Gate of Demons, Appears

"Oh? Yuanen Tiandang, are you certain you wish to go against your clan's wishes and pledge your loyalty to me?"

Seeing Yuanen Tiandang's attitude, along with the expressions of the Yuanen Clan members behind him and Ye Hui, Juggler wore a playful expression, leaning down to look into the faces of Yuanen Tiandang and Ye Hui.

That somewhat eerie expression made the two of them shrink back slightly.

However, Juggler straightened up immediately, seemingly feeling quite bored, and sighed softly.

"Sigh, I thought this was going to be a much bigger deal. Ye Hui, don't you still have several days before you advance to a Titled Douluo?"

"But, since I am already here, you no longer need to suppress your soul power. Break through to Titled Douluo as quickly as you can; leave the rest to me."

As he spoke, Juggler walked to Ye Hui's side, gently patted her shoulder, and then looked at the members of the Yuanen Clan, especially the sturdy old man at the lead.

"As for you lot, if you want to follow along and join the battle, I won't stop you."

"But do not interfere with the battle between me and my disciple."

Provoked by Juggler in such a manner, many in the Yuanen Clan could not keep their composure and were about to retort, but the old man at the lead raised his hand, blocking them.

"Your Excellency Juggler, this concerns the safety of the Yuanen Clan. I, Yuanen Zhentian, cannot allow my clan to face any risks."

"If you cripple her Martial Soul right now, things might still be..."

Before the old man who called himself Yuanen Zhentian could finish his sentence, Juggler had already arrived before him, his body leaning slightly forward, locking eyes with Yuanen Zhentian.

"Continuing to speak such insincere words will only make your fists more sluggish, old man."

Yuanen Zhentian felt a jolt of shock. Although he was the patriarch of a hidden clan, he was not entirely ignorant of the outside world; he knew a thing or two about Juggler's identity.

In Yuanen Zhentian's imagination, Juggler's strength was at most that of a Super Douluo, with a soul power cultivation of only level ninety-seven at best. Before a demigod like himself, he should have had no leverage at all.

Therefore, when Ye Hui sought help from Juggler and his son Yuanen Tiandang panicked and asked others for assistance, Yuanen Zhentian had to harden his heart and plan to cripple Ye Hui's Martial Soul in advance.

Yet, when he truly met Juggler, his aura was suppressed by Juggler in an instant, leaving no possibility of resistance.

Although Yuanen Zhentian knew that Battle Armor could provide significant amplification to a soul master, Juggler had not used any Battle Armor, yet he had suppressed a quasi-god like him purely through his own strength.

Just who is this Juggler?

"Your Excellency Juggler, should we go to a place where there is no one..."

Ye Hui stood up again with the support of Yuanen Tiandang, her gaze toward Juggler filled with hesitation.

"No need for such trouble. You shall break through to Titled Douluo right here. Leave the rest to me," Juggler said in an unquestionable tone, his firm voice inexplicably making people feel at ease.

"Very well, then I shall protect you," Yuanen Tiandang replied with equal firmness.

Since Your Excellency Juggler said so, there must be a reason for it; he only needed to obey.

All he could do now was support his wife and kill as many demons as possible when those damned demons entered the Douluo Continent, reducing the pressure on Your Excellency Juggler and his disciple.

But come to think of it, Your Excellency Juggler's disciple is so young, even a few years younger than his and Ye Hui's daughter. Why would Your Excellency Juggler bring him along?

"By the way, Patriarch Yuanen, have those in your clan whose cultivation has not reached Titled Douluo return. Leaving them here is just sending them to their deaths."

Seeing that Ye Hui had already sat cross-legged on the ground and entered a meditative state, Juggler suddenly said in a low voice.

Yuanen Zhentian felt a shock in his heart, but he did not refute it, merely raising his hand to signal those clan members whose cultivation had not reached Titled Douluo to leave as quickly as possible.

Two and a half hours later, the aura on Ye Hui's body began to undergo a subtle transformation, her skin seemingly emitting a faint, crystalline glow, vaguely carrying waves of evil energy.

"So it really is the power of darkness..."

Juggler gripped the Snake Heart Sword in his hand. Although no soul rings appeared on his body, everyone present could feel that he had entered a combat state.

Whether it was Yuanen Tiandang standing by Ye Hui's side, or Yuanen Zhentian and the several Titled Douluo of the Yuanen Clan behind Juggler, they all instinctively released their respective Martial Souls, ready to fight at any moment.

Lan Kai also took out the Orb Ring, ready to transform at any time.

"To possess three thousand-year soul rings at this age? He is truly worthy of being the direct disciple of Your Excellency Juggler."

Noticing the three purple soul rings behind Lan Kai, the Titled Douluo of the Yuanen Clan looked at Lan Kai with newfound respect, then refocused their attention on Ye Hui.

As the wariness in Ye Hui's heart completely dissipated, a hazy yellow radiance emerged on the surface of her body, followed by circles of soul rings appearing, among which the ninth soul ring was particularly striking.

Just as that ninth soul ring became complete, an extremely pure dark aura erupted from Ye Hui's body, and as she reopened her eyes, her appearance had undergone a significant change.

Within her deep purple eyes, faint purple halos flowed outward. Behind her, a pair of enormous wings slowly emerged, staining all nine of Ye Hui's soul rings a deep purple-black.

And atop Ye Hui's head, a pair of curved long horns had already sprouted, radiating dense dark power and death energy.

Juggler slightly raised the Snake Heart Sword in his hand, easily blocking the impact of that dark power and death energy, a look of great interest appearing on his face.

Lan Kai also raised the Orb Ring, the Light of Orb vaguely covering his body, blocking the impact of the dark power and death energy.

In the card case beside him, a card with a very dark overall tone, along with another card of an Ultra Warrior, was also rapidly finishing its coloration.

"Darkness shall eventually descend; only in falling can one find freedom." Ye Hui chanted the dangerous content in a low voice, and immediately, eerie echoes appeared around her, followed by purple magic patterns appearing in the air.

The next moment, the ninth soul ring that had just appeared on Ye Hui's body along with her rise in cultivation suddenly brightened. A massive purple-black magic circle appeared on the ground, and as Ye Hui continued to chant her incantation, a huge purple-black light gate slowly emerged from the purple-black magic circle.

Ninth Soul Skill, Demon Passage! A path leading to the Demon Plane!