Rise of the Douluo Empire

The headquarters of Dawn Church is located in a remote wilderness on the mainland. It is desolate and lacks resources, but as a cult, it is very suitable to choose this place as its base.

Choosing to be inland would inevitably lead to conflicts with the original forces in the early stages. No one would be willing to take the thankless task of disciplining them here.

When the battleship of the Glory Knights broke through the clouds and appeared here, this wasteland was as quiet as if no human being had ever appeared before.

Under the clear sky, the high sun burned the barren ground.Layers of heat waves rose from the surface and into the air. In the wasteland lined with strange rocks, not even an ordinary small animal could be seen.

"It's too quiet here. It seems that they are either ready for a decisive battle or have already escaped."

Xiao Zhan, the leader of the knights, spoke up.

Although Xiao Lin is his nephew, Xiao Lin's official rank is now higher than his, and he is also the supreme commander this time.

"Let's send a team of people down to investigate first."

For the sake of safety, Xiao Lin did not march rashly. Although he was confident that he would win this battle, as a commander, for the sake of the lives of many soldiers, it was better to be cautious.

"Let me take someone to see it!"

At this moment, Sword Douluo said that he was not interested in this war. The reason why he came here was just to fight with strong men from other planes to hone his sword skills.

He took the initiative to ask for help because he couldn't wait any longer and wanted to see the methods of powerful people from other planes.

He had heard Li Yao mention that there were six powerful men in this church who were no less than Titled Douluo.

"Then let Elder Chenxin lead a team of people down to have a look!"

Ning Fengzhi frowned on one side. He didn't want Sword Douluo to join the battle so rashly, but he also knew what Sword Douluo's purpose was, and he couldn't stop it.

"Uncle Jian, be careful."

"Don't worry, I'm just doing reconnaissance."

Of course, if he encounters an opponent worthy of taking action, he will not let it go.

Yujian flew down and landed on the ground with more than a hundred flying soul masters.

A somewhat damaged gate stands alone among a pile of boulders. There is no decoration on the door, and there are no guards on the side of the door.

But it gives people a strange feeling. This strange door carries an unobservable and obscure power, like a giant beast opening its mouth, waiting for its prey to come to the door.

He led the soldiers in and moved forward cautiously.Although he is powerful, he will not charge forward mindlessly without understanding the situation.

"Follow me closely and don't separate."

As soon as he stepped into the hall, he instantly felt a cold wind blowing over him. The sun was shining brightly outside, and the place was cold and humid. His sensitive sword heart felt full of malice and prying eyes.

But the whole hall was empty, there was no one at all, only a series of "tick...tick..." could be heard.

The sound of water drops hitting the ground.

"There shouldn't be any water vapor or condensation droplets forming in a place like this!"

The squad leader frowned and mentioned.

In this desert environment, even the ground will be very dry at noon, and water vapor will only form at night.

"Abnormality means danger. Our enemies are not serious people. Please be careful and don't touch things here."

Behind the main hall is a corridor.It is very long and not narrow on both sides. Mysterious patterns are carved on the walls, and several lighting stones are placed at intervals.

But it was still low and dim, as if there was some kind of fog shrouding the corridor. They couldn't see the distance at all, not even the illuminated stone.

Weirdness is revealed everywhere.

They walked forward for a while, and it felt like the corridor had no end. The surrounding scenery was exactly the same. In such a gloomy environment, it made people feel inexplicably nervous.

"It seems that the enemy has either withdrawn or ambushed deep in the corridor or underground."

Although the scenery in front of him has not changed much, as a titled Douluo, he can still feel that they have been walking downwards and are already about ten meters underground at the moment.

"Elder, do we still want to go down?"

The squad leader's face was solemn, giving him a hint of panic and gradually growing fear.

He has been a member of the Knights of Glory for a long time and can be said to be a veteran who has experienced many battles, but he still cannot resist the panic in his heart.

"Well... let's exit first. It's enough to reconnoiter here. Although there is no harvest, if we go down further, you may not be able to save your lives."

This small group of soldiers sent just for reconnaissance did not have the ability to fight deep underground with him.

"Yes!"

The team leader breathed a sigh of relief, and the rear team changed to the front team and began to withdraw from the corridor.

The sound of water dripping from nowhere could be heard along the way.

"tick tock"

Soon they entered the hall and saw the bright door in the light.

"No, something is blocking my perception."

He pointed one hand like a sword, and a blue sword energy stabbed towards the top of the hall from his fingertips.

"call out"

The sword energy lifted up a huge stone on the top of the hall, revealing what was inside.

It was a human being who seemed to have been dead for a long time. The corpse had been filled with water, and the corpse water dripped through the skin into the boulder.

Because Sword Douluo broke the integrity of the boulder, a stench of rotting corpses emitted and gradually filled the hall.

He frowned and followed the same example, and shot through the other boulders on the top again, and found that there were also the same bloated corpses inside.

The small team of soldiers were already in full preparedness. They endured the pungent stench, suppressed the restlessness in their stomachs, and activated the Seven Treasures Armor to guard against possible accidents.

"Get out of here. If I'm not wrong, this entire building should be made of corpses. It should be some kind of defensive facility to defend against foreign enemies. This corpse is probably poisonous. Leave quickly."

The team immediately activated the power of their armor to the maximum, and followed Sword Douluo as they quickly rushed out of the hall.

Unknown poisons are fatal to low-level soul masters like them. Even Sword Douluo dare not say that he can ignore poisons.

Coming out of the door, breathing in the hot air outside, swept away the gloomy haze in my heart just now.

"No, do you feel any abnormalities in your body?"

As Sword Douluo turned around and asked, he saw that the eyes of the more than 100 soldiers turned red, their canine teeth began to lengthen, and their bodies became strangely soft.

And they didn't seem to notice it yet. It was as if the toxin had paralyzed their nerves, making them unaware of the changes in their bodies.

He circulated his soul power, traveled around his body, forced out a ball of gray energy, and used his sword energy to imprison it in the air to prevent it from dissipating.

His right hand has begun to gather sword moves. If these more than a hundred soldiers undergo sudden changes, he needs to control them or even... kill them...

Regarding poisons, it would be good if he could take care of himself, but he did not have the ability to detoxify them.Just when he was worried, stars suddenly flickered in the bodies of many soldiers, and a crescent moon mark appeared on the foreheads of the soldiers.

The mutated body began to recover until it returned to its original physical state.

"hiss……"

There were gasps in the audience. They held their heads and groaned in pain.

Although Qian Renxue's starlight blessing eliminated their toxins and restored the changes in their bodies, the pain caused by the toxins' erosion broke out at this moment.

This pain cannot be eliminated and can only be borne by themselves.