With the death of the parasitic Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King, the evil aura on the Slaughter King completely disappeared, and his strength began to increase exponentially.
However, due to being parasitized for a long time and suffering continuous electric shocks, Tang Chen's body was riddled with holes, and he had at most a year to live.
"Who are you?"
Tang Chen, barely able to support his weakened body, looked at Lin Mu with a blank expression.
For some reason, he always felt powerless, and his limbs would twitch from time to time. Could it be that being parasitized by the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King for too long had damaged his body to this extent?
"Who I am is not important. My disciple is your great-grandson."
Lin Mu did not introduce himself. To get Tang Chen to hand over the Great Sumeru Hammer, he would definitely have to rely on blood relations. Once Tang Chen witnessed Tang San's talent, he would naturally be willing to pass on the Great Sumeru Hammer.
"Great-grandson?"
Tang Chen murmured, and his eyes immediately lit up. He never expected to be saved by his great-grandson's teacher. It was truly a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.
Thinking of the years he had lost himself and missed so much, Tang Chen sighed inwardly.
After a moment, he suppressed his thoughts and asked, "Thank you for awakening me this time. By the way, why did you come here? Was it to obtain the Deathgod Domain?"
"I came here to deal with the Fallen Ones of the Slaughter City."
"What?"
Upon learning Lin Mu's purpose, Tang Chen was filled with disbelief. He had thought Lin Mu was here to obtain the Deathgod Domain, but it turned out he was here to destroy the Slaughter City.
As the inheritor of the Asura God, even though he had failed the test, he couldn't ignore it.
"Um, may I ask your name, young brother?"
"Lin Mu."
"Cough cough, young brother Lin Mu."
Tang Chen coughed violently a few times, forcing himself to stand up, and said earnestly, "Although these Fallen Ones of the Slaughter City are all deserving of death, you must not destroy the Slaughter City. This is the place of the Asura God's inheritance."
"The Asura God?"
Lin Mu feigned ignorance. Of course, he knew about the Asura God, but it was better to pretend not to know for now.
At this moment, Tang Chen carefully examined Lin Mu, his gaze carrying a hint of scrutiny. He thought to himself, 'This person's talent is quite good, even better than mine back then. He might be able to pass the Asura God's test.'
Sensing Tang Chen's strange gaze, Lin Mu frowned slightly. What was this old guy plotting?
After a while, Tang Chen finally made up his mind, looked up at Lin Mu, and said, "Young brother, do you want the Asura God's inheritance?"
"This..."
Faced with the offered inheritance of the Asura God, Lin Mu hesitated. Compared to the divine inheritance he had obtained before, the Asura God was obviously stronger, after all, he was one of the five great god-kings.
But he didn't really want to accept it.
On one hand, the Asura God had already set his sights on Little San. Even if he obtained the Asura God Sword, he might end up like Tang Chen.
On the other hand, he already planned to create his own godhood, and the Asura godhood was completely incompatible with him unless he obtained the Asura Armor before becoming a god.
After some consideration, Lin Mu refused, saying, "I already have a divine inheritance. If you want to pass on the Asura God's inheritance to someone else, you might as well choose my disciple."
Upon hearing this, Tang Chen was taken aback at first, then immediately examined him carefully and finally sensed a trace of divine thought on Lin Mu, seemingly more than one.
Seeing that Lin Mu possessed a divine inheritance, Tang Chen didn't think much of it and sighed, "The Asura God Trial is not that easy; even I couldn't pass it."
"My disciple has twin martial souls and had already cultivated to the Soul King level at the age of fourteen. He should have already obtained the Deathgod Domain. He is more suitable than me."
"Twin martial souls? A Soul King at fourteen?"
Tang Chen's pupils dilated in disbelief. Was his great-grandson's talent really that great?
If so, passing the Asura God Sword to his great-grandson wouldn't be bad; it would make up for so many years of neglect.
"Where is he now?"
"Judging from the situation here, he's most likely already passed the Hell Road."
After a pause, Lin Mu's eyes flashed, and he continued, "The matter here has been resolved. I'll take you to see him."
He had gone to great lengths for the Great Sumeru Hammer. As long as Tang Chen passed on the Great Sumeru Hammer to his disciple, whether he lived or died was none of his concern.
As for the Asura God Inheritance, he didn't care much at all. In any case, the Asura Godhood would eventually be delivered to his disciple. He had even considered the scabbard of the Asura God Sword in advance; it was practically a free gift.
In comparison, Tang Chen was rather miserable. With his talent and strength, he might have passed other divine inheritances.
"Hmm—"
Tang Chen didn't have much attachment to the Slaughter City. Now that he had finally regained consciousness and knew his days were numbered, he naturally wouldn't waste his remaining time here.
After meeting his great-grandson, whom he had never met before, he planned to set off for Sea God Island.
Next, Lin Mu took Tang Chen away from the Slaughter City.
He had already cleaned up most of the fallen ones; as long as the news didn't leak out, there would definitely be more villains coming one after another, making this place a perfect prison.
Not long after, Lin Mu brought Tang Chen to find Tang San.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Tang San pointed at Tang Chen, looking puzzled, and asked, "Master, why did you bring the Slaughter King out?"
Although Tang Chen was seriously injured, his aura as a Limit Douluo hadn't weakened; he had even stepped into the demigod level.
However, Tang Chen was already on his deathbed; even at the demigod level, he was no match for Lin Mu.
"He is your great-grandfather. As for why he's here, he'll tell you himself,"
Lin Mu said calmly.
Looking at the handsome young man before him, a complex expression flashed in Tang Chen's eyes. He had indeed let down his family and sect in pursuit of love.
After a moment, he said gently, "Child, let me see your martial souls."
Hearing this, Tang San looked at Lin Mu, and only after obtaining his master's permission did he release his two martial souls.
The next moment, Tang Chen immediately grabbed Tang San's left hand, his eyes filled with excitement, muttering to himself, "It really is twin martial souls. This talent certainly has the potential to pass the test."
"What test?" Tang San asked, full of surprise.
Tang Chen didn't explain directly, but instead briefly recounted his experiences, especially the process of entering the Slaughter City to obtain a divine inheritance.
In short, although he had initiated the Asura God Test, he was influenced by the Rakshasa God, ultimately losing himself and being parasitized by the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King, becoming the Slaughter King.
After hearing his great-grandfather's tortuous experiences, a strange light flashed in Tang San's eyes. No wonder Tang Hao turned out that way; everything had a traceable origin.
However, his great-grandfather was slightly better off. Although he abandoned his family and sect for love, at least he left behind several unique techniques.