Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

The longer a person lives and the more they acquire, the more cautious they become. Now that he has achieved success and his career is on track, there is no need for him to rush. He hasn't even finished integrating the resources of the two universes of Mad God and Qin Emperor that he has already explored, so there is no need for him to be in such a hurry for the time being.

He has a clear plan for his future. Before reaching the god level, he can explore other planes within this universe. If he really wants to explore other universes, it would be best to break through to the god level first. Only then will he be able to gain greater benefits in other universes, instead of just pulling off a quick heist and running away like before.

"You're back. Judging from your appearance, you must have had quite a haul this time?" Just as Yan was pondering this, Bibi Dong appeared before him. The Pope's beautiful figure came into view, and Yan felt his little brother getting a little aroused. Before the Pope could ask any more questions, as the Holy Son, he immediately let his teacher know about his passion.

"How could you do this? You're like this as soon as you get back. What if someone finds out..." In the rest room of the underground research lab, the papal robes were torn everywhere around the large bed. Yan gently stroked the pope's snow-white back with one hand while listening to the kind teacher's dissatisfied words.

"How is everything on Douluo Continent while I was away?" Yan lazily nestled on the bed, kneading and playing with the Pope's slender white hand in one hand, ignoring the scolding words in his ear.

"You rascal..." Bibi Dong was helpless against Yan's indifferent attitude. She had already been completely swayed by him, her teacher's authority vanished, and any further words sounded like a child's whining. Faced with Yan's question, she simply replied with dissatisfaction, "On the Douluo Continent side, everything is going smoothly for now. With the proposals from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the Holy Dragon School, the Elephant Armor School, and other sects, coupled with our covert efforts, the calls for a re-election of the seven major sects in the Soul Master world are becoming increasingly frequent. The two great empires are trying to suppress it, but their efforts are in vain. As for the Clear Sky School, there's finally some movement, but we can't be sure if this alone will lure them out. However, Tang Yuehua of Yuexuan seems quite anxious lately, probably because Tang Hao hasn't been heard from for a long time, making her nervous."

"Heh, Yuexuan and Tang Yuehua are just minor characters, not worth mentioning." Yan gently stroked Bibi Dong's snowy back as he pondered and organized the information he had received from His Holiness the Pope.

"The Haotian Sect isn't a pressing issue for now. What we need to focus on more is the Slaughter City. I'm not sure what the consequences will be if Tang San goes in." Bibi Dong was somewhat puzzled, not quite understanding why Yan was so wary of Tang San.

"Is Tang San anything special? He just has twin martial souls. Even if he successfully obtains the God of Slaughter Domain, his strength is still inferior to Tang Hao's. Killing him would be as easy as turning our hands."

"I'm not worried about Tang San's strength. He only went to the City of Slaughter and at most leveled up to level 60. But as for him... maybe I'm being overly anxious. Anyway, once he comes out of the City of Slaughter, no matter what, we must kill him immediately." A hint of killing intent flashed in Yan's eyes. Tang San was just a pawn for him to test the God of Asura. Even if the God of Asura really valued that guy, he still had to kill him. There was no room for discussion.

"Yes, I will keep an eye on the news from Slaughter City." Seeing how much Yan valued this matter, Bibi Dong became more vigilant and indicated that she would continue to monitor Slaughter City.

After another round of pleasantries between the lone man and woman, Yan's little brother looked up again, and the two began their second contest...

Chapter 401 Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower

Outside Tiandou City of the Tiandou Empire, in the Sunset Forest, Yan entered this gathering place of soul beasts once again. Without pausing, he traversed the forest, following the path he knew well.

He was very familiar with this place. He had obtained a large number of rare medicinal herbs here and left behind a dragon egg waiting to hatch. He was paying special attention to this spiritual land.

Yan quickly arrived at the center of Sunset Forest, at the foot of that familiar little mountain. Everything seemed unchanged. Along the way, Yan had not encountered any soul beasts that could stop him, and everything had gone smoothly.

He arrived at the mountaintop and looked down. He could clearly see that various plants had densely covered the basin around the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire. Although Yan and his men had 'plundered' the area many times, the spiritual energy here was still extremely abundant, and there were still quite a few immortal herbs.

In addition to the immortal herbs, various medicinal plants have been continuously planted on both sides of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye over the years. The leaves of the medicinal plants are lush and full of vitality, and their growth looks very promising.

When Yan arrived, he immediately noticed the difference between the ground and its original appearance, mainly due to a plant.

Beyond the medicinal soil extending from the area where the two colors of spring water, ice and fire, meet, a massive blue silver emperor occupies an area of ​​nearly ten square meters.

This enormous Blue Silver Grass, with each blade two feet wide, had clear golden veins that shimmered in the sunlight. Although the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye was the true master of this place, there was no doubt that, visually speaking, the colossal Blue Silver Emperor was the center of this valley.

Just as Yan looked at the Blue Silver Grass, the Blue Silver Emperor's grass blades also moved at the same time, as if sensing something, they stood up in the wind and shook violently as if in a defensive posture.

"You're back!" A soft, melodious female voice rang out, followed by a golden figure with four claws that seemed to move with the wind, appearing in Yan's sight. She was like the gardener in charge of this place, and when she appeared, the surrounding herbs all parted to make way for her.

"Qiu'er, are you alright?" Yan walked over and reached out to rub the head of the golden retriever. It was very fluffy and soft, and it looked quite nice to pet. As the cat's cultivation level improved, Yan preferred to use similar actions to get closer to her.

The three-eyed golden lion quickly succumbed to Yan's eighteen ways of petting cats. Just as she gently rubbed her head in response and even offered her belly to Yan's palm, a red light appeared, and a small, clever red bird appeared on Yan's shoulder.

A childish voice, even slightly childish, rang out.

"Yan, I feel like I've been asleep for a long time. This place feels unfamiliar. Where am I?"

"Fire, this is my world. Let me introduce you to a friend. This is Qiu'er, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, a divine beast just like you." Yan introduced his new companion, the little phoenix Fire, to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion Qiu'er. The two exotic beasts with extraordinary bloodlines quickly became acquainted.

Little Phoenix Fire was very happy to have made a new friend. After getting to know Qiu'er for a while, it jumped onto Yan's shoulder and pecked his cheek with its little beak.

"Yan, I sense that this blue grass seems to be hostile towards you. Let's set it on fire." As she spoke, she slightly raised her wings. Following the direction she knew, Yan saw the Blue Silver Emperor swaying its leaves and realized that the latter's spiritual consciousness had recovered to some extent.

After thinking for a moment, Yan shook his head and gave Qiu'er a few instructions.

"It's okay. As long as she doesn't deliberately cause trouble for me, even if she's hostile towards me, I can still tolerate her."

"I understand." Qiu'er, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, is now considered the gardener of this Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye. She is quite intelligent and naturally understands Yan's meaning. Yan has also explained the special situation of the Blue Silver Emperor to her, and she knows what to do.

After playing around the spring for a while, Yan led the little phoenix to a strange plant that was entirely fiery red.

"Yan, I seem to sense a very familiar aura within this spiritual herb, one that is related to our Phoenix Clan." The little phoenix's voice was tinged with disbelief, clearly indicating that she had sensed the magical power hidden within the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower.

"Fire, I need to borrow your power to activate the true hidden power of this immortal herb, so that it can become my soul and be used by me. Moreover, in this way, you can also form a deeper contract with me." Yan explained to Fire what she needed to do. As expected, Fire naturally agreed to help Yan obtain the Phoenix Soul of the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower.

A loud phoenix cry rang out without warning, and the surrounding air instantly became scorching hot. An aggressive heat surged up and filled the air, even carrying a hint of gunpowder smoke.

A powerful orange-red flame shot into the sky, transforming into a giant fire phoenix that flew across the heavens. Under the cover of that enormous phoenix flame, a pillar of red fire wrapped around the cockscomb phoenix sunflower in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye medicinal field.

The little phoenix fire revealed its true form to help Yan unleash the true power of the Phoenix Sunflower. This highly nourishing yang-tonifying herb, associated with the phoenix, also revealed an unprecedentedly powerful primordial force.

A burst of red light swept out, and a phoenix phantom similar to Huo'er appeared, displaying an unmistakable aura of dominance. It was not the aura of a ruler from an imperial family, but an aura of dominance that surpassed all things, the terrifying aura of the king of birds.

Around the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, countless soul beasts felt an absolute suppression at this moment. In particular, some bird soul beasts felt as if they had encountered a natural enemy, and their whole bodies trembled uncontrollably. It was a feeling of fear of a higher being of their own kind.

The phoenix, the king of all birds, represents the pinnacle of all bird-type soul beasts. The phantom that appears now comes from the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, a celestial-grade spiritual herb. In terms of grade and bloodline, it is not much weaker than a real phoenix, not to mention the influence of Huo'er, making its power even greater.

The fiery red light dyed the sky above the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire, and the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower rose with orange-red flames, as if the God of Fire had descended to earth.

Under the glow of the flames, this immortal herb looked incredibly mysterious, and even Yan could clearly feel the overwhelming pressure emanating from it.

The flames gradually subsided, and the light emitted by the Phoenix Sunflower gradually contracted. The noble aura of the phoenix grew stronger as it gradually diminished.

"You protect me. I will try to form a contract with this Phoenix Sunflower Immortal Herb and refine it into my second soul spirit." Yan looked at the gradually solidifying phoenix phantom and couldn't help but reveal a trace of longing in his eyes. After giving Qiu'er and Huo'er a few instructions, he slowly came to the Phoenix Sunflower and sat down cross-legged.

The lifelike phoenix phantom slowly descended in front of Yan, and as if to confirm his identity, it circled him once before nodding.

Yan released his own soul power to attract the phoenix spirit. At the same time, on the ground where he sat cross-legged, complex array patterns released soul power light, and a pattern of the Eye of Destiny appeared in the sky.

Under the light of the Eye of Destiny, Yan and the Phoenix Soul began to merge. Orange-red flames rose rapidly, enveloping Yan's entire body. His skin turned orange-red in an instant, and a look of intense pain flashed across his face. Even his seated posture became somewhat unsteady.

"Don't go over there. This is a necessary process for a contracted soul spirit to refine its soul ring." Little Phoenix Fire saw that Yan seemed to be in great pain, so she prepared to fly down to help him relieve his pain. However, this action was naturally stopped by Three-Eyed Golden Lion Qiu'er.

Having followed Yan for many years, she had a good understanding of how human soul masters obtain soul rings. She naturally understood that it was best for Yan to go through this test himself, so that he could gain greater benefits and more easily master his newly acquired power.

Just as the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was teaching the little phoenix some Soul Master knowledge, the fusion of Yan and the phoenix flames reached a critical moment. The phoenix flames blazed brightly, releasing a terrifying explosive force that impacted Yan's body.

Yan could clearly feel that the fire attribute energy erupted from the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower Soul Spirit was even more explosive than that of the little phoenix. However, this explosive impact was more of an instinct, rather than a deliberate attempt by the soul spirit to harm or repel him.

The Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower Soul is also a soul spirit enlightened by Yan. However, this immortal herb is somewhat special. Its pure yang source power is related to the phoenix bloodline. After the source is activated, the soul spirit itself has some difficulty controlling that pure phoenix power.

The violent, explosive force currently impacting Yan's body is a pure but somewhat uncontrollable phoenix power. What Yan needs to do now is tame this phoenix power and obtain the greatest benefit from this soul spirit.

Amidst the endless flames, Yan concentrated his fiery power into a single point and launched a counterattack against the phoenix power within his body.

At that moment, two equally powerful and masculine energies engaged in a fierce battle within his body, the intense collisions causing bursts of blazing flames to erupt from his body.

The power of the phoenix is ​​indeed an extremely powerful force. The phoenix sunflower growing around the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire contains a phoenix power of exceptional quality, which initially caused Yan a great deal of trouble.

However, since Yan was inside his own body, he had a greater advantage fighting on his home turf. Moreover, the phoenix spirit that the Rooster Crest Phoenix Sunflower had transformed into was also on Yan's side. The phoenix spirit gradually influenced and suppressed the phoenix power, helping Yan to better refine this power.

Under these circumstances, everything went incredibly smoothly for Yan. The flame power within his body gradually suppressed the Phoenix Power, and after withstanding the initial ferocity of the Phoenix Power, his expression stabilized.

As time went by, the power within Yan's body continued to grow stronger, the power of the Phoenix Force was continuously refined, and his aura also changed and grew much stronger.

Chapter 402 The Eighth Soul Ring and the Phoenix Wings

Three days later, the sun shone brightly in the sky, casting endless light and heat. Suddenly, the little phoenix Huo'er and the three-eyed golden lion Qiu'er, who were surrounding Yan, looked up at the sky at the same time. The scorching sun fireball seemed to have become even larger at this moment, and a wave of fire swept towards the direction of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.

"What's going on? Why is there such a terrifying solar storm?" The Three-Eyed Golden Lion was enveloped in golden flames in preparation for fighting against the solar storm. After all, the power of the great sun from the sky was too violent. If it were to fall and sweep through the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, many herbs would probably die instantly.

"Sister Qiu'er, look at Yan's location." Just as Qiu'er, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, was about to use her own power to create a defensive shield, Huo'er suddenly noticed that Yan's location was different. It was as if a funnel had appeared in the sky, condensing all the incoming solar power and converging it on the top of Yan's head, before finally entering his body.

As streams of solar power continued to flow in, Yan's aura underwent a significant change. A strange feeling simultaneously arose in the hearts of the two strange beasts present, and their gazes instantly focused on Yan.

The orange-red flames that had disappeared from Yan's body reappeared, rising up like crystalline blood streaks. Yan's whole body trembled slightly, and the next moment he was completely engulfed by the flames.

The phoenix flames soared into the sky and instantly filled the heavens, the enormous flames rising high, accompanied by a loud phoenix cry.

"Brother Xiao Yan has awakened." The little phoenix Huo'er happily transformed into its original form and charged straight into Yan's body. Phoenix patterns, resembling armor, appeared on Yan's body. This phoenix inner armor was made from the essence blood of the Vermilion Bird that Yan had previously refined. Now, after forming a power contract with the little phoenix, it was activated and enhanced Yan's foundation.

A dazzling phoenix flame streaked across the night sky, illuminating almost the entire Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye. As the flames rose and then gradually faded, a gigantic figure appeared in the sky.

A large, fiery red bird soars through the sky, its dazzling red tail feathers and perfect physique showcasing its majesty as the king of birds.

As the red light appeared, a young phoenix carrying a figure with fiery wings appeared in the sky. The loud phoenix cry kept swirling in the air. The three-eyed golden lion looked at the sky with some fear, its eyes showing a look of surprise and uncertainty.

As an ancient divine beast with the bloodline of an emperor-level auspicious beast, she was born with the potential to become a god, and could be said to be the pinnacle of bloodline soul beasts. However, at this moment, Yan gave her a feeling of fear.

The original power that Yan possessed should have been similar to that of the Flame King and the Dark Flame Demon King, a deep-sea flame creature. Although it was very powerful, it was still somewhat inferior to powerful divine beasts like the True Dragon and Phoenix.

The spirit seeds of the Flame King and the Dark Flame Demon King, the Blazing Apricot Blossom, the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, the Fire Phoenix formed by contract fusion, and most importantly, the Chaos Divine Fire, allowed his martial soul to truly touch the realm of gods.

Indeed, the Chaos Origin Fire Seed that Yan obtained during his trip to the Five Elements Continent was the key to making the Three-Eyed Golden Lion feel pressured.

The Chaos Fire is the foundational power for becoming a god in the Five Elements Continent, and it is equally applicable in the Douluo Continent. Yan, who possesses it, has already embarked on his own path to godhood. The Three-Eyed Golden Lion took the lead and truly elevated his potential to the god-level.

The sound of the phoenix's cry gradually subsided. After circling the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire once, the fire phoenix slowly descended. Just as it was about to land, a strong heat current baked the ground until it became hot.

Fortunately, thanks to Yan's reminder, the little phoenix had already restrained its power before landing, thus preventing any damage to the herb garden.

The enormous phoenix wings folded, and the little phoenix returned to its small bird form, landing back on Yan's shoulder. The fiery wings on Yan's back also dimmed, and a pair of solid, crimson wings appeared behind him, appearing so mysterious and magical.

Yan's eyes emitted a fiery red light. With just a thought, the wings on his back enveloped his entire body, and he could feel the power of these wings.

"Your external soul bone has changed?" The Three-Eyed Golden Lion Qiu'er walked to Yan's side. She was very familiar with Yan's situation. She reached out her claw and touched Yan's wing. She noticed something was wrong.

Yan's external soul bone originally came from the Sun Wing of the soul beast, the Golden Fiery Bird. This Golden Fiery Bird contained ancient bloodline and its lineage was somewhat related to the divine beast, the Three-Legged Golden Crow. It was also considered a powerful soul beast. Yan chose a Golden Fiery Bird that was nearly a thousand years old for his second soul ring.

However, that soul beast wasn't particularly powerful at the time. Although it gave Yan an external soul bone, it didn't manifest immediately. Instead, it was only after Yan's strength increased and his second soul ring advanced for a thousand years that this external soul bone finally appeared.

Furthermore, because this external soul bone is not very old, and Yan's strength has increased too quickly, although it is also constantly evolving, it is somewhat unable to keep up with Yan's pace. He usually only uses it for traveling and does not use it for combat.

However, this time, after he contracted the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower Immortal Grass and obtained the Phoenix Soul Spirit, he naturally obtained a 100,000-year Soul Ring and Soul Bone. The newly obtained 100,000-year Soul Bone was a pair of wings, which merged with the original Sun Wings to create even stronger Phoenix Wings.

The pair of phoenix wings he acquired granted him two extremely powerful 100,000-year soul skills, greatly enhancing Yan's strength.

The first skill is Rainbow Transformation Speed. This soul skill is mainly derived from the Wings of the Sun. Legend has it that the divine beast Three-Legged Golden Crow can transform into a rainbow and fly. The Golden Crow's Rainbow Transformation is known as unparalleled speed.

In this rainbow-transformation state, Yan's speed can even approach that of light, almost equivalent to teleportation. This is of great benefit whether traveling or fighting. Moreover, the rainbow-transformation state is similar to elementalization, which can make one immune to most physical and energy attacks, offering numerous advantages.

Having discussed the Rainbow Transformation Speed, let's talk about the second skill of the 100,000-year-old soul bone: Rebirth from the Ashes. This ability can be considered the fundamental skill of the Phoenix Divine Beast, and it is also the most famous ability of this divine beast.

Phoenix Nirvana, reborn from the ashes, this powerful life-saving soul skill is a true god-level soul skill, similar to Bibi Dong's ninth soul skill, Undying Body.

Even if Yan is killed by the enemy, or even shattered into pieces, it can still reassemble and be reborn from the ashes.

With this soul bone skill, no one below the god level can kill Yan. However, if he were to actually perform the Rebirth from Fire, the process would definitely be extremely painful. But Yan also has a powerful 100,000-year restorative soul skill, which is the Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone he refined.

The right leg bone of the 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor comes from the Blue Silver Emperor currently planted in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. This 100,000-year-old soul bone also grants Yan two soul bone skills. One of them, the flight skill, is naturally quite useless. At most, it can increase Yan's normal flight speed by a bit, but it doesn't have any other significant effect.

But the other skill of this soul bone, "Wildfire cannot burn it out, spring breeze blows and it grows again," is a powerful self-repairing ability that is truly very useful.

This healing skill is extremely powerful; even severed limbs can grow back on their own. In the Blue Silver Domain and places filled with Blue Silver Grass, this soul skill can be used to its fullest potential.

Yan naturally doesn't have the Blue Silver Domain, but Blue Silver Grass isn't everywhere in Douluo Continent.

This powerful recovery soul skill is naturally very useful to Yan. Combined with the new recovery soul skill "Rebirth in Flames" on his external soul bone, Yan is no longer just about saving his life, but has such high HP that he is practically untouchable.