After confirming that the person in front of them was indeed Qi Ling, none of the people from the Divine Court had any intention of becoming his enemy, because no matter how far-fetched their ideas were, they did not believe that they could be a match for such a Slaughter God.
Similarly, in their extreme terror, these people didn't even try to escape, because they knew that, let alone escape, with Qi Ling's strength, he probably wouldn't even need to lift a finger to kill them. He only needed to release his aura, and they would collapse under its strain.
Under such immense pressure to survive, the five Soul Master of the Divine Court made the right choice—all five knelt down before Qi Ling, kowtowing and begging for mercy!
"Alright, alright, get lost. Don't let me see you again," Qi Ling said helplessly. Killing them like this just didn't feel quite right. "If I catch them again next time, it won't be so easy."
After the five people had fled quickly, Meng Yiran couldn't believe that Qi Ling had actually appeared. She couldn't help but ask, " Qi Ling? Is it really you? How did you end up here?"
"We came to rescue you, what else could we be doing?" Qi Ling said helplessly. "How could you be so careless, running around outside all by yourself? Where are the Dragon Duke and Snake Granny?"
"I... I want to obtain my Soul Ring on my own, I don't want to rely on my grandparents' help anymore!" Meng Yiran couldn't help but say, "Although I'm not as good as you, I've worked very hard! I'm already on my way to breaking through to the Soul Emperor level!"
"Hmm, Soul Emperor." Qi Ling smiled helplessly. Only now did he realize that, indeed, Soul Emperor could be considered a master in this world.
"Well done, looks like you've worked hard these past few years," Qi Ling said with a smile. "You've come at the perfect time, why don't I help you pick out a Soul Ring? You trust my judgment, right?"
"No, no need, right? I want to acquire the Soul Ring myself!" Meng Yiran said.
"Is that so? Then how about this, I'll help you choose a suitable Soul Ring, and then you can deal with this Soul Beast yourself. What do you think?" Qi Ling said. "After all, Soul Ring are extremely important to Soul Master and cannot be taken lightly."
Meng Yiran naturally agreed. Qi Ling's knowledge of Soul Beast was well-known, and the Soul Beast he selected would never be wrong.
Qi Ling quickly helped Meng Yiran find a snake-type Soul Beast, about 30,000 years old, which was perfect for Meng Yiran, the venom of this snake was very special; although not strong, it took effect very quickly and had a very strong paralyzing effect.
This was exactly the kind of snake Meng Yiran needed, so Meng Yiran rushed forward alone and began to fight it.
However, a 30,000-year-old Soul Beast was still a bit of a challenge for Meng Yiran. After all, her Martial Soul, the Serpent Cane, was not a Martial Soul suitable for solo combat, but rather more like a mage who needed the protection of teammates.
As expected, Meng Yiran encountered danger. After a fierce attack, the snake was not only not killed, but its ferocity was aroused, and it rushed towards Meng Yiran, its target being her neck.
In a panic, Meng Yiran used her Serpent Cane to block the snake's attack, but it took the opportunity to coil around her and bind her body tightly. The snake opened its mouth to bite Meng Yiran, but Meng Yiran used her Serpent Cane to support its mouth and prevent it from succeeding.
As the two remained locked in a stalemate, Qi Ling smiled and approached Meng Yiran, asking, "So, do you need any help?"
This snake must be totally confused. We're fighting for our lives right now, can't you at least show some respect?
Meng Yiran assessed the difference in strength between the two sides and realized that without Qi Ling's help, she would have no chance of breaking free and would likely end up falling into the snake's mouth.
"I, I..." Meng Yiran said somewhat awkwardly, "I... I just need a little bit of help! Just a little bit!"
"Okay, just a little bit, just a little bit!" Qi Ling said, smiling as she stretched out her hand and gently flicked the snake's head.
Then, the 30,000-year-old Soul Beast, which had been lively just moments before, went limp and released Meng Yiran. Meng Yiran escaped the snakes' encirclement, said with lingering fear, "That scared me to death! That guy was too fierce!"
"Alright, hurry up and finish it off so you can absorb your own Soul Ring," Qi Ling said helplessly. "Don't be so reckless next time. At least find some reliable teammates; it's better than fighting alone."
So Meng Yiran dealt with the 30,000-year-old Soul Beast and began absorbing its Soul Ring. It took her about an hour to completely absorb the Soul Ring.
Just as Qi Ling was about to leave, he suddenly felt a peculiar power surge within his consciousness without any warning.
The fact that the power within one's own body becomes active on its own, regardless of the reason, is abnormal. This undoubtedly indicates that something beyond Qi Ling's control has occurred!
Qi Ling immediately began to carefully sense the power and finally discovered that it came from the domain she controlled: the Divine Slaughter's Domain!
As the Divine Slaughter's Domain became active, various bloodthirsty, murderous, and terrifying auras began to spread from it. This situation was unprecedented, regardless of whether Qi Ling used the Divine Slaughter's Domain or not.
With Qi Ling's Spiritual Power, she could naturally suppress it, but while doing so, Qi Ling also had a guess about this situation.
"Looks like Tang Chen has caught up with us. There's really nothing we can do," Qi Ling thought helplessly.
The only person capable of activating the Divine Slaughter's Domain and using it for tracking is naturally the King of Slaughter of the Slaughter City, Tang San's great-grandfather, Tang Chen.
Presumably, this guy started looking for the people who destroyed the Slaughter City, so he began using this Divine Slaughter's Domain to find Qi Ling and the others. He just happened to find Qi Ling now.
Seeing Qi Ling's serious expression, Meng Yiran couldn't help but ask, " Qi Ling? What's wrong? What happened? Why do you look so serious?"
"It's nothing, just an old friend came looking for me," Qi Ling said. " Meng Yiran, it's going to be very dangerous here. Go find Xiao San and the others as soon as possible, meet up with them, and then leave!"
As Qi Ling spoke, she pointed in a direction to Meng Yiran, telling her to go and meet up with Tang San and the others first, while she herself immediately set off to search for Tang Chen's whereabouts.
Tang Chen is currently under control, so he can't distinguish friend from foe. His actions are solely for the purpose of killing everyone and making his Slaughter City pay the price.
However, precisely because Tang Chen is in this situation, Qi Ling has to take the initiative to stop him from seeing Tang Chen Tang San. Tang San is currently absorbing his own Soul Ring and not only is he unable to recognize Tang Chen, but if he is disturbed, something bad might happen.
The perception between the Divine Slaughter's Domain is a two-way perception. That is to say, Tang Chen can sense Qi Ling's location, and Qi Ling can also use the Divine Slaughter's Domain to sense Tang Chen's approximate location.