Slaughter City.
Under the night sky, a new order was being established in the city.
The highest authority in Slaughter City became an Arbitration Council composed of two young Slaughter Kings and three Arbiters.
The model of the Hell Slaughter Arena changed; it was no longer a fight to the death. Only residents who had obtained residency approval in Slaughter City had the right to participate. One hundred victories still granted a spot to open the Hell Road.
As for the heinous criminals, they would be sent to a re-education camp for punishment and, after rehabilitation and observation, could enter the residential area.
Watching the once bloody and sinful Slaughter City's order slowly rebuild and become more stable, the two new Slaughter Kings, Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Lingling, did not relax their minds; instead, they sighed.
These evildoers had become accustomed to a life of slaughter and massacre in Slaughter City. Among them, there were many Spirit Saint and Spirit Douluo powerhouses, captains of the Slaughter Knight Team, and even Titled Douluo powerhouses. With Grandmaster and a few senior sisters helping now, they could suppress their sharpness.
But what if Grandmaster and Senior Sister Rongrong left?
After all, the true rulers of Slaughter City were the two of them.
It was at this moment that Su Ran's figure slowly emerged from the darkness in the Slaughter Hall:
"What's wrong? You've gained a city that can benefit your cultivation for a long time, yet you're unhappy and sighing?"
"Grandmaster!"
"We're not unhappy; we're just worried that our strength isn't enough to manage this place and lead the Slaughter Knight Team."
A hint of sorrow was in Ye Lingling's brows.
"You now possess the Anti-Magic Domain, allowing you to use Spirit Abilities in Slaughter City. Fighting a Titled Douluo here is no problem, but suppressing a city full of powerhouses is indeed still somewhat difficult."
"Lingling, your Life and Death Withering Grand Technique has already formed three lotus stems. The reversal between healing and devouring has been enhanced by three times the speed. What you lack most now is a means of self-preservation."
"Your Soul Capture has also become more refined during your time training in Slaughter City. Grandmaster will now impart an advanced unique skill to you, which should help you better deter the citizens of Slaughter City."
"Zhuqing, attack me. Don't hold back."
Su Ran walked to the center of the square outside the Slaughter Hall and said lightly.
"Alright, Grandmaster."
Zhuqing nodded.
According to her experience studying at the academy, Grandmaster was probably planning to give Ling Xiaoqi an advanced self-preservation unique skill.
Nine Nether Spirit Cat, possess!
Nine Yin White Bone Claw!
Zhuqing stepped silently, moving with the wind. The cold light between her ten fingers flashed, her sharp claws enough to tear apart solid boulders.
But Su Ran neither dodged nor defended, just stood there, and said lightly:
"Ling Xiaoqi, remember, you are not just a healing Spirit Master. Your Life and Death Withering Grand Technique is more like a long-range mage, most afraid of enemies getting close. The Soul Capture can give you some self-preservation ability against close-combat Spirit Masters, but the Soul Capture ultimately relies on pupil techniques to release, which has too many limitations."
"Self-Created Spirit Ability: Life and Death Illusion, can directly pull close-range enemies into a life and death illusion. The closer they get, the stronger the illusion becomes, unless the opponent's spirit power and mental force are higher than yours, they cannot quickly break free."
As Su Ran's words fell, Zhuqing's sharp White Bone Claw stopped three feet away. Around her, a Domain woven with begonia flowers and black lotus petals formed, where black and white intertwined.
When Zhuqing touched the Life and Death Illusion, cold sweat quickly appeared on her face, her eyes became hollow, and she had lost her attack target.
It wasn't until Su Ran snapped his slender fingers that Zhuqing recovered from the illusion:
"Zhuqing, are you alright?"
Zhuqing wiped the cold sweat from her forehead: "So terrifying, Grandmaster. Just now, I felt like I entered another battlefield, like... I was facing Poison Douluo."
"Perhaps this is because you were once injured by Dugu Bo and experienced his pressure."
"This Life and Death Illusion will automatically simulate the powerful individuals you've encountered in your life, opponents you fear, and engage you in battle. If you cannot overcome your fear and defeat this opponent, you cannot leave the illusion."
"And while you are fighting in the illusion, the black lotus is enough to devour your life, making you feel your vitality growing weaker and weaker, making it even harder to defeat the enemy you fear in your heart."
Su Ran explained the characteristics of this self-created Spirit Ability, which greatly moved Ye Lingling. This self-created Spirit Ability indeed compensated for her current shortcomings and complemented her Spirit and cultivation technique.
"Grandmaster, how do I learn this Spirit Ability? Can a disciple learn your self-created Spirit Ability?"
Ye Lingling had some doubts. Self-created Spirit Abilities were often special skills created by rare geniuses based on their Spirit characteristics and personality, which others could not learn.
Just like in the Soul Master Competition, Divine Wind Academy's captain Feng Xiaotian's self-created Storm Devil Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes could only be performed by him; others could not replicate it.
"Of course you can learn it. This self-created Spirit Ability itself is centered on your Spirit—Nine Heart Begonia and the Ten-Grade Black Lotus, and is driven and guided by the Life and Death Withering Grand Technique, making it very suitable for you. Remember, the key to this self-created Spirit Ability is to integrate the death qi contained in the black lotus with the Soul Capture. This is a mental cultivation method and technique; you should carefully comprehend it."
Su Ran handed the mental cultivation method he had personally recorded to Ye Lingling, the handwriting flowing and elegant.
Ye Lingling held the cultivation method given by Grandmaster, her eyes looking up at Su Ran with admiration:
"Thank you, Grandmaster! I love Grandmaster the most!"
This is... a self-created Spirit Ability Grandmaster specially researched for me!
Wow~
It's the academy's first self-created Spirit Ability~
...
"If Lingling can learn this Life and Death Illusion Spirit Ability, her self-preservation ability will definitely greatly increase, and she won't be afraid of those villains rebelling and attacking her."
Zhuqing felt the terror of the Life and Death Illusion and praised it.
"Zhuqing, do you still remember when you first joined the academy, Grandmaster offered you a choice of unique skills?"
After imparting the self-created Spirit Ability to Ye Lingling, Su Ran did not forget Zhuqing and spoke to her.
Zhuqing's cold face flushed, and she nodded slightly: "I remember. At that time, Grandmaster taught me Ten Halls of Yama, and there was also some kind of dual cultivation Azure..."
"Cough cough, yes, at that time, I had three unique skills I could teach you, but too much is indigestible. You had just started learning then, so I taught you the Ten Halls of Yama, which could improve your strength the fastest."
Su Ran interrupted Zhuqing, saying, this girl, she still had two unique skills left, why did she only remember the difficult one?
"Now that you two girls have become the new masters of Slaughter City, it's time to teach you the second Spirit-matching unique skill."
"Really? Grandmaster, you're finally willing to dual cultivate with me!"
As soon as Su Ran's words fell, even the usually reserved Zhuqing became incredibly excited.
Heaven knew how long she had waited for this day!
Clang~
"Ouch~"
Su Ran's Peach Blossom Branch mercilessly tapped Zhuqing's head.
"What Grandmaster is going to teach you is the Celestial Demon Creation Grand Technique."
"What about the Azure Underworld Dao? Both I and Senior Sister are more interested in that cultivation technique~ Can we learn it together?"
"It's Rongrong, indeed. She doesn't learn anything good day after day, always learning these useless things from her. It's my fault, I shouldn't have brought out that unique skill in the first place, sigh~" Su Ran sighed.
Zhuqing rubbed her head, feeling a little wronged.
She was so eager to learn and improve, why was she still being hit?
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