After leaving the far north, Cheng Xiao returned to Heaven Dou City without stopping. Nash's speed was incredibly fast; he returned from the far north to Heaven Dou City in less than a day, a speed that astonished the Snow Empress and Ice Empress.
Perhaps even these two rulers of the far north had never imagined that a being could possess such speed.
As they approached Heaven Dou City, curiosity appeared in the eyes of the Snow Empress and Ice Empress. This was their first time in human society, and their first time seeing a human city, as they had never left the far north. After
entering the city and undergoing inspection, Cheng Xiao easily entered Heaven Dou City. The Ice Empress and Snow Empress, who had transformed into human form beside him, naturally attracted the attention of those around them.
Soon, he returned to Seven Star Academy. Seven Star Academy was unchanged; everything was normal.
The surrounding students, seeing the two stunning beauties following behind Cheng Xiao, all gaped in astonishment, their faces filled with surprise.
But they quickly made way for Cheng Xiao. Within the Seven Star Academy, Cheng Xiao's status was equal to that of Dugu Bo, the head of the academy. Although he didn't hold any official position, his reputation was extremely high.
Entering the teaching building, Cheng Xiao went straight to the dean's office.
Pushing open the door, he saw Dugu Bo sitting in a chair, handling affairs.
A smile curved Cheng Xiao's lips as he said, "Old Poison, I'm back."
Hearing Cheng Xiao's voice, Dugu Bo flashed to his side. After looking him up and down, he smiled and said, "Looks like you had a good trip; your strength has improved again."
Then, Dugu Bo looked at the Ice Empress and Snow Empress behind Cheng Xiao, frowning slightly, and asked, "And these two are?"
Cheng Xiao smiled and explained to Dugu Bo, "These two are friends I met in the far north. With them here, our strength has an extra layer of protection."
Hearing this, Dugu Bo looked at the Ice Empress and Snow Empress with a strange expression. Seriously, did you choose the right friends?
Seemingly noticing Dugu Bo's strange gaze, Xue Di's cold eyes swept over him. With just one glance, Dugu Bo felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
Cold, utterly cold!
A shiver ran through him. Knowing he couldn't afford to offend her, Dugu Bo immediately changed the subject, "By the way, I wonder what the Spirit Hall has been up to lately. I heard from Ju Hua Guan that the Pope seems to be plotting something. Should we prepare in advance?"
"Hmm..." Cheng Xiao pondered for a moment, then said softly, "Let's prepare first. With what happened in the Hall of Offerings, I doubt anyone within the Spirit Hall can restrain the Pope."
He then added, "Old Poison, I came back just to see you. I have to go out again tomorrow; I need to resolve some hidden problems."
Dugu Bo frowned slightly, puzzled, "Why are you busier than me?"
Cheng Xiao smiled helplessly, not answering. He was indeed busy; after all, he couldn't sleep well until the Dragon Emperor died.
...
Spirit Hall, Elder Hall.
"Grandpa, are you feeling better?" Qian Renxue looked at Qian Daoliu lying on the bed, his face as pale as paper, her bright eyes glistening with tears.
From childhood to adulthood, her only family was her grandfather, and he was also the one who cared for her the most. These past few days, she hadn't returned to the Heavenly Dou Empire, staying in the Elder Hall to take care of Qian Daoliu.
The other elders wanted to help, but unsurprisingly, Qian Renxue refused
. So, during Qian Renxue's stay in the Elder Hall, the elders stood guard at the door like security guards. "Xiaoxue, Grandpa is alright." Qian Daoliu forced himself to cheer up, patted Qian Renxue's head, and said softly, "Grandpa just overexerted himself, it's nothing."
"Grandpa, who injured you like this?" After hesitating for a long time, Qian Renxue asked the question that had been on her mind. In her heart, Qian Daoliu was omnipotent, but now, someone had managed to injure him like this—just how strong was that person?
"He is the king of beings from another world." Qian Daoliu sighed. "Xiaoxue, you shouldn't concern yourself with this matter for now. It's not something you can stop."
"The most urgent thing is to expedite the angel assessment. Only then will you have the ability to prevent the tragedy from happening."
Hearing this, Qian Renxue bit her red lips and nodded heavily. She knew that although her grandfather no longer cared about worldly affairs, he still resolutely stepped forward at this point. This was the mission of the Qian family and the duty of the descendants of the Angel God.
"Grandpa, I understand…"
The next morning, as the first rays of sunlight appeared on the horizon, the Seven Star Academy was already bustling with activity.
"Old Poison, time waits for no one. I won't say goodbye to Lingling and the others, so they won't worry." Standing at the academy gate, Cheng Xiao said to Dugu Bo.
"You brat, I won't say anything more. Come back alive." As a Title Douluo, Dugu Bo had heard of the name of the Slaughter City. He knew that it was a place that even the Spirit Hall had abandoned, and it must be extremely dangerous.
"Don't worry, I'll definitely come back." Looking at Dugu Bo's slightly worried face, Cheng Xiao smiled casually.
Hearing this, Dugu Bo took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Then let's go. I'll wait for you at the academy."
Cheng Xiao smiled without saying a word. He summoned Nash, stepped onto its back, and with the unfolding of its dragon wings, it flew into the sky and disappeared into the horizon before everyone's eyes.
Watching Cheng Xiao gradually disappear from sight, Dugu Bo sighed softly after a long while, then turned around and strode towards the teaching building.
...
Following the map given by Dugu Bo, after Cheng Xiao confirmed the direction, Nash rushed to the Killing Capital.
Tian Dou City was far from the Killing Capital, but Nash's speed was first-rate. About a week later, an endless blood-red mountain range appeared in Cheng Xiao's field of vision, followed by a blood-red town.
Gazing at the blood-red town, Nash, who had been moving at incredible speed, finally slowed down. A moment later, Nash returned to human form and followed Cheng Xiao, Xue Di, and Bing Di into the blood-red town.
As soon as they entered, Cheng Xiao felt a dense aura of death. He glanced around and saw many mangled corpses along the road leading to the town. Most strangely, these corpses were shriveled up, clearly drained of blood.
"How disgusting," Bing Di frowned subconsciously. She raised her hand, and a turquoise light instantly turned the blood-red sky dark green. Then, she released ultimate ice, and in just a few moments, the town, filled with the stench of blood, became an ice town.
Cheng Xiao said nothing about Ice Emperor's actions and continued walking.
Along the way, many humans were frozen into ice sculptures. They were all carrying weapons, and many of them had fierce expressions, clearly not good people. In this kind of place, death was inevitable.
The town was larger than Cheng Xiao had expected, but after sending out his shadow soldiers, he found the only building in town that hadn't been frozen by Ice Emperor: an old, blood-red tavern.
The air inside the tavern was very murky. From the shadow soldiers' perspective, Cheng Xiao could clearly see that the decorations were all blood-red. It was daytime outside, but the tavern gave off a cold and dark feeling.
At the tavern's entrance, several Fallen Ones were about to open the door, but these Fallen Ones had already turned into ice sculptures, none of them escaping.
After finding his destination, Cheng Xiao activated Shadow Swap, and then he pushed open the tavern door and went inside.
Upon entering the tavern, Cheng Xiao noticed a group of fallen individuals gathered together. When they saw Cheng Xiao and the Ice Empress and Snow Empress behind him, their gazes immediately lingered on the two women.
Those gazes were filled with lust, but devoid of fear. Perhaps for these desperate individuals, death was no longer frightening.
Being here meant they had already accepted death.
Without hesitation, Cheng Xiao went straight to the bar. Seeing this, the waiter immediately retrieved three glasses of dark red liquid from under the counter. Although they didn't drink it, the strong, bloody smell still made the Snow Empress and Ice Empress feel nauseous.
"What is this?" Ice Empress asked, frowning.
"You come here and don't know what this is?" The waiter looked coldly at Ice Empress and said, "It's called Bloody Mary, a glass of human blood."
"We don't drink this stuff, take it away." Before Ice Empress could speak, Cheng Xiao spoke first.
"Didn't expect a virgin to come?" Hearing Cheng Xiao's words, the Fallen Ones in the tavern immediately looked over, laughing and jeering, "This is the City of Slaughter! If you can't even drink a cup of human blood, you'd better go home now!"
"He can leave, but these two chicks have to stay!"
"That's right, that's right! Such exquisite women, following such a pretty boy, let us give you a good time!"
Various filthy voices rang out in the tavern. The Fallen Ones seemed to disregard Cheng Xiao, all leering at Ice Empress and Snow Empress. They had never seen such exquisite beauties before.
Hearing this, Cheng Xiao remained calm. He didn't even speak or give any orders, yet the soldiers hidden in his shadow all appeared in the tavern.
With the appearance of the shadow soldiers, these boastful Fallen Ones were immediately dumbfounded. They tried to flee in terror, but it was too late. Having insulted their king, their lives were over.
"Leave no survivors!" "With the king's command, the shadow army instantly engulfed the fallen.
Soon, only one voice remained in the tavern—Cheng Xiao's calm voice.
"Now, can we open the entrance to the City of Slaughter?"
"Yes...yes." The waiter was terrified; he had never seen such a terrifying figure. He immediately opened the passage to the City of Slaughter.
As the passage opened, a huge hole appeared beneath the bar, and a chilling wind blew up from the cave.
Seeing this, Cheng Xiao immediately jumped down with Ice Empress and Snow Empress. In the void of darkness, Cheng Xiao seemed to lose all senses, and in no time, he reached the bottom of the passage.
After landing, Snow Empress and Ice Empress curiously looked around at everything. Although they felt a sense of repulsion here, there was nothing they could do; they had come all this way.
"Welcome to the City of Slaughter. This is the capital of hell, a world full of slaughter. Here, you can obtain everything you want through slaughter, but the price is your life."
A cold voice came from all directions. Hearing this
, Cheng Xiao's expression remained unchanged. As the successor to the King of Death, what was there to fear from a mere killing ground?
"This is... a fluctuation of magic?" Cheng Xiao had only taken a few steps when he keenly sensed the magical aura permeating the air.
A smile curled at the corner of Cheng Xiao's lips. He had already guessed which monarch was here. This place, the Killing City, was somewhat similar to Demon Castle. He just didn't know whether its ruler was the King of Killing or the Demon King.
"Let's go, let's go in and take a look."
Looking back at the inquisitive Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor, Cheng Xiao smiled, summoned his shadow soldiers, and slowly moved forward. The
shadow soldiers led the way through the dark passage, so Cheng Xiao wasn't worried. If anything went wrong, the shadow soldiers would immediately inform him.
Walking through the dark passage, apart from the soft rustling of their footsteps, it was almost completely silent. Cheng Xiao continued forward; the dark passage seemed endless until a large door came into view.
Following the shadow soldiers to the door, Cheng Xiao looked up and saw the four large characters "Slaughter City" written on it.
"You have violated the rules." A deep, resonant voice sounded extremely cold. A black-armored knight on horseback coldly stared at Cheng Xiao and his group and soldiers.
"Kill him." Cheng Xiao barely uttered a word. With a thought, his shadow soldiers charged towards the black-armored knight. As soldiers of a king, they cared nothing for rules. The
black-armored knight was stunned, seemingly never expecting to hear the words "kill me" from someone who had entered the City of Slaughter.
Almost instantly, the black-armored knight was torn to shreds by the shadow soldiers. While the City of Slaughter did impose restrictions on Soul Masters, these restrictions were useless to Cheng Xiao. He wasn't a normal Soul Master; he didn't even have Soul Skills, so what restriction was there to speak of?
With the black-armored knight's death ... The surrounding black-armored knights immediately changed their attitude. They stepped forward respectfully and tossed three tokens to Cheng Xiao. Although they hadn't drunk the Bloody Mary, defeating the Death Knight was still a way to enter the city.
Having witnessed Cheng Xiao's strength, the black-armored knights immediately became obedient, not uttering a single word.
Cheng Xiao didn't waste any words, taking the tokens and walking towards the distant black city. The shadow soldiers following him all stared coldly at the black-armored knights, as if they would tear them to pieces at any moment.
For the shadow soldiers, there was only one consequence for defying the king: death.
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