"One."
Tang Sui's gaze swept over the Captain General, then landed on the other black-armored knights, a dense mass whose spirits and spirit power levels were indistinguishable.
The black-armored knights, under Tang Sui's gaze, straightened their backs involuntarily, and then fell silent.
This decision, how to put it?
Ten Soul Douluo and one Titled Douluo, on the surface, the latter had the numerical advantage. However, the leap from Soul Douluo to Titled Douluo was like a chasm.
Because a Titled Douluo, as long as either their spirit's attack power, defense, or other attributes were top-tier, it was not impossible for them to break through a group of Soul Douluo.
A wise decision.
But for Tang Sui, whose strength was only at the Soul King level, it was also an option to court death.
In front of Tang Chen, and with their helmets concealing their expressions, all the black-armored knights hid their emotions, not allowing others to glimpse them.
Tang Chen's expression showed no surprise, because in his opinion, the option Tang Sui made was indeed the best one.
Which of those who could become Titled Douluo were easy to deal with?
This was the wise move.
He slightly raised his chin, signaling Tang Sui that she could begin choosing.
Tang Sui didn't move. With a slight frown, she asked, "You just said defeat, what counts as defeat?"
Tang Chen paused, glancing at his subordinates, all of whom were at Soul Douluo level or higher. After a few seconds of contemplation, he said, "If you are restrained for more than ten seconds, or directly lose consciousness, it counts as defeat."
Ten seconds.
Tang Sui directly ignored Tang Chen's latter words, focusing on the former. She turned around, looking at the black-armored knights standing tall and straight, and with a little hand gesture, began picking them out.
Ten people, seemingly chosen at random, silently stepped out. The other black-armored knights consciously retreated, clearing a vast half of the arena.
Before retreating, Tang Chen gave the unruffled young cub a deep look and said, "Mianmian, be mindful of your limits, don't go too far."
He dismissed this serious assessment as the cub's playful antics.
The expressions under the helmets of the other black-armored knights varied. Tang Sui calmly waved her hand and ruthlessly urged them away, "I know."
Ten black-armored knights stood in a line, majestically opposing the tiny figure.
Tang Chen's figure distorted in the void for a moment, and the next second he appeared on flat ground fifty meters away, hands behind his back. His thin lips parted, and though his voice was not loud, it reached everyone's ears clearly:
"Now, both sides can begin to release their spirits."
All his recognized subordinates and people could use their inherent spirit skills and spirit power without any suppression within the City of Slaughter. This was also why the enforcement team could always kill those who violated the rules with a hundred percent success rate. Su Dan Novel Network.
After Tang Chen's final syllable fell, eight spirit rings of various colors appeared, surrounding the ten black-armored knights who aimed their long spears at her.
The terrifying pressure and dense killing intent belonging to Soul Douluo merged together. The ten individuals' auras converged, forming a giant, sharp spear, its tip pointed at the enemy, directly piercing their fatal throats!
If one were to solely consider spirit power levels, a Soul King facing ten Soul Douluo, let alone ten, even one would be a handful for her.
However...
Tang Sui raised her eyes, and black light flashed within them, like a swaying flower slowly blooming.
She was not just a spirit master, but also... a demon.
After regaining partial memories, she had been contemplating on her way how to activate the other form of her Mian Ling Qi.
And now, she had the answer.
The blood-red memory, locked away in the darkest depths of her memory palace, was unearthed again. The scarred, blood-stained face and the blood gushing from the neck, though the head was unseen, vividly appeared before her eyes.
Her dark eyes seemed to be coated with a layer of blood, filled with an ominous aura.
For a moment, Tang Sui felt as if she were standing in that dark, quiet world again. But this time, it was slightly different. What floated in the still world around her was a mirror maze composed of countless mirrors.
Each mirror reflected her small figure, as if countless versions of herself existed simultaneously, yet not quite her.
Because the fractured and bizarre mirrored figures all wore masks of different designs.
Fox, ape, and demon.
Three types of masks, three forms, nine reflections, each worn by the person in the mirror.
Some had white bases with red markings, others had black bases with gold trim, and even a thin, blade-like dark gold mask with a single eye.
The same people, in different postures, created a chilling, grotesque, and mysterious atmosphere.
And finally, the dominant ones were three broken, single-winged dark gold masks, each with different angles and curves.
Led by a deep purple thousand-year spirit ring, an unusual spirit ring configuration presented itself before everyone's eyes.
Thousand-year spirit rings...
The fourth ring was actually ten-thousand-year...
Even having become a Soul Douluo and having witnessed countless "geniuses" come to the City of Slaughter, they were still somewhat surprised by Tang Sui's talent at this moment.
She indeed seemed to have some tricks up her sleeve.
Tang Chen, including himself, was seeing Tang Sui release her spirit and spirit rings for the first time.
But his focus was not on the outrageous spirit ring configuration. Upon seeing the thin, blade-like, as light as cicada wings, dark gold mask, a hint of astonishment appeared on his normally composed handsome face.
A young cub who hadn't even entered her growth period could actually control a mask in its adult Mian Ling Qi form across realms?
It seemed that the little one had absorbed a considerable amount of demonic power in the City of Slaughter these past few days, and the current reserve of demonic power was likely more than he had imagined.
After the surprise, Tang Chen's face actually revealed a bright smile.
The little cub, who half a month ago was still innocent and needed protection, could now skillfully control demonic power.
And just as he had said, she was now the second master of the City of Slaughter, and naturally... like him, she could freely transform the energy flowing in the air of the City of Slaughter, which was a slow poison to humans, and absorb it for her own use.
In other words, like him now, as long as the City of Slaughter's energy source was not depleted, she too would have an eternal source of demonic power!
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Aside from this ---
This is directly cross-species combat! Don't overthink it!
It's impossible for her to hammer her way through and defeat ten people. Our Sui Sui's goal, as stated from the beginning, was to restrain for ten seconds!
So, anything fantastical and outrageous, kick it out!