Boom!
The pitch-black spatial rift was wiped away, and the air currents died down.
On the palace square, fierce winds howled, and the air reeked of blood.
Snake Lance Douluo She Long and Ci Xue, Porcupinefish Douluo, who had been fighting tooth and nail moments before, stood motionless in midair.
They stared wide-eyed at the empty space before them, completely dumbfounded.
"F-fled?!"
Snake Lance Douluo's mouth twitched, his eyes nearly bulging out of their sockets.
The dignified Sect Master Ning Fengzhi of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the two famed Super Douluos known as Sword and Bone, and even Tang San, who had just been shouting about exorcising evil in the name of justice... had actually abandoned tens of thousands of troops and run faster than rabbits!
The two exchanged a glance, then hurriedly flashed through the air and knelt before Qian Sha Yu, trembling as they begged forgiveness.
"Please forgive us, Young Master!"
"Your subordinates are incompetent. We failed to stop the enemy from escaping!"
"Young Master... nearly all the main rebel forces in Heaven Dou City have fled. What should we do now?"
Qian Sha Yu stood with his sword raised in the air, flicking the blood from the divine weapon, the Slaughter Blood Sword, in a shining arc.
Hearing their apologies, he furrowed his brow slightly and spat in annoyance. "Tch. Spatial abilities really are as disgusting as flies."
If Bone Douluo Gu Rong hadn't been so stubbornly shameless with his spatial abilities, Qian Sha Yu could have kept Tang San and Ning Fengzhi here for good today!
"But it doesn't matter."
Qian Sha Yu sneered, a vicious glint flashing in his crimson demonic eyes.
"I'll remember him. The first thing I'll do next time we meet is smash his skeleton to pieces. Let's see where he can teleport then!"
Drawing back his thoughts,
Qian Sha Yu slowly lowered his gaze to the palace square below, which had descended into utter chaos.
Without the protection of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Tang San, and the other top fighters,
the tens of thousands of Heaven Dou Imperial Guards and the remaining elite warriors of the Four Single-Attribute Clans on the square had become a swarm of headless flies!
"Lord Tang San! Sect Master Ning and the others abandoned us!"
"Run! Hurry, run!"
"Qian Renxue is a monster!"
"Get out of the way! Move!!"
Panic spread through the army like a plague.
Bai He, the clan chief of the Speed Clan; Tai Tan, the clan chief of the Strength Clan; and Niu Gao, the clan chief of the Defense Clan, looked utterly grim.
A storm of fury and despair rose in their hearts!
Abandoned!
The Four Single-Attribute Clans had risked their lives and spilled their blood.
But when death stared them in the face, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had simply patted their backsides and slipped away.
They hadn't even bothered to say a word, leaving them all behind to hold the line as cannon fodder!
"Damn you, Ning Fengzhi!" Tai Tan roared, his eyes nearly popping from their sockets.
"Stop cursing! Old Goat is dead. If we don't run, we'll all die here!" Niu Gao bellowed. "Defense Clan, retreat! Get out of Heaven Dou City, now!"
"Speed Clan, Breaking Clan, scatter and break through with me!" Bai He, his face deathly pale, quickly ordered the retreat as well.
Watching the rabble below fall into disarray and frantically try to flee,
Qian Sha Yu's lips curled into an utterly cruel smile.
"You think you can run?"
Qian Sha Yu gripped the Slaughter Blood Sword in one hand and coolly ordered Snake Lance, Porcupinefish, and the thousands of elite Spirit Hall fighters behind him, who were preparing to pursue the fleeing troops:
"Everyone, stay right where you are. No one moves."
Snake Lance Douluo was taken aback. "Young Master? What are you—"
Qian Sha Yu turned around. His crimson demonic eyes blazed with a bloodthirsty, world-upending killing intent as he bared a row of white teeth.
"I'll enjoy this feast alone!"
"Leave not a single one alive!"
Boom!
The Six-Winged Slaughter Blood Wings behind Qian Sha Yu burst into a sky-shattering crimson radiance!
He transformed into a blood-red meteor, so fast it was a blur, and plunged into the sea of tens of thousands of Heaven Dou soldiers below, carrying the Demon King's power to destroy the heavens and annihilate the earth!
"The feast begins!"
Blood Slaughter Slash!
Annihilating Angel Slash!
Splurt! Splurt! Splurt!
The incredibly brutal sounds of flesh being torn apart and screams of despair intertwined across the entire Heaven Dou Imperial Palace square, forming a hellish symphony!
The divine Slaughter Blood Sword in Qian Sha Yu's hand was like the Grim Reaper's scythe.
With every swing, a blood-red sword wave a hundred meters long forcibly erased an entire street!
Hundreds of Imperial Guards couldn't even let out a groan before their bodies were vaporized by the domineering blood energy, turning into a sky full of blood mist!
Despair!
Utter despair!
It was a one-sided slaughter with no suspense whatsoever!
Snake Lance Douluo She Long, Porcupinefish Douluo Ci Xue, and the thousands of elite Spirit Hall Soul Masters, ordered not to move, had become nothing more than loyal wooden spectators.
Everyone stared wide-eyed and blankly at the figure rampaging through the tens of thousands of troops below, transformed into a blood-red storm.
The rivers of blood on the ground dyed the sky a shocking, dark red.
The earth trembled as shattered stones and severed limbs flew wildly through the air amid the raging sword winds!
Half an hour... just half an hour!
The Heaven Dou City Imperial Palace square had become a sea of Asura's blood!
Not one of the tens of thousands of Heaven Dou Imperial Guards had survived. Every last one had become a cold corpse on the ground!
Blood gathered into viscous little streams and slowly flowed across the earth.
"Gulp!"
Snake Lance Douluo swallowed, his throat so dry it felt like it was burning.
He edged closer to Porcupinefish Douluo and asked in a trembling voice, almost as if he were sleep-talking, "Ci Xue, don't you think... the Young Master has changed a little too much?"
Porcupinefish Douluo gave a bitter smile, cold sweat streaming down his forehead. "I've got eyes. How could I not see it?"
The Young Master of old might have been proud and haughty, but at least he'd been honorable, righteous, and dignified.
But now...
He pointed at the blood-haired girl below, standing atop an endless mountain of corpses and sea of blood, her whole body drenched in thick, clotted gore. His voice trembled:
"What kind of angel is that...? She's a slaughtering Demon King, straight out of the Nine Netherworlds!"
"What on earth happened to the Young Master?"
They couldn't make heads or tails of it. All they could do was watch helplessly!
Snake Lance Douluo swallowed, his eyes filled with awe.
Who cared what had happened!
The Young Master was now absurdly powerful and terrifyingly ruthless!
As long as she could lead Spirit Hall to victory, even if she was a Demon King from the Nine Netherworlds, they'd accept it!
But Qian Sha Yu, standing amid the endless fields of corpses, furrowed his brow deeply.
He shook the blood from the Slaughter Blood Sword,
then looked over the corpses littering the ground, a look of utter disappointment and annoyance flashing in his eyes.
"Tch, what a lousy system."
Qian Sha Yu muttered a curse.
After slaughtering tens of thousands of worthless Imperial Guard grunts, the system in his mind hadn't made a single sound!
"Looks like the fate-changing rewards only work for important characters with a name in the original story."
"Killing these nameless cannon-fodder grunts won't trigger any rewards at all."
What annoyed him even more was that he'd been so caught up in the slaughter just now
that the three old geezers, Bai He, Niu Gao, and Tai Tan, had used the Four Single-Attribute Clans as shields, blended into the fleeing troops, and broken through the encirclement to escape Heaven Dou City.
Losing the lives of those three old dogs—and missing out on three system rewards—made Qian Sha Yu feel like he'd taken a huge loss!
"You're lucky you ran fast. Next time I catch you, I'll peel your skin off!"
Qian Sha Yu gave a cold snort and put away the Slaughter Blood Sword.
Then he dragged a long streak of blood across the earth as he slowly walked to the foot of the palace's raised platform.
Beside the shattered steps, a man dressed in splendid clothes lay sprawled in a pool of blood, trembling violently like a sieve.
It was none other than Prince Xue Xing of the Heaven Dou Empire!
Where was the dignified Prince Xue Xing of old, the man who had once been able to summon a crowd with a single word?
His crotch was wet, his face as pale as paper. Beyond the endless terror in his eyes, all that remained was the utter collapse and helplessness brought on by Qian Sha Yu's killing intent!
"Q-Qian Renxue..."
Prince Xue Xing's teeth chattered as he begged weakly, "D-don't kill me..."
Qian Sha Yu looked down at him sidelong, his gaze as cold as if he were looking at a heap of rotting meat.
"Heh. You old bastard. Only now, with death at your doorstep, do you know fear?"
Qian Sha Yu had initially planned to finish him off with a casual sword stroke.
But then he changed his mind. He had to help Qian Renxue take him down, and it would be more fitting to execute him in front of the people of Heaven Dou City.
"Someone!"
Qian Sha Yu gave a cool order.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo instantly landed at his side and bowed respectfully. "At your service!"
"Take him away, sever the meridians throughout his body, and lock him up in the death cell of Heaven Dou Prison to await judgment!" Qian Sha Yu ordered coldly.
"Yes, sir!"
"And another thing—"
A sharp, domineering glint flashed in Qian Sha Yu's crimson demonic eyes. His voice was cold enough to pierce to the bone:
"She Long, Ci Xue, immediately lead all the Spirit Hall Shadow Guards and elite troops to seal off the entire city of Heaven Dou!"
"Search for every direct member of the Heaven Dou Royal Family, regardless of age or sex, and lock them all up!"
"At the same time, give me a bloodbath of every opposing force in Heaven Dou City!"
"Those who follow me prosper; those who oppose me perish!"
As he spoke, Qian Sha Yu laughed arrogantly, his voice ringing across the sky.
"From this day on, the Heaven Dou Empire officially bears the name of Spirit Hall!"
At his words, Snake Lance and Porcupinefish's eyes blazed with fervent light!
Twenty years in hiding, success in a single stroke!
The process had been vicious and bizarre.
But in the end, the Heaven Dou Empire had been brought to heel beneath their Young Master's feet!
"Yes, sir! Your subordinates will not fail the Young Master's trust! We will cleanse Heaven Dou City in blood!"
The two men answered in unison, then turned and swiftly led their forces away.
The Six-Winged Slaughter Blood Wings behind Qian Sha Yu quivered, transforming into a streak of blood-red light as he flew straight toward the depths of the magnificent and solemn Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
"Tang San, Ning Fengzhi, you might escape for a time, but you won't escape forever."
"Once I've fully digested the Heaven Dou Empire, the next place I'll flatten is the doghouse you're hiding in!"
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