Blood of the Black King Nidhogg (Part 1)

Chapter 1: Blood of the Black King, Níðhöggr (Part 1)

Douluo Continent, outer region of the Star Dou Great Forest.

As the oldest forest on the Douluo Continent, the Star Dou Great Forest has always been the largest and most concentrated gathering place for soul beasts in terms of quantity and variety.

Here, as long as you are willing to spend time searching, you can find almost any soul beast you desire, except for Sea Soul Beasts.

Viewed from high above the outside world, the Star Dou Great Forest appears as a vast expanse of green. Countless ancient trees, hundreds of meters tall, grow one after another within the forest.

Their branches and leaves intertwine, forming a massive net that completely blocks sunlight from the outside, rendering the interior of the Star Dou Great Forest gloomy and seemingly fraught with danger.

"Roar!"

A deafening roar echoed through the outer region, shattering the tranquil atmosphere. As a dense patch of shrubbery shook violently, a massive black shadow burst out from within the next second!

Under the faint blue light emitted by the Blue Silver Grass on the ground, the full appearance of the black shadow in mid-air could be discerned.

It was a giant soul beast resembling a horned lizard, with two spike horns on its head and its entire body covered in sharp spines that gleamed with a cold light, as if clad in sturdy armor. Its four limbs, running rapidly on the ground, were covered in ferocious muscles, and its five claws were extremely sharp, shattering stones upon contact.

Its thick tail swung wildly behind it, creating sonic booms and causing trees to explode in its wake.

This was a Dragon Horn Hunting Lizard with a cultivation of around twelve thousand years.

Dragon Horn Hunting Lizards were not well-known among soul beasts, and even less so due to their rarity. However, the trace of rare Dragon Blood contained within their bodies made them far more powerful than ordinary soul beasts.

A cultivation of around six thousand years could contend with an ordinary ten-thousand-year soul beast.

Yet, this very Dragon Horn Hunting Lizard, capable of dominating the Mixed Zone of the Star Dou Great Forest, now had its scarlet eyes filled with panic, as if it were fleeing for its life.

And indeed, that was precisely what was happening.

In the dense forest above the Dragon Horn Hunting Lizard, a figure appeared silently. One yellow and two purple soul rings slowly pulsed beneath his feet.

The dim light enveloped him in darkness, obscuring his face. However, on his face, there was a pair of Golden Eyes, shining with extreme brilliance.

"My wrath is the wrath of a king, coming from the heights of Babylon, burning like the sun!"

"Spirit Speech: Sovereign Flame!"

A language not of this world, ancient and profound, as if created by gods, resounded in this world, this dense forest, and above the fleeing Dragon Horn Hunting Lizard!

The voice was like the roar of a colossal dragon, majestic and ferocious!

It was also like the supreme king issuing a decree with Heavenly Decree, delivering a death sentence to his prey!

An invisible domain spread out from the figure as the center. Within a radius of three hundred meters, all elements except wind, fire, earth, water, and spirit were expelled!

The next moment, violent fire elements exploded around the Dragon Horn Hunting Lizard! Its power was akin to a napalm bomb!

"Roar!"

The Dragon Horn Hunting Lizard, under attack, let out a sharp roar. The powerful impact of the explosion sent it tumbling to the ground.

The crimson flames burning fiercely on its body caused it immense pain, but facing a life-or-death crisis, it still struggled to run forward.

As a ten-thousand-year soul beast, the Dragon Horn Hunting Lizard wasn't unwilling to resist, but the terrifying Dragon's Might emanating from that person forced it to flee.

Just by facing those extremely brilliant Golden Eyes, it felt as if it saw a colossal black dragon covering the sky and blotting out the sun.

That Dragon's Might, like that of a Dragon God, those Wings that seemed capable of tearing the sky and hanging skulls, instantly extinguished its ferocity, leaving only the thought of turning and fleeing for its life.

On the other side, the exploding firelight dispelled the darkness in the forest, also revealing the person's Full Appearance.

Moyuan wore a black Windbreaker, his long ink-colored hair casually draped behind him, fluttering in the wind. His skin was fair, and his handsome features were eerily beautiful, as if crafted by a deity, Perfect.

His brilliant Golden Eyes were filled with cold Stern Killing Intent, with a hint of brutality, like a ferocious giant dragon.

Gazing at the Dragon Horn Hunting Lizard below, roaring continuously and fleeing in panic while enduring excruciating pain, Moyuan expressionlessly reached out and grasped at the Void beside him.

With a flash of white light, a three-foot-long, two-finger-wide long saber, gleaming with a Cold Light, appeared out of thin air in his hand.

Moyuan bent his legs and leaped forward with a Tiger Leap. Gripping the long saber with both hands, he drew it down rapidly from above, sketching a Silver Crescent Moon in mid-air.

This slash was too fast, causing the bent saber to produce an unobservable vibrational frequency as it cut through the air, emitting a tremor that could tear eardrums!

On this Douluo Continent, no one could unleash such a killing-intent-filled and Perfect Slash using only skill and physical strength, without employing any soul skills!

The falling blade light, with a single slash, cut the Dragon Horn Hunting Lizard in half at the waist!

Deep red blood gushed out with its shrill roars, creating a rain of blood amidst the surrounding burning flames.

The severed waist wound was smooth and flat. As blood spurted, a destructive aura, as if capable of destroying Myriad Things, invaded the Dragon Horn Hunting Lizard's Limbs and Bones.

Even though the Dragon Horn Hunting Lizard possessed a trace of Dragon Race Bloodline, making its vitality tenacious, facing a certain death attack and that destructive aura, it could only writhe its half-body in pain, slowly awaiting death.

But Moyuan did not like to wait. After unleashing the blade light, he continued to grip the long saber and descended rapidly from high in the sky. His fluttering black Windbreaker was like a surging Battle Flag!

The sharp tip of the saber pointed downwards, piercing towards the Dragon Horn Hunting Lizard's head!

"Roar!!!"

The Dragon Horn Hunting Lizard, its Scarlet Eyes filled with human-like fear, let out the final roar of its life.

With a "Puchi" sound, the saber pierced its tough armor and plunged fiercely into its brain, instantly churning it into Paste.

The surrounding darkness, like a tide, rapidly enveloped its vision. In the final moments of the Dragon Horn Hunting Lizard's life, it only saw those Golden Eyes that had filled it with extreme terror...

Swish--

Moyuan yanked the long saber from the Dragon Horn Hunting Lizard's head, drawing an arc in the air as the blood and gore splattered off the blade.

"Ten-thousand years. It's about right for my Fourth Soul Ring..." Moyuan said indifferently, gazing at the black Soul Ring slowly emerging from the corpse.

If any other Soul Master were present, they would surely think Moyuan was crazy.

It was known that after a soul beast's Cultivation broke through ten thousand years, its lingering resentment after death would hide within the Soul Ring, unleashing a fatal blow when a Soul Master absorbed it. Soul Masters called this Soul Shock.

Only when a Soul Master's Cultivation broke through level fifty, with both body and Mental Strength mature, could they withstand Soul Shock. In the past, some Soul Masters had attempted to absorb a Ten-thousand Year Soul Ring by exceeding the limit of Soul Ring years.

But the outcome was usually instant death by explosion. Those who were lucky enough to survive would have their Sea of Consciousness collapse, becoming an Idiot for the rest of their lives.

Moyuan knew all this, but he didn't care. As a Transmigrator who had read the Original Work, if he didn't break the limit and absorb Soul Rings after transmigrating to the Douluo Continent, could he even be called a Transmigrator?

Besides, since he was a Transmigrator, who the hell didn't have some kind of Cheat?