Chapter 114: Appetizer

Li Xuan slept for a full day and night.

But in the City of Slaughter there is no sunrise or moonrise, so the sense of time is very weak here, and Li Xuan does not know how long he slept.

After Li Xuan got up from the bed, he quickly washed up, changed into new clothes, and then left his Courtyard.

Li Xuan's Newbie Protection lasts seven days; although he cannot recall how long he stayed in the space inside the Palm Heaven Bottle, he must still enter a Hell Slaughter Arena competition to secure his right to reside in the Inner City for the next year, lest he be expelled from the City of Slaughter.

After leaving the Courtyard, Li Xuan walked on the spacious street.

All eyes converged on Li Xuan the instant he appeared.

Their gazes were aggressive, as if they wished Li Xuan would die on the spot, eager to divide the blood in his body.

"This body is just too small; anyone who sees it wants to bully it," Li Xuan said helplessly, then continued to stroll along the city's roads.

Without the black veil girl's guidance, Li Xuan had to find the exact location of the Hell Slaughter Arena on his own.

But at that moment a flash of sword light streaked by, and Li Xuan instinctively halted.

Ming Shen looked at the old man who was still composed, rushed two steps forward, and then silently watched the old man who had finished wildly swinging his treasured sword.

"His sword technique is truly domineering," Ming Shen said, smiling and shaking his head as he looked at the long sword in the old man's hand.

……

Fu Ye, also preparing to make an example, had a sudden spark of spirit; the Burning Heart Fu Ye Flame instantly ignited, causing a choking pressure in the old man's chest, and the irritable feeling instantly filled his entire body.

He also casually snatched the old fellow's Soul Device Ring from his hand.

The surrounding people stared at Ming Shen in a daze, wondering if anyone outside the City of Slaughter acted like that; wanting anything seemed to require outright killing.

Ming Shen does not dislike that kind of place, so Ming Shen thought that if the minor relocation talisman heat started, they would just leave directly.

But to participate in the competition one still needs to complete the withdrawal registration.

The Hell Slaughter Arena is not very low; it spans about ten or so meters left and right, yet its footprint is very small. Its construction style differs from a coliseum, and faint sounds of battles and jubilant wails can still be heard from outside.

"Zero matches, wait in the No. 1 Hou Chang Qu; the previous round will be his turn," the staff even raised their eyelids.

"It seems we still have to enter Diyu zhi Lu, face the dark golden eight-headed bats, let's talk later; first rest outside the City of Slaughter, wait until the hype passes," Ming Shen shook their head, then proceeded to the Hell Slaughter Arena.

Those people moved slowly, pouring the Bloody Mary from their hands into a small Shui Chi, and could not retreat from the Hell Slaughter Arena.

In an instant those people gathered around Jian Laotou, using cups to collect, and directly drank the Bloody Mary.

But suddenly Ming Shen thought of something else.

"Is that Jian Laogui? Why is he kneeling there?"

The old man's beard and hair were all white, his frame gaunt, hunched over, his clear pupils filled with bloodthirsty madness, his visage extremely grim, giving a very oppressive feeling.

Fu Ye let out a sigh, pressed his foot down, and kicked the corpse away; Ming Shen also had an odd habit, disliking collecting corpses, leaving them for others.

Ming Shen watched the still‑raving old man, felt a spark, and the Burning Heart Li Xuan Flame instantly weakened in intensity; the old man, who had been completely mad, suddenly clutched his chest and knelt before Ming Shen. "Whose brat is this?"

At this moment the entrance of the Hell Slaughter Arena was filled with people queued to enter; Ming Shen stood at the front of the line, fully waiting to enter the Hell Slaughter Arena.

After walking for a few minutes, Ming Shen finally saw the Hell Slaughter Arena located at the center of the City of Slaughter.

Looking at the people around, Ming Shen also felt they were no longer naive, still thinking about trading in a place without any rules.

I, the defeat is sealed, death is inevitable.

Then Ming Shen lifted a cup filled with Bloody Mary and walked toward the Hell Slaughter Arena at the center of the City of Slaughter.

Ming Shen also shook their head, then took their Identity Token and, following the signs on the wall, arrived at the Hou Chang Qu.

Because of the earlier scene, people outside the City of Slaughter could not gauge Ming Shen's true combat power, so although there were not many people flexing their fists along the way, there were still some men who acted.

Those who had just entered the City of Slaughter had basically lived too long, so it was necessary to pay excessive attention.

Moreover, entering the Hell Slaughter Arena required a cup of Bloody Mary; of course, Ming Shen intended to make that cup themselves.

The Burning Heart Li Xuan Flame successfully ignited the opponent's Heart Fire.

"Jian Laotou didn't even have that day..."

Slowly, the blood filled an entire cup, and Ming Shen rose from the ground.

Replace that character; it has never appeared outside the City of Slaughter.

When Jian Laotou just died, the blood outside his body for a quarter hour had not yet coagulated, so it could not be released.

"Little doll, even from hundreds of meters I can smell the sweet, bloody scent on you; the Bloody Mary produced from your body must be extremely sweet," a white‑haired old man stared madly at Li Xuan, his eyes full of longing.

"A Soul Guide Device, regardless of size, that corpse exchange," Ming Shen yawned, then glanced at the people around.

"The system has little interest in exotic beast bloodlines; if one could obtain the Inner Core of a Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake, one would know what kind of bad thing the system would give," Ming Shen thought, looking at the nearby Hell Slaughter Arena and rubbing their chin.

Soon it was Ming Shen's turn; Ming Shen casually poured the Bloody Mary from their hand into the Shui Chi, then went to the staff in charge of participant registration and handed over their Identity Token.

Only Ming Shen had not burned the corpse to ash; in the City of Slaughter, corpses are a resource of extremely low cost.

Before standing up, Ming Shen kicked the corpse of Jian Laotou.

"What is this situation, why are you so irritable! Die!" the old man, irritated, clutched his chest; his pupils gradually filled with blood vessels, his irritation escalating into anger.

Next time it will just be a mutated little snake, granting Ming Shen a minor relocation talisman; the Inner Core of a Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake is at most weaker than that later little snake, so it should be able to exchange for something worse.

Ming Shen produced a dagger and a cup, without any mental burden slashed Jian Laotou's throat, and filled the cup with fresh blood.

"Die," Ming Shen sighed heavily, then waved, and the Burning Heart Fu Ye Flame weakened again, instantly extinguishing Jian Laotou's Heart Fire.

(End of Chapter)