After I stopped trying, a rich woman trained me into a demon emperor.

when--!!!*

This tolling of the bell was not merely a sound, but a tangible act of strangulation.

Wherever the sound waves pass, the air is compressed into countless thin, sharp, transparent blades that indiscriminately cut outwards in a ring.

The hard cement road surface immediately crumbled, turning into dust that filled the air.

Several thick, exposed steel bars snapped without making a sound as they were twisted violently, turning into a pile of iron dust.

This is a form of torture targeting the soul.

"Ahhh!"

Help!"

Bai Xuan let out a miserable howl. The originally plump and moist cap of the mushroom shrank rapidly under the impact of the sound waves, and the moisture was forcibly evaporated.

Several fungal hyphae desperately burrowed into the depths of Zhou Ran's collarbone, wishing they could implant themselves into the flesh for refuge.

Zhou Ran, who was at the center of the storm, stood as tall as an iron tower, not even blinking.

Deep within the sea of ​​consciousness, the Purple-Gold Dao Platform hangs above the sea of ​​blood, with the accompanying Nine-Leaf Black Lotus unfurling a petal.

The petals trembled slightly.

Those sonic demons that burrowed into the sea of ​​consciousness and transformed into countless vengeful ghosts were swallowed up by the black lotus without even making a ripple.

Zhou Ran even deliberately allowed the sound waves transformed from vengeful ghosts to attack Ye Futian's weak divine soul bead.

The soul orb that was about to awaken had no defense; it merely dimmed slightly to neutralize all the sonic attacks.

The damage inflicted on the old devil was negligible.

Just kidding, he's the descendant of the Demon Ancestor.

Moreover, the Lord of Ten Thousand Demons resides within his soul.

Playing tricks in front of him?

Zhou Ran raised his head and picked at his ear, then flicked it with his fingertip.

"this one?"

"The noise level isn't even as high as the speakers from the square dancing aunties."

Li Cangtian's eyes were bulging with disbelief.

The Soul-Capturing Bell is a sinister magical artifact that the successive leaders of the Wuji Sect have refined for three hundred years. Even a master in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage would have their soul shattered on the spot if struck by it, turning them into a dazed person who can only drool.

But this kid...

Is the sound too quiet?

"If there's no work, don't force it."

The rubble beneath Zhou Ran's feet exploded, and his figure vanished from the spot.

"Then it's my turn."

When the sound rang out again, a wave of scorching heat had already hit Li Cangtian's face.

Without any fancy techniques, Zhou Ran extended his left hand.

The jet-black Qilin pattern flowed beneath his skin, and molten lava surged in his veins as his large hand reached straight for the suspended Soul-Capturing Bell.

"idiot!

That is a treasure of eternal Yin energy; touching it will...

The triumphant look that had just appeared in Li Cangtian's eyes was abruptly cut off by a crisp sound.

That large hand firmly grasped the copper bell.

Shila-

The malevolent black energy, powerful enough to corrode metal and stone, emitted a mournful cry and white smoke the moment it touched the Qilin Arm.

The Qilin, an auspicious mythical beast, is the perfect nemesis of evil spirits!

Moreover, it is a black jade unicorn that has fused with ancient demonic energy!

"broken."

Zhou Ran suddenly clenched his five fingers.

That low-grade spiritual artifact, passed down for three hundred years, was as fragile as a sheet of paper in his palm.

collapse!

The copper sheet shattered, and copper slag rained down, leaving small, charred pits wherever it landed.

"puff--!"

With his natal magic weapon destroyed, Li Cangtian spat out a mouthful of dark purple blood, and his aura plummeted.

He instinctively wanted to back down, but it was too late.

A large, scalding hand pierced through the smoke and dust, gripping his throat like an iron clamp.

The immense inertia lifted his feet off the ground, and Zhou Ran held him in mid-air with one hand.

Those purple-gold eyes stared coldly, devoid of any human emotion.

"Your cultivation level is highly questionable."

His fingers tightened, and Li Cangtian's throat bones cracked under the strain.

"A cultivation level forcibly built up by absorbing the souls of wronged people and consuming pills is all fake."

Li Cangtian kicked wildly with his feet and clung tightly to Zhou Ran's arm with his hands, but he couldn't budge him an inch.

The last glimmer of hope in his eyes vanished, replaced by a ruthless cruelty born of despair.

Can't run away.

That being the case...

"Then let's die together!!"

Li Cangtian let out a hoarse roar, and a dazzling blood-red light suddenly shone from his dantian.

The emaciated body swelled rapidly, the skin stretched until it became transparent, and the blood vessels bulged out like earthworms.

Foundation Establishment Self-Destruction!

Once this energy gets out of control, nothing will grow within a three-mile radius!

Zhou Ran looked at the human bomb that was about to explode, a mocking smile on his face.

"Trying to self-destruct?"

Zhou Ran's demonic eyes flashed with purple light, having already seen through the path of his spiritual energy circulation.

puff!

A soft sound.

The Zanpakuto plunged in without warning.

It's not the core of the dantian, but rather the most hidden Qihai acupoint, three inches below the lower abdomen. This is the main valve for the circulation of spiritual energy in Li Cangtian's body.

With a single strike, the violent spiritual power that Li Cangtian had just gathered instantly found an outlet.

A large amount of spiritual energy surged out from the blade groove and was completely absorbed by Zhou Ran.

The swollen body quickly deflated, and the terrifying pressure that threatened to destroy everything vanished in the blink of an eye.

"you……"

Li Cangtian stared intently at Zhou Ran, his face filled with disbelief.

How could this kid possibly see through his weakness in using his internal energy at a glance?!

"In your next life, don't cultivate demonic arts."

Zhou Ran's voice rang in his ears, utterly contemptuous.

"You're terrible."

With a flick of the wrist, the blade flashed, tracing a poignant semicircle.

A terrified head shot into the sky, gushing blood.

The headless corpse twitched twice and collapsed to the ground.

Li Cangtian's head rolled to the edge of the ruins, his eyes wide open in death.

Zhou Ran flicked the blood off his blade, sheathed it, turned, and dashed toward the Xiao family headquarters building.

Just as he took his first step, Bai Xuan on his shoulder suddenly bristled.

"Boss!!"

He's not completely dead!!!

The headless corpse lying on the ground had blood gushing from its severed neck, which did not fall to the ground but instead floated in mid-air defying gravity, forming a writhing, foul-smelling ball of blood.

The blood cells churned violently, and distorted human faces appeared on their surface—all of them were Li Cangtian!

"Boss, this is a blood nerve!"

"If he lets one go, he can be resurrected."

Bai Xuan had just finished his explanation when a sharp shout was heard.

Zhou Ran!

The grudge I inflict on you today will surely be exacted upon you, torn to pieces tomorrow!

From within the blood sphere came Li Cangtian's extremely venomous roar.

Bang!

The blood sphere exploded, transforming into hundreds of palm-sized, blood-red bats.

Its entire body was blood red, emitting a piercing sound wave, and it frantically fled in all directions.

He can survive if even one escapes!

"Trying to run away?"

The Qilin totem on Zhou Ran's left arm glowed with a crimson light.

"Leave some for me..."

Just as he was fully focused on casting a spell to intercept the bats, the real danger descended.

It is neither in the sky nor around us.

And at Zhou Ran's feet.

The phantom beneath him suddenly began to churn silently, like boiling asphalt.

A deathly pale hand, gripping a dark, dull dagger, emerged from the shadows.

This is the real game-changer!

Using Li Cangtian's Blood Escape technique to draw attention, the prey launches a fatal attack when they think the situation is settled and their defenses are most relaxed.

The blade was aimed directly at Zhou Ran's back, less than three inches away.

Shadow Assassination Formation!

Song Ren!

The venomous snake that had been lurking in the shadows finally revealed its fangs.

"Die."

A chilling whisper sounded behind Zhou Ran's ear.