"Haha, I have dealt with Holy Spirit Cult in Mingdu. Although the friendship is not deep, I know very well that there are people in Holy Spirit Cult who were forced to go to jail like Brother Peng."
Lu Ren smiled softly, then raised his head and looked directly into Zhang Peng's eyes calmly.
"As for why I trust you, Brother Peng, it's because you have helped me a lot."
"And you have never made a single request to me from beginning to end, not even asking what benefits you will give me after the deal is accomplished."
"I have never seen a Evil Soul Master who would be so helpful to others. He would not hesitate to block Shrek's revenge for me, and even come into direct conflict with Shrek's dean."
"You must know that Mu En has not died yet, but you openly stood up in front of the entire continent and helped someone who was the enemy of Shrek. This is a huge sacrifice for you."
Zhang Peng was silent for a moment, then waved his hand, pretending not to care.
But his slightly trembling fingertips and the extremely imperceptible twitching at the corners of his eyes betrayed the true emotions surging inside him.
He has lived for more than a hundred years, and has always been a loner. When he was young, he was hunted down as Evil Soul Master. Then because of his gratitude to Mu En, he voluntarily locked himself in a remote mountain forest and lived in seclusion. Joining Holy Spirit Cult was just a place to stay. No one has ever really regarded him as a confidant friend.
But now, a fifteen-year-old boy stood in front of him, knowing that he was Holy Spirit Cult, knowing that he was Evil Soul Master in the eyes of the world, but he was still willing to call him Brother Peng and give his back to him.
This trust poured heavily into his heart that had been empty all his life, making him feel that his life was worth it.
"Brother Peng, thank you. When this is over, I will give you what you want." Lu Ren changed the topic, and there was a hint of weight in his tone that only the two of them could understand, "You have been stuck at level 96 for a long time, haven't you?"
Zhang Peng's pupils suddenly shrank.
Now his cultivation level is indeed level ninety-six, which is already at the top of the pyramid on the entire continent, but he has been stuck at this level for too long.
He could never cross the threshold between level 16 and Rank 97.
"Little brother, what this means is----" Zhang Peng's voice contained a hint of trembling that he didn't even notice.
"It's okay. Let's not talk about it for now. Let's just treat it as a surprise for you."
Lu Ren smiled slightly and did not explain much.
Zhang Peng opened his mouth, then looked up to the sky and laughed.
The old face was filled with a cheerful expression. After laughing, he punched Lu Ren heavily on the shoulder. "You're too temperamental, brother, what else can you say? I'll cooperate with you in whatever you want. Don't worry, with your brother Peng here, I will definitely handle all your requests!"
"And the reason you gave me is a very suitable excuse for me to leave Sun Moon Empire inexplicably and come to Star Luo City. When Holy Spirit Cult asks me why I ran away, I just said that I will just find a genius suitable for Holy Spirit Cult. This is such a good excuse!"
Zhang Peng couldn't help laughing.
"Okay. It's up to Brother Peng to send this news back to Holy Spirit Cult." Lu Ren said with a smile, "But we have to wait until this matter is over. We still need you, Brother Peng."
"No problem, this is such a small thing, it's all a matter of my words." Zhang Peng patted Lu Ren on the shoulder, "There is also a great show coming next, how can I miss it? Count me in!"
At the same time, inside Star Luo City.
Kurourushi's results have accumulated to a level that would make any force fear them.
Since Xuan Zi was transferred away from the mountain, it has regarded the entire streets and alleys of Star Luo City as its own hunting ground.
The three Titled Douluos from Shrek were killed one by one with Festering Life Sword's knife while they were on patrol alone. The two Titled Douluos from the Star Luo Empire also followed the same path.
Its style of play has never been head-on confrontation, but relies on its ability to move so fast that it is almost teleporting, and with the swarms of cockroaches all over the city as cover, every move is a silent sneak attack.
Titled Douluos often don't even have time to release Martial Soul Avatar before their throats are cut by Festering Life Sword. Even if they are slashed by Festering Life Sword, they are almost able to resist.
What's more, there is not even one Super Douluo among everyone present.
Shrek Most of the Titled Douluo accompanying him this time are ordinary elders from level ninety-one to ninety-four. As for the elders of the Sea God Pavilion, each of them is the existence of Super Douluo, but they are not here at this time.
As for the Star Luo Empire's Guardian Douluo, their cultivation levels are even more uneven, and they are just ordinary Titled Douluo.
Facing the extremely fast Kurourushi, the extremely weird attack methods and the Monster, which can escape into the insect swarm at any time, they can only be passively beaten and watch their companions being covered one by one by the cockroach swarm, having their throats cut by the Festering Life Sword, and then even their corpses being devoured cleanly by the insect swarm.
The encirclement that was finally organized was as fragile as paper in the face of ultra-high-speed guerrilla warfare.
Just when the remaining Titled Douluos finally forced Kurourushi into a narrow neighborhood, Kurourushi stood on the ruins, his black robes rustling in the wind, and countless orange-red compound eyes flashing mockingly under the hood.
It let out several weird laughs, which were sharp and broken, like the sounds of countless cockroaches flapping their wings at the same time mixed together to form a weird onomatopoeia.
Then an overwhelming swarm of cockroaches rushed out from under its black robe, sweeping towards the Titled Douluos like a black tsunami0
And it itself quickly retreated under the cover of the insect swarm, its body flashing among the ruins, with no intention of confronting these red-eyed Titled Douluo.
"Beast, die!!!"
The roar was like a thunderous explosion, making the tiles in the entire street tremble.
The first time he saw Kurourushi, Xuan Zi's eyes were red and he was panting like an ox. He immediately stepped out of the air from the end of the dilapidated alley as fast as he could.
The robes on his body were already soaked with blood, and the old wound across his back cracked open, and fresh blood gushes out from the scars that have not yet completely healed, flowing down his back.
But Xuan Zi didn't care, the yellow Soul Power around him surged like lava, Level 98 Super Douluo's coercion suddenly came down, and the cockroaches flying all over the sky were suppressed in place.
The originally restless and frantic insects let out tiny screams of panic under this absolute pressure, and the dense insect tide subconsciously shrank back a bit.
As soon as he arrived in the city, he heard the screams of his teammates dying. It was Elder Shrek whom he knew, a colleague he had worked with for decades.
Every scream was like a red-hot iron burning on his heart.
Chasing from the east to the west of the city, he saw more than one corpse that had been chewed beyond recognition by cockroaches, including three wearing Shrek Academy elder robes.
The culprit of all this is the humanoid cockroach in black robes and the rusty Festering Life Sword in its hand.
Xuan Zi The sole of his foot suddenly shattered the ground, and cracks spread out nearly a hundred meters from the foothold.
Godly Taotie Bull Martial Soul Giant True Body arrived in an instant, and the phantom of a huge yellow bull towering over the sky stretched across the streets and alleys. It had the body of a sheep, tiger teeth, and giant horns. The body was so huge that it almost obscured half of Sky Manipulation, exuding a heavy and wild aura of terror.
The cockroach swarm that was still struggling desperately collapsed completely under the absolute suppression of Martial Soul Avatar. The dense swarm of insects let out a sharp hiss and retreated uncontrollably.
That is the absolute suppression of level and bloodline, and it is the instinctive fear of cockroaches towards high-level Soul Beast.
Kurourushi stood alone on the ruins. The black robe was blown away under the pressure of Godly Taotie Bull, revealing the disgusting cockroach body under the black robe.
But it didn't retreat, its orange-red compound eyes stared intently at the oncoming Xuan Zi, and a strange and unruly smile came from its mouth, harsh and cold.
It even raised its forelimbs and turned the rusty Festering Life Sword in its hand, as if to challenge the Level 98's Super Douluo, and then began to retreat rapidly.
"Run? Where are you running!"
Xuan Zi's eyes were about to burst, and he grabbed it with his big hand.
An extremely thick yellow giant palm condensed in the void, and the palm exuded a majestic suction force that devoured all things, sucking the remaining cockroach swarms and broken masonry into the palm and grinding them into powder.
That giant palm enveloped the sky, blocking all possible escape routes for Kurourushi.
The life-and-death feud a month ago, the overwhelming anger after witnessing the tragedy today, and the Sea of Blood deep hatred that had been accumulated for thirty days, were all condensed in this palm at this moment.
"A month ago you crippled Bei Bei in front of me. Today I will crush your bones to ashes and crush your insect body into pieces!"
The remaining worshipers of Shrek, Titled Douluo and Star Luo Empire all around breathed a long sigh of relief and were covered in cold sweat.
They had been toyed with and slaughtered for too long by this humanoid cockroach that had weird speed and used insect swarms to cover its movements.
Three Shrek elders and two Star Luo Empire Guardian Douluo died quietly without even touching each other's clothes.
I was beaten passively and led by the nose the whole time. I was already exhausted physically and mentally and full of despair.
At this moment, the return of Xuan Zi is their only life-saving straw.
"Xuan Zi! Kill this officer!"
"Finally it's Xuan Zi's turn to take action personally. This Monster will definitely die!"
Everyone roared and regrouped, Soul Power regrouped, their eyes fixed on the black-robed figure in the field, waiting for the scene of this cockroach being crushed into powder by Level 98 Super Douluo's palm.
However, facing Xuan Zi's angry decisive blow, Kurourushi showed no fear at all.
It didn't even make any dodge movements, but slowly raised the forelimb holding Festering Life Sword, and pointed the blade at the giant yellow hand that fell from the sky.
Its stammering human language was squeezed out of the cockroach's mouthparts, its voice was hoarse and broken, but it carried a determination that made Xuan Zi feel a sudden chill in his heart. "You have become weaker. I have become stronger."
The moment the words fell, Kurourushi's forelimbs suddenly swung down.
A jet black and extremely condensed Slashes broke through the air from the blade of Festering Life Sword.
It's simple and unpretentious, without any fancy light effects or sounds. It's just that the dark sword light instantly hit the yellow giant palm. The indestructible Taotie Soul Power giant palm was cut open in the middle under this knife!
The sword's power remained unabated and headed straight for Xuan Zi's heart.
Xuan Zi's pupils shrank suddenly, and the hairs on his back stood up.
He almost forgot that this knife can ignore Soul Power body protection.
A month ago at the Mingdou Mountain Range, he was stabbed through his defense from behind by this knife. But what frightened him even more was that a month ago, this cockroach could only barely break through his defense and hurt him with a sneak attack. Now, with a direct blow from the front, it could actually split open his Soul Power giant palm.
It has been evolving crazily over the past month, devouring the corpse of Titled Douluo, absorbing all the negative emotions of Star Luo City, and constantly honing its fusion of Cursed Energy and Soul Power in the battle.
The cockroach that was unable to move when he pressed it with Gravity Control has completely changed.
"Want to hurt me!"
Xuan Zi shouted angrily, not daring to underestimate the enemy any more.
Godly Taotie Bull Giant True Body lowered his head, and the pair of huge horns five meters long were blocking the way in front of him. The nine Soul Ring apertures on the horns were staggered up and down, and the layers of Soul Power turned into a substantial barrier.
At the same time, Soul Power exploded all over him regardless of the cost, pushing his defense to the extreme.
"Clang!"
Gold and black collided, and the harsh metal roar exploded throughout Star Luo City.
All the Ji Lis within a few miles were shattered into pieces at the same moment. The walls on both sides of the street were knocked down by the air waves set off by the shock wave. The Titled Douluo who were watching were knocked back by the impact.
Xuan Zi's body was violently shaken, and his whole body was split by the knife, dragging two deep grooves tens of meters long on the ground. The old wounds on his back completely collapsed under the violent shock, and blood flowed crazily down his back, dyeing his entire robe Crimson.
But Kurourushi also paid a price.
Xuan Zi Godly Taotie Bull The frontal impact of Giant True Body and the counter-shock of the Jiuqian)-level Soul Power directly crushed more than half of its body into crumbs.
The cockroach's body under the black robe exploded from its right shoulder to its abdomen due to Godly Taotie Bull's counterattack, and thick black liquid gushes out from the section.
However, as Cursed Spirit, the physical damage to it is only temporary.
Cursed Spirit is best at repairing wounds, Cursed Energy never withers, Cursed Spirit will only become stronger.
The fear, anger, despair and other negative emotions that permeated the surroundings were constantly transformed into Cursed Energy and poured into its body. Most of the crushed body regenerated new carapace and muscles in the blink of an eye, intact as before.
Immediately afterwards, it relied on the force of the counter-shock, and Kurourushi's figure instantly retreated, rejoining the swarm of cockroaches in the sky behind it.
Kurourushi's figure changed in the insect tide, so unpredictable that Xuan Zi could not locate its next attack direction.
"The hidden beast!!"
Xuan Zi was so angry that his chest almost exploded. What he hated most was Kurourushi's style of play.
Cheng Tao's frontal combat power was so terrifying that he could take a blow with him, and his body skills were even more bizarre and incomprehensible. If he couldn't defeat him, he would immediately run away, using the swarm of insects in the sky to cover up his aura.
Then, when his defense was at its lowest, he swung the Festering Life Sword again from an angle that no one could predict.
Sneak attacks and assassinations are indispensable, leaving people with nowhere to use their strength and nowhere to express their anger.
This feeling is like fighting a poisonous mist that can teleport. You are obviously stronger than it, but you can never catch it.
Swarms of cockroaches once again swarmed out from the broken walls of the production wall and swarmed toward the Titled Douluos who were reorganizing their formations.
These cockroaches may seem small, but each one carries extremely rich Cursed Energy.
Once bitten, Soul Power will be instantly corroded and stagnated by Cursed Energy, and the wound will be injected with the curse factor of Festering Life Sword, causing it to fester and rot in a very short time, not to mention the fact that it can also be injected with Insect Eggs.
Ordinary Soul Master will collapse when touched, but even Titled Douluo will be greatly damaged if it is entangled by a massive swarm of insects.
What's even more deadly is that no one knows which swarm of insects Kurourushi is hiding behind, or which blind corner the next knife will strike silently from.
"Everyone stick to it! Don't scatter!"
Shrek who was born shouted loudly, and Soul Master who belonged to the light released their defense Soul Skill one after another, shrouding their surrounding companions in a mask of light.
However, before he could finish his words, a black shadow suddenly appeared from the blind corner where the insect swarm was densest.
It was still a silent sneak attack, and it was still that cold and biting Festering Life Sword.
An Shrek Titled Douluo who had no time to hold up the defense of Soul Skill only felt an extremely cold chill coming from his neck, and then his vision suddenly spun.
He saw a headless body still standing in a defensive posture. It was his own body.
His head flew into the sky, and he didn't even realize from which direction the black shadow was attacking until his death.
Shrek Another Titled Douluo died!
The scalps of everyone present were numb and their hearts were chilled to the bone.
Even with Xuan Zi sitting by, this cockroach Monster can still harvest Titled Douluo's appointments with impunity. This is no longer a battle, this is a one-sided hunt.
"Get out of here, get out of this neighborhood! Leave it to me, you are no match for it!" Seeing that another Titled Douluo died on the Shrek side, Xuan Zi turned pale and shouted in panic.
This Kurourushi relied on the strange characteristic of Festering Life Sword in its hand to ignore Soul Power's body protection, so it was so easy to kill these ordinary Titled Douluo.
In front of his Festering Life Swords, these ordinary Titled Douluos are just meat on the chopping board, one knife at a time, and even the sad orchid has no time to cut them.
Under such pressure, Xuan Zi suddenly released Gravity Control!
Circles of yellow halo spread from between his Godly Taotie Bull horns, covering all space within a kilometer radius.
The violent gravity was like an invisible hand that pressed the swarms of cockroaches flying in the sky to the ground. The insects that had originally covered the sky were torn apart by gravity and fell onto the street, forming a thick layer.
And Kurourushi was also overwhelmed by this sudden wave of Gravity Control.
Its figure suddenly sank in mid-air, and its double glass hit the bluestone of the street heavily. It was as if an invisible mountain suppressed every inch of its carapace, and even the forelimbs holding Festering Life Sword began to tremble violently.
This is its most feared ability.
The large-scale and undifferentiated control type Soul Skill is just right to restrain Cursed Spirit, which is known for its agility but whose body defense is not top-notch.
"Sure enough, the most effective way to deal with you is this large-scale Soul Skill!"
Xuan Zi's heart was filled with confusion, and his right hand had turned into Godly Taotie Bull's huge belly, carrying the power of Heaven-Destroying Earth-Shattering towards Kurourushi.
This time he would not give the cockroach any chance to escape. He first used Gravity Control to completely imprison it, and then used the devouring power of Godly Taotie Bull to grind it into powder including its soul and body.
However, at the moment when the giant cock was about to touch Kurourushi, Xuan Zi saw a scene that made his pupils shrink suddenly.
Kurourushi The pair of cockroach forelimbs that could barely move were slowly raised in front of the body under the weight of gravity, and made a gesture with difficulty.
It was a Hand Seal that Xuan Zi had never seen before. The two forelimbs were intertwined in an angle that did not conform to any known Soul Skill starting position.
Immediately afterwards, a large amount of Cursed Energy spurted out from its body. The Cursed Energy was so strong that it almost solidified, surging in the air like black flames.
Xuan Zi is very familiar with this gesture of forming a seal, and then the situation where the power surges out of the body.
A few months ago in Mingdu, Lu Ren used almost the same gestures to open up the Sea of Blood field in front of him that he would never forget.
And now, this cockroach actually did the same thing.
Could it be that----it can also Domain Expansion?
"How long--"
Xuan Zi was so shocked that before he could even finish what he blurted out, Kurourushi's stammering voice came out from its cockroach mouthparts.
"Domain Expansion."
The voice was hoarse, but every word Kurourushi came out of his mouth hit Xuan Zi's vagina like a curse.
"Coffin of the Iron Mountain!"
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