Douluo Continent: The Eternal Order of the Azure Sky.

The blurry human faces on the fog were grotesque and twisted, and a flag exuding an eerie aura emerged from the clouds.

He revealed his form, bit his tongue hard, and spat out a mouthful of blood essence, which transformed into a blood-red vengeful spirit in the air, shrieking as it soared into the sky.

As it soared into the air, the crimson vengeful spirit exploded, tainting the numerous vengeful spirits below. In an instant, the vengeful spirits' aura surged, their roars deafening.

"Taste the power of my Holy Spirit Banner to devour countless souls. Your soul will be torn to shreds, and your body will become my puppet. Die!"

The hundreds of vengeful spirits surrounding his body immediately let out a shrill cry and rushed straight towards Kong Tianxu!

Kong Tianxu's expression remained unchanged. He knew this was the Myriad Soul Banner, a powerful soul tool developed by evil soul masters to control the dead due to their limited spiritual power.

A fully refined Soul Banner can even contain tens of thousands of souls. When facing an enemy, one only needs to unleash the vengeful spirits within to launch a wide-range attack.

Any creature whose body is invaded by a vengeful spirit, whether human or soul beast, will become a vessel for the vengeful spirit in a short period of time, and then quickly transform into an army of the dead.

Once the bodies of these undead creatures are destroyed, their souls will return to the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls, and in the process of constantly transforming into undead creatures, they will devour the souls of those creatures to evolve.

When evolved to its ultimate form, it is said to possess the ability to contend with the gods.

However, because this Ten Thousand Souls Banner is against the natural order, even if it is successfully made, the maker will be punished by heaven and will inevitably encounter a nemesis before long.

Although the Myriad Soul Banner in the opponent's hand is not of such a high grade, it is at least at the seventh level. Under the control of a quasi-Soul Saint, even an ordinary eight-ring Soul Douluo would have to avoid its sharp edge.

After all, the evil and corrosive power of vengeful spirits, along with their various bizarre methods, are extremely difficult for any Soul Master to defend against; a slight misstep can lead to being caught in their trap.

This is why, despite being inferior to Soul Masters in direct combat, Evil Soul Masters are still considered the two types of Soul Masters with the strongest individual combat power.

But it meant nothing to him.

Faced with a tide of vengeful spirits that could instantly engulf a Soul Saint, Kong Tianxu simply raised his left fist.

A burst of golden light!

Centered on his outstretched left fist, the air in front of him seemed to be instantly sucked out and shattered by the punch. At the moment it was compressed to the extreme, the air burst out with a piercing explosion.

A layer of golden and jade-like light burst forth with the surging air waves, and the Myriad Beginnings Returning to Origin Domain was spread to its maximum extent in this way, transforming into the supreme purifying power between heaven and earth.

Wherever the jade-colored ripples passed, the blood-red light on the vengeful spirits quickly dissipated, and the spirits that had been frantically rushing forward were frozen in mid-air as if under a spell.

The light spread to every corner of the underground hall before quietly stopping. The originally ferocious vengeful spirits were rendered almost transparent by it.

When the Myriad Origins Domain landed on the young man, his body, which had been like smoke, instantly became solid again, with black smoke continuously rising from his body, making a "sizzling" sound.

As the black smoke within his body dissipated, his entire body seemed to fade, changing from black to white, but without any substantiality, transforming into a colorless pure white.

He was breathing with difficulty, his internal organs were clearly visible, and his internal organs seemed to have lost their color, as if what flowed through his body was not blood, but some kind of transparent liquid.

However, he seemed oblivious to all the changes in the outside world, even the pain that constantly diluted his own existence and scorched him like the sun. He just stared blankly at Kong Tianxu's figure slowly approaching him.

Kong Tianxu was right; the Holy Spirit Banner was indeed a level seven soul tool, the most important magic weapon of this branch altar. However, the young man's surprise did not stem from the breaking of the once invincible Holy Spirit Banner, but rather from the souls that were gradually turning transparent and dissolving. He murmured as if talking to himself:

"The power to purify the soul."

"It seems I've been chasing the wrong direction all along. So you're also an evil soul master. The Holy Son has already appeared; you are the Holy Son of my sect."

He turned to Kong Tianxu, who was standing close to him, and uttered a dreamlike murmur.

Chapter 73 The Day of Divine Wrath

He could no longer continue speaking. Before he could finish, Kong Tianxu's silver dragon claws gripped his throat and lifted him up.

The boy's eyes were filled with a mixture of gold and silver, radiating a devastating pressure.

Behind Kong Tianxu, the vengeful spirits floating in mid-air were all quite strange. They had lost their previous ferocity, and each vengeful spirit gradually transformed into a calm human face. With Kong Tianxu's movement, they all turned their heads in unison once again.

However, this time the target was the young people who had enslaved them.

The young man seemed to wake from a dream, and screamed in a shrill voice:

"No, Holy Son! Don't kill me! You've come to lead our sect to truly control this world. My grandfather is a Super Douluo with an extremely high status in the sect. I can introduce you to the sect. With your talent, if you can complete the Spirit Ascension Ritual, you will surely become the most powerful human in history and rule the entire world! Only those of us with Holy Power have the right to enjoy everything in this world!"

His face broke into a fawning, eerie smile again, and his skin, as thin as a cicada's wing, cracked open, revealing flesh beneath that was abnormally pale and powdery.

Kong Tianxu raised his short knife.

"You want to kill me? You are the Holy Son, destined to stand at the pinnacle of the continent, perhaps even ascending to godhood. How much help can I offer you? And you want to kill me for a woman you've only met once? Don't you want her soul?"

The young man looked at Kong Tianxu's unwavering gaze, his voice turning cold as he asked with a hint of confusion.

Immediately, this confusion turned into a frenzied rage. He used all his strength to grab Kong Tianxu's arms, as if he wanted to tear the boy in front of him to pieces.

"How dare you kill me! I curse you, you deserve to die, you deserve to die, you deserve to die!"

With a "crack," a completely transparent arm snapped off. Only then did the young man realize the abnormality of his body. He looked at his only remaining arm in disbelief; the joints were covered in cracks, and countless flakes of skin were piled up in a heap.

“Since you know I will become a god,” Kong Tianxu said unmovedly, instead leaning closer to his ear. His vertical pupils, like flowing lava, reflected the thick, tangible fear behind the anger in the other’s eyes.

"How dare you tamper with the script set by God?"

"I told you, I'm only here tonight to kill you."

At the last moment, a strange smile suddenly appeared on the young man's face, his eyes fixed on Kong Tianxu, as if trying to memorize every detail of his expression:

"So you're not the Holy Son after all. The Proverbs are actually true."

"You are divine punishment, you are the destroyer, you are the Holy Spirit..."

The dagger fell. Its blade pierced his brain, pinning him to the wall. Not a drop of blood flowed from the wound.

The young man's last words came to an abrupt end, his eyes dimmed, and then his entire body slipped and scattered from Kong Tianxu's hands like dust, leaving not even a corpse behind.

The Holy Spirit Banner fell to the ground. Kong Tianxu released the short sword, which was still wreathed in lightning, and caught it in his hand.

After hesitating for a moment, he ultimately did not destroy it. He probed into it with his spiritual power, and the hundreds of souls surged back into the flag, but the previous eerie aura was gone.

“They’re all dead,” Kong Deming, who had witnessed everything, appeared, glanced at the dwindling number of ghosts in the sky, sighed, and said:

“Xu’er, I’ve checked. No one escaped, and there are no other soul fluctuations here. The underground has been prepared, and all traces will disappear. Let’s pack up and go.”

"Okay." Kong Tianxu responded briefly, reaching out to inject something into the short sword. Then, it slowly rose into the silver light held up by Kong Deming, soaring into the sky thousands of meters high.

Seated within the stable barrier of his flying soul tool, Kong Tianxu looked at the buildings on the ground, which had been reduced to tiny dots. A short while later, a small plume of smoke rose from where he had just been.

His specialty is the standardization of close-combat soul tools.

In the lightning, all the Holy Spirit disciples will be wiped out, and the building will be completely erased in the explosion of the underground soul-guided device.

The evil soul master's Original Sin Extermination Soul Skill and the Myriad Soul Banner's Myriad Souls Heart-Rending Technique are both extremely powerful skills that can directly attack a soul master's soul. The reason he was able to remain unharmed was precisely due to the absolute characteristics of the Myriad Beginnings Returning to Origin Domain.

No matter how tricky the attack, as long as the soul power in his supporting domain is sufficient, it will not have any effect on him, making him virtually invulnerable to all attacks.

However, although he always knew that his ability should be a great counter to evil spirit masters, the remarkable effect in actual combat still surprised him slightly.

"Xu'er, take a rest." Kong Deming carefully soothed Kong Tianxu's emotions. He hadn't expected his grandson to kill such a powerful group of evil spirit masters so decisively, but this unexpected strength also brought some worry:

"Never show this ability to others unless absolutely necessary. If the Holy Spirit Cult finds out, they might really go crazy without thinking."

Just as that evil soul master said, Kong Tianxu's ability is truly capable of shaking the entire foundation of the Holy Spirit Cult, and is even more effective than the divine attribute in suppressing their evil martial souls, which can be described as divine retribution.

Even Kong Deming couldn't guarantee that he could protect Kong Tianxu if he completely broke ties with those lunatics.

The boy nodded without speaking, still gazing silently into the distance, a hint of melancholy in his expression.

He killed the culprit, but it didn't make him happy at all; it seemed to be of no importance to him.

As night gradually thinned and the sky began to lighten, the long night passed, and the rising sun brought the first rays of light to the world.

Kong Deming looked at Kong Tianxu with some pity. Although he only knew the general outline of the incident, he could certainly empathize with the pain of watching someone disappear. Having experienced so much in life, he was well aware of it.

But he didn't offer any more words of comfort. As a Soul Master, taking the lives of others and losing the lives of those around you are both inevitable processes.

"Grandpa, take me higher," Kong Tianxu said, his voice weary but unusually calm. "I want to see...the scenery from a higher vantage point."

His voice was no longer as chilling as when he casually destroyed the Holy Spirit; it was somewhat subdued. However, the expression on his face was serene, with a hint of enlightenment amidst his majesty.

The flying soul tool trailed a milky white light, instantly soaring straight into the clouds, almost invisible on the ground below. The starry sky seemed within reach, and he stretched out his hand.

He wasn't particularly saddened by Nana's death; what angered him was this cycle of life and death that he couldn't control.

The boy suddenly clenched his fist, and from his angle, the rising sun and pale moon were both contained in his palm. At this moment, he had no other thoughts in his mind.

Become a god! Become a god! Become a god!

He wants to control all the rules of the world, and he wants nothing in this world to ever go against his will!

Author's Note on the Launch of Chapter 74

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Chapter 75 The Golden Lion King's Fifth Soul Ring (Part 1)

Kong Tianxu's gains this time were actually quite significant. Not to mention confirming the absolute restraint of his Myriad Origins Domain on evil soul masters, the seventh-level Holy Spirit Banner, which still retained most of the soul, was an invaluable soul tool.

The aura of the dead within had been completely purified during the battle, but it was not entirely as Kong Tianxu had anticipated. The range-type Myriad Origins Domain that he activated by blending spiritual power did not seem to be as thoroughly purified as usual.

Although the evil aura of those vengeful spirits was removed, they were not completely annihilated. They remained in their pure ghost form, no longer as ferocious as before, but more controllable and more righteous.

In actual combat, it is by no means inferior to the power unleashed by that Evil Soul Emperor. In fact, with Kong Tianxu having extremely strong control over this soul tool, some previously unimaginable operations have become highly feasible.

Most importantly, after this battle, due to a slight change in his state of mind, his cultivation level improved again, and he has officially reached the level of level forty-seven.

As for the explosion at the Mingdu Holy Spirit Sect branch altar, it did cause quite a stir. However, Kong Deming cleaned up the mess so thoroughly that no matter how much the Holy Spirit Sect stirred up trouble behind the scenes, they couldn't find a single clue.

Kong Tianxu did not let his guard down. Although things seemed calm on the surface, after the destruction of the Holy Spirit Sect branch altar, he once again demonstrated his excellent habit of staying in seclusion, immersing himself in cultivation at the academy around the clock.

Here, he had no need to worry about his safety and could also observe the unfolding events from a distance. However, even after the matter had completely subsided, he didn't notice anything amiss.

Soon, another half a year had passed. Kong Tianxu also ushered in the end of his first academic year at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. To be precise, he had been here for a full eleven months.

Although he was nominally given a month-long vacation, for him it was just a matter of changing his training location.

Before fusing with the Gold of Life, the more he increases his cultivation, the greater the scope of attention he will attract in the God Realm. If he can directly attract the God of Destruction, that would be even better.

Time passed day by day, and life went on in a fulfilling yet uneventful way. Kong Tianxu, who had already turned thirteen, had grown taller, but he wasn't particularly robust; rather, he had a well-proportioned physique that exuded youthful energy and vitality.

Besides his handsome appearance, what impresses people most is undoubtedly his unique, subtle aura, which is ethereal and otherworldly yet carries a profound depth that invites exploration, but upon closer inspection, it returns to a clear and tranquil state.

This is largely due to the combat techniques he devised himself. Ji Juechen later challenged him several times, and he continued to try to incorporate more attributes into his combat techniques, which greatly benefited him.