Xue Ye, having ruled the Heaven Dou Empire for many years and possessing a deep foundation, immediately summoned Marshal Ge Long and three members of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy's teaching committee. These four were considered rare experts in the Heaven Dou Empire.
At the same time, an order was issued to pass the throne to Xue Ke, and Marshal Ge Long and Prince Xue Xing were appointed to assist her. Three members of the Education Committee and most of the teachers and students of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy entered the palace to assist Princess Xue Ke.
Thus, the Heaven Dou Empire's regime was barely stabilized. At the same time, it tried to win over the Clear Sky Sect and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and appointed Tang San as the King Lan Hao, while also assisting Princess Xue Ke.
Perhaps out of fear that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would interfere too much in the affairs of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, they did not bestow a title upon Ning Fengzhi. Instead, they appointed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Clear Sky Sect as national guardian sects, to advance and retreat together with the royal family.
Meanwhile, Xue Ye sent a letter to Dugu Bo, a guest minister of the Heaven Dou Empire, hoping that he could come to Heaven Dou City to assist in managing the overall situation. Unfortunately, the letter seemed to sink without a trace, Dugu Bo did not respond at all.
With these measures in place, the Heaven Dou Empire was temporarily stabilized, but Xue Ye himself was exhausted and passed away suddenly.
With the support of all sides, Princess Xue Ke officially inherited the throne, becoming the first female emperor in the history of the Heaven Dou Empire.
However, at this time, the Heaven Dou Empire was indeed beset by internal and external troubles. The stances of the various kingdoms and duchies within the empire were unclear. Among them were many small duchies such as the Balak Kingdom, Haagen-Dazs Kingdom, Silves Kingdom, and Gulei Kingdom. On the surface, they seemed to support Princess Xue Ke's ascension to the throne, but in reality, they made no move.
These kingdoms and duchies together occupy four provinces of the Heaven Dou Empire, and are also close to the provinces of the Spirit Hall and the Star Luo Empire. Although these four provinces are not as large or densely populated as the Heaven Dou region, they have invisibly lost about 30 percent of the territory.
Faced with this situation, the entire empire could not possibly send troops to attack, since the Spirit Hall was the real number one enemy.
After this coup, Tang San and his group were even more eager for strength, so the group of seven prepared to head to Vast Sea City to set sail. Improving their strength on Sea God Island had become an obsession for Tang San.
Yang Podi ignored these trivial matters; he had already made considerable preparations and was about to enter the Slaughter City.
Yang Podi was still somewhat wary of the King of Slaughter. In terms of pure strength, Yang Podi estimated that he was already superior to Tang Chen, but Tang Chen had after all undergone the Asura Eight Trials and could use some of the Asura Divine Power. In a sense, Tang Chen was already Demigod.
Especially since Tang Chen also possesses the Asura Demonic Sword Asura Demonic Sword, a true divine Super Divine Artifact whose power boost would likely reach unimaginable levels.
When Tang San had only reached the Titled Douluo, he was able to Bibi Dong with the divine weapon, the Trident of the Sea God Trident, while the Asura Demonic Sword was even more powerful than the Sea God Trident.
In the original novel, Tang San only managed to win against Tang Chen was severely poisoned, and he did so with the help of the Sea God Trident and the Sea God's Light. This was one of the most difficult battles Tang San had ever faced.
When Yang Podi entered the Slaughter City, the entire Slaughter City erupted in chaos. After all, Yang Podi had only been Slaughter City for less than ten years, and many people still remembered the scene of his Slaughter Yang Podi, a nightmare for countless people.
After Yang Podi entered the Slaughter City, even the Slaughter Knight trembled a little. After all, he was God of Slaughter, Soul Master who could unleash Soul Skill in the Slaughter City, and a being who had been built up by all kinds of bloodshed and Slaughter.
Inside the inner city of Slaughter City, a young woman in black veils greeted Yang Podi: "Respected God of God of Slaughter, welcome back to Slaughter City. May I ask what Slaughter City you back this time?"
Yang Podi's face was cold and expressionless. "Take me to see the King of Slaughter. I have something to discuss with him."
The girl in black veil seemed to be trembling slightly, her expression hesitant. "Lord God of Slaughter, this is probably quite troublesome. We usually only go to see the King of Slaughter when summoned. Normally, no one dares to disturb the King of Slaughter."
Yang Podi glanced at the girl in black veil. "You're afraid of the King of Slaughter but not of me?"
After speaking, Yang Podi unleashed a terrifying killing intent, turning the entire surrounding space blood red. Both the girl in the black veil and the Terror Knight in the shadows trembled, and the Terror Knight even fainted.
The girl in black veil coughed up a mouthful of blood, then tremblingly said, " God of Slaughter, please have mercy! I will take you to the King of Slaughter's residence immediately."
Yang Podi nodded slightly, then immediately withdrew his killing intent. In this Slaughter City, strength is always the most important thing, or rather, everything is based on Slaughter; there is no mercy whatsoever.
Led by the Black Shark Girl, Yang Podi arrived at a special doorway. This doorway was made of a single thick stone, unlike an ordinary door, but rather resembled a mechanism door.
The Black Shark Girl addressed the person inside the door. "Great King of Slaughter, the God of Slaughter wishes to see you."
A furious roar erupted from inside the room, "Didn't I say that no one is allowed to disturb me, not even the God of Slaughter?"
The girl in black veil said with fear, "Lord King of Slaughter, if you do not grant an audience with the God of Slaughter, many people in the Slaughter City will likely die."
The room door suddenly opened, and a beam of red light shot out, instantly decapitating the girl in the black veil. At the same time, the voice of the King of Slaughter rang out. "Are you afraid of the God of Slaughter but not of me? I am the true ruler of the Slaughter City."
Yang Podi glanced coldly at the corpse of the girl in black veils, and simply said, " King of Slaughter, I have something I wish to discuss with you. You wouldn't be so formal, would you?"
The King of Slaughter's tone turned extremely cold. " God of Slaughter, you are the greatest God of Slaughter in my Slaughter City, of course I won't stand on ceremony, come in?"
Without the slightest hesitation, Yang Podi stepped through the gate. However, as soon as he entered the room, the massive stone door shut the entrance completely, turning the room into a cage-like, sealed-off space.
Yang Podi carefully observed the room. The room was completely enclosed, and the light was extremely dim, even darker than in the Slaughter City. Even the firelight around it carried a sinister air.
Especially on the roof, there were some strange marks that didn't seem to have been made by ordinary people.
Yang Podi pondered to himself, even Soul Beast or divine beasts could not escape the limitations of being animals.
Bats have two other distinctive characteristics. One is their exceptionally long sleep duration. A normal bat needs to hibernate for over twenty hours a day, while its active period is only two to four hours, or even less. Furthermore, Batman is known for sleeping upside down, and the markings on the beam suggest this bat's lifestyle.
In addition, bats are afraid of fire and light, so they usually only come out at night or in the early morning.
Judging from the various signs in this room, it is probably the private living space of this dead bat, and the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King probably needs a long period of hibernation.
Before Yang Podi could think too much, the King of Slaughter opposite him took a sip of Bloody Mary and coldly said, " God of Slaughter, you've been away from Slaughter City for so long, what brings you here today? What Slaughter City this time?"
Yang Podi smiled and said, "I've recently searched for quite a few Soul Ring in the Star Dou Great Forest, but I'm still missing a 100,000-year spirit-type Soul Ring. I'd like to see if there are any powerful 100,000-year spirit-type Soul Beast in the Slaughter City. If there are, it would be a way to rid you of a menace."
The King of Slaughter's already pale face seemed to turn even paler upon hearing this, and a hint of ruthlessness even appeared in the corner of his eye. " God of Slaughter, there are no Soul Beast in my Slaughter City."
Yang Podi shook his head. " The Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent and the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King I encountered on the Hell Road were both extremely powerful. I'd like to ask, why didn't I get any Soul Ring after I killed them?"
The King of Slaughter couldn't help but laugh, " God of Slaughter, have you forgotten that this is the territory of the great Asura God, so there are no Soul Beast here?"
As soon as the King of Slaughter finished speaking, Yang Podi casually tossed a live Soft Bone Rabbit from his person. He had caught it before entering the Slaughter City. Although the Soft Bone Rabbit was trembling, it was still able to survive.
Immediately afterward, Yang Podi casually struck and killed the Soft Bone Rabbit. A white Ten-Year Soul Ring instantly appeared on the Soft Bone Rabbit's body.
Yang Podi's expression narrowed slightly. " King of Slaughter, does the Asura God truly exist in this world?"
Upon hearing this, the King of Slaughter's expression changed drastically. "Of course there is the Asura God; your Divine Slaughter's Domain was also bestowed upon you by the Asura God."
Seeing the change in the King of Slaughter's expression, Yang Podi understood quite a bit. It was likely that this Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King had also met the Asura God, and might even have been personally arranged by the Asura God.
Then there's another very serious problem: Tang Chen was ambushed by the Rakshasa God Eighth Trial of the Asura. Is this Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King a subordinate of the Asura God or the Rakshasa God? This is something we need to pay close attention to, otherwise we could easily be ambushed.
Yang Podi thought for a moment and then continued, " King of Slaughter, are you sure that in the past hundred years, only I, Tang Hao, and Bibi Dong have obtained the Divine Slaughter's Domain?"
The King of Slaughter's expression changed slightly. "Why are you asking this? It's true that only the three of you have obtained the Divine Slaughter's Domain."
Yang Podi shook his head slightly. "I remember that Tang Chen, the former sect leader of the Clear Sky Sect, also obtained the Divine Slaughter's Domain, and that was probably fifty years ago. It's one thing if others don't have news about it, but the Divine Slaughter's Domain requires your personal supervision, King of Slaughter. It's impossible that even you don't know about it."
The King of Slaughter's expression grew even colder. "Where did you get this rumor? I've never heard of Tang Chen, let alone that he obtained the Divine Slaughter's Domain."
At this moment, the King of Slaughter was clearly more nervous, and even his speech became somewhat incoherent, completely unlike a peerless master.
Yang Podi couldn't help but shake his head: Soul Beast are Soul Beast after all. In terms of intelligence, they are far inferior to humans, especially in terms of experience in dealing with people. They only need a little provocation to reveal their true colors.
"I need to see Tang Chen. Could you, King of Slaughter, arrange that?"
Yang Podi stared at the King of Slaughter before him, secretly preparing to take action at any moment.