Leaving Slaughter City

"How could we not be anxious? He was the sect master from two generations ago. He had already become a level ninety-nine Ultimate Douluo long ago. If he returned, why would we need to fear Spirit Hall?"

The Second Elder continued urgently.

"Is that so? Second Elder, don't forget that Qian Daoliu of Spirit Hall has already obtained a Divine Trial. Who knows when he might break through to godhood? From the Sky Screen's explanations, you should know that gods are not something we can contend with.

"And there is also Grandfather. He is in Slaughter City and has been controlled. How are we supposed to bring him back? And once we enter Slaughter City, are you certain you can win a hundred consecutive battles and come out?"

Tang Xiao looked helplessly at them. How could what they were talking about possibly be so simple?

Was Spirit Hall really that easy to challenge?

Was Slaughter City really that easy to enter? Getting in was easy enough, but was getting out so easy?

If it were that easy, then only a handful of people would not have made it through Slaughter City.

Hearing this, the elders fell silent. Tang Xiao had a point; they had taken things too much for granted.

Slaughter City was not so easy to make it through.

"Then what should we do? We can't just leave the old sect master in Slaughter City forever, can we?"

"According to what the Sky Screen showed, Grandfather actually benefited from being in there."

"A benefit? That was only because Qin Feng was there, allowing the old sect master to change. But Qin Feng isn't here now. Are we supposed to count on someone else? That's impossible."

The Second Elder continued in a low voice.

"That is also a problem. Let's see if there is another way here."

Tang Xiao waved his hand helplessly.

This Sky Screen had given him a truly difficult problem.

Should he save him or not? That was the question.

He truly did not want Clear Sky Sect to face danger, but the man was his grandfather and a powerful Titled Douluo. He had to take that into consideration as well.

[Qin Li's hundredth battle began a month later. This time, she intended to end things quickly. After three years of honing herself here, she desperately wanted to return and see her father and mother.

There were many participants in the arena, all of them staring at Qin Li with burning eyes.

Of course, it was the burning gaze of killers, nothing to do with any other sort of look.

Who here still thought about matters below the waist? The final outcome would only be death.

However, these people exchanged looks with one another before turning back to Qin Li. For no other reason than that she was simply too powerful, they planned to join forces and attack her together.

Qin Li watched coldly. She might have been somewhat wary before, but now, she did not care about such things at all.

The Eastern Emperor Bell gave her near-perfect defense. When these Soul Masters attacked it, they could not stir even the faintest ripple.

As an invisible sound rang out, the final match began.

In an instant, everyone in the arena split into several small groups.

Only Qin Li stood alone as a group of one. With her strength, she could only fight alone.

"Eastern Emperor Bell!"

Qin Li did not waste words on them and directly summoned her Eastern Emperor Bell.

A huge, ancient bell appeared before Qin Li. The moment she raised her hand—

The other Soul Masters' pupils abruptly contracted. Someone cried out in alarm, "Careful! She's going to ring that special Martial Soul!"

"Stop her!"

"Kill her!"

Dong!

Dong!

Dong!

Just as the others tried to rush toward Qin Li, she had already rung the Eastern Emperor Bell.

Wherever the sound swept through, the Soul Masters who heard those chimes froze stiffly in place.

Only those who had blocked off their hearing at the critical moment barely avoided ending up like the others, but even they were too weak to continue attacking and could only resist the Eastern Emperor Bell's power.

But Qin Li would not give them the chance. She swiftly charged before those still resisting. A cold flash streaked through the air, and the resisting figures fell backward one after another.

As for those who had frozen from the start, their souls had long since vanished. They stood straight as wooden posts.

And just like that, Qin Li easily made it through her hundredth battle.

The spectators outside the arena were all struck speechless, staring at the scene in shock.

It was simply too unbelievable.

This woman's Martial Soul was far too outrageous. The hundredth battle should have been the longest and most intense, yet she had done the opposite, slaughtering everyone at the fastest possible speed.

It looked impressive to outsiders, but Qin Li herself knew that every time she summoned the Eastern Emperor Bell, the Soul Power within her would be drained dry.

At present, she had very little Soul Power left.

Buzz!

The Horse Talisman slipped from Qin Li's sleeve and began easing her fatigue.

After claiming victory, Qin Li slowly walked off the stage. Seeing her rosy complexion, the others mistakenly believed that she still had strength to spare.

That made them afraid to act rashly, lest they end up like those people as well.

Time continued to skip forward, arriving at the day Qin Li left Slaughter City. She needed to challenge Hell Road. If she won, she could leave Slaughter City for good.

Only then could she obtain a domain skill and the title of God of Slaughter.

However, Hell Road was not a particularly difficult place for Qin Li.

It had been cleared out before, and Hell Road had not yet recovered. For her, challenging Hell Road was practically like an elementary school field trip.

In half a day, Qin Li made it through Hell Road.

Seeing the sunlight she had not seen in so long, Qin Li smiled happily.

Boom!

A powerful surge of Soul Power suddenly erupted from Qin Li's body.

Level sixty-six!

Level sixty-seven!

Level sixty-nine!

Level seventy!

Over the years she had spent in Slaughter City, Qin Li's suppressed Soul Power burst forth like raging tides. She reached level seventy as a Soul Emperor. Once she obtained another Soul Ring, she could become a Soul Sage and activate the Martial Soul Avatar of the Nine-Tailed Fox.

After reaching Soul Sage, summoning the Eastern Emperor Bell would no longer drain all her Soul Power like before.

"Xiao Li, you're out. How did you find those three years in Slaughter City?"

Gu Yuena suddenly appeared beside Qin Li.

"Aunt Gu Yuena, I thought it was pretty good. I became much stronger, especially with the Nine Swords of Dugu. I've already reached the realm Dad spoke of, where no sword triumphs over a sword."

"Very good. Your father said that when you came out, you would surely reach this realm.

"By the way, this is something good your father gave you."

Gu Yuena reached out and took out another "stone." It was a Heaven-Given Spirit Ring, also known as a Heaven-Bestowed Spirit Ring.

"This again? Aunt Gu Yuena, tell me honestly, how many of these Heaven-Given Spirit Rings does Dad have?"

Looking at the Heaven-Given Spirit Ring in her hand, Qin Li could not help asking Gu Yuena curiously.

"Well, I don't know either. To your father, this is something he can make whenever he wants."

"So Dad can make them in unlimited quantities, right?"

Qin Li suddenly asked.

"You could say that, but these things are precious, so he only gives them to those close to him."