Star Luo Soul Fighting

The Angel Clan's downfall, the shattering of the Angel God Position, the decline of the Five Grand Elder families, the destruction of Slaughter City, and the infighting among Douluo Continent's great powers—all of these had become fertile soil for Evil Soul Masters to take root.

With no Angel Clan left to protect the people, no Angel God Position left to bestow its blessings, no Five Grand Elder families left to enforce the law, and no Soul Master World centered around Spirit Hall, it was precisely these losses that led to Evil Soul Masters running rampant a millennium later.

Destroying Spirit Hall had been a matter of principle. But after its destruction, Tang San had torn down without rebuilding, killing without taking responsibility for the aftermath. His actions had brought endless disaster to this continent.

No one would ever again do anything for the common people at the very bottom of Douluo Continent. A millennium later, Evil Soul Masters could search village after village until they found children suited to their needs.

They could also slaughter village after village until their perverse cultivation needs were satisfied. Behind the birth of more than twenty Titled Douluo in the Holy Spirit Cult lay a boundless sea of blood, the blood and tears of millions of commoners, and the wails of billions of ants.

The Clear Sky Sect was shortsighted. Without outside interference, it was doomed to decline. Though the wealth accumulated during Tang Chen's era had been so immense that they managed to limp along for twenty years, the sect still had no shortage of cultivation resources.

But this sort of living off their past wealth would sooner or later come back to haunt them. They had abandoned their foundation on the continent and lost its resources, so the Clear Sky Sect's decline was inevitable. It was only because they bore the Tang name that all of this changed in the original story.

Su Yuntao passed through the city gate, which stood more than twenty meters tall, and made his way slowly toward the center of Star Luo City. It was one of the three great cities of Douluo Continent. Along with Heaven Dou, the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, it was known as one of the Twin Stars of Douluo, and the two were the continent's largest cities.

Spirit City, also counted among Douluo Continent's three great cities, was far smaller than these two for various reasons. Yet its standing on the continent was no less than that of the two empires' capitals. In the eyes of Soul Masters, Spirit City was even the true number-one city on Douluo Continent.

Star Luo City had a permanent population of several million. Its fantastical buildings and bustling crowds made it seem extraordinarily prosperous.

Su Yuntao found an enormous hotel in Star Luo City and booked its finest room. After enjoying a lavish dinner, he took out a Blue Gold Mask and headed for the city's most central district.

Before going to the Breaking Clan, Su Yuntao wanted to visit the Star Luo Soul Fighting Arena. He had spent the past few years honing himself, but all his opponents had been Soul Beasts. He was eager to fight a real Soul Master.

The Star Luo Soul Fighting Arena was one of the largest arenas on Douluo Continent, spanning dozens of hectares and containing dozens of Soul Fighting platforms of various sizes. Each night, the fiercest Soul Master duels took place there.

The people of Star Luo, worn out from a day's labor, were passionate about Soul Fighting matches—a fervor closely tied to the Star Luo Empire's martial culture.

The Star Luo Soul Fighting Arena not only entertained the people of Star Luo but also brought the Star Luo Imperial Family a massive income.

Unlike in other worlds, gambling on Douluo Continent took place mainly inside the Soul Fighting Arenas. All kinds of high-stakes bets were placed every day. But, just as in other worlds, it was another way for the Star Luo Imperial Family to fleece the masses.

Countless gamblers dreaming of getting rich ended up losing everything. The considerate Star Luo Imperial Family had even built the tallest rooftop terrace on all of Douluo Continent, giving gamblers the most comfortable service possible.

Su Yuntao wasted no time. He registered his details at top speed, then combined the idioms Fenghuo Liantian and Jiazhiliancheng to come up with the stage name Feng Huo Lian Cheng.

Having gained the ability to transform after taking the Eternal Illusion Demon Flower, Su Yuntao changed the colors of his Soul Rings to the standard configuration of two yellow, two purple, and one black.

As a Soul King, he was naturally assigned to compete in the advanced division.

Su Yuntao rested briefly in the advanced division. Soon, it was his turn to enter the arena. The sight of a Soul King wearing a Blue Gold Mask drew a wave of gasps from the crowd. He looked far too young. Though they couldn't see his face, his expression made him seem barely over twenty.

On his registration form, Su Yuntao had listed his age as twenty-six. But after taking an Immortal Herb and undergoing a complete transformation, his actual bone age was now only about fourteen. He was much older in his mind, of course, but compared to Uncle Tang San and Xiao Wu, who was over a hundred thousand years old, he was truly very young.

Even though his build now looked like that of an ordinary twenty-year-old, the crowd still gasped. On Douluo Continent, breaking through level forty and becoming a Soul Ancestor before the age of twenty was already enough to earn someone the title of genius, let alone becoming a Soul King.

"Send someone up to test his depth," an old man whispered to his attendant from the most prestigious seat in the stands.

Many of Su Yuntao's opponents took the stage. This time, it was a middle-aged man of around thirty-four or thirty-five. The audience gasped again as he appeared.

"Codename Kuang Xue, level sixty Soul King. Please instruct me." Five Soul Rings—two yellow, two purple, and one black—lit up beneath Kuang Xue's feet.

"Codename Feng Huo Lian Cheng, level fifty-one Soul King. Please instruct me!" The same five Soul Rings appeared beneath Su Yuntao's feet.

When registering, he had only dared to claim level fifty-one Soul Power. If he had reported level sixty, even the Star Luo Emperor would have been alarmed. If he had claimed to be level sixty at fourteen, Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu would have come running to recruit him as disciples.

Kuang Xue's level-fifty-nine Soul Power surged to life. A massive hammer, a full zhang long, appeared in his hand. It was his Martial Soul, the Black Tortoise Hammer, a top-tier Martial Soul said to be second only to the Clear Sky Hammer among hammer-type Martial Souls.

"First Soul Skill: Strength Enhancement!"

With his first Soul Skill activated, Kuang Xue's strength surged. He swung the Black Tortoise Hammer and charged at Su Yuntao, bringing it down with tremendous speed.

Su Yuntao's eyes narrowed. Amid a wolf's howl, he used Martial Soul Possession, becoming a Gale Two-Headed Wolf.

With a boom, shattered stone flew across the Soul Fighting platform. The spot where Su Yuntao had stood was now marked by a massive, spiderweb-like crack. Even the platform, built from special materials, had cracked under that single blow. The hammer's power was astonishingly domineering.

"Hammer-type Martial Souls really are powerful," Su Yuntao thought.

Su Yuntao's strength had long since surpassed the normal range for Soul Kings and Soul Emperors. With his formidable spiritual power, Kuang Xue's attack looked swift, but to Su Yuntao it was unbelievably slow.

Though Kuang Xue's attack was domineering, Su Yuntao could easily catch it with one hand. But doing so would inevitably cause a reaction like a raging tsunami.