Douluo: Soul Shadow King.

After leaving the Tiandou Soul Fighting Arena, Cheng Xiao and Ye Lingling walked side by side on the bustling street. They slowed down their pace and strolled leisurely on the busy street.

Tiandou City, as the capital of the Tiandou Empire, is extremely popular. Although it is afternoon now, the streets are still crowded with people, and one can even see some nobles heading to the Tiandou Fighting Soul Arena.

Perhaps it was because of Cheng Xiao's company that Ye Lingling became much more lively after leaving the Fighting Spirit Arena. At least she was no longer as cold and gloomy as before.

When passing by some stalls, Ye Lingling would always recommend some delicious and fun things to Cheng Xiao, and the two of them were very happy.

The girl's sweet laughter made the hot weather a little cooler.

"Cheng Xiao, thank you for being willing to accompany me today." Ye Lingling, who was walking in front, suddenly turned around, looked at the latter with her bright eyes and smiled sweetly.

"Aren't we friends?" Cheng Xiao smiled and said.

"Friend..." Ye Lingling was slightly startled, then smiled and said, "Since we are friends, then can you accompany me for a walk?"

Hearing this, Cheng Xiao nodded with a smile and strolled with the girl in Tiandou City again.

The two of them walked leisurely like this, and when they got tired they would just find a beverage shop to sit down, drink some cool drinks, and chat about some interesting things in life, and they were quite happy.

Looking at the endless stream of people outside the window, Cheng Xiao was keenly aware of something. His gaze shifted slightly, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw an old man in white hiding in the crowd, staring at him intently.

As if noticing Cheng Xiao's gaze, the old man in white turned around and disappeared into the crowd.

"Oh, it's him." Cheng Xiao withdrew his gaze. He knew the identity of the person who came, but in order to ensure Ye Lingling's safety, he still didn't intend to tell the other party about it.

"Lingling, I'm going to buy some snacks. You wait here." After Cheng Xiao said this, he got up and left the drink shop.

"Huh?" Ye Lingling hadn't reacted yet. When she stood up and looked, Cheng Xiao's figure had disappeared.

For some reason, her eyelids twitched, and deep down in her heart, she had a vague feeling that something was about to happen.

After leaving the drink shop, Cheng Xiao directly chose a remote alley. When he entered the alley, two shadows rushed out from his shadow and drilled into the shadow blocked by the wall.

As expected, after walking in the alley for a long time, Cheng Xiao still hadn't gotten out, as if the alley had no end.

"Now that you're here, why aren't you coming out?" Cheng Xiao paused, his eyes narrowed slightly, and a low voice came out of his mouth, causing the air around him to ripple slightly.

As soon as the words fell, the air around him suddenly became quiet. All the sounds on the street disappeared at this moment, and the whole world became quiet.

Then, an illusory figure appeared at the entrance of the alley and slowly became clearer.

"As expected of the strongest student of this class, he is extremely alert. It's a pity that it's too late now."

The person who spoke was an old man in white. He was wearing a moon-white soul master robe, and the words "Cang Hui" were tattooed in a green circle on his shoulder.

Hearing the old man's voice, Cheng Xiao slowly turned around, staring at the old man quietly, and said calmly: "I don't think there is any feud between you and Canghui College? Aren't you afraid of attracting death's revenge by coming to me like this?"

“Hahahaha!” Upon hearing this, the old man laughed out loud, his voice sounded as if coming from the underworld, and said, “We really don’t have any grudges against each other, but you still have to die.”

"If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for being too strong. You've hindered Canghui Academy's progress in winning the championship!"

"Now, as long as we kill you and then kill the talented soul masters from other soul master academies, who else can stop our Canghui Academy from winning the championship?"

"Oh? If you are so confident, you must be very good, right?" Cheng Xiao suddenly said.

"Haha, you'll know whether I'm confident or not, whether I'm powerful or not later." A cold look appeared at the corner of Shi Nian's mouth, and he said, "Boy, I have to say that your observation skills are really strong. This place, is it to lure me here?" While saying this, Shi Nian deliberately looked around.

"Yes, I did bring you here on purpose." Cheng Xiao smiled calmly, and a shadow appeared in his palm. "How can I kill you if I don't find a more secluded place?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Cheng Xiao waved his hand, and dozens of dark shadows condensed into sword shapes. Then, as he waved his hand, they rushed towards him like an overwhelming force.

But at the moment when the shadow sword pierced Shi Nian, the surrounding scene became hazy. Then, in Cheng Xiao's indifferent gaze, everything around him became clear, and he was now in the wilderness.

Those shadow swords condensed by the power of shadow directly penetrated through Shi Nian's body, but the latter did not suffer any damage at all.

"This is my illusion. Do you think you can kill me?" Shi Nian showed a ferocious smile and said mockingly, "I admit that you are very strong, but I may not be your opponent in a real fight." "Unfortunately, everything you see now is an illusion created by me. In my environment, let alone you, a Soul King, even people with higher soul power levels than me can't hurt me."

"unless……"

"Unless what?" There was a hint of murderous intent in Cheng Xiao's eyes as he looked at Shi Nian.

Shi Nian did not answer Cheng Xiao's question, but his face became ferocious, and the light of his seventh soul ring increased.
The next second, the surrounding scenery changed again, and Cheng Xiao was surprised to find that he was not in the grove before, but appeared in the room he had traveled through before.

In the dim room, the curtains were drawn tightly, not a single ray of sunlight penetrated.

The study table in front of the window is filled with all kinds of books. There are no novels, no classics, but only various exercise books, papers, and exercises.

"Cheng Xiao, how old are you?"

"You are already in your third year of high school. Do you really need me to force you to study?"

"Look at Aunt Wang's son next door. Learn from him and stop hanging out with those bad classmates. If you hang out with them, what will you achieve in the future?"

"If you don't get into a good university, how can you get a good job in the future? Without a good job, how can you marry a good wife in the future? Do you want to live your whole life in a muddle?"

Cheng Xiao's face remained calm despite the harsh and sarcastic voices. He had heard this kind of words countless times since he was a child. No matter whether he ranked first in the school or not, he would never meet the expectations of his family, as if his existence was a mistake.

And I, sitting in front of the study desk, seemed to have become a trash can for them to vent their dissatisfaction.

Then, the scene in front of me changed again.

The scene that appeared in front of Cheng Xiao moved him slightly.

On a snowy winter night, a pale-faced child wearing a scarf was sitting on the threshold of a rural house. From the room, there were constant sounds of ugly and harsh curses, followed by the sound of things breaking.

Not long after, a woman in a down jacket came out of the house, cursing. She glanced at the child sitting on the doorstep with his head down, and became furious. She stepped forward, grabbed the child's arm, pointed at his nose and cursed, "Didn't I tell you to study? Why don't you listen in just a short while?"

"I told you not to come to this crappy place, but you insisted on coming. You'll be just like your father who died a long time ago, a loser!"

At this time, it was New Year's Eve.

Looking at the woman with an angry face, Cheng Xiao pursed his lips and clenched his hands.

The picture turned again, and the dazzling sunlight made it difficult to open one's eyes.

A middle-aged man who looked somewhat similar to Cheng Xiao walked up to him, or rather, walked up to the child.

"Xiao Xiao, Dad believes in you. Just because you don't study well now doesn't mean you won't study well in the future. Don't blame your mother, she just loves you too much."

After saying that, the middle-aged man touched the child's head and smiled, which he thought was very hearty. "As a father, how can I not know what my son is like?"

Looking at the scene in front of him, Cheng Xiao's eyes became slightly moist, his clenched hands tightened, his body trembled slightly uncontrollably, and an extremely suppressed emotion made him feel a little breathless.

The next second, the scene in front of Cheng Xiao's eyes changed again.

Boom!

A huge thunder resounded through the sky, and heavy rain poured down. On the busy streets, the blood on the ground was washed away by the rain. The car horns were like shrill wails, constantly ringing in Cheng Xiao's ears.

A child in school uniform was kneeling beside a man lying in a pool of blood, crying helplessly. Countless people holding umbrellas around him just watched the scene silently.

Cheng Xiao's eyes were filled with a strange scarlet at some point. He clenched his fists, and the suppressed emotions in his heart made his breathing become heavier. He stared at the man lying in a pool of blood in the rain, with veins bulging on his forehead.

The next moment, a roar like an angry wild beast was heard.

"Shi Nian! Fuck you!" (End of this chapter)