Chapter 360: Devouring the Spirit

Bibi Dong led Qin Jian and Hu Liena as they walked into the small town.

The tavern Qin Jian expected appeared, but it was not the small tavern he had imagined; it was a large tavern covering an area of at least a hundred meters in radius.

After walking inside, it was like stepping from day into night; the entire world became dark and gloomy.

Inside the tavern, only a dozen or so people were sitting in small groups, each one looking naturally like a distorted melon or a cracked date, fierce and menacing.

The most conspicuous spot was the center of the hall, where a massive blood-colored vortex lay on the ground; it looked like it must be the entrance to Slaughter City.

The entry of the three, Qin Jian and his companions, naturally drew the attention of those inside, and the striking lineup of one man and two women naturally attracted everyone's focus.

"Yo, what a beautiful wom—uh..."

Regrettably, the popular scene of provocation and face-slapping did not occur, because the man had not even finished half a sentence before his companion hurriedly covered his mouth and stifled it back.

Bibi Dong's Scepter had played its part, and since this place was already like the backyard of the Spirit Hall—where Evil Soul Masters were sent in every few days—those lingering here were already intimately familiar with the Spirit Hall's insignia.

Realizing that it was the Pope of the Spirit Hall personally delivering people, these individuals naturally would not be stubborn enough to rush forward; instead, they dodged to the side to avoid being noticed.

Especially the person who had spoken only half a sentence; he now wished he could slap himself twice.

His whole body shrank down, looking as if he were trembling with fear.

Who didn't know that the Spirit Hall Guard Army had been very successful in fighting Evil Soul Masters recently? And those who would linger here were already prepared to head to Slaughter City—who among them didn't have a few lives on their hands?

Placed outside, every one of them was a bona fide Evil Soul Master; now that they saw the Pope of the Spirit Hall here, how could they not be scared out of their wits?

Wait, Guard Army?

Several people's gazes finally landed on Qin Jian, and their expressions shifted slightly.

Following the Pope, with this attire—in their impression, there was only one person: the Guard Commander who had recently wiped out a group of a thousand Evil Soul Masters and was famous far and wide, Qin Jian!

Could it be that he had hunted Evil Soul Masters all the way to Slaughter City?

At this moment, a Maid wearing a black dress with black markings on her face stepped forward and said respectfully with her head bowed, "Your Holiness the Pope, what would you like to order?"

"Three cups of Yellow Spring Dew."

A red glint flashed in Bibi Dong's eyes.

A low uproar broke out in the tavern, but it was subsequently suppressed by them.

Qin Jian sat down alongside Bibi Dong.

Not long after, the Maid walked over carrying three cups of blood-red, boiling liquid and placed them very carefully in front of Qin Jian and his companions.

"Teacher, what is this?" Hu Liena asked curiously.

A look of nostalgia flashed in Bibi Dong's eyes, and then she said softly, "This is Yellow Spring Dew, made from the Spirits of the deceased."

"Made from the Spirits of the dead?!" Hu Liena's complexion turned slightly pale.

Qin Jian, however, remained indifferent.

After all, he had originally expected Bloody Mary; now that it was just Yellow Spring Dew, it was much better than he thought.

"You are going into Slaughter City for training; first, you must become familiar with its taste, as this will accompany you for a long time."

Bibi Dong casually picked up the wine cup at her side and was about to drink it in one gulp, but her wrist was held back by a hand.

"Hmm?"

Seeing that it was Qin Jian who had grabbed her, a bright look flashed in Bibi Dong's eyes: "You... what is it?"

"This thing is poisonous," Qin Jian said calmly.

Bibi Dong's beautiful eyes blinked: "I know, but in Slaughter City, you must rely on it to suppress the Killing Aura in your bodies. As long as you neutralize it before entering Hell Road, it will be fine. I think you, who can control Spider Emperor Poison, should have a way."

"Suppress the Killing Aura? We'll talk about that when the time comes. At the very least, there is no need for us to deliberately drink this kind of thing right now," Qin Jian said.

His words were heard by the people around them, and immediately several of them secretly showed looks of contempt, thinking he was afraid.

"And this Yellow Spring Dew..."

A strange look suddenly flashed in Qin Jian's eyes: "It's very interesting..."

"Hum!"

Streams of silver flowed within the soul bone on his body, and in an instant, it transformed into the appearance of the Silver Dragon Spear in his hand; Qin Jian gave it a light grip.

A flowing light suddenly spilled out from the gem on the tip of the Silver Dragon Spear, sweeping across the three cups of Yellow Spring Dew one by one. A faint radiance was drawn out by the silver flow, gathered onto the gem, and then flowed into Qin Jian's body along the Silver Dragon Spear.

"This Spirit power can be Devoured!"

Qin Jian's eyes lit up: "The Spirit power I lost has actually recovered quite a bit. At this rate, I could fully recover with at most another thousand cups."

"Alright, the Yellow Spring Dew is no longer poisonous," Qin Jian said, looking up.

Bibi Dong peered at the Silver Dragon Spear in Qin Jian's hand again and said, "You absorbed all the Spirit power?"

Qin Jian nodded and said, "I didn't expect this Yellow Spring Dew to be able to condense Spirit power. Coming to Slaughter City was the right choice."

"It's not that Yellow Spring Dew can condense it, but that Slaughter City has its own rules. The Spirits of those who die there cannot escape; they can only wait to be made into Yellow Spring Dew," Bibi Dong said.

Qin Jian nodded, suddenly tapped the table, and said to the Maid who had been standing nearby, "Please bring me all the Yellow Spring Dew you have in stock here."

"Ah, this..."

The Maid showed a look of difficulty: "My lord, the supply of Yellow Spring Dew our tavern receives every day is limited, so it is restricted to one cup per person."

"Hmm?"

Qin Jian frowned slightly.

"Qin Jian, the Spirit power in one cup of Yellow Spring Dew is not much, only about one-tenth of a person's Spirit, and this is the entrance to Slaughter City, where Spirit power is also constrained..." Bibi Dong suddenly said calmly.

Qin Jian immediately understood what she meant.

Thus, he grabbed the Silver Dragon Spear and slowly stood up, casting his gaze toward the surrounding Evil Soul Masters who were looking on with vigilance.

"Everyone, come, state your names and tell me your life stories; let's see if you can escape the sanctions of my Guard Army," he said very casually.

"That... I..."

A young man immediately raised his hand and said tremblingly, "I just came to see the world; I haven't done any bad things, and I've never killed anyone."

Qin Jian glanced at Bibi Dong.

Bibi Dong immediately understood and said, "There is indeed no Killing Aura on him, but it is hard to say whether he is an accomplice."

Hu Liena's expression was strange for a moment.

Originally, seeing the behavior of Qin Jian and Bibi Dong along the way, she had thought that even if the two had some connection, it was not a deep relationship, but what was this tacit understanding displayed inadvertently?

"Then you can go," Qin Jian said, waving his hand.

That person immediately scrambled out of the tavern in a panic.

"As for the remaining people..."

A red light flashed in Bibi Dong's eyes, and she said, "Every single one of them has a very heavy Killing Aura; no one has fewer than ten lives on their hands."

"Then there is nothing more to say..."

Qin Jian gripped the Silver Dragon Spear tightly and injected soul power into it; the edge was fully revealed, and his momentum surged...

(End of this chapter)