Chapter 151: 151. Chapter 151: Leaving the City of Slaughter

151. Chapter 151: Leaving the City of Slaughter

Li Xuan has fully mastered the Killing Domain; the eyes that were once full of killing intent have become calm. Now Li Xuan's gaze is clear and clean, without a trace of Killing Qi, filled with the youth's liveliness and vigor.

More importantly, the air around Li Xuan does not grow cold from the gathered killing intent; after obtaining the Killing Domain, Li Xuan actually seems like an ordinary person with no lethal power.

This is the benefit of having the Killing Domain: it grants a stronger control over Killing Qi, so one does not attract too much attention. Otherwise, anyone could sense the Killing Qi in Li Xuan's body, making him too conspicuous, and he does not want to be that noticeable.

Li Xuan suddenly decides to test the Killing Domain's effect; with a thought, a chilling aura that reaches the soul erupts from his body, causing every living being within a hundred meters to feel a soul‑deep terror.

Moreover, the range of the Killing Domain expands as Li Xuan's cultivation advances.

Feeling the power of the Killing Domain, Li Xuan slowly withdraws the Killing Domain back into his body.

The Killing Domain, combined with his Burning Heart Seal, complement each other and can repeatedly twist an enemy's emotions; Li Xuan's combat power is further increased because of the Killing Domain.

"Now the Inner Core of the Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake is exhausted, and there's nothing left to linger for in the City of Slaughter; it's time to leave this place of madness," Li Xuan said, shaking his head, then brushing the dust off himself and continuing forward along the narrow path.

Li Xuan also does not intend to bid farewell to Tang Chen; in Li Xuan's eyes, Tang Chen is forever the kind of person he cannot trust, so Li Xuan decides to slip away alone.

Now the Dark‑Gold San Tou bats and the Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake have both been eliminated, and no danger was encountered along the way, so he arrived at the end of Diyu zhi Lu with ease.

Seeing the distant white light coalesce into an oval Light Screen, Li Xuan nodded; this is the end of Diyu zhi Lu and the only exit from the City of Slaughter.

Li Xuan does not continue forward; instead, he slowly halts, his gaze turning to the Blood Pool ahead.

It's not that Li Xuan doesn't want to go; there is literally no road beneath his feet, and before him lies only a bottomless Blood Pool.

The Blood Pool itself isn't frightening, but it radiates scorching heat; although Li Xuan's fire resistance is high, he cannot guarantee he won't be injured here.

To be safe, Li Xuan takes the Filthy Flame Lotus Platform from the Kongming Crystal and throws it onto the Blood Pool.

The Lotus Platform does not fear the Blood Pool's terrifying heat; it floats steadily above the pool.

Li Xuan lightly taps the ground beneath his feet, leaps onto the Lotus Platform, lets his soul power circulate to strike the Blood Pool and generate thrust, and thus he steps on the platform, slowly moving toward the exit.

Soon, Li Xuan reaches the exit, the white Light Screen within arm's reach.

As Li Xuan leaps, he folds the Filthy Flame Lotus Platform into his own space, then steps into the white Light Screen.

The next second, Li Xuan enters a pure white space; he curiously looks around, feeling an extremely chilling atmosphere, and also senses the space urging the deepest killing desire in his heart.

Li Xuan already possesses the Killing Domain; his heart is as firm as iron, and he will not be easily coaxed into killing desire.

But before Li Xuan can fully observe his surroundings, he feels his rear kicked, and he is instantly kicked out of the pure white space.

Then a flash of white light, and the scenery before Li Xuan changes instantly; he finds himself on a grassland.

Normally, those who leave the City of Slaughter are granted a Killing God Domain by the Asura God, but the Asura God sensed that Li Xuan had already comprehended the Killing Domain, so it deemed a Killing God Domain unnecessary and… simply kicked Li Xuan out.

After regaining his footing, Li Xuan rubs his rear, noting the kick was quite hard! "The Asura God's insight is rather small; I only said a few words against him…" Li Xuan mutters irritably, then brushes the dust off his butt.

"Never mind, it's not important. The next priority is to hurry to Gengxin City, find Lou Gao to forge a Heaven-Shaking Cannon; using the Zhen Tian Pao Blueprint as bait should be able to hook that big fish Lou Gao," Li Xuan stroked his bare chin and said maturely.

The thought that the Heaven-Shaking Cannon Blueprint could likely catch Lou Gao makes Li Xuan want to bring Lou Gao back to Chunqiu Jiuzhuang.

Then Li Xuan takes a map and a compass from the Void Pearl, intending to pinpoint his location, then head to a nearby city to rest before setting out for Gengxin City. But as soon as Li Xuan opens the map, he is stunned…

"That's not right; a normal map doesn't even show the City of Slaughter's location. How am I supposed to go from here?" Li Xuan said, staring blankly at the map with wide eyes.

Places as inhuman as the City of Slaughter are usually omitted from ordinary maps.

So Li Xuan proudly …

got lost.

"If only I'd asked Tang Chen for a map, what am I to do now…" Li Xuan covers his head and says regretfully.

Nevertheless, Li Xuan does not give up; after a moment's contemplation, he decides to head east. The far east of Douluo Continent is an endless sea, so there's a high chance of finding a city along the way.

As long as he finds a city, Li Xuan can confirm his position, replenish supplies, and buy a carriage for transport; after all, walking to Gengxin City on foot is unrealistic.

Thinking that, Li Xuan clutches the compass and begins the long trek on foot.

After all, Li Xuan does not know how far he must go before spotting a city.

……

Ten days later.

A small beggar leaning on a wooden stick, dressed in ragged beggar's clothes, stands outside a small town.

That person is Li Xuan; he never imagined that leaving the City of Slaughter would require traveling so far to find a small town.

As for his clothing, Li Xuan considered that he might fall within the surveillance range of the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect, so disguising as a beggar would avoid easy detection, especially since the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect is still hunting him.

The small town still has a decent flow of people, so Li Xuan follows those entering the city and goes inside.

The town has no signboard, so Li Xuan, needing to know where he is, looks for someone to ask; he finds a Winery, sits inside, and calls out to the waiter.

"Give me some hot dishes," Li Xuan says, tossing a Silver Soul Coin to the waiter.

"Ah, coming, little… little young master, please wait, I'll bring your dishes right away," the waiter steadily catches the Silver Soul Coin, hesitates at Li Xuan's attire, then forces himself to call him 'young master', since the beggar's garb is too conspicuous.

Li Xuan doesn't mind; the Winery's service is swift, and within a short while eight hot dishes, two of them costing two hundred, and a bowl of rice are placed before him by the waiter.

"Young master, your meal is ready, please enjoy," the waiter places the final dish before Li Xuan, then calls out and prepares to leave.

"Waiter, give me an introduction to this town; I'm new here and not familiar," Li Xuan chuckles lightly, then tosses a Silver Soul Coin to the waiter.

Having worked many years, the waiter's coin‑receiving skill is masterful; he smoothly catches Li Xuan's Silver Soul Coin, his face breaking into a bright smile.

"Young master, this is Black Armor City, a border region of the Tian Dou Empire; to the south lies the Miasma Swamp, to the west the Endless Desert, to the north the Extreme North. Its specialty is furs brought from the Extreme North, but it's still lively. If you wish to buy furs, I can recommend a few shops," the waiter briefly informs Li Xuan about the city.

"The western border of the Tian Dou Empire? Goodness, the Great Teleportation Talisman flung me straight to the border; going back will be a hassle," Li Xuan says with a sigh, recalling the map in his mind. (End of Chapter)