Douluo Continent: The Five Elements Lock Martial Soul, Five Elements Divine Might Transformation

"In that case, you'll definitely surpass me and become the strongest Soul Master on the continent!"

"I understand……"

Hearing Ling Yun say this, Shui Bing'er nodded slightly. She had never forgotten her dream. Even though she had married Ling Yun, he was still the goal she wanted to surpass.

"When you come back, I will definitely be stronger!"

"I believe you, because you're my wife."

Ling Yun chuckled sheepishly, then looked at Shui Yue'er and Xue Wu and continued, "Yue'er, Xue Wu, you two stay here and help Sister Bing'er pass the Nine Trials of the Sea God. Leave the matters on the mainland to us."

"Alright." Shui Yue'er nodded gently and said, "Husband, please be careful and come back quickly. We'll be waiting for you here."

"I will."

Ling Yun solemnly promised, then looked at the others and raised his arms, shouting, "Friends, let's go!"

As he spoke, Ling Yun transformed into the Five Spirit Kings, then grabbed Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and Feng Xiaotian, and flew at high speed towards the Douluo Continent.

After becoming a peerless Douluo, his movement speed was undoubtedly faster. In just one month, the group flew back to Heaven Dou City.

Ling Yun also arrived at the Tian Dou Imperial Palace immediately to see Xue Qinghe and see what he wanted to see him about. However, before he even got to the palace, he heard Xue Qinghe talking to another person.

"Teacher, what do you think of the evil spirit masters who are appearing near Sunset Forest?"

"Your Majesty, I am not very familiar with this matter either. That evil soul master's strength is too terrifying. He probably has the cultivation of a peak Douluo. Even Bone Douluo and the dean of Blazing Fire Academy are no match for him. Uncle Bone even lost an arm."

"Sigh... For now, the only option is to wait for the Chief Guest Elder to return. With him there, plus the assistance of Uncle Jian and my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Master, I believe even that evil Soul Master will be no match for them."

"Well, I'm afraid that's the only way..."

Is that Ning Fengzhi, the sect leader?

Ling Yun thought to himself, "But what are they talking about? What evil soul master? And their strength has reached the peak of Douluo? Are there any evil soul masters in this era who have reached the peak of Douluo?"

While he was inwardly complaining, Ling Yun had already arrived at the palace gate and loudly addressed the guards at the gate: "Guest Minister Ling Yun has come to pay his respects to His Majesty!"

Ling Yun's voice was very loud, and since both Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe had cultivation levels above Soul Saint, the two in the palace heard his voice before the guards could go to inform Xue Qinghe.

"It's true what they say, Lingyun is here! Please come in quickly."

Xue Qinghe also spoke loudly, and soon after, Ling Yun entered the palace, came before Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi, and bowed.

"Greetings, Your Majesty, Grand Preceptor. It's been a long time."

"Haha, it really has been a long time, Lingyun."

Upon seeing Ling Yun arrive, Ning Fengzhi's expression immediately lit up with joy, and he excitedly said, "Your aura has surpassed that of Uncle Jian. Could it be that you have also reached the peak Douluo realm?"

"Not bad!" Ling Yun nodded, then looked at Xue Qinghe and said, "Thanks to His Majesty's bestowal of the Vast Ocean Universe Cover, I found a place of inheritance and obtained some benefits from there, which allowed me to officially become a Title Douluo."

Upon hearing this, both Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi were overjoyed. Xue Qinghe even laughed and said, "If I remember correctly, you are only in your early twenties. To become a peak Douluo at such a young age, your talent has already surpassed that of the former Haotian Douluo. Now you are the youngest Title Douluo in history."

"Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty," Ling Yun said sincerely. Then, he changed the subject, "May I ask why Your Majesty summoned me back? Also, I overheard Your Majesty and the Grand Preceptor discussing something about evil spirit masters outside the palace just now..."

"Your Majesty, what has happened to the Heaven Dou Empire? Could it be that some evil spirit master is committing crimes within the empire's borders?"

Chapter 192 Huo Li's Breakthrough

Upon hearing this, Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi exchanged a glance, and then Xue Qinghe sighed helplessly, "You're right. Starting half a year ago, there have been evil soul masters appearing in the border areas of the empire. Moreover, this group of evil soul masters specifically targets soul masters. It seems that they cultivate by devouring the soul power and souls of soul masters..."

At first, I didn't take this group of evil spirit masters seriously, but I never expected that they would head north and appear near Jialing Pass and Sunset Forest three months ago.

At that moment, I immediately dispatched five hundred Royal Knights and twenty Imperial Retainers, ordering them to exterminate this group of evil spirit masters in Sunset Forest. However, I never expected that the evil spirit masters were extremely powerful, and all the men I sent out were wiped out; not a single one returned..."

At this point, Xue Qinghe couldn't help but show a pained expression. You must know that the Royal Knights are the elite force of the Heaven Dou Empire, and the Imperial Guest Elders are the pillars of the Heaven Dou Empire.

Each of the Imperial Guest Elders possessed at least the cultivation level of a Soul Saint. The loss of twenty Imperial Guest Elders at once was a significant blow to the Heavenly Dou Empire.

"When we learned of this news, my teacher and I were shocked. So we discussed it and finally, two months ago, the Bone Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School led fifty Imperial Guest Elders who had reached the Soul Douluo level to Sunset Forest to wipe out this group of evil Soul Masters. Also accompanying them was Dean Huo Li of Blazing Fire Academy."

"Dean Huo went too?"

Ling Yun was stunned for a moment, feeling very puzzled. He wasn't an imperial guest, so why was he going to Sunset Forest to join in the fun?

"Yes."

This time it was Ning Fengzhi's turn to speak, "A year ago, Dean Huo's cultivation had already reached the peak of level eighty-nine, but he was still unable to break through the final barrier."

In order to break through the bottleneck of level 90, he specifically came to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to visit me, hoping to join Uncle Bone in eliminating evil soul masters. He wanted to unleash his potential through a fierce battle and thus step into the realm of Title Douluo.

"I see!"

At this point, Ling Yun's heart tightened. "But since His Majesty contacted me using the 'Flying Together' technique, does that mean Bone Douluo and the others failed?"

“That’s right,” Ning Fengzhi sighed. “We underestimated the strength of those evil soul masters. Among them were experts at the peak Douluo level. The people we sent out became nourishment for them.”

In the end, the fifty imperial retainers suffered heavy losses, with only a few escaping under the cover of Uncle Bone's spatial power. As a result, both Uncle Bone and Dean Huo lost an arm.

It was because those evil spirit masters were too powerful that His Majesty contacted you urgently, asking you to return immediately.

"We can't let those evil soul masters continue to run rampant. In just six months, tens of thousands of soul masters have died at their hands. If this continues, it won't be long before the entire Douluo Continent faces a catastrophe."

"I understand. Please rest assured, Your Majesty and the Grand Preceptor, I will definitely annihilate those evil spirit masters without leaving a single one alive!"

Ling Yun spoke with overflowing confidence. With his cultivation as a peerless Douluo, he could fight against not only peak Douluos, but even god-level experts.

But at the same time, he wondered to himself, who exactly is this evil soul master at the peak of the Douluo realm? Ling Yun considered several possibilities.

First is Tang Chen, the King of Slaughter. Although Tang Chen has always stayed in the City of Slaughter, given Tang San and Tang Hao's personalities, they will definitely go to the City of Slaughter to obtain the God of Slaughter Domain.

Although the Snow Swan Kiss was in his hands, Tang San was a master of poison, and he might use other methods to destroy the City of Slaughter, thereby releasing the evil soul masters inside.

The second possibility is that this is not the work of an evil soul master at all, but a group of soul beasts rioting, such as the ten ferocious beasts of the Lake of Life, or the Demon Queen, the wife of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.

He killed the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, and its wife, the Demon Empress, must be furious. She might even rush to Douluo Continent and devour human soul masters to avenge her husband, but the timing doesn't match up.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King was killed by him more than a month ago, but this group of evil soul masters appeared half a year ago...

Forget about that for now.

Ling Yun shook his head and looked at Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi, saying, "Your Majesty, I would like to go and see the Dean and the others first."

“No problem. Dean Huo and Bone Douluo are currently living in a side hall of the palace, where the Empire’s healing-type Soul Masters are helping them recover from their injuries.”

"I understand. Thank you, Your Majesty. I will take my leave now."

After saying that, Ling Yun walked out of the palace and led Huo Wu and the other two to a side hall, where they found Huo Li.

To be honest, Huo Li is not in good condition right now. His right arm is severed at the shoulder, and he has many scars on his face, neck and body. Although the wounds have healed, it is not hard to imagine what kind of battle he went through two months ago.

"dad"

Upon seeing Huo Li's current state, Huo Wu cried out in alarm and immediately ran to Huo Li, exclaiming, "Dad, what happened to you? Who did this to you? I will kill them!"

Unlike Huo Wu's furious outburst, Huo Wushuang remained silent, but also stared wide-eyed at his father in disbelief.

"Hehe, it's Xiaowu. It's so good to see you alive." Huo Li smiled optimistically, then reached out and ruffled her beloved daughter's hair.

"Dad, tell me! Who made you look like this? I will kill him to avenge you!"

"Don't go, Xiao Wu." Huo Li gently shook his head and said, "You are no match for that guy. To be honest, I am already very satisfied to be able to live and see you again. As for revenge, I don't ask for it."

"dad……"

Huo Wu burst into tears, but Ling Yun appeared behind her and gently comforted her, "Sister Huo Wu, don't worry, leave the Dean's injuries to me, I will make sure he recovers completely."

Hearing this, Huo Wu instantly perked up, a glimmer of hope igniting in her beautiful eyes. "Yes, yes, I almost forgot about you, Ling Yun! Please use your soul bone skill to heal Daddy!"

"I will."

As he spoke, Ling Yun's right leg began to shimmer with a blue-gold light. Then, he raised his palm and pressed it tightly against Huo Li's severed arm, and a gentle energy poured out and flowed into Huo Li's body.

Suddenly, Huo Li's severed arm regenerated at a speed visible to the naked eye, and at the same time, his other injuries were completely healed.

Moreover, the five elemental soul power within Ling Yun's body was also injected into Huo Li's body along with this energy.

His soul power was so pure and powerful that after absorbing this energy, Huo Li's cultivation level reached level ninety in one fell swoop. Now he only needs one more soul ring to become a titled Douluo!

Chapter 193 Ancient Banyan's Breakthrough, Heading to Sunset Forest

"I...I've broken through..."

Huo Li exclaimed with delight. He had been practicing the Flame Meditation Technique for a year now, trying to increase his soul power so that he could break through this final bottleneck.

However, no matter how hard he tried, this final bottleneck was as impenetrable as a fortress of bronze and iron.

In order to further his cultivation, he even risked his life to eliminate the evil soul master, but because the opponent was too strong, he was defeated in an instant and even lost an arm as a result.

Now, with Ling Yun's help, he not only regenerated his severed arm, but also reached the level of 90 that he had always dreamed of. How could he not be happy?

"Ling Yun, thank you so much for helping my soul power advance further, haha!"

"Dean, you're too kind. This is what I should do." Seeing that Huo Li had fully recovered, Ling Yun couldn't help but smile.

At this moment, Huo Li also began to scrutinize Ling Yun and Feng Xiaotian, and couldn't help but be startled.

"You two have stronger auras than I do now. If I'm not mistaken, Ling Yun and Xiao Tian, ​​you two are already Title Douluo, right?"

“That’s right, Father.” Feng Xiaotian chuckled and explained, “My soul power has reached level ninety-three, and my younger brother Lingyun has even reached the legendary Peerless Douluo realm.”

"Peerless Douluo?!"

Huo Li was startled at first, then his face lit up with joy. "Great! A peerless Douluo! I never expected that a peerless Douluo would appear in my Blazing Fire Academy. This is wonderful! Hahaha..."

Huo Li laughed heartily, then looked at Ling Yun and the others, and exclaimed, "Eh? Speaking of which, why are only the four of you back? Where are Bing'er and the others?"

"Sister Bing'er is at a crucial stage of her assessment, so I didn't let her come back in order not to distract her. Besides, Sister Bing'er is already a Title Douluo."

"Good good!"

Upon learning that Shui Bing'er had also become a Title Douluo, Huo Li was overjoyed and exclaimed "Good!" three times.

At this moment, Ling Yun also said, "Dean Huo, His Majesty summoned me back to exterminate the evil spirit masters entrenched near Sunset Forest. Dean, you have fought against those evil spirit masters before, could you tell me about their situation?"

"No problem..." Huo Li nodded, then frowned and said, "To be honest, although there are many of those evil soul masters, their strength is not that great. Although there are a few soul saints, these small fry are no match for us!"

The only troublesome one was their leader, a guy dressed in a black robe, completely covered from head to toe.

His strength was terrifying. He not only defeated me in one move, but also devoured several imperial retainers who were traveling with me in the blink of an eye. Their corpses were turned to ashes, a truly gruesome sight.

Finally, it was Bone Douluo who made his move, but he was still no match for that person. In the end, Bone Douluo was seriously injured and lost his left arm while covering our retreat.

At this point, Huo Li looked at Ling Yun and said, "Ling Yun, Bone Douluo has done me a favor. Could you please help Bone Douluo grow his severed arm?"