Hearing the clear notification ring out in his mind, Su Chen's lips curled into a smile, and he felt a little anticipation.
Meanwhile, in the first-floor lobby, Dugu Bo slowly came to.
Su Chen's throw hadn't taken his life, but that domineering, pure strength had forcibly shattered several of the meridians throughout his body.
The moment Dugu Bo opened his eyes, sweetness flooded his throat, and he spat out another mouthful of blood.
Then he raised his head and looked fearfully at the white-robed young man seated in the grand chair on the second floor.
Too strong!
That physical might, which completely surpassed Soul Power, had left a Level 92 Titled Douluo like him unable even to contemplate resisting.
He had a feeling that if the other man had truly wanted him dead, he would already be a corpse.
Not someone he could afford to provoke!
Absolutely not!
Dugu Bo endured the pain wracking his body and climbed out of the pit.
He didn't utter another threat.
Instead, he grabbed the still-unconscious Tang San beside him, then hooked the toe of his boot under Yu Xiaogang, who lay on the ground like a lump of mud.
Then Dugu Bo didn't even look back. He transformed into a streak of green light and fled Listening Rain Pavilion in the most abject fashion.
The instant Dugu Bo escaped with Tang San,
Su Chen keenly sensed that Tang San, dangling from Dugu Bo's hand, had already woken up.
Though half of Tang San's face had caved in and swollen like a pig's head, and his eyes were narrowed to slits,
the moment he passed through the doorway, he opened them for an instant.
Clearly, he had no intention of letting this go.
But Su Chen couldn't even be bothered to look his way.
If Tang San knew what was good for him, he would stay out of Su Chen's way from now on. If he still dared come looking for death, next time it wouldn't be as simple as knocking out a few teeth.
The other patrons in the lobby saw that even Poison Douluo had been beaten and driven off. How could they dare linger?
Everyone scattered like birds and beasts, afraid of angering this fiend who could suppress even a Titled Douluo with one hand.
Before long, Listening Rain Pavilion had fallen completely silent.
At last, the system's settlement notification rang out in Su Chen's mind.
[Ding! Popularity settlement complete!] [Congratulations, host! Today's storytelling has profoundly shocked everyone present, successfully astounding key figures of great destiny, including the Heaven Dou Crown Prince (Qian Renxue), the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Master, and Poison Douluo!] [Total popularity gained this time: 800,000 points!] [Triggered a stage-based critical reward!] [Congratulations, host! Your cultivation has broken through to the Blood Moving Realm's pinnacle!] [Congratulations, host! You have successfully opened your first Grotto-Heaven and officially entered the Cave Heaven Realm!] [Congratulations, host! You have received a special item reward: one drop of Essence Blood of the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body!]
Hum!
As the system's voice faded,
Su Chen felt the golden blood qi in his body, already surging like an ocean, swell once more with terrifying force!
Rumble!
A series of muffled booms, like thunder, sounded from within him.
The pinnacle strength of 108,000 jin surged wildly through every limb and bone.
Then the space above Su Chen's head seemed to be torn apart by an invisible force.
A Grotto-Heaven, like the mouth of a volcano and gushing with boundless essence from Heaven and Earth, slowly took shape in midair!
Within it, magma seemed to churn, radiating a domineering aura that seized the fortune of Heaven and Earth.
Though he had opened only a single Grotto-Heaven, Su Chen could already feel the spiritual energy of the surrounding world pouring uncontrollably into his body!
"So this is the Cave Heaven Realm..."
Su Chen slowly opened his eyes. Feeling the strength in his body, several times greater than before, he clenched his fist in satisfaction.
Suppressing a Titled Douluo with one hand had merely been a casual test of his strength in the Blood Moving Realm.
Now that he had entered the Cave Heaven Realm, he could do as he pleased throughout Douluo Continent. Even if a God King entered the fray, they wouldn't be his match.
Then his gaze fell upon the drop of golden blood in the system space, radiating a dazzling light.
Essence Blood of the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body!
In the Shrouding the Heavens Universe, countless Holy Lords and mighty figures would fight tooth and nail for this.
Even a single drop contained enough vitality and blood essence to bring the dead back to life and regenerate flesh from bone. It could even temper the body and change one's constitution.
"Good stuff. I'll save it for later."
Su Chen casually closed the system panel, then picked up the teapot and poured himself another cup of hot tea.
There was no rush.
The things he had said in his storytelling today, along with the news that he had suppressed Poison Douluo with one hand, would soon spread across the entire continent as if on wings.
By then, more self-important people would come knocking and contribute popularity points to him.
Just as Su Chen had expected,
in less than half a day,
everything that had happened in Listening Rain Pavilion swept through the entire Heavenly Dou Imperial City like a terrifying storm, then spread across the continent in every direction at an astonishing speed!
Perfect World!
Born with a Supreme Bone!
The Double-Pupiled One, Shi Yi!
The Nine Great Sacred Bodies of the Shrouding the Heavens Universe, battling the firmament!
The Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art, Ruthless Empress!
And Emperor Wu Shi, who stood with his back to all living beings and suppressed the ages!
These unprecedented yet unimaginably grand terms struck at the nerves of every native of Douluo Continent.
But what shocked people most was that the storyteller, who showed not the slightest trace of Soul Power, had relied on nothing but his physical strength to slap Poison Douluo's attack apart and toss him away like a dead dog!
With that, the entire Soul Master World of Douluo Continent was shaken to its core.
Meanwhile, within the borders of the Tiandou Empire, amid a vast mountain range perpetually shrouded in thunderclouds,
lay the headquarters of one of the Upper Three Sects—
the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan!
The main hall on Thunder Mountain's highest peak.
The hall's floor was paved with massive slabs of black obsidian, and nine enormous pillars carved with snarling thunder dragons stood on either side.
Blue arcs of electricity flickered through the air, carrying a menacing aura that commanded respect.
At the very center of the hall,
the current Sect Master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Thunder Douluo Yu Yuanzhen, sat boldly upon the Thunder Dragon Throne, a symbol of the Sect Master's authority.
Though advanced in years, he was still built like an iron tower, and now and then, lightning flashed in his eyes.
Seated on either side below him were seven or eight clan elders, each a top expert at the Soul Douluo level.
The atmosphere in the hall was somewhat strange.
At the center of the hall, a young disciple knelt on one knee, his face pale and his forehead slick with cold sweat.
He was the young man from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan who had stood up to question Su Chen in Listening Rain Pavilion that day.
The young man had now reported everything that had happened in Listening Rain Pavilion to the clan's senior members seated there, including every word Su Chen had said, without daring to embellish a single detail.
Silence.
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