Chapter 130: Holy Spirit Cult's Pluto Thunder Douluo, Undead Semi-Plane
Hearing Nan Shuishui's words, Lin Xuan couldn't help but be taken aback.
What's going on? Isn't Nan Shuishui a Soul Douluo? Why is she running for her life? Could she have encountered a 100,000-year-old Soul Beast?
While he was thinking, Nan Shuishui had already pulled Nan Qiuqiu and run in front of him. With an anxious expression, she didn't have time to explain the situation in detail and simply pulled Lin Xuan along to run forward.
Feeling the force from Nan Shuishui's hand, Lin Xuan frowned slightly. However, seeing her expression as if she were being chased by a ghost, he still stepped forward and followed her.
"Sir!" Seeing Lin Xuan follow, Nan Shuishui didn't have time to express her gratitude. She spoke very quickly, her voice full of earnestness.
"My daughter and I have met with a great disaster today. I implore you, for the sake of my daughter's kind assistance yesterday, to help us out!"
She paused and added solemnly, "If we can survive this, the Earth Dragon Sect will be forever grateful and will surely provide a heavy reward!"
Lin Xuan didn't answer Nan Shuishui's words immediately. He then asked, "First, tell me, what kind of trouble have you actually run into?"
Although Lin Xuan hadn't agreed yet, Nan Shuishui couldn't help but feel a flicker of joy in her heart.
Seeing Lin Xuan's calm demeanor in the face of danger, she had indeed guessed correctly. Even if this person's strength wasn't higher than hers, it definitely wasn't much lower. This way, the probability of her and her daughter escaping would be much higher!
Nan Shuishui immediately explained, "I was just taking my daughter and the sect disciples to hunt Soul Beasts, but I didn't expect to accidentally encounter—"
Before she could finish, Lin Xuan suddenly raised an eyebrow and abruptly turned his head to look back. Nan Shuishui was startled and followed his gaze in that direction.
In the next moment, several extremely evil auras suddenly descended from the dense forest behind them! Those auras were cold, violent, and filled with a bloody scent; just sensing them made one's spine chill.
Then, five figures shrouded in black robes rushed out of the forest. They were extremely fast, chasing after them like ghosts!
Lin Xuan narrowed his eyes. Judging by their auras, among these five people, two were Soul Douluo and the remaining three were Soul Saints. This force wasn't weak; no wonder Nan Shuishui was running for her life...
He looked at Nan Shuishui with some surprise, raised an eyebrow, and asked, "Oh? It's actually Evil Soul Masters chasing you?"
Nan Shuishui gave a bitter smile and nodded.
"Yes."
She paused, took a deep breath, and said with a voice full of apology, "I'm sorry for involving you, but since it concerns my daughter's life and safety, I had no choice but to do this. I hope you can forgive me."
Nan Shuishui looked at Lin Xuan, her beautiful eyes filled with plea and guilt. She bit her lip and said as if she had made up her mind,
"Once the fight starts, I will do my best to hold them back. I only ask that you..." She looked at Nan Qiuqiu, her eyes filled with a mother's reluctance and resolve.
"I only ask that you take my daughter away from here."
Hearing this, Nan Qiuqiu's tears fell like rain. She gripped Nan Shuishui's hand tightly, her voice trembling.
"Mom—! I'm not leaving! If we die, we die together!"
Nan Shuishui didn't look at her, but stared intently at Lin Xuan, waiting for his answer.
Lin Xuan looked at the mother and daughter, but a meaningful smile suddenly appeared on his face.
"I'm afraid you haven't finished what you were saying, have you?"
The bitter smile on Nan Shuishui's face suddenly froze.
In his mind, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's voice was echoing, "Lin Xuan, be careful! There's another evil aura rapidly approaching from ahead! Judging by the aura, it should be a Titled Douluo!"
Lin Xuan sighed secretly in his heart. His luck was really something; he had just come out and encountered an Evil Soul Master at the Titled Douluo level.
However, he didn't intend to stand by and watch.
Since that girl Nan Qiuqiu had enthusiastically stepped in to help earlier, he still had a good impression of her.
Although he wasn't a kind-hearted person, he never minded lending a hand within his capabilities to those with pure hearts.
Hearing Lin Xuan's words, Nan Shuishui's smile became even more bitter. "As expected... you noticed after all..."
Just as she spoke, a burst of black-purple lightning suddenly exploded in the dense forest ahead!
"Boom—!"
That black-purple lightning was incredibly violent, turning all the trees within a hundred-meter radius into powder! Rubble and mud flew everywhere, and the ground shook violently!
Nan Shuishui and Lin Xuan stopped at the same time. Nan Qiuqiu's face turned pale from the terrifying pressure, and her whole body trembled.
The three of them looked forward in unison. Through the swirling dust, a figure slowly walked out.
It was a middle-aged man with a slender build and a sinister face. He wore a dark purple robe, with a faint black mist swirling around him. His eyes were as cold as a venomous snake's.
His gaze bypassed Nan Shuishui and landed on Lin Xuan. With just a glance, he looked away, as if he were looking at an insignificant ant.
Then his gaze fixed on Nan Shuishui's face. On that sinister face, a gentle smile actually appeared, which looked exceptionally eerie in such a situation.
His voice was hoarse, but his tone was very gentle.
"Shuishui, we haven't seen each other for years, yet you aren't even willing to say a single word to me?"
He sighed softly, his tone full of distress.
"It's truly heartbreaking..."
Hearing this, Lin Xuan's expression couldn't help but become a bit strange. He turned to look at Nan Shuishui beside him and sent a secret message,
"Sect Leader Nan, are you playing it this fancy? You run, he chases, you're trapped like a bird in a cage?"
The moment Nan Shuishui saw the man, her expression turned dark, her eyes filled with hatred and disgust. Then, hearing Lin Xuan's message, she felt both angry and annoyed, but she could only force herself to suppress it.
"Sir, even at a time like this, you still have the heart to joke?"
Lin Xuan chuckled and stopped teasing her. He turned back and looked at the man walking slowly toward them again.
According to his memories of the original story, Nan Shuishui indeed had a pursuer at the Titled Douluo level among the Evil Soul Masters, Pluto Thunder Douluo, who was also the Third Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult.
Looking at the situation, it was likely that Nan Shuishui had accidentally run into this old simp while taking her daughter to hunt Soul Beasts. Pluto Thunder Douluo was clearly planning to use force since persuasion hadn't worked, hence this big scene.
Thinking of this, Lin Xuan couldn't help but shake his head.
The romantic relationships on the Douluo Continent were truly complicated enough.
One Yan Shaozhe, one Mu En, and now a Nan Shuishui... did they all have to be involved with the Holy Spirit Cult? With everyone being so interconnected, it was no wonder the Holy Spirit Cult was able to develop.
Nan Shuishui grit her teeth and took a step forward, firmly shielding Nan Qiuqiu behind her. She then looked at Pluto Thunder Douluo ahead and said sharply,
"Pluto Thunder! Isn't the person you're looking for me? Fine!" She took a deep breath, her tone full of resolve.
"I'll go with you! But my daughter and this friend are innocent! You cannot harm them; you must let them leave!"
She didn't ask Lin Xuan to help fight Pluto Thunder Douluo. In her view, no matter how strong Lin Xuan was, he was at most a Soul Douluo and could never be a match for a Titled Douluo.
After all, a Titled Douluo wasn't just any random nobody; how could one just casually encounter one in the Sunset Forest?
Rather than hoping he was a Titled Douluo, it would be better to directly hope he was a Limit Douluo who could slap Pluto Thunder Douluo to death and save all the trouble.
Nan Qiuqiu was now covered in tears, gripping Nan Shuishui's hand tightly.
"Mom! I'm not leaving! You can't go!"
Nan Shuishui didn't look back, she just gave her daughter's hand a firm squeeze and then slowly let go.
Hearing this, Pluto Thunder Douluo still wore that gentle smile, but his snake-like eyes flickered with a cold light.
Especially when he looked at Lin Xuan.
"You're still so kind, willing to sacrifice yourself to protect a complete stranger."
He paused, his gaze sweeping over Nan Qiuqiu. "Your daughter can leave on her own; I won't lower myself to attack a little girl."
Although he said that, in reality, as long as Nan Shuishui agreed, once Nan Qiuqiu left their sight, he would send people to capture her to completely control Nan Shuishui.
Nan Qiuqiu trembled, but she still stood stubbornly where she was.
Pluto Thunder Douluo's gaze finally landed on Lin Xuan. Looking at that handsome face with a hint of unruliness, a face countless times more handsome than his own, killing intent surged in his chest.
In the next moment, he took a step forward! Beneath his feet, yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black... nine great Soul Rings rose one by one!
The violent aura of an Evil Soul Master Titled Douluo swept out, engulfing the surroundings like a storm!
Nan Shuishui's expression changed, and she hastily mobilized her Soul Power to resist, but she was still forced back repeatedly by the pressure. She struggled to protect Nan Qiuqiu, her eyes filled with terror.
Lin Xuan frowned slightly. After thinking for a moment, he still didn't release Mahoraga, deciding to continue watching. So, he also mobilized his Soul Power to resist the pressure.
Seeing that Lin Xuan could actually withstand his pressure, a flash of surprise crossed Pluto Thunder Douluo's eyes.
This kid... has some skill.
Just then, a Soul Douluo ran up from behind, leaned respectfully into his ear, and whispered,
"My Lord, your subordinate thinks this pretty boy has decent strength. If you were to strike now, with your divine might, it would surely be a simple task to easily annihilate him."
Pluto Thunder Douluo nodded slightly; he loved hearing that.
Immediately after, the Soul Douluo changed the subject and continued, "However, my Lord, we are here on the Cult Master's mission after all. You also know that place is extremely mysterious and fraught with danger. The several Soul Saints we sent in last time all died inside. If we are even slightly careless, there is no telling what the consequences might be."
He lowered his voice, his eyes flashing with a sharp light, "Therefore, your subordinate suggests we don't kill this kid yet. Let him help us scout the path. After everything is over, we can kill him then. Of course, that is on the condition that he can survive until that time."
"This way, we won't provoke the Earth Dragon Sect Master, and you, my Lord, can continue to play the part of being deeply affectionate. It kills two birds with one stone; why not do it?"
Upon hearing this, a flicker of temptation crossed Pluto Thunder Douluo's eyes.
After weighing the pros and cons, Pluto Thunder Douluo decided to adopt his Soul Douluo subordinate's suggestion. He patted the Soul Douluo on the shoulder, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.
"Not a bad suggestion. I will keep it in mind. Once the matter is accomplished, you will be well rewarded."
The Soul Douluo looked pleasantly surprised and said fawningly, "Then... my Lord, regarding the resources for me to advance to level 84..."
Pluto Thunder Douluo raised an eyebrow and waved his hand grandly, "Level 84? Make it level 85!"
"My... my Lord... you have truly given me a huge surprise!" The Soul Douluo nodded repeatedly, the smile on his face becoming increasingly radiant.
Clearing his throat, Pluto Thunder Douluo retracted that overwhelming pressure. He looked at Nan Shuishui, that gentle smile appearing on his face once again, his tone as soft as a spring breeze,
"Shuishui, I think I might not be able to agree to your request."
Nan Shuishui's expression changed abruptly, and she said sternly, "What do you mean?! Going back on your word?! Aren't you afraid that I'll fight you to the death?!"
Soul Power surged around her; she was clearly prepared to fight to the death.
Pluto Thunder Douluo waved his hands hurriedly, "How could that be? How could I go back on my word to you? Your daughter can leave, and this little brother here can leave too."
He paused, then changed his tone and continued, "But not right now. I need you all to go to a place with me. After we come out of there, I will naturally fulfill our agreement."
"How about it?"
Hearing this, Lin Xuan suddenly became interested and slowly retracted his hands, which had been preparing to form seals.
That place? What could that place be, to make an Evil Soul Master at the level of a Titled Douluo take it so seriously?
He looked at Pluto Thunder Douluo with great interest, suddenly feeling a great curiosity about that so-called place.
In any case, given the strength of Pluto Thunder Douluo and these few Evil Soul Masters, it would only be a matter of a few sword strikes for Mahoraga.
Since that was the case, he might as well go and take a look.
He immediately sent a voice transmission to Nan Shuishui, "Sect Master Nan, agree to him."
Nan Shuishui furrowed her brows slightly and looked at Lin Xuan in confusion, unable to understand what he was trying to do.
Seeing this, Lin Xuan replied with a calm tone via voice transmission, "Rest assured, I have a way to ensure your and your daughter's safety."
Nan Shuishui looked at Lin Xuan with half-belief, but even if Lin Xuan hadn't said anything, given the current situation, she had absolutely no leverage to negotiate.
The situation was overwhelming; ultimately, Pluto Thunder was a Titled Douluo, and he held all the initiative. Her only trump card was fighting to the death, and she couldn't use it until the very last moment.
Thinking of this, Nan Shuishui gritted her teeth and nodded. She looked at Pluto Thunder Douluo and said in an icy tone,
"I hope so. But if I discover any signs that you are deceiving me, I will definitely kill you, even if it costs me my life!"
Pluto Thunder Douluo feigned heartbreak and clutched his chest, "How can you say such things? It makes my heart ache..."
Watching the disgusted and repulsed expressions on Nan Shuishui and Nan Qiuqiu's faces, Pluto Thunder Douluo stopped pretending.
After all, he was still a Titled Douluo. Although his brain was a bit problematic, he could still distinguish between what was important and what was urgent.
Nan Shuishui's matter could be resolved at any time, but if the Cult Master's matter wasn't completed...
Pluto Thunder Douluo seemed to recall something and couldn't help but shiver.
He immediately waved his hand and announced, "Depart immediately! We must arrive at the destination before midnight tonight."
He swept his gaze over the group and said in a cold, sinister tone,
"Anyone who delays, die!"
"Yes!" the five Evil Soul Masters replied in unison, extremely respectful.
Afterward, Pluto Thunder Douluo did not hesitate, taking the lead and flying toward the depths of the Sunset Forest.
The two Soul Douluos looked at Lin Xuan, Nan Shuishui, and the three of them, extending their hands in a gesture of invitation.
Lin Xuan smiled and stepped forward to follow. Nan Shuishui pulled Nan Qiuqiu, hesitated for a moment, and then followed closely behind.
...
The group traveled at high speed through the Sunset Forest, the wind whistling in their ears and tree shadows flying past beneath their feet.
Nan Shuishui glanced at Lin Xuan, who was beside her with a calm face, as if the surrounding Evil Soul Masters didn't exist at all, and felt uneasy.
She hesitated for a moment, then sent a secret voice transmission, her tone worried, "Sir, do you really have a way to ensure our safety?"
"That disgusting guy in front is not only a Titled Douluo but also a level 9 Soul Engineer. He has many tricks and is very difficult to deal with. Do you really have confidence?"
Hearing this, the corners of Lin Xuan's mouth curled up slightly, and he laughed softly, "Sect Master Nan, just set your heart at ease. If any accident happens, I will take your place and be captured by Pluto Thunder Douluo, how about that?"
Nan Shuishui was stunned for a moment. Hearing Lin Xuan's joke, the gloom in her heart dissipated slightly. She couldn't help but smile, her moist red lips curling slightly to reveal a beautiful curve.
"You are indeed very charming, sir, but to other men, it might only invite jealousy."
Lin Xuan smiled and didn't respond.
Up ahead, Pluto Thunder Douluo, who was leading the way, sensed the exchange between Lin Xuan and Nan Shuishui behind him, and his sinister face suddenly darkened.
Damn pretty boy!
But he took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the murderous intent in his heart. They were already here, and any further complications would only add trouble.
Forget it, forget it. Once everything is over, let's see how this old man will torture you, kid... Hehehe...
Although he thought this, Pluto Thunder Douluo was still very angry. Just then, he suddenly sensed something, snorted coldly, and directly waved his hand toward the front left!
A black thunderball the size of a human head, radiating an evil aura, flew out from his palm, instantly streaking across the void and smashing into that dense forest!
"Boom—!!!" A deafening roar exploded! Airwaves rolled, and dust and smoke rose everywhere!
When the dust and smoke gradually cleared, Lin Xuan looked closely and saw Pluto Thunder Douluo holding a gray human skeleton in his hand.
The skeleton was shattered beyond recognition, like withered bones that had been weathered for hundreds of years, crumbling into powder at the slightest touch.
But in the eye sockets of the skeleton, a wisp of faint, eerie green flame was actually flickering!
Lin Xuan's pupils contracted! Then, a surge of immense surprise flooded his heart! Two names suddenly appeared in his mind!
Undead Creation! Electrolux!
Pluto Thunder Douluo looked at the skull in his hand, grinned, and said excitedly.
"Good, good, good! It seems the direction we are searching in is correct! That place is indeed nearby!"
He crushed the skull of the skeleton and headed deeper into the Sunset Forest again, simultaneously announcing, "Speed up!"
Nan Shuishui looked at the pile of scattered white bones, feeling somewhat hesitant, as this thing certainly didn't look like anything normal...
She had just wanted to open her mouth to ask for Lin Xuan's opinion, but she saw that Lin Xuan had already moved to follow, his speed extremely fast, looking impatient.
Nan Shuishui:???
Half a day later, the sun set behind the mountains. Pluto Thunder Douluo stopped at the top of a canyon, and Lin Xuan followed closely behind, being the first to land beside him.
Seeing Lin Xuan arrive first, Pluto Thunder Douluo was somewhat surprised, but didn't pay much attention to it. His gaze was fixed intently on the valley below.
Logically speaking, now that the sun had set and there was no light, the valley should have been pitch black.
But in reality, at this moment, countless eerie green specks of light were wandering through the valley!
They drifted and flickered, appearing and disappearing, like ghost fires, illuminating the entire valley in a strange and eerie way.
Watching this scene, Lin Xuan became even more certain of his guess. Although he wasn't sure why these Undead Creations would appear here, it was certain that these were the handiwork of Electrolux.
If that was the case... the Undead Semi-Plane should also be nearby...
Lin Xuan's gaze was like lightning, rapidly searching the valley. Soon, his line of sight locked onto the area beneath a massive boulder at the bottom of the valley. There was a gray swirling gate, and that vortex was slowly rotating, emitting a strange and mysterious light, as if it led to another World.
Lin Xuan smiled. Heaven does not let down those who are determined; Electrolux, I have finally found you...
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