Zekrom Hatches

That day,

Dark clouds blanketed the skies above the Sun Moon Empire,

A dragon's silhouette swept across the heavens. Many people knelt in worship, because it looked remarkably like the Sun Moon imperial family.

The Sun's mutated Martial Soul... the Purple Imperial Heaven-Extinguishing Dragon, a dragon that dwelled deep within the sun itself. Even among the imperial family, it was exceedingly rare.

"Thanks to the generous big brother, Evil Eye Tyrant Sovereign, for the ten-thousand-year Soul Ring and the hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring!" Even Mu Baobao himself had no idea how far he ran after activating Overdrive and Emerald Demon Thrust.

He had sprinted for countless miles, crossing at least several provinces. His speed was no weaker than that of a Level Eight or Nine soul-powered flying device, and he had little Soul Power left.

He could only descend slowly. Kyurem was, after all, Number Two Who Couldn't Fly, so it had naturally never flown before.

Zekrom's Overdrive had seemingly turned him into a madman, utterly immersed in it.

Having sacrificed a hundred-thousand-year clansman, the Evil Eye Tyrant Sovereign was probably trembling with rage. As for the Poison Scorpion Douluo of the Holy Spirit Cult guarding outside the Evil Demon Forest,

he likely had not expected Mu Baobao to be able to fly either. Emerald Demon Thrust and Overdrive were simply life-saving divine tools.

Ahead lay an endless expanse of azure sky.

There was also a city. Mu Baobao was not surprised. The Evil Demon Forest lay in the south of the Sun Moon Empire, and after leaving Star Luo City, he had been traveling southwest. Seeing the ocean here was nothing strange.

The air was thick with the salty scent of the sea. After landing, he slowly headed toward the coastal city while considering taking a trip into the deep sea to obtain his remaining Soul Rings.

After Tang Buddha Ancestor became the Sea God, the Seven Holy Pillars of Sea God Island lost their effect. Bo Saixi's sacrifice was gone, and without her protection, the island had inevitably declined. Those evil sea soul beasts probably could not all be killed.

Still, with the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and the Evil Orca King becoming his experience packs, there was at least some breathing room. Human lifespans, however, were far too limited.

There were sea soul beasts in the deep sea as well. The boss of the Legend of the Dragon King era was the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's wife, as well as the Holy Spirit Cult's leader... the Demon Empress.

Tang Wulin had also killed an Evil Orca King, but without Sea God Island's protection... the Demon Soul Great White Sharks had all been slaughtered by the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.

Bai Xiuxiu's parents, along with Xiao Bai, the Sea God's mount and a Demon Soul Great White Shark, had all failed to escape the slaughter.

Bai Xiuxiu had only avoided it because she accompanied Tang Wulin during his trial. All that could be said was that after Tang Buddha Ancestor became a god, he had never brought any good to Douluo Continent.

The Capital of Slaughter was destroyed, leaving Evil Soul Masters with nowhere to go. They could no longer slaughter one another, so they spread across the continent. The ocean had lost the Sea God... and sea soul beasts from the deep sea came ashore to cause trouble. It was simply ridiculous.

Mu Baobao did not enter the small coastal city. On a whim, he went to a small village instead.

He found a secluded place, paid a month's rent, joined the village's fishing team, and lived there for half a month.

By then, he had thoroughly mapped out the nearby waters. What surprised him somewhat was that

after ten thousand years, the Evil Orca King had been born again. He had thought it would only be a ten-thousand-year soul beast by now, yet it had reached the hundred-thousand-year level in merely ten thousand years.

That was somewhat unexpected, but not entirely surprising. Soul beasts could evolve by devouring one another, not to mention sea soul beasts with evil attributes. Many sea soul beasts even occasionally went ashore to attack humans.

This small city had formed an elite cavalry unit tasked with stopping those sea soul beasts.

The Vast Sea Iron Cavalry was quite an imposing name.

There were great benefits to humans hunting soul beasts as well. After all, only some gifted humans could become Soul Masters, while every soul beast was a powerful fighting force. Seventy or eighty percent of the land was inhabited by humans, but the ocean was probably ninety percent soul beasts.

Their flesh and blood were excellent ingredients and greatly benefited Soul Masters. Eating them could rapidly increase one's strength, while their skin and tissues could be made into weapons and armor. They were treasures from head to toe.

"Sea soul beasts have come ashore again! Run!"

One day, just as Mu Baobao returned from fishing with the fleet and stepped ashore, he heard the cries.

All manner of bizarre sea soul beasts—crabs, shrimp, fish, and more—were attacking humans. There was even a humanoid turtle with a small mustache directing the sea soul beasts. The captain of the fishing fleet was also calling out to Mu Baobao, warning him of the danger.

"Feng Chun, run!"

Naturally, that was the false name he had used during this time, since he only wanted to provoke the hatred of Evil Soul Masters.

Even if he were exposed, the common people would regard him as a hero. Unless the Sun Moon Empire publicly declared the Holy Spirit Cult its state-protecting sect, there was truly no reason to arrest him. Mu Baobao shook his head helplessly and sighed.

Sea soul beasts were everywhere. Where could anyone run?

Many people knew this, but the instinct to survive left them with no choice.

There were many ten-thousand-year soul beasts among them. Even if the Vast Sea Iron Cavalry arrived, they would suffer terrible losses, and these poor civilians could not be saved. Although he hated the Sun Moon Empire too, this captain had treated him very well.

Screams rose and fell. As the sea soul beasts were about to reach them, he set down his things and looked at the captains.

"Uncle Ka Gang, thank you for taking care of me these past half month, but we have to say goodbye now!"

"?? Kid, don't give up."

Captain Ka Gang said. Mu Baobao was speechless. The captain had probably assumed he was going off to die.

Having followed the fleet for half a month, he had experienced life at sea: fishing, sailing... He had satisfied his curiosity, and it had been quite enjoyable.

Roar! There was no more need for words.

The phantom of Kyurem, the gray Ice Dragon, appeared by the shore, its standard Soul Ring configuration yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black.

Ultimate Ice and battle intent radiated outward.

Every sea soul beast instantly sensed a king's majesty and froze in place. Even the humans looked over, and then coldness swept across the area...

Without exception, they all became lifelike ice sculptures. Then he switched to Zekrom, the black Thunder Dragon, whose Soul Ring configuration was utterly heaven-defying.

Black, black, black, red!

Battle intent instantly transformed into Evil. Ice became lightning, carrying Mu Baobao toward the endless sea, leaving the people of the fleet utterly dumbfounded.

"An Evil Soul Master? No, he has two Martial Souls!" Captain Ka Gang initially thought.

Mu Baobao had been afraid that revealing his Evil Martial Soul would cause people to treat him as an Evil Soul Master.

But he soon remembered a rumor he had heard: an Evil Soul Master with lightning attributes had hunted down many other Evil Soul Masters.

They had not believed it at first. If someone possessed Evil, how could they possibly remain true to themselves?

Many people had not wanted to become Evil Soul Masters from the start. Before their Martial Souls awakened at the age of six, they had been ordinary people, yet they were defined by that awakening.

Although it later proved to be true, that was because they were influenced by their evil attributes. Mu Baobao clearly did not belong to that group. Even those who had not been influenced did not dare reveal themselves.

However, he merely felt there was no need to remain. He already had a general understanding of these waters.

"What is going on here?"

When the Vast Sea Iron Cavalry arrived and saw the magnificent scene, they found the entire stretch of shore filled with ice sculptures of sea soul beasts. The cold alone made them shiver.

After questioning the survivors, they found it utterly unbelievable. Yet when they asked who had done it, no one knew. They could only say that they had seen a gray dragon breathing ice,

and a black Thunder Dragon flying into the depths of the sea. This could not help but remind them of the recent rumors.

A black dragon had flown through the skies. They had thought divine miracles had descended, after all. The era when dragons ruled the continent had passed who knew how many tens of thousands of years ago.

Modern dragons were merely mixed-blood mongrels, and they were not even powerful. Two of the Ten Great Beast Kings were pure-blooded dragons, but no one dared provoke them.

Yet they turned out to be the two Martial Souls of a single Soul Master. Wait... wasn't that far too heaven-defying? Twin dragon Martial Souls? When it came time to question Captain Ka Gang, he did not hide anything, since he truly knew nothing.

"Hehe, interesting. To think I encountered the target here. Two Ultimate dragon Martial Souls and four Ultimate attributes. If we bring him into the Holy Spirit Cult, he will be more than qualified to serve as the Holy Son." On a stretch of beach somewhere, a middle-aged man was leisurely sunbathing. Seeing this scene, he spoke.

"You, submit to questioning." However, the Vast Sea Iron Cavalry soon approached him. Given such a scene,

many people were fleeing for their lives, yet he was lying here sunbathing leisurely. It would have been strange if he had not drawn attention.

But when the Vast Sea Iron Cavalry approached him, their eyes instantly turned blank. The middle-aged man rose and walked past them, and their eyes widened.

White smoke rapidly billowed from their seven orifices before they collapsed to the ground. This was... the loss of their souls!

Then he spat on the ground, his face full of disgust.

"Disgusting. The souls of powerful Soul Masters are still tastier, but they are too hard to deal with." The middle-aged man said with a headache. Then he rose, and nine heaven-defying Soul Rings—purple, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black, black—appeared around him. After Martial Soul Possession,

his ears grew longer, his claws sharpened, and his entire figure became illusory, turning him into a demon.

The Eighth Elder, Nightmare Douluo, Rank Ninety-One.

He then pursued Mu Baobao, slowly following behind to avoid drawing his attention and exposing his identity. Ever since they learned Mu Baobao possessed Ultimate Evil and lightning, the Holy Spirit Cult's order had changed from killing him

to bringing him back alive, without missing limbs or suffering any disability. After all, no one could resist Evil's baptism and the pleasure of falling into depravity.

Even those who desperately did not want to become Evil Soul Masters would willingly become disciples of the Holy Spirit Cult and embrace Evil after experiencing that unrestrained joy.

He felt the likelihood was high, because Mu Baobao had Twin Martial Souls. The Martial Soul cultivated later would become stronger.

In the future, he would naturally use the more powerful Martial Soul more often. Wouldn't that mean he would obediently return to Evil Emperor's embrace?

"This kid flies fast!"

After Nightmare Douluo rushed into the sky, he could not see Mu Baobao's figure at all. No wonder Poison Scorpion Douluo had let him escape despite guarding outside the Evil Demon Forest.

However, Nightmare Douluo belonged to the type with exceptionally outstanding spiritual perception. After closing his eyes,

Evil, nightmares... ripples of Soul Power spread in all directions. After a short while, he locked onto a direction and shot forward in pursuit of Mu Baobao.

He wanted to see what this brat was doing in the ocean when he had not even obtained all his Soul Rings in the Evil Demon Forest. Nightmare bared his fangs and claws, looking extremely terrifying.

At this moment, with Zekrom possessing him, Mu Baobao was racing forward. His targets were the Demon Soul Great White Sharks and the Evil Spirit Orcas. As for the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, forget it. That was not something he could defeat right now.

After all, it was Rank Ninety-Nine, and in the Legend of the Dragon King era, it even became a god without a divine position. Shrek Academy's Sky-Prop Douluo Yun Ming had also been a genius.

He created his own divine position. Unfortunately, the God Realm was swept away by a temporal storm. Otherwise, he might truly have become a god of no low rank. The previous Sea God who created his own divine position

had directly become a First-Class God, yet he ultimately died to two god-level soul-powered cannon shells. There was no helping it.

If he had not died, Tang Wulin would have had no way to rise!

As for the Demon Empress, there was no need at all.