This time, the opening ceremony of the promotion tournament was very brief.
Everyone's minds were not on the tournament itself, but rather focused on the strange phenomena in the sky above Heaven Dou City.
However—
Just like Sword Douluo Chen Xin, who sensed the aura but did not dare to act rashly, others couldn't make out anything either.
Moreover, the whispers of the "Sea God" and that unknown "Divine Being" were heard only by Li Yu; the others had no way of gaining anything from it.
As for the Spirit Master who had remained in Heaven Dou City, the only one who could actually observe and determine where the dazzling golden light had landed was Dugu Bo.
The Porcupinefish Douluo and Serpent Spear Douluo, who were originally secretly protecting Qian Renxue, had already left after Dugu Bo arrived.
Furthermore, since Qian Renxue was already aware of Li Yu's approximate strength, there was no need for them to stay—and remaining would only increase the risk of being discovered.
Thus, although all major powers were trying to investigate, all they knew was that the brilliant golden light had seemingly landed somewhere within the Heaven Dou imperial palace, but they knew nothing beyond that.
Naturally, Li Yu would not clarify things for them.
So, the matter was left unresolved. Even though many claimed it was the descent of a "god," in truth, the concept of a "divine being" was beyond their understanding.
What they referred to as a "god" was not the same as an actual "divine being."
After that, the promotion tournament proceeded as usual.
Li Yu did not participate, leaving everything to be handled by Cai Xu.
Aside from Qian Renxue occasionally updating him on the tournament's progress, Li Yu did not put much energy into it.
His attention was focused on something else—the Dark Demon Spirit.
It had already been one hundred days since the Dark Demon Spirit entered the Slaughter City!
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Crack!
In the Hell Slaughter Arena, the Dark Demon Spirit pressed the head of the final Slaughter Puppet into the ground.
Win count: One Hundred.
In just one hundred days, the feat of one hundred consecutive victories had been accomplished.
All the spectators stared at the Dark Demon Spirit in utter shock, dumbstruck and silent.
Among them was a familiar figure—Liu Erlong.
Naturally, she had not missed a single one of the Dark Demon Spirit's battles. As a soul master with the Fire Dragon Martial spirit and spirit power close to that of a Soul Douluo, she was nearly invincible within the Slaughter Arena herself.
Unfortunately, she was still fundamentally different from the Dark Demon Spirit. The Spirit was formed from the Dark Demon Spirit Trunk Bone, and was essentially a soul bone. Its abilities were completely unaffected by the suppression of the Slaughter City.
The murderous aura, which was nearly tangible at this point, had absolutely no effect on the Dark Demon Spirit.
As a result—
Although Liu Erlong had arrived two months earlier and had also maintained an impressive winning streak thanks to her formidable strength, she had only achieved a little over seventy wins.
The gap between her and the Dark Demon Spirit was undeniably vast.
This gap was not only in strength, but also due to the cumulative influence of the killing intent on Liu Erlong.
She had to spend considerable time suppressing the killing intent that was already beginning to affect her mental state.
However—
Now, everyone in the stands who paid attention to Liu Erlong could tell that while the intense killing intent in her eyes had not diminished, she appeared noticeably more "normal."
This was because, last night, realizing the Dark Demon Spirit would achieve one hundred victories today, Liu Erlong, despite being rejected multiple times, persistently sought out the Dark Demon Spirit.
As always, she wanted to know the Dark Demon Spirit's—no, Li Yu—name.
Liu Erlong had already developed an obsession. In fact, this obsession seemed to be the driving force that allowed her to persist for so long, to continue suppressing her murderous urges, and to maintain her composure in front of the Dark Demon Spirit.
The Dark Demon Spirit remained silent.
Although it possessed a degree of self-awareness, that awareness had originated from Li Yu. When faced with such a question, it was incapable of making the decision on its own.
Thus, Li Yu consciousness descended.
Li Yu hadn't expected that simply casting an 'Eternal' illusion on Liu Erlong to help her understand her inner self would lead to such a troublesome situation.
It gave him a bit of a headache.
At the same time, with his immense spiritual power, he could easily see that Liu Erlong was already at her limit!
Once the Dark Demon Spirit left, Liu Erlong—with her violent temperament as a Fire Dragon Soul Master—would likely no longer be able to suppress her killing intent. There was a high chance she would truly fall into madness within the Slaughter City.
Although he didn't have much connection with Liu Erlong, deep down, Li Yu didn't want to see that happen.
After thinking for a while, Li Yu spoke through the Dark Demon Spirit, saying calmly:
"I can help you resolve the issue of losing control due to the killing intent, but it requires..."
"I'm willing," Liu Erlong interrupted without hesitation, her eyes even showing a glimmer of joy.
After coming to terms with her inner self the night before, she now had an even deeper understanding of Li Yu power.
Therefore, when Li Yu offered to help her deal with the killing intent, she didn't question or hesitate for even a second—she offered herself entirely.
Liu Erlong collapsed limply in front of the Dark Demon Spirit, completely unguarded.
Li Yu was silent. Then, he reached out and lightly tapped between Liu Erlong's eyebrows. A glowing green willow twig emerged, touching her forehead, and a bud-like mark appeared.
It was the ability granted by the Tree of Life—Gate of Life.
The Gate of Life could serve as a locator, suppressor, and aura masker. Naturally, it allowed his spiritual power to remain linked to Liu Erlong.
With this, he only needed to channel a trace of the 'Eternal' crown's power into the Gate of Life on Liu Erlong's body, and she would no longer be affected by the terrifying killing intent.
This way, Liu Erlong could also reach one hundred victories faster and leave the Path of Hell.
Of course, the Dark Demon Spirit would not wait for her.
In fact, the only reason Liu Erlong had even managed to achieve over seventy consecutive wins and remain in the Slaughter City without being targeted by the Slaughter King was because the Dark Demon Spirit had already helped her in secret.
Neither the Dark Demon Spirit nor Liu Erlong had a Killing God as a backer.
To preserve the integrity of the Slaughter City and maintain his rule, the Slaughter King would never allow another Killing God to appear.
Therefore—
He had already approached the Dark Demon Spirit after just fifty victories.
Unfortunately for him, while the Slaughter King was indeed powerful and could even use soul skills,
The Dark Demon Spirit was simply too special, and so was Li Yu. Neither of them used soul skills at all.
All their power stemmed from elemental manipulation.
And soul bone abilities were not suppressed in the Slaughter City.
Therefore, when Li Yu spiritual power descended, the Slaughter King's threats and attempts to recruit were swiftly "pushed back."
Li Yu didn't even bother to conceal it and directly mentioned Liu Erlong, making it clear their relationship wasn't simple. This was how Liu Erlong avoided being targeted by the Slaughter King.
And now…