Chapter 251: Chapter 251: Leaving the City of Slaughter
Time passed quickly, and soon a year had gone by.
During this year, Yang Podi gradually adapted to life in the Asura Blood Sea, and the time he spent in the sea grew longer and longer, eventually reaching up to twenty hours a day.
As this year passed, his body seemed to undergo a transformation. The demonic patterns had spread all over his skin, blood, and bones. The only areas left unchanged were his heart and brain.
Yang Podi even took a drop of his own blood. The blood now had a faint golden hue, and it was shrouded in a mysterious aura, somewhat similar to the demonic patterns.
On the last day, Yang Podi directly leaped into the Asura Blood Sea.
To his surprise, the entire Asura Blood Sea seemed to have changed. Originally boiling, it now transformed into enormous waves, especially in the deeper parts where the storm raged as if it were caught in a hurricane.
The mysterious power of the Blood Sea seemed to be battering his entire body, as if trying to break through Yang Podi's final defense.
As time passed, Yang Podi felt that both his mind and body were slowly beginning to dissolve, as if being engulfed by the mysterious power.
However, Yang Podi calmly recited the Heart Sutra, and like the classic saying in his mind: "Form is not different from emptiness, emptiness is not different from form; form is emptiness, and emptiness is form."
At this moment, Yang Podi's entire mind and body were as still as a mountain. All attacks, temptations, and even all evil could not hide from him.
After spending the entire last day in the Blood Sea, his body and soul seemed to undergo a final transformation.
When Yang Podi stepped out of the Asura Blood Sea, he resembled a vicious Asura, with his eyes turned blood-red, and his entire body resembled a demon god.
At the same time, on this last day, the demonic patterns finally covered his entire body. His soul power had started to gradually transform into divine power, and his spiritual realm and mental strength had also reached the divine level.
A voice echoed in his mind: "Second trial of the Asura Nine Trials completed. Reward: 20% Asura affinity. Total Asura affinity: 30%."
At the same time, the red light in Yang Podi's mind changed, and the content of the third trial of the Asura Nine Trials appeared.
Third Trial of the Asura Nine Trials: Maintain order, restore the City of Slaughter, eliminate all evil thoughts in the City of Slaughter. Time limit: One year.
After reading the trial content, Yang Podi couldn't help but mutter, "The Asura God really overestimating me. The evil thoughts in the City of Slaughter should have been created by the Rakshasa God. Although my strength has improved a lot in these two years, how can I go up against a god?"
Yang Podi suddenly thought of a question. In the original story, Tang San destroyed the City of Slaughter. In some ways, didn't he eliminate the evil thoughts in the City of Slaughter?
However, the result was quite troublesome. The entire City of Slaughter was destroyed, and the evil thoughts spread throughout the continent, eventually forming the group of evil soul masters.
Could it be that the Asura God also wants me to do the same?
But after thinking it through, Yang Podi realized that doing this might be simple, but the consequences would be too severe. It could very well cause a catastrophe that lasts for ten thousand years. He had to think carefully before proceeding.
Yang Podi casually took some of the blood from the Asura Blood Sea and then took the Asura Demon Sword before leaving the altar.
Upon returning to the inner city of the City of Slaughter, Yang Podi observed the people around him. These so-called fallen souls all seemed to have a trace of evil intent in their souls. This was likely caused by their long-term consumption of Bloody Mary.
Since completing the second trial of the Asura God, Yang Podi had been able to sense the aura of gods and could even detect certain rules in the air.
In the City of Slaughter, besides the Asura God's divine power, there was indeed a lingering evil aura from the Rakshasa God. The place where this evil aura was most concentrated was the Asura Blood Sea, or rather, it was most concentrated in the Bloody Mary that everyone held.
This involved the very foundation of the City of Slaughter, and it was impossible to know where to start unless the source of all this evil was found.
Logically, the source of the evil thoughts should be the Rakshasa God. But the Rakshasa God wasn't in the City of Slaughter. If he were, the Asura God would have likely already destroyed him.
Yang Podi thought for a long time but still had no clue. Ultimately, he decided to leave the City of Slaughter for now. After all, there was still one year left. If it came down to it, he could directly go find Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue. Bibi Dong was the inheritor of the Rakshasa God, so she should know how to find the Rakshasa God's evil thoughts. Qian Renxue's Angelic Divine Power should be the nemesis of the Rakshasa God's evil thoughts, so finding them should be the right move.
Since completing the second trial of the Asura Nine Trials, Yang Podi had begun to feel a connection with the Asura Demon Sword. Now, the sword in his hand was just an ordinary sword, not as heavy as it once was.
Especially since it seemed like the world was in chaos now. Yang Podi was a bit worried about his family, so he decided to go home and check on them.
After leaving the City of Slaughter, Yang Podi went straight to the largest city nearby to inquire if any major events had occurred recently. After all, he had been away from the continent for nearly two years.
At the same time, Yang Podi found the largest blacksmith shop in the area and casually tossed a large chunk of deep-sea silver at them, asking the blacksmith to forge a sheath for the Asura Demon Sword based on its size.
The Asura Demon Sword was too sharp and inconvenient to carry, so it needed a sheath.
Through inquiries from the surrounding people, Yang Podi learned that many events had occurred recently.
First, a year and a half ago, under the auspices of the Spirit Hall, a grand election for the new Seven Great Sects was held. After the election, the new upper three sects and lower four sects were established.
The new upper three sects were the Elephant Armor Sect, the Holy Dragon Sect, and the Black Tiger Sect. The new lower four sects were the Wind Sword Sect, the Rock Antelope Sect, the Fire Leopard Sect, and the Sparrow Bee Sect.
Yang Podi shook his head upon seeing the new Seven Great Sects.
With the current strength of these sects, they likely wouldn't even be a match for Heaven Dou Academy.
The entire new upper three sects only had two Title Douluo, including the so-called most stubborn Title Douluo, Hu Yan Zhen, and the Holy Dragon Douluo Tuo Ba Xi from the Holy Dragon Sect. The rest of the sects only had Soul Douluo holding up the fort. They didn't look like major sects at all!
Another major event was that with the support of the new Seven Great Sects, the Spirit Hall successfully established the Spirit Hall Empire. The territories taken included not just Spirit Hall City but also many small kingdoms and countries around it, such as the Balak Kingdom of the Tiandou Empire, the Silvia Kingdom, the Hagen Wands Kingdom, and the Gore Kingdom.
Now, the Spirit Hall controlled nearly a dozen small kingdoms. In terms of land area alone, it was no weaker than the Star Luo Empire and the Heaven dou Empire. Due to Spirit Hall's unique geographical advantage, it had even cut off the communication between the two empires, making transportation and connections much more difficult.
The downside, however, was that after establishing the Empire, the Spirit Hall no longer had any natural barriers to protect it and would have to face the combined attacks of both the northern and southern empires.
Currently, both the Star Luo Empire and Heaven dou Empire had armies of one million stationed at the border. Although no war had started yet, the three armies seemed to be making their final preparations, ready for the upcoming grand battle.
The people in the blacksmith shop stared at the large piece of deep-sea silver with their eyes shining, but upon seeing the murderous aura radiating from Yang Podi, it was clear that the young man before them was not someone to mess with. They quickly assigned all their personnel to prioritize making the sheath for Yang Podi.
In just half a day, the sword sheath was completed.
Yang Podi tied the Asura Demon Sword to his back with a rope and swiftly flew toward Almo Mountain, flapping his wings.
When Yang Podi returned to the Heavenly Academy, everyone was pleasantly surprised. They hadn't expected him to return so suddenly after two years away.
However, the overwhelming killing intent around him left everyone stunned and even fearful.
His grandfather, Yang Wudi, spoke seriously: "Podi, you haven't been to the Slaughter City, have you? Your killing intent seems even stronger than it was back then."
Yang Podi shook his head slightly: "It's nothing serious; I should be able to control it soon. Has anything major happened at home recently?"
Yang Wudi sighed: "Both the Spirit Hall Empire and the Heaven Dou Empire are trying to recruit us, but we've ignored both. For now, no one dares to target us, especially now that you're back, it's even safer."
After understanding the situation at the academy, Yang Podi went straight to rest. Having spent two years in the Slaughter City without proper rest, it was nice to finally be home and relax.
Just after returning to his room, Ye Lingling came in. After two years apart, Ye Lingling seemed to have matured more and become even more beautiful.
After a passionate exchange, Yang Podi fell asleep, sleeping for two full days. It was rare to have such peaceful sleep.
When Yang Podi woke up, Ye Lingling was sitting alone on the bedside, seemingly lost in thought.
Looking at Yang Podi as he woke up, Ye Lingling's face showed concern: "You finally slept so peacefully. You must have gone through a lot in these two years."
Yang Podi sighed slightly: "It was really tough these past two years. I barely had any time to sleep, but it's much more comfortable here at home."
As Yang Podi said, home is a warm place, where not only his lover, but also all his relatives and friends were there. If it weren't for the goal of becoming a god, he wouldn't have to work so hard.
"By the way, Lingling, has anything happened during these two years?"
Ye Lingling seemed a little conflicted but eventually shook her head: "Everyone is fine, and nothing major has happened."
"That's good, I can rest easy now. Everything I do is for our family."
.....
For access to additional chapters of
Director in Hollywood (30 chpater)
MV Director (30 chapter)....
Douluo Dalu:Breaking Clan(30 chapter)
Made In Hollywood (60 Chapters)
Join pateron.com/Translaterappu