Douluo: Soul Shadow King.

"are you awake?"

When he heard the familiar voice, Cheng Xiao opened his eyes, and what came into view was the white ceiling and the pungent smell of disinfectant.

The hard bed with his back against it and the pungent smell of disinfectant reminded him constantly where he was.

hospital.

"..." He truly felt the excruciating pain of having his heart crushed. Cheng Xiao looked a little dazed, and he was a little confused now.

It was probably because he had been waiting for me to wake up for a long time. After getting up, the doctor in a white coat standing in front of the bed looked a little impatient.

"You fell from the fifth floor. I don't know whether to praise you for being lucky or having a long life." The doctor shook his head and said, "Since you are awake, hurry up and leave the hospital. Your medical expenses are not enough."

After he finished speaking, the doctor turned and walked out of the room. Only the smell of disinfectant in the air told Cheng Xiao that he did not seem to have traveled through time, and everything seemed like a dream.

"It should... not be a dream, right?" Cheng Xiao lowered his head and stroked his aching temples with both hands, as if only this could relieve some of the pain.

"If this is a world built by the power of the king, then I should be able to sense the magic power." Cheng Xiao thought, closed his eyes, and tried to sense the magic power through meditation.

But soon, his face looked a little ugly because he could no longer feel the magic power.

But since he can't sense any magic power, why is his body still the same as the one he had when he traveled to Douluo Continent?
Cheng Xiao felt incredible. Logically, he should have returned to the moment when he awakened his martial soul, just like Cheng Xiaoyu, but how come he was back to Blue Star now?

His thoughts were a little confused, and Cheng Xiao forced himself to calm down. After a long while, he changed into clean clothes.

Because they were old clothes, the sizes were too small for him, and he didn't want to walk around outside in a hospital gown, so as to avoid being mistaken for a mental patient.

"Maybe I should go home and take a look." After sorting out his thoughts, Cheng Xiao quickly left the hospital and headed straight for the home in his memory.

…………

Cheng Xiao rubbed his eyes vigorously to confirm that this was still his own neighborhood, right?
Was this demolished for the community?
Looking at the ruins in front of him, Cheng Xiao was stunned. Although this community was an old one, it shouldn't be demolished all at once, right?
"Hey, boy, it's dangerous here, get out quickly."

Suddenly, a shout came from behind, and then Cheng Xiao saw a middle-aged man with a cigarette in his mouth, a dark face and a helmet in his hand walking towards him.

Perhaps because Cheng Xiao was dressed like a beggar, the middle-aged man patted his shoulder comfortingly, but after that, the middle-aged man's expression changed suddenly.

With those strong muscles and upright posture, what kind of beggar is this?
"Ahem, little brother, what you're wearing... is quite fashionable." After two awkward coughs, the middle-aged man looked Cheng Xiao up and down, and after a moment's silence, he said this.

"Thank you." Seeing the safety helmet in the man's hand, Cheng Xiao knew what the man was thinking at a glance. After politely saying thank you, he quickly left.

"Ah?" The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, but when he wanted to look, he found that Cheng Xiao had disappeared from his sight, as if he had never been here.

The man silently lit up a cigarette, slowly exhaled a smoke ring, and then turned and left.

“…I seemed to have seen a ghost just now.”

…………

Cheng Xiao silently looked at the endless sea. The sound of waves crashing echoed in his ears, and his heart was very calm.

He looked down at his feet and saw that the waves were above his calves, but he didn't feel cold at all.

"Aren't you coming out yet?" A calm voice came out slowly from his mouth.

This is not reality. At least from the mechanical looks of everyone he met after waking up, Cheng Xiao knew that this was fake.

At this moment, the black shadow of the "King's Territory" began to spread rapidly from under Cheng Xiao's feet.

Everything covered by the shadow disappeared without a trace.

The sky, the land, the sea, everything around, until the whole world was shrouded in shadow.

There is endless darkness. I can’t see anything as far as I can see, but it seems like I can see anything.

From the depths of darkness where no fingers could be seen, a heavy voice came.

"You don't seem to miss all this. It seems that this time, I shot myself in the foot."

Cheng Xiao looked around, and the endless darkness before him not only did not make him feel afraid, but even made him feel at ease, as if he was already a part of the darkness.

"Well, you are more special than I thought."

Cheng Xiao turned around, and the next moment, someone walked out from the depths of the darkness.

The newcomer had exquisite black armor that no other shadow soldier could match, as well as a powerful deterrent that could not be matched by any other existence in this world.

Facing the real Shadow King, Cheng Xiao found it difficult to speak.

He said.

“I didn’t expect that after returning to rest, something like this would happen.”

"I'm sorry to have involved you in such an unfortunate situation."

"If you want, I can send you back to your original world. If you go back there, you will have a different life."

"No, I still have unfinished business." Cheng Xiao rejected the Shadow King's conditions. He stared into the other's black pupils and said.

"Well, you impressed me." The Shadow King nodded and said, "The time I spent with you was very short. That was not the real me."

After a pause, he said, "Because of death, your power has become more complete. The way to return to that world is..."

Cheng Xiao interrupted him, "I know."

The Shadow King showed a helpless expression.

"You're just as stubborn, but I guess this is compensation for not having a system."

"Yeah." Cheng Xiao nodded gently, and then he said the words he hadn't heard for a long time -

"stand up."

The moment Cheng Xiao said this, the dark world began to collapse, and endless darkness began to gather towards his body, and he allowed the darkness to pour into his body.

"Thank you for letting me experience a different life."

This was the last sentence Cheng Xiao said before he disappeared, and after a brief moment of stunned silence, the Shadow King smiled back.

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Another world.

"Dragon Emperor, the task you assigned to us has been completed." The Beast King said respectfully, bowing slightly to the Dragon Emperor sitting on the throne.

"Dragon Emperor, next, should we start a war?" said the Monster King. He slowly opened his eyes and smiled maliciously, "Just do as you have arranged. The flames of war will burn everything sooner or later. Beast King, Monster King, Fantasy King, the next move depends on you."

The King of the Fantasy World whispered, "Dragon Emperor, please allow me to go back and prepare. The large-scale portal consumes too much magic power, so I must prepare in advance."

The Dragon Emperor said: "Of course, King of the Fantasy World, making adequate preparations is what kings should do."

"Yes." The King of Fantasy World nodded.

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Wuhun City, the Pope's Palace.

"Your Holiness, we..." Ghost Douluo was interrupted by Bibi Dong on the first seat before he could finish his words.

"Elder Gui, Elder Ju, you two don't need to say more. Nana has already told me what happened in the Xingdou Great Forest. Our most important task right now is the Soul Hunting Operation, so you two should take the time to recover. I have a feeling that the situation on the continent will change dramatically in the near future."

Bibi Dong said in a deep voice.

"Yes, Your Holiness." Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo said in unison.

"You guys go down." Pope Bibi Dong waved his hand.

Then, looking at the departing backs of Ghost Douluo and Ju Douluo, Bibi Dong stood up, holding the golden scepter, and walked back and forth in the spacious Pope's Palace. Something flashed in her eyes from time to time.

"Qian Daoliu, you are really good at this. In order to prevent me from devouring your angel clan, you actually let Xiaoxue start the divine test in advance. It seems that you also know that your luck has come to an end."

"But even if Xiaoxue starts the divine test, what does it matter? I, Bibi Dong, can still destroy the foundation of your angel clan in the future."

"Your son destroyed me, so I will destroy everything of your angel clan, even the Spirit Hall!"

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A few days later, in the core area of ​​the Star Forest.

Xue Di fell into silence as she looked at Cheng Xiao's body, whose heart was crushed and who was not breathing but still could hear the sound of his heart beating.

Even the usually cheerful Bingdi was so shocked by the scene that he was speechless.

It has been three days since the heart started beating. With the help of Brigitte, all the wounds on Cheng Xiao's body have healed, except for some old scars that cannot be restored.

"You said that his power comes from death." Listening to the increasingly strong heartbeat, Gu Yue frowned slightly and said, "Death is equal to everyone, but since he has the power to control death, then this set of rules should not apply, right?"

For some people, death may be an end, but for others, death may also be a new beginning.

"Then...what should we do now?" Di Tian whispered.

After fighting with the creatures from other worlds, he realized that what he thought was powerful was only based on his own perception. When he fought with those terrifying guys, he confidently believed that the Dragon God Claw would destroy everything, but he was wrong.

Not only were those alien creatures not afraid of his attacks, but every time he killed a group of them, more soldiers would rush towards him. These soldiers had no concept of life and death, and all they had was the thought of killing and destroying the enemy. This was what made the alien creatures so scary.

How can an enemy that has no fear and only the most basic killing instinct not be terrifying?

Suddenly, Gu Yue's body trembled. She seemed to sense something and her eyes fell solemnly on the body with the strong beating heart.

The atmosphere is trembling.

The magical power that filled the atmosphere was resonating powerfully, and the earth was also experiencing strange changes due to this terrifying magical power.

In an instant, several dark shadows emerged from Cheng Xiao's shadow. Nash, Ayin, and Titan knelt respectfully and lowered their heads.

"Congratulations to the return of my king!"

Snow Emperor, Ice Emperor, Gu Yue and other soul beasts were all shocked by the scene before them.

I saw a dark beam of light shooting straight into the sky from Cheng Xiao's heart. Above the sky, the magic power of the demon gathered into a tornado. The blue sky lost all its color at this moment, and the whole world fell into darkness.

"Strong power of death!" Gu Yue clearly sensed this power and was shocked.

“Master, what should we do next?” Di Tian was completely panicked. Even the gods in the divine world didn’t have the power to cause this kind of death wave, right?

The next moment, Cheng Xiao, who was lying down, suddenly stood up. A large amount of magic power gathered at the position of his heart. As his heart beat more and more strongly, a black heart filled the originally broken part of his heart.

"King!" Nash looked at Cheng Xiao who had returned from the underworld with joy, and his excitement was released at this moment.

"Thank you for your hard work, everyone." Cheng Xiao glanced at the soldiers who were expressing their true feelings, and his heart warmed slightly.

It was not until he faced the real Shadow King that Gu Yue suddenly realized what kind of monster this was. The aura of death emanating from his body made it no exaggeration to call him a god. No, even the gods in the divine world would not be his opponent, right?

As the leader of the soul beast clan and the incarnation of the Dragon God, even Gu Yue could not avoid trembling in front of the Shadow King who controls death. This was beyond the scope of human beings.

"Snow Emperor, Ice Emperor, thank you too." Cheng Xiao tilted his head and chuckled.

"Hmm..." Xue Di nodded lightly.

"They seem to have escaped into the gap between dimensions. Can't I sense them?" Cheng Xiao gently closed his eyes and searched for the magic wavelengths of the three kings who had left. Even though the range instantly exceeded the continent and covered the entire planet, he still couldn't sense it. According to the kings' method, they must have escaped into the gap between dimensions.

"Can't find them?" Bingdi asked curiously.

Because of the partnership contract, she knew what Cheng Xiao was doing, so she asked.

"Well, I can't find them." Cheng Xiao put away his perception, smiled, and said: "They will appear sooner or later. Since they don't come out, you can take this opportunity to improve your cultivation."

"Cultivation? How to improve it?" Bingdi asked puzzledly.

"You should know it if you sense it." Cheng Xiao said with a smile.

Keeping her curiosity in mind, Bingdi calmed down and sensed it. Suddenly, a huge amount of energy gushed out from her body. She opened her eyes suddenly and instantly understood what Cheng Xiao meant.

Because the partnership contract is a complementary contract, when Cheng Xiao completely unlocked the seal on the Shadow King's power, the power of the Snow Emperor and the Ice Emperor was also returned. In other words, their cultivation will be improved by leaps and bounds.

Without any hesitation, Snow Emperor and Ice Emperor began to practice in front of all the soul beasts.

At the same time, somewhere in a valley.

Tang San, who was sitting cross-legged on the stone platform, slowly opened his eyes. He looked at Tang Hao, who was unconscious due to serious injuries. Fortunately, he was wrapped in bandages, which prevented the wound from getting worse.

Standing up slowly, the trident mark on Tang San's forehead became brighter than ever. He digested the memories in his mind, and then murmured in a voice that only he could hear: "I didn't expect that in order to chase Xiao Wu back, I would return to Douluo Continent, and it was the period when I just traveled here."

"Everything I experienced in this dimension seems to have deviated from the original time and space, but it doesn't matter. Since I, the Divine King Tang San, have returned to Douluo Continent, everything will be rewritten."

At this point, the figure who had long since left appeared in his mind again. He couldn't help but stretch out his hand and said painfully: "Xiao Wu... I miss you so much..." (End of this chapter)