Black Veil Maiden
Fu Ze walked at the very back, silent, his gaze sweeping around like a hawk's.
The city gate was pitch black, with four large, dark red characters hanging high above it. "Slaughter City."
Two rows of black-armored warriors stood silently in front of the gate, motionless like statues.
Their armor gleamed with a cold, eerie light under the purple moonlight. They held their heavy swords in front of them, their hands clasped on the hilts, their posture solemn.
Before the group could show their identification tags, a woman wearing a black veil walked out.
She was tall and slender, wearing a long black dress and a black veil that covered her face, revealing only her eyes.
Those eyes were beautiful, like black gems, gleaming with a cold, eerie light.
Her steps were light and almost silent, like a black cat, silently approaching the group.
"Welcome to the Slaughter City." The woman's voice was very pleasant, with an indescribable magnetism, like someone whispering in your ear.
Her eyes swept over the group, lingering on Fu Shiyan for a moment, a strange glint flashing in them before she quickly looked away.
Then she turned slightly to the side, pointed to the city gate, and gestured for people to enter.
Fu Shiyan glanced at her, said nothing, and started walking into the city.
Tang San followed closely behind.
As Dai Tianyu passed by the woman, he stopped, turned to look at her, and said with a slight smile:
"Sister, can you take off your veil?"
Upon hearing this, the woman's eyes curved slightly, as if she were smiling, but she did not reply.
Seeing this, Dai Tianyu curled his lip and then strode after Fu Shiyan and the others.
Fu Ze walked past the woman expressionlessly, without even glancing at her.
The black city gates slowly closed behind them, emitting a heavy, muffled sound.
Purple moonlight spilled down, casting long shadows on the ground.
Perhaps because of their identification tags, no one stopped them.
Upon entering the city, one is greeted by a world of blue and purple.
The streetlights hanging on both sides of the street emit only these two kinds of light.
Surprisingly, there were quite a few people here, and no one paid any attention to these few outsiders.
Aside from the fact that everything seemed so dark, at first glance it didn't look any different from an ordinary city.
"I am your guide. Please feel free to ask me anything you don't understand."
The woman's voice rang in Fu Shiyan's ears. She seemed to have realized from the words and actions of the group that Fu Shiyan was in charge.
Then, after speaking to Fu Shiyan, the woman turned to Tang San and the others and continued:
"Within twelve hours, I will answer all your questions."
"Twelve hours from now, this will be where you live, and you will officially become members of the Slaughter City."
Fu Shiyan completely ignored what the guide was saying.
At this moment, he had his eyes closed, using his mental power to probe something.
Fu Ze maintained a somber expression, while Dai Tianyu listened with great interest.
Tang San nodded and asked, "What kind of place is the Slaughter City?"
The Black Veil Maiden smiled slightly and said calmly, "A paradise. A decadent haven."
Tang San frowned. "Is it that simple?"
Dai Tianyu then interjected, asking, "Are there no rules here at all?"
The Black Veil Maiden nodded in agreement, then calmly said, "The rule here is that there are no rules."
"As a member of the Slaughter City, you can do whatever you want here."
"Even if Titled Douluo from the outside world came here, they would become weaker because their Spirit Skill would disappear."
"And under the rule of the Slaughter King, we have nothing to fear from them."
"In the Slaughter City, as long as you have enough ability, you can do anything you want."
"But I must remind you that precisely because there are no rules here, you could face deadly danger at any time."
"In a sense, this is a paradise of sin."
Upon hearing this, Dai Tianyu's face immediately lit up with excitement; clearly, this place without rules was exactly to his liking.
Tang San, however, clearly had a different focus than Dai Tianyu, and he repeated with some confusion:
"A paradise of sin?"
"Yes. Because many people come here because they cannot survive in the outside world and have no choice but to enter."
"Once we're here, we won't have to worry about being hunted down anymore."
"Every member of the Slaughter City is protected by the Slaughter City."
Tang San didn't care at all about the idea of protection.
Since I was able to get here through violence, it means that any strong person can do it.
Even without Spirit Skill, Soul Power still makes Titled Douluo the strongest among the strong here.
Are criminals truly safe here?
"Mr. 8359, I understand what you're thinking."
The Black Veil Maiden suddenly spoke.
She nodded and continued, "Within the Slaughter City, there is a dedicated Enforcement Squad. The Terror Knight Scott you met is just one member of that Enforcement Squad."
"The great Slaughter King controls everything here. The true powerhouses in the Enforcement Squad are all Soul Douluo who have been granted the ability to use Spirit Skill by the Slaughter King, and the captain is even a Titled Douluo. Many people have tried to break out, but without exception, the result was the same."
Tang San was taken aback upon hearing this.
If Titled Douluo is still powerful even without using Spirit Skill, then Titled Douluo who cannot use Spirit Skill is almost certainly unable to defeat Soul Douluo who can use Spirit Skill.
Moreover, according to the Black Veil Maiden, the captain of the Slaughter City's Enforcement Squad is actually a Titled Douluo who can use Spirit Skill.
No wonder she said this place is a one-way street, you can only go in, not out.
"Is there really no way to get out?"
The Black Veil Maiden said calmly, "That's not entirely true."
"There is only one way to leave the Slaughter City: win the championship of the Hell Slaughter Arena, gain the qualification to challenge the Hell Road, and then break through the Hell Road to leave the Slaughter City."
"Anyone of that kind of power will be given the title of God of Slaughter."
"The Slaughter City has a history of over a thousand years, and a total of eight God of Slaughter have emerged from it."
"What if the challenge fails?" Tang San pressed.
The Black Veil Maiden smiled slightly, "In the Slaughter City, there is no failure, only success and death. That applies to everything."
"Alright, take us to the Hell Slaughter Arena." At this moment, Fu Shiyan interrupted their conversation.
Just now, he had located the target through his mental probing, and there was no point in wasting any more time here.
The Black Veil Maiden paused for a moment, then turned to look at Fu Shiyan and asked:
"Are you sure? Less than one in ten people who go in there will come out alive."
"That's also the place in the Slaughter City the population is most likely to decrease."