Chapter 143: Goodbye Slaughter King

143. Chapter 143: Goodbye Slaughter King

Li Xuan sat in his Courtyard, took out some tea and began to sip it.

My appearing in the City of Slaughter should be known to the Slaughter King before long.

When the time comes, even if I don't go to him, the Slaughter King will come for me, because what he wants is not a long sword but the soul of a blood‑red nine‑headed bat.

So Li Xuan simply waited in his Courtyard for the Slaughter King's arrival.

Sure enough, in less than half an hour, a blood‑red silhouette descended from the sky and landed before Li Xuan.

Li Xuan turned his head and flashed a brilliant smile at the Slaughter King.

"We haven't met for ten thousand years, how have you been?" Li Xuan said hoarsely to the Slaughter King.

"Did you succeed?" the Slaughter King asked, expressionless, his tone tinged with hesitation and doubt.

"Of course, just a six‑year‑old child—how could he possibly turn over?" Li Xuan gave a strange smile.

Meanwhile, Li Xuan silently activated the Burning Heart Divine Flame, attempting to control the Slaughter King's Heart Fire.

But the body belongs to Tang Chen, a ninety‑nine‑level Limit Douluo, so Li Xuan's Burning Heart Divine Flame could not ignite his Heart Fire at all.

The Slaughter King's soul power was like a copper wall of iron, leaving Li Xuan no sliver of chance.

"Hm? You also obtained that kid's ability?" Killing Qi suddenly flashed in the Slaughter King's eyes as he stepped toward Li Xuan, soul power rippling around him, seemingly ready to strike.

Li Xuan gave a slight smile and retrieved a black box from the space of the Palm Sky Bottle.

"I just wanted to test your current strength, so come on, look at this—it's something I spent a huge amount of effort to create," Li Xuan said, unfazed by the Slaughter King's Killing Qi, then placed the black box containing the Shura Divine Gear before the Slaughter King, smiling as he spoke.

"This is... this is... the Shura Divine Gear lost for ten thousand years!" the Slaughter King was stunned in place.

It turned out to be the Shura Divine Gear missing for tens of thousands of years; I thought it was gone, and the blood‑red nine‑headed bat never expected this gear to be in the Killing Treasure Vault.

Had the Slaughter King known the Shura Divine Gear was in the Killing Treasure Vault, he would have gone there himself long ago.

The Shura Divine Gear is extremely important to the Slaughter King; with it, he can wield Shura Divine Power, fully control this body, and with the gear's enhancement, he also has a chance to inherit the Shura Divine throne again.

The Slaughter King shakily took a soul bone from the box, placed it before him, and examined it carefully, assessing the energy within the soul bone.

Feeling the divine power inside the soul bone, the Slaughter King closed his eyes in enjoyment.

As for Li Xuan, the Slaughter King paid him no mind; after all, Li Xuan's soul power was only level 29, far too weak, a being he could kill with a wave of his hand, so no need to worry.

Li Xuan watched the Slaughter King, then slowly drew the Shura Priest Staff.

"Blood‑red nine‑headed bat, do you still remember this?" Li Xuan raised the staff high and poured his soul power into it.

As the soul power poured in, the staff began to emit a blood‑red glow, growing from its original half‑meter length to a two‑meter‑long permission, its simple black surface radiating a faint blood‑red light and etched with a mysterious purple pattern.

Li Xuan was only about 1.23 meters tall, so the upright staff was nearly twice his height; he could only hold it, unable to set it down.

The moment the Slaughter King saw the Shura Priest Staff, he flew straight into the sky, distancing himself from Li Xuan, while the Shura Divine Gear was simply tossed onto the ground.

The Slaughter King hovered in the sky, watching the Shura Priest Staff warily, while Li Xuan also held the staff, waiting for the Shura Divine Power inside to manifest.

"..." "..."

"..."

"Kid, you're courting death!" the Slaughter King reacted, his blood‑red wings flaring open behind him, then he swooped down, charging full force at Li Xuan.

"Kakar, you old chicken thief, you fooled me! Where did that Shura Divine Power come from?" Li Xuan, feeling the terrifying power of the Slaughter King's angry strike, clenched the Great Teleportation Talisman and began channeling soul power.

But at that moment, Li Xuan suddenly felt a chilling force burst from the Shura Priest Staff, pouring directly into his body, his soul power slowly returning to his dantian, and the Great Teleportation Talisman failed to activate…

Li Xuan panicked; he couldn't maneuver his soul power, but instinctively he raised his hand and swung upward.

Bang!

The Slaughter King was knocked flying away.

"What? There really is Shura Divine Power?" Li Xuan stared incredulously at his palm.

Shura Divine Power was indeed domineering; although the blood‑red nine‑headed bat couldn't fully wield Tang Chen's strength, it was at least at Title Douluo level combat power.

It was knocked away by a single wave of my hand.

"Kid, don't be foolish; Shura Divine Power lasts another half‑minute, so finish this quickly!"

A hollow, hoarse voice echoed in his mind.

"Half a minute?" Li Xuan was taken aback, not expecting Shura Divine Power to be so short‑lived.

Then, with a thought, Li Xuan instantly appeared beside the Slaughter King; teleportation is a basic divine ability.

"Get out!" Li Xuan snarled, a piece of Soul Nurturing Wood spike materializing in his hand and thrust into the Slaughter King's heart cavity.

He had originally intended to keep that Soul Nurturing Wood spike for himself, but after Kakar gave him a Soul Nurturing Wood Seed, Li Xuan decided to use it to solve the Slaughter King's problem.

Sure enough, once the spike pierced the heart, the Slaughter King thrashed violently, but Li Xuan, wielding Shura Divine Power, easily suppressed him.

Gradually, the Slaughter King's struggles grew weaker until his breath ceased, and Li Xuan sensed a few souls within the Soul Nurturing Wood spike.

"All gathered, I now hold eight blood‑red nine‑headed bat souls, only the dark‑gold San Tou bat from Diyu zhi Lu remains; the blood‑red nine‑headed bat is completely dead," Li Xuan said, closing his eyes to sense the souls in the Soul Nurturing Wood spike—exactly six, not more, not less—and nodded in satisfaction.

"Kid, the Shura Divine Power is about to run out, be careful not to fall to your death," the voice reminding him of the remaining time echoed in his ears again.

Li Xuan glanced at his feet; he was over a hundred meters up—if he stopped flying, he might not die outright, but a broken bone was inevitable.

Li Xuan immediately seized the Slaughter King's corpse, his mind shifting, and returned to his Courtyard.

Just after landing, Li Xuan felt the power in his body beginning to dissipate.

"Goodness, that was a close call..." Li Xuan patted his chest and muttered irritably.

(End of Chapter)