Tang San was at a loss for words.
At that moment, he actually felt the Abyssal Demon that he had unleashed was somewhat... fierce?
In fact, Tang San had guessed correctly, this Demon Lord was a bit fierce indeed, otherwise, it wouldn't have been exploited. Of course, under normal circumstances, this would be something happening many tens of thousands of years later.
"Do you think there is anyone else here besides me?"
He replied somewhat irritably.
"Wretched insect, is that how you speak to the Demon Monarch Alba?"
Alba's temper was like that of flammable and explosive materials, instantly ignited by Tang San's attitude.
The Purple-Golden Greatsword in his hand brought forth a gust of wind as he slashed towards Tang San.
The terrifying might was enough to make an average Titled Douluo shiver with fear.
But how could today's Tang San merely be comparable to an average Titled Douluo?
His Hao Tian Hammer, starting later but arriving first, was placed in front of him. With just a light tap, he diverted the direction of Alba's greatsword. This move was extremely sophisticated, and there was no sign of clumsiness as Tang San executed it.
Now Tang San had reached this stage thanks largely to Tang Chen. After integrating Tang Chen's insights, he had fully mastered the Nine Absolutes of the Azure Sky, which he could now use effortlessly.
"Wretched ant, are you provoking me?"
After a failed strike, Alba became somewhat furious. Surprisingly, purple flames started to ignite on his body, burning fiercely and quickly, and in an instant, even his Purple Gold Greatsword was set ablaze.
Tang San could clearly see that the space around Alba within a hundred meters had become distorted because of it.
But, he remained calm.
After all, no matter how strong Alba was, he had not yet reached the God Rank. That meant he was only subject to suppression by Tang San, and everything was under control.
"Hmph!"
With a light snort, soul rings began to appear one by one beneath Tang San's feet.
Nine black, one red, one golden.
Although Alba did not understand what this signified, the immense power emanating from Tang San filled him with terror.
"God Rank energy fluctuations, you are a deity of this world!"
Alba hadn't noticed that his own voice was trembling.
He began to panic.
After all, this was a true deity, at least two realms higher than him in this world.
If he meant to harm him, the consequences could be very grave indeed.
Subconsciously, he thought of escaping through the space door behind him.
But with a wave of Tang San's hand, the space door closed.
"Just tell me directly what your intentions are; perhaps we can work together,"
Alba mustered his courage to ask Tang San.
He was impulsive, headstrong, but not entirely witless.
Tang San's attitude let him know that this person... no, this deity must have some purpose.
Upon hearing this, Tang San smiled, "Wouldn't it have been better to say that from the start? My summoning you to this world actually holds enormous benefits for you."
"Really?" Alba looked skeptical.
Tang San said with a half-smile: "In this world, you're free to wreak havoc and destruction. Tell me, how is that not beneficial to you?"
"What!"
Alba was stunned, "You're not joking, are you? As the god of this world, shouldn't it be your duty to protect it?"
Yet Tang San slowly shook his head, "I have become utterly disappointed with this world."
"Hahaha, you said it, make sure you don't go back on your word." Seeing this, Alba could no longer contain the joy in his heart, laughing uncontrollably.
Tang San then instructed, "But, I must remind you, make sure to avoid a place called Sea God's Island, where there might be someone even you cannot handle. Other than that, there should be no one who can stop you."
In Tang San's view, Qin Xiao and Sea God's Island were, for the time being, places not to be touched.
Only after Alba's strength had increased a notch should he try testing the waters there.
As for whether the Demon Alba would destroy Soul Land, then let it be destroyed.
How can there be rebuilding without destruction?
Tang San planned to kill Alba before things became uncontrollable.
Once Alba left Slaughter City, he felt like he had arrived in heaven.
"If I let loose and devour, it shouldn't take long before my strength rises another level, right?"
Alba was thrilled and following the life essence in the air, he found a fairly small city.
His wings unfolded, covering the sky like an eclipse.
"Daddy, look at the sky, what is that?"
In the city, a little girl pointed at the vast figure of Alba, shouting in surprise.
"That's... Run?"
A middle-aged man caught sight of Alba's terrifying figure and immediately grabbed his daughter and ran.
But it was too late.
Purple flames spewed from him, instantly burning the father and daughter to ashes.
Wisp after wisp of souls was fiercely sucked into Alba's mouth.
"Comforting, the souls of humans in this world are exceptionally pure. If I devour another eight hundred million such pure souls, I might be able to exert near-God strength in this world."
Alba thought more and more excitedly.
And he embarked on an even bloodier killing spree.
In just a short while, the entire small city had been turned into a sea of fire, filled with screams, like hell on earth.
Alba, with arms wide open, captured soul after soul and stuffed them into his mouth.
"A demon, you are not a soul beast. You are a demon!"
At this moment, a haggard figure came running towards Alba not far away.
He was brandishing a Long Knife and had two soul rings flickering beneath his feet.
"Hey, this human is a bit different, isn't he?"
Alba noticed the man before him, then casually pointed, and the Soul Master instantly exploded into pieces.
With the soul in hand, Alba saw a series of images before his eyes as he looked through the Grand Soul Master's memories.
A moment later, a smile appeared on his face, "Soul Land, Soul Master, interesting, very interesting. Oh, is Spirit City still hosting the Soul Master competition?"
Having obtained the information he desired, Alba casually stuffed the Grand Soul Master's soul into his mouth, chewed it a bit, and his eyes immediately lit up.
"Eating the soul of a human Grand Soul Master is equivalent to twenty ordinary humans' souls."
"And that's just a Grand Soul Master, what about higher-level Soul Masters? Wouldn't the growth be even more substantial?"
The more Alba thought about it, the more excited he became. His wings unfurled, and he soared into the sky, heading straight for Spirit City.
...
Meanwhile.
Spirit City.
After the Soul Master competition had come to an end, Qin Xiao didn't choose to leave Spirit City immediately but went back to the lodging place in Spirit City first.
Not to mention anything else, he had been looking forward to the rewards for completing his mission for a long time.
After locking himself in his room and notifying everyone not to come near or disturb him, Qin Xiao thought, "Claim."
The next moment, he felt a force descend from the ether, merging into the soul power within his body, and his cultivation level began to rise at that moment.
Crack.
It wasn't long before Qin Xiao seemed to hear a crisp sound, yet it was somewhat indistinct.
But he knew it wasn't an illusion, for his cultivation had broken through the significant level of 95!
"Level 95!"
A satisfied smile appeared on Qin Xiao's face.
A level-95 Titled Douluo at the age of twenty, not too shabby, I guess.
Then Qin Xiao activated his second reward, which was to increase the age of two designated soul rings by 100,000 years each.
Opening his soul rings, Nine Soul Rings—red, purple, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black—appeared.
"System, increase the age of the second and third soul rings."
Qin Xiao had already thought it through.
As his strength grew, so did his enemies in battle. The frequency with which he used the lower-aged soul rings had decreased, and they needed strengthening.
As his words fell, the colors of Qin Xiao's second and third soul rings gradually began to change.
In just a few breaths, the two soul rings completed their transformation from purple to black, then from black to red.
However.
The benefits Qin Xiao received from gaining two hundred-thousand-year soul rings were also substantial.
His soul power increased again, and under the influence of the two hundred-thousand-year soul rings, his soul power reached the peak level of a level-95 Soul Master.
Of course, breaking through to the next realm was no longer simply a matter of increasing soul power, but one of enlightenment.
Next, the soul skills.
As is well known, a hundred-thousand-year soul ring can have two soul skills. Since the soul ring was brimming with life force and was not a replacement like when he absorbed the Two Bright Soul Rings before, Qin Xiao retained his original skills and additionally acquired two new soul skills.
The soul skill added by the second soul ring was named Thunderclap Nine Heavens, an upgraded version of the previous Thundering Shockwave. The range was now much larger, covering everything within a ten-mile radius.
Of course, the further away from Qin Xiao, the weaker the power.
The soul skill added by the third soul ring was named Spatial Swap.
Spatial Swap allowed Qin Xiao to exchange the positions of any objects within the coverage of his spiritual power as he desired. In addition, he could choose to swap places with himself, which was essentially an extension of the use of his third soul skill, teleporting.
"Not a bad soul skill, very practical."
Qin Xiao was quite satisfied, then he took out his third reward, the damaged Thunder Emperor's Armor.
This was a piece of broken armor, with numerous cracks and several large holes. An ancient and vast aura washed over him as he approached.
As Qin Xiao held the armor, he seemed to be on an ancient battlefield, with innumerable beings engaged in fierce combat.
Moreover, the power of those beings far surpassed anything on Soul Land, the battle was truly too horrific, with mountains collapsing, the earth splitting, seas drying up, and rocks disintegrating.
Gradually, Qin Xiao almost got lost in it, unable to extricate himself.
It wasn't until he saw the figure wearing battle armor, controlling the thunder of the nine heavens, fall that he was able to pull himself out of this strange vision.
"Was that your former master?"
Qin Xiao caressed the Thunder Emperor's Armor in his hand and murmured to himself.
Unfortunately, the Thunder Emperor's Armor did not respond to Qin Xiao.
"It seems you haven't acknowledged me yet..."
Qin Xiao guessed it was probably because his own strength was too weak. After some thought, he put away the Thunder Emperor's Armor.
The opportunity was in his hands, how could he not seize it?
After stepping out the door, Qin Xiao found that many people had gathered outside.
Liu Erlong, Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, Ah Yin, Ning Rongrong, and others were all there.
"Your Highness, it's been three days, and you have finally come out."
A look of relief appeared on everyone's faces.
Qin Xiao was surprised, "Has it been three days already?"
"Indeed it has!"
Ning Rongrong nodded emphatically.
After reflecting for a moment, Qin Xiao realized that the issue must have been related to the Thunder Emperor's Armor.
That environment could only be described as an eternity at a glance.
"Has anything happened in the past three days?"
"The Pope of the Spirit Hall has sent someone twice to invite Your Highness to a banquet at the Pope Hall, but they were both rejected based on your orders," Liu Erlong answered gravely.
"The Pope?" Qin Xiao nodded slightly, indicating he understood.
Bi Bidong's invitation was just the usual talk of joining the Spirit Hall...
He had no interest, so refused it was, saving him from much trouble.
Suddenly, Qin Xiao's expression changed, and he turned his gaze towards the distance.
"Your Highness, what's wrong?"
Everyone sensed Qin Xiao's anomaly.
Boom!
Suddenly, along with a loud bang, Spirit City shook. Then, a purple flame appeared in the sky above the city, like a giant sun hanging in the sky.
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