City of Slaughter, Clash of Hidden Hands

In the far west of the Douluo Continent, lies a desolate basin shrouded in a dark red mist year-round. This is the infamous, yet also feared and longed-for, forbidden land— the City of Slaughter —a place that countless Soul Master yearning to break through in blood and fire both fear and desire.

At the entrance to the basin, distorted spatial ripples rippled, and several figures stepped out. The two at the head possessed profound auras; they were none other than Tang Wei, the Sect Master of the Clear Sky Sect, and his son Tang Hao.

Behind him followed several young disciples carefully trained by the Clear Sky Sect. Each of them had sharp eyes and the fearless courage of newborn calves, but they could not hide a trace of nervousness in the face of the unknown.

"This is the City of Slaughter." Tang Wei's voice was deep as he swept his gaze across the desolate basin before him, his expression grave. "The rules here are special. Soul Power flows sluggishly, and Soul Skill are almost impossible to use. The only way to survive is through the most primal instinct for slaughter, combat skills, and willpower."

There are no laws in this city, only one ironclad rule—might makes right, and the fittest survive. Your mission here is to see blood and temper your will, not to pursue the empty fame of 'a hundred victories.' Remember, do not become addicted to killing and lose your true nature!"

"Yes, Sect Master (Father)!" the disciples responded in unison. Tang Hao gripped the Clear Sky Hammer tightly, his eyes burning with fighting spirit. He longed for a true life-or-death battle to hone his Hammer Intent and solidify the foundation for his rapid improvement.

Now that the mainland has been unified, the general atmosphere is more peaceful. Unless it's the "Life-and-Death Arena -or -Life-and-Death Arena" in the Great Soul Arena, most matches are just for fun. If one side has a powerful background, they won't encounter a truly evenly matched opponent who will fight to the death (after all, such people usually have powerful backgrounds as well).

Therefore, even a genius like Tang Hao would only be able to bully weaker opponents in the Great Soul Arena's Life-and-Death Arena, without much improvement. But the City of City of Slaughter is different. Because of the rules of the City of Slaughter, the guys there are all strong and fearless, making it a good place for training.

Yu Yuanzhen also took some outstanding disciples of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, such as Yu Yunyao, to the City of Slaughter to experience the bloodshed. Of course, he wouldn't let his disciples stay in the City of Slaughter for too long, insisting on achieving a 100-win streak. This had a great impact on the mentality of young Soul Master, easily turning them into monsters, and Tang Hao was no exception.

In any case, both Yu Yuanchen and Tang Chen are gods, leaving them with God Level methods to conceal the rules of the City of Slaughter. The Slaughter City is merely a place for future generations to witness bloodshed.

Speaking of this, it's worth mentioning that the City of Slaughter was not officially established by the Asura God, but by one of his subordinate Second-level Deity, the God of Slaughter. However, the Asura God could simply turn this place into his own ancestral home and pass on his legacy at any time.

That's why the first Angel God dared to use the City of City of Slaughter as a prison for the Spirit Hall to detain Evil Soul Master (otherwise, First-level God would be out of his mind to use the God King site as a prison).

As for the Divine Slaughter's Domain, that's a joke. If Tang Hao wanted the domain, he could just ask Tang Chen for it. It's just that he's forging his own path and wants to comprehend his own domain before he tries to learn from Tang Chen's.

Tang Wei nodded slightly, took out a token with an ancient design, a dark body, and Giant Hammer hammer pattern engraved on its surface, and quietly infused it with Soul Power. The token glowed slightly, emitting a soft yet unassailable halo that enveloped everyone.

This was Tang Chen's specially crafted "Biyi Token," imbued with his Divine Power. Although it was only Level 3 Divine Artifact, it was enough to allow the holder to retain a certain degree of ability to use Soul Skill and the confidence to retreat at any time under the suppression of the rules of the City of Slaughter, in case of unforeseen circumstances. Of course, Tang Wei would not use it lightly unless necessary, as the true essence of training lies in breaking through under pressure.

As the group stepped into the distorted entrance to the space, a strong stench of blood and a frenzied killing intent assaulted them, as if they had instantly fallen into an inescapable hell.

Just as Tang Hao and the others entered the City of Slaughter, Yu Yuanchen, who was in seclusion deep within the Purple Blazing Dragon City Secret Realm, had a slight thought.

"Did Tang Hao go to the City of Slaughter?" Yu Yuanchen slowly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with a chaotic light, as if piercing through endless space and landing on the land shrouded in dark red mist.

Yu Yuanchen had a high opinion of this boy, whom he had practically watched grow up. Unlike the original story, this boy now possessed excellent temperament and talent, making him the future hope of the Clear Sky Sect. Precisely for this reason, he would not allow Tang Hao to repeat the mistakes made in the "original story".

"Asura... would you let this 'talented individual' go?" Yu Yuanchen's lips curled into a cold smile. He knew all too well what the Asura God King did in the original story: he liked to secretly plot and find pawns.

With Tang Hao's talent, and the fact that he entered the City of Slaughter, a place filled with the Slaughter Law, at this very moment, he was practically a perfect "priest" candidate delivered to their doorstep. Now that Tang Chen is not there to offer himself up, the Asura God King is very likely to take advantage of the situation and use the inheritance of the divine God Position as bait to make Tang Hao a sacrifice for the future "Tang San".

Moreover, Tang Chen clearly hadn't told the younger generation about the affairs of the Divine Realm. If they were offered God King's inheritance and God Position, Tang Hao, who was unaware of the inside story, would naturally not refuse.

If this is the case, once Tang Hao accepts the Asura God's Trial, the die is cast. Even if Yu Yuanchen is a God King, he cannot forcibly interfere with a God King's normal inheritance selection. Otherwise, it would be an open challenge to the foundation of the Divine Realm's inheritance system, which contradicts his position of advocating the "Path of Divine Spark" as a supplement rather than a replacement. It would be easy for Goodness and evil God King to seize on this as a handle to criticize him for intending to subvert the Divine Realm's order.

"We must not let him succeed." Yu Yuanchen's mind raced, and a wisp of extremely refined Divine Sense Artistic Conception the Primordial Star Divine Spark, silently crossed the void and attached itself to an inconspicuous ornament that Tang Hao carried with him.

This wisp of Divine Sense was extremely subtle and had no offensive capabilities. It would only be triggered when it sensed Law Power of the same or even higher level attempting to corrupt Tang Hao's soul essence.

City of Slaughter, Hell Slaughter Arena.

This is the heart of the City of Slaughter, a gathering place for evil and madness. Countless bloody battles unfold here every day; the victor lives, the loser dies—simple yet brutal.

Tang Hao stood on the cold, black stone arena. Opposite him was a Evil Soul Master of the Soul Douluo level, with bloodshot eyes, scars all over his body, and a ferocious aura. Several corpses lay beside him. All around him were deafening shouts and curses.

"Boy, you look like a scion of a powerful family. What, you've had enough of the good life and dare to come to the hell arena to die? Today, I'll use your skull as a wine cup!" The Evil Soul Master licked his dry, cracked lips, and the Bone Blade in his hand gleamed with a ghastly green light.

Tang Hao remained expressionless, simply raising the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand. Here, his Soul Skill were greatly suppressed, but his Martial Soul Origin and physical strength remained. What he needed to adapt to was this Combat Method, which was purely for the purpose of killing and used any means necessary, as well as the crazy killing intent that was constantly eroding his mind.

"Die!" The Evil Soul Master roared, his figure transforming into a ghostly shadow. His Bone Blade, accompanied by a piercing shriek, stabbed straight at Tang Hao's throat with astonishing speed!

If it were an ordinary Soul Emperor, under the suppression of the rules here, they probably wouldn't even have time to react. But Tang Hao is different! Although he cannot use high-level Soul Skill such as the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, his strong physique honed over the years and his understanding of the most fundamental "power" of the Clear Sky Hammer are not greatly affected!

With a slight shift in his footing and a sideways movement, he narrowly avoided the Bone Blade. At the same time, his Clear Sky Hammer swept across the battlefield with a single, unadorned strike! There was no glow of Soul Power, only pure, extreme strength and speed, and an unstoppable, all-crushing Hammer Intent!

"Bang!"

With a heavy thud, the Evil Soul Master was sent staggering backward by the blow, a clear cracking sound coming from his ribs, his eyes filled with disbelief! He never expected that this seemingly young Soul Emperor would possess such terrifying physical strength and combat awareness!

Tang Hao pressed his advantage relentlessly, his Clear Sky Hammer transforming into a blurry shadow, crashing down like a storm! Each strike was powerful and heavy, containing terrifying force capable of shattering mountains and splitting rocks. He abandoned all fancy techniques, leaving only the most direct and effective attack—smash!

The Evil Soul Master was initially able to maneuver around using his strange movement techniques, but he was quickly and completely suppressed by Tang Hao's seemingly endless and ferocious offensive. His Bone Blade was smashed away, his protective Soul Power was shattered, and finally, he was hit hard on the head with a heavy hammer, red and white matter splattering everywhere, and he died on the spot!

"The winner of this match Clear Sky!" the referee's cold voice rang out.

Tang Hao leaned on his hammer, slightly out of breath, his body stained with the blood of his enemies, but his eyes were even sharper. More than a dozen intense life-or-death battles in a row had made his combat skills more and more refined, and his understanding of killing had also deepened.

He sensed something gestating within him, creating a strange resonance with the pervasive Slaughter Law around him.

In a corner of the stands, Tang Wei, who had concealed himself, nodded slightly, a look of satisfaction in his eyes. Hao'er's progress was clearly visible.

However, just as Tang Hao was immersed in the combat experience and his mind was most in harmony with the City of Slaughter, a sudden change occurred!

An extremely subtle Divine Power, yet imbued with supreme majesty and an aura of judgment, silently pierced through the void like an invisible spider silk, attempting to Entanglement Tang Hao's soul.

The attempt was to guide his understanding of killing towards a specific direction, one filled with order and constraints—the very path to condensing the "Divine Slaughter's Domain"! Success would be equivalent to being branded with the mark of the Asura God's Trial!

The owner of this Divine Sense Cultivation Level level far exceeding that of ordinary deities, carrying a trace of the authority and power of laws that only God King could possess! It was none other than the Asura God King's hidden attack from afar!

At this critical moment, the wisp of Yuanchen Divine Sense attached to Tang Hao's ornament suddenly activated!

There was no earth-shattering collision, no clash of raging torrents of laws. Yu Yuanchen's Divine Sense, like the most exquisite scalpel, precisely severed the influence of the Asura God Blade on Tang Hao's soul essence. At the same time, Simulation the fluctuations of Tang Hao's own aura, isolating him from external factors and preventing him from comprehending the Slaughter Law.

In this way, Tang Hao could retain the true meaning of killing that he had learned from life-and-death battles—that domineering and resolute spirit of going forward without hesitation and destroying everything—while cleverly avoiding the "Divine Slaughter's Domain" framework set by the Asura God King, which was heavily influenced by his own personality, and instead guide it to combine with the "power" and "crushing" origin of his own Clear Sky Hammer.

The entire process happened in the blink of an eye, silently. The Asura God Asura Divine Sense, which was secretly left in the City of Slaughter, seemed to have sensed something unusual, but upon closer inspection, it could only feel that Tang Hao's killing aura was boiling and that he was condensing some kind of powerful domain.

However, it seemed to deviate slightly from expectations. Although the general direction was correct, it was assumed that this young man was exceptionally talented and his understanding of the domain was slightly different. He did not delve into it further and quietly disappeared. After all, he could not interfere too much to avoid leaving obvious traces, since Tang Hao also had a background.

On the arena, Tang Hao was completely unaware of this. He only felt a sudden jolt in his mind, as his understanding of slaughter and the will of the Clear Sky Hammer merged seamlessly. A brand new Dark Red Halo, full of destructive and Destruction energy, suddenly spread out from beneath his feet!

Wherever the halo passed, the murderous intent permeating the air seemed to be summoned by a king, surging wildly into it, making the halo's color even deeper, with faint black lightning flashing at its edges! A chilling pressure spread out, as if it could suppress all resistance and shatter all obstacles!

"This is... my domain?" Tang Hao felt the familiar (killing) yet strange (perfectly matched with the Clear Sky Hammer) power within the domain, and an indescribable excitement welled up in his heart. He could sense that this domain was similar to his grandfather Tang Chen's "Clear Sky Domain", but it was more violent and focused more on extreme attacks and Destruction. It was simply a match made in heaven with his Clear Sky Hammer!

"Then I'll call you ' Clear Sky Slaughter Domain '!" Tang Hao shouted, his Domain Power receding, but his aura became increasingly refined and terrifying, like a newly awakened god of slaughter.

Tang Wei, hidden in the shadows, sensed the pure and domineering aura of his son's domain and his eyes lit up with surprise. This domain differed from Tang Chen's Clear Sky Domain mainly in its control of force fields. This domain, infused with the Slaughter Law, emphasized the unique wildness and dominance of the Clear Sky Hammer. It seemed that Hao'er had also forged his own path.

The Divine Realm, the Asura God Temple.

On the throne, the Asura God King slowly opened his scarlet eyes, his brows furrowing almost imperceptibly.

"Tang Hao... actually comprehended a domain on his own? Although it contains the true meaning of slaughter, it is closer to the source of power, different from the core of the ' Divine Slaughter's Domain '... Is it due to this child's talent, or..." He tapped the armrest of the throne lightly with his fingertips, a trace of doubt passing through his mind. Just now, when he was guiding it from a distance, he seemed to feel a very faint interference, different from the Slaughter Law, but it disappeared in an instant, and upon careful examination, it could not be found.

"Yu Yuanchen ..." A cold glint flashed in the eyes of the Asura God King. His first suspect was the newly promoted God King Yuanchen, who always acted unpredictably.

"Enough. Since he hasn't reached the Divine Slaughter's Domain yet, and someone is secretly protecting him, if we alert him again, he might not have another chance." The Asura God King suppressed his displeasure and closed his eyes again. The game has only just begun; there's no need to rush.

In the Purple Blazing Dragon City, Yu Yuanchen sensed the retreat of the Asura Divine Sense and that Tang Hao had successfully condensed his own unique "Clear Sky Slaughter Domain," and a satisfied smile finally appeared on his lips.

"Eat the sugar coating, throw the cannonball back. Asura, I'll accept this 'generous gift' on behalf of this kid. As for your schemes, leave them to someone else."

He successfully thwarted the Asura God King's underhanded scheme, allowing Tang Hao to gain valuable experience and domain knowledge while preventing him from being bound to the Asura's war chariot. He also left no evidence and maintained a semblance of peace.

"However, after this incident, Asura will undoubtedly be more vigilant. The ensuing struggle will likely be more covert and more dangerous." Yu Yuanchen's gaze was deep as he once again immersed himself in cultivation. Strength is always the cornerstone for resisting all conspiracies.

Meanwhile, in the City of City of Slaughter Tang Hao, having successfully comprehended the domain, was even more determined to fight, continuing his bloody training. Unaware of the hidden battles, he only felt his path becoming increasingly clear. What kind of power would the Clear Sky Hammer unleash when combined with the Slaughter Domain? He eagerly awaited the answer.