Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Mysterious Heavy Ruler

Chapter 54 Slaughter City (Part Two)

Xiao Yi jumped into the cave entrance and plunged into the darkness. He only fell a few meters, but because his skull's mental power was strong enough, he could see everything clearly in the darkness.

This was a long, sloping passageway, its chilling air constantly brushing against Xiao Yi's body. Yet, he strode forward nonetheless. When Xiao Yi had taken 1,462 steps, a cold voice suddenly came from all directions.

"Welcome to the City of Slaughter. This is the capital of hell, a world filled with carnage. Here, you can get anything you want, but the price is your life."

Xiao Yi released his spiritual power and sensed that the material of this passageway was extremely special; even with his spiritual power, he couldn't penetrate it. His expression changed slightly, but he quickly released it again. This was very much like the City of Slaughter; truly sinister. Could this be considered an alternative Soul Palace? Heh heh heh.

After turning a corner, a faint light appeared ahead. Xiao Yi saw a large gate, and sensing with his spiritual power, he sensed life on the other side of the gate.

Marching forward, Xiao Yi vaguely heard a commotion. When he emerged from the passageway, one hundred and one people appeared before him. All of them were clad in black armor, their faces completely obscured by helmets, and one hundred of them wielded heavy swords. Only one person sat atop a tall warhorse, whose body was also covered in thick black armor.

"You have disobeyed..." Before the knight could finish speaking, Xiao Yi struck him down with a foot, putting him to sleep.

"It's good to be young, you can fall asleep as soon as you lie down." Xiao Yi didn't even look at the dead knight. Xiao Yi had just sent the man to his death with a single swing. The weight of more than 13,000 jin plus the force of a swing was more than ten tons.

Xiao Yi then took a plaque from the Death Knight's corpse, which had the number "9527" written on it.

This should be the proof of entry into the Killing City.

Then Xiao Yi looked ahead and saw a black city. The thick black city walls were extremely wide; it really was a city, and above the city hung a purple moon. The moon was very low, seemingly less than five hundred meters above the ground. Looking further up, everything was black, like the darkness of night.

After straightening his clothes, Xiao Yi walked towards the city gate.

The pitch-black city gate gave people an extremely oppressive feeling, and the four large characters "Slaughter City" were hung high on the huge city gate.

Two rows of black-armored warriors stood silently in front of the door. Before Xiao Yi could take out his identity token, a woman with a black veil came out from inside.

"Welcome to the City of Slaughter." The woman's voice was pleasant. She stepped aside in front of Xiao Yi and gestured for him to enter. Xiao Yi followed the woman through the city gate.

Entering the city, he found himself in a world of blue and purple. The streetlights lining the streets emitted only these two colors. There were quite a few people here, and no one paid him any attention as an outsider. Aside from the overall gloom, at first glance, it seemed no different from any other city.

The only downside is that there are a bunch of emaciated people lying on the street.

"I am your guide. You can ask me anything you don't understand. I will answer all your questions within twelve hours. After twelve hours, this will be your home, and you will officially become a member of the Killing City."

Blah blah blah, the woman in black veil recounted the events and rules of the Killing City.

"The City of Slaughter has existed for a thousand years. Legend has it that it was left behind by a powerful Soul Master who broke through to level 100. Here, all Soul Master skills cannot be used, and people can only rely on their own skills and instincts to survive. Soul power can serve as the source of strength."

However, entering the Killing City is easy, but leaving is difficult. The only way to get out is to challenge the Hell Killing Arena with a 100-win streak and challenge the Hell Road, thereby obtaining the title of Killing God and a Killing God Domain as a reward.

The City of Slaughter has a history of over a thousand years, and a total of eight Gods of Slaughter have appeared there.

The Killing City is divided into an inner city and an outer city, while the Hell Killing Fields are located in the inner city.

"Take me to the hellish killing field," Xiao Yi said coldly.

The girl in black veil paused for a moment. "Are you sure? Less than one-tenth of those who go in come out alive. It's also the place in our Slaughter City where the population is most likely to decrease. Each person is only required to enter the Hell Slaughter Arena once a year. As long as you can pass one battle, you can live in Slaughter City for another year."

Xiao Yi said calmly, "I'm sure. If you say another word, I'll kill you."

Xiao Yi's words angered the woman in black, but she had no choice but to lead the way.

Before long, they arrived at the inner city, which was the most chaotic part of the Killing City.

Upon entering the inner city, Xiao Yi immediately sensed an atmosphere drastically different from the outer city. If the outer city was a desolate and indifferent world, then the inner city was a world of luxury and extravagance. Colorful lights were everywhere. The inner city was far more populated than the outer city, a stark contrast to its tranquility.

The inner city was in utter chaos. Everywhere there were excited laughs, painful cries, and many other chilling noises.

As they were walking, a figure suddenly stood up from the roadside. He had been in a dark corner, and even Xiao Yi hadn't noticed him.

"Oh, a new guy's here. Looks like there's going to be a new Bloody Mary. Hehe." Xiao Yi frowned as he glanced at the man. He couldn't tell the man's age because his physique was so unusual. He didn't seem to have much flesh on his body. If it weren't for the skin covering him, he would easily be mistaken for a skeleton. Without saying a word, Xiao Yi beat the man to death.

Besides enduring a hellish battle in the Killing Fields every year, there's another way to survive in Killing City: contribute two Bloody Marys every month.

Most people dare not go to the Hell Killing Arena, for no other reason than that only one out of ten people can survive there. Therefore, they would rather contribute Bloody Mary to survive for a little longer than go up there to die.

The woman in black veil secretly rejoiced as she watched Xiao Yi make his move: "Serves you right for treating me like that earlier. Now that you've struck first, it's none of my business."

The woman in black veil then spoke up, saying, "Sir, newcomers are not allowed to make a move during the protection period, otherwise the protection period will expire."

At this moment, after seeing Xiao Yi make a move, the others surrounded him and walked towards him, seemingly ready to fight.

However, Xiao Yi took a quick step forward and then followed up with a foot, killing everyone around him.

After resolving the issue, Xiao Yi said, "Lead the way."

The woman in black veil was stunned by Xiao Yi's swift movements. Only after hearing Xiao Yi's words did she come to her senses and say, "The Hell Slaughter Arena requires a Bloody Mary to register."

After hearing this, Xiao Yi borrowed a Bloody Mary from someone. Unexpectedly, after borrowing it, the person lay down and fell asleep on the street. Xiao Yi said, "I don't know either. I just borrowed a Bloody Mary and he lay down and fell asleep."

The woman in black veil shuddered after watching the whole thing: "Where did this murderer come from? It seems the City of Slaughter is in for a lot of trouble this time."

The two then headed towards the Hell Slaughter Arena.

(End of this chapter)