What Other Bad Idea Do You Have?

With Ice Empress aboard, the Starry Express had enough strength for a fight, and the City of Slaughter was hardly an impenetrable place.

Besides, their entry might not necessarily be noticed by the King of Slaughter.

After Lin Yu adjusted the time and location, the Starry Express immediately began its jump.

Time: Half a day ago

Location: Hell Road

This time, they selected Hell Road as their destination.

As the Starry Express emerged from Hell Road, it unexpectedly encountered a battle that had just erupted.

Two Peerless Douluo were fighting. One was bathed in the power of light, spreading six wings as he transformed into a gigantic angel wielding a divine sword. The other was bathed in the power of the Rakshasa God and the Asura God, wielding the Shura Sword as he transformed into a gigantic, sinister, monstrous-faced Asura.

The Angel Sword and the Shura Sword clashed, unleashing terrifying shock waves of power.

Countless bats on Hell Road died on the spot. Even the Starry Express, which had just emerged from spatial travel, felt the tremendous impact.

Fortunately, Ice Empress unleashed her power and formed a wall of ice outside the Starry Express to withstand the impact, allowing the train to avoid damage.

At that moment, everyone aboard the Starry Express was stunned by the sight.

A battle between two Rank 99 Peerless Douluo was a rare spectacle, let alone one in which both had unleashed their full strength. The entire Hell Road trembled violently.

Lin Yu frowned. "This aura belongs to Angel Power, Asura Power, and Rakshasa God Power?"

As the person chosen by the Starry Express, Lin Yu had long since become a candidate for the God of Trailblazing. Thus, even in a mortal body, he could sense divine power.

The two Peerless Douluo fighting on Hell Road were precisely the ones Lin Yu recognized as possessing three kinds of divine power at once.

"The one using Angel Power is Qian Daoliu, while Asura Power and Rakshasa God Power have gathered in the other person."

"Is that person Tang Chen?"

The Nine-Headed Bat King had indeed parasitized Tang Chen, that Rank 99 Peerless Douluo.

Tang Chen had traveled across the continent alone in search of a Deity Inheritance. In the end, he found the Asura Inheritance in the City of Slaughter. However, while facing the trial of the Shura Sword's eighth test, he was corrupted by the Rakshasa God's divine will. This allowed the Nine-Headed Bat King to ambush and parasitize him, turning him into the King of Slaughter.

But the King of Slaughter could not truly control the Shura Sword. He should have lost his own personality and become controlled by the Nine-Headed Bat King, serving as nothing more than a tool and vessel.

Yet Tang Chen now possessed an utterly terrifying amount of Asura Power. With the Shura Sword in hand, he had actually gained the upper hand, suppressing Qian Daoliu, who wielded the Angel Sword.

The King of Slaughter could never have defeated Qian Daoliu.

But if it was Tang Chen, then he could suppress Qian Daoliu with absolute certainty. Even Qian Daoliu, who possessed the Angel Sword, was no exception.

Lin Yu immediately realized an astonishing truth: the King of Slaughter had regained his consciousness. Tang Chen had returned.

"But for Tang Chen to regain his consciousness, the Nine-Headed Bat King would have had to either abandon the parasitism or die."

"The Nine-Headed Bat King has been parasitizing Tang Chen for years. How could it possibly give up? It has always dreamed of controlling Tang Chen's body and replacing him."

No matter how Lin Yu looked at it, something felt wrong. The Nine-Headed Bat King had no reason to give up on Tang Chen.

Unless it had been forced to do so, with no other choice but to give him up.

When this possibility appeared in Lin Yu's mind, an unbelievable theory immediately occurred to him. Could Qian Daoliu have seen through the King of Slaughter's true identity on Hell Road? In order to eliminate Tang Chen, this dangerous enemy, once and for all, he had started a battle. Who could have expected that the Nine-Headed Bat King would gradually lose control over Tang Chen, allowing Tang Chen to temporarily regain his consciousness?

The rest was simple. As soon as Tang Chen saw Qian Daoliu trying to kill him with the Angel Sword, he immediately wielded the Shura Sword and began fighting.

But Tang Chen had perhaps been riddled with injuries after years of being corroded by the Nine-Headed Bat King. Although he suppressed Qian Daoliu, he was ultimately killed by him.

However, killing a powerful enemy like Tang Chen was no easy task. Qian Daoliu had undoubtedly paid a tremendous price as well.

"That Nine-Headed Bat King must have waited for this opportunity, ambushing and parasitizing Qian Daoliu after he was severely wounded. That was how it finally took control of him."

Lin Yu thought that everything had simply fallen into place. Only a severely wounded Qian Daoliu would be unable to resist the Nine-Headed Bat King, allowing it to parasitize him and turn him into a Fallen Angel.

When Lin Yu told the women his theory, they all found it unbelievable. Yet before their eyes, the truth gradually developed exactly as he had predicted.

From the time Tang Chen suppressed Qian Daoliu to the time he was ultimately defeated by Qian Daoliu, only half a day passed.

In the end, the Angel Sword pierced his heart, and he died in a burst of blood.

Tang Chen sighed. "Qian Daoliu, we've been fighting for half our lives. In the end, you finally managed to win once. The you of the past could never have possessed such perseverance. What made you hold on for so long?"

Although Qian Daoliu had won, he was hardly in better shape. His body was riddled with wounds, all six wings behind him had been broken, and his Angel Power had dimmed to the point of near extinction.

Blood stained the corners of his mouth, making his smile look terrifying. "You may not know this, but I came here to obtain a gift for my granddaughter. She has a chance of becoming a god in the future. She carries my hopes, so I can't give up."

Tang Chen let out a long sigh. "So that's how it is. You're living for your descendants now, which is why you were able to unleash such power."

He understood. Then his life force faded away, and he died.

But Qian Daoliu was hardly any better. His injuries were so severe that he could no longer move.

At that moment, the shadow of the Nine-Headed Bat King suddenly emerged from Tang Chen's fallen corpse. Grinning viciously, it charged at the heavily wounded Qian Daoliu. It then parasitized him with ease, without expending the slightest effort.

In an instant, Qian Daoliu became another King of Slaughter. It was deeply ironic. After fighting each other to the death, the two of them had ultimately allowed the evil Nine-Headed Bat King to reap the benefits.

Seeing this, Qian Renxue could not help but feel distressed for her grandfather. "That Nine-Headed Bat King stayed hidden until the end just to launch a sneak attack. It's utterly despicable."

Lin Yu said, "The Nine-Headed Bat King's strength should not be underestimated, and it's extremely cautious. Although it couldn't defeat Tang Hao and Qian Daoliu here as the King of Slaughter, it still thought to take advantage of their mutual injuries. If we face such an opponent head-on, there could be many variables."

"But fortunately, we have the Starry Express. We already know everything about it, while it knows nothing about us."

"We still have a very good chance of catching it off guard."

Seeing Lin Yu smiling, Snow Empress smiled along with him. "Let me guess what you're planning. Your smile reveals that you're up to no good. That means you have a bad idea, and this bad idea is definitely about staying out of trouble yourself while dumping all the consequences on that Nine-Headed Bat King."

Lin Yu said, "Stop, stop, stop. Don't say anything else, or you'll strip me down to my underwear."

Qian Renxue could not help asking, "Can we really trick that Nine-Headed Bat King? You have to let me help."

The Nine-Headed Bat King had parasitized Qian Daoliu, filling Qian Renxue with disgust. She wished the creature would disappear from the world.

Lin Yu smiled. "Of course. Whether this succeeds in the end still depends on you."

"But in the beginning, I'll have to go alone."

"Let's go—ten thousand years into the past."