Douluo Continent: A Thousand Miles of Cultivation

At the same time, Qian Shui's meridians boiled, and his entire primordial spirit turned blood red. An excited and bloodthirsty feeling spread throughout Qian Shui's body!

Due to the special nature of his primordial spirit martial soul, the Killing God Domain was engraved on Qian Shui's meridians. At this moment, he could clearly feel bloodlust, slaughter, and terror, with various negative auras constantly spreading from the blood-red patterns.

Since acquiring the God of Slaughter Domain, this was the first time Qian Shui had experienced such a change within the domain itself, based on his experience fighting Tang Hao and the feeling of enemies within the God of Slaughter Domain.

But he didn't move. Instead, he carefully felt the sensation. Since breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, he had no rivals left, and he needed this feeling.

The blood-red nine-headed bat king, whose true form had been exposed, was naturally filled with murderous intent. His mind instantly locked onto Qian Shui, and Qian Shui's change was precisely due to his targeting.

The red blood mist before them was a domain-like entity. Its intense killing aura was somewhat similar to that of the God of Slaughter Domain, but it was far more malevolent. Moreover, the heavy bloody smell itself was highly corrosive and poisonous, but it was impervious to all poisons, let alone soul power.

With the activation of the Divine Eye that can see sixteen colors, the vibrant colors flashed in Qian Shui's eyes, revealing the figure draped in a blood-red robe, a stand-up collar cloak, and with a pale face.

At this moment, the body occupied by the Crimson Nine-Headed Bat King had many mysterious blood patterns on its pale skin, and a sword-shaped demonic pattern representing the Asura God's test was on its forehead. Behind it, a pair of huge blood-red wings were spread out.

"Kill me?! I'll kill you!"

A burst of crimson light erupted, and in a flash, he was in front of Qian Shui. Two hands, covered in long, blood-red armor and resembling claws, aimed straight for Qian Shui's chest. At the same time, the dense crimson light emanating from his body suddenly surged towards Qian Shui.

"Quite fast, no wonder it has the body of a peerless Douluo."

However, such speed was meaningless to Qian Shui, who flashed and arrived behind the Nine-Headed Bat King.

"This is probably why the Slaughter God Domain can't use skills without activating it!"

Their bodies surged violently, and a pure physical collision ensued.

Only upon contact did I truly understand that the blood-red light was a domain ability, a domain skill that surpassed even the domain of the God of Slaughter.

Having retreated after a single blow, the King of Slaughter let out a monstrous laugh. "How arrogant! How does my Slaughter Domain taste? Compared to the Slaughter God Domains you've obtained, mine is the strongest domain in the City of Slaughter! The Slaughter Domain is the most domineering domain in the world, and its magic-suppressing properties are absolutely guaranteed!"

Use your Killing God Domain, otherwise all your spirit ring skills will be unusable. You won't be able to use spirit skills, so what good is it if your spirit power is as high as level 99!

Become nourishment for the killing city!

Qian Shui ignored the Nine-Headed Bat King's taunts, extended his Dark Gold Terror Claw, and slapped it out.

"You dodged it? Weren't you so arrogant? You can't use spirit ring skills, but aren't spirit bone skills an exception?"

At this moment, the Nine-Headed Bat King's expression was extremely gloomy, but the next moment he laughed.

However, Qian Shui also laughed and turned around happily, saying, "Sister Feng!"

But the rapidly approaching white figure did not stop. The huge azure longsword with blood-red patterns slashed straight at Qian Shui. In an instant, sword energy overflowed, and a blood-red gale arose. The same killing god domain enveloped his body without stopping.

Without taking the hit head-on, Qian Shui, his eyes gleaming with divine light, dodged the attack. However, he also clearly saw the person who had come in wearing a long, black robe, a black eye patch, and long, mottled red hair.

"Sister Feng! Thank goodness, you're alive! It's me, Qian Shui! You go first, I'll go next..."

The next instant, Qian Shui stopped in his tracks after the second, seemingly reckless, sword strike, and a violent aura finally surged from his body.

The Nine-Headed Bat King clearly sensed Qian Shui's fury, "Nascent Soul stage!"

For some unknown reason, an extremely dangerous aura suddenly exploded from Qian Shui's body, and instantly, the Killing God Domain, which seemed to be magnified countless times, pressed out.

This was a threat of death. Without hesitation, the Nine-Headed Bat King rushed out without looking back, until he saw the golden figure after leaving the City of Slaughter.

The malevolent nine-headed bat king charged suddenly toward the mysterious, yet faintly aura-filled, golden beauty.

Before it could even reach her, Qian Shui appeared silently in front of it, and a claw shadow that blotted out the sky struck down.

There was no time for him to catch his breath. After blocking the claw shadow, Qian Shui's eighth soul ring lit up, and countless red crystals condensed around him before shattering.

At this moment, the dark red figure also rushed out of the City of Slaughter, once again recklessly attacking Qian Shui.

"Xiaoxue, help me stop Sister Feng!"

"it is good!"

With the six-winged angel martial spirit possessing him, a magnificent golden light shone down on the earth like the sun high in the sky.

"Seventh Soul Skill, Angelic True Form! Angelic Domain!"

"Fourth Soul Skill, Angel Free Will!"

The dark red figure did not stop. Facing the chains formed by Qian Renxue's holy light, she dodged and weaved, severing the chains of holy light one by one with her sword.

At that moment, an extremely hoarse voice rang out: "Eighth Soul Skill, Myriad Manifestations Pull!"

Chapter 236 Tang Chen

Qian Shui's plan was to fight the Nine-Headed Bat King and Tang Chen for three hundred rounds. However, when he saw Feng Jingyi, he was overjoyed but also extremely shocked and angry.

He noticed the Nine-Headed Bat King's eerie smile, and he was overjoyed to see Feng Jingyi, for she was still alive. But when he received the second sword strike, he realized something was wrong, and then the rush of blood to his head seemed to shatter all his reason.

The moment the eighth soul skill, which stuns the Nine-Headed Bat King, was activated, Thousand Water Burst rushed towards it.

"Primordial Spirit! Capture the Soul!"

"What the hell did you do to Sister Feng?!"

Qian Shui's detached primordial spirit was extremely ferocious. Under the Nascent Soul Realm, the Killing God Domain was activated, and the entire primordial spirit turned blood red.

He instantly extracted the parasitic Nine-Headed Bat King. This guy was just a 100,000-year-old soul beast, and he could only exert the level of an ordinary Super Douluo when manipulating Tang Chen's body.

At this moment, Qian Shui's body was gripping Tang Chen's neck, pressing him into the deep furrow left by the Dark Gold Terror Claw on the ground, a thousand meters long, while her primordial spirit naturally nailed the Nine-Headed Bat King to the ground.

"Hahaha! She really is connected to you!"

"You bastard! Your ninth soul skill..."

At that moment, on the battlefield behind them, the battle between Qian Renxue and Feng Jingyi had reached a fever pitch. The soul skills they released were extremely powerful, completely interrupting the release of Qian Shui's ninth soul skill.

"Eighth Soul Skill! Universal Pull!"

Feng Jingyi's extremely hoarse voice echoed throughout the surrounding area. With this long shout, a giant wind sword, as large as a skyscraper, carrying a gale, pierced through the clouds and fell down as if the might of heaven had descended upon the world!

At the same time, Tang Chen, who had been choked by Qian Shui, lost the control of the Nine-Headed Bat King and finally woke up.

"What a perfect opportunity! Terrorclaw Smash! Strangulate!"

With just a glance at the earth-shattering attack behind him, which annihilated the Nine-Headed Bat King from his soul, Qian Shui originally intended to use the Light of Time and Space to give him the most painful enjoyment in his last moment, but he needed to focus more on Tang Chen.

At this moment, Tang Chen's eyes lit up. His eyes were black, an incredibly deep black. His face also seemed to have changed. Although he still looked like a middle-aged man, the blood-red pallor had disappeared, replaced by a deep aura carried by normal skin color.

His black hair moved without wind, and as he stood there, he no longer had the unsteady posture of the previous King of Slaughter; he was as calm and composed as a mountain.

The claw-shaped hand reverted to a large palm, and red light surged forth. At this moment, Tang Chen was impossible to capture. The aura emanating from his entire body was so powerful that it was indescribable. This allowed him to easily break free from Qian Shui's not-fully-binding hand and stand on the ground once more.

Then, a red phantom filled with boundless killing intent flashed behind him, and the red light in his palm suddenly condensed into a hammer shape, an enormous red hammer, shining with countless beautiful magic patterns, and then, as if melting, transformed into a blood-red greatsword.

In that instant, this mountain-like man, gripping his sword with both hands, advanced instead of retreating. His entire body was bathed in crimson light, and the blood-red giant sword, with the power to cleave Mount Hua and plunge the heavens, attacked Qian Shui.

'Is this Tang Chen and the Asura Demon Sword?'

This is Tang Chen! The third of the three peerless masters of our time! Tang Chen, invincible on the ground with his skillful control!

Qian Shui, who was also a peerless Douluo, finally felt the pressure from a Soul Master of the same level. At this moment, Tang Chen was far stronger than Bo Saixi and Qian Daoliu. Even Qian Shui, who had reached the Nascent Soul stage, felt great pressure.

Originally, the three peerless masters should have been evenly matched, but Tang Chen was too unexpected. Qian Shui, who had witnessed the first two, felt this especially clearly.

That single sword strike couldn't possibly hit Qian Shui, who was so evasive, but it forced Qian Shui to dodge wildly, which led to a battle that felt like the end of the world.

Tang Chen's power at this moment was beyond comparison with Qian Daoliu or Poseidon, even though his body had been corrupted and broken by the Nine-Headed Bat King.

'Could it be that the Asura God Trial has brought him almost one foot into level 100?'

He quickly activated the Tyrannosaurus Rex Skin Armor and its attached Soul Bone. Under the dazzling light of the Divine Eye, his ninth Soul Ring flashed, and the first skill of the Evil Emperor Beast Soul Ring, the Thorn Aura Counterattack Skill, was activated. Then, the Dark Gold Terror Claws launched a counterattack!

At this moment, both sides' offensive power is too strong. Neither side would be foolish enough to fight head-on. Although Tang Chen uses skill to control his strength, his power is no less than that.

At the same time, all the attacks were swift and decisive, leaving ample room for maneuver. Unlike Tang Hao, who attacked recklessly, Qian Shui was most wary of such a person.

Tang Chen lived up to his reputation, possessing an astonishingly rich array of combat skills and experience. In contrast, Qian Shui, who always prided himself on his technique, seemed to be suppressed in terms of skill. Only faster speed could bridge this gap.

You should know that if it were Tang Hao, even if he were at the same level as Tang Chen, Qian Shui could easily defeat him. This is because Tang Hao is too fierce and his attacks leave no room for retreat. If such an attack hits him, it would be a miracle. If it doesn't hit him, and the opponent is a Qian Shui type, then you can only wait for him to dodge the attack range and take his head.

"Drink!!" With a long roar, the enormous Thousand Water entity stood between heaven and earth, the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda floated out and was held in the palm of the Thousand Water Primordial Spirit, and six rays of light shone out and reflected on Tang Chen and himself!

"Twin martial souls that can be used simultaneously?!"

The man's voice in front of her had changed significantly. Gone was the sharpness and malevolence; it had become aged and deep.

Even with his attack weakened by 70% from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, Tang Chen, who had stopped, still exuded an imposing aura. He wasn't foolish enough to say, "I knew who you were all along," and simply replied calmly:

"The Clear Sky Hammer? At this level, Tang Chen must be the King of Slaughter!"

"Oh? You are so young, and your rank is so high, yet you recognize me?"

Although Tang Chen's body was still radiating a blood-red glow, he had broken free from the control of the Nine-Headed Bat King. At this moment, he was gazing at Qian Shui with some confusion.

Qian Shui remained silent, nor did he ease up on weakening Tang Chen with the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda. If he didn't directly attack Tang Chen's soul, he and Tang Chen would be evenly matched. Although his body was decaying, his strength was still very useful to Qian Shui, so the battle had to continue.

"No need for such vigilance, you who possess the Golden Trident mark!" Tang Chen's eyes softened with a complex mix of emotions as he said this.

'Damn! I forgot about that!'

"Only a test from the gods could grant you such power at your age, am I right? Successor of the Sea God?"

This was different from what he had expected. Qian Shui touched the golden trident mark on his forehead and said helplessly, "Yes!"

Tang Chen's lips parted slightly, as if he didn't know what to say. His eyes were filled with complex emotions: regret, disappointment, pain, and sorrow. In the end, all of these emotions were summed up in a short sentence: "Poseidon, is she alright?"

'Alas, I simply cannot bear to witness such a tragedy.'

Qian Shui's eyes darted around as she casually said, "She's as youthful and beautiful as ever. But I don't understand it either. Why would someone like the High Priest of the Sea God, who doesn't get married, bother to be so beautiful?"

"Hahahaha..." Upon hearing Qian Shui's casual teasing, Tang Chen was first stunned, then laughed loudly, but amidst the laughter, accompanied by an extremely sad and painful expression, two lines of bloody tears flowed down from the corners of his eyes.

Qian Shui knew he couldn't possibly laugh like that; his emotions, born from the vicissitudes of life, could never have erupted like that unless he had experienced them firsthand.

Amidst his maniacal laughter, Tang Chen muttered self-mockery, sometimes whispering and sometimes roaring: "Did I win? Or did I lose? Nothing matters to me anymore! Was I wrong? Was I right? Decades have passed like a dream, yet I have committed such sins! Asura, what an Asura! I still failed your test in the end. This is not about right or wrong, perhaps it is about timing and luck."

The violent energy fluctuations caused everything around to tremble, and the giant sword in Tang Chen's hand continuously spilled patches of bloody light.

Qian Shui watched quietly, while also keeping an eye on the battle behind him. He had always known about Tang Chen and Poseidon's situation, and it would be a lie to say that he felt no sympathy whatsoever.

But to say that it was only sympathy wouldn't be entirely true; at least in his view, none of them were as resolute and determined as Qian Renxue in shattering her martial spirit.

Is the so-called dignity of the strong, the mission of God, or the importance of having a loved one?

Perhaps Qian Renxue is still love-struck and irrational, but as a human being, it is absolutely a luxury to want to remain rational forever.

What is sought should be a balance, not two extremes. The consequence of absolute rationality is bad luck, which is probably the same as that of Tang Chen and Poseidon.

After regaining his composure from the turmoil, Tang Chen said calmly, "Young man, stop now. I can sense that even if you hadn't become the Sea God, I wouldn't be your match with just this Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda, let alone the methods you used to kill the Crimson Nine-Headed Bat King."