Douluo: Martial Soul Iron-Eating Beast, Never Be a Slave — Part 23

"The Sea God's glory shall protect his people!"

At the same time.

Both Slaughter City and Spirit Hall were similarly stirred.

Slaughter City.

On the noisy, chaotic streets, sin, bloodshed, and slaughter played out among the fallen ones every moment.

Suddenly, a group of knights clad in silver armor rode past on mighty warhorses.

The fallen ones who had been utterly unrestrained quickly moved aside. Those who failed to dodge in time were mercilessly cut down, their corpses trampled beneath the horses' hooves.

The fallen ones were long accustomed to this and did not dare show the slightest disrespect.

The knights soon arrived at Slaughter City's gates and reined in their horses. The leading knight shouted.

"I am the Dread Knight Commander, Tex!"

"By order of the King of Slaughter!"

"From this day forward, Slaughter City will no longer admit outsiders! Any violators will be executed on the spot!"

Martial Soul Mountain.

Worship Hall.

Six figures clad in golden armor stood within, divided into two rows.

On the high platform in the hall stood another person, facing away from the six.

The six below regarded that figure with reverence and loyalty.

"Grand Worshipper, what was that disturbance just now?"

At those words, the figure on the platform finally turned around. His form gradually became clear as golden light bloomed around him, and behind him emerged the divine image of a noble Six-Winged Angel.

At the sight, the six below respectfully placed their right hands over their chests in salute.

"A variable has appeared on the continent. Spirit Hall's future is unknown..."

As the man on the platform spoke, one of the six golden-armored figures below stepped forward.

"Grand Worshipper, if that is the case, we have no reason to let Bibi Dong continue acting so recklessly!"

"Spirit Hall belongs to the Angel Clan, not to Bibi Dong!"

"Only the Grand Worshipper and the Young Master can lead Spirit Hall out of this predicament!"

The figure on the platform did not answer. On his resolute, middle-aged face—despite being over a hundred years old and appearing only thirty or forty—there flickered a trace of complication and hesitation.

After a long while, he finally spoke.

"Everything will be discussed after Xue'er inherits the Angel God's divine position..."

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Spirit Hall.

A certain underground location within Pope Palace.

Bibi Dong was not wearing her luxurious and noble papal robes. Instead, she wore a strange, pitch-black outfit, her eyes filled with wicked charm.

Large spiders and skeletons surrounded her, radiating a chilling, murderous aura.

"A variable on the continent? Hmph! Nothing can stop me!"

"Angel Clan, sooner or later, I will make you pay! I will devour every last one of you, little by little..."

"Ha ha ha!"

Her crazed, evil laughter echoed through the underground chamber.

God Realm.

Several divine senses communicated with one another.

"A tremendous variable has appeared on the continent again. It truly has not been peaceful."

"In merely a thousand years, this is already not the first time..."

"The last time was when the Sea God and Angel God became new deities. Could another new deity be born this time?"

"A new deity? It would be fine if it were merely a new deity. The concern is that it may change the existing rules..."

"The variable on the continent vanished in an instant and is difficult to investigate. We only faintly sensed the aura of slaughter..."

"If it is slaughter, Asura and Rakshasa will probably be tempted again..."

Sunset Forest.

Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Zhao Mu and the others had no idea that Heibai's transformation and roar would cause such a huge commotion.

At this moment, Zhao Mu was merely staring at Heibai before him.

Under his gaze, Zhao Mu discovered that although Heibai's appearance had not changed after roaring at the sky and he remained in his evolved, imposing state, he seemed to have lost something.

His eyes!

Heibai no longer possessed the terrifying, intimidating gaze from before. Instead, his eyes had returned to their... innocent and adorably foolish look.

It was as if he had lost a trace of divine charm—or rather, demonic charm.

The current Heibai was still the same gluttonous Heibai, not the Demon God Iron-Eating Beast that could frighten even Dugu Bo.

As for that trace of demonic charm, it had not disappeared. It had instead been sealed within Zhao Mu's fourth Soul Ring.

That was right. As Heibai successfully broke through and evolved, Zhao Mu had also successfully obtained his fourth Soul Ring.

Purple, purple, reddish-white, deep black.

The fourth Soul Ring was deep black. At first glance, it did not seem any different from a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring, but Zhao Mu felt that his fourth Soul Ring truly differed from one.

Zhao Mu had seen what a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring looked like on his father, so he was certain there was a difference.

Though both were black, his fourth Soul Ring seemed brighter, as if covered by a thin layer of light.

And within this fourth Soul Ring, perhaps because of that trace of demonic charm, Zhao Mu felt as though his fourth Soul Ring possessed life.

The seed of demonic charm had taken root here. Surely, the day would come when it blossomed and bore fruit.

Perhaps that would be the moment when the true Demon God Iron-Eating Beast descended.

Although Heibai had grown stronger, this evolution could not be considered a complete success.

The strange changes Zhao Mu had undergone at the time also remained unexplained.

It felt as though both Heibai and Zhao Mu had begun evolving, but for some reason, Zhao Mu's evolution had stopped while Heibai's continued.

It was somewhat like there had not been enough energy for both evolutions, so Zhao Mu's absorption had been temporarily halted and all the energy had been directed into Heibai instead.

If it truly was evolution, then what could he evolve into?

Could he evolve from an ordinary person into a superhuman?

That was far too unbelievable.

Forget it. There was no point thinking about things he could not understand. Living meant living freely and openly. Why rack his brains and trouble himself so much?

No longer dwelling on it, Zhao Mu gathered his thoughts and began observing Heibai's Fourth Form.

Big!

That was Zhao Mu's first impression of Heibai in this form.

Unlike the earlier lightning, vajra, water, and fire elemental forms, Heibai's Fourth Form was simply much larger.

Even the treasure between Heibai's hind legs had grown several times bigger, enough to make anyone envious.

What this enlargement brought was an all-around improvement in physical ability.

Including attack power, defense, and more.

Staring at the enlarged Heibai, Zhao Mu was already considering how to make use of his size to devise several combat plans for him.

"Hey, brat, now that you've gotten your fourth Soul Ring, shouldn't you start treating Yan Yan and me?"

Dugu Bo spoke beside Zhao Mu, interrupting him.

"Brat, let me make this clear first. If you find another excuse to delay, don't blame me for truly getting rough with you!"

Seeing Dugu Bo's extremely anxious expression, Zhao Mu smiled. "Rest assured, Senior. I now have the ability to treat you. It's just that..."

Nothing was more dreaded than a turn like "it's just that" or "but." Hearing Zhao Mu's words, Dugu Bo's brows rose as he said.

"Brat, don't tell me I have to wait until you obtain your fifth Soul Ring before treatment! Even though your Soul Power Level has already reached fifty, this old man cannot wait!"