Slaughter City lay on the outskirts of the Heaven Dou Empire. Its entrance was hidden in an inconspicuous little village. As Mu Yu entered the village, the air was thick with blood and alcohol. She frowned slightly. She hated that smell.
"You little brat, I raised you all these years. Aren't you supposed to make me some money now?" As the man spoke, he smashed the wine bottle in his hand at the girl. "Dad, I was wrong." The girl looked no older than fifteen or sixteen. Her body was covered in bruises from the beating.
Mu Yu's brows had not relaxed once. So many people stood around, yet not one stepped forward to help the girl, as if they had long grown accustomed to such things. Mu Yu stopped and considered whether she should save her. As a girl herself, she wanted to help, but even if she could save her for a moment, she could not save her forever. The girl would still be caught again. "Sigh..." She sighed and continued forward. But when the girl saw Mu Yu, she noticed that Mu Yu did not seem to be from the village. Not caring that Mu Yu was just a child, she rushed over and grabbed her. "Save me, please!"
Mu Yu froze. The girl clutched desperately at the hem of her clothes as though she had found a lifeline. The man from before also came chasing after her. Seeing Mu Yu, he revealed an ill-intentioned smile. Mu Yu sighed helplessly. Now, whether she wanted to help or not, she had to.
"Second Spirit Ability, Frenzy." This was the second spirit ability of her Thousand Silk Puppet martial soul. It could greatly enhance the Puppet's attack and defense. The man went blank for a moment. Seeing the enormous Puppet appear behind Mu Yu, his legs began to tremble in fright. He was just an ordinary man with barely any Soul Power. Even though Mu Yu was only level twenty-one, she could still intimidate him.
The people living on the outermost edge of the village were mostly ordinary villagers. None possessed Soul Power above level twenty. Seeing that a Soul Master had come to the village today, they did not dare act rashly even though she was only a child.
"I'm taking her with me. Do you have any objections?" To the man, Mu Yu looked like a demon. He stammered that he did not. Mu Yu put away her martial soul and tossed several Silver Soul Coins before him. "Thank you, thank you, my lady."
Mu Yu turned and walked onward, while the girl from before followed behind her with her head lowered. After a while, Mu Yu could no longer stand having someone trail her the whole time. She turned to look at the girl, startling her into shivering.
"Why are you still following me?" The girl answered timidly, "Because... I have nowhere to go." Mu Yu sighed helplessly and brought her to an inn. "A room for two, thank you." After saying that, she tossed two Gold Soul Coins onto the counter. The owner's eyes immediately widened. "Certainly, honored guest. This way, please." Mu Yu looked at the girl. "You haven't eaten, have you?" The girl softly hummed in response. "Owner, bring us some food."
Watching the girl wolf down the food, Mu Yu fell silent. "I have a question for you." The girl paused and looked up at Mu Yu. "Why did you ask a child who looks less than half your age for help?" After thinking for a moment, the girl swallowed the food in her mouth. "Because... because you were dressed neatly and weren't from the village.
"You're so young. Maybe you were some noble family's young lady out training, and perhaps there were powerful people around you... so you might save me." Mu Yu could not help glancing at the girl again. "Little sister, can I go back with you? I can do anything!" The girl looked at Mu Yu pleadingly. "No." "W-why...?" "I'm going to Slaughter City." The girl suddenly froze. "You're so young, and you're going to Slaughter City?" Mu Yu nodded.
The girl said nothing. Just when Mu Yu thought she would not speak again, she opened her mouth. "Then when you come out, I'll go with you." Mu Yu stared at her for a while, then sighed. "Then let's hope I can make it out." Seeing that Mu Yu had agreed, the girl seemed to brighten. "Little sister, what's your name? How old are you?"
"Qian Mu Yu, six years old." "Six years old! You're amazing!" "What's your name?" The room fell silent again. Mu Yu looked at the girl in confusion. After remaining quiet for a long time, the girl said, "I don't have a name. Before my mother died, she only gave me a nickname. A Min." Mu Yu fell silent. In the end, she merely gave a faint hum.
Early the next morning, Mu Yu settled A Min down and told her that if she did not return within a year, it meant she had died.
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After bidding A Min farewell, Mu Yu arrived at the entrance of a tavern and walked straight inside. The men drinking within were stunned to see a little girl enter. The man sitting at the bar took a drag from his cigarette. "Little girl, this isn't a place you should be."
Mu Yu ignored him. "Where is the entrance to Slaughter City?" The men around her had not expected the girl to ask that. They began chattering about why a little brat who had not even grown all her hair yet wanted to go to Slaughter City. The man at the bar did not answer. Mu Yu became a little angry and walked over to him. "Please answer me." The man glanced at her. "Get out. I don't want to tell you."
Mu Yu said nothing. She simply flipped the table. Seeing this, the men present immediately attacked her. At that moment, the short blade Azure Luan Douluo had given her appeared in her hand. She had learned boxing in her previous life. With one hand clenched into a fist and the other holding a blade, several grown men still could not defeat this little girl. After knocking them all down, she walked up to one of the men. "Lead the way." Trembling, the man walked to the fireplace and pressed a button. The fireplace slowly descended, revealing a door. Mu Yu stepped inside.
The moment she entered, she encountered the Black Armored Knights just as Tang San had. Within Slaughter City, one could only use martial souls and Soul Power, not spirit abilities. From the looks of it, the Puppet martial soul was more useful than the Nightmare Beast.
Looking at the nearly hundred Black Armored Knights before her, she first summoned the Puppet and tossed the short sword Sea Spear Douluo had given her into its hand. She herself held the short blade Azure Luan Douluo had given her. One girl and one Puppet worked together to slaughter the knights.
After eliminating all the knights, Mu Yu was nearly exhausted to death. Just as she wanted to rest, she suddenly seemed to remember something. Raising her head, she saw that Terror Knight Scott was indeed already waiting for her.
Mu Yu stood up again and pointed the tip of her short blade at Scott. Just as Scott thought she was about to attack, Mu Yu threw out a starfish with her left hand. Yes... a... starfish. Scott caught it disdainfully, thinking this girl was nothing special after all. Suddenly, the starfish rapidly grew larger, nearly swallowing Scott whole. Scott took a step back and began fighting the starfish. When both the starfish and Scott were exhausted, Mu Yu had the Puppet deliver the finishing blow.
Even Scott himself had not expected to be killed like that. Mu Yu patted the dust off her clothes and tossed the starfish into her Soul Tool. The starfish could not die. She might need it again someday.
After finishing everything, Mu Yu noticed a woman with a graceful figure, dressed in black gauze and wearing a blood-red rose on her head, walking toward her. When the woman saw her, she was stunned for a moment. She found it hard to believe that such a small child had come to challenge Slaughter City, but she still said professionally, "Welcome to Slaughter City."
"Mm." The woman led Mu Yu to the front of a city. Its pitch-black gates gave off an extremely oppressive feeling. Above the enormous gates hung four large words: Slaughter City. Before the gates, two rows of Black Armored Knights stood silently.
When they saw the woman arrive, they respectfully gestured for them to enter.
The woman led Mu Yu into Slaughter City. Inside was a world of blue and purple. The lamps hanging along both sides of the street emitted only those two colors of light. What surprised her was that there were quite a few people here, and no one paid attention to her as an outsider. Aside from everything appearing so gloomy, it seemed no different from an ordinary city at first glance.
The woman spoke again. "I am your guide. You may ask me anything you do not understand. For twelve hours, I will answer all your questions. After twelve hours, this will be the place where you live. You will also officially become a member of Slaughter City."
Mu Yu did not have any questions. She merely followed the woman quietly before finally saying, "Take me to the Hell Slaughter Arena."
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