Another half a year passed.
Kai was covered in blood, having fought his way out of the Hell Slaughter Arena. The Chaos Splitting Axe in his hand burst forth with terrifying power, and before him, the bodies of five Soul Douluo-level powerhouses exploded.
Kai had won his final battle.
One hundred consecutive victories!
"Roar!!!"
Earth-shattering roars echoed around, and everyone excitedly shouted Kai's name.
"King of Hell! King of Hell!!"
The fallen people around them shouted fanatically, seemingly forgetting everything, like madmen.
And at this moment, a low voice sounded. A man, his entire body shimmering with surging blood-red light, slowly descended in front. His pupils were a strange blood-red. The moment this person appeared, the fallen people around him again roared with their almost completely hoarse voices.
"Slaughter King! Slaughter King!"
As if they would never stop.
The Slaughter King slowly landed in front of Kai and asked in a low voice, "Congratulations, King of Hell. You have completed one hundred victories in the Hell Slaughter Arena. Are you willing to become a Guest Elder of my Slaughter City? From now on, you can freely enter and exit Slaughter City, unbound by rules, and your status here will be second only to mine!"
How could Kai not know the Slaughter King's intentions?
Was it not simply that he was worried that if he obtained the Slaughter God Domain, it would make his Slaughter City precarious?
"Although I am not interested in such a fallen place, and even detest it, I will not destroy it."
"Since this place exists, there is a reason for it. It maintains a certain balance between the fallen and normal people. Once broken, if the fallen appear in the outside world, I fear it will cause a true disaster."
Kai thought to himself.
These words were not an exaggeration; Kai indeed had the ability to destroy this Slaughter City now.
He only needed to use the Immortal Herb he obtained, just like Tang San in the original work.
However, Kai did not plan to do that.
If the existence of such a place was to restrict those fallen people, then its existence might not necessarily be a mistake.
On the contrary, if he simply destroyed it, it might cause trouble.
Immediately, he looked at the Slaughter King and said in a low voice, "I came here for the trial of the Hell Road. Please, Slaughter King, open the Hell Road for me."
At this moment, Kai also saw the Hell Emissary slowly appear beside the Slaughter King. It was the Girl in Black who had greeted her earlier. The Girl in Black's eyes fell on him, seemingly with some concern.
Evidently, Kai understood her meaning.
The Hell Road was too dangerous, and she did not want Kai to lose his life.
Becoming a Guest Elder would at least preserve his life, and he could freely enter and exit Slaughter City.
Kai's thoughts returned to the day before.
Kai, who had just completed ninety-nine consecutive victories, had just returned to his residence when he saw a figure land in his room. It was the Girl in Black.
"Why are you here?"
Kai asked.
"You have already completed ninety-nine consecutive victories, yet it has been less than a year since you arrived here. It truly astonishes me."
The Girl in Black spoke, her voice still devoid of any emotion, as if she was merely reading aloud the words in her mind.
"There were several times in between when I almost died here."
Kai smiled, but his voice was a bit hoarse.
Over the past year, his nerves were constantly under high tension. Many times, he almost couldn't control the mad Killing Intent within him, wanting to kill all sides, and this also allowed him to complete a transformation.
"Tomorrow, I will complete one hundred victories and challenge the Hell Road to leave here," Kai said.
The Girl in Black was startled. "Is the outside world... really that good?"
"At least better than here. There is sunlight, the energy of life, and a warmth that does not exist here."
Kai sat down on a chair. Perhaps because the Girl in Black had no Killing Intent towards him, Kai subtly lowered his guard, lying somewhat weakly on the chair. Over the past year, he was already physically and mentally exhausted.
But as soon as he thought of Zhuqing still waiting for him, he would regain his spirits.
"Is that so..."
The Girl in Black's eyes were a little forlorn.
"If you want to see it, why don't you go see it yourself?" Kai asked.
"The Slaughter King won't let me leave here." The Girl in Black shook her head, her eyes filled with terror.
The Slaughter King was truly too terrifying.
"No one's fate can be controlled by others, even if he is the Slaughter King." Kai smiled slightly, "If you truly yearn for the outside world, when I have enough strength, I will come here to pick you up and take a look at the outside world, how about it?"
As for this Girl in Black, she was probably the only person Kai didn't completely dislike in this Slaughter City.
Kai could see her eyes, which were filled with confusion and terror, yet also very numb, which should not belong to her age.
"You... should first think about how to pass the hundredth battle, and that Hell Road..."
"If you win one hundred battles, the Slaughter King might appear and ask you to be a Guest Elder of Slaughter City, which can exempt you from the Hell Road trial and allow you to freely enter and exit Slaughter City. Perhaps that would be a good choice."
Kai was stunned and laughed, "Are you concerned about me?"
The Girl in Black turned away. "Just a passing remark. It's up to you whether you listen or not."
With that, her figure disappeared... The Slaughter King said in a low voice, "Do you really want to undertake the Hell Road trial?"
"Let's begin." Kai nodded.
At the same time, his gaze looked at the Girl in Black beside him, seemingly telling her not to worry about him.
Kai felt a little melancholic. He deeply sympathized with this Girl in Black, yet he also admired her. Born in Slaughter City, she still maintained some clarity and yearned for the outside world, which was very difficult to do.
If he had the chance, Kai might really choose to come to Slaughter City again and take her away.
However, that would require sufficient strength.
At least, the strength to defeat this Slaughter King.
"Since that's the case, I'll allow it. I hope you can pass that terrifying Hell Road." The Slaughter King let out a cold laugh, and then the Killing Intent within his body suddenly released. The terrifying aura emitted an extremely cold and evil power. The bodies of the fallen people around them exploded; it was they themselves, emptying their internal organs and falling to the ground in twisted forms!
A huge red rune appeared on the ground. Feeling the fluctuations emanating from it, a giant red bat phantom emerged. Immediately after, Kai only felt the surrounding scenery begin to change, finally engulfing him.