Peerless Domain

The Green Steel Sword fell back into Ling Chen's hand, still trembling without pause.

Even with the sword stuck in the rock wall of Hell Road, the Dragon Pillar Space continued pouring Martial Soul Origin into it.

When Ling Chen had touched the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's corpse just now, he had only obtained Martial Soul Origin; he hadn't extracted its Soul Ring.

Ling Chen wasn't too surprised. The Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King he had killed was also a special case, and he hadn't expected to gain anything from these creatures.

The Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's inner core alone was already enough. It was just a shame that the 130,000 points of Martial Soul Origin he had painstakingly saved had instantly dwindled to just 30,000.

Even after absorbing the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's Martial Soul Origin, he had barely reached 40,000 points. Ling Chen felt a strange sense of anxiety.

Based on the current cost of strengthening his Martial Soul, every time he strengthened it, the amount of Martial Soul Origin required would increase tenfold.

The next strengthening would require a million points of Martial Soul Origin. But now that Ling Chen had left Slaughter City, obtaining Martial Soul Origin would be difficult.

Of course, the more Martial Soul Origin he spent on strengthening it, the greater the power the Green Steel Sword would display. Just from its ability to block attacks and snap weapons, it was clear how great its potential was.

Just then, the three of them pointed their Martial Souls at one another. Three currents of killing intent intertwined.

Tang San was the first to regain his senses. His Blue Silver Domain quickly enveloped Ling Chen and Hu Liena.

Only then did the two of them slowly come to their senses and lower their weapons. Ling Chen glanced at Hu Liena.

"Your killing intent seems to be getting out of control. My advice is to knock you out, then have Tang Yin carry you out."

Hu Liena's blood-red eyes vanished for the moment. She looked at Ling Chen warily.

"Li Tianyi, you're the one among us with the heaviest killing intent! I've killed countless people over the past two years, but my killing intent isn't nearly as intense as yours..."

Ling Chen froze. Was it? He had spent only three months in this land of slaughter, and he hadn't killed that many people, had he?

If each person was worth 50 points of Martial Soul Origin, then excluding the corpses he'd gotten for free, he'd only killed a little over 2,000 people.

That did seem to be more than Hu Liena and the others had killed, but he couldn't sense his own overwhelming killing intent. What was more, Ling Chen had no idea how his bizarre Killing Intent Perception worked.

But then again, Ling Chen knew Hu Liena wouldn't be able to hold out, so instead of discussing it with her, he might as well act.

Ling Chen moved swiftly. He lightly tapped her with the sword hilt, and Hu Liena fell peacefully asleep.

Tang San said nothing. Just now, before Ling Chen had used his domain, he had seemed a little crazed, but he had still been able to keep his wits about him.

Hu Liena, however, seemed to be at her limit. The closer they got to the exit, the more the fog disrupted their minds. Knocking her out seemed like a pretty good solution.

"Let's go!"

Ling Chen took a long iron chain from his Soul Tool and fastened it to the still-trembling Green Steel Sword. He tied the other end securely around himself.

The two of them hurried forward beneath the cover of the Blue Silver Domain. Before long, they saw a cave entrance glowing with white light.

What followed was familiar: Tang San tossed the Blood Swan Kiss into the Yellow Spring Dew, turning its slow-acting poison into a deadly one.

By then, the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King had completely regenerated and was pursuing them.

Tang San wrapped Blue Silver Grass around the Flying God Claw, spread his Eight Spider Soul Bone, and leapt into the air.

Because he was carrying another person, the Flying God Claw couldn't reach. Tang San then used Purple Demon Divine Light to attack the magma. He harnessed the recoil from the enormous pillar of molten rock and successfully reached the cave entrance.

Ling Chen's method was even simpler and more brutal. He swung the Green Steel Sword like a meteor hammer and hurled it with all his might toward the entrance.

The Green Steel Sword flew from his hands like a shooting star, carrying Ling Chen along with it.

The sword punched through the trunks of several trees, its power undiminished. Ling Chen, dragged along behind it, planted both feet against a tree trunk and finally came to a stop.

The three had barely made it out of the cave when Hu Liena and Tang San obtained the Divine Slaughter's Domain they had long yearned for. Ling Chen's domain, however, seemed different from theirs.

Ling Chen didn't reveal it right away. Obtaining a domain at six years old was already outrageous. A prodigy who showed too much of his strength was liable to die young!

His domain was special: in endless slaughter, he held absolute dominion, invincible and unrivaled—like Lü Bu or Zhao Yun, Peerless Under Heaven!

Tang San's and Hu Liena's domains clashed. Hu Liena walked toward Tang San with a graceful sway.

After a simple exchange of thanks, Hu Liena developed feelings for Tang San, but she didn't dare express them.

Ling Chen picked his moment and emerged from the woods.

"Hey, hey, have you already forgotten your partner in crime?"

Ling Chen's appearance only made Tang San and Hu Liena glance at each other before they walked toward him.

"Of course not. I was just wondering how a little brat like you ended up in Slaughter City."

Now that the three of them had escaped that hell, and after working together earlier, they trusted one another well enough.

Ling Chen coughed twice and managed to squeeze out two words.

"Secret!"

He hadn't figured out how to explain it yet. He couldn't just tell anyone about having crossed over into this world.

Tang San remained calm. He had secrets of his own. Especially since his mask had disappeared without a trace, and Hu Liena hadn't recognized him.

Hu Liena looked Ling Chen over, as though she had noticed something astonishing.

"You don't seem to have any Soul Power, or even an awakened Martial Soul! So where did that Sword Martial Soul of yours come from?"

Hu Liena's words even surprised Tang San. Throughout their journey, Ling Chen had swept aside every opponent with that Sword Martial Soul.

Now Hu Liena was saying he had no Martial Soul. It was utterly baffling.

Ling Chen pouted. Why did people always ask him questions that were so hard to answer? Couldn't they ask where he was going instead?

"That's simple. Just take me to awaken my Martial Soul, and you'll find out."

Ling Chen wasn't a fool, nor was he really a six-year-old child. The adventure in Slaughter City had been a trial of his character as much as anything else.

Hu Liena hesitated. Though she was Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden, taking a six-year-old child to Spirit Hall and convincing its people that he was a genius felt a bit like pulling strings.

Tang San, however, was interested. He had gained some understanding of how powerful the Green Steel Sword was, but even more terrifying was Ling Chen himself.

Ling Chen had thrown it with the weight of a Clear Sky Hammer, embedding it in the ground with only the hilt showing. That kind of strength was beyond anything the word "prodigy" could describe.

Tang San still hoped to bring the little fellow to Shrek Academy. Aside from his somewhat crazy ideas, this little monster's strength was undeniable.

"Since you gave me the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's inner core, I should help you awaken your Martial Soul."

Hearing this, Ling Chen nodded in satisfaction.

After parting ways with Hu Liena, they hadn't gone far when Ling Chen called out to Tang San.

"Brother Silver, will you spar with me? I want to test my domain."

Tang San stopped walking. He had almost forgotten that Ling Chen had also come out of Slaughter City and should have a Divine Slaughter's Domain.

As luck would have it, Tang San wanted to test the child's domain too.

"How do you want to fight?"

"We don't need to take it seriously. Just a simple clash of Martial Souls will do."

Ling Chen spoke frankly, the Green Steel Sword already in his hand.

"Fine!"

As soon as Tang San summoned the Clear Sky Hammer, he immediately attacked Ling Chen.

"Peerless Under Heaven!"

Ling Chen unleashed his Peerless Domain. It covered only a small area, just a few meters around him.

Tang San's Divine Slaughter's Domain immediately spread over Ling Chen, yet it had no effect on him.

On the contrary, as Ling Chen fought Tang San, the range of his Peerless Domain kept expanding. The boost it gave him continued to grow in every way, while Tang San's abilities were weakened across the board.

It seemed that with every clash, every fight, Ling Chen's overall combat strength rose another notch, while Tang San's overall combat strength was reduced by one.