The Evil Emperor's Possession, I Counter with a King Ball

A small town in the western part of the Heaven Dou Empire.

Luo Chen was helping his mother organize some sewn clothes; his mother was the best tailor in this small town.

"Mom, these are for Aunt Zhang, right?" Luo Chen asked while tidying up.

Lin Xiaomei replied, "That's right. Xiao Chen, go deliver these to your Aunt Zhang, and on your way back, buy some vegetables and meat from the market. Your father is coming home today, so we'll have a good meal!"

"Alright Mom, I've got it!"

Luo Chen grabbed a pancake and ran out. He delivered the clothes to Aunt Zhang's house quickly, but instead of heading to the market, he turned and went toward the seaside.

Standing on a reef, he gazed out at the ocean. Their village was by the sea, so there were naturally many Sea Spirit Masters, but Luo Chen was not one of them.

He raised his right hand, and with a flash of light, a strange spherical object appeared.

A Gulu Ball! This was Luo Chen's Martial Soul. He looked at his awakened soul, still feeling somewhat speechless. Wasn't this just a tool for catching spirits from the Kingdom of Locke in his past life?

After putting the ordinary Gulu Ball away, he flipped his hand, and a red Gulu Ball with a crown pattern appeared.

This was a King Ball, with a 100% capture success rate! Back then, he didn't have the money to pay for VIP, so obtaining a King Ball had been incredibly difficult.

But how was he supposed to use this King Ball now? Actually, he wanted to know how to use his Gulu Ball Martial Soul! Was he supposed to just go out and capture Spirit Beasts?

"Damn Di Tian! To think I would fail!" An evil aura fled rapidly from the horizon. Though inconspicuous, it carried a faint sense of oppression!

If anyone could see his true form, they would realize this was a Spirit Beast of the Evil Eye clan.

However, his true identity was the Evil Eye Tyrant Sovereign from the Evil Demon Forest, the Evil Emperor, ranked second among the top ten Spirit Beasts, with a cultivation base of nearly eight hundred thousand years.

As for why he was in such a sorry state, it went back to that Sky Dream Ice Worm with nearly a million years of cultivation. To a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast like him, who needed to transcend tribulations, that creature was a supreme treasure. Obtaining the Sky Dream Ice Worm might allow him to break through the million-year shackle and become a god in one stroke!

Although he had severely wounded Di Tian with the "Light of Time and Space," he had also been gravely injured himself and had no choice but to return to the Sun Moon Continent to heal.

Just as he was about to leave the territory of the Douluo Continent, he suddenly noticed a special fluctuation of spirit power. It carried a spiritual attribute and also possessed a space-time attribute—it was very similar to his own!

At this moment, Luo Chen had no idea that an eye in the sky was watching him. Yes, a real eye!

The Evil Emperor carefully probed Luo Chen's spirit power attributes and Martial Soul, and a thought couldn't help but arise!

Humans didn't need to undergo heavenly tribulations. He didn't want to start his cultivation over, but possessing this human body was a viable method. It had been a long time since he had encountered a creature so compatible with him!

Even if he failed, there would be no loss. At worst, he could just strip this human of his special Martial Soul for his own use; perhaps it would help him gain a deeper understanding of the laws of space-time and spirit attributes!

Thinking of this, the Evil Emperor acted immediately, instantly releasing his unique, evil aura.

At the same time, Luo Chen was suppressed by this evil presence. He struggled to lift his head, only to be met by a massive, evil eye!

The Evil Emperor was holding back his strength, fearing that he might accidentally crush the human before him into dust. Of course, an ant who wasn't even a Spirit Master posed no threat to him.

He looked at Luo Chen with interest and said, "Human, you seem to be somewhat special!" He clearly sensed that the strange Martial Soul in Luo Chen's hand contained powerful laws of space-time.

An eye? Luo Chen thought to himself. There was only one race in the Douluo world that looked like this! The Evil Eye clan! The Evil Eye clan was the very race of that Evil Emperor, ranked second among the top ten Spirit Beasts!

And this Evil Eye could speak! That meant it was a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast!

Thinking of this, Luo Chen's heart turned to ash! Was his journey in Douluo going to end before it even began?

"Human, do not be afraid. This Emperor will not kill you. I only wish to ask, what kind of Martial Soul is this?"

Luo Chen's brain was spinning wildly. He didn't want to die so pathetically. Not kill him? He didn't believe that for a second. And hadn't he just heard him say "This Emperor"? This was almost certainly the Evil Emperor himself!

But shouldn't the Evil Emperor be on the Sun Moon Continent, across the vast ocean? Why had he come to the Douluo Continent? What could possibly attract him here?

The Sky Dream Ice Worm! In an instant, Luo Chen understood. The Sky Dream Ice Worm imprisoned by Di Tian in the Star Dou Great Forest!

So, the current Evil Emperor had just finished fighting Di Tian! And he had lost and been severely wounded!

In other words, the Evil Emperor was currently bleeding out!

That's right!

Luo Chen thought of a possibility! At this thought, a glimmer of hope rose within him!

The King Ball—as long as the target has sustained damage, it has a 100% capture success rate!

Death was certain either way! He might as well take the gamble!

Luo Chen feigned calmness. "Great Spirit Beast, my Martial Soul is called the Heaven Swallowing Ball. It contains the power to swallow the heavens; it is said that if trained to the limit, it can swallow the sky itself!"

The Evil Emperor gave a disdainful laugh. Swallowing the heavens? Exaggeration. Even he, a dignified eight-hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast, wouldn't dare claim such a thing. But judging by the name, this strange Martial Soul did indeed contain laws of space-time!

"Great Spirit Beast, would you like to observe it up close? Here!" While the Evil Emperor was deep in thought, Luo Chen broke the pattern and threw the King Ball in his hand directly at the Evil Emperor. The Evil Emperor didn't take it seriously; a mere human...

The moment the King Ball touched his tentacle, time and space seemed to freeze! Even someone as powerful as the eight-hundred-thousand-year-old Evil Emperor was completely unable to move!

At that moment, a powerful suction force emanated from the strange ball. The next instant, everything went black, and he found himself in another space!

He tried to use his full cultivation to break free from the constraints of this space, only to discover that his cultivation had vanished! He possessed only the strength of a hundred-year Spirit Beast!

"Where is my cultivation!" The Evil Emperor roared in fury. How could he have stumbled over an ant? And such a massive stumble at that!

Luo Chen, however, had no time to pay attention to the Evil Emperor inside the Gulu Ball!

Because he was currently on the verge of being blown apart by violent spirit power! That was an eight-hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast, after all!

Fortunately, there was the King Ball. The King Ball absorbed almost all of the Evil Emperor's spirit power, leaving only a portion for Luo Chen to absorb. It was as if the King Ball was using the Evil Emperor's own cultivation to suppress him.

(Evil Emperor: So underhanded?)

As time ticked by, the sky grew dark. Six hours passed, and it was already dusk—a whole day had gone by.

Luo Chen finally opened his eyes. A flash of purple light crossed his pupils, and a spirit ring, red to the point of turning purple with a hint of gold, rose slowly from beneath his feet!

Luo Chen thought mockingly: What is a mechanic? This is what you call a mechanic!