Douluo Continent: This Tang San is different

Chapter 310 The Fallen Ones Jump into the River en masse?

Shura Town No. 3.

After leaving Wuhun City, it took Tang San and his group a week to arrive here—mainly to accommodate the travel speed of the fifteen Soul Masters, otherwise they could have arrived much faster.

The local Spirit Hall personnel have completely surrounded the area within a 50-kilometer radius of Shura Town No. 3.

This place is relatively close to the Infinite Desert. If you walk another ten kilometers, you will see the yellow sand.

"Greetings, Holy Son, greetings, Lord Yu Tianheng and Lord Dugu Yan." The local Martial Soul Branch Hall leader came forward to greet them.

"Has no one gone out in this area these past few days?" Yu Tianheng asked.

"No." The branch temple master shook his head. "We have already cooperated with the local city lord to completely surround this area within a radius of fifty kilometers. Anyone who goes out will definitely find out."

"Moreover, since the incident in Slaughter City, the passage from Shura Town No. 3 to Slaughter City has been blocked with various fillers. Unless they can burrow underground, they will not be able to enter Slaughter City."

Yu Tianheng nodded: "That's good..."

Just as Yu Tianheng was getting more detailed information from the branch hall master, Dugu Yan asked Tang San about something else: "Tang San, now that the City of Slaughter has been abandoned, what will the Spirit Hall do with the Fallen Ones if they are captured?"

"Just kill them."

This is the Spirit Hall's current attitude towards evil spirit masters.

In the past, the Spirit Hall would send the Fallen to the Slaughter City to kill each other, and attract some Fallen to enter voluntarily. This was a measure to deal with the Fallen, but it was unknown to others. Perhaps there was also the reason of providing fresh blood to open the Hell Road. After all, if someone in the Spirit Hall wanted to break through the Hell Road and obtain the Killing God Domain, the first step was to have the King of Slaughter sacrifice most of the Fallen's lives.

Now that something has happened in the Slaughter City, and the Spirit Hall is booming with rapid growth in manpower and resources, it is no longer possible to send the Fallen to the Slaughter City as before.

Instead, they used a trial open to the entire continent to convict the fallen and execute them in public.

This can greatly enhance the prestige of the Spirit Hall.

"Indeed, killing him would be the best solution, ending it all once and for all." Dugu Yan didn't think as much as Tang San did; her thoughts were simpler: those who commit unforgivable crimes must pay the price with their lives.

"What kind of place is the Killing Capital?" Gu Yuena had been silent for a while, but the name sounded familiar. It was as if she had heard someone mention it during a period when her main body was asleep, and her soul had even instinctively sensed unease and had a nightmare.

"The land of the Asura God's inheritance." Tang San forced a whisper into a line, secretly speaking to Gu Yuena without informing Yu Tianheng and the others, and asked in a slightly teasing tone, "Does your Silver Dragon God's inheritance mention what kind of deity Asura is?"

"have!"

Gu Yuena ground her teeth.

How could she not know the God of Asura?

That guy who severely injured her with a single sword strike... No wonder the place name seemed familiar; it turned out to be the legacy that bastard left behind in this world.

However, despite her hatred, she understood that it was better not to enter the City of Slaughter. If she did, she would definitely be discovered by that old Biden, the God of Asura.

That bastard is probably just looking for a reason to descend to the mortal realm.

"It seems the Silver Dragon God and the Asura God don't have a very good relationship," Tang San chuckled, then, seeing Yu Tianheng approach, asked, "What's the specific situation?"

"That Fallen team is within a 50-kilometer radius," Yu Tianheng said. "Besides that, there is another important piece of information: there is an underground river in this area. Although the entrance is extremely well hidden, according to the branch hall master, the evil soul master team may be able to escape through it. This underground river is said to lead to the core area of ​​the Infinite Desert."

The branch hall master then said, "If they enter, that would be the best-case scenario. The only exit of that underground river is in the core of the Infinite Desert, with no other exits in between. The river's flow is extremely rapid, and even a Soul Saint cannot withstand it for long. And this place is nearly ten thousand miles away from the core area of ​​the Infinite Desert."

The implication is that if the fallen ones run into the underground river, it will save them trouble, as they will be torn to pieces and their remains will be lost to the current.

Dugu Yan shook her head and said, "They have been hunted by me, Tianheng and others for more than two years. Their willpower is unmatched by ordinary people. They will not jump into the dark river to commit suicide just because they are trapped in this place for a few days."

"That's not entirely true. After all, the Fallen Ones think differently from ordinary people. Perhaps they think they can withstand the surge of the undercurrents?" Tang San, adopting the perspective of an evil soul master, offered a different suggestion. "Moreover, we can't let them fall into the underground river. If they are carrying some kind of poison and pollute the water source, this area may face a water shortage crisis."

"this!"

The branch temple master panicked. This place was close to the Infinite Desert, with a hot climate and extremely precious water resources. If the underground river was polluted, the people here would probably suffer a fate worse than death.

The idea that water is more precious than gold has happened before, even near the endless desert.

"Quickly take us to the entrance of the underground river!" Yu Tianheng said hastily.

"yes!"

The branch hall master also understood the seriousness of the matter, and personally led Tang San, Gu Yuena, Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan and others to the entrance of the dark river.

The entrance to the underground river is not located within Shura Town No. 3, but rather in a natural cave more than ten kilometers away from the town.

When the group arrived at the cave entrance, more than a dozen Spirit Hall knights lay in pools of blood, their faces contorted in various expressions—terrified, resentful, laughing, or weeping.

"The guards stationed here have all been killed!" the branch hall master exclaimed in panic. "Why didn't they send a signal! I gave orders to use the soul-guided photography device to send a message as soon as anything seemed amiss!"

"They were probably mentally impaired and didn't have time to send a signal." Tang San squatted down and carefully examined the corpses. Using his mental power to probe, he found that their brains had turned into a mess of mush.

Caused by psychological trauma!

Moreover, he must have fallen into a mental illusion before he actually died.

"Cremate the bodies, give them a proper burial, and provide their families with sufficient compensation," Tang San instructed the branch hall master as he rose.

"Yes, Your Highness." The branch hall master immediately ordered people to help dispose of the bodies, then asked, "Should we send someone in to investigate?"

"The four of us can go in, the rest of you can wait outside. We need to pay special attention to the other entrances and exits to prevent the Fallen Ones from using this place as bait to lure us away from the mountain." After Tang San finished speaking, he led Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and Gu Yuena into the cave.

The further they went in, the more humid it became, and the ground was covered with puddles and potholes. They could even hear the sound of water.

Gu Yuena held the soul guide lamp, her keen nose twitching, and said, "I smell blood, very faint, it must have been left about ten minutes ago. There's also an unpleasant odor mixed in, like undigested food residue and feces, which makes me feel a bit disgusted."

"You can smell that?"

Yu Tianheng was shocked. If he hadn't known that Gu Yuena's martial soul was a true dragon, he would have thought that her martial soul was a dog or wolf.

You know, the humidity here is so high, and with the underground river flowing, it constantly stirs up the air around us, so the smell of blood will dissipate quickly!

Even as a Soul Emperor, he couldn't smell anything.

Gu Yuena said, "What's the big deal? Isn't this the instinct of true dragon-type martial souls?"

Yu Tianheng: "..." According to her, his Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Martial Soul doesn't count as a true dragon?

"Splash!"

After walking nearly a kilometer and making two turns, the group finally arrived at the entrance to the underground river.

Under the illumination of the soul-guiding lamp, looking out—

The river is nearly 100 meters wide, with huge waves crashing and splashing. The mountain walls on both sides are mostly smooth, which is caused by the impact, flow and friction of the river water. Its hardness is comparable to that of sunken silver.

Apart from the platform they are on, there is nowhere else they can leverage their resources.

"Given the swiftness of this underground river, even if the Fallen Ones think differently from ordinary people, they wouldn't be so foolish as to commit suicide, would they?" Dugu Yan muttered, not believing that the Fallen Ones would be so stupid as to commit suicide.

Those kinds of guys don't have any beliefs; their only purpose in life is to pursue power by any means necessary.

"But what's with the blood smell that Gu Yuena detected?" Yu Tianheng asked. "The members who died outside are all the guards; no one is missing."

While it's common for Fallen Ones to kill each other, when surrounded, losing one person means losing a bit of strength... Wait, could it be that they want to devour the power of their companions to increase their strength?

Unconsciously, Yu Tianheng thought of the Blood Sword Norman from the past.

Although Tang San's mental strength was powerful, he was unable to reconstruct what had happened ten minutes ago based on the environment here, so he looked at Gu Yuena.

Seeing this, Gu Yuena proudly raised her chin and said, "Based on the scent, I can confirm that there are a total of twelve people who entered here."

"That's right, that fallen group should only have twelve people left. Originally there were more than thirty, but they've been relentlessly hunted down by us for the past two years. Apart from the Soul King being able to 'resurrect,' the rest are dwindling in number." Yu Tianheng realized that Gu Yuena's nose was sharper than a dog's, and couldn't help but get excited. "After they came in, did they go out again?"

"Judging from the smell, they all jumped into the river, and five of them were killed before jumping in... I guess their stomachs were cut open." Gu Yuena analyzed, her eyes turning strange. "It seems that these Fallen Ones are really like wild beasts, eating raw meat and drinking blood, and even eating the internal organs of their own kind."

Only wild beasts and soul beasts under 100,000 years old do this; those over 100,000 years old mostly swallow them whole and clean them up.

Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan both frowned deeply.

eat human?

The Fallen Ones are ruthless killers, devoid of any humanity, so it's not surprising that they would do something like this. But why eat here?

Does it feel cool?

"Perhaps it's for the stomachs of those five people." Tang San gazed at the rushing river below, as if thinking of something, and a chill ran down his spine...

(End of this chapter)