'Little dolphin?'
Hearing "Shang" refer to that hundred-thousand-year Azure Dolphin in such a way, Mu Yang couldn't help but be taken aback. A body length of three zhang, a hundred-thousand years of age—what was "little" about it?
However, on second thought, it didn't seem wrong either. With "Shang's" strength being at least that of a demigod, in the eyes of such a powerhouse, a hundred-thousand-year soul beast really wasn't much.
Moreover, "Shang" wasn't human, so it was entirely possible that he was an old monster even older than the hundred-thousand-year soul beast.
"Senior, is there any special method?"
Ignoring the issue of the "little dolphin" title, Mu Yang asked.
As everyone knew, so-called "in principle, no" meant that it was possible, but it required fulfilling some kind of prerequisite.
"Shang" explained, "I believe Your Highness also understands that the reason Lord Shura God established the Slaughter City as a place of inheritance was to select an outstanding successor.
Before completing the Fifth Trial, Your Highness is merely one of the inheritors of Lord Shura God.
But once you complete the Fifth Trial, within the Slaughter City, you will be the King of Slaughter.
Of course, before becoming the King of Slaughter, you need to defeat the current King of Slaughter.
Similarly, if you become the King of Slaughter but have not completed all the trials to become the new Lord Shura God, and later another god-level trial taker appears, then you must compete with the later Your Highness.
In other words, at any given time, there is one and only one King of Slaughter.
And once you become the King of Slaughter, you will possess all rights within the Slaughter City except those related to the god trials, and naturally you will be able to take soul beasts out from within the secret realm."
Upon hearing this, Mu Yang nodded.
Once he completed the Fifth Trial, he would be the new King of Slaughter, and the King of Slaughter had all rights in the Slaughter City except for matters concerning the trials.
As the ruler of the Slaughter City, he would naturally be able to freely arrange all the resources the Slaughter City possessed.
However… if completing the Fifth Trial would make him King of Slaughter, Mu Yang understood one thing—the content of the Fifth Trial of the Shura God must definitely be to take down the King of Slaughter!
'As things stand, Shui Bing'er and I can't beat Tang Chen at his peak, but a half-crippled Tang Chen shouldn't be a problem.
Besides, I'm now an 80th rank quasi–Soul Douluo, and after advancing to the eighth ring, the upper limit of our Martial Soul Fusion Skill's power can be raised yet another level.
In addition, during the trial process, my strength will more or less improve as well. As long as I don't play recklessly, this should absolutely be in the bag!'
Mu Yang was silently assessing the comparison between his and his opponent's strength.
He vaguely remembered that in the original work's battle at Jialing Pass, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing's soul power levels weren't very high—the former was a Level 95 Title Douluo, and the latter was even below Level 95—but when the two joined forces to unleash the Netherworld White Tiger, they could erupt with god-level combat power. This clearly showed the power of Martial Soul Fusion Skills.
With a Martial Soul Fusion Skill in hand, Mu Yang estimated that to unleash god-level combat power, he wouldn't even need to reach nine rings and become a Title Douluo—both he and Shui Bing'er advancing to the eighth ring Soul Douluo would be enough.
Given their foundations, along with the amplification from the Spirit Gold Battle Armor, even if their levels were just at the early eighth ring, their overall strength would not be inferior to Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing in the original Jialing Pass battle.
If Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing's Netherworld White Tiger could have god-level combat power, then once he and Shui Bing'er both advanced to the eighth ring, their Iceflame Phoenix and Ice Phoenix Flame Shadow would naturally also possess god-level combat power—at most, their endurance would just be a bit weaker.
Of course, even if he did have god-level combat power by then, Mu Yang would not underestimate the world.
The current continent's soul master world had no one who had broken through rank 100, but that didn't mean there was no god-level combat power.
Take Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi, for example—both were only half a step away from breaking through to rank 100, their strength already at the peak just below god-level. With any attribute-type amplifying soul skill, their combat power could temporarily soar to god-level with absolute ease.
Moreover, attribute-type amplifying soul skills were a fairly common category of soul skills, and there was no way these two demigods didn't have them.
Even if they didn't have amplifying-type soul ring skills, they could still make up for that shortcoming through soul bones.
Before long, Mu Yang and Shui Bing'er followed "Shang" to a strange-looking building.
It was a massive archway, with a pair of dark-red magic pillars over a meter in diameter, spaced more than twenty meters apart, and over thirty meters tall, covered in patterns, standing on each side.
Between the two dark-red magic pillars was a massive dark-purple relief sculpture covered with numerous ferocious demon patterns. At the center of the relief were three large characters: Hell Road.
"Senior, are the carvings on that relief the opponents we'll encounter later in Hell Road?"
Pointing to the demon patterns carved on the relief, Mu Yang asked.
"Correct. The trial in Hell Road comes precisely from Abyssal Demons of the Abyssal Plane."
"Shang" nodded.
"Senior, are Abyssal Demons very strong?"
At this moment, Shui Bing'er couldn't help but ask curiously.
She had noticed one detail—when mentioning "Abyssal Demons," "Shang's" expression had been extremely solemn.
"Shang" gave a slight nod and said, "In the Abyssal Plane, Abyssal Demons whose strength is on the same level as nine-ring Title Douluos are countless. But that's nothing—the most feared are the Abyssal Demon Gods.
Of course, there is no passage connecting the Douluo Continent to the Abyssal Plane, so you needn't worry too much."
'Abyssal Demons with Title Douluo strength are nothing—the most feared are the Abyssal Demon Gods?'
Raising his eyebrows, Mu Yang fell into thought.
If nothing unexpected, this "Senior Shang's" strength exceeded what he had previously estimated! His strength was very likely not that of a demigod.
Not weaker than a demigod, but above a demigod!
Otherwise, even as strong as a demigod, one would not dare say that countless Title Douluos were nothing.
Take Qian Daoliu for example—in his eyes, a weakling Title Douluo like She Long was indeed nothing, and if he truly went all out, he could settle it with a single move.
But if dozens or hundreds of She Longs came at him together, Qian Daoliu would definitely run as fast as he could.
Not to mention, with each one using their Ninth Soul Skill, Qian Daoliu definitely couldn't withstand it.
"Senior, may I ask how your strength compares to the elites among Abyssal Demons, aside from the Demon Gods?"
Shui Bing'er couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Hehe~"
"Shang" chuckled, without giving a direct answer.
'I get it—he doesn't even place Abyssal Demons below the Demon Gods in his eyes.'
Mu Yang inwardly remarked.
Indeed, the Angel God and the Sea God were only first-level main gods, whereas the Shura God was one of the five supreme God Kings of the Douluo Universe, naturally holding greater authority than the first-level main gods Angel God and Sea God.
By this logic, as a divine servant (divine priest), "Shang's" strength being a notch above Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi was only natural.
Of course, Mu Yang didn't think "Shang" was a deity with a god position, since breaking through rank 100 did not equate to possessing a god position.
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