Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Black Dragon, I am the Lord of the Gods

Chapter 294 The City of Killing

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Three days later, deep within the Papal Palace.

Xuanming slowly opened his eyes, his icy blue pupils gleaming with a sharp light, and his aura had returned to normal.

He got up and stretched, feeling the renewed strength within him, and looked out the window.

Gu Yuena and Bibi Dong will help him handle the problems here. Next... it's time to leave.

The palace door was gently pushed open, and Bibi Dong walked in slowly, followed by Hu Liena with a complicated expression.

"What do you mean?" Xuanming frowned slightly.

Hu Liena stepped forward: "The teacher told me that you are going to the Killing City... I'll go with you."

Xuanming was slightly taken aback and looked at Bibi Dong.

Bibi Dong's gaze swept between Xuan Ming and Hu Liena, and for a moment, only the faint sound of the wind outside the window could be heard in the hall.

She knew all too well the dangers of the Killing City; it was a true dog-eat-dog world where the rules were so simple that only killing and survival mattered.

Sending Hu Liena along would be extremely risky.

However, she also knew her disciple's personality well. He seemed delicate and gentle, but he was extremely stubborn at heart. Once he made up his mind about something, he would not be easily stopped.

not to mention……

Bibi Dong looked at Xuan Ming, "I know your strength, but the City of Slaughter isn't a place where you can run rampant just by being strong. Having a trustworthy companion can provide a bit more safety in certain situations, and besides..."

She paused, then emphasized slightly, "Nana also needs this kind of tempering. The Golden Generation of the Spirit Hall cannot just be flowers in a greenhouse. True strongmen must be forged in blood and fire."

"If you're together, you'll have more options to look after each other."

These words were meant to explain to Xuanming, and also to Hu Liena.

She agreed, but not in a permissive way; rather, it was based on a calm assessment of the two men's abilities.

Currently, due to Qian Renxue's exposure and the setbacks of the Soul Hunting Operation, there are undercurrents within the Spirit Hall. Although the Elder Hall has been temporarily suppressed, it will never give up easily.

Sending Hu Liena away from the center of this vortex to a perilous place where even Qian Daoliu has difficulty intervening and can only exert influence slowly through rules, to undergo life-and-death training, is perhaps a form of protection.

At the same time, it will also allow her to truly grow.

After entering the Elder Hall, Qian Renxue disappeared without a trace. She showed no intention of interfering in the affairs of the Spirit Hall and remained silent about the failed undercover operation. If she wasn't mistaken, Qian Renxue had already begun preparing for the Divine Trial.

“I will personally escort you there,” Bibi Dong said.

"The situation in the Killing City is special. I need to meet the Killing King in person. There are some rules that need to be explained in advance."

The greatest danger in the City of Slaughter is not in the Hell Slaughter Arena, but outside of it. Over the past thousand years, only a handful of Gods of Slaughter have emerged from the City of Slaughter, largely due to the existence of the King of Slaughter. Unless one possesses the power to threaten the King of Slaughter in a place like the City of Slaughter, that guy will not allow the birth of a God of Slaughter.

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The next day, before dawn, three figures quietly left Wuhun City.

Bibi Dong did not ride in a carriage, but instead activated her eight-winged purple light wings, carrying Xuanming and Hu Liena, and flew swiftly towards the City of Slaughter.

The situation at the Spirit Hall is tense right now, so she can't leave for long. After sending Xuanming and the other two to the City of Slaughter and warning the King of Slaughter, she has to return as soon as possible.

As evening approached, the three arrived at a desolate and strange town.

The town didn't look big, but it had an unusually eerie feel to it. As soon as Xuanming entered the town, he sensed countless eyes staring intently at him from the shadows.

“The Killing Capital is a special little world, independent of our world, and shrouded by a huge killing barrier,” Bibi Dong said.

"In a sense, it is a kingdom of evil. No one knows how long this place has existed. Legend has it that a thousand years ago, when the Heaven Dou Empire was first established, the army of another country accidentally discovered this place. In order to resist the army of the Heaven Dou Empire, they entered this place and established the first Slaughter City within the range of the Slaughter Barrier."

"Within the Killing Barrier, Soul Skills cannot be used, and Martial Souls will be suppressed to their initial state. Only those who possess the Killing God Domain and those protected by the Killing God Domain are unaffected."

"Every time a God of Slaughter is born, it will cause a huge drain on the City of Slaughter. Moreover, the existence of a God of Slaughter is a huge threat to the City of Slaughter. People with the God of Slaughter Domain are not restricted within the City of Slaughter, and the special effects of the God of Slaughter Domain can be applied to others, making them also unrestricted."

"Therefore, the King of Slaughter will do everything in his power to prevent the birth of the God of Slaughter."

As they spoke, the three of them arrived at the town center.

In the center of town stood a dilapidated Blackstone Tavern, its crooked sign bearing a blurry skull pattern, and two lanterns emitting a dim, yellowish glow hanging at the entrance, like some kind of ominous sign.

Bibi Dong pushed open the creaking wooden door, and a stench of foul air mixed with cheap beer, sweat, and blood rushed out.

The tavern was dimly lit, with a few sparsely seated patrons who looked gaunt, with blank or fierce eyes. When they saw someone enter, especially three people whose demeanor seemed out of place in the tavern, their gazes instantly turned greedy and wary, like hyenas lurking in the dark.

Bibi Dong ignored him, her powerful aura subtly emanating from her. Those malicious gazes immediately recoiled as if burned, and the drinkers lowered their heads, no longer daring to look.

She led Xuanming and Hu Liena through the filthy hall to a well in the backyard that looked long since dried up.

Ancient runes are engraved on the edge of the well, which is stained with dark brown, indelible dirt.

“The entrance is right here.” Bibi Dong raised her hand, and a stream of pure soul power flowed into the runes on the edge of the well.

Runes lit up one by one, emitting a dark red glow. The bottom of the well was not soil, but a swirling, twisting, bottomless dark vortex. A thick stench of blood and a frenzied killing intent surged out from it, a hundred times stronger than the atmosphere in the town!
"Let's go." Bibi Dong stepped into the dark vortex first, her figure instantly swallowed up.

Xuanming followed without hesitation.

Hu Liena gritted her teeth and stepped in as well.

A strong sense of weightlessness and spatial distortion came over me, and all around me were countless distorted phantoms filled with painful screams.

A moment later, the feeling of solid ground came through, but the "ground" underfoot had a sticky and cold feel to it.

They are now in a completely different world.

The sky is a perpetually gloomy dark red, as if shrouded in congealed blood, obscuring the sun, moon, and stars.

The air was thick with a nauseating, pungent smell of blood and decay, almost solidified.

All around were jagged rocks and twisted, eerie buildings that seemed to be made of bones and flesh. In the distance, the enormous black city resembled a crouching behemoth, exuding a despairing sense of oppression.

This is the outskirts of the Killing City.

Almost the instant they appeared, countless rustling sounds and greedy panting echoed from the shadows, and countless pairs of eyes filled with malice and hunger lit up in the darkness.

Bibi Dong snorted coldly, unleashing the terrifying pressure of a peerless Douluo without reservation!
boom!
A tangible shock spread out from her center, and those lurking in the shadows hurriedly fled. In just an instant, all the malice and lurking around were cleared away, leaving only a deathly silence and an even stronger stench of blood.

"King of Slaughter!" Bibi Dong's voice resounded throughout the entire Slaughter City.

"I have come in person, why don't you show yourself?!"

The sound was like thunder, rolling and echoing under the dark red sky.

The entire city of slaughter seemed to freeze for a moment.

The next moment, deep within the massive black city ahead, an even more terrifying and violent will, seemingly gathering all the negative emotions and bloodlust in the world, suddenly awakened!

Blood mist gathered wildly, forming a huge vortex in the sky. Following closely behind, a tall, indistinct figure slowly materialized, clad in dark red armor and wearing a blood-red crown.

Their crimson gazes, like two blood moons, pierced through the void and locked onto Bibi Dong and the other two.

A terrifying pressure descended like a tsunami.

Hu Liena let out a muffled groan, her body swaying precariously, her face as pale as paper.

Xuanming took a step forward, and an invisible chill spread out, quietly dissolving most of the pressure directed at Hu Liena.

The King of Slaughter descended slowly from the sky, followed closely by a team of hundreds of law enforcement officers clad in black armor.

He stared at Bibi Dong, then suddenly grinned, revealing his gleaming white teeth.

"Is this a gift personally delivered by the God of Slaughter? How rare!"

Bibi Dong said coldly, "King of Slaughter, the two of them will be entering the City of Slaughter for training. You must not do anything to harm them. Otherwise..."

Bibi Dong's eyes narrowed, and her aura suddenly erupted, pressing down on the King of Slaughter with immense pressure. "You know what's going to happen!"

The smile on the King of Slaughter's face froze.

He felt that pure killing intent, a power that even he trembled at.

How many years has it been? How did this woman become so strong?

"I know the rules." The King of Slaughter spread his hands, but his tone turned gloomy.

“I can promise you that I won’t attack them first. But the rules of the Killing City cannot be broken. If they die at the hands of others inside, it has nothing to do with me.”

Bibi Dong snorted coldly: "Of course. As long as you don't interfere, they will handle everything with their own strength. But if I find out that you're secretly causing trouble, you know the consequences!"

After saying that, Bibi Dong turned to look at Xuan Ming and said, "I'm not worried about your strength, but you still have to be careful and not act recklessly."

"Mm." Xuanming nodded.

Bibi Dong looked at Hu Liena and said, "Nana, remember what I said."

"You'll have to walk the rest of the way yourselves. Get out alive."

After she finished speaking, her figure became blurry, and the next moment she disappeared from the spot as if she had never existed.

The terrifying pressure dissipated as well.

“You have violated the rules for entering the City of Slaughter.” The King of Slaughter beckoned, and two black-armored knights slowly stepped forward.

"According to custom, this is your greeting gift."

Xuanming's eyes narrowed, a flash of blood light appeared, and the blood spear appeared in his hand. The next instant, he flicked his wrist slightly, and the blood spear turned into a dark red afterimage, tearing through the viscous air and accurately piercing the head of the black-armored knight at the front!
The spear tip pierced through the skull, drawing out a spray of thick, black blood. The knight didn't even have time to scream before he fell straight backward, his heavy armor slamming onto the ground with a dull thud.

The other knight froze, his weapon hanging in mid-air.

Xuanming flicked his wrist, and the blood spear flew back with a hum, only to be firmly grasped by him.

The black blood dripping from the spear tip spread a deeper stain on the dark red ground.

He raised his eyes, his icy blue pupils devoid of any emotion, calmly gazing at the King of Slaughter.

"Is that enough? Or... should I kill them all?"

The King of Slaughter's crimson pupils contracted slightly, and the surrounding blood mist seemed to freeze for a moment.

He stared at the eerie blood spear in Xuanming's hand, which was still buzzing and devouring the remaining life force, and then looked at the corpse on the ground that was rapidly withering away.

Suddenly, he let out a low, hoarse laugh.

"Interesting...really interesting!"

The King of Slaughter licked his lips, a glint of extreme greed and excitement flashing in his crimson eyes.

"It seems this gift is even more delicious than I imagined."

He waved his hand, signaling the frozen knight to step back.

"Rules are made for the weak." The King of Slaughter's voice carried a twisted pleasure. "You're very good... I look forward to your performance on the killing field."

His gaze finally swept over Xuan Ming and Hu Liena, whose face was pale but who was trying to remain calm, before his figure slowly merged into the surging blood mist.

Hu Liena took a deep breath, suppressing the churning in her stomach, and whispered, "Where...where do we go now?"

Xuanming flicked away the remaining blood from the tip of his spear and turned his gaze to the distant, black city that resembled a giant, crouching beast.

"Enter the city."

(End of this chapter)