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Half a month ago, Star Luo Empire, Star Luo Zhu Family.
Zhu Zhuqing held Ye Lan's arm with a look of deep reliance, her face slightly flushed with shyness.
Standing before the two of them was none other than the "First of the Sky" who had been waiting for several days, the Angel Douluo, Qian Daoliu.
Ye Lan scratched his head awkwardly and said, "Grandfather, I've kept you waiting."
Qian Daoliu sized up Zhuqing, waved his hand, and said, "We are both men, no need to say more. Just as long as you don't let Xiaoxue down!"
"Grandfather, rest assured, I will definitely not let Xiaoxue down!" Ye Lan said solemnly.
"The Star Luo Empire is in complete chaos now. I didn't expect this trip to Star Luo to be a trap set by the Sect of Myriad Beasts. Shall we return to Spirit Hall next?" Qian Daoliu asked directly.
"With the strength of the Sect of Myriad Beasts, controlling the Star Luo Empire is only a matter of time; they simply want to take it over legitimately. In the future, the Douluo Continent is destined not to be peaceful; a war between Star Luo and Heaven Dou is inevitable."
"Therefore, to deal with the future situation, we must take advantage of the chaos in Star Luo to secure the Divine Craftsman Lou Gao. We shall head to Wugeng City first!" Ye Lan said noncommittally.
Qian Daoliu nodded with satisfaction. Ye Lan's vision was already that of a qualified leader of a power.
Since becoming the Hall Master of the Holy Temple, in addition to his strength, his own insight and mental growth had progressed just as rapidly.
"Then it's settled. Just activate 'Flash'; that mental soul skill of yours is indeed useful," Qian Daoliu laughed.
Ye Lan nodded, and Qian Daoliu took Ye Lan and Zhu Zhuqing into the sky, flying west toward Wugeng City.
As the three of them took to the air, the Star Luo Imperial City was a sea of white, with white cloth hung from every household.
A golden meteor streaked across the sky.
Several days later, the three gradually approached Wugeng City.
However, the expressions on their faces grew increasingly grim.
Wugeng City was far more chaotic than they had imagined. Smashing, looting, and burning were happening across the entire city, and among the perpetrators were many deacons from the local Spirit Hall sub-temple.
"Teacher, didn't the teaching staff from Spirit City come to investigate the Wugeng City sub-temple three years ago? How can Wugeng City still commit such insane atrocities!?" Zhu Zhuqing said in surprise.
"After the last investigation of the Wugeng City sub-temple, they were indeed much more well-behaved and didn't cause any trouble. It's likely that because the news of the Star Luo Emperor being 'killed by me' has spread completely, the Spirit Hall sub-temples in the Star Luo Empire are evacuating urgently. They want to make a big score before they leave?" Ye Lan said with a dark expression.
Since Wugeng City was located within the Star Luo Empire, no 'Radiant Temple' had been established here.
The Wugeng City sub-temple, led by Miles, likely harbored the idea that with no supervision, they could take advantage of the chaos to make one last killing—perhaps even thinking they were earning glory for the Heaven Dou Empire.
Ye Lan's Golden Dragon Pupils opened. With a single sweep, he took in the entire situation of Wugeng City.
Aside from some local Star Luo people smashing and looting, most of the Spirit Hall deacons were forcing their way into private homes, robbing 'Gold Soul Coins,' and kidnapping young women.
"Grandfather! Activate your domain and suppress them directly!!" Ye Lan said decisively.
Qian Daoliu nodded, and a golden domain instantly covered the entire Wugeng City.
All Spirit Masters possessing soul power were instantly suppressed, forced to their knees on the spot.
Countless Spirit Masters looked up with ugly expressions, only to see the golden phantom of an angel hovering above Wugeng City.
The frenzied Spirit Hall deacons' faces turned pale.
The High Priest had actually come??!!
Miles, the Hall Master of the Wugeng City Spirit Hall sub-temple, couldn't stop his legs and hands from trembling. He buried his head low, terrified of being discovered.
The people of the Star Luo Empire hated Spirit Hall intensely due to the "Holy Son of Spirit Hall killing the Emperor" incident, coupled with the heinous acts committed by the Wugeng City sub-temple that had triggered the city-wide riot.
They were somewhat dazed by the Angel Douluo's actions. Would the Angel Douluo of Spirit Hall actually help the people of Star Luo??
A burly, white-haired old man holding a diamond chisel, who had been continuously driving away the Spirit Hall deacons, tightly gripped his gold-handled tool.
Is Spirit Hall attacking the Star Luo Empire so soon??
Countless people had different thoughts. Facing a Level 99 Limit Douluo, their fates were not in their own hands.
As the altitude of Qian Daoliu, Ye Lan, and Zhu Zhuqing gradually lowered, the people realized that the protagonist of the 'Emperor's Assassination' had actually come to Wugeng City.
In an instant, countless Star Luo people showed eyes filled with the deepest hatred.
Nothing was more humiliating than a foreigner killing one's Emperor and taking away the Imperial Concubine.
Zhu Zhuqing gripped Ye Lan's palm tightly; Ye Lan returned a smile.
"Listen well, everyone in Wugeng City. Whether you are a commoner or a Spirit Master, whether you are a blacksmith or a farmer, whatever your identity, whatever your strength...
"Spirit Hall will not commit heinous acts against you!!"
At that moment, the most resentful fury erupted from countless Star Luo people.
"You're full of crap!!! My twelve-year-old daughter was taken away by the deacons of Spirit Hall!!!" a thin middle-aged man cried out, beating his chest.
"Pay me back for my porridge shop!! That was passed down from my great-great-grandfather to support my whole family in my old age. Waaaah..."
"Do you think I'll believe what you say!!!! Wugeng City has been completely destroyed by you all!!!"
The collective voice of over a hundred thousand people was extremely tragic and desolate. For a time, the entire city emitted sounds of painful lamentation.
The louder they cried, the more the Spirit Hall deacons who had committed misdeeds nearby trembled.
Just then, Miles used his soul power to project his voice, shouting respectfully:
"Greetings, High Priest!!"
"Greetings, Holy Son of Spirit Hall!!"
"Long live Spirit Hall, long live, long live!!"
"You lowly Star Luo people, how dare you speak to His Highness the Holy Son like that??! Whatever the Holy Son of Spirit Hall says, is what it is!!"
"How can we allow you small fries to bark like dogs!!"
Miles took heart and cursed the Star Luo commoners. Hearing Miles's voice, the commoners of Wugeng City once again recalled the terror of being dominated by 'Bishop Miles.'
They instantly stopped their crying, becoming as quiet as cicadas in winter, their eyes revealing despair.
Indeed!
Miles was the Hall Master of the sub-temple, and the Holy Son of Spirit Hall had just assassinated the Emperor. How could they possibly seek justice for the people of Star Luo?
Ye Lan looked calmly at the smiling, sycophantic Miles and said softly with a chuckle:
"You certainly talk quite nicely."
The hearts of the Star Luo commoners sank again, their eyes growing even more hopeless.
As expected, they were all in it together!!
The Holy Son of Spirit Hall was merely saying high-sounding words earlier!!
The white-haired old man holding the diamond chisel spat heavily on the ground, thinking to himself:
The Holy Son of Spirit Hall is indeed no good.
Just as everyone was in despair, Ye Lan said calmly:
"But I don't like listening to it."
Then, Ye Lan turned to Qian Daoliu: "Grandfather, do it!! Thoroughly eradicate the greatest evil in Wugeng City!!"
In the blink of an eye, a golden 'Holy Sword' several hundred meters long slashed toward Miles and the several-dozen-meter-tall Spirit Hall sub-temple behind him.
BOOM!!!
Miles was split in two, the corners of his eyes and mouth still wearing that sycophantic smile. The dozens of meters of Gothic architecture behind him were instantly pulverized into dust.
The remaining Spirit Hall deacons breathed a sigh of relief when they saw their superior and the sub-temple destroyed.
They felt that since Miles, the 'chief culprit,' had been removed, they, the accomplices, would be off the hook.
After all, the law doesn't punish the masses. Surely the Holy Son wouldn't actually kill them all.
Besides, could the Holy Son tell who had done bad things and who hadn't?
The Spirit Masters and nobles in Wugeng City who had been smashing and looting thought the same. It wasn't as if he could truly pick them out one by one; he wasn't a god.
A laser sound rang out as two orange-red rays were instantly fired.
The head of a Spirit Hall deacon who was forcing himself on a young girl was instantly pierced by an orange-red ray.
The head of a Star Luo Spirit Master who had just slaughtered a commoner's entire family was instantly pierced by an orange-red ray.
As countless laser sounds rang out, countless evildoers were eliminated.
At this moment, Ye Lan's Golden Dragon Pupils—'Fiery Eyes' and 'Death Rays'—were operating at full power.
Earlier, Ye Lan had already used his Golden Dragon Pupils in coordination with his 6,400-times frequency brain to record the entire scene of Wugeng City and everything everyone had done into his mind.
Those criminals who relied on the idea that "the law doesn't punish the masses" were killed instantly under the indifferent gaze of the Golden Dragon Pupils.
In just a few seconds, orange-red 'Death Rays' shot in all directions, and nearly a hundred people were wiped out.
At this time, those heinous evildoers weren't about to sit and wait for death.
They relied on the nearby commoners, using the bodies of young girls, the elderly, and the weak as shields in front of them.
They didn't believe the Holy Son would dare to kill these commoners along with them.
However, their struggles were futile. Ye Lan's body flashed with golden soul light.
Countless gold-patterned Galaxy Vines erupted from the ground.
Ye Lan's 'Nature Domain,' 'Unknown Buff,' and 'Blue Silver Sublimation' were active; the 500-times 'Blue Silver Grass' growth speed was at full throttle.
The moment the slender Blue Silver Grass spread out, its growth speed skyrocketed.
The Blue Silver Grass submerged countless evildoers like a black hole. Although the life force, toughness, and strength of this slender Blue Silver Grass were not as high as they could be...
That was only in comparison to 'Combat Blue Silver Grass.' Faced with a group of low-level Spirit Masters...
This slender Blue Silver Grass was an absolute green demon, permeating every opening.
In an instant, it squeezed into their bodies through every available orifice.
It passed through internal organs and dantians. Before long, the 'Blue Silver Spheres' submerging the criminals began to seep with countless streaks of bright red blood.
Some Spirit Masters with actual strength could slightly resist the slender Blue Silver Grass.
But the life-recovery capability of the Blue Silver Grass was too powerful.
Under the 500-times growth bonus, their attacks became a complete joke.
As each Blue Silver Sphere fully formed, it represented the passing of a criminal's life.
The innocent Star Luo commoners, the kind Spirit Masters, and the Spirit Hall deacons watched in shock as the villains who usually acted lawlessly were sanctioned by the Blue Silver Grass.
The way they looked at Ye Lan high above became filled with yearning. They could never have imagined that the Holy Son of Spirit Hall would actually eliminate all the evil in Wugeng City.
Is he a god?
After a moment, countless people cast aside their country, status, race, gender, and standpoint, spontaneously bowing toward the brilliant golden light in the sky.
Five minutes later, the riot in Wugeng City was completely suppressed.
Looking at the countless commoners and Spirit Masters bowing to him, Ye Lan said:
"Those who commit heinous acts are no longer people of Spirit Hall. As long as I am here, evil shall have nowhere to hide!!"
Qian Daoliu looked at Ye Lan with appreciation and praised:
"Xiao Lan, well done!"
Ye Lan waved his hand and pointed toward a certain building. "This is what I should do. Grandfather, take me there."
In the blink of an eye, a golden meteor flashed and instantly descended before a burly, white-haired old man holding a diamond chisel.
The old man, seeing the brilliant golden light from the sky flying toward him, hastily knelt on one knee and said:
"Greetings, Your Highness the Holy Son!!"
"Greetings, Priest Qian!!!"
Lou Gao had seen everything Ye Lan and Qian Daoliu had done.
In the past, he had witnessed Spirit Hall's misdeeds in Wugeng City but dared not speak out, only venturing to protect his own small territory.
The countless young girls ruined by 'Miles' had given him an extremely poor impression of Spirit Hall.
That was why, when the clan leader of the Strength Clan tried to recruit him into Spirit Hall, he had never agreed.
"I cannot accept such treatment from the Divine Craftsman!" Ye Lan hastily helped Lou Gao up.
"I, Lou Gao, have seen what the Holy Son and the High Priest have done. If not for you, I don't know how many innocent lives would have been lost or families destroyed in Wugeng City today." Lou Gao's old, cloudy eyes revealed reverence.
"Alas, there is no perfect power in this world. Even Spirit Hall has its share of lowlifes and evildoers. All I can do is mend the fold after the sheep are lost," Ye Lan said with a helpless wave of his hand.
"With Your Highness here, Spirit Hall can only become more and more perfect."
"I wonder, Holy Son, what business do you have with me?" Lou Gao asked in confusion.
"The main reason I came to Wugeng City was for you, Elder Lou. Your skills are divine; you are honored as the Divine Craftsman of this era. The 'Equipment Department' of the Holy Temple cannot do without you!!" Ye Lan said solemnly.
"As far as I know, the Equipment Department of the 'Holy Temple' is currently controlled by the Strength Clan. Although the Strength Clan is inferior compared to all the blacksmiths on the Douluo Continent, they should be fully capable of handling the production of all weapons and armor for Spirit Hall, right?" Lou Gao asked, puzzled.
Seeing Lou Gao's hesitation, Ye Lan knew that Lou Gao did not want to join the Holy Temple out of fear that the weapons he crafted would be used against the Star Luo Empire.
"Elder Lou, I am not inviting you to the Holy Temple's Equipment Department to manufacture weapons for war, but for a great cause that can change the very structure of the Douluo Continent!" Ye Lan said.
"Oh? Not for manufacturing weapons for war?" Lou Gao asked with great curiosity.
Ye Lan did not keep him in suspense and directly handed a white sheet of paper covered in black text to Lou Gao.
Calloused, rough hands took the paper. After scanning it for a few moments, Lou Gao's eyes lit up.
"Your Highness the Holy Son truly deserves to be called the greatest theorist in the history of the Douluo Continent. I never imagined you could study Martial Souls to such a profound level!!" Lou Gao said in admiration.
"What do you think, Senior Lou Gao?" Ye Lan continued to inquire.
"I, Lou Gao, am willing to lead all members of the Blacksmiths Association to serve Your Highness. However, half of the Association consists of people from the Star Luo Empire; I only ask that Your Highness does not use the weapons we craft to move against Star Luo," Lou Gao requested.
"It is the Holy Temple's honor to have your loyalty. I grant your request," Ye Lan replied.
"Xiao Lan, what was written on that paper?" Zhu Zhuqing asked curiously.
Ye Lan gave a mysterious smile and said, "It won't be long before you find out."
After bringing the entire Blacksmiths Association under his wing, Ye Lan gathered the remaining high-ranking officials of the Wugeng City Spirit Hall sub-temple. He ordered them to clean up the aftermath in Wugeng City and pay compensation to the commoners harmed by the deacons. Then, he commanded the Wugeng City deacons, staff, and the Blacksmiths Association to evacuate the Star Luo Empire together and head for Spirit City.
Once the matters in Wugeng City were settled, Ye Lan returned to Spirit City with Zhuqing and Qian Daoliu.
Before he could exchange more than a few words with his teacher Bibi Dong, Xiaoxue, his senior sister, his little wife Xue Ke, or Chenxiang, Ye Lan hurried with Uncle Wolf toward the Sunset Forest—the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Due to the time lost during Zhu Zhuqing's "disappearance," he had not had the chance to properly stabilize his cultivation realm since reaching the rank of Spirit Emperor.
Furthermore, his trip to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was specifically to use the Blue Silver Forest to cultivate the "Soul Core Method."
He wanted to finish condensing the "Life Core" before becoming a Spirit Saint.
This way, once he broke through to Spirit Saint, his cultivation speed would increase significantly.
Once a Spirit Master breaks through to Spirit Saint, their cultivation speed naturally slows down, and it becomes even slower at the Spirit Douluo and Title Douluo realms.
Many Spirit Masters might take several years or even a decade just to rise by a single level.
By condensing a Soul Core in advance, Ye Lan could largely mitigate the side effects of this slowing cultivation speed.
After all, one of the main reasons for the slowdown in high-level Spirit Master cultivation is the time spent compressing soul power within the body.
Moreover, the earlier a Soul Core is condensed, the more likely he would be to achieve the legendary feat of possessing three Soul Cores by the time he became a Title Douluo!
Three days later, with Uncle Wolf's help, Ye Lan successfully arrived at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
To Ye Lan's amusement, Rongrong and Yan'an scrambled to get close to him, eventually settling only when each of them had grabbed one of his shoulders.
"Ye Lan, did you get Zhuqing back!!" Ning Rongrong asked anxiously.
Ye Lan coughed twice and said awkwardly, "She's back!! Zhuqing is in Spirit City accompanying Xiaoxue and the others. As for the details, you'll know when you see her!"
Dugu Yan looked at Ye Lan with eyes full of worship. As expected of her man—he actually managed to snatch Zhuqing back from the hands of a national ruler.
Ning Rongrong stared at Ye Lan expectantly, looking as if she wanted to say something but was hesitating.
She desperately wanted to know if anything had happened between Zhuqing and Ye Lan, but with the "bad woman" present, she found it difficult to ask.
Seeing Ning Rongrong sulking, Ye Lan asked in confusion:
"Rongrong, what's wrong?"
"Hmph!! It's nothing!!" Ning Rongrong stomped her foot and quickly walked away.
Looking at Ning Rongrong's retreating back, Ye Lan was bewildered and hurried to chase after her.
Eventually, through a mix of coaxing and kissing, Ye Lan successfully "subdued" Ning Rongrong.
Having soothed one, Yan'an on the other side became jealous.
Using his "silver-tongued" skills, he finally managed to get both of them settled and satisfied.
After bidding farewell to his two blushing young wives, Ye Lan headed alone to the deepest part of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
The biggest change to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was the field of spiritual herbs and the countless hidden Blue Silver Grass plants in the distance.
With the thousand-fold growth speed of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well stacked with Ye Lan's hundred-fold Blue Silver Grass growth bonus, the cultivation age of all the Blue Silver Grass had been raised by Ye Lan to over ten thousand years!!
"Lord God!! You have come!!" an extremely thick man-faced Blue Silver Grass said with fanaticism.
Ye Lan nodded. Due to the restriction that only one "Blue Silver Emperor" could exist at a time, Ye Lan had helped the Blue Silver King change its race.
Having absorbed a great deal of his blood, the Blue Silver King had evolved into a "Blue Silver Divine Attendant," with a current cultivation age of 120,000 years.
At the same time, a gold-patterned vine crawled up Ye Lan's leg and said softly:
"Master, Ah Yin missed you."
Ye Lan stroked Ah Yin's body and said:
"I have successfully reached the rank of Spirit Emperor now. After activating 'Nature's Touch,' my soul power nears that of a Spirit Saint. This way, I can better increase the cultivation years for my Blue Silver subjects."
"Master, when can I advance to 100,000 years? I can't wait to serve you!" Ah Yin said longingly.
"Ahem, perhaps this time. If I can condense the 'Life Core,' I can help you advance to a 100,000-year Blue Silver Emperor!" Ye Lan said.
"Master is so good to Ah Yin~" she said with a look of bliss.
Looking at Ah Yin in this state, Ye Lan didn't know what to say for a moment.
If Xiaoxue found out he was raising a "Blue Silver Maid," he wondered if she would cleave him with her sword.
Back when he brought Bai Chenxiang back to Spirit City, it had taken him a full month of coaxing to appease Xiaoxue.
After stroking Ah Yin's slender body, Ye Lan began preparing to promote the nearby Blue Silver lifeforms.
Nature Domain, Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Blue Silver Sublimation, and the Unknown Buff—all were deployed instantly.
At that moment, countless plants and Blue Silver Grass emitted their purest emotion: piety.
When Ye Lan was only a Spirit King, the maximum efficiency for rapidly increasing Ah Yin's cultivation was 10,000 years.
But now, he could easily raise any plant to over 40,000 years.
Thus, a miracle of life began to manifest in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Eight jet-black tentacles extended from Ye Lan's back, further boosting his soul power.
Then, Ye Lan used "Formless Form" to open an artery.
Boundless "Ultimate Life" blood was showered upon the Blue Silver Grass.
Simultaneously, the Blue Silver Grass within Ye Lan's body—the "Radiant Lifeform"—was frantically converting energy into life force to replenish his blood.
Ye Lan controlled the blood flow to the consumption level of the "Full Body Blood Armor." At this level, it didn't harm him in the slightest.
In an instant, the cultivation years of the boundless Blue Silver Grass began to skyrocket again.
20,000 years!!
30,000 years!!
40,000 years!!!
Ye Lan spent three full days raising the cultivation age of all the boundless Blue Silver Grass to over 40,000 years!!
Now, if a 100,000-year soul beast were to enter this Blue Silver Forest, a single command from Ye Lan would see it instantly submerged by the countless 40,000-year Blue Silver Grass.
A 100,000-year soul beast can take on ten 40,000-year soul beasts at once.
But the quantity of Blue Silver Grass in this forest was not ten—it was hundreds of thousands!!
Because their cultivation age had surged, their physical size had also increased tremendously.
Many Blue Silver Grass plants couldn't even receive Ye Lan's thousand-year bonus at once. The reason it took three days was that once a plant reached 40,000 years, it would move away from the center of the well to allow lower-aged plants to enter the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Previously, the crater where the well was located was like a peak within a giant volcano; a Spirit Master might still break through Dugu Bo's toxic mist to enter.
But now, the massive mountain peak was completely cocooned by the countless 40,000-year Blue Silver Grass.
Without Ye Lan's permission, it was almost impossible for any creature to break through the outer layers of this 40,000-year Blue Silver Forest.
After promoting them, Ye Lan directly commanded the Blue Silver Grass to contribute soul power to him.
In an instant, boundless life soul power surged from the 40,000-year Blue Silver Grass. This soul power was no longer the "Blue Silver Star Points" of the past, but "Blue Silver Moon Disks"!!
Countless "Blue Silver Moon Disks" poured into Ye Lan's body as he initiated the Soul Core condensation method.
A vortex began to condense rapidly. The boundless soul power was compressed by the vortex, its density rising sharply.
Soon, the life soul power was compressed into a liquid state, then a solid state!!
But that was still not enough!!
Because the attribute quality of the life soul power from these Blue Silver Grass plants was not at the "Ultimate" level, but rather at a "Medium" level.
However, what it lacked in quality, it made up for in quantity!!
With the influx of countless "Blue Silver Moon Disks," the attribute quality of the Life Core began to improve drastically.
An emerald core shone ever brighter in Ye Lan's dantian, finally reaching the level of Ultimate Life!!
After condensing the Ultimate Life Core, Ye Lan felt as though the soul power in his dantian was inexhaustible.
Suppressing the endless joy within his cells, Ye Lan followed the same pattern to initiate the Blue Silver Awakening ceremony for Ah Yin.
Just as the Blue Silver Grass was immersing its consciousness to absorb the Moon Disks...
The sound of a bell rang out, and a purple-haired girl threw herself into Ye Lan's arms.
Seeing it was Bai Chenxiang, Ye Lan held her tight and asked:
"Chenxiang, why are you here? Is there intel from the Hidden Hall to report?"
"Yes! Zhao Wuji has gone missing, and a Title Douluo warrior outside the Clear Sky Sect has fallen."
"They were left as nothing but a pile of white bones. Fuzu Village..."
"What happened to Fuzu Village??!"
In Ye Lan's mind flashed the image of a cute little girl who called him "brother."
"Fuzu Village was wiped out... not a single corpse remains..."
(End of Chapter)