A Blessing in Disguise

"Master Ling, please rest assured, once our Spirit Hall Law Enforcement Team arrives and establishes a Surveillance Hall here, we will absolutely not give the ' Slaughter City ' any opportunity to retaliate against the townspeople!"

About seventy li west of Cold Stone Town, outside Snow Moon City, Bibi Dong glanced at Wen Maoxiang and his group, who were settling the townspeople of Hanshi Town with the Snow Moon City Cold Stone Town, and made a promise to Ling Yi.

The convenience of Martial Soul power was fully demonstrated at this moment. Several Soul Master whose Martial Soul power was biased towards earth and stone used their Soul Skill to dig and bury foundations in an instant, and then quickly built a simple house for the townspeople of Cold Stone Town whose homes had been destroyed.

Although the Fallen Soul Master who invaded from the "Erlang"Slaughter City with a single strike, the Cold Stone Town was also almost completely destroyed in the battle. The townspeople, now homeless, not only had to consider where to go next, but also had to guard against the Fallen Soul Master returning to retaliate.

With this in mind, at Ling Yi's suggestion, the nearly two thousand survivors of Cold Stone Town were immediately relocated to the nearby large city of Snow Moon City.

Although it would be difficult to operate in the city, as the residences of ordinary residents were not large to begin with, and Ling Yi had no intention of using moral blackmail against wealthy families or forcing them to vacate their spaces, building a satellite village outside the city would be much easier once the city lord of Snow Moon City was appeased.

While Ling Yi and Bibi Dong were focused on the townspeople moving into the simple houses, Yue Guan and Gui Mei, standing behind Bibi Dong, couldn't help but look at "Erlang," who seemed to be a guard behind Ling Yi.

Although neither of them has yet broken through to the Titled Douluo realm, as two of the Pope's most capable lieutenants, they have witnessed the actions of Titled Douluo- level elders and even Worship Hall of Worship.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei knew very well that, based on the strength that "Erlang" had shown not long ago, he was definitely above Level 95!

As for the specific level, the two of them couldn't determine it.

Even the Titled Douluo named Sauron, who was previously crushed by "Erlang", was defeated too quickly and easily, and his strength was not even fully displayed. Since the two had never faced each other directly, they did not know what level the other's strength was.

Perhaps, like Chen Xin next to him, he has just broken through to the Titled Douluo realm?

Feeling the gazes of Yue Guan and the other person, Chen Xin rolled her eyes in annoyance and turned to find Dugu Bo to regain her balance.

This old bastard actually has a surprisingly sharp stick technique up his sleeve!

No, I won't feel satisfied without striking with my sword a couple of times!

"Master Ling, Master Ling—!"

Just then, voices called out from the direction of the houses, "The captain is awake—!"

"Oh?" Ling Yi turned his head at the sound and saw Jiulan running towards him.

Noticing the curious look on Bibi Dong's face, she smiled slightly and asked, "Want to come and take a look together?"

"Okay!" Upon hearing this, Bibi Dong's crystal-like eyes curved into crescent moons.

"Let's go~" Ling Yi nodded to Jiulan, who had just run up to him, and called Bibi Dong to go together.

"Um--!"

Standing still, watching Bibi Dong follow Ling Yi Bibi Dong a little deer, Yue Guan and Gui Mei exchanged a glance, then glanced at "Erlang" who was silently following on Ling Yi's other side. They both shook their heads and followed silently.

The house, which is mostly completed but still in a rough state, contains only a wooden bed, a few wooden stools, and a dozen or so flowerpots planted with "Blue Silver Grass".

Upon entering the room, Ling Yi nodded to Ala Leiqi, who was guarding inside, and then approached the wooden bed amidst the latter's excited expression.

There lay Yi Linlie, the former captain of the Cold Stone Town Patrol Team, his entire body flushed red, like a boiled shrimp, with obvious signs of sweat on his cheeks, neck, and other exposed areas. The wooden bed beneath him was almost completely soaked with his sweat.

"Master Ling... Master Ling ~" Yi Linlie was unable to move his body, so he could only grimace and greet Ling Yi.

It's clear he's feeling very unwell.

"Don't move." Ling Yi stepped forward and said to Yi Linlie, then began to examine him under the other's quiet gaze.

Using his mental power in conjunction with his spiritual energy projection, Ling Yi examined Yi Linlie several times from head to toe, finally fixing his gaze on the other's heart. After a pause, Ling Yi met Yi Linlie's gaze:

"This can be considered a blessing in disguise. While I was repairing your heart, I used a special technique to seal a drop of Sauron's heart blood inside your heart."

"Now, with each heartbeat, every drop of blood flowing through your heart will carry a trace of Sauron's heart's blood power to strengthen your body."

"It's also because your Martial Soul 'Shadow' is inherently dark, which allows it to resonate with Sauron's power; otherwise, I would have had to reshape your heart."

Not long ago, Erlang killed a group of Fallen Soul Master from Erlang "Slaughter City" led by Sauron with a single strike.

For some unknown reason, perhaps because Erlang's five black and one red Soul Ring Configuration powerful enough, or perhaps because Tang Chen's consciousness had not been completely suppressed, the Slaughter King did not break out of the "Slaughter City" or send out other Fallen Soul Master to attack Ling Yi and the others.

Of course, the Slaughter King didn't do nothing.

When it reclaimed the "Asura God Light" that had covered the "Slaughter City," it took away all the corpses and flesh of Sauron and the others.

It can be said that although he failed to hunt down Yue Guan, Gui Mei, Bibi Dong and others who came to Cold Stone Town to help, as well as the nearly two thousand Cold Stone Town residents, he still managed to kill a large number of his own Law Enforcement Team members. From the perspective of the Slaughter King, the goal was barely achieved.

Who knew that among the pile of corpses that everyone thought were dead, there was actually Lao Liu, and not just one!

Sauron wasn't dead, but he was critically injured and on the verge of death. Under the pull of the "Asura God Light," he had just risen from the underground crater into the air when he broke free of the pull and rushed towards the roof of the Spirit Hall Branch.

He had previously observed that the Healing System Soul Emperor who stayed on the rooftop, namely Ling Yi, was the object of protection for Erlang, Chen Xin, and others.

If he didn't want to be used by the Slaughter King and have his blood drained before dying, his Weiyi chance of survival was to kidnap this Healing System Soul Emperor, making that silver-armored monster hesitate to act, and then find a way to escape from the Northern Territory of Heaven Dou!

Once he recovers from his injuries and returns to his peak strength, he can return to the "Slaughter City" once again.

Even if the Slaughter King is going to "make use of waste," why would Sauron want to go back to the "Slaughter City"? For these Fallen Soul Master, betrayal and being betrayed are just commonplace occurrences.

Given the chance, Sauron wouldn't mind betraying the Slaughter King and taking his place.

Similarly, as long as Sauron returns to the "Slaughter City," the Slaughter King won't care whether such a Titled Douluo- level fighter is loyal or not, as long as he obeys orders when needed.

From the moment his body was split in two and he entered a state of suspended animation, to being pulled into the air by the ' Asura God Light ', and then breaking free from his restraints and rushing towards Ling Yi, the Healing System Soul Emperor, it all happened in the blink of an eye. Sauron had already planned out all his escape routes.

However, all of this planning came to an abrupt end after casually piercing the heart of an overconfident ant.

Can anyone tell him why a Healing System Soul Emperor has such speed and such power?!

That slap that came down on his head knocked Sauron to the ground, stunning Sauron and leaving everyone who rushed over in awe.

No, that's a Titled Douluo!

Yes, he was just beaten to a pulp by "Erlang" and is now seriously injured. He can't even use his Martial Soul Avatar, and he probably can't even unleash the strength of a Soul Emperor. But that's no excuse for a Healing System Soul Emperor like you to use a big gimmick to defeat him!

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Ling Yi frowned and clenched the hand that had just knocked Sauron down.

I was careless; I almost used too much force and smashed him to pieces. If I hadn't held back a bit at the last moment, the scene would have turned into something R-rated.

Ling Yi took out a pair of specially made shackles from his Storage Soul Tool and threw them to Dugu Bo, who had rushed up to him, signaling the other to handcuff the unconscious Sauron on the ground. Ling Yi then stepped forward and stood in front of Yi Linlie, who had just subconsciously stood in front of him but had his heart pierced by Sauron.

"Captain! Captain! Captain...!"

Jiulan, Ala Leiqi, Dongming Yu, Dongming Wei, and the others seemed to wake from a dream, and gathered around, calling out with sorrowful expressions.

Ling Yi crouched down and placed his hand on Yi Linlie's bleeding heart. Under the vibrant green light, Yi Linlie, whose breathing was gradually weakening, regained consciousness as if he were experiencing a final burst of energy before death.

Looking down at his heart, which was covered by Ling Yi's hand, Yi Linlie managed a bitter smile, "Master Ling, I'm too weak. I couldn't even hold out for a second..."

Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo, who had just handcuffed Sauron and was about to put on shackles, couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth. He turned around and glanced at Yi Linlie, who was being treated by Ling Yi.

Chen Xin, Yue Guan, and the others, who were also looking at Yi Linlie, pursed their lips and tried hard to suppress their urge to complain.

That's Titled Douluo, not a wild boar that came out of the forest!

However, Ala Leiqi and his friends, believing that Yi Linlie was about to die, had reddened their eyes and looked filled with indescribable grief and indignation. They also grieved for their own powerlessness.

"It's alright," Ling Yi said calmly, shaking his head and gently comforting him, "At least you stood up back then. A man who keeps his word has a strong heart!"

"Thank you..." Yi Linlie murmured, his smile becoming more relaxed. To have gained the approval of the renowned Master Ling before his death, he could die without regrets.

After speaking, he looked around at the friends who had gathered around him, and with a familiar, hearty smile on his face, he slowly closed his eyes.

"Captain—!" "Um..."

Just as Ala Leiqi let out a sob, before his emotions had fully subsided, Ling Yi's voice rang out again. "Don't close your eyes yet. I still have a few questions to ask you about your next treatment plan—"

"Team... uh... cough cough cough..."

Amidst Ala Leiqi's coughing, Yi Linlie abruptly opened his eyes, staring at Ling Yi in disbelief. "No, Master Ling, is there... is there any hope for me?!"

Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo, standing to the side, curled his lip and said, "Silly boy, do you have some misunderstanding about the power of Martial Soul?"

"Don't underestimate the person in front of you just because he's only Six-Ring Soul Emperor. In terms of healing ability, he's among the top three Healing System Soul Saint and Soul Douluo in the Douluo Continent!"

If Ling Yi hadn't once told him to be humble, Dugu Bo would have actually wanted to say that Ling Yi was the number one Healing System Soul Master in the world!

Ling Yi was not smug because of Dugu Bo's praise. He just looked at Yi Linlie with a faint smile, raised his other hand, held up three fingers, and said, "I have three options for you to choose from."

"First, I will use my ' Sixth Soul Skill - Rebirth ' to reshape a new heart for you. I can guarantee that it will be exactly the same as your original heart."

"Hiss—!" *N

The very first proposal was enough to make Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, Gui Mei, Wen Maoxiang, and the other members of the Spirit Hall gasp in shock.

Regenerating flesh and blood in the hands, feet, arms, and legs is fine, but regenerating the heart?!

This level of healing Soul Skill is absolutely divine!

However, upon further reflection, the Martial Soul system is inherently unreasonable. Take Ah Rou's ' Fourth Soul Skill - Invincible Golden Body ' as an example. In terms of grade, it is merely Thousand-Year Soul Ring Soul Skill. However, during the three-second Wudi period, as long as there is no god-level power involved, or other rule-based Soul Skill that counter it, even the Ninth Soul Skill of Titled Douluo cannot harm her!

Another one is Ling Yi's "Second Soul Skill - Severed Finger Regeneration", which was originally Soul Ring Soul Skill from the eight-hundred-year-old "Nüluo Blue Silver Grass". Although it can only regenerate flesh and blood tissue the size of a little finger, it can also regenerate important parts of the body such as internal organs and bones. Such an effect is also at the level of a divine skill!

For Ling Yi, the charm of the Martial Soul system lies in these magnificent and magical powers, which are like a fireworks display.

"Secondly, I have a thousand-year-old 'Blue Silver Grass ' here. Its unique characteristic is that it can change its own form according to the organism it parasitizes."

"I can help you refine it and use it to construct your new heart."

"With it, you'll essentially have a thousand-year-old ' Blue Silver Grass ' plant-type companion Soul Beast. You can grow and progress together with it..."

"Third..."

Back to the present, Ling Yi took out a blue crystal ball the size of an infant's head from his Storage Soul Tool and placed it in Yi Linlie's right hand, saying, "Come, concentrate your mind, sense the power within your body, and guide it into this crystal ball."

"What is this...?" Looking at the blue crystal ball in his hand, Yi Linlie felt it looked extremely familiar.

Ala Leiqi, standing to the side, exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? Isn't this the crystal ball used to measure Innate Soul Power during the Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony?"

"Master Ling, the captain doesn't have any Soul Power— "

Upon hearing this, Ling Yi smiled and shook his head at Ala Leiqi, saying, "I previously said that Sauron's heart blood could strengthen Yi Linlie's body, but there's another speculation I didn't mention."

"That is, under the stimulation of the heart's blood, Yi Linlie's originally weak and almost negligible Soul Power will be revived from its dormancy and gradually absorb the vigorous Qi and Blood power of Yi Linlie to grow stronger."

"In other words, if my theory is correct, he should have Soul Power now..."