Douluo: Soul Shadow King.

"What are you mumbling about?" Facing the roaring Legia, Cheng Xiao scratched his ear with his right hand. The next moment, he suddenly raised his left hand and activated the Hand of the Ruler.

The Blue Silver Overlord Spear tore through the air like Li Hong's arrow and rushed towards Legia's head. With a "bang", the Blue Silver Overlord Spear broke directly, but its target, Legia, did not suffer any damage at all.

The corners of his mouth curled up with a hint of sarcasm. Lagia didn't say anything, but his expression seemed to be mocking, "Shadow King? That's it?"

The corners of Cheng Xiao's mouth twitched. It was just as he thought. If the king could be eliminated so easily, then he would not be a king.

However, he was not in a hurry. Judging from the current situation, it was only a matter of time before the giant orcs were killed. Even though the Great Ancestor King Lagia was physically strong, facing so many attacks, even a king would die, right?

Cheng Xiao did not forget that it was not difficult for Cheng Xiaoyu to kill King Taizu, although it was because of the weapon in his hand. But it also indirectly shows that the kings are not unkillable. At least except for the Dragon Emperor, the strength of other kings is not as terrifying as imagined.

Of course, it may also be that Cheng Xiaoyu's level is too high, so in his eyes, these kings are just stronger monsters.

After figuring this out, Cheng Xiao looked at Taizu King Lajia and told it with his mouth, "Be patient and don't do useless things, because later, I will kill you completely."

Legia stared at Cheng Xiao, his anger reaching the critical point. If it weren't for the hateful chains, he would tear the human in front of him into pieces. He was the king, the king of giants, and a mere human dared to be so rude to him!

Looking at Legia who was still furious but could only roar helplessly, Cheng Xiao's expression relaxed a lot. In fact, he was still quite afraid that Legia might have other tricks up his sleeve. After all, he was the first king to appear, and logically he shouldn't be so weak. However, those chains seemed to be intentionally placed by someone. If he also had a system, he should be able to gain a lot of experience by killing a king, right?
A moment later, all the giant orcs in the room lay on the ground, including the three strengthened giant orcs killed by the six Titled Douluo. At this moment, the strong smell of blood filled the air, making people feel physically uncomfortable.

But more soul masters had a firmness on their faces that they had never had when they first came. This battle not only made them experience the cruelty of life and death, but also made them stronger in their hearts, because the weak soul masters had already died under the axe of the giant orc.

After wiping the blood off his face, Cheng Xiao's eyes flashed, "Now, let me show you something interesting." As soon as he finished speaking, a huge amount of death power surged out of his body. As the successor of the Shadow King, the surroundings seemed to be a celebration scene filled with delicacies from land and sea.

The giant orc corpses scattered everywhere began to emit black smoke, as if they had been waiting for Cheng Xiao's call for a long time.

"Stand up!" Cheng Xiao's voice was not loud, but it gave people a solemn and oppressive feeling.

"Ohhhhhhh..."

Lagia's eyes widened, "How dare you...those are my soldiers!"

"It's mine now."

Before he finished speaking, a black hand stretched out from the shadows of the giant orcs' corpses, and Cheng Xiao's mind suddenly had many more sensations.

Looking at the new members of the Shadow Legion, Cheng Xiao smiled. He had to admit, the shadow soldiers were only spectacular when there were many of them!

"No! Shadow King! You turned my warriors into the living dead!"

Ligia roared wildly. There were hundreds of dead orc warriors. At this moment, the room was filled with densely packed shadow soldiers. Now, the offense and defense had changed.

Legia finally realized that once these brave and warlike giant orc warriors died, they would be resurrected as shadow soldiers. They would no longer recognize him as the king, but would swear allegiance to the Shadow King.

The more orc warriors die, the more soldiers will be under the Shadow Lord's command. When they see their companions resurrected as shadow soldiers, they will completely lose their will to fight.

For these giant orcs who have to serve their opponents even after death, it is undoubtedly a nightmare, because after death they cannot enter the holy land of warriors and have to serve the enemy, which makes the faith of the orc warriors collapse.

"What a pity, Lagia." Cheng Xiao suddenly sighed and said with some disappointment: "If the king can be turned into a shadow soldier, I think it will be a rare scene."

"Hehe..." Lagia suddenly laughed, but there was only helplessness in his laughter. He raised his head, stared into Cheng Xiao's eyes, and suddenly said: "Second... Third Generation Shadow King, can you tell me... your name?"

"Cheng Xiao." After saying his name, Cheng Xiao turned around with a smile, "Shadows!"

Cheng Xiao's shout echoed in the room, and the shadows immediately prepared for battle.

Swish!
For a moment, silence fell.

What broke the silence was Cheng Xiao pointing to Taizu King Lajia and saying, "Go."

Then, hundreds of shadow soldiers began to rush towards the Taizu King Lajia, who was bound by iron chains and unable to move. When they were alive, they declared their allegiance to the Taizu King, and after death, they belonged to the Shadow King.

As the shadow soldiers rushed out, the pupils of the ground, the room, and the soul masters who were watching this scene began to tremble, and their bodies retreated uncontrollably.

"Damn it, it's spectacular." Dugu Bo shook his tattered green robe and said with a dark face.

In this battle, both he and Jiandao Chenxin were injured, but it was not a big problem. The giant orc was too big, so its agility was not high. Although he and Chenxin were not very adaptable in the beginning, they killed it ruthlessly after getting familiar with the giant orc's attack.

As for the four from the Spirit Hall, the cooperation between Jiang Mo and Qian Jun is unstoppable, and the Panlong Stick can be big or small, so they beat the giant orcs and they couldn't even fight back. As for Ju Douluo and Ghost Douluo, after the former learned the Vajra Indestructible, the giant orcs couldn't even break through the defense, and Gui Mei, relying on the special nature of his spirit, made the giant orcs run around in circles.

Thus, the three giant orcs were killed by the six Titled Douluo after they spent some effort to familiarize themselves with their attack patterns.

Except for the six Titled Douluo, the soul masters from the same academy as Cheng Xiao and even other academies were extremely shocked when they saw this scene. If Cheng Xiao had shown such strength in the competition, they would have thought he was brave just to look at him, let alone fight him.

This is no longer a gap in strength, but a complete gap in strength. Yes, a gap.

Seeing Cheng Xiao's disobedience, the Shrek people were even more angry, especially Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun. They even thought that if they had been killed by Cheng Xiao at the beginning, they might also be among the shadow soldiers now?

"So powerful..." Oscar looked at this scene, feeling no jealousy in his heart, but only a yearning for strength. If he also had such a powerful strength, could he propose to Sect Master Ning of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect?

“Erlong, when you get out, tell the students in the academy that no one from Shrek is allowed to provoke students from the Seven Star Academy. Anyone who causes trouble will be kicked out of the academy.” Flanders sighed, his heart filled with sorrow.

Obviously... obviously Cheng Xiao had the possibility to come to Shrek Academy in the first place, so why was he so stupid?
"Boss Fu, but..." Liu Erlong glanced at Tang San, only to find that the latter had his head hung down, looking dejected. Obviously, the gap in strength shattered Tang San's last bit of confidence. This was not an opponent he could defeat, so he gave up.

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Taizu King Lajia was very angry. When he woke up, there was only one command in his mind: kill the Shadow King or be killed by the Shadow King.

But now, it has no chance to resist. What is the difference between a king who cannot use his power and an ordinary monster?

“Haha, compared to the rulers and kings, you are more… disappointing…”

As soon as King Taizu Lagia finished speaking, Nash's dragon breath pierced through his head. Even without his head, Lagia's body was still locked by the chains. Even after his death, the chains had never broken.

With the death of King Taizu, the entire room began to collapse and the ground began to tremble, as if it would collapse at the next moment.

"Go!" the soul master shouted in the crowd.

In an instant, the soul masters rushed out of the room one after another, and many auxiliary soul masters released large-scale assistance. After this battle, everyone had no longer had the barriers of the past.

"Cheng Xiao, this place is going to collapse, let's go quickly!" Looking at Cheng Xiao who was searching on the body of Emperor Taizu, Dugu Bo couldn't help but shout anxiously.

Except for him who stayed behind, almost all other students were taken away by Jian Douluo. This was Dugu Bo's request.

"Old Poison Man, why are you panicking?" Cheng Xiao found a piece of sparkling crystal in Legia's body, smiled, then turned around and said to Dugu Bo.

"How can I not be anxious? It's going to collapse soon!" Dugu Bo was extremely worried.

"Don't worry, don't worry." After putting away the magic crystal, Cheng Xiao walked to Dugu Bo, patted the latter's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Let's go."

Dugu Bo was about to mobilize his soul power to take Cheng Xiao away, but suddenly found that he could not move. The next moment, thick darkness obscured his eyes. When he came to his senses, he was surprised to find that he was already standing in the canyon.

"What the hell?" Dugu Bo cursed in shock. He looked around and was dumbfounded after confirming that he had really arrived at the canyon.

"I'm telling you it's okay." Cheng Xiao said with a smile.

Before entering the portal, he had arranged the shadow soldiers. This was his first time entering the dungeon, so of course he had to be fully prepared. The shadow swap was very useful. After coming out of the portal, all the soul masters felt lucky to have escaped. Many soul masters also felt pain because their companions were killed. Of course, most soul masters felt lucky because they did not die in there. Being alive was already a good thing.

And just when the soul masters chose to rest and recover their strength, the soul masters of the Spirit Hall, led by Jiang Mo and Qianjun Douluo, retreated like a tide.

Before leaving, Ju Douluo used the method of forced voice transmission to tell Cheng Xiao that he had already explained his relationship with the Spirit Hall to the two priests, so the two priests did not stay any longer, otherwise, with Cheng Xiao's ability, he would definitely be taken to the Spirit Hall.

Cheng Xiao did not say much about this. He had demonstrated the power of the Shadow King in front of so many soul masters, and it was good enough that he was not attacked. Fortunately, the era of Dou Yi was not as abstract as the era of Dou Er, otherwise he would be regarded as an evil soul master and hunted down for just extracting the shadows of dead creatures.

"Cheng Xiao, the power of your martial spirit really opened my eyes." At this moment, Ning Fengzhi came over with Ning Rongrong. He smiled and said, "Thanks to you this time."

Cheng Xiao bowed slightly and said, "Master Ning, you are joking. I just did what I should do. The credit does not belong to me."

Hearing this, Ning Fengzhi smiled helplessly, chatted with Cheng Xiao for a few words, and then went to find Xue Qinghe.

Now that the crisis has been resolved, they still have to go to Wuhun City. However, when they go to Wuhun City for the competition, they don't know how many academies will be able to participate normally.

Seeing Cheng Xiao’s strength, all the academies should give up, right?
A moment later, Xue Qinghe fully demonstrated the imperial education he had received since childhood. After the crisis was completely resolved, he immediately began to command the Royal Knights in an orderly manner, pulling the undamaged carriages to the front and gradually restoring the formation.

After a while, except for some dead soul masters and royal knights, the entire team had regained its ability to move.

After a simple cleanup, the Tiandou Empire's team continued to move forward. However, their goal was no longer to participate in the competition. Instead, they were ready to give up the competition after arriving at Wuhun City. They knew in their hearts that the top three in this competition were no longer something they could get.

In order to prevent any further incidents, Xue Qinghe temporarily transferred three thousand armored soldiers from the nearest city to serve as guards. At the same time, he also summoned some expert soul masters from the imperial capital.

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A few days later, Spirit Hall, Pope City.

After listening to Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo's narration, Pope Bibi Dong's eyes shone with coldness, and he said in a cold voice: "No wonder Qian Daoliu forced me to send a team of soul masters to the Far North. It turns out that this old guy has discovered something a long time ago."

"Your Holiness, please calm down." Ju Douluo and Ghost Douluo bowed at the same time.

"I'm not that easily angered." Hearing this, Bibi Dong glanced at the two of them and said calmly, "Two elders, you are honored as Feng Douluo, tell me, what is the strength of those creatures from other worlds?"

"Just in case, we in the Spirit Hall must also prepare in advance."

After these words came out, Ju Douluo and Ghost Douluo looked at each other, and then Ju Douluo slowly said: "Your Highness, the strength of the creatures in this alien world is not uniform. The enemies that Elder Ghost and I are facing are at the level of Titled Douluo. As for their king, he should be at the same level as Your Highness the Pope."

"However, the king we met this time seemed to be sealed by a more powerful existence, so..."

"So you don't know its specific strength." Bibi Dong waved her hand impatiently, "Forget it, you can withdraw. The number of participating teams in this competition should be drastically reduced. Let Nana and the others prepare."

"Yes, Your Holiness." Ju Douluo shuddered and said.

As soon as they finished speaking, Jue and Gui Douluo disappeared from the spot and left the hall.

After the two left, Bibi Dong's eyes flashed coldly, and she seemed to be talking to herself: "Creatures from another world? I advise you to be honest, otherwise, I don't mind getting rid of you completely before completing my plan."

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Worship Hall.

This is the largest building in the Pope's Palace, and it also represents the most powerful force of the entire Spirit Hall. Inside the tall dome building, there is a wide hall as soon as you enter the door, and the dome is more than 30 meters high.

The Spirit Hall has been in business for many years, and the foundation behind it is unmatched by any other sect. There are more than 20 elders at the Titled Douluo level, and even more powerful are the inner priests of the Worship Hall.

All the priests of the Spirit Hall were promoted from the elders in the Elder Hall. The condition for being promoted to become a priest is very simple, that is, the soul power must break through the ninety-fifth level and have at least the ninety-sixth level of soul power to become a priest.

Once a soul master becomes a worshipper, he will have a transcendent status in the Spirit Hall. He may not even receive orders from the Pope and only obey the orders of the Hall Master, the Great Worshiper Qian Daoliu. There are a total of seven worshippers in the Spirit Hall, led by the Great Worshiper Qian Daoliu, who is known as the invincible ninety-nine-level peerless Douluo in the sky.

At this moment, the worship hall was silent, without even a servant serving. When Qianjun Douluo and Jiangmo Douluo walked into the huge hall, the hairs on their bodies suddenly shrank and their brows also frowned.

In the center of the hall, there was a huge six-winged angel statue made of pure gold, more than ten meters tall. In front of the statue stood a man with his back to the door, looking up at the pure gold statue.

From the back, he is a middle-aged man, tall, with long golden hair casually draped behind his head, and wearing a red offering robe. Just standing there, people feel like they want to worship him.

"Great Priest, the task you assigned to us has been completed." As soon as Qianjun Douluo and Jiangmo Douluo entered the door, they half-knelt on the ground respectfully.

Hearing this, the middle-aged man slowly turned around, and the special aura he had before suddenly disappeared. He looked to be only in his thirties or forties, very handsome, and that calm, gentle aura gave people a very comfortable feeling.

The most bizarre thing is that even Qianjun Douluo and Jiangmo Douluo, whose soul powers are as high as level 96, could not sense a trace of soul power fluctuation from him, as if the middle-aged man standing in front of them was just an ordinary person.

"Tell me, how do you feel?" Qian Daoliu took a light step forward, and the next moment, he came in front of Qianjun Douluo and Jiangmo Douluo, then stretched out his hands to slowly help the latter up, and said lightly.

Qianjun Douluo nodded and said, "Great Priest, these alien creatures are more powerful than we imagined. The ordinary warriors have already reached the Soul King level, and the more elite ones are Soul Sages and Soul Douluos. Among them, there are even Titled Douluo-level creatures."

"As for their king, the one we saw this time was not very strong. It seemed to be restrained by a stronger creature. Otherwise, Lao Qi and I might not be able to come back."

Qianjun Douluo was telling the truth. The terrifying magical fluctuations emanating from King Taizu almost made it difficult for them to resist. If there were not enough Titled Douluo, it would have been impossible for the two brothers to survive on their own.

"Thank you for your hard work." Qian Daoliu patted Qianjun Douluo on the shoulder and said in a deep voice: "I estimate that the kings of these creatures should be at least at the god level, but you were able to kill them, so they must have been subject to some kind of restrictions, or in other words, they are not that powerful."

His face changed slightly, Qianjun Douluo thought of the Shadow King that Taizu King mentioned, and immediately explained in a deep voice: "Great Priest, in this operation, we also met a young man named Cheng Xiao. He was called the Shadow King by the king of these creatures, and his martial spirit is full of a strong breath of death. Do you think he will..."

"Yes, the chief priest, and the most important thing is that this kid is Yue Guan's disciple, and he even has a great relationship with the young master. Just as my sixth brother and I came out, we were told by the young master's guards that there is some relationship between them." Subduing Demon Douluo reminded.

"Xiaoxue?" Qian Daoliu was shocked and asked immediately, "You mean, there is a relationship between Xiaoxue and him?"

"That should be the meaning." Demon Subduing Douluo thought for a moment and said, "I don't have a wife, so I don't really understand it, but this should be the meaning of the snake spear."

"Alright, alright." After hearing what the Demon-Subduing Douluo said, Qian Daoliu waved his hand, and the smile on his face slowly froze. For some reason, he always felt like his cabbage was being eaten by a pig.

After a long silence, Qian Daoliu seemed to be relieved. A gentle voice with no room for doubt came out of his mouth slowly, "No one can touch this person."

"He...may be our key."

The old voice gently hovered in the worship hall. The voice seemed to have magical power, causing the surrounding space to solidify slightly.

At this moment, the eyes of Qianjun Douluo and Jiangmo Douluo were filled with shock. The fact that the great priest Qian Daoliu could say such weighty words was enough to prove the importance of Cheng Xiao.

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A few days later.

The contestants from the Tiandou Empire arrived at Wuhun City. Compared with a huge empire like Tiandou City, Wuhun City is naturally much smaller, but the shock it brought to the soul masters was still not small.

The Wuhun City does not look very large, but its walls were built in the style of the imperial capital. The eighty-meter-high walls look extremely majestic from the outside, and the thickness of the walls exceeds thirty meters, all of which are built with granite.

On the surrounding city walls, there are various huge reliefs. They are exactly the same as the martial souls on the Pope's Order of the Spirit Hall, symbolizing the six huge martial souls.

Standing in the carriage, Cheng Xiao looked at the huge city reflecting a light red glow under the afterglow of the setting sun and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Wuhun City, we've arrived." Dugu Bo's calm voice sounded. (End of this chapter)