Murder to Silence Them?

At the same time.

Notting City.

The pillar of light that reached from heaven to earth and the golden radiance filling the sky had just vanished. Even the Soul Power Pressure that had blanketed the entire city was gradually dissipating.

"So it's over?"

Zhou Chen slowly descended to the ground. Looking at the gleaming God-level Soul Ring above his head, he asked eagerly, "System, my Soul Power is level thirty now, but I only have one Soul Ring..."

"Ding... Host, please do not push your luck. Granting you your first Soul Ring was already an exception. Unless you are willing to pay 100,000 Gold Yuan Points, you will not receive a second Soul Ring. Pay 1,000,000 Gold Yuan Points, and a third Soul Ring can be provided as well."

"Forget it. I was just joking."

Zhou Chen smiled awkwardly but politely, without feeling much resentment. The System had already done more than enough by giving him a God-level Soul Ring for free.

Still, his second Soul Ring alone would cost 100,000 Gold Yuan Points, while the third would cost 1,000,000... Following that pattern, by the time he advanced to level seventy, the Soul Sage realm, the seventh Soul Ring he needed would cost a staggering 10 billion Gold Yuan Points—10 billion Gold Soul Coins!

Even if he dug up the crust of the entire Douluo Continent, he might not be able to get that many coins!

"Host, as a transmigrator, you must look at problems from a developmental perspective."

As if it knew what Zhou Chen was thinking, the System immediately began coaxing him. "If there are not enough coins on the Douluo Continent, Host, you can rule the entire Douluo Star! If that still is not enough, then fight your way into the God Realm. If all else fails, you can conquer the neighboring Dou Qi Continent..."

"So I've become your employee?"

Zhou Chen understood. This damned System was trying to squeeze him dry in a roundabout way!

"It is cooperation."

"Ptooey!"

Sure enough, a damned System was still a damned System. He had actually felt a little touched just now. In the end, he had given his trust to the wrong thing.

With a sigh, Zhou Chen put away his gleaming Spirit and Soul Ring, then began surveying his surroundings.

The dome of the Spirit Hall Branch had been blown away. The statue of the Angel God had been split apart, its wings scattered all over the ground.

Moreover, as far as the eye could see, people lay unconscious everywhere.

"This is ridiculous..."

Taking in the scene, Zhou Chen felt a headache coming on.

Awakening a Spirit had caused such a huge commotion. It would inevitably draw widespread attention, completely violating his principle of keeping a low profile.

A tree that stands out in the forest is sure to be felled by the wind; one who rises above others is sure to be criticized by the crowd!

Human jealousy was simply too strong. If certain major powers discovered his Supreme Spirit and God-level Soul Ring, they probably would not tolerate his existence at all!

For example, Spirit Hall.

With Spirit Hall's overbearing style, if they learned that Zhou Chen possessed such powerful talent, they would either send someone to recruit him and make him serve Spirit Hall's cause of unifying the Douluo Continent—or they would send someone to kill him.

Of course, Zhou Chen would be perfectly happy to join Spirit Hall.

After all, Spirit Hall had three peerless beauties: Bi Bi Dong, Qian Renxue, and Hu Liena. If he joined them, perhaps he could get close to the water and catch the moon first, winning a beauty's heart.

For a handsome young man like him, having several beautiful and outstanding girlfriends was not asking too much, was it?

But Zhou Chen feared one thing: what if Spirit Hall had no intention of recruiting him and simply tried to kill him?

No matter how high his talent was, he was still too young and too low-level!

If Spirit Hall truly wanted him dead, he would be utterly screwed!

Therefore, cautious by nature, Zhou Chen did not want to entrust his life to Spirit Hall's goodwill. Rather than hope they would recruit him, it was better to cut off the source of information and ensure Spirit Hall could not find him!

And the best way to cut off information was to murder everyone who knew!

Thus, Zhou Chen's gaze immediately shifted toward Su Yuntao and Tang San, who lay unconscious beside him.

Tang San had a grudge against Spirit Hall and was also his little fanboy. He posed no threat for now.

But Su Yuntao was different.

Although Su Yuntao did not know his name, he had seen him and knew exactly how powerful his Spirit talent was. He would certainly report Zhou Chen's situation to Spirit Hall headquarters.

As he considered this, a trace of killing intent quietly arose in Zhou Chen's heart.

Of course, although Su Yuntao had a sharp tongue, he was not a bad person. Killing him just like that felt a little wrong.

Yet after thinking it over again and again, cautious Zhou Chen felt that murder to silence him was still the more appropriate choice.

So he picked up a brick and walked toward Su Yuntao, silently muttering in his heart:

Sorry, Brother Tao. On this day next year, I'll burn incense in your memory...

"Little Chen, that commotion just now was caused by you awakening your Spirit, wasn't it?"

However, before Zhou Chen could make his move, a deep male voice suddenly rang out. His heart jolted, and he hurriedly hid the brick behind his back.

Raising his head and looking at the familiar figure who had suddenly appeared before him, Zhou Chen said in surprise, "Uncle... Tang Hao."

That was right. The one standing before Zhou Chen was Tang Hao.

At that moment, Tang Hao still wore his tattered robe, and his hair and beard were still a mess. Yet an aura of unrivaled dominance radiated from him!

In Tang Hao's hand hung an unconscious old man dressed in black robes.

If Zhou Chen had been from Spirit Hall, he would certainly have recognized the old man as Cassius, the level forty-seven Soul Ancestor and Black Robe Bishop of the Notting Branch.

Seeing Zhou Chen glance toward Cassius, Tang Hao said flatly, "That old man was the only one in Spirit Hall who could still stand. I was afraid he would interfere with you, so I knocked him out beforehand."

Hearing this, Zhou Chen immediately broke out in a cold sweat. Clear Sky Douluo was indeed Clear Sky Douluo—he had thought of everything.

For the past six years, Tang Hao had never revealed his identity, while Zhou Chen had continued playing dumb and never exposed him. Meeting in such circumstances now was indeed extremely awkward.

"Let's go. I'll tell you about my affairs when I get the chance. If we keep dawdling, everyone here will wake up."

Tang Hao tossed aside Cassius, tucked the unconscious Tang San under one arm, then grabbed Zhou Chen by the back of the neck with his other hand. He lifted him like a single dog and flew into the sky...