So, under these circumstances.
How could Dugu Bo dare claim he was a match for Tang Chen?
First, he did not possess the inherited divine techniques Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi had received from the Angel God and Sea God.
Second, he did not have Tang Chen's fully developed Self-Created Soul Skills.
Relying only on his own Soul Skills and the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Domain he had just acquired—
Tang Chen could probably smash his head apart with a single hammer blow.
Looking at Dugu Bo's expression.
Gu Changge smiled and said, "It's not that serious, Old Man!"
"Although Tang Chen is now the King of Slaughter in Slaughter City!"
"That doesn't mean he can stop others from obtaining Divine Slaughter's Domain!"
Dugu Bo was briefly stunned, then immediately grew interested. "How so?"
"Actually, although Tang Chen is now the King of Slaughter, he was long ago parasitized by the Nine-Headed Blood Bat King living in Slaughter City!"
"Forget stopping others from obtaining Divine Slaughter's Domain. Even he himself—though he isn't dead yet—isn't much different from being dead!"
"That Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King has already hollowed out his entire body."
"As long as he continues being parasitized and borrows the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King's life force, he can keep barely clinging to life!"
"But if the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King gives up parasitizing him, the moment he regains his senses will be the moment he dies!"
"And the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King's main strength lies in the spiritual realm!"
"Its spiritual power is incredibly strong. That was precisely why, when Tang Chen reached the eighth trial of the Nine Trials of Asura, it could parasitize him with the aid of the Rakshasa God's power, causing Tang Chen's Asura God trial to fail completely!"
"But aside from its spiritual power, that thing is nothing impressive!"
"So even if the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King has parasitized Tang Chen and can control Tang Chen's body in battle!"
"Without Tang Chen's powerful combat experience and instincts—"
"Even with the same body, the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King can only display the combat power of an ordinary level ninety-five Titled Douluo!"
"The only thing it can truly show off is the evolved version of Divine Slaughter's Domain: the Slaughter Domain!"
"Like Slaughter City itself, the Slaughter Domain has a magic-ban effect and can suppress others from using Soul Skills!"
"Anyone without a Domain of their own cannot contend against it!"
"And as an evolved version of Divine Slaughter's Domain, it likewise suppresses Divine Slaughter's Domain!"
"To put it plainly, with your current strength and the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Domain, Old Man, even without Self-Created Soul Skills, you can beat the King of Slaughter version of Tang Chen however you want!"
Gu Changge was not talking nonsense.
In the original Douluo novel.
When Tang San fought the King of Slaughter, he had made a clear assessment of his strength.
The power of a single strike was merely on the level of Sea Dragon Douluo, one of the Seven Sacred Pillars of Sea God Island.
And Sea Dragon Douluo had only possessed the combat strength of a newly advanced level ninety-five Titled Douluo at the time.
Although Tang San had ultimately relied on the Sea God's Light to shatter the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King and awaken Tang Chen.
That did not mean there was no way to deal with that thing without the Sea God's Light.
Before Tang San used the Sea God's Light—
He had also fought the opponent head-on with the Blue Silver Domain.
It was just that he had been too weak at the time.
The Blue Silver Domain had been directly shattered by the King of Slaughter.
He could not beat the opponent head-on.
That was why he had used the Sea God's Light.
But Dugu Bo was different from Tang San.
Dugu Bo was now a genuine level ninety-nine Limit Douluo.
And he also possessed the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Domain.
Under such circumstances.
If he fought the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King version of Tang Chen—
He only needed to rely on the [Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Domain] to withstand a wave of the opponent's [Slaughter Domain].
Then he could close in for a short-range fight and rely on sheer strength to beat the opponent apart.
"If that's the case, then this Divine Slaughter's Domain is as good as mine!"
After hearing Gu Changge's words, Dugu Bo was immediately interested. "By the way, after the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King parasitized Tang Chen and could use his body to serve as the King of Slaughter, that means it gained intelligence and can communicate normally with people, right?"
Gu Changge nodded. "It can!"
"Then tell me, if I give that thing a good beating, do I have a chance of forcing it to reveal Tang Chen's Self-Created Soul Skills, such as the Nine Absolute Techniques of Clear Sky and the Great Sumeru Hammer?" Dugu Bo rubbed his hands together as he spoke to Gu Changge.
Gu Changge looked at Dugu Bo in astonishment.
Well, well, Old Man with those thick brows and big eyes.
Who would have thought you were this kind of Dugu Bo?
"You can try!"
Gu Changge did not make any promises about this matter.
Because he was not sure whether it would work.
After all, in the original story, after parasitizing Tang Chen, the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King had indeed gone all out to erode him.
It wanted to completely seize his body.
But Tang Chen had continued resisting. Even when he finally faced Tang San, the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King had not truly succeeded in taking over Tang Chen's body.
So under these circumstances, Gu Changge truly did not know whether it had managed to obtain Tang Chen's ultimate techniques.
"But take it easy, Old Man. It's fine to test it out, but don't go too far!"
Gu Changge spoke up and added another reminder. "The Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King may have parasitized Tang Chen, but it hasn't killed Tang Chen yet. If you accidentally weaken the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King until it can't suppress Tang Chen anymore, that will be trouble!"
The Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King was a pathetic substitute fighter.
Just some worthless trash by the roadside.
But Tang Chen was different.
Though that guy had only made a fleeting appearance in the original story.
Even that brief glimpse had been terrifying enough.
With just one move—no, it should be said that he had only used half a move—
He had nearly killed Great God King Tang, who had reached the level of the Sea God's seventh trial.
So, testing was fine.
But he absolutely could not overdo it.
Otherwise, if he let that old bastard Tang Chen out, it would become a troublesome matter.
Gu Changge was not afraid of that old bastard.
But he still had to exercise the necessary caution.
After all, at this stage, that guy's combat strength was still viciously formidable.
If he emerged and then slashed at you with a sword—
Forget Dugu Bo.
Even if Qian Daoliu were dragged in as well—
They probably still would not be enough for that Asura Sword to cut down.
"No matter!"
But at this moment.
In response to Gu Changge's warning, Dugu Bo said indifferently, "When the time comes, I'll bring that thing to MC World and deal with it there!"
"Whether it's the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King or Tang Chen!"
"If he bares his fangs, I'll break his dog legs!"
Watching Dugu Bo's arrogant expression.
Gu Changge opened his mouth, feeling like he had been an idiot.
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