Soul Land: The God of Slaughter Returns, Settling Accounts with Bibi Dong from the Start, Part 44

"Xiao Wu, go!" Tang San shouted. A strand of Blue Silver Grass shot toward Xiao Wu.

Tang San and Xiao Wu vanished in an instant.

Hu Liena hurriedly caught her brother Xie Yue. Watching Tang San disappear, she finally understood everything: Tang San had betrayed her.

"After them!" Yan shouted. He led a group of Spirit Hall Soul Saints in pursuit of Tang San.

Hu Liena stood frozen, then finally came to her senses. Glaring after Tang San, she said, "Damn you, Tang San! How dare you deceive me? If we meet again, I'll never let you off!"

"I'm afraid there won't be another time."

A voice rang out from the crowd.

Qian Xun'an appeared before them.

Everyone who saw Qian Xun'an was overcome with shock and disbelief.

"L-Lord Adjudicator?"

Everyone stared in astonishment, unable to believe their eyes.

The Soul Saints immediately knelt before Qian Xun'an and shouted, "We pay our respects to Lord Adjudicator!"

One of them spoke up at once. "Thank you, Lord Adjudicator, for saving us just now. If you hadn't intervened, we would all be dead by now."

Qian Xun'an nodded faintly, his gaze indifferent. Then he turned to Hu Liena. "Hu Liena, do you know your crime?"

Hu Liena looked at Qian Xun'an. "I successfully made it out of Slaughter City and earned the title of God of Slaughter. His Holiness the Pope also promised I could return to Spirit Hall as its Saintess. What crime have I committed?"

Hu Liena challenged Qian Xun'an. Having earned the title of God of Slaughter, she clearly felt more confident.

Qian Xun'an stared at Hu Liena coldly. Then he released his formidable pressure, and his words crashed down like divine pronouncements.

"Hu Liena, you colluded with the traitor Tang San and betrayed Spirit Hall, nearly causing the deaths of six of its Soul Saints. Does that count as a crime?"

As the pressure descended, Hu Liena could no longer withstand it. She dropped to her knees before Qian Xun'an.

Qian Xun'an turned to one of the Soul Saints and asked, "Tell me what happened."

The Soul Saint looked at Qian Xun'an and replied, "Lord Adjudicator, Tang Yin suddenly attacked us and used Hidden Weapons against us. If you hadn't arrived, we would all be dead by now."

Qian Xun'an looked coldly at Hu Liena. "You heard him. This is the crime of betraying the sect. It warrants execution!"

At those words, Hu Liena began to tremble all over. She stared at Qian Xun'an in utter terror.

Qian Xun'an's arrival had also caught the attention of Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo, who were fighting nearby.

They immediately pulled away from the two Spirit Beasts and exchanged a glance. "Retreat!"

Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo withdrew at once, flying toward Qian Xun'an.

The Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape were bewildered by the sudden turn of events. But now that the two Titled Douluo were no longer engaging them, they could protect Xiao Wu more easily.

"Come on, let's save Xiao Wu!"

The two Spirit Beasts charged in the direction Xiao Wu had fled.

Xiao Wu and Tang San had escaped behind Qian Xun'an, so the two Spirit Beasts had to pass him to reach them.

They raced toward Qian Xun'an.

Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo landed before him. Neither dared show him any disrespect, and they knelt to pay their respects. "We pay our respects to Lord Adjudicator!"

The two Spirit Beasts were closing in, still more than ten meters away. Qian Xun'an gave the two lackeys an indifferent glance, then looked up at the beasts.

"Get lost!"

Qian Xun'an gave the Spirit Beasts a sharp command.

A moment later, a terrifying sonic wave surged toward the two enormous beasts. Before they could even react, it hurled them dozens of meters away.

The sudden turn of events made Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo's faces change.

Those were both Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Beasts! They couldn't even withstand a single blow from him?

The Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape watched in utter shock, unable to believe what they were seeing.

They couldn't believe a human could possess such tremendous strength.

The two Spirit Beasts faced Qian Xun'an from a distance, not daring to act rashly.

Qian Xun'an turned to Hu Liena. "Hu Liena, as a disciple of Spirit Hall, I'll make an exception for you..."

Hearing this, Hu Liena finally let out the breath she had been holding. Her brow relaxed a little.

"I'll give you a chance to say your last words!"

When Qian Xun'an finished, Hu Liena trembled even harder. Her pupils contracted in terror...

Could it be...

Could Lord Adjudicator really be going to kill her?

Ghost Douluo hurriedly said, "Lord Adjudicator, please hear me out. Nana didn't betray Spirit Hall. She didn't know that man was Tang San, nor that he belonged to the Clear Sky Sect."

The moment Ghost Douluo finished speaking, Qian Xun'an kicked him in the stomach. Ghost Douluo flew backward and crashed into a distant tree.

His mouth hung open as if he were trying to say something, but in the end, his words never reached Qian Xun'an.

"Did you really think I hadn't heard your conversation? Back in Slaughter City, you and Tang San were acting all lovey-dovey, weren't you?"

Qian Xun'an couldn't be bothered to care whether Ghost Douluo lived or died. Instead, he walked slowly up to Hu Liena and stared at her icily.

Hu Liena trembled and clutched her clothes, trying her best to appear composed as she looked at Qian Xun'an.

Hu Liena looked at him and replied, "We were only looking out for each other in Spirit Hall. Is that a crime too?"

Qian Xun'an stared at her indifferently, unwilling to waste words. "Are those your last words?"

Hu Liena knew Qian Xun'an was determined to kill her. There was no way she could escape today. She continued, "Qian Xun'an, you can't kill me! If you do, my teacher will never forgive you!"

Qian Xun'an looked at Hu Liena. Then his Soul Power formed into a palm and slapped her hard across the face.

Smack!

A loud crack rang out. Half of Hu Liena's face swelled red, blood spilling from between her teeth as she fell to the ground.

Qian Xun'an looked at Hu Liena with a cold laugh. "You think you can address me by name? Your teacher... Good. She's a traitor too, just like you. I'll kill you first, then your teacher!"

"You..."

Hu Liena glared at Qian Xun'an, gritting her teeth.

She could no longer feel her cheek. She even wondered if every bone on that side of her face had been broken.

She was furious, but powerless to do anything.

Despair filled her heart.

Chrysanthemum Douluo immediately pleaded, "Lord Adjudicator, Nana may be at fault, but her crime doesn't warrant death. Please spare her!"

Qian Xun'an looked at Chrysanthemum Douluo. "What, in your eyes, Hu Liena's life matters, but the lives of our seven Spirit Hall Soul Saints don't?"

Chrysanthemum Douluo immediately lowered his head. "Nana is Spirit Hall's Saintess, so naturally her life is worth more than other people's!"

The instant Chrysanthemum Douluo finished speaking, Qian Xun'an kicked him. Chrysanthemum Douluo's body shot backward.

The kick was so powerful that Chrysanthemum Douluo smashed through several trees before finally coming to a stop.

"Worth more?"

"Everyone is born equal. Who is worth more than anyone else? If you were luckier or born into a higher station, does that make you more valuable? In my eyes, even the gods in the heavens are equal to us.

"And you tell me her life is worth more than other people's?"

Qian Xun'an shouted coldly.

"Besides, I already stripped her of her Saintess title. And what about the other two members of the Golden Generation? I ordered them not to return to Spirit Hall for ten years. Who let them come back?"

Qian Xun'an glanced coldly at Chrysanthemum Douluo, who had been sent flying, then turned to Hu Liena. "Hu Liena colluded with outsiders and betrayed Spirit Hall. Her crime warrants execution. Behead her!"

Qian Xun'an spoke coldly. A massive execution blade formed from Soul Power before him and came down toward Hu Liena's head.

Despair filled Hu Liena's eyes.

"Stop!"

Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo shouted in unison. They rushed over to stop Qian Xun'an, but how could the two of them possibly be his match?

A terrifying force erupted around Qian Xun'an. His powerful Soul Power sent Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo flying.

The next moment, his execution blade struck Hu Liena's neck. Blood spurted out in an instant.

The massive blade cleaved through her neck. In an instant, it was severed, and her head was completely separated from her body.

Hu Liena's body slumped limply to the ground.

Her head rolled away, eyes wide and filled with boundless terror.

"Nana..."

"Nana..."

Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo fell to their knees and wailed up at the sky.