Soul Land: The Slaughter Star Returns, Settling Accounts with Bibi Dong at the Start, Part 38

"Isn't that hammer the Clear Sky Hammer?"

Qian Xun'an looked at the enormous hammer before him. Although it differed somewhat from Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer and was filled with a bloodthirsty aura of slaughter, Qian Xun'an knew that its true nature was the Clear Sky Hammer.

"Is this guy also from the Clear Sky Sect?" Qian Xun'an asked quietly, watching the King of Slaughter.

Below them, Tang San noticed that his own Clear Sky Hammer had begun to stir, as if it had sensed something.

Tang San was utterly shocked. "Could it be... the King of Slaughter is also from the Clear Sky Sect?"

While Tang San was still reeling, the blood-red hammer suddenly came crashing down at Qian Xun'an. Its terrifying force made the air howl, and the surrounding blood mist shuddered violently.

Qian Xun'an snorted. A flash of light flickered across his right arm, and a layer of golden radiance burst forth as he struck out to meet the hammer.

His movement was simple: just one punch. The moment it landed, dazzling light erupted.

Boom! Amid an earth-shaking crash, the blood-red hammer shattered instantly. Qian Xun'an's punch continued unabated, slamming straight into the King of Slaughter.

Thud! The King of Slaughter's body went flying.

His massive frame crashed through the entire Slaughter City and into a large building.

Qian Xun'an floated slowly in the air, still holding the same pose as before. Yet now he stood like a pillar holding up the heavens, towering between heaven and earth.

A layer of crystalline light seemed to flow faintly over his body.

Qian Xun'an descended slowly and landed. He raised his head and looked toward the large building in the distance.

The building had already been reduced to rubble. The King of Slaughter emerged from the ruins, no longer arrogant and overbearing as he had been before. His armor was shattered and incomplete, clearly unable to withstand Qian Xun'an's earlier attack.

The King of Slaughter flew into a rage, absorbing the powerful blood energy around him without pause.

Boom!

A thunderous crash rang out.

The King of Slaughter unleashed his immense power and burst straight out of the ruins.

Then a dense red glow suddenly rose behind him.

"You deserve to die!" the King of Slaughter roared furiously. His body swelled several more times in size, and his wings beat behind him. A hundred meters in every direction around him turned dark red.

Rumble! A powerful energy fluctuation burst forth, plunging the world into darkness in an instant.

"Kill!"

A roar filled with boundless hatred erupted. The giant hammer in the King of Slaughter's hand had transformed into a blood-red longsword. Its entire length was crimson, covered in streaks of blood-red patterns. Every streak shone with dazzling light. The river of blood beneath his feet began to boil as soon as the sword appeared.

In an instant, the sky turned dark, as if eternal night had fallen. The energy radiating from the King of Slaughter surged to an entirely new level.

The moment Qian Xun'an saw the blood-red longsword, his eyes narrowed slightly.

He could sense a terrifying power radiating from it—one dozens of times stronger than that of the Clear Sky Hammer.

Qian Xun'an felt that the blood-red longsword did not belong to this world.

The sword contained layer upon layer of terrifying killing intent. As it gathered, even the sky grew completely dim.

The King of Slaughter's eyes were bloodshot as he glared at Qian Xun'an. "You deserve to die. You deserve to die."

The King of Slaughter held the blood-red longsword, his aura rising higher and higher. The blood mist expanded with him, covering half the sky.

An invisible pressure descended, as if the entire world had grown thick and viscous.

The terrifying blood-red longsword was the Asura Demon Sword.

At that moment, the King of Slaughter seemed like a different person. A terrifying killing intent shrouded him from head to toe, and his entire being seemed to have merged with the Asura Demon Sword.

He swung the sword, and a sea of blood appeared in the sky. It instantly engulfed Qian Xun'an and began to whirl violently. Countless blood-colored shadows surged in from every direction, trying to devour him.

Qian Xun'an was completely unafraid. His eyes shone like stars as he stepped forward. A dazzling lotus bloomed beneath his feet, radiant and brilliant. Protected by its power, he broke through the endless tide of blood in an instant.

Boom!

The two figures collided in midair. Waves of dazzling energy rippled outward in every direction like surging seas.

They crossed paths and separated, each retreating three steps. Qian Xun'an stood proudly, completely unmoved.

Qian Xun'an reached out as well. A terrifying red Soul Ring lit up around him, and the next moment, a golden longsword appeared in his hand.

This was Qian Xun'an's fifth Soul Skill—the Angel Holy Sword!

In an instant, the sky, which had been clear moments before, turned golden. The golden sunlight bathed Qian Xun'an, turning his skin golden—and even his clothes changed to match. An incomparable majesty rose from him.

His eyes, too, turned a dazzling gold.

Holding the Angel Holy Sword, Qian Xun'an immediately slashed at the King of Slaughter. The King of Slaughter countered with the Asura God Sword, and their two mighty forces collided in an instant.

Rumble!

The sky seemed to turn golden. The ground beyond Slaughter City suddenly collapsed by dozens of meters, and a terrifying storm of energy swept outward.

"Roar!" The King of Slaughter bellowed at the sky. The clouds of blood around him suddenly exploded, sending countless fine beams of red light shooting out in every direction. They covered the sky like a rain of arrows, sweeping toward Qian Xun'an.

Qian Xun'an drew back his left leg and swept the Angel Holy Sword across. The sword blazed with an incomparable golden light. Carrying an unstoppable momentum, it met the King of Slaughter's attack head-on.

"Clang, clang, clang..." The ear-splitting clashes rang out one after another in the King of Slaughter's mind. The golden light around Qian Xun'an grew brighter and brighter. Each time he swung his sword, the King of Slaughter grunted and was driven backward.

After all, the King of Slaughter had cultivated the Sword of Slaughter. Even against such an unparalleled powerhouse, his aura did not weaken in the slightest. Instead, it grew ever more fierce. His sword swept through the air, carrying a murderous force that filled the heavens. With every slash, the world twisted around him.

Words could hardly describe a battle like this.

In the eyes of Tang San and Hu Liena, all they could see was a mass of golden light flashing and colliding beneath the King of Slaughter's attacks, breaking apart and re-forming again and again.

Golden light crisscrossed through the air, giving off a feeling of invincibility and unmatched sharpness.

Every flash of that golden light unleashed a tremendous shockwave.

Qian Xun'an was tall and imposing, and at that moment he revealed a terrifying strength close to his peak. The King of Slaughter wielded the Asura Demon Sword, yet Qian Xun'an had him completely suppressed. The King of Slaughter still held a certain advantage, but it was clear that he could not keep it up for long.

What surprised Hu Liena most was that the aura radiating from Qian Xun'an was still growing stronger. What was happening?

Qian Xun'an calmly watched the King of Slaughter and said, "If I'm not mistaken, this sword is a divine weapon. So, how about this?"

As soon as Qian Xun'an finished speaking, his body began to change.

The golden armor on Qian Xun'an's body turned black and crimson. The six pure golden wings on his back changed as well, turning pitch-black.

An overwhelmingly intense aura of Destruction surged from within him.

The Angel Holy Sword in his right hand suddenly vanished, replaced by a blood-red spear.

The spear was seven feet and nine inches long. Its spearhead was black and white, and its shaft was blood-red. Countless ancient, mysterious markings were carved into its surface, though on closer inspection, they seemed strangely unsettling.

Qian Xun'an had now activated his Second Martial Soul, the Dark Angel Martial Soul.

Soul Rings appeared one after another around Qian Xun'an. But this time, they once again shattered Tang San and Hu Liena's understanding of the world.

Qian Xun'an's Second Martial Soul also had nine Soul Rings. To Tang San and Hu Liena's shock, his first eight were crimson, while the last one was gold!

A golden Soul Ring!

How was that possible?

The aura around Qian Xun'an grew even stranger.

When the King of Slaughter saw Qian Xun'an's Martial Soul, horror flashed across his face. He instinctively stepped back, and the Asura Demon Sword in his hand began to tremble violently.

"Gold? How can it be gold?"

Below them, Tang San spoke in utter disbelief. He simply could not believe what he was seeing.

He had heard his master, Yu Xiaogang, say that a golden Soul Ring was a million-year Soul Ring. But million-year Soul Beasts were legendary beings.

Could Qian Xun'an really have killed a million-year Soul Beast?

Moreover, the blood-red spear in Qian Xun'an's hand gave off an incredibly terrifying fluctuation of Soul Power. The aura radiating from it seemed no weaker than that of the Asura Demon Sword.

"You... who are you?" the King of Slaughter roared.

Qian Xun'an answered him with the terrifying spear in his hand. He gripped it and thrust it toward the King of Slaughter.

He seemed to have become a cannonball, moving at an incredible speed. The spear's gleaming point shot straight for the King of Slaughter's brow.

The King of Slaughter roared and raised the Asura God Sword, slashing forward.

His face twisted into a savage grimace as he swung the Asura God Sword in circles. A faint red mist spread out, shrouding the entire battlefield in an eerie, terrifying atmosphere.

He was fighting with everything he had!

Qian Xun'an snorted. He gripped the spear with both hands and thrust it forward. The first Soul Ring around him blazed brightly, and his aura instantly climbed to its peak.

Boom!

With a thunderous crash, Qian Xun'an's terrifying spear knocked the King of Slaughter's Asura God Sword flying. But Qian Xun'an's attack did not stop—the blood-red spear pierced straight through the King of Slaughter's chest.

The King of Slaughter's body flew toward Tang San and Hu Liena, then crashed heavily to the ground before them.

Pfft—

A mouthful of blood sprayed from the King of Slaughter's lips, and the crimson color of his body began to fade.

The King of Slaughter slowly lowered his head. A huge hole had appeared in his chest.

His life force was gradually slipping away...