Over thirty fallen Spirit Masters opened their spirit rings one after another and charged toward Tang San. But in the next moment, a surge of killing intent suddenly swept toward them.
The thirty-plus fallen Spirit Masters all scrambled backward, fear written across their faces. Tang Hao glanced at Tang San beside him and said, "Xiao San, kill them."
Tang San hesitated briefly, then once again deployed the Blue Silver Prison's mutated skill, Blue Silver Spike Formation.
This time he held nothing back.
Straight, razor-sharp blue-gold Blue Silver Grass exploded from the ground, systematically killing off those fallen Spirit Masters who were too terrified to move.
With a deafening boom, the Blue Silver Spike Formation pierced straight through the entire tavern. The establishment, barely four years into its reconstruction, collapsed once again.
After forcing down a mouthful of Bloody Mary from the table, Tang San walked to the counter and asked the cowering waiter, "Where's the entrance to Slaughter City?"
The waiter didn't speak but fearfully pointed toward a spot on the floor nearby. Tang San immediately understood. He summoned the Clear Sky Hammer and slammed it down hard onto the counter floor.
A blood-red passage appeared before him.
"So this is the true entrance to Slaughter City."
Before jumping down, he looked back toward where Tang Hao had been sitting, only to find an empty wine cup on the table. Tang Hao had vanished without a trace.
"Father, whether it's for you or to see Xiao Wu again, I will definitely obtain the God of Slaughter Domain."
After Tang San leaped into Slaughter City and the blood-colored passage closed, Tang Hao suddenly reappeared, his eyes filled with endless worry.
"This is bad. Slaughter City has completely changed now. Xiao San's life hangs in the balance on this journey."
Tang Hao's earlier disappearance had been to check inside Slaughter City. To his surprise, while Slaughter City appeared no different from before on the surface, the aura of slaughter had grown far more intense.
It was especially hostile toward outside challengers.
The very moment Tang San entered Slaughter City, that girl from the Golden Generation of Spirit Hall was already cornered, hunted relentlessly by fallen ones willing to pay any price.
This meant the danger Xiao San would face after entering would multiply several times over. As for why things had changed like this, he wasn't sure.
However, thinking it through, Xiao San wouldn't be in mortal danger inside Slaughter City. After all, he himself was a living God of Slaughter. Even the King of Slaughter wouldn't dare let Xiao San be killed.
Not long after, when Tang San came to, he found himself in the wasteland outside Slaughter City.
Following the guidance of killing intent, he made his way toward the city.
Just like in the original timeline, having awakened the Blue Silver Emperor and reached level 52 in spirit power, he successfully defeated the Terror Knight Scott, obtained badge number 9528, and smoothly entered Slaughter City.
When the gates of Slaughter City slowly opened, dozens upon dozens of fallen Spirit Masters rushed out from inside. Their emotions shifted from terror to relief.
"Finally got out! I'd rather die than stay in that killing-filled hellhole any longer."
"Ever since that White Demon showed up, there hasn't been a single peaceful day in Slaughter City. Even in the outer city, I faced insanely high risks of being killed."
"In the past year, another Hell's Envoy came in trying to pull the same thing as the White Demon. While I was trying to kill them, I almost got taken out by others. The King of Slaughter didn't even give rewards, so why the hell were those people risking their lives?"
...
The moment they ran out of the city, they came face to face with Tang San.
"Perfect! Another outside challenger showed up. Doesn't matter, we have to take him out first."
"Kill him!"
Just as Tang San prepared to strike, countless bats suddenly appeared, devouring all the fallen ones attempting to flee Slaughter City.
The bats then transformed into the image of a beautiful woman who bowed respectfully to Tang San, though her eyes betrayed pure hostility.
"Outsider, welcome to Slaughter City. I am your guide for the next 24 hours. You may also call me Hell's Envoy. During these 24 hours, you will not be attacked by any fallen ones."
"What are this White Demon and the hunted Hell's Envoy that the Spirit Masters of Slaughter City mentioned?"
Tang San didn't immediately ask about the rules of Slaughter City. Instead, he was curious about what those killed fallen ones had said earlier.
Hell's Envoy gave him a look and said irritably, "Slaughter City is a training ground left behind by a powerful expert after reaching level 100..."
She first explained the rules of Slaughter City to this outsider with special status, then addressed Tang San's question.
"As for your question, I'll give you a brief answer.
About three or four years ago, the White Demon, wielding a blood-red spear crackling with lightning, single-handedly slaughtered most of Slaughter City's residents, around five or six thousand people, regardless of gender, killing them all completely."
"That time, the fallen Spirit Masters throughout Slaughter City were on edge, utterly panicked."
"Since his departure, the remaining fallen Spirit Masters have intensely hated outsiders, especially Hell's Envoys like myself and challengers like you.
They'll do everything in their power to hunt you down until you're dead."
Hearing this, Tang San's pupils contracted sharply. A blood-red spear wreathed in lightning arcs... wasn't that Ignaz, the one who bullied Xiao Wu and played their Shrek Academy like fools?
And he came to Slaughter City four years ago? How was that possible? If true, that meant he hadn't used his full strength at all during the Spirit Master Tournament.
Not only did he deceive everyone, but he made Shrek Academy look like clowns for all to see.
Even the Sacred Soul Grass accidentally dropping and Xiao Wu's exposure as a hundred-thousand-year spirit beast might have been his setup.
He'd also killed so many fallen Spirit Masters in Slaughter City. From this, could it be that Slaughter City's fallen Spirit Masters weren't particularly powerful after all?
"Take me to Hell's Slaughter Arena in the inner city."
At his words, under Hell's Envoy's protection, Tang San headed toward Hell's Slaughter Arena. Along the way, fallen Spirit Masters constantly emerged on the surrounding roads, all glaring at Tang San with extremely angry gazes.
However, when he was halfway there, Hu Liena appeared running toward him, covered in blood, her face haggard, having lost all her former seductive air, looking utterly panicked.
"Save me, save me, sav—"
Behind her followed a dense, endless swarm of fallen Spirit Masters, with several vicious Spirit Douluo leading the charge.
Hu Liena knelt before the masked Tang San, grabbing his ankles with both hands, pleading desperately, "For the sake of being fellow challengers, please save me. I haven't slept in a month.
Please help me for six hours. After six hours, you and I can cooperate and break through Hell's Road together."
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