In the far east of Tian Dou, within the territory of the Slaughter Town, Ning Bei and Qian Renxue quietly arrived with a group of disciples from the Extinction Sect.
Just entering the area within a few dozen kilometers of the town, the little angel frowned slightly. Possessing a six-winged angel martial soul with holy and light attributes, she felt extremely uncomfortable with the pervasive killing intent and blood stench.
"As expected, it's a gathering place for the Fallen. The stench of decay alone is nauseating."
"Haha, most of these people were forced here by your Spirit Hall, right?"
"Hmph, so what? I'll wipe them all out today."
She rolled her eyes at her husband. Although she didn't understand why the previous popes had ignored the area surrounding the Slaughter City, it didn't stop her from wanting to turn this place into a clean land.
Ning Bei naturally understood the little angel's thoughts. Once you truly destroy the Slaughter City, you'll find that the Fallen will scatter to various parts of the continent, making them even more difficult to guard against than if they were all concentrated in the Slaughter City.
As for the idea of completely eradicating the Fallen, Ning Bei scoffed. Where there are people, there will be greed, desire, evil, and many other negative emotions. Over time, the Fallen will continue to regenerate. The little angel was being too idealistic.
The cleanup of the Killing Town was crucial to Qian Renxue's divine trial, so Ning Bei didn't intend to lecture her. The priority was achieving the objective.
"Let's begin. Hand over Soul Emperors and above to Miss Qian. The rest of you, eliminate all Tang Sect members."
"Yes."
The disciples of the Extinction Sect immediately began their operation upon receiving the order. Although the Fallen were mostly ruthless, Ning Bei wasn't worried about heavy losses against opponents below the Soul Emperor level. She knew that among those she brought were seven Soul Saints and dozens more Soul Emperors. She hadn't brought anyone below the Soul Emperor level, just in case.
The little angel had no objections to her man's arrangements. Fallen beings below the Soul Emperor level were indeed of little use in her divine test, and searching for them one by one was too tedious; it was better to leave it to the disciples of the Extinction Sect.
"Then I'll begin too."
"Okay, go ahead."
After greeting Ning Bei, the little angel spread her three pairs of holy wings and flew towards the prominent building in the center of Slaughter Town. Her man had already used his terrifying spiritual power to investigate when they arrived; that was now the Tang Sect headquarters, where Tang San's highly valued Hidden Weapon Hall and Medicine Hall were located.
Nearly a year after being unified by the Tang Sect, Slaughter Town had entered a strange period of peace, no longer filled with endless killing as before. But today, another massacre was about to take place.
The Tang Clan disciples, already inferior in cultivation, were caught completely off guard by the Extermination Sect's attack. The town's peaceful atmosphere for the past year had lulled these once-vigilant Fallen Ones into a false sense of security. As their companions died one after another, some were still in a daze.
"Enemy attack! Be careful!"
Finally, after a cry of alarm, the Tang Clan disciples began to organize a counterattack. A Soul Saint-level Tang Clan steward, seeing the enemy slaughtering his subordinates like wolves among sheep, was enraged.
"How dare you! Whoever you are, die!"
This Soul Saint entered his Martial Soul Possession state, targeted several Extermination Sect Soul Emperors, and charged. But to his bewilderment, even after being spotted, they showed no sign of defense, continuing their slaughter of Tang Clan disciples.
"Damn it, how dare they be so arrogant!"
Enraged, the Tang Sect Soul Saint increased the force in his hands, even imagining his enemy screaming in agony beneath his grasp. But just as his iron claws were about to touch the Soul Emperor of the Extinction Sect, a golden light flashed before his eyes.
While he pondered the source of the light, he was horrified to find himself completely out of control, and a headless corpse loomed further and further away.
With a thud, the object fell to the ground, and the Soul Saint finally realized it was his own corpse.
"So strong."
Before losing consciousness, he hadn't even realized who had killed him, only managing to marvel at their power before succumbing to lifelessness.
The Extinction Sect disciples were confident enough to ignore these powerful fallen beings behind them because Qian Renxue, a powerful figure, was there to protect them; they only needed to complete their assigned tasks.
The slaughter continued; the purge of the Fallen continued. After killing several more Fallen beings at the Soul Emperor level or above, Qian Renxue surveyed the battlefield and, finding no one threatening the lives of the Extinction Sect disciples, turned and flew towards the Tang Sect headquarters.
Just as she arrived before the ancient building, before she could even use her spiritual power to investigate, a whooshing sound rang out beside her, followed by a furious roar.
"Traitors of the Spirit Hall, return the lives of my people!"
Glancing to the side, Qian Renxue saw a massive iron hammer rapidly approaching her. From the fluctuations in soul power, she could tell the attacker was a Soul Emperor. She recognized this hammer countless times from the Spirit Hall's records; it was the Clear Sky Hammer, once hailed as the number one weapon spirit in the world. Judging
from the aura, this person was clearly not Tang San. Therefore, the attacker's identity was obvious: Tang Xian, who had escaped the Clear Sky Sect with Tang San during the Soul Hunting Operation to seek help from the Heaven Dou Empire.
"Hmph, nonsense."
"Third Soul Skill - Angelic Protection."
A barrier of holy light enveloped Qian Renxue. She was confident she could easily withstand the full force of a Soul Emperor-level opponent, even if their martial soul was the Clear Sky Hammer.
But reality was far beyond the little angel's expectations. The moment the hammer struck the barrier, the entire golden light rippled like a surging sea, indicating that the force Angelic Protection had withstood was terrifying.
As the little angel vanished from her spot in a flash, the soul power barrier formed by holy light shattered and dissipated into the air.
"To actually be able to break through my defense head-on, the Clear Sky Hammer truly lives up to its name."
"Hmph, you think that's all? Prepare to die, you damned angel clan."
Tang Xian had possessed Soul Emperor cultivation many years ago, but his talent wasn't particularly outstanding, and he hadn't achieved a major breakthrough in many years. If Tang San had been willing to help him improve his cultivation, Tang Xian's breakthrough to Soul Saint would have been quite easy.
However, Tang San clearly held special feelings for this last remaining member of his clan, so he was unwilling to use methods that would harm his potential to improve his cultivation. Over the years, he had been using forging to distract him. Tang Xian understood the reason and didn't cause any trouble. However, when he saw Qian Renxue's signature Angelic Martial Soul, the hatred buried deep in his heart could no longer be suppressed. He picked up the Clear Sky Hammer, wanting to fight her to the death.
(End of Chapter)