Ah Yin Broke with Tang Hao, and a Wave of the Hand Planted Him Headfirst in the Ground

Ye Tian knew Slaughter City well. He knew all its rules.

Everyone said the people in Slaughter City were guilty of every evil under the sun, but was that really true?

Slaughter City was the place of inheritance left by the Asura God. No one knew how many matches took place in the Hell Slaughter Arena each day.

Every match required ten participants, and only one could survive.

Slaughter City needed a regular supply of fresh blood to maintain its balance.

So people entered Slaughter City every year, some of them against their will.

Spirit Hall was one of Slaughter City's partners.

Some said that because Tang San had been number 9528 in Slaughter City, only that many people had entered.

That was not how it worked at all.

The number was merely an identifier assigned to Soul Masters who entered through official channels, not a tally of everyone inside.

Many of the Fallen Ones there were prisoners transferred by Spirit Hall.

Some of those prisoners were evildoers, but many were enemies of Spirit Hall.

So calling Tang Hao a murderous fiend was hardly unfair.

After all, Tang Hao had gone to Slaughter City for his own ends: to hone his purest battle instincts and grow stronger.

"Brother Hao, is that true?"

"Did you go to Slaughter City just to grow stronger?"

Ah Yin believed it. Tears of despair streamed down her face.

An Auspicious Beast would not lie. Tang Hao was the one who had deceived her.

Only now did she truly see what kind of man Tang Hao was. The Auspicious Beast had been right all along.

Tang Hao fell silent at Ah Yin's question.

He had indeed gone to Slaughter City to grow stronger and refine his hammer techniques.

He had the experience in Slaughter City to thank for mastering the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer and the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes. That mastery was also what had carried him through Slaughter City.

"Heh. I see now. You've been lying to me all along."

"Tang Hao, from this day on, all ties between us are severed. We are strangers."

Ah Yin knew Tang Hao's character. His silence told her that Ye Tian had spoken the truth.

From beginning to end, she had been the only one clinging to the relationship. She had failed to see what kind of man Tang Hao was.

"No, Ah Yin. I haven't lied to you."

"I truly love you. In my heart, you've always been the only woman I love."

"Yes, I went to Slaughter City to improve my cultivation, but the people there really were all evildoers, every one of them a wicked Fallen One. Don't believe his lies!"

"How am I supposed to live without you?"

Tang Hao panicked when Ah Yin said she was cutting ties with him. He hurried toward her, desperate to save their relationship.

But Ah Yin no longer trusted him. Sensing him approach, she took refuge behind Ye Tian.

"Tang Hao, I don't believe you!"

"My lord Auspicious Beast would never lie."

"I don't know what kind of place Slaughter City is, but I do know you killed nearly a thousand people."

"Just as my lord Auspicious Beast said, can you be certain there wasn't a single innocent person among them?"

"Did none of them deserve to live? Were they nothing but stepping stones for you to grow stronger?"

"I can't accept that!"

Ah Yin had laid bare everything in her heart.

Rather than keep agonizing over whether Tang Hao's feelings for her were genuine, she chose to face the truth before her.

She could not go wrong trusting the Auspicious Beast.

"Ah Yin, I'm glad you've come to see this."

"Tang Hao's feelings for you aren't pure, either. He only used love to make you sacrifice yourself willingly, so he could obtain a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and a Soul Bone."

"He slaughtered nearly a thousand people in Slaughter City to grow stronger. Of course he'd covet your Soul Ring and Soul Bone too."

"You've seen the error of your ways before it's too late. I'm happy for you."

Ah Yin believed him now and had chosen to hide behind him, but Ye Tian could sense that she still had some feelings for Tang Hao.

To snuff out that last trace of affection, Ye Tian had no choice but to lie.

"Shut your mouth, brat!"

Tang Hao snapped at Ye Tian's words and swung the Clear Sky Hammer down at him.

He knew that unless he crushed Ye Tian to death, he would have a hard time explaining himself to Ah Yin.

No matter what it cost, he would kill Ye Tian today.

"See, Ah Yin? He's lost his temper. Stand back and watch me deal with him."

Seeing Tang Hao go berserk, Ye Tian sent Ah Yin over to Bibi Dong and Chrysanthemum Douluo. Then he swung his fist at the Clear Sky Hammer once more.

"Clear Sky True Body!"

Tang Hao did not dare underestimate Ye Tian. Without hesitation, he unleashed his Seventh Soul Skill.

A towering figure appeared behind him, wielding an enormous Clear Sky Hammer that swung down through the air.

Sensing the blow, Ye Tian released a terrifying surge of Soul Power. The phantom of a Qilin appeared behind him and effortlessly stopped the Clear Sky Hammer.

"That's the Elder Auspicious Beast Qilin!"

"Heavens! I've actually had the honor of meeting the sovereign of Auspicious Beasts!"

At the sight of the Qilin phantom, Ah Yin finally realized Ye Tian's true identity as an Auspicious Beast.

Auspicious Beasts were rare, but they came in many kinds.

Among them, the Qilin stood at the very pinnacle.

Ah Yin trusted Ye Tian even more now.

"Clear Sky Hammer, Chaotic Cloak!"

Tang Hao had been forced back by Ye Tian. Gripping the Clear Sky Hammer, he rushed in and struck again.

The force of each blow built upon the last, every swing stronger than the one before.

Ye Tian knew the power of the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer. He activated his Earth Origin Power, forming a thick protective aura around himself. Then he called on his lightning origin power to summon the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder.

In an instant, the cloudless sky darkened with storm clouds. Lightning flashed and thunder roared.

Bolts of deep-purple lightning lashed down onto Tang Hao, breaking his rhythm.

Ye Tian then drew on his Wind Origin and became a blur. He appeared before Tang Hao in a flash and drove a fist into him, unleashing a terrifying burst of lightning.

Boom!

Tang Hao was sent flying by the blow. He smashed through several towering trees and spat out mouthfuls of blood before he finally stopped.

"Sky-Piercing Strike!"

"Clear Sky Nine Absolutes!"

Tang Hao steadied himself, wiped the blood from his mouth, and swung the Clear Sky Hammer at Ye Tian again.

Ye Tian smiled disdainfully. He raised his right hand, and a sphere of Dark Demon Evil Thunder appeared before him. He hurled it forward.

Boom!

The Clear Sky Hammer struck the Dark Demon Evil Thunder, triggering a terrifying explosion.

Raging lightning reduced everything nearby to ashes.

Tang Hao vanished inside the lightning that engulfed him.

When it faded, every hair on his body stood on end, and faint black smoke rose from him.

His whole body tingled. He could barely summon any strength.

Ye Tian used his Space Origin Power to appear before him in an instant and kicked him in the face. Tang Hao flew backward with a deep footprint stamped across his face.

"Damn you! I'll kill you!"

Tang Hao scrambled up, spat out blood mixed with broken teeth, and leaped into the air in a frenzy.

Ye Tian activated the Slow Domain and Gravity Domain at once, multiplying the gravity around Tang Hao while slowing the passage of time around him.

In an instant, it was as though a ten-thousand-pound boulder had been strapped to Tang Hao. He plummeted toward the ground.

Just before Tang Hao struck, Ye Tian shifted the gravity, increasing its pull on his head while easing it around his feet. The difference was unmistakable.

That uneven pull flipped Tang Hao a full hundred and eighty degrees: head down, feet up.

By the time Tang Hao realized what had happened, his head had hit the ground. He plunged into the earth upside down, planted like an onion.

Ah Yin, Bibi Dong, and Chrysanthemum Douluo stared, dumbfounded.

Whoa!

That was quite a sight...

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