Heaven Dou Empire, Longxing City, beneath a teahouse.
Orange-red torch flames flickered, casting mottled light and shadow across the surrounding walls like hideous monsters baring their fangs and claws. The drip, drip of falling blood echoed in the chamber.
Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena hung in midair, impaled on a Blue Silver Emperor vine. Golden dragon blood bearing the Dragon God's Bloodline poured from her chest, while Tang San's killing intent swept over her like a bone-piercing wind, stabbing into her skin.
In the dim light, Tang San's face gradually blurred into shadow. Only his deep eyes remained bright. Eight Soul Rings slowly unfurled beneath his feet, pulsing up and down. Thick Blue Silver Emperor vines covered in barbs writhed behind him, their trunks so broad that it would take two people to encircle them. The Abyssal Runes engraved on them shimmered with an uncanny red glow.
Judging by the aura emanating from Tang San, he had actually advanced again in just a few short months. He was now a level 89 Soul Douluo, only one final step away from joining the ranks of level 90 Titled Douluos.
As for that final step...
A bitter smile tugged at Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena's lips. The facts before her made it perfectly clear: that step was her!
Indeed, Tang San intended to kill Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena and obtain his ninth Soul Ring!
Unlike in the original story, Tang San had obtained his eighth Soul Ring by killing the Six-Clawed Demon Emperor of the Abyssal World. Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena had, after all, once been a deity. Even in her fallen state, the Soul Ring she left behind upon death would unquestionably be an extraordinarily rare one, far beyond the million-year level!
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