blogombal Chapter 71 The Mask of Original Sin
Chapter 71 The Mask of Original Sin
As the capital of the Sun Moon Empire, Mingdu's vast area even surpasses the combined area of the capitals of Xingluo, Tianhun, and Douling. Night has fallen, and this enormous city without walls is just beginning to light up.
On both sides of the street, towering buildings, a rarity in the Three Kingdoms of Douluo Continent, stood side by side, occasionally interspersed with a few low courtyard-style buildings. One of them, with white walls, red tiles, and a black domed roof, was completely inconspicuous among the buildings, its white walls, red tiles, and black domed roof obscured by various plants that blocked the view from above.
However, beneath this relatively small building lies a dark and unknown world.
A white shadow appeared on the wall like a ghost, then silently fell into the courtyard. Before long, several red plum blossoms bloomed in the courtyard.
The underground hall was empty and cold, with only a few soul-guiding lamps casting a pale glow. Two people in white sat facing each other, their masks half-lifted, revealing only the area above their noses, drinking at the innermost table.
A man, also completely shrouded in white, carefully arranged the dishes, then respectfully took his leave.
"Great Holy Spirit, Two Holy Spirits, please enjoy."
He returned along the passage he had come from, but his figure suddenly froze as the light at the entrance appeared, as if an invisible hand had gripped his throat. Then he returned to normal and disappeared silently into the darkness.
"Number Six just died like that, and the elder didn't say a word. Boss, what's this kid's background? Could he really be...?"
Only after the white-clad figure with no silver embellishments disappeared into the passage did the thinner man sitting on the right lower his voice and nod towards a small, tightly closed door on the side.
The white-clad man opposite him glanced in the direction he indicated. Before he could finish speaking, the small door suddenly trembled slightly, and several screams that seemed to resound through the soul rang in their ears at the same time.
The man he called "boss" shook his head and replied in a gruff voice:
"Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask. Regardless of whether he came from the main altar or not, since the elder has given the order, we should just take good care of him."
"I only regret those accumulated souls..." The two Holy Spirits shook their heads and sighed, raising their wine glasses to their noses for a deep sniff, a look of intoxication spreading across their faces:
"It hasn't been long, and he's already ruined most of it. It's enough to hold several ascension ceremonies."
He swirled the dark red, blood-like liquid in his glass and said with a hint of smugness:
"The elder is not here, but he still told us to stay here and guard the place, saying that a teenager will come, so we must be on high alert and turn on all kinds of soul-guided detection devices."
"Heh, what a waste of effort. With the sense of smell of my Netherhound Martial Soul, how could anyone possibly approach the altar silently right under our noses?"
The Great Holy Spirit looked at him and said irritably:
"Come on, kid, are you drunk and think you have a dog's nose? Stop drinking and start reciting."
After saying this, he raised his arms with utmost reverence:
"May the holy light shine upon the earth—"
"Let the Holy Spirit descend upon the world."
The two Holy Spirits took the next line, shook their heads and smiled, then tilted their heads back and drank the wine in their cups in one gulp.
Unbeknownst to him, just as he brought the glass to his lips, a dark blue vortex silently appeared in the glass, disappearing into the deep red of the grape wine.
The grape wine was sweet and sour, with a rich and delicious flavor. When the two Holy Spirits drank this cup, they had a strange feeling. This cup of grape wine seemed particularly cool and refreshing, and it was indescribably pleasant to drink.
"Hmm? This drink tastes pretty good!" His eyes lit up.
Suddenly, the Great Holy Spirit's expression changed drastically, and he abruptly threw his wine cup to the ground, accompanied by a streak of eerie green.
How could the taste of the first glass of wine be different from the last? He remembered very clearly that this bottle of wine was brought down by the two brothers and had never been replaced.
As shady, evil spirit masters, they are extremely sensitive to every little thing that happens.
To his relief, the wine showed no adverse effects under the corrosive power of his evil spirit. The two Holy Spirits sitting opposite him looked somewhat bewildered, twitched their noses, and finally chuckled:
"Boss, you're too nervous. I can't smell anything..."
The words came to an abrupt halt.
The originally cool liquor instantly turned into a bone-chilling cold, spreading rapidly along the meridians like ice needles!
The Great Holy Spirit was horrified by the bizarre scene before him: the Second Holy Spirit opened his mouth wide and exhaled a breath of extremely cold air. The six soul rings that rose with a strong fishy smell instantly appeared to be burning, but they could not change the deep blue color that was spreading across his body at an astonishing speed.
"Snap!"
The next moment, the two Holy Spirits' heads fell to the ground with a crisp cracking sound.
The Great Holy Spirit remained in a state of shock, not even changing his posture while sitting in the chair, only a drop of black blood slowly trickled down his forehead.
A human figure was reflected in the gleaming silver plate.
Kong Tianxu slowly pulled the tip of the dark purple dagger from his head.
After dealing with the Holy Spirit Cult servants in the courtyard above ground, he sneaked into this dark room. All the soul-detecting devices set up here were useless in front of the Myriad Origins Domain.
Moreover, having learned from the lesson of being detected by the Bloodthirsty Demon Bear Soul Saint last time, this time he covered his entire body with his domain, and not a single trace of his aura leaked out.
Putting away the stealth soul tool that was still in the experimental stage, Kong Tianxu's gaze fell on the small door.
Although it still has many shortcomings such as long activation time, high soul power consumption, and poor stealth effect, this soul tool still played a remarkable role when combined with his elemental abilities.
Silently, the two sixth-ring evil soul masters, who were at least equivalent to ordinary soul saints, perished before they could even unleash any of their abilities.
Now that all the personnel at this Holy Spirit Church branch have been dealt with, there's no need to hide the following anymore.
Within the Elemental Vision, a nightmare-like, gray-blue ball of light writhed behind the door, radiating a chilling and frenzied energy. Its size far exceeded the combined size of the two Evil Soul Emperors behind it.
That wasn't darkness or ice; it was pure evil.
"Squeak—"
The door was pushed open.
A chilling, malevolent aura surged forth like a tidal wave. Hundreds upon hundreds of distorted faces, reflected in clusters of transparent light, seemed to be commanded, turning in unison towards the doorway. The wails of souls formed invisible sound waves, assaulting the intruder's spirit.
In the center, a pale-faced young man slowly put down the human face he was working on, amidst this chilling scene.
The moment he saw Kong Tianxu, a smile of immense joy appeared on his face, which had clearly shown some surprise:
"You really didn't disappoint me; those good-for-nothings couldn't stop you at all."
As he spoke, his expression shifted rapidly, changing six times in a short period of time between extreme sorrow and joy. Six incredibly strange spirit rings—three yellow and three black—rose from beneath his feet:
He opened his arms as if embracing the wronged souls filling the hall, but his gaze was fixed on Kong Tianxu, as if he were appraising a rare treasure.
"Aren't you curious about who I am? And why I'm doing this?"
Kong Tianxu did not answer immediately. His gaze swept over the countless pained faces, finally settling on the young man. Around the dark purple dagger, the air began to distort slightly, emitting extremely faint crackling sounds, and the thick bloodstains were instantly shaken away.
After confirming that the aura emanating from the other person was completely consistent with the soul power fluctuations on Nana's corpse, he silently took a step forward.
The shadow beneath his feet seemed to come alive, spreading with his steps. Wherever he passed, the wailing, vengeful spirits seemed to be stunned by an invisible force, temporarily ceasing their wailing.
"I don't need to know who you are."
Kong Tianxu finally spoke, his voice eerily calm, like an undercurrent surging beneath ice, containing a power capable of tearing everything apart.
He raised his eyes, and instead of their usual depth, they transformed into two pools of silver lightning shimmering with tiny sparks.
"I'm just here to kill you."
The lightning suddenly intensified, illuminating his entire body in a purple-white light. He no longer concealed his killing intent; the terrifying pressure of the silver dragon, mixed with the exorcising aura of the demon god's lightning, actually suppressed the evil energy filling the hall for a brief moment!
The young man's ecstatic expression froze slightly, a hint of seriousness appearing in his eyes for the first time, but this was quickly replaced by deeper excitement: "Yes, yes! That's exactly the kind of anger!"
"Come,"
He beckoned with his finger, and his soul rings shone brightly. All the wronged souls simultaneously let out piercing screams, converging into a gray-black torrent of souls that churned and surged before him.
"Only a genius like you is worthy of advancing to the Holy Son stage of my Original Sin Mask Martial Soul True Body. Let me see if your strength matches your rage!"