"How did these three thousand-plus Evil Soul Master escape?"
Zhou Chen frowned and muttered to himself.
The thought that the Holy Spirit Church had a way to obtain a large number of Evil Soul Master from the City of Slaughter gave Zhou Chen a headache.
Although the Holy Spirit Church suffered heavy losses in this great war, as long as they can replenish their Evil Soul Master from the City of Slaughter, their strength will recover rapidly and may even begin a new round of growth!
This made Zhou Chen feel deeply uneasy.
"We must find out the truth!"
Zhou Chen abruptly stood up from the recliner and said to Xiao Chenyu in a deep voice, "Investigate immediately! No matter what method you use, I need to know exactly why those three thousand-plus Evil Soul Master were able to leave the City of Slaughter!"
"Yes, ma'am!"
Xiao Chenyu immediately cupped his hands in a fist salute and agreed.
However, judging from the cold sweat beading on his forehead, this task is probably not so easy to complete.
After giving the instructions, Zhou Chen lay back down, closed his eyes, waved his hand, and said, "Go, and report back immediately if there is any news."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Chenyu felt as if he had been granted a pardon. He bowed respectfully and then turned into a cloud of blood mist, disappearing without a trace!
Watching Xiao Chenyu leave, Hu Liena, who was behind Zhou Chen, suddenly whispered, "Actually, you don't need to send him to investigate. I've already guessed the reason."
"What?"
Zhou Chen suddenly turned around, stared at Hu Liena, and said, "Tell me."
"This all started with our Spirit Hall."
Hu Liena gave a wry smile and began to explain, "Our Spirit Hall and the City of Slaughter have a cooperative relationship."
"You should know that the City of Slaughter is almost impossible to leave once you enter, and those who can get here are all corrupt and evil humans, or even Evil Soul Master."
"This place is like a special prison, helping the Spirit Hall to guard the most heinous criminals. In fact, our Spirit Hall will even proactively throw some captured enemies into the City of Slaughter."
Then, Hu Liena changed the subject, saying, "Therefore, the administrators of the City of Slaughter have always had an agreement with our Spirit Hall."
"As long as they manage the villains inside and prevent them from causing trouble outside, our Spirit Hall will meet some of the needs of the City of Slaughter."
Upon hearing this, a knowing smile immediately appeared on Zhou Chen's face.
When he read the original novel, he had always been puzzled as to why the Spirit Hall, which claimed to be righteous, would sit idly by in a place like the City of Slaughter, where Evil Soul Master gathered.
After all, no matter how strong the City of Slaughter, it can't compare to the Spirit Hall, which covers the entire continent.
Unless the Spirit Hall is intentionally condoning it.
As expected, it now appears that this City of Slaughter was actually established with the secret support of the Spirit Hall!
Otherwise, where would such a city get the enormous amount of food it needs every day?
Where do all kinds of daily necessities come from?
Without the Spirit Hall's support, and with the Evil Soul Master in the City of Slaughter unable to leave, are they supposed to live on air?
"But!"
At this point, Hu Liena raised her voice and said in a strange tone, "Starting more than fifty years ago, the attitude of the City of Slaughter began to change."
"Oh?"
Zhou Chen became increasingly interested; listening to stories could be quite interesting at times.
Hu Liena continued, "For tens of thousands of years, the Asura Council has been the ruler of the City of Slaughter. It is a religious organization that worships the Asura God, and it is actually very similar to our Spirit Hall."
"However, more than fifty years ago, an internal strife broke out in the City of Slaughter. The Asura Council was destroyed, all the Asura councilors were killed, and in their place came a man known as the Slaughter King!"
"The Slaughter King?"
Zhou Chen was speechless for a moment.
The King of Slaughter, isn't that Tang San's great-grandfather, the previous generation's sect master of the Clear Sky Sect, and the level 99 peerless Douluo Tang Chen?
In the original storyline, in order to break through level 100 and achieve the position of a god, Tang Chen abandoned the vast foundation of the Clear Sky Sect decades ago and went alone to the City of Slaughter to participate in the Asura God Trial.
However, Tang Chen encountered an accident during the divine inheritance. His body was possessed and parasitized by a million-year-old Soul Beast, the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King, turning him into a monster that was neither human nor beast. After that, he became the Slaughter King in the City of Slaughter.
Zhou Chen had always believed that the title of Slaughter King, like the Pope of the Spirit Hall, was a position that had been passed down for thousands of years in the City of Slaughter.
But now it seems that the title of Slaughter King was actually bestowed upon Tang Chen by the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King after he destroyed the Asura Council, the original management of the City of Slaughter!
Seeing Zhou Chen's surprised and uncertain expression, Hu Liena raised an eyebrow in confusion and asked, "You also know about the Slaughter King?"
I've heard a little about it.
Zhou Chen gave a vague answer, then looked up and said, "Na Na, you continue."
"Um."
Hu Liena nodded and continued, "Ever since this Slaughter King took control of the City of Slaughter, his relationship with our Spirit Hall has deteriorated rapidly."
"He even threatened us multiple times, demanding that we double the resources we provided. If we didn't agree, he threatened to open the entrance to the City of Slaughter and let all those Evil Soul Master run out and cause chaos!"
"For decades, fearing the emergence of those Evil Soul Masters, our Spirit Hall had no choice but to swallow our pride and agree to the Slaughter King's conditions. But we never expected that even so, this Slaughter King would still dare to blatantly break the agreement!"
"You mean...?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Chen suddenly understood.
It seems that the reason why more than 3,000 Evil Soul Master were able to escape is inseparable from the Slaughter King!
"That's right."
Hu Liena nodded and said, "Based on my guess, this Slaughter King is far too greedy. While he was making an agreement with our Spirit Hall, he was also cooperating with the Holy Spirit Church!"
Hu Liena frowned slightly and said in a low voice, "The Holy Spirit Church must have agreed to many conditions from the King of Slaughter King exchange for his leniency! Those three thousand-plus Evil Soul Master were definitely released by the Slaughter King himself! Only he has that authority!"
"Understood."
Zhou Chen pursed his lips and said calmly, "So, in other words, if we deal with this Slaughter King, we can solve the problem, right?"
"Don't be impulsive!"
Hearing Zhou Chen's murderous words, Hu Liena hurriedly tried to dissuade him, saying, "The City of Slaughter extremely special. It contains the Slaughter God Domain left behind by the Asura God. Even a Title Douluo cannot use any Soul Skill inside!"
"If we ordinary Soul Master went there, it would be like a tiger with its teeth pulled out; we would be no match for the powerful figures of the City of Slaughter!"
"Moreover, according to the teacher, that Slaughter King is incredibly powerful, probably no less than a level 99 Peerless Douluo! If we could kill him, our Spirit Hall would have done it ourselves long ago!"