Hearing Gu Xuan's words, the expression of the girl in black seemed to stiffen for a moment, "You..."
This was the first time she had seen Gu Xuan strike, but his performance was completely different from that of previous newcomers. She recognized that bald, burly man; he had already survived nine rounds in the Hell Slaughter Arena. That meant he was the sole survivor out of ninety people, with at least eighty-one lives on his hands, not counting those he had killed outside the arena. His strength was clearly extraordinary.
To her, this young man before her didn't seem much stronger than his opponent, yet killing the man appeared as simple as crushing an ant.
The girl in black said deeply, "While random killing is not permitted in the Inner City, it is allowed if someone initiates a provocation."
Of course, it was clearly Gu Xuan who was provoking him now, but his strength gave him the right to do so.
Gu Xuan looked back at the bald man held in his grip like an ant and said indifferently, "You don't have to die, but I need one more cup of Bloody Mary."
As he spoke, Gu Xuan kicked the cup he had caught back with his heel, and the Bloody Mary landed in Dugu Yan's hand not far away.
The bald man was completely cowed. Compared to dying on the spot, he would rather contribute half a catty of fresh blood. His head nodded incessantly like a sieve. Gu Xuan wasted no words; he raised his right hand, sliced the man's left vein, and took out a cup of a similar size from his soul tool. Only after filling it to the brim did he toss the bald man aside like a dead dog.
The tossed man didn't shout any threats; instead, he fled as if he had just survived a catastrophe. However, he might not survive for long. Gu Xuan was no saint. The murderous aura on this bald man was too heavy—he was clearly not a good person. The reason Gu Xuan didn't strangle him directly was simply to avoid standing out too much, even though he had already attracted plenty of attention...
Moreover, the perception of killing someone right in front of the messenger was different. The reason he let the man go was that Dugu Yan's toxic needle had already left a lethal poison in his body. Before long, the bald man would die from the poison.
Holding a cup of Bloody Mary, Gu Xuan beckoned to Dugu Yan and said, "Let's go."
Dugu Yan followed with light steps, her long white legs drawing countless gazes as she leaned on Gu Xuan's arm and stepped into the Hell Slaughter Arena. Because of the scene just now, even though they were brightly dressed and obviously newcomers, no one dared to step forward to stop them.
At the entrance, the Bloody Mary they carried was poured into a massive container. The interior of the Hell Slaughter Arena looked even simpler than the outside, with no partitions. The outer perimeter consisted of rows of stands rising upward, and below was a huge open area about a hundred square meters in diameter. Currently, there weren't many spectators; the vast venue was less than twenty percent full.
In the arena, screams rang out continuously. Out of ten people, eight were already corpses, leaving the last two fighting for survival.
"Please register for me; I want to participate in the next match," Gu Xuan said to the girl in black.
The girl in black had not left because the newcomer protection period was twelve hours. By now, she no longer thought this young man was arrogant; Gu Xuan's strength made her feel a trace of involuntary fear. Although she was one of the Slaughter King's people, it was her first time seeing someone display such terrifying strength upon arrival. Hearing his words, she nodded without hesitation and took the identity token Gu Xuan handed her.
Dugu Yan naturally wouldn't register at the same time. The rules of the arena dictated that a match begin as soon as ten people are gathered. If Dugu Yan registered now, she and Gu Xuan would undoubtedly become opponents, and only one person could emerge victorious. Therefore, while Gu Xuan competed, Dugu Yan was responsible for standing guard to prevent any opportunistic trash from launching a sneak attack, and vice versa.
While Gu Xuan's strength meant he didn't care about the sneak attacks of small fry, it was always better to be cautious. Even the girl in black had previously given a well-intentioned reminder—here, being careful was always a good thing.
The slaughter journey for Gu Xuan and Dugu Yan began on this day. They didn't come here to hide but to train. In this dark, bloody, and depraved world, they didn't just have to win matches; they had to walk out alive.
Because Gu Xuan was a newcomer, it was his turn to take the stage shortly after the previous match ended. The stage of the Hell Slaughter Arena was nearly a hundred square meters, making ten people on it look quite sparse. Gu Xuan observed that the strongest among the other nine was only a Soul King, not even comparable to the bald man he had crushed earlier. These people had likely seen that Gu Xuan was a newcomer and wanted to take advantage of him.
The match began quickly. Surprisingly, not one of the nine looked at Gu Xuan. In their eyes, this brightly dressed kid was not a threat; the true threats were the others. Once they defeated the real threats, Gu Xuan would be a mere small fry they could handle at any time.
Gu Xuan was happy to let them think that, acting pitiable as he watched them kill each other. When only the strongest Soul King remained, Gu Xuan struck directly. Before the Soul King could even react, his neck went soft like modeling clay and was crushed by Gu Xuan.
Gu Xuan didn't even use his Martial Soul. His physical fitness had already reached the level of a Titled Douluo. In this place where soul skills were forbidden, his advantage was maximized. Undeniably, Gu Xuan's first slaughter journey ended in victory.
Three days after entering Slaughter City, the number of fallen ones killed by Gu Xuan and Dugu Yan combined had already surpassed three digits. He and Dugu Yan had only participated in two matches each. After three days, they had come to realize that the truly terrifying thing here wasn't the enemies inside the arena, but the constant sneak attacks faced when one was at their weakest after a match. Though he and Dugu Yan were never truly weak.
It was worth mentioning that on that stage, they discovered something special, which was that a portion of the soul power of the Soul Masters they killed could actually be absorbed and converted. This was far faster than normal cultivation.
Both Gu Xuan and Dugu Yan tried to absorb the stray soul power. Although it contained immense madness and malice, if it could be thoroughly refined and absorbed, it was no different from normal soul power. Although not many people could completely suppress that violent energy, it was undoubtedly a great opportunity to increase strength.
Gu Xuan and Dugu Yan were able to suppress and refine it into their own soul power, even if only temporarily. This discovery reminded Gu Xuan of the cultivation methods of the Evil Soul Masters from the Peerless Tang Sect ten thousand years later; wasn't this the same principle? Or rather, this was the cultivation method of an Evil Soul Master. It was just being utilized here in the Hell Slaughter Arena.
In truth, Gu Xuan wasn't against using this method to grow stronger. The people here were all heinous criminals; if their deaths could boost his strength, it would be the only good thing they did in their lives. However, if this method were taken outside to take the lives of innocent people, Gu Xuan would find it unacceptable.
This wasn't a double standard; it was about the individuals involved—one was an unpardonable villain, the other an ivory-tower commoner. As long as they could suppress and refine that soul power, they wouldn't refuse this way of accelerating their growth. They would compress and refine the power until only the purest soul power remained, leaving no side effects.
(End of Chapter)
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