Dragon Pillar Space

When he opened his eyes, three towering Dragon Pillars came into view.

The White Dragon Pillar stood on the left, the Golden Dragon Pillar in the middle, and the Black Dragon Pillar on the right.

The white Soul Ring immediately flew toward the White Dragon Pillar, and a strand of power peeled away from it and flew toward the Golden Dragon Pillar.

The White Dragon coiled around the jade-white pillar soared into the air and swallowed the white Soul Ring whole.

At the same time, the Golden Dragon in the middle shot into the sky, swallowed the strand of power, then coiled back around the Golden Dragon Pillar.

Ling Chen watched the scene unfold, momentarily at a loss for words.

What had he just seen? A dragon! Even as a transmigrator, he had never seen a dragon so full of life!

And not only that—the two dragons had split the Soul Ring between them. It shattered everything he thought he knew and left him utterly incredulous.

Ling Chen slowly approached the Golden Dragon Pillar. Its dazzling golden splendor made him reach out to touch it.

But the moment his hand touched the pillar, a wondrous power surged into his body.

"What is this?"

As soon as Ling Chen spoke, the Golden Dragon on the pillar began to talk.

"This is the Dragon Pillar Space. The power that just entered your body is the Martial Soul Origin I stripped away. It can briefly manifest your Martial Soul and strengthen it."

Ling Chen stumbled back in fright. It really was a living dragon—a living, breathing Golden Dragon!

Before Ling Chen could react, the Golden Dragon Pillar's light gradually dimmed, and the Golden Dragon seemed to fall into slumber.

Ling Chen reached out to touch the White Dragon Pillar. Information about the Soul Ring the White Dragon had just swallowed appeared in his mind.

[White Soul Ring]: 49 years.

[Source]: Solitary Earth Dog.

[Soul Ring Element]: Earth.

[Effect]: Can be added to one of your own Soul Rings to increase its age, with a very low chance of adding its element to the Soul Ring.

[Currently Stored Soul Rings]: 1.

[Current Soul Ring Stacking Limit]: 99 years.

The White Dragon said nothing. Like the Golden Dragon, its white light gradually dimmed, and it sank into slumber.

Ling Chen was too shocked to speak. The three Dragon Pillars alone were a breathtaking sight, but hearing a dragon speak and receiving all that information had left his mind reeling.

Only after a moment did Ling Chen finally come around. This was clearly his cheat.

Ling Chen was excited. Judging from what he knew so far, he needed to touch a corpse to trigger the power to strip things away.

The White Dragon stripped away Soul Rings, while the Golden Dragon stripped away Martial Soul Origin. The Soul Rings could be added to his own, while the origin could briefly manifest his Martial Soul and even strengthen it.

With this, he'd be able to put up a fight in Slaughter City.

Ling Chen tried to summon the Martial Soul Origin. In an instant, his hands spread apart, and the Green Steel Sword that had vanished earlier now floated above his palm.

"Isn't this the Green Steel Sword I lost? It actually became my Martial Soul!"

The corners of Ling Chen's mouth lifted, though he tried to hold back his grin. At that moment, his expression looked just like Zhou Yu's after trading a jade seal for an army.

"Wait, what if my Green Steel Sword could go up against the Asura God Sword or even the Sea God Trident? Would it be just as sharp, able to slice through iron like mud?"

Ling Chen shook his head, not daring to think any further along those lines. Instead, he looked toward the three Dragon Pillars. The Black Dragon Pillar on his right had remained dark the whole time.

Ling Chen tried touching it to activate it, but the Black Dragon Pillar showed no reaction.

Even so, Ling Chen was satisfied. Come to think of it, what kind of place was Slaughter City?

It was littered with corpses, and new bodies appeared every day. All Ling Chen needed to do was reach out and touch them. Soul Rings and Martial Soul Origin would be his for the taking.

Most importantly, everyone here was equal. Not even a Title Douluo could use Soul Skills. If a Title Douluo fell here...

Heh...

The corners of Ling Chen's mouth lifted, and a little drool escaped. He wasn't in a hurry to stack the Soul Rings.

After all, his Martial Soul hadn't even awakened yet, and he didn't know whether he had Innate Full Soul Power. But since the White Dragon could store Soul Rings, he could stockpile a million or so, then stack them into a Million-Year Soul Ring once he got out. Wouldn't that send him soaring straight to the heavens?

Still, that was only wishful thinking. He knew all too well what kind of place Slaughter City was.

Even if he could briefly manifest his Martial Soul, he couldn't kill anyone here—not yet. Even an ambush might not work.

Of course, it wasn't entirely hopeless. If he stripped away enough Martial Soul Origin and used it to strengthen the Martial Soul he could briefly manifest, he might have a slim chance.

But the killing intent here was already making Ling Chen feel uneasy.

He had been here for nearly three months. Though he could grit his teeth and endure the discomfort, he couldn't stay here for long.

Returning to consciousness, Ling Chen cleaned his wounds, then snapped the Solitary Earth Dog's bones one by one and sucked out the marrow.

It had been two days since he last ate tree bark, and he had just expended a lot of energy. He had no choice but to make do with this for a meal.

He didn't throw the bones away after eating. Instead, he stacked them in a corner of the dog's den.

Next, he was going out to search corpses.

Not knowing whether Scarface might be lying in wait, Ling Chen could only briefly manifest the Green Steel Sword and practice his combat skills.

The sword's proportions suited his skinny frame. It looked like a child-sized Green Steel Sword, and Ling Chen wielded it with ease.

Why was the Green Steel Sword so powerful? Because it was sharp enough to cut through iron like mud and cleave bone as easily as water. That gave him an absolute advantage when it came to killing.

After what seemed like a long while, Ling Chen cautiously made his way to the dog hole.

He cleared away the loose stones inside, then slowly crawled out. The alley was still dim. Ling Chen circled the area a few times, familiarizing himself with his surroundings.

After all, this was going to be his home. It would be a problem if he went out and couldn't find his way back.

Ling Chen left inconspicuous marks along the way, then finally headed out.

Ling Chen sniffed the complex air. If he caught even the faintest hint of a corpse's stench, he would rush over at once.

He hadn't gone far when he came upon a corpse.

It looked like a woman's body, lying facedown on the ground with her clothes torn. She'd probably been raped and then killed, or maybe raped, killed, and raped again...

Ling Chen didn't care about any of that. That was simply how things worked here: either keep your head down and survive, or slaughter your way through.

Though it disgusted him, Ling Chen still reached out and touched the body. He had to admit, it was a little stiff.

But his haul was substantial. He had stripped four Soul Rings and a small amount of Martial Soul Origin from the woman's corpse.

This time, he had taken more Martial Soul Origin than he had from the Solitary Earth Dog. Perhaps it was because the corpse was relatively intact, so not much of its Martial Soul Origin had dissipated.

Ling Chen tried using the Martial Soul Origin to strengthen his Green Steel Sword. The sword in his hand trembled continuously, and its weight seemed to increase a little.

"This boost isn't enough! If I haven't left this place in four years, my Martial Soul won't awaken and will be permanently set!"

"Even with such a powerful Martial Soul and cheat, it'll all be useless."

Ling Chen pulled his hand away from the corpse and continued searching for another body.