Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

Over the years, she has been influenced by three obsessions: her mother Bibi Dong, who gave birth to her; her grandfather Qian Daoliu, who has always protected her; and another one, which was vague before but has become clearer as she has grown up.

She had once thought that her last obsession would be with her father, after all, her father, Qian Xunji, had had a profound influence on her. But she never expected that the most colorful and memorable figure would be this young man who was barely eighteen years old.

She didn't know when it started, but he had already occupied an extremely important place in the depths of her heart. His image was so numerous that Qian Renxue was never quite sure what she truly felt.

The boy he first met, the intelligent young man he later got to know, and the young man in front of him now who cares about him—each of them has left a different impression on him, and his mind is filled with memories of them.

"The day before yesterday, right? What, are you upset that I didn't come to see you right away, dear sister?"

Yan walked over and took Qian Renxue's small hand in his. Then he pinched her delicate chin and turned her face towards him. He could feel the blonde beauty in front of him trying to avoid him. What a wonderful thing this was!

"No...don't do this."

Qian Renxue was slightly resistant, probably because her obsession was too deep, which made her hesitant to get close. However, when Yan's embrace was so close, she couldn't help but throw herself into that familiar warmth.

She held Yan quietly, and a warm, comforting feeling spread throughout her body in an instant, as if all her unease had vanished at that moment.

"Waaah...waaah..."

As if it were a natural progression, and she didn't even know who spoke first. At that moment, she had forgotten everything else; everything was consumed by the man she was embracing.

They were in their early twenties, a perfect age. Although it wasn't the first time the two of them had been intimate, this instinctive impulse felt somewhat unfamiliar, as if something was about to happen.

"He's yours, he should be yours. That woman has always wanted to take him away, and she's even trained a disciple to replace you. You can't let her succeed..."

A voice resounded deep within Qian Renxue's heart, prompting her to respond even more fiercely. Her heart trembled, her soul trembled... The pain and sorrow in her heart, all her desires, erupted completely at this moment.

Since birth, a dark side has always existed deep within Qian Renxue's heart. In the process of receiving the inheritance of the God of Light, the Angel God, this dark side has continued to expand until this moment, when it was intentionally or unintentionally brought out by someone.

Within the Angel Statue's inheritance space, Qian Renxue, holding Yan, slowly floated up. The six wings on her back flapped gently, and the golden light around her body undulated continuously.

"Let's go out."

Yan could sense that Qian Renxue was not in a good state at the moment, but he didn't care about it. If she were in her normal state, the young lady would not let him succeed so easily, given her seemingly aloof and reserved demeanor.

"Ok!"

Qian Renxue took the initiative to wrap her arms around his neck. Yan cautiously glanced in the direction of the entrance to the inheritance space. As his soul power flickered, a purple light appeared, and the two of them disappeared from the spot.

"Sigh! Oh well, this is ultimately Xue'er's own business..."

Before the angel statue in the Elder Hall, Qian Daoliu, who was sitting cross-legged, slightly opened his eyes the moment the purple light appeared. After hesitating for a moment, he finally shook his head and did not stop it.

He was seventy when he had Qian Xunji, and Qian Xunji was nearly fifty when he had Qian Renxue. This child lived up to expectations and began the Nine Trials of the Angels.

He could see that Qian Renxue had changed a lot because of someone's existence, and that change was for the better. Moreover, that person had long since proven his abilities. In Qian Daoliu's mind, that person was the only one in the world worthy of his granddaughter.

He didn't actually object to their relationship. He just hoped that these young people could handle their relationship issues properly and not let minor disputes escalate into something unpleasant.

Qian Daoliu slowly closed his eyes, as if nothing had happened. Over the years, he had devoted himself to cultivation. The changes Yan brought to the Spirit Hall after arriving in this world were the most obvious. Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue's cultivation progressed rapidly, and it seemed that he, Qian Daoliu, also had more possibilities.

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The southwestern region of the Star Luo Empire is covered with dense rainforests, shrouded in miasma, and teeming with venomous snakes and ferocious beasts. Hence, this area is also known as the Southwestern Miasma Forest.

Because the environment of the Southwest Miasma Forest is unsuitable for human activity and survival, it is rarely visited by humans. This has led to the gathering of countless wild beasts and soul beasts to live and thrive here. In the deepest part of the Southwest Miasma Forest, there are countless powerful soul beasts. In particular, the special environment here has also nurtured many insect kings.

Despite the bright sunshine, a thin, hazy mist still shrouded the humid rainforest. This mist, carrying a faint, pungent odor, was miasma.

The formation of miasma is very complex. The humid environment of the rainforest breeds many toxins. After being exposed to the sun, many toxins in the humid and rainy rainforest evaporate and form a fog that also harbors many tiny insects. Without precautions, it could be life-threatening.

Because of its extreme danger, the Southwest Miasma Forest is rarely visited by people in the Star Luo Empire. Soul Masters generally do not choose this place to obtain Soul Rings, and even ordinary Soul Beasts find it difficult to survive here.

"rustle……"

A faint rustling sound came from the fallen leaves of the rainforest. It was the sound of human footsteps approaching from afar, entering the depths of the miasma forest. Upon closer inspection, it was a man and a woman. Judging from their appearance, the woman was older than the man, but the age difference should not be significant.

"A Spider King with a human face that is over 50,000 years old is truly a rare sight."

A pleasant male voice rang out; it belonged to the young man in the group of two. At that moment, he was looking at a corner of the rainforest, a patch of bushes that appeared completely undisturbed.

"It's about 60,000 years old. Are you going to use it for testing?"

The other person among the two spoke up as well. The woman's voice carried a peculiar air of authority, and she seemed somewhat dissatisfied.

Just as the two of them were talking, a creature that had been hiding over there realized that it had been exposed, so it took the initiative to come out. Accompanied by the rustling of grass and trees, a spider that was not very big appeared.

Although spider-type soul beasts are not very big when they are first born, their size becomes quite large after they have cultivated for more than ten thousand years.

However, the one before them had a very peculiar body. Its overall diameter was only about three meters, and it lay quietly prone on the ground, its eight long legs retracted around its body. Its entire carapace was an eerie dark gold color; if one didn't look closely, one would mistake it for black.

Its body had no markings, and because of its dull color, they were not very noticeable when it lay on the ground. Around its body were more than ten large, jet-black webs, densely packed in the forest, and even without touching them, one could feel the strength of these spider webs.

The Human-Faced Demon Spider is a powerful and rare ferocious soul beast. Generally speaking, soul beasts over 10,000 years old are very rare, let alone the one in front of us that is over 50,000 years old.

This powerful spider-type soul beast can also be called the Human-Faced Spider King. Compared to ordinary ten-thousand-year-old spider-type soul beasts, it is obviously more terrifying and much stronger.

Just as the man and woman finished discussing the Spider King, the extremely ferocious Spider King, the subject of their discussion, let out a piercing explosion, and a huge ball of dark red light burst forth.

Chapter 333 The Deathmatch of Evil Souls

The southwestern region of the Star Luo Empire is covered with dense rainforests, shrouded in miasma, and teeming with venomous snakes and ferocious beasts. Hence, this area is also known as the Southwestern Miasma Forest.

Because the environment of the Southwest Miasma Forest is unsuitable for human activity and survival, it is rarely visited by humans. This has led to the gathering of countless wild beasts and soul beasts to live and thrive here. In the deepest part of the Southwest Miasma Forest, there are countless powerful soul beasts. In particular, the special environment here has also nurtured many insect kings.

Despite the bright sunshine, a thin, hazy mist still shrouded the humid rainforest. This mist, carrying a faint, pungent odor, was miasma.

The formation of miasma is very complex. The humid environment of the rainforest breeds many toxins. After being exposed to the sun, many toxins in the humid and rainy rainforest evaporate and form a fog that also harbors many tiny insects. Without precautions, it could be life-threatening.

Because of its extreme danger, the Southwest Miasma Forest is rarely visited by people in the Star Luo Empire. Soul Masters generally do not choose this place to obtain Soul Rings, and even ordinary Soul Beasts find it difficult to survive here.

"Rustle..." A faint sound came from the fallen leaves of the rainforest. It was the sound of human footsteps, approaching from afar and entering the depths of the miasma forest. Upon closer inspection, it was a man and a woman. Judging from their appearance, the woman was older than the man, but the age difference should not be too great.

"A Spider King with a human face that is over 50,000 years old, that's really rare." A pleasant male voice rang out. It was the young man in the two-person group. At this moment, he was looking at a corner of the rainforest, a thicket of bushes that appeared to be completely still.

"It's about 60,000 years old. Are you going to use it for testing?" The other person in the group spoke up, her voice carrying a peculiar authority, seemingly somewhat dissatisfied.

Just as the two of them were talking, a creature that had been hiding over there realized that it had been exposed, so it took the initiative to come out. Accompanied by the rustling of grass and trees, a spider that was not very big appeared.

Although spider-type soul beasts are not very big when they are first born, their size becomes quite large after they have cultivated for more than ten thousand years.

However, the one in front of them had a very special body. It looked to be only about three meters in diameter, lying quietly on the ground with its eight long legs tucked around its body.

Its entire carapace is an eerie dark gold color; if you don't look closely, you might mistake it for black. It has no markings on its body, and because of its dull color, they are not very noticeable when it lies on the ground.

Around its body were more than ten large, dark spider webs, densely packed in the forest. Even without touching them, one could feel the strength of these webs.

The Human-Faced Demon Spider is a powerful and rare ferocious soul beast. Generally speaking, soul beasts over 10,000 years old are very rare, let alone the one in front of us that is over 50,000 years old.

This powerful spider-type soul beast can also be called the Human-Faced Spider King. Compared to ordinary ten-thousand-year-old spider-type soul beasts, it is obviously more terrifying and much stronger.

Just as the man and woman finished discussing the Spider King, the extremely ferocious Spider King, the subject of their discussion, let out a piercing explosion, and a huge ball of dark red light burst forth.

"Sizzle..." The red light, accompanied by a series of afterimages, almost instantly shattered everything in its path. It was a dark red and black spider web released by the Human-Faced Demon Spider King. Everything it swept across made strange sizzling sounds and emitted extremely pungent white smoke, clearly indicating that it was not simple.

"Bang!" Without Yan even having to make a move, the three-meter-diameter body of the Human-Faced Spider King was launched out at high speed. Its entire body spun violently like a millstone, and its lower abdomen flipped over and crashed into a large tree, destroying and breaking it in half.

Yan could clearly see that, unlike the black carapace on its back, the lower abdomen of the Human-Faced Demon Spider King was completely white, or rather, it was a pale human face with all the features, but it looked extremely ferocious, especially its pair of pale white eyes, which made people feel a chill from the bottom of their hearts.

"Roar~~~" After landing, the Human-Faced Spider King rolled over and roared as it got up. Two beams of white light suddenly shot out from its eyes. The Human-Faced Spider moved its mouth and spat out a large amount of black spider silk, which sprayed wildly and densely towards the direction where Yan and Bibi Dong were.

These so-called two white eyes are not the real eyes of the human-faced spider, but rather an attack ability that looks like materialized gazes, making it quite dangerous.

Its real eyes are located below its head, six small, eerie blue eyes that emit a cold light.

With a deafening roar, the two beams of white light shattered completely under Bibi Dong's casual counterattack, revealing the powerful aura of the Soul-Devouring Spider King. The Human-Faced Spider King immediately felt the suppression from its fellow king.

"Don't make a move yet. Let me see if there's anything special about this Devouring Dragon that has fused with a Soul Core." Yan stopped Bibi Dong from continuing her actions. With a snap of his fingers, a strange small dragon-like Soul Beast appeared in the forest.

This soul beast looks a lot like the legendary Tyrannosaurus Rex, but it is much smaller. Its eyes are full of madness and have a dead black color. You can see that there seems to be a strange light between its chest and abdomen.

This special soul beast that was released was the ten-thousand-year-old Devouring Dragon that Yan had fused with the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Soul Pearl using special methods.

With a cultivation level of only a little over ten thousand years, it should have fled for its life long ago upon encountering the Human-Faced Spider King. However, at this moment, the Devouring Dragon, its eyes filled with madness, actually activated its Devouring Soul Skill. A black hole appeared in the void, and all the trees, soil, fallen leaves, spider webs, and so on were sucked in.

The spider silk of the Human-Faced Demon Spider was indeed strong and tough, and also carried a potent venom. However, as the Devouring Dragon unleashed its Soul Devouring Skill, the black hole swept away a large amount of black spider silk, forcibly creating a passage, which further enraged the Human-Faced Demon Spider King, who had originally intended to use the spider silk to give itself a respite.

Its two spider spears at the very front of its body rose up, and two jet-black rays shot straight toward the Devouring Dragon, like two black needles, arriving in front of the Devouring Dragon in an instant.

Chapter 334 Bibi Dong's Trouble

"There are quite a few poisonous insects and ferocious beasts in this forest. The Five Poisons of Azure Phosphorus are all here. And, has the main culprit finally appeared?" In a corner of the southwestern miasma forest, Yan Yao gazed into the depths of the dense forest. With the battle between the Devouring Dragon and the Human-Faced Spider King, more powerful soul beasts were attracted to the scene.

Most of these soul beasts are evil soul beasts that advance by devouring other soul beasts. In the harsh environment of the southwestern miasma forest, there are quite a few of these soul beasts. Among them, one that is particularly special is a huge dark green spider.

This dark green spider was quite large. When it appeared, many of the ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts that had been attracted to it reacted violently, and some of the lower-level ones simply ran away.

The Soul-Devouring Spider King, like the Death Spider King, is a king among demonic spiders. It is an evil soul beast that is even rarer than the Human-Faced Spider King and the Cave Spider King. It is also the most skilled evil soul beast in the way of devouring among demonic spider soul beasts.

This kind of soul beast advances by devouring other soul beasts. Although its utilization rate of soul beast energy is far less than that of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, it is still much stronger than ordinary soul beasts and is probably no weaker than the Ten-Thousand-Year Devouring Dragon.

These evil soul beasts, which rely on devouring other soul beasts to rapidly advance in rank, are quite unpopular even in the soul beast world. While hunting soul beasts, they are also easily surrounded and attacked by other soul beasts, so most evil soul beasts find it difficult to survive in a certain area.

The Soul-Devouring Spider King, which was hiding in the southwestern miasma forest, was also like this. It was originally a member of the Star Dou Great Forest, but as its cultivation level became higher and higher, its conflicts with some powerful soul beasts in the forest deepened. It chose to escape 100,000 years before Da Ming and Er Ming advanced.

Because of the harsh environment and the abundance of poisonous insects and ferocious beasts in the southwestern miasma forest, although there were many dangers, its advancement in this place was not slow. After its cultivation reached 90,000 years, this evil soul beast became extremely cautious.

Generally speaking, advancing to the level of a 100,000-year-old soul beast is a major hurdle. Not only is it difficult to break through in terms of cultivation level, but more importantly, various calamities may be encountered during the advancement process. Many soul beasts are killed when they become weak during the advancement process.

However, the 100,000-year-old soul beast is in another realm, a level that all soul beasts yearn for, attracting all soul beasts to continuously transform and advance towards this goal, especially evil soul beasts like the Soul Devouring Spider King and the Devouring Dragon, who will not let go of any opportunity.

"Roar~~~" After appearing on the battlefield, the Soul-Devouring Spider King did not act immediately, but instead released its unique toxins from a distance, and a layer of crystal-clear dark green light spread from its body.

Three pairs of dark green spider legs continuously emitted light, illuminating the earth, and the lower half of the Soul-Devouring Spider King was completely covered by a layer of dark green light.

Layers of dark green light spread out from beneath its feet, and the ground began to tremble violently as the dark green light spread.

Streaks of dark green spider silk faintly appeared between the earth, with a faint green light swirling around them. The soul beasts that were entangled by them all exhibited various strange behaviors.

After taking control of the battlefield, the Soul-Devouring Spider King entered a fierce battle, and all the bushes in its path were pushed aside or even killed.

These shrubs, able to survive in the southwestern miasma forest, are clearly not ordinary plants. However, they are exhibiting such an unusual state under the aura of the Soul-Devouring Spider King, indicating that this soul beast is currently in an extremely unusual condition.

"Such an evil aura, almost on par with the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, truly worthy of being called the Soul-Devouring Spider King." In a corner of the treetop not far away, Yan frowned slightly when he noticed this scene. He was quite knowledgeable and had seen countless powerful soul beasts. Among soul beasts below 100,000 years old, the Soul-Devouring Spider King was the second one to reach such a level based solely on its aura.

"It is indeed very strong, but whether it can successfully advance depends on its abilities." Bibi Dong looked at the extraordinary Soul-Devouring Spider King, and a hint of expectation appeared in her eyes. Wild 100,000-year-old soul beasts are too rare and difficult to hunt. If possible, she would prefer to hunt the Soul-Devouring Spider King after it successfully advances.

The newly promoted 100,000-year-old soul beast is still in a relatively weak state, making it easier to deal with. Moreover, since his second martial soul is the Soul Devouring Spider King, using this soul beast as his ninth soul ring would be the most compatible.

"The Devouring Dragon has mutated again. It actually devoured the Human-Faced Spider King. The Soul Orb of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger is indeed terrifying..."

Yan's gaze returned to the center of the battlefield. At this moment, the fiercely contested battlefield was filled with chaos. The Human-Faced Spider King, who had previously held the advantage, was now dead. The Devouring Dragon had emerged victorious, devouring most of the Human-Faced Spider King's body and continuously regenerating flesh and blood while battling other soul beasts.

In the center of the fierce battlefield, powerful ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts, driven by instinct, tore and devoured each other. The remains of the Human-Faced Spider King were reduced to indigestible spider spears, and half of the Devouring Dragon's tail and a claw were also bitten off by the soul beasts.