Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

Of course, he also planned to study whether he could perfectly channel the energy of this 'backup plan' to the 'main plan', so that he could achieve multiple goals at once.

"Nana, you saw how Tang San dealt with the snow-white swan kiss inside, right?"

After carefully examining the inner cores of the ten Fiery Sun Serpents, Yan placed them back into the jade box, then shook the box in his hand and asked Hu Liena for her opinion.

Hu Liena nodded. "Brother Yan, I saw him throw the Snow Swan Kiss into the underground blood pool of the Slaughter City with my own eyes. You even showed me the Snow Swan Kiss before, so I won't make a mistake about what you told me to do."

"That's good. He didn't die unjustly. He dragged so many lives from the Slaughter City down with him and even ruined his own great-grandfather. He was so filial."

Yan glanced in the direction where Tang San and Hu Liena had just appeared, and a smile involuntarily spread across his lips. "Teacher, let's arrange for someone to cut off the connection between the Killing City and the outside world. Our people won't need to send any more supplies inside."

"Later, gather men and thoroughly clean all the entrances to the Killing City, and deal with all the henchmen outside. Then, notify the High Priest to come and see his old friend off on his final journey."

"Ah."

Bibi Dong had no objection to Yan's arrangement. After nodding, she gave Gui Mei and Yue Guan a look, and the two elders immediately turned into runners and began to act, hurriedly disappearing from the spot to convey the order.

Yan's gaze shifted again, turning to another direction at the foot of the mountain. "Let's go down the mountain too. I remember there's a small town down there, one of the entrances to the Killing City. Let's start the cleansing from here, which will make room for Nana's contracted soul spirit."

Bibi Dong placed her hands on Yan and Hu Liena respectively, without saying much. After a surge of soul power, the three figures on the spot slowly dissipated.

Shortly after they left, the blood-red light on the hilltop converged again, forming a rather blurry blood-red face in the sky.

This blood-red face looked down at the earth below, its gaze seemingly lingering for a moment on the ashes where Tang San had turned into, before following the direction Yan and the others had left all the way to the small town at the foot of the mountain.

"The soul of this extraterrestrial being has been captured. That kid actually has such methods? Just how many secrets does he still hold?"

The blood-red, blurry face seemed to be talking to itself. Although the voice was not quiet, strangely, it seemed that no one on the Douluo Continent side could hear it at all. "How does that kid know so much?"

Tang San? Tang Chen? Tang Hao? It seems he's planning to eliminate all of my successors. This kid is going too far! But why doesn't he enter the City of Slaughter? My God of Slaughter Domain isn't bad either! What is he thinking?

This is a real headache. Getting this kid into the Divine Exam is going to be difficult. If he doesn't actively enter the City of Slaughter, we won't find an opportunity..."

The blood-red face seemed to be pondering something. After a long while, accompanied by a long sigh, a gentle breeze swept by, and the wisp of ash on the low hill was scattered by the wind, completely disappearing from the world.

Chapter 423 Demon Fox Soul

In the center of the strange town, inside the same tavern with its murky air, as Hu Liena slowly withdrew her domain light, the last person still able to move in the tavern lost their breath.

With a casual wave of his hand, Yan unleashed a torrent of flames that swept through the tavern. In no time, the tavern was as clean and fresh as if it had been washed by countless streams of water.

The corpses lying on the ground all turned to ashes and vanished into smoke. All the filth and dark decorations were the same. The murky air was also purified. This place finally looked presentable.

"Nana, are you ready?"

After Yan finished dealing with everything, he looked at Hu Liena, who was currently developing a relationship with the three-eyed demon fox that Yan had brought with her.

She, with her fox spirit, and this little fox were indeed very compatible. They quickly became friends, and upon hearing Yan's call, both of them turned around and nodded.

Yan looked at them and continued, "Alright, next, I will begin to guide the condensation of your soul imprints."

Previously, I had only completed the research on the creation of soul spirits through soul body contracts. This is the first time I've attempted a soul spirit contract that preserves a physical form. If you experience any discomfort during the process, please let me know, and I'll be able to adjust quickly.

Yan explained things to Hu Liena and the Three-Eyed Demon Fox. Hu Liena had seen Yan's soul research data before and was his childhood sweetheart, so she naturally knew how to cooperate. The 70,000-year-old Three-Eyed Demon Fox was quite intelligent and could understand him.

Yan then spoke to the Three-Eyed Demon Fox, saying, "Later I will fuse your innate instincts with your soul imprint. Everything must be done willingly, and then I will help you form a contract."

The three-eyed fox let out two soft calls to indicate that she understood. Her mental fluctuations were very peaceful, clearly indicating that she was willing to cooperate.

Yan then looked at Hu Liena, "Nana, the process of merging the contract may be a little painful. You must maintain a calm mindset to accept her as your partner, understand?"

Hu Liena simply nodded to indicate that she was ready; she had long wanted to experience the wonders of spirits. After calming both sides down, Yan slowly placed a hand on the Three-Eyed Demon Fox's forehead.

Yan's right eye flashed with a strange red light. Instantly, a kind of spiritual energy, not strong but somewhat viscous, surged out from his body, enveloping Hu Liena and the Three-Eyed Demon Fox.

With a series of crisp ringing sounds, Yan's eight spirit rings, which were far beyond what was normal, slowly rose from beneath his feet. Even though Bibi Dong already knew about Yan's spirit ring configuration, she still couldn't help but take a sidelong glance at this moment.

The four bright, blood-red spirit rings made her heart flutter. She thought about how much effort she had put into obtaining three 100,000-year spirit rings, which were even placed on two different martial souls. Was this brat really trying to crush her spirit?

As Bibi Dong thought this, she remained vigilant, carefully protecting the two people and the fox spirit in front of her.

The red light, imbued with spiritual energy, struck the Three-Eyed Demon Fox's forehead, instantly splitting open a slit in the center of the beast's forehead. A sinister vertical eye released a powerful surge of spiritual energy.

The Three-Eyed Demon Fox is a soul beast known for its allure, and its strongest allure naturally comes from its eyes. However, it is not its captivating fox eyes, but rather the vertical eye between its eyebrows, which is usually hidden and only activated under special circumstances. At this moment, it has been activated.

The three-eyed fox trembled slightly, then lay prostrate. Yan slowly emanated a benevolent aura, guiding the three-eyed fox to control its own spiritual power.

A faint golden light began to appear on the three-eyed demon fox's body. Under Yan's guidance, its spiritual origin, soul imprint, a portion of its most refined soul power, and the mysterious energy contained in its innate bloodline began to condense.

This process was rather lengthy, after all, it was a 70,000-year-old soul beast, and it was the first time Yan had formed a soul spirit contract with a soul master other than himself. The little fox held an undeniable place in his heart, and he dared not be careless in the slightest, proceeding with utmost caution.

Gradually, the gold on the three-eyed fox's body began to intensify. The gold could be seen surging forward from her tail, eventually turning the vertical eye on her forehead a pale gold color.

At this moment, Yan made a new move. He raised his left hand and pointed at Hu Liena, and a deep, long incantation followed. The awkward pronunciation caused the heavens and earth to tremble.

A golden six-pointed star began to take shape on the ground. This six-pointed star enveloped Yan, Hu Liena, and the Three-Eyed Demon Fox, with Yan at the center and the Three-Eyed Demon Fox and Hu Liena at opposite poles.

Yan's chanting grew faster and faster, and a dazzling golden light rose up. Hu Liena and the Three-Eyed Demon Fox, located at the two poles, slowly flew up under the golden light's influence and pull, and then their bodies drew closer and closer.

At the center of the hexagram array where Yan was located, a golden pillar of light rose up. Then, with it as the center, the three-eyed demon fox and Hu Liena slowly flew to the top of Yan's head and disappeared into the pillar of light. The two rotated and kept getting closer, and their foreheads were also glowing.

A mysterious force drew them together, bringing their foreheads close together and their brows almost overlapping. At this moment, they completed a spiritual exchange. The six-pointed star array beneath Yan's feet continuously released golden light, and the two of them spun faster and faster.

Suddenly, countless golden runes surged out from the six-pointed star array on the ground, flowing towards the three-eyed demon fox and Hu Liena, who were floating in the air, like rivers flowing into the sea.

Their foreheads crossed at that moment, but their bodies spun faster and closer together. Under the brilliant golden light, their bodies seemed to overlap for a moment before completely intersecting again.

As the six-pointed star array on the ground slowly dissipated, the emerging golden light also spread in the air. Yan and Bibi Dong noticed the difference between Hu Liena and the Three-Eyed Demon Fox and the previous ones. At the same time, six-pointed stars with interwoven golden lines appeared on their foreheads, just like a six-pointed star array that had been shrunk countless times.

As the golden light completely dissipated, the six-pointed star marks on their foreheads slowly receded. Within Hu Liena's delicate body, black soul light surged forth, and she subconsciously completed the Martial Soul Possession. Her fox ears twitched playfully, and seven tails bloomed behind her.

Amidst a series of crisp chimes, Hu Liena's spirit rings flashed with unusual spirit light, yellow, purple, and black, with seven spirit rings appearing one after another. The seventh spirit ring, in particular, looked at least a size larger than a normal spirit ring, indicating that it was extremely extraordinary.

"Roar~~~"

The Three-Eyed Demon Fox suddenly awoke and unleashed a deafening roar, releasing the powerful aura of a 70,000-year-old soul beast king. The soul light on her body shone brightly with Hu Liena's seventh soul ring, and the two resonated with each other, causing energy fluctuations that were extremely eye-catching.

"Has it been successful? Is this what a contracted soul spirit is? Contracting a physical soul beast is like taming a powerful companion. What a wondrous system."

Bibi Dong looked at the three-eyed demon fox beside Hu Liena, feeling genuinely happy for her, but also a strange sense of melancholy.

The success of a Soul Spirit signifies the beginning of a new era, but she has already acquired enough Soul Rings, so she is destined not to enjoy the benefits of this new era.

"It's not over yet. Do you remember why I chose this three-eyed demon fox for the little fox? It's because she has high talent, has condensed a soul pearl ahead of time, and has the potential to break through to become a 100,000-year soul beast. She can quickly improve her strength through her own cultivation."

Yan reached out and leaned against the Pope, breathing in the fragrant scent emanating from her. He felt a strange thrill.

"Nana is still here."

Bibi Dong naturally sensed someone's little actions. It wasn't that she resisted, but she was a little reserved. After all, there was another disciple she had raised like a daughter. In fact, she had initially treated this brat as her son-in-law. Who would have thought that the two of them would end up together? It was all this dirty-hearted brat's fault.

"The soul light above Nana's head... this... this really seems to be a soul bone."

Bibi Dong steadied Yan with one hand, enduring his underhanded actions, when she suddenly noticed the strange phenomenon occurring again on Hu Liena's side. This time, the soul light converged on the head.

From between the three-eyed fox's eyebrows, a dazzling soul light continuously flowed into Hu Liena's head through the contract between them. Layers of black radiance emerged, causing another illusory shadow to appear on her forehead.

The illusory shadow quickly solidified, and its originally blurry outline became much clearer. Upon closer inspection, it appeared to be an illusory skull.

"This is the Enchanting Skull of Spiritual Condensation. The Three-Eyed Demon Fox and Nana's martial soul both belong to the fox clan and specialize in spiritual enchantment. The soul bone it produces has an even better amplification effect on Nana than all the Wisdom Soul Bones of Spiritual Condensation in the palace's treasury."

Bibi Dong quickly identified the origin of this soul bone. Generally speaking, the skills of head soul bones are related to mental abilities, and the enhancement of mental abilities is mainly limited to a few. Experienced experts can easily judge the general skills.

"The soul rings and soul bones attached to a soul spirit are all capable of growth. They can grow and transform as the soul spirit's cultivation level increases. The Three-Eyed Demon Fox has the potential to become a 100,000-year soul beast. As long as it is properly nurtured, Nana's cultivation level will catch up quickly."

A strange silver light flashed in Yan's eyes. Through the data collection of the entire process by the AI ​​Dawn, he had basically perfected the basic system research of the contracted soul spirit, and also gained some other benefits from it, such as the improvement of the soul bone's age. He had a brand new idea.

"Teacher, they succeeded."

Just as Yan and Bibi Dong were carefully protecting her, Hu Liena finally slowly opened her eyes. She immediately threw herself into Bibi Dong's arms, and at the same time, the little fox gave Yan a seductive look, seemingly hinting at something. Could it be that in the dead of night, she could try something with the fox spirit...?

Chapter 424 Return to the City of Slaughter

In a small town outside the City of Slaughter, countless powerful figures from the Spirit Hall gathered together. The originally murky tavern had been temporarily transformed into a spacious lobby.

Since Tang San and Hu Liena left the City of Slaughter three months ago, the Spirit Hall, under Yan's arrangement, has dispatched countless powerful individuals and cut off the food supply to the City of Slaughter.

Now, three months have passed, and according to Yan's deduction, the situation within the City of Slaughter has deteriorated to an extremely bad degree. It's time to begin the next step.

"Has the Grand Master arrived?"

Before the entrance to the City of Slaughter, Yan was silently observing the situation with his head down. Several figures were standing beside him, with Bibi Dong, Hu Liena, and Qian Renxue standing closest to him. His words were spoken to Qian Renxue.

"I have arrived, but this place is truly a dark and depraved land."

A clear voice appeared behind him. Looking at the extremely young Qian Daoliu, who exuded the air of a grandmaster, he seemed no different from a few years ago, but in Yan's eyes, there was something different.

"The Grand Offering has made some progress."

Yan stared at Qian Daoliu for a moment, then tentatively asked.

"Kid, I guess it's thanks to you that I've been able to stay in another dimension and study that so-called magic, and I guess I've gained some insights."

Qian Daoliu nodded, then looked at the cave entrance from which blood was constantly emanating, "Tang Chen, is he really inside?"

"Let's go, let's go take a look together."

Yan didn't say much, but directly asked Qian Daoliu to come over. Qian Daoliu hesitated for a moment, and then followed Yan. Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue and Hu Liena followed afterward.

The remaining Elder Guiju and many more Spirit Hall experts guarded the various exits to prevent any potential escapees from the Slaughter City from harming the people of the Heaven Dou Empire. To be precise, the mission was to completely purge the Slaughter City, leaving no one alive.

Yan led everyone to the entrance of the City of Slaughter, casually breaking the seal that had been set up earlier. A huge hole immediately appeared in the ground, and a cold wind blew up from under the hole.

Flames appeared on Yan's body, and then he plunged into the cave entrance. Suddenly, a ball of light shone in the darkness, and the entire underground space was instantly as bright as day.

After landing smoothly, Yan continued to explore the path. It was a long tunnel that stretched downwards, with a cold, eerie atmosphere blowing out, and a peculiar bloody smell that was quite nauseating.

Hu Liena was probably the one who knew the Killing City best, having lived there for several years and only been out for three months. She frowned and looked ahead cautiously, saying, "The atmosphere here is indeed different. The last time I entered the Killing City, I didn't smell such a strong stench of blood."

"The Killing City is indeed a dangerous place, but it also has weaknesses. Sometimes, as long as you grasp the weaknesses and make targeted arrangements at the right time, it is enough to destroy an extremely powerful force."

Yan spoke meaningfully, saying that he had used Tang San to destroy the Slaughter City, but his original intention was not to annihilate the force. This action was just a side effect of his larger plan. However, the fact that he destroyed a super force so easily served as a reminder to himself.

Yan had entered the City of Slaughter with Bibi Dong before, so he was quite familiar with the path. The group made their way to the depths of the underground and saw a portal that was about to open.

When they emerged from the passageway, they witnessed a rather astonishing scene: 101 figures blocking their path, or more accurately, 101 corpses.

These 101 corpses were covered in armor, including their heads and faces. 100 of them were infantrymen wielding heavy swords, while only one man sat on a tall warhorse, his horse also covered in thick black armor.

Behind the group of knights, the outline of a black city could be seen, but one could vaguely notice that the city was shrouded in a layer of bloody light, making it look strangely eerie.

In the distance, the black city had extremely wide walls, and a purple moon hung high in the sky above it. When they arrived, it was the middle of the moon, and under the purple full moon's illumination, the entire city, inside and out, was unusually bright and eerie.

The eerie purple moonlight sent chills down one's spine, while the city ahead was shrouded in a strange, blood-red glow. Combined with the more than one hundred corpses before them, it created a truly horrifying atmosphere.