The three of them had a conversation.
Ye Cheng and Qian Daoliu chatted happily and discussed the cooperation between Baiyun City and Spirit Hall. In the end, they finalized specific cooperation details.
Qian Daoliu would stay at the Spirit Hall headquarters, stationed at Spirit City, helping to manage the vast Spirit Hall. He would also assign personnel to liaise with Baiyun City regarding the cooperation.
Meanwhile, Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong would bring Klee to Baiyun City to train, making use of the excellent environment there, and also study how to transition into the Divine Ring Master system.
Bibi Dong, being only half a step away from becoming a god, naturally could not abandon all her cultivation and start over at such a critical moment. However, it wouldn't stop her from learning about the new soul master system in advance, laying a foundation for future transition.
Thus, the matter was settled.
…
On the other side.
The Slaughter City.
After Tang San obtained the White Bone Trident, in just a few short days, his life underwent earth-shaking changes.
Previously, he was just a nobody at the outer edges of the Slaughter City.
But with the help of abyssal power, he used the special traits of the White Bone Trident to launch ambushes.
In a short time, he almost swept clean the outer regions, turning the people he killed into skeleton soldiers under his control.
In this way, he quickly amassed an army of about two hundred skeleton soldiers!
At the same time, nourished by the blood and souls of these two hundred soul masters, the White Bone Trident slowly began to repair itself.
Although the progress was small, it gained several new abilities.
Moreover, every time he killed, after absorbing the victims' essence, the Trident would secrete a small benefit, feeding it to Tang San to help remodel his body—gradually turning him into a creature more and more like an abyssal demon.
Gradually, Tang San's soul rings disappeared, and even his martial soul changed, becoming more abyss-like.
To compensate for the loss of soul rings, the White Bone Trident also taught him several small spells.
When Tang Hao, who had temporarily gone out to scout the situation, returned, he was shocked to find that in just a few days, his beloved son seemed to have already been corrupted by the Abyss.
He had begun to kill recklessly, raising armies of skeletons.
Hiding in the shadows, Tang Hao quietly watched Tang San, who was holding the broken White Bone Trident and commanding his skeleton army to surround a Soul Emperor.
They easily subdued the Soul Emperor, and with a final strike from the Trident, drained all the blood essence and soul!
Seeing this, Tang Hao could no longer bear it and jumped out.
"Xiao San!"
As soon as Tang Hao appeared, all the surrounding skeleton soldiers simultaneously turned their hollow eye sockets toward him, staring eerily.
Being stared at by so many skeletons, even Tang Hao felt a chill run down his spine.
These skeleton soldiers, animated corpses, looked disturbingly evil.
Even for someone like him, a cold-blooded killer, it was deeply unsettling.
"Father!"
Tang San was overjoyed to see Tang Hao.
Due to the Abyss' remodeling, his previously damaged appearance had been restored—though it was only a temporary façade.
Tang San didn't realize that once his body was completely remodeled into an abyssal demon, his true form would become as grotesque and obese as seen in the previous future videos.
"Xiao San, how did you get involved with the Abyss?" Tang Hao frowned deeply, staring closely at the White Bone Trident, which constantly emanated an evil aura.
"Father, it's a long story."
Tang San raised the White Bone Trident and said,
"Some time ago, during a time-space disturbance, this artifact suddenly appeared in front of me. It's thanks to this artifact that I have been reborn!"
"But… it's from the Abyss!" Tang Hao said anxiously. "Do you really want to become a demon?"
Because of the previous future videos, even he harbored a strong aversion toward the Abyss.
"Father, so what if it's the Abyss?"
Unexpectedly, Tang San shook his head and said, "Besides, there's nothing wrong with becoming a demon."
"Xiao San, you've been bewitched by the Abyss! Wake up!"
Tang Hao urged, summoning his martial soul, the Clear Sky Hammer, into his hand.
He wasn't planning to kill his son; after all, Tang San was his only child and the hope of revenge.
He only wanted to seize the White Bone Trident and destroy it.
In fact, the reason he rejected the Abyss wasn't because it was evil—
By their own standards, the evil deeds they had committed might not even be less than those of the Abyss.
What really made him reject it was the Abyss' unfathomable nature, its ability to brainwash and alter thought, and the fear of losing control.
"Father, the one who's stubborn is you."
Tang San shook his head again and said,
"The times have changed.
Even if we work hard and cultivate normally, at best, we would only become a First-Class God.
We wouldn't stand a chance against the powerful Spirit Hall.
Only by embracing the Abyss, by becoming demons, can we hope to take revenge!"
"Spirit Hall!" Hearing this, Tang Hao's eyes gleamed with bloodlust.
He recalled the future videos, which had shown Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan—but rarely mentioned the Clear Sky Clan.
Clearly, despite having the most powerful assault-type martial soul, the Clear Sky Clan was almost absent from future history.
Something was very wrong.
Eliminating the possibility of talent being insufficient, the only logical explanation was:
The Clear Sky Clan had been deliberately suppressed by Spirit Hall—or perhaps already exterminated!
Thinking of this, Tang Hao's hatred for Spirit Hall grew even deeper.
He understood very well that if they followed the normal path of cultivation—even by switching to the Ring Condensation Method—they would, at most, reach First-Class God.
The chance of becoming a God King was slim, and founding a whole new era was almost impossible.
After thinking it through, Tang Hao realized helplessly— If they wanted revenge against Spirit Hall, the Abyss was their only chance!
"What do I need to do?" Tang Hao asked straightforwardly, no hesitation.
Tang San was overjoyed.
He had thought his righteous father would refuse, but reality proved that the hatred toward Spirit Hall outweighed everything else.
"It's simple: just take this artifact, go kill someone, and perform a sacrifice ritual. Then you'll receive the Abyss' blessing…"
Tang San handed the White Bone Trident over and explained.
Just that simple?
Tang Hao was suspicious—it felt way too casual.
He had imagined that a formal contract or ceremony would be needed to join the Abyss, but all it took was killing someone?
It seemed extremely unreliable.
Yet despite his doubts, Tang Hao followed through.
He casually picked a hapless victim, pierced them with the White Bone Trident, and immediately felt his consciousness pulled away into a bottomless darkness—
There, he received the Abyss' blessing.
When his consciousness returned to his body,
He instantly felt a new force inside him.
Though it was still weak, it was incredibly tenacious, and it was rapidly devouring his internal soul power.
Tang Hao understood: this was the Abyss' power—magic power.
Moreover, this demon power would subtly alter his body and soul over time, gradually turning him into a true abyssal demon.
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