The City of Slaughter
The holy light of the angels shone outside the City of Slaughter. The moment Qian Daoliu appeared, countless fallen ones who lingered beneath this city of death fled desperately.
Three pairs of angelic wings unfolded, and a beautiful angelic phantom appeared, its holy light as dazzling as the blazing sun.
Qian Daoliu's cold voice echoed, "King of Slaughter, you have overstepped your bounds."
Beneath the purple moon, the King of Slaughter spread a pair of massive black wings behind him. His cold gaze met Qian Daoliu's.
The King of Slaughter did not reveal his spirit rings, yet his terrifying aura was in no way weaker than that of Qian Daoliu, who was level ninety-nine.
However, the evil aura covering his body was completely suppressed by the angel's holy light, making him frown slightly.
The King of Slaughter revealed a mocking smile. "Oh? Do you intend to fight me here? With your spirit rings sealed?"
Hearing this, Qian Daoliu's eyes grew even colder. Within the Slaughter Domain, unless one possessed the same Killing God Domain or was specially permitted by the King of Slaughter, any spirit master's spirit rings would be rendered useless. Even Qian Daoliu, at level ninety-nine, was no exception.
That was the very reason the King of Slaughter was so confident.
Relying on his Slaughter Domain and the unique nature of the City of Slaughter, even an angel restrained by divine power would have to bow here.
The King of Slaughter's hoarse voice echoed slowly. "Evidence? If you can provide enough evidence that the culprit is mine, I will personally take his head and hand it to you."
Qian Daoliu's eyes flickered. "So it is not you, but someone above you…"
The sinister smile on the King of Slaughter's face grew deeper. "Then hurry up and leave before you frighten my subjects. I will not see you out."
Qian Daoliu glanced once more at the arrogant King of Slaughter beneath the purple moon, then transformed into a streak of light and vanished.
He had considered this possibility before coming. Now that it was confirmed, his inner premonition became even stronger.
Even those from the City of Slaughter had gone out into the world. Perhaps soon, a true divine war would begin,the struggle among the successors of the gods.
Since the King of Slaughter did not plan to leave, then all who did could simply be exterminated.
If the King of Slaughter had appeared outside, Qian Daoliu would have found him troublesome indeed. His Slaughter Domain suppressed all spirit masters. Within its range, any spirit ring would lose effect.
After Qian Daoliu left, the King of Slaughter reclined upon his massive throne of skulls in the dim chamber.
"Heh, even your former friends no longer recognize you. How long do you plan to persist?"
"As soon as I finish refining ten Blood God Orbs, you will truly cease to exist."
The King of Slaughter seemed to mutter to himself. Suddenly, one of his scarlet pupils turned back to its normal color, bloodshot and weary.
A normal voice came from his mouth. "You are nothing but a lowly worm who struck me when I was weak. Even if you replaced me, you will never take that final step."
As soon as he finished speaking, the other scarlet pupil grew violent. "Your words are meaningless. Enjoy what little time you have left."
With that, both pupils turned scarlet again. He swirled the blood-red wine in his hand, then drank it all in one gulp.
Qian Daoliu flew toward the three slaughtered cities at his fastest speed. He intended to personally eliminate the group of evil spirit masters and display once again the divine might of the Angel God who once ruled the skies.
Yet, there was a trace of doubt in his mind. From that King of Slaughter, he had sensed a faintly familiar aura, though no matter how he tried, he could not recall where it came from.
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In the extreme north, Oscar stretched his limbs after nearly half a year of bitter cultivation. Feeling the surging power within his body, a smile appeared on his lips.
He had originally thought it would take at least a year to fully control his newfound strength, yet he had adapted far sooner than expected.
Since that was the case, there was no reason for him to remain in the north. After all, he still had many matters to deal with.
He was also deeply curious. Who could have sacrificed nearly a million people overnight? Other than Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, who else in the world could do such a thing?
But from what his clone had seen, it was clear that the act was not done by either of them.
Besides, the grandfather and granddaughter would never commit such atrocities.
Oscar wanted to unite the continent and earn its faith. A million lives were neither few nor many, but he would never take them through such evil means.
There were evil spirit masters in this era? Oscar's brows furrowed.
He debated whether he should personally take action to eliminate them.
Several of the Worship Hall's Super Douluo had already mobilized, showing that Qian Daoliu took this matter very seriously.
If Oscar acted now, he would reveal himself to them. Yet if he did nothing, he would feel unwilling.
The reason was simple. Whoever destroyed the evil spirit masters would win the faith of countless people.
At this critical time, if the Angel God continued to harvest faith, given his home-field advantage, it would be very unfavorable for Oscar's future.
Faith could not be seen or touched, but it was of utmost importance.
In Oscar's grand plan, the power of faith was the key element.
After much thought, he came up with a solution.
The day after the Spirit Hall mobilized, the Sword Sect made a public announcement. Under the leadership of the young sect master Oscar, the Sword Sect's five elders and law enforcement disciples would launch a Soul Hunt operation.
Evil spirit masters were enemies of all. Having committed such heinous crimes, the Sword Sect, as one of the continent's spirit master forces, had the duty to eliminate them.
Oscar returned from the extreme north to the Sword Sect and joined the search teams, beginning the hunt for the evil spirit masters.
To countless commoners, this was an act of righteousness. Anyone capable of sacrificing nearly a million people in one night must be unimaginably powerful.
Thus, the Sword Sect's reputation rose rapidly. However, this was an open challenge to the authority of Spirit Hall.
Oscar did not care. Qian Daoliu, whatever his faults, always upheld righteousness.
Even if he did not, Oscar was no longer afraid.
After mastering his strength, he finally realized just how powerful he was.
Though only level ninety-four, with the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion spirit fully equipped with ten 100,000-year spirit rings, four 100,000-year spirit bones, dual soul cores in yin-yang balance, and countless enhancement sausages, Oscar felt confident that he could fight Qian Daoliu one-on-one.
He had never tested it, but he believed their power was close.
With such confidence, Oscar's ambition gradually surfaced.
As the Sword Sect acted, many famous spirit master factions across the continent followed suit, organizing disciples to join the crusade.
The recently revealed hidden sects were especially proactive.
When Qian Daoliu heard the news, his brows lifted slightly. "The Sword Sect… Oscar… It seems that in these turbulent times, quite a few hidden dragons are emerging."
Still, Qian Daoliu was confident. Spirit Hall's power was unmatched. Even if the Sword Sect had five Titled Douluo, they could not outshine him.
Aside from himself, a level ninety-nine peerless Douluo, Spirit Hall also had Golden Crocodile Douluo, Azure Luan Douluo, Lion Douluo, Demon Bear Douluo, and Ghost Leopard Douluo,five Super Douluo above level ninety-five.
Moreover, angels were naturally sensitive to and disgusted by evil auras. He was certain no one could move faster than he could.
Qian Daoliu commanded sternly, "Follow every lead. Track them down at once. Spirit Hall must destroy the evildoers before anyone else. It is our duty."
The others understood. As the holy land of spirit masters, if Spirit Hall lost face in this, it would be a great humiliation.
But they did not know that Oscar had already gone to the Star Luo Empire. Although the evil spirit masters had hidden well, they were not as invisible as they thought.
One of Oscar's clones had already detected their movements.
In Star Luo Empire's North City, inside the luxurious Wanhuang Grand Hotel, the three evil spirit masters,Demon Tiger, Blood Bat, and Poison Scorpion,were reveling in pleasure, unaware of the doom approaching.
Suddenly, a spatial gate appeared in their opulent room, and Oscar's tall, handsome figure stepped out.
He appeared so abruptly that the three were startled, but their instincts from countless battles in hell itself kicked in.
Without a word, they threw the servants beside them at Oscar and erupted with terrifying blood energy, charging straight at him.
Three purple, five black, and one red spirit ring rose from each of their bodies. Their black seventh rings lit up simultaneously as enormous demonic beasts manifested,the Demon Tiger, the Blood Bat, and the Poison Scorpion,all lunging toward Oscar.
They did not know how they had been discovered or who this intruder was, only that they had to kill him.
Oscar smiled faintly, his eyes turning scarlet. A surge of mental energy exploded from him, and a vast crimson world unfolded.
The next moment, Oscar and the three were transported into this crimson world.
"Spirit Condensation Skill from the Wisdom Skull Bone: Crimson World."
In this world, everyone but Oscar was affected by invisible forces pulling at their nerves.
Violence, rage, anxiety, and madness overwhelmed their minds. Even if Oscar did nothing, staying here long enough would drive anyone insane.
However, the three seemed accustomed to such an environment. The Crimson World barely affected them.
The three demonic beasts paused only for an instant before charging again. They knew that defeating the skill's caster would break the domain.
Oscar calmly observed them. Their strange spirit ring configurations and the familiar aura they exuded made him realize something.
The City of Slaughter.
It could only be from there.
But since when had the City of Slaughter possessed such powerful fighters? Each of them had terrifying spirit rings and the strength of a level ninety-five Super Douluo.
At that level, combined with such spirit rings, they could probably fight a level ninety-seven Super Douluo.
Then why, in the original history, had Tang San destroyed the City of Slaughter so easily with just the Swan Kiss? Where had all these powerful beings been?
Oscar had many questions, but no answers.
The truth was that these people's appearance came from the decision of the gods themselves.
Though it technically violated their rule against interfering in the mortal world, since all the gods agreed, the Asura God simply stopped restraining the King of Slaughter.
Whatever the King of Slaughter did after that was no longer their concern.
It was said that true strength is forged in blood and fire, and evil spirit masters made the perfect crucible.
Though this would bring devastation to the continent, those who survived the ordeal would be the ones truly worthy of divine inheritance.
By now, many places across the continent were already drenched in blood.
The three Super Douluo were merely distractions; the real army was the countless lesser "soldiers" spread throughout the land.
While their power was weaker than these three, their sheer numbers made them just as dangerous.
Unfortunately, everyone had overlooked one person,Oscar, the monstrous genius who had found them in record time.
The Sword Sect was not acting alone. Its five elders had led enforcement teams and disciples to other locations where evil spirit masters had been sighted.
Spirit Hall was strong and vast, but they could not move faster than Oscar, who had first-hand intelligence from his many clones.
After years of careful preparation, his network was now paying off. This time, the faith,and the glory,would go to the Sword Sect.
Facing the three monstrous beasts, Oscar no longer bothered to speak. His body was instantly covered in a brilliant layer of icy-blue armor, a long scorpion tail whipping behind him as nine blood-red spirit rings rose.
The seventh ring lit up, and Oscar transformed into the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion. Though only about one and a half meters long, the energy within him was immeasurable.
An overwhelming cold erupted from his body, freezing even the air, slowing the advance of the three demonic beasts.
They were shocked by Oscar's terrifying power and the strange configuration of his spirit rings, yet they did not hesitate. All three activated their blood-red ninth rings.
A foe like this deserved their full strength.
Their tenth-year spirit skills erupted. The Demon Tiger roared, seeking to devour the scorpion whole. The Blood Bat released a boundless sea of blood, and the Poison Scorpion's deadly stinger shot forward like a bullet.
The might of a 100,000-year spirit ring needed no explanation, and their attacks were strengthened further by their evil energy.
But Oscar did not dodge. Deep in his core, the elemental soul nucleus began spinning at full speed. The extreme ice of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion grew even more terrifying.
Energy surged wildly within his small frame as his second and fourth red rings lit up.
"Second Spirit Skill: Domain of Eternal Frost."
"Fourth Spirit Skill: Extreme Ice Amplification."
At the same time, a spirit bone skill activated.
"Left Arm Spirit Bone Skill of the Snow Empress: Snow Dance Frozen Field."
Under the True Body state, two domains and one ultimate amplification skill merged into one. Enhanced by the soul core, an overwhelming power capable of freezing everything burst forth.
The three demonic beasts, who had unleashed their strongest skills, suddenly froze in place, as though the entire crimson world had been turned to ice.
"Three Skills Combined: Time Capsule."
With four 100,000-year spirit ring and spirit bone skills unleashed at once, and the soul core running at full power, Oscar exploded with unprecedented might. The Time Capsule reached its ultimate state.
Even though the three Super Douluo possessed immense power and terrifying spirit rings, they could not break free from its control.
At this moment, the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion was the absolute ruler of this frozen world. He approached the three immobilized beasts calmly.
His voice was serene and cold. "Your strength truly exceeded my expectations, but my Time Capsule can restrain you for fifteen minutes. Now, tell me who you are and what your plan is. Otherwise, I have ten thousand ways to make you wish for death."
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