The Slaughter King lowered his head and looked at Gu Xuan and Dugu Yan. His indifferent voice rang out, "Shura King, Rakshasa Queen. Today, you have once again let me feel the existence of passion."
"A hundred victories. Very good." The Slaughter King continued, appearing somewhat excited, "To commend your achievements, I have decided to make an exception and grant you the title of Death God. From this day forward, you may enter and leave Slaughter City at your own will, and you are formally invited to be guest ministers of Slaughter City, second only to me."
Hearing the Slaughter King's words, Gu Xuan found it somewhat amusing in his heart. Guest ministers? Was he planning to stop them from walking the Hell Road?
Dugu Yan also instantly understood the Slaughter King's intention. Walking the Hell Road was undoubtedly extremely dangerous. But behind that danger lay the massive temptation of the Death God Domain; the Slaughter King before them clearly did not want them to obtain it.
The Death God Domain was a domain one could obtain after crossing the Hell Road and gaining recognition. The domain would attract the Death God's own killing intent to form a field, which then integrated with the Martial Soul. This was also known as an innate domain of a Martial Soul. With this boost, a Soul Master who passed the Hell Road's trial would effectively have one more skill than an average Soul Master—and the most precious kind: a domain-type skill.
This harvest was undoubtedly immense. A Domain alone was enough to significantly boost a Soul Master's strength. Generally, it only had a chance of appearing when a Soul Master reached the Titled Douluo realm at their ninth soul skill, and even then, the probability was only one-tenth. Domain-type soul skills were known as peak-tier soul skills; aside from obtaining them at the Titled Douluo level, they only appeared as innate Martial Soul skills.
Within one's own domain, one's strength would be amplified while the opponent's strength would be suppressed. If applied properly, the effect would be terrifying. Furthermore, an innate domain would evolve along with the growth of one's own strength, and the Death God Domain would strengthen as the killing intent intensified.
Both Gu Xuan and Dugu Yan understood the power of this domain; their purpose for training here was the Death God Domain. Not walking the Hell Road? Becoming guest ministers of Slaughter City? That was not what they wanted.
Gu Xuan looked at the Slaughter King and said calmly, "There is no need, Great Slaughter King. We cannot allow the rules of Slaughter City to be broken because of us. I am willing to pass the trial of the Hell Road to earn your reward."
"I hope to rely on my own strength to walk out of here and become a true Death God."
The Slaughter King's eyes narrowed, and he said coldly, "I am afraid you do not know the horror of the Hell Road. Shura King, I hope you understand that a person only has one life."
Gu Xuan simply smiled upon hearing this and replied, "Great Slaughter King, isn't it a bit ridiculous for you to talk to me about life? This is Slaughter City, a world of slaughter."
A more intense red light flashed through the Slaughter King's eyes. He turned his gaze to Dugu Yan. Even though she and Gu Xuan were together, he held out hope that she might make a different choice. He looked at her and said, "And you? Are you willing to accept my title and become a guest minister and noble guest of Slaughter City?"
However, the Slaughter King's expectations were destined to fall through. Dugu Yan smiled indifferently and replied, "My goal is to walk that Hell Road. Slaughter King, I appreciate your kindness."
"Please open the entrance to the Hell Road. I will pass this trial together with him."
Hearing this, the Slaughter King's expression changed abruptly. He looked at the two of them with a trace of mockery on his face and said, "You want to pass the Hell Road together? Do you still not know the treachery of the human heart? Do you truly trust each other?"
Gu Xuan sneered, "Slaughter King, I'm afraid you haven't tasted the flavor of love yet, have you?"
"Rather than both dying within the Hell Road, why not both walk out alive to become true Death Gods? Our business is not something you need to worry about. Great Slaughter King, please proceed according to the rules of Slaughter City."
The Slaughter King said no more. Ripples of pale red light were released from his body. If not for certain misgivings in his heart, he would have destroyed the two people before him long ago. With their current strength, they were as weak as ants before him and could be crushed at will, but he could not do so.
He had his reservations; otherwise, Gu Xuan and Dugu Yan could never have lasted until a hundred victories. After all, this was his home turf; he had plenty of ways to make them disappear without a sound. But these two young people had already been noticed by the great figures above. He could not do it, nor did he dare to. Moreover, he had only recently gained control of this body, so he did not dare to gamble.
After a moment of silence, the Slaughter King spoke again, "In that case, then walk the Hell Road. Having a companion on the Hell Road is quite a nice trip."
"If you can pass the trial of the Hell Road and become a new generation of Death Gods, my promise remains unchanged."
The Slaughter King's tone became noticeably colder, even carrying a hint of sarcasm. Was the Hell Road really that easy to charge through? Even if there were two of them, it wouldn't be easy.
Thick red mist suddenly erupted from the Slaughter King. The massive aura forced Gu Xuan and Dugu Yan to retreat quickly, only managing to withstand it after backing up dozens of meters. What the Slaughter King released now was not killing intent, but an aura of extreme evil—a coldness that could freeze one's marrow.
Evil, cold red ripples slowly spread out, and in just a few blinks of an eye, they had covered the entire arena. The fallen ones sitting in the spectator stands were all strangely excited; they all hoped to see the Hell Road open. However, what they did not know was that their lives had reached their end.
Except for Death Gods and the Slaughter King, no one had ever seen the Hell Road open. This was because those who saw it were all dead—or rather, they had all become sacrifices for the opening of the Hell Road.
As the red ripples expanded, Gu Xuan quickly discovered that although the red light from the Slaughter King brought them great pressure, it was not aimed at them, but toward the surrounding stands. The frantically cheering fallen ones gradually became quiet as the red light landed on the stands. The eyes of every fallen one grew dull, and then that dullness turned into a blood-suffused red.
Before long, as the red light formed a massive barrier over the entire Hell Slaughter Arena, agonizing screams began to ring out from the people who first came into contact with the light. Influenced by the red light, those fallen ones seemed to go mad, desperately clawing at their own faces and bodies...
Most fallen ones who could survive in the Inner City possessed some level of strength. At this moment, they turned their full force upon themselves. Those screams even contained a sense of extreme, frantic pleasure, as if they were gaining infinite enjoyment through this process of self-mutilation. Skin curled, blood splattered; they even tore their own internal organs out of their bodies, becoming frenzied until the end of their lives.
More and more fallen ones underwent this change until it spread across the entire venue. Facing such a scene with so much slaughter-infused blood and qi spreading, even though Gu Xuan and Dugu Yan had experienced countless slaughters, their brows couldn't help but twitch at this large-scale horror. As long as one was human and possessed even a trace of humanity, seeing this would inevitably cause a reaction.
Countless amounts of blood splattered onto the ground and continued to pool together. Massive amounts of blood acted like small streams, flowing through the inconspicuous small pipes under the spectator stands toward the center of the Hell Slaughter Arena. Countless clearly visible, winding red liquids flowed into the field like small snakes.
This scene was taken in by Gu Xuan and Dugu Yan. Dugu Yan's fists clenched involuntarily, and heavy killing intent pulsed within her body, ready to explode at any moment.
"To become the sacrifice for the opening of the Hell Road is their glory," the Slaughter King's deep voice rang out.
By now, the screams had gradually ceased. Except for Gu Xuan, Dugu Yan, and the Slaughter King, there seemed to be no other living person left. The blood flowing into the field did not spread in straight lines; instead, grooves had appeared on the ground at some point. The blood flowed into them, gradually gathering into a massive blood-red pattern on the floor.
At this moment, Gu Xuan and Dugu Yan were standing right within this pattern. The pattern formed by the blood was a creature resembling a bird, though it looked somewhat strange because it wasn't as simple as an ordinary bird. But Gu Xuan knew what that bird-like pattern was—a bat. It was the pattern of a bat.
Soon, the pattern was completely formed. Suddenly, the eyes of the bat pattern lit up, and a massive red light shot into the sky, instantly sweeping the bodies of Gu Xuan and Dugu Yan inside. All perception of the surroundings became blurred, and only the deep, sharp voice of the Slaughter King echoed in their ears.
"I wish you luck on the Hell Road."
(End of Chapter)
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