Chapter 526: Blood Mist Creatures Run Rampant, Xu Lang Steps Into the Coliseum |
"Ghost Slash!"
A pitch-black blade aura over ten meters long split the sandworm in two, splattering green plasma across the sky.
After savoring that little appetizer, Xu Lang was still craving more. He didn't activate Infinite Purgatory; instead, he used his long blade to reap lives one slash at a time!
On the battlefield, flying slashes crisscrossed in every direction, and in the span of a breath, he had slain who knew how many Blood Mist creatures!
Thousands upon tens of thousands of lives slipped through his fingers like grains of sand, falling away without leaving even a trace of warmth behind.
"Supreme Path·Draw Slash!"
The blade wave cut through all directions, reaching every corner without limit. Blood Mist creatures within several kilometers all exploded, dissolving into mist!
The ground still trembled. On the horizon, an endless, pitch-black swarm of Blood Mist creatures blanketed the mountains and fields as far as the eye could see!
"I am the master of the battlefield, the king within purgatory. I have AWAKENED!!!" The King of Purgatory materialized from Xu Lang's Purgatory Armor Set, resembling a legless, toad-like back spirit wielding twin blades.
"This is truly the taste of heaven! I need even more battle souls!"
The King of Purgatory howled and screeched. Though it didn't speak human language, the intent it conveyed could be understood even by insects.
In the supernatural world, logic didn't apply.
Xu Lang wasn't about to kill the mood. He shot through the battlefield like a meteor, plunging deeper into the Blood Mist!
Outside the Mad King Building's safe zone lay a garden. Past that garden, a massive city came into view!
And the garden surrounding the Mad King Building was merely a small corner of this sprawling city!
Clear Sky University was originally located in Earth's Haicheng City, and while the Titan Ruins were also a ruined city, its landscape was completely different from Haicheng's.
The asphalt roads were as wide as great rivers. Giant traffic lights lay toppled and crooked. Cars larger than buses sat stranded on the ground. Everything was bizarre and savage.
"That street sign... looks familiar..." Xu Lang stared at a signpost lying on the road, his eyes flickering.
The Nightmare Eye didn't detect any special information.
Yet, he recognized that signpost. He had seen it back when he was in school.
Only now, that signpost had grown more than ten times larger.
It seemed like Haicheng had merged with the Titan Ruins. Traces of the old Haicheng were faintly visible, similar yet different.
"Give me the throne!"
Behind him, Blood Mist creatures roared as they chased after him!
Ahead of him, even more Blood Mist creatures surged forward!
Xu Lang was prepared to fight to the death without retreating. After all, he had the Herd Spirit to revive him.
Just then, a dragon burst through the clouds above the ruined city, streaking down like a silver omen of doom, hurtling straight toward Xu Lang.
A foreboding sense of death surfaced in his heart. Battle intent blazed in Xu Lang's eyes as he looked up at the dragon. Before the Nightmare Eye could get a good look, another disturbance erupted from within the city!
It felt like an earthquake. A bald giant burst out from between towering buildings, steam exploding around him as if breaking through Mach rings!
At the same time, the giant tree that had once appeared in the Simulation Dream came running out of the garden, its canopy blotting out the sky!
Xu Lang decisively removed the Black Crown. While moving rapidly, a black vortex appeared in his path, and he dove straight into it!
The black vortex closed.
The thing that had driven the Blood Mist creatures insane was gone!
Yet the rampage of the Blood Mist creatures didn't stop there. They erupted into battle among themselves.
The silver dragon changed targets, swooping down and brutally shearing off nearly one-thirtieth of the giant tree's branches!
The bald giant's charge didn't cease either!
In front of these ferocious monsters, the ground was as fragile as bean curd.
...
Back in the safe zone, Xu Lang made his flamboyant Purgatory Armor Set invisible and quickly headed toward the Coliseum.
His blood was pumping. Time to find a couple of Taleblade Building players to duel!
The Coliseum's entrance was grander than ever. As Xu Lang stepped inside, several Mad King Building players immediately turned around and stood up.
"Greetings, Dorm Owner!"
"Lang Ge!"
"Lang Ge, you're here!"
The Mad King Building players all greeted him, while some dared not make a sound.
Two clerks jogged over, their faces full of reverence.
"Dorm Owner, what brings you here? You didn't inform us in advance!" one clerk said with trepidation.
The clerks were civilian staff appointed by the Neighborhood Committee, modeled after the dormitory system, responsible for record-keeping and data analysis.
The pay wasn't great, but it was safe, and they could barely count as having a permanent position.
"Inform you in advance? What, were you planning to roll out a red carpet for me?" Xu Lang snapped coldly. He hated that Qing Dynasty servant mentality.
Too much dragging!
He only wanted to fight right now!
At these words, the two clerks broke into a cold sweat.
Mercurial temper, truly mercurial!
Even trying to please him gets you scolded!
"Which players in the Coliseum right now are worth challenging?" Xu Lang swept his gaze over the seating areas of the other four sections and asked.
At that moment, players from the other four dormitory buildings had also taken notice of him.
Gradually, more and more eyes turned toward him.
"So handsome!"
"Whoa, the legendary Mad King Building Dorm Owner shows up!"
"He unified all the dormitories before the tenth term. Pretty impressive!"
As more eyes gathered, murmurs rose up.
People in the arena stopped watching the match between Taleblade Building and Sacrifice Building players, all focusing their attention on Xu Lang instead.
This sight was extremely rare.
Ever since the Iron Blood Coliseum was revamped to allow betting, gamblers had been intensely focused on their chosen competitors, hardly ever looking away from start to finish.
"There are currently seven High-Level Players in the Coliseum. All of them have earned the Top Player title. With the Blood Mist approaching, there aren't as many spectators from the Mad King Building and Taleblade Building as before."
The two clerks quickly reported the information, not daring to indulge in any more empty formalities.
Xu Lang took a seat while observing the Coliseum's layout.
The spectator stands were divided into five sections. The Mad King Building's seats were flanked by the Finality Building and Sacrifice Building, while directly ahead were the Vast Sky Building and Taleblade Building.
"I think the most threatening to you would be 'Shen Qing' from the Vast Sky Building. But he's only fought two matches and hasn't initiated any duels himself..." As the clerk spoke, the match in the arena had already ended.
The next instant, Xu Lang vanished from his seat!
The two clerks were stunned. The nearby Mad King Building players were also utterly shocked.
Other players watching him from afar wore amused expressions.
Jumping straight into a match so eagerly. This Mad King Building Dorm Owner was certainly interesting.
In theory, Xu Lang was currently only an acting Dorm Owner. To become the real Dorm Owner, he would need to gather all Dorm Owner Tokens and pass the trial.
But everyone knew that as long as the Mad King Building wasn't destroyed and Xu Lang continued to rule over it, it was only a matter of time before it became his.