Ah Yin in One Hand, Two Plans in the Other

That Little Scumbag, no matter how much of a cheat he had, at least had several Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings sacrificing themselves for him.

That barely made sense.

What the hell did Tang Xiao have? He had nothing at all.

Therefore, Green Pepper guessed there were only two possibilities.

The first—

Tang Hao and Tang Xiao went out to train when they were thirty. Two years later, they met Ah Yin. Tang Xiao had yet to break through to Soul Douluo and failed to recognize Ah Yin's identity.

Then the three traveled together. During that time, the two brothers, together with Ah Yin, the Blue Silver Emperor, encountered some rare exotic flower or herb, and their strength rapidly increased.

Three years later, Tang Xiao left in dejection.

At thirty-five, Tang Hao's Soul Power reached Level Eighty-Four. He fell in love with Ah Yin and, on the way back to the Clear Sky Sect, was discovered by a Spirit Hall Titled Douluo. He broke one of the man's legs, enraged his father to death, while Tang Xiao advanced to Titled Douluo and took over as sect master.

The second—

Tang Hao and Tang Xiao went out to train when they were thirty. Five years later, when Tang Hao was thirty-five, they met Ah Yin. Because Tang Xiao fell in love at first sight—or rather, was captivated by her looks—he did not expose Ah Yin's identity.

Three years later, seeing that Ah Yin did not like him, Tang Xiao left in dejection. Not long after returning to the sect, he advanced to Titled Douluo. That year, Tang Hao was thirty-eight.

Over eight years, going from Level Seventy-Eight to Level Ninety was plausible for someone with Tang Xiao's talent, especially if the three encountered some opportunity during their travels and he advanced to Titled Douluo.

And for thirty-eight-year-old Tang Hao to spend six years hiding from place to place with Ah Yin, rising from Level Eighty-Four to Level Ninety, was even more reasonable.

The Slaughter King said that Tang Hao had broken out of Slaughter City five years ago.

In other words, Tang Hao was now thirty-three. Bibi Dong was nine years older, and Qin Xuan was thirteen years older.

Under the first timeline, the Tang Hao brothers had already met Ah Yin, but there were too many holes in it. It was probably unlikely.

But if it was the second possibility, then things got interesting.

That meant Ah Yin had not yet met Tang Hao. A pristine Ah Yin, wholly and completely untouched—just thinking about having her in his hands made one's heart stir.

Just as Qin Xuan was indulging in such pleasant fantasies, the Slaughter King's voice rang out again.

"It has been a long time since I have seen such an outstanding young man."

"Black Dragon, thank you for allowing me to feel passion once more. One hundred consecutive victories in merely a year—you have broken the thousand-year record since Slaughter City's founding."

"Very good. To commend your achievement, I have decided to make an exception and grant you the title of Slaughter God. From this day onward, you may enter and leave Slaughter City freely, and you shall be appointed as a guest elder of Slaughter City, second only to myself."

He floated five meters above the ground, looking down at Qin Xuan. His pale face bore a cold smile uglier than weeping.

However, that smile would soon freeze in place.

"Thank you, great Slaughter King. I am willing to accept the title of Slaughter God and the position of guest elder of Slaughter City." Qin Xuan slowly removed the hood he had never taken off before outsiders over the past year, revealing a head of loose, brilliant golden hair.

Beneath that hair was an unfamiliar face altered by disguise, bearing a thirty to forty percent resemblance to the father and son, Qian Daoliu and Qian Xunji.

"This face... damn it." The Slaughter King's head suddenly throbbed violently. The Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King that had dwelled within Tang Chen's body for many years clearly sensed an inexplicable familiarity this body felt toward the golden-haired youth before it.

Though it was not as intense as when it encountered that Clear Sky Sect disciple five years ago.

It was undoubtedly of the same kind.

Qin Xuan tossed the Slaughter King a unique Spirit Hall Worship token that Douluo Qian Jun had given him when he became his disciple, then began spouting nonsense with a straight face.

"Allow me to introduce myself. I am Qian Xuntian. My father is Qian Daoliu, the Spirit Hall Grand Worship, a Level-Ninety-Nine Peerless Douluo. My elder brother is the current Pope of Spirit Hall, Qian Xunji."

The Slaughter King caught the token and glanced at it sideways. Seeing that it was genuine, and that Qin Xuan did indeed resemble the current Pope of Spirit Hall to some extent, he did not fully believe him, but neither did he disbelieve him.

"So you are the son of Spirit Hall's Grand Worship and the current Pope's younger brother. This truly surprises me. Yet if I recall correctly, the inherited Martial Soul of the Qian Family appears to be the Six-Winged Angel. And you..."

Before he could finish—

Qin Xuan simultaneously activated Thousand Faces' ability to disguise his aura and Phoenix Fire's ability to disguise his Martial Soul.

A thread of brilliant golden light suddenly lit up from his body, starting from his forehead and instantly spreading across his entire body.

Bathed in that intense golden radiance, Qin Xuan's eyes turned completely gold as well. A massive golden phantom appeared behind him, its features indistinct, six wings extending from its back.

It was unmistakably a Six-Winged Angel simultaneously disguised by Thousand Faces and Phoenix Fire.

Whether in aura or appearance, it was identical to the Six-Winged Angel Qin Xuan remembered Qian Xunji possessing. Yet in essence, it was still the Everbright Sword and offered no offensive enhancement whatsoever.

Most of the fallen ones present had already become Evil Soul Masters. While they felt intense disgust at the holy aura emanating from Qin Xuan—

They also grew even more fearful of him and instinctively retreated. Had the Slaughter King not been present, they would likely have fled without a trace.

Slaughter City was no better off.

"It actually is the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul." He cried out in shock.

This aura, this instinctive sense of revulsion, was exactly the same as what it had felt from the Angel God when it followed its master, the Rakshasa God.

There could be no mistake. This was the Six-Winged Angel.

Combined with Qin Xuan's previous use of a sword Martial Soul—

With the talent of Twin Martial Souls, if he grew smoothly, he would become another Angel God sooner or later.

And the Angel God stood opposed to its master, the Rakshasa God.

It would never allow such a thing to happen.

At that thought, the Slaughter King developed killing intent toward Qin Xuan.

"Great Slaughter King, are you planning to kill me?" Qin Xuan sneered, his fist concealed within his sleeve tightly clutching the Mo Ya Recruitment Card he had obtained a year ago.

He had never been someone who liked gambling with his life.

Everything required two plans.

If the Slaughter King abandoned all decorum, he could rely on the Recruitment Card to temporarily hide in another world.

Then, when he returned, he could disguise himself as a Slaughter City guard and seek an opportunity to escape.

It was just that, if things came to that, all his efforts over the past year would have been wasted.

"Give me a reason not to kill you." The Slaughter King slowly descended to the ground. His blood-red eyes narrowed as he stared at Qin Xuan. "You should know that your existence has already seriously threatened Slaughter City."

If possible, it truly wanted to kill Qin Xuan immediately and eliminate this outstanding descendant of the "Angel God" for its master.

But doing so would undoubtedly lead to an irreconcilable conflict with Spirit Hall. Setting aside Qin Xuan's talent, his identity as the "Grand Worship's son and the Pope's younger brother" alone—

Was enough to completely enrage Qian Daoliu, the Limit Douluo whose name stood alongside Tang Chen's, as well as the entirety of Spirit Hall.

At that time, Slaughter City would not only lose Spirit Hall as an ally, but a full-scale war would also erupt, and destruction would be unavoidable.

Although the Blood Red Nine-headed Bat King did not wish to see a new generation of Angel God emerge and was loyal to the Rakshasa God, the Rakshasa God had ignored it for countless years. It had long since developed thoughts of its own.

If possible, it truly did not want to abandon this "kingdom" it had worked so hard to establish.

PS: First update.