Chapter 253: Entering the City of Slaughter
Ah Du took a deep breath, focusing all his attention. After nodding at Hu Liena, the two walked toward the city gates.
The moment they entered the city, a knight clad in heavy armor and riding a warhorse appeared before them.
"Newcomers, to obtain legal status and enter the City of Slaughter, you must defeat me."
"You can call me the Death Knight, Scott."
The two were not surprised. Hu Liena had heard about this from Bibi Dong and had told Ah Du about it afterward.
They released their martial souls and, without attempting to use soul skills, charged directly at Scott.
Scott did not expect them to be so decisive and quickly raised his spear to meet the charge.
Within ten meters, Ah Du suddenly activated his leg bone soul skill, Shadow Step. His body became intangible, and he quickly moved to Scott's side.
Hu Liena's eyes emitted a pink glow again. This was her head soul bone skill, which could affect an enemy's mind and slow them down.
Caught off guard, Scott froze for a moment, and during that brief moment, Ah Du had already reached his rear. He raised his giant scythe and struck down hard at Scott's back.
"Ah!" "Bang!"
A painful scream echoed as Scott fell off his horse. By the time he regained his senses, Hu Liena's fox tail and Ah Du 's giant scythe were already at his neck.
"You passed the test. Here are your identity tokens."
Without hesitation, Scott took out two tokens from his chest and tossed them in front of the two.
Hu Liena picked up the tokens and glanced at them.
"10085?"
"Mm, mine is 10086."
"Let's go. We need to be cautious from now on."
After entering the city, a woman with a black veil appeared before them.
"I am your guide. During your beginner period of twelve hours, I will stay by your side."
As she led the two deeper into the inner city, she explained the rules of the City of Slaughter and the details of the Hell Slaughter Arena.
The two understood that to leave the City of Slaughter, they needed to achieve the Hundred Victories in the Hell Slaughter Arena and pass the Hell Road, so they directly inquired about the location of the arena.
The woman in the black veil paused for a moment and hesitated before speaking:
"If you two plan to join the Hell Slaughter Arena's competition today, the twelve-hour beginner protection period will no longer apply."
"It's fine, just take us there."
The woman in the black veil could only agree, leading them to the arena while continuing to explain the building's uniqueness.
When they heard that sixteen consecutive victories would be enough to rank among the top hundred of the Fallen, the two were secretly shocked.
The woman noticed their confusion and explained:
"The goal of the Hell Slaughter Arena is to kill everyone in the arena. Do you think that's easy?"
"Only a few people achieve more than ten consecutive victories, and sixteen consecutive victories is already quite rare."
"The young man who recently achieved twenty consecutive victories was also someone who just arrived not long ago. Now, the Fallen call him the Plague Porcupine King."
Hearing the titles "Plague" and "Porcupine King," both Hu Liena and Ah Du immediately realized who this person was. After exchanging a glance, they both saw the seriousness in each other's eyes.
Anyone who made their teacher and Young Master Ning wary undoubtedly had extraordinary abilities.
Upon entering the Hell Slaughter Arena, the two decided that Hu Liena would register for the competition first, while Ah Du would observe for a while.
This decision was made to avoid the two being matched in the same battle. After all, there was a rule that required all ten people on the arena to be eliminated to win. If they were to face each other, they would instantly be at a disadvantage.
Several hours later, Ah Du watched from the stands as Hu Liena stepped onto the arena.
As expected, the strongest opponent in this group, aside from Hu Liena, was only a Soul Sect, and he had no soul bones. Using his Iron Hammer martial soul as a weapon, how could he possibly be a match for Hu Liena?
After the match, Hu Liena returned to the stands and found Ah Du .
"So, did you see that Tang San?"
Ah Du shook his head. He had been paying attention but hadn't seen Tang San come onto the stage yet.
The two waited in the stands, and after five matches, they finally saw the person they had been eagerly waiting for.
At this moment, Tang San, after his baptism in the City of Slaughter, looked less youthful and more lethal, his experience from the twenty consecutive victories in the Hell Slaughter Arena and a month of life in the city having helped him grow.
Watching Tang San shift smoothly on the arena, frequently pulling out items from his soul tool that they had never seen before to attack, causing his enemies to writhe in pain, and occasionally releasing toxic gas to attack those attempting to sneak up behind him, the two understood how the nickname "Plague Porcupine King" came about.
After the battle, Tang San expressionlessly packed up the needles and small knives scattered across the arena and quickly left the stage.
"Do you want to try today?"
"Sure, I'll go sign up."
Ah Du thought for a moment. Since both Hu Liena and Tang San had completed their matches today, and he wouldn't be matched with them, he stood up and walked toward the front desk.
It had to be said that Hu Liena and Ah Du 's lack of killing intent often led others to overlook them. Their opponents would almost always treat them as easy targets, saving them for last, only to say their final goodbyes in regret after realizing their mistake.
After finishing their matches in the Hell Slaughter Arena, the two found neighboring rooms, eliminated the original occupants, and claimed their living spaces.
Once inside one of the rooms, Ah Du and Hu Liena both pressed on their abdomen's Zhongwan acupoint, expelling the Bloody Mary they had drunk earlier.
They remembered Ning Bei's warning—although the drink could temporarily calm the mind and suppress killing intent, it was a highly toxic substance.
"Let's rest for now. Tomorrow, we continue to the Hell Slaughter Arena and aim for the Hundred Victories to leave this place."
"Okay. Call out if there's danger."
Ah Du nodded and left Hu Liena's room, returning to the neighboring one. After meditating for a while, some thoughts began to form in his mind.
Though today's battles had been relatively easy, the last person also used a scythe, and their attacks didn't seem random. They resembled a soul skill.
However, soul skills were not allowed in the City of Slaughter, so the only possibility was that this person's scythe techniques were self-created soul skills. Could he, too, create his own soul skills for use?
After all, having more skills wouldn't hurt, and having additional ways to fight in the City of Slaughter would provide more protection. He couldn't expect all his future opponents to be as weak as today's.
The Spiral Sphere Ning Bei taught him was useful, but it required him to free one hand to use it. Since Ah Du wielded a long weapon, it wasn't perfectly suited for him. Thus, researching self-created soul skills that could be used with a scythe was necessary.
However, Ah Du wasn't in a hurry. This was something that could only be developed over time during future battles.
Without being able to use soul rings and soul skills, he didn't believe he wouldn't be able to create his own techniques.
As for Tang San, although Ah Du didn't think he would lose to him, he decided to heed Ning Bei's advice and avoid facing him for now.
(END CHAPTER)
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