Ling Chen looked at the Soul Kings without fear. Instead, his face was lit with a strange excitement.
A Soul Ancestor's Martial Soul Origin was around forty thousand points. What about a Soul King? Ling Chen didn't know yet, but the thirty-odd Soul Kings before him should be enough to strengthen his Green Steel Sword once.
Ling Chen couldn't face them head-on. He also had to watch out for the Soul Ancestors outside the encirclement, who could use their Soul Skills to wear him down.
All Ling Chen could do now was wait.
The battle on the clone's side wasn't over yet. Once the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was wiped out, Ling Chen could recall the clone and improve his odds.
"What a troublesome brat. No wonder His Holiness the Pope ordered us to capture you alive. I advise you to come with us quietly. Otherwise, we'll have to rough you up and make you suffer!"
The Soul Kings didn't want to fight Ling Chen directly. They were afraid they might not beat the kid. A sixteen-level brat chasing a pack of Soul Ancestors and killing them—how many people had ever seen something so absurd?
"How laughable. You've brought your army to our doorstep, hoping to wipe out the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. And now you expect me to surrender? Dream on!"
As he spoke, Ling Chen charged at one of the Soul Kings. The others didn't dare hold back and attacked at once.
"Fifth Soul Skill—Purgatory Duel Arena!"
"Third Soul Skill—Chain Lock Eight Directions!"
One control skill after another wrapped around Ling Chen in layers. With the enhancement of the Peerless Domain, he could break through some of them, but even he couldn't withstand the Soul Skills of so many Soul Kings.
Gradually, a "ball of chains" took shape around him. Seeing this, Ning Fengzhi immediately called for Chen Xin and Gu Rong.
Unfortunately, Chen Xin and Gu Rong couldn't break away just yet. Though they had the upper hand against the Title Douluos, Spirit Kite Douluo and the others were determined to keep Chen Xin from freeing himself to rescue Ling Chen. They fought desperately to hold him back.
"Move aside!"
The might of Chen Xin's Seven Kill Sword swept out, instantly forcing Spirit Kite and three other Douluos back. Seizing the opening, Chen Xin sent a blast of sword energy toward the ball of chains.
"Not a chance!"
Bone Armor Douluo flashed forward and took Chen Xin's sword strike with his body. He had assumed it was merely meant to break the ball of chains, but he had never imagined the strike would be so terrifying.
The Seven Kill Sword's energy rampaged through his body, tearing at his internal organs. He spat out a mouthful of blood, and the bone armor covering him shattered at once.
Chen Xin gave a faint smile. He knew exactly how strong Ling Chen was. A mere Soul King trying to trap him was wishful thinking.
Ling Chen hadn't yet infused his killing intent into the Peerless Domain because he was waiting for the Soul Kings and Soul Ancestors to exhaust their Soul Power. Then he could wipe them all out at once.
"Hahaha! I wouldn't dare take Chen Xin's strike, yet you caught it with your bare body. I, Gu Rong, have to hand it to you!"
Gu Rong's mocking voice rang out. Bone Armor Douluo grew even angrier, and his rage made him cough up more blood.
"Damn it. I've been played!"
Grimacing, Bone Armor Douluo tried to retreat.
When your enemy was down, you finished him off! The opening in the battle had appeared, and Chen Xin and Gu Rong naturally weren't about to let it pass. They chased after Bone Armor Douluo.
"Go take Li Tianyi away!"
Snake Lance Douluo and Shadow Douluo ordered Spirit Kite Douluo to do so, then moved to stop Chen Xin and Gu Rong from pursuing Bone Armor Douluo.
Spirit Kite Douluo ignored the order and instead charged toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
"Not good!"
Chen Xin and Gu Rong realized something was wrong. Bone Armor Douluo had deliberately taken the hit to draw their attention away. With their hands free, Spirit Kite Douluo could slaughter the entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect on her own.
But by the time they tried to stop her, it was too late.
"Eighth Soul Skill—Boiling Blood!"
A rain of Fire Feather Meteors swept down on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. One disciple after another was set alight by the fiery feathers and burned to ashes.
In moments, the entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was engulfed in flames. Cries of agony echoed endlessly through the sect, turning it into a living hell.
Even as they fought in the air, Chen Xin and the others heard those heart-rending screams.
Chen Xin tightened his grip on the Seven Kill Sword. Bone Armor Douluo saw that his scheme had worked and burst into laughter.
"Hahahaha! Hahahahaha! Chen Xin, are you satisfied with this outcome?"
Chen Xin clenched his jaw in silence, his eyes blazing with fury.
Suddenly, Gu Rong and Chen Xin sensed something approaching and quickly put distance between themselves and Bone Armor Douluo.
Bone Armor Douluo was still laughing. He couldn't understand it. Chen Xin should have been attacking him furiously, so why had he suddenly retreated?
Then Bone Armor Douluo's laughter died. Disbelief crept across his face as he stiffly turned around.
Ling Chen had already broken out of the ball of chains and begun slaughtering the remaining Soul Kings.
Everyone from Spirit Hall was caught in Ling Chen's Peerless Domain, now fused with killing intent, which reduced all their attributes by 81 percent. Their Mental Attribute had fallen so far that they were trapped in an illusion.
They found themselves in hell, lying in a pile of corpses with their limbs gone. A demon dragged a longsword behind it, slicing them bit by bit from the bottom of their torsos.
Some of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's disciples were affected by Ling Chen's domain too, frozen in place.
Ling Chen had lost his reason. Like a bloodthirsty butcher, he reaped the lives of Spirit Hall's Soul Masters.
Chen Xin and Gu Rong immediately rushed in opposite directions. With such a perfect chance to control the battlefield, Chen Xin could kill Bone Armor Douluo.
"Ninth Soul Skill—God and Demon Dual Slash!"
Chen Xin used up all his Soul Power to unleash two sword strikes that cleaved through space and time: the first broke through defenses, and the second brought destruction.
Already gravely wounded, Bone Armor Douluo couldn't escape the illusion of Ling Chen's domain in time. He died beneath Chen Xin's sword, without even understanding what had happened.
Gu Rong's Bone Dragon appeared behind Spirit Kite Douluo and snapped at her head.
In an instant, Spirit Kite Douluo came to her senses. Seeing the Bone Dragon bearing down on her, she tried to put some distance between them. But Ling Chen's domain kept her from unleashing the strength needed to break free, leaving her no choice but to dodge sideways.
"Riiiip!"
The Bone Dragon didn't miss. With a savage tear, it ripped off Spirit Kite Douluo's arm. A piercing pain shot straight to the crown of her head.
"Ah!"
Blood poured from Spirit Kite Douluo's wound as the Bone Dragon crunched her arm in its jaws.
Ling Yuan gritted her teeth and pulled away, with only one thought in her mind: escape alive.
Ling Yuan poured all her Soul Power into pushing her speed to its limit, counteracting the weakening effect of Ling Chen's domain.
Chen Xin wanted to kill another Title Douluo, but Snake Lance and Shadow had already recovered and put distance between themselves and him.
"What the hell is this?"
Snake Lance Douluo stared uneasily toward the source of the domain. The fact that it weakened all of them left him drenched in cold sweat.
"If we stay in this domain too long, we'll be done for. Damn it, that bitch escaped!"
Only then did Snake Lance Douluo and Shadow Douluo realize what had happened. They hurriedly fled Ling Chen's domain and escaped.
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