Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

"This is Purple Pearl Island, the territory of the Purple Pearl Pirates. Foreign ships have arrived. Does this mean war is about to break out again?"

"Stop looking, everyone. Go back. It's none of our business to deal with pirates."... A group of fishermen who were gathering seafood fled immediately after discovering that the ship was about to dock. Pirates who heard the news from a short distance away quickly returned to report. Soon, a large number of men quickly gathered in the pirate stronghold in the center of Purple Pearl Island.

After approaching the coast, the massive fleet of ships did not dock directly, but instead anchored at a distance. Then, figures jumped off the ships and walked on the water, and soon hundreds of people gathered on the shore.

"This is Purple Pearl Island. It looks pretty good." Yan landed from the sky without leaving a trace on the white, salty sand. He looked around and then nodded with satisfaction.

This feeling of being grounded is quite nice, especially after spending a long time on a ship at sea, it becomes even more precious.

"Holy Son, there seem to be people over there. They're probably pirates or fishermen. Should we arrest them and bring them over for questioning?" A Spirit Hall deacon gathered his men and came to Yan to report. Yan looked in the direction the deacon pointed and noticed a row of small huts in the forest. They looked very simple and didn't seem like pirates; they were probably a fishing village or something similar.

"No need to ask anyone, they should be here already." Yan's ears suddenly twitched slightly. He sensed a lot of noisy footsteps coming from a certain direction, so he shook his head and pointed in the direction where he had noticed the movement.

"Let's go over here and take a look." Yan gave the order, and the experts of the Spirit Hall obeyed without question. More than a hundred spirit masters quickly assembled and set off, passing through a dense forest, where a large area of ​​houses appeared ahead.

These houses are somewhat different from those previously found along the beach; their location is quite orderly, making them look more like a large village.

The houses were mostly made of wood, surrounded by dense forests, and each house was decorated with purple lanterns.

When Yan and his group arrived, the village seemed to be gathering its people. A large number of figures rushed over, shouting loudly, upon seeing these outsiders.

"Take these guys as many as possible and incapacitate them. Don't hurt them." Yan casually gave the order and led a large group of powerful warriors into the village. Along the way, pirates tried to stop them, but it was all in vain. They were all defeated in no time.

There were quite a few people in the village, about two or three thousand, including men, women, the old and the young. Their arrival broke the peace, and many children were frightened and started crying loudly.

"Who dares to cause trouble in my Purple Pearl Pirate Gang?" Yan and his group's unbridled advance naturally drew out the true experts in the village, namely the elite pirates and soul masters. The former were a joke to the experts of the Spirit Hall, and the latter were not much different.

Although both sides had only a little over a hundred Soul Masters, the elites from the Spirit Hall were far stronger than these pirate Soul Masters, and they easily took down a group of them.

Just as Yan continued on his way to the center of the village, a figure suddenly darted out from a house nearby. Dressed in purple robes, the figure twisted and turned like a fish, and in a flash, it had already slid to Yan's side and reached out its hand.

Yan slightly tilted his head to dodge the man's attack. Immediately, several figures rushed out to his side to help him, but Yan raised his hand and shook his head.

"You don't need to do anything, she can't hurt me."

"Handsome young man, it seems you're not of low status. Why won't you let her come over? Do you want to play with this sister yourself? Want to play something fun? Once you capture this sister, what can you do with her?" The purple-robed figure, who had originally planned to flee immediately after a failed attack, heard his words and noticed that the Spirit Hall experts were indeed no longer coming. So she turned back, blew a kiss to Yan with her beautiful eyes, and then decided to capture the leader first.

"You are Purple Pearl." Yan calmly looked at the well-proportioned woman in purple robes before him. She looked to be in her early twenties and was extremely beautiful.

With a high nose bridge, big eyes, and short purple hair that gives her a capable and spirited look, her beautiful purple eyes now hold a hint of allure.

"I am Purple Pearl. How about it, little brother? Want to do some things we love?" Purple Pearl naturally noticed the change in Yan's gaze. She smiled slightly, puffed out her chest, and swayed her hips as she walked with cat-like steps closer to Yan, seemingly very interested in him and ready to offer some perks.

In reality, this woman, as the leader of the Purple Pearl Pirate Gang, had been a dominant figure in this sea area for over a decade, so she was no ordinary person.

She certainly wasn't tempted by Yan's 'good looks' to offer him any benefits; she simply wanted to use her advantage as a woman to lure her opponent into lowering his guard so she could then take advantage of the situation.

This trick had worked for her many times before. Most of those troublesome pirate captains had been at sea for many years and had little resistance to beautiful women. It wasn't that they weren't wary of her, but they always had some intentions and would hold back, which naturally gave her the opportunity.

She was absolutely confident in her appearance and naturally felt that this time would be no exception, so she used a rather risky method to approach her.

"Not bad, but just average." Just as Purple Pearl was less than two meters away from Yan and was about to launch a sneak attack, Yan's eyes suddenly cleared, and then, with a calm voice, he suddenly reached out his claws and grabbed Purple Pearl's outstretched hand.

"Not good." Purple Pearl was caught off guard by Yan's sudden action. Her heart tightened and her wrist was grabbed. She didn't care that she wasn't fully prepared and hurriedly activated her soul skill.

Her martial spirit was released, her body twisted slightly, and she became softer. Her eyes held a deathly aura, and her skin was covered with a layer of small, grayish-blue scales.

Her wrists became much smoother, and she tried to break free from Yan's grasp with a flick of her wrist. However, to her surprise, Yan's hand was surprisingly strong, and no matter how slippery she was, it was useless.

Two yellow, two purple, and two black—six perfectly matched soul rings appeared on Purple Pearl's body. Her martial soul was the Sea Viper, a venomous snake with intense cold poison. Seeing that she couldn't break free from Yan's grasp, she crouched down and sprang closer, opening her small mouth to unleash a cloud of cold mist.

"Your poison is useless against me." Yan's eyes changed slightly, and a golden-red flame suddenly surged from his body. The golden-red flame spread rapidly under the sunlight, like light waves tending towards a platinum color. The cold poison mist was quickly annihilated under the intense sunlight, and Purple Pearl was also injured.

She felt a sudden heat throughout her body, followed by a dry heat that turned into a scorching heat. An overwhelming wave of heat swept over her, making her feel as if she were in a furnace.

She tried to escape, but her wrist was grabbed, and she could only let the golden-red light envelop her. The intense reaction caused her to be seriously injured almost instantly.

The Sea Viper is a rare and powerful soul beast that leans towards yin and cold. Its cold poison can suppress most fire-attribute soul beasts. In the original work, even Ma Hongjun, after his transformation, was unable to remove the cold poison of this soul beast by relying on his own fire attribute.

However, that situation was entirely due to Ma Hongjun's lack of foundation and his own incompetence. If it were Yan, this situation would never occur. Purple Pearl's cold poison was almost comparable to that of a ten-thousand-year-old sea viper, but under Yan's blazing domain, she was the only one who was restrained.

Yan exerted force with his palm, and Zi Zhenzhu lost control of her body. With a slight exertion of his arm, Zi Zhenzhu pressed tightly against his body.

Yan looked down and thought, "Hmm, the ravine is quite deep; it's so deep you can't see the bottom at a glance."

"Stop right now!" Yan shouted after capturing Purple Pearl. His voice echoed across the entire battlefield. The countless pirates fell silent as they watched Purple Pearl being captured, exchanging bewildered glances, unsure of what to do next.

Yan lowered his head and said to Zi Zhenzhu, "Make them surrender, and I will spare your lives for now. Otherwise, none of you will survive."

“You…” Purple Pearl wanted to resist, but found that Yan’s hand holding her wrist suddenly became hot, as if it were a branding iron, and her brows immediately furrowed.

She had initially thought that Yan hadn't hurt her because he coveted her beauty, and she was even planning to use her advantages to turn the tables. But Yan's words completely dispelled that idea. Looking into those calm eyes, she realized she had met her match.

"Everyone, lay down your weapons and surrender." After weighing the options, Purple Pearl chose to cooperate. She had observed that her pirate crew had no chance of winning at all. The Spirit Hall hadn't attacked too hard, but if they continued to resist, things might not go well. So, surrendering to save their lives was the priority.

Chapter 247 Recent Developments on Poseidon Island

"You made a smart choice."

Inside Purple Pearl Island, the lair of the Purple Pearl Pirate Gang, after all the pirates had been captured by the Spirit Hall experts, Yan casually released Purple Pearl's wrist. His calm and indifferent demeanor greatly displeased the latter.

Who is Purple Pearl? The dignified beauty of the pirates is being treated like this. Is she being disliked?

However, what annoyed her even more was yet to come. Yan didn't even glance at the purple pearl, but went straight to the main seat in the pirate's lair and sat down. Then he signaled to the deacons of the Spirit Hall that they could begin the trial of these guys.

"Commander, commander, save me, commander!"

After each scoundrel was identified and dragged away, once a group was assembled, they were prepared to be taken down and executed. These pirates, whose lives were about to be in danger, naturally panicked and shouted for help from Purple Pearl, the only one among the pirates who could still move freely.

"Wait a minute, what are you doing?"

Purple Pearl naturally wouldn't stand by and watch her subordinates be killed like that. She quickly stepped forward, stretching out her hands to stop them, and looked up at Yan with displeasure, saying, "You're going back on your word. I've already cooperated with you and surrendered, and now you still want to kill my people? What kind of logic is that?"

I'm telling you, if you want to kill someone, kill me first. Go ahead, do it! If you don't dare, you're a coward. Come on…”

Yan did not answer immediately. Zi Zhenzhu, who was full of anger, couldn't help but curse out of the province. As the leader of the pirate group, her fierceness was quite shrewish.

Yan indifferently watched Zi Zhenzhu's cursing. Just as she was about to catch her breath, he slapped her away, sending her flying. He calmly said, "If you had committed many evil deeds, you would be dead by now."

But that's no reason for you to provoke the Spirit Hall. I have my reasons for killing them. I can spare the lives of your people, but not those scum and beasts. These guys deserve to be torn to pieces.

Just like that guy who begged you for mercy, you heard what he did: he harmed the girl and then disemboweled her, letting seabirds eat her alive. That's something a human would do.

If you think it's okay for someone to do something like this, then so be it. Don't advise someone to be magnanimous without experiencing their suffering. If I put this in your shoes and you survived, I'll spare his life. What do you say, Commander Purple Pearl?

you tell me!"

Yan suddenly raised his voice at the end. He thought he had witnessed the true darkness of the world, but only now did he realize that he had underestimated the wickedness of some beasts. How could someone who could do such a thing be called human?

"I……"

Purple Pearl wanted to retort, but she didn't dare to continue speaking when she met Shang Yan's gaze. She had a premonition that if she said another word, this man might really do such a thing.

Furthermore, when she reconsidered and put herself in a woman's shoes, she couldn't convince herself to continue interfering in the trial. Purple Pearl stopped interfering, and the trial naturally continued. One by one, the scum were dragged out and humanely disposed of, restoring justice to the world.

At this point, Purple Pearl naturally wouldn't give up on any ideas. She quickly approached Yan and cautiously inquired, "I just heard you mention the Spirit Hall. Are you from the Spirit Hall on the mainland? What brings you to this sea?"

Yan glanced calmly at the crease she deliberately created in front of her and said indifferently, "You should know about the Spirit Hall army's attack on Seagod Island more than ten years ago, right?"

Purple Pearl sensed something was wrong upon hearing this. After a moment of realization, she stared at Yan with the look of someone who was looking at a madman, her expression one of horror. "Are you all going to start another war with Seagod Island? Are you crazy?"

Yan didn't even glance at her. "This is none of your business. Since you know something, you should understand that some things are best left unasked about, as it can be dangerous. But since you asked and I've answered, this matter is no longer your concern."

Purple Pearl Island is one of the largest islands closest to Poseidon Island, so you should be quite familiar with the current situation there, as well as the three great kings of the near seas, and information about them. I need detailed information about all of this, which I believe you can provide.

Purple Pearl waved her hands to indicate that she couldn't do it. "What do you mean? You want me, you want me, Purple Pearl to go with your group to attack Seagod Island? Are you crazy? My ancestors were also Soul Masters from Seagod Island. I would never do such a thing."

"I think you can consider it, because this time we are not planning to send troops to Seagod Island to harm them. We are just preparing to do some things to re-establish the connection between Seagod Island and the Spirit Hall and dispel the misunderstandings between the two sides."

Don't worry, you'll all benefit after it's done.

"Hehe, I'm just afraid that I'll have the life to take the benefits, but not the life to spend them."

Purple Pearl continued to shake her head like a rattle-drum. As a Soul Master who roamed the sea, the Sea God was also her faith, and she would never allow herself to betray the Sea God.

"If you're unwilling, then there's no point in continuing. Drag all the pirates away."

Yan glanced at her indifferently and then casually gave an order, as if he had only done something insignificant. However, this small action struck Zi Zhenzhu like a bolt from the blue.

She originally thought Yan would definitely need her cooperation, so she was thinking of negotiating some terms to take the initiative, but now... where can she run to?

"you……"

Purple Pearl was furious at Yan's reaction, but faced with Yan's cold and ruthless attitude, she dared not take any further risks and remained silent, watching as the experts from the Spirit Hall completed the purge of the pirates on Purple Pearl Island.

Yan gave Purple Pearl time to think it over. It wasn't until late afternoon, close to dinner time, that he finally spoke again as the sun began to set, asking, "Have you thought it through? Do you want to continue cooperating with us?"

This time, Purple Pearl didn't argue back. Instead, she looked at Yan deeply and said softly, "What substantial benefits can I gain if I cooperate with you? You should know that even if I don't cooperate with you, I can still gain quite a lot."

"What will you get in return? That's a good question. First, your household registration problem will be solved, eliminating the biggest obstacle to traveling to and from the mainland. Secondly, these islands aren't exactly easy to support so many people, and the Spirit Hall can also address that issue..."

After thinking for a moment, Yan listed some things that the Spirit Hall could do, most of which were effective against the Purple Pearl Pirate Gang. He glanced at Purple Pearl again and continued, "In addition, I think you have felt the difficulty of cultivation more and more after breaking through to the Soul Sect."

High-level Soul Masters generally possess their own lineages, which involve profound secrets that are not easily obtained. Especially for a special poisonous Soul Master like yourself, a specialized training program is required; otherwise, you risk harming yourself.

Don't think I'm exaggerating; there are real examples. Take Dugu Bo, the Poison Douluo, one of the top experts in the Heaven Dou Empire, a royal retainer. He possesses the Azure Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul, and suffers from severe poison backlash that nearly killed him.

In the end, it was the experts from the Spirit Hall who stepped in and resolved the problem. He has now recovered his health and retreated into the deep mountains to cultivate in seclusion.

"If the Spirit Hall could solve the spirit problem for a Title Douluo like Dugu Bo, then your little sea viper will have even less of a problem..."

While Yan was boasting and making promises, Zi Zhenzhu was genuinely tempted. She felt that Yan wasn't someone who spoke carelessly; after all, these things could definitely be investigated, and Yan was probably not lying. So why was she hesitating?

Purple Pearl ultimately chose to compromise and cooperate, and took the initiative to ask a question: "What do you want to know about Poseidon Island?"

I don't know much about Poseidon Island. I can only say that powerful predecessors once stayed there, but later failed the test and were expelled. Every year or every few years, some of these people are abandoned by Poseidon Island and sent to various islands to fend for themselves.

Near Poseidon Island, there has always been a clan of guardian beasts, the Great White Shark of the Demon Soul, who patrol the area. That clan is said to be the descendants of the Sea God, and some of them are 100,000-year-old soul beasts. Ordinary soul masters and soul beasts dare not approach that sea area at all.

More than ten years ago, when the Spirit Hall landed on Seagod Island, they happened to encounter the entire Demon Soul Great White Shark clan hunting for food, which is why they succeeded so easily.

No one can fathom the habits of the Demon Soul Great White Shark. Those who have tried almost all die. And as forcibly landing on Poseidon Island, you know the result. Do you want to know more…? Also, what do you intend to do with Poseidon Island?”

"That's not something you need to know."

Yan compared the information he had received with what Zi Zhenzhu had said, along with the intelligence from the Spirit Hall, and gained a better understanding of Seagod Island. After a moment of silence, he asked again, "What do you know about the Demonic Orca Clan?"

"The Demon Orca Clan. They are known as the three great overlords of the near seas, along with the Demon Soul Great White Shark and the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, and are the most aggressive of the three."

After thinking for a moment, Purple Pearl replied, "These three near-sea overlords actually refer to three 100,000-year-old soul beasts. The older generation once said that the Deep Sea Demon Whale King is the strongest of them all. It is said to be very ancient, even dating back to the era of the Sea God."

As for the other two, they are known for their clans. The Demon Soul Great White Shark and the Evil Demon Tiger Whale are both extremely powerful soul beast clans, and the clan leaders of both clans are 100,000-year soul beasts.

Compared to the Demon Soul Great White Sharks, which mostly guard and protect Seagod Island, the Demon Orca clan is far more brutal. They not only indiscriminately prey on and attack humans or soul beasts, but also enjoy torture and killing, only killing and not eating…

As Purple Pearl recounted her story, Yan gained a deeper understanding of the coastal region, and his plans became more refined. He gazed towards the distant sea, seemingly pondering how to strategize his next move.