Qin Li Enters Slaughter City

"Elder Chrysanthemum Douluo, Qin Li wasn't born to me. At the very least, she wasn't born to the current me," Hu Liena replied softly.

"Hmm?"

The four people beside her exchanged glances. They had not expected Hu Liena's current words to contain so little strong resentment toward Qin Li.

Three were delighted, while one was anxious.

No way—Hu Liena was not as emotionally agitated anymore. Did that not mean she had actually begun accepting Qin Li in her heart?

Ghost Douluo asked, "Holy Maiden, do you think Qin Li is very different?"

"Nana, you've accepted your niece, haven't you?" Xie Yue asked Hu Liena excitedly.

"I never said that. And Brother, if you don't absorb that Soul Ring soon, be careful it doesn't dissipate," Hu Liena replied expressionlessly.

Yet her heart was pounding. She did not know why, but the more she watched the Sky Screen, the more she felt that Qin Li was wonderful. She could not help but smile whenever she looked at her.

She really liked Qin Li, especially when Spirit Hall celebrated a birthday. The sight of that family happily gathered together truly moved her.

"Oh, right, I'll absorb it right away."

Xie Yue hurriedly sat cross-legged and began absorbing the Soul Ring before him.

Hu Liena had no other thoughts and continued watching the Sky Screen, occasionally reading the comments sent by the others.

Especially whenever she saw Qin Li, a gentle smile appeared on her face, like that of an old mother looking at her own child.

Seeing this, Yan felt as though his heart were about to shatter. He had actually lost to someone Hu Liena had never even met.

This was only something that had happened in a parallel world. The two of them had never met, yet he had lost so thoroughly. Could it be that Yan truly could not win Hu Liena's heart?

If Qin Feng had been here, he would have said only one thing: "A bootlicker who keeps licking ends up with nothing."

[Qin Li stayed in Star Dou Forest for a long time, spanning quite a few years.

The scenes shown most often were of Qin Li fighting these powerful soul beasts. The soul beasts gradually taught Qin Li moves, helping her become stronger.

Sometimes, they even took Qin Li to find all sorts of heavenly treasures and fed them to her.

It could be said that the soul beasts here truly treated Qin Li as one of their own juniors.]

Bi Ji: This is the first time I've seen Boss smile so happily.

Bi Ji: That's called fawning, all right? But it must be because My Lord is here, so Boss doesn't dare do anything.

Lord Bear: I never thought there would come a day when I'd smile like this. It seems the matters in that world were really resolved. I just wonder whether My Lord's matters were resolved too.

Hu Liena: That child Qin Li nearly got hurt every single time. Thankfully, she wasn't injured.

Red King: Shut up, Lord Bear. Why do you always bring up exactly what shouldn't be mentioned?

Ten Thousand Demon King: Stupid bear, you should shut up too.

Gu Yuena: Would I smile like that too?

Chrysanthemum Douluo: Holy Maiden, you're starting to care about your daughter now.

[Two years later, Qin Li was twelve years old and had officially reached level sixty. Just as she was thinking of asking Lord Bear and the others to take her hunting evil soul beasts, Gu Yuena walked over with a smile.

"Xiao Li, do you need a Soul Ring to break through?"

"Aunt Gu Yuena, how did you know?"

Qin Li looked at Gu Yuena in confusion.

"Of course your father sent me a message!"

Gu Yuena smiled warmly as an energy stone appeared in her hand. It was clearly a Heaven-Given Spirit Ring.

"A Heaven-Given Spirit Ring? Dad sent this over?"

Qin Li asked in shock, but she was thinking of something else—why was Gu Yuena smiling so happily? It had to be because her father had contacted her.

As expected, Mom was amazing!

"That's right!"

"Is Dad watching me from somewhere nearby? Otherwise, how would he know everything I do?"

As Qin Li spoke, she looked around her surroundings.

"Your father isn't here. Your father and mother went on vacation to Sea God Island."

"What? They went on vacation?"

Qin Li stood frozen in place, as though she had suffered a tremendous blow.

"Yes, they went on vacation. But don't worry, they have no plans to give you a biological little sister," Gu Yuena teased Qin Li.

"Bad Dad. Stupid Dad."

After muttering a few complaints, Qin Li took the Heaven-Given Spirit Ring and began absorbing it.

Very quickly, a new Soul Ring, pitch-black with a trace of scarlet, appeared behind Qin Li.

Ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine years!

Just one year short of one hundred thousand years.

"Why can't I ever break through to one hundred thousand years?" Qin Li looked at her hands in confusion.

"Of course, it's because you haven't met the requirements yet. Here, this is something I prepared for you—a set of soul bones, all three hundred thousand years old. Absorb them, and you'll become even stronger.

Then your father asked me to take you to a new place. After training there, you'll become stronger and be able to draw out a trace of your second martial soul's power."

"A set of three-hundred-thousand-year soul bones?"

"That's right. These are soul bones that Star Dou Forest has accumulated over all these years. They all came from the same soul beast."

Gu Yuena answered with a smile.

"This is an external soul bone dropped by a hundred-thousand-year Demon Fox. It suits you very well."

"Thank you, Aunt Gu Yuena."

After thanking her, Qin Li began absorbing the soul bones. This absorption took an entire day.

Her strength surged once again, reaching level sixty-six.

Just four more levels, and she would be able to use her second martial soul.

Her first martial soul was already so powerful that she did not dare imagine how formidable her second martial soul would be.

The weight of the strongest tool martial soul in the world.

After Qin Li spent another month in Star Dou Forest familiarizing herself with her surging power, she left Star Dou Forest with Gu Yuena.

Xiao Wu and the others waved their hands. "Goodbye, Xiao Li! Come play with us again when you have time!"

"Goodbye, Uncles and Aunts! Xiao Li will definitely come back again."

"Where is this?"

"The entrance to Slaughter City. Your father asked me to bring you here to train. Inside, soul skills cannot be used. What you need is your own strength. As long as you make it to the end, you can obtain a domain skill—the Slaughter God Domain."

Gu Yuena gave a brief explanation.

Qin Li asked curiously, "Did my father come here before too?"

"Well, I can't tell you that. Use those observant eyes of yours to find out for yourself."

Gu Yuena winked her right eye.

After sending Qin Li into Slaughter City, Gu Yuena's expression turned cold. With the slightest release of her aura, a group of people suddenly vanished between heaven and earth.

"Any nobody dares stare at me like that? Do you think you're worthy of having other thoughts?"

"So this is Slaughter City?"

Qin Li walked through Slaughter City curiously. Although an unpleasant smell permeated the area, she did not care.

"Ah~ Ah~ Ah~"

Soon, she saw the other sights of Slaughter City.

This was a paradise of desire.

Anything could happen in its streets and alleyways.

Watching those men and women, Qin Li secretly spat in disdain.

"Forget it. Since Dad wants me to grow stronger here, then I'll become stronger here and become the new generation's God of Slaughter."