Douluo Continent: The Ruler of Time, Reigning Supreme

Chapter 28 The Undead from Ten Thousand Years Ago
Lingyuan Douluo looked around; the forest felt both familiar and strange.

She looked at Yan Shaozhe and the others who were standing ready, and asked in a slightly hoarse and dry voice:
"Who...who are you? And where...is this place?"

This question startled Yan Shaozhe, Zhang Lexuan, and the others.

They never expected that after regaining their senses, the other party would ask such an almost... ignorant question.

Yan Shaozhe's mind raced. Title Douluo-level evil soul masters were extremely rare; he tried to extract information from them:

"I am Yan Shaozhe from Shrek Academy. As a Title Douluo, why bother with this pretense? Which organization do you belong to?"

Shrek Academy? An organization?

A hint of doubt flashed in Lingyuan Douluo's eyes. She had heard of Shrek Academy, but where did Shrek Academy get such a strong Title Douluo?

A sense of foreboding crept into her heart, and she quickly pressed for an answer: "The Spirit Hall... is it still in existence? What year in the Spirit Calendar is it now?"

"Spirit Hall?!"

Upon hearing this, not only Yan Shaozhe, but also Xu Jiujiu and Manyi beside Yin Chen showed extremely surprised expressions.

Ma Xiaotao, being straightforward, couldn't help but say:

"The Spirit Hall has been extinct for ten thousand years. The continent is now in the era of empires, so what Spirit Era is there anymore?"

"Ten thousand years...and then they perished..."

Lingyuan Douluo swayed slightly, his scarlet eyes filled with disbelief and a sense of disorientation.

She murmured, "What about the Heavenly Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire?"

"The Heavenly Dou Empire has long been split into two major empires, the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Douling Empire, which stand alongside the Star Luo Empire."

Zhang Lexuan added calmly, as she keenly sensed that something was amiss.

These are facts that are common knowledge to modern Soul Masters, but they sound so out of place coming from the other party.

Considering she emerged from the earth, radiating deathly aura, the absurd yet seemingly only plausible explanation in Yan Shaozhe's mind exploded like a thunderclap—

The "person" before me isn't some evil spirit master at all... She's very likely... an ancient person resurrected from ten thousand years ago?! A spirit possessing memories of her past life?!

This thought sent a chill down the spine of even the well-informed Mingfeng Douluo, and his pupils dilated violently.

To be resurrected from the dead is already a miracle, but to be revived after thousands of years is unheard of.

Unless it's a legendary immortal god, how could that be possible...?

The atmosphere on the battlefield abruptly shifted from a life-or-death struggle to an eerie silence.

A soul from ten thousand years ago and a top expert of the present era engaged in a chilling dialogue that transcended time and space in the Starry Sky Forest.

Upon learning from Yan Shaozhe and others that the Spirit Hall had vanished ten thousand years ago, and that he himself had been asleep for such a long time, Lingyuan Douluo was plunged into a state of utter bewilderment.

Ten thousand years have passed, the world has changed, and all those who were once here have turned to dust. There is no trace of her familiarity left in this world.

But the instinct for survival instantly overcame this momentary daze.

She clearly sensed that, in addition to the powerful Yan Shaozhe in front of her, another Title Douluo-level aura appeared not far away. Moreover, Yan Shaozhe's undisguised killing intent and luminous soul power made her lifeless body feel a stinging pain.

"We must leave!"

This thought rang like an alarm bell in her mind.

Having finally returned from her eternal slumber and gained a second life, even as a Nirvana Corpse, she absolutely did not want to end it so easily. In a flash, Spirit Kite Douluo no longer hesitated. Her death aura erupted, and her figure transformed into a dark red streak of light that distorted space, rushing headlong into the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest without hesitation.

Its speed far exceeded that of before.

"Want to leave? Stay!"

How could Yan Shaozhe allow her to escape?

These resurrected spirits harbor too many secrets, and their very existence is a huge threat to the world of the living.

He had already sensed the arrival of Nebula Douluo Manyi, and without hesitation, he shouted loudly:
"Lord Nebula, please help me keep this monstrous creature. It is no benevolent being; it is a resurrected spirit of the dead. We must not allow it to roam the world."

Having already received a long-awaited signal, Nebula Douluo Manyi immediately responded, "I understand."

A flash of light appeared in her hand, and a magnificent nebula fan, seemingly formed from countless tiny stars, was suddenly revealed.

With a swift movement, she instantly appeared in front of Lingyuan Douluo's escape route, gently fanning the void ahead with her Nebula Fan.

Fifth Soul Skill: Star River Barrier.

In an instant, the space in front of them seemed to be distorted by an invisible force, and countless dazzling starlight appeared out of thin air, like a miniature Milky Way descending from the sky and stretching across the forest.

Starlight swirled, forming an incredibly strong energy barrier that not only blocked his path but also emitted a powerful gravitational pull, attempting to slow down and imprison Lingyuan Douluo.

At the same time, Yan Shaozhe also made a move.

Knowing how troublesome this resurrected spirit was, he no longer held back, and his seventh soul ring suddenly lit up.

"Martial spirit's true form!"

A loud phoenix cry resounded through the sky, and Yan Shaozhe's figure disappeared from the spot, replaced by a radiant phoenix with a wingspan of over ten meters and its entire body burning with pure golden flames.

A sacred, majestic, and powerful aura of light spread out like a tsunami, scorching the surrounding deathly aura until it crackled and hissed. Large swathes of forest spontaneously combusted without fire, only to be instantly purified into ashes by the pure energy of light.

With a flap of its wings, the Radiant Phoenix moved with incredible speed, catching up to Spirit Kite Douluo in an instant. A giant phoenix claw, formed entirely of radiant flames, carrying the will to purify all evil, slammed down like a mountain.

"Sixth Soul Skill: Phoenix Piercing Clouds Strike".

With the Star River Barrier blocking their path in front and the Phoenix of Light delivering a devastating blow from behind, the combined attack of the two Title Douluos was earth-shattering.

A fierce glint flashed in Ling Yuan Douluo's scarlet eyes. She let out a sharp cry, and the nine spirit rings around her body flickered wildly, pushing her death aura and spirit power to the limit.

Instead of dodging, she turned around and unleashed both palms simultaneously. Dense dark red death energy intertwined with flames, transforming into a destructive torrent that directly clashed with Yan Shaozhe's Phoenix Piercing Cloud Strike.

"boom--!!!!!"

Like two meteors colliding.

A storm of golden and dark red energy exploded instantly, forming a huge energy sphere with a diameter of over 100 meters, which then expanded and burst open.

The terrifying energy shockwave spread outwards in a ring shape.

Wherever it passed, whether it was a towering ancient tree that required several people to encircle or a hard mountain rock, it was crushed and vaporized in an instant.

The earth was as if it had been ruthlessly plowed by an invisible shockwave, leaving a huge crater tens of meters deep. The soil at the bottom of the crater had turned into a glassy substance, billowing thick smoke.

However, the cost of taking Yan Shaozhe's full-force attack head-on was enormous.

(End of this chapter)