Douluo Phoenix

Chapter 40 Slaughter City

Xiao Fei put on a mask and went alone to a small tavern. The air inside was very stuffy, and Xiao Fei noticed that all the decorations were black. Although it was daytime outside, there was a cold and dark feeling as soon as he entered. At this time, the tavern was about 30% full. Although the air was stuffy, very few people were talking, so it was very quiet.

Xiao Fei found a seat and sat down. A man dressed in black with a cold expression walked over.

"What would you like to order?"

Xiao Fei said, "Give me a Bloody Mary."

The waiter looked surprised: "Are you sure?"

Xiao Fei glanced at the waiter indifferently.

A moment later, the waiter brought over a Bloody Mary. Xiao Fei drank it down in one gulp, and felt a scalding and pungent smell of blood rush into his mouth and nose. Without blinking, Xiao Fei finished it in one go.

Then Xiao Fei summoned his Fire Phoenix Martial Soul and used his third Soul Skill. In no time, he had killed everyone in the restaurant. The highest level of the people in the restaurant was only Soul Master, which was an instant kill for Xiao Fei, including the waiters.

Xiao Fei walked into the tavern, and instantly his body erupted in powerful flames, burning the entire tavern to ashes. A black hole appeared in the ground, and Xiao Fei jumped in, walking forward along the black hole.

Suddenly, a voice came from ahead: "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."

Then a commotion arose ahead. As Xiao Fei walked into the passageway, he found himself facing a group of knights, totaling 101 people.

The leader rode up on horseback and said, "I am Scott the Dread Knight. You have broken the rules and must defeat me to enter."

Xiao Fei summoned his Fire Phoenix Martial Soul, then transformed his right hand into a phoenix claw, grabbing directly at Scott. The phoenix flames seemed to have a special effect on the people here; the phoenix claw was indestructible, finally landing right in front of Scott's throat.

Xiao Fei said, "I should be qualified to enter the Killing City!"

Scott nodded and handed Xiaofei a tag with the number 5888 on it.

Scott said, "This is your proof of identity in Killing City. Please enter the city; someone will guide you at the city gate." Grabbing the sign, Xiao Fei strode forward.

What came into Xiao Fei's view was a pitch-black city gate, which gave people an extremely oppressive feeling. On the huge city gate, the four characters "Slaughter City" were hung high.

Two rows of black-armored warriors stood silently before the entrance. Before Xiao Fei could show his identification token, a woman veiled in black emerged from within. "Welcome to the City of Slaughter," the woman said in a pleasant voice. She stepped aside before Xiao Fei and gestured for him to enter.

"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 where you live. You will officially become a member of the Killing City."

Xiao Fei looked at the girl in the black veil, "So what are the rules here?"

The girl in the black veil said, "The biggest rule here is that there are no rules."

Xiao Fei asked in confusion, "There are no rules?"

The girl in black veil continued, "That's right. In the City of Slaughter, apart from the great King of Slaughter and some of his subordinates, no one can use their soul skills. So here, even if you are a Title Douluo, you will be just like an ordinary person without soul skills."

"So here, you don't need to be afraid of those so-called high-level Soul Masters at all, because here, everyone is equal, and no one has Soul Skills. In the City of Slaughter, as long as you have enough ability, you can do anything you want. But I must remind you. Precisely because there are no rules here, you may also face deadly danger at any time. In a sense, this is a paradise of sin."

"A paradise of sin?" Xiao Fei asked in confusion.

"Yes. Many people come here because they can't survive in the outside world. They have no choice but to come here. Once they're here, they don't have to worry about being hunted down anymore."

"Is there any way to get out?"

The girl in black veil calmly said, "There is only one way to leave the City of Slaughter. That is to win the championship of the Hell Slaughter Arena, gain the qualification to challenge the Hell Road, and then break through the Hell Road to leave the City of Slaughter. All those who achieve this will be given the title of God of Slaughter. The City of Slaughter has a history of over a thousand years, and a total of eight Gods of Slaughter have appeared there."

Xiao Fei said, "Alright, take me to the Hell Slaughter Arena."

The girl in black veil said with some surprise, "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 Fei said calmly, "There's no need. I'm only here to kill; nothing else matters."

Then, Xiao Fei followed the Black Shark woman into the inner city's hellish killing field.

Just like in the original story, all sorts of killings exist here, and everyone lives like a wild beast. Ruthlessness, pleasure, unbridled behavior, and slaughter are the themes of this killing city, and they are ubiquitous.

The people here feel a bit like those in a zombie apocalypse novel—they have no thoughts, only endless desires, especially their thirst for blood.

Xiao Fei knew this was because of Bloody Mary. Bloody Mary contained a toxin similar to the drugs in his previous life, which could gradually make people lose their minds and eventually turn them into beasts driven only by desire.

Suddenly, a fluctuation of soul power emanated from the air. Xiao Fei quickly dodged to the side, only to be ambushed by a person wielding a curved blade. The person licked their lips and said, "So, a virgin has arrived. Your blood must be quite delicious."

The man charged at Xiao Fei again. Xiao Fei narrowed his eyes and saw a flash of light before his eyes. The man and his weapon were torn apart by Xiao Fei's steel claws.

The girl in black veil was somewhat surprised, but finally said, "Let's go, the Hell Slaughter Arena is just ahead. It's the heart of the Slaughter City."

Led by the girl in the black veil, Xiaofei saw a peculiar building. It was circular, or more accurately, an irregular cone, with the largest area at the bottom, narrowing towards the top. It somewhat resembled an ancient amphitheater.

"Are there no rules for fighting here?" Xiao Fei asked.

The girl in black veil said, "It's simple. Once inside, register using your own ID card. The qualification for a fight is to contribute a Bloody Mary. It can be yours or someone else's. Then wait for the match to begin. During the waiting period, you are not allowed to fight. Each group has ten people entering the killing field. No matter what method you use, as long as you can come out alive in the end, only one person from each group can come out alive."

One in ten survives; truly worthy of being called the killing capital.

Xiao Fei walked over to a man standing nearby, who was holding a Bloody Mary and seemed to be enjoying it. Xiao Fei said to him, "Could you please give me your Bloody Mary?"

The surrounding crowd burst into laughter, and the provoked man flew into a rage, "Where did this newbie come from, daring to mess with me, a master like yourself?"

Just as the man was about to attack Xiao Fei, Xiao Fei's right hand instantly transformed into a phoenix claw, his arm engulfed in flames. The claw tore the man apart with its power—this was Xiao Fei's self-created soul skill—Phoenix Transformation. This move instantly terrified everyone around.

Holding a Bloody Mary, Xiao Fei walked to the center of the ring to sign up for the match.

(End of this chapter)