[Seeing that Liu Erlong actually stood in front of him to protect Su Chen.]
[Yu Luomian's face turned ashen with rage.]
[His chest heaved violently.]
[The fury in his eyes almost seemed to spray out.]
["You wretched creature!"]
["Do you have any idea that you and him are cousins?!"]
["If word of this gets out, not just you, but even I and the entire Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect will become the laughingstock of the whole continent!"]
[Hearing this.]
[Liu Erlong simply gritted her teeth tightly, not retreating a single step.]
["I know."]
[She raised her head and looked at Yu Luomian, speaking word by word.]
["So what?"]
["I just like him."]
["We are going to be together!"]
[As soon as these words were spoken.]
[Yu Luomian felt his vision go dark, nearly spitting out a mouthful of blood.]
[He never expected that Liu Erlong had known about their relationship long ago, yet even so, they had actually gotten married.]
[In the next instant, a thought echoed in his mind.]
["Right, it must have been Yu Chen who seduced her first!"]
[At this thought, the fire of anger in Yu Luomian's heart burned even more fiercely.]
[He then abruptly looked up.]
[His gaze, filled with killing intent, landed on Su Chen.]
["Su Chen!"]
["Are you even a man?!"]
["What kind of skill is it to hide behind a woman!"]
["If you have the guts, get the hell out here!"]
["Let me kill you, and then I'll take Erlong back!"]
[Hearing this, Liu Erlong's expression darkened, and she opened her mouth to retort.]
[But just then.]
[From behind her, an incredibly calm voice suddenly drifted out.]
["You are right."]
[As soon as this was said.]
[Liu Erlong was completely stunned.]
[She turned her head sharply.]
[She saw Su Chen's expression was as calm as ever.]
["She and I are cousins."]
["We indeed should not be together."]
[At this moment.]
[Liu Erlong only felt a buzzing in her ears.]
[She stared blankly at Su Chen, all color draining from her face.]
[She never imagined.]
[That Su Chen would say such a thing at a time like this.]
["Brother Chen..."]
[Liu Erlong's lips were pale.]
[Her voice was trembling.]
[But Su Chen only looked at her calmly.]
[However, in his heart, things were not actually as emotionless as they appeared on the surface.]
[During this past year.]
[Liu Erlong had accompanied him as he Cultivated and researched.]
[He had indeed developed feelings for Liu Erlong that were different from the beginning.]
[But it was precisely because of this.]
[That he understood even more clearly.]
[This relationship could not continue any longer.]
[Firstly.]
[Now that he had stepped into the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment, his Spiritual Qi was established.]
[While Spirit Power Fusion still had reference value for his subsequent research, it was no longer a necessity.]
[Secondly.]
[In his view, he and Liu Erlong were blood relatives.]
[This relationship was a mistake from the very beginning.]
[If it continued.]
[Liu Erlong would only sink deeper and deeper.]
[Rather than that, it was better to cut it off completely now.]
[In Su Chen's view, this was the best way to handle things for Liu Erlong.]
[Thinking of this.]
[Su Chen spoke again.]
["Erlong."]
["You and I being together was wrong to begin with."]
["Furthermore, my Cultivation Realm has achieved a breakthrough; I must leave this place to travel the continent."]
["So, it is better that we separate here."]
["This will be better for you."]
[Hearing these words.]
[Liu Erlong first stood there in a daze.]
[A moment later.]
[She suddenly let out a bitter laugh.]
[She knew Su Chen too well.]
[She knew.]
[That once the man before her made a decision, he would almost never change it.]
[She hadn't actually never thought that this day would come.]
[It was just that she never expected.]
[That this day would come so quickly.]
[After a brief silence.]
[Liu Erlong slowly raised her head.]
[Her eyes were already completely red.]
[But in the end, she did not become hysterical, nor did she continue to cling to him.]
[She only spoke softly.]
["I understand."]
["Only..."]
["I will wait for you to return in our courtyard."]
["No matter how long it takes."]
["I will wait for you."]
[At this moment.]
[Su Chen's heart, after all, trembled slightly.]
[If it were during the previous year, he might have allowed this emotion to remain in his heart, but now it was different.]
[For his future research and Cultivation, he had to sever these unnecessary emotions.]
[Thinking of this.]
[Su Chen said nothing more.]
[The next moment.]
[The Spiritual Qi within his body suddenly surged.]
[Boom!]
[Pure white Spiritual Qi abruptly exploded from around him.]
[Su Chen's figure, in that instant, vanished directly from the spot.]
[Leaving only Liu Erlong standing there in a daze.]
[Seeing this scene.]
[Yu Luomian's expression became increasingly dark.]
["Damn it!"]
["It was bad enough that he did those things!"]
["Now he actually dares to just walk away like this!"]
["Don't let me see you again!"]
["Otherwise, I will definitely kill you with my own hands!"]
[In the blink of an eye.]
[Three days had passed.]
[Outside a dilapidated tavern, Su Chen slowly came to a halt.]
[The small town where this tavern was located was extremely remote and surrounded by desolation.]
[As he walked on the road, Su Chen could smell a faint scent of blood in the air.]
[The tavern's sign was already broken.]
[On the door frame, there were still traces of long-dried, blackened blood.]
[Just one look would make one instinctively feel that this was not a place of goodwill.]
[But Su Chen's expression remained calm, because this was the place he had planned long ago to undergo his tempering.]
[Su Chen did not linger at the entrance for long; he stepped directly into the tavern.]
[Creak.]
[The worn wooden door was slowly pushed open.]
[Inside the tavern, the light was dim.]
[The air was murky.]
[Many people were sitting around.]
[Every one of these people had a fierce look in their eyes.]
[Almost the moment Su Chen stepped into the tavern.]
[Several gazes fell upon him simultaneously.]
[Those gazes were full of greed and bloodthirstiness.]
[While Su Chen walked toward the counter, he used his powerful five senses to listen to the whispers of those around him.]
["A newcomer?"]
["He looks fair-skinned and tender, not bad at all."]
["Just happens that I'm short on an entrance ticket; didn't expect one to be delivered right to my door!"]
[Listening to these words.]
[Su Chen's expression did not change in the slightest.]
[The discussions of ants.]
[Were never worth his concern.]
[His footsteps did not pause for a moment.]
[He walked straight to the bar counter.]
[Behind the bar.]
[Stood a person completely shrouded in a black robe.]
[The other party had their head lowered.]
[Their face could not be seen clearly.]
[Only a pair of eyes, hidden in the shadows, revealed a bit of coldness.]
[Su Chen looked at him.]
[His voice was flat.]
["I want to enter the Slaughter City."]
Outside the Heavenly Screen.
Hearing these four words.
Countless Soul Masters across the continent were all filled with confusion.
Because in their understanding.
They had never heard of such a place.
After a brief silence.
Yu Feng was the first who couldn't help but send out a bullet chat.
[Yu Feng]: Slaughter City? What kind of place is that? How come I've never heard of it?
Just after Yufeng's bullet comment was posted.
In the brief silence that followed, new bullet comments appeared.
[ Slaughter City Enforcer A ]: Slaughter City is a place that gathers countless Fallen Soul Masters and desperate outlaws.
[ Slaughter City Enforcer A ]: Here, there are no Empire laws and no Sect restrictions.
[ Slaughter City Enforcer A ]: As long as you are strong enough, you can slaughter at will and indulge in the most evil desires in your heart.
[ Slaughter City Enforcer A ]: The only restriction is that once you enter, no one can use Martial Soul Abilities.
As soon as these words appeared.
Countless Soul Masters across the entire continent felt their hearts tremble.
Being able to kill at will.
No rules whatsoever.
Most importantly, it actually prohibits Martial Soul Abilities.
Such a thing completely exceeded the understanding of the vast majority of people.
Seeing this, Tang San, who already hated Spirit Hall to the extreme, spoke up immediately.
[ Tang San ]: "Doesn't Spirit Hall always claim to be righteous?"
[ Tang San ]: "If so, why would you allow such an evil place to exist?"
[ Hu Liena ]: "Evil?"
[ Hu Liena ]: "Many of the Fallen Soul Masters in Slaughter City were personally captured by us in Spirit Hall, or driven into it all the way."
[ Hu Liena ]: "Do you think that's why there are so few Fallen Soul Masters in this world?"
[ Hu Liena ]: "If Slaughter City were to suddenly disappear, those people inside would have nowhere to go. That would be the greatest disaster for the entire continent."
Upon hearing this.
Tang San immediately fell silent.
Even he couldn't find any words to refute it for a moment.
But just because he couldn't win the argument didn't mean he agreed in his heart.
"Spirit Hall... truly isn't anything good."
"If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely destroy this Slaughter City as well!"
At the same time.
The attention of countless people on the continent returned to the Heavenly Screen once again.
After all, even though they already knew the general situation of Slaughter City from the mouth of Enforcer A.
But what that chaos and bloodshed actually looked like.
It was impossible to imagine just by thinking about it.
And at this moment.
The scene on the Heavenly Screen continued to play.
[ In the dim tavern. ]
[ After hearing Su Chen's words. ]
[ The black-robed person slowly raised his head. ]
[ His eyes, hidden in the shadows, glanced at Su Chen indifferently. ]
[ "Want to enter Slaughter City." ]
[ "Drink a Bloody Mary first." ]
[ At the same time the black-robed person spoke, the few people originally sitting in the tavern all revealed a fierce glint in their eyes. ]
[ The next instant. ]
[ Several people suddenly erupted at the same time, releasing their Martial Souls. ]
[ "Kid, since you're here, leave your life behind! Be our ticket!" ]
[ Facing this scene. ]
[ Su Chen's expression, however, did not have the slightest fluctuation. He did not turn around, and he didn't even raise his hand. ]
[ The next instant. ]
[ A white light suddenly flashed across the tavern. ]
[ Fast. ]
[ Too fast. ]
[ So fast that those who rushed over didn't even see what had happened. ]
[ By the time they regained their senses, they were all frozen in place. ]
[ Immediately after. ]
[ Puchi! ]
[ Blood sprayed out violently. ]
[ The upper bodies and lower bodies of those few people were actually separating slowly at the same time. ]
[ The shrill screams had not yet had time to fully erupt. ]
[ Su Chen had already slowly raised his hand. ]
[ An invisible force instantly enveloped those people. ]
[ The next moment. ]
[ Only to see large amounts of blood being violently extracted from their bodies, then gathering and compressing in Su Chen's hand. ]
[ Finally. ]
[ All the blood turned into nothingness, disappearing into the air. ]
[ This scene. ]
[ Directly caused the pupils of the black-robed person behind the bar to shrink violently. ]
[ Over the years. ]
[ He had seen too many people come here to slaughter. ]
[ And he had also seen quite a few ruthless characters who could easily kill tavern guests. ]
[ But this was his first time seeing methods like Su Chen's. ]
[ The most critical thing is. ]
[ He saw it very clearly. ]
[ Su Chen's method just now was not using high temperature to evaporate the blood. ]
[ But truly compressing the blood to the extreme, until it turned into Soul Power, and then absorbing it into his body. ]
[ Just as the black-robed person was still stunned. ]
[ Su Chen had already raised his eyes and looked at him. ]
[ "Is that enough?" ]
[ The voice was still calm. ]
[ As if nothing had happened just now. ]
[ The black-robed person was silent for a moment. ]
[ Finally, he nodded slowly. ]
[ The next instant. ]
[ He raised his hand and pressed a mechanism somewhere under the bar. ]
[ Click. ]
[ The ground immediately split open to reveal a secret door. ]
[ A cold, bloody aura surged up violently from below. ]
[ "Go down." ]
[ Upon hearing this. ]
[ Su Chen did not have the slightest hesitation. ]
[ He walked directly into that secret door. ]
[ Not long after, Su Chen had already arrived at the entrance of Slaughter City. ]
[ The moment he stepped in here, an intensely thick smell of blood rushed towards him. ]
[ Mixed in with that smell were the stench of urine, sweat, and the foul odor emitted after corpses decayed. ]
[ Several kinds of smells mixed together. ]
[ For an ordinary person, even just smelling one breath. ]
[ Would be enough to make them vomit on the spot. ]
[ Su Chen frowned slightly. ]
[ The next instant. ]
[ Pure white Spiritual Qi quietly flowed out from within his body. ]
[ In the blink of an eye, it formed an invisible barrier around him. ]
[ Completely isolating those foul smells and impurities on the outside. ]
[ Only then did Su Chen raise his eyes to observe the scene around him. ]
[ This was a dark and oppressive city. ]
[ On the ground, blackened bloodstains remained everywhere. ]
[ In the corners, there were a few corpses that no one had dealt with. ]
[ The people around had fierce and greedy eyes. ]
[ Some were gnawing on meat of unknown origin. ]
[ Some were holding disheveled women in their arms. ]
[ And some were squatting by the wall, eyes staring at Su Chen. ]
[ Just at this moment. ]
[ A woman wearing a black veil slowly walked over from the front. ]
[ After walking in front of Su Chen, the black-veiled woman stopped. ]
[ "I am the Slaughter Messenger." ]
[ "For the next twelve hours, I am responsible for guiding you." ]
[ "During this time, your safety is guaranteed." ]
[ As she spoke, the Slaughter Messenger raised her head and clearly saw Su Chen's appearance. ]
[ This made her involuntarily freeze for a moment. ]
[ Over the years. ]
[ She had seen too many men enter Slaughter City. ]
[ Those people were either full of malice. ]
[ Or had lewd and evil eyes. ]
[ Someone like Su Chen. ]
[ She was seeing for the first time. ]
[ The young man was dressed in white. ]
[ His temperament was clean. ]
[ His expression was calm. ]
[ Giving people a feeling of being completely out of place here. ]
[ Just like a lamb that had wandered into a pack of wolves. ]
[ A moment later. ]
[ The Slaughter Messenger regained her senses and couldn't help but sigh inwardly. ]
[ "What a pity..." ]
[ "With such looks and such temperament, if he falls into the hands of those overlords in the inner city, I'm afraid he will be broken very soon." ]
[ "Since that's the case..." ]
[ "It might be better to let me have a taste while there is still time." ]
[As the thought crossed her mind, the Slaughter Envoy's gaze toward Su Chen changed completely.]
[That look was like she was staring at a delicious delicacy.]
[At the same time, a gentle smile appeared on her face.]
["From now on, 6723 will be your code name here."]
["For the next twelve hours, you must follow me closely."]
["As long as you don't leave a ten-meter radius around me, you will be safe."]
["Next..."]
["No need."]
[Before the Slaughter Envoy could finish her sentence, Su Chen interrupted her directly.]
[After speaking, Su Chen walked forward without the slightest hesitation.]
[The Slaughter Envoy stood frozen in place for a moment.]
[Clearly, she never expected Su Chen would proactively give up his twelve hours of newbie protection.]
[By the time she snapped back to her senses...]
[Su Chen had already walked beyond the ten-meter radius around her.]
[And this meant that from this moment on, anyone here could make a move against Su Chen.]
[Sure enough.]
[The Slaughter Envoy looked up and saw six Fallen Soul Masters nearby, surrounding Su Chen with ill intent in their eyes.]
[Seeing this scene...]
[The Slaughter Envoy couldn't help but frown; she had finally taken an interest and didn't want the meat at her lips to be eaten by others.]
[Thinking this, the Slaughter Envoy intended to use her status to forcibly take Su Chen away.]
[However, she had just taken one step when she stopped again.]
["This..."]
[Looking ahead, five Fallen Soul Masters lay on the ground, their lives uncertain, while a large man knelt before Su Chen with his legs twisted.]
[The Slaughter Envoy could hardly believe her eyes.]
[At this moment, she realized that while Su Chen appeared harmless on the surface, he was actually a vicious wolf who was not to be provoked lightly.]
[In an instant, the stray thoughts in her heart completely vanished.]
[On the other side.]
[Su Chen looked down at the large man by his feet and said coldly,]
["Release your Spirit Ring."]
[Hearing this...]
[The large man was stunned for a moment.]
[Then he began to cry out.]
["My Lord! My Lord! It's not that I won't release it!"]
["It's that it simply can't be released here!"]
["There is a Restriction within Slaughter City that prevents the release of Spirit Rings and Spirit Abilities; everyone knows this!"]
[Hearing this...]
[A flash of realization crossed Su Chen's eyes.]
[It seemed...]
[The records he had seen in the Spirit Hall were not wrong.]
[With this in mind...]
[He didn't ask anything else.]
[He simply raised his hand.]
[In the next instant...]
[A thread of extremely fine Spiritual Qi drifted from his fingertips and silently entered the large man's body.]
[The large man's whole body trembled, but he was completely unable to resist.]
[Su Chen quietly sensed everything within him.]
[Time passed bit by bit.]
[A moment later...]
[A ripple of emotion finally surfaced in the depths of Su Chen's eyes.]
[He could clearly sense that the power within the large man's body was being suppressed by another, more overbearing power filled with Killing Intent.]
[Because of this...]
[The man was unable to mobilize the power of his Spirit Ring or manifest Spirit Abilities.]
[Having reached this conclusion, a smile slowly curved on Su Chen's lips.]
[Sure enough.]
[This trip had not been in vain.]
[He had hypothesized before that all things in heaven and earth have their laws of operation and must follow certain rules; Cultivation was the same.]
[If he could master these rules—master the Power of Rules—he would surely be able to ascend to the position of the strongest on the continent.]
[However, in the past...]
[Su Chen had used various methods but failed to feel even a hint of the Power of Rules, perhaps because his Cultivation Realm was insufficient, or perhaps because the environment was not right.]
[But now...]
[In this Slaughter City...]
[He finally saw a glimmer of hope.]
[Thinking of this...]
[Su Chen wasted no more time.]
[A flash of pale golden light passed.]
[The life in the large man's eyes was extinguished on the spot.]
[After doing all this...]
[Su Chen turned and walked toward the Inner City.]
[In the blink of an eye...]
[Three months passed quietly.]
[During these three months...]
[Su Chen had traveled through almost most areas of Slaughter City's outer and inner cities.]
[He had also captured many Fallen Soul Masters for experimentation.]
[However, to his frustration, throughout this process, he still hadn't felt a single trace of power related to rules.]
[To this...]
[Though Su Chen felt disappointed, he was not surprised.]
[After all, the Power of Rules should belong to the most fundamental powers of the world; how could it be sensed so easily?]
[But Su Chen did not want to continue wasting time in Slaughter City, so he finally set his sights on the rumored Hell Road.]
[And today...]
[Was the day of his hundredth consecutive victory.]
[Inside the Hell Slaughter Arena...]
[The moment Su Chen, dressed in white, stepped slowly into the arena...]
[A deafening roar suddenly erupted from the surrounding stands.]
["White-Clad Death God!"]
["White-Clad Death God!"]
["White-Clad Death God!"]
[The voices rose wave after wave.]
[Filled with madness and adoration.]
[Over the past three months...]
[These people had already witnessed Su Chen's terror with their own eyes.]
[This youth, who seemed out of place here...]
[Had already become one of the most feared existences in the entire Slaughter City.]
[Regarding these shouts...]
[Su Chen didn't care in the slightest; his gaze calmly swept over the other nine people in the arena.]
[In this instant...]
[Those nine participants couldn't help but tremble all over.]
[Some even subconsciously took half a step back.]
[Nothing else, but because they all knew very well that the white-clad youth before them was simply not on the same level as them.]
[Others in Slaughter City could not use Spirit Abilities.]
[But Su Chen was unaffected.]
[This was essentially a dimensional strike.]
[Soon...]
[The battle bell suddenly rang.]
[Dong!]
[The moment the bell sound fell...]
[The other nine people glanced at each other in a very short span of time.]
[The next instant...]
[The nine of them actually moved in tacit coordination, surrounding and attacking Su Chen simultaneously.]
[Clearly...]
[They had reached a consensus.]
[Kill Su Chen first.]
["Kill!"]
["Attack together!"]
[Amidst the angry roars...]
[The figures of the nine people closed in on Su Chen from all directions.]
[To this, Su Chen didn't show the slightest fear; he raised his right hand, pressing two fingers together as golden Spiritual Qi emerged at his fingertips.]
["I'm in a hurry, so let's end this quickly!"]
[As the soft murmur fell...]
[In the next instant, the entire Hell Slaughter Arena was shrouded in golden light.]
[And in the air at this moment, over a hundred golden longswords had appeared.]
["It's not fair! Why? Why can he use Spirit Abilities?!"]
[In this instant, only one thought remained in the minds of the other nine people.]
[As the rain of swords fell, the Hell Slaughter Arena suddenly fell into silence.]
[A moment later, the spectators finally snapped back to their senses, the fanaticism in their eyes growing even stronger as they shouted Su Chen's title once again.]
["White-Clad Death God!"]
[Meanwhile, atop the high platform, the King of Slaughter, dressed in a blood-colored robe, couldn't help but narrow his eyes.]
A moment later, the King of Slaughter slowly stood up.
His pair of scarlet eyes remained fixed on Su Chen from beginning to end.
"White-Clad Grim Reaper."
"Are you willing to stay and assist me?"
"As long as you are willing."
"From now on, in this Slaughter City, you will be the person beneath only me."
As soon as these words were spoken,
the surroundings fell instantly silent.
Countless fallen Soul Masters were filled with shock.
The King of Slaughter openly recruiting a Soul Master like this was something that had never happened before, and he even promised the position of second-in-command immediately.
However,
facing all of this,
Su Chen's expression did not change in the slightest.
"Not interested."
"Open the Hell Road."
His voice was flat.
Without a hint of hesitation.
Hearing this,
the King of Slaughter was not surprised either.
He had only said those words on a whim as a test.
Back when he was watching the battle earlier,
he had already realized.
The power on Su Chen's body was not Soul Power.
Because of this,
if Su Chen had really agreed to stay,
he would have instead been worried about whether any unexpected changes would arise later.
If Tang Chen were allowed to wake up and regain consciousness, that would be the biggest trouble.
Thinking of this,
the King of Slaughter stopped wasting words.
The next instant,
he raised both hands, and a blood-colored radiance erupted from his body.
In the blink of an eye,
the entire Hell Slaughter Arena was shrouded in that blood-colored light.
Immediately after,
on the surrounding stands,
a series of incredibly shrill screams suddenly rang out.
One could see those fallen Soul Masters watching the battle, their faces twisted and eyes bulging, as their souls were forcibly ripped out of their bodies.
Then, they all converged into the center of the Hell Slaughter Arena.
In just a few breaths,
a giant bat totem appeared on the ground.
Finally,
the pattern transformed into an incredibly pitch-black hole; this was the entrance to the Hell Road.
Seeing this,
Su Chen did not have the slightest hesitation.
He moved his feet and stepped directly into it.
The moment he stepped into the Hell Road,
Su Chen sensed an inexplicable suppressive force.
However, perhaps because the power circulating in his body was no longer Soul Power, this suppressive force did not have any effect on him.
Apart from the inexplicable suppressive force, Su Chen could also sense that another kind of power existed within this Hell Road.
Regarding this,
a strange look flashed in Su Chen's eyes.
The next instant,
he directly dispersed the Spiritual Qi protection around his body.
At this moment,
the concentrated Killing Intent permeating the air immediately surged toward his body without any obstruction.
That Killing Intent was extremely heavy and also extremely overbearing.
The moment it entered his body,
Su Chen clearly felt that
this Killing Intent was frantically inciting the most primal desire for slaughter in his heart.
If it were someone with a slightly weaker will,
they would likely lose control the instant they stepped into the Hell Road, turning into a madman who only knew how to slaughter.
Ultimately,
they would be completely swallowed by their Heart Demon.
Therefore, without a doubt, this Killing Intent was undoubtedly the most lethal poison for a Soul Master.
But Su Chen did not care at all; he actually sat down cross-legged directly.
He began to actively absorb the surrounding Killing Intent.
A moment later,
Su Chen's eyes were already slightly reddened.
An indescribable fierce aura slowly emanated from his body.
"Is this the influence brought by the Killing Intent?"
Feeling the changes in his body and mind, Su Chen frowned slightly.
The next moment, he circulated the Spiritual Qi in his body with full force.
In just an instant, all the Killing Intent that had entered his body was swallowed and absorbed by his Spiritual Qi.
The scarlet tint in his eyes also quickly faded away.
Su Chen exhaled a breath of stale air.
In his eyes, there was now a hint of understanding.
"This Killing Intent is actually somewhat similar in essence to Spiritual Qi."
"Spiritual Qi is created by continuously compressing and refining Soul Power, then sublimating it."
"And this Killing Intent is like extracting the most violent and chaotic parts of Soul Power separately."
"Moreover, the Killing Intent here is not as mixed as it is in Slaughter City."
"The Killing Intent here is purer, existing solely for slaughter."
Thinking of this,
the interest in Su Chen's eyes immediately grew a bit stronger.
"This place is indeed extraordinary."
After whispering this,
he stood up and continued walking toward the depths of the Hell Road.
Not long after,
a sharp screeching sound suddenly came from the darkness ahead.
The sound was extremely piercing.
And it was getting closer and closer.
At the same time, the entire Hell Road was trembling slightly.
The next instant,
one could see dense swarms of Bloodthirsty Bats surging wildly from the front like a tide.
The number was so great
that there were thousands of them.
They filled the entire passage.
Just looking at them made one's scalp tingle.
Seeing this,
Su Chen stopped his steps.
Spiritual Qi quietly circulated around his body.
The next moment,
he raised his hand and lightly pointed forward.
A spark of fire appeared at his fingertip.
Boom!
In the blink of an eye!
A giant pillar of fire covering the entire passage in front erupted violently from before him.
Heat waves rolled.
The countless Bloodthirsty Bats ahead, many of which didn't even have time to scream, were instantly engulfed by the flames.
For a time,
the entire passage was filled with piercing screeches.
Five seconds later,
the flames slowly dissipated.
And those thousands of Bloodthirsty Bats had long since turned into scorched corpses on the ground.
However, after finishing off these Bloodthirsty Bats, Su Chen did not immediately move forward.
Because at this moment, he sensed another stronger aura approaching.
Sure enough,
the next moment,
a huge bat suddenly rushed out from the darkness.
It had three heads.
Its whole body was dark gold.
It was exactly the Dark-Gold Three-Headed Bat King.
As soon as it appeared,
its three heads opened their mouths simultaneously, emitting an incredibly piercing screech.
The next instant,
several visible sound waves suddenly spread out.
This passage was already narrow.
The sound waves constantly collided against the stone walls.
Each time it rebounded, the power became stronger.
In the blink of an eye,
the sound waves were already pressing in on Su Chen's location from all directions.
But just at this moment,
a gust of wind suddenly blew through the passage.
Su Chen's figure instantly disappeared from where he stood.
When he reappeared,
he was already above the Dark-Gold Three-Headed Bat King.
Spiritual Qi extended from his palm, transforming into a sharp longsword.
Without any hesitation,
Su Chen slashed down with his sword.
Puchi!
Black blood splattered, and one head fell in response.
The Dark-Gold Three-Headed Bat King immediately let out an incredibly painful scream.
Several sound wave attacks, several times stronger than before, erupted again.
This time,
it almost covered the entire passage.
Seeing this, Su Chen did not try to forcefully resist.
He pushed off with his feet.
His whole person quickly retreated backward.
At the same time, he used Spiritual Qi to protect his body, blocking all the waves of sound that were surging in layers.
And just at this moment,
Su Chen's gaze suddenly tightened.
Because he clearly saw
that the Dark-Gold Three-Headed Bat King ahead was actually using its remaining two heads to frantically devour the scorched corpses of the Bloodthirsty Bats on the ground.
As the number it devoured increased,
the flesh at the spot where its head had been severed began to squirm rapidly.
In just a few breaths of time,
the severed head had actually grown back.
Not only that,
Su Chen could also clearly sense that
as that head recovered,
the aura of the Dark-Gold Three-Headed Bat King was also continuing to climb.
Seeing this scene,
not only was there not the slightest worry on Su Chen's face,
but instead, a strange look slowly appeared.
"Interesting."
[For a creature that, after being heavily wounded, could actually recover rapidly or even increase its strength by devouring other organisms...]
[Su Chen had never seen such a thing before.]
[Since that was the case...]
[He naturally had to study it properly to see exactly where the upper limit of this strength increase lay.]
[No sooner said than done.]
[Over the next hour.]
[Along the entire Hell Road, the shrill, miserable screams of the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King echoed almost continuously.]
[It attacked again and again.]
[Yet it could not even touch the corner of Su Chen's clothes.]
[Su Chen's figure flickered repeatedly along the narrow passage.]
[Every time he appeared.]
[A flash of sword light was sure to fall.]
[Head after head flew into the air in succession.]
[Meanwhile, the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King devoured the bloodthirsty corpses over and over, recovering and growing stronger time and again.]
Outside the Heavenly Screen.
Seeing this scene, countless Soul Masters had already become somewhat numb.
[Fallen Soul Master A]: Didn't they say Hell Road is extremely dangerous, and even a Titled Douluo must be cautious when entering, as the slightest slip-up could cost them their life?
[Fallen Soul Master A]: Why does Su Chen look like he's just playing around?
As soon as these words were spoken.
Quite a few people felt a deep sense of agreement.
In the Holy Maiden Palace, Hu Liena had previously asked Bibi Dong for information regarding Slaughter City and Hell Road.
At that time, Bibi Dong told her that Hell Road was fraught with danger, and she had always believed this implicitly.
Now, seeing the way Su Chen was toying with the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King, doubt began to sprout in Hu Liena's heart.
"Could it be that Teacher was just scaring me back then, and Hell Road isn't actually that dangerous?"
[Hu Liena]: To be honest, after watching Su Chen's video, I feel like I could do it too.
[Shui Yue'er]: To be honest, I even feel a bit of sympathy for that Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King.
[Shui Yue'er]: Every time it just finishes recovering, Su Chen slices off its head again; it can't even escape.
As for those who felt the most impact from seeing the images on the Heavenly Screen at this moment.
None were more affected than Bibi Dong and Tang Hao.
After all, both of them had personally traversed Hell Road in the past.
Therefore, they knew very well.
Although the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King was not the most terrifying existence in Hell Road, it was definitely not a creature that could be dealt with so easily.
At the very least.
It certainly shouldn't be like Su Chen on the Heavenly Screen, controlling the situation from start to finish and completely toying with it.
However, very quickly.
Bibi Dong already had the answer in her heart.
"It's not that this Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King is too weak, nor was I not strong enough back then."
"It's that Su Chen is too special."
"He does not cultivation Soul Power, nor does he have a Martial Soul or Spirit Rings."
"So in this Hell Road, his power isn't suppressed at all."
"Not only that, the Killing Intent omnipresent in Hell Road cannot erode Su Chen's sanity; instead, it is devoured and absorbed by him."
Meanwhile.
The images on the Heavenly Screen continued.
[An hour later.]
[Su Chen once again sliced off one of the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King's heads with his sword.]
[But this time.]
[He discovered that even though the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King's head grew back, the aura on its body no longer increased.]
[These last few recoveries.]
[Had not made it any stronger.]
[Seeing this.]
[A flash of realization immediately crossed Su Chen's eyes.]
["Has it reached the limit?"]
[Since he had already obtained the result he wanted.]
[Su Chen was not prepared to waste any more time.]
[In the next instant.]
[The Spiritual Qi longsword in his hand vibrated slightly.]
[Immediately following.]
[He took a step forward.]
[Hum!]
[Sky-Rending Cold Glow Sword!]
[A sword glow, extremely thin yet sharp to the absolute limit, instantly shot through the air.]
[Its speed was fast to the extreme.]
[The Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King didn't even have time to react.]
[All three heads flew up at the same time.]
[A large amount of black blood sprayed down violently.]
[This time.]
[The Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King could no longer recover.]
[Its massive body twitched violently in mid-air a few times before crashing to the ground, completely dead.]
[Su Chen continued walking toward the depths of Hell Road.]
[As he went deeper.]
[The invisible Killing Intent all around became increasingly intense.]
[If an ordinary Soul Master came here.]
[This Killing Intent alone would likely be enough to cause them to lose their sanity instantly.]
[But within Su Chen's body.]
[A self-sustaining cosmic cycle had long since formed.]
[The moment that Killing Intent flooded into his body.]
[It would be rapidly devoured and refined by his Spiritual Qi.]
[To him.]
[The Killing Intent here was not a threat.]
[But rather like a special kind of nourishment.]
[However.]
[Just as Su Chen continued forward.]
[Suddenly.]
[From the darkness ahead, a gold-red pillar of fire shot out without any warning.]
[The temperature was so high.]
[That the surrounding stone walls instantly glowed crimson.]
[Seeing this.]
[Su Chen's gaze narrowed.]
[He raised his hand and expanded a layer of pale gold protective shield in front of him.]
[Boom!]
[The fire pillar slammed heavily against the shield.]
[The violent impact made the entire Hell Road tremble faintly.]
[And beneath Su Chen's feet.]
[The already narrow passage was shaken with a large number of cracks by the aftershocks.]
[After several breaths.]
[The fire pillar slowly dissipated.]
[Su Chen looked up.]
[Only to see a giant, crimson snake coiled at the end of the passage ahead.]
[Its body was thick, and its scales were like blood.]
[Most terrifying of all, it actually had ten whole heads.]
"It's here, the Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent!"
The moment they saw this giant snake, Bibi Dong and Tang Hao recognized it immediately.
The previous Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King was just an appetizer; this Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent was the main event.
The two of them recalled that back then, they had nearly died at the hands of this Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent.
[The moment the Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent appeared.]
[All ten heads turned toward Su Chen simultaneously.]
[In those pairs of snake eyes.]
[There was nothing but coldness and tyranny.]
[In the next instant.]
[The main head reared up suddenly.]
[Immediately after, an even more terrifying pillar of True Sun Fire boomed out.]
[At the same time.]
[The other heads also launched their attacks.]
[Poisonous mist mixed with spiritual attacks flooded toward Su Chen.]
[Almost completely sealing off the entire area ahead.]
[Most crucially, the power of these attacks had at least reached the level of a Spirit Douluo, or even a Titled Douluo.]
This scene.
Even for the countless spectators outside the Heavenly Screen who were just watching the show, it felt like a moment of despair.
They couldn't help but imagine Su Chen's current predicament as their own.
On one hand, their own Martial Soul Abilities were Sealed and could not be used.
At the same time, the Killing Intent within Hell Road would affect their sanity.
Most importantly, in such an environment, one must continuously consume Soul Power to resist the erosion of Killing Intent, which prevents Soul Power from recovering freely, making sustained combat impossible.
Under all these negative influences, one still had to face an opponent of the Titled Douluo level who was stronger than themselves.
Hu Liena: "..."
At this moment.
She suddenly felt that her earlier comment, "I feel like I could do it too," might have been said a bit too soon.
[The moment those ten attacks landed.]
[Su Chen shifted his feet.]
[Wind Art, Divine Movement released.]
[Su Chen almost scraped the edge of the passage as he shot out.]
[At the same time.]
[He waved his single hand.]
[A wind vortex suddenly condensed in front of him.]
["Gale Wind Annihilation Domain!"]
[Countless wind blades spun rapidly.]
[The first poisonous mists that approached were forcibly annihilated.]
[However, the True Sun Fire Pillar spewed by the main head had already blasted over.]
[The fire pillar's coverage exceeded Su Chen's limit even when fully exerting himself to dodge.]
[Helpless, Su Chen could only use his protective barrier to resist it head-on again.]
[The moment the fire pillar collided with the barrier, the barrier vibrated violently.]
[Golden light flickered wildly on it.]
[Su Chen was also forced back several zhang.]
[The ground beneath his feet continuously cracked.]
[Crushed stones fell into the blood pool lava.]
[Seeing this.]
[Su Chen's eyes darkened slightly.]
[The strength of this Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent had already reached the Titled level, it was not something he could easily deal with.]
[The most troublesome thing was.]
[The terrain here was too narrow.]
[Many of his techniques could not be fully utilized.]
[At the same time, because the Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent had ten heads, no matter from what angle he attacked, he would basically be discovered immediately.]
[Before Su Chen could stabilize himself and think of a countermeasure.]
[The Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent had already launched another attack.]
[Its heads hissed wildly.]
[The invisible mental impact surged towards Su Chen like a tide.]
[At this moment, even with Su Chen's current Mental Power strength.]
[He could still feel a stinging pain in his mind.]
[Immediately after.]
[The Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent's extremely thick snake tail had already swept towards Su Chen.]
[Its speed was extremely fast.]
[Its range covered the entire passage.]
[There was no way to avoid it.]
[Seeing this, Su Chen.]
[Could only pour Spiritual Qi into his arms and block it head-on.]
[Bang!]
[A muffled sound.]
[The next moment.]
[Su Chen was directly sent flying by this tail whip.]
[Shattering large sections of the stone wall along the way.]
[He slid more than ten meters before barely stopping.]
[And a trace of blood also overflowed from the corner of his mouth.]
Seeing this, everyone outside the Heavenly Screen held their breath, watching silently.
It could be said that this was the most disheveled Su Chen had ever been since they started watching the Heavenly Screen.
[Stabilizing himself, Su Chen raised his hand and gently wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth, without a trace of panic in his eyes.]
[The next moment.]
[He raised his hand and guided.]
[A purple lightning bolt suddenly struck down.]
[Boom!]
[The purple lightning was extremely fast, striking the left head of the Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent in the blink of an eye.]
[Lightning exploded.]
[That head immediately let out a painful hiss.]
[But that was all.]
[When the lightning dissipated.]
[The scales on that head were only slightly charred, not truly heavily damaged.]
["With this scale hardness, it seems I must find its weakness."]
[That previous strike was just a test by Su Chen, and the result made a hint of solemnity flash in his eyes.]
[The defense was too strong.]
[The lightning technique he released was primarily for offense, with the strongest attack power.]
[But the fact that this strike couldn't harm the Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent was enough to prove the defensive power of the Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent's scales.]
[Thus, a frontal assault would not work!]
[While Su Chen was contemplating.]
[The Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent seemed to be thoroughly enraged by the previous attack.]
[All ten heads rose simultaneously.]
[An aura even more terrifying than before suddenly rose from its body.]
[The next moment.]
[Streams of golden-red flame beams actually spewed out from the mouths of all ten heads simultaneously.]
[Intertwining with each other.]
[Forming a large net of flames that almost covered the entire passage.]
[Seeing this scene.]
[Su Chen's pupils also contracted slightly.]
[Danger!]
[Without any hesitation.]
[The Spiritual Qi in his body circulated frantically.]
[The barrier's strength reached its maximum in an instant.]
[At the same time, Su Chen used a spell, and the next moment, five stone walls stood before him, stacked layer upon layer, with thick branches wrapped around them, and covered in ice crystals.]
[Boom!]
[Those several flame beams descended together.]
[Ice crystals evaporated.]
[Branches incinerated.]
[Stone walls crumbled.]
[The barrier violently shook.]
[In just a few breaths.]
[Su Chen's defenses had already shattered several layers.]
[And the Hell Road beneath his feet was blasted until it was less than two feet wide.]
[Beside it was the blood pool lava, a mixture of blood and magma.]
[Heat waves surged.]
[Poisonous mist permeated the air.]
[Mental impacts, like festering maggots, continuously assaulted Su Chen's Sea of Consciousness.]
[At this moment.]
[Su Chen was truly forced into a desperate situation.]
[But right at this critical moment between life and death.]
[A light shone in Su Chen's eyes.]
[Because he discovered.]
[When the Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent's ten heads attacked simultaneously.]
[All the power within its body would converge instantly towards a certain spot.]
[And that location was within the nine red fleshy tumors in the latter half of its body.]
[If Su Chen hadn't been carefully observing the flow of Soul Power within the Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent's body, trying to find its weakness, he probably wouldn't have discovered it at all.]
[Seeing this, Su Chen couldn't help but clench his fists.]
["That should be the core."]
[Since he had a countermeasure, Su Chen no longer hesitated.]
["That should be the core."]
Seeing the next scene, the audience outside the Heavenly Screen was stunned.
Because Su Chen in the Heavenly Screen had actually removed all his defenses.
[Feng Xiaotian]: What is he trying to do?
[Ma Hongjun]: Is he crazy! Facing such an attack, he actually dared to actively remove his defenses!
For a time, the bullet comments were flooded, and everyone's thoughts were basically similar to Feng Xiaotian and the other's.
Facing the Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent's full-power strike, which was comparable to a Titled and even touched the threshold of a Super Douluo.
Su Chen actually chose to remove his defenses at this moment, how was that any different from seeking death?
"Die! Die!"
In a dense forest, Yu Xiaogang, who had fled there, saw this scene and became unprecedentedly excited, constantly praying in his heart.
Ever since Su Chen appeared, nothing had gone smoothly for him.
First, his scandal within the Sect was exposed, leading to him being scorned and hunted by the Sect.
Then the matter of Spirit City was also exposed, causing Bibi Dong to hate him, even going to Shrek to seek revenge immediately when the Heavenly Screen was paused.
Finally, even his scheme against Liu Erlong was exposed, making him a target of public criticism.
Whenever he thought of these things, Yu Xiaogang felt immense hatred!
In his opinion, Su Chen was his bane.
Therefore, seeing Su Chen finally about to fail, how could Yu Xiaogang not be excited?
If he hadn't been restrained by the Heavenly Screen, he would have probably taken out firecrackers to celebrate long ago.
"Hmph! Weren't you quite capable! In the end, aren't you going to die? Let's see you be arrogant now!"
Unlike Yu Xiaogang and most ordinary Soul Masters.
Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu, Titled Douluo who truly stood at the peak of the continent, saw what Su Chen intended to do with just a single glance.
However.
Even their eyes couldn't help but narrow slightly after discerning Su Chen's intentions.
Su Chen actually intended to rely solely on that layer of Spiritual Qi on his body to charge through the flames and get close to the Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent.
This method was simply too risky.
With the slightest mistake, Su Chen would be completely reduced to ashes within the flames.
The images on the Heavenly Screen continued to flow.
[Su Chen was seen withdrawing all his defenses.]
[Fierce winds rose all around him.]
[A massive amount of Spiritual Qi converged frantically toward his feet.]
[In the next instant.]
[Su Chen took a step forward.]
[His entire being instantly transformed into a streak of light, forcefully piercing into the sea of fire ahead.]
[At this moment, Su Chen had pushed his speed to the absolute limit.]
[The flames swallowed him in an instant.]
[In just a flash.]
[The white clothes on his body were already mostly burnt away.]
[Even the layer of Spiritual Qi on his body was dissipating at a speed visible to the naked eye.]
[The golden-red flames broke through the Spiritual Qi defense and burned directly onto his skin.]
[Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!]
[The scent of scorched flesh emanated from Su Chen's body.]
[Su Chen did not waver in the slightest, continuing his charge toward the Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent.]
[Finally.]
[Su Chen braved the terrifying flames and forced his way right in front of the Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent.]
[At this moment.]
[A cold light flashed in his eyes.]
[He raised his hand and gripped.]
[Icy Spiritual Qi instantly converged in his palm, condensing into an Ice Crystal Longsword.]
[Without a shred of hesitation.]
[Su Chen thrust his sword out.]
[The Ice Crystal Longsword stabbed fiercely into the body of the Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent.]
[But the result was no different from his previous attacks.]
[This strike.]
[Only barely managed to break through its scales.]
[Leaving behind a wound that was neither deep nor shallow.]
[It was far from fatal.]
[And the Ice Crystal Longsword shattered instantly after that strike.]
[Turning into countless tiny ice crystal fragments that scattered in all directions.]
[At the same time.]
[The Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent was completely enraged.]
[Its ten snake heads all lunged forward to bite Su Chen simultaneously.]
[At this moment.]
[Su Chen was right in front of the Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent.]
[There was no longer any time to dodge.]
[But at this critical juncture, a faint smile suddenly appeared at the corner of Su Chen's mouth.]
[He couldn't help but whisper softly.]
["It's time to end this."]
[Just moments ago.]
[Su Chen had once again keenly discovered that every time before the Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent launched an attack, it would have a very brief window of charging time.]
[In that instant.]
[The protuberances on its back would glow, presumably accumulating Soul Power.]
[Because of this.]
[It had no way to attend to its defense.]
[And this was the opportunity Su Chen wanted to seize.]
[In the next instant.]
[Su Chen's eyes narrowed.]
[At this moment, his Mental Power and Spiritual Qi were precisely controlled to the absolute limit.]
[He could even feel the Killing Intent and Soul Power fluctuations constantly flowing in the air.]
[In the next moment, the countless tiny ice crystals that had shattered earlier...]
[...actually shuddered in unison in mid-air.]
[Then, they instantly reorganized.]
[Transforming into dozens of incredibly sharp Ice Crystal Longswords.]
[And what these swords pointed at were precisely those nine red protuberances on the back of the Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent!]
[Seeing this scene.]
[For the first time, a clear look of terror appeared in the ten pairs of vertical pupils of the Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent.]
[It had obviously realized the danger.]
[But all of this was ultimately too late.]
[Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!]
[Dozens of Ice Crystal Longswords shot out simultaneously.]
[Their speed was pushed to the limit.]
[In just an instant.]
[They had all pierced into those nine red protuberances.]
[Puchi!]
[In an instant, a large spray of blood splattered.]
[The massive body of the Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent suddenly froze in place.]
[In the next moment.]
[Boom!!!]
[Only a loud explosion was heard.]
[The giant body of the Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent could finally no longer support itself.]
[And collapsed with a crash.]
[The entire Hell Road shook violently at this moment.]
[Outside the Heavenly Screen.]
[Seeing this scene.]
[Countless people widened their eyes.]
[Yan]: This works too?!
[Yan]: Su Chen's luck is just too good!
[Dugu Bo]: Luck?
[Dugu Bo]: Kid, if you really think that, then you're vastly underestimating Su Chen.
[Dugu Bo]: From the moment he withdrew his defenses, he had already calculated everything.
[Dugu Bo]: If his internal Spiritual Qi reserves had been a fraction less, his control over Spiritual Qi a fraction weaker, or his judgment of the Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent's weaknesses and attack patterns a fraction off...
[Dugu Bo]:...then he would have surely died without a grave.
[Dugu Bo]: Therefore, that he could win and stand there alive was not due to luck at all.
[Dugu Bo]: It was because he knew exactly what he was doing from the very beginning.
[Dugu Bo]: I have to say, I'm really starting to like this kid more and more.
[As Dugu Bo's explanation concluded.]
[Many low-level Soul Masters, who originally only thought Su Chen was "lucky to be alive," finally understood.]
[For a moment.]
[The bullet comments were filled with amazement and praise for Su Chen.]
[Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang's face was slapped once again.]
["Damn it! How can this guy have such good luck? He didn't even die from that?"]
[The images on the Heavenly Screen continued.]
[Watching the Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent fall.]
[Only then did Su Chen slowly exhale a breath of turbid air.]
[But his current state was far from as relaxed as he appeared.]
[Having just endured the flames...]
[...both of his arms and large areas of his skin were scorched black.]
[In addition to that.]
[His chest, shoulders, waist, and abdomen also had various degrees of burns.]
[That sensation...]
[...was like countless red-hot steel needles piercing into his flesh inch by inch.]
[The pain made his entire body tremble slightly.]
[But even so.]
[Su Chen's expression still didn't change much.]
[After a brief moment of regulating his breathing, he prepared to sit cross-legged and recover for a bit.]
[However.]
[Just as Su Chen's gaze swept past the fallen Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent, it stopped.]
[He saw that deep within the pierced protuberances on the back of the fallen Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent, there was a faint flickering light.]
[Seeing this.]
[A look of surprise flashed in Su Chen's eyes.]
[Without the slightest hesitation.]
[He stepped forward directly.]
[He raised his hand and reached into the still-warm flesh of the Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent.]
[In the next instant.]
[Su Chen's fingers suddenly hooked.]
[Immediately after.]
[A ball of incredibly blazing golden-red light was forcefully pulled out from the snake's corpse by him.]
[It was actually an Inner Core.]
[The size of a fist.]
[Perfectly round and full.]
[Golden-red all over.]
[From a distance, it looked like a ball of solidified flame.]
[Most importantly, Su Chen could clearly feel the extremely yang and pure energy fluctuations emanating from the Inner Core, which were comparable to the Titled level.]
["I didn't expect there to be an unexpected harvest!"]
[Su Chen looked at the gold-and-red inner alchemy in his palm.]
[Without a trace of hesitation, he raised his hand and sent the inner alchemy directly into his mouth.]
[The inner alchemy entered his mouth.]
[Su Chen only felt a surge of energy, scorching to the extreme, explode violently within his body.]
[That feeling...]
[...was like swallowing a mouthful of scalding lava.]
[The violent energy surged crazily toward his four limbs and hundred bones.]
[Every inch of his meridians...]
[Every piece of bone...]
[Every bit of flesh and blood...]
[...were all being scorched by that power at this moment.]
[Su Chen's face instantly turned deathly pale.]
[The veins on his forehead bulged one by one.]
[He hurriedly sat down cross-legged.]
[The Spiritual Qi within his body operated at full force.]
[He controlled his Spiritual Qi to suppress and devour that violent inner alchemy energy.]
[However...]
[The power of this Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent's inner alchemy was, after all, too overbearing.]
[The Spiritual Qi in Su Chen's body actually showed a faint trend of being unable to suppress it.]
[Within the meridians...]
[The Spiritual Qi and the inner alchemy power engaged in a fierce confrontation.]
[It was precisely during the process of these two forces repeatedly colliding...]
[...that Su Chen suddenly noticed...]
[...that the Spiritual Qi originally scattered throughout his body began to converge crazily toward his Dantian in an unprecedented manner.]
[Finally, it actually formed a walnut-sized energy vortex within his Dantian.]
[The vortex spun faster and faster.]
[The energy became more and more solid.]
[Gradually...]
[A Dao Foundation emitting a faint glow slowly took shape within his Dantian.]
[It was milky white all over...]
[...smooth as jade...]
[...with pale gold patterns flowing across its surface.]
[After an unknown amount of time, Su Chen slowly opened his eyes.]
[He looked down at his arm.]
[The skin that had been scorched black by the flames was now completely renewed.]
[Not only that...]
[He could clearly feel...]
[...that his physical body's strength was more than several times stronger than before.]
[His Mental Power had also surged significantly.]
[Su Chen murmured in a low voice.]
["Has the Dao Foundation condensed?"]
["I originally planned to try it after leaving this place."]
["I didn't expect to complete it here by a stroke of luck."]
[Following that...]
[Su Chen slowly stood up and walked toward the depths of Hell Road.]
[This time, he didn't encounter any more danger.]
[About fifteen minutes later...]
[A blinding white light finally lit up ahead.]
[The exit of Hell Road had arrived.]
[It was an extremely open lava cavern.]
[Below...]
[...was the endlessly churning Yellow Springs lava.]
[Above...]
[...was an incomparably high cavern ceiling.]
[And the exit was right in the center of the cavern ceiling.]
[Su Chen leaped up.]
[His figure turned into a streak of light, passing straight through that light screen.]
[The next moment, he appeared on the Peak of a mountain range.]
[However, at that very instant...]
[Su Chen felt a killing intent so strong it almost made him lose control, surging violently from deep within his heart.]
[That killing intent came without any warning...]
[...yet it was ferocious to the extreme.]
[Su Chen's body trembled violently.]
[A flash of blood-red appeared in his eyes.]
[The next instant...]
[With Su Chen as the center...]
[...a dark red mist spread out, covering a range of about ten feet.]
[In the area enveloped by this mist, the air seemed to freeze, and the temperature plummeted.]
Outside the Heavenly Screen.
Seeing this scene, many people couldn't help but gasp.
[Oscar]: This... What's going on?!
[Oscar]: How did Su Chen suddenly become like this? And what is that dark red mist? Just looking at it makes it hard to breathe!
[Chen Xin]: A Domain.
[Chen Xin]: Su Chen has awakened a Domain.
As soon as these words were spoken...
...the entire bullet comments section of the Heavenly Screen exploded once again.
A Domain!
Most people on the continent had only ever heard of these two words.
It was an existence even rarer than Soul Bones.
It was the hallmark of every truly supreme powerhouse.
It could be said...
...that possessing a Domain meant possessing the ticket to the Peak of the continent.
[Su Chen stood in place, his brow furrowed, feeling the surge of killing intent within his body.]
[This power was trying to erode his sanity.]
[Su Chen immediately sank his Mental Power into his body...]
[...probing toward the direction of his Dantian.]
[He soon discovered the source of the anomaly.]
[He saw that on the surface of his newly condensed Dao Foundation...]
[...at some unknown point, a strange dark red pattern had appeared.]
[That slaughterous aura was surging out from this pattern.]
[Su Chen's eyes narrowed slightly.]
["This is..."]
[He had read countless ancient books.]
[He quickly realized that he should have awakened a Domain.]
[However...]
[Although Su Chen would experiment on himself to become stronger...]
[...he also valued his life and rarely did things he wasn't sure of.]
[Therefore, regarding this external, unknown power that he did not fully control...]
[...Su Chen's first reaction was...]
[...to erase it.]
Outside the Heavenly Screen.
Seeing Su Chen's reaction...
...countless spectators were dumbfounded.
After all, that was a Domain that countless people yearned for but could never obtain!
It was one thing for Su Chen not to be pleasantly surprised after getting a Domain, but he actually wanted to cast it away.
For a moment...
...on the bullet comments...
...quite a few people were already incredibly jealous.
[Spirit Master A]: If you don't want it, you can give it to me! I'm willing to endure it for you!
[Spirit Master B]: I'm truly speechless. I'm fighting with my life just to awaken a Domain, and Su Chen's first reaction after Awakening one is that it's in the way?
The Heavenly Screen images continued.
[No sooner said than done, Su Chen sat down cross-legged again.]
[He mobilized all the Spiritual Qi in his body, turning it into an invisible torrent that swept toward that dark red pattern on his Dao Foundation.]
[He wanted to use the purest power to completely devour and erase this mark that did not belong to him.]
[However...]
[The moment the Spiritual Qi touched that dark red pattern...]
[...Su Chen noticed something was wrong.]
[That pattern seemingly was just a mark...]
[...but in reality, it had already merged into one with the Dao Foundation.]
[If the Dao Foundation was not destroyed...]
[...the pattern would not dissipate.]
[Su Chen couldn't help but knit his brows tightly.]
[He increased the output of Spiritual Qi once more.]
[A pale gold light flourished in his Dantian.]
[But no matter how he urged his Spiritual Qi to strike it, that dark red pattern only flickered slightly and then returned to normal.]
[A long time later...]
[Su Chen finally opened his eyes slowly.]
[He looked ahead and remained silent for a moment.]
[Finally...]
[...he let out a helpless, soft sigh.]
["For now... it can only be like this."]
[He could sense that with his current strength, he simply could not eliminate this pattern.]
[Eventually, Su Chen slowly stood up.]
[The dark red mist around him slowly retracted into his body with a thought.]
[Then, he headed toward the next planned location.]
Over these five years, Su Chen's footprints covered both the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires.
Wherever he went, he recorded the distribution of Soul Beasts, the ecology of Soul Masters, and the subtle differences in the Heaven and Earth Soul Power.
Occasionally, he would return to the place where Ye Shu was Cultivating to check on her progress.
Ye Shu did not disappoint Su Chen.
Her talent was very high, and the Soul-Shattering Foundation Establishment Method operated extremely smoothly for her; in just five short years, she was about to breakthrough to the Middle Stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Meanwhile, through constant travel and deduction, Su Chen's own cultivation was steadily advancing.
Eleven basic formation patterns, plus dozens of combined formation patterns, were all inscribed onto the surface of his Dao Foundation.
With this, the Foundation Establishment Stage had reached its end.
Half a year ago, Su Chen bought a quiet courtyard outside Heaven Dou City.
Everything was because he was about to breakthrough.
To the next major Cultivation Realm.
The Golden Core.
In the courtyard.
Su Chen sat cross-legged on a piece of bluestone.
The aura around his body had been restrained to the extreme.
He closed his eyes, his breathing steady, motionless like a stone statue.
This state had lasted for a full half year.
For half a year, he had not consumed a single drop of water.
He submerged his entire body's essence, Qi, and spirit into his Dantian Dao Foundation.
And then, he began to compress it.
He took all the Spiritual Qi accumulated during the Foundation Establishment Stage, along with the eleven basic formation patterns and dozens of combined formation patterns.
And pressed them all into that walnut-sized Dao Foundation.
Golden light flowed across the surface of the Dao Foundation.
The formation patterns flickered uncertainly.
An invisible sense of oppression, with Su Chen as the center, slowly spread outwards.
One zhang.
Ten zhang.
A hundred zhang.
A thousand zhang.
Before long, everyone in the entire Heaven Dou City felt an inexplicable heaviness.
It was as if an invisible mountain was pressing down on their chests.
Shortly after, hum!
A dull, vibrating sound came from Su Chen's Dantian.
The next instant.
Golden light surged violently around Su Chen's body.
The Dao Foundation.
Exploded with a roar.
Countless fragments of golden light scattered and splashed within Su Chen's Dantian.
However.
These fragments did not dissipate.
They gathered again at the center of the explosion at an extremely fast speed.
In the end, all the fragments, all the formation patterns, and all the Spiritual Qi fused together completely.
Transforming into a pigeon-egg-sized Golden Core.
The moment the Golden Core formed.
A dazzling, golden-red beam of light shot out from the crown of Su Chen's head.
Piercing straight into the clouds.
The clouds within a hundred-mile radius were instantly scattered by the impact of this beam of light.
The entire Heaven Dou City was dyed with a pale golden hue at this moment.
The terrifying sense of oppression caused the Soul Masters in the city, regardless of their cultivation level, to change color at this moment.
Those below the Spirit Ancestor level felt their knees go weak and could barely stand.
Those above the Soul Saint level also had solemn expressions, feeling that the circulation of their Soul Power had slowed down slightly.
That sense of oppression.
Far exceeded that of an ordinary Titled Douluo.
After a few breaths, the beam of light slowly dissipated.
Su Chen opened his eyes.
In his pupils, a flash of pale golden light appeared and then vanished.
He lowered his head and looked at his own hands.
Slowly clenching his fist.
The moment his fist closed, the surrounding air was actually pinched and exploded, emitting a low, muffled sound.
Su Chen sensed the slowly rotating Golden Core within his body.
And the almost endless power continuously gushing out from the Golden Core.
He could confirm.
Relying on his current self, he was capable of sweeping away all Soul Masters below the Super Douluo level.
Even those above the Super Douluo level, he had nothing to fear.
"Not bad."
Su Chen revealed a look of satisfaction.
Just then, his gaze shifted slightly, and he looked into the distance.
In his perception, several auras were rushing toward this side from the direction of Heaven Dou City.
Most of them were at the Spirit Douluo level.
There was no need to think to know that these people must have been alarmed by the commotion just now and had come to investigate or curry favor.
In this, Su Chen had not the slightest interest.
The next instant.
His figure flickered slightly.
His entire person, like a gentle breeze, disappeared from the courtyard out of thin air.
Two days later.
Su Chen's figure appeared in a vast, white world of ice and snow.
The Far North.
This was at the northernmost end of the continent, covered in ice and snow all year round.
The cold wind howled like a knife, carrying crushed ice that stung when it scraped against one's face.
If an ordinary Soul Master came here, it would not take long before they were frozen to death.
Even powerful Soul Masters like Titled Douluo, if they encountered a polar cold storm, had the possibility of losing their lives.
Precisely because of this, Soul Masters had always had very little understanding of the Far North.
And this.
Was exactly the reason why Su Chen came here.
The more unknown something was, the more worth it had to be explored.
He traveled through the air the entire way.
His body was covered in a layer of pale golden Spiritual Qi, completely isolating the wind and snow.
Before long.
He had already penetrated deep into the core area of the Far North.
The temperature here was several times lower than in the outer regions.
Even Su Chen had to admit at this moment.
It was indeed very cold here.
Suddenly, Su Chen's gaze narrowed.
He saw that in the overwhelming snowstorm ahead, there was a vague, small mountain moving towards him.
Su Chen looked closely and then saw clearly.
That was a Titan Snow Demon over a hundred meters tall.
The Titan Snow Demon's speed was extremely fast.
In just a few breaths, it had already rushed in front of Su Chen.
A fist more than ten times larger than Su Chen's entire person smashed down with a roar.
Wherever the fist passed.
The air was compressed, emitting a harsh sonic boom.
The glacier trembled violently.
However, facing this punch.
Su Chen did not dodge.
He had absolute confidence in his current physical body.
So he also raised his fist.
A punch.
Meeting it head-on.
The two fists collided violently in mid-air.
Boom!!!
An earth-shattering loud noise exploded suddenly.
With the two of them as the center, the ice layer within a hundred-mile radius cracked simultaneously, countless fragments of ice were shaken into the air, and in the next instant, they were crushed into powder by the shockwave.
The next moment, that Titan Snow Demon was actually shaken back several steps.
In contrast, Su Chen.
His figure only swayed slightly.
Outside the Heavenly Screen.
The moment he saw this scene, the Titan Snow Demon King could no longer sit still.
[ Titan Snow Demon King ]: "Impossible!!"
[ Titan Snow Demon King ]: "This video must be fake!!"
[ Titan Snow Demon King ]: "I am one of the overlords of the Far North, possessing two hundred thousand years of cultivation!!"
[ Titan Snow Demon King ]: "When my punch lands, even a small mountain can be instantly shattered!!"
[ Titan Snow Demon King ]: "How could it be pushed back by a human!!"
As soon as this bullet comment appeared.
The entire bullet comment section of the Heavenly Screen instantly fell into a brief, dead silence.
After a few breaths.
[Feng Xiaotian]:??????
[Feng Xiaotian]: Holy crap! Are my eyes playing tricks on me?!
[Feng Xiaotian]: A Soul Beast... a Soul Beast can send bullet comments too?!!
[Huo Wu]: Isn't your focus a bit too off?!
[Huo Wu]: Didn't you notice? This Titan Snow Demon King actually said he is a 200,000-year Soul Beast!
[Shui Yue'er]: Impossible! Isn't the maximum limit for Soul Beasts 100,000 years?!
[Shui Yue'er]: How can there be a 200,000-year Soul Beast?
For a moment.
The entire bullet comment section was in complete chaos.
One must know that in the current consensus of the Soul Master world, 100,000 years is the limit for Soul Beasts.
But now.
There was actually a Soul Beast claiming to have a 200,000-year cultivation.
How could this not be shocking?
Deep within the Far North.
Inside an Ice Crystal Palace.
Looking at that bullet comment on the Heavenly Screen, the Ice Empress couldn't help but roll her eyes and complained to the Snow Empress beside her in annoyance.
"A Tai, that idiot! Does he even know what he's doing?"
Although the Snow Empress beside her didn't speak, a trace of helplessness and a headache flashed in her eyes.
She could almost imagine it.
With the greedy nature of human Soul Masters, after learning of the existence of a 200,000-year Soul Beast in the Far North, it wouldn't be long before a large number of Soul Masters swarmed here.
When that time comes.
The peaceful days of the Far North would likely be numbered.
Just as the Snow Empress expected.
At this moment, looking at the content of the bullet comment section, Bibi Dong's eyes flickered with light.
In the past, to complete her Spirit Rings, she had spent a great deal of effort searching for traces of 100,000-year Soul Beasts, only to gain very little.
She hadn't expected that with the broadcast of the Heavenly Screen, she would directly catch a 100,000-year Soul Beast, and now she had even obtained information about a 200,000-year Soul Beast.
Thinking of this, the corners of Bibi Dong's mouth could no longer be suppressed, and she let out a heartfelt sigh.
"This Heavenly Screen is truly a good thing!"
Meanwhile, the footage on the Heavenly Screen continued.
[Su Chen withdrew his fist and glanced at his slightly reddened knuckles.]
["Is this my current physical body strength?"]
["Not bad!"]
[The Titan Snow Demon King, on the other hand, stabilized its body, its deep blue eyes filled with disbelief.]
[In all its life, it had never encountered a human who could face it head-on in terms of strength.]
[Let alone being forced back.]
[This moment had somewhat infuriated the Titan Snow Demon King.]
[With a low roar, the cold Qi around it surged, and the ice layer beneath its feet spread outward at a speed visible to the naked eye.]
[Looking at the surging cold Qi around the Titan Snow Demon King, Su Chen showed no fear; instead, a hint of interest appeared in his eyes.]
[Since his breakthrough, he hadn't tested how strong his current power actually was!]
[As such, he could use the Soul Beast in front of him to properly measure his current combat strength.]
[Just as both sides were about to fight again.]
["A Tai, stop."]
[A cold female voice suddenly came from deep within the blizzard.]
[The voice wasn't loud.]
[Yet it clearly penetrated the howling wind and snow.]
[Hearing these words, the Titan Snow Demon King's massive body suddenly stiffened.]
[A trace of awe actually flashed in those deep blue eyes, and it then stopped its movements.]
[Seeing this, Su Chen couldn't help but frown slightly and looked toward the source of the sound.]
[Amidst the swirling snow, a white figure was slowly approaching.]
[It was a woman.]
[Her long, pure white hair cascaded down to her ankles like a waterfall, each strand crystal clear as if woven from ice and snow.]
[Her sky-blue eyes were ethereal and clear, carrying a cold indifference and majesty that looked down upon the world.]
[Her face was like a masterpiece meticulously carved by the heavens, cold, elegant, and noble, without a single flaw.]
[She wore a simple white dress without any decorations, only a silk ribbon tied at the waist, yet she was so beautiful that one dared not look directly at her.]
[The woman did not intentionally release any pressure.]
[Yet that innate aura of being above all things could not be hidden.]
[Beside her, there was also a scorpion.]
[The scorpion was only about 1.5 meters long, its body a blend of icy white and emerald green, covered in hexagonal diamond-shaped protrusions that sparkled brilliantly under the snow's light.]
[The "A Tai, stop" from earlier had come from this white-haired woman.]
[Su Chen looked at the woman and the scorpion in front of him.]
[His eyes narrowed slightly.]
[He could clearly sense that the power fluctuations from the white-haired woman were on par with his own.]
[If it were just that, it would be fine.]
[But the scorpion's power was also several notches stronger than the previous Titan Snow Demon King.]
[If they attacked together, it would certainly be troublesome.]
[Thinking of this, Su Chen remained calm on the surface.]
[However, he had already secretly mobilized his Spiritual Qi, prepared to retreat immediately if anything went wrong.]
[At that moment, the Snow Empress spoke first.]
[She looked at Su Chen, a hint of curiosity flashing in her sky-blue eyes.]
["Human."]
["You seem to be somewhat different from the Soul Masters who usually intrude into the Far North."]
[Upon hearing this, Su Chen finally confirmed that this seemingly beautiful young woman was actually also a Soul Beast.]
[It made sense then; only the strongest among Soul Beasts could so easily command a Soul Beast with at least a 100,000-year cultivation.]
[Immediately, Su Chen didn't hide anything and spoke straightforwardly.]
["What I cultivation is not the usual Martial Soul cultivation system of ordinary Soul Masters."]
["Instead, it is a brand-new cultivation system I developed myself, which I have named the Soul-Shattering Cultivation Method."]
["After shattering the Martial Soul, I directly absorb the Natural Soul Power from the world to improve myself, without the need for Spirit Rings or the assistance of a Martial Soul."]
[As these words fell.]
[The Snow Empress's brows furrowed tightly.]
[The Ice Empress's eyes instantly widened in disbelief.]
[Immediately following that, she let out a cold snort.]
["Nonsense!"]
["One can still cultivation after shattering their Martial Soul?"]
["You human truly don't know the meaning of death, your mouth is full of lies!"]
["Xue'er, let A Tai and me finish off this liar quickly!"]
[As she finished speaking, the Ice Empress's emerald-green tail hook rose high, cold Qi bursting forth as she stood ready to strike at any moment.]
[Hearing this, the Snow Empress said softly.]
["Bing'er, Don't rush."]
[She then looked at Su Chen, her gaze calm but carrying a scrutinizing look that brooked no evasion.]
["You have any evidence to prove that what you say is true?"]
[Su Chen wasn't surprised at all; after all, Soul Masters and Soul Beasts had always been mortal enemies, so how could they trust each other so easily?]
[Without hesitation, he raised his hand, and pale gold Spiritual Qi instantly emerged from his palm.]
[The Spiritual Qi was pure and condensed, appearing exceptionally striking amidst the swirling snow.]