[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-legend-of-dragon-son-in-law":3,"chapter-legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-2240":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Legend of Dragon Son-in-law",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1750774,2236,"Chapter 2238: Black Cloud Presses Down on the City","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-2240",2240,"\u003Cp>\"When I am here, I am everywhere.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Skilid City is me, and I am Skilid City!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice of Pranay Martinez echoed continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the Blood Sea, a Heavenly Gang suddenly sprang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With one hand gripping a knife, he roared as he slashed towards Julius Reed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, the first, the second...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless figures leapt out from the Blood Sea!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had long since become one with the Blood Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed closed his eyes and plunged the Break Sky Knife into the ground beneath him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An aura of dark black waves surrounded him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the one-meter diameter circle under Julius Reed’s feet, the ground still remained normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, this area was also eroded by blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skilid City is Pranay Martinez, and Pranay Martinez is Skilid City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two were indistinguishable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black light column floated above the blood, akin to a solitary boat in the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Gang’s blade stood on the black light, but was rebounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attacks of others were similarly deflected by the light column.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These people fell back into the Blood Sea and disappeared once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed sat cross-legged within the black light column, continuously rising and falling in the Blood Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People continuously jumped out of the Blood Sea, wildly hacking at the light column, but to no avail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The protective shield formed by the Break Sky Knife and Evil Qi seemed to perfectly restrain these vengeful souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning all of the Heavenly Gang Earth Devil’s attacks into futile efforts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A huge wave surged up from the Blood Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A human figure slowly formed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Julius Reed, the Break Sky Knife is a good thing. If Jesse River hadn’t calculated the location of this knife back then, it wouldn’t have ended up in your hands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The features of the silhouette began to become clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Pranay Martinez!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Pranay Martinez stood above the Blood Sea, as numerous Heavenly Gang Earth Devils slowly crawled out of the blood beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The castle had disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but an endless Blood Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Julius Reed, aren’t you formidable? Why cower within there? Come out and fight me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pranay Martinez raised his hand, gathering a sword forged from blood in his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword carried a destructive aura, pointing at Julius Reed: \"Come out and duel me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But inside, Julius Reed seemed not to hear, still sitting cross-legged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Expressionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this moment, the world in his eyes was already different from reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This ethereal state was an innate trait of his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he began meditating, everything around him would be visible with absolute clarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unaffected by illusions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the vast city, there were rolling heads everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It couldn’t be called a castle but a true mortal world hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A huge tower in the center was already piled with heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood formed a protective moat, filled with floating severed limbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed looked up towards the spire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, hung a dead man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These scenes were familiar to Julius Reed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Dusty Platform, he had seen such a Skilid City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the difference was, back then, the spire had been empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other places were basically the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, the person hanging from the spire, with a drooping head, was already dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A closer look revealed to Julius Reed that he finally understood the situation before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, was Pranay Martinez!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the top of the tower was the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gangs and the Seventy-Two Earth Devils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Going further down, it was likely the citizens of Pranay Martinez from back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The topmost position was reserved for the City Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But many years ago, the City Lord left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abandoning Skilid City, surviving alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Pranay Martinez recreated the Heavenly Gang and Earth Devil according to its former scale, the people weren’t the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some things were different in their very essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After dying once, Pranay Martinez reconsidered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, he chose to be with his brothers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He became Skilid City, allowing the dead Heavenly Gang Earth Devils to live again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But those living were merely puppets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Gang Earth Devil’s souls hadn’t dispersed, relying on others’ bodies, just like the demons and ghosts coming out of the temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A revenant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pranay Martinez became the city, ruling everything within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Became the true City Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed was inside Pranay Martinez, and really fighting back, the odds were low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he couldn’t hold Pranay Martinez down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To genuinely trap Pranay Martinez, he had to leave this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding blood waves were overwhelming, no exits were visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Catch the king to catch the thief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed decided to knock down Pranay Martinez from the spire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Affecting the body would certainly trouble Skilid City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it didn’t, Pranay Martinez couldn’t just sit by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he wanted out, he needed this body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, you have disappointed me. The master in my heart isn’t like this.\" Pranay Martinez, like a giant, stood within the Blood Sea, angrily berating: \"Is it a woman that softened your bones?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or was it this chaotic world that scared the courage out of you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he finished speaking, he fiercely slashed down with his blood sword!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A muffled sound rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood sword shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the black light also began to destabilize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiss...\" Pranay Martinez sucked in a breath, gathering another blood sword in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The speed was slow, but the power, very ferocious!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just then, the black light under Julius Reed’s feet began to burst!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An extremely strong force pierced through the Blood Sea, flying towards the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the black light, Julius Reed extended his hands, staring intently at the spire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\" Pranay Martinez frowned slightly, but suddenly realized something was seriously wrong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Scatter!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figures condensed from the Blood Sea directly collapsed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of the Heavenly Gang Earth Devils quickly vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A muffled sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Julius Reed was about to reach the spire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood Sea raised a monstrous wave!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pranay Martinez appeared once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand to block Julius Reed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the collision, the black light around Julius Reed dissipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grasped the Break Sky Knife, hovering in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And before him, above that vast sea, there was indeed a tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tower invisible to outsiders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking normally, it seemed empty there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But under Julius Reed’s perception, the Tower of Slaughter was exposed clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Almost, you almost outwitted me.\" Pranay Martinez, with a hint of triumph in his tone: \"But unfortunately, this entire domain is mine. I can appear anytime, you can’t defeat me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his words fell, several Heavenly Gangs, wielding sharp blades, appeared beneath Julius Reed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charging forward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed slashed with his knife!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Destroying the Heavenly Gangs along with their weapons entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But immediately afterward, those Heavenly Gangs reappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See? In my domain, they are immortal. Immortality means you will exhaust yourself. Exhaustion means you will die.\" Pranay Martinez laughed loudly: \"Five thousand years. I finally found a way to kill you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you really think this is a dead end?\" Julius Reed chuckled, pointing to the sky: \"The Blood Sea is overwhelming, but now, I will dim it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumble!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The originally scarlet sky was suddenly filled with the sounds of thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately afterward, dark clouds gathered, and the sky darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>",1231,"2026-06-06T17:06:04.422Z",1,"novelbin.me","d405b40ed17360178a8affb930b2dcd5ae775367b04f866cd3d1cebbfb6507ad","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-2241","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-2239",2546,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flegend-of-dragon-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]