Tang Chen

The Douluo Continent!

Spirit Hall!

After finishing the slaughter in Heaven Dou City, Qian Daoliu returned to Spirit Hall with the other six Enshrined.

Golden Crocodile frowned at the Sky Screen and cursed:

"Tang San really is a piece of trash. He destroyed our Spirit Hall and cut off every commoner's hope on the Douluo Continent."

"Awakening everyone's martial soul benefits both the nation and its people, yet those nobles and sects turned it into a paid service to squeeze the fat and marrow from the people. They deserve to be hacked into ten thousand pieces!"

Azure Luan echoed his sentiments.

"Xiao Ran said on the Sky Screen earlier that Shrek Academy kept bandits alive to maintain its own importance. The more evil soul masters they supposedly exterminated, the more there were. So Shrek Academy and the Holy Spirit Cult's leadership were in cahoots all along."

"The deeper we dig into Tang San, the more filth we find. Scheming against the Child of Destiny, splitting his own daughter's soul-how can anyone have a heart that black?"

A thoughtful look crossed Lion's face.

"What did the young mistress mean by the Sun Moon Empire? There's no Sun Moon Empire on the Douluo Continent right now. It seems a lot more happened on the continent after Spirit Hall fell."

Guang Ling's eyebrows twitched, disgust filling his eyes.

"Ten thousand years ago, our Spirit Hall tried to unite the Douluo Continent, and Tang San ruined it. Ten thousand years later, this Sun Moon Empire tried to unite the Douluo Continent, and Tang San ruined it again."

"Someone who isn't from our Douluo Continent really won't care about its people. He only wants people suffering in a chaotic world to supply him with the power of faith. He doesn't want to see them live good lives at all."

Qian Jun and Jiang Mo felt their Coiling Dragon Staffs were already thirsting for blood.

"Great Enshrined, when are we attacking Sea God Island? When the time comes, we brothers will pound Tang San into meat paste with our Coiling Dragon Staffs."

"That's right, Great Enshrined. I can't wait anymore. Tang San has to die without even a burial place before we brothers can quell the hatred in our hearts."

Qian Daoliu would have loved to strangle Tang San right then as well, but he had been to Sea God Island and knew it lay isolated far out at sea.

"Brothers, there's no rush."

"To kill Tang San, we must destroy Sea God Island. And to destroy Sea God Island, we can't rely on just the few of us."

"The soul master legions need time to rest and recover, and so does the Angel Legion. All of that takes time."

"Most importantly, we need to prepare large ships capable of crossing the ocean."

"When we launch our full-scale assault on Sea God Island, there will be plenty for you to do."

"You put in a great deal of effort fighting north and south alongside me this time, destroying the Star Luo Imperial Family first and then the Heaven Dou Imperial Family. Once we're dismissed today, go back and get some proper rest."

Qian Daoliu's words made good sense, and Golden Crocodile and the others nodded.

But just then!

Bibi Dong stormed over, her eyes bloodshot and her expression filled with grief and fury. She stopped before Qian Daoliu and demanded:

"Great Enshrined, why wouldn't you spare even Yu Xiaogang?"

"His soul power wasn't high, and he posed no threat to Spirit Hall. But his astonishing wisdom and his insights into soul masters and soul beasts were priceless to the soul master world. Do you realize how foolish you've been?"

"Yu Xiaogang nurtured a god! I think we could have brought him into our ranks. After our Spirit Hall unites the Douluo Continent, we'll need scholars like him to advance the soul master world."

Qian Daoliu's expression grew stern. Looking at Bibi Dong, who had come to question him with reddened eyes, he clenched both fists beneath his sleeves.

This Bibi Dong had been entangled with Yu Xiaogang back then.

And now she was actually questioning him over Yu Xiaogang.

Had this woman forgotten where everything she possessed today had come from?

"Bibi Dong, the Sky Screen has already proven that Yu Xiaogang was a fraud. All his knowledge came from Spirit Hall. He never proposed any theories of his own."

"Tang San became a god because he had two stray fathers backing him: the Sea God and the Asura God. It had little to do with Yu Xiaogang."

"Bibi Dong, don't forget your position. Yu Xiaogang hated Spirit Hall to the bone, and that was all thanks to you. You personally devised the plan to wipe out his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."

"Your task now is to bring the leaderless Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires completely under our control, not come here to question me."

Bibi Dong gritted her teeth, her eyes three parts hostility, three parts anger, and four parts utter heartbreak. He had been the moonlight of her heart, after all.

Even if she no longer loved him, that didn't mean she had never loved him.

"Hmph!"

Bibi Dong snorted coldly, then turned and left. She was going to the Heaven Dou Empire to collect Yu Xiaogang's body.

After Bibi Dong left.

Golden Crocodile immediately said in a low voice:

"Great Enshrined, Bibi Dong can't be trusted. Even now, she still hasn't given up on Yu Xiaogang. If she becomes a god someday, it won't bode well for you or the Angel Lineage."

"Should we deal with her ahead of time, before a long night breeds more nightmares?"

Qian Daoliu was no Hong Mao, after all. He couldn't bring himself to decide to kill Bibi Dong after Spirit Hall united the Douluo Continent.

"Let it be!"

"For now, we still need her to consolidate Spirit Hall's forces and unite the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires."

"As for whether she lives or dies, we'll decide once Xiao Xue returns."

"She's Xiao Xue's mother. Whether we kill her or not will depend on Xiao Xue's own wishes."

Golden Crocodile's brows knitted. Though he remained reluctant, this was ultimately their family affair. As an outsider, it wasn't his place to interfere too much.

"Since you say so, Great Enshrined, we'll wait for the young mistress to return before deciding."

Afterward, everyone went their separate ways.

After so much traveling and fighting in succession, even they, Titled Douluos with bodies forged of iron, were feeling somewhat exhausted.

Meanwhile, in Slaughter City!

"Aaaaah... who am I? Who am I, really?"

Deep within a blood-colored castle, a tall man with sickly pale skin and a black, high-collared coat clutched his head as he rolled back and forth on a huge animal-hide cushion.

This man was the King of Slaughter.

More precisely, he was Tang Chen, possessed by the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King.

After so many years of possession, his own consciousness had long since sunk into oblivion. In theory, there was no possibility of him awakening on his own.

But not long ago, the Asura God had pulled a few strings. After all, Slaughter City was his inheritance ground to begin with.

He had dispelled the evil Rakshasa thoughts within Slaughter City.

Stimulated by the purest aura of slaughter, Tang Chen's consciousness gradually revived, and he began vying with the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King for control.

"I am the King of Slaughter... no..."

"I am Tang Chen!"

"Aaaaah..."

"Who am I, really?"

The King of Slaughter let out beastlike roars, clutching his hair as though he wanted to tear his scalp clean off.

Awaken already!

A faint voice laden with slaughter echoed through the King of Slaughter's mind.

In an instant!

He let out an agonizing, heart-rending scream.

But after the scream subsided, clarity gradually returned to his eyes, and his appearance underwent a tremendous change.

His black hair was thick, and his features were resolute. Though he wasn't particularly handsome, he carried an air of masculine vigor.

"I am... Tang Chen..."