On the other side, in the city of Heaven Dou.
After exiting the livestream, Lin Yu, having secured the first-place reward from the Q&A, received three chances for martial soul evolution.
Initially, Lin Yu intended to use these evolution opportunities for himself.
After all, his Chaos Blue Lotus martial soul was already formidable; a single evolution could make him virtually invincible!
However, the outcome left Lin Yu somewhat speechless.
The martial soul evolution opportunities he obtained could not be applied to the Chaos Blue Lotus or the Twin Pupil martial souls.
The reason was that the quality of these two martial souls was too high, surpassing the limits of what the system's martial soul evolution opportunities could enhance.
Fortunately, he found that he could still use the evolution opportunities on his Golden Dragon martial soul.
Yet, Lin Yu hesitated to immediately apply the evolution to the Golden Dragon's martial soul.
The reason was that his main body had a connection with his three avatars that resembled quantum entanglement. If he evolved the Golden Dragon martial soul of his main body, the Golden Dragon martial soul of his avatar in the City of Slaughter would also evolve simultaneously.
The sudden evolution of a martial soul was already hard to explain.
Moreover, the evolution of the Golden Dragon's martial soul might lead to it becoming the Dragon God's martial soul. If that drew the attention of the God of Slaughter, it could pose significant trouble.
So, Lin Yu decided to temporarily set aside these three martial soul evolution opportunities.
In the following days, Lin Yu focused on training as a pill master, researching new pill formulas, and using the remaining time to refine pills.
He aimed to prepare enough pills for a pill conference before the next livestream.
Meanwhile, in the City of Slaughter.
After receiving the ten-thousand-year soul ring bestowed by Bi Luo, Tang San worked diligently on his cultivation, hoping to reach Level 40 soon and absorb the precious soul ring to break through to the Soul Zong rank.
As he tirelessly trained, Tang San continued to accompany Liu Erlong, searching for fallen soul master challengers on the outskirts of the City of Slaughter.
This served two purposes: to refine his Chaotic Cloak Hammer method and Tang Sect secret skills, while also practicing his Great Sumeru Hammer in hopes of mastering its ultimate secret, the Explosion Ring!
However, in contrast to the excitement of Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong felt increasingly troubled during this period.
She realized that, unlike before entering the City of Slaughter, she could no longer feel any romantic affection for Yu Xiaogang, whom she had always admired.
Instead, whenever she saw behaviors from Yu Xiaogang that disappointed her, she couldn't help but dwell on them, unable to let go.
Conversely, Liu Erlong found herself developing an uncontrollable fondness for her junior, Long Ao Tian, who had entered alongside her.
This realization struck fear in her heart. Could it be that she had developed feelings for someone else and no longer loved Xiaogang?
But Long Ao Tian was only a teenager!
The age difference between them was immense. How could she possibly fall for such a younger junior? She had always prided herself on not being a woman who valued looks above all else!
This thought inevitably filled Liu Erlong with panic.
Furthermore, when she discovered that her unusual feelings had gone unnoticed by Yu Xiaogang, who remained solely focused on his disciple Tang San, her anger intensified.
"I risked my life to come to the City of Slaughter to find you, only to end up being a babysitter for you and your disciple?!"
Amidst her turmoil, Liu Erlong decided to head to the Hell Killing Field in hopes of engaging in a fierce battle to release her pent-up frustration.
Due to her emotional turmoil, this time she chose to go alone to the Hell Killing Field in the inner city, without Lin Yu's company.
Watching Liu Erlong's figure disappear into the distance, Lin Yu's gaze flickered momentarily.
"I'll go for a walk."
With Liu Erlong gone, Tang San and Yu Xiaogang had little motivation to stay, so they simply remarked and turned to leave.
Tang San's training had already been interrupted by Liu Erlong's departure, and he and Yu Xiaogang had hoped that Lin Yu would accompany them.
However, they were caught off guard by Lin Yu's indifferent response as he walked away. This left both Tang San and Yu Xiaogang feeling somewhat displeased, yet there was nothing they could do.
After all, they weren't familiar with Lin Yu.
Lin Yu's presence was purely due to Liu Erlong; he had mostly only spoken with her and hardly engaged with the two men.
They had no real grounds to request anything from him.
Later, after parting ways with Lin Yu, Tang San, and Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong arrived at the Hell Killing Field in the inner city after traversing the outskirts.
There, she signed up for a duel.
During the match, Liu Erlong cast aside all her worries, immersing herself completely in the battle. She unleashed her formidable strength and a frenzied offensive, swiftly defeating all nine fallen soul masters in the same match with overwhelming force.
After experiencing such an exhilarating fight, Liu Erlong felt a significant release from the tension that had plagued her heart.
Once the battle concluded, she exited the arena and prepared to leave the Hell Killing Field, intending to return to the outskirts.
However, due to her impressive performance in the recent fight, many fallen soul masters grew wary of her.
Just like Tang San in the original story, who had faced a siege from fallen soul masters, Liu Erlong found herself targeted by a group of Soul Emperor and Soul Sage-ranked fallen soul masters after leaving the venue.
This group of fallen soul masters plotted to team up and eliminate Liu Erlong, seeing her as a considerable threat!
As Liu Erlong exited the Hell Killing Field, a group of fallen soul masters followed closely behind.
After tracking her for some distance, the group suddenly accelerated, each summoning their martial souls and entering a state of martial soul possession. They unleashed a potent aura of murderous intent, charging towards Liu Erlong.
In an instant, Liu Erlong, walking ahead, felt a powerful surge of killing intent from behind her.
A surge of anger flared within her, prompting her to quickly dodge to the side, narrowly avoiding an attack from a sensitive and agile Soul Sage.
However, at that moment, the group of fallen soul masters swiftly closed in, encircling Liu Erlong with sinister smiles.
Looking at the fallen soul masters surrounding her, Liu Erlong noted that there were over a dozen, and to her dismay, the lowest among them was a Soul Emperor, with three or four Soul Sages among them!
Liu Erlong's expression darkened immediately, and her heart sank.
This is bad; I'm in danger!
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