"What are you babbling about?" Facing the roaring Legia, Cheng Xiao picked at his ear with his right hand. The next moment, his left hand suddenly rose, activating the Hand of the Dominator.
The Blue Silver Tyrant Spear tore through the air like an arrow, hurtling towards Legia's head. With a "clang," the Blue Silver Tyrant Spear shattered, and its target, Legia, was completely unharmed.
A mocking smile curled at the corner of Legia's lips. He didn't speak, but his expression was one of utter sarcasm. "Shadow King? Is that all?"
Cheng Xiao's lips twitched. Just as he had thought, if a king could be so easily destroyed, then he wouldn't be a king.
However, he wasn't in a hurry. Judging from the current situation, the giant beastmen were bound to be killed sooner or later. Even if the Primordial King Legia was physically powerful, facing so many attacks, even a king would die, right?
Cheng Xiao hadn't forgotten that Cheng Xiaoyu hadn't found it difficult to kill the Primordial Monarch. Although it was due to the weapon in his hand, it also showed that monarchs weren't invincible. At least, apart from the Dragon Emperor, the other monarchs weren't as terrifying as imagined.
Of course, it was also possible that Cheng Xiaoyu's level was too high, so these monarchs were just stronger magical beasts in his eyes.
Having figured this out, Cheng Xiao looked at the Primordial Monarch, Legia, and mouthed it, "Wait patiently. Don't do anything useless, because I will kill you completely later."
Legia, staring at Cheng Xiao, had reached its breaking point of rage. If it weren't for these hateful chains, it would have torn the human before it to pieces. It was a monarch, the king of the giants! How dare a mere human be so disrespectful to it!
Seeing Legia still furious but helplessly roaring, Cheng Xiao's expression relaxed considerably. In truth, he was still quite afraid Legia might have other tricks up its sleeve; after all, she was the first king to appear, and logically she shouldn't be so weak. However, those chains seemed intentionally placed. If he had a system, killing a king would probably grant him a lot of experience, right?
A moment later, all the giant beastmen in the room lay on the ground, including the three enhanced giant beastmen killed by the six Title Douluos. At this moment, the strong stench of blood permeated the air, making people feel somewhat nauseous.
But many of the Soul Masters now wore a resolute expression they hadn't shown before. This battle not only made them experience the cruelty of life and death but also strengthened their hearts, because the weaker Soul Masters had already died under the giant beastmen's axes.
Wiping the blood from his face, Cheng Xiao's eyes flashed. "Now, let me show you something interesting." As soon as he finished speaking, immense death power surged from his body. As the successor to the Shadow King, he surrounded him like a celebratory feast.
Black smoke began to rise from the scattered giant orc corpses, as if they had been waiting for Cheng Xiao's call for a long time.
"Stand up!" Cheng Xiao's voice wasn't loud, but it carried a solemn and oppressive aura.
"Ughhhhhh..."
Legia's eyes widened. "You dare... those were my soldiers!"
"Now they're mine."
Before the words were finished, a black hand reached out from the shadows of the giant orc corpses, and Cheng Xiao's mind instantly filled with countless sensations.
Looking at the new members of the Shadow Legion, Cheng Xiao smiled. He had to admit, the Shadow Soldiers were only truly magnificent when there were many of them!
"No! Shadow King! You've turned my warriors into the undead!"
Legia roared madly. Hundreds of orc warriors had died, and the room was now filled with a dense mass of shadow soldiers. The roles had reversed.
Legia finally realized that once his valiant giant orc warriors died, they would be resurrected as shadow soldiers. They would no longer recognize him as their king, but instead swear allegiance to the Shadow King.
The more orc warriors died, the more soldiers the Shadow King would have. Those who saw their comrades resurrected as shadow soldiers would completely lose their will to fight.
For these giant orcs who had to serve their enemies even in death, it was undoubtedly a nightmare. They couldn't enter the warriors' sacred ground after death and were forced to serve the enemy, causing the orc warriors' faith to crumble.
"What a pity, Legia." Cheng Xiao suddenly sighed, somewhat disappointed. "If we could turn the King into Shadow Soldiers, I think that would be a rare sight."
"Heh…" Legia suddenly laughed, but there was only helplessness in its laughter. It raised its head, staring into Cheng Xiao's eyes, and suddenly said, "Second…Third generation Shadow King, can you tell me…your name?"
"Cheng Xiao." After saying the name, Cheng Xiao smiled and turned around. "Shadows!"
Cheng Xiao's shout echoed in the room, and the shadows immediately prepared for battle.
Swish!
Silence fell for a moment.
The silence was broken by Cheng Xiao's words, pointing to the Grand Ancestor King Legia, "Go."
Then, hundreds of shadow soldiers began to rush towards the Grand Ancestor King Legia, who was bound by iron chains and unable to move. In life, they had pledged allegiance to the Grand Ancestor King; in death, they belonged to the Shadow King.
As the shadow soldiers charged out, the pupils of the ground, the rooms, and the Soul Masters watching the scene trembled uncontrollably, their bodies involuntarily retreating.
"Damn it, that's spectacular," Dugu Bo said, shaking his tattered green robe, his face dark.
He and Jian Dao Chenxin had both sustained minor injuries in the battle, but nothing serious. The giant beasts were too large, resulting in low agility. Aside from initial discomfort, they quickly adapted to the beasts' attacks and ruthlessly slayed them.
As for the four from the Spirit Hall, the combination of Jiangmo and Qianjun was unstoppable, and the Panlong Staff could shrink and grow at will, leaving the giant beasts unable to retaliate. Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, the former having mastered the Vajra Indestructible Technique, were impenetrable to the giant beasts' defenses, while Ghost Douluo, utilizing the unique properties of his Martial Soul, completely outmaneuvered
them. Thus, the three giant beasts were slain by the six Title Douluos after some effort in familiarizing themselves with their attack patterns.
Aside from the six Title Douluos, the Soul Masters from Cheng Xiao's academy, and even from other academies, were utterly shocked by this scene. If Cheng Xiao had displayed such strength during the competition, they wouldn't have dared to even look at him, let alone fight him.
This wasn't just a difference in strength; it was a complete power gap—yes, a gap.
The Shrek Academy members, especially Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, were even more shocked by Cheng Xiao's apparent indifference. They even imagined that if Cheng Xiao had killed them casually back then, they might be among the Shadow Soldiers now.
"So amazing..." Oscar gazed at this scene, feeling no jealousy, only a longing for such power. If he possessed such strength, could he propose marriage to Sect Master Ning of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School? "
Erlong, once we're out here, tell the students of the academy that no one from Shrek Academy is allowed to provoke a student from the Seven Star Academy. Anyone who causes trouble will be kicked out of the academy." Flander sighed, his heart filled with bitterness.
Clearly… Clearly, Cheng Xiao could have come to Shrek Academy back then, how could he be so foolish?
"Brother Fu, but…" Liu Erlong glanced at Tang San, only to find the latter hanging his head, looking dejected. Clearly, the difference in strength had shattered Tang San's last bit of confidence. This was not an opponent he could defeat; he had given up.
…
The Primordial Monarch Legia was furious. When it awoke, only one command remained in its mind: kill the Shadow Monarch, or be killed by the Shadow Monarch.
But now, it had no chance to resist. What difference was there between a monarch who couldn't use his powers and an ordinary magical beast?
"Heh, compared to the Dominators, monarchs, you are more… disappointing…"
As the Primordial Monarch Legia finished speaking, Nash's dragon breath pierced its head. Even without its head, Legia's body remained chained; even in death, the chains never broke.
With the death of the Primordial Monarch, the entire room began to collapse, the ground trembling as if it would crumble at any moment.
"Run!" a Soul Master shouted from the crowd.
In an instant, Soul Masters rushed out of the room, many of them unleashing wide-range support spells. After this battle, the barriers between them had long since disappeared.
"Cheng Xiao, this place is about to collapse! Hurry up and leave!" Dugu Bo shouted anxiously, looking at Cheng Xiao searching through the corpse of the Grand Ancestor King.
Apart from him, almost all the other students had been taken away by Sword Douluo, at Dugu Bo's request.
"Old Poison, what are you panicking about?" Cheng Xiao smiled after finding a shimmering crystal inside Legia's body, then turned to Dugu Bo and said.
"How can I not be anxious? It's about to collapse!" Dugu Bo was burning with anxiety.
"Relax, relax." After putting away the magic crystal, Cheng Xiao walked to Dugu Bo's side, patted the latter's shoulder, and smiled, "Let's go."
Dugu Bo was about to use his soul power to carry Cheng Xiao away when he suddenly found that he couldn't move. The next moment, dense darkness obscured his vision. When he came to his senses, he was surprised to find that he was already standing in the canyon.
"Holy crap?" In shock, Dugu Bo swore. He looked around and, after confirming that he was really in the canyon, he was dumbfounded.
"I told you it's okay." Cheng Xiao smiled at this moment.
Before entering the portal, he had arranged the shadow soldiers. This was his first time entering the dungeon, so of course he had to be fully prepared. This shadow swapping ability came in very handy.
Emerging from the portal, all the Soul Masters felt fortunate to have escaped, while many others grieved for the deaths of their companions. Of course, most felt lucky to have survived; just being alive was a blessing.
While the Soul Masters rested to recover their strength, the Spirit Hall Soul Masters, led by Demon Slayer and Thousand-Pound Douluo, receded like a receding tide.
Before leaving, Chrysanthemum Douluo used telepathy to tell Cheng Xiao that he had explained his relationship with the Spirit Hall to the two Elders. Therefore, the two Elders did not linger; otherwise, Cheng Xiao's abilities would have certainly landed him in the Spirit Hall. Cheng Xiao didn't say
much. He had demonstrated the Shadow King's abilities in front of so many Soul Masters; it was good enough that he hadn't been attacked. Fortunately, the Douluo Continent I era wasn't as abstract as the Douluo Continent II era; otherwise, simply extracting the shadow of a dead creature would have made him a target for being labeled an evil Soul Master and hunted down to death.
"Cheng Xiao, your martial soul's abilities have truly broadened my horizons." Just then, Ning Fengzhi walked over, leading Ning Rongrong. He smiled and said, "Thanks to you this time."
Cheng Xiao cupped his hands slightly and said, "Sect Master Ning is too kind. I only did what I was supposed to do; the credit doesn't belong to me."
Hearing this, Ning Fengzhi smiled helplessly. After chatting with Cheng Xiao for a few moments, he went to find Xue Qinghe.
Now that the crisis was over, they still had to go to Wuhun City. However, when they arrived at Wuhun City for the competition, they didn't know how many academies would still be able to participate normally.
Seeing Cheng Xiao's strength, the academies would probably all forfeit, right?
A moment later, Xue Qinghe fully demonstrated the imperial education he had received since childhood. After the crisis was completely resolved, he immediately and methodically began to direct the Royal Knights, pulling the undamaged carriages to the front and gradually restoring their formation.
In a short while, except for the few soul masters who had died and the Royal Knights, the entire team had regained their mobility.
After a brief reorganization, the Heaven Dou Empire's team continued their journey. However, their goal was no longer to participate, but to withdraw from the competition once they reached Wuhun City. They knew that the top three positions were no longer within their reach.
To prevent further trouble, Xue Qinghe temporarily transferred three thousand armored soldiers from the nearest city as guards, and also summoned some Soul Master experts from the capital.
...
A few days later, in Wuhun Hall, Papal City.
After listening to Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo's account, Pope Bibi Dong's eyes flashed with cold light. She said coldly, "No wonder Qian Daoliu forced me to send a Soul Master team to the far north. It turns out that the old man had already discovered something."
"Your Holiness, please calm your anger," Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo bowed simultaneously.
"I'm not so easily angered." Hearing this, Bibi Dong glanced at the two and said calmly, "Elders, you are both Title Douluo, tell me, what exactly is the strength of those beings from another world?"
"Just in case, our Spirit Hall must also prepare in advance." Upon
hearing this, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo exchanged a glance, and then Chrysanthemum Douluo slowly said, "Your Holiness, the strength of these beings from another world is not uniform. The enemies that Elder Ghost and I are facing are at the Title Douluo level, and their king should be at the same level as Your Holiness."
"However, the king we encountered this time seems to be sealed by an even more powerful being, so..."
"So you don't know its specific strength." Bibi Dong waved her hand impatiently, "Never mind, you may leave. The number of participating teams in this competition should be drastically reduced. Tell Nana and the others to prepare."
"Yes, Your Holiness." Chrysanthemum Douluo shivered and said.
As soon as she finished speaking, the two Douluo, Chrysanthemum and Ghost, vanished from the spot and left the main hall.
After they left, a cold glint flashed in Bibi Dong's eyes, as if she were talking to herself: "Beings from another world? I advise you to behave yourselves, otherwise, I don't mind eliminating you completely before completing my plan."
...
The Hall of Offerings.
This is the largest building in the Papal Palace, representing the most powerful force of the entire Spirit Hall. Inside the tall, domed building, one enters a spacious hall with a domed ceiling over thirty meters high.
The Spirit Hall has been operating for many years, and its foundation is unmatched by any other sect. It has more than twenty elders at the Title Douluo level, and even more powerful are the inner enshrined members of the Hall of Offerings.
All the enshrined members of the Spirit Hall are promoted from the elders in the Elder Hall. The conditions for becoming an enshrined member are simple: one's soul power must break through to level ninety-five, possessing at least level ninety-six soul power.
Once a Soul Master becomes an Elder, they possess a transcendent status within the Spirit Hall. They are even exempt from the Pope's orders, obeying only the commands of the Elder Hall Master, the Grand Elder Qian Daoliu. The Spirit Hall has seven Elders, led by the Grand Elder Qian Daoliu, a level 99 Peerless Douluo known as the invincible Sky Douluo.
At this moment, the Elder Hall was eerily quiet, without even a single servant present. When Qianjun Douluo and Jiangmo Douluo entered the vast hall, the hairs on their bodies suddenly tightened, and their brows furrowed.
In the very center of the hall stood a colossal six-winged angel statue, over ten meters tall, crafted from pure gold. Standing before this statue was a man, his back to the entrance, gazing up at the golden statue.
From his back, he appeared to be a middle-aged man, tall, with long, flowing golden hair, dressed in a red Elder's robe. Just standing there, he exuded an aura of reverence.
"Great Elder, we have completed the task you assigned us." Qianjun Douluo and Jiangmo Douluo knelt respectfully on one knee as soon as they entered.
Hearing this, the middle-aged man slowly turned around. His previous peculiar aura vanished completely. He appeared to be only in his thirties or forties, with a handsome face. His calm and gentle aura gave people a very comfortable feeling.
Most strangely, even Qianjun Douluo and Jiangmo Douluo, whose soul power reached level ninety-six, could not sense a trace of soul power fluctuation from him. It was as if the middle-aged man standing before them was just an ordinary person.
"Tell me, how did it feel?" Qian Daoliu took a light step forward, and in the next moment, he was in front of Qianjun Douluo and Jiangmo Douluo. He then reached out and gently helped them up, speaking calmly.
Qianjun Douluo nodded and said, "Great Elder, these otherworldly beings are more powerful than we imagined. Ordinary warriors have already reached the Soul King level, and the more elite ones are Soul Saints and Soul Douluos, among whom there are even beings at the Title Douluo level."
"As for their king, the one we encountered this time wasn't strong. It seems to have been restrained by a stronger being; otherwise, Seventh Brother and I might not have been able to return."
Qianjun Douluo spoke the truth. The terrifying magical power fluctuations emanating from the Grand Ancestor Monarch almost overwhelmed them. If it weren't for the abundance of Title Douluos, the two brothers alone would have had no chance of survival.
"Thank you for your hard work." Qian Daoliu patted Qianjun Douluo on the shoulder and said in a deep voice, "I estimate that even the weakest king of these creatures should be at the god level. However, since you were able to kill them, they must have been subject to some kind of restriction, or rather, they are far less powerful than that."
Qianjun Douluo's expression changed slightly, and he thought of the Shadow King mentioned by the Grand Ancestor King. He immediately explained in a deep voice, "Grand Elder, during this operation, we also encountered a young man named Cheng Xiao. He was called the Shadow King by the king of these creatures, and his martial soul is full of a powerful aura of death. Do you think he might..."
"Yes, Grand Elder, and most importantly, this kid is a disciple of Yue Guan, and even has a great relationship with the young master. Just now, my sixth brother and I were told by the young master's guards that they have some connection." Demon-Slaying Douluo reminded him.
"Xiaoxue?" Qian Daoliu was taken aback, then asked, "You mean, Xiaoxue and he have a relationship?"
"That's probably it." Demon-Slaying Douluo thought for a moment and said, "Mainly because I don't have a wife, I don't really understand, but the meaning of the Serpent Spear should be this."
"Alright, alright." After hearing Demon-Slaying Douluo's words, Qian Daoliu waved his hand, the smile on his face slowly freezing. For some reason, he had a feeling that his precious cabbage had been eaten by a pig.
After a long silence, Qian Daoliu seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and a soft voice with an undeniable authority slowly came from his mouth, "No one can touch this person."
"He... might be the key to us."
The aged voice gently swirled in the Hall of Worship, and this voice seemed to have a magical power, causing the surrounding space to freeze slightly.
At this moment, the eyes of Qianjun Douluo and Demon-Slaying Douluo were filled with shock. For Grand Elder Qian Daoliu to utter such weighty words was enough to prove Cheng Xiao's importance.
...
A few days later.
The Heaven Dou Empire's participants arrived at Spirit City. Compared to the vast Heaven Dou Empire, Spirit City was naturally much smaller, but the awe it brought to the spirit masters was still considerable.
Spirit City, though not large in area, had city walls built in the style of an imperial capital. The walls, reaching a height of eighty meters, appeared extremely majestic from the outside, and were over thirty meters thick, entirely constructed of granite.
The surrounding walls were adorned with various enormous bas-reliefs, all identical to the spirits depicted on the Spirit Hall's papal decree, symbolizing the six great spirits.
Standing on the carriage, Cheng Xiao gazed at the massive city reflecting a pale red glow in the afterglow of the setting sun, and breathed a slight sigh of relief.
"Spirit City, we've arrived," Dugu Bo's calm voice rang out.
...
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