[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi":3,"chapter-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-191":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Douluo: The Exiled Immortal Descends, Sword and Wine Slay the Gods",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1550656,2014,"Chapter 191 - 191 — The Cruel Laws of the City of Slaughter: An Old Acquaintance Appears","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-191",191,"\u003Cp>Li Zhexian walked toward the towering black city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With every step forward, the oppressive aura radiating from the walls grew heavier, clawing at the depths of his heart with an instinctive dread—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As though each step led him closer to corruption,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>one step nearer to a fall beyond redemption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet his stride never faltered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pressed forward until he stood before the city gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above them hung four massive, rust-stained characters:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Slaughter City.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked as though they'd been written in congealed blood,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and exuded a suffocating sense of dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heavy clash of armor rang out suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On either side of the gate,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>two rows of black-armored guards turned their heads in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the seams of their helmets shone eyes of crimson light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Welcome to the Slaughter City.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold female voice cut through the silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards stepped aside with perfect precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From within the gate, a woman emerged—her face veiled by a thin layer of black gauze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am the guide of the City of Slaughter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tone was calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For the duration of one incense stick, you may ask any question you wish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something sliced through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian instinctively raised his hand and caught it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold. Hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black token lay in his palm, engraved with blood-red numerals—9501.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is your credential within the Slaughter City. No matter what identity you held in the outside world, once you step into this place, you are 9501.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, the veiled woman turned and walked into the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian pocketed the token and followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are the rules here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without slowing, she replied softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The only rule—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>is that there are no rules.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as you are strong enough, you may do whatever you wish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So may everyone else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remember this well—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in the Slaughter City, danger walks beside you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time she finished, they had already entered the city proper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The oppressive darkness here was almost tangible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above, the purple moon cast its ghostly light, painting the ruined streets like an infernal underworld.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath their feet stretched a road of black stone,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>reeking of rust and rot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crumbling buildings on either side leaned at precarious angles,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>their walls smeared with dried blood and gouged with claw marks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian's gaze swept across the alleyways,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>where shadowy figures in black armor prowled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If there are no rules,\" he asked, \"then why maintain an enforcement squad?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The veiled woman didn't look back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The enforcers exist to protect the citizens of this city.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Most who enter here are fugitives—men and women who have nowhere left in the outside world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once they step within these walls, they are under the Slaughter City's protection.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The black-armored guards you see…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…serve the great Slaughter King.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He alone holds authority over all that happens within this city.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The elite among the guards are even permitted to use their Spirit Abilities. Their commander is a Titled Douluo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once you enter this city, all debts and grudges from the outside are erased.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In this realm of depravity, you need only indulge and descend.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian glanced at the skeletal figures wandering along the streets—faces pale, eyes empty, drifting like wandering ghosts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint smile tugged at his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indulge? Descend?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't see much pleasure in them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman's gaze flickered, the edge of disapproval in her tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is merely the outer city—the refuge of the weak. Private combat is forbidden here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But no one can remain untouched forever. Each year, every resident must enter the Hell Slaughter Arena once to survive another year.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for those walking corpses you saw…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She let out a cold laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They're just rats—cowards who refuse to enter the arena. They trade two cups of Blood Mary every month to extend their miserable lives in the sewers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the frail figures again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The source of the blood for those Blood Marys was all too clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two cups of blood a month—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>no wonder they were nothing but husks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this place where no sun ever shone,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>their fate had long been sealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in a world of villains,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>there were levels to evil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only true monsters—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>those of boundless cruelty—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>could find pleasure in this paradise of corruption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hell Slaughter Arena?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian caught on to the term immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The veiled woman's voice turned cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Hell Slaughter Arena lies at the center of the inner city. It is the symbol of the Slaughter City.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only warriors who survive within that arena earn the right to enter the inner city.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is said that those who wish to leave this city must first become champion of the Hell Slaughter Arena,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and only then may they challenge the Hell Road.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Survive the Hell Road,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and you may once again see the light of day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Such beings are revered as Slaughter Gods.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the thousand-year history of this city, only eight have earned that title.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian's eyes gleamed faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hell Road!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the three spiritual items needed to awaken Zhu Zhuqing—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Yellow Springs Dew was said to be born deep within that very Hell Road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To obtain it,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he would first have to conquer the Hell Slaughter Arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take me to the inner city.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman halted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the veil, her eyes flickered with disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She frowned, voice edged with warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've just arrived. You should temper yourself in the outer city first—learn its laws before you go deeper.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Heh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft, derisive laugh slipped from her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every year, she met outsiders like this—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>arrogant fools who thought the laws of the Slaughter City would bend like those of the outside world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And every year,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>their corpses learned the truth in pools of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well. Follow me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After half an hour of walking,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian's understanding of the Slaughter City deepened with every step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They passed through what looked like a vast graveyard of the damned—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>until another wall loomed before them, high and dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The veiled woman stopped, her tone solemn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once inside, do not stray more than five steps from me. Otherwise—your life and death are your own.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the inner city, there are no restrictions on killing. Food and water are supplied,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but few trust what's given—so they buy their own.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In this city, Blood Mary is the only currency.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you don't wish to become someone's next drink, stay quiet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Together, they stepped through the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And instantly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it was as if they had crossed into another world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The suffocating stillness of the outer city vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In its place was chaos—brilliant, frenzied, and grotesque.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every form of earthly indulgence could be found here,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>twisted to its most extreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neon light and raucous laughter clashed with curses, sobs, screams, and growls,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>melding into a mad, cacophonous symphony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air reeked of blood, liquor, and a sickly sweetness that turned the stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire inner city\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was a furnace of depravity—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a grotesque forge fueled by endless desire and cruelty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd ahead suddenly surged,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>boiling with uproar and chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shrill screams and the sickening crunch of breaking bones\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ripped through the noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thick, steaming blood gushed like a spring from the earth,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>splattering across shattered stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the center of that carnage,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a lithe, lightning-fast figure burst out,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>murderous intent radiating from her entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant he saw her,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a sharp light flashed deep within Li Zhexian's narrowed eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An old acquaintance…\u003C\u002Fp>",1256,"2026-06-06T07:17:02.445Z",1,"novelbin.me","8f790a0e898b205e27639f859ba6d302194d9e2356ee3eb321d32c71e4a12c04","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-192","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-190",442,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdouluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-cover.jpg"]