Life and Slaughter

This time, what erupted was not vitality.

It was a terrifying Killing Aura that could wither all things between heaven and earth and make gods and demons tremble!

Within the intertwined blood-red and golden radiance, a line of text seemingly forged from countless shattered Divine Weapons and Extinguished Stars

emerged with a brutal aura capable of slaughtering all gods and burying the Heavens.

[Martial Soul Ranking, Second Place: Extinguishing God-Slaying Sword]

[Holder: Lu Xiao (Big Dipper Academy)]

[Rating: An ultimate destructive/slaughter-type Tool Martial Soul, born bearing the will of extinction and existing solely to slaughter Deities. It contains the ultimate power of slaughter capable of destroying all laws and ending everything. When the sword emerges, all Dao paths collapse, and Twilight of the Gods descends! Current development level: ???]

[Reward: All Soul Rings and Soul Bones increase in age by Hundred Thousand Years. Gain innate domain: Myriad Heavens Divine Domain. Gain the inheritance of the God Slaying Sword Technique. Gain Divine Skill: Gods' Ashes Extinction.]

"Se... Second Place! And it's Lu Xiao again!"

"Twin Martial Souls—another Twin Martial Soul dominating the rankings!"

"Extinguishing God-Slaying Sword, born solely to slaughter gods. Wh-what kind of Martial Soul is that?"

"All Soul Rings and Soul Bones increasing by Hundred Thousand Years? My god! What color will his Soul Rings become?"

"God Slaying Sword Technique... Gods' Ashes Extinction... Those names are terrifying!"

Madness!

The entire Douluo Continent had gone completely mad!

If the Life Ancient Tree had brought confusion and incomprehension,

then the Extinguishing God-Slaying Sword brought the most direct and naked fear and shock.

One was a Life Ancient Tree born to create all things, while the other was a god-slaying sword that existed to slaughter Deities.

These two utterly opposing yet equally ultimate powers had actually appeared within the same person!

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

The instant the name "Extinguishing God-Slaying Sword" appeared,

Sword Douluo Chen Xin's Seven Killing Sword Martial Soul broke free from his body uncontrollably, emitting sword cries that sounded like mournful wails.

It was the instinctive fear and submission of a lower-ranked Martial Soul when facing the supreme emperor of the Sword path.

Yet Chen Xin's eyes burned with flames of unprecedented fanaticism and despair.

"A sword that slaughters gods... So this is what lies at the end of the Sword path."

He muttered to himself. His Dao Heart was nearly shattered, yet amid that ruin, he glimpsed an unprecedentedly vast world.

Within Spirit Hall.

Qian Daoliu abruptly rose to his feet, and even the phantom of the Six-winged Angel behind him trembled faintly.

He sensed an enormous threat originating from the very source of his Martial Soul, the agitation of encountering a Natural Enemy!

"Extinguishing God-Slaying... There is actually a Martial Soul that dares to bear the name of god-slaying?"

"Just who is this Lu Xiao?"

His voice was filled with Unbelievable shock.

On Sea God Island.

Bo Saixi's face had gone pale as well. The intense warning transmitted by her Sea God Martial Soul made her understand

that sword possessed truly terrifying power capable of threatening Deities!

On the plaza of Big Dipper Academy, Dead Silence reigned.

Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan were completely numb, their mouths hanging open.

As they stared at that familiar yet unfamiliar name on the Sky Screen, their minds were utterly blank.

The Dean actually possessed two Martial Souls that defied the heavens to such an extent?

And they were Second Place and third?

Then First Place...

Lu Bu and Sikong Zhen exchanged a glance, each seeing the solemnness in the other's eyes.

They knew the Dean was strong, but they had never imagined he would be this strong.

Li Bai's gaze finally turned serious as well. Looking in Lu Xiao's direction, he raised his Wine Gourd in a distant toast.

Meanwhile, Lu Xiao, at the center of the storm, still lay lazily in his chair.

Only a faint, imperceptible Golden Light entered his body.

And before him floated a seed wrapped in dense green radiance, emanating endless life aura and the Dao Rhyme of Creation.

As this Life Ancient Tree Seed appeared,

every plant throughout Big Dipper Academy and even the surrounding mountain ranges began to grow and bloom wildly at a visible rate. The dense life aura transformed into pale green motes of light.

Like fireflies, they diffused throughout the entire plaza, as though worshipping their king.

Lu Xiao casually reached out toward the emerald-green seed floating before him, which radiated endless vitality and the Dao Rhyme of Creation.

"Hm? A Life Ancient Tree Seed?"

The instant his fingertip touched the seed,

a vast and surging stream of information flooded into his mind.

It was the most fundamental information and inheritance regarding this "Life Ancient Tree Seed."

Even with Lu Xiao's state of mind, tempered countless times by the system and having seen innumerable rare treasures,

a trace of genuine surprise flashed through his eyes.

"It's actually... the Origin Seed of the Life Ancient Tree?"

His heart stirred slightly.

His own Life Ancient Tree Martial Soul had long surpassed the ordinary meaning of a God-Tier Martial Soul, reaching the level of the origin of laws. It could be called the embodiment of the laws of life.

And the seed in his hand was no ordinary plant seed.

It was a physical entity condensed from the Life Ancient Tree's most essential and purest origin laws!

As the owner of the Life Ancient Tree, he understood better than anyone what this seed represented.

It was the foundation of life for an entire world, the symbol of the origin of creation!

As long as he planted this seed anywhere and nourished it with his own Soul Power and the laws of life, it would take root and sprout, gradually growing into a new, true Life Ancient Tree.

At that time, no matter how barren, desolate, or Dead Silent that land had originally been,

under the influence of the Life Ancient Tree, it would transform into a source of life and a sacred cultivation ground surpassing the entire Douluo Continent.

No, even the God Realm would be unable to compare with it.

That place would become the cradle of life, a place where laws manifested.

Its environment would be so exceptional, its energy so pure and abundant, that it would surpass any known blessed land.

"Interesting..."

Lu Xiao rubbed his chin, a trace of amusement flashing through his eyes.

"However, if I want this true Life Ancient Tree to grow, the resources it requires will probably be astronomical. Ordinary Soul Power is far from enough. It will need to Devour massive amounts of Life Origin, perhaps even..."

He did not plant the seed immediately.

Instead, with a thought, he stored it within his body and slowly nurtured it with the Origin Power of his Life Ancient Tree Martial Soul.

This matter was of great importance. It required careful long-term planning and the selection of the most suitable location.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The moment he put away the seed, the vast reward representing Second Place on the Martial Soul Ranking descended with a roar!

However, facing rewards that would have sent any Limit Douluo into wild ecstasy,

Lu Xiao merely calmly felt the slight growth of power within his body, his heart utterly unmoved.

There was no other reason; his foundation was simply too deep.

With the Sign-in System, he had long ago raised the quality of his Soul Rings to an unimaginable level through various mission rewards and special items.

He had also already gathered all six Soul Bone positions across his body.

And all of them were top-grade products from the system, their ages far exceeding ordinary Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones.

This reward merely allowed his strength, already standing atop the mountain peak, to take another solid step upward.

It was merely icing on the cake.