"My Asura Third Trial is to assist you, the Grand Priest, in rebuilding Slaughter City."
"So, Great-Grandfather, you can't return to Sea God Island with Great-Grandmother just yet."
"However, now that it's almost certain that I'll inherit the Sea God's position, Great-Grandmother doesn't have to rush back either."
Tang Chen agreed without hesitation.
"As long as I can be with Xi'er, where we live doesn't matter."
"Besides, I once promised her I'd take her on a tour of mainland cities."
"Tell me—how are we rebuilding?"
Tang Lan smirked mysteriously.
—We're going all out.
Over the past year, Tang Li Newspaper had grown to rival the Spirit Hall in influence,
Integrating itself into every aspect of civilian life.
In fact—
It had become even more indispensable than Spirit Hall.
After all, Spirit Hall only served spirit masters.
Tang Li Newspaper, however, catered to everyone, especially commoners.
It had even created a new section dedicated to daily life—
Fitness, gossip, job postings, street food recipes, and emerging businesses.
Tang Li Newspaper had already expanded beyond the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's shops,
Setting up independent newsstands in every major city.
And with that came a new profession—
Newspaper Readers!
Literacy rates in the Douluo Continent were low.
Only the rich and noble could read.
So Newspaper Readers were hired—
They would buy newspapers and read them aloud in villages and marketplaces.
Crowds would gather to listen,
And those who enjoyed the news would tip them with coins, food, or local goods.
But what most people didn't know was—
Many of these Newspaper Readers were secretly employed by the Tang Sect's Sensitive Hall.
Their real goal?
Expand the influence of Tang Li Newspaper.
Today—
That effort paid off.
A shocking piece of news spread across the entire Douluo Continent—
[A Land of Divine Inheritance Discovered! Slaughter City—A Place Where Anyone Can Obtain a Postnatal Domain and Become a God!]
The article detailed—
The history of Slaughter City.
Its rules and limitations.
And most importantly—
Its benefits.
A battle paradise for combat fanatics!
A final refuge for fugitives on the run!
An inheritance ground where challengers could gain a postnatal domain!
And—
A divine legacy left behind by a god!
For the first time, the world learned—
That beyond Title Douluo, there was a Rank 100 Divine Realm!
The revelation shook the continent.
Countless people—
Ambitious warriors.
Scheming opportunists.
Desperate fugitives.
All flocked to Slaughter City.
The old tavern entrance was demolished.
Replaced with—
A towering black Hell's Gate,
Standing open, welcoming all who dared to challenge.
Many came just to watch the spectacle.
But most arrived driven by desire—
And without hesitation, they stepped through Hell's Gate.
However—
Desire alone wasn't enough.
The very first trial—the Blood Mist Purification—
Eliminated more than half of them,
Throwing them right back out the gate.
Unlike the previous trials,
Which dragged people into a murderous trance,
This new blood mist now only filtered for two things—
1️⃣ Evil Spirit Masters—immediately marked as "fuel" for Slaughter City.
2️⃣ Talented geniuses—selected for potential recruitment by the Tang Sect.
The New Rules of Slaughter City!
There were no more Outer and Inner Cities.
All murder was forbidden.
—Why waste potential resources?
The only place where killing was allowed—
Was Hell Slaughter Arena!
If someone wanted to—
1️⃣ Leave Slaughter City.
2️⃣ Obtain the Slaughter God Domain.
3️⃣ Inherit the divine legacy left behind.
They had to fight in the Hell Slaughter Arena.
But what no one knew was—
The matching system in Hell Slaughter Arena had been rigged.
Each match—
Would always consist of nine Evil Spirit Masters…
And one Tang Sect recruit.
Of course—
Once inside the fight, it was completely fair.
Even the hand-picked geniuses knew—
That when they came to Slaughter City,
They had already prepared to fight and die.
Even support-type spirit masters like Ning Rongrong—
Had to follow the rules.
But—
She didn't need any special treatment!
With a Replicating Mirror Sausage in her mouth—
She activated—
Left hand—Blue Silver Emperor!
Right hand—Hao Tian Hammer!
Her Life Blue Silver Emperor absorbed spirit power—constantly healing her.
Her Thunderflame Ice Hao Tian Hammer—
Though nerfed by the Replicating Mirror Sausage, still weighed over 10 tons.
With Destruction's Eternal Force, she wielded it effortlessly.
Against the carefully assigned Evil Spirit Masters—
She was utterly slaughtering them.
A group assault?
With Lingbo Microsteps, her movement was as slippery as a snake,
Never letting them surround her.
She never faced more than three opponents at a time.
The Evil Spirit Masters weren't stupid.
After she killed four of them,
The remaining five realized their lives were at stake.
They grouped up, forming a tight defensive formation.
Ning Rongrong stopped moving,
Gazing at their tight formation with a mischievous smirk.
She didn't use any special techniques.
She just—
Casually threw her Hao Tian Hammer straight at them.
"BOOM—!"
The Thunderflame Ice Haotian Hammer crashed down,
Its sheer weight and impact instantly sending an Evil Spirit Master flying—
Directly into the river of blood below.
"Her martial soul is out of her hands!"
"Don't let her summon it again!"
"Attack together!"
The remaining four Evil Spirit Masters charged at once,
Eager to seize the opportunity.
But—
They failed to notice the mischievous smirk at the corner of Ning Rongrong's lips.
The next second—
She simply stretched out her hand.
A blur of motion shot backward—
Colliding with the frontmost Evil Spirit Master,
Knocking him into the air, before landing perfectly in her palm.
—Special Trait: Recall!
The fusion of two divine weapons had given the Thunderflame Ice Haotian Hammer a bug-level ability.
And thanks to the Replicating Mirror Sausage,
This ability was shared across the entire team!
Right now—
It was shining at full brilliance!
From the spectator stands,
Tang Lan sat with Xiao Wu and the rest of the core team,
Watching Ning Rongrong one-shot Evil Spirit Masters left and right.
She was grinning ear to ear—
A completely liberated version of herself.
It almost felt like they were back at Shrek Academy,
Where she was still the proud and spoiled young lady.
The sight left everyone in awe.
"Rongrong's talent is wasted as a support," Dai Mubai quipped.
"She'd make an excellent Assault-Type fighter."
"Why not Agility-Type?" Xiao Wu objected.
"Oi, oi, oi! Is now really the time to argue about this?" Oscar snapped.
"She's supposed to be a support, so why is she absolutely dominating in Hell Slaughter Arena?"
The group fell silent—
Then slowly turned to stare at Oscar.
Wasn't this all because of his Replicating Mirror Sausage?!
At that moment—
Ning Rongrong finished crushing the last three Evil Spirit Masters
And leapt into the spectator stands.
"What are you guys talking about?" she asked.
Seeing everyone staring at Oscar,
She turned to him too.
Oscar let out a nervous chuckle.
Then—
He immediately stood up and walked toward the arena.
"My turn! We'll talk later!"
He bolted away.
"Slow down," Ning Rongrong called, tossing a storage ring his way.
Oscar caught it, slipped it onto his finger,
And jumped down into Hell Slaughter Arena.
He had originally wanted to have a similar experience as Ning Rongrong—
To tear through his opponents effortlessly.
But the moment he saw his match-up…
His expression darkened.
Something wasn't right.
Something was seriously, horribly wrong!
(Chapter End)