Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Ten Ferocious Heavenly Horned Ant

Grand Elder Qian Daoliu, a peerless Douluo at the peak of level ninety-nine, merely glanced at Hu Liena with a calm gaze, and the blood curse that wrapped around her, invisible to mortals, vanished like snow melting in the spring sun.

This kind of thing was far too easy for him.

If an old man who isn't even a Title Douluo can see the essence of the Blood Curse, how could he, as the owner of the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul and also a Grand Elder, not see the essence of the Blood Curse?

Yes, he saw through the true nature of the Blood Curse a long time ago, but so what?

It's not as simple as just one or two people getting infected. Thousands upon thousands of Soul Masters are infected with the Blood Curse. He's unwilling to ruin Qian Renxue's future plan to become a god in order to save the world.

As the high priest appointed by the Angel God, he is destined to dedicate his power to the Angel God in the future. How could he allow his own power of light to be greatly diminished for the sake of a complete stranger?

Moreover, Qian Daoliu realized that the being who used this forbidden dragon technique, the Blood Curse, was an extremely powerful god.

Even if it costs me my life, I can only purify a few thousand people at most.

According to the current statistics of the Spirit Hall, the number of Spirit Masters with a Spirit Power below level 90 who have received the Spirit Hall's Gold Spirit Coin subsidy has exceeded 300,000.

With so many people, unless they are angels descended from heaven, even if he and his granddaughter joined forces to save the world, they could only save a little over ten thousand lives at most.

In Qian Daoliu's view.

This is a calamity, a great calamity, a calamity targeting soul masters with soul power below level ninety. In terms of outcome, it is no less severe than the calamity when the Spirit Hall encountered the divine punishment of the heavens, the "Heavenly Calamity Light."

This is a blood curse whose root cause cannot be found anywhere, a contagious disease that is ubiquitous in the eyes of outside soul masters.

Tragic, desperate, and helpless.

They could only feel these three negative emotions, and besides resigning themselves to fate, they didn't know what else to do!

That's right. At first, there were some people who were not afraid of death. Even at the risk of being labeled as evil soul masters, they secretly used some forbidden techniques to sacrifice others to replenish their own life force.

But unfortunately.

This is a forbidden dragon technique, the Blood Curse, deliberately unleashed by a top-tier being standing at the pinnacle of the dragon race.

Once infected, without the help of a Soul Master possessing the power of purification, such as the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul or the White Tiger Martial Soul, it is impossible to remove the blood curse that devours the life force of the body like a bone-eating worm.

As for the matter proposed by General Li Qingsong of the Heavenly Strategy Army.

Qian Renxue mentioned it briefly one night when she was changing jobs. As for whether or not to invite this White Tiger Douluo to the Heaven Dou Empire, that was something Dong Qing needed to consider himself.

However, Dongqing's answer was decisive and very direct.

"Absolutely not. Even you, sister, with your six-winged angel martial soul, expended a lot of your light power when you helped Xiao Wu and the others purify the blood curse within them. No matter how strong she is, how many people can she save alone?"

"That's right, I know my strength can be restored, but how much can be restored in a short period of time?"

"A small favor is appreciated, but a large one breeds resentment. Those Soul Masters who were successfully saved were extremely grateful to her, but the families of those Soul Masters who died tragically would hate her immensely."

"As the dean of the Spirit Hall Elite Soul Master Academy, protecting the students is her greatest responsibility. I am not qualified, nor will I allow her to sacrifice herself for the sake of the masses."

"The Blood Curse is a terrifying calamity, a calamity similar to the divine punishment of the past."

"As for the Blood Curse, let me think about other solutions. I've discovered that the Blood Curse doesn't devour life force in the body very quickly, so there's still time to think of other methods."

"Sister, don't worry, I promise you, I will never leave your side until a solution is found."

.......

Several more days have passed.

Timeline, Douluo Calendar, January 9th, 2648, Sunny, early morning, clear weather.

The Heavenly Dou Imperial Palace, the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the Sleeping Palace.

As the first rays of morning sunlight shine in.

Dongqing deftly pushed away the fair, jade-like arm wrapped around her neck, gently moved the gold-threaded quilt off her body, and slowly crawled out of the warm bed.

However, just as he was about to summon the little red flag, a sleepy-eyed Qian Renxue hugged Dong Qing's body.

"Xiaoqing, you can't go out. It's too dangerous outside. The Blood Curse is rampant across the continent. What if you accidentally get infected... and I just happen to not be by your side..."

“Sister, I haven’t been indulging in pleasure these past few days. Now, I have found a way to break the blood curse.”

"Nonsense! I attend the morning court every day and study the Blood Curse with those civil and military officials. Unfortunately, even with the full power of an empire, we cannot find any way to solve the Blood Curse."

"Sister, you don't believe me?"

"I do not believe!"

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"Does it mean they really don't believe me, or they just don't want me to leave?"

After saying that, Dong Qing turned around, raised his head, and looked up at Qian Renxue, who was much taller than him.

What do you think?

Qian Renxue gently bent down and pulled him into her arms.

Her locked arms were her attitude, and also her answer.

"But we can't keep hiding. Now that we've found a solution, we need to actively go out and solve it. Only by solving the problem can we see the light at the end of the tunnel," Dong Qing said earnestly.

"If all the low-level Soul Masters die, so be it. There are only a few hundred thousand of them anyway. For this continent, the real foundation will always be the hundreds of millions of ordinary people," Qian Renxue said indifferently.

Dong Qing said in a deep voice, "What about the Spirit Hall? The Spirit Hall has so many commoner spirit masters and so many low-level deacons. They have traveled thousands of miles to help ordinary people awaken their spirits for free. I was one of the beneficiaries. Now that I am the Holy Son of the Spirit Hall, do I really have to watch them die in despair under the Blood Curse?"

Not to mention the pure bloodline of the Heavenly Horned Ant within Dong Qing's body, and the female Heavenly Horned Ant Yu Niang who has been silently watching over him.

In the past, he knew nothing and understood nothing. If it weren't for the Spirit Hall's free spirit awakening program, he would probably still be a farmer in Holy Spirit Village.

It's likely that Dongqing will only realize that he and mortals are ultimately two different levels of existence when he's in his twenties, as the pure-blooded Heavenly Horned Ant bloodline within him gradually awakens.

And at this time.

Upon hearing Dong Qing's words, Qian Renxue hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.

But in the end, she still spoke up: "Xiaoqing, have you ever thought about it? Perhaps, without Soul Masters, millions of ordinary people can finally usher in their own spring."

Dong Qing shook her head slightly and said, "If it weren't for the Spirit Hall, I would agree with your opinion, sister. But the Spirit Hall has always been committed to cracking down on evil spirit masters. The impact of spirit masters on ordinary people is not as serious as imagined."

"And sister, it seems you haven't considered one thing: the main force that oppresses ordinary people is not Soul Masters at all."

"The total number of all Soul Masters on the entire continent does not exceed one million. With the constraints of the Spirit Hall, evil Soul Masters either die, flee, or hide in the lawless land of slaughter where evil Soul Masters gather."

"In short, the impact of Soul Masters on ordinary people is not serious. In the past thirty years, the number of ordinary people who have died because of Soul Masters is not even as many as a small-scale war on the border between the two great empires."

"The truly devastating ones are the nobles, especially the ten dukes within the Heavenly Dou Empire. The number of civilians who have died under their oppression in the ten duchies far exceeds that of those who died in war."

Looking at the child, Dongqing, who was earnestly discussing national affairs with her, Qian Renxue felt a strange sensation welling up inside her for some reason.

It's not that Dong Qing isn't qualified to discuss national affairs with her; as her man, he is half of the Tian Dou Empire.

However, his current age is too deceptive. He looks like a six-year-old child, but he has the abilities of an adult and can talk about national affairs in great detail.

"Alright, I don't want to discuss national affairs with you now. If you can't prove you have a way to break the blood curse today, I absolutely will not let you leave," Qian Renxue said calmly.

Beneath her calm tone, there was no room for negotiation.

Qian Renxue's attitude was very clear: if Dong Qing could not prove that he had the ability to break the blood curse today, she would absolutely not let him leave the Heavenly Dou Imperial Palace.

"Alright, sister, how would you like to test me to prove that I have the ability to break the blood curse?"

"It's simple, just follow me!"

After half an hour.

Heavenly Dou Imperial Palace, Purple Orchid Hall.

This is a very spacious boudoir, noble and luxurious yet not vulgar, with a rattan bed, a small couch, a meditation chair, antiques, bonsai, and vases, none of which are commonplace.

On one side of the room, there was a huge dressing table with a smooth bronze mirror on it, and not far from the bronze mirror, there was a gold and jade bed that was three or four meters high.

Through a semi-transparent window, Dongqing silently looked at the sickly Xueke inside and said with a strange look, "Sister, she usually respects you so much as her brother. Are you really just going to watch her suffer without doing anything to help her?"

Qian Renxue said calmly, "She is different from the other women around you. They are either soul beasts or people from enemy countries. Xue Ke is a royal princess with a noble status. Many people are watching her every move."

"And didn't you say you had a way to break the blood curse? Xue Ke has only recently been infected. Of course, if you can't do it, I will personally purify the blood curse from her body."

It wasn't that she didn't believe Dong Qing had the power to break the blood curse, but rather that such a thing was too hard to believe. She needed to confirm that Dong Qing truly had this ability before letting him leave her side.

"A man can't say no!" Dong Qing said confidently.

next second.

An ordinary lotus lamp appeared from the void and then slowly descended into Dongqing's outstretched palm.

The lamp is nine inches tall and pure white, like ice and snow.

The lotus heart is the wick of the lamp, shaped like a nine-petaled lotus in full bloom, with lotus patterns carved on the base.

Unlike the little red flag, which has extremely strict usage conditions, even the most basic control requires Dongqing to integrate one-billionth of the primordial fire.

Although this lotus lamp is not as prestigious or prestigious as the little red flag, its use is not demanding; all that is required is for the user to have a kind heart.

It is worth mentioning that.

Unlike the arrogant and aloof red flag, which still refuses to tell Dongqing its real name, this lotus lamp, which Dongqing has been studying in his spare time these past few days, not only revealed its real name but also provided a way to activate its original power.

"The Lotus Lantern"

The Lotus Lantern is its name. As for the original power of the Lotus Lantern, as long as Dongqing has a kind heart, it will unconditionally allow Dongqing to mobilize its power.

These days, Dongqing has secretly returned to the inner world of the Sky Shuttle more than once to study the Lotus Lantern with the female horned ant Yu Niang, and discovered that it has the following characteristics.

It has a spirit, recognizes its owner, and will never be damaged.

It not only has the ability to heal all injuries, but also to purify almost any curse, and to some extent, it can restore the missing soul.

Well, with the Lotus Lantern, Dongqing is like having a mobile fountain. If you can't kill him in one wave, you'll never have a chance to kill him.

However, the Lotus Lantern is not without destructive power; it only has simple healing and purification abilities. However, its auxiliary abilities are more outstanding than its destructive power.

Its method of destruction is simple and straightforward: complete 'purification'.

The Lotus Lantern can completely purify a living being, from body, soul, memories, cause and effect... as if the living being had never existed.

Unfortunately, that's a shame.

When Xiao Wu and her group first entered the Heavenly Dou Palace, Dong Qing had not yet figured out the true function of the Lotus Lantern.

Once Dongqing understood the abilities of the Lotus Lantern, he quickly infused a trace of its power into their bodies.

This is not about controlling them.