Xu Yang didn't look at these people, but instead surveyed Slaughter City. This city was built from the same black stone material as the tunnels. A round, purple moon hung low in the sky, bringing a sliver of light to the city, making the whole place seem oppressive, cold, and filled with a chilling aura.
"I am Terror Knight Scott, this is your proof of entry into Slaughter City!"
As he spoke, the only man on horseback flicked a token from his hand, which flew to Xu Yang's hand.
Xu Yang casually caught it. The black iron token had a skull on it, along with the number—9416.
"Thanks!"
Xu Yang politely replied and walked towards Slaughter City.
The closer he got to the city gate, the more oppressive the atmosphere became. On the huge gatehouse, the four characters for Slaughter City were strikingly dyed in blood.
Before he even approached the city gate, a scantily clad woman with a black veil over her face slowly walked out from within.
"Welcome to Slaughter City!" The woman's voice was clear and seductive. She came in front of Xu Yang, stepped aside, and made a gesture of invitation.
Xu Yang had some understanding of the situation in Slaughter City, so he didn't say much and walked straight into the interior of Slaughter City. The interior of Slaughter City was a blue-purple world, the light was very dim, and it didn't look much different from an ordinary city.
However, Xu Yang could feel that there were too many Soul Masters hidden in the surrounding dark alleys, and each of them harbored ill intentions towards him.
"I am the Slaughter Envoy, and also your guide. You can ask me anything you don't understand. Within twelve hours, I will answer all your questions. After twelve hours, this will be where you live, and you will officially become a member of Slaughter City."
Xu Yang nodded and said, "How are the battles in the Hell Slaughter Arena arranged?"
The Slaughter Envoy looked at Xu Yang with some surprise and said in astonishment, "It seems you have some understanding of Slaughter City. For those who enter Slaughter City, there are no mandatory requirements for the Hell Slaughter Arena, except for the once-a-year compulsory battle. If you need to, you can fight hundreds of battles a year, or you can fight one or two battles a year, it's all voluntary.
"There are almost no combat rules in the Hell Slaughter Arena. Poisoning, feigning death, etc., any means can be used as long as you think it's appropriate. The only rule is that you are not allowed to fight while waiting. Each group entering the Slaughter Arena consists of ten people, and only one person can walk out alive. The Slaughter Arena competition will not end if more than one person survives.
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After listening to the Slaughter Envoy's explanation, Xu Yang understood. No wonder the Evil Soul Masters of the Douluo Continent era were not as powerful as the future Holy Spirit Cult, with its endless stream of secret methods. In such an environment, coupled with such a rate of elimination, it was already good enough for the Evil Soul Masters to survive, let alone have the mind to study the cultivation methods of Evil Soul Masters!
Unknowingly, Xu Yang and the Slaughter Envoy had arrived in the inner city, and the oval building in the very center was the Hell Slaughter Arena.
At this moment, many Evil Soul Masters were carrying Bloody Marys and walking towards the arena, each of them looking fierce and difficult to approach. Xu Yang's gaze fell on the thin middle-aged man at the back. This middle-aged man's eyes exuded a sinister aura, and his exposed arms were covered with tattoos, crisscrossing and difficult to see what the patterns were.
Looking at the Bloody Mary in the man's hand, a cold light flashed in Xu Yang's eyes. He used the already perfected Ladder Cloud Ascent. There was no explosive roar under his feet, but instead, it was silent. His whole person was like a streak of crimson-gold lightning, and in the blink of an eye, he was behind the man.
In the man's horrified gaze, Xu Yang cut off his head with a single slash, and with a stretch of his left hand, he steadily caught the Bloody Mary in his hand, without spilling a single drop.
Seeing this, the surrounding Evil Soul Masters all distanced themselves from Xu Yang, summoned their Spirits, grabbed their weapons, and looked wary. Once Xu Yang made a move, they would definitely choose to swarm him and kill him on the spot.
"Mr. 9416, if you provoke others, the newcomer protection won't work!" The Slaughter Envoy walked to Xu Yang's side and reminded him.
All the surrounding Evil Soul Masters looked at Xu Yang with excitement. In their eyes, most of these newcomers lacked combat experience and didn't fully understand the sinister nature of people's hearts. Especially since they suddenly couldn't use Soul Skills, these newcomers' strength was reduced by at least 80%, making them the best material for them to obtain Bloody Marys.
Xu Yang seemed not to see these people's gazes and replied with a smile, "I know, but I want to go to the Hell Slaughter Arena to take a look now."
The woman in the black veil was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at the Fallen whose head had been cut off. The incident just now had shocked her quite a bit. The sinister man just now was not weak at all. She also remembered the man's information. He had won eight consecutive matches in the Hell Slaughter Arena, and his strength was considered very good in Slaughter City.
The Hell Slaughter Arena was even more rudimentary than it looked from the outside. There was no separation between the stands and the arena. The Soul Power fluctuations that erupted on the arena could be clearly felt in the stands. After entering the stands, Xu Yang casually poured the Bloody Mary in his hand into a container, and then came to the stands to watch the competition below.
At this moment, four people had already died on the competition stage, and the remaining six were fighting with all their might to survive. Two of them were already missing arms and legs, but they still gripped the knives in their hands and fiercely slashed at the enemies in front of them.
Even though he had been killing for two years under Chen Xin's arrangement, Xu Yang still felt somewhat uncomfortable seeing these scenes, because these Evil Soul Masters were too crazy, and exchanging injuries for lives was a basic operation.
The people in the stands were also extremely crazy, their mouths always shouting 'Kill!' 'Kill him!'... Most of these people had incomplete bodies and wore prosthetics. From these details, it could be seen that the people here were crazy and ruthless, not only to their enemies but also to themselves.
Xu Yang didn't immediately enter the Hell Slaughter Arena to fight like Tang San did. Instead, he stayed inside the newcomer's twelve-hour protector, watching the Evil Soul Masters below fight each other, and learning about their various methods.
When faced with a life-or-death crisis, these Evil Soul Masters would not hesitate to use any trump cards or killer moves they had.
This also opened Xu Yang's eyes. Hidden weapons, crossbows, ambushes, and the like were just small tricks. He even saw an Evil Soul Master directly tear off his own arm in order to defeat his opponent, using the blood from his arm to smear the other person's eyes, affecting their vision, and then shoving the bone of his arm down their throat.
Bloody and brutal were the watchwords here.
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