Discussing a Plan

Under the three of them, nearly a thousand Soul Masters were slaughtered. Yet this was only the tip of the iceberg in Slaughter City.

Looking at the mountain of corpses, Ling Chen felt nothing but exhilaration.

"Killing people is actually this easy!"

Ling Chen's trembling hands could no longer hold the Green Steel Sword. With a clatter, it fell to the ground, splashing blood, and Ling Chen slumped against the wall of the room.

He seemed to have... burned himself out!

Tang San watched Ling Chen with a strange expression. There was something wrong with the weight of his sword...

After putting away the Clear Sky Hammer, Tang San reached down and picked up the Green Steel Sword Ling Chen had dropped.

"So heavy!"

Even holding it in one hand took some effort. Tang San hadn't expected the little Green Steel Sword to weigh so much!

Tang San examined the blade closely. It was indeed unnaturally sharp, and combined with its weight—so great that even he could barely lift it—it was terrifying.

Hu Liena also approached curiously. She lightly brushed a finger over the blade, only to have it cut open.

"There's more to you than meets the eye. No wonder you dared say you could take on ten. You really do have some skill, little one. I underestimated you before!"

Seeing this, Ling Chen said nothing and only gave an awkward smile. How could he not know what kind of monsters these two were?

One was the Spirit Hall's Saintess; the other, the future Sea God and Asura God. As for him, he was just a little brat who had survived thanks to his Martial Soul Origin.

By contrast, Tang San and Hu Liena saw Ling Chen differently.

Ling Chen had been far too ruthless and decisive. There was no way a six-year-old child could have done what he had.

It was a little like Tang San when he was young. After all, he, Tang San, was also a transmigrator.

But this was Slaughter City. Ling Chen had earned the name Severed Limb Demon Child here, so his ruthless way of doing things made perfect sense.

Once he had caught his breath, Ling Chen got up and thanked them.

"Thank you both for helping me today. I, Li Tianyi, will remember this kindness!"

Tang San returned the Green Steel Sword to Ling Chen, his expression serious.

"There's no need. We're partners, so helping each other is only right. But from here on, we'll be in real danger!"

Hu Liena frowned at his words. If so many people had surrounded a child, what about them? Could their own lodgings be lying in wait for them too?

Anyone with eyes could see that the three of them had a chance of leaving Slaughter City. Those people couldn't leave themselves, and they certainly wouldn't let Ling Chen and the others leave.

They were bound to envy a six-year-old child like Ling Chen, who had the strength to escape.

Killing such a prodigy here would be a huge gain for them. They couldn't leave anyway, so they might as well fight to the death and drag a few others down with them.

Ling Chen had considered that too, but he didn't think it was a bad thing. On the contrary, he wanted them to come to him.

The Golden Dragon and White Dragon in the Dragon Pillar had already eaten their fill. Ling Chen didn't mind bringing them more people to fill the Golden Dragon's empty belly.

"'Danger' is putting it too strongly. You're not far from a hundred consecutive victories. Rather than go after you, they'd prefer to wait until you leave."

Ling Chen rubbed his chin. There wasn't a hint of panic in his voice; if anything, he sounded excited.

"So they only want to come after me!"

Ling Chen's words brought the other two to their senses. They had been worrying too much.

They had been in Slaughter City for a year or two, and nothing like today had ever happened to them.

Still, they couldn't just stand by. They had already agreed to work together. Trust was the last thing anyone should rely on in Slaughter City, but what had just happened had only strengthened the trust between them.

"If they insist on targeting you, you'll have a hard time. What if you stay in the Hell Slaughter Arena? Wouldn't that make their method of surrounding you useless?"

Tang San had a clear head. Then he remembered how Ling Chen had been chased by a crowd into the Hell Slaughter Arena. The situation had been much the same, and the result had only been a temporary fix. Those people would come back again.

Ling Chen shook his head, rejecting Tang San's idea.

"Rather than sit around waiting to die, we should strike first! Here's what we can do..."

After hearing Ling Chen's plan, the two of them thought the Demon Child was downright terrifying. They even wondered if the King of Slaughter in the Hell Slaughter Arena was just a front, and Ling Chen was the true King of Slaughter.

That's right. Ling Chen's plan was to slaughter the entire city!

What kind of deep-seated hatred could drive someone to do such a thing? Forget doing it—even imagining it was unthinkable!

"You're a little kid. How can you be this brutal?"

Tang San asked despite himself. Ling Chen had completely upended the values he had held through two lifetimes.

Hu Liena knitted her brows. She could almost understand why Ling Chen was being hunted now. He really was a thoroughly wicked little devil!

Seeing their reactions, Ling Chen awkwardly scratched his head, while inwardly lamenting his lot.

Three months! Three months! Did they know what he'd been through during those three months? Did they?!

Every day in this living hell, he had hidden, chewed tree bark when he was hungry, and been afraid to sleep when he was tired. The torment had worn down Ling Chen's six-year-old body and mind. The fact that he hadn't gone mad was already a miracle.

The madness he had just shown was already the more restrained version of his idea. Otherwise, even though killing was forbidden in the outer city, Ling Chen still wanted to wipe everyone out.

After all, looting corpses made him stronger. He simply wanted to become stronger.

"This idea... really came from your own head?"

When Ling Chen didn't answer, Tang San asked again.

Tang San had killed plenty of people in the Tang Sect in his previous life. Even with the people he had killed in this life, he had long since come to terms with it. But he still couldn't accept Ling Chen's deranged idea.

Ling Chen only gave Tang San and Hu Liena a wicked grin and pointed at the corpses on the ground.

"In the end, how is this any different from what just happened?"

Tang San was stumped by Ling Chen's retort.

That was true. What difference did it make? In Slaughter City, there was only life and death!

After thinking it over, Tang San decided to help Ling Chen.

Hu Liena bit her lip. She couldn't bring herself to do something like that. Her teacher was just as ruthless and decisive, especially when wiping out some of the clans on Douluo Continent—and even more ruthless than Ling Chen.

But Hu Liena wasn't Bibi Dong. She still didn't want to become a bloodthirsty, brutal person.

"I..."

Seeing Hu Liena hesitate, Ling Chen didn't rush her.

"If you don't want to slaughter them all, you can wait for us in the Hell Slaughter Arena. I'll lure them there, and you only need to block the exit while I rack up a few victories. What do you think?"

Hearing this, Hu Liena fell into thought. A moment later, she nodded.

"Fine! Let's go crazy just this once! This place should never have existed on this continent!"

Once Hu Liena agreed, the three of them discussed their plan of action. A silent slaughter began!