Long before entering the sect, Tang Hao and his son Tang San had endured a series of verbal abuses. However, Tang Hao had anticipated this and did not react with much emotion.
On the other hand, Tang San struggled to suppress his anger several times, wanting to teach those who insulted them a lesson, but Tang Hao always stopped him.
Tang Hao and Tang San turned a deaf ear to the humiliation from the Seventh Elder. Compared to their previous ordeals, this was almost gentle.
The two of them knelt silently before Tang Xiao, heads bowed.
Tang Xiao had remained silent all this while, suppressing the emotions surging within him. But when he saw Tang Hao's missing leg, he could no longer hold back: "Brother Hao, you've suffered."
These words seemed to flip a switch in Tang Hao, his eyes instantly reddening: "Big brother, I was wrong."
But just as this moment of brotherly affection unfolded, the Seventh Elder spoke up: "Tang Hao, now that you're disabled and have lost a piece of your inherited Soul Bone, you come crawling back, thinking a simple 'I was wrong' can erase all your mistakes? Then what about my child and the sect members who died in battle all these years? Did they die for nothing?"
"Don't blame me for being heartless. If you want this little bastard to be recognized by the sect, then you should commit suicide. Otherwise, take your little beast and get out of here!"
Hearing such insulting words, Tang Hao and Tang San instantly looked up, their eyes filled with both anger and killing intent.
Tang Hao even activated his God of Slaughter Domain, though his strength had greatly diminished, and he was no longer the Clear Sky Douluo of old. The pressure from his 80th-level Soul Power was still formidable, but it didn't have much effect on those present.
However, Tang Hao's emotional instability lasted only a moment, and he quickly retracted the God of Slaughter Domain.
But Tang San could not bear to see his father humiliated. The repeated insults of "bastard" and "beast" deeply wounded him.
"Enough, Seventh Elder!" the Second Elder roared.
Even Tang Xiao frowned: "Seventh Elder, your words may have gone too far."
Thud thud thud—
But just as the Second Elder and Tang Xiao finished speaking, Tang San's behavior took an unexpected turn. He kowtowed three times to the Seventh Elder with such force that blood flowed from his forehead.
"Seventh Elder, I apologize on behalf of my father for the mistakes he made in the past. But I want to say that your true enemy should be the Spirit Hall, not us."
"Now that the apology is over, it's time for me to seek justice. You have repeatedly insulted my parents, and I challenge you to a duel. I will not regret it, even if I die!"
"Hahaha, you think three kowtows can erase my son's death and the countless sacrifices of the Clear Sky Sect? Isn't that a bit too naive?"
The Seventh Elder suddenly burst into maniacal laughter, pointing at Tang Hao: "And what are you, to challenge me? Let your useless father come forward."
"Seventh Elder, shut up!"
"Seventh Elder!!" Tang Xiao and the other elders shouted in anger.
But at that moment, Tang Hao slowly rose from the ground. He looked around, then down at Tang San: "Xiao San, summon your Martial Soul and Spirit Rings."
Understanding immediately, Tang San also stood up. As the Clear Sky Hammer appeared, five black Spirit Rings emerged one after another at his feet. Then, he switched the Clear Sky Hammer for the Blue Silver Grass.
"Five Ten Thousand Year Spirit Rings, and Twin Spirits!" The members of the Clear Sky Sect were all astonished.
"Xiao San, let's go." Tang Hao observed the expressions of everyone present, a glint of sharpness flashing in his eyes.
Tang San nodded, retracting his Martial Soul. Then, as if remembering something, he turned back to Tang Xiao and the others, saying, "Since we are not welcome here, we won't disturb you any longer."
"However, out of the past relationship between my father and the Clear Sky Sect, I must remind you all that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has already joined the Spirit Hall, the Blue Lightning Tyrant School has just been annihilated, and the Heaven Dou Empire is also ambiguously aligned with these two major forces. If you don't want to face destruction, you should make plans early."
After speaking, Tang San followed Tang Hao as they walked away.
"Wait!!" Tang Xiao and the others were frantic, quickly stepping in front of Tang Hao and his son.
Li Xun led the three Title Douluo for a long time before finally finding the small town perched above Slaughter City in a hidden mountain range.
Sensing the chilling aura emanating from everyone in the town, Li Xun knew he had come to the right place: "Sword Grandpa, later you can use your aura to attract the attention of the Slaughter King below."
"Alright." Although Sword Douluo, Dugu Bo, and Bone Douluo didn't fully understand, they nodded in agreement.
The auras of the three instantly erupted, causing the townsfolk to feel a sudden tightness in their chests before returning to normal.
Sword Douluo and the other two sensed an exceptionally evil gaze, their brows furrowing. Based on Li Xun's earlier description, they immediately guessed this was the so-called Slaughter King.
Their auras locked onto him instantly, but sensing that the other party had no intention of making a move, the three didn't react too strongly. They now understood Li Xun's intentions.
Deep underground, countless meters below.
On a large chair adorned with crystal in the shape of a skeleton, a tall, gaunt figure sat with an uncertain expression.
"The great Slaughter King?" A cold female voice echoed in the darkness.
"Guests have arrived. Go and greet them at the entrance." The Slaughter King weighed the pros and cons before speaking indifferently.
"Guests?"
The woman was puzzled. How strong must one be to be called a guest by the invincible Slaughter King?
"Yes, four people have arrived outside. Although three of them are not as powerful as me, if a fight breaks out, Slaughter City might be destroyed. Their purpose here is likely to ask me to look after that junior."
The Slaughter King sensed Li Xun entering Slaughter City from the surface, his guard relaxing slightly. As long as they weren't here to destroy Slaughter City, enduring for a while was nothing.
By now, everyone in the tavern had been knocked unconscious by the auras of Sword Douluo and the others, as well as the Slaughter King. Li Xun didn't bother to dirty his hands with blood, descending through the entrance until he heard a voice beside him.
"Welcome to Slaughter City, where you can obtain everything you desire."
Li Xun ignored the voice and continued forward, soon coming to a halt.
"You broke the rules upon entry."
A tall figure clad in pitch-black heavy armor, riding a giant warhorse, blocked Li Xun's path. Behind him were one hundred and one knights, all similarly clad in black armor.
"Rules? Since I've already entered, what rules are you still talking about?" Li Xun lightly stepped forward with his left foot, and instantly, hundreds of wooden spears emerged from the ground ahead, sharp and swift like a mechanism.
Caught off guard, the black-armored knights suffered heavy casualties, many of them impaled on the spears, howling in agony.
Those who were fortunate enough to escape were soon entangled by the vines that appeared afterward.
"This place prohibits the use of Soul Skills. How did you bypass the rule suppression?" The lead heavy-armored knight, standing on the corpse of his warhorse, stared at Li Xun in shock.
"This move of mine isn't a Soul Skill, so it's not restricted here. Step aside. If it weren't for giving the King of Slaughter some face, you'd all be dead by now." Li Xun chuckled lightly, then walked briskly toward the dark city gate.
As he disappeared, the spears beneath the heavy-armored knights instantly retracted into the ground.
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