Douluo Continent: We agreed on a simulation, but they've come to life?

The eight spirit rings beneath his feet slowly swayed.

She raised her head, tears still clinging to her exquisite face, but her pale blue eyes held a hint of murderous intent and resentment.

"Sixth Soul Skill, Moon's Silence!"

"Seventh Soul Skill, Silver Moon True Form!"

The girl stared intently at the still nonchalant figure, her killing intent no longer concealed. She parted her red lips slightly and uttered two killing blows.

A silver moon cast its afterglow behind him, falling on Lu Cheng and trapping him firmly.

At the same time, a blood-red soul ring radiating an eerie glow slowly rose, "Eighth Soul Skill, Blood Moon Eclipse!!"

The originally bright silver moon transformed into a blood moon at this moment, exuding an indescribable terrifying aura. The sky and earth changed color, and a wisp of blood shot out from the red moon, landing directly on Lu Cheng.

"boom!"

The spring water gushed out, and the steam rose and filled the air.

This concealed Lu Cheng's figure.

"Is he dead?" Zhang Lexuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

This is, after all, a 100,000-year-old spirit ring. Under a full-force attack, even a titled Douluo could suffer severe damage if caught off guard.

No matter how monstrous Lu Cheng is, once he's locked onto, he'll likely face certain death.

When the mist dissipated, only a charred corpse remained.

Zhang Lexuan's heart was suddenly gripped, and her pupils dilated.

Is he really dead?!

Even though she was extremely angry and had been forced to unleash this combo without reservation, she never imagined that this attack would actually kill Lu Cheng.

"Lu Cheng!"

Zhang Lexuan walked up in a few steps.

They prepared to examine the charred corpse.

Her body suddenly shot backward, leaving two scratches on the ground. She barely managed to stand against the cave wall. When she looked up again, Lu Cheng's familiar face still wore a contemptuous smile as he indifferently looked down at her.

The charred corpse then turned into a wisp of smoke and vanished.

"You can kill me?"

"Don't make me laugh..."

"I'm just trying to provoke your killing intent, not that... you can actually kill me." Lu Cheng chuckled, crossing his arms and looking Zhang Lexuan up and down.

"Put on your clothes first. I don't fight with a naked woman."

Zhang Lexuan: "..."

Her face instantly turned as red as a ripe apple, and she glared at Lu Cheng, who had turned his gaze away, through gritted teeth.

He gave a soft hum, quickly retreated back into the spring, and only after dressing himself did he manage to walk back.

"Not bad, now there's a bit more killing intent, it's much more interesting than before," Lu Cheng said with a smile.

“Continue,” Zhang Lexuan said coldly.

But the next moment.

"Pfft~"

Zhang Lexuan's pupils widened suddenly as Lu Cheng delivered a heavy punch to her abdomen, causing her to spit out blood and fly backward, this time crashing directly into a solid wall.

"boom!"

Gravel flew everywhere.

Zhang Lexuan slowly slid down the wall.

He braced himself on the ground with both hands, his stomach churning violently, his face turning deathly pale. He vomited two more mouthfuls of blood, his arms trembling. After several seconds, he managed to struggle to his feet.

"good."

A smile played on Lu Cheng's lips.

"Continue!" Zhang Lexuan snapped angrily.

"boom!"

Soul rings surged from the soles of Zhang Lexuan's feet, and the blood moon reappeared in the sky.

But that blood moon was pierced and torn apart by a crimson arrow, turning into starlight that fell onto the spring.

Zhang Lexuan stared blankly at the scene, not yet able to react.

His body was then slammed into the rock wall again.

"Cough cough cough..."

The fog dissipated.

Zhang Lexuan's neck was gripped tightly again. The man looked at her as if she were a struggling bird, his eyes filled with mockery: "Is this all you've got?"

"You're far from capable of killing me..."

Zhang Lexuan coughed heavily, but the grip of those hands made her feel increasingly suffocated and powerless.

"..."

"Cultivate diligently and use every means to become stronger."

Just before she suffocated, Lu Cheng slowly released his hand, letting the beauty kneel on the ground, gasping for fresh air, and walked towards the outside.

"Turn hatred into motivation to become stronger."

"Lu Cheng, I will kill you!!!"

Only after we left the cave did a hysterical voice come from inside.

"Not bad, you're very motivated."

Lu Cheng smiled.

"Swish, swish~"

Beside me, a black raven landed on my shoulder, its blood-red eyes carrying a hint of humanity: "Is it really necessary to do this?"

"does it worth?"

“I think I understand now. You’re willing to do anything to make her hate you and kill you. Is there some misunderstanding between you? Can’t you explain it?” the crow cawed.

She glanced inside the cave, then looked at Lu Cheng.

"..."

Lu Cheng remained indifferent, but his gaze toward Black Crow held a hint of danger.

"Forget it."

The crow shook its head and said, "It has nothing to do with me, but since I've taken such a big favor from you, don't worry, your business is my business, I'll go through fire and water for you."

"Are those guys from the Holy Spirit Cult going to take the immortal herb back with them?"

"No need," Lu Cheng said calmly.

"Hehehe..." the crow chuckled slyly.

Then it flew off into the distance.

Lu Cheng looked up at the blazing sun in the sky. The climate in this valley was completely different from that of the Sunset Forest outside.

Outside, poisonous miasma shrouded half the forest, a scene of utter devastation, with countless corpses scattered about.

Inside, however, everything was peaceful and serene.

"call……"

Lu Cheng let out a soft breath.

He pulled out a small bottle from his pocket, unscrewed the cap, and smelled a faint odor of blood.

It's Zhang Lexuan's blood...

Chapter 28 Leaving Without Saying Goodbye

If Lu Cheng at the beginning of the simulation only aimed for that rating, wanting nothing more than to turn the world upside down, caring nothing for the chaos that followed, then now…

He wanted to leave something behind.

He left behind something for the girl who once had eyes only for him, something to make a living.

After all, the world might continue to turn after he leaves, and he might never see her again.

[Chapter 4, Side Quest: Rescue Zhang Lexuan, Completed. Quest Reward: Secret Technique (Scroll) that can strip another's Martial Soul]

A flash of light appeared, and a scroll appeared in his palm.

"The first step is to integrate one's own blood into the test subject's body, forcing them to activate their martial spirit and circulate this secret technique to accelerate the fusion of the martial spirit and blood. One drop of blood per day, until completely dissolved..."

"The second step..."

Lu Cheng carefully perused the secret technique, memorizing the method of operation before storing it in his storage soul guide ring.

Looking at the bright red blood in the small green bottle, Lu Cheng pondered for a while before dripping it into his palm. The blood wasn't scalding hot, but it still carried a trace of warmth.

Lu Cheng exhaled a long breath and found a huge rock in a lush green valley. The surrounding forest was very quiet. He sat cross-legged on it, tilted his head back, and dripped the drop of blood into his eye socket.

His eyes were tinged with a dark red, and his soul power suddenly surged, as if the Blood Eye Martial Soul within this body was desperately resisting the foreign blood...

Zhang Lexuan's blood is clearly incompatible with his martial soul, and it will be quite difficult to make that girl's body not reject his martial soul in the future.

Since that's the case, let's first let the martial spirit adapt to her blood.

As the drops were dripped into his blood, Lu Cheng activated a secret technique, beginning the agonizing process of adaptation.

Immediately, it was as if flames were burning his eyes, and the pain swept through his entire body from his eyes, burning and scorching, especially in such a vulnerable place as his eyes.

"hiss……"

Even though Lu Cheng was mentally strong enough and had made ample mental preparations, he still gasped sharply and winced in pain.