Slaughter City

Half a month later, one white and one red figure entered a rundown tavern.

The figure in white was tall and straight, with sky-blue hair cascading to his ankles. His face was handsome, his bearing refined and gentle, and a faint smile always rested on his lips. He gave off a sunny, cheerful impression that naturally drew people close.

His steps were steady, his shoulders broad and waist narrow, like an immortal descended into the mortal world. The moment he entered the tavern, the foul atmosphere seemed to dissipate.

Beside him stood a stunning beauty around thirty years old.

She wore a scarlet robe, her figure tall and exquisitely curved, like a ripe peach brimming with temptation.

Yet her aura was noble and elegant, making others afraid to look at her directly.

The two were Ye Han and Bo Saixi.

"Are you sure this isn't a bandits' den?" Upon entering the tavern, the woman in red swept her gaze around and frowned at the calm young man beside her.

At this moment, she seriously suspected that the young man before her had never met Tang Chen and did not know his whereabouts at all. Otherwise, how could he explain taking half a month to find Slaughter City when it was clearly not far from the Icebound Forest? It was obvious this was his first time here as well.

"Believe it or not. If you don't, forget it," Ye Han said.

Over their half month alone together, Ye Han had already figured out Bo Saixi's personality.

Perhaps because she was a servant of a god, she was more accustomed to commanding others. The more forceful he was with her, the more obedient she became instead.

In other words, he could not take her too seriously, or she would have her nose in the air.

Of course, if one dared not take her seriously, one first needed a sufficiently powerful backing. Second, one needed leverage that left her no choice but to obey.

Otherwise, let someone else try it.

Sure enough, hearing Ye Han's unfriendly tone, she pouted with the manner of a young girl and immediately did not dare ask any more questions.

Ye Han secretly chuckled.

She really felt like a hidden treasure, as though she had plenty of amusing sides waiting for him to uncover.

Though she was already over a hundred years old, she occasionally revealed the temperament of a little girl. Though powerful, her personality was soft, making people unable to resist teasing her. And she was secretly coquettish, liked being praised, and was tsundere.

Bang!

A figure suddenly flew through the air, coughing blood.

Bo Saixi merely gave the man who had reached for her a cold glance, then ignored him.

There were more than twenty people in the rundown tavern, yet it was now silent as a grave. One could have heard a needle drop; no one even dared breathe loudly.

Few of those who lingered at the entrance to Slaughter City were good people, and they had some discernment. Yet none of them saw who had acted. They only saw a man with the cultivation of a Soul Emperor fly away for no apparent reason.

Ye Han's brow rose involuntarily, and he silently added a reminder to himself: without some ability, it was better to behave and keep one's head down.

"Sorry to trouble you, but could someone help us open the entrance to Slaughter City?" Ye Han asked with a smile, looking at the group of crude, bare-chested men.

Bo Saixi swept her beautiful eyes over them as Soul Rings blossomed around her one after another.

Gulp!

The gazes that had been filled with greed and possessiveness toward the two of them instantly turned into horror.

With strength, things were easy no matter where one went.

At Ye Han's enthusiastic invitation, a whole group of people scrambled to open the entrance to Slaughter City for them.

"Ladies first."

Ye Han made an inviting gesture toward Bo Saixi.

"Hmph!"

Bo Saixi lifted her chin high, cast Ye Han a disdainful glance, and snorted. Swaying her slender waist and graceful body, she strode directly into Slaughter City.

Watching her swaying back, Ye Han could not help rubbing his nose. "She can be salty, she can be sweet, she can be a mature beauty, she can be a queen. What a pity her heart isn't mine."

Shaking his head to clear away the messy thoughts in his mind, he followed her in at an unhurried pace.

"You set me up, didn't you?"

Bo Saixi glared furiously at the young man strolling toward her without the slightest urgency.

"Heh, how could that be? It's my first time here too. How would I know there were guards here?" Ye Han said indifferently, glancing at the knight lying on the ground.

Now, he truly felt relaxed. He no longer felt the slightest pressure when facing Bo Saixi.

"So you really were lying to me. Tell me, where exactly is Tang Chen?" Bo Saixi's face frosted over. She was truly angry now.

Ye Han shook his head. Under Bo Saixi's disbelieving gaze, he reached out and pinched her tender, fair cheek, savoring the soft feel beneath his fingers before saying, "Did I need to lie to you? Tang Chen is indeed inside, but I don't know exactly where."

Bo Saixi was completely stunned.

Only one thought remained in her mind.

How dare he?

Who gave him the nerve to pinch my cheek?

Bo Saixi's face was oval, full of collagen, soft and slightly plump to the touch, with an excellent feel. Ye Han had wanted to pinch it long ago, but his strength had not allowed it then. Now, however, things were different.

Here, strength ruled supreme. As long as he was careful, he could do whatever he wanted. As for what he had told Bo Saixi, it was naturally half true and half false.

He had indeed never been to Slaughter City, but he knew Tang Chen's whereabouts perfectly well.

However, he would not tell Bo Saixi.

If Bo Saixi recognized Tang Chen, could she bear to let him suffer here alone?

If she failed to recognize him, that could not be blamed on Ye Han either.

He had brought her here. Whether she could find him was their business. Ye Han had already prepared the snacks and fruit, ready to watch the show.

As for the knight guarding the city, Ye Han had seen him in the anime. He had thought that scene was rather cool at the time, so he remembered it.

"Brat, I've put up with you for a long time."

Bo Saixi came back to her senses and glared at Ye Han's back as he entered the city.

As soon as she spoke, she attacked.

Her delicate fist tore through the air as it smashed viciously toward Ye Han.

"Do you really think I was just talking? I've even fought Titled Douluo—"

She could no longer say the final word.

Because her fist had been caught by a figure clad in blue armor.

"Y-you..."

Bo Saixi's red lips parted, but she stammered and could not form a sentence.

"What do you mean, 'you'? Didn't I tell you already that Soul Skills can't be used here? I'll let it slide this time, but if you dare attack me again, be careful or I'll spank you, little girl," Ye Han's teasing voice came from beneath the mask.

As he spoke, he extended his arm forward and released her hand at the same time. Caught off guard, Bo Saixi staggered back two steps before steadying herself.

"Y-your strength, why is it so great?"

Bo Saixi stared at Ye Han in disbelief and could not help asking.

She had no choice but to be shocked by Ye Han's sheer physical strength.

It was not as if Bo Saixi had never seen monstrously gifted talents. Tang Chen, for example, was an absolute monster who had relied on his own talent to cultivate all the way to Rank Ninety-Nine, a level of Titled Douluo that ordinary people could never reach in their lifetimes.

But when it came to strength...

Bo Saixi had fought Tang Chen before, and now she had personally experienced Ye Han's strength.

She felt that if they were at the same level, Tang Chen would be utterly crushed without any suspense.

If Tang Chen could be considered a monstrous genius, then Ye Han was an abnormal genius. His strength could no longer be judged by common sense, because his physical age was not even eight years old.

Ye Han ignored Bo Saixi. Instead, he opened his senses completely, perceiving this world, experiencing himself, and gradually merging his spirit into it.