reaper saw his body fall backward.

The messenger of death, die!

After killing the divine messenger, the mark of the other shore flower on Zhu Ziyang's forehead flickered. He didn't have time to check the specific situation because the surrounding environment changed again. After a brief flash, Zhu Ziyang returned to the cave.

However, at that moment, a terrifying explosion had just swept through the entire cave hall!

(End of this chapter)