Leaving Slaughter City

"How could we not be anxious? That 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 anxiously.

"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 and become a god? From the Sky Screen's explanations, you should know that gods are not something we can contend with.

"Furthermore, Grandfather is in Slaughter City and is under someone's control. How are we supposed to bring him back? And after entering Slaughter City, are you certain you can win a hundred consecutive matches and come out alive?"

Tang Xiao looked helplessly at them. How could the matter they spoke of possibly be that simple?

Was Spirit Hall really so easy to challenge?

Was Slaughter City really so easy to enter? Entering was easy enough, but was leaving really that simple?

If it were that easy, there would not be only a handful of people who had made it through Slaughter City.

At those words, the elders fell silent. Tang Xiao had a point; they had been taking things for granted.

Slaughter City was not so easy to pass 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 is not here now. Are we supposed to count on someone else? That's impossible."

The Second Elder continued in a deep voice.

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

Tang Xiao waved his hand helplessly.

This Sky Screen had presented him with a very real dilemma.

Should he save him or not? That was a difficult question.

He truly did not want the Clear Sky Sect to face danger, but that man was his grandfather, and also 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 it quickly. After tempering herself here for three years, she dearly wanted to return and see her father and mother.

There were many contestants in the arena, each of them staring fervently at Qin Li.

Naturally, it was the fervor of murder, unrelated to any other kind of desire.

Who in this place still thought about matters of the lower body? The final outcome would only be death.

However, these people exchanged looks with one another before looking back at Qin Li. For no other reason than that she was simply too powerful, they intended 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 granted her near-perfect defense. No matter how these soul masters attacked it, they could not stir even the slightest 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 unto herself. Her strength meant she could only fight alone.

"Eastern Emperor Bell!"

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

A massive, ancient bell appeared before Qin Li. The moment they saw her raise her hand—

The other soul masters' pupils suddenly contracted. Someone cried out in alarm, "Watch out! 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 stiffened where they stood.

Only those who had blocked their hearing at the crucial moment barely avoided ending up like the others, but even they no longer had the strength to continue attacking and could only resist the Eastern Emperor Bell's power.

But Qin Li would not give them that chance. She swiftly charged toward those still resisting. A cold flash swept past, and the resisting fighters fell backward one after another.

As for those who had stiffened from the very beginning, their souls had long since vanished. They stood upright and rigid, like wooden posts.

Thus, Qin Li passed her hundredth battle with such ease.

Everyone watching outside the arena was struck speechless, staring at the scene in shock.

It was simply too inconceivable.

This woman's martial soul was far too outrageous. The hundredth battle should have been the longest and fiercest, yet this woman had done the opposite, killing everyone in the shortest possible time.

It looked impressive to outsiders, but Qin Li herself knew that every summoning of the Eastern Emperor Bell drained all the soul power in her body.

At present, she had very little soul power left.

Buzz!

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

Having won, Qin Li slowly walked down from the stage. Seeing her rosy complexion, everyone else mistakenly believed she still had strength to spare.

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

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 yet to recover. For her, challenging Hell Road was practically like an elementary school field trip.

In half a day, Qin Li passed through Hell Road.

Seeing sunlight again after 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!

During the years Qin Li had spent in Slaughter City, her suppressed soul power burst forth like raging waves, reaching level seventy of Soul Emperor. Once she obtained another Soul Ring, she could become a Soul Sage and activate the martial soul true body of the Nine-Tailed Fox.

After reaching Soul Sage, summoning the Eastern Emperor Bell would no longer drain all her soul power as it had before.

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

Gu Yuena suddenly appeared at Qin Li's side.

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

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

"By the way, this is something good your father prepared for 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 Father 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 casually."

"So that means Father can make them in unlimited quantities, right?"

Qin Li suddenly asked.

"You could put it that way, but these things are very precious, so he only gives them to people close to him."