Chapter 26 The Killing City Exposed: Tang Chen is Actually the King of Slaughter!
[Power Ranking, 5th Place: Slaughter City]
[Representative of the Ruler: Tang Chen, the King of Slaughter]
[The strongest combat force: Tang Chen, the King of Slaughter]
[Evaluation: An underground city whose core principle is "to kill, or to be killed." In the eyes of the righteous path, it is a purgatory imprisoning fallen soul masters, a lawless land and forbidden death zone despised by the world. In the eyes of the evil path, it is a haven of sin and a paradise of desire for fallen soul masters, where anyone with strength can do whatever they want. But in reality, it is the place of inheritance of the god-king level deity "Asura God," a top-secret field for tempering killing intent and selecting the chosen ones.]
This place has been sealed off by the Asura God with a demon-suppressing "Slaughter Domain." Once entered, it is impossible to leave easily. All entrants are unable to use their Soul Rings or Soul Skills, and can only rely on the power of their Martial Soul or a few specific Soul Bone Skills to fight. Only those recognized by the City of Slaughter or who become its guardians can move freely without this restriction. Newcomers must begin their journey in the "Slaughter Arena," accumulating one hundred kills to gain the qualification to enter the "Hell Road." Passing through it will grant them the "Slaughter God Domain" bestowed by the Asura God, with a chance to be chosen by the Asura God to become its inheritor!
This place possesses a powerful protective force: thousands of fallen soul master followers loyal to the ruler, an elite black-armored knight legion of hundreds, three Soul Douluo guardian knights, and three guardian beasts: the super soul beast "Crimson Nine-Headed Bat King", the primordial beast "Ten-Headed Flaming Serpent", and the top-tier soul beast "Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King"!
Most importantly, here lies the "Asura Demon Sword," an unparalleled divine weapon left behind by the Asura God. This sword possesses the power to destroy the heavens and the earth; it can move mountains, sever rivers, overturn seas, subdue demons, suppress monsters, command gods, pluck stars, destroy cities, and cleave the heavens. The power of a single sword is enough to intimidate all forces in the mortal realm!
[Advanced Reward: Quasi-Divine Artifact - Blood Demon's Wrath! All the representatives' spirit rings will have their age increased by 15,000 years, all their spirit bones by 5,000 years, and they will receive one perfectly self-adapting 50,000-year spirit bone (if representatives are duplicates, they will be replaced with three perfectly self-adapting 50,000-year spirit bones)!]
silence.
A deathly silence.
The moment the Heavenly Ranking was updated, the entire plane seemed to be paused.
But in the instant of a flick of the finger, the deathly silence was shattered by a thunderous uproar!
"The City of Slaughter! That forbidden wasteland filled with sin is actually the site of divine inheritance! And there are even divine artifacts left behind by the gods!"
"My God, am I seeing things?! The ruler of the Slaughter City, the King of Slaughter, is actually Tang Chen, the former sect leader of the Clear Sky Sect! Tang Chen is not dead!"
"This reward is a hundred times more generous than before, and it even includes a quasi-divine artifact! Tang Chen is already extremely powerful; if he obtains these rewards, won't he become invincible?!"
"But how can the City of Slaughter, with such unparalleled resources, only be ranked fifth? Doesn't that mean the four forces above it all have god-level resources?!"
At this very moment, the entire Douluo Continent—no!
The entire Douluo Continent was plunged into an unprecedented uproar and shock!
The factions with the deepest ties and grudges against the Haotian Sect were in complete uproar!
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Wuhun City, Papal Palace.
"Bang--"
Bibi Dong slammed her jade hand on the throne and stood up abruptly, her face filled with disbelief and rage:
"Tang Chen isn't dead! The King of Slaughter is actually him? But I clearly saw them before, and they looked completely different!"
"No matter what, he is still alive and has received such a reward. Once he is born, it will be a devastating blow to our Spirit Hall!"
Suddenly, Bibi Dong realized something, quickly calmed down, and smiled knowingly:
"Heh, could it be that he's become the high priest of the God of Asura? Then there's no need to worry about him anymore; he'll just rot in the City of Slaughter forever!"
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Offering Hall.
"Tang Chen! I knew you wouldn't die so easily!"
Upon the unveiling of the Sky Curtain, Qian Daoliu exclaimed with rare excitement.
This was the first time the six chief priests had ever seen the chief priest so excited.
They were certainly shocked, but unlike Qian Daoliu's joy, they were filled with worry and panic:
"Brother, Tang Chen is still alive and has received such a reward. This isn't good for us. What if..."
Qian Daoliu's emotions calmed down slightly. Knowing what they wanted to say, he calmly interrupted them:
"Since he has been alive all this time, why did he sit idly by and watch the Haotian Sect decline? Was it because he didn't want to, or was he forced into it?"
The six high-ranking officials were all stunned, quickly thinking it over, and soon understood, saying in unison:
"We understand! Tang Chen must have failed to become a god and was forced to become the Grand Priest of the Asura God, the King of Slaughter!"
"The High Priest of the Gods cannot easily interfere in external affairs. Even if he knows about the situation of the Haotian Sect, there is nothing he can do!"
Qian Daoliu nodded, his eyes filled with mixed emotions:
"That's right. He, like me and Poseidon from Poseidon Island, cannot leave the Land of Inheritance unless absolutely necessary."
The six chief priests breathed a sigh of relief:
"Then we can rest assured. As long as we don't wipe out the Haotian Sect, he will never break his vows and emerge into the world."
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Poseidon Island, Poseidon Temple.
"Tang...Tang Chen, you're not dead!"
"Have you also become a high-ranking deity?!"
Poseidon's body trembled violently, and she covered her mouth, gasping in shock.
Both the Seven Holy Pillar Guardians Douluo and Xiaobai were stunned, seeing the Grand Elder so excited for the first time.
However, they were not too surprised, since they all knew that the Grand Elder had a deep connection with Tang Chen.
However, at this moment, the entire Poseidon Island trembled violently, and towering waves rose thousands of feet high on the sea surface.
"Boom—!"
A large number of Seagod Island's guardian Soul Masters rushed over, tumbling and staggering, and said urgently:
"Great Lord, something terrible has happened! The Deep Sea Demon Whale King... the Deep Sea Demon Whale King is attacking!"
"All the defenses protecting the sea spirit beasts are utterly vulnerable in the face of him, who has been around for millions of years!"
Everyone was suddenly startled.
As expected, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King made a move after his breakthrough!
"The Seven Sacred Pillars, join me in defending the island of Poseidon!"
Poseidon composed himself, not daring to be careless at this moment, and with a low shout, he darted toward the sea.
The seven guardian Douluos of the Sacred Pillars followed closely behind, and Xiao Bai hurriedly caught up in a panic.
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King broke through the defenses of the guardian sea spirit beasts, and her people must have suffered heavy losses!
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Haotian Sect.
"My...my uncle is still alive!"
The four elders who remained in the sect were extremely excited.
"Heaven has not forsaken our Haotian Sect! Our Haotian Sect is saved!"
The Third Elder knelt on the ground in excitement and burst into tears, covering his face.
The Second Elder and the Fourth Elder, their eyes also filled with tears, said one after another:
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's hurry to the City of Slaughter and bring Uncle back to take charge!"
The Fifth Elder, however, was puzzled and even somewhat indignant, saying:
"Since my uncle is still alive, why has he disregarded the life and death of our Haotian Sect all these years? Doesn't he know that?!"
The Third Elder and the Fourth Elder were stunned, unable to understand why.
The second elder, the most senior member of the family, stepped forward, patted him on the shoulder, and said in a deep voice:
"Perhaps my uncle had no choice in the matter. Let's not act rashly. The City of Slaughter is fraught with danger. Let's wait for Tang Xiao and my seventh brother to return before making any plans!"
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Sunset Forest.
The four forces are forming an alliance to search for the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire.
The Heavenly Dou Royal Family, the Haotian Sect, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Upon seeing the announcement of the content on the screen, everyone went wild!
"Grandfather! I knew you weren't dead! You weren't dead! You weren't dead!!!"
The most emotional of all was Tang Xiao, who, disregarding the gazes of those around him, burst into tears.
(End of chapter)