Douluo Continent Villain Simulator: Persecuting Qian Renxue at the Start

Chapter 110 Su Cheng, it's time to take your medicine.

"Hey, what's wrong with you? You've been looking so troubled the whole way. Did someone in your family die?"

In the Starry Sky Forest, two figures were walking side by side.

The auras of Soul Saints and Peak Soul Emperors spread freely, and the ordinary soul beasts on the periphery avoided them like the plague, making their journey almost unimpeded.

Su Cheng glanced at Zhu Zhuqing beside him and casually made a comment.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing's expression turned cold, but she did not speak.

She was already used to the other person's uninhibited manner of speaking and acting.

"You'd better concentrate. A 100,000-year-old soul beast is not easy to deal with," Su Cheng said while looking at the map Zhu Zhuqing had given him.

"They are not 100,000-year-old soul beasts, but three 90,000-year-old soul beasts."

"Three 90,000-year-old soul beasts?" Su Cheng asked, feigning surprise. "That's a bit difficult, but with the power of our Martial Soul Fusion Technique, it shouldn't be too much of a problem. However, this would mean wasting two soul rings."

He didn't elaborate on the issue of the lifespan of spirit rings.

Because with Zhu Zhuqing's physical condition at this time, coupled with the silver needle acupuncture technique, she was already capable of absorbing a 90,000-year soul ring.

They were both fully aware of this.

"What's on your mind? Is it because of the war situation in the Star Luo Empire?" After the two had walked a distance together, Su Cheng asked again.

"Su Cheng, I want to ask you a question."

"you say."

"If you have to choose between family, relatives, and friends, what should you do?"

Zhu Zhuqing said slowly.

His voice was deep, and his eyes flickered, seemingly containing some hidden meaning.

Su Cheng, however, seemed not to understand the deeper meaning and replied decisively, "Then of course it's about abandoning your friends."

Zhu Zhuqing frowned.

After a long pause, he finally spoke in a muffled voice, "Why?"

"Is that even a question? If you lose a friend, just make another one. If your sister and your father are gone, can you have another one?"

"Is this how you treat your friends?!" Zhu Zhuqing raised her eyebrows, her voice unconsciously becoming much louder.

"Yeah, that's exactly who I am," Su Cheng said seriously. "Really? We've known each other for over twenty years, and you still don't know what kind of person I am? If you ask me, friends are just for fun, true feelings are only for family."

"you!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing immediately stopped in her tracks, turned around, and glared angrily at Su Cheng.

Her already high breasts traced alluring curves as she breathed heavily.

Her behavior startled Su Cheng, who hadn't expected such a strong reaction.

After a moment of eye contact, Su Cheng calmly spoke, "My future Duke, you don't actually think people like us have any so-called friends, do you?"

"..." Zhu Zhuqing glanced at him coldly, then turned and continued walking forward. "I didn't expect that you, an illegitimate child, would value family ties so much."

As she spoke, a mocking and sarcastic expression appeared on her pretty face.

"Who mentioned the Dai family? The Su family is my family. The kindness of raising someone is greater than the kindness of giving birth to them. What's the problem?" Su Cheng said indifferently.

"Zhu Zhuqing, what are you trying to say by beating around the bush? Who are you planning to trip up now? Once you've made a decision, don't hesitate, just do it. This isn't like you at all."

Zhu Zhuqing was speechless upon hearing this, and then gave Su Cheng beside her a deep look.

"Su Cheng, what is your biggest pursuit?"

"...Be free." Su Cheng thought for a moment and said calmly.

"No matter what, freedom is all I need. Actually, I don't have any particular pursuits. Power and authority are things that are dispensable to me. As long as I can be free, everything else is fine with me."

"However, given my current status, it would be quite difficult to achieve this. The Dai family definitely has their own plans. I was originally hoping to rely on you, Fourth Miss."

"However, I think the Star Luo Empire is about to be finished, so there's no need to think about so many unnecessary things. Just enjoy life while you can."

"Honestly, I don't know why you asked me to come with you to kill soul beasts and advance your level. What's the use of advancing to Soul Saint if you still can't escape death in the end?"

He smiled and looked at Zhu Zhuqing.

"Freedom...?"

Zhu Zhuqing ignored his teasing, sighed softly, and nodded silently, saying, "I understand."

Before long, with the help of the map, the two found their destination, which was the central area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest.

When Su Cheng came to investigate alone before, he had already figured out the situation here.

As expected, those two 100,000-year-old soul beasts had long since disappeared.

Without Tang San's interference, Bibi Dong had already killed it and absorbed it into her soul ring.

And now, occupying this place are the three 90,000-year-old giant ant kings.

At this moment, the three soul beasts had obviously discovered the presence of Su Cheng and Zhu Zhuqing, but they showed no intention of retreating and quietly waited for their arrival.

That makes sense, given their combined cultivation level, how could they possibly scare away three 90,000-year-old soul beasts?

Soon, the two arrived.

A thin layer of mist ripples on the calm lake surface, making it a rare tranquil and peaceful place in the Starry Sky Forest.

However, the faint killing intent permeating the surroundings disrupted the atmosphere of the place.

Three identical magical beasts were coldly lying on the lakeside watching them.

That was precisely their target for this trip: the Thousand-Pound Ant King.

The three Thousand-Pound Ant Kings are roughly the same size, each about three meters long. In terms of size alone, they are not considered large even among ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts.

Even so, it's already outrageous enough.

A thousand-pound ant with ten years of cultivation will only grow to about three inches long, and even with a hundred years of cultivation, it will not exceed six inches. Only with a thousand years of cultivation is it possible for it to grow to a foot long, and even that is extremely rare.

It's easy to imagine how rare it would be for a three-meter-long ant king to possess such cultivation.

The Thousand-Pound Ant is extremely resilient, possesses outstanding defensive capabilities, is incredibly resistant to attacks, and has immense strength far exceeding its body proportions.

Unfortunately, as soul beasts, they don't possess any soul skills. While their defense is decent, it's ultimately limited, and the lack of soul skills as offensive means makes it difficult for them to unleash their full power.

This is why this race is often at the bottom of the food chain in the Soul Beast Forest.

Unlike ordinary Thousand-Pound Ants, the three Thousand-Pound Ant Queens in front of us, whose age is ridiculously high, each have a pair of huge transparent wings, and two thick forelimbs covered with green light are as sharp as triangular thorns.

Most remarkably, each of them has six eyes on the top of its head—two large and four small—that emit a ghostly green light.

The three mighty ant queens were covered in hard carapaces that gleamed with a dark golden metallic light. Each of them had six thick, powerful short legs that were now standing upright, poised to pounce.

Then, the two on the left and right slowly separated to the sides, forming a semi-encirclement around Su Cheng and Zhu Zhuqing, and slowly pressing forward.

The dark gold color on his body became more and more obvious, but his energy was completely contained within, without any leakage.

Su Cheng and Zhu Zhuqing exchanged a glance.

Without hesitation, he summoned his Martial Soul and immediately unleashed the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Netherworld White Tiger.

A violent aura, far exceeding that of an ordinary Title Douluo, swept outwards.

The enormous white tiger crouched on the ground, coldly watching the three soul beasts before it.

Under this oppressive force, the three mighty ant kings paused slightly.

Its momentum was completely suppressed by this superior martial spirit.

Immediately afterwards, the silvery-white light, centered on the Netherworld White Tiger, spread outwards like a whirlwind.

In that instant, the massive body of the Netherworld White Tiger seemed to merge with the wind.

Not only does it exude an overwhelming sense of power, but its massive size also gives one a feeling of swiftness and grace, like the wind.

On the other side, the three mighty ant queens felt heavy resistance squeezing in from all sides, constantly pressing down on their bodies and restricting their speed.

With Su Cheng and Zhu Zhuqing currently using their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Netherworld White Tiger also possesses its own domain skill, which Su Cheng named "Wind God Domain".

Being within the domain, the already highly agile Netherworld White Tiger's speed was amplified to an absurd degree.

Coupled with its already formidable strength, it is virtually without weaknesses among its peers.

Although the three Thousand-Pound Ant Kings could hardly understand why a Soul Saint and a Soul Emperor could unleash such powerful energy in an instant, they were clearly aware of the danger.

They flapped their wings and slowly took off.

These three brothers, having lived together for many years, moved in perfect unison, like mirror images, with identical speeds of wing flapping and heights of ascent from the ground.

However, it was no use.

These three soul beasts were almost completely restrained by the Netherworld White Tiger.

The Thousand-Pound Ant itself doesn't have any fancy tricks; its strength lies only in its defense, power, and speed, which are different from ordinary soul beasts.

However, with strength and speed suppressed, it's only a matter of time before the defense is breached.

Moreover, the Netherworld White Tiger possesses soul skills.

Soon, the two sides began a battle where one person was fighting against three others.

Although the three ant kings were slightly at a disadvantage, their actions were perfectly synchronized and they were of one mind. If any one of them was attacked, the other two would immediately launch a coordinated attack to its rescue.

Although the Netherworld White Tiger appeared to be in complete control and moving freely in the battle, it was actually not an easy fight for Su Cheng and his companion.

The reason is simple: the spirit fusion skill consumes spirit power far too quickly.

Even with a speed advantage, we must do our utmost to win quickly and decisively, and avoid being dragged into a war of attrition.

Therefore, the Netherworld White Tiger chose to deliberately expose its weakness when it attacked.

After engaging them in a fierce battle for dozens of rounds, the Netherworld White Tiger controlled by Su Cheng and Zhu Zhuqing suddenly pounced on one of them, its massive claws raised high.

Seeing this, the other two queen ants surrounded the area from both sides and launched an attack.

Just when the three mighty ant kings thought they would dodge as before, the Netherworld White Tiger chose to take the combined attack of the other two ant kings head-on.

It even accelerated further thanks to this extremely powerful impact.

Immediately, the silver-white claws wreathed in wind blades slammed into the head of the ant king directly in front of it!

Normally, ordinary physical attacks are almost ineffective against their hard shells, and energy attacks also have difficulty breaking through their defenses quickly.

But the Netherworld White Tiger is clearly no ordinary creature.

With that single swipe, the ant queen's head was smashed to pieces.

But this single attack depleted most of Su Cheng and Zhu Zhuqing's soul power.

But it was all worth it.

The three ant kings, united by their shared will, cooperated in a near-flawless attack, but the combined strength of two ant kings had far too many weaknesses.

The Netherworld White Tiger then killed them all without suffering any further damage.

As the dust settled, the enormous Netherworld White Tiger vanished immediately after landing.

Su Cheng and Zhu Zhuqing reappeared.

However, the two of them no longer had their previous composure; instead, they appeared extremely disheveled.

They were all pale and panting, their soul power almost completely exhausted, and blood was still flowing from their mouths and noses. These were injuries caused by taking that powerful attack head-on earlier.

At the same time, three jet-black spirit rings appeared one after another on the three Thousand-Pound Ant Kings.

Zhu Zhuqing looked at the three soul rings, but did not immediately go forward to absorb them. Instead, she stood there in a daze.

"What are you daydreaming about?" Su Cheng coughed lightly and said, "Hurry up and absorb the spirit ring. Do you still remember how to stimulate your physical strength?"

Su Cheng had already told Zhu Zhuqing about the acupoints that needed to be stimulated to absorb a 90,000-year or even 100,000-year soul ring.

"Huh? Hmm."

Zhu Zhuqing then came to her senses, responded, and walked towards the corpse of the Thousand-Pound Ant.

Su Cheng frowned inwardly as he watched her actions.

Judging from Zhu Zhuqing's style of doing things over the years, she should have been ruthless and cunning enough. Logically, she shouldn't have been bound by those pointless notions of good and evil. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to climb to her current position in such a harsh environment as the Star Luo Empire.

Why are you being so wishy-washy now?

After thinking for a moment, Su Cheng casually remarked, "I reckon if these three spirit rings could be absorbed at the same time, there would be some additional effects. What a pity. But it doesn't really matter. I don't think the Star Luo Empire will last long. As descendants of a great noble family and illegitimate children of the royal family, you and I won't have a good ending either."

Zhu Zhuqing, who was walking ahead, suddenly stopped in her tracks after hearing his words.

He then turned back, this time with a bottle of pale red potion in his hand.

(End of this chapter)