Chapter 81: Breaking Through to Level 94_1
Following that, Xu Sheng, with just the soul skill of the Ice Rose Sword's first hundred-thousand-year soul ring, went directly to the top level of the Infernal Slaughterhouse.
And along the way, all the Black Armored Warriors she encountered, without exception, were turned into ice sculptures in their unguarded state.
Among the Black Armored Warriors, there were not a few at the Soul Douluo level!
Xu Sheng, holding the Ice Rose Sword in her right hand, stepped over the ice sculptures that once were two Soul Douluo's bodies...
Her eyes slightly lifted to look at the passage in front of her, thick with a bloodthirst and killing intent that seemed ready to devour a person.
Xu Sheng's cold eyes didn't ripple, and she calmly walked in...
This killing intent and stench of blood that should drive anyone to despair only excited her...
Walking along the pitch-black path, she finally saw a few faint glimmers of dawn light...
What appeared before Xu Sheng was an open-air balcony, and around it were objects that seemed utterly ordinary...
One could easily look out the window to see every move in the Infernal Slaughterhouse below...
However, what Xu Sheng most dreaded...
Was the aged figure in front of her, back turned, a hand skeletal as bony fingers held a glass of Bloody Mary, savoring it by himself...
It was none other than Tang Chen, the King of Slaughter City!
He was also Tang Hao's grandfather, Tang San's great-grandfather, a monster-like powerhouse who had nearly lived for two centuries!
A few seconds after Xu Sheng watched him, Tang Chen slowly put down the glass in his hand and spoke leisurely, "Welcome to Slaughter City."
Xu Sheng raised her eyebrows slightly, "Oh? Isn't it a bit too late to say that now?"
Tang Chen laughed wantonly and then turned around, his eyes bloodshot as they fixated on Xu Sheng...
And that face, so withered it was impossible to make out, seemed to foretell the end of his life...
Tang Chen pointed a finger like dried bone at the seat opposite him and spoke in a sinister tone, "You're quite interesting, take a seat..."
Xu Sheng didn't ask any further, nonchalantly taking a seat across from Tang Chen...
The latter picked up the Bloody Mary again, swirled it gently, and inquired with a hoarse voice, "Kid, your cultivation level must have reached that of a Titled Douluo by now. Can you tell me why you've come to my Slaughter City?"
Facing Tang Chen's inquiry, Xu Sheng sitting opposite him couldn't help but ponder...
The Tang Chen in front of her seemed quite rational, at least, he wasn't disconnected from the word 'person.'
Nothing like how he was portrayed in the original story, blinded by killing intent and the desires brought on by Bloody Mary...
Xu Sheng coldly replied with a sentence, "For the Killing God Domain!"
Tang Chen laughed as if he had heard the greatest joke, unrestrained laughter bursting out, "Hahaha, the Killing God Domain? Is that sort of thing even effective on you anymore?" His voice grew colder as he spoke the latter half...
Xu Sheng glanced at him, still calmly responding, "Whether you believe as the King of Slaughter or not, that is my answer."
Tang Chen's pupils flared with a bloody light as he suddenly slammed the table, his horrific physical strength causing it to shatter instantly into dust...
The two glasses of Bloody Mary fell to the ground with a clatter, the crimson liquid slowly seeping across the floor...
Tang Chen snapped, "Are you so sure I won't lay a hand on you?"
A terrifying aura of a level 99 surged from him, slamming against Xu Sheng on the other side...
Xu Sheng's expression suddenly turned dark...
Despite the amplification of attributes granted by her nine terrifying soul rings of the second Martial Soul, facing this pressure was still somewhat strenuous...
Tang Chen, seeing that Xu Sheng hadn't turned to dust, said in surprise, "Eh? Kid, you've actually withstood my pressure without being crushed!"
Just then, Tang Chen had already shown his murderous intent, intending to blast Xu Sheng to bits with that pressure, but who would have thought she could withstand it so firmly!
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It should be known that even a Hyper Douluo could not withstand his oppressive aura for a few seconds without being crushed, which is enough to show the huge gap between a level-99 Ultimate Douluo and those below it...
Compared to Tang Chen, Xu Sheng on the opposite side was not focusing on him at all...
Tang Chen's oppressive aura not only failed to shatter Xu Sheng but instead, it completely broke through Xu Sheng's level-93 bottleneck, elevating him to level 94!
Just one level shy, and he would reach the rank of a Hyper Douluo!
At this moment, although the pressure Tang Chen was exerting on him was still heavy, it no longer held the previous terror, as if one were submerged in the deep abyss...
If one could cultivate under this kind of pressure, the cultivation speed could very well be three to five times faster than usual!
Seeing Xu Sheng's soul power fluctuation break through to a higher level, Tang Chen couldn't help but exclaim in astonishment, "Good lad, my pressure was meant to kill you, and yet you dare use it to break through!"
He gradually developed a deep interest in Xu Sheng...
How did this kid withstand my pressure?
How could this young fellow have reached the Titled Douluo rank?
This kid seems to have the same fearless spirit that I did back in the day!
These series of questions caused him to temporarily hold back the intent to kill Xu Sheng.
After all, very few people could intrigue him like this anymore...
Xu Sheng reopened his eyes, staring unwaveringly at Tang Chen with a gaze devoid of fear...
He said coldly, "Weren't you going to take action and kill me?"
He had clearly felt Tang Chen's killing intent earlier, but now there was no action being taken...
This made him somewhat incredulous...
Tang Chen's eyes, filled with a bloodthirsty light, shifted away from Xu Sheng as he said indifferently, "You are an interesting enigma, young man. I shall spare your life for now, but that doesn't mean I will let you leave Slaughter City."
When this kid no longer interests me, then it won't be too late to kill him.
Xu Sheng's pupils shrank, and his icy cold gaze towards Tang Chen revealed endless killing intent, "What do you mean by this, keeping me like I'm your captive?"
Tang Chen's words clearly indicated his naked desire to keep Xu Sheng captive, to reveal the interesting secrets within him before killing him!
Tang Chen replied noncommittally, "What, lad, shouldn't you feel fortunate to be able to live a few more days?"
The Ice Rose Sword appeared in Xu Sheng's hand as he sneered, "Fortunate? Are you so sure I won't pose a threat to you?"
Even if he were a level-99 Ultimate Douluo, he wasn't without means to kill him!
Tang Chen, sitting on the sofa, glanced at the longsword in Xu Sheng's hand, which radiated with a chill, and found himself unable to look away...
He said with a touch of surprise, "Hmm? The offensive power this sword emanates... it seems to be even stronger than the Hao Tian Hammer! It must have reached the realm of a God Level Martial Soul!"
Xu Sheng let out a cold "huff," and beneath his feet slowly appeared eight deep red and one golden soul ring...
Seeing this, Tang Chen couldn't remain seated any longer and stood up abruptly, staring intensely at the nine soul rings floating beneath Xu Sheng's feet...
He exclaimed in shock, "This... This is eight hundred-thousand-year soul rings, and one million-year soul ring! Lad, these nine soul rings of yours, they couldn't be God-Given Soul Rings, could they?"
The combination of this kid's soul rings simply couldn't be obtained through normal means!!
The only explanation would be God-Given Soul Rings!
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