Douluo: The Glory of the Peerless Angel

Chapter 72 The Soul Guidance System's Wrath, the Backlash of the Azure Phosphorous Serpent Venom (4K)

"Sword Douluo Chen Xin, it truly is the Seven Kill Sword..."

A bitter smile crept across Chen Zifeng's face. No matter how strong the killing intent of the Soul-Chasing Sword was, it could not surpass that of the Seven Kill Sword, which was named for killing. In the era of swordsmanship ten thousand years ago, when the Seven Kill Sword was revered, the Soul-Chasing Sword could only look up to it from afar.

The Angelic Holy Sword dissipated into specks of golden light. Ling Bai calmly said, "Before the decisive battle at Jialing Pass, Sword Douluo, though he was determined to die, could not bear to see the Seven Kill Sword lineage's swordsmanship disappear into the annals of history. So he compiled his life's swordsmanship insights into a book and left it to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School. It was called the Seven Kill Sword Technique, and that's why I was fortunate enough to learn it."

When Ling Bai and Ning Tian were selected as the next generation of leaders to be cultivated by the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, the sect leader gave each of them the opportunity to freely choose secret techniques from the sect's treasure trove, the "World Warehouse".

Ning Tian naturally chose the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, a secret technique that every Soul Master must cultivate to control distraction, while Ling Bai took the Seven Kill Sword Technique that Sword Douluo Chen Xin was cultivating.

"Forget it, I'll just practice more. I admit defeat to the Seven Kill Sword Technique today."

Chen Zifeng smiled with relief, accepting the reality of losing his place among the Shrek Seven Devils. He clasped his hands and said, "Junior Brother Ling, remember to kick those Soul Masters' asses hard for me, especially the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy!"

Ling Bai nodded slightly. As a sword-wielding soul master, Chen Zifeng was carefree and could let go of things easily. Compared to the tragic end of having one of his legs blown off by an evil soul master and becoming disabled for life, Chen Zifeng's future was much brighter.

At this moment, the other battlefields had also been decided. Elder Xuan took a big gulp of wine, channeled his soul power, and shouted loudly:

"I hereby declare this year's Seven Devils Challenge over! Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, Ling Bai, Gongyang Mo, Ling Luochen, Xixi, and Yao Haoxuan, you seven will represent the academy as the Shrek Seven Devils in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament!"

The seven chosen talents far surpassed those of ordinary students, with only Ling Bai and Ma Xiaotao successfully eliminating their opponents Chen Zifeng and Qian Fufu. Chu Qingtian, Taixing, Pan Tao, and Zhou Sen fought valiantly but still suffered regrettable defeats.

Chen Zifeng, Chu Qingtian, and the others lost without complaint, and generously applauded and congratulated the seven winners.

"There are still more than six months until the start of the competition," Elder Xuan said to the new Seven Devils. "During this time, I will devote all my efforts to cultivating your teamwork and tactics, and these will all be accomplished through actual combat, so..."

I've found you some great sparring partners!

After speaking, Elder Xuan clapped his hands vigorously, and then several figures slowly stepped into the Soul Arena.

"Lotus Saintess Hua Yao, Azure Sky Sparrow Lone Sail, Inner Courtyard Active Volcano Wu Ming, they are all former Shrek Seven Devils..."

"Golden Fairy Han Ruoruo, I heard your soul power is about to break through level eighty, right? Elder Xuan actually summoned her!"

The moment they saw Han Ruoruo's gentle face, everyone gasped. The next heavyweight figure to appear almost made their jaws drop.

"Big, big, big..."

Yao Haoxuan instinctively started to stutter, and only after slapping himself hard could he utter a complete sentence:

"Our senior sister is on the other side. Fighting her here is just asking for trouble!"

He felt as if a large character was engraved on his forehead: "寄!"

Even the audacious Ling Bai and Ma Xiaotao somewhat agreed with Yao Haoxuan. Han Ruoruo was about to break through to the Soul Douluo level, while Zhang Lexuan was a genuine Soul Douluo, possessing a 100,000-year soul ring and a 100,000-year soul bone, and was even qualified to fight against a Title Douluo!

Without exaggeration, Zhang Lexuan alone is enough to take on the Shrek Seven Devils. With the help of Han Ruoruo, Wu Ming, Gu Fan, and Hua Yao, the Seven Devils would simply take off their white underwear and hang it on a wooden stick, surrendering repeatedly!

Seeing this, the six losers quickly slipped out of the arena, patting their chests and secretly sighing that they were lucky they hadn't won, otherwise they would have been the ones getting thrashed!

Looking at the seven people who seemed to be walking on thin ice, Elder Xuan's old face bloomed like a chrysanthemum, and he said mischievously, "No pressure, no motivation! To celebrate you inheriting the title of Shrek Seven Devils, I've decided to have a friendly match of seven against five. Le Xuan, Ruo Ruo, the five of you can play however you like!"

"Don't worry, Elder Xuan, we will definitely take good care of our juniors."

Zhang Lexuan, Han Ruoruo, Wu Ming, Gu Fan, and Hua Yao formed a semi-circle and surrounded the Seven Devils with friendly smiles. The Seven Devils, like lambs being hunted by a pack of wolves, could only huddle together and tremble.

"What should we do?"

Ma Xiaotao asked Ling Bai in a hurried tone.

"Senior sister, please go easy on me?"

Ling Bai wore a surprised expression, as if to say, "You really think highly of me." This was no longer a problem he could solve. He then tried to evoke Han Ruoruo's compassion.

"Hmph, sorry junior brother, senior sister can't leave a single bit."

At this moment, Han Ruoruo was no longer Ling Bai's gentle and lovely senior sister, but a demon with two horns on her head, black wings, and a double-pronged fork in her hand!

"Then we have no choice but to fight it out. You hit the senior sister, and I'll hit the senior sister!"

The wind howls, the Yi River is cold; the hero departs, never to return!

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Soul Guidance Department, Dean's Office.

"Yan Shaozhe! You old bastard, you're not even human!"

Qian Duoduo slammed his fist on the table with a deafening roar. The excessive force caused cracks to appear on the table, which was made of mixed metal, and it broke in two with a bang.

Even so, Qian Duoduo was still not satisfied and kicked another table away, almost hitting Qian Fufu, who was hiding to the side trying to make himself invisible.

Not only was Qian Duoduo furious, but Xian Lin'er was also so angry that her face turned ashen. The dignified Title Douluo couldn't control the overflowing soul power, and the office was a mess.

"Teacher, Master, have a cup of tea to calm down."

Ning Tian brought over two cups of refreshing and cooling snow tea, and gestured to Qian Fufu to stay further away.

Just now, Qian Fufu told Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo that he lost to Ma Xiaotao and lost his place among the Shrek Seven Devils. Then, the two deans instantly went berserk and began to angrily scold Yan Shaozhe, the dean of the Martial Soul Department.

Xian Lin'er took the snow tea and drank it all in one gulp, gritting her teeth as she said:

"At the Sea God Pavilion meeting, it was clearly agreed that the development of the Soul Guidance Department would be supported, and the elders also agreed to reserve a Shrek Seven Devils spot for the Soul Guidance Department in each competition! Ma Xiaotao's elimination of Fu Fu was definitely Yan Shaozhe's intention to challenge the bottom line of the Soul Guidance Department!"

"No way! I'm going to the Martial Soul Department to find Yan Shaozhe and ask him! If he can't give me a satisfactory explanation, I'll make a scene at the Sea God Pavilion meeting and let the elders judge!"

Growing increasingly angry, Xian Lin'er glared, seemingly wanting to rush into the Martial Soul Department and confront Yan Shaozhe face-to-face. Although Qian Duoduo was furious, a sliver of reason compelled him to quickly pull Xian Lin'er back, advising her:

"Lin'er, calm down and listen to my analysis. Even if this matter is brought up to the Sea God Pavilion meeting, it will only end inconclusively and won't change anything."

The Seven Devils Challenge had such lousy rules that any Soul Master, regardless of their cultivation path, could challenge a Soul Master... It suddenly dawned on me that the academy wasn't really supporting the development of the Soul Guidance Department; they were just using the Seven Devils' positions to keep us in check!

Ultimately, Ma Xiaotao eliminated Fufu according to the rules, and we don't have the upper hand in terms of reason.

Qian Duoduo sighed deeply. In the same academy, the Martial Soul Department and the Soul Guidance Department were in competition because the total amount of resources was fixed. If the Soul Guidance Department got more, the Martial Soul Department would inevitably get less.

Yan Shaozhe's move was intended to suppress the Soul Guidance Department. If the Shrek Seven Devils, composed entirely of martial soul disciples, won the championship, would there still be a place for the Soul Guidance Department in the academy?

After calming down a bit, Xian Lin'er said angrily, "Shrek Academy is already the number one Soul Master Academy on the continent, and there is no room for further advancement. The Soul Guidance Department is still in its initial stage and cannot be compared with the many Soul Master Academies of the Sun Moon Empire."

All they do all day is suppress others. Is Yan Shaozhe so stupid that he can't see that the combination of Soul Masters and Soul Masters is the future development trend of the continent?

"Yan Shaozhe has a narrow mind and a cunning personality, but he's very smart." Qian Duoduo's eyes flickered slightly. "He should understand this principle, but he's just unwilling to change."

Under the old-fashioned ideas of Yan Shaozhe and other high-ranking officials, disciples of the Martial Soul system seem to maintain a purity of bloodline and resolutely resist the use of soul tools.

Accepting a soul tool would be tantamount to tarnishing the reputation of Shrek Continent's number one soul master academy, something Yan Shaozhe absolutely could not accept.

"This time, we can only ask Fu Fu to make an exception. Before our plan can show its strength, we cannot directly clash with the Martial Soul System."

Qian Duoduo looked at Qian Fufu with deep regret. As a father and teacher, he felt extremely guilty for not being able to get justice for his child.

"Plan... Extreme solo combat?" Xianlin'er pondered.

Qian Duoduo nodded: "That's right! Fu Fu, Xiao Tian, ​​and Fan Yu's two disciples are the hope for the Soul Guidance Department to turn the tide in this desperate situation!"

"Fu Fu, quickly find Fan Yu, I need to supplement the Extreme Individual Soldier Plan!"

"Okay!"

While the Soul Guidance Department was enthusiastically discussing the details of the Extreme Individual Soldier Plan, seven humanoid corpses slowly emerged from the Inner Court Soul Arena.

"Ah! I'm going to die!"

Gongyang Mo lay on the ground, ignoring the rain. Rainbow Dragon was almost roasted into a chicken by Wu Ming's Golden Crow Sacred Fire. Jiao Tan Yao Haoxuan was in the same miserable state.

Ling Luochen and Xixi were swallowed by lotus flowers and imprisoned in the ground. Gu Fan played a game of tossing and catching Dai Yueheng in the sky. Zhang Lexuan showed Ma Xiaotao what the fighting power of the inner courtyard's senior sister was. Ling Bai was slightly stronger, but he was still tied up like a dumpling by Han Ruoruo with the Golden Rope and made into a roly-poly toy.

Dai Yueheng felt the joy of being grounded, and said with trembling legs, "Everyone, let's go back. I guess this kind of miserable life will be the norm."

Everyone agreed wholeheartedly and returned to their dormitories to focus on their training.

Ling Bai walked towards the golden tree in the center of Poseidon Island. After a while, he passed by a lonely wooden house.

"Dugu Lin..."

On the day of enrollment, Zhang Lexuan assigned Ling Bai's dormitory, so Ling Bai knew the location of the dormitories of Dugu Lin, Chu Qingtian and other students in the same year. He stopped in front of the wooden house.

The rain had stopped, but the sky was still shrouded in gloom. Ling Bai gently knocked on the door, but there was no response. He knocked a few more times, but the result was the same.

Ling Bai frowned slightly, thinking that Dugu Lin hadn't participated in the Seven Devils Challenge. Hmm, could she have died?

"Squeak—"

The moment Ling Bai pushed open the old wooden door, a thick, emerald-green fog rushed towards him. The divine power of the six-winged angel instantly condensed into a protective shield, isolating the deadly fog filled with the deadly poison of the Azure Phosphorus.

The room was unusually quiet, with only occasional low moans, like the mournful cries of animals on their deathbed.

Dugu Lin lay on the bed, her delicate body almost curled up like a shrimp, her short, bright green hair soaked with sweat, as if she were enduring extremely intense pain.

She was completely unaware of Ling Bai's sudden intrusion until a hand of purifying power was placed on her back, and a divine aura continuously flowed into her body, relieving the torment of the myriad poisons gnawing at her heart.

Dugu Lin sat up, supporting herself on the headboard. She was wearing a loose, oversized white shirt, which was clearly too big for her actual size. The shirt hung loosely on her, revealing her swan-like white neck and breathtaking collarbone. Her usually beautiful face was now sickly pale, which made people feel a strong urge to protect her.

"You...you've come..."

Her voice was barely audible, as if a person dying of illness were struggling to weave a light, airy sentence with the last breath in their throat.

"Backlash from the venom of the Jade Phosphorus Snake?"

Ling Bai seemed to be asking a question, but his tone didn't sound doubtful.

"seeing is believing."

Dugu Lin stretched out her fair wrist, and Ling Bai placed his index and middle fingers on it, causing a divine power to enter Dugu Lin's body.

As he sensed her physical condition along her meridians, Ling Bai's pupils gradually shrank to the size of knife tips. The blood vessels on the surface of Dugu Lin's heart were a deep black, suggesting that the blood supplied to various parts of her body was as murky as tar.

How could this possibly end? Ling Bai was in a state of confusion. Dugu Lin was probably finished. There were only two paths before him: one was a dead end, and the other was also a dead end.

The elders of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent clan were truly astute in judging people; twenty-five years old was definitely the limit of Dugu Lin's life!

Dugu Lin looked out the window at the sky and said softly, "It was on a rainy day like this that my father was eaten alive by the venom of the Jade Phosphorous Snake and turned into a skeleton... In a few years, it will be my turn."

She endured the venom of the Jade Phosphorus Serpent for eleven years, the pain like a venomous snake lurking in her body, emerging on rainy days and in the dead of night to gnaw at her heart again and again with its fangs.

"There will be a way," Ling Bai said.

Even he himself didn't believe it. Dugu Lin's snake venom backlash was more terrifying than that of his ancestor Dugu Bo. What flowed through her veins was the combined Bilin Five Poisons, reaching the ultimate level of poison, Bilin Absolute Poison. Due to the sheer quantity of Bilin Absolute Poison, even a 100,000-year-old soul bone couldn't withstand the venom in Dugu Lin's body, making it extremely difficult to force the poison into her bones.

Ling Bai shook his head, a hint of regret flashing in his eyes. When Dugu Lin confessed her feelings the moment they met, he immediately realized that she probably hoped to use the power of the six-winged angel to resolve the backlash from the Azure Phosphorus Serpent venom.

It's too late. Ten years ago, there might have still been a possibility of purification.

Ling Bai's bright golden eyes shone with light as he conjured a golden sphere in his hand and handed it to Dugu Lin.

"It's not a cure, but at least it'll give you a good night's sleep tonight."

Dugu Lin hugged the golden orb tightly, the divine aura slowly nourishing her body. Feeling the warmth of the six-winged angel, she looked up at the moon in the sky, lost in thought.

From Ling Bai's side, her face shimmered with a soft glow, the moonlight spreading over her like a veil. Each slight tremor of her fluttering eyelashes was like a butterfly flapping its wings. This ethereal beauty was infinitely more captivating than her previous flirtatious poses.

"Good night."

This was not the time to appreciate beauty, so Ling Bai got up and left, gently closing the door behind him.

Dugu Lin sat there blankly for a long time, then suddenly murmured:

"Please, Ling Bai, get stronger. We'll need you to get into that place eventually..."

(End of this chapter)