The woman looked at the girl in surprise. "Are you sure you have nothing to ask? You want to go straight to the Hell Slaughter Arena?" Mu Yu looked at her displeasedly. "I'm sure." The woman said nothing more and led Mu Yu to the entrance of the Hell Slaughter Arena. She handed Mu Yu a plaque bearing a skull and the number 4869.
Mu Yu entered the arena while the woman said nothing and went inside to handle her own affairs. At that moment, several fools inevitably came over to provoke Mu Yu. "Yo, brothers, look! A delicate little girl just showed up. How many cups of Bloody Mary do you think she can contribute?" The woman had no intention of helping her. First, the girl's attitude toward her had not been very good. Second, she wanted to see what abilities someone so young, yet already in Slaughter City, possessed.
The man and the people who had come with him surrounded Mu Yu. There were roughly five or six of them. Mu Yu swept her cold gaze over the men. Since they were looking to die, she would grant their wish.
The instant the men approached, the puppet appeared behind them. Blood flashed, and the five or six men became corpses in an instant. She turned to look at the woman, who was frightened by the sight before her and hurriedly lowered her head. "Hey, big sister, are there any requirements for watching matches here?" Mu Yu asked bluntly. "Yes. You only need to provide one cup of Bloody Mary." The woman desperately wanted to flee, but she had no choice but to answer Mu Yu's question. "Can I use theirs?" The puppet behind Mu Yu threw one of the corpses in front of the woman. The woman took a terrified step back. "Y-Yes. Please, go in." Mu Yu ignored her and walked inside.
Seeing Mu Yu leave, the woman swiftly fled the scene and went to the King of Slaughter's palace to report. "Great King of Slaughter, recently, a young girl has arrived in Slaughter City. She—" Before she could finish, the King of Slaughter interrupted her. "I know. Things are about to become interesting."
In the God Realm, the Asura God looked at the girl before him and revealed an evil smile. He wanted to retire early as well. This child was quite good, but first, he needed to get closer to the God of Space.
Back on Mu Yu's side, after watching several matches and drawing on her knowledge of the original story, she decided to enter one herself. Once ten contestants had gathered, she stood inside the arena. The surrounding crowd was astonished by this child who had appeared from who knew where. As soon as the match began, the other nine rushed at Mu Yu together.
Mu Yu: I'm done for. I'm being targeted again.
She flashed toward one side and clashed head-on with the person there, while the puppet blocked the attacks of the others behind her. The puppet clearly could not hold back so many people, so Mu Yu threw out Sea Star.
Sea Star: Was that necessary? You sneaky bastard.
Sea Star Douluo: I gave you that, and this is how you use it? I'm crying to death.
She used everything in her Soul Tool that could be used and barely managed to withstand the attacks. After struggling to take down the person in front of her, she yanked the puppet back with force. Her Right Leg Bone lit up, and a green Wind Blade shot forth, directly knocking down half of them. The remaining three were simple enough: one for her, one for the puppet, and one for Sea Star. Perfect.
As the icy voice announced Mu Yu's victory, a wave of Soul Power rose from the dead bodies, a small portion of which drifted into Mu Yu's body. The people around her discussed the little girl who had won the match. Mu Yu did not spare them a single glance and walked straight off the stage.
She calculated that she could enter at most two matches a day. If she could leave after participating in one hundred matches, she could finish everything in fifty days. But she still needed rest, so giving herself two months was not excessive, right? That was far less than the half year she had budgeted for. Delighted, she walked out. Over the following days, she came to the arena almost every day to "check in."
"Number 4869, fifty consecutive victories!" "Number 4869, over eighty consecutive victories!" "Number 4869, ninety-nine consecutive victories!" More than two months later, Mu Yu had successfully completed ninety-nine matches. Only the final one remained before she could open the Hell Road.
Mu Yu slowly walked through the gates of the Hell Slaughter Arena. Today would be her final match.
"Did you hear? Today is the Hell Reaper's final match."
"Of course I heard. Becoming a Slaughter God at such a young age is incredible."
Hell Reaper was the nickname others had given Mu Yu.
Mu Yu strode onto the arena floor. The moment the match began, she swiftly appeared behind someone and assassinated him. Over the course of these hundred matches, Mu Yu had long since learned to strike first rather than remain the girl who had constantly been forced into a passive position. Her combat skills had improved as well.
After taking down one person, she moved behind another. She grabbed his shoulder and leaped up. Her soul bone appeared, and Wind Blades shot out rapidly. No one managed to evade them. In less than ten minutes, only one person remained on the field. The man trembled slightly. Mu Yu performed a backflip onto his shoulders, and a short blade suddenly appeared. In an instant, the man's head fell to the ground before he even had a chance to scream. Mu Yu clapped her hands and quietly waited for the King of Slaughter to arrive.
"I am very pleased to witness the birth of a new powerhouse of the Hell Slaughter Arena today. A hundred victories, something that has not appeared in over a decade, has been achieved by this young child. With her formidable strength and terrifying killing intent, she has made you tremble, has she not, my citizens?"
"Yes—yes—yes—" The King of Slaughter seemed to possess a unique charm that inspired near-mad worship in everyone who saw him. Dense red mist suddenly poured from his body. The souls of everyone present except Mu Yu split apart and gathered in the center of the arena. "To become sacrifices for the opening of the Hell Road is their honor." With a wave of the King of Slaughter's hand, the center of the arena slowly opened. Mu Yu froze. Several streams of dense black mist dragged her down, and her vision went dark as she lost consciousness.
When she opened her eyes again, she found herself lying before a narrow path that looked somewhat like Temple Run. Below it was a vast expanse of Bloody Mary. Supporting herself against the wall, she stood up. This should be the Hell Road. Having read the entire story, she naturally understood its dangers. Not only was there the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King, but there was also the ancient Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent.
Mu Yu carefully moved forward. Before long, a swarm of bats swooped toward her. Her figure flashed as she held her short blade and killed the bats. The puppet appeared behind her, standing back-to-back with Mu Yu as they resisted the swarm. As Mu Yu caught her breath, one bat seized the chance to launch a sneak attack. Seeing its master about to be harmed, the puppet wanted to block the attack for Mu Yu, but it was too slow. The anticipated sensation of the bat attacking never came. Mu Yu opened her eyes to find herself enveloped by a blue barrier.
The bat that had attacked Mu Yu had already been crushed by Xi Ruo. "Why did you come to a godforsaken place like this?" Xi Ruo looked at Mu Yu in confusion. "Isn't this training?" Mu Yu replied. Xi Ruo's appearance directly intimidated the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King. He immediately flew away. "Do you want me to catch him?" Xi Ruo pointed at the Bat King and asked Mu Yu. If she wanted, he would catch that giant moth for her to play with. Mu Yu shook her head. "He isn't important."
Bat King: ...Right. I'm not important.
"What I need is the big one further ahead." Mu Yu continued onward, while Xi Ruo wrapped his fish tail around her.
Mu Yu said, "Can you get down? You're going to exhaust me to death!" Xi Ruo sat on the puppet's shoulder with a wronged expression. "But I can't walk." Seeing Xi Ruo look like a pitiful little puppy, Mu Yu fell silent. Xi Ruo... was actually rather handsome. She ignored him and continued forward, thinking, I won't argue with a handsome guy.
After only a few steps, she sensed something appearing around her. Yet when she looked around, there was nothing there. She suddenly realized what it was and leaped into the air. Just in time, the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent opened its huge mouth to swallow her. She landed at the other end, grateful that she had sensed something was wrong. Her years in Slaughter City had not been wasted. Xi Ruo looked at the enormous creature before him and lowered his head in thought. "That's the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent. Its inner core is a good thing. No wonder you said it was useful!" Mu Yu nodded. "Then tell me, between me and it, who's more useful?" Mu Yu nodded again, then paused. Wait, what? Why was he getting jealous? She looked at Xi Ruo in surprise, then spoke under his expectant gaze. "For now, you're more useful." Xi Ruo gave a smug hum, only to hear Mu Yu's thoughts: But it can help me make a deal with Dugu Bo. You can't.
Xi Ruo: ...Bad snake. Just watch me kill you.
Mu Yu noticed the air around her growing cold. Turning back, she saw Xi Ruo, who was nearly frozen solid. Her first thought was that he had heard her inner thoughts... At that moment, the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent pounced at Mu Yu. Mu Yu shouted, "Puppet, attack its fleshy tumors!" This was also experience she had gained from Tang San, the cheating protagonist of the original story. Just as the puppet was about to act, Xi Ruo, who had been on it, leaped into the air. "No need to make this so troublesome." Then, a trident appeared in his hand. "Ugly snake, die for this king."
The battle lasted less than ten minutes before Xi Ruo walked over carrying the Ten-Headed Sun Serpent Inner Core. "Here, it's for you." Mu Yu had been dumbfounded from beginning to end, then softly said, "Wow." Xi Ruo sharply caught that single word and proudly raised his head. "Remember this. I'm useful in every way!" Mu Yu nodded. Could I cling to his thigh now?
For the last stretch of the road, Xi Ruo suggested carrying Mu Yu straight across, but Mu Yu refused. After all, she had come to clear trials and become stronger. Xi Ruo had already helped her resolve the difficult parts. With only a few steps left, it would be unreasonable not to walk them herself. Fortunately, the last stretch was not as difficult as it had been for Tang San, the cheating protagonist. Since she had not been affected by Slaughter City's killing intent, she passed through relatively easily and successfully left Slaughter City.
The moment she walked out of Slaughter City, Mu Yu felt unprecedented comfort. What made her even happier was the people she saw at the exit. "Third Grandpa! Fifth Grandpa!" Mu Yu hurried toward Azure Luan Douluo and Light Feather Douluo, then leaped into Azure Luan Douluo's arms. "Little girl, you came out so quickly. Big Brother said it would take you at least half a year, maybe even a full year, to return." Light Feather Douluo stood to the side and looked at Mu Yu in surprise. "Well, I'm different from ordinary people." Mu Yu was in a wonderful mood as she jokingly chatted with Light Feather Douluo.
"Xiao Yu, since you're out, why don't we return to Spirit Hall first?" Seeing that Mu Yu and Light Feather Douluo would never stop once they started chatting, Azure Luan Douluo had no choice but to helplessly remind the two little ancestors. "Okay!" Light Feather Douluo immediately agreed. "Wait, Third Grandpa." Mu Yu suddenly remembered something and looked at Azure Luan Douluo guiltily. Azure Luan Douluo looked at her. "Tell me. What bad thing did you do this time?" Mu Yu told him every detail of how she had met A Min. "So, Third Grandpa, after my sister left, I also really hoped someone could keep me company."
She blinked her star-like eyes and acted cute toward Azure Luan Douluo. Azure Luan Douluo sighed helplessly. "Could I possibly refuse?" Mu Yu looked at him in delight. "Third Grandpa is the best!" Then she gave Azure Luan Douluo a loud kiss on the cheek, making Light Feather Douluo jealous. Perhaps there was also a big fish inside the Soul Tool. "Where does that girl live? Let's go find her." "Third Grandpa, follow me~"
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