The Martial Soul Skeleton, in Douluo Continent's Bone-Changing Susanoo

Chapter 139 Shattered Space, City of Slaughter

In a gray mental world.

The ossified Susanoo giant form of the Necromancer Skeleton Martial Soul stood in the center, flanked by the golden six-winged angel Martial Soul and the black-purple fallen angel Martial Soul.

These three martial spirits stood side by side like three giants.

When Xia Liang's consciousness transformed into a God-like perspective in the spiritual world, the three giants suddenly became two. The ossified Susanoo giant standing in the very center disappeared.

At the same time, the six-winged angel standing on the left gradually had its left half of body covered by a layer of dark purple bony scales.

The fallen angel standing on the right had his right half of his body covered in a layer of dark purple bony scales.

With a buzzing sound, the figures of the six-winged angel and the fallen angel overlapped and merged into a purple-gold twelve-winged chaos angel. The black-purple bone scales on their bodies also combined to form a set of black-purple armor covering their entire bodies.

A helmet mask with a single horn on its forehead and bow-shaped horns embedded below it covers the head of the twelve-winged angel, transforming it into a majestic twelve-winged Chaos Angel.

From God's perspective, Xia Liang witnessed the entire process of the fusion of the undead skeleton, the six-winged angel, and the fallen angel.

The imposing twelve-winged Chaos Angel standing in his spiritual world appeared as a giant with a golden base and purple armor. Its body, reaching a height of a hundred meters, was surrounded by a trace of chaotic power that was a fusion of light and darkness.

It was at this moment that the Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill was truly completed.

Sensing the aura of the Chaos Angel in full armor, Xia Liang recalled the Azure Dragon Emperor in full armor that he and Dugu Bo had forcibly unleashed.

Both belong to the armored form of Ossified Susanoo, but their potential is vastly different.

The Mighty Chaos Angel, as a fusion skill of three god-level martial souls, is enough to kill a Super Douluo even if the fusion target only has a soul power of level sixty or so.

Xia Liang was certain that the Chaos Angel Armor he and Qian Renxue used possessed the strength to fight against Dugu Bo, who was at level 96. Killing a 100,000-year-old soul beast would be an absolute breeze for them.

When he cultivates to the level 90 Quasi-Title Douluo realm in the future, he may be able to use the Mighty Chaos Angel Armor to join forces with Qian Daoliu to hunt down the Beast God Di Tian as his ninth soul ring.

As the night deepened into the early hours, time quietly slipped away.

After completing the Martial Soul Fusion Skill in the spiritual world, Xia Liang and Qian Renxue had already merged into one in the secret room. Their fused bodies were being wrapped by the martial soul aura of both of them into a giant purple-gold cocoon.

Much later.

The first rays of sunlight in the morning shone into the prince's bedroom through the cracks in the window.

Inside a sealed room.

The black and gold cocoon gradually faded, revealing what was inside.

Xia Liang and Qian Renxue were still tightly embracing, their faces close together, their breaths audible to each other. They were fast asleep on the ground, feeling a comfort and ease they had never experienced before.

"Young Master, it's dawn. You should probably stop cultivating. If you miss the morning court session, you'll be reprimanded by Emperor Xueye." The voice of the Porcupine Douluo came from outside the key.

Upon hearing the voice of the Porcupine Douluo coming from outside the secret room, Qian Renxue was the first to move.

"Mmm." Qian Renxue hummed softly, her voice tinged with a lazy and even delicate softness. When she slowly opened her eyes, she saw Xia Liang standing right in front of her.

At this moment, there was a red lipstick mark on Xia Liang's face, which was clearly not Dugu Yan's. So, it must be...

Qian Renxue was stunned for a moment, then moved her body and realized that Xia Liang was holding her very tightly, their chests and abdomens were completely pressed together, and she could feel the warmth from Xia Liang's body from time to time. The lip print on his face was obviously from her accidental kiss.

Looking back on everything that happened last night, Qian Renxue finally remembered.

Because of the fusion of their martial souls last night, their bodies became one, and this wonderful feeling lasted all night. When the fusion was broken, the two were exhausted and fell asleep on the ground in each other's arms.

"Young Master, are you inside?" The voice of the Porcupine Douluo rang out again from outside the key.

Upon hearing the voice of the Porcupine Douluo again from outside the secret chamber, Qian Renxue felt a sudden panic. If she didn't quickly attend the morning court as Xue Qinghe, Emperor Xueye would surely think that she had neglected her duties as the Crown Prince.

Even if it doesn't escalate to the point of stripping the crown prince of his position, it will still leave a bad impression on the court officials.

The thought that her years of hard work would be destroyed made Qian Renxue disregard Xia Liang, who was holding her tightly as she fell asleep. She violently broke free from his hands and immediately stood up, transforming back into Xue Qinghe.

After straightening her clothes, Xue Qinghe stepped out of the secret room.

At this moment, Xia Liangcai woke up from his sleep. He needed to simultaneously withstand the fusion of the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul and the Fallen Angel Martial Soul, so he would consume more energy and feel more fatigued.

The following evening.

Chamber of Secrets.

After finishing her political affairs, Qian Renxue returned to the secret room with a glimmer of hope. Just as she was about to suggest starting to cultivate using the Martial Soul Fusion Technique, Xia Liang refused.

"Are you really going to the City of Slaughter for training?" Qian Renxue asked worriedly, looking at Xia Liang sitting on the stone bed. "I heard my grandfather say that the people living there are mostly evil soul masters, numbering in the tens of thousands, with a population comparable to a city. Once you go in, unless you win a hundred battles to break through the Hell Road, there's no way you'll come out alive. Besides, you can't use soul skills in the City of Slaughter."

"It's precisely because of the restriction of not being able to use soul skills that I dared to go in. Xiaoxue, think about it, once my Skeleton Martial Soul is fully released, it's even larger than your Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul. By controlling the Skeleton Martial Soul in battle, even without using soul skills, I can kill a Soul Saint. What's more, my opponent is also unable to use soul skills."

As he spoke, Xia Liang stood up from the bed, walked to Qian Renxue, and took out a golden feather from his three-colored ring. "Besides," he said, "your grandfather gave me this golden feather, symbolizing the Qian family of the Spirit Hall. If the master of the Slaughter City sees this golden feather, would he dare to cause me any trouble?"

After hearing these words, Qian Renxue still looked at Xia Liang with concern.

Xia Liang chuckled and teased, "Are you worried about me getting into trouble, or do you want me to practice your Martial Soul Fusion Technique with you every night?"

Thinking of how she had clung to him and fallen asleep on the ground after using her Martial Soul Fusion Technique last night, Qian Renxue blushed instantly. After a moment of silence, she agreed, "Fine. Go ahead then. Good luck."

After saying that, she walked to the stone bed, sat down, and quickly closed her eyes to enter a meditative state.

After glancing at Qian Renxue one more time, Xia Liangcai left the secret chamber. Breaking through the level 70 bottleneck should be done sooner rather than later. He had originally planned to increase the speed of soul power improvement by honing his martial soul fusion skills.

Unfortunately, while this method is effective, it is still too slow for cultivating ultimate martial spirits.

I've tried every possible method, but my soul power is still at level 68.

To reach the level 70 bottleneck in soul power cultivation within the remaining ten months of the Evil God's first trial, one must go to the City of Slaughter and devour the spirits of the dead.

Qian Renxue only stopped meditating when Xia Liang's soul power completely disappeared from her perception range. She opened her eyes and stared solemnly at the wall in front of her.

Since last night when we truly completed the Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Technique, I've had a feeling that I can't bear to be separated from each other.

Qian Renxue knew that this was most likely caused by the resonance of the martial soul. Now that Xia Liang was gone, she could only suppress this feeling with her own willpower. This was probably the drawback of the martial soul fusion skill.

Ten days later.

North of the Douluo Continent, between the far north and the frozen forest, lies a cold wasteland.

In the middle of the wasteland lies a small town.

This town is said to be the gateway to the Killing City.

As Xia Liang stepped into the town under Tang Hao's guidance, he noticed that the atmosphere around him was a bit strange, and the residents of the town all had a special chill about them.

"Let's go." With that, Tang Hao led the way.

Xia Liang followed closely behind.

The two walked straight down the street and entered a tavern in the town.

The air inside the tavern was very stuffy, and Xia Liang noticed that all the decorations were black. Although it was daytime outside, stepping inside gave off a cold and dark feeling.

At this time, the tavern was about half full. Although the air was stuffy, very few people were talking, so it was very quiet.

As soon as Tang Hao and Xia Liang entered the tavern, they attracted the attention of many customers. Just as the two found a seat, a waiter dressed in black with an indifferent expression came over.

"What would you two like to order?" the waiter asked.

Tang Hao said coldly, "Give me two Bloody Marys."

"OK."

A short while later, the waiter brought over two glasses of murky liquid. The liquid was dark red and had a strong, fishy smell, as pungent as fresh blood.

Xia Liang vaguely remembered that Bloody Mary was a wine made from human blood, mixed with an stimulant poison similar to Dugu Yan's first soul skill. When too much of the poison accumulated in the body, it would make people excited and more eager to release their inner desires.

Relying on devouring the dead to quickly improve one's cultivation level is definitely a depraved act, but Xia Liang felt that he hadn't fallen so low as to drink human blood and turn himself into a madman like Tang Hao and Bibi Dong.

"Gentlemen, these are your Bloody Marys. If you want to gain entry into the Killing City, please enjoy them while they're hot." With that, the waiter handed two Bloody Marys to Tang Hao.

Tang Hao picked up a cup and drank it all in one gulp.

Xia Liang looked at the remaining glass, remained silent for a moment, and then asked the waiter, "Can I not drink it?"

Upon hearing this, not only the waiters, but all the guests sitting and drinking in the hotel couldn't help but laugh out loud, their laughter filled with mockery and sarcasm.

"Not drinking?" The waiter returned Xia Liang's gaze, sneering with a hint of sarcasm, "If you don't even dare to drink human blood, then what makes you think you're qualified to enter the City of Slaughter?"

"Just because I dare to kill someone. Is that okay?"

As he spoke, Xia Liang's six spirit rings lit up, and a huge black-purple half-skull swelled and grew larger above his head until it broke through the hotel's ceiling, revealing the oppressive black-purple skull on the eaves.

Passersby in the town were drawn by the sudden commotion. When they looked toward the hotel, they were greeted by a 15-meter-tall ossified Susanoo half-skull.

An intense darkness enveloped the entire town, and all the residents wore expressions of panic and fear.

The enormous, ossified Susanoo clenched its fists and slammed them down onto the entire hotel building.

After several powerful punches, the entire hotel building was smashed to pieces, instantly turning into ruins.

Some of the hotel guests were smashed into a bloody pulp, while others were dismembered. The ruins were a bloody mess, with corpses strewn everywhere.

The stench of blood permeated the ruins. The waiter who had been serving drinks collapsed to the ground, his legs giving way. He stared at Xia Liang as he walked towards him, his eyes filled with fear and despair.

"You...you dare disregard the rules of the Killing City!" the waiter cursed in a trembling voice. "Just wait, the enforcement team will punish you, and you'll die a horrible death!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the ossified Susanoo that enveloped Xia Liang's body raised its right arm and punched down, slamming the waiter into the ground with the huge fist, and bright red blood spurted out from the ground.

"Even if you don't drink it now, you'll have to drink it sooner or later once you enter Slaughter City," Tang Hao said, walking up to Xia Liang. "Without Bloody Mary to numb your senses, you'll be disgusted by all the gory scenes. To achieve a hundred victories in the Hellish Slaughter Arena of Slaughter City, you'll need Bloody Mary to maintain your endless killing intent."

"Thank you for the reminder, senior. Bloody Mary doesn't mean much to me. Facing the fear and unease that comes with killing on my own is a kind of training. Let's go. Could you please help me find the entrance to the Killing City?"

After listening to Xia Liang's account, Tang Hao remained silent for a while before walking towards the intact bar counter amidst the ruins.

Tang Hao reached out and touched the bar counter, seemingly sensing something. He said calmly, "Just like when I entered the City of Slaughter. The entrance to the City of Slaughter is right under this bar counter."

"A secret passage?" Xia Liang used his X-ray vision to look down at the bar and discovered a dark passage that seemed to have no end and led somewhere unknown.

"Do you need me to help?" Tang Hao asked.

"No need, I'll try." Xia Liang released his Necromancer Skeleton Martial Soul, and the Bone-Transformed Susanoo in half-skeleton form enveloped him once again.

The Totsuka Blade and Susanoo's Claw merged to form a spiral spear.

Xia Liang controlled the ossified Susanoo, gripping the spiral spear with both hands in reverse, and then stabbed it fiercely into the ground near the bar.

With its spatial properties activated, the wildly spinning spiral gun instantly pierced through the ground.

The dark underground passage, affected by spatial properties, suddenly shattered into a spatial gap on the ground.

Through the spatial gap in the ground, Tang Hao was surprised to see that the scene below the gap was actually the city gate of the Killing City.

Xia Liang wasn't surprised; on the contrary, he was delighted.

This killing city is indeed hidden in an unstable space, so those who enter cannot climb over the city walls and can only come out from the city gate or Hell Road.

According to the ghostly memories of the waiter, only those who come to the town hotel and drink the Bloody Mary are qualified to have the waiter help them open the dark passageway under the bar that connects to the space where the Killing City is located.

To Xia Liang's even greater surprise, just as he had expected, after absorbing the soul ring of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, the spatial attribute of the Necromancer Skeleton Martial Soul could now create a spatial gap in places where space was unstable.

If you enter the City of Slaughter and the King of Slaughter insists on keeping you there, you can use the Spiral Gun in conjunction with spatial attributes to forcibly open a spatial gap leading to the outside world, thus escaping the City of Slaughter.

(End of this chapter)