The Yaoguang King's fall shook all nine Imperial Pass Cities. When Mo Wentian, Li Qingzhou, and the others learned that their master had perished, they felt as though the entire sky had collapsed. Without their master's protection, they could no longer survive on the ancient road.
The Yaoguang King's crimes of murdering countless geniuses on the Human Race Ancient Road were exposed, enraging the clans of those dead geniuses. Yao Xi also revealed his indiscriminate slaughter of innocents, turning him into an outright monster in everyone's eyes. His disciples had also cultivated the Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art. For a time, Li Qingzhou, Mo Wentian, and his registered disciples became rats crossing the street, with everyone crying out to beat them. In the end, they were beaten to death by the crowds, and the Yaoguang King's lineage was utterly finished.
Xu Qiong's overwhelming strength frightened the other experts on the ancient road. She had killed the Longevity Heavenly Venerable's disciple in two moves, burned the Yaoguang King to nothing with a single burst of fire, and scared Yi Tiande so badly that he dared not duel Ye Fan. She was an unparalleled god of slaughter! Even more terrifying than Ye Fan of the Holy Body.
Countless female cultivators in the ancient city, however, idolized her. They even gave Xu Qiong the title of Slaughter Goddess Empress, making her name resound far and wide.
"Xu Qiong, your admirers are calling you the Slaughter Goddess Empress now. You're even more famous than Ye Zi! Hahaha...!"
Pang Bo found the whole affair hilarious whenever he thought about it, especially how Xu Qiong had burned the Yaoguang King with one burst of fire, leaving Ye Fan fighting thin air in utter embarrassment.
"Whoever killed the Yaoguang King, it was good news for all of us. We