Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul, the Dragon Abyss Sword, has become its scabbard.

Chapter 63 Development

"This town ahead looks eerie?" Vera, who was traveling in the sky, said, looking at the extremely quiet town not far away.

"It's definitely too quiet." Ling looked at the town with some doubt. It was noon, but the town didn't seem to have any signs of life.

"Stop! Let's get off."

Ding Quan's golden-red Xuanhuo eyes lit up, and his expression suddenly changed when he saw the town in the distance.

Won't……

That's the place!

The North Sea is located in the northwest of the Heavenly Dou Empire. The group's journey back to Jinshi Village from here would involve crossing almost the entire Heavenly Dou Empire.

After traveling for some time, the group had left the Frozen Forest area, but were still in the northwest region of the Heavenly Dou Empire.

In addition, the group was afraid of being discovered while flying in the sky, so they traveled to secluded places.

After absorbing his fourth soul ring, Ding Quan's Xuanhuo Eyes reached a lifespan of over ten thousand years, allowing him to see the flow of some air currents in the world.

Under the gaze of Xuanhuo Tong, a chill permeated the town, and it seemed to be emanating from a house.

A chilling crimson aura emanated from a room in the center of the town, enveloping the entire town.

Not many people could see it, but everyone had a sinister look on their face and a murderous aura.

Such a strange place, Ding Quan remembered that there seemed to be one in this direction.

But I never expected it to happen so openly in such a place.

Ding Quan had previously thought that he would need someone to guide him to find it, but now it seems that he was overthinking it.

Indeed, if one needs someone to lead the way to find it, how could all those fallen ones possibly be gathered in this place?

It seems there's more than one entrance to this place; what kind of luck is this?

That scarlet chill exuded a murderous intent!

There is only one place.

A city of slaughter, a paradise for the fallen, and also a hell.

"What's wrong? You look so pale." The group landed in a forest and looked at the desolate town in the distance. It was the first time they had seen Ding Quan with such an expression.

"Let's leave here first."

"Quan, is there something there?" The group quickly moved away from the town. Ling glanced at Ding Quan's golden-red eyes. Had he seen something?

"There's nothing there, but that place is a bit scary."

"You mean there's something wrong with that place?" Vera turned her head and glanced at the small town in the distance. Although such a small town was strange, what kind of terrifying place could it be?

"Many of the people in that place are degenerate."

The Fallen! A look of shock appeared in their eyes. They knew what the Fallen were; they were beings that everyone on the continent hated.

"Should we report this to the Spirit Hall?" Ling asked, noting that the Spirit Hall had an organization dedicated to dealing with fallen individuals.

"The Spirit Hall should know about this place." Ding Quan shook his head. The Slaughter City and this town are not lacking in supplies, so it is very likely that they were provided by the Spirit Hall.

"So they don't care?"

"That might be a prison that the Spirit Hall has set up for the Fallen." If the Fallen want to escape the Spirit Hall's pursuit, they will most likely go there if they know that this place exists.

But the Killing City is a place you can enter but not leave.

The only way to leave is to win a hundred consecutive matches in the Hellish Killing Arena and walk the Hellish Road.

But the fallen ones' minds have already been influenced by those evil thoughts, so how could they possibly leave that place? Blood Agate is a deadly drug, and once you're hooked, it's hard to get rid of it without a strong will.

As long as the Spirit Hall preserves this place, the continent will be much more stable. Ding Quan doesn't know that ten thousand years later, evil spirit masters will run rampant and their strength will be even more terrifying.

The Fallen are now like rats in the sewers; Ding Quan hasn't heard of any Fallen people anywhere.

"prison!"

"If I have the ability in the future, I can try to go for it; that would be an opportunity." Ding Quan glanced around and, seeing that no one was chasing after him, breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems there aren't many strong people in this town. Well, Tang San seems to have just broken through to the Soul King realm and slaughtered a group of people at the entrance to the Slaughter City. Their strength isn't that great.

"Opportunity? What kind of opportunity?" Wei'er's eyes lit up. The opportunity Ding Quan mentioned must be something that could greatly enhance her own strength.

The opportunity we mentioned last time was the immortal herb they consumed, which enabled them to reach this level of strength.

Even the two soul bones I have now can't be considered opportunities.

"There is an opportunity to become a god there," Ding Quan said, looking at the town that was no longer visible. Ding Quan had never actually told the two of them about gods.

"God?" Ling glanced at Ding Quan, as if she understood something.

"Yes." The current Asura God is eager to leave the God Realm, so he wants to find a successor as soon as possible.

Tang San, who had passed through the Hell Road, became his target. Ding Quan strongly suspected that he was behind Tang San, since Tang San's succession to his godhood was too hasty.

Moreover, like the Sea God, the God of Asura helped Tang San many times after his death, even bringing him back to life after his own death.

"Is it dangerous?" Ling saw Ding Quan take out a map and start comparing the distances to the surrounding area.

Even the immortal herb Ding Quan, who had previously plotted to become a Title Douluo, did not show such an expression, indicating that this place is indeed extraordinary.

"Nine times out of ten, one chance at life."

"That dangerous? What exactly is it?"

"If I'm not mistaken, that place is called the Killing City..." Ding Quan introduced the two of them to the information he knew about the Killing City.

"Unable to use soul skills, yet still on a 100-game winning streak!?"

"You can obtain the domain by traversing the Hell Road!"

Ling and Wei'er looked horrified, but considering the conditions Ding Quan had mentioned, it was truly a matter of life and death.

However, the two then exchanged a glance. Since they couldn't use their soul skills, their group had a significant advantage inside.

Almost all of them possess amplification skills, so while not using soul skills does affect their strength, the impact doesn't seem to be significant.

Moreover, the opportunity to become a god.

But to carry out endless killing while maintaining rationality...

Ding Quan roughly marked the location on the map and then put it away.

Although the group was very strong among their peers, that kind of place was too dangerous.

Even more importantly, the current King of Slaughter is essentially a nine-headed blood-red bat, and he doesn't want the City of Slaughter to have a few more killing gods.

Let's wait until we're stronger before making a decision; it's too dangerous for the current group.

Without the Crimson Swan Kiss, Tang San can't destroy this place; it will remain here for a long time.

Knowing that there is an entrance to the Killing City is good news.

After taking a detour and finding no danger, the group flew back towards Jinshi Village.

Time flies, and a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

"Level 55 already! I can't believe it's happened so fast!"

Ding Quan opened his eyes after finishing his cultivation. Unexpectedly, after becoming a Soul King, he did not feel that his soul power was increasing more slowly. On the contrary, it was much faster than before.

They could feel their physical strength still increasing, and given their current age, they were indeed in the golden age of cultivation.

No wonder that in the original novel, after Tang San became a Soul King, he didn't cultivate much in the City of Slaughter for more than a year, but after leaving, he reached level 59 in just over a year.

Meanwhile, Feng Xiaotian, the wolf-licking sycophant, also crossed the Soul King stage in five years, increasing his soul power by sixteen or seventeen levels.

The Golden Generation members became Soul Saints in just a few years. Does this mean that for people with top-tier talent, level advancement is not greatly affected at these stages?

It seems that becoming a Soul Emperor will take much longer than I previously estimated.

Now that I'm seventeen, it seems that I'll be able to become a Soul Emperor before I turn twenty, which is similar to Tang San in the original story.

Hearing the sounds of fierce fighting outside, and seeing that Ling and Wei'er were sparring, Ding Quan walked out of the residence.

This is a valley far from Jinshi Village. The group of people are now Soul Kings, and their battles are quite noisy, so they moved here to avoid disturbing others.

Dark gold and silver-white figures flickered in the valley, raging lightning and biting cold air raged, and the area around where the two fought was a mess.

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Ding Quan observed the power emanating from the two combatants, a power that no ordinary Soul King could achieve. Moreover, none of them were using Soul Skills; they were fighting solely with the abilities of their Martial Souls.

Even so, this power already surpasses that of some Soul Emperors.

All of them had absorbed spirit rings that were above their level, and the quality of these rings was quite high, so their strength was not surprising.

"Quan, you've broken through?" The two stopped when they saw Ding Quan come out, and a hint of joy flashed across their faces when they saw that Ding Quan's soul power was stronger than before.

"Yeah, it's much faster than I expected."

"I also feel that my soul power is increasing at a rate no slower than when I was a Soul Master." Ling nodded, feeling that her soul power breakthrough was just around the corner.

"Unfortunately, we don't know the extent of our true strength either," Vera said. The group had fought others before, but the battles were always resolved quickly, and they hadn't noticed where their limits were.

"With our current strength, we definitely need to go out and make our way in the world."

Ding Quan sensed that his physical abilities had slowed down significantly recently, indicating that the water attribute he gained from absorbing the fifth spirit ring to nourish his wood attribute was nearing its limit.

After the body's wood attribute became stronger, the blood circulation became smoother, and the fire attribute became much stronger, but it did not significantly enhance the tempering of the Dragon Abyss Sword.

However, it allowed his body to hold more soul power, and now the total amount of soul power in his body is much higher than before.

It's far more than just the third soul skill's doubling of soul power and recovery. Although the head soul bone enhances all soul skills by two layers, his total soul power is now greater than that of a typical Soul Emperor, and it continues to grow.

Meanwhile, his own Dragon Abyss Sword was also becoming heavier.

At the same time, the speed at which one absorbs the energy of heaven and earth does not slow down, but rather shows an increasing trend. This is because the metal element in one's body is enhancing its ability to gather and purify.

Although the quality has not improved, the quantity has increased.

Ding Quan knew that to maximize the metal properties of the Dragon Abyss Sword, the most crucial step was still missing: the quantity was insufficient.

"Where are we going?" Wei'er's eyes lit up. The group had been cultivating here for a long time, and although their cultivation was progressing quickly, it was indeed too boring.

"Let's go to Tianshui City. After all, Ling needs something. Let's go find Shui Bing'er first." Ding Quan looked at Ling.

"That's true!" Ling nodded upon hearing this; she needed Shui Bing'er's soul imprint.

Ling wants to enhance his ice attribute so he can experience the power of ultimate ice.

Although Shui Bing'er has not yet mastered the ultimate attribute, there is no doubt that her Ice Phoenix Martial Soul is a super Martial Soul with ultimate attributes.

Since she cannot master it, then Ling will replicate it and use Ling's spiritual will to control the Ice Phoenix Martial Soul, which may reveal the ultimate ice attribute.

If Ling Ruo senses the power of the ultimate ice, her own martial soul might also become an ultimate attribute martial soul.

Furthermore, Ling's sixth spirit ring will later enter the Frozen Forest, and having a clone of the Ice Phoenix Martial Soul will be much more convenient.

Although the major elemental academies are some distance from the Heavenly Dou Imperial City, they are not far.

These major elemental academies frequently exchange ideas, to the point that Feng Xiaotian, the sycophant, often goes to see Huo Wu.

Moreover, the next Soul Master Competition will be held again in just over a year, and Ding Quan also needs to find out about the current situation of the Shrek Seven Devils.

Most importantly, how far has Tang San progressed?

Once Tang San leaves Shrek Academy, Ding Quan will lose control of his cultivation progress.

After all, in the original story, he left Shrek Academy and cultivated himself into a god in just over ten years.

……

Heavenly Dou Imperial City, Shrek Academy.

"Hey, you're level 48 already?"

Yu Xiaogang watched with excitement as Tang San finished his special training with Haotian Douluo.

I just learned from my disciple that he has reached level 48!

"That's right." Tang San is quite burly now, after all, he has practiced the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique for a long time and also cultivated the Nine Absolute Techniques of Haotian.

"Great! With your current strength, Little San, there's still over a year until the Soul Master Competition. You might even become a Soul King by then!"

"By then, Shrek Academy will have three Soul Kings!"

Yu Xiaogang was quite pleased with himself. This was the disciple he had taught, who might become a Soul King before he turned twenty.

Even the previous generation of the Spirit Hall's golden generation couldn't do it.

"Teacher, don't worry!" Tang San knew that Xiao Wu was almost a Soul King now, and Dai Mubai should be close to it as well.

"You should go find Xiao Wu and the others. They went to the Great Soul Arena and will be back soon."

"Is that so?" Tang San was somewhat surprised, after all, the fighting spirit levels of the group were now very high, and it was difficult for the team to find opponents.

Moreover, after Zhu Zhuqing said that continuing to fight spirits wouldn't significantly improve their strength, he and Xiao Wu didn't go much anymore.

"Mu Bai is currently level 49 and wants to improve his strength through Soul Battle, so they went together." Yu Xiaogang shook his head, noting that Dai Mu Bai had been working quite hard this past year.

"Is Boss Dai already level 49? I do have a way to help him break through to level 50 faster." Tang San thought of something upon hearing this.

"Mistress, what can you do?"

"Teacher, I received some herbs from my father that are very beneficial for cultivation and can enhance my strength."

"Little San, taking herbs indiscriminately can easily destabilize your foundation." Yu Xiaogang looked at Tang San with some concern, but then remembered that his father was Haotian Douluo.

"Teacher, don't worry, they're here."

"Third Brother, it really is you!" Shrek and his group walked over.

(End of this chapter)