Chapter 709: Tang Chen in Fear, How Are You So Strong?_1

"Haha, just like a newborn calf isn't afraid of the tiger."

"Bi Bidong is the Killing God of Slaughter City and his strength is not limited here. No matter how strong you might be outside, when you come to Slaughter City, you'll have to hold it in," Tang Chen said disdainfully. How powerful could Xu Ran be at such a young age? Even if he were a Title Douluo of the 99th Rank, being restricted by the rules of Slaughter City wouldn't count for much.

Bi Bidong was a Killing God; he could feel the Killing God's Imprint within Bi Bidong, but Xu Ran didn't have it.

"Do you really need to make it so complicated to deal with you?" Xu Ran asked indifferently. His physical strength alone was now enough to annihilate those Titled Douluo, including Tang Chen.

"Hmph, arrogance. You must not know my true strength. I am the King of Slaughter, the ruler of Slaughter City, and my strength is that of a Title Douluo of the 99th Rank," Tang Chen said. He wanted to see fear on Xu Ran's face, but he was disappointed.

"Oh, and so what?"

"You!" Tang Chen was infuriated. He immediately unleashed his Martial Soul, and a terrifying aura of slaughter radiated from his body.

The entire Slaughter City darkened as if the sky and earth was collapsing.

An endless aura of slaughter caused the atmosphere in this underground world to change drastically.

Countless people felt terror, sensing Tang Chen's presence and trembling on the ground in fear.

In Slaughter City, the King of Slaughter was the master; he could decide the life and death of anyone here.

"King of Slaughter, don't underestimate him. This man is no simple character. The main reason I have agreed to this deal with you is because of him. The aura on his body is terrifying, and I don't understand why, but the closer I get to him, the more my heart races. However, one thing I'm sure of is that if I devour him, I'll become much stronger. Then we can each take what we need, and I won't trouble you again," the voice of the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King rang out, greed apparent in its gaze.

It felt that Xu Ran's body was covered in treasures.

Moreover, it suspected that Xu Ran's bloodline was not ordinary, certainly not the simple bloodline of a human. Humans, unless they ascended to godhood, did not carry bloodlines of great value.

By contrast, soul beasts were different.

The bloodlines of top-tier ferocious beasts were incredibly precious.

Devouring such a bloodline, they could evolve through this bloodline and become stronger.

Although it was the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King, its Bat Clan was not considered very strong among the Soul Beast Clan. It was only because it resided in Slaughter City, with an endless supply of rich blood, that after cultivating for countless years and devouring endless blood, it had become the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King.

Ordinary blood no longer held much allure for it now.

"Hm," Tang Chen didn't take the words of the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King seriously. Clenching his fists, the Soul Power surged within him, and he hurled a punch directly at Xu Ran.

He felt that this punch was enough to slay Xu Ran.

Xu Ran stood firm as a mountain, raising his right fist to counter Tang Chen's punch.

"Pfft." Tang Chen's body was sent flying backward, knocking down several buildings in his path before careening a kilometer away and eventually landing in the Life-and-Death Arena of Slaughter City.

At that moment, everyone in Slaughter City was shocked, not daring to let out even a breath.

They had just witnessed the King of Slaughter being defeated by a single punch!

It was unbelievable!

That was the King of Slaughter, the ruler of Slaughter City!

The King of Slaughter himself being a Title Douluo of the 99th Rank, held tremendous power. Such a person was considered to be at the pinnacle of the Continent; who else could be the opponent of the King of Slaughter?

Moreover, he was sent flying by just a single punch from that man!

The disparity in strength was just too horrifying.

"Who are you? How could you possibly be this strong?" Tang Chen burst out of the rubble, his eyes filled with disbelief as he stared at Xu Ran.

He couldn't believe that Xu Ran hadn't even unleashed his Martial Soul. How could he possess such formidable strength?

Could it be a god?

Apart from a god, who else could possess such terrifying strength without unleashing their Martial Soul?

Swallowing hard, Tang Chen felt panic set in.

But thankfully, he was still rational enough to know that gods couldn't possibly exist.

It had been thousands of years since anyone on Soul Land had become a god.

"Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King, what exactly is going on here? Why can he ignore the restrictions of Slaughter City?" Tang Chen inquired. He had thought this mission would be easy to complete, but now it seemed not so simple.

"He must not be human. He is a soul beast. Soul beasts are not bound by the rules of Slaughter City. He must be a powerful soul beast. By slaughtering him, both of us will benefit," the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King said. The restrictions of Slaughter City on Soul Ring Soul Skills naturally did not affect a soul beast.

This was also why he could affect Tang Chen here.

"A soul beast?" Tang Chen nodded in sudden realization. It was true that powerful soul beasts could forcefully transform. This transformation only made them appear human physically; their essence remained that of a soul beast.

A powerful ferocious beast transformed into a human form would at the very least be a hundred-thousand-year soul beast.

And to send him flying with such ease with a single punch, that would have to be a super ferocious beast of at least two hundred thousand years.

With such a ferocious beast, it was no wonder the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King was so greedy and eager to make that agreement with him.

"I have no other choice now."

"No matter what kind of monster or demon god you are, I will not let you go."

Tang Chen's eyes were cold. Now that he knew Xu Ran was a super ferocious beast, he dared not underestimate him any longer.

Asura God Power condensed in his hand, and the Asura Demon Sword appeared in his grasp.

He was someone who had half-stepped into the God Realm, and he didn't believe that there was anyone stronger than him.

"Asura, kill!"

Tang Chen shouted loudly, and a terrifying intent to kill coalesced on the Asura Demon Sword, the distinctly refined killing thoughts of Slaughter City converging. As the atmosphere around him dispersed, Tang Chen swung down his sword with great force.

"Domain of Slaughter Sword."

Xu Ran looked on with disdain, and with a light shout, the surrounding killing thoughts converged, Soul Power surged, and a terrible intent to slaughter also emerged from Xu Ran himself.

It was clear to anyone with sharp eyes that Xu Ran's intent to slaughter was purer than Tang Chen's.

Tang Chen's killing intent was mixed with evil, destruction, and various other impurities, appearing quite mottled.

But Xu Ran's killing intent was pure, embodying only slaughter!

The two intents clashed in the air; Xu Ran's ruthless killing intent effortlessly shattered Tang Chen's attack.

"So this is Tang Chen who almost became the Asura God?" Xu Ran looked down with some disdain. Behind him, tens of thousands of swords of slaughter condensed. Xu Ran flicked his finger, and all these swords of slaughter charged towards Tang Chen.

Xu Ran had now mastered his attribute to perfection.

"Ah, no, it's impossible! How can anyone master the killing intent to this extent?" Tang Chen watched Xu Ran in horror, and soon his screams could be heard.

With Xu Ran's strength, countering these Titled Douluo, even someone like Tang Chen, was effortlessly easy.