Douluo's twin Douluo

Chapter 285 Styx Ritual
After Su Jiuer announced the official start of the Styx Sacrifice, the entire auditorium immediately began to move.The process of sacrificial rituals proceeded step by step in an orderly manner.

Opening the door, playing music, welcoming the ancestors, entering the writing, offering incense, presenting gifts, drinking blessings, withdrawing the writing, sending the ancestors
A series of processes were carried out, and in the blink of an eye, nearly two hours of the world passed.

Gan Jue sat on the exclusive seat of the Styx Secret Team, watching the various etiquettes on the stage. Although he looked very serious, his eyes were not the slightest bit bright.Obviously, most of Gan Jue's consciousness has already entered the soul space, and started doing his own things in it.

Anyway, the previous process has nothing to do with him, and he is not interested in watching these etiquette, such a boring program, it is better for him to deduce the exercises in the soul space.That wonderful scene where the body explodes is appreciated at least once in a while.And this sacrifice is nothing more than various boring rituals.

"The following is the No. 13 process of performing the ritual, praying."

As the process of the ceremony went through one by one, finally, the ceremony came to the final stage about Gan Jue and the others, and Gu Lan, who was the host of the ceremony, began to announce the curtain.After Gan Jue heard Gu Lan's voice, he immediately came to his senses, and quickly followed the staff, along with Long Xiao and the other three, to the stage in the center of the auditorium to wait for orders.

"The Death Soul Stone is a necessity that every citizen of our city needs, but the only place where the Death Soul Stone can be bred is the Styx Secret Realm, which is full of crises. Therefore, for the survival of our residents of the Death Soul City, and for the development and growth of our Death Soul City, every year, four warriors carefully selected by our Death Soul City will enter the Secret Sea of ​​the Underworld, and bring us the hope of life in the midst of the many crises in the secret realm."

However, listening to Gulan's continuous introduction, Gan Jue showed a puzzled look.

He reached out to Mu Yun beside him, and asked her in a low voice:
"Muyun, isn't the Death Soul Stone used for cultivation? Why does it say that every city citizen needs a Death Soul Stone? Not all city residents can cultivate, right?"

"You do not know?"

Mu Yun looked at Gan Jue strangely.

"I do not know."

Gan Jue looked puzzled.

"Because there is no nourishment of soul power in the body of the common people, there is no sunlight, and the middle-aged dark underworld cannot survive for a long time. Only by wearing the Death Soul Stone and letting the Death Soul Stone nourish the body can the civilians in the Death Soul City live a healthy life. After wearing the Death Soul Stone for a long time, it will gradually lose its effect. Therefore, whether it is a soul master who relies on it for cultivation, or a desperate person who uses it to nourish the body, the Death Soul Stone is very much needed."

"Is that so"

Gan Jue groaned, lost in thought.And at this moment, Gu Lan's introduction also came to the last moment.

"Therefore, every warrior who enters the Styx Secret Realm to take the Death Soul Stone for us is a hero of our Death Soul City and deserves our eternal praise. Therefore, please remember the heroes we will send to the Styx Secret Realm this year!"

Gu Lan said, and invited the four of them to the center of the auditorium.

As Gan Jue and others stepped onto the stage completely, tens of thousands of people in Dead Soul City looked at the four Gan Jue and Long Xiao on the stage, showing various eyes, including respect, admiration, and envy, but most of them were puzzled.Because they didn't see the familiar figure among the figures of the four, they didn't know why Fang Huang was no longer leading the team this year, and why these young people were replaced.

You know, Fang Huang has ventured into the secret realm of the Underworld for more than ten years, brought back countless dead soul stones for the city, and has rich experience in entering the secret realm. Why didn't he send them in this year?
Feeling the doubtful Miao Guang of countless dead soul city residents, Gu Lan raised his soul power and said loudly again:

"The four warriors we sent into the Styx Secret Realm this time, in addition to their status as members of the Styx Secret Team, they also have an important identity. That is the four of them, and they will be candidates for our young city lord!

Young City Lord, as the name suggests, is the successor of the City Lord, which means that one of the four people standing on the stage today will be the next City Lord of our Dead Soul City in the future! "

Ho~! !
As Gulan's words fell, there were countless voices of astonishment in the field.All the citizens of Dead Soul City looked at the four Gan Jue on the stage in surprise, and immediately started discussing with the people around them.Countless small voices merged into one piece, floating continuously in the auditorium.

"Quiet!"

Su Jiu'er's voice suddenly came to mind, suppressing all the noisy discussions.In the auditorium, it fell silent for a moment.Seeing this, Gu Lan hurriedly continued.

"The young city master is a position established by the city master himself and recognized by the three major hall masters. The citizens who become the young city master will gradually begin to accept the affairs of the dead soul city, and after the city master abdicates, they will lead us to move forward in the dead soul city. The four people on the stage are the four candidates for the position of the young city master. They are the 24-year-old genius soul emperor, Thorne, who was trained by the master of the Taiguang Palace and possesses the top weapon, martial soul, wind and demon swords! He"

With Gulan's continuous introduction, Thorn broke away from the team and stood up.He looked around, excitedly waving to the surrounding residents of Dead Soul City.

Thorne, Long Xiao, Mu Yun, Gan Jue.

Gulan introduced them one by one.In his mouth, each of the four Gan Jue is a genius among geniuses, and they were all carefully selected by Su Jiuer and others from among countless children.

And countless people of Dead Soul City finally learned from Gu Lan's introduction what the job of the young master of Dead Soul City is, and also learned about the strength of the four of them.

They didn't question why it was the four of them Gan Jue, nor did they question why the soul king Gan Jue was able to compete with the three soul emperors Long Xiao for the position of the young city master. After all, the city master Su Jiu'er, and the three palace masters Su Xun, Zang Mu and Bai Kou were all present, and the four of them must have been approved by them to be introduced now.That being the case, then there is no problem.

Many people have even started to choose the candidates they support from Gulan's introduction to the four of Gan Jue just now, as well as their appearance, age, martial spirit, etc.

"Hey, brother, which of the four of them do you think is most likely to become our future city lord? I think it will be that Mu Yun. You see, among the four of them, she is the only one who is a girl, and our current city lord is also a girl. She has led our Dead Soul City to prosper again. I believe that this Mu Yun will definitely be able to build our Dead Soul City even better."

A resident of Dead Soul City spoke to a friend beside him.

"I don't think so. A city lord doesn't necessarily have to be a woman to be a good one. Our current city lord is so powerful because she is powerful, powerful, and capable. This can lead our Death Soul City to rise again. In my opinion, that dragon owl is very good. He looks very stable. Our Death Soul City is now on the right track, and what we need is this kind of steady leader. And he is also the strongest among the four. If he becomes the city lord, he should definitely make our Death Soul City better. .”

The person sitting on his right said in a deep voice.Obviously, he uses strength as the optimal basis.However, what he said immediately aroused the disapproval of other people around him.

"If you put it this way, then the soul power of Thorn is only one level less than him, and it shouldn't be much worse, right? Since the four of them can be recognized by the city lord and the others, I believe their abilities will not be inferior."

"That's right, if you really want to look at strength, the one named Gan Jue is the most powerful, right?! Although his soul power is ten levels lower than the other three, his age is also several years younger than the other three. And even so, he can be tied with the other three. Calculated in this way, perhaps he is the most powerful among the four candidates for the young city lord."

In Nuo Da's auditorium, such discussions are happening everywhere.And Su Jiu'er didn't intend to stop it, this situation was exactly what she wanted to see.

In this way, after the atmosphere had fermented for more than ten minutes, the citizens of Dead Soul City seemed to feel something was wrong, and stopped discussing one after another.And this atmosphere began to spread rapidly, and soon spread to the entire auditorium, leaving the auditorium in silence.It was like being in a very noisy classroom, and suddenly felt the arrival of the head teacher.

"Okay. Now that everyone has known the four young city master candidates, let us carry out the last item of the Styx Ritual, and let us offer our blessings to the heroes who are about to enter the secret realm of the Sea of ​​Darkness!"

As Gulan said, he closed his eyes and fell into a state of silence, muttering some strange words.

And this state quickly spread to the audience, and even the three palace masters, Su Jiuer and Su Xun, were immersed in this state, chanting words.

Gan Jue didn't know what they were chanting, but he thought it should be some kind of blessing, prayer and other words.

And this state didn't last long, and soon, the synagogue resumed its activity.With Gulan's wave, a young and beautiful maid came up with a tray.

"Next, please ask the city lord to award honors to the four members of the Styx Secret Team."

Following Gu Lan's words, Su Jiu'er got up from his seat, came to Gan Jue and the others in front of everyone's attention, and took out a medal from the maid's tray.

"This is a medal that symbolizes the members of the Underworld Secret Team. It has a lot of authority in Dead Soul City. Those who hold it can enjoy various privileges. This is a reward for adventures in the Underworld Secret Realm. I hope you can give me some surprises this year."

Su Jiuer said, and put the four medals in the tray on the chests of Gan Jue and the others.

"Definitely live up to the mission!"

Thorne looked at the medal on his chest, and suddenly said excitedly.

"Definitely live up to the mission!"

Gan Jue and the other three also spoke immediately.

"Um"

Su Jiuer nodded, turned around and stood aside.

"After the ceremony, the members of the secret team are leaving!"

Gulan shouted loudly, and his voice resounded throughout the auditorium.And following his words, tens of thousands of citizens of Dead Soul City stood up one after another in the auditorium, staring at the four of Gan Jue with reverent eyes.

Under the atmosphere of all eyes, Gan Jue and the others gradually walked out of the auditorium under countless admiring gazes. Together with Su Jiuer, Gu Lan and the three palace masters of the Dead Soul City, they walked through the suspended corridor of the Dead Soul City and entered Su Jiuer's exclusive black pillar mobile secret room.

Not everyone can enter Su Jiuer's exclusive secret room. In the past, apart from the three hall masters, only Gu Lan, who is closest to Su Jiuer, can enter.

Apart from them, only members of the secret team who had been going to the secret realm of the Styx over the years were lucky enough to come in once.This is the glory of the Underworld Secret Team.

Long Xiao and the others stood in the secret room, looking a little nervous, their hands and feet restrained, a little funny.But this state didn't last long, because soon, the secret room opened again, and at this moment, the roar of the surging water flowed into Gan Jue's ears immediately.

"This is."

Feeling puzzled, Gan Jue followed Su Jiu'er out, and soon, he was shocked by the scene in front of him.

He always thought that the ground below the black stone pillar in the center of Dead Soul City was the first floor of Dead Soul City, and it was also the bottom of Dead Soul City.But now, looking at the huge underground space in front of him, the turbulent river ahead, and the waterfall flying straight down, Gan Jue knows that there are many, many places he has never seen or been to in Dead Soul City.

The huge space in front of him was obviously under the black stone pillar.The turbulent Styx rushes down from one side of the space, and after falling down like a waterfall for more than a hundred meters, it crashes into the river and flows through a huge instrument tens of meters wide in the center of the space before rushing to the distance.

Gan Jue has always wondered that the Dead Soul City straddled the Styx River and cut off the Styx River directly, but the water of the Styx River did not spread to the Dead Soul City. Why?
It turns out that the secret is here.Dead Soul City is like a huge water storage dam, blocking the Styx River.However, it is not completely blocked.Under the huge platform outside the majestic city gate of Dead Soul City, there are countless underground waterways hidden, and the water of the Styx River flows into this space through these waterways.

And the huge instrument in the center of this space is probably the instrument used by Dead Soul City to salvage souls. It operates silently, continuously salvaging the souls attached to the river water for Dead Soul City, storing them in it, waiting for the staff of Dead Soul City to take them out.

But obviously, with the development of Dead Soul City in the Douluo Continent, the souls of Dead Soul City have a better source, and the souls salvaged from the Styx River are obviously not taken seriously.This can be seen from the fact that no one else is on duty in this underground space.

"follow me."

Su Jiuer looked at the shocked Gan Jue and the others, greeted them, and walked towards the distance where the river was rushing.Gan Jue and the others hurriedly followed.After the crowd walked along the Styx River for more than ten minutes, the river gradually became less turbulent, and a tall boat gradually appeared in Gan Jue's field of vision.

. . . .

To be continued.

(End of this chapter)