Glorious Return

"That is just Lin Yi's trademark."

Zhao Zhiying and Huang Ruolin spoke at the same time, looking very much like spokespeople for Lin Yi's image, which couldn't help but make Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong laugh.

"When you two are in front of Lin Yi, you never seem this eloquent. Once he isn't by your side, you both become so articulate. Can I take this as you treating Lin Yi in a special way?"

"I suppose so."

Huang Ruolin was blunt about this, offering a calm smile.

"You could say I'm stubborn, but for the person I love, I really would throw my life away. As for Sister Zhao, she naturally shares my heart and mind; my thoughts are hers as well."

"Sister Ruolin, you?"

"Don't look at me like that."

Huang Ruolin coughed and reached up to scratch her head.

"I just spoke the truth that was on my mind. But none of this is as important as Lin Yi coming back safely. I think, as long as I can see Lin Yi standing in front of me again, then..."

"Hearing you say that, I wouldn't feel it was too hard even if I had to walk the Hell Road a few more times."

After Lin Yi's voice reached her ears, Huang Ruolin turned around instantly, tears shimmering in her eyes.

"You, you actually came back?"

Lin Yi looked at Huang Ruolin's tear-streaked face and couldn't help but wave his hand.

"Hey, you don't need to be so nervous just seeing me, do you?"

Lin Yi tucked his hands into his pockets and smiled calmly. "I only went to Slaughter City; you wouldn't all be..."

The two women threw themselves directly into Lin Yi's arms, their voices choked with emotion.

"How can you be so stupid, taking until now to come back?"

Listening to their complaints, Lin Yi couldn't help but smile.

"I couldn't help it. I wanted to get here quickly, but the Hell Road in Slaughter City is too difficult to traverse. To keep my God of Slaughter Domain intact, I had to expend quite a lot of Soul Power to maintain a calm state, so the energy required to walk out of the Slaughter Path was much higher than for an ordinary person."

So that was it.

Bibi Dong nodded gently, a playful smile tugging at the corners of her mouth.

"I said that with your strength, even if you couldn't rush out of Slaughter City in one go, you wouldn't just be waiting there forever. So you spent all that effort just to keep from losing your sanity."

"That's right."

As Lin Yi said this, he narrowed his eyes.

"But I learned from Tang Chen that the most crucial factor in becoming a God of Slaughter is possessing a powerful will. This strength will master everything."

Yu Xiaogang walked up to him and patted Lin Yi on the shoulder.

"Looking at you now, the time should be right. When do you plan to go find your second Soul Ring?"

"I intend to raise my level to one hundred and fifty first, and then go find the second Soul Ring, the Giant Shark Beast. Is that alright?"

When Yu Xiaogang heard Lin Yi say this, he gave a slight start.

"But if you do that, you'll have to wait a long time. In three days, the God of Destruction will launch his operation against the God Realm. Will you be able to make it in time?"

"I don't need that much time. I can reach level one hundred and fifty in just one night. As for how, I hope you won't ask; I won't do anything reckless. At a time like this, the big picture is what matters, so it doesn't matter how tired I get."

"Very well."

Regarding the things Lin Yi didn't want to talk about, Yu Xiaogang didn't press further, though his eyes held a trace of concern.

"As long as you are alright, that's all that matters. We only said those things because we were worried about you, but I trust you have everything under control."

Lin Yi nodded, then turned his gaze toward Huo Yuhao.

"I'm not very clear on my own Soul Power level. Could you please check what my level is now?"

"Certainly."

Huo Yuhao took his hand, sensed Lin Yi's Soul Power, and gave a slight start.

"My god, you went to the Hell Road and your level has actually reached one hundred and sixty-four? That means none of us here could sense your Soul Power fluctuations. How did you suppress such Soul Power to an ordinary level?"

"Did I?"

Lin Yi was slightly taken aback.

"I don't know either. I just felt that after coming out of Slaughter City, my entire spirit and temperament were different."

"That's it then."

Huo Yuhao nodded at Lin Yi. "Your strength has reached level one hundred and sixty-four. If you cultivate for another sixteen levels, you can become a Soul Sect of the God Realm. That gives us another edge against the God of Destruction. I really didn't expect your reversal this time to be so significant. I didn't believe Wutong's judgment at first, but it seems my own insight really needs improvement."

"I knew it would turn out like this."

Tang Wutong pursed her lips and smiled at Huo Yuhao, adding, "You, you never believe me, but in fact, my judgment is almost always in line with my father's."

"Indeed, Wutong, I still have a lot to learn from you."