Chapter 469

At the same time, in a certain dungeon of the Ri Yue Di Guo, Ye Xi Shui walked inward with a solemn face.

Although it took a lot of time, Kong Deming finally managed to suppress the opposing voices from above.

Now the Fire Phoenix Soul Engineer Legion, the Imperial Dragon Soul Engineer Legion, and even the Ri Yue Royal Soul Engineer Legion have all assembled, preparing to engage in a deathmatch with the strong warriors summoned by the Shilake Summons at the border between the Ri Yue Di Guo and the Heavenly Soul Empire.

Besides that, the Ri Yue Di Guo is also summoning Soul Engineer Legions from all over the country, and has now summoned a full ten, almost putting all of its resources on the line.

Therefore, Kong Deming has been pressuring Ye Xi Shui recently:

"We have already poured so much effort into this; shouldn't the Holy Spirit Sect also show some support?" In response, Ye Xi Shui, though helpless, had no choice but to dispatch more than half of the sect's experts to follow the army to the front lines.

But is that really enough? Ye Xi Shui still harbors great unease in her heart.

She is, so far, the only one among the Ri Yue Di Guo's powerhouses who has crossed blows with Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong and survived, giving her the greatest authority to speak on the strength of these two youths.

If her perception back then was not mistaken, they should both have reached rank eighty in cultivation.

However, they do not possess an eighth soul ring.

In other words, at that time they were not yet true Soul Douluo.

Even without being true Soul Douluo, they could beat themselves black and blue; this month's time might be enough for them to obtain an eighth soul ring.

And after obtaining the eighth soul ring, just how powerful these two extraordinarily gifted youths—almost like monsters—could become is something no one can guarantee.

At least Ye Xi Shui does not believe that two Limit Douluo would be enough to settle the matter.

But unfortunately, the target of the Ri Yue Di Guo's offensive this time is the Heavenly Soul Empire.

The Heavenly Soul Empire is Long Xiaoyao's homeland, so he firmly declares that he will not attack his own homeland, and will stay by Xu Tianran's side throughout the war to guard Xu Tianran's safety.

Ye Xi Shui gritted her teeth in hatred, but there was nothing she could do.

"Long Xiaoyao, hum, what a Long Xiaoyao!"

Ye Xi Shui slammed her palm against the nearby wall with a Bang—, her eyes filled with resentment.

Since Long Xiaoyao refuses to act, even adding Kong Deming, the number of Limit Douluo-level powerhouses that can be present is only two.

Moreover, she herself suffered severe injuries in the previous battle and has yet to recover.

At least in terms of high-end combat power, the Ri Yue Di Guo is certain to lose.

Unless... Ye Xi Shui can find another Limit Douluo.

Ye Xi Shui shook her body slightly and continued walking deeper into the dungeon.

Upon reaching the door of the deepest cell, red light flared in Ye Xi Shui's hand as she struck the door and entered.

This is a specially crafted cell, its walls covered with various blood-red patterns that form intricate, interlocking circuits; the emanating blood-light ultimately converges on the floor at the room's center.

It is a bloody formation emanating an unsettling light; seated at its center is a withered old man.

He seemed to have lost consciousness; even when Ye Xi Shui entered, he showed no reaction, not moving at all. Yet as soon as Ye Xi Shui approached him, he suddenly sprang up from the ground and struck her with a palm.

Ye Xi Shui let out a cold snort, pressed down with her hand without changing expression, and the old man was immediately forced to kneel on the ground.

Facing the old man's resentful gaze, Ye Xi Shui sneered:

"Have you forgotten? You who ate Xiao Feng have no chance of successfully resisting me. Come, sit nicely, I'll give you something good."

The one imprisoned in this cell is none other than the former Sea God Pavilion Master, the Taotie Soul Douluo Xuanzi.

After being harmed by Ma Xiaotao and losing control, he ate Feng Ling and has fallen into becoming an Evil Soul Master; moreover, by eating Feng Ling he broke through to the Limit Douluo level in one fell swoop.

Although he was originally a Limit Douluo and thus could not be controlled so easily, Ye Xi Shui had already tampered with Feng Ling's body, intending to use those tricks to control Feng Ling; she never expected that after Xuanzi ate Feng Ling, he would also absorb those tricks into his body, leaving him no choice but to submit to her manipulation.

Similar to the offensive-defensive exchange just now, this has been enacted countless times over the past two years, yet Xuanzi has never succeeded once.

Now he watches Ye Xi Shui warily, unaware of what she is about to produce.

Ye Xi Shui rummaged in her bosom and produced a pitch-black bone fragment in her hand.

!

Xuanzi's eyes widened in shock.

Obviously, this is a soul bone.

But that's not the point; the point is that the dark and evil aura on this soul bone is extremely strong.

So strong that merely being present in this cell almost stirred Xuanzi's inner evil thoughts, causing him to lose control again.

Ye Xi Shui gently stroked the soul bone and spoke softly:

"Do you know? This is a secret treasure of our Holy Spirit Sect; this right leg bone of unknown origin was initially impossible for humans to absorb, but after nearly a hundred years of trials we finally found a suitable method."

"Through countless rituals of infusing evil thoughts, we gathered the power of innumerable Evil Soul Masters at the Soul Saint level and above, and over hundreds of years gradually infected the residual consciousness within this soul bone, stripping it of its self-protection mechanism, so now anyone can absorb it."

"However, unfortunately, due to the immense volume of infused evil thoughts, anyone who absorbs it inevitably becomes a mad beast, knowing only slaughter, recognizing no kin, and there are currently no exceptions."

"Actually, when Xiaoyao just now refused my request to attack the Heavenly Soul Empire, I had considered implanting this soul bone in him; after all, a Xiaoyao who doesn't obey me is not the Xiaoyao I know, and he must be properly punished."

"But in the end I still didn't do that, because if I really did, he would be completely ruined; punishing him would be a pleasant thing, but directly destroying him is not what I wish, so I gave up, deciding to postpone the punishment until after the war ends—hehe, do I love him that much?"

"But anyway, since Xiaoyao won't work, I need to find another Limit Douluo-level puppet; Limit Douluo are not easy to find, and I really had a headache about it back then."

"Fortunately, I soon had a flash of inspiration and thought of you; although you are somewhat disobedient, it doesn't matter—after absorbing this soul bone, you will forget all your past life, and combined with the restrictions I placed on Xiao Feng, you can be completely turned into my puppet."

Meeting Xuanzi's gradually fearful gaze, Ye Xi Shui broke into a radiant smile.

"Just listening to this makes one's spirits soar, don't you think, Xuanzi?"

Side note: ten more chapters done (end of chapter).