Dawn Immortal Form transformed, one strike blasted through an imperial guardian

As night faded, a pale light began to appear on the horizon.

The golden light curtain that enveloped the entire hall fluctuated violently for a moment, and the originally dense, almost tangible Spirit Mist seemed to have found an outlet, swirling back and disappearing into the five graceful figures in the hall.

Immediately afterwards, the light from the Formation Disk embedded in the floor tiles faded, and two heavy, carved nanmu wood doors swung open from the inside out.

A refreshing fragrance, a blend of orchids, daffodils, tulips, and exotic Flower King, wafted out.

"Su Chen! I've broken through level 40!"

A delicate, pink-gold figure leaped joyfully out of the door first, and in a few bounds, she pounced in front of Su Chen. Xiao Wu raised her beautiful face, her bright eyes filled with undisguised excitement.

Xiao Wu lightly touched the Blue Stone with her toes, and four Soul Ring rings—two yellow, one purple, and one black—suddenly rose from beneath her feet!

Su Chen reached out and embraced Xiao Wu's supple and slender waist. "Level 42, ten-thousand-year, fourth ring, this flower Flower King was definitely worth feeding you."

As they spoke, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan stepped out of the threshold side by side and entered the courtyard.

After undergoing a night-long cleansing process with the Immortal Herb, all four women were radiant and their demeanor had changed dramatically.

Zhu Zhuqing's tight black dress was stretched even tighter by her surging blood and qi, outlining her already stunning curves in a breathtaking way.

The Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone Cleansing had washed away the last impurities from her Meridians, leaving her exposed neck and wrists with skin as white as mutton fat jade. Her Soul Power had soared from level 33 to the peak of level 38 Soul Elder, and she moved without making a sound.

"Captain, the medicinal power of the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone has been fully absorbed into my limbs and bones. I feel that my speed is nearly 30% faster than yesterday." Zhu Zhuqing walked to Su Chen's side, her eyes filled with burning affection.

Ning Rongrong followed closely and stepped forward, holding up a nine-story pagoda that shimmered with light in her fair palm.

After absorbing the essence of the Aromatic Silk Beauty, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's body was as if it were carved from a real divine diamond, and her Soul Power also soared to the peak of level thirty-eight.

"Su Chen, the foundation of my Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is completely solidified. With another ten days to half a month of consolidation, I can break through to level forty, the Soul Ancestor!"

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, who were walking behind, exchanged a glance and stopped in front of Su Chen.

The immense medicinal power of the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma and the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid had forcefully pushed their Soul Power to the critical point of Level 40 Quasi-Soul Ancestor.

Since they haven't obtained their Fourth Soul Ring yet, the remaining immense medicinal power is gently accumulating deep within their Eight Extraordinary Meridians, waiting only for them to acquire the Soul Ring and break through the barrier, at which point they can experience an explosive leap in level.

"Su Chen, my Meridians are now brimming with Soul Power, I'm just one Fourth Soul Ring away." Dugu Yan's emerald eyes sparkled, all traces of the gloom from when she was plagued by snake venom were gone.

Ye Lingling spoke softly, "Captain, the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid has expanded the foundation of my Red-Gold Dragon-Pattern Begonia several times over, and it's ready to join the battle at any time."

Looking at the five stunningly beautiful women before him, some plump and some slender, Su Chen felt a surge of joy.

Just as the five women were chatting and laughing softly around Su Chen, a violent tremor, like rolling thunder, suddenly came from the end of the long street outside the villa, which had been deathly silent!

Heavy, dense iron hooves shattered the morning mist, accompanied by the ear-piercing clang of armor plates colliding, surging in from all directions like a torrent of steel bursting its banks.

In just over ten breaths, the Heaven Dou Royal Knights, clad in armor and riding heavily armored warhorses, completely surrounded the Skywave Villa!

On the rooftops and alleyways along both sides of the long street, rows of heavy crossbows, armor-piercing and heavy, were in position, their cold iron heads gleaming in the dawn's light.

"Su Chen, you little thief! Come out and face your death!!"

A fierce shout, filled with overwhelming resentment, rang out from outside the gate. Prince Xue Xing, clad in a purple-gold python robe, rode a tall warhorse, his eyes bloodshot, and held aloft a Red-Gold Tiger Tally, symbolizing the supreme military authority of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.

Half a step to the right of Prince Xue Xing's horse's head stood a burly old man, over two meters tall, with bushy hair and beard.

The old man was dressed in dark brown heavy armor, his bare arms were muscular and gnarled like the roots of an old tree, and his body was surging with the powerful blood energy of an 89th-level Power Attack System Soul Douluo.

It is none other than Shi Qing, the third most powerful retainer in the Heaven Dou Imperial Family's Worship Hall, Martial Soul Mountain-Splitting Giant Rhino Shi Qing!

Dugu Bo, who was guarding the front porch, turned cold and quickly retreated to Su Chen's side, whispering his orders, "My lord, it's that old bastard Xue Xing and Shi Qing from the Imperial Family Worship Hall! A mere level 89 stupid rhinoceros, this old servant will go out and unleash the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Poison, turning all three thousand Imperial Guards into pus!"

"You don't need to lift a finger, just step back and watch."

Su Chen raised his hand and pressed down on Dugu Bo's shoulder, pulling him behind him, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes.

Last night, he absorbed the essence of the Water and Fire Dragon Kings at the bottom of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well Spring and advanced to the level 52, 5th Five-Ring Soul King in one fell swoop. He hasn't yet had anyone test the true strength of this Fifty-Thousand-Year God-Given Dragon Ring.

This Shi Qing is known for its strength and defense, making it a perfect target for testing our moves!

"You five stay in the yard, I'll be right back."

Su Chen gave Xiao Wu other five girls a few words of advice, then turned and strode towards the main gate of the courtyard.

Upon seeing Su Chen appear, Xue Xing on his warhorse was reminded of the horrific scene of his skull shattering in yesterday's Xue Beng. He brandished the Red-Gold Tiger Tally in his hand and roared hoarsely:

"This is the very scoundrel who brutally murdered the Fourth Prince in the street! Consecrated Shi Qing, by His Majesty's decree, order this fiend to be torn to pieces. All his accomplices within the Skywave Villa shall be killed without exception. I will bear full responsibility for any consequences arising from this!"

"Your Highness, rest assured, I will twist this brat's head off today to appease the spirit of the Fourth Prince!"

Shi Qing took a heavy step forward, and eight solid Soul Ring— two yellow, two purple, and four black—rose from his burly body!

The berserk pressure of the level 89 Soul Douluo swept out without reservation.

"You Old Rhino hasn't even reached the threshold of being a titled expert, do you think you're worthy?"

The Ice-Fire Golden Body within Su Chen's body suddenly activated, unleashing an overwhelming aura of Primordial Dragon Emperor!

Boom!! Accompanied by a thunderous roar like war drums, rings of pitch-black light rose and expanded from beneath Su Chen's feet!

The first ring, eternal darkness!

The second ring, eternal darkness!

The third and fourth rings have been pitch black for millennia!

Level 52, Five-Ring All-Black Battle Soul King!

The entire street fell into a deathly silence in an instant!

Xue Xing, who was holding the tiger tally aloft, exclaimed as if someone had grabbed her by the neck, "Black... all black?! Five ten- Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring?! How old is he?! How is this possible?!"

"Playing tricks! Faking your Soul Ring! Die!"

Shi Qing, after all, was Imperial Family retainer who had fought his way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and he knew that he could not back down even a step at this moment.

He bit his tongue to forcefully suppress the trembling of his Martial Soul, and the seventh black Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring suddenly erupted with dazzling dark light!

"Seventh Soul Skill, Mountain-Splitting Giant Rhino True Form!!"

A colossal rhinoceros, over ten meters long and covered in half a foot thick black iron rock armor, suddenly took shape in the middle of the long street!

After activating his Martial Soul Avatar, Shi Qing's strength and defense surged instantly. His massive rhinoceros body, carrying immense brute force, charged towards Su Chen!

A fierce wind howled, and a gigantic shadow blotted out the sky!

Standing on the stone steps, Su Chen's feet remained rooted to the spot, his Purple-Gold Double Pupils blazing with divine light, and his fifth Soul Ring suddenly shone brightly!

Fifth Soul Skill: Ice-Fire Dragon Emperor Annihilation Storm!

Thud!! Su Chen clasped his hands together in front of him and then thrust them outwards with a fierce force.

The void behind him tore open instantly, and two dragon king phantoms, each tens of feet long, roared and poked their heads out from the left and right!

His left palm unleashed a chilling stream of Yin Xuanbing that could freeze all things, while his right palm spewed forth a torrent of Yang Zhenhuo Longyan that could incinerate the eight wastelands!

Two opposing supreme laws of extreme cold and extreme heat clashed and intertwined wildly in front of Su Chen, instantly transforming into a red and white destructive tornado with a diameter of over twenty feet that shot straight into the sky, engulfing the ten-meter- Mountain-Splitting Giant Rhino head-on!

Rumble!!

There was not the slightest stalemate, not even a moment's pause!

The moment the true form of the Mountain-Splitting Giant Rhino, known for its unparalleled defense among its peers, crashed into the center of the ice and fire storm, large sections of the black iron rock armor covering its entire body peeled off and shattered.

The raging red and white tornadoes continued their momentum, forcefully shattering Shi Qing's massive Martial Soul Avatar on the spot!

Whoosh!! The violent shockwave from the ice and fire storm spread to both sides, and the more than two hundred royal heavy knights at the forefront were thrown into the air along with their horses, crashing into each other. The entire imposing battle formation of three thousand men completely collapsed in a single exchange!

Deep within Su Chen's mind, a dazzling system notification quietly flashed by:

[Ding! A Soul Douluo, 37 levels above the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, was severely injured in a single move, powerfully suppressing the Heaven Dou Imperial Family's fortune and prestige! Triggering Heavenly Fate Critical Hit reward: A significant increase in the purity of your Origin Soul Power, and obtaining a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring Age-Enhancement Scroll!]

On the dust-filled street, only the terrified neighing of warhorses and the painful groans of wounded soldiers falling to the ground could be heard.

Xue Xing's warhorse buckled and collapsed to its knees, throwing the Imperial Family prince off balance onto the gravel.

Prince Xue Xing scrambled backward, pointing at Su Chen and screaming, "You... you dare to seriously injure Imperial Family retainer! This is the Heaven Dou Imperial City, His Majesty will never let this go..."

"If that old man on the Xue Ye doesn't want to live anymore, I'm ready to go to the palace and send him on his way anytime!"

A chilling, aged shout interrupted Prince Xue Xing's scream.

Inside the gate of the villa, Dugu Bo, dressed in a dark green robe, strode out and stopped steadily half a step behind Su Chen on the right.

Nine Soul Ring, symbolizing the supreme authority of Titled Douluo, suddenly lit up!

Xue Xing looked at Dugu Bo as if she had grasped at a last straw, and cried out in surprise, "Mr. Dugu! You've come at the perfect time! Quickly, capture this madman for me..."

"Shut your dog mouth, Xue Xing!"

Dugu Bo coldly swept his gaze over Xue Xing, who was sprawled on the ground, his voice echoing throughout the street, "Since last night, I have been the Chief Guest Elder under Lord Su Chen! Go back and tell Xue Ye that I am protecting Lord Su Chen and Skywave Villa! If you dare to take another step forward, I will ensure that not a single member of your Heaven Dou royal family is spared!!"

A dignified level 92 Poison Douluo actually publicly declared that he would serve this young man as his master, and even go so far as to slaughter the Heaven Dou Royal Family for him!

Xue Xing's mind went blank, and the last trace of color drained from her old face.

The remaining two thousand-plus Imperial Knight were pale with fright, and they pulled on their reins and desperately retreated to the sides of the street.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Just then, the deep and resonant sound of the morning bell rang out.

Su Chen dispelled the five black Soul Ring beneath his feet and instructed Dugu Bo beside him, "Dugu Bo, guard the courtyard well and let Xiao Wu and the others focus on consolidating their cultivation. As for those useless people on the ground, let them carry that dead rhinoceros back to the palace to report the news."

"This old servant obeys!" Dugu Bo bowed and accepted the order.

Deep within the leaden clouds high in the sky, the hidden Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan also quietly responded with a telepathic message.

Su Chen stepped down the nine White Jade marble steps, and as he descended, a passage three zhang wide was forcefully parted in the torrent of armored soldiers!

Along the way, thousands of elite armored soldiers lowered their heads and held their breath, not one daring to look directly at the figure in black.

Su Chen passed through the military formation and climbed the steps to the hundred-foot- Star-Picking Tower, which overlooked half of the Imperial City.

A cool morning breeze swept across the top-floor eaves, and a wisp of warm amber wine scent mixed with a faint sandalwood fragrance wafted from the crack in the door.

Su Chen stopped at the end of the corridor on the top floor of the Star-Picking Tower, raised his right hand, and placed his five fingers directly on the tightly closed gilded carved wooden door!