Chapter 374: Have you changed your taste?

"Forget it, use it if you want to..."

The girl seemed very helpless, but Qin Jian could detect a hint of joy in her tone.

This was not a matter of Qin Jian usurping her title, but rather that Qin Jian's willingness to use her title meant he acknowledged her identity and mission.

How could this not make her heart joyful...

"In the future, you must try your best to avoid such situations where you are surrounded by a thousand people, and use less soul power to drive the Silver Dragon Spear. Although the damage this time can be recovered quickly by absorbing their soul power, using it repeatedly still carries the possibility of causing permanent damage," the girl reminded.

Qin Jian nodded.

After all, it was a siege by over a thousand people, and this time there were even many Soul Saints hidden among them. Even if they could not use soul skills, their own strength still posed a great threat to Qin Jian when used for sneak attacks.

In the end, he was forced to use soul power to drive the Silver Dragon Spear, briefly erupting with the strength of a Title Douluo to survive.

"Silver Dragon King! Silver Dragon King! Silver Dragon King! ——"

The fanatical roars continued, but Qin Jian had already finished absorbing most of the soul power.

Over the past year, he had accumulated at least five thousand people's worth of soul power; the power needed for Na'er to take human form was not far off.

Hmm... another double would do.

Of course, it was still thousands of times short of what she needed for a full recovery...

Moreover, it wouldn't be so easy to collect in the future; after all, slaughtering a thousand people is too terrifying, where would anyone be blind enough to come and offer their heads voluntarily?

Plus, one cannot kill indiscriminately without principles, otherwise, there would surely be trouble. The King of Slaughter would not want Slaughter City to be completely destroyed by him alone.

"Sigh... it's difficult..."

Qin Jian held the Silver Dragon Spear and called out to Hu Liena, and the two turned and walked toward their residence, their pace very slow.

After this battle, the two were once again in a state of exhaustion, and now they could only rely on their deterrent power to return.

If another few hundred people came to surround and kill them now, then... then they would only be able to use Na'er's power.

However, Qin Jian was not too worried, because under these circumstances, no one would dare to make a move.

There had been Fallen Ones who wanted to pick up cheap victories before, but in the end, without exception, they all turned into wandering souls.

"Huh?"

Walking along, Qin Jian suddenly paused his steps, his gaze unexpectedly meeting Tang San, who was watching from the side.

"Crack... le!"

A bolt of lightning streaked across the void.

"Qin Jian, what's wrong?"

Seeing Qin Jian stop, Hu Liena couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

Qin Jian shrugged: "Nothing, just saw someone whose strength could take us out in our current state."

"Swish!"

Hu Liena had her short sword in hand almost subconsciously, her expression cold and stern: "Who is it?"

Qin Jian held the Dragon Spear horizontally, the tip pointing directly at Tang San: "Him."

The surrounding roars fell silent, and everyone looked at Tang San with a swish, making him feel somewhat at a loss.

"This..."

The Black-Veiled Woman was startled and hurriedly stepped forward, bowing: "Respected Silver Dragon King, this newcomer is still within the twelve-hour protection period, please do not make a move."

Other Fallen Ones were shocked to see the Black-Veiled Woman so respectful.

Because this meant that the King of Slaughter behind her had already acknowledged Qin Jian's strength, which was why she allowed these envoys to show such respect.

"A newcomer?"

Hu Liena was slightly stunned.

Of course, she did not recognize Tang San after his drastic change, and even if he hadn't changed, she might not have recognized him anyway.

Because Tang San had only made a move in that final tournament, and although his strength was astonishing, with Qin Jian's brilliance overshadowing him, hardly anyone noticed him.

"So it's a newcomer, no wonder he's so out of place with them."

Qin Jian nodded, as if he didn't recognize Tang San, and turned to the Black-Veiled Woman: "Let him follow me. He's so pretty, don't let these bastards ruin him."

"..."

Veins bulged on Tang San's forehead.

"Follow the Silver Dragon King?"

The Black-Veiled Woman was stunned: "But I need to ensure his safety."

"What? Do you think I can't protect him?"

Qin Jian glanced at her: "Or do you think I would do him harm?"

It was an ordinary look, yet the Black-Veiled Woman imagined it to be filled with murderous intent.

She was so scared she took three steps back, waving her hands incoherently: "No, no, no, with the Silver Dragon King's protection, he couldn't be safer."

Tang San looked at Qin Jian strangely, truly not expecting that even the King of Slaughter's envoy would respect him so much now.

"What are you looking at? Come with me."

Qin Jian continued to pretend not to know him, waved his hand casually, and walked forward on his own.

Hu Liena frowned and looked at Tang San, truly unable to understand why Qin Jian would value this person so much. Did he really have the ability to take out the current Qin Jian and her?

Seeing the surrounding Fallen Ones looking at him with envious eyes, Tang San couldn't help but let out a deep sigh.

Since he, Tang San, started his journey, why was he always being overshadowed by the same person? When would this ever end?

Seeing that Tang San had actually followed, Hu Liena's expression became somewhat strange.

Could it be that he was planning to cling to a powerful figure?

"Qin Jian, why do you want to keep him by your side?"

Hu Liena walked up a few steps and wrapped her arms around Qin Jian's arm.

Tang San's gaze could not help but become strange again.

He almost involuntarily thought back to two years ago when everyone was still Shrek students, spending all day every day eating dog food, which later developed into countless Asura Fields, and even he himself had watched with great interest.

Could it be that now that they had come to Slaughter City, they had to continue that previous life?

Then he saw the impossibly beautiful spear in Qin Jian's hand suddenly emit a stream of silver, pushing Hu Liena's hand away without a trace of hostility.

"Hey, hey, we're in public, give me some face!" Hu Liena said in a low voice, then hugged Qin Jian's arm again.

Then another stream of silver pushed her hand away again.

"Qin Jian, aren't you going to do something about your spear? It's getting more and more excessive, ahhh..."

Hu Liena was frantic: "It disturbs us in bed, and it won't let us be intimate off the bed; what use is this uncontrollable spear to you?"

Qin Jian: "..."

Tang San sighed with satisfaction: "What a long-lost pleasure of being a spectator..."

"Ahem..."

Hearing Tang San's muttering, Qin Jian couldn't help but feel a bit embarrassed: "Um, Nana, you go back first, I'll take him to get familiar with Slaughter City."

Hu Liena's eyes immediately became strange: "Why are you so attentive to him?"

"I have to take care of newcomers..."

Qin Jian spread his hands, looking very gentle and friendly.

"If I remember correctly, last time a newcomer tried to snatch your spear, you seemed to have poked a hole straight through them, right?" Hu Liena said expressionlessly.

The Silver Dragon Spear extended a stream of silver and bent, as if nodding.

Qin Jian: "..."

"You wouldn't be..."

Hu Liena's eyes suddenly narrowed: "You wouldn't be tired of doing it too much and want to change your taste?"

The Silver Dragon Spear in his hand suddenly stood upright, as if it were staring at Qin Jian, and with a very strange look at that.

Qin Jian was covered in cold sweat.

Tang San shivered...

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