"Impossible. Whether it's the Sea God or the Thunder God, those gods still wouldn't dare interfere so blatantly in the affairs of the Mortal Realm and attack me."
"If they could, they wouldn't wait for the Thunder God to find out. The Sea God would have attacked me long ago." Ye Wen shook his head with a smile, utterly certain of this.
Evil Tiger and Xiao Bai exchanged a glance, feeling much more at ease.
"Enough. I should get some proper rest too. As for those Immortal Herbs, let's wait until our levels reach the second ring before absorbing them." Ye Wen stopped discussing the subject.
"Okay."
The three of them sat in the carriage and continued toward Slaughter City.
Ye Wen was currently level 16, while Evil Tiger and Xiao Bai were level 15. The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot were Immortal Herbs that strengthened the body, so there was no harm in absorbing them first.
But the Immortal Herbs that stabilized the foundation, improved aptitude, and increased Soul Power would be wasted if absorbed now.
They might be able to rise six or seven levels in one go. Even though Soul Beasts did not need to obtain Soul Rings, they still had to condense Soul Rings before they could continue leveling up. So they had to wait.
Soon, after nearly half a month of travel, just as they were about to reach Slaughter City, Ye Wen's Soul Power broke through again, reaching level 17. Evil Tiger and Xiao Bai reached level 16.
At that moment, the three of them had arrived at the black town that served as the entrance to Slaughter City.
"Let's go."
Ye Wen led Evil Tiger and Xiao Bai directly into the black town and arrived at a tavern. This tavern was one of the entrances to Slaughter City.
The most basic requirement for entering Slaughter City was to drink a cup of Bloody Mary, also known as Yellow Springs Dew. The stuff was refined from human blood, so Ye Wen naturally had no interest in it.
He had no intention of drinking it and decided to force his way into the city.
"Evil Tiger, smash the ground." As soon as Ye Wen entered, he pointed at the floor. He knew the passage was right there.
"Wait! What are you doing?!"
The next second, Evil Tiger punched the ground. The floor shattered, revealing a passageway.
Seeing such terrifying strength, the attendant was frightened senseless. He said in horror, "You! You! This behavior has already violated Slaughter City's rules! You'll be punished by Slaughter City!"
"Punishment? Bring it on. Let's go!" Ye Wen was completely fearless. He led Evil Tiger and Xiao Bai into the passageway.
"Yes!"
A few seconds later.
An unstable spatial vortex appeared in midair. The three of them emerged at the same time, landed, and arrived in the Otherworld Space where Slaughter City was located.
Xiao Bai looked around curiously.
Before them stood a gigantic city surrounded by four towering walls. They were standing on a bridge outside the city gate.
At the city gate and along both sides stood a group of soldiers clad in black armor.
There was no day or night here. Only the crimson full moon in the sky illuminated the crimson night.
The entire space was filled with an aura of slaughter and a bloody stench.
"So this is Slaughter City? It makes people feel really uncomfortable." Xiao Bai frowned slightly. She did not like this environment.
Evil Tiger, however, was quite excited. "I think this place suits me perfectly."
Ye Wen said, "Slaughter City is an independent space created by one of the extremely powerful God Kings of the Divine Realm, the Asura God. It is also the place the Asura God left behind to select his successor."
"This place is isolated from the outside world. You can enter but not leave, unless you achieve a hundred consecutive victories in the Hell Slaughter Arena, then cross Hell Road and obtain the title of God of Slaughter and the Divine Slaughter's Domain. Only then can you enter and leave freely."
"This is also a paradise for evil. Killing isn't forbidden here. You can do whatever you want, of course, provided that you possess enough strength."
"But we didn't come here to kill people. We're here to deal with the Slaughter King, then break through Hell Road and leave."
"Boss, what's your plan?" Evil Tiger and Xiao Bai asked.
A faint smile lifted Ye Wen's lips. "Heh heh. How about we cause a huge ruckus in Slaughter City?"
Evil Tiger's eyes lit up. "Boss, are you planning to lure the Slaughter King out this way?"
"Exactly! This is the fastest method I can think of."
Their Semi-human Form on land was subject to a time limit. They had no time to take things slowly. They had to subdue the Nine-Headed Bat King parasitizing Tang Chen—the Slaughter King—in the shortest possible time, while their Semi-human Form remained active.
Evil Tiger grew excited. "Sounds great! Boss, let's start, then. Let's turn Slaughter City upside down!"
In Slaughter City, Soul Skills granted by Soul Rings could not be used, but Soul Power, Martial Souls, and Soul Bone Skills could.
For human Soul Masters, their strength was greatly restricted here. For Soul Beasts, however, there was no effect at all, because Soul Beasts' skills were not activated through Soul Rings!
Neigh!
At that moment, a knight riding a warhorse appeared before the three of them.
He possessed an imposing Aura and looked mighty and extraordinary, seeming extremely impressive. Sitting atop his warhorse, he looked down at the three of them and said, "I am Terror Knight Scott. You have violated Slaughter City's rules. Only by defeating me can you earn the right to enter Slaughter City."
After saying that, Terror Knight charged over with his sword raised.
However, Ye Wen and the other two completely ignored him and casually walked past Terror Knight.
Terror Knight: ?????
Didn't I say that you had to defeat me to enter?!
Couldn't they understand?
What were they doing, forcing their way in?
Were they idiots? This was Slaughter City!
How could they possibly force their way inside?
Terror Knight turned around in bewilderment and asked, "What are you doing?"
Ye Wen turned his head and replied, "Obviously, we're forcing our way into Slaughter City."
Terror Knight:
"Ah, what ignorant, foolish people!" Terror Knight shook his head speechlessly and waved his hand casually. "Kill them."
"Yes!"
Several hundred knights around them charged forward.
However, the next second—
"Demonic Whale Raging Waves Slash!"
"Orca Evil Axe!"
"Demon Shark's Tooth!"
Whoosh! Bang bang bang bang!
"Ahhhhhhh!!"
In an instant, countless screams rang out. More than half of the several hundred soldiers were blasted away by the skills of Ye Wen and the other two, lying on the ground half-dead.
"Damn."
"H-How is this possible?!"
Terror Knight's mouth fell open. He stared blankly, completely stunned on the spot.
What was going on?
They were obviously this powerful. They could have easily beaten him and entered!
Why had they insisted on forcing their way in?
He truly could not understand it, but he had no time to think about it. He shouted urgently, "Stop them! We absolutely cannot let them enter Slaughter City!"
"For a thousand years, no one in Slaughter City has ever forced their way inside!"
"If we let them in, what face will Slaughter City have left?!"
"Kill, kill, kill!!"
"Stop them!!"
The remaining soldiers charged forward and surrounded them once more.
"You can't stop us." A smile appeared at the corner of Ye Wen's lips. The next second, terrifying energy surged upward. "Deep Sea Demonic Whale Wave!"
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