Douluo Dalu 1: The Tang Family Rebel

"What happened to that evil spirit master?" Yun Chuan retracted his martial soul, dispersing the holy light emanating from his body. Looking at the villagers who were still absorbing the life energy with their eyes closed, he turned to a nearby attendant and asked.

"Reporting to the Holy Son," the attendant replied, bowing his head. "The evil spirit master is currently hiding in a barren mountain not far from here. Our people have already surrounded the mountain, leaving him no way to escape."

"What's his strength level?" Yun Chuan asked.

"He's a Soul Sage now," the attendant responded.

"Soul Sage… Hmph! Lead the way!"

According to the reports, this evil spirit master was a remnant who had escaped during a raid by a group of Soul Douluo-level elders against an evil spirit master den. Back then, this individual was only a Soul Elder at around level 40. Yet in just a few months, he had reached the Soul Sage stage. This rapid progression clearly indicated how ruthlessly he had been cultivating through bloodshed and atrocities.

The allure of such quick strength gains, albeit through heinous acts, was precisely why evil spirit masters were universally despised and hunted down.

Yun Chuan's visit to this place wasn't just to manifest his divinity and save the villagers; his primary goal was to deal with this evil spirit master. Similar missions had become routine for him over the years.

The barren mountain stretched far and wide, covering dozens of miles. The entire mountain was overgrown with dense thickets and brambles, making it an uninhabited wilderness. The evil spirit master had chosen this place to avoid capture by the Spirit Hall.

For ordinary spirit masters, finding an evil spirit master hiding in such a vast mountain would be an arduous task unless they specialized in detection and tracking. Even a Titled Douluo might struggle to locate the target in such terrain.

But unfortunately for this evil spirit master, he was up against Yun Chuan.

For Yun Chuan, finding someone in this overgrown mountain was a trivial task. After all, his Plant Sovereign—Goddess of Life Martial Soul granted him mastery over all vegetation. Once he activated his Plant Domain, anyone within its range would be at his mercy unless their strength was overwhelmingly superior.

Six years ago, when Yun Chuan's martial soul first awakened, his Plant Domain could only cover a radius of 300 meters. But after years of rigorous training and with his soul power continuously advancing, his domain now spanned an astonishing radius of 100 miles!

A faint hum seemed to echo in the void as Yun Chuan's Plant Domain activated.

Behind him, a radiant figure of the Goddess of Life, with blue hair and a green dress, appeared, emanating an aura of boundless vitality. At the same time, circles of soul rings emerged around Yun Chuan, radiating oppressive power: black, black, black, black, black, black, black.

Seven black soul rings—a level 79 Soul Sage!

However, the black soul rings currently floating around him didn't belong to his Goddess of Life Martial Soul. They were from his Supreme Clear Sky Hammer. Yun Chuan's twin martial souls were unlike any other. While ordinary twin martial soul users could only utilize one soul at a time, Yun Chuan could freely wield both simultaneously.

To avoid revealing the secret of his twin martial souls, Yun Chuan would often mask his true abilities. For instance, he summoned the Goddess of Life, but the displayed soul rings came from the Clear Sky Hammer. This way, outsiders wouldn't suspect that he possessed a second martial soul.

Over the past six years, Yun Chuan had devoted most of his time to enhancing his physical strength and developing new soul techniques. As for cultivating soul power, he only practiced it occasionally in his spare time. Yet even with such a casual approach, he had reached level 79.

Had he chosen lower-level soul rings instead of his powerful black soul rings, he could have become a Titled Douluo long ago. However, he saw no reason to compromise. With his natural talent, he aimed for nothing less than nine black rings, maximizing his potential.

His innate rank-50 soul power had already set him apart, and the subsequent breakthroughs achieved through his rune-enhanced meridians and acupoints further accelerated his cultivation speed to an unimaginable degree. For him, half an hour of training was equivalent to several months of effort by other prodigies. The gap was simply incomparable.

As Yun Chuan summoned his Plant Domain, the barren mountain before him seemed to come alive.

The once still and silent plants began to sway and ripple as if they were welcoming the arrival of their supreme master. Within moments, the entire mountain, spanning dozens of miles, was enveloped in Yun Chuan's domain. Every plant became his eyes, enabling him to pinpoint the evil spirit master's location effortlessly.

"Heh, not a bad hiding spot," Yun Chuan remarked.

Through the network of plants, Yun Chuan "saw" the evil spirit master's clever hiding method. He had hollowed out the trunk of a large tree and concealed himself inside, covering the entrance with bark. In this state, he held his breath, relying on the tree to mask his presence. Such a tactic might have fooled even a Soul Sage or Soul Douluo passing nearby.

Unfortunately for him, he was dealing with Yun Chuan, a walking cheat code.

Though Yun Chuan could easily manipulate the plants in his domain to eliminate the evil spirit master from a distance, he decided against it. It had been a while since he stretched his limbs, and taking action personally seemed more satisfying.

With a flash, Yun Chuan vanished from his original spot.

Using the power of his domain, he transported himself to a location within his range. This ability, akin to teleportation, allowed him to appear near any plant in his domain.

(End of Chapter)