Discussing Countermeasures

Under the slaughter of the three, nearly a thousand soul masters were wiped out here. However, this was merely the tip of the iceberg in Slaughter City.

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

"Killing is actually this simple!"

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

He seemed... burnt out!

Tang San, however, looked at Ling Chen with a strange expression; there was something wrong with the weight of this sword!

Retracting the Clear Sky Hammer, Tang San reached out and picked up the Green Steel Sword that Ling Chen had dropped.

"So heavy!"

Tang San found it somewhat difficult to lift it with one hand; he hadn't expected this small Green Steel Sword to possess such weight!

Tang San examined the blade of the Green Steel Sword closely; it was indeed excessively sharp, and combined with a weight that even he struggled to lift, it could only be described as terrifying.

Hu Liena walked over out of curiosity, her finger lightly brushing against the blade, only to be cut immediately.

"It has some merit. No wonder you dared to say you would take on ten at once. You little one truly have some strength; I underestimated you before!"

Seeing this, Ling Chen didn't speak, offering only an awkward smile. How could he not know what kind of monsters these two were?

One was the Saintess of Martial Soul Hall, the other the future Sea God and Asura; he was just a brat who had survived by relying on his Martial Soul Origin.

Conversely, Ling Chen appeared different in the eyes of Tang San and the others.

Ling Chen had acted with too much decisiveness and ruthlessness; it didn't look like anything a six-year-old child could do.

It was somewhat like Tang San when he was young; after all, he, too, was a transmigrator.

However, this was Slaughter City. For Ling Chen to have earned the reputation of the Severed Limb Demon Child here, such a ruthless style of conduct was only to be expected.

Regaining his strength, Ling Chen stood up to express his gratitude.

"Thank you both for your help today. I, Li Tianyi, will remember your kindness!"

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

"No need for that. Since we are cooperating, helping each other is only right. But from here on out, our situation will be very dangerous!"

Hu Liena frowned upon hearing this. If so many people could surround a small child, what about them? Would their own residences also be ambushed by mobs?

Anyone with eyes could see that the three of them were capable of walking out of Slaughter City. Therefore, those who could not leave themselves would never allow Ling Chen and his companions to leave either.

Especially since Ling Chen, a six-year-old child, possessed the strength to leave; it was impossible for those people not to be jealous.

Eliminating such a prodigy here would be a massive gain for them. Since they couldn't leave anyway, they might as well go down fighting and drag a few others to the grave with them.

Ling Chen had considered this, but to him, it wasn't necessarily a bad thing. On the contrary, Ling Chen would prefer they come to deliver themselves.

The Golden Dragon and White Dragon inside the Dragon Pillar had already had a hearty meal, and Ling Chen wouldn't mind a few more people to fill the Golden Dragon's empty belly.

"Danger is an overstatement. You two are not far from your hundredth victory; compared to attacking you, they would rather wait for you to leave."

Ling Chen stroked his chin, his tone devoid of panic, even sounding somewhat excited.

"In other words, they only want to target me!"

Ling Chen's words undoubtedly enlightened the two; they had indeed been worrying too much.

They had been in Slaughter City for a year or two and had never encountered a situation like today's.

But they couldn't just stand by; after all, they had reached an agreement. Even though trust was the least reliable thing in Slaughter City, the recent situation had actually strengthened their mutual reliance.

"If they are determined to target you, it will take some effort. What if you stayed in the Hell Slaughter Arena? Wouldn't their method of surrounding you become ineffective?"

Tang San's logic was clear, but then he recalled how Ling Chen had been chased by a mob all the way to the Hell Slaughter Arena. The situation was so similar; yet, it was merely treating the symptoms, not the root cause—these people would just come back again.

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

"Rather than sitting here waiting for death, we should take the initiative! We can do this next..."

After hearing Ling Chen's idea, the two felt that this Demon Child was simply too terrifying. They began to suspect that the King of Slaughter in the Hell Slaughter Arena was just a front, and that Ling Chen was the true King of Slaughter.

That's right, Ling Chen's idea was to slaughter the city!

Without deep-seated hatred, who could do such a thing? Forget doing it, people couldn't even bring themselves to imagine it!

"You little one, are you really this brutal?"

Tang San couldn't help but ask; his worldview, shaped by two lifetimes, was completely shocked by Ling Chen.

Hu Liena's brows were tightly knit. She even felt that Ling Chen being hunted was understandable; the boy was truly a demon incarnate through and through!

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

Three months! Three months! Do you know how I spent these three months? Do you!

He had been hiding in this hell on earth every day, gnawing on tree bark when hungry, and afraid to sleep when tired. Such mental torture had ravaged Ling Chen's six-year-old body; it was a miracle he hadn't gone insane.

The crazy idea he had just revealed was already his more conservative plan; otherwise, even if killing wasn't allowed in the outer city, Ling Chen would have wanted to slaughter it clean.

After all, looting corpses made him stronger, and Ling Chen naturally just wanted to become stronger.

"This idea... did it really come from your own head?"

Tang San saw that Ling Chen did not answer and asked again.

In his past life in the Tang Sect, Tang San had killed no small number of people, and even adding those he had killed since his rebirth, he had long since grown indifferent in his temperament. Yet now, he simply could not accept Ling Chen's insane idea.

Ling Chen merely looked at Tang San and the others with a wicked grin, pointing toward the corpses on the ground.

"In the end, is there any difference between this and the situation just now?"

Ling Chen's counter-question left Tang San stumped.

Indeed, what difference was there? In this Slaughter City, there was only life and death!

After some deliberation, Tang San decided to give Ling Chen a hand.

Hu Liena bit her red lip; she also could not bring herself to do such a thing. Although her teacher was equally decisive in her killings, especially when annihilating certain families across the Douluo Continent, she was even more ruthless than Ling Chen.

But Hu Liena was not Bibi Dong; she still did not wish to become a cruel and bloodthirsty person.

"I..."

Seeing Hu Liena hesitate, Ling Chen was not in a hurry.

"If you do not wish to engage in a massive slaughter, you can wait for us at the Hell Slaughter Arena. When the time comes, I will lure them over, and you only need to block the exit. Let me secure a few victories first, how about that?"

Hearing these words, Hu Liena fell into deep thought, nodding in agreement after a moment.

"Fine! Let us be crazy for once! This place should never have existed on this continent!"

Seeing Hu Liena agree, the three of them discussed their plan of action, and a silent slaughter began!