It had been less than three months since Chu Men arrived on Douluo Continent, yet his Soul Power had shot from level 10 all the way to level 41. He had his dean, Liu Erlong, to thank for her brutal training, along with the Inversion Pen's special effect!
Unless the damage exceeded what his body could withstand, the more you beat him, the stronger he got!
"Cough, cough, senior... fuck!"
Chu Men had been about to spout some trash talk to stall for time, but Tang Hao played dirty. He hadn't even activated his Martial Soul before darting in close and throwing a punch.
The terrifying gust of wind was who knew how many times stronger than Liu Erlong's. Chu Men was nimble and dodged in time, but he was still sent flying.
Fuck!
He hadn't taken the blow head-on, but even that glancing hit had boosted his Soul Power by a good chunk!
That was right, a whole chunk!
Chu Men glanced at his injured body. The bones and organs on his left side were already healing rapidly.
The powerful blow had become potent nourishment. As his Soul Power rose, the pain of his bones and muscles being reforged turned into an unending rush of pleasure!
"Damn it! Good thing I dodged in time. That old bastard nearly pulverized me with one punch!
"At least when Liu Erlong beats me, there's something nice to look at. You rough old geezer, you're only good for boosting my Soul Power!"
He cursed inwardly, but his body was being perfectly honest: he lay sprawled on the ground.
Taking advantage of the blood and qi churning inside him, Chu Men even forced a trickle of blood from the corner of his mouth.
Clutching his injured side with a pained expression, he breathed as faintly as a dying man, as if he'd be meeting his maker any second.
Unfortunately, the black stocking mask on his face severely limited his acting.
But the plan remained the same: everything was about buying time!
Sure enough, Tang Hao paid no further attention to the little Soul Ancestor who had taken his full-strength punch and fallen to the ground, spitting blood.
In Tang Hao's eyes, Chu Men was already a dead man!
All his attention was fixed on the sack containing Xiao Wu.
A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was worth far more than some masked kidnapper!
In the livestream, Lin Xiaoyu stared at the "clean and decisive" fight, dumbfounded.
The scene was dim, but the actors were putting on a convincing performance!
The comments filled with all sorts of guesses about the kidnapper's identity and the newcomer's. Meanwhile, the number of people watching online had successfully surpassed one million!
Tang Hao had just started forward when the breeze around him suddenly stilled, and the rustling leaves fell silent.
An unnatural quiet spread through the woods.
Chu Men's face lit up. Here they came!
Right on time!
Tang Hao, on the other hand, furrowed his brow. Then he let out a sharp roar, and a blood-red ring of light spread from beneath his feet.
Divine Slaughter's Domain!
But it expanded less than three feet before another invisible domain power pinned it in place, stopping it from advancing any farther.
The next moment, a more dazzling light tore through the heavy darkness.
A golden ring and a silver ring appeared in the air. At the same time, a gigantic chrysanthemum drifted down from above!
Chrysanthemum Douluo!
Two-Level Stasis Domain!
"Spirit Hall!" Tang Hao's expression darkened.
At the sight of this, the comments—which had been arguing fiercely just moments ago—immediately identified the characters on screen!
[The golden and silver rings—that's the Two-Level Stasis Domain!]
[And the blood-red ring is Divine Slaughter's Domain! The one Tang Hao got by going through Hell Road!]
[I'm losing my mind. This murder-mystery cast is way too stacked! The actor playing Tang Hao has nailed both his world-weary air and his domineering presence!]
[I knew that old man was Tang Hao. Who else would be secretly keeping an eye on Xiao Wu?]
[Kidnap Xiao Wu, then run straight into Tang Hao—this plot is wild!]
Lin Xiaoyu, meanwhile, was captivated by the special effects in this unfamiliar livestream. Her expression grew serious, and a hint of curiosity gleamed in her eyes.
Just then.
The golden and silver halos in the sky suddenly burst apart, and two figures appeared in midair.
"Tang Hao, long time no see."
As chrysanthemums drifted down from the sky, a soft voice rang out, thick with murderous intent!
Ghost Douluo's figure vanished. The Two-Level Stasis Domain blazed brighter, about to close in around Divine Slaughter's Domain.
Taking advantage of the moment, while Tang Hao was distracted by Spirit Hall, Chu Men sprang up from his feigned death!
He sped past the edge of Divine Slaughter's Domain, grabbed the sack, and took off!
His hands were busy, too. He dumped out all the stockpile he'd built up over the past few days: homemade flashbangs, smoke bombs, and interference grenades.
The scene instantly vanished beneath a cloud of smoke. Twisted shadows emerged within it, accompanied by several ear-splitting blasts.
They would have made a decent distraction even in broad daylight, let alone in a moonless night.
Chu Men moved almost as fast as he could. The sack on his shoulder felt weightless.
Even so, the sound of his escape still caught Tang Hao's attention.
Clear Sky Hammer!
Even with the hasty strike, Tang Hao managed to tear open the Two-Level Stasis Domain for a brief moment.
As expected of the strongest weapon-type Martial Soul. Even at the end of his strength, it still hit with immense force!
The Defensive Soul Tool shaped like a turtle shell on Chu Men's back shattered on the spot. The impact made him cough up blood, but his level rose to 42!
"My lifesaving turtle shell!"
Chu Men's heart bled!
The livestream viewers, on the other hand, went wild!
[That hammer blow was insane!]
[The strongest Martial Soul, the Clear Sky Hammer—terrifying!]
[Where's the original livestream? I want to follow it!]
Lin Xiaoyu looked at the livestream, where the number of people online had already surpassed two million. She wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry.
It had broken the record for the highest online viewership this year at Xiaoyu's Xiaoxiang Pavilion!
On the dim screen to the right—
Chu Men didn't look back at the battlefield where Tang Hao faced the two Douluo, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo. Instead, he raced between the branches as fast as he could.
Staying here a second longer would be an act of utter irresponsibility toward his own life!
After escaping the forest, Chu Men ran into the wind and pulled out a powered hang glider.
The must-have piece of gear for travel and escaping with your life!
He channeled Soul Power into it and soared into the sky.
The snow-white glider looked like a paper airplane as it disappeared into the pitch-black heavens.
Praise this moonless night!
[Is that a hang glider? That's so damn cool!]
[It's pitch-black. The production crew really needs to work on their lighting.]
[Maybe it's special effects. With all those chrysanthemums raining from the sky just now, filming that in daylight would've cost a fortune!]
The cold wind howled through the night sky.
Chu Men could finally catch his breath. After securing the sack, he opened the system panel.
His personal information page showed his title as Soul Ancestor and his level as 42.
He switched to the livestream page and froze.
"Douluo Live Streaming System (time since activation: 3 days, 18 hours)"
"Livestream: The Truman Show"
"Followers: 8,100"
"Online viewers: 9,527"
"Livestream points: 5,050"
"Call-in guest: Lin Xiaoyu"
Chu Men's eyes lit up.
"Well, would you look at that? My followers and online viewers have finally broken out of single digits. It wasn't easy!
"With these points, I can buy products from the real world. Then I can modify them into Soul Tools with points and sell them for a profit. Building a Soul Guidance Empire won't be a dream!
"Call-in guest, Lin Xiaoyu? Isn't that Lin Daiyu? No wonder the livestream was dead for days, then suddenly gained all these followers today.
"If I get the chance, I'll have to thank her!
"How about giving her a couple of Soul Tools?"
Chu Men grinned to himself. He reached up and pulled off his mask, revealing his handsome features as he savored the night breeze.
He didn't notice the faint streak of blood that had appeared on the back of his skintight suit.
It was left by Tang Hao's hammer blow—the unmistakable aura of Divine Slaughter's Domain!
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