“In this world, where else can one find a higher peak?
Where can one find even a glimmer of opportunity to become a god?”
Since the battle more than a year ago, Tang Chen had returned to the Clear Sky Sect to recuperate from his injuries.
However, once he had recovered sufficiently, he handed the position of Sect Master to his son, left the sect behind, and embarked on a solitary journey in search of a method that could allow him to defeat that terrifying giant beast.
The problem was that human history was simply too short.
Aside from Spirit Hall, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and the Star Luo Empire, there were almost no reliable records concerning divine inheritances.
Even the legends surrounding gods were fragmented and incomplete.
In order to break through to Level 100, Tang Chen had once traveled across the sea together with Qian Daoliu in search of the Sea God’s inheritance, hoping that the legendary divine path might provide them with the opportunity they desperately sought.
Unfortunately, he had failed to discover the opportunity to become a god.
Instead, he had lost an arm.
Tang Chen sighed heavily as he pushed open the door of a dim tavern.
The moment he entered, every guest inside turned their attention toward him.
“Bring me the best wine you have.”
Tang Chen casually tossed a gold coin onto the counter.
The bartender glanced at the coin before reaching beneath the counter and pouring him a cup of dark red, cloudy liquid.
A powerful metallic scent immediately filled the air.
Tang Chen frowned slightly as he examined the strange drink.
“What kind of wine is this?”
The bartender’s mouth curved upward.
“This is human blood.”
“What?”
Tang Chen’s expression instantly changed.
His eyes became sharp as his gaze swept across the tavern.
A moment later, the surrounding guests burst into laughter.
“Where did this rookie come from?
Go back home, because this isn’t a place for someone like you.”
“You don’t even dare drink a Bloody Mary, yet you still think you can enter here?”
“Hahaha, go home and ask your mother for some milk instead.”
Tang Chen did not become angry.
Instead, he calmly processed the information hidden inside their mockery.
Qualifications to enter?
Is there somewhere in this world that I don’t know about?
His curiosity outweighed his irritation.
Tang Chen slowly raised one hand.
A powerful surge of Spirit Power erupted.
The Clear Sky Hammer appeared in his grasp almost instantly before he swung it forward without hesitation.
The enormous hammer swept across the tavern.
The laughter stopped.
A moment later, absolute silence descended upon the entire establishment.
Several people were sprawled across the floor, while the remaining guests stared at Tang Chen with expressions of absolute terror.
Tang Chen calmly held the Clear Sky Hammer in one hand and pressed its enormous head against the bartender’s forehead.
His voice remained completely indifferent.
“What was the qualification they mentioned just now?”
The bartender trembled violently.
“It…
it is the qualification for Slaughter City!
Please, don’t kill me!”
“Slaughter City?”
A strange glint appeared within Tang Chen’s eyes.
The bartender swallowed nervously before hurriedly explaining.
“Slaughter City has existed for more than a thousand years, and according to legend, it was left behind by a Spirit Master who broke through to Level 100.
Spirit Master skills cannot be used there, so everyone can only rely on their instincts, physical strength, and Spirit Power to survive.”
Tang Chen’s eyes gradually brightened.
His heartbeat accelerated.
This was exactly the kind of place he had been searching for.
A place connected to a Level 100 Spirit Master.
A place where the normal rules of the world did not apply.
Perhaps there was something hidden there.
Perhaps there was a divine inheritance.
Perhaps there was even a method that could allow him to surpass his current limits.
If he could obtain the legacy left behind by that legendary existence, then perhaps he could finally acquire the strength necessary to defeat Godzilla.
“Take me there.”
Tang Chen’s voice became cold and commanding.
“If you lead me there, I will spare your life.”
The bartender swallowed hard before repeatedly nodding.
He quickly moved behind the counter and led Tang Chen toward the hidden underground passage beneath the tavern.
Tang Chen followed without hesitation.
He did not know that this unexpected journey would accidentally allow him to avoid Qian Daoliu, who was already searching for him.
And Tang Chen was not the only person Qian Daoliu wanted to find.
The other person who had earned the High Priest’s wrath was Yu Xiaogang.
After overhearing the Tenth Elder and Bibi Dong exposing his schemes, Yu Xiaogang had immediately fled onto a ship and spent a long time drifting across the sea before finally reaching the mainland.
Unfortunately, the moment he stepped off the ship, he heard some rather unpleasant news.
People were searching for him.
More importantly, those people belonged to Spirit Hall.
Yu Xiaogang immediately became nervous.
Just when he thought he was about to be captured, another Spirit Master who was also being hunted suddenly appeared and rescued him.
The bespectacled man looked at Yu Xiaogang curiously.
“My name is Flender.
Why is Spirit Hall hunting you as well, and what exactly did you do to make them so angry?”
Yu Xiaogang’s expression stiffened slightly.
“I accidentally destroyed a few of Spirit Hall’s ships.”
He deliberately spoke vaguely before changing the subject.
“What about you?”
Flender’s expression immediately became somewhat indignant.
“I merely sold them something a little too expensive, and that branch master actually issued a bounty for my capture!”
Yu Xiaogang raised an eyebrow.
“What did you sell them, and how much did they pay?”
“A water-spraying Spirit Tool.”
Flender proudly puffed out his chest.
“It had no offensive ability whatsoever, and at the time, I could only use it once, but someone actually paid me one hundred thousand gold coins for it.”
He laughed proudly before continuing.
“I never expected anyone to actually fall for it!
I heard the person who bought it was the branch master’s son, and he took that Spirit Tool into the wilderness to hunt Spirits, only to end up getting himself killed by a Spirit Beast.
People from Spirit Hall really deserve whatever happens to them!”
“Uh…”
Yu Xiaogang stared at him for several seconds.
He finally understood what kind of person stood before him.
Young.
Impulsive.
Greedy for money.
And, most importantly, deeply hostile toward Spirit Hall.
Regardless of what Flender’s future might hold, he could certainly be useful for surviving the immediate crisis.
Yu Xiaogang only needed to survive for now.
He could hide.
He could wait.
Once Spirit Hall stopped searching so aggressively, he would have plenty of time to make his next move.
Unfortunately, before he could develop that plan, Flender suddenly looked toward the distance.
“Oh no!
Someone is coming, so you need to come with me immediately!”
Flender grabbed Yu Xiaogang without hesitation.
His Martial Soul manifested, and he spread his wings before rapidly ascending into the sky.
Unfortunately, Yu Xiaogang’s clothes had already become badly damaged after spending so many days exposed to the harsh conditions at sea.
The moment Flender lifted him, the already weakened fabric finally gave way.
Rip!
Yu Xiaogang’s clothes tore apart.
His body immediately began falling.
Although Flender desperately reached down and attempted to grab him, he failed to catch hold of him properly.
Yu Xiaogang crashed directly onto the ground.
A sharp crack immediately followed.
One of his legs had fractured.
“Ouch, brother—”
Flender hurriedly covered Yu Xiaogang’s mouth before he could shout any louder.
“This isn’t my fault, because it was your clothes that tore!”
“Quick, run!”
Yu Xiaogang clutched his broken leg and gritted his teeth hard enough to make his jaw ache.
The pain was excruciating.
Yet he endured it.
Only quiet whimpering escaped from his tightly clenched teeth.
Bastard.
I will make you pay sooner or later.
Although Spirit Hall had issued a warrant for Yu Xiaogang, they could not simply write the complete truth onto a public wanted notice.
After all, Yu Xiaogang had schemed against the Holy Maiden and presented a poisonous plan that had ultimately caused Spirit Hall to lose two Titled Douluo and more than a thousand Spirit Masters.
If all of that information were publicly announced, the consequences would be disastrous.
The reputation of Spirit Hall could suffer an enormous blow.
The prestige that Qian Daoliu had spent decades painstakingly establishing might collapse almost overnight.
Therefore, Qian Daoliu had kept everything concerning Sea God Island and the giant beast strictly confidential.
Apart from issuing a stern warning to the Tenth Elder, the High Priest had ordered the remaining Spirit Masters who had left Sea God Island to be hunted down and silenced.
Everyone said that Qian Daoliu was fair and treated people with the warmth of a spring breeze.
But if that description were truly accurate, then why would the High Priest be known throughout Spirit Hall as its Number One Executioner?
Over the years, countless geniuses from various sects had fallen beneath his hand.
Qian Daoliu rarely allowed a potential threat to survive.
And perhaps the most absurd part of all was that he had even kept the truth concerning Sea God Island hidden from his own son.
The current Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall, Qian Xunji, knew nothing about what had actually happened.
Qian Daoliu had his reasons.
He wanted to protect his son’s morale while Qian Xunji cultivated.
If Qian Xunji learned that his father, a Level 99 Titled Douluo and one of the strongest humans in existence, had been completely overwhelmed by a single giant beast, the psychological impact could shake his confidence.
Unfortunately, keeping that secret had created another problem.
A rift had quietly formed between father and son.
“That Yu Xiaogang must be found!”
Inside the Supreme Pontiff Palace, Qian Xunji slammed another report onto the table.
“Search every city, every port, and every road if necessary!
Dig three feet into the ground if you have to, but find that bastard and drag him back here!”
His heart was burning with anger.
His father was the dignified First Adjudicator Elder of Spirit Hall.
He was a Level 99 Titled Douluo.
He was one of only two humans in the world who stood at the absolute pinnacle of cultivation.
Yet that same father had gone out to sea and returned looking as though he had been scared out of his mind.
Not only had he abandoned his own direct disciple, the newly appointed Holy Maiden, and left her behind as a hostage, but he had actually allowed Spirit Hall to pay compensation to Sea God Island.
And the compensation had not been small.
Spirit Hall had already lost two Titled Douluo.
Of the more than two thousand Spirit Masters who had survived the expedition, fewer than one hundred remained.
Yet instead of retaliating, Qian Daoliu had continued sending Spirit Bones to the other side as compensation.
Qian Xunji had nearly emptied the Spirit Bone resources available through the market.
Even that had not been enough.
Now, they were apparently expected to capture 100,000-year Spirit Beasts and use their Spirit Rings as part of the compensation.
“Am I even his biological son?”
Qian Xunji’s face twisted with frustration.
“I am already approaching Level 90 and preparing to become a Titled Douluo, yet he actually wants us to capture 100,000-year Spirit Beasts and compensate that wretched island!
Where am I supposed to find a 100,000-year Spirit Beast suitable for my Spirit Ring?”
The Elders standing within the Supreme Pontiff Palace exchanged complicated glances.
None of them dared answer immediately.
The only person among them who knew the actual truth was the Tenth Elder.
He could only force himself to speak.
“The High Priest has his own difficulties…”
“He has his difficulties, and I have mine!”
Qian Xunji slammed his fist against the armrest of his chair.
The anger in his voice became even more obvious.
“Tenth Elder, Ninth Elder, the two of you will also search for 100,000-year Spirit Beasts.”
He paused.
“Do not tell my father.”
The Tenth Elder and Ninth Elder exchanged another glance.
Neither knew how they were supposed to respond.
Qian Xunji continued before either of them could object.
“I will explain everything to my father personally.”
His expression gradually became arrogant.
“If the forces on that island are truly as powerful as he claims, then once I obtain a 100,000-year Spirit Ring and reach Level 99, even if I cannot inherit a God Position, I will still be able to join forces with my father and completely eradicate those forces from the island.”
The rapid rise of Spirit Hall over the past decade had gradually changed Qian Xunji.
Power had brought him confidence.
Success had brought him authority.
And authority had slowly turned into arrogance.
He genuinely believed that Spirit Hall was already approaching the point where nothing in this world could challenge it.
The truth, unfortunately, was walking around Sea God Island right now.
And that truth was two hundred meters tall, loved sunbathing, and considered Spirit Bones a convenient snack.
“Yes!”
The Elders could only lower their heads and obey.
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