Chapter 29: My Father Is Qian Daoliu
Tang Hao entered Slaughter City at the age of 26 and left at 28. At the age of 30, he became a Soul Saint and obtained the second inherited Soul bone of the Clear Sky Sect. He then traveled the continent with his brother Tang Xiao, who was 15 years his senior and at level 78 Soul power.
After 5 years of travel, they met Ah Yin. Both brothers fell in love with her, but neither of them realized she was a 100,000-year-old Soul Beast. A major plot hole appeared here: to see through a 100,000-year-old transformed Soul Beast, one only needed to be a Soul Douluo. This meant that after 5 years, Tang Xiao had still not broken through to that level.
If Qin Xuan's knowledge of this world was correct, Tang Hao would be 35 this year. The 3 of them would then travel together for 3 more years. Tang Xiao would see that Ah Yin loved Tang Hao and sadly withdraw. Tang Hao and Ah Yin would then fall in love.
At that time, Tang Hao would be 38 years old. However, Tang Hao stated that his Soul power reached level 84 at the age of 35, the same year he met the Titled Douluo of Spirit Hall while bringing Ah Yin back to his sect. He then fought back and broke the Titled Douluo's leg.
In that same year, Tang Hao's father became gravely ill and died of anger after being held accountable by Spirit Hall. Tang Xiao, who had just been promoted to Titled Douluo, was made the sect leader and had to expel Tang Hao from the Clear Sky Sect. Tang Hao then took Ah Yin into hiding for 9 years. When he was 44 and his Soul power reached level 90, Ah Yin entered her mature stage and was discovered by Spirit Hall again.
Tsk tsk, this timeline is truly baffling.
Tang Xiao was at level 78 when he left the sect with Tang Hao, who had just broken through to level 70. He hadn't broken through to level 80 in 5 years, yet after traveling with Ah Yin and Tang Hao for 3 years, he was promoted to level 90 upon returning to the sect. Even Tang San's power-ups weren't this exaggerated.
That little punk Tang San, even with his cheats, at least had 100,000-year Soul rings to sacrifice. That was barely acceptable. Thus, Qin Xuan could only guess 2 possibilities:
The first possibility: Tang Hao left to train with Tang Xiao at age 30. Two years later, he met Ah Yin. Tang Xiao had not yet broken through to Soul Douluo and didn't recognize her identity. Then, the 3 of them traveled together. During this time, they encountered exotic flowers and plants that rapidly increased their strength. 3 years later, Tang Xiao left sadly. At age 35, Tang Hao's Soul power reached level 84. He fell in love with Ah Yin and, on his way back to the Clear Sky Sect, was discovered by a Titled Douluo from Spirit Hall. He broke the other's leg, which angered his father to death. Tang Xiao was then promoted to Titled Douluo and became the sect master.
The second possibility: Tang Hao went out with Tang Xiao to train at age 30. 5 years later, at age 35, Tang Hao met Ah Yin. Tang Xiao fell in love with Ah Yin at first sight but did not reveal her identity. 3 years later, Tang Xiao sadly left when he realized Ah Yin did not love him. He was promoted to Titled Douluo shortly after returning to the sect. Tang Hao was 38 at this time. In 8 years, Tang Xiao advanced from level 78 to level 90. This would be reasonable if he encountered an opportunity during his travels. It would also be more reasonable for the 38-year-old Tang Hao to have been hiding with Ah Yin for 6 years and to have advanced from level 84 to level 90.
The Slaughter King said that Tang Hao broke out of Slaughter City 5 years ago. That would mean Tang Hao is now 33, Bibi Dong is 19, and Qin Xuan is 23.
The first timeline had too many plot holes and was unlikely. The second one, however, was interesting. It meant that Ah Yin had not yet met Tang Hao. The thought of meeting the original, wholehearted Ah Yin was exhilarating.
Just as Qin Xuan was getting lost in these thoughts, the Slaughter King's voice boomed again.
"It has been a long time since I've seen such an outstanding young man. Black Dragon, thank you for letting me feel passion again. Your 100 consecutive victories in just one year have broken the thousand-year record of Slaughter City."
"Very good. To commend your feat, I have decided to make an exception and grant you the title of God of Slaughter. From now on, you may enter and leave Slaughter City freely, and you will be a guest official under me."
The Slaughter King floated 5 meters above the ground, looking down at Qin Xuan. His pale face was twisted into a cold smile that was uglier than crying.
However, his smile soon froze.
"Thank you, great Slaughter King. I am willing to accept the title of God of Slaughter and the position of guest official of Slaughter City." Qin Xuan slowly removed the hood he had worn for a year, revealing his long golden hair. Beneath the hair was a disguised face that was 30% similar to Qian Daoliu and Qian Xunji.
"Damn this face." The Slaughter King felt a sharp pain in his head. The Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King that had parasitized Tang Chen's body for years felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity with the young man. It was similar to the feeling it had gotten from the Clear Sky Sect disciple 5 years ago, but undoubtedly the same kind.
Qin Xuan then threw a unique Spirit Hall token, given to him by Qianjun Douluo when he became his disciple, to the Slaughter King.
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Qian Xuantian. My father is the level 99 peerless Douluo, Qian Daoliu, the great priest of Spirit Hall. My brother is the current pope of Spirit Hall, Qian Xunji."
The Slaughter King caught the token, glanced at it, and saw that it was authentic. He also saw that Qin Xuan's appearance did resemble the current pope. Although he didn't believe it completely, he didn't disbelieve it either.
"So you are the son of the great priest of Spirit Hall and the younger brother of the current pope. This is a surprise. However, I remember that the inherited Martial Soul of the Qian family is the Six-Winged Angel. And you, my friend..."
He didn't finish his sentence. Qin Xuan simultaneously activated the camouflage aura of [Thousand People Thousand Faces] and the camouflage Martial Soul function of [Phoenix Fire].
A golden light erupted from his body, starting from his forehead and instantly spreading. His eyes turned golden, and a huge, indistinct golden shadow with 6 wings appeared behind him.
This was the Six-Winged Angel disguised by [Thousand People Thousand Faces] and [Phoenix Fire]. Its aura and appearance were identical to the Six-Winged Angel of Qian Xunji, but it was still just his Everbright Sword Martial Soul in essence.
The Fallen in the stands, who had mostly become Evil Soul Masters, felt an intense revulsion from Qin Xuan's light aura. They became more afraid and instinctively stepped back. They would have fled if the Slaughter King hadn't been there.
The Slaughter King was no better. "It really is the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul," he said, stunned. The aura and the instinctive feeling of disgust were exactly the same as what he felt from the Angel God when he followed his master, the Rakshasa God. There was no mistake.
Furthermore, Qin Xuan had been using a sword Martial Soul before. With the talent of twin Martial Souls, if he continued to grow smoothly, he would eventually become the Angel God. This was in direct opposition to the Rakshasa God, and the Slaughter King would never allow it to happen. He decided to kill Qin Xuan.
"Great Slaughter King, are you going to kill me?" Qin Xuan sneered, his right hand, hidden in his sleeve, tightly clutching the Mo Ya [Character Recruitment Card] he had obtained a year ago. He was not a man to gamble with his life and was prepared for anything.
If the Slaughter King had no morals, he would use the [Character Recruitment Card] to temporarily hide in another world. He would then disguise himself as a guard of Slaughter City and wait for an opportunity to escape, even if it meant all his efforts over the past year would be wasted.
"Give me a reason not to kill you," the Slaughter King said, slowly landing on the ground. He narrowed his bloodshot eyes. "You should know that your existence poses a serious threat to Slaughter City."
If it were possible, he would kill Qin Xuan immediately to eliminate a descendant of the Angel God for his master. However, this would lead to an all-out war with Spirit Hall. Qin Xuan's identity as "the son of the great priest and the pope's younger brother" was enough to enrage Qian Daoliu, a Demigod Douluo, and the entire Spirit Hall.
The Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King was loyal to the Rakshasa God, but the Rakshasa God had ignored it for years. It had since developed its own ambitions and was unwilling to give up the "kingdom" it had built.