Chapter 20: I'm Here, Are You Ready?
"Bastard, bastard!"
Tang Chen's eyes flashed with blue light, his intense pressure bending the nearby trees.
His depleted soul power brought him back to his senses, and some of his reason, consumed by rage, returned.
He shouldn't be blindly furious now; he needed to see if the person could be saved.
Activating his Ghost Shadow Step, Tang Chen quickly found Li Yue.
Then, carrying her, he headed towards the cliff edge.
The sudden appearance of the terrifying fire dragon seemed to startle the Titan Giant Ape.
Dragons were the top-tier soul beasts in Douluo Continent.
Even the Titan Giant Ape feared them, only able to wave its hand to stop the fire dragon from approaching.
Tang Chen took the opportunity to check Li Yue's injuries, his internal organs clearly visible through his Reincarnation Eye.
Her bones were shattered, and several ribs were even piercing her heart.
Li Yue was already dead; such injuries were beyond saving even in modern times.
"How could this be?"
Tang Chen couldn't believe it; they had only been separated for a few hours.
This morning, Li Yue was smiling, saying she would make her best grilled fish that evening.
But those words became his last.
Tang Chen had killed and saved people, but this was the first time he had witnessed the loss of someone he knew.
He couldn't accept it; it was like seeing his parents' plane explode in mid-air, turning into a raging fireball.
"Waaah, why?"
Tang Chen checked on Li Xi and the others again; their internal organs were all shattered, indicating they had been dead for much longer.
His tears finally broke free, just like that night.
"Humans are so insignificant, their lives so easily taken."
"I am human too, equally insignificant."
"If I suddenly encountered a 100,000-year-old soul beast, I would die too."
"Weakness is the original sin."
"The weak have no right to cry."
"I will become a god, I will rule the world."
"I will stand at the pinnacle of the world."
"Until no one can take away what is precious to me anymore."
The six Spirit Cat sisters were merely a trigger, causing Tang Chen's pent-up pain to erupt.
But at this moment, his goal gradually became clear.
In a world where the strong are respected, wouldn't becoming the strongest be enough?
Of course, one must also possess a powerful force, so powerful that no one dares to offend him.
Including gods.
Tang Chen slowly opened his eyes, his gaze now so icy and chilling.
This was contempt for everything in the world, including the world itself.
"Hehehehe."
"Douluo Continent, I've arrived. Are you ready?"
Tang Chen coldly put Li Yue down, his gaze towards the Titan Giant Ape devoid of hatred.
His feelings for the six Spirit Cat sisters were not strong enough to warrant hatred for an entire race.
Today was merely a breaking point, the accumulated pain from his past and present lives being fully released at this moment.
Of course, this was also a kind of sublimation, making him a qualified transmigrator.
"Sand Shield Secret Technique: Quicksand Burst!"
Tang Chen unleashed all his soul power, slamming his hands heavily onto the ground.
The Reincarnation Eye was activated at full power, the soul power in the surrounding space swirling like a vortex.
All of it surged into his body, and the ground changed, the entire world seemingly being weathered away.
All objects entangled by soul power were rapidly turning into quicksand.
But this was far from enough; the properties of soul power began to manifest.
More quicksand materialized, forming a massive wave of sand before him.
"Roar~"
The Titan Ape, having just shattered the fire dragon, had large areas of its fur singed.
Although unharmed, the scorching heat was unbearable.
Just as it was about to search for its attacker, it saw the sand wave that blotted out the sky.
The entire world seemed to be made of sand, making its enormous body appear incredibly small.
Boom~
The sand wave surged in, quickly engulfing its body.
The impact caused it to tumble and roll, but its innate immense strength also helped, allowing it to struggle in the sea of sand.
Unfortunately, more sand came crashing in, and it was soon completely submerged.
"It's not over yet!"
Tang Chen grinned wickedly, pressing his hands onto the ground again.
"Sand Escape Technique: Sandstorm Burial!"
*Crack!* The sand sea seemed to freeze, a powerful force spreading from his palm.
The sand sea, over a thousand meters wide, shrank rapidly, becoming less than a hundred meters in an instant.
Crack crack crack crack
"Ooh-ooh!"
A cracking sound echoed from the sand sea, accompanied by the Titan Giant Ape's incessant screams.
"Haha, what beautiful music!"
Tang Chen reveled in the unparalleled pleasure of revenge.
Of course, he didn't expect the Titan Giant Ape to die so easily.
This kind of spirit beast was known as the king of the forest, capable of rivaling ten-thousand-year spirit beasts in a hundred years.
This one had reached a thousand years; saying it was comparable to a hundred-thousand-year spirit beast was a bit of an exaggeration, but it was definitely not weak.
And that was the effect Tang Chen wanted; killing it easily would be pointless.
He hadn't had enough fun yet.
"Hehe, come out!"
The pressure of the sand sea suddenly released, and the Titan Giant Ape emerged, looking disheveled.
Its defensive layer was mostly shattered, revealing its injured skin.
The Titan Giant Ape possessed unparalleled strength, but its defenses were not impenetrable.
The lava armor on its surface provided it with considerable defense.
While the pressure didn't severely injure it, it caused it immense pain.
"Roar~"
The Titan Ape was highly intelligent, and Tang Chen gave it a terrifying feeling.
It was like facing a true powerhouse, even the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear couldn't compare.
Escape might be the best strategy.
"Heh, trying to run? The game has only just begun!"
"Sand Escape Technique: Sandstorm Layer Annihilation!"
Tang Chen coldly pressed his hands down, manipulating the yellow sand with his special power.
An arm suddenly extended from the sea of sand, grabbing the struggling Titan Ape.
Then more sand surged forth, forming a weeping maiden who embraced it.
"Woo woo~"
The feeling of being gradually swallowed made the Titan Ape whimper in terror.
Unfortunately, there was simply too much sand; it had no way to exert any force and was quickly and completely submerged.
Then the sand maiden continuously contracted and compressed, forming a pyramid.
"Ooh woo~"
The even greater pressure caused the Titan Ape to struggle frantically.
Bubbles constantly rose on the surface of the pyramid, but they would immediately recover.
Although Tang Chen's soul power wasn't strong, his Reincarnation Eye could absorb it infinitely.
Unless it was powerful enough to break through in one blow, it could only be worn down to death.
"Sand Release Secret Technique: Sand Spear Annihilation!"
The sand around the pyramid floated and condensed in the air into three spiral spears.
After continuous compression, its toughness had already surpassed that of refined iron.
Tang Chen flicked his wrist, and the spears plunged fiercely into the pyramid.
"Roar~"
This attack was arguably the ultimate Sand Release technique, and blood dripped continuously from the spears. "
Roar roar roar~"
It is often said that the struggle of a trapped beast is the most terrifying, and the Titan Giant Ape was in such a state.
Purple soul power erupted continuously, and the pyramid was actually shattered.
"So what if it's shattered? It'll be easy to rebuild it."
"But we'll have to change the way we play!"
Tang Chen coldly watched as the Titan Giant Ape pulled out the three sand spears.
Blood gushed from its shoulders and thighs, soaking a large area of sand.
Sand Release has a weakness: it cannot get wet in large quantities.
Otherwise, it would become too heavy, and the wind-based nature wouldn't be able to support its flight, leading to a geometric increase in soul power consumption when trying to control it.
However, Tang Chen didn't care; it was a good opportunity to try out different techniques.
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