"How should the new order of Slaughter City be established?"
"My head hurts, I really have a headache. You guys think about it first, I'm going to sleep."
"Oh, it turns out managing a city is so difficult. Not only do we have to consider the residents' food supply and living conditions, but we also have to formulate rules for rewarding good and punishing evil. Teacher, this disciple really can't do it."
"Unless I get a loving hug from Teacher, I won't be able to use my brain anymore."
At this moment, in the Slaughter Hall, the five great judges gathered together, facing a difficult problem around the sandbox map of Slaughter City.
The massive hall was dimly lit by crimson lanterns, their light reflecting faintly on the black stone floor that seemed to absorb all brightness. At the center of the hall lay a detailed relief map of Slaughter City, carved with precision and marked with rivers, districts, and the central execution arenas. The air carried a faint metallic scent, as if soaked in lingering blood and unresolved resentment. Despite the grandeur of the hall, the atmosphere was heavy, weighed down by the responsibility resting on the shoulders of the young judges.
Among the five, it was actually the usually most pampered Senior Sister Ning Rongrong who performed the most reliably.
As the Young Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, she already had some experience in wielding power and management, so she could guide the other four in discussing the future city rules of Slaughter City. However, she was still young and unable to solve all the problems of Slaughter City, this city riddled with evil.
Even so, Ning Rongrong forced herself to remain focused. Her fingers traced the edge of the sandbox model as she tried to break down each issue logically, dividing them into governance, security, resource allocation, and spiritual regulation. Xiao Wu, on the other hand, was already dizzy from these matters, sitting drowsily on the Black Gem Judge's seat beside her.
It wasn't until a voice sounded that Xiao Wu's body instantly straightened, the sleepiness in her eyes immediately dissipated, and she became clear-headed.
"What, it seems the girls have encountered a problem."
Xin, who had just shattered Tang San's belief and caused him to nearly collapse in the Hell Slaughter Arena, now appeared at the main entrance of the Slaughter Hall.
His presence immediately altered the atmosphere. The oppressive weight in the hall seemed to shift, as though an unseen force had entered and reorganized the chaotic energy in the room. His black robe flowed calmly as he stepped forward, his expression unreadable yet composed, as if the problems of an entire city were nothing more than minor equations waiting to be solved.
As soon as the black-robed Teacher appeared, it caused a stir among his disciples, and they all stood up.
Ning Rongrong got up from the judge's seat, not bothering to put on her shoes. Her jade feet stepped on the black floor as she ran to Xin's side, pouting:
"Teacher~ Slaughter City is too difficult to manage. We've been discussing how to maintain order in Slaughter City, but there are so many difficulties."
Xin rubbed Ning Rongrong's head, stood at the end of the judge's table, and said to his disciples:
"If you have any questions, you can ask them now. Perhaps Teacher can offer some suggestions for your reference."
His tone was calm but carried absolute confidence, as if even the most chaotic system could be reorganized under his guidance. Hearing this, the tension in the room eased slightly, and the disciples quickly refocused on the issues at hand.
"Teacher, we have already determined the basic order of rewarding good and punishing evil. We will improve the laws of the two Empires as the judgment rules for Slaughter City. Zhuqing and Ye Lingling will be the King's Judges, depriving evil people of their lives and absorbing evil Spirits, which will also benefit their Spirit cultivation."
"But the biggest problem we encountered is the underground blood river in Slaughter City. It seems to emit a kind of poison that stimulates evil thoughts in the human body, affecting people's minds and making the people of Slaughter City more bloodthirsty."
Ning Rongrong picked up a thin black stick from one side of the table and pointed to the blood-red long river at the bottom of the Slaughter City map in the center of the judge's table.
The river itself was not physically present in the hall, yet its representation on the map seemed disturbingly vivid. Even in miniature form, it appeared to pulse with a faint, ominous glow, as if it were alive. The presence of the blood river alone made the surrounding markings feel corrupted.
Xin observed it quietly for a moment, his gaze narrowing slightly as he assessed the underlying source of the corruption rather than the symptoms.
"Hmm, Zhuqing should be able to solve this problem."
Xin thought for a moment, then took out a red lotus from his spirit tool and said:
"Bats are bloodthirsty. The poison in this underground blood river is precisely what Zhuqing's hundred-thousand-year spirit ring—the Blood-red Bat King—has released over the years. It's not difficult to solve."
"This Nine-Grade World Purifying Flame can be planted in the blood-red long river. It can burn away the toxins within it. Coupled with the abilities Zhuqing gained from the Blood-red Bat King, the side effects in the bloody mary can basically be eliminated, and then we just need to abolish the tradition of drinking bloody mary in Slaughter City."
The explanation was clear and direct, stripping away unnecessary complexity and reducing the problem to its core components: source contamination and systemic reinforcement. The solution was not merely suppression but purification, ensuring that the environment itself would no longer nurture corruption. Around the table, the disciples visibly processed the plan, recognizing both its practicality and its long-term implications for restructuring Slaughter City into a controlled and lawful domain.
Zhuqing nodded: