The Soul Hall's First Player
Chapter 281

The Dao Defies the Natural Order!

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After signing the supplementary contract with Tie Yang, Yang Shan also confirmed where he was going.

That was an area in the center of Peace Town and Maple City.

The system displays the place name as "Spirit Eucalyptus Valley".

The environment there is excellent, making it very suitable for the growth of spiritual plants, and it can even nurture the main medicinal materials for refining Fifth-grade Pill.

That place was originally a resource point for the Jia Nan Academy.

However, due to the recent contraction of the defense line, the protection of resource points was greatly weakened, which allowed the Black Alliance to take advantage of the situation.

Now, a large number of players have accepted missions from the Jia Nan Academy, determined to reclaim resource points from the Black Alliance!

The Black Alliance quickly dispatched a large number of additional personnel, who are about to head to Spirit Eucalyptus Valley to provide support.

In other words, Jia Nan Academy currently holds a significant advantage in Spirit Eucalyptus Valley.

Yang Shan immediately set off, activating his Dou Qi Transformation Wings, and headed towards Spirit Eucalyptus Valley.

About twenty minutes later, Yang Shan had approached the vicinity of Spirit Eucalyptus Valley.

After popping a Qi Return Pill into his mouth, Yang Shan pondered:

"Shouldn't we get a high-level mount? We're always using our Dou Qi Transformation Wings to travel, and over time, the Dou Qi qi is being depleted quite a bit."

Yang Shan is now in the identity of "Cheng E", so naturally he cannot use the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning.

It only consumes 0.5 points of Dou Qi per second.

Even so, the twenty-minute flight consumed 600 points of Dou Qi for Yang Shan, accounting for nearly a quarter of his total Dou Qi.

With Yang Shan's current strength, he might be able to tame a mount with considerable combat power.

As for the main combat Blood Pact Magical Beast, Yang Shan didn't have the energy to deal with them for the time being.

Yang Shan didn't even want the cub of the Amethyst Winged Lion King.

His goal must be at least the "King of Beasts"! But such magical beasts must be at least rank six.

Moreover, as an important part of a player's combat power, Blood Pact Magical Beast also require a lot of resources to cultivate!

The character development system in online games is the most time-consuming and resource-intensive.

The Dou Technique Yang Shan is currently learning, as well as the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning after breaking through to the Dou Emperor, all require experience points to nurture.

If another Blood Pact Magical Beast were to appear, Yang Shan would be worried that he, the number one player in Battle Through the Heavens, would be dragged down!

We have to take it slowly.

Little Yao Xi has already reached the sixth-grade Alchemist.

Yang Shan decided to temporarily stockpile medicinal herbs, and after obtaining the pill formula from Han Feng, he would also begin his attempt to break through to the sixth rank, and then refine medicine with Little Yao Xi to make money.

The monopoly on top-tier elixirs must be maintained.

Yang Shan currently only monopolizes the Ascension Spirit Pill and the Spirit Marrow Pill. Even the Dou Ling Pill is now being refined by other players.

A few days ago, Xiao Aotian contacted Yang Shan, wanting to cooperate with Yang Shan as before to maintain the high price of Dou Ling Pill.

The deal was only finalized two days ago when a new seller of Dou Ling Pill appeared on the Auction House.

According to information provided by Jin Shankao, the third player who can refine the Dou Ling Pill is most likely Hao Yunqi from the Tian Hao Alliance!

With the aid of the Mystic Yellow Flame, the luckiest person now has an incredibly high success rate in refining pills.

Even if refining Sixth Grade Pill in the future requires "Advanced Alchemy Gameplay," the difficulty of the mini-games that Hao Yunqi will face will be greatly reduced.

It's safe to say that, in terms of innate advantages in alchemy, no one can currently compare to Hao Yunqi! Xiao Aotian was already furious.

Yang Shan then said, "It's nothing, just a mere Dou Ling Pill. He doesn't have the formulas for Spirit Marrow Pill or Ascension Spirit Pill."

Xiao Aotian was so angry that he was almost forcibly logged off by the system:

"I don't have the prescription either!"

Xiao Aotian is currently working desperately to obtain Spirit Marrow Pill and Ascension Spirit Pill, but little did he know that Yang Shan was already planning to make Sixth Grade Pill! Han Feng is really good; he can get Sixth-grade Pill Recipe just like that. Even Jia Nan Academy doesn't have many Sixth-grade Pill Recipe! Yang Shan just swaggered into the Spirit Eucalyptus Valley all by himself.

Not far away, there were about thirty people chasing after two Three-Star Dou Ling.

Each of the thirty people had a small red badge on their head.

Without proper labeling, large-scale battles involving thousands of people can easily lead to situations where it's difficult to distinguish friend from foe.

If nothing unexpected happens, these thirty people are all players from the Jia Nan Academy, not NPCs.

After all, what they were saying was very modern.

"There's another silly guy over there joining in the fun!"

"He dared to come to Spirit Eucalyptus Valley all by himself? I'm dying of laughter!"

"Two brothers, take him back to the system and rewrite the code!"

"Let me see, let me see, Cheng E, Three-Star Dou Ling, what a piece of trash!"

"Go to hell with your Three-Star Dou Ling! Are you blind? Dou Wang! Dou Wang!"

"Brothers, let's get out of here when the wind gets strong!"

"What nonsense! So what if he's Three-Star Dou Wang? Let's check his stats first. As long as he's not purple, thirty Dou Ling can't take down a Dou Wang, can't they?"

"The panel isn't showing the color of the characters. That's strange. What's going on? Is the other side using a concealment technique to hide more information?"

During this period, when Yang Shan used the identity of "Cheng E", he would slightly reduce the concealment effect of the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning, so that he could show the fluctuations of Three-Star Dou Wang.

One aspect is the difference in rank between him and "Yang Shan".

On the other hand, it's also to avoid some NPCs becoming paranoid.

Especially someone like Han Feng, if you really don't reveal any information, Han Feng's first thought will definitely be:

"This person is definitely suspicious!"

"Cheng E" is Yang Shan's secondary identity, and currently he is still presented to the public as an NPC.

When players search, only the name and level are displayed; nothing else is revealed.

After all, the "Unseeable" effect is always there. (Unless there are NPCs with special plots and settings, such as Hai Bodong who was previously "Thousand Treasure Old Man". But Yang Shan is not in this category, so players will definitely be able to find out his name.) Yang Shan felt that compared to the vicious and scheming NPCs of the Black Alliance, the junior students of the Jia Nan Academy were really too cute.

He has already revealed the level of Three-Star Dou Wang, and most of the information on the panel cannot be detected. Doesn't anyone suspect that he is some kind of mysterious big shot?

This is Faction Blood War; every time you die, you lose a star! Yang Shan flipped his right hand, and wisps of Crimson Thunder flowed between his fingertips.

"As a senior, I should give some guidance to my juniors."

With a flick of Yang Shan's finger, a bolt of Thunder Finger Force burst forth, instantly striking a player at the Two-Star Dou Ling level.

This tall and thin player may have already used his Dou Qi Armor before, and the cooldown period hasn't ended yet.

After Finger Strength, crimson lightning instantly spread throughout his body.

The tall, thin player was convulsing, and black smoke was already coming out of his head.

My health dropped drastically right away!

Although Yang Shan used Fifth-Order Beast Lightning of similar color as a substitute, and the gloves he wore were only top-grade equipment with Blue Word Seal, his "Cloud Piercing Flicking Finger" technique had only just reached the minor mastery stage.

Yang Shan's attack rating has dropped to purple.

But his Dou Qi Intensity is still five-colored! In addition to the level suppression of an actual Six-Star Dou Wang and the attack amplification of the Fifth-Order Beast Lightning, the "Flicking Finger" damage of "Cloud Piercing Flicking Finger" can still easily soar to over 2,500 points.

However, at this stage, low- Dou Ling spirits generally have more than 6,000 HP, plus their defense.

Under normal circumstances, Yang Shan needs three Finger Strength to kill a player.

Yang Shan hadn't practiced finger techniques much in his previous life.

But one method can lead to all methods.

In his previous life, Yang Shan possessed several long-range sword Dou Technique.

Therefore, Yang Shan is quite experienced in long-range aiming.

The Finger Strength I just delivered was not to my usual standard because I wasn't used to it, which is why it failed to hit my throat.

The "Cloud Piercing Flicking Finger" skill in "Flicking Finger Through the Clouds" only takes 0.2 seconds to Time Acceleration.

Yang Shan immediately added another shot! This time, the accuracy was spot on.

The Finger Strength pierced a bloody hole in the opponent's throat.

But the other person only looked horrified and did not show any pain.

The pain perception level should be set quite low, so the only surprise was the absurd lethality of the Finger Strength Strike.

Within seconds, the tall, thin player vanished in a flash of white light.

The second Weak Point Attack, Finger Strength, had already depleted the tall, thin player's remaining health.

Only a long sword remained on the ground.

Yang Shanfu's affinity value is too high, and the drop rate from killing players has been raised to an extremely high level.

If you kill ten players, about five of them will drop some items.

However, this tall, thin player was really unlucky; he actually destroyed all his weapons.

Immediately, a companion nearby swiftly picked up the weapon.

Yang Shan didn't take it seriously.

Be kinder to your younger schoolmates.

My level has already dropped by one star, and I've already spent hundreds of dollars on equipment. I don't want to make things even worse for my juniors.

If the equipment is worth tens of thousands, that's a different story.

I earned this equipment through my own skill, so why can't I take it?

"Holy crap! He was defeated in just two moves?"

"He seemed to have only flicked it twice, and then the third brother was gone!"

"Is this what Dou Wang is like? Even the Dou Wang from the Black-Corner Region before weren't this powerful!"

"Are you stupid? Those Dou Wang were defeated by Great God Yang. There were 30,000 players who were attacking Dou Technique together back then, and now we only have 30 people!"

"What's the point of fighting? Run! Run!"

Yang Shan didn't deliberately pursue it, and just kept using "Cloud Piercing Flicking Finger".

Those fingers flicked five times per second! Even the young woman's legs would tremble at the sight! After taking down four more players, the remaining players learned their lesson.

When escaping, it started running in irregular, zigzagging patterns.

Most ranged Dou Technique have the drawback of not being able to change their trajectory.

With these players moving so erratically, Yang Shan would need to anticipate their movements to hit their weaknesses.

With the increased difficulty, Yang Shan's kill efficiency also declined significantly.

In the end, only fifteen junior students were given free rides back to the city.

Yang Shan shook his head. "Tsk, it's really not used to my attributes dropping."

The two members of the Black Alliance who had been hunted down breathed a sigh of relief.

The two exchanged a glance, and one of them spoke:

"Thank you for your help, senior!"

After saying that, the two immediately prepared to make their escape.

Just then, Yang Shan drew his Side Blade from his waist, activated the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning, and approached in an instant.

The two NPCs were already low on health, so how could they possibly withstand Yang Shan's fierce and Tyrant Blade?

One of the NPCs stared wide-eyed:

"Uh, why?"

Then it fell to the ground and turned into white light.

Why doesn't Yang Shan pursue other players?

Because killing a player only grants 20% of Soul Points.

But you can get the full amount by killing NPCs!

Yang Shan took out the Soul Envoy Token and collected all the souls produced from the kills.

Soul Points increased by 222.

Two NPCs alone contributed 108 points! "Cheng E" is now naturally the enemy of the Jia Nan Academy players.

But Yang Shan is their most respected senior! Eliminating the members of the Black Alliance is a responsibility he should shoulder as the top student on the Inner Courtyard's Strong Ranking!

Therefore, Yang Shan naturally had to wait until there was no one else around before making a move against the two Black Alliance Dou Ling NPCs.

This "reversal of the Heavenly Gang" was truly manipulated by Yang Shan with perfect clarity!

Yang Shan spread his Soul Strength to expand his detection range. "Let me see where there are more junior students. It's over here!"

Yang Shan clearly sensed a very dense fluctuation of Dou Qi in the southeast.

It was an absolute chaotic battle involving hundreds of people! When Yang Shan arrived at the battlefield, seeing the massive crowd of people and the chaotic scene of various Dou Qi flying everywhere, Yang Shan was even happier.

There were more than expected, conservatively estimated at two thousand people! Most of them were players from the Jia Nan Academy.

The Black Alliance side only had about eight hundred people.

The thousands of players from the Jia Nan Academy were highly motivated to Battle Intent.

Conversely, the Black Alliance is finding it much harder to resist.

But the Seven-Star Dou Ling, led by the Black Alliance, were still shouting:

"Hold on! Hold on! Reinforcements are on their way!"

The Seven-Star Dou Ling were completely unaware that reinforcements had already arrived.

However, the support "troop" consisted of only one lone wolf. Yang Shan did not shout or say anything like "Brothers of the Black Alliance, I'm here."

He secretly ran to the rear of the Black Alliance's side.

Then activate "Cloud Piercing Flicking Finger" to launch a sneak attack!

According to the system rules, Yang Shan can collect Soul Points afterward for any kill Yang Shan participates in, or any kill he has a close ally participates in. (It doesn't necessarily have to be Yang Shan who finishes off the enemy; as long as he participates in the battle and contributes to the kill, he's eligible.) Clearly, the surrounding Black Alliance NPCs were not considered "close ally" by the system.

Therefore, Yang Shan can only fulfill the condition of collecting Soul Points by "participating in the kill".

Yang Shan activated the "Unseeable" mechanism on the mask, and the gap that appeared on the mask was right at the mouth.

Then, Yang Shan popped a Qi Return Pill into his mouth.

You must make sure you have a good Dou Qi Reserve at all times.

Next, Yang Shan began to unleash his Finger Strength at a frequency of once every 0.2 seconds!

Moreover, Yang Shan was constantly changing his position and trying his best to ensure that the same player would not be attacked by more than one Finger Strength strike.

In this way, Yang Shan Yang Shan collect as many Soul Points as he attacks players and as many players die!

The NPCs on the Black Alliance's side gradually began to have doubts.

These fierce-looking Jia Nan Academy students in front of me were brandishing weapons and shouting for battle just a moment ago.

In the blink of an eye, the Dou Qi Armor on his body shattered with a crack.

The leading Seven-Star Dou Ling even witnessed a student not far from him activate his Dou Qi Armor, only to have it disappear the next second!

Although the exact situation is unknown, the situation is clearly starting to favor the Black Alliance!

The Seven-Star Dou Ling on the Black Alliance's side quickly shouted, "Counterattack! Counterattack!"

In contrast to the Black Alliance's ecstatic celebration, the Jia Nan Academy players were already in disarray.

"Holy crap! Where's my Dou Qi Armor?"

"Where did my newly activated Dou Qi Armor go?"

"There's a protective aura! Red, lightning-like protective aura!"

"I saw it too. That qi was incredibly fast and its power was terrifying."

"Damn! Red Lightning, could it be that bastard?"

"Which bastard?"

"That guy who got to sleep with Ya Fei!"

"You son of a bitch! How dare you call Great God Yang that bastard! Don't you know that Great God saved everyone in the Inner Courtyard?"

"It can't be Great God Yang! Great God Yang is number one on our Inner Courtyard's Strong Ranking, how could he possibly be targeting us? If anyone's going to fight, it'll be the Black Alliance!"

"Yes, yes, Great God Yang always uses a knife. His qi is fast and fine, like Finger Strength."

"Red lightning is rare, but it is not exclusive to Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning."

"Find the one who used the Red Lightning Bolt. Damn it, he dared to use underhanded tactics. Kill him!"

"The Black Alliance is counterattacking! Hold on! Hold on!"

withstand?

How many Dou Ling players could withstand Yang Shan's Finger Strength? With Yang Shan's assistance, the momentum of the eight hundred Black Alliance NPCs surged, and the casualties of the Jia Nan Academy players suddenly increased by two levels! After all, if someone was hit by Yang Shan's Finger Strength, those with Dou Qi Armor were destined to have their Dou Qi armor broken, and those without Dou Qi Armor were basically severely injured.

Those with too little health will be sent back to town for free! No matter what, being hit by even one Finger Strength will definitely lower your combat power by a level! Yang Shan's "Flicking Finger" attack frequency is extremely fast, with 300 Finger Strength per minute, meaning that all the players present will be "evenly affected" within five minutes at most! And the last straw that broke the camel's back came from the massive Black Alliance reinforcements from the southwest!

More than three thousand Black Alliance NPCs, led by a Two-Star Dou Wang, have joined the battlefield!

The offense and defense switched in an instant.

Three minutes ago, the player group had nearly 1,400 members.

Now there are only 800 people left!

Moreover, the number of people is still declining.

The Black Alliance had long since used its numerical advantage to surround the academy players.

"Break through! Break through now!"

"If we don't break through now, we're all going to perish here!"

"Damn it, we can't break through! The pressure from that Two-Star Dou Wang leader is too great!"

"Find a way to kill that Two-Star Dou Wang!"

"No, it wouldn't work if we ganged up on him, but the Black Alliance outnumbers us right now, we can't do it!"

"Hold on, brothers! I just got word that reinforcements are on their way! Reinforcements are on their way!"

When the player base dwindled to just about four hundred people, Jia Nan Academy finally arrived from the northeast with reinforcements! The number wasn't too large, roughly a thousand.

However, the roughly three hundred players at the very front were extremely conspicuous.

Pure One Suit- female army!

At the very front, a pretty female player held up a large megaphone and said in a sweet voice:

"Classmates, we've come to save you! Sisters of the Meteor Association, follow me and fight!"

Yang Shan, who was hiding among the Black Alliance members, was taken aback.

Good heavens! It's Yu Feifei!

Moreover, Yu Feifei has already established the "Meteor Association"!

This guild, which focuses on idol worship, has finally been established.

Yu Feifei seems to be making quite good progress recently, having already reached the level of Nine Star Dou Ling, and is on the verge of becoming Dou Wang!

Yang Shan witnessed Yu Feifei a beautiful slash, decapitating a Black Alliance NPC.

That was Yang Shan's signature opening sword technique—

With Drawing Sword Flash, that beautiful figure revealed the dashing and heroic bearing of a swordsman!

Yang Shan was speechless:

"Wow, that was a beautiful cut!"

Yang Shan secretly withdrew from the Black Alliance crowd, ran a little further away, and after confirming that no one was around, sent a message to Yu Feifei.

During battle, players will not receive any notifications except for Global Announcement, in order to avoid being disturbed.

However, players can set "special reminders" for their friends.

In this way, no matter when or where, as long as there is a message, there will definitely be a clear ringtone.

Yang Shan was Yu Feifei! "Oh! My idol sent a message! Sisters, hold on, I'll reply to the message."

The players of the Meteor Association were all girls, and they were all expressing their resentment at this moment:

"Ah! I'm so envious of the guild leader for having such a Great God friend as Yang Shan!"

"I really wish I had Yang Shan Great God as a friend, he's so handsome!"

"Where is he handsome? Lin Xiuya more handsome!"

"The Great God Yang Shan could beat your Lin Xiuya black and blue with just one hand!"

"I disagree! Lin Xiuya is just better looking!"

"Little sister, in the game, being pretty isn't enough; you have to be strong too. Look at Great God! If he were by your side, where in the Dou Qi Continent wouldn't you be able to go? Your sense of security would be off the charts! A man who can give you unlimited security is irresistible!"

Just then, Yu Feifei ran back excitedly. "Sisters, quickly spread the word! Open a gap so the trapped students can escape, then everyone evacuate to the northwest corner. Time is running out! Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

Led by Yu Feifei, the support troops forcefully stormed the Black Alliance's encirclement, successfully creating a breach and reuniting with the trapped players.

Yu Feifei kept holding up a megaphone. "Northwest corner! Northwest corner! Hurry! Otherwise, we won't be responsible if you get accidentally injured by your idol!"

After receiving Yu Feifei's message, Yang Shan, who had changed his appearance and revealed his bright red Flame Refining Garment, activated his Crimson Light Wings and flew directly above the Black Alliance's main force in the blink of an eye.

Ten phantom images of demonic beasts, each with a different form, appeared.

With a snap of Yang Shan's fingers.

The roars of the beasts shook the heavens and the earth! Although the destructive power of the Lingering Spirit Hundred Howls was limited, its soul attack was difficult to defend against.

Many Black Alliance NPCs on the ground even dropped their weapons, covering their ears and howling in pain.

The leader, a Two-Star Dou Wang, could barely hold on, but his legs were trembling.

"Shoot that person down from the sky! Shoot him down!"

However, the surrounding Black Alliance NPCs were still suffering from the torment of their souls being damaged, making it difficult for them to launch a strong counterattack.

It's not over yet! "Freeze!"

With Yang Shan's soft chant, 800 points of his Dou Qi evaporated within ten seconds! On the Side Blade's Blood Roar, the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning was like a live volcano that had accumulated power, just waiting to erupt! A Crimson Light Wings flapped.

Yang Shan's figure shot straight down.

The lightning unleashed by the Blood Roar of the Side Blade truly resembled Lei Yi strike from the heavens.

"Oh no! Scatter! Scatter!"

By this time, it was too late for the Two-Star Dou Wang leading the Black Alliance to order his subordinates to respond.

Yang Shan raised the Blood Roar Side Blade high with both hands, and the moment he landed, he slammed the Blood Roar Blade into the ground.

The compressed Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning on the Blood Roar Blade instantly erupted! Lightning Arc Absolute Barrier!

This was the first time Yang Shan had used this Earth-tier Low-grade Dou Technique in a group battle since he learned it! In the blink of an eye, this area, spanning a hundred meters and exceeding the size of a football field, was filled with raging Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning! White light exploded like fireworks, sparkling everywhere.

Yang Shan's system notifications were like a barrage of messages.

His experience bar was also rapidly increasing, and he was not far from becoming Seven-Star Dou Wang!

The Black Alliance, which originally had the upper hand, was wiped out by Yang Shan's combination of "Lingering Spirit Hundred Howls" and "Lightning Arc Absolute Barrier"!

A large open space was scattered with Spirit Stone and various other things.

Only Yang Shan, alone with a knife, stood in the center.

A gentle breeze swept by, and the scarlet robe that had been criticized by countless players made Yang Shan's figure appear exceptionally domineering, yet also somewhat desolate.

Yu Feifei's eyes were full of stars. She clenched her fists in front of her lips and stomped her long, bouncy legs incessantly. "Wow, he's so handsome!"

(Image provided by a reader - by Yu Feifei AI) Battle Emperor Lord.

I made some minor revisions to what I wrote yesterday.

My head was spinning yesterday, and I completely forgot about the plot involving Han Feng and the Venerable Yao.

The outline also includes a lot of plot twists between plotting against Han Feng and obtaining the Sea Heart Flame.

Therefore, the speed at which Hun Dan broke through to the Dou Emperor was changed to "three months to half a year".

Then the content of that chapter was slightly adjusted elsewhere.

Sorry, sorry, my mind just didn't click for a second.

It won't affect the subsequent storyline.

PS: It's been a while since I posted any pictures, so today I'm posting three to refresh the eyes of all you Battle Emperor Lord.

Hehehe!

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