Douluo Continent: Taking Tang San as a disciple, with a ten-thousand-fold return for teaching him.

"Is it that my willpower is too strong, or that the inner demons on this hellish road aren't powerful enough?"

Overcoming his inner demons was much easier than Chen Luo had imagined.

"Perhaps it's because I've never taken a single drop of Bloody Mary, which is why I've been able to stay true to myself to the greatest extent possible, or perhaps I'm just a person with extremely strong convictions!"

Chen Luo let out a long sigh of relief, then stood up and looked at the road ahead: "Now all we have to do is get out of here!"

Freed from the influence of negative emotions, Chen Luo summoned Golden Luo Sanpao again. The road ahead was relatively wide, so Chen Luo sat on Golden Luo Sanpao's back, and the two of them quickly moved forward.

In less than ten minutes, Chen Luo and Huang Jinluo Sanpao arrived at the end of the road. The exit was just over a thousand meters ahead, where white light condensed into an oval-shaped light curtain.

On both sides of the road where Chen Luo was located, there was a wide, open space that seemed to have no end. Above, only the black cave ceiling could be vaguely seen at a height of about two hundred meters. The exit could be reached by following the cave ceiling, but the height of about two hundred meters was not so easy to cross.

One more step forward leads to a small, blood-red lake filled with an evil aura, and crossing this distance of over a thousand meters is no easy task.

The crimson lake exuded an extremely strong aura of evil even from a distance, let alone swimming across it; there was no way to go.

Most people would probably be in despair by the time they get here. After all that effort, it turns out to be a dead end. At this point, they'd probably be cursing their mothers.

But ordinary people can't get here. Those who can reach this place are all capable. Compared to the trials of the first three stages, there are countless ways to leave in this final stage.

Chen Luo originally wanted to get through on his own, but after thinking it over, he ultimately chose to cheat.

Candidates who know the exam questions in advance are always able to perform with ease during the exam.

Knowing all this beforehand, Chen Luo had made ample preparations before entering the City of Slaughter.

Looking at the exit, Chen Luo showed no sign of panic; in fact, the corners of his mouth even turned up slightly.

Chen Luo took a few steps back to a more spacious place, and then took out a device from the Divine Dragon Space and began to tinker with it.

Among those objects, one can see a huge bamboo basket, a ball bag, something that looks like a stove, and various other miscellaneous items.

Chen Luo appeared very skilled when assembling these things, as if he had practiced hundreds or thousands of times before.

In no time, a hot air balloon was successfully created. Chen Luo put away the Golden Luo Three Cannons, then jumped into the bamboo basket, lit the ignition, and took off.

The direction of the hot air balloon is difficult to control, but Chen Luo doesn't need to control the direction of the hot air balloon; he only needs to reach the highest point.

In no time, Chen Luo achieved his goal, and the hot air balloon reached the top of the cave.

Chen Luo immediately took action, retrieved the climbing tools he had prepared in advance from the Divine Dragon Space, climbed to the top using a hot air balloon, and then began to climb along the stone wall towards the exit.

Even at a completely vertical angle, Chen Luo could still move forward easily. His physical fitness was already quite good, even very strong. With the help of fairly professional climbing equipment, while it wasn't exactly like walking on flat ground, the process was still relatively easy.

In less than ten minutes, Chen Luo reached the exit. The bright white light made it difficult for his eyes to adjust, but his body began to throb with joy, as if every pore on his body was telling him about his happiness.

"Finally out!"

Chen Luo glanced back at the blood-red world one last time before carefully passing through the white light curtain.

Who knows what's behind that white light curtain? Better safe than sorry.

As it turned out, Chen Luo's caution was unnecessary. After passing through the white light curtain, he found himself halfway up a mountain. When he looked back, the white light curtain had disappeared.

Chen Luo immediately summoned the Golden Luo Three Cannons. In the unfamiliar environment, Chen Luo remained as cautious as ever.

[Obtained the God of Slaughter Domain!]

[Special Mission - Trial of the City of Slaughter has been completed, mission completion rate 150%. Mission rewards received: Soul Power level increased by 5 levels, Evolution Stone!]

Five golden lights flashed across Chen Luo's body in succession. He could clearly sense that his strength was rapidly increasing, and that feeling was undoubtedly very exhilarating.

At the same time, Chen Luo also sensed an unfamiliar item in his Divine Dragon Space.

Chapter 96 Takeoff

With his soul power level increasing by five levels, Chen Luo's current soul power level has soared to level fifty-two.

Compared to improving his soul power level, Chen Luo was more concerned about the second mission reward, the Evolution Stone.

Sensing that the Evolution Stone had arrived, Chen Luo immediately took it out.

In Chen Luo's right hand, there appeared a palm-sized golden stone, oval in shape, covered with intricate patterns, resembling a complex array of magic circles.

At this moment, Chen Luo also saw the information about the Evolution Stone—

[Evolution Stone] (Special Item): Using it can help your Martial Soul level up by one.

Validity period: one month.

Note: Special items cannot be gifted to others.

After reading this information, Chen Luo's eyes lit up: "The Evolution Stone, it truly lives up to its name!"

Chen Luo had already guessed the effect of the Evolution Stone when he first heard the word "evolution," and now that he had received confirmation, he was overjoyed.

"Golden Luo Sanpao is currently at level A. After evolving with the Evolution Stone, it will reach level S, at which point it will be able to join the ranks of top-tier martial souls."

Chen Luo grew increasingly excited, but instead of acting rashly, he opened his personal panel—

Host: Chen Luo.

Current identity: Yu Xiaogang.

Martial Soul: Golden Luo Three Cannons.

Martial Soul Level: A-level.

Soul Power Level: Level 52.

Soul Ring Combinations: 100 Years, ...,000 Years.

Soul Bone: Thunder Scale (External Soul Bone).

Domain: God of Slaughter Domain.

Disciples: Tang San (S-rank), Yu Xiuyuan (A-rank).

"My current soul power level is indeed level 52. This feeling of being full of power is not an illusion, and a new domain category has been added to my personal information panel."

After determining his soul power level, Chen Luo immediately opened his mission panel.

[Rank C Mission: Improve Strength.] (Completed)

[Rank B Mission: Obtain the fifth spirit ring.]

[Mission Objective: To become an excellent teacher, you must possess outstanding abilities. Improve your strength and obtain your fifth spirit ring!]

[Task Rewards: Determined based on task completion rate.]

[Note: This task involves certain risks and has a one-month time limit.]

"I knew it! I've definitely completed the C-level mission to improve my strength. All I need to do is reach level 50 in soul power, and I'm already at level 52. I wonder if it's because special missions automatically end, but this ordinary mission didn't automatically submit for completion."

"As expected, a new mission has appeared, and unsurprisingly, it requires me to obtain the fifth spirit ring. This makes things much clearer."

"First, I need to acquire the fifth spirit ring. Golden Luo Sanpao will definitely undergo an evolution because of it. Whether it directly upgrades to S-rank or A+, it will maximize the value of the evolution stone. It's just that the evolution stone has a time limit, otherwise I would definitely save it for last. Now I can only use it as soon as possible and enjoy it..."

Having clarified his next plan, Chen Luo proactively submitted a C-level mission to the system to improve his strength, and quickly received a response from the system.

[Rank C Mission - Strengthen Your Power Completed, Mission Completion Rate 320%, Mission Reward: The Sealed Hand of the Divine Dragon!]

"Holy crap! You can get treasure from C-rank mission rewards?!"

Chen Luo stood there stunned, then his gaze slowly shifted to his right hand.

At this moment, Chen Luo's right hand was already radiating golden light, dazzlingly bright.

Golden scales slowly covered Chen Luo's right hand, his five fingers forming incredibly sharp claws. An unparalleled power emerged from his right hand, giving Chen Luo a feeling that he could destroy everything.

That Dragon Hand is just too powerful!

Unfortunately, it was sealed away...

Just as Chen Luo was immersed in that powerful force, all of his power was stripped away in the next second.

Countless streams of black energy quietly emerged from around Chen Luo's right hand. Within these black streams, extremely complex and profound array patterns could be seen. After appearing, the black streams then disappeared into Chen Luo's right hand.

Chen Luo didn't experience much pain, but he could clearly feel the incredibly strong power in his right hand being slowly stripped away.

It's not really a matter of deprivation; it's just that it's covered by layers of seals, making it unusable.

"Damn it, a three-second trial card, huh?"

The powerful force he had just gained was sealed away again. Chen Luo became anxious and couldn't help but swear, but it was to no avail.

The seal was quickly completed, leaving dense black runes on Chen Luo's entire right hand before slowly disappearing.

Chen Luo tried to use that powerful force, but the black array patterns reappeared, followed by an extremely intense pain. The pain was so intense that Chen Luo couldn't even scream with his mouth open.

"Good heavens, this power was sealed away just like that. To use it again, I'll probably have to lose an arm..."

After the excruciating pain subsided, Chen Luo's right hand was still trembling uncontrollably. His gaze fell on the slowly disappearing black runes, filled with awe.

"I thought I'd gotten a treasure from a C-rank mission, but it turns out I got a treasure that I can only look at but not use. This is fucking frustrating!"

Chen Luo couldn't help but complain in his heart. Perhaps the system sensed Chen Luo's little mood, because information about the sealed Divine Dragon Hand actually appeared in front of Chen Luo's eyes.

【The Sealed Hand of the Dragon】(Special Item)

Unsealing: Current strength is insufficient to initiate the unsealing quest.

Activate: If your current strength meets the requirements, you can activate a portion of your forces, but you will have to bear the corresponding costs. You can only activate it once a day.

Note: Special items cannot be gifted to others.

"So there was a mission to unseal the system, and I can use some of its power right now!"

Chen Luo's disappointment vanished, replaced by renewed passion, but it was instantly extinguished when his passionate gaze fell upon his trembling right hand.

"Keep it for when you need to save your life, it hurts just too much..."

Chen Luo waved his hand gently, and the information panel in front of him slowly disappeared. He looked at Huang Jinluo Sanpao beside him and smiled, "Sanpao, we should go back!"

The special changes that Chen Luo just experienced, such as the golden light flashing on his body and the abnormality of his right hand, could only be seen by Chen Luo himself. Whenever Chen Luo's body changed due to the system, an invisible light would surround Chen Luo, and what others could see was just Chen Luo standing still.

Chen Luo could acquire his fifth spirit ring through his own strength, but he obviously couldn't obtain a spirit ring that was relatively ideal.

One person's strength is ultimately limited, and Chen Luo has a big appetite, so he certainly can't be complacent when it comes to acquiring soul rings.

Now that the Slaughter City trip is complete, it's time to return to Shrek Academy. I'll have my old buddy Flander accompany me to acquire spirit rings...

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