Chapter 244: Raising the Great Banner

The black-veiled young woman did not drink the Bloody Mary that Ning Feiliu offered her; clearly, she also knew that this Bloody Mary contained toxins.

She spoke directly, "Lord Sword King, in less than a year, you have completed ninety-two Hell Slaughter Battles; you only need eight more Hell Slaughter Battles to complete one hundred."

"Mm," Ning Feiliu nodded and said, "I am actually here precisely for this reason."

"Oh? How so?" Upon hearing this, the black-veiled young woman's expression faltered, but she still pretended to be calm as she asked.

Because... ordinary people, those who come to Slaughter City, should only be doing so to escape the pursuit of powerful forces on the Douluo Dalu.

Almost no one knows the true reason why Slaughter City was founded.

It is a place of trial left behind by a god who transcended the world, in hopes that someone could inherit his God Position.

In fact, even Tang Hao and Bibi Dong, those two Slaughter Gods, should not know about this.

Bibi Dong might have learned of it later when she obtained the Rakshasa God inheritance, but she should not have known before entering Slaughter City.

It is estimated that the Spirit Hall also merely thinks this is a good place for training.

A place that allows one to hone terrifying techniques and experience in life-or-death battles.

The meaning behind Ning Feiliu's words clearly indicated this.

He is not a Fallen One being pursued by major powers; he is here for training.

But as the saying goes, it is impossible for him to know about coming to Slaughter City for training on his own.

Then, it is very likely that behind him... there is someone.

In this world, the only ones who could have him come to Slaughter City for training and know that this is a place of trial would be the Slaughter Gods who once walked out of Slaughter City.

The reason for the change in the black-veiled young woman's expression was precisely this.

What she worried about was that Ning Feiliu had someone behind him, the existence of those two.

Ning Feiliu smiled slightly, seeing that the fish had taken the bait, but he remained very patient.

Patience is the most important quality for a hunter.

Otherwise, once one loses their composure and is discovered by the prey, all previous efforts are wasted.

"My master, Tang Hao, sent me here to train, saying I am limited to passing the trials of this Slaughter City within two years, and then to come out," Ning Feiliu said expressionlessly.

He was using the banner of 'Tang the Hammer' to intimidate people.

After all, if a battle could be avoided, it was best to avoid it.

Although he had Xue Di to protect him, in this Slaughter City, the place of the Asura God's inheritance, all beings are equal, and the Slaughter King is the Peerless Douluo Tang Chen, who should be stronger than Xue Di; ultimately, there was not much chance of winning.

So, when he saw the black-veiled young woman just now, he decided to raise a banner to scare the Slaughter King.

The Slaughter King in the original plot... was very afraid of the two Slaughter Gods, Tang Hao and Bibi Dong.

After all, they had once obtained the Slaughter God Domain, and one of the effects of the Slaughter God Domain is... when the Slaughter God Domain is deployed, Spirit Masters within its range can use their soul skills normally.

And as long as they deploy the Slaughter God Domain and lead a group of experts into Slaughter City.

Then Slaughter City would indeed face a catastrophe.

It is just unclear why the Slaughter King, as a Peerless Douluo, would fear Tang Hao and Bibi Dong, two juniors who should not have reached the Peak Douluo level yet.

This is a significant plot hole in the original story.

One can only say that perhaps after Tang Chen was parasitized by the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King, he not only forgot that he was the first Sect Master of the Clear Sky Sect but also forgot that he was so powerful.

Perhaps Tang Chen did not want Slaughter City to be destroyed, because this is the place of the Asura God's inheritance; if it were destroyed, he would not be able to inherit the God Position.

In any case, the Slaughter King is very afraid of Tang Hao and Bibi Dong.

Even if his cultivation is far higher than Tang Hao and Bibi Dong.

"Tang Hao?" The black-veiled young woman frowned, because in Slaughter City, people are always identified by numbers.

Here, no one would speak their real name.

But numbers are indeed hard to remember, so the powerful figures with status and reputation in Slaughter City all have their own nicknames.

For example, Ning Feiliu; no one here knows his real name, and although his number 7777 is quite easy to remember.

Everyone still prefers to call him by his nickname, Sword King.

So when Ning Feiliu said the name Tang Hao so directly, the black-veiled young woman really did not react for a moment.

But soon...

"Hao?" The black-veiled young woman thought to herself upon hearing this word, "Could it be that Haotian King?"

Slaughter City likes to address powerful people as 'King', and the title Tang Hao earned while wandering and training in Slaughter City many years ago was naturally "Haotian King".

The black-veiled young woman had stumbled into being misled toward Tang Hao.

Ning Feiliu actually hadn't thought of this point at first, but even if he had, there was nothing he could do.

It was impossible for him to try guessing Tang Hao's number and title from back then in Slaughter City, right?

But fortunately, when the black-veiled young woman heard the name Tang Hao, she happened to associate it with him.

This was just a blind cat catching a dead mouse; for him, it was truly something to be glad about.

As for why he chose to use Tang Hao's banner instead of Bibi Dong's.

One can only say...

He actually suspected that the black-veiled young woman before him had some connection to Bibi Dong.

After all... the origin of Bibi Dong's Rakshasa God inheritance is somewhat unclear.

First, it is unlikely to have been obtained within the Spirit Hall, as the Rakshasa God and the Spirit Hall's Angel God are mortal enemies.

The first trial of the Rakshasa God examination involves devouring a Spirit Master who possesses the Six-Winged Angel martial soul; the Spirit Hall and the Angel clan would absolutely not tolerate the existence of the Rakshasa God's inheritance.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that the Rakshasa God inheritance might have initially been something like the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, which the people of the Spirit Hall didn't know about and left to gather dust in the treasury until Bibi Dong accidentally triggered this inheritance medium.

That is not an impossible scenario.

But Ning Feiliu suspected more that Bibi Dong obtained the Rakshasa God inheritance by coming to Slaughter City.

Because first of all, there is a divine consciousness of the Rakshasa God in Slaughter City, and this divine consciousness even polluted and blinded Tang Chen's mind.

But the key is that Slaughter City is the territory of the Asura God, and the Asura Demon Sword is there; can the Rakshasa God really pollute this place without using some serious measures?

Therefore... it is very likely that the Rakshasa God's inheritance was originally in Slaughter City, and only by using a divine artifact to counter a divine artifact could this place be polluted.

But the first-generation Rakshasa God is clearly gone, so the one who could guide the inheritance to Bibi Dong, use the Rakshasa God's inheritance divine artifact to counter the Asura Demon Sword, and even finally succeed in parasitizing and polluting both Slaughter City and Tang Chen,

would require a very powerful Rakshasa God Official to accomplish these things.

And the biggest suspect is naturally the mysterious girl in black gauze right before my eyes, who in the original plot was too close to the King of Slaughter and was one person below ten thousand in Slaughter City...

If this is really the case, then she has a connection with Bibi Dong.

If Ning Feiliu pulls Bibi Dong's banner, wouldn't it be very likely to be exposed? After all, who knows if the girl in black gauze might be able to contact Bibi Dong.

That is why he chose Tang the Hammer.

And the girl in black gauze was clearly indeed bluffed at this moment. "So that's how it is. Then do you know what comes after a hundred Hell Slaughter Battles?" the girl in black gauze took a deep breath and asked tentatively.

Because the Hell Road is something only a Slaughter God who has once left this place would know.

If Ning Feiliu is truly a student of one of the Slaughter Gods, he should know.

"Charging the Hell Road? It is said that there are monsters there far more powerful than Spirit Masters," Ning Feiliu took another sip of Bloody Mary and said.

As soon as he said this, the girl in black gauze's eyes, which had still maintained a skeptical attitude, changed immediately.

Even if there are still parts she doesn't believe, she at least believes eighty percent of it now.

The remaining twenty percent is because Tang Hao did not appear here to admit this in person.

"The Hell Road can be said to be a place of nine deaths and one life," but the girl in black gauze still said at this time, "Anyway, you came here to train, and now that you have almost finished, why take the risk?"

"Moreover, the King once said that as long as you are willing, he can grant you the title of 'Slaughter God' without passing through the Hell Road, and at the same time, you will become a guest of Slaughter City, free to enter and leave Slaughter City!"

However, Ning Feiliu smiled indifferently and said, "No need, because... my teacher once said that passing through the Hell Road and obtaining that extremely precious Domain skill... is the greatest goal of my trip."

Hearing this, the girl in black gauze finally believed his words ninety-nine percent.

Even the Slaughter God Domain is known; if he were not Tang Hao's student, how would he know about this?

"Then... I will go back and report to the King, but Sword King, I advise you one thing..." the girl in black gauze looked at him deeply and said, "The Hell Road is even more terrifying than the Hell Slaughter Arena; that place... is the true hell."

"At this point, do you think I would be afraid because of this?" Ning Feiliu remained calm and said.

Seeing this, the girl in black gauze said nothing more and immediately turned and left.

And Ning Feiliu also seemed to have lost interest; he didn't even drink the remaining Bloody Mary and left the tavern directly.

Outside the tavern, those burly and diverse-looking Fallen Ones saw Ning Feiliu come out, and their faces immediately turned deathly pale with fright.

They retreated one after another.

Even some seductive-looking female Fallen Ones mostly retreated with deathly pale faces.

But... perhaps they were female Fallen Ones who hadn't heard of Ning Feiliu's great name and had just arrived here? Seeing Ning Feiliu's young and handsome appearance, their faces lit up with joy, and they twisted their waists as they walked up, wanting to invite Ning Feiliu to spend a night of pleasure.

However, the next moment...

"Rip—"

Ning Feiliu did not say any superfluous words; he directly summoned the Crescent Moon King Sword, and the sword light flashed rapidly, directly tearing their enchanting, delicate bodies to shreds.

Several graceful jade bodies just like that became pieces here and there.

But they would soon become pieces for you and pieces for me.

With Ning Feiliu's clean and decisive strike, no one dared to move forward anymore.

They were even afraid to get slightly close to Ning Feiliu.

They were terrified that Ning Feiliu would think they were too close and just slash them.

A path wider than a sidewalk immediately appeared in front of him, and he then returned to his residence.

After returning to his solitary residence.

"Xue Di, is there anyone nearby?"

"No."

After confirming that there was no one nearby, Ning Feiliu took out a large flower from the Steel Sun Box.

Every petal of this large flower looked as crystal clear as crystal, and the stamen was pale purple, just like purple diamonds embedded there.

It was exactly the Fragrant Silk Luo Immortal Item, an immortal medicinal herb that overcomes all poisons and can disperse toxins in the air.

Not only that, Ning Feiliu also took out a pill, which was a resistance medicine specifically for blood toxins.

He took it directly, and then blocked the toxins from the Bloody Mary he had just drunk.

Only then did he take out the stored fresh water from the Steel Sun Box and drink it with dry rations.

In this Slaughter City, he does not trust any food or water resources here.

Or rather, he does not trust anything here.

He must be cautious; after all, this is not a game where you can be resurrected if you die.

If he dies, he is truly dead, regardless of the reason for his death.

So Ning Feiliu has always kept his spirit highly tense, but he did not feel like Tang San in the original work.

To be honest, as a disciple of the Tang Sect in his previous life, Tang San should have killed quite a few people as well.

Moreover, he stole the secret arts of the Tang Sect in his previous life and faced the constant searches of the Tang Sect every day, especially in a situation of having a guilty conscience; his level of mental tension should have been comparable to being in Slaughter City.

But his contrasting performance before and after entering and leaving Slaughter City was like that of an innocent youth.

This is somewhat unjustifiable.

Anyway, Ning Feiliu is not like Tang San; although his spirit is tense, he doesn't need to go to the Moon Pavilion to recover to normal after going out.

It wouldn't be the case that he would be affected just by spending this year in Slaughter City.

The number of people and monsters he killed in games in his previous life was more than this.

Although there is a saying that games and reality are not quite the same.

But perhaps Ning Feiliu did not make this distinction; he felt that the people he killed in Slaughter City were the same as the NPCs and monsters he killed while playing games.

He did not have much of a feeling about it.

Instead, he felt a kind of excitement like when playing a game.

However, he was also very cautious.

After finishing with food and water, Ning Feiliu thought of what had just happened.

"I hope I can bluff the King of Slaughter," he whispered.

This way, Xue Di would not need to act again, and he would be more likely to safely complete the mission and then leave Slaughter City.

Actually... he had no thoughts about Slaughter City, about Tang Chen, or about the Asura God inheritance on him.

He would not be like Tang San, who destroyed this Arkham Asylum of the Douluo Dalu.

These heinous Fallen Ones would be a scourge if released; it was best for them to be trapped here in endless slaughter, consuming each other.

"When... will we be able to leave?" At this moment, Xue Di asked, unable to hold back any longer.

She was actually very bored here because, out of caution, Ning Feiliu had only let her come out a few times.

Therefore, Xue Di was also losing her patience.

"Very soon, there are eight battles left, so there should be about a month of time remaining," Ning Feiliu said, soothing her.

"Soon... soon..."

(End of this chapter)