One Year Later.
That evening, Lin Mu had just finished a day of cultivation. He carefully calculated the days and realized that there were less than two days left until his appointment with Little San.
To get Tang Chen to hand over the Great Sumeru Hammer, he had to arrive in the Slaughter City ahead of time.
He had spent most of the past year in the Star Dou Great Forest, mainly helping Gu Yuena recover her original essence.
During this time, he had also visited the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well several times; at his speed, the round trip wouldn't take much time.
After more than a year of cultivation, his soul power had broken through to level ninety-eight. Although he had attempted to condense a fourth soul core, he ultimately failed.
Now, with three soul cores, he was already invincible in the mortal realm. If he condensed another soul core, he should be able to reach the level of a god.
If he could successfully condense all five soul cores, it was unimaginable how powerful he would be.
However, condensing a fourth soul core was already so difficult; to condense five soul cores, he would probably need to collect all the soul bones and have his soul power approach Level 100 before attempting to condense them again.
He had already absorbed the skull soul bone of the 100,000-year-old Evil Eye Tyrant; now he only lacked a suitable torso soul bone.
Just as Lin Mu was preparing to head to the Slaughter City, Di Tian appeared and blocked his path.
"Are you leaving?"
"Yes, I have some business to attend to. I'll be back after I've dealt with it."
Hearing this, Di Tian breathed a sigh of relief. Lin Mu had helped his Lord recover from her injuries; if he hadn't arrived, his Lord would have needed countless years to fully recover.
Then, a hint of gratitude appeared in Di Tian's eyes as he solemnly said, "Lin Mu, thank you so much for helping my Lord heal during this time. If you have any needs, just tell me, and I promise to try my best to meet them."
"We'll talk about that later. I have other matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."
"Aren't you going to say goodbye to the Lord before you leave?"
"There's no need. I'll probably be back in a few days."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Mu abruptly donned his armor, transforming into a streak of light that streaked across the sky.
Watching the golden streak of light gradually lengthen in the sky, Di Tian's eyes were filled with complex emotions. If he were strong enough, why would he need to beg a human?
If Lin Mu wanted to abduct his Lord, he could only watch helplessly.
In the past two years, he and Lin Mu had sparred hundreds of times. Lin Mu's strength had increased at a visible rate, while his own had remained stagnant.
This was the difference between humans and soul beasts; the gap in cultivation talent was too vast.
But things had come to this, and he could only pray that Lin Mu would treat his Lord well. As long as his Lord could fully recover, the soul beast race still had hope.
The Slaughter City.
"Tang San, give me two more months, and I'll definitely get a hundred wins in the Slaughter Arena. Then we'll go through Hell Road together."
"Hu Liena, give up on that idea. Not only do I not have time to wait for you, but with your strength, you'll only be a burden."
Faced with Hu Liena's invitation to team up, Tang San remained indifferent and refused without hesitation.
Since Tang San entered Slaughter City earlier than Hu Liena, Hu Liena was still a dozen wins short of her hundred.
Seeing Tang San's attitude, Hu Liena was furious. Did this guy have some kind of problem with his brain? He actually rejected her invitation to team up!
She had countless suitors in the Spirit Hall; at her command, these guys would be willing to go through fire and water. But her charm had no effect on Tang San.
Without Tang San's help, it would be too difficult for her to pass Hell Road on her own.
However, Tang San wasn't buying it. Having entered the Slaughter City, he had to take responsibility for his choices.
"Good luck!"
With that, Tang San immediately turned and left, heading towards the Hell Slaughter Arena.
As Tang San opened the Hell Road, Lin Mu also arrived in the town. The tavern he had destroyed had been restored to its original state.
Without a word, Lin Mu released his oppressive aura. Under this mountain-like pressure, everyone inside collapsed to the ground, coughing up blood.
BOOM!!
Under this immense force, the repaired bar collapsed, revealing an entrance to the Slaughter City.
Immediately, Lin Mu leaped into the hole. The people in the tavern had already been killed by the oppressive aura, bleeding from all seven orifices.
His reason for arriving early wasn't just to pick up his disciple, but also to eliminate the Slaughter King and completely control the Slaughter City.
Although the Slaughter King's body belonged to Tang Chen, his consciousness was dominated by the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King. To restore Tang Chen's consciousness, the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King had to be eliminated first.
Only by doing this could he obtain the ultimate skill, the Great Sumeru Hammer, from Tang Chen.
Soon after, Lin Mu passed through the passage and found himself facing a closed door, simultaneously sensing that his soul skills were restricted.
However, the soul skills of his soul bone were not restricted, and his self-created soul skills could still be used normally.
Most of Thunder Atlas Armor's skills belonged to the category of self-created soul skills and were not restricted, meaning Lin Mu could easily sweep through the entire Slaughter City.
Seeing the closed door, Lin Mu immediately raised the Thunder Sword of Heaven and Earth and swung it fiercely.
Under the cutting of the thunderous blade, a gap was cleaved in the door, producing a huge sound that quickly attracted a group of guards.
The leader was a knight, and just as he was about to speak, he was met with a dense barrage of lightning, instantly charring him to a crisp, his body convulsing uncontrollably.
Next, Lin Mu annihilated all these people and then fought his way into the Slaughter City.
Since the goal was to transform the Slaughter City into a prison, a purge was necessary to address the overcrowding and accommodate more villains later.
An hour later, Lin Mu finally arrived at the Hell Slaughter Arena, where only a blood-red figure remained.
"Boy, you trespassed into my Slaughter City and slaughtered so many of my people! If you don't want to die, submit to me!"
The Slaughter King, shrouded in a massive scarlet cloak, was pale, his blood-red eyes fixed on Lin Mu.
"Kill me? Just you?"
Lin Mu scoffed, immediately upgrading his Thunder Sword of Heaven and Earth to the Lightning Thunder Sword and unleashing a five-elemental slash at the Slaughter King.
Caught off guard, the Slaughter King suffered considerable damage; he hadn't expected this guy to be so ruthless.
Then, enormous bat wings unfurled from his back, and he charged towards Lin Mu.
The next second, Lin Mu unleashed a terrifying electric current to withstand the Slaughter King's attack, coldly saying, "What's the rush? I guarantee I'll electrocute you."
"Ah—!!"
Under the lash of the current, the Slaughter King let out a series of roars, sounds unlike anything human.
Lightning is inherently effective against evil, and after a prolonged shock, it directly electrocuted the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King to death.