Fierce Horror Dorm: Take a Concubine to Get Stronger

【Martial Saint LV10 (Mythical): Increases close-combat lethality by 1000%, Exclusive Skill "Flash Kick"】

【Exclusive Skill One "Flash Kick": Instantly unleashes an unpredictable, powerful kick, base damage increased by 1000%, extremely likely to cause armor break, explosion, and shattering effects】

The previous boost from the Mystic Sovereign Meditation Art, plus the battle with the ten palace guards, had successfully broken the Martial Saint skill through to LV10, unlocking a second exclusive skill!

Boom!!!

The black gate let out a sky-shaking, earth-shattering roar. Cracks spread from the fist’s impact point in every direction, all the way to the very top of the gate!

Xu Lang withdrew his fist, letting his flushed right hand hang casually by his leg.

The next second!

This gate, which had restricted the material realm, shattered instantly, turning into dust and disappearing completely!

The gate was gone. Where it once stood, light and shadow began to coalesce. These figures of light and shadow appeared one after another, finally forming nine jet-black shadows.

【Congratulations! You have obtained the Unique Attribute Talent "Unique·Nine Shadows Under the King"】

【Unique·Nine Shadows Under the King: Differentiates into nine shadows equal to your own strength. The shadows consume no energy, but may break free from the "King's" control and exist independently.】

The moment he obtained this Constitution talent, the trial world shattered.

……

Xu Lang returned from the Limit Break Trial, sitting cross-legged on the Nightmare Bed. His eyes were vacant for a moment before he quickly snapped back to reality.

This Limit Break Trial was vastly different from previous ones. It was extraordinary.

The newly acquired Attribute Talent was simple and clear, but its effects left even Xu Lang a bit uncertain.

"Clones that perfectly replicate one hundred percent of my strength, and there are nine of them... Can an Attribute Talent really be this insane?"

Taking a deep breath, Xu Lang directly entered the Demon Box World.

……

Inside the Demon Box World.

The Plaza.

Nearly all of the Mad King Building players were here, including the Workers.

Some people were sleeping, others were playing cards, engaging in various recreational activities.

Of course, there were plenty of people cultivating too. These were the Overachievers. It was rare for everyone to gather together, yet they were still thinking about out-pacing others—truly lacking in fun.

Previously, to cut corners, Xu Lang had replicated the Mad King Building Safe Zone one-to-one for the scenery in the Demon Box World. Later, at the suggestions of Mary and others, he had revamped the Demon Box World.

Now, the Demon Box World roughly resembled London City, divided into several large districts.

Players who generally entered for shelter could only stay in the Demon Box Plaza, while members of the Neighborhood Committee and its associates had a wider range of activity.

A few places were restricted zones, open only to Demon King Castle members and a handful of researchers.

For example, the Archive, the Grand Office, the Conference Hall, the Apocalypse Fighter Jet R&D Zone, the Training Grounds, and so on.

Xu Lang didn’t show off in the plaza. Instead, he went directly to the training grounds.

The Demon Box World had many training grounds. Cao Yaxuan, Xu Ruyan, and Wang Yazhi each had their own favorite spots. The one in front of Xu Lang was his personal training ground.

It was defined by three words.

Big! Durable!

Standing in the center of the training ground, Xu Lang tried to summon one of the Nine Shadows.

A tall, horned black shadow stepped out from his own shadow. It held a giant axe, its head an inverted triangle, like a shadow monster from a storybook.

"Spar with me!" Xu Lang gave the order, then drew his blade and slashed at this shadow.

Clang~

The shadow swung its axe. Blade and axe collided. Xu Lang was momentarily suppressed in terms of raw strength!

Xu Lang wasn’t alarmed but rather delighted. He quickly changed his tactical approach, and the shadow responded in kind!

The response wasn’t rigid at all. Instead, it was filled with the ingenuity of a tactical master, leveraging strengths and covering weaknesses, fully exploiting its advantages!

The more Xu Lang fought, the more pleased he became. After another blade-axe collision, he used the force to create distance and whipped out the Scarlet Herding Chains!

Then, something unbelievable happened!

The shadow raised its arm and threw out the Scarlet Herding Chains too!

"It can even replicate Sequence abilities!"

Xu Lang couldn’t believe it. He continued testing and found that while the shadow could replicate Sequence abilities, it couldn’t replicate them fully.

For example, abilities related to the Grave Pasture were completely missing.

This actually made Xu Lang feel much more normal.

Even the Supreme Purity could only manifest the Three Pure Ones. If he could differentiate nine perfect replicas, that wouldn’t be an Attribute Talent—it would be a supreme divine power.

……

Next, Xu Lang fully tested the capabilities of all nine shadows.

Each of the nine shadows had a different focus. Some excelled at spellcasting, others at stealth and ambush. But no matter which shadow it was, Xu Lang found it extremely difficult to handle.

Except for their inability to fully replicate Sequence abilities, these shadows were in no way inferior to him in any other aspect!

In their areas of expertise, they were even stronger than him!

If he could transform into the Dragon Blood Rakshasa, they could also undergo a second-stage transformation!

If he could use Ultimate Liberation, they also had their own explosive skills.

If he could fuse with the Purgatory Armor Set, they even had their own shadow armor sets!

This was absolutely absurd!

This was nothing less than a perfect pirated version, no weaker than the original!

Beyond that, these shadows couldn’t use the Taleblade Demon Box, and Tales were also a power they couldn’t replicate.

However, they had pirated a similar ability instead.

—The Vortex Gate!

They could hide within a Vortex Gate to avoid attacks and perform long-distance teleportation!

While far inferior to the Taleblade Demon Box, it was still very practical.

If Xu Lang didn’t use the Taleblade Demon Box, Sequence abilities, or items, his combat power was equal to any one of these Nine Shadows—that was beyond doubt!

"Nine shadows, each with different specialties, but none weaker than me in combat. That’s far more practical than nine simple clones!"

"And they don’t even consume anything!"

"This directly defies the laws of physics, even the laws of the supernatural!"

Xu Lang still didn’t dare summon all nine shadows at once, afraid they might escape. But keeping one by his side at all times was no problem.

His combat power had effectively doubled!

On a pile of rubble, Xu Lang sat half-leaning on a giant stone, barely able to contain the grin spreading across his face.

Beside him stood a tall, horned black shadow.

Its name—Right Emperor!

This was the very first shadow Xu Lang had summoned.

To tell them apart, he had given the Nine Shadows Under the King names: Right Emperor, Phantasm, Unclogging Hub, Scale Grebe, Locked Barrier, Soul Servant, Stove Grin, Womb Spirit, and Human Sacrifice Ritual!