Chapter 238: Hell Slaughter Field

The black veiled girl was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Are you sure? Only less than one-tenth of those who enter there come out alive; it's also the place in our Capital of Slaughter where the population is most easily reduced. Each person is required to enter the Hell Slaughter Field only once a year, and as long as you survive one battle, you can live another year in the Capital of Slaughter."

Before this, Gu Xuan and Du Gu Yan had already learned this rule from the black veiled girl's introduction.

Upon hearing the black veiled girl's reminder again, Gu Xuan said nothing more, his black eyes fixed on her.

Facing Gu Xuan's icy gaze, through the black veil on the woman's face, one could faintly see her delicate brows slightly furrowed on her lovely visage.

"If that's the case, then follow me." Having said that, the black veiled girl then walked toward the inner city.

Her steps were steady, always staying beside Gu Xuan and Du Gu Yan, merely half a step ahead of them.

The inner city gate stood wide open, with no guards present. The black veiled girl indifferently introduced to Gu Xuan and Du Gu Yan: "The inner city needs no guards; anyone from the outer city who dares to enter can come in at any time. Of course, once inside, they must also bear the uncertainties of that world."

"You've just arrived in the Capital of Slaughter; I suggest you first live a while in the outer city, and only after you've adapted to everything here should you enter the inner city."

Gu Xuan and Du Gu Yan gave no reply, and their steps did not stop.

Seeing this, the black veiled girl said no more, calmly: "After you enter the inner city later, please do not stray more than five meters from my side; otherwise, I cannot guarantee your safety."

Hearing this, Du Gu Yan gave the black veiled girl a strange look and said, "Being with you means safety?"

The black veiled girl glanced at Du Gu Yan; the eyes peeking from behind her veil, not particularly beautiful, flashed a proud light as she said:

"I am the envoy of the King of Slaughter. In the Capital of Slaughter, no one dares to offend the King of Slaughter's majesty. Within the twelve shichen after you enter this world, it is the newcomer protection period; having me by your side is the best protection for your life."

Pausing, the black veiled girl continued: "After that time, you can only leave your fate to heaven."

Upon hearing that, Du Gu Yan glanced at Gu Xuan and smiled. "A newcomer protection period? It seems the Capital of Slaughter indeed has its own system."

Without hesitation, Gu Xuan and Du Gu Yan stepped into the inner city together with the black veiled girl.

But as soon as their feet entered the inner city, they immediately sensed an atmosphere utterly different from that of the outer city.

If the outer city is a dead, indifferent world, then the inner city is a luxurious, frenzied world, with colorful lights visible everywhere.

The population of the inner city far exceeds that of the outer city, utterly unlike the outer city's tranquility and chill.

Inside the inner city, everything is extremely chaotic.

Everywhere there are excited laughter, painful wails, and many hair-raising sounds.

After a detached glance, Du Gu Yan said coldly, "Rather than calling this a paradise of sin, it's more like a beast's world."

The black veiled girl's eyes beside them flashed, and she said in a deep voice, "Are you challenging the authority of the King of Slaughter? If so, the great King of Slaughter will surely erase you from here; having come here, you can only obey its rules."

Du Gu Yan gave the black veiled girl a light glance, linked arms with Gu Xuan, and continued forward without further words.

Following the black veiled girl deeper into the inner city, the inner city can indeed be called a city of luxury, or rather, decadence.

Just as the black veiled girl had said, although many hostile glances fell on Gu Xuan and Du Gu Yan while she was beside them, no one stepped forward to harass them.

Here, Gu Xuan and Du Gu Yan saw many things invisible in the outside world; if ordinary people saw them, their disgust toward this world would increase exponentially.

In this Capital of Slaughter, there's no need to deliberately restrain oneself; killing intent constantly surges upward, as if only through slaughter can one release the malice accumulated in one's heart.

Even so, Gu Xuan and Du Gu Yan showed not the slightest expression.

As they walked, a commotion suddenly arose ahead, with at least several dozen people gathered there, and from within came continual women's anguished screams.

Gu Xuan and Du Gu Yan had seen such disturbances before; they both chose to ignore it and pressed on.

The black veiled girl also said nothing more, leading the two onward.

Soon after, the black veiled girl stopped and said, "Ahead lies the Hell Slaughter Field, the core of the Capital of Slaughter."

Following his gaze, Gu Xuan saw a special structure; it appeared circular, more precisely a non-standard cone, with the largest base area, narrowing as it rose.

At roughly thirty meters above the ground, it maintained the same diameter upward, extending up to fifty meters in height.

The Hell Slaughter Field's footprint is indeed not small; compared to the Grand Soul Battle Arena in Heaven Fighting City that Gu Xuan had once visited, it is only slightly smaller.

The black building gives a suffocating feeling; the black veiled girl introduced to Gu Xuan that this Hell Slaughter Field lies at the very center of the Capital of Slaughter, showing how important its status is.

"Are there rules for fighting here?" Gu Xuan suddenly asked.

The black veiled girl was stunned for a moment, then said, "Mister 9527, are you about to enter the Hell Slaughter Field now?"

Gu Xuan nodded without hiding it.

The black veiled girl glanced at Gu Xuan's determined eyes, saw no need to dissuade him further, and said: "After entering, register with your own ID card, then wait for the match to begin; during the waiting period, no attacks are allowed. Each group entering the slaughter field consists of ten people; no matter what method you use, as long as you emerge alive at the end, you pass; and only one person per group can come out alive."

At that moment, Du Gu Yan asked, "Then how does one obtain the so-called championship?"

The black veiled girl looked at Du Gu Yan with some surprise, after all, these two had only just arrived, yet they were already thinking about becoming champions?

But she said nothing else, merely explaining: "If you can participate in a hundred matches and win them all, then you are the champion."

"However, the current top ranker in the Hell Slaughter Field has only participated in sixty-nine matches; each match you participate in adds one victory to your ID card, granting you an extra year of life here, allowing you to indulge freely in the inner city—of course, you must ensure you remain alive after your indulgence."

The black veiled girl reminded: "Besides competing, you can also enter to watch others' slaughter; the qualification for spectating is contributing a cup of Bloody Mary."

"The Bloody Mary can be your own or someone else's; as long as you don't feel tired, once inside you can watch continuously, for matches are ongoing nonstop—whenever someone signs up and ten people gather, a bout can begin."

Hearing this, Du Gu Yan frowned slightly, wondering why the Capital of Slaughter places such importance on blood.

Although Du Gu Yan couldn't understand, Gu Xuan did, but he found it hard to explain these things to her now, so he could only keep them in his heart for the time, to discuss with her later when the chance arose.

At that moment, several people were walking from outside into the Hell Slaughter Field; indeed, as the black veiled girl had said, each person held a cup of bright red fresh blood.

Feeling a stir inside, Gu Xuan gave Du Gu Yan a faint smile, obviously already having an idea.

Du Gu Yan instantly grasped Gu Xuan's idea as well, but she merely stood there, plain and unmoving.

Thereafter, Gu Xuan strode straight toward the last of those preparing to enter the field.

He was a bald, muscular man, bare-chested, with several intersecting, terrifying scars across his chest, his whole body exuding a vicious aura.

"Please give me your Bloody Mary." Blocking the burly bald man's path, Gu Xuan extended his right hand toward him.

He naturally could not use his own blood, nor Du Gu Yan's; after thinking it over, the only way was to seize it.

Although doing so is somewhat immoral, didn't the black veiled girl say that everyone here is full of sinful wickedness? Punishing the wicked is a boost to morality!

Hearing Gu Xuan's words, the bald man staggered, glanced at the black veiled girl not far from Du Gu Yan's side; though his eyes blazed with ferocity, he made no further move, apparently wary of the black veiled girl.

The black veiled girl's voice sounded somewhat urgent: "Mister 9527, if you take the initiative to provoke, the newcomer protection will not work."

This remark was not only a reminder to Gu Xuan, but also amounted to a warning to that bald man.

After the black gauze girl finished speaking, amidst a sinister laugh, the bald man somehow produced a large serrated cleaver from nowhere.

He had no Soul Tool, so this must be his martial soul; the bald man raised the cleaver and swung it straight at Gu Xuan's head.

His movements didn't look fast, yet they gave the feeling of Mount Tai pressing down—this was a strong fluctuation of soul power.

At least sixtieth rank; this was Gu Xuan's assessment of his opponent.

But Gu Xuan's outstretched hand did not retract; his previously flat palm, clenched in the air, had turned into a ferocious, overbearing silvery-white Bone Dragon claw, the claw flashing with a sharp cold light, giving an oppressive feeling as if it would devour anyone.

Immediately after, Gu Xuan's Bone Dragon claw shot out, and with a backhand he seized the cleaver.

Here soul skills cannot be used, but the martial soul is not restricted, and soul power remains the source of strength.

Although Gu Xuan is only sixty-first rank now, his physical condition has already reached Titled Douluo level; even without soul skills, his strength is still enough to overwhelm any Soul Emperor above sixtieth rank.

That bald man obviously didn't realize the young man before him would be so terrifying, but his reaction speed was very fast.

The cleaver was under control, and his other hand, holding that cup of Bloody Mary, smashed straight toward Gu Xuan's head.

A breeze brushed past, and the bald man's hand holding the Bloody Mary did not fall as he wished.

Because his wrist had been pierced by a fine poison needle, Du Gu Yan now wore a satisfied smile as she glanced at Gu Xuan; the poison needle just now was naturally her handiwork.

The bald man's hand was struck by the poison needle and instantly lost strength; the Bloody Mary in his hand fell, and then Gu Xuan caught it with a lifted foot.

Gu Xuan's Bone Dragon claw flung aside the cleaver and pinched the bald man's neck.

Turning his head, Gu Xuan lightly said to the black gauze girl, "This place should allow killing, right?"

ps: Typos will be corrected later.

(End of chapter)