Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

The Templar Knights were wary and dared not harm their own men, so they quickly dodged and avoided the Templar Knight to prevent him from being hit by weapons and suffering secondary damage.

"His Martial Soul True Form is about to be activated."

After observing from above for a while, Yan came to this conclusion. Qian Renxue felt relieved. A Soul Saint who used the seventh Soul Skill and a Soul Saint who could not use the seventh Soul Skill for the time being were two different concepts. If this Evil Bear Soul Saint had passed the time limit of the Martial Soul True Body, she might have a chance to kill him.

"Let's go down together."

Qian Renxue no longer insisted on her previous opinion and quickly descended with Yan to the front of the Evil Bear Soul Saint.

"Your target is me, let him go."

Yan stared at the enormous creature that had released its Martial Soul True Form and spoke coldly. However, the demonic bear opposite him, which was holding the head of the Temple Guardian Knight, did not react at all. Instead, it increased the pressure of its right palm, preparing to crush the head in its hand.

"I said, let him go."

Yan arrived in front of this guy in an instant. A cruel smile appeared on the other guy's lips. He suddenly exerted force with his left hand, and then the pitch-black sixth soul skill flashed with a black light that spread throughout his body. In an instant, this guy's aura changed drastically.

"Junior brother, be careful, his seventh soul skill can still be maintained."

Qian Renxue saw it clearly from behind. As the black light swept over his body, the Evil Bear Soul Saint's original unstable Martial Soul True Body, which was emitting energy fluctuations, became even more condensed. This was clearly a trap.

"Oh!"

A golden flame dragon erupted instantly, engulfing the Evil Bear Soul Saint. The platinum-gold domain light existed for only a moment before the extremely condensed platinum flames accurately pierced the Evil Bear Soul Saint's head. Under the influence of the domain, the Evil Bear Douluo let out a miserable howl, and his hands instantly lost their strength.

"Oh!"

Yan instantly grabbed the almost inhuman Templar Knight and hurriedly dodged to avoid the pursuit. After being condensed by the Extreme Fire Domain, the entire bear was pierced through the forehead. Even though the Evil Bear was a Soul Saint, he was now seriously injured and almost died.

"You little beast from the Spirit Hall, I'll kill you..."

The Evil Bear Soul Saint unleashed a deafening roar, but Yan, who was currently holding a Templar Knight and helping him heal, didn't even look up.

"I think you have no chance. To assassinate the Holy Son of the Spirit Hall in Heaven Dou City, should I say you are incredibly audacious?"

A figure appeared on a rooftop somewhere in the arena at some unknown time. Dugu Bo, with a full head of green hair, spoke with a hint of annoyance. The moment his eyes flashed with green light, the temperature around him seemed to drop several degrees.

“Dugu Bo, aren’t you a retainer of the Heavenly Dou royal family? Why are you meddling in this? This matter also has…”

The Evil Bear Soul Saint roared in shock and anger, looking up at Dugu Bo with a hint of fear. The latter's dark green eyes, devoid of any life force, revealed an extremely cold and ruthless killing intent.

"Shut up, remember this. I am not only a royal retainer of the Heaven Dou Empire, but also a Title Douluo granted a title by the Spirit Hall."

Dugu Bo interrupted the Evil Bear Soul Saint with a cold shout, and in the next instant, he suddenly flew into the sky. A strong green light suddenly emanated from his body, and rings of light rose one after another. However, his own body did not change in the slightest.

Nine spirit rings, yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black, black, swirled and flashed, their dazzling light causing everyone who witnessed this scene inside and outside the street to change their expressions.

Bi Lin Douluo Dugu Bo, also known as Poison Douluo, is one of the most outstanding experts on the continent, a titled Douluo with a soul power of over level 90.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."

When Dugu Bo appeared, the group of assassins intended to retreat. However, before they could make a move, waves of emerald poisonous light turned them into pools of foul-smelling venom. The terrifying power of Dugu Bo's all-out attack was clearly demonstrated at this moment.

“Mr. Dugu, spare this guy’s life, I have a use for him.”

With the Title Douluo Dugu Bo making his move, the only surviving assassin in the arena was the Evil Bear Soul Saint. However, under Dugu Bo's fierce offensive, he was already in grave danger. Just as Dugu Bo was about to deliver the fatal blow, Yan's voice suddenly rang out.

"I don't think this was the royal family's idea."

At the last moment, Dugu Bo chose to hold back his strength. However, when the Evil Bear Soul Saint was bound with iron chains by a group of Holy Knights, he came to Yan's side and whispered, "I know that Emperor Xueye and Prince Xuexing would not resort to such methods."

“I know it couldn’t be them, but we must interrogate them thoroughly. To be able to orchestrate such an assassination in Tiandou City, even if they’re not royalty, they must be a powerful noble family. Since they dared to attack me, we can’t let them live.”

Yan's voice was filled with coldness, and then he began to arrange everything, "Pass on my order: all the strongmen of the Martial Soul Temple shall monitor the four gates and summon all Soul Masters within a hundred miles of Heaven Dou City to gather at Heaven Dou."

Furthermore, a message was sent to Bishop Salas, instructing him to personally speak with Emperor Xue Ye and clarify the situation, demanding that the Heaven Dou Imperial Family cooperate in closing the city gates. If they refused, he was to have the Spirit Hall block all four gates. Within three days, he declared, "No one shall be allowed to enter Heaven Dou City, but no one shall be allowed to leave."

Yan immediately issued his orders, and the powerful figures of the Martial Soul Temple quickly sprang into action while sending messages to all parts of Heaven Dou City.

Heaven Dou City was originally bustling and even a bit crowded due to the Pan-Continental Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament. However, with the Spirit Hall's move to seal off the city, the problem became even more serious, and the city's security was thrown into chaos.

Fortunately, Emperor Xueye was furious after receiving news of Yan's assassination. In front of the Platinum Bishop Salas, he said he would cooperate and then signed an emergency order, commanding the city defense army to cooperate in sealing off the gates and maintaining order.

With the Emperor of Tiandou personally issuing the order, the riots in the city subsided slightly, and the common people were somewhat relieved. However, the rats hiding in various parts of the city were living in constant fear.

On the street where Yan was assassinated, the Evil Bear Soul Saint was being severely tortured. However, this guy was quite tough and showed no intention of begging for mercy.

"No need to continue. Since he's so stubborn, let him be stubborn to the end."

Yan was filled with a violent aura. He walked up to the guy and pierced his arm with a knife, nailing him to a wooden board. "Tie him to the carriage, cut off his arm, and then parade him around the city, while also subjecting him to slow slicing."

I want to see if anyone will actually make a move.

Yan coldly gave the order, and the group of Spirit Hall experts hesitated for a moment before taking action. The Spirit Hall experts twisted and broke the guy's limbs, then bound him tightly to the carriage with iron chains, and blood flowed profusely with each cut.

Yan casually grabbed a tall horse from the side, mounted it, and then said to Dugu Bo, "Mr. Dugu, I'll trouble you to come with me personally."

"You think you can force the mastermind behind this to take action in this way? That won't be an easy task."

Dugu Bo did not refuse Yan's invitation. He also mounted a fine horse, and the two rode side by side in the carriage, while the Spirit Hall experts pushed the carriage behind them. The grand procession toured the main streets of Tiandou City.

"Ah...you beast from the Spirit Hall...if you have the guts, kill me...ah...kill your grandfather..."

The horrific screams echoed through the streets, and the residents of Tiandou City witnessed an extremely bloody and cruel scene today.

A burly man was tied to a carriage and paraded through the streets, while the Spirit Hall's experts repeatedly slashed his flesh.

Before his old wounds had stopped bleeding, new wounds were added, and blood kept flowing from the wounds, staining the carriage red. As the caravan traveled through the city, a blood-red trail appeared so shocking.

"This guy has some nerve, actually leading a group to ambush and kill the Holy Son of the Spirit Hall in the street."

"His Highness is such a good person. I heard the priest say that the White Sun Rice that our children eat was discovered by His Highness."

"These evil spirit masters truly deserve to die; they deserve this fate."

……

During the street patrol, the Spirit Hall also spread the news of the assassination of the Holy Son to appease the people. At first, some people were very dissatisfied with the Spirit Hall's tyrannical actions, but after being told the reason and knowing that it was a patrol to capture evil spirit masters, most people expressed their understanding.

Evil Soul Masters, these ruthless bandits and villains who disregard human life, have always been hated by the people. With the vigorous propaganda of the Spirit Hall, these guys have become so infamous among the people that everyone wants to kill them.

These evil spirit masters are now so bold as to assassinate the Holy Son of the Spirit Hall in Heaven Dou City, which makes more people feel unsafe. You know, these guys act without any scruples and don't care about civilian casualties at all. Of course, everyone would love for them to be wiped out.

Of course, among the chorus of calls to fight, there were bound to be a few mavericks. But in this environment, they could only show disdain at most. If they dared to say anything bad, they would definitely suffer today.

At first, some people were indeed stubborn and made sarcastic remarks, but the Spirit Hall quickly taught them what it meant to be disastrous with their words. For every one they discovered, a powerhouse at least at the Soul Master level personally took action to arrest them. In the process, they actually reaped considerable rewards, capturing and killing many ruthless bandits and criminals.

Of course, there were also wrong arrests. It's not that they arrested innocent people, but rather that many of those who made sarcastic remarks were spoiled rich kids. The Spirit Hall, in its current state of anger, won't let these guys off the hook.

After being brutally beaten, the families of the deceased were spared the worst punishment. Many of the lower-ranking nobles were detained and dragged behind the carriage that had been used for the public execution by slow slicing, and paraded through the city as a public spectacle, utterly humiliated.

Chapter 190 Ambush

"What are you doing? This is the residence of Count Lille."

On a street in the noble district of Tiandou City, hundreds of elite Templar Knights surrounded the mansion from the front and back before forcibly breaking in. The Earl's mansion was thrown into chaos. The mansion's steward tried to stop them, but the Spirit Hall experts would not tolerate them at this time.

"Spirit Hall, I've been hiding for so many years, but I never expected you would still come knocking on my door."

A chilling voice suddenly rang out from underground in the backyard of the Earl's mansion, followed by a dark figure darting out. A muffled thud exploded in the courtyard, causing the saplings planted there to tremble and their leaves to fall helplessly.

"Pfft~~~"

After the black mist was dispersed, a figure appeared in the sight of countless Templar Knights. The evil soul master groaned, his lips covered in blood.

He turned to leave, but little did he know that a top expert from the Spirit Hall had appeared behind him. The Soul Emperor personally took action, and this evil spirit master who had been hiding for many years met his end.

Because of the assassination of the Holy Son of the Spirit Hall, all the powerful figures of the Spirit Hall in Tiandou City took action. Many evil spirit masters who were originally monitoring the situation but had not yet made a move were now wiped out. Similar incidents occurred throughout Tiandou City.

However, what's strange is that most of these evil spirit masters are hiding in the mansions or properties of nobles, and it's unclear what their connection is.

"Let's all charge together! If we don't kill this guy, none of us will survive."

"Go! Kill him together! The Spirit Hall wants to wipe us out, but we can't just sit here and wait to die."

"I've been retired from the martial arts world for many years, but the Spirit Hall is still relentless. I'll fight them to the death."

……

At noon on the third day, on a street corner in Tiandou City, as Yan led the man who had been tortured to death by a thousand cuts through the city, shouts of killing suddenly erupted from all directions. Assassins, assassins again, and this time there were many more, including quite a few powerful ones.

A bald, burly man burst out of the crowd, knocking aside several Templar Knights. He grinned menacingly at Yan, his gaze resembling that of a savage wild beast, his eyes gleaming with a terrifying crimson light.

Yan stared at the thugs rushing out from all directions and coldly gave the order, "There are quite a few demons and monsters here. Kill them all."

"You greenhorn, I'll smash your head in."

Two short sticks appeared in the bald giant's hands, and he exuded a terrifying aura. With a wild laugh, he swept through the group of knights and arrived in front of Yan, his powerful Soul Emperor aura unmistakable.

"Do you guys think I'm just a decoration?"

Dugu Bo coldly stared at these fierce and ruthless bandits. With a cold snort, he flashed past Dugu Bo, a strange expression appearing on his face. He opened his mouth and spat out a large amount of black blood, leaving a large dent in his chest and abdomen.

This burly man was remarkably resilient; even after suffering such a heavy blow, he remained standing firm. Unfortunately, Dugu Bo was no ordinary expert; his attacks were all poisonous.

The bald, burly man spat out a mouthful of black blood that hissed and steamed on the ground, instantly creating a deep pit in the brick-paved area. The man glanced at Yan's direction with extreme resentment before finally collapsing to the ground and turning into a pool of foul-smelling poison.

A fierce battle erupted on the central street of Tiandou City, where a group of evil soul masters and thugs besieged in the city were jointly slaughtered.

"Mr. Dugu, please take action. Leave no one alive."

Yan carefully examined the men who had rushed out and confirmed that they were all wanted criminals and bandits, men who deserved to be killed ten times over. Then he asked Dugu Bo to take action.

"Do not worry."

Dugu Bo was also extremely angry about the assassination attempt that occurred in Tiandou City today. He was a person who clearly distinguished between gratitude and resentment, and Yan had helped him a lot, so he was naturally grateful.

This time, Yan came to Tiandou City to participate in the preliminaries and personally asked him to act as an intermediary to make a deal with the Tiandou royal family to change the subsequent competition rules. Dugu Bo was happy to see this happen, but he didn't expect that someone would dare to cause trouble like this; it was simply courting death.

A piercing long howl came from Dugu Bo's mouth, and emerald green light burst forth from his body. His body stretched out against the wind, and his first seven soul rings lit up at the same time. Then, his tall and thin body continued to expand and soar upwards in the green light.

The emerald green scales were rhomboid, looking like pieces of inlaid jade. The human body had disappeared, and Dugu Bo had transformed into a huge emerald green snake.

This enormous, emerald-green serpent, a full thirty meters long and as thick as a water vat, stood upright. Its massive, emerald-green eyes coldly stared at the group of evil soul masters, its tongue flicking in and out of its mouth, and a thick green mist swirling around its body. This was Dugu Bo's true martial soul form, the Azure Phosphorous Serpent Emperor.

"call out!"

Dugu Bo, transformed into the Azure Phosphorous Serpent King, swiftly darted into the group of evil soul masters, spewing out mouthfuls of thick green mist. Nine soul rings circled around its massive body, and wherever the poisonous gusts of wind passed, the evil soul masters all perished.

"Oh!"

Suddenly, a figure darted out from the crowd and headed straight for Yan's position. Dugu Bo quickly turned around to help. Suddenly, an extremely strong force erupted from the palm of this figure. It was a strange-looking iron rod. It clearly did not have the strength of a titled Douluo, but it still managed to knock Dugu Bo down.

"Be careful, kid."

Dugu Bo was startled, not expecting such a powerful expert to make a move. A piercing long howl came from his mouth, and emerald green light burst forth from his body, a cloud of green mist sweeping towards the man.