Feeling Tang Chen's continuously recovering aura, Shi Quan's internal power also condensed, and powerful mental force gathered in his sword.
The strange red light emanating from Tang Chen was actually Asura God's divine force, which Shi Quan naturally knew. He had always controlled his power within the limits of ninety-ninth level, as he didn't want to attract the Asura God's attention.
Seeing the right Opportunity!
Shi Quan's Dragon Spine Xuanyuan finally moved, and powerful mental force slashed out with Xuanyuan!
The moment Shi Quan launched his attack, the Slaughter King's eyes lit up. Feeling the pressure from all around, the red light surged from his claw-like hand, which had returned to a broad palm. A red phantom filled with infinite killing intent appeared behind him. The red light in his palm condensed into a hammer shape, a massive red great hammer, sparkling with countless magnificent demonic patterns. What was strange was that after the great hammer appeared, it quickly changed again. In just a blink of an eye, the hammer body seemed to melt, transforming into a blood-colored great sword more than two meters long.
Tang Chen grasped the sword with both hands, advancing instead of retreating. His entire body's red light fused into one, and the heavy sword struck upwards in a 'raising fire to heaven' posture.
From Tang San's perspective, he could only see a dazzling golden light colliding with a blinding blood-colored light.
Boom—
Gold and blood, instantly merged into one, then burst forth. Tang San only felt a massive energy, like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami, erupting in mid-air!
With the two as the center, the space within several hundred meters collapsed and tore apart. The plants and earth on the ground simply disappeared, not turning into ash, but vanishing into thin air.
"So strong!" Tang San's heart tightened. Fortunately, he was over a thousand meters away from the battlefield, otherwise, with just the ripple from that attack, his figure would have been exposed.
"And was that the Clear Sky Hammer just now?" Tang San recalled the blood-colored great hammer that suddenly appeared in the Slaughter King's hand. This was clearly the Clear Sky Hammer, but strangely, it ultimately transformed into a sword, which made him feel particularly odd.
In the sky, the golden figure and the blood-colored figure sharply separated. The radiance on both figures remained intense.
"There's actually such a powerful junior in this world!?" Tang Chen's aged and deep voice came, filled with undisguised admiration and surprise. "Young man, there should be no enmity between us. How about we stop and talk?"
Shi Quan looked at Tang Chen indifferently. "You are not the Slaughter King, or rather, the Slaughter King Parasite in your body has been killed by me. You are the true master of this body now, aren't you?"
"Young man, you are right." Tang Chen nodded. "If it weren't for your help, I would still be trapped in evil thoughts, unable to awaken. So, I must thank you."
"It's just this broken body of mine…" Tang Chen seemed to have thought of something, his expression becoming extremely pained. Two lines of bloody tears flowed from the corners of his eyes. After a long while, he wiped away the tears and slowly said, "…I'm afraid I won't be able to repay you."
Shi Quan looked intently at Tang Chen, feigning ignorance, and continued to ask, "So who are you!"
"Hahaha, who am I?" Tang Hao laughed tragically aloud. "So many years have passed, my name has long become a thing of the past. Just call me Tang Chen!"
"Tang Chen!?" Tang San's eyes widened, filled with disbelief. "Great-grandfather? The Slaughter King is my great-grandfather!"
"Then doesn't that mean I can now team up with Great-grandfather to keep Shi Quan here?" But Tang San quickly calmed down.
After all, his current identity was special. If Tang Chen couldn't accept his identity as a Fallen Soul Master and chose to eliminate him for the greater good, then he would be going out to his death.
In a flash, Tang San still decided to observe first.
Shi Quan, meanwhile, smiled and raised the sword in his hand. "So, it's Clear Sky Douluo Tang Chen, known as the invincible on land?"
"Young man, I didn't expect you to know me." Tang Chen's eyes narrowed slightly. Having lived for so many years, how could he not see the change in Shi Quan's expression? He looked at Shi Quan and continued, "Do you have a grudge with the Clear Sky Sect?"
"Grudge?" Shi Quan chuckled. "Tang Hao once tried to assassinate me, but I killed him instead. Does that count?"
Tang Chen's expression tightened, and he involuntarily gripped the Asura Demon Sword in his hands a little tighter.
If it were anyone else, he wouldn't care, but Tang Chen had a very deep impression of Tang Hao. In his opinion, Tang Hao was the most hopeful person to inherit his Legacy. Such a Genius, logically, should already be the Sect Master of the Clear Sky Sect. Why would he try to assassinate a junior like him?
"Hao'er is not that kind of person!" Tang Chen's voice was exceptionally low.
"So?"
"But if you really killed Hao'er, I cannot let you go, yet you saved me…" Tang Chen shook his head bitterly, the light in his eyes gradually dimming. He sighed deeply, shook his head, and painfully closed his eyes. "You may go."
Shi Quan scoffed. Tang Chen wasn't willing to act, and he wasn't planning to either. The potent venom of the Nine Headed Bloody Crimson Bat King had already corroded Tang Chen's body, leaving him in a tattered state.
When he was the Slaughter King, it was somewhat better. The energy within his body wasn't too immense, and with the Nine Headed Bloody Crimson Bat King controlling his body, he could still maintain Life.
But now, Tang Chen was simply unable to support the vast ninety-ninth level spirit power and the partial Legacy of the Asura God within him. Death was only a matter of time.
So, he only needed to eradicate the evil Soul of the Nine Headed Bloody Crimson Bat King to make Tang Chen's condition fatal.
In the original work, Tang San, by chance, used the power of Seagod's Light to eradicate the evil thoughts of the Nine Headed Bloody Crimson Bat King, helping Tang Chen regain consciousness. But now, Tang San had not inherited the Sea God's position, and Tang Chen was still constrained by the Nine Headed Bloody Crimson Bat King.
Shi Quan came here specifically to free Tang Chen, so that Tang Chen could quickly release the Asura God's Legacy power and transfer it to Zhu Zhuqing.
It also served as an Opportunity to bring Tang San into Slaughter City. Anyway, everyone in Slaughter City was evil. If Tang San killed them, so be it. As long as Tang San didn't go around doing evil, he could still be nurtured.
Tang Chen looked at Shi Quan in the distance, his figure slowly descending to the ground. After a long while, certain that Shi Quan had left, he looked in Tang San's direction and said, "Come out."
A thousand meters away, Tang San's expression froze, but he remained still.
Seeing no movement from the other party, Tang Chen slowly raised the Asura Demon Sword in his hand again. "If you don't come out now, don't blame me for being impolite."
Seeing this, Tang San quickly emerged from the darkness. "Great-grandfather."
Upon hearing this, Tang Chen's gaze instantly froze, staring intently in Tang San's direction.
To avoid arousing Tang Chen's suspicion, Tang San deliberately slowed down the speed at which his spirit power condensed. A silken black light gradually formed on his left hand. The Clear Sky Hammer, engraved with the Slaughter God Domain's demonic patterns, was tightly gripped in his palm.
When Tang Chen clearly saw the Clear Sky Hammer in Tang San's hand, the blood-colored light around him visibly fluctuated violently. He trembled and said, "You… you are… a Clear Sky… Sect… disciple… Who is your… child?"
"My father is Tang Hao…" Tang San said with sorrow and indignation.
"You are Hao'er's child."
"Great-grandfather. You must avenge my father!" Tang San knelt on the ground with a thud.
Tang Chen wanted to step forward and help Tang San up. But as the blood-colored light around him reached Tang San, a deep sadness flashed in his eyes. He merely made a gesture of support with his hands. "Quickly get up, tell me exactly what happened…"
Tang San then recounted Tang Hao's and his own story to Tang Chen, naturally not forgetting to embellish it.
"Alas, if that's the case, then this Shi Quan is indeed a Genius. It's just a pity that Hao'er ended up in such a state." Tang Chen's old tears streamed down his face.
"Great-grandfather, if you and I join forces, we will surely be able to avenge father!"
Tang Chen stared blankly at Tang San, speechless for a long moment. Finally, he sighed deeply and said, "Xiao San, from my previous exchange with him, Shi Quan's strength is already at the extreme Domain. Even if you and I join forces, I may not be able to kill him."
"Great-grandfather, is his strength really that powerful?" Tang San asked unwillingly.
"Xiao San, you don't understand. My time is running out."
"How can this be? Is it because of Shi Quan!?" Tang San's eyes instantly turned blood-red, and he looked extraordinarily insane.
"It's not because of him. This is my own problem." Tang Chen shook his head. "Xiao San, you've taken an easier path than him. The God's Legacy assessment is by no means simple, especially the Evil God within you. You must be extremely careful and never be controlled by power."
"Great-grandfather, I don't quite understand."
Tang Chen explained, "You and I are both chosen by God. As long as we pass the God's assessment, we can inherit the God's power. It's just that I failed. Of course, there's another Dao to becoming a God, and that's by relying on one's own power. However, this Dao requires thousands of years to gather Power Of Faith before there's a chance to become a God. This Dao is undoubtedly difficult."
"That Shi Quan has the aura of Power Of Faith on him. I speculate he's taking the second path."
"With your Talent, you have the Opportunity to inherit the God's power, so you must work hard. At the same time, don't be careless. Remember not to get lost in the assessment."
"Great-grandfather, I will always remember."
Tang Chen sighed deeply, then earnestly and in detail explained some matters about the God to Tang San, naturally including news of the Sea God. Towards the end, Tang Chen reached into his embrace and pulled out a small golden hammer. Both ends of the small hammer were inlaid with a black gem, looking extremely exquisite.
"Xiao San, this is the token of our Clear Sky Sect's Chief Elder. With it, the Elder Hall will be entirely at your command. You have the right to depose the Sect Master and decide major Sect affairs. Although your power is evil, in my opinion, good and evil do not lie in the power itself, but in the wielder. Great-grandfather believes you are a kind child, so I entrust the future of the Clear Sky Sect to you."
"She is still waiting for me. I must go see her. I owe her too much. Even though I couldn't fulfill my promise to her, I still want to see her."
Saying this, he tossed the small golden hammer to Tang San. Then he soared into the sky, like a blood-colored giant bird, ascending high into the air. In an instant, he transformed into a blood-colored meteor and vanished from Tang San's sight.
Tang San stared blankly in the direction Tang Chen had left, his heart filled with grief. He knew that after this parting, he would likely never see his great-grandfather again. However, he was also happy for his great-grandfather, who could spend his last moments with his beloved.
He himself was left alone, his loved ones and family having left him, leaving him isolated.
Thinking of this, Tang San's expression couldn't help but twist somewhat. After a long while, he gradually calmed down and put the small golden hammer into his Twenty Four Moonlit Bridges. He then soared into the air, flying towards Slaughter City.
He had previously asked his great-grandfather how he had discovered his presence, and Tang Chen said it was because he sensed the Slaughter God Domain within him, which led to his discovery.
Given this, Shi Quan should not be aware that he had been hiding nearby.
With his great-grandfather's prestige, neither the Spirit Empire nor Shi Quan would dare to rashly inquire about the situation in Slaughter City. Coupled with the characteristic of Slaughter City, where people only enter and do not leave, even if he slaughtered everyone in Slaughter City, no one would discover it.
Looking at the familiar tavern before him, Tang San's eyes were filled with a bloodthirsty glint.
The Dark Domain expanded with the Slaughter God Domain, instantly enveloping the entire tavern. At the same time, the nine spirit rings of the Dark Blue Silver Grass instantly rose, and the Dark Blue Silver Grass quietly released, transforming into countless vines that wrapped around the hotel.
"Ah…" Following a series of shrill screams, the Dark Blue Silver Grass vines in the hotel gradually dispersed. The entire tavern was silent, with only skeletons remaining.
"This is just the beginning!" After Tang San absorbed the tavern's patrons, the bloodlust on his face intensified. His crimson gaze fixed on the entrance of Slaughter City, his eyes filled with excitement.
To him, these Fallen Soul Master and evil people deserved to die. His devouring and hunting of them was simply acting on behalf of heaven.
Watching Tang San disappear into the entrance of Slaughter City, Shi Quan, who had been hidden, finally nodded in satisfaction and revealed himself.
The number of people in Slaughter City was considerable, almost all of them extremely evil individuals who had been forced into a corner by Spirit Hall. There was no shortage of powerful individuals among them, but in Slaughter City, Tang San possessed the Slaughter God Domain. Without the Slaughter King, no one in the entire Slaughter City would be Tang San's opponent.
Moreover, the blood pool beneath Slaughter City had accumulated for countless years and contained vast evil energy. This energy should be enough to help Tang San advance to ninety-ninth level.
It's just unclear if the Asura God would allow a human like Tang San to cause such a commotion in his God's Legacy. However, there's a rule in the God Realm that Gods cannot interfere with matters of the Lower Realm. Even if Asura was displeased, he wouldn't logically move against Tang San, as he is Asura, with the duty to judge all Gods and the task of governing the God Realm and maintaining rules. He would absolutely not violate the rules.
If nothing unexpected happens, the next time Tang San leaves Slaughter City, he will appear in another identity, that of a God!