LRAB Chapter 244 Re-examination: The City of Slaughter
Chapter 244 Re-examination: The City of Slaughter
Chapter 244 Return to the City of Slaughter
Emperor Xueye, having ruled the Heaven Dou Empire for many years and possessing a deep foundation, immediately summoned Marshal Gelong and three members of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy's teaching committee. These four were considered rare experts in the Heaven Dou Empire.
At the same time, an order was issued to pass the throne to Xue Ke, and Marshal Ge Long and Prince Xue Xing were appointed to assist her. Three members of the Education Committee and most of the teachers and students of Tian Dou Royal Academy entered the palace to assist Princess Xue Ke.
Thus, the Heaven Dou Empire's regime was barely stabilized. At the same time, it tried to win over the Clear Sky Sect and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and appointed Tang San as the Blue Clear Sky King, while also assisting Princess Xue Ke.
Perhaps out of fear that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School would interfere too much in the affairs of the Heaven Dou royal family, they did not bestow a title upon Ning Fengzhi. Instead, they designated the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Haotian School as national guardian sects, to advance and retreat together with the royal family.
Meanwhile, Emperor Xueye sent a letter to Dugu Bo, a guest minister of the Heaven Dou Empire, hoping that he could come to Heaven Dou City to assist in managing the overall situation. Unfortunately, the letter seemed to sink without a trace, and Dugu Bo did not respond at all.
With these measures in place, the Heavenly Dou Empire was temporarily stabilized, but Emperor Xueye himself was exhausted and passed away suddenly.
With the support of all sides, Princess Xueke officially inherited the throne and became the first female emperor in the history of the Tiandou Empire.
However, at this time, the Heavenly Dou Empire was indeed beset by internal and external troubles. The stances of the various kingdoms and duchies within the empire were unclear. Among them were many small duchies such as the Barak Kingdom, Hagendas Kingdom, Silvers Kingdom, and Gulei Kingdom. On the surface, they seemed to support Princess Xueke's ascension to the throne, but in reality, they made no such statement.
These kingdoms and duchies together occupy four provinces of the Heaven Dou Empire, and are also close to the provinces of the Spirit Hall and the Star Luo Empire. Although these four provinces are not as large or densely populated as the Heaven Dou region, they have invisibly lost about 30 percent of their territory.
Faced with this situation, the entire empire could not possibly send troops to attack, since the Spirit Hall was the real number one enemy.
After this coup, Tang San and his group were even more eager for strength, so the group of seven prepared to set sail from Hanhai City. Improving their strength on Seagod Island had become an obsession for Tang San.
Yang Podi ignored these trivial matters; he had already made considerable preparations and was about to enter the City of Slaughter.
Yang Podi was still somewhat wary of the King of Slaughter. In terms of pure strength, Yang Podi estimated that he was already superior to Tang Chen, but Tang Chen had after all undergone the Eight Trials of Asura and could use some of the Asura God's power. In a sense, Tang Chen was already a demigod.
Especially since Tang Chen also possesses the Asura Demon Sword, a true divine artifact whose power boost would likely reach unimaginable levels.
When Tang San first entered the Title Douluo realm, he was able to severely injure Bibi Dong with the divine artifact, the Trident of the Sea God. The Asura Demon Sword was even more powerful than the Trident of the Sea God.
In the original story, Tang San barely managed to win against Tang Chen when Tang Chen was severely poisoned, and he did so with the help of the Trident of the Sea God and the Light of the Sea God. This was one of the most difficult battles Tang San had ever faced.
When Yang Podi entered the City of Slaughter, the entire city was thrown into chaos. After all, Yang Podi had only been gone from the City of Slaughter for less than ten years, and many people still remembered the scene when Yang Podi slaughtered everyone. It was a nightmare for countless people.
After Yang Podi entered the City of Slaughter, even the Slaughter Knights trembled a little. After all, he was a god of slaughter, a soul master who could unleash soul skills in the City of Slaughter, and a being who had been built up by all kinds of bloodshed and slaughter.
Inside the inner city of Slaughter City, a young woman in black veils greeted Yang Podi: "Respected God of Slaughter, welcome back to Slaughter City. May I ask what brings you back this time?"
Yang Podi's face was cold and expressionless: "Take me to see the King of Slaughter. I have something to discuss with him."
The girl in black veil seemed to be trembling slightly, her face showing some hesitation: "Lord God of Slaughter, this is probably quite troublesome. We usually only go to see the King of Slaughter when summoned. Normally, no one dares to disturb the King of Slaughter."
Yang Podi glanced at the girl in black veil: "You're afraid of the King of Slaughter but not me?"
After speaking, Yang Podi unleashed a terrifying killing intent, turning the entire surrounding space blood red. Both the girl in the black veil and the terrifying knight in the shadows trembled, and the terrifying knight even fainted.
The girl in black veil coughed up a mouthful of blood, then said tremblingly, "Lord God of Slaughter, please have mercy. I will take you to the residence of the King of Slaughter immediately."
Yang Podi nodded slightly, then immediately withdrew his killing intent. In this city of slaughter, strength is always paramount, or rather, everything revolves around killing; there is no room for mercy.
Led by the Black Shark Girl, Yang Podi arrived at a special doorway. This doorway was made of a single thick stone, unlike an ordinary door, but rather resembled a mechanism door.
The Black Shark Girl addressed the person inside the door: "Great King of Slaughter, the God of Slaughter wishes to see you."
A furious roar came from inside the room: "Didn't I say that no one is allowed to disturb me, not even the God of Slaughter?"
The girl in black veil said with a look of terror on her face, "Lord of Slaughter, if you do not grant an audience with the God of Slaughter, I fear many people in the City of Slaughter will die."
The door to the room suddenly opened, and a beam of red light shot out, instantly decapitating the girl in the black veil. At the same time, the voice of the King of Slaughter rang out: "Are you afraid of the God of Slaughter but not of me? I am the ruler of the City of Slaughter."
Yang Podi glanced coldly at the corpse of the girl in black veil, and said indifferently, "Lord King of Slaughter, I have something I want to see you about. You won't be so formal, will you?"
The King of Slaughter's tone turned extremely cold: "God of Slaughter, you are the greatest God of Slaughter in my City of Slaughter. Of course, I won't stand on ceremony. Please come in."
Without hesitation, Yang Podi stepped through the gate. However, as soon as he entered the room, the massive stone door shut the entrance, and the entire room became like a cage, completely sealed off.
Yang Podi carefully observed the room. The room was completely enclosed and very dark, even darker than the City of Slaughter. Even the firelight around it had a sinister feel to it.
Especially on the roof, there were some strange marks that didn't seem to be caused by ordinary people.
Yang Podi pondered to himself that even soul beasts or divine beasts could not escape the limitations of being animals.
Bats have two other distinctive characteristics. One is their exceptionally long sleep duration. A normal bat needs to hibernate for over twenty hours a day, while its active period is only two to four hours, or even less. Furthermore, Batman is known for sleeping upside down, and the markings on the beam suggest this bat's lifestyle.
In addition, bats are afraid of fire and light, so they usually only come out at night or in the early morning.
Judging from the various signs in this room, it is probably the private living space of this dead bat, and the Crimson Nine-Headed Bat King probably needs a long period of hibernation.
Before Yang Podi could think too much, the King of Slaughter opposite him took a sip of Bloody Mary and coldly said, "God of Slaughter, you've been away from Slaughter City for so long, why do you suddenly have time to come see me today? What is your purpose in coming to Slaughter City this time?"
Yang Podi smiled and said, "I've been searching for quite a few spirit rings in the Star Dou Great Forest recently, but I'm still missing a 100,000-year spirit-type spirit ring. I'd like to see if there are any powerful 100,000-year spirit-type spirit beasts in the Slaughter City. If there are, it would be a way to rid you of a menace."
The King of Slaughter's already pale face seemed to turn even paler upon hearing this, and a hint of ruthlessness even appeared in the corner of his eye: "God of Slaughter, there are no soul beasts in my City of Slaughter."
Yang Podi shook his head: "The Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent and the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King I encountered on the Road to Hell were both extremely powerful. I'd like to ask, why didn't I get any spirit rings after I killed them?"
The King of Slaughter couldn't help but laugh: "God of Slaughter, have you forgotten that this is the territory of the great Asura God, so there are no soul beasts here?"
As soon as the King of Slaughter finished speaking, Yang Podi casually tossed a live Soft Bone Rabbit from his person. He had caught it before entering the City of Slaughter. Although the Soft Bone Rabbit was trembling, it was still able to survive.
Immediately afterward, Yang Podi casually struck and killed the Soft Bone Rabbit. A white ten-year soul ring instantly appeared on the Soft Bone Rabbit's body.
Yang Podi's expression narrowed slightly: "King of Slaughter, does the Asura God truly exist in this world?"
Upon hearing this, the King of Slaughter's expression changed drastically: "Of course there is the God of Slaughter. Your God of Slaughter Domain was also bestowed by the God of Slaughter."
Seeing the change in the King of Slaughter's expression, Yang Podi understood quite a bit. It was likely that this Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King had also met the God of Asura, and might even have been personally arranged by the God of Asura.
Then there is another very serious problem. Tang Chen was ambushed by Rakshasa God during the eighth trial of Shura. Is this blood-red nine-headed bat king a subordinate of Shura God or Rakshasa God? This is a key point to pay attention to, otherwise it is easy to be ambushed.
Yang Podi thought for a moment and then continued, "King of Slaughter, are you certain that only Tang Hao, Bibi Dong, and I have obtained the God of Slaughter Domain in the past hundred years?"
The King of Slaughter's expression changed slightly: "Why are you asking this? It's true that only the three of you have obtained the God of Slaughter Domain."
Yang Podi shook his head slightly: "I remember that Tang Chen, the former sect leader of Haotian Sect, also obtained the God of Slaughter Domain, and it should have been fifty years ago. It's one thing if others don't have any news, but the God of Slaughter Domain requires you, the King of Slaughter, to personally oversee it. It's impossible that even you don't know about it."
The King of Slaughter's expression grew even colder: "Where did you get this rumor? I've never heard of Tang Chen, let alone that he obtained the God of Slaughter Domain."
At this moment, the King of Slaughter became noticeably more nervous, and even his speech became somewhat incoherent, completely unlike that of a peerless master.
Yang Podi couldn't help but shake his head: Soul beasts are soul beasts after all. In terms of intelligence, they are far inferior to humans, especially in terms of experience in dealing with people. They would reveal their true colors with just a little provocation.
"I need to see Tang Chen. Could you, King of Slaughter, arrange that?"
Yang Podi stared at the King of Slaughter before him, secretly preparing to take action at any moment.
(End of this chapter)