Gathering at Sotou City

"Nana, you need to think this through."

"The City of Slaughter is a place only for strength. When I went there, it was a near-death experience."

Bibi Dong said with a serious expression.

In the past thousand years, only eight people have managed to walk out of the City of Slaughter alive.

All eight received blessings, gaining the Killing God Domain and becoming so-called Killing Gods!

Currently, the only surviving Killing Gods are Bibi Dong and Tang Hao, and of course, the half-dead Tang Chen should also be included.

Going to the City of Slaughter is almost a guaranteed death!

Of course, with a Killing God supporting Hu Liena, she wouldn't die.

But such suffering is not something a young woman like Hu Liena should witness or endure.

The City of Slaughter is the most chaotic place on the entire Douluo Continent, and it's also where the Spirit Hall incarcerates the most heinous criminals.

Of course, there are special cases.

For example, those who voluntarily enter to gain a domain.

Some go there to avoid their enemies.

The City of Slaughter is also a gathering place for "fallen" individuals, attracting them to go there voluntarily.

The last category is actually the main source of the City of Slaughter's population.

The Spirit Hall usually kills captured fallen individuals on the spot; incarcerating them would be a waste of resources.

Most of those sent to the City of Slaughter by the Spirit Hall are the most vicious criminals; killing such people would be too lenient!

In terms of evil, the people in the City of Slaughter are even worse; there is no order there.

The most vicious criminals might rule as kings there, living better lives, or they might become the source of others' pleasure.

Hearing Bibi Dong's words, Hu Liena was stunned. Her beloved teacher had also been to the City of Slaughter?

Hu Liena hadn't known this before.

"Teacher, even if it's a near-death experience, I must take the risk!"

Hu Liena said firmly, clenching her fists.

If her teacher could succeed, as her disciple, she must also obtain that kind of power.

Bibi Dong looked at Hu Liena's face for a while before saying, "Alright."

Suddenly, she seemed to think of something and continued, "Nana, are you planning to go after participating in the God of Judgment's competition, or do you want to go now?"

After all, it's a competition hosted by a god; what if there's a deeper meaning?

Is the championship reward really that simple?

Soul bones?

Bibi Dong is unlike others, is a god's inheritor, so she naturally thinks along the lines of godly inheritance.

The winner might very well become the God of Judgment's inheritor!

Missing such an opportunity would be a lifelong regret.

Hearing this, Hu Liena was stunned. If Bibi Dong hadn't mentioned it, she almost forgot about the competition hosted by Neuvillette.

"Teacher, even if I participate in the competition, I can't beat Dugu Yan at the same level…"

"Silly child, in half a year, Dugu Yan will be strong enough to break through to level sixty and become a Soul Emperor."

One can fight above their level, but they can't challenge someone of a lower level.

Dugu Yan, becoming a Soul Emperor, naturally wouldn't encounter Hu Liena.

Unless Hu Liena actively participates in higher-level battles.

Hu Liena: "..."

For some reason, even though Bibi Dong was speaking the truth, Hu Liena felt a deep sense of hurt.

The harsh truth!

"Then I'll go after the competition ends."

As long as she's not in the same track as Dugu Yan, Hu Liena is confident.

Half a year's time can also help her improve her soul power.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, half a year had passed.

At this moment, in the Douluo Continent, nearly half of the spirit masters above level thirty had come to Sotou City in the Balak Kingdom.

A competition hosted by a god, with soul bones as the reward.

Such a temptation, how many spirit masters could resist it?

Barak Kingdom, Sotou City.

After half a year of construction, Sotou City had become much more prosperous than before.

Especially many "suburbs," which were all covered with new houses.

On the bustling streets, teams were patrolling from time to time.

The King of Barak attached great importance to this competition, and although he didn't personally handle everything, he had put in a lot of manpower and resources.

Whether it was infrastructure construction or venue construction, almost all of it was borne by the King of Barak.

Some businessmen and nobles wanted to invest, but he politely declined.

After all, this was a collaboration with a god!

How could the King of Barak let go of such an opportunity?

Even if he had to use all the wealth accumulated by his ancestors, it was worth the gamble!

Before receiving Neuvillette's "return," the benefits that Sotou City had already gained left him stunned.

After carefully calculating, he discovered an incredible problem!

As the number of spirit masters increased, Sotou City's economy was actually growing exponentially!

The gold soul coins he invested had already been recouped a month ago…

"???"

"Could it be this profitable?"

The King of Barak fell into deep thought.

Spirit masters might not be the wealthiest, but they were certainly connected to wealth.

Not all spirit masters were as impoverished as the Shrek group.

A level thirty spirit master could receive a hundred gold soul coins from the Spirit Hall every month.

Most spirit masters above level forty had their own "jobs" and were not lacking in wealth.

The ones coming to Sotou City weren't just spirit masters, but also many, many nobles!

Their goal was nothing more than to see Neuvillette or to recruit some spirit masters.

This scene was even more exaggerated than the All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament.

The battle arena couldn't accommodate so many people.

They could only build a temporary giant battle arena in the suburbs!

"No, this king's cooperation with the Spirit Fighting arena wasn't for making gold soul coins!"

The King of Barak was very anxious, as this went against his original intentions.

"Got it, this king can use most of these profits to support the spirit fighting arena, no matter what they use it for."

Whether to provide for the contestants or to let the battle arena keep it, it had little to do with him.

The Sotou City Grand Battle Arena was more lively than ever before.

The retired Lexius had to come out again to maintain order in the battle arena.

You must know, the audience in the stands now was not the same as before.

Among them were not only Soul Saints, Soul Douluos, but even Titled Douluo-level powerhouses.

If the battle arena didn't have strong figures to maintain order...

Well, with the reputation of Neuvillette and Focalors no one would dare cause trouble in the battle arena.

You must know, this was a force with two god-level powerhouses!

Causing trouble here was courting death.

Spirit masters were generally hot-tempered, and their purpose in cultivating was not to be bullied.

If they lost control of themselves in a moment of passion…

This was also one of the reasons Lexius came out of retirement.

No one in the entire battle arena objected to Vilette hosting this competition.

"Originally, I thought the young master was a Soul Master; then, I found out he had become a Titled Douluo…"

"Originally, I thought the young master was a Titled Douluo; then, I found out he had become a god…"