Death Diary

"I naturally believe Soul Douluo's words!"

Dales hurriedly stated, "Since that Soul Ancestor has secretly infiltrated my Falling Star City, it might disrupt the city's order, or even have designs on me!"

"Miss Roman, please rest assured, I will immediately increase the number of patrols in the city to help you investigate!"

Romantina thanked her, saying, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Lord City Lord."

"What's the point of talking about trouble or not?"

Dales spoke righteously and loudly, "Thanks to the great efforts of the Spirit Hall, Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empire are now living in peace! My Falling Star City is next to your Nuoding City, how can we not help? Miss Roman, please don't stand on ceremony!"

Afterwards, without even drinking tea, Dales immediately ordered a group of patrolmen from the city to be transferred over, and also temporarily summoned some adventurers from the Falling Star Adventurer's Guild to assist Romantina in finding the Soul Ancestor.

This gesture truly shows great sincerity!

During this process, You Hui also noticed the difference in how Dales treated her compared to how he treated Romantina, causing her gaze towards Dales to become filled with a hint of wariness...

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"This is it!"

The moment Dales left the mansion, Zhou Qing and Xiao Wu, led by Tang San, scaled the wall and entered the courtyard, finding the study.

At this moment, there was only a Soul Guiding Lamp on the desk; everything else had been put away on the bookshelf.

"Speaking of which, wouldn't you say we trespassed?" Zhou Qing joked.

Is there any point in bringing this up now?

Tang San was speechless. If you really think about it, if the three of them were discovered, every single one of them would have to go to jail.

"Just trying to liven things up." Zhou Qing smiled, unconcerned, and said to Xiao Wu, "You stay here and keep watch to see if anyone comes in. I'll go in with Tang San."

"Good."

Xiao Wu nodded, grabbed the handle of the Soul Guiding Lamp, first turned it counterclockwise, but found it a bit stuck, so she turned it clockwise.

Suddenly, the bookshelves behind the desk moved to the sides and separated, revealing an opening leading down, with a ladder hanging on the side closest to the wall.

Tang San took out two Soul Conductor Godly Zhuge Crossbow, both second editions, handed one to Zhou Qing, and then climbed down first.

After all, as a member of the Tang Sect Clan, he had a good understanding of mechanisms Hidden Weapon. Going down first would allow him to scout the way.

Zhou Qing followed closely behind.

Xiao Wu turned the Soul Guiding Lamp counterclockwise, causing the bookshelves that had split open to the sides to close again. She walked outside, looked around to make sure no one would come anytime soon, and then went to the bookshelves to look through the books, hoping to find any other clues.

"Death Diary? Signed: Hu Fangyuan!"

While searching through books, Xiao Wu found a diary in a hidden compartment on the bookshelf. Out of curiosity, she turned to the first page, and her eyes widened immediately.

The first page of this diary records the causes of all deaths and disappearances in and around Falling Star City over the past six years, or even earlier—

June Number Three, Douluo Calendar 2105

Weather: Cloudy

On this day, my father died. While sorting through his belongings, I discovered my family's secret: our great-grandfather was once a member of the Fallen Ones, researching the mysteries of Martial Soul Evolution...

For nearly two hundred years, my grandfather and great-grandfather have been assisting the city lord of Falling Star City.

My father intended to give up and seal everything away... but I didn't want to! With my Martial Soul being the Spirit Devouring Worm, I needed to take a shortcut to quickly improve my cultivation, even if it meant becoming Fallen Ones!

One section of the text had been erased and the writing was illegible, but Xiao Wu felt a chill run down her spine.

There truly are Fallen Ones within Falling Star City and the City Lord's Mansion!

Xiao Wu immediately turned to the next page and found that the recorded content was about how this Fallen One, whose Martial Soul was the Spirit Devouring Worm, Fallen Ones captured villagers from villages outside Falling Star City and carried out cruel experiments.

Because the small villages in the countryside are remote, the disappearance of a few people will not be of concern to Falling Star City or the nearby small towns. Moreover, when these Fallen Ones capture villagers, they will try to choose villages that do not have work-study quotas, or even villages with no shared work-study quotas.

Cautious!

Insidious!

That's why this Fallen Ones was able to hide for so many years!

As Xiao Wu continued flipping through the pages, she discovered that the next page contained entries from one or two months apart, and it didn't seem like a diary; rather, it looked more like a list of victims.

The recorder also noted the reason for this:

Out of respect for experimental subjects and cultivation resources, he would record the name, background, and family of each person he used in his experiments—

If someone becomes the experimental subject of this Fallen Ones, then he will no longer seek out that person's direct bloodline... unless the experimental subject's Martial Soul undergoes a rather special mutation.

"Those Fallen Ones are the real perverts!"

Xiao Wu's lips trembled as she realized that Romantina's "perversion" was limited to verbal tics and strange physical movements triggered by certain sensitive spots.

And these Fallen Ones are utterly manipulating human lives!

Immediately, Xiao Wu thought of something and quickly flipped through the pages to check the date on the diary.

The Soul Ancestor they were hunting could sense the Spiritual Power of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, and his Martial Soul was suspected to be the Spirit Devouring Worm. The Martial Soul of the person who wrote this diary was also the Spirit Devouring Worm. Moreover, judging from the first description, the mastermind behind the strange Soul Tool Core Formation set up in Falling Star City was probably not unrelated to the Soul Ancestor they were hunting!

A family scheme passed down through generations!

"Found it!"

January 6th, 2115 of the Douluo Calendar

Weather: Sunny

The position of city lord, which had been temporarily held by the deputy city lord for nearly ten years, has finally been given a new master!

It is said that the new master is from Star Luo City and has offended other powerful figures... He is extremely dissatisfied with being assigned to this poor and remote place.

So I instigated some Commoner Soul Master who were oppressed by nobles to assassinate Dales. In the process, I killed those Commoner Soul Master and saved his life, thus gaining his initial trust.

There is a secret room in the City Lord's Mansion that hides a passage that leads directly to the outside of the city. It was planned by my ancestors. Now, thanks to the life-saving grace I owed to Dales, I have regained control of this secret room and have kept the passage a secret from him in order to plan for the future!

I wonder, if Dales encounters trouble in the future and can't escape Falling Star City, will he be furious? Hehe! How exciting!

January 7th, 2115 of the Douluo Calendar

Weather: Sunny

Dales' expression darkened when he learned I was Fallen Ones, but he ultimately chose to cooperate with me! He must have offended quite a few people in Star Luo City, and he hopes I can continue to protect him in this crucial moment!

Mutual exploitation?

That suits my taste perfectly.

Dales, under the guise of restoring order in the city, made an example of me and sent me experimental materials and cultivation resources.

The first time, he sent me a couple.

Out of a deep respect for the experimental subjects, I investigated the couple's background— Holy Soul Village, where there was a newborn baby...