I'm the Severed Limb Demon Child, after all!

"There's something to it. I hope they haven't started fighting yet!"

Ling Chen rested in the forest for a night, then used his clone to travel. There was no helping it: with his little legs and the toll his domain took on him, he just couldn't move very fast through the Star Dou Great Forest.

The skull had increased his spiritual power a little and raised his Soul Power Level by three levels, allowing him to switch places with his clone's shadow from farther away.

His clone had traveled as fast as it could, but after a whole night, it still hadn't left the area inhabited by thousand-year Soul Beasts.

"A clone outside my domain is just too slow. I'll have to expand the domain again."

Ling Chen switched places with the shadow, unleashed his Peerless Domain, and quickened his pace.

"Moo—!"

A bull's bellow swept through the clouds, shaking heaven and earth.

"The Sky Azure Bull Python! Did Tang San make his move?"

Ling Chen raced through the forest, relying on his Killing Intent Perception to avoid Soul Beasts nearing ten thousand years old as much as possible while heading toward the Sky Azure Bull Python.

Meanwhile, the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python were already trapped by Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo's Two-Pole Stasis Domain.

Tang San had suddenly turned traitor, catching Spirit Hall completely off guard. Then he fled with Xiao Wu.

"I knew that brat was up to something!"

Yan led the nearby Soul Saints in pursuit, while Hu Liena stood frozen in place, unable to accept that Tang Yin was Tang San.

"Damn it, that brat played us for fools!"

Though Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo were furious, they needed to keep the two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts under control for the time being. They could only watch helplessly as Tang San took Xiao Wu away.

"Liena! What are you standing there for? Hurry and chase them!"

Xie Yue broke free of the Blue Silver Grass's restraints and urged Hu Liena on. She bit her lower lip, her eyes already vacant.

With love and hatred so tangled together, anyone would have a hard time moving on.

But to Xie Yue and the other men, Tang San saving Hu Liena on Hell Road was simply a show of righteous heroism. There was no need to complicate it with all those tangled emotions.

Women, on the other hand, naturally thought about love. They said a hero saving a beauty won her heart, and Hu Liena had already fallen for Tang San.

The Agility Attack-type Soul Masters moved quickly through the forest and soon caught up with Tang San and Xiao Wu.

Tang San used every trick he had, and together with Xiao Wu, killed several Soul Saints. It was clear just how deep Spirit Hall's reserves ran.

"Xiao Wu, let's go!"

Tang San's strategy of trading injuries for injuries had saved them a great deal of time. He had to seize every moment he could to shake off the people from Spirit Hall.

Xiao Wu fell into Tang San's arms, and the two continued fleeing through the forest, heading toward an area with more Soul Beasts.

They had no idea that while doing so would indeed slow Spirit Hall's pursuit considerably, it would also slow their own progress.

Just as expected, a thirty-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider evaded Tang San's mental detection and blocked their path.

Xiao Wu and Tang San fought with all their might to drive off the Man Faced Demon Spider. Tang San ran out of Soul Power, and with his severe injuries, their speed dropped dramatically.

The Star Dou Great Forest, the Other Shore Flower Stone Forest.

This was a vast stone forest. Countless blood-red Manjushage bloomed across the ground, gorgeous and eerie, as if Xiao Wu's fate had been sealed from the start.

The Soul Master squad led by Yan caught up with Tang San and Xiao Wu. They leaped onto the surrounding stone peaks, surrounding the pair on all sides.

"You're at the end of your rope. Are you still going to struggle?"

Standing atop a stone peak, Yan looked down at Tang San as if he were an ant.

"Damn it!"

Tang San clenched his fists in silence. Surrounded by so many Soul Saints, he and Xiao Wu were surely doomed.

But before Yan and the others could make a move, an invisible force enveloped them. The Soul Saints of Spirit Hall—and even all of Tang San's attributes—dropped by forty-four percent.

"Who?"

Yan hurriedly looked back, but couldn't find the source of this force anywhere nearby.

Ling Chen was leaning against a tree, panting heavily.

"Damn, I nearly worked myself to death! Good thing I made it in time."

Ling Chen wiped the sweat from his forehead, leaned against a stone pillar, and dropped onto his backside.

Yan furrowed his brows. His attributes had suddenly dropped by forty-four percent. One careless move, and he could be erased from existence.

As soon as Tang San sensed the domain, he knew who it was. Who else but Li Tianyi could have a domain that lowered all attributes?

He had already seen Ling Chen's domain when the two of them escaped Hell Road. Although a year had passed since they last met, he still had a good understanding of Ling Chen's Peerless Domain.

"Thank goodness, Xiao Wu! We're saved!"

Xiao Wu looked confused. She was affected by the domain too. With their strength reduced this much, was Tang San sure they were saved?

Seeing Xiao Wu's expression, Tang San smiled faintly.

"There are some things I can't explain right now. In short, the person who unleashed this domain is a disciple of Sword Douluo from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!"

Xiao Wu instantly covered her mouth in shock. Seeing how nervous the Soul Saints of Spirit Hall were, she could hardly believe how powerful the domain's owner must be.

Once Ling Chen had caught his breath, he slowly stepped into view.

"Long time no see, Tang San! I'm not too late, am I?"

When Xiao Wu saw that the person who had appeared was just a little kid, she looked at Tang San doubtfully.

"Brother, are you sure this is his domain?"

Before Tang San could answer, Yan, standing atop the stone peak, recognized Ling Chen.

"A seven-year-old boy with a domain—you're... Li Tianyi?"

Ling Chen's lips curled into a smile as he glanced at the surrounding Soul Saints.

"Well, well! I never thought a little kid like me would be remembered by all the big shots of Spirit Hall. What an honor!"

Ling Chen bowed politely to Yan and the others, but kept right on talking.

"I wonder if you know my other title, too?"

At those words, Yan suddenly felt a chill down his back. At some point, Ling Chen had appeared behind him, swinging a sword at his back.

Yan didn't dodge. His Flame Lord Martial Soul gave him exceptionally powerful defenses. Even weakened by Ling Chen's Peerless Domain, he didn't think Ling Chen could break through them.

He was just a child. How much strength could he have? During the Elite Tournament, even Tang San's Eight Spider Soul Bone hadn't been able to break through his defenses, let alone this little brat.

"Clang!"

The sixty-pound iron sword in Ling Chen's hand snapped as it struck Yan. The powerful recoil left Ling Chen's hands numb.

"Tch, I thought you'd be stronger. Looks like Hu Liena talked you up too much."

Below, Xiao Wu saw this and gave a helpless smile. She couldn't believe she'd pinned her hopes on a seven-year-old child.

Tang San, however, smiled faintly. He knew very well that the sword wasn't Ling Chen's Martial Soul. A sword covered in marks from chopping at the Clear Sky Hammer certainly couldn't be the iron sword in front of him.

Yan hadn't noticed anything amiss. Just as he turned and reached out to grab Ling Chen, Ling Chen vanished, leaving only a shadow behind.

The next moment, blood flew through the air. The hand Yan had just reached out with was severed.

Ling Chen stood behind Yan, a ferocious smile appearing on his face.

"I'm the Severed Limb Demon Child, after all!"