area51novel Chapter 298 Battle Against the Holy Spirit Cult (Part 1)
Chapter 298 Battle Against the Holy Spirit Cult (Part 1)
A large number of detection soul guides were airdropped into the jungle, recording the unique soul beast species and combat styles of the jungle, while also generating a comprehensive terrain map.
During his return journey from the New World to Douluo Continent, Long You unexpectedly discovered a valley with an abnormal flow of soul power, even exhibiting areas devoid of soul power. Considering that the Douluo Star space is constantly enveloped by soul power and such a situation had never occurred before, Long You immediately decided to investigate. However, Long You's principle was to never fight an unprepared battle, so after some preparation, he decisively used his commonly used soul tool to clear a path.
While most of the detection soul tools are still trekking through the jungle, a small number of drone-type detection soul tools have already reached the valley where the soul power flow is abnormal. It's certain that only a small number of ordinary animals exist in this valley; there are absolutely no soul beasts. However, Bourne, who is remotely receiving the detection results via a signal repeater, has made other discoveries.
"What? You're saying you've discovered an ordinary plant with exceptionally strong vitality, even surpassing that of a thousand-year-old plant-type soul beast? And the more sparse the soul power in a place, the stronger the plant's vitality?"
Having slept soundly all night, Long You, who was shoveling the nutritious breakfast provided by the hotel into his mouth, looked at the words displayed by Bourne in front of him and couldn't help but ask a question. Just as an ordinary person's vitality could never be stronger than that of a Soul Master, the vitality of an ordinary plant should not exceed that of a plant-type Soul Beast. Or rather, a plant with vitality strong enough to that extent should at least have transformed into a Soul Beast.
“Strange, strange. Let’s continue exploring. In those areas where there is no soul power, the drones (which are engraved with array patterns that absorb soul power) cannot be replenished and should not be able to operate for long. We just need to go as deep as possible and find an absolutely safe route for us.”
Confused, Long You didn't delve into the matter. Today was a crucial moment in the showdown with the Holy Spirit Cult. Normally, multitasking was one thing, but at this stage, he needed to focus his mind and prepare for battle with all his might. After all, his opponent was an evil soul master, and carelessness would be irresponsible towards his own life.
At the competition venue, the unoriginal draw ceremony resulted in the Tang Clan unsurprisingly running into the Holy Spirit Cult.
"They've pulled some strings behind the scenes! But it's also a good thing. If the academy had run into the Holy Spirit Cult, not only would their chances of winning be slim, but they would have suffered heavy losses!"
Seeing that Beibei and the Holy Spirit Cult's holy maiden, who was completely shrouded in black robes, had drawn the same number, Xu Sanshi, who was quick to speak, couldn't help but complain.
Following Xu Sanshi's comment, almost all the Tang Clan members present turned their attention to the Holy Spirit Cult team's location on the west side of the arena. Coincidentally, the evil spirit masters from the Holy Spirit Cult also turned their sinister gazes towards the Tang Clan.
"not good."
After scrutinizing each member of the Holy Spirit Cult, Long You and Huo Yuhao exclaimed in unison.
"What's wrong with it?"
After drawing lots and confirming that her team would be playing the first match, Bei Bei, walking back to the rest area, overheard Long You and Huo Yuhao's whispered exclamations and instinctively asked a question.
"The Holy Spirit Cult has more than just the Holy Maiden Captain as a Soul Saint. There is also a male evil soul master who has broken through to the Soul Saint level, and he has not made a move before. Judging from his aura, he should have just broken through recently, and he was not deliberately hiding it before."
After waving his hand to activate the shielding soul tool, Long You covered his mouth and explained in a low voice.
"Do you know what his martial soul is?" The opponent suddenly has an additional Soul Saint, even if this Soul Saint has just broken through, which means the opponent's strength has doubled. For the Tang Sect, this is terrible news. Caught off guard, Bei Bei can only seize the time to consult the team's intelligence master in hopes of obtaining more information to strategize their attack.
“It will take time. Analyzing opponents of the same level without any information is quite troublesome. We probably won’t have a result until the match starts. Yuhao, keep an eye on the order of appearance over there. Leave that new Soul Saint to me. Without clear information, a Soul Emperor would be at a huge disadvantage fighting a Soul Saint.”
"Don't worry, I'm keeping an eye on it. They don't seem to care much about us. They've already arranged the order of appearance. The first one is the Bloodthirsty Mantis Agility-type Soul Emperor, and the second one is the Soul Summoning Banner Control-type Soul Emperor. These two are among the top performers from the Holy Spirit Cult before. They're probably trying to demoralize us or weaken Senior Brother Xiao You's strength."
The third person appeared—the female bat captain—and the fourth was the new Soul Saint. The remaining three were chosen by drawing lots, clearly randomly. It seems they're planning to end the battle with just four people!
As the Holy Spirit Cult gradually perfected its ranking list and finally submitted it, Huo Yuhao's commentary tone grew increasingly sinister. Aside from the very beginning of this competition, the Tang Sect had never encountered such a confident opponent before, a truly eye-opening experience.
"Since these rats in the gutter are so impatient, let's begin. Fifteen minutes of preparation time isn't much." Bei Bei's eyes flickered. There was no need to hold back when dealing with evil soul masters. "I'm first in line, so I'm a Soul Saint, right? These guys don't think my Tang Sect only has Xiao You, do they?"
BeiBei has made appearances in this competition, but those were all half-hearted versions of BeiBei; the full power of the Holy Light Dragon hasn't been unleashed yet! Do you really think only the Holy Angel Martial Soul can counter Evil Soul Masters?
"Hehe, then I'll go second. Senior Brother should have no trouble taking down those two who led the charge. I'll try out that vampire bat and test Yuhao's strength. Although winning will be difficult, that bat won't recover from me."
With his still honest and simple expression, He Caitou touched his bald head and chuckled as he continued Beibei's words.
"Ah, then I'll be third. Senior Brother Xiaoyou will be fourth, Senior Brother Sanshi will be fifth, Dong'er will be sixth, and Sister Tangya will be last."
"Hmm, let's arrange it like this. That new Soul Saint Martial Soul is a bit too powerful. Even if I can win, I'm afraid I won't be able to finish it off. The three of you should be careful not to go all out. I don't really want to fight a team battle with these disgusting guys."
Looking at the martial soul information projected by Xiao Yan, Long You couldn't help but frown slightly. [A dragon-type martial soul, presumably a bone dragon. A martial soul of this strength is not easy to deal with. But if there's a stronger bone dragon martial soul, why was that vampire bat able to become a saintess? Is the devouring attribute really that important within the Holy Spirit Cult?]
Doubts swirled in my mind, but now was not the time to ponder them. With the Tang Clan members taking their turn to appear, the competition officially began.