Accompanied by a thick blood-colored mist sweeping in, a pungent smell as if blood had been fermenting for a long time drifted out from the wide-open massive city gates, then brushed past the group and drifted toward the boundless blood-colored wasteland behind them.
"Stand still…"
"I am Terror Knight Scott. You have violated the supreme rules of Slaughter City. Only by defeating me will you qualify to enter Slaughter City…"
The emotionless voice came from the knight clad in blood-colored armor riding a warhorse. The blood-colored full moon on the distant horizon framed the surging river below, making everything appear incomparably terrifying and bloody.
The fluctuations of the red soul's power spread outwards, and the stones from the surrounding ground were dragged and rolled across the rough surface of the bridge...
"Get lost…"
Shen Hanyu glanced at this so-called Slaughter Knight, then continued walking toward the city gates.
"How dare you!"
A trace of anger appeared in Scott's eyes, but in the next moment, his pupils contracted. Before the warhorse beneath him could even let out a neigh, both man and horse completely lost all signs of life…
Shen Hanyu clapped his hands, then glanced at this clown before continuing forward.
The Snow Empress held Bai Nian's hand and slowly walked past, never once giving this so-called Slaughter Knight even a single glance from start to finish.
Bai Nian shrank back a little, then unconsciously tightened her grip on the Snow Empress's hand.
Blood-red mist drifted out from the city gates. A black figure loomed indistinctly within the mist, then slowly appeared in front of the three people.
"Three esteemed guests, I am your guide…"
The woman dressed in a black short skirt respectfully bowed, then made a gesture inviting them in.
Shen Hanyu ignored the black-skirted woman and directly stepped into this free paradise of slaughter and terror…
…
As they walked through this vast and empty city, the group of four instantly attracted countless gazes. Some eyes carried mockery and scrutiny, while others openly radiated naked killing intent…
Corpses could be seen discarded casually by the roadside everywhere. The dilapidated buildings signaled the chaos and freedom here. Struggles, cries for help, and vile laughter filled the city, reducing all rules to bubbles…
"Slaughter City has existed for a thousand years. It is a land of freedom without rules or restraints. The origins of your esteemed guests are extraordinary. The great Slaughter King has already issued orders to us guides and the enforcement team. Your rights within Slaughter City will be second only to the Slaughter King…"
The guide's graceful voice rang out softly. Finally, she bowed respectfully toward the three once more.
"Oh?"
Shen Hanyu let out a light laugh, then said:
"Rights second only to the Slaughter King?"
"Yes. The Slaughter King will also grant the three esteemed guests the right to freely enter and exit Slaughter City, with status higher than that of Slaughter Gods…"
The guide said respectfully.
Shen Hanyu waved his hand and said:
"Leave. We don't need you here…"
"Yes…"
No trace of dissatisfaction appeared on the guide's face. She still wore a smiling expression as she respectfully bowed, then transformed into a red mist and vanished on the spot…
Shen Hanyu turned back to look at the Snow Empress, then said with a light smile:
"Interesting… It seems our arrival has put quite a bit of pressure on this so-called Slaughter King…"
The Snow Empress glanced at the crowd gradually approaching from all around, then said:
"Little Nian, kill them…"
Bai Nian was stunned, but seeing that the Snow Empress's expression and tone did not seem like a joke, the little girl trembled slightly. Still, she slowly released her martial soul…
A gray airflow burst out of Bai Nian's body and then swirled around her in circles. A yellow and a purple soul ring were transformed into death energy, blending a thread of lifeless gray into their original colors, appearing somewhat dull and gloomy.
The surrounding soul masters who had closed in looked at the two soul rings under Bai Nian's feet. They were first stunned, then burst into unrestrained laughter without any concealment.
This was the outer city of Slaughter City. Those living here were basically the weak ones eliminated from the inner city. Even so, they were generally at the level of Great Soul Masters or even Soul Elders. Each carried thick bloodlust, their auras decadent yet vicious.
Many people drew weapons from their bodies, the cold glint of blades flashing. Bai Nian's body trembled slightly. Countless memory fragments surged through her mind. Pain and a trace of confusion flashed through her gray pupils. Her hands unconsciously hugged her own head. Accompanied by an instinctive low roar from Bai Nian, the gray airflow instantly shot out from beside her like sharp arrows. Amidst waves of terrifying wails, the gray airflow wound and flew among the many soul masters, then mercilessly took away life after life. The life energy of the soul masters slain by the gray airflow was directly extracted and followed the gray airflow back into Bai Nian's body.
Surprisingly, this time Bai Nian did not faint. Her body only trembled slightly for a moment before she regained her senses.
Shen Hanyu stepped forward and patted Bai Nian's shoulder, saying softly:
"Not bad. But from now on, you must also learn to properly control your martial soul, rather than letting your martial soul control you, understand?"
Bai Nian dazedly looked at the withered corpses all over the ground around her. A trace of realization appeared in her eyes. But when she turned back to look at Shen Hanyu and the Snow Empress, she still gave an "mm" as a response.
Accompanied by a strange energy descending, these corpses soon turned into powder and completely disappeared from the ground.
Shen Hanyu looked toward another city wall in the distance, then said:
"Let's go. There's nothing useful in the outer city. The real fun is in the inner city and even deeper inside…"
The Snow Empress took the still-dazed Bai Nian's hand and followed behind Shen Hanyu's steps…
…
Beneath the blood-colored, dimly lit grand hall.
Lamps flickering with crimson light hung on the thick stone walls. On the throne atop the high platform sat a middle-aged man dressed in a blood-colored long robe, his entire body wrapped in a massive stand-up collar scarlet cloak. He elegantly swirled the wine cup in his hand.
The middle-aged man's face was pale, his hair and eyes both blood-red. From afar, he looked like a blood shadow. If one looked closely, strange blood-colored patterns seemed to cover the skin exposed on the middle-aged man's body. On his forehead was a sword-shaped demonic pattern, and behind him was a pair of folded massive blood-colored wings…
The middle-aged man swirled the wine cup, but suddenly froze. Then the wine cup in his hand fell to the ground, and the blood-red liquid inside spilled completely onto the floor…
The Slaughter Enforcers below also tactfully ran out of the palace, afraid that one careless moment would cost them their little lives here.
Moments later.
The middle-aged man stretched out an incomparably pale hand and gently rubbed his brow, then let out a cold laugh and said softly:
"Tang Chen, oh Tang Chen. I never expected that human woman to be so important to you. Just one glance, and it nearly made decades of this King's preparations fall apart at your hands…"
"Unfortunately, in the end, you are still just a failure. No matter how strong your strength is, no matter how tenacious your mind and soul, it won't be long before this King can completely take control of your body and become the true and eternal Slaughter King…"
A low, hoarse laugh carrying a hint of triumphant meaning echoed through the empty grand hall and traveled extremely far, causing the Slaughter Enforcers waiting outside the hall to feel their legs go weak, nearly collapsing straight to the ground…
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