"Sister Yunying, you need to resolve the blood and killing aura on your body as soon as possible," Yin Zhang said seriously. "The High Priest can help you cleanse it. If this continues, even though you've obtained the Slaughter God Domain and your strength has increased greatly, your future cultivation could still be affected. In the worst case, it might even lead to qi deviation."
Although Qian Gu Yunying was still as gentle with Yin Zhang as before—perhaps even more so after months of separation—he could clearly sense the lingering evil aura around her. It was faint, but extremely stubborn. If left unchecked, it would inevitably become a hidden danger during her future cultivation.
Qian Gu Yunying was slightly startled.
"So the High Priest can directly wash it away? I thought I had to rely on time to slowly polish it off. That's what the Slaughter King in Slaughter City told me."
At the mention of the Slaughter King, Yin Zhang's eyes flickered slightly.
The Slaughter King… that bat-like existence inhabiting Tang Chen's body.
If possible, Yin Zhang would prefer Tang Chen to remain parasitized forever.
If Slaughter City was never destroyed, Tang Chen would never truly awaken, and the Asura God would not interfere. In that case, the Slaughter King would continue ruling Slaughter City, keeping those fallen ones trapped within, endlessly consuming each other and reducing their numbers.
In the original records, Tang Chen's body had already been almost completely eroded. If his consciousness were to awaken forcibly, his body would not be able to withstand his own power—he would last no more than three days before dying.
As for how long the Slaughter King could last if Tang Chen never awakened, no one knew. But it certainly wouldn't be short.
After all, Tang Chen's failure back then—right at the threshold of becoming the Asura God—had been caused by the Rakshasa God's interference.
Later, the Rakshasa God had chosen Bibi Dong and bestowed upon her a divine trial.
And that so-called divine trial… was filled with traps.
Yin Zhang couldn't help but speculate—after the Rakshasa God sabotaged Tang Chen, did the Asura God ever go to settle the score? After all, the Asura God was a member of the God Realm Committee, possessing God King–level strength, far surpassing the Rakshasa God.
If the Rakshasa God had been injured in that confrontation and then used Bibi Dong's divine trial to secretly recover her own strength before abandoning the god position altogether, everything would suddenly make sense.
Smiling faintly, Yin Zhang nodded while already thinking about how to best use the fifty-thousand-year spirit ring age upgrade card.
"Sister Yunying," he said gently, "you just got back. Come sit with me in the room first. I'll tell you about everything I've experienced over the past few months—and about a major event that's about to happen. When that time comes, you must stand on my side."
He laughed softly.
At present, Yin Zhang had a total of eight spirit rings.
Seven belonged to his first martial soul, Charizard.
The eighth—a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring—belonged to his second martial soul, the Golden Holy Dragon.
That Golden Holy Dragon, plundered from Yu Xiaogang and evolved through dragon bloodline mutation, was a crucial piece in Yin Zhang's plans. Not only was it powerful, it also possessed intelligence.
Though its mental capacity was comparable to that of a six- or seven-year-old child, it was absolutely loyal to Yin Zhang—like a child instinctively trusting its parent.
Strictly speaking… Yin Zhang was its parent.
And Hu Liena was its mother.
After all, she had been by Yin Zhang's side when the Golden Holy Dragon was born.
Still—
Didn't Qian Gu Yunying also have Xiao Long with her?
Xiao Long was the name she had given to the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon the two of them had personally hatched. Its mother, a sub-dragon soul beast, had been slain by Yin Zhang, leaving behind an external spirit bone.
Curious, Yin Zhang asked,
"Sister Yunying, where is Xiao Long? He went to Slaughter City with you before, didn't he?"
Qian Gu Yunying nodded.
"Yes. Before I left Spirit City, I went to find Xiao Long. He agreed to go with me, so I brought him to Slaughter City. After I entered, he stayed in the forests outside. When I finally came out, he was the first to appear and carried me back to Spirit City. After that, he returned to the forest he used to live in."
Yin Zhang nodded and didn't press further.
He then brought Qian Gu Yunying into the room.
It was already mid-afternoon.
The two of them sat together, quietly talking about everything that had happened over the past few months.
Qian Gu Yunying spoke of the dangers she faced in Slaughter City—the Bloody Mary, the constant killing, the casual drinking of human blood, and even scenes of mothers selling their own newborn children to others without the slightest emotion.
At first, she had been horrified.
She couldn't understand how a mother could treat her own child that way.
But later… she became numb.
You couldn't demand others to live by your own standards. Protecting yourself was already difficult enough.
"When poor, focus on self-preservation. When capable, aid the world."
She wasn't strong enough to change everyone—but that only made her cherish the idea of her future children even more.
Before transmigrating, Yin Zhang had never planned on marriage or children. Life had been too expensive; surviving alone was already hard enough.
But this world was different.
No mortgages. No crushing burdens.
There was nothing to fear.
Seeing through Qian Gu Yunying's thoughts, Yin Zhang gently pulled her into his arms. Feeling her familiar warmth and scent, he spoke softly:
"Sister Yunying, don't worry. Those are other people. We won't be like that. In the future, we'll have children together—one, or even several. As long as you're willing, anything is possible."
Qian Gu Yunying's face flushed red.
She gave a soft hum in response.
Seeing this, Yin Zhang began recounting his own experiences—his trip to the Yang Family, how he subdued them, his return to his hometown, the chance awakening of his second martial soul, the Golden Holy Dragon, and everything that followed… including what happened at Nuoding Academy.
He naturally left out Hu Liena's existence.
Qian Gu Yunying seemed to sense it, but she chose not to expose it.
She didn't want to break the warmth of this moment.
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