"Uh…" Scott hesitated for a moment before leaning in towards Tang Hao. "Actually, it's not that the King of Slaughter refused to see you; it's just that he can't see you anymore. More than a decade ago, the King of Slaughter was killed by a mysterious intruder. There wasn't even ash left. Now, the City of Slaughter is barely being maintained by the Slaughter Emissary and a group of enforcers, sigh…"
"What? The King of Slaughter is dead?!" Tang Hao's eyes widened like an ox's. Tang Hao never expected to hear the news of the King of Slaughter's demise right after arriving at the City of Slaughter, causing him to stumble and fall to the ground.
Scott was confused about what was wrong with Tang Hao. Why was his reaction so extreme to the news of the King of Slaughter's passing, as if a senior family member had died?
"Th-that… are you alright? You don't need to be so agitated. The King of Slaughter passed away, but the City of Slaughter is still operating normally. You can still become an honored guest of our City of Slaughter." Scott quickly tried to comfort Tang Hao, only to hear Tang Hao roar in anger, "Get lost!"
Then Tang Hao stood up, rushed into the group of enforcers behind Scott, grabbed one of them, and roared, "What your captain just said is false, right? The King of Slaughter is so powerful; how could he be killed?!"
Seeing that the person didn't react for a long time, Tang Hao forcefully pushed him away, then grabbed another person by the neck and roared, "Tell me, everything your captain said is false, isn't it?!"
The enforcer whose neck was being choked was terrified, stammering in reply, "H-he… he's telling the truth. The King… the King of Slaughter really died more than ten years ago. This news has already spread throughout the entire City of Slaughter… everyone will give you the same answer…"
Tang Hao's grip instantly tightened, and the poor wretch whose neck was being choked was immediately snapped, dying on the spot. Tang Hao grabbed another person's neck again, hysterically saying, "Tell me, everything your captain just said is false! Isn't it?!"
The person trembled with fear, not daring to reply. If he answered truthfully, the fate of his previous teammate would likely be his own. But if he answered falsely, and this Killing God searched the entire City of Slaughter without finding the King of Slaughter, he might still get killed in a fit of rage. He was now trembling all over, completely unable to resist.
Just then, a woman's voice came through. "Why must you vent your anger on these people, Your Excellency? The King was indeed killed by a mysterious intruder more than ten years ago. We have no way to revive him."
Tang Hao turned his head and saw a seductive and beautiful "young woman" standing beside him. He recognized this woman as the Slaughter Emissary who accompanied the King of Slaughter. Now that the Slaughter Emissary herself had confirmed the news of the King of Slaughter's passing, it seemed this matter was indeed true.
Tang Hao felt his vision darken, and he staggered towards the entrance. This left Scott and the Slaughter Emissary completely bewildered. Wasn't this guy here to be an honored guest of the City of Slaughter? Why did he leave so distraught after hearing that the King of Slaughter had passed away? Hmm… could this guy have come to the City of Slaughter specifically for the King of Slaughter? Wait, could there be some relationship between the King of Slaughter and this Killing God? Like a familial relationship? Or some kind of special relationship? Uh… it shouldn't be a familial relationship, right? The Slaughter Emissary didn't remember the King of Slaughter having any younger relatives. That means, this person has some kind of special relationship with the King of Slaughter?!
"Heh…" The Slaughter Emissary felt a chill run down her spine…
Tang Xiao and the three elders, who were waiting in a nearby village, hadn't yet found a place to stay. They then saw a distraught Tang Hao approach them. His utterly grief-stricken appearance filled them with unease. Tang Xiao quickly shook Tang Hao's body and asked him,
"Brother Hao, what's wrong? Why do you look like this? What happened?"
But Tang Hao didn't respond at all. The Second Elder stepped forward and slapped Tang Hao twice across the face. "What happened? Don't stay silent! We don't have time to play guessing games with you."
After being slapped twice, Tang Hao finally snapped out of his daze. He looked at Tang Xiao and the three elders, his voice choked as he replied,
"Grandfather… Grandfather was killed by a mysterious intruder more than ten years ago. Not even a speck of him was left…"
Boom… Tang Xiao and the three elders felt as if they had been struck by lightning; they felt as if the sky was falling. Grandfather (the old sect master) passed away? What a joke! He was known as an invincible existence on land. How could he die so easily? Who could tell them what had happened?!
When Tang San learned the news of his great-grandfather's passing, he stood frozen in place. It was different, completely different. His great-grandfather was supposed to pass away more than ten years later. How did his grandfather die more than ten years ago in this life? What exactly happened? His grandfather was known as an invincible existence on land. Tang San found it hard to imagine anyone other than a god who could so easily annihilate his great-grandfather without leaving a trace. At the very least, Tang San felt that Qian Daoliu definitely didn't have that capability, and neither did the Demon Suppressing Doulou. Although he could fight Qian Daoliu to a draw more than ten years ago, it was only a draw. His great-grandfather was invincible on land, stronger than Qian Daoliu on land, so how could he possibly lose to the Demon Suppressing Doulou?
Could it be… Tang San couldn't help but make a guess. Did those gods in the God Realm secretly act against his great-grandfather? While this possibility wasn't very high, it wasn't entirely impossible. For example, the evil Rakshasa God—if it was she who acted to prevent the Asura God from successfully passing on his divine position—then it would make sense. Damn it, that Rakshasa God, why didn't she even leave the Clear Sky Sect a chance to protect themselves, insisting on killing his great-grandfather? He had painstakingly been reborn ten thousand years ago, finally getting a chance to save his great-grandfather. But his great-grandfather couldn't even wait for the Clear Sky Sect's rescue and died without leaving a complete corpse. Damn it, why is heaven so unfair?
And… Tang San thought of a very serious problem: his great-grandfather had passed away. So, into whose hands did the Asura Azure Sword fall? Without the Asura Azure Sword, he would absolutely not be able to regain the Asura God inheritance, thus cutting off the possibility of becoming a God King. Unless he could find the Asura Azure Sword again in the future, but that possibility was very low. Heaven knows where the Asura Azure Sword would appear in some obscure corner of the vast Douluo Continent. Damn it! It's truly infuriating! That mysterious powerful being killed his grandfather, fine, but at least send the Asura Azure Sword to him. This time, if the Asura God position couldn't be saved, then he could only inherit the Sea God's divine position and be an ordinary Level 1 god…