Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul, Luo Sanpao, Allows Me to Defy Fate

"You do not believe?"

The bearded man, unperturbed by the questions from the crowd, slowly pulled a charred wooden plaque from his pocket and tossed it onto the table.

With a crisp "snap".

Those are the identification tags used by mercenaries on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

"I was making a living on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest half a month ago."

He braced his hands on the table, leaned forward, and scanned the skeptics with his eyes.

"On that day, the sky over most of the Star Dou Great Forest was dyed red."

"It's not the setting sun, it's fire. A raging inferno." The bearded man's voice trembled uncontrollably. "It's a sacrificial fire that, even from dozens of miles away, can instill despair and sorrow! The soul beasts throughout the Star Dou Great Forest are all wailing in homage!"

The voices in the lobby gradually lowered.

Everyone was staring intently at him.

Even Feng Che and Huo Ning, who were in the corner, stood up.

Do you know what kind of lineup the Spirit Hall sent out to capture Yu Xiaoheng?

He held up three fingers.

“Three titled Douluo! The leader is a big shot from the Hall of Worship! The Clear Sky Sect also sent a titled elder.”

"Four Title Douluos! Plus dozens of Soul Saint Douluos. With this kind of force, let alone capturing Yu Xiaoheng, they could easily take on an entire Lower Four Sects!"

The bearded man picked up the wine jar and took a big gulp.

"The results of it?"

He took a heavy breath.

"That big shot from the Spirit Hall was carried out! He had a huge hole in his chest, and golden blood was splattered all over the ground! The elder from the Clear Sky Sect even had cracks in his Clear Sky Hammer, which was known as the number one weapon spirit in the world, and he fled the forest covered in blood!"

"If Yu Xiaoheng hadn't forced a 100,000-year-old soul beast to sacrifice itself in exchange for that world-destroying power, how could he, a Soul Emperor, possibly fight four Title Douluos?"

Inside Yingxian Tower, there was complete silence.

No one speaks.

Even the scholar and the burly man who had been arguing the loudest earlier were now speechless, their mouths agape.

Yu Xiaogang forced his wife to commit suicide as a sacrifice, in exchange for the power of the Void Ring to wreak havoc on all sides.

Now, Yu Xiaoheng has actually done the same thing in the Star Dou Great Forest? He even severely injured the experts of the Spirit Hall and the elders of the Clear Sky Sect?

What sins did these two brothers from the Blue Lightning Sect commit to be able to obtain the sacrifice of two 100,000-year-old soul beasts?

The details of the battle and casualties during the encirclement deep in the Star Dou Great Forest were originally top secrets suppressed by the Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect.

Three titled Douluo, along with a powerful elder from the Clear Sky Sect, led a team to capture a Soul Emperor of level sixty-something, only to suffer one death and three injuries. Even the world's number one weapon spirit was cracked. If word got out, what would become of the reputation of these two super powers?

But the situation changed.

Yu Xiaogang sacrificed a 100,000-year-old soul beast, using the Void Ring to defend the Blue Lightning Sect's pass.

This news caused panic among the leaders of the Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect. Tang Wei and Ning Zhenyuan, who were withdrawing their troops from the front lines, were even more aware of the thorny nature of the situation.

These two brothers from the Blue Lightning Sect are simply monsters. Yu Xiaogang can borrow the power of a Title Douluo through sacrifice, and Yu Xiaoheng, whose combat power was already heaven-defying, also obtained the sacrifice of a 100,000-year-old soul beast. Who can control him in the future?

Since we can't win in a direct confrontation, let's muddy the waters completely.

This is the tacit understanding reached by the top leaders of the various forces.

The intelligence was naturally leaked intentionally by the Spirit Hall and various other forces.

They spent a fortune hiring countless spies and informants, like the Grey-Robed Soul Master, to spread the word in taverns and teahouses throughout major cities across the continent.

If we attribute Yu Xiaoheng's astonishing combat power entirely to "the evil power obtained by forcing a 100,000-year-old soul beast to sacrifice itself," then Yu Xiaoheng is not some peerless genius, but a demon like Yu Xiaogang who will stop at nothing for power!

The war of public opinion is a bloodless killing spree.

Although it may not have much effect on curbing Yu Xiaoheng's rise, it can at least give the major powers... a bit of fun.

The noise was so loud it almost lifted the roof off.

Shouts and table-pounding mingled together as the patrons, filled with righteous indignation, launched a scathing attack on the two evil brothers of the Yu family.

In the corner, the burly mercenary who had just dropped the bombshell picked up a rough bowl and gulped down a mouthful of cheap beer.

The spicy liquid rolled down my throat.

He wiped the wine stains from the corner of his mouth, and grinned as he listened to the increasingly loud condemnations around him.

He was very satisfied with the current situation.

The deposit from the spies of the Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect was already firmly in his pocket, enough for him to live comfortably in brothels for half a year. With just a few words and a little manipulation of emotions, this money was incredibly easy to earn.

But what he just said wasn't all fabricated slander.

The burly man lowered his head, staring at the remaining wine at the bottom of the bowl, his gaze gradually becoming somewhat fixed.

Two weeks ago.

The outer edge of the Starry Sky Forest.

As a mercenary who had spent years licking blood from the edge of a knife, he was originally just searching for the traces of a thousand-year-old soul beast on the outskirts.

It was late at night.

Suddenly, a violent energy fluctuation erupted from the once quiet and dark depths of the forest.

The burly man remembered clearly that first there was a shrill roar, and then the entire sky was illuminated.

It was neither starlight nor moonlight.

Instead, it was a massive pillar of light that pierced through the heavens and the earth.

Pure energy formed a storm, shattering the clouds in the sky. That must be a celestial phenomenon caused by the sacrifice of a soul beast that had been around for 100,000 years!

Chapter 498 The Legend of the Angels

Following closely behind, purple flames mixed with golden-blue lightning swept outwards like a tsunami, even dyeing the sky dozens of miles away a blinding blood red.

Immediately afterwards, the earth began to tremble violently.

At the far end of the horizon, several enormous phantom images of martial soul true bodies soared into the sky, their powerful soul power belonging to titled Douluo colliding with the purple flames.

The roar was so loud it almost shattered our eardrums.

The ripples of destruction spread outwards, and wherever they passed, towering ancient trees collapsed in patches, turning into dust.

The burly man was lying face down in the mud, clinging tightly to a piece of dead wood, his breath caught in his throat.

He truly witnessed the earth-shattering sacrificial fire.

He also personally experienced the destructive power that could even suppress a Title Douluo.

As for the truth behind the sacrifice, is it that Yu Xiaoheng was forcing the 100,000-year-old soul beast?

The burly man didn't care at all.

The powerful figures needed a legitimate reason to label that terrifying force as evil. The major sects needed an excuse to suppress that monstrously rapid-growth young man.

All he had to do was retell the story of the fire he witnessed that day in a different way, and he could secure a lifetime of wealth and luxury.

The shouts of protest in the tavern grew louder and louder.

The burly man regained his composure, downed the last bit of wine in the bowl, and slammed the large bowl heavily onto the table.

"Those two bastards from the Yu family deserve to be killed by everyone!"

He yelled at the top of his lungs, then laughed and disappeared into the crowd.

Wuhun City, the highest council chamber of the Papal Palace.

On either side of the enormous oval table sat some of the most powerful figures in the Douluo Continent.

"boom!"

Tang Wei, the sect leader of Haotian Sect, slammed his hand heavily on the table.

"Everyone, the intelligence is all laid out on the table. Do we need to confirm it again?" Tang Wei's voice boomed, making the hall reverberate. "Such a huge commotion on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest is definitely the sacrifice of a 100,000-year-old soul beast! Those two crazy brothers from the Yu family did this!"

Ning Zhenyuan, the sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, sat opposite him, rubbed his temples, and took a sip of tea.

"Sect Leader Tang, getting angry won't solve the problem." Ning Zhenyuan put down his teacup and looked around. "Let's leave Yu Xiaogang aside for now. His Title Douluo level was forcibly raised through sacrifice. Although he can currently kill other Title Douluos at the same level, there are very few precedents on this continent of directly raising a Title Douluo through sacrifice."

Ning Zhenyuan paused for a moment, then continued:

“That kind of external power can't possibly last long. His current strength is very likely to decline. Even if it doesn't, with the resources of the major powers, suppressing him shouldn't be too difficult. The one we should really be worried about is Yu Xiaoheng.”

Upon hearing the name "Yu Xiaoheng," many people present changed their expressions.

Tang Wei snorted coldly:

"Sect Master Ning is right. That kid Yu Xiaoheng originally had a sixth spirit ring that was 100,000 years old. When he was level 64, he dared to use what appeared to be a combination of spirit bone and spirit ring to fight me head-on! The power of the spirit skill itself, combined with the synchronous output of the dragon shadow above his head, was so great that even I couldn't get a good result back then."

Everyone present looked grim upon hearing this.

This isn't just Tang Wei making things up. Back then, during the Soul Master Competition finals, Yu Xiaoheng's move was... earth-shattering!

What was Tang Wei's strength? Yet, even such a formidable figure was forced back by him! He was frozen into an ice sculpture.

Ning Zhenyuan picked up the conversation, raising his voice:

"Now he has sacrificed another 100,000-year-old soul beast. Once he absorbs it all, that will be his seventh soul ring."

"What the seventh spirit ring means is clearer to everyone here than I am. It's the true form of the Martial Soul!"

"That was the biggest leap forward for a Soul Master, the most explosive change in combat power! His Martial Soul was already overpowered, and with the addition of a 100,000-year-level Martial Soul True Body, what terrifying combat power would that be?"

Tang Wei added.

"At that point, for ordinary Title Douluos to deal with him, it would be suicide! To put it bluntly, do you all think your ordinary Title Douluos can handle him?"

The conference table was completely silent.

Everyone knows that Tang Wei was telling the truth.

Once Yu Xiaoheng overcomes this hurdle, he alone will overturn the entire continent's格局 (geju, a concept encompassing overall structure, overall situation, and overall dynamics).

"So we only have one choice now." Tang Wei looked at the head of the table, "and that is to take a risk! Regardless of whether Yu Xiaogang's strength will immediately drop, we must take action. Attack Blue Lightning and force Yu Xiaoheng to return to defend and show himself!"