Douluo Continent: Starting with the Tiger Emperor Template

Chapter 87 is truly delightful, Xuanzi.

Feeling the eeriness of this enclosed space and the endless surging river of blood beneath his feet, Xuanzi felt a severe discomfort. The blood seemed to be alive, slowly climbing up his body, leaving red lines wherever it went, bringing a chilling temperature that made one's heart tremble.

What made him even more worried was that Lu Ren's mental state was somewhat off.

The boy stood with his head down in the center of the sea of ​​blood, his hands in a hand seal, his mouth stretched to the sides, his expression twisted into an almost manic smile under the blood-red light.

The calmness and rationality in those eyes were being eroded by something more primal.

"Is this your trump card?" Xuanzi suppressed his discomfort and sneered, "Relying on your domain, you think you can do anything to me?"

From the start of the battle until now, Lu Ren has been unable to break through his soul power protection.

The difference in cultivation level between a level 50 Soul King and a level 98 Super Douluo cannot be bridged by a single domain.

Only the most miraculous ability to make words come true could control him for a fraction of a second, but even that was the limit.

Xuanzi could see it clearly: every time Lu Ren used the "Words Become Law" technique, his throat would burst open.

Clearly, it was the backlash from his weak spiritual power directly confronting Xuanzi, a price he paid with his physical body.

But what truly puzzled Xuanzi was something else entirely.

Why does Lu Ren have this ability to quickly heal wounds?

The process of the neck exploding and healing was so fast it was as if it had never happened.

This near-immortal regenerative ability was enough to allow him to ignore the backlash punishment countless times and continue to use the power of words.

This can no longer be explained by talent.

Before I knew it, the battle had been going on for a full five minutes.

Then Xuanzi watched as Lu Ren's combat power surged wildly once again.

Lu Ren's aura surged higher and higher, and the sea of ​​blood beneath his feet churned even more violently. Countless waves of blood crashed against the edge of darkness, and the splashes of water condensed in the air into distorted human faces, their expressions even more ferocious and terrifying than before.

The battle lasted for five minutes, a condition that triggered Lu Ren's third spirit ring to self-bind.

Now, with the increase of over 200% already credited to his account, Lu Ren's strength is now almost at the level of a Soul Douluo.

Xuanzi gasped again.

This guy—he really gave him countless surprises.

Just how many unknown methods does he possess?!

Lu Ren took a deep breath, forcing himself not to be so excited.

While high spirits can make spells more powerful, he must remain calm.

Because of the numerous injuries he had sustained, his throat exploded and healed repeatedly, his meridians were repeatedly torn apart by the double backlash of the incantation, and then repeatedly repaired by the positive energy of the reversal technique.

This cycle itself is a form of self-torture.

The injury may heal, but the pain is real.

Every time the vocal cords burst, every time a blood vessel ruptures, it is a real, agonizing tearing pain.

This also explains why Gojo Satoru's mental state could be so erratic. It's not his fault; if it were Riku Ren himself, he would have gone mad too.

Reversal techniques can heal all external injuries, but they cannot heal the pain itself.

The experience of repeatedly enduring near-death pain while maintaining clear judgment in intense combat is enough to grind anyone's sanity to dust.

Lu Ren took another deep breath and composed himself.

The next second, countless blood arrows appeared out of thin air in the sea of ​​blood.

They detached themselves from the blood waves, leaving red trails in the dark space, aiming at Xuanzi.

Hundredfold Blood Piercing!

The blood arrow, compressed to its limit, was fired at supersonic speed.

Because of their sheer number, their trajectories intertwined into a dense, impenetrable red net, enveloping Xuanzi from all directions.

Xuanzi remained expressionless, letting the blood arrows hurtle towards him. As expected, they were all blocked by his soul power.

The blood arrow exploded into a blood mist the moment it hit the soul power barrier, then fell back into the sea of ​​blood beneath his feet, without even harming a hair on his head.

But the next second, Xuanzi frowned.

wrong!

The blood arrows were indeed blocked by his soul power, but at the same time, another group of blood arrows broke through his defenses and hit him directly.

Even though their soul power protection was intact and there were no signs of tearing, they still managed to pass through the soul power barrier as if they were just passing through air.

"What's going on?"

Xuanzi thought to himself. But even so, he didn't take it to heart.

Even if you hit it, so what?

Even without his martial soul, he can suppress a titled Douluo with his physical body alone!

"No matter how powerful you are, with a mere level fifty cultivation, you dare to think you can harm me in any way!" Xuanzi shouted sternly.

So far, Xuanzi has not suffered any real injury.

The most deadly thing is that Lu Ren's words have come true, and his stomach is still rumbling. Although the churning feeling is still under control, it's like a thorn that can never be removed.

However, in the next second, Lu Ren moved. He actually rushed forward, his feet creating a ring of blood waves in the sea of ​​blood. He left a trail of afterimages as he headed straight for Xuan Zi.

Xuanzi's pupils contracted slightly.

Has this guy become so arrogant?

He snorted coldly and reached out to grab Lu Ren with his large hand.

Although this kid's domain is tricky, does he think he can defeat me just by relying on his domain?

That would be a gross underestimation of him, the Gluttonous Douluo.

The dignity of a level 98 Super Douluo cannot be shaken by any single domain!

The massive hand pressed down like a mountain, its five fingers spread wide, each as thick as a centuries-old tree, carrying a devastating force.

But his fingertips stopped less than three feet away from Lu Ren.

Because—a violent, strange sensation surged through his entire arm from the inside.

Suddenly, the blood in my body started flowing backward.

The heart is pumping blood with all its might, and the blood vessels are contracting normally, but the blood is flowing in the opposite direction. The blood that leaves the heart is not flowing to the limbs, but is rushing back to the heart.

Blood flowing back from the limbs does not return to the heart, but instead flows back into the capillaries.

In that instant, Xuanzi's entire circulatory system was completely thrown into chaos.

Brain hypoxia, blurred vision, and needle-like pain throughout the body.

Xuanzi's expression changed drastically. He could clearly feel that the blood in his body was being manipulated by some force, flowing backward in a way that completely violated the laws of physiology.

Xuanzi quickly understood.

Someone is directly controlling the blood in his body, causing the blood throughout his body to flow backward!

He frantically channeled his soul power to forcefully stabilize his blood pressure, pushing the reversed blood back inch by inch into the correct direction.

But in that brief delay, Lu Ren had already rushed in front of him.

His right fist clenched tightly, and a dazzling black light suddenly burst forth from the tip of his fist.

Black Flash!!!

A full-force black flash landed squarely on Xuanzi's face!

A black light bloomed on Xuanzi's face, like a miniature black sun exploding on his body. The perfect, precisely aligned critical strike of his cursed power, combined with the enhanced state of his crimson scales, the two-hundredth percentile burst of power, and the two-and-a-half power damage bonus of the black flash itself—

This was the greatest damage Lu Ren could inflict.

However, Xuanzi remained unmoved. The punch landed on his face, but it didn't leave a single mark, let alone a wound.

The gap between level 50 and level 98 is indeed not something that can be bridged simply by increasing your level.

But this was within Lu Ren's expectations.

The purpose of Black Flash has never been limited to critical hits.

When Black Flash is triggered, the mage will enter a state similar to "selflessness", and can unleash 120% of their potential.

At the same time, unleashing a black flash can make the flow of magical power smoother, thereby increasing the possibility of expanding the domain.

This is a positive cycle where the more they fight, the more excited they get, and the stronger they become.

Without pausing for a moment, Lu Ren decisively stepped back and created distance amidst the blood-red waves.

Xuanzi was about to give chase, but he stopped again.

The next moment, his brain felt like it was being submerged in scalding lava, making him dizzy and his vision blurred with multiple images.

My heart started racing wildly, pounding so hard it felt like it was going to burst out of my chest.

The temperature of his entire body was dropping rapidly in the blink of an eye, as if he had been thrown into an abyss of ice.

Dizziness, uncontrolled heart rate, and a sudden drop in body temperature—these three symptoms all occurred simultaneously, leaving Xuanzi with no energy to catch Lu Ren.

He had to devote a great deal of energy to suppressing the all-encompassing attacks coming from within his body.

The root of all this lies in the pervasive blood and the effects of Lu Ren's domain expansion.

The Blood River has nine phases of life, and the Crimson Blood Manipulation Technique has a domain of life.

Each area of ​​life that unfolds will amplify the effects of the technique to the extreme.

After the Blood River Nine Phases Domain unfolded, the entire enclosed space of the domain was enveloped by a sea of ​​blood, with every drop of blood containing all the toxins of the Nine Phases Diagram.

The guaranteed hit effect allows this blood to bypass the Soul Master's Soul Power protection and directly penetrate the opponent's skin and muscles.

Blood vessel.

Unless the opponent also expands their domain and uses a different set of rules to override Lu Ren's guaranteed hit rule.

Otherwise, in this sealed sea of ​​blood, all defenses would be rendered useless.

Moreover, within the domain, Lu Ren can use Hundredfold Blood Piercing and Supernova Bombardment from all angles without any blind spots, and can unconditionally maintain the amplified state of Blood Armor and Crimson Scale Leap without consuming spell power to activate it as usual.

What's most terrifying is that he can manipulate the blood of everyone within his domain except himself and those he touches.

He can even control the temperature of the opponent's cells, turning every drop of blood into a pawn he can manipulate at will.

In terms of spell performance, Blood River Nine Phases is stronger than Demon Subduing Chef.

Even when facing a powerful opponent whose cultivation level far surpasses his own, the Demon-Subduing Chef can still withstand the attack by relying on his strong soul power and mental strength.

However, this problem does not exist in the Blood River Nine-Generation.

Once the domain is expanded, poison will hit 100% of the time, blood manipulation will hit 100% of the time, cell temperature control will hit 100% of the time, and even all moves of the Crimson Blood Manipulation Technique will hit 100% of the time within the domain.

A high level of cultivation can only weaken the effect, but cannot completely prevent it. Just like Xuanzi can now forcibly suppress the reversed blood flow, but he must consume a lot of energy for this, and cannot focus on the pursuit.

With the power of the techniques in this field, Lu Ren was confident that he could confront a Title Douluo head-on.

Even against a super Douluo of Xuanzi's caliber, he could hold his own for a while.

He couldn't harm Xuanzi, but as long as he could buy time, that would be enough!

Do you want to know what kind of place this is?

This is Mingdu!

Do you think the people of the Sun and Moon Empire would allow Xuanzi to run rampant in Mingdu?

Xuanzi concentrated all his energy; at this moment, he didn't even have the leisure to speak.

Xuanzi concentrated all his soul power and spiritual power to resist the all-around attack coming from within his body.

The damage caused by blood reflux is immense. Each instance of reflux is a complete shock to the circulatory system, like being pierced by countless needles from the inside of the body at the same time.

If he's not careful, this level 98 Super Douluo might be defeated by a level 50 junior.

That damned little beast, how did he even get this domain?

Why does it have such an incredible effect?

Xuanzi cursed inwardly.

But at the same time, an irresistible greed arose in his heart.

If he could master this level of domain, not only would he be able to withstand poison, but he would also be confident in facing even a level 99 Limit Douluo.

Imagine that during a battle, your opponent's blood suddenly reverses direction; this could create a huge advantage.

"Today, you must come with me!" Xuanzi roared.

He had been locked in a stalemate for a full two minutes within Lu Ren's territory.

Seven minutes had already passed since Elder Mu gave him the ten minutes; he couldn't delay any longer.

Xuanzi took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the surging blood in his body to the limit, and unleashed the soul power of a level 98 Super Douluo without reservation.

Then he raised his right foot and stomped down hard.

"boom!"

With a stomp on the sea of ​​blood, an extremely terrifying shockwave of soul power spread outwards from the sole of his foot.

The sea of ​​blood was wailing, and the space itself was trembling.

The enclosed, dark boundary cracked under the impact of this kick, revealing the lights and clamor of the outside world.

The cracks spread rapidly, from the soles of the feet to the top of the head, from the left to the right, every inch of the entire space was cracking.

Then, it shattered.

The Blood River Nine-Element Domain was crushed by Xuanzi with his unreasonable cultivation level, and shattered with a single stomp.

The moment his domain was broken, Lu Ren trembled violently.

The incantation patterns of the Crimson Blood Manipulation Technique made a crisp sound, which only he could hear, emanating from within his body before falling completely silent.

The technique has failed!

When a caster's spell power or energy is overloaded, especially after the domain has been deployed, the spell will briefly enter a cooldown period where it cannot be used.

The gap between Lu Ren and Xuan Zi is too great. Logically speaking, the defensive strength within the domain is extremely strong. It would be impossible for an ordinary person to break through the domain.

Unless someone outside the domain shatters it, due to the nature of barrier magic, it is impossible for the domain to be both extremely sturdy inside and very defensive outside at the same time.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, the internal defenses of a domain are very strong, while the external defenses are very weak.

However, because the gap between Lu Ren and Xuan Zi was too great, Xuan Zi could easily destroy Lu Ren's domain within it.

If Lu Ren were at the same level as Xuan Zi, the Blood River Nine-Phase Generation Technique could instantly kill Xuan Zi, and he would never be able to break the domain from within!

The difference in cultivation level is still too great.

Lu Ren took a deep breath, his expression remaining completely unchanged.

As for how to solve the problem of circuit breaking, he has two methods.

One option is to directly switch to another surgical procedure.

Secondly, the reverse technique can be used to directly treat the circuit breaker.

But now, he doesn't need to use the second one.

The snake-eye runes reappeared on both sides of Lu Ren's mouth, and the fangs on the center of his tongue lit up at the same time.

Again!

Seeing this, Xuanzi had a bad feeling.

He immediately concentrated all his mental energy, setting up layers of mental barriers around himself, determined to block this time when words became law.

Even more deadly, his mental energy sensed a fact that made him break out in a cold sweat.

More than twenty auras at the Title Douluo level are rushing towards this place at an extremely fast speed.

Furthermore, a large number of Soul Masters have already arrived.

This is—the Soul Master Legion of the Sun Moon Empire!

Only seven minutes had passed, and Mingdu's reaction speed was much faster than he had expected.

If Lu Ren drags this out any longer, and those level nine soul masters and the soul master legion arrive, it will be a question whether he can even escape unscathed, let alone take Lu Ren away today.

But Lu Ren didn't give him time to think.

His lips parted, and his voice boomed like thunder: "Go take a shit!!!"

Before the blood mist from the neck's explosion and subsequent healing had even dissipated, the curse had already been uttered.

Xuanzi's face instantly lost all color.

His stomach reacted again, and this time the reaction was stronger than ever before.

A loud gurgling sound came from his stomach, so loud that he could hear it clearly even to his own ears.

A surge of energy had already reached his buttocks, but Xuanzi dared not release it at all.

He didn't know if it was a fart or if he was about to poop.

If it's a fart, then he made the right bet and can continue to hold on.

If he makes the wrong bet, his career as a Soul Master will probably end prematurely, right?

In the bustling city center of Mingdu, in front of all the witnesses, he pulled out in public. Just imagining the scene made his sphincter muscles tighten wildly.

Why was the effect of this statement becoming law so powerful?

Is it because the accumulation of dozens of sounds has finally reached a qualitative change?

Or is it because some amplification on Lu Ren's body has become stronger, which has led to the fact that his ability to make his words come true has become even stronger this time?

Xuanzi had no mind to think anymore. His face was deathly pale, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. His clenched teeth were trembling slightly.

In the end, Xuanzi could no longer hold on.

He didn't lose to Lu Ren; he lost to his own body's physiological reactions.

He suddenly turned around, pushed off the ground with both legs, and rose into the air, transforming into a streak of yellow light that shot off into the distance.

His escape was extremely disheveled, yet his speed was astonishing, completely unlike the composure expected of a level 98 Super Douluo.

Maybe he went to find a toilet.

Lu Ren stood there, watching the extremely disheveled yellow streak disappear into the horizon, the curse mark at the corner of his mouth slowly fading away.

From the moment Xuanzi arrived until his defeat, a full seven minutes had passed.

With his cultivation level of a level 50 Soul King, he used the information difference of the spell and the domineering control of the incantation spell to fight against a level 98 Super Douluo for seven minutes, and even suppressed the opponent for a full two minutes after the opponent stepped into the domain.

Not to mention that the people belonging to the Sun Moon Empire had already gathered around, making Xuanzi hesitant to act rashly and dare not linger any longer.

In other words—

That's right.

Lu Ren won!

Lu Ren stared in the direction Xuanzi had disappeared, unable to suppress the smile on his lips. He patted the still-wet bloodstains on his clothes as if brushing off dust: "How delightful, Xuanzi. I'll never forget your pathetic escape."

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