I Am the Severed Limb Demon Child!

"Interesting. I hope they haven't started fighting yet!"

Ling Chen rested in the forest for the night before using a clone to continue his journey. There was no helping it; with his short legs and the constant drain of his domain, he simply couldn't pick up speed in the Star Dou Great Forest.

The skull bone had increased his mental power slightly and raised his Soul Power Level by three ranks, which allowed him to swap positions with his clone's phantom image over greater distances.

The clone had been traveling at full speed, yet after an entire night, it still hadn't left the territory inhabited by thousand-year soul beasts.

"A clone outside my domain is just too slow. I have no choice but to expand the domain again."

Ling Chen swapped places with the phantom, unfurled his Peerless Domain, and quickened his pace.

"Moo--!"

A bovine roar rippled through the clouds and mist, shaking the very heavens.

"Sky Azure Bull Python! Could Tang San have made his move?"

Ling Chen sprinted through the forest, relying on his Killing Intent Perception to dodge the near-ten-thousand-year soul beasts as best he could, heading toward the source of the roar.

On the other side, the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python had already been trapped by the Two-Pole Stasis Domain of Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo.

Tang San had suddenly turned traitor, catching Martial Soul Hall off guard, and immediately began his escape with Xiao Wu.

"I knew that brat was trouble!"

Yan led the surrounding Soul Saints in pursuit, while Hu Liena stood frozen in place; she still couldn't accept the fact that Tang Yin was actually Tang San.

"Damn it, we've been played by this brat!"

Though Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo were furious, they had to maintain the containment of the two hundred-thousand-year soul beasts and could only watch helplessly as Tang San took Xiao Wu away.

"Nana! Why are you just standing there? Hurry and chase!"

Xie Yue broke free from the Blue Silver Grass and urged Hu Liena on. Hu Liena bit her red lip, her eyes vacant and lost.

With such love and hate intertwined, it was difficult for anyone to simply walk away.

However, to men like Xie Yue, Tang San saving Hu Liena on the Hell Road was merely a display of a man's righteousness, devoid of such complex emotional entanglements.

Women, naturally, considered the romantic side of things. It was said that a hero saving a beauty wins her heart, and Hu Liena had long since fallen for Tang San.

The agility-type soul masters moved quickly through the forest and soon caught up to Tang San and Xiao Wu.

Tang San exhausted every trick in his arsenal, killing several Soul Saints alongside Xiao Wu. It was easy to see just how deep the foundations of Martial Soul Hall truly were.

"Xiao Wu, go!"

Tang San's strategy of trading injury for injury saved him much-needed time; he had to fight for every gap to shake off the people from Martial Soul Hall.

Xiao Wu landed in Tang San's arms, and the two continued to flee through the forest, heading toward areas with a higher density of soul beasts.

Little did they know, while this tactic would indeed significantly slow down the pursuit from Martial Soul Hall, it would also drag down their own pace.

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 used every ounce of their strength to repel the Man Faced Demon Spider, but with Tang San's soul power depleted and his body heavily wounded, their escape speed dropped drastically.

Star Dou Great Forest, Other Shore Flower Stone Forest.

This was a massive stone forest where countless blood-red flowers grew from the ground, bewitching and eerie, as if Xiao Wu's fate had been sealed here.

The team of soul masters led by Yan successfully caught up to Tang San and Xiao Wu. They leaped onto the surrounding stone peaks, surrounding the pair completely.

"At the end of your rope, are you still going to struggle?"

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

"Damn it!"

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

But before Yan and his men could make a move, an invisible force enveloped them. The attributes of the Martial Soul Hall Soul Saints, and even Tang San, all dropped by 44%.

"Who is it?"

Yan hurriedly looked back, but he couldn't find the source of this power in the surroundings.

Ling Chen was leaning against a tree, gasping for air.

"Damn it, I nearly killed myself! Glad I made it in time."

Ling Chen wiped the sweat from his forehead, leaned against a stone pillar, and sat down with a thud.

Yan frowned deeply. A sudden 44% drop in all attributes—if one weren't careful, they could simply vanish from existence.

Tang San felt the domain and immediately knew who it was. Besides Li Tianyi, who else possessed a domain that could reduce all attributes?

Back when he and Ling Chen had fought their way out of the Hell Road, he had already witnessed Ling Chen's domain. Although they hadn't seen each other for a year, he still had some understanding of Ling Chen's Peerless Domain.

"Great, Xiao Wu! We're saved!"

Xiao Wu looked confused. She was also affected by this domain; with a reduction of this magnitude, are you sure we're saved?

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

"Some things are hard to explain right now, but in short, the person who released this domain is a disciple of Sword Douluo from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!"

Xiao Wu was so shocked she covered her mouth. Looking at the nervous expressions of the Martial Soul Hall Soul Saints, she couldn't believe just how powerful the master of this domain must be.

Ling Chen caught his breath before slowly stepping into the view of these people.

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

Seeing that the person who emerged was just a little brat, Xiao Wu looked at Tang San with a suspicious expression.

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

Before Tang San could answer, Yan, standing on the stone mountain, recognized Ling Chen's identity.

"A seven-year-old boy possessing a domain... you are... Li Tianyi?"

A smile curled the corners of Ling Chen's lips as he swept his gaze over the surrounding Soul Saints.

"Hey now! I didn't expect a little brat like me to be remembered by such big shots from Martial Soul Hall; that is truly my honor!"

Ling Chen gave Yan and the others a polite bow, but his words did not cease.

"I just wonder if you gentlemen also know my second title?"

Upon hearing this, Yan immediately felt a chill crawl up his spine. Ling Chen had appeared behind him at some unknown moment, a sword slashing toward his back.

Yan did not dodge; his Flame Lord martial soul granted him formidable defensive power. Even weakened by Ling Chen's Peerless Domain, he did not fear that Ling Chen could break through his defense.

A little child—how much strength could he possibly have? During the elite tournament, even Tang San's Eight Spider Soul Bone could not pierce his defense, let alone this little brat.

"Clang!"

When the 60-jin iron sword in Ling Chen's hand struck Yan's body, it snapped in two, the powerful recoil numbing Ling Chen's hands.

"Tch, and here I thought you were so strong. It seems Hu Liena blew you up to the heavens."

Below, Xiao Wu saw this scene and smiled helplessly; she actually had pinned her hopes on a seven-year-old child.

Tang San, however, smiled slightly. He knew very well that was not Ling Chen's martial soul. To be able to leave the Clear Sky Hammer covered in sword marks, it was definitely not something that iron sword before them could achieve.

Yan did not notice anything unusual. Just as he turned around and reached out to grab Ling Chen, Ling Chen's figure vanished, leaving behind only a phantom image.

Immediately following, a spray of blood flew out; the hand Yan had just extended was severed.

Ling Chen stood behind Yan, a sinister smile emerging on his face.

"I am the Severed Limb Demon Child, after all!"