Demon Dragon Zixi

He waved the guards away, his brows furrowed in the Xue Ye as he fell into deep thought.

Xue Ye easily digested and understood the two points Ling Yi made. He was even confident that, given some time, he could analyze them as well.

However, Ling Yi's unspoken third point greatly piqued Xue Ye's interest.

No matter how much Ren Xue Ye pondered, she still couldn't grasp the key point. She could list seven or eight simple details, but she couldn't find any factors that could be compared to the first two.

The same deep contemplation also occurred among Cardinals Salas and Yao Qi.

However, the Platinum Bishop, Sa Fan Desa, seemed to be deep in thought, which caught the attention of Salas and his companion.

Inside the Martial Soul Temple, seeing the two turn their gazes to him, Sa Fan Desa pondered for a moment before deciding to give them a little hint.

After all, these two are quite different. Yao Qi is the Pope's envoy. He is not old, yet he is already a Soul Saint. He is a sure thing to become Soul Douluo Titled Douluo the future, and it is even possible that he will become Titled Douluo. Such a person is at least a strong contender for one of the four Platinum Bishop. If he can become a Title Douluo, he will definitely be an elder in the Spirit Hall.

Salas, on the other hand, was a promising junior colleague of Sa Fan Desa, and the two were practically teacher and student. In Sa Fan Desa's eyes, his position as Platinum Bishop, and even the position of Hall Master of the Martial Soul Temple in Heaven Dou City, might be handed over to Salas in the future, barring any other appointments from His Holiness the Pope.

"Are you wondering what the third point that Ling Yi didn't mention is?" Sa Fan Desa asked softly.

Yao Qi and Salas exchanged a glance, then turned their gaze to the composed Sa Fan Desa.

"Reputation," Sa Fan Desa uttered the two words briefly.

"Reputation?" *2

Yao Qi and Salas were taken aback at first, their brows furrowing slightly before calming down, a look of realization flashing in their eyes.

As mid-to-high-level members of the Spirit Hall, they all knew that compared to the two great empires and other kingdoms, duchies, and even those sects and Soul Master families, the Spirit Hall, which brought together nearly half of the commoner Soul Master and small and medium-sized Soul Master families on the Douluo Continent, had never cared much about the interests and power of a single city or region.

The Spirit Hall follows a religious, papal approach, prioritizing the recognition and acceptance of the people on the Douluo Continent.

Simply put, it's about reputation and public support.

Of course, there is an even more intuitive word: faith!

If this were an ordinary world without magic, then the methods of the Spirit Hall would be similar to those of the "carpenters" and "stonemasons" in Ling Yi's previous life who loved to spread the gospel.

However, on the Douluo Continent, where extraordinary power clearly exists, the Spirit Hall, which occupies the highest level of combat power, truly achieved a prestige that surpasses all other forces.

In other words, Tang Chen, the "Clear Sky Douluo," suddenly appeared and forcefully elevated the originally second-rate power, the "Clear Sky Hammer Tang Family," to the status of the number one sect in the world, the "Clear Sky Sect."

However, the Clear Sky Sect was ultimately only the "Number One in the World" that Tang Chen had single-handedly propelled to. In terms of foundation, let alone the Spirit Hall, even an established force like the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would easily defeat them.

In terms of historical foundation, the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire are not much better than the Clear Sky Sect.

Therefore, the understanding of "faith" by various forces is merely limited to a simple noun.

As one of the four Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Hall, second only to the Pope, although Sa Fan Desa did not know anything about the "Angel God Divine Examination," he was very clear that the "Angel God" worshipped by the Spirit Hall was not an ethereal being!

The most compelling evidence is that every generation of the Qian Clan bloodline awakens the "Six-Winged Angel" Martial Soul and will inevitably become Titled Douluo- level existence.

In fact, in Sa Fan Desa's memory, every generation of "Angel Douluo" seemed to eventually become Peerless Douluo at Level 99!

Ling Yi didn't care how many people in Heaven Dou City were caught up in a brainstorming session because of that interrupted conversation. He only knew that, in addition to using good bait, fishing also required baiting the area to attract more big fish.

Patience is an excellent quality that every angler should possess.

This was something a young woman from the provincial swimming team told Ling Yi. Her father was a seasoned fisherman. Unfortunately, Ling Yi never got the chance to exchange fishing tips with that elder. Of course, Ling Yi generally preferred raising fish to fishing.

In the familiar treehouse, three and a half miles west of the Sunset Forest and the Fog Mountain.

Under Yang Shelly's slightly narrowed gaze, Ling Yi released Ah Yin's small hand, stepped up and walked to Dugu Bo's side, and together they looked out the window of the treehouse at the view outside.

As dawn broke, white clouds, like cotton wool, covered the sky in layers, below which stretched an endless expanse of primeval forest.

"How about it?"

Dugu Bo tried to keep his voice calm, ignoring the two tense auras behind him, and asked Ling Yi, "Will those guys affect our plans?"

Ling Yi gazed intently out the window, his eyes fixed on the mountain three miles away, its upper half shrouded in white mist. He replied nonchalantly, "From what I've seen so far, the activity range of those Soul Beast hasn't changed much in the past three months. Aside from 'it,' there's no particular reason why the Soul Beast living here..."

At this point, Ling Yi turned his gaze to the side of "Fog Mountain," which was in the southeast direction.

Silently applauding Ling Yi's composure, Dugu Bo also looked over there and said, "That guy has approached within a hundred meters of ' Fog Mountain ' for the ninth time now. As you said, as long as 'it' steps into this range, it will definitely call you over no matter what..."

He Dugu Bo, a flicker of eagerness in his eyes, then asked, "You say 'it' won't... this time?"

Although he had experienced it eight times, and all eight times it was in vain, it did not stop Dugu Bo from being full of hope.

Ling Yi didn't answer Dugu Bo, but instead asked, "Senior, has your cultivation level stabilized?"

Although he didn't hear the answer he wanted, Dugu Bo nodded seriously and said, "Yes! As you said, I repeatedly honed my Soul Power and then used the Soul Power I gained after the breakthrough to nourish myself, in order to cooperate with the 'Second Form: Jiao Snake Shooting Breath ' to temper my body. Now I have completely stabilized my level 70 strength."

"In that case," Ling Yi glanced at Dugu Bo, sensing the heavy aura emanating from him, then looked towards the mist-shrouded mountains and the shadowy dense forest to the southeast, and said leisurely, "Let's lend a hand and help 'it' make up its mind—"

As soon as Ling Yi finished speaking, Dugu Bo's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he quickly said, "Really?!"

"Of course." Ling Yi nodded.

Then, he turned and walked towards the wooden door of the treehouse, saying, "Let's go."

"Uh... ah?" Dugu Bo looked at Ling Yi's actions, somewhat confused. "Where... are we going?"

Although puzzled, Dugu Bo didn't think much of it and subconsciously followed.

Inside the treehouse, Ah Yin and Yang Shelly exchanged a glance, said nothing, and silently followed behind Ling Yi and Dugu Bo.

A quarter of an hour later, the four of them arrived at the summit of a solitary mountain located a little over twelve miles northwest of "Fog Mountain".

This is a mountain with a unique shape, resembling a broken sword with the hilt at the bottom and the diagonally broken blade plunging straight into the chasm, nearly a thousand meters high.

On the mountaintop, which was only a few dozen square meters in size, Dugu Bo looked at the empty "Sky-Rending Eagle" nest and realized that the family of two adults and four children that he had driven away two months ago had never returned.

At the very top of the mountain, Ling Yi waved his hand and took out a series of items from his Storage Soul Tool.

There were about a dozen iron boxes emanating a chilling aura, and three crystal-yellow transparent round beads, each inlaid with a blue crystal the size of a grain of rice.

Finally, Ling Yi took out a cool-looking slingshot.

The dull, Y-shaped bow was meticulously crafted by Ling Yi into two dragon heads that seemed to be biting and swallowing. Four large tendons, obtained from the 49,000-year-old "Duck-Billed Scarlet Flame Beast," were tied to a piece of tanned leather of the same type, which was held in the mouths of the two dragons on the left and right.

Saltpeter powder, sulfur powder, and charcoal powder are wrapped in soft paper, twisted into long threads, and then Entanglement in groups of four Cold Iron boxes, for a total of three groups.

Next came the three crystal-yellow transparent beads. Ling Yi picked one up, and with a flash of blue Soul Power in his hand, he activated the blue crystal on the bead.

The next second, as Ling Yi activated his Soul Power, a set of Cold Iron boxes was absorbed into the round bead.

During this process, the fuse outside the Cold Iron box was lit by Ling Yi rubbing his fingers together.

Before Dugu Bo and the two women, Ah Yin and Yang Shelly, could even ask any questions, Ling Yi had already raised the "Scarlet Flame Dragon-Devouring Slingshot" in his hand. With a pull and a release, the crystal-yellow transparent bead transformed into a stream of light, shooting straight into the sky and disappearing into the thick clouds in the blink of an eye.

Then, the same operation was performed twice more. A total of three transparent beads, carrying three sets of twelve Cold Iron boxes, were sent by Ling Yi to different positions in the clouds in the sky.

(⊙⊙)??? x3

Looking up at the sky, Dugu Bo and the two women were completely bewildered, not understanding what Ling Yi was doing at all.

"Those Cold Iron contain ' Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice ' that I purchased in ' Skywater City ' beforehand, originally intended for use in quenching after melting..."

Ling Yi flipped his hand and put the "Scarlet Flame Dragon-Devouring Slingshot" back into his Storage Soul Tool. He glanced at the sky, which remained unchanged, and slowly began to explain to the three of them.

"Slap! Slap! Slap!"

Just then, the sound of three small firecrackers exploding softly came from the sky, attracting the attention of Dugu Bo and his two companions.

Ling Yi also looked up and continued his explanation, "Before we came here, I had specially modified those Cold Iron boxes. Although they look like a whole, they can easily shatter into hundreds of pieces if a certain amount of external force is applied."

"And those ' Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice ' had already been skillfully broken into small, finger-sized pieces by me beforehand."

"With those three disposable storage crystals, the ' Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice ' and the salt powder and other materials I put in beforehand should have already exploded in the clouds."

"What... what's the point of doing this?" Dugu Bo looked away from the white clouds in the sky, turned to Ling Yi, and asked hesitantly.

Facing Dugu Bo's inquisitive gaze, Ling Yi looked at the churning clouds and said softly, "If possible, I would actually prefer to wait for the right time..."

Unfortunately, time waits for no one.

Ling Yi didn't know how Dugu Bo operated in the original story, but it was clear that because of his own intrusion as a butterfly, Dugu Bo might not be able to obtain the greatest opportunity in his destiny as he did in the original story.

Just like Tang San's "Eight Spider Lances," if we exclude the possibility that someone deliberately gave him a cheat code, those fan fiction protagonists who want to go to the "Star Dou Great Forest" in advance to intercept the "Man Faced Demon Spider" and plot to obtain the External Soul Bone "Eight Spider Lances" can only be said to be delusional.

Not every "Man Faced Demon Spider" comes with an "Eight Spider Lances", and not just anyone who kills the "Man Faced Demon Spider" from the original story can successfully absorb the "Eight Spider Lances".

Tang San's ability to absorb the "Eight Spider Lances" was full of coincidences in the original novel, requiring the right timing, location, and people—all three were indispensable.

Putting everything else aside, the outer perimeter of the Star Dou Great Forest is so vast, how can we accurately locate the "Man Faced Demon Spider" that produces the "Eight Spider Lances"?

Reality is not an online game. Unlike those BOSSes that drop special equipment, the "Man Faced Demon Spider" won't just stand still in one place. Instead, it will roam around the large map called "Star Dou Great Forest" to hunt other Soul Beast and Soul Master.

On the solitary peak nearly a thousand meters high, Ling Yi stopped paying attention to the swirling clouds overhead, stepped to the southeast-facing cliff edge, and faced the oncoming strong wind, looking straight ahead.

Before Ling Yi's eyes stood a huge white cloud, motionless and still.

That is ' Fog Mountain '. Due to the perspective, Ling Yi is currently located more than 400 meters above ' Fog Mountain '. Looking down from this height, he can see most of the cloud sphere, as well as... a little further southeast of the tranquil dense forest.

Having nurtured himself with Soul Power for many years, Ling Yi possessed extraordinary senses. Even with his naked eyesight, he could still see the shadowy figures moving in the clouds of "Fog Mountain" from a mountaintop several miles away, and he could also see a certain figure that had become one with the trees in the quiet, dense forest.

Of course, considering that Dugu Bo, Yang Shelly, and Ah Yin beside him could not control their Soul Power like he could and temporarily transform their pupils into eagle eyes, Ling Yi was still very considerate and took out three handmade telescopes and handed them to the three people beside him.

For Ling Yi, whose hands-on skills have reached the ceiling of the Douluo Continent and surpassed all ordinary people in his previous life, he can even handcraft an Iron Man-like armor like the "Azure Wood Battle Armor," let alone a telescope with a completely different level of technology.

Through the convex and concave lenses polished from crystal, Yang Shelly, who was visiting for the first time, clearly saw the existence within "Fog Mountain".

It was a purple dragon with horns on its head, lying near the mountaintop, occasionally lowering its head to lick something on its belly, and sometimes letting out a painful growl, its whole body trembling.

Just then, Ling Yi read aloud the names he had found in the Heaven Dou City Martial Soul Temple's library over the past three days:

"Demon Dragon Zixi—!"

To be continued tomorrow, goodnight everyone~