Beasts Don't Deserve Names

Yang Shan entered the pawnshop and saw an old man who was as thin as a rake.

The system's detection function shows that the other party's cultivation level is Da Dou Shi.

But Yang Shan knew that this old man, who was ostensibly Da Dou Shi but actually had at least the strength of Eight Star Dou Ling, was one of the stewards of the "Bloodshed Hall"!

Ultimately, this matter comes down to the "Soul Hall".

As an affiliated force of the Soul Clan, one of the Ancient Eight Clans, the Soul Hall's main task is to capture Soul Body.

So this chaotic Black-Corner Region, where fighting and killing are happening every day, is the most suitable place to capture Soul Body!

However, perhaps due to the constraints imposed by other ancient races and the vigilance of other forces in the Central Plains, the Soul Hall has only temporarily dispatched one Soul Envoy at the Seven Star Dou Huang level to this place.

This Soul Envoy was also a clever person; he knew that even if he could cause a stir in the Black-Corner Region on his own, he was not capable.

However, having made too many enemies will inevitably lead to him being surrounded and killed by other powerful figures.

Therefore, they secretly established the assassin organization "Bloodshed Hall".

Their main business is taking money to kill people.

Yang Shan's purpose here is very simple.

He wants to join the "Bloodshed Hall"! As Soul Palace Soul Envoy, the Bloodshed Hall Tower Master aims to harvest as many souls as possible.

But in the Black-Corner Region, the top ten on the Black Ranking are all at the Dou Emperor level!

Besides these, there are many powerful forces that dominate their respective regions, with leaders who have reached the higher level of Dou Zong! Therefore, the Bloodshed Hall can only operate as a hidden force and keep a low profile.

What are the benefits of joining the Bloodshed Hall? It grants you absolute personal freedom.

If you're short on money, come and take on a task.

Either come back to report, or you won't make it back alive.

Moreover, if one can become the highest-level Gold Killer, one can come into contact with the Tower Master of the Bloodshed Hall, and even use this as a stepping stone to join the Soul Hall! On the forum, countless players will type "hehehe" in the comments of the posts.

But they're mostly just using memes.

Yang Shan is different; he only plays for real!

His earlier cackling laughter was because he genuinely wanted to join the Soul Hall!

Typically, with version updates, many factions that were strong in previous versions will gradually fall behind the players' progress.

For example, in the initial launch version, players joined small clans within a city.

But now, as players begin to strive for the Da Dou Shi level, even the Pang Family and Chai Family in Cloud Frost City, who have Dou Ling in charge, can no longer afford to support this group of "dragons"!

Therefore, version 1.2 opened up the Misty Cloud Sect, Jia Nan Academy, and the top families of Gama Holy City.

A player's normal development must be based on improving their strength, constantly switching to stronger new forces, and acquiring higher-level resources.

But the Soul Hall is different! Across the entire Dou Qi Continent, the Soul Hall is one of the most powerful forces!

Its Palace Master Hun Miesheng, even reached the level of Five-Star Dou Sheng! And the Soul Clan behind the Soul Hall is even more extraordinary.

He is undoubtedly the biggest boss in the original work!

It can be said that once you join the Soul Hall, forget about becoming a Da Dou Shi or Dou Ling.

These are Dou Zong, Dou Zun, and even Dou Sheng.

You can definitely get plenty of resources from the Soul Hall! Or to put it another way: join the Soul Hall and you can survive until the game Server Shutdown! More importantly...

The people in the Soul Hall are low-key and don't care at all if their members have backgrounds or identities with other forces. As long as they can bring back more Soul Body, everything is fine!

Therefore, theoretically, Yang Shan could join any other faction under the pretext of "accelerating the collection of Soul Body" while joining the Soul Hall! The Soul Hall would even prefer its members to have identities from other factions as a cover.

After all, the things the Soul Hall did were too hateful.

If things get too out of hand, and all the forces on the entire Dou Qi Continent unite against the Soul Hall, then no matter how strong the Soul Hall is, it will be crushed to the ground!

Players can achieve better development by joining the NPC forces, and Yang Shan's ambition in version 1.2 is to join the Bloodshed Hall, assassinate NPCs, earn a share of the loot, and also earn a share of the Bloodshed Hall's quest rewards!

Meanwhile, after offending the forces behind the assassination of NPCs and attracting more powerful figures to hunt him down, he used Space Wormhole to return to the Gama Holy City and obtain more resources from the Mittel Family and other forces.

After a while, once the Black-Corner Region temporarily abandons the pursuit, return to the Black-Corner Region to continue receiving missions and assassinating NPCs!

If handled properly, this can be a virtuous cycle that lasts forever! The opportunity to join the Soul Hall is extremely rare.

In the past, when the Soul Hall officially came into the players' view, the top-tier players were already at the Dou Wang level!

But surprisingly, no one has ever reported joining the Soul Hall on the forum! Not to mention the Soul Hall, even other top-tier and first-class forces in Central Plains rarely have players joining.

Even now, Yang Shan still needs to use the Bloodshed Hall to make contact with the Soul Envoy of the Soul Hall before he can find a way to join the Soul Hall! Once this opportunity is missed, it won't come again!

Yang Shan sat down opposite the old man very naturally.

The old man smiled and said, "I am Xu Chongjin, the manager of this pawnshop. May I ask what this guest wishes to pawn?"

Yang Shan took out two Jade Bottle from his Storage Ring, each containing a Bone Sculpting Pill and two Barrier Breaking Pill.

Yang Shan deliberately made his voice a little hoarse:

"Let's find something that can help us break through to the Dou Ling!"

Steward Xu opened the jade Jade Bottle, took out the pills, smelled them, and examined them carefully for a while before saying, "Third-grade Bone Sculpting Pill and third-grade Barrier Breaking Pill, these are both good things, pills that help break through to the Dou Ling. We do have a Two-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill Two-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill, but as you probably know, it's a top-grade fourth-grade pill. These three pills can't be exchanged; you'll have to pay extra!"

Yang Shan clenched his fist and slammed it hard on the table. "I'm out of money. I have to break through. Since there's a treasure like the Two-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill here, old man, I advise you to take it out. Although killing you will attract the pursuit of the Eight Gates, I'm still confident I can escape the city!"

Steward Xu's expression remained unchanged, but he revealed his hidden aura. "You're not old, but you have a lot of killing intent. But you also need to assess the situation."

Yang Shan stood up and put the pills away. "Sorry to bother you!"

"Hey, young man, slow down, slow down!"

Steward Xu leaned back in his chair and said leisurely:

"If you're short of money, I can give you a job. If you can complete it, the difference will be covered!"

[Ding! Player has triggered a special interaction: Xu Chongjin has entrusted you with a task. After completing the task, the player can exchange one Bone Sculpting Pill and two Barrier Breaking Pill for one Two-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill (top-grade fourth rank).]

Why was Yang Shan so confident in triggering the special interaction in one go?

Because this guy joined the Bloodshed Hall in his previous life! But at that time, the Soul Hall had already sent a Dou Zong- level protector to manage the Bloodshed Hall. Not long after, this protector courted death and caused chaos in the Black-Corner Region.

At that time, the top players were already at the Dou Emperor level.

That Dou Zong protector, along with all the high-ranking members of the Bloodshed Hall, were completely wiped out by the players!

Yang Shan's path to joining the Soul Hall was directly cut off!

Now, Yang Shan has advanced several versions, triggering a special interaction.

Yang Shan turned around. "What kind of job?"

Steward Xu slowly took out a piece of paper.

The paper contained a portrait and basic information: Wei Dali, Earth Attribute cultivator, Nine-Star Great Fighter, currently living in seclusion forty miles north of Black Seal City.

Yang Shan: "Kill him?"

Steward Xu nodded. "Good, bring back his head."

Yang Shan: "Do you mean what you say?"

Steward Xu: "Judging from your state, you're already at your wit's end. Why not give it a try? If you succeed, I believe you'll have made arrangements beforehand and then come back to me to collect your debt! If I renege on my debt, I'm afraid I'll get myself into trouble too!"

Yang Shan nodded:

"Okay, I'll go back tonight!"

Yang Shan turned and left.

Steward Xu nodded appreciatively. "Not asking about the other party's background, not asking about the reason for the assassination. Tsk tsk! A good prospect. If he can really pass the test, he should have a bright future in the Bloodshed Hall!"

Yang Shan walked out of the pawnshop full of energy.

This time, he wants to Bloodshed Hall Tower Master to kneel and beg him to join the Soul Hall!

The thought that in the future, he might be a promising young talent valued by other top powers on the surface, and a potential member favored by the Soul Hall on the inside, made him decide to use his covert identity to handle things that couldn't be done through his public identity.

If a clandestine identity is difficult to obtain, then use an open identity.

They're getting all sorts of resources!

Yang Shan finally couldn't help but laugh out loud:

"Hehehe!"

Yang Shan knew very well that this interactive mission was a test to join the Bloodshed Hall.

The faster you complete the task, the better, as that will make you more valued when entering the Bloodshed Hall! After leaving Black Seal City, Yang Shan summoned his Hoof Shadow and rode at full speed to the target's secluded residence forty miles to the north.

As Yang Shan quietly approached the house built deep in the mountains, he carefully sensed the situation and was surprised to find that there were actually two people in the courtyard!

Yang Shan pressed himself against the outer wall, listening to the two men's discussion:

"Brother, this place is really great, it's hard to find. No wonder you've been going to Black Seal City to rob women lately. With a place like this, who can find you?"

Frequent sexual assaults?

Upon hearing this, Yang Shan was basically certain that this "elder brother" was a beast! "Second brother, don't talk about me, you went much further than me! You went to that Fragrant Delight Courtyard in Black Seal City, got a top courtesan, didn't pay her, and then killed her. How did it feel to be hunted down?"

Good heavens, this "second brother" is worse than an animal!

Inside the courtyard, the "eldest brother" and the "second brother" were still drinking. The second brother downed his drink in one gulp, his teeth clenched in a gritted manner.

"That red card is really asking for it. So what if I'm short? She lay on the bed like a dead fish. With that kind of service attitude, I won't be satisfied until I kill her!"

As the two were talking, the elder brother's expression suddenly changed. "Second brother, be careful!"

In fact, the moment the eldest brother said the words "second brother," the second brother's head had already rolled to the ground.

Yang Shan's current combat power can be described in one sentence: I am invincible below the Dou Ling! Both his eldest brother and second brother are Nine-Star Great Fighter.

Yang Shan checked the portrait.

The "second brother" is the target of this mission.

Therefore, they should be prioritized for elimination.

To save time, Yang Shan activated the Thunder Spirit Flash immediately.

The second brother didn't even have a chance to activate his Dou Qi Armor.

A single stab to the throat.

Instant kill!

The eldest brother jumped three feet high in fright, and seeing his second brother's head arc through the air, he was furious:

"You killed my second brother! I'll make you die!"

The eldest brother's harsh words were delivered with resounding force.

His retreating figure was disheveled as he turned and fled.

"What a joke! I only saw a flash of lightning, and he was gone! Second brother, it's not that I don't want to avenge you, I just don't have the ability!"

The older brother was so scared he almost peed his pants. He wished he only had two legs; maybe he could run faster with four.

But it's clear that when it comes to speed, this guy can't compare to Yang Shan.

The surging power of thunder behind him made the eldest brother shout at the top of his lungs, "Hero, spare my life!"

Spare me?

Yang Shan felt disdain.

It's in a man's nature to be lustful, Yang Shan considers himself a lecherous old man. But in his previous life, the Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya's Friendship System was implemented, so he either raised the NPC's favorability to 70 and then legitimately took her down.

Or you could just throw some Spirit Stone into the Fireworks Pavilion and then legitimately take her! Even lust has its principles!

For those who rob and rape, or those beasts who go to the Fireworks Pavilion to molest and then kill, even without a mission, if Yang Shan encountered them, he would only have one word to say:

Kill!

With the enhancement of the "Tyrant Blade" sword technique, this nameless "Big Brother" did not last ten rounds against Yang Shan.

With a scream, "Big Brother" fell to the ground, turning into white light, and contributed more than two hundred Spirit Stone to Yang Shan, plus a fine inner armor with Blue Word Seal.

This is really shabby.

You need to defeat opponents of a higher level to reap good rewards.

Yang Shan turned and went to the body of his "second brother".

The corpse has been respawned; all that remains is the head of a plastic mannequin from the clothing store.

Since it's a game, some of the gory scenes shouldn't be made too realistic. For example, carrying a severed head back might be unacceptable to some players.

So if you just refresh it to show the head of the plastic doll, there won't be any problems.

Yang Shan, as if kicking a soccer ball, hooked the plastic head into his hand and put it into his Storage Ring.

Inside the pawnshop, Steward Xu was drinking tea when he saw Yang Shan appear at the door. He asked in surprise:

"Didn't you say it would be tonight?"

Yang Shan walked in, placed the severed head on the counter, and said coldly, "Not very strong. He was chopped down in a few strokes."

Steward Xu calmly lowered his head:

"Well done, come with me!"

Yang Shan followed Steward Xu through the back door to the backyard.

The flowers and plants in the backyard are well taken care of.

Steward Xu sat at the stone table in the courtyard and beckoned, "Sit!"

Yang Shan: "Where are the things?"

Steward Xu: "Hehe, you really are in a hurry."

Yang Shan did not answer.

Steward Xu: "Are you short of money?"

Yang Shan: "Missing".

Steward Xu nodded and continued to ask:

"Then, do you crave power?"

"I long for Naoko!"

Of course, Yang Shan could only say this in his heart. On the surface, Yang Shan's answer was, "Money can help with cultivation, and cultivation brings power."

Steward Xu: "Do you have any influence?"

Yang Shan: "It used to exist in the Jia Ma Empire."

"Very good!"

Steward Xu smiled even more broadly.

He placed a token with the word "Jie" printed on it on the stone table:

"There are too many people like you in this Black-Corner Region, but most of them have no way to obtain power. They can only blindly wander around, and then they might get killed by someone one day, without even anyone to collect their bodies!"

Steward Xu looked at Yang Shan:

"I have a way to get you more power."

Yang Shan: "What connections?"

Steward Xu: "Become an assassin!"

Yang Shan: "Isn't that still killing people? Isn't this the norm in the Black-Corner Region?"

Steward Xu: "That's the norm, but killing without a purpose only gets you the victim's valuables. But in our Bloodshed Hall, when you take on a mission to kill, you not only get the victim's valuables, but we at the Bloodshed Hall will also give you an extra reward!"

[Ding! Player has triggered a special event: Join the Bloodshed Hall and become a Bronze Killer. Player can choose to decline.]

Refuse? Refuse to go to where to find the Soul Hall route?

Yang Shan: "Settle this bill first, then I'll get to work!"