News of Slaughter City's destruction swept across the entire Douluo Continent in just three days, like a terrifying storm spanning ten thousand miles.
That hell of sin, which had stood for countless ages, where none dared tread, and whose existence even the gods had tacitly permitted, collapsed overnight and turned to dust...
"Have you heard? That day, the earth shook throughout the entire southwestern frontier, and all the baleful energy vanished in an instant!"
"How could I not have! I rushed to the southern border overnight and saw it myself! Slaughter City, where black fog once blotted out the sky and deathly silence stretched for a hundred miles-that source of evil rooted in the Douluo Continent, breeding wickedness for ten thousand years-has finally been eradicated and turned into a newborn green wilderness!"
"What wonderful news! No more vicious criminals from the southern frontier will wreak havoc on the world!"
Everyone nearby voiced their agreement, their faces alight with joy. They all felt this was a great deed that benefited the continent.
Just as the entire room buzzed with discussion, a cold scoff suddenly rang out.
"Hmph. How shallow."
In a corner sat a young noble dressed in sumptuous brocade, a jade pendant at his waist. His fingertips idly rubbed an exquisite jade cup, and his features bore the arrogance and depth peculiar to the scions of great families.
A Soul Master seated nearby looked puzzled and cupped his hands. "Young master, everyone says the god who destroyed Slaughter City performed a tremendous good deed. Why would you say that?"
The elegantly dressed young man raised his eyes and swept a mild glance over everyone, his tone carrying the indifference of someone looking down upon common fools. "Don't you know? You could only enter Slaughter City. Without passing its trial, you