Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

"This is the divine weapon of the Fire God of the Divine Realm. If I wish, I will be the next Fire God. So what do you think my relationship is with the Divine Realm?"

Yan chuckled and took out a giant sword. When the divine sword, radiating a two-colored flame aura, appeared, the three Shangguan brothers all felt a sense of oppression. It was a difference in the essence of life, an existence that was definitely more terrifying than the Lord of the Underworld.

After exchanging glances, they felt relieved and understood how to make a decision. Shangguan Tianyang then said, "Young Master Yan, since that's the case, we can rest assured. The Vast Expanse Palace is willing to fully support Young Master Yan in eradicating the evil god and destroying the Valley of Affection and the Blood Red Prison."

"No problem, no problem. We're all on the same side. If we eliminate them, everyone will benefit, won't we?"

Yan chuckled and said, "Then next, I'll trouble Uncle Shangguan to write to Huang Xingyun. Although there are many powerful people in Youqing Valley, the core is still this couple. As long as we kill them in Haomiao Palace first, it won't be too difficult to destroy Youqing Valley."

"Yes, I'll make the arrangements right away."

Shangguan Tianyang nodded in agreement, then glanced at Shangguan Tianyue without showing any emotion, before laughing loudly at Yan: "Since Young Master Yan calls me Uncle, then I'll take the liberty of saying a few words. Regarding Bing'er and the others, we hope that their feelings are mutual..."

"Uncles, please rest assured, I will not wrong Bing'er and the others."

Yan's smile widened, and he nodded slightly to Shangguan Tianyue. His father-in-law was not willing to give him a friendly look and still looked at him with great displeasure. However, since Shangguan Tianyang had spoken, he could not refute him and could only acquiesce to certain things.

With all these matters settled, everyone naturally enjoyed themselves. After chatting with the three Shangguan brothers for a while, Yan left the main hall. With the main issues settled and the tone set, the remaining arrangements were left to Haomiao Palace. He, having stolen half a day of leisure, planned to first flirt with the princess.

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Inside the Ningxing Pavilion on Tianzhu Island, Yan was leisurely waiting somewhere when suddenly a beautiful woman appeared in his line of sight. She was wearing an elegant white dress, and her delicate features were like a lotus flower in a secluded valley, accentuated by the white dress.

Yan walked up to the beauty and said with a malicious smile, "Bing'er, you've kept me waiting for so long. Aren't you afraid of your master's punishment?"

"Young Master Yan, please have some self-respect."

Just as Yan was about to start a verbal exchange, the 'Shangguan Bing'er' in front of him bowed slightly, creating some distance before continuing, "I'm sorry, Young Master Yan, my sister is currently cultivating and cannot come to see you today."

"Who are you? Shangguan Xue'er or Shangguan Fei'er?"

Yan was speechless after realizing it wasn't Shangguan Bing'er. He'd only been lusting after her; there was no need for such tight-lipped defense. Although he planned to seduce all three sisters, his progress in conquering them still needed improvement, and it looked like he wouldn't be able to get to base today.

"Xue'er greets you, young master."

The girl bowed to him. Yan sensed a cool and aloof temperament that was different from Shangguan Bing'er's, and realized that she was indeed the older sister, not the younger sister. But upon closer inspection, he felt that she was different.

Yan squinted as he looked her over, and the girl continued, "Young Master Yan invited me here to visit the Condensing Form Pavilion. Xue'er is quite familiar with the Condensing Form Pavilion, so why don't I give you a tour?"

"Okay!"

Yan suddenly smiled, looked around and saw that no one was there. He flashed and appeared in front of the girl, picked her up and kissed her red lips before she could react.

The girl was suddenly ambushed, and her entire body stiffened. Her eyes widened as she stared at the figure so close to her, its gaze filled with fiery heat. Her body remained motionless, as if she had instantly turned into an ice sculpture.

At this moment, her mind went blank for a brief moment. From childhood to adulthood, no man had ever treated her like this. Not to mention holding her and kissing her red lips, even those who could get within three yards of her body were only a few relatives.

She originally intended to teach this guy a lesson, but she didn't expect him to be so unpredictable. Even though he already knew she wasn't Bing'er, he still dared to be rude to her. Could it be that she finally stopped hiding her true feelings?

While the girl was in a daze, Yan savored a different flavor. He had tasted Shangguan Bing'er's red lips before; they were warm, soft, and had a faint fragrance, exuding shyness and gentleness.

However, the girl before him was different; she possessed a unique vivacity, and her fragrance seemed different as well. Crucially, her red lips seemed to freeze instantly, and her wide, dazed eyes seemed to excite him even more.

Yan subconsciously prepared to go deeper and try it, but his action finally woke the girl up. The next moment, the girl he was holding burst out with a surge of tremendous strength.

"You bastard!"

A jade-like hand, leaving afterimages, slapped towards him, but in the next instant, it was caught by Yan. Before she could even resist, Yan deftly tossed her onto his lap, and with two sharp slaps, the girl's bottom suffered.

"You, how dare you..."

The girl really didn't expect to encounter such a thing. Just as she was about to continue complaining about her dissatisfaction with Yan, he pulled her up again, and her red lips were captivated once more.

"Woooo..."

This time, the girl was much more awake, but she was pinned against the wall and could only watch helplessly as someone did something naughty. As time went by, she gradually lost her resistance, and her clothes were invaded by a pair of large hands.

"No, not here..."

However, the girl still retained some clarity and quickly regained her senses. Panting, she pushed Yan away slightly and hurriedly spoke, her flushed face full of embarrassment and anger, but she dared not meet his gaze with her beautiful eyes.

Yan pulled the girl into his arms. The girl offered almost no resistance. He looked down and chuckled, "Little Fei'er, are you really that afraid to come see your good brother on your own? Is it necessary to pretend to be your sister?"

"You bad person, you recognized him a long time ago and still deliberately played a trick on him."

This girl was not Shangguan Xue'er, but Shangguan Fei'er, the second of the three Shangguan sisters. She was also the one who first came into contact with Yan. Her mischievous personality made her easier for Yan to take advantage of. Yan had long since figured out her nature, and just like before, he could succeed by using a little force.

Knowing that her daughter was easily taken advantage of by Yan, Shangguan Tianyue had always been on guard against Yan. But she never expected that someone would still succeed so quickly, and that the little lamb would come to her door so eagerly.

"Tell me! What's going on with Bing'er? And why are you impersonating your sister?"

Yan naturally led Shangguan Feier to a quiet room. Given what they'd just done, their relationship was undeniably close. This little devil certainly liked to tease people, but once you won her over, it was easy to win her over, and Yan was experienced in this area.

"They weren't lying. Bing'er is indeed cultivating. She wasted too much time in that Heavenly Bow Empire and needs to relearn some techniques to make up for her lack of foundation. But you don't need to worry about Bing'er; her cultivation is going very smoothly."

Shangguan Feier pouted, displeased with Yan's behavior of hugging her second sister while asking about the other two sisters, but she obediently told Yan what he wanted to know: "As for the eldest sister, she has never had a good impression of you."

After Bing'er found out about your invitation, she blocked the letter from being given to Bing'er, saying it couldn't interfere with Bing'er's cultivation. But she did see it, so she just wanted to tease you a little; she didn't have any other bad intentions.

But last time you bullied me so much, I was afraid you would recognize me, so I thought I would pretend to be the older sister to fool you, but I didn't expect you to bully me again.

"But how did you recognize her? She and Xue'er grew up together. I often pretend to be Xue'er to play pranks on others, and even my father sometimes doesn't recognize me. You probably haven't had any contact with Xue'er, so how did you tell them apart?"

"This is simple. Although you sisters look almost identical, there are still some differences. You two and Bing'er are the easiest to tell apart."

After hearing her words, Yan glanced at the neckline of the long dress, then leaned closer with a wicked smile and said, "I haven't had much contact with your sister Shangguan Xue'er, but you fell into my hands last time. The little beauty's self-confidence is so charming, how could I forget it?"

"You bad guy!"

Shangguan Feier's face turned even redder, and she raised her little hand to hit Yan. The two of them were quite mischievous. Having such a little devil to keep them company while waiting for the arrival of the powerful figures from Youqing Valley was quite an interesting thing.

Chapter 589 Valley of Extinction

Baobei City is located in the southeastern part of the northern border of the Zhongtian Empire. It is one of the important towns in the northern region of the Zhongtian Empire, and its importance among the important towns in the northern region is second only to Zhongbei City.

In order to counter the Beast Empire, the Zhongtian Empire built three super-large cities in the north: Zhongbei City, the most important one located in the central north; Tianbei City, located in the western part of the north; and Baobei City, located in the southern part of the north, close to the Baopa Empire.

These three major cities, lined up in a row, together with dozens of smaller neighboring cities, formed a deep defensive network. Large quantities of supplies were also stored in these three cities specifically for frontline operations.

These three cities were built as fortresses, and in terms of defense alone, they even surpass Zhongtian City, the capital of the Zhongtian Empire.

However, in recent years, the Northern Beast Empire has rarely mobilized troops on a large scale, so the defenses of these three fortresses have naturally become somewhat lax. But since the beginning of the year, Baobei City, located in the southeast of the north, has launched a new campaign.

"We're about to enter the Blancpain Empire. What direction is the Valley of Affection in?"

Outside Baobei City, a group of over a hundred people, escorted by five hundred guards, headed towards the Baopo Empire. In the central carriage, Yan was having a discussion with Shangguan Tianyang and others.

"If we proceed at full speed, we can reach the Valley of Affection in a day, but that would make it easier to expose our position. We should head to Blancpain City in the normal direction of our mission, and then visit the Valley of Affection."

Shangguan Tianyang's expression was not relaxed. "I have already informed Huang Xingyun in advance that I will go and discuss with him the follow-up matters regarding dealing with the Ten Thousand Beasts Empire. As long as our plan is not exposed, Youqing Valley will definitely not suspect anything, and then the rest will be easy to handle."

Although Blood Prison and Valley of Affection have grown rapidly with the help of the Lord of the Underworld, their power has not yet increased too much. With a joint attack from Snow God Mountain, Vast Palace and Heavenly Evil Sect, destroying Valley of Affection should not be a problem.

"If we first destroy the Valley of Affection, and then gather the strength of the entire continent to attack the Danton Empire, even the Crimson Prison, no matter how strong, will be powerless alone. Everything can be resolved with minimal cost."

“Your idea is good, but it’s very difficult, or rather, almost impossible, to make this plan completely error-free.”

After hearing the plan, Yan simply shrugged and leaned against the carriage, saying in a relaxed tone, "However, the real trouble is that after we destroy the Blancpain Empire, some other neutral countries will inevitably suspect our intentions and gravitate towards Denton."

However, once the Denton Empire exposes its practice of sacrificing the evil god, it will eventually get back on track, though the process might be troublesome. But all of this hinges on successfully destroying Blancpain; otherwise, with the two empires joining forces, victory in a single battle would be extremely difficult.

"Yes. So eliminating Baobo is the key first. The obstacle that is Youqing Valley must be removed."

Shangguan Tianyang nodded with a stern face. The first step of their plan was the most crucial. As long as they dealt with Baopu Youqing Valley, no matter how strong the Blood Red Prison was, it would only be a single power. Without allies, they would never be a match for the three holy lands and several great empires.

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The Baopa Empire is located in the northeast of the vast continent. Like the Zhongtian and Feili Empires, it is a country that directly borders the Wanshou Empire and suffers pressure from the beast race.

Because of the threat from the Beast Empire, the three countries of Feili, Baopa and Zhongtian have always formed an alliance with the latter as the center. Youqing Valley has also always been a loyal ally of Haomiao Palace. However, this situation changed in Huang Xingyun's generation. He wanted to change this situation and chose the Blood Red Prison, which sacrificed the evil god, as his ally.

Of course, this matter has not yet been exposed. The Blancpain Empire is still a loyal ally of the Central Heaven Empire, so it is very normal for the two sides to send envoys to communicate. The high-ranking officials of the Blancpain Empire did not think much of it.

Blancpain City, the capital of the Blancpain Empire, is also a major city in the East. However, the main target of the envoy delegation from the Vast Palace was not them. Shortly after the envoys entered the city, a group of more than a hundred people arrived at the sacred site outside Blancpain City, the Valley of Affection.

Valley of Affection, one of the five holy lands of the Vast Continent, is located at the bottom of a valley a hundred miles outside of Baopai City. It was founded hundreds of years ago by a couple. Their sect specializes in dual cultivation, and many of the disciples in the valley are couples.

The current Valley Masters, Huang Xingyun and Yun Ruoyu, are both Heavenly Emperor-level powerhouses, and their overall strength originally ranked roughly third among the Holy Lands.

In the last Holy Land Grand Competition, Yan used an information loophole to ambush and kill the experts of Youqing Valley, eliminating nearly a third of Youqing Valley's top experts, causing them to suffer heavy losses and they are still licking their wounds.

However, the Valley of Affection has now sided with the Lord of the Underworld, gaining the attribute of destruction and greatly increasing its strength, though the exact extent of this increase is unknown. Even with their rapid growth, it's impossible for them to defeat three opponents at once, so this time, the Valley of Affection is essentially doomed.

"Brother Huang, it's been a long time."

Outside the entrance to Youqing Valley, Shangguan Tianyang and his entourage, looking travel-worn, finally appeared. The space at the entrance distorted, and Huang Xingyun and Yun Ruoyu, along with a group of powerful figures from Youqing Valley, came to greet them. Shangguan Tianyang quickly stepped forward to say hello.

"Brother Shangguan, it's been a long time! What brings you all here?"

Huang Xingyun was very happy to see Shangguan Tianyang and went up to greet him, but when he saw the more than one hundred well-coordinated and highly skilled experts behind Shangguan Tianyang, he couldn't help but be a little surprised.

He had originally received information that the Vast Expanse Palace had dispatched a delegation of several hundred people to contact the Baopa Empire. Shangguan Tianyang had written to say that he would take the opportunity to meet with them, but he did not mention that he would bring more than a hundred Heavenly King level experts. This was not normal.

"Brother Huang, I plan to join forces with Youqing Valley to launch a surprise attack on Snow God Mountain."

Shangguan Tianyang pointed vaguely behind him and said in a deep voice, "Although the Beast Empire has been making small moves in the past two years, it has not marched south. This year, Snow God Mountain has been unusually inactive. This is very strange."

My Vast Palace dispatched powerful warriors to investigate, and they discovered that Snow God Mountain seems to be brewing some kind of conspiracy. We cannot stand idly by, so I plan to join forces with the Valley of Affection. We will send our strongest warriors north to Snow God Mountain and must thwart their conspiracy.

Huang Xingyun glanced at Shangguan Tianyang, paused slightly, and his expression became more serious. "The Ten Thousand Beasts Empire has indeed been acting strangely these past two years. Xue Aotian is not the kind of person who will tolerate things. This matter definitely needs to be taken seriously."

"But Brother Shangguan, have you investigated the Beast Empire's purpose? Why have they mobilized so many powerful figures? Is the situation truly beyond repair, leaving them with no choice but to resort to such destructive methods?"

Huang Xingyun still had doubts. Shangguan Tianyang had brought so many powerful people with him all at once, and he was uneasy. After all, Youqing Valley was not honest behind the scenes, so he was naturally a little guilty.

Shangguan Tianyang said in a deep voice, "Brother Huang, you guessed right. We did this because we learned about the conspiracy of the Ten Thousand Beasts Empire. If they succeed, the situation on the continent will definitely change drastically."

Huang Xingyun quickly said, "Brother Shangguan, I wonder what kind of conspiracy Xue Aotian is plotting that has forced you to take such a risky gamble."

"Brother Huang. Madam Huang."

Shangguan Tianyang stepped forward slightly and waved. Huang Xingyun and Yun Ruoyu, without suspicion, assumed that he simply did not want too many people to know about the matter, so they stepped forward and came closer to him.

The three of them were less than a foot and a half apart when Shangguan Tianyang whispered, "According to the intelligence we have, Snow God Mountain is secretly gathering powerful people to consolidate its forces in order to launch a surprise attack and destroy a certain holy land. That holy land is Friendship Valley!"

Suddenly, Shangguan Tianyang let out a cold shout and slapped out his palms. Two milky white palm-shaped energies burst forth from his palms. When they first appeared, they were only the same size as his palms, but they grew rapidly in the wind and had reached a diameter of half a meter when they hit Huang Xingyun and his wife's chest and abdomen.

Shangguan Tianyang's palm strike was very sudden, and before it was launched, there was no ripple and the energy was contained. Such a move is naturally extremely terrifying in power.

Huang Xingyun and his wife were caught completely off guard and fell backward, both spitting blood. However, the plan had only just begun when a blue-purple halo suddenly appeared behind them, and a blurry figure appeared behind them, delivering another punch and kick.

"Pfft~~~"

Huang Xingyun's back punch was delivered directly towards Shangguan Tianyang, while Yun Ruoyu was kicked away by a side kick, crashing into the mountainside. The only thing the couple had in common at this moment was that they were both vomiting blood, and their injuries became extremely serious in an instant.

Huang Xingyun was first ambushed by Shangguan Tianyang, and then punched in the back. He was filled with resentment and anger, but before he could adjust his state, Shangguan Tianyang and Shangguan Tianyue, who suddenly appeared, rushed towards him, clearly determined to kill him.