My Name Is Lin Tian, I'm Six Years Old, and I'm the Holy Spirit Cult's Blood Shadow Envoy-With the Privileges of a Titled Douluo
The moment I woke up, I could devour Titled Douluo...
Demon Empress couldn't imagine just how extraordinary Lin Tian's talent was. This kid was born an evil seed—no, he was a born evil god!
At that moment, Lin Tian was over the moon. After hearing Leng Yulai's words, he almost laughed. If only he really could devour whoever he wanted, whenever he wanted! He could just toss anyone he didn't like into the Blood Sea. He'd be invincible. But it wasn't that simple.
The other person had to possess a Blood Martial Soul, then actively let their blood come into contact with his. Their Martial Souls had to touch, and only then would his Blood Sea create a siphoning effect and swallow them up. He couldn't control it himself; it was an automatic defense mechanism of the Blood Sea. He might never get more than a few chances to put it into practice in his entire life.
He did want to devour this... never mind. She had come to save him, after all, and her name sounded familiar, too. He couldn't remember. Who was Leng Yulai? A supporting character in the original story?
Whatever. She wasn't important right now. The most important people were the big shots on the other side of the soul-conductor screen: the Underworld Emperor, Ghost Emperor, and Demon Empress. All three leaders of the Holy Spirit Cult had shown up.
Who would've thought that his newly mutated Martial Soul would devour a Titled Douluo? What a hook! It had drawn every one of the Holy Spirit Cult's leaders here. He had a feeling that if he played this right, he'd be set for life after today.
He looked crazed, but his mind was clear. Though he kept up the act, he had already activated his Blood Sea Martial Soul and devoured all the high-grade energy Leng Yulai had given him, sending it into the Blood Sea Martial Soul to rapidly stimulate his cells.
New Blood Sea Monsters kept emerging from the Blood Sea, and then something even more outrageous happened:
The newborn Blood Sea Monsters didn't just attack the Sea Soul Beasts. They also turned on the Corrupted Sea Monsters.
The Blood Sea had originally been a battlefield between Blood Sea Monsters and Sea Soul Beasts. Now it had become a three-way bloodbath: corrupted monsters fought Sea Soul Beasts; Corrupted Blood Sea Monsters fought Sea Soul Beasts and Native Blood Sea Monsters; Native Blood Sea Monsters fought Corrupted Blood Sea Monsters and Sea Soul Beasts; and Sea Soul Beasts fought both kinds of Blood Sea Monsters. There was no chance of an alliance. All three sides were sworn enemies.
Lin Tian still didn't know that his Blood Sea had become a hell of slaughter, and that the Native Blood Sea Monsters were being driven back at every turn. Each new batch was instantly wiped out and devoured as soon as it appeared. The strong only grew stronger.
No amount of high-grade energy was enough for Lin Tian now. There was nothing wrong with his body; he was just hungry.
Though the Corrupted Blood Sea Monsters were all Demon Pills, they were also part of his body's blood cells and didn't otherwise affect his bodily functions. But the newborn Blood Sea Monsters were devoured the instant they appeared, and that gave Lin Tian a serious headache. Before, he could eat and never feel full. Now, no matter how much he ate, it was never enough.
Still, Lin Tian didn't dare make his act too obvious. After devouring for two hours, just as Leng Yulai began wondering why it still hadn't ended, he reined in his greed. The clarity returned to his blood-red eyes. He stopped twitching, and the crazed look gradually faded from his face. At last, his eyes settled on Leng Yulai.
"Wh-who are you?"
Lin Tian's voice was hoarse, carrying the weakness and confusion of someone who had just come back to his senses. He played the part perfectly: a boy who had just lost control, woken up, and lost his memories.
"You don't remember anything? Want me to help you remember? Like who you are?"
"I remember my name. I'm Lin Tian. Lin as in Lin Tian, Tian as in Lin Tian. Who are you?"
"I'm Leng Yulai. Your big sister here saved your life, you know. You owe me one, little guy. I nearly died saving you. You'll never be able to repay me in this lifetime."
"Uh..."
Did she really have to get so deep into the role?
And this Evil Soul Master was trying to take credit on top of everything else?
How could anyone willingly sacrifice half their life for a stranger? She hadn't been forced into it by a superior, either. The ones above her were clearly the Underworld Emperor and Ghost Emperor, or maybe Demon Empress. If he had to repay anyone, it should be them. If he had to offer himself in return, he'd offer himself to the Underworld Emperor or Ghost Emperor.
Still, she really had lost half her life for him. Lin Tian wasn't so ungrateful that he'd treat her coldly.
"But, big sister, who are you? Did the Federation send you to save me? Can you take me home? My little sister's waiting for me, and I still have to report to the Spirit Pagoda. The Spirit Pagoda is the most righteous organization on the continent!"
"Ha ha ha ha! What did you say? The Spirit Pagoda is the most righteous organization in the world? Ha ha ha ha..."
Leng Yulai couldn't hold back any longer. She doubled over laughing, one hand braced on her slender waist, wheezing for breath. "Righteous? Little guy, you're already the most evil kind of Evil Soul Master. You can never go back. As for the Spirit Pagoda, I won't tell you more about it for now. You'll find out someday."
"Huh? What's going on? Big sister, who are you? Why am I... I..."
After Lin Tian finished speaking, he suddenly spaced out. Then, as though a sharp pain had struck his brain, he clutched his head and trembled for a while. Finally, he opened his eyes.
His eyes reddened again, and a moment later, terror and disbelief spread across his face.
"Evil Soul Master? My Martial Soul was corrupted? Blood Fiend? I ate him? I drank blood... Ugh! What is this... How could I..."
"Oh? So you remember everything now. Then I don't need to explain. Congratulations, little guy—you've left behind your lowly life and joined the glorious process of evolution. Welcome to the real world.
"I'm one of the Holy Spirit Cult's Heavenly Kings, Evil Phoenix Douluo Leng Yulai."
Then she paused, her tone turning serious. "Three important figures will meet you today. They are the Ghost Emperor and Underworld Emperor of my Holy Spirit Cult, both Limit Douluo at level ninety-nine and undisputed quasi-gods, and the supreme ruler of our Holy Sect, Supreme Sect Leader Demon Empress."
"Heh heh heh, little guy, I like you very much!" Ghost Emperor began with his usual sinister laugh.
The Underworld Emperor's eyes gleamed with amazement.
"Your Martial Soul is impressive. I wonder which is stronger, yours or my Underworld King Sword?"
Demon Empress's beautiful eyes gleamed as she spoke gently to Lin Tian.
"Little guy, the moment Blood Fiend took you away, your life changed completely.
"From what you said in Aolai City, I could tell you were a very kind child. But the kinder you are, the more extreme you become after corruption.
"Your past made you mature beyond your years, so you were able to calmly save an entire city by yourself that day. You should be able to see the situation clearly now, too.
"You've been corrupted. You've become an Evil Soul Master. You're no longer normal, little guy. You can't go back.
"You've killed people, eaten people, and drunk blood. When you lose control, you'll kill more people and drink more blood.
"But our Holy Cult has a way to suppress the flaw in your Martial Soul. Now I'm giving you that chance.
"Our Holy Cult uses a system of elimination, where the weakest are cast out. Since you devoured Blood Fiend, everything he had now belongs to you: his identity, his status, his territory, everything. It's all yours.
"From this moment on, you are the Holy Cult's Blood Shadow Envoy, with all the privileges of a Titled Douluo elder!"