Douluo: The Unrivaled Demon Lord

Chapter 4: Killing Qi Condensation, the Future and Power
Thunder could be heard faintly in the distance, and a drizzle came first. The sky and the earth were covered by rain and fog, becoming hazy.

Yu Bingyan stood up straight and waved her hand casually. The golden soul power emitting a bright and sacred aura flowed around her like a golden snake. A wall covered with green vines collapsed, revealing a bloody scene behind it.

Several strong men with naked upper bodies were kneeling on the gravel ground, bound by golden soul power. Shu Yan recognized the tattoos on their bodies. It was the logo of a very famous island gang near Qinghai City.

The leader of this island gang is said to be a Soul Emperor. He usually likes to take a group of pirates to take advantage of the complex terrain of the nearby waters to plunder and slaughter passing fleets. However, because almost all members of their organization are Soul Masters, and they are familiar with the terrain and good at escaping, the Douling Empire has sent troops to encircle and suppress them several times, but to no avail. Instead, they have become more aggressive and attacked more frequently.

But now, these pirates who used to be lawless just looked up at the sky in despair.

They opened their mouths, but no sound came out. The sacred soul power flowed through their flesh and blood, and a pungent smell like burnt meat continued to emerge.

Their bodies were severely twisted due to pain, but they could never get relief. Hearing Yu Bingyan's voice, their eyes slowly fell on Shu Yan. It was a silent prayer. Yu Bingyan's torture had brought their bodies and minds to the brink of collapse. At this time, they had completely given up their desire to live and only wanted to die.

Yu Bingyan walked gracefully to Shu Yan, then leaned over slightly and held Shu Yan in her arms with both arms.

"Ayan, are you afraid?"

After a moment of silence, Shu Yan heard his own voice:

"I'm not afraid... Instead, I feel a faint sense of excitement and familiarity. It's as if something has been awakened in my blood..."

Perhaps because he has lived two lives as a human, his mental strength is much more stable and powerful than that of soul masters at the same level.

The strength of his mental power made his will firm and flawless. Although he was a rich second-generation who could do nothing but eat, drink and have fun in his previous life, he had seen the filth and dirt in the circle. After reincarnation, he had a lot of insights. Under the overall tone of this world, killing was not even a big deal. Instead, it was more like a sparse and ordinary little thing. After all, he would encounter it sooner or later.

And when he came to this world, he had already made preparations.

……

The black claws pierced into one of the men's chest without warning, causing his heart to explode. A hint of relief remained in the man's eyes, and then he completely lost his life.

Following the same pattern, the remaining people also fell one after another, but their ways of death were all different.

The smell of fresh blood stimulated Shu Yan's senses. His eyes, which had been somewhat dim, now glowed with a faint red light. For some reason, the blood in his body surged and even gave him a faint sense of pleasure.

It was his first time killing someone, and his movements were so skillful and decisive as if he had practiced hundreds of times. Yu Bingyan, who was standing beside him, was dazed for a moment, but then quickly returned to normal.

The rain washed away the blood on the black claws and gradually diluted the smell of blood nearby. Shu Yan found it difficult to describe his feelings at the moment. It was as if an extremely cold air current suddenly appeared around his body. This cold current swirled around his body. After a while, this cold current actually invaded Shu Yan's body bit by bit. Shu Yan trembled all over and couldn't help but groan.

Yu Bingyan watched the scene calmly, but worry was hidden deep in her eyes.

This is her personality. Although she seems to be dissatisfied and disgusted with Shu Yan on weekdays, he is her only son after all. How could she not care about him?

After a long time, Shu Yan's body swayed, and then he leaned weakly on the low wall beside him.

"Ayan, how do you feel?"

Yu Bingyan stepped forward and asked, while at the same time transferring some pure soul power to Shu Yan.

Shu Yan was silent for a moment, then nodded gently. "Mom, I can clearly sense that my martial soul and bloodline are craving killing and fighting. And through killing and fighting, I seem to be able to continuously accumulate murderous aura."

As he spoke, Shu Yan activated his martial spirit, and a pale stream of air flowed through his right hand, icy cold and heart-wrenching.

Yu Bingyan didn't show much surprise when she heard this. She seemed to have known the truth for a long time. She just patted Shu Yan's shoulder and said:
"Ya Zi is one of the most powerful and purest True Dragon Martial Spirits in the world's bloodline inheritance. As the second son of the legendary Dragon God, Ya Zi is bloodthirsty and aggressive by nature, with a strong character, bloodthirsty and brutal, and is not a good person. But this is only one aspect. From another perspective, Ya Zi is like the embodiment of restraint over all evil, which is somewhat similar to an angel."

"As you know, the Shu family has been a military family for ten thousand years. Almost all the family heads have held important positions in the military. A large part of the reason for their success is due to their martial spirit inheritance."

Shu Yan connected everything together, and then suddenly realized it, and said softly:
"Condensing murderous energy, it is contained within the body. The army and battlefield are the best places to cultivate murderous energy. The more people you kill, the more murderous energy you will generate. The more murderous energy you can accumulate and utilize, the stronger your own momentum will be. The continuous flow of murderous energy can provide training assistance for soul masters with the Jiaozi martial spirit. I can even sense that if this murderous energy is strong enough, it can even form a kind of existence similar to a domain."

Yu Bingyan was very satisfied with Shu Yan's cleverness. She gently brushed aside a few strands of hair from Shu Yan's forehead and then said softly:
“That’s quite right, but not entirely.”

"Killing is the first and most realistic lesson a soul master must learn in this world. Only through killing and fighting can you gather a stronger murderous aura, establish a higher dignity, and gain a lofty status. This will also make the cultivation of the Jiaozi spirit easier."

"In the brutal environment of the military, only those with the Jiaozi spirit can fully unleash their true nature and devote themselves to cultivation. This is one of the main reasons why the Shu family and the Tianhun Ge family have always been deeply involved in the military."

Having said that, Yu Bingyan paused for a moment, and then continued:

"To put it bluntly, once it's separated from its military background, the characteristics of the Jiaozi spirit could even be labeled an evil spirit..."

"Ayan, don't blame Mom. I know you're still young, and perhaps I shouldn't let you get involved in these things so early, but being born into a military family means this is a very helpless reality. Your father was the same as you when he was a child, and you two are worthy of being cast from the same mold. You both have the same calm and indifferent attitude towards things, and even have an indifference to life engraved in your bones. Speaking of which, our family is so similar..."

Shu Yan's mind was in a state of flux, but he was not too disturbed by Yu Bingyan's words. He just had a vague understanding.

"Mom, I understand everything. You've been nagging me about some of these things since I was a kid."

Shu Yan said with a chuckle.

Yu Bingyan just stared at Shu Yan, and after a while she continued to speak:
"Forget it. You're still young anyway. It won't do any good to tell you too much."

"But Ayan, no matter when or where, I hope you can understand one thing."

"The path of cultivation has always been filled with competition and bloodshed. It's a path where the strong prey on the weak, and natural selection is the main theme on this path. It's important to clearly understand your own path and abilities. To be truly powerful, you need not only a strong cultivation, but also a strong heart."

"At least you can't be like me, doubting the path I'm taking halfway through. This will only lead you deeper into the abyss..."

Yu Bingyan rubbed Shu Yan's head with a rare gentle tone, as if the maternal love that had disappeared before suddenly returned out of thin air.

Shu Yan just quietly kept Yu Bingyan's words in mind and didn't ask any more questions.

There were some things that he was powerless to change even if he knew them now. What he needed to do now was to find his own way and then climb up along this way until he reached a level where he could solve these problems.

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(End of this chapter)