Douluo: The Glory of the Peerless Angel

Chapter 102 Duke White Tiger and the Messenger of Death (4K)

The western border of the Star Luo Empire.

The night was deep, the stars and moon were dim, and the cold wind howled. A beam of earthy yellow light streaked across the sky, leaving a brilliant trail like a dazzling shooting star.

The yellowish-brown light magnified, like a large umbrella suddenly opened, with a diameter of tens of meters. The light slowly receded and dispersed, revealing green figures.

"yue∽"

Vomiting sounds rose and fell, and the green figure staggered against the tree trunk, vomiting violently. Xuan Lao looked at the rainbow-colored object on the ground, then at the chicken leg in his hand, and suddenly lost his appetite.

With time running out and the mission heavy, Elder Xuan led the group on this journey by flying. The speed of a level 98 Title Douluo was incredibly fast, reaching the western border of the Star Luo Empire within a day. This also put a huge strain on the bodies of the two generations of Shrek Seven Devils. The inner court disciples were slightly better, at most turning pale, while the outer court disciples vomited uncontrollably, almost throwing up their entire lunch.

"The Western Legion is here." Elder Xuan looked up and muttered. "Little Wang, the academy has already informed the Star Luo military in advance. I'll leave the matter to you and won't show myself."

"Yes, Elder Xuan."

Xuan Lao vanished as a streak of light. About a quarter of an hour later, a group of warriors clad in black armor descended from the sky in the distance. They had a majestic tiger head on their chest that shimmered with a faint white light, and their yellow and purple soul rings shone brightly. Each of them was a perfectly matched four-ring Soul Master.

"They are the White Tiger Guards under my father's command."

Dai Yueheng took the initiative to speak with the leader. The White Tiger Guards knew that Shrek Academy had arrived as soon as they saw the young master, and their expressions relaxed considerably.

"Brother Bai, they seem to trust Shrek Academy a lot." Ning Tian wiped his red lips with a handkerchief and whispered to Ling Bai.

Ling Bai, who has the strongest physical fitness, was the only student who showed no abnormalities after the rapid march. He smiled and said, "Shrek has a long-standing reputation and firmly stands with the three original empires. The Shrek Inspection Team is also a well-known nemesis of evil."

Many thorny issues, such as the roaming of evil spirit masters, can be deliberately left to Shrek Academy by the three great empires. They will then act recklessly, demonstrating a natural mutual trust in this regard.

After Dai Yueheng finished his exchange, the White Tiger Guards invited Shrek Academy and his group to rest at the Western Military Region. Duke White Tiger personally received them and provided them with information on evil spirit masters.

The group followed the White Tiger Guards and flew for less than an hour. Dense military camps came into view. The Western Military Region was built using local materials and built against the mountains. Part of it was built on the Mingdou Mountain Range, which borders the Star Luo Empire and the Sun Moon Empire.

Ling Bai, relying on his Spider Emperor senses, could clearly perceive that the moment they approached the army's airspace, the anti-air defense soul tools below reacted violently. At least a hundred or eighty soul cannons locked onto their heads. No wonder Elder Xuan was unwilling to step into the military camp. Apart from his lazy personality and noble status, a generation of Gluttonous Douluo would never tolerate such a scene where his head was locked and he could not retaliate.

At dawn, soldiers in the Western Military Region were already conducting orderly drills. As the saying goes, what kind of person leads what kind of soldiers. Duke Baihu was upright and incorruptible, and his army was also awe-inspiring and had an iron-blooded military spirit.

At the central camp, Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger came out to greet them. His wild golden hair fluttered in the air, and his tall figure was nearly two meters tall. Years of guarding the frontier had given him a bronze physique. He looked to be only in his thirties, and his face was handsome and resolute, as if it had been carved by a knife and axe.

"Dai Yueheng, your dad is pretty handsome, he must be very popular with women!" Ma Xiaotao's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Of course, my father is not only a household name in the Star Luo Empire, but also the dream lover of countless women. However, he was deeply in love with my mother, and he was devoted to her for life."

Dai Yueheng held his head high, and wherever he went, he was proud to be the son of Dai Hao, the Duke of Baihu.

"Excellent, excellent! In the future, I want to find a tall, strong, and resolute man—a true gentleman, unyielding and upright!"

"hiss--"

Upon hearing this, Gongyang Mo gasped, then grabbed Ling Bai and Yao Haoxuan, his face contorted with a mournful expression, and said:

"Xiao Tao's influence is quite widespread; none of the three of us can compare. Hao Xuan is shorter than my mother, Ling Bai, who is beautiful."

"Get out of my way, you male!"

"If you can't speak properly, you should shut up."

Yao Haoxuan was short and thin, looking like a dog. Ling Bai was already exceptionally handsome due to the influence of the Six-Winged Angel, the first and last gods of which were all female. After absorbing the Snow Emperor's soul bone, he became even more pure in beauty. The two of them instantly pointed at Gongyang Mo and cursed him angrily, just like cats whose tails had been stepped on.

Gongyang Mo ran to the side, looking aggrieved, and pinched He Caitou's pectoral muscles for comfort.

Seeing this, Ning Tian felt half relieved. Her woman's intuition told her that the way Ling Luochen and Ma Xiaotao, both of the Seven Eccentrics of Ice and Fire, were looking at Ling Bai was not normal. The former was slightly stronger, as if he was holding back something and was too embarrassed to speak, while the latter's eyes were much more fiery.

Ma Xiaotao's appearance, figure, martial spirit, and talent are all perfect. If Ning Tian were to compete against her in a ring, he would be sweating profusely due to his age and underdeveloped physique. Upon hearing that her preferred partner was Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger, Ning Tian turned to look at Ling Bai.

Hmm, a typical pretty boy, he has absolutely nothing to do with Duke White Tiger!

This is a sure thing!

At the same time, Ma Xiaotao secretly glanced at the group and clicked her tongue softly.

Dai Yueheng jogged over to his father and introduced the others to his companions. Then Dai Hao strode over and said cheerfully, "On behalf of the Western Military Region of the Star Luo Empire, I welcome Teacher Wang Yan and all the elites from the academy. You must be tired from your journey. I have prepared some food and drinks for you. Let's eat and chat."

Dai Hao gestured for them to enter, and the Shrek Seven Devils entered the central army camp. Upon seeing Dai Hao's face, Huo Yuhao's fingernails dug into his palms, and he gritted his teeth, a metallic taste rising in his mouth. He roared inwardly: "One life, one love, one partner? What about my mother then!"

Wang Dong wrapped Huo Yuhao's hands in his own, silently comforting his soul.

Halfway through the banquet, the guests and hosts were enjoying themselves. Although the military camp couldn't offer anything fancy, eating meat and drinking wine in large bowls was quite a treat. Wang Yan took the opportunity to inquire about the evil spirit masters.

Dai Hao downed a cup of wine, slammed the bowl heavily on the table, and sighed, "This band of bandits calls themselves the Hand of Death. There are more than three hundred of them. They are all young and strong, with no old, weak, sick, or disabled members. Their leader is a powerful evil soul master at the level of a five-ring Soul King, the Messenger of Death."

The Hand of Death hides in the central part of the Mingdou Mountains, a complex and steep terrain. It specializes in intercepting and killing merchants traveling between the two countries, committing all kinds of atrocities such as burning, killing, and looting. It is cunning and cruel, leaving no survivors.

As you know, the relationship between the Sun Moon Empire and the Star Luo Empire has always been strained. Therefore, His Majesty has sent me to lead the most elite troops of the Star Luo Empire to be stationed in the Mingdou Mountains year-round to prevent the Sun Moon Empire from launching a surprise attack on the border.

In this situation, it is difficult for the two countries to act together. Whichever side sends out a large army to suppress the bandits, that bunch of bastards will run to the other side. Once, the Grim Reaper even caused a small-scale war, but he himself was still alive and kicking.

The Empire was at a loss and could only turn to the Shrek Academy's oversight body for help.

Ling Bai's lips curled up slightly. This Duke White Tiger was no honest man either. The mighty Star Luo Empire was helpless against a Soul King and had no choice but to ask Shrek Academy for help. He was just fooling fools. The royal family's titled Douluo were not just sitting around doing nothing.

However, evil spirit masters usually cultivate strange and unusual secret techniques, some of which are extremely powerful trump cards. The Star Luo Empire was unwilling to take the risk and decisively shifted the blame to Shrek Academy.

Shrek Academy was shocked to hear this!

Evil Soul Master!

Step back, let me do it!

So a bunch of resentful people sat down at the western central army camp.

"Thank you for your trust, Your Grace." Wang Yan's expression was serious. "We must not be careless in dealing with evil spirit masters. This mission's targets are not good people. The academy has ordered that they be annihilated without exception. Everyone must have experience killing evil spirit masters, which means killing people!"

The outer court disciples were completely unfamiliar with the word "murder." Killing soul beasts and killing people were two different things. Upon hearing the word "murder," their hearts began to race, and their palms gradually became sweaty.

The seven chosen monsters remained calm. Ma Xiaotao and the other six had been in the inner academy for many years and were used to killing evil soul masters while carrying out surveillance missions. Ling Bai was even more composed, after all, he had once stained his hands with the blood of a titled Douluo, and the Death Prison Spider Emperor martial soul had given him an incomparably tough and indifferent heart.

After a day of travel, everyone adjusted their physical condition to its best before setting off, meditating to recover on the spot. The Shrek group bid farewell to Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger and stepped into the Mingdou Mountains, where evil soul masters were hidden.

"Maintain formation, main players in front, reserves behind. Yuhao, use your mental detection to share vision. We'll advance slowly," Wang Yan commanded.

"Teacher Wang, there's no need to go to such trouble," Ling Bai said. "As everyone knows, six-winged angels are mortal enemies with evil."

Six-winged angels are born with the ability to discern and track evil. I can sense that the aura of evil is most intense in the East, where the hand of death likely lurks.

"Let's go, to the East."

As soon as Ling Bai finished speaking, Ma Xiaotao waved her hand, and the other regulars followed suit. No one cared about Wang Yan's decision as a mere Soul King.

"Teacher Wang!"

Wang Dong immediately spoke up for Huo Yuhao, who was personally taught by Wang Yan. In their opinion, Teacher Wang Yan was knowledgeable and well-versed in theory, and should not be ignored by the regular team members.

"It's okay, keep up..."

Wang Yan revealed a helpless smile. He understood his shortcomings. The inner court disciples believed that might makes right. Ma Xiaotao had beaten Dai Yueheng into submission, and Dai Yueheng had willingly given up his position as the captain of the Seven Devils. Ling Bai had beaten everyone one by one, and they trusted Ling Bai immensely.

Following Ling Bai's guidance, the group gradually discovered some subtle traces: broken tree branches, shallow footprints in the mud, tattered cloth on tree branches, and bloodstains on thorns. Everything indicated that they were on the right track and that the hand of death was close at hand!

"We've arrived," Ling Bai said, pointing ahead.

They saw a cave shrouded in vines, where the Hand of Death and the messenger of death were undoubtedly hiding.

"It's so convenient for the six-winged angels to find evil spirit masters; leave the rest to us!"

Ma Xiaotao's beautiful pink eyes seemed to suddenly ignite with a wild flame. Evil Soul Masters are universally hated, and she couldn't wait to unleash a massacre.

"Wait, where is Elder Xuan?"

Yao Haoxuan raised his hand and asked with a grin, "Isn't he coming in with us?"

"It seems unlikely..." Dai Yueheng frowned.

"Brother Yaoheng is an evil spirit master! What if we get killed?"

The next second, a chicken bone fell from the sky and hit Yao Haoxuan on the head.

Above the sky, Elder Xuan let out a burp and said, "Each of the Shrek Seven Devils is an elite among elites of the inner academy. If they can be killed by a mere Soul King, I will twist my head off and put it on your grave as an offering."

Ling Bai chuckled. It was hard to say, after all, different professions are like different mountains. He walked up to Ning Tian and whispered, "When the main players take the lead, be sure to stay away from us. You have the level seven charged soul guide shield given to you by the Immortal Academy, ready to be activated at any time."

"Uh-huh!"

Ning Tian nodded repeatedly, her eyes curving like crescent moons. Ling Bai's concern made her very happy.

"I'll lead the charge, Dai Yueheng and Xixi will protect the flanks, Ling Luochen, Yao Haoxuan, and Gongyang Mo will be in the center, and Ling Bai will cover the rear."

Ma Xiaotao quickly arranged the formation, and the seven selected monsters sneaked into the cave. Five minutes later, Wang Yan called the reserve team to follow. He knew that the academy did not want the reserve team to participate in the killing, but rather hoped that they would witness the scene of the surveillance mission killing evil soul masters and accelerate their psychological growth. The main attackers were still the seven inner court disciples.

"Tick-tock, tick-tock..."

Hundreds of human skins hung on the cave walls on both sides, and the pierced corpse of an infant hung from a stalagmite, with the sound of dripping blood echoing continuously.

"Evil Soul Master... Damn it!"

"Who's there... Ahhh!"

Ling Bai, who was at the back, heard angry curses coming from the front. His soul rings shone brightly, and Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire Phoenix burst out with scorching flames that swept across the battlefield, clearing a clearing. A dozen or so corpses lay scattered about, and the Death Hand bandits rushed out to join the battle.

However, this group of bandits, whose average strength was only at the second ring, were like eggs hitting a rock when facing the disciples of Shrek Academy. With the assistance of Gongyang Mo Caihonglong, the seven selected monsters all broke through to the sixth ring of combat power.

Phoenix Meteor Shower, White Tiger Blazing Light Wave, Ice Prison... powerful soul skills were unleashed one after another, causing the bandits to fall and their blood to splatter everywhere.

A dozen or so bandits emerged from the cave behind them. The angel's holy sword flashed with a beam of light, instantly scattering the bandits and their weapons into dust, like the rising sun sweeping away all evil spirits in the darkness, demonstrating the six-winged angel's restraint over evil.

Suddenly, several ice sculptures appeared in front of Ling Bai, with lifelike expressions of terror on the faces of the bandits.

This was Ling Luochen's masterpiece, and three question marks popped up above Ling Bai's head.

Ling Luochen said coldly, "I've heard that six-winged angels can increase their soul power by killing evil soul masters. I'll freeze you and then kill you."

You're a really nice person!

"Thanks."

Ling Bai smiled and thanked him, his divine sword energy shattering the ice sculpture into countless ice shards.

The Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul's talent is Divine Purification, which allows it to absorb a portion of the soul power when killing evil soul masters/evil soul beasts and transform it into its own. The members of the Death Hand Evil Soul Master Group are too weak, and killing them all would not result in a significant improvement. However, Ling Bai was unwilling to refuse Ling Luochen's good intentions.

"How dare you destroy my Hand of Death! You deserve to die!"

A figure leaped out from the depths of the cave, his eyes bloodshot as he stared at the corpses on the ground. Rings of spirit rings rose up, with the fifth spirit ring, the last one, shining brightly. The corpses on the ground grew larger and turned red at an alarming rate!

"Boom, boom, boom!"

A terrifying explosion echoed outside the cave, causing the entire cavern to shake violently. A sip of clear wine wafted from Elder Xuan's gourd, and his aged eyes flashed with unprecedented panic and fear.

"This kind of explosion... No! It can't be, it absolutely can't be!!!"

(End of this chapter)