Traveling Companions on the Hell Road

Yu Tianjun and Bibi Dong exchanged a glance, and the Black-Veiled Woman spoke at the right moment.

"And this Rakshasa—the King of Slaughter wishes to see her as well."

"Where is he?"

Yu Tianjun spoke coldly. He knew that before obtaining the Asura God Trial, the King of Slaughter was an opponent he had to face.

The Black-Veiled Woman's expression gradually turned fanatical, her voice rising from low to high.

"He is right behind you!"

Yu Tianjun paused, then turned around almost at the same time as Bibi Dong. A tall figure clad in a black cloak had appeared at some unknown moment.

His eyes were blood-red. The instant he appeared, everyone around them began shouting the four words, King of Slaughter.

"King of Slaughter!"

"King of Slaughter!!"

Except for Yu Tianjun's several dozen subordinates. Because of the toxins in the air, Yu Tianjun had restricted their consumption of Bloody Mary, and they drank far less each day than before.

Under the King of Slaughter's pressure, they somehow remained clear-headed. They did not scream or cheer, merely gazing at him with awe.

Bibi Dong and Yu Tianjun exchanged another look, the gravity in their eyes unmistakable.

"Asura. Rakshasa."

The King of Slaughter spoke, his voice low and devoid of emotion.

The moment his words fell, the entire place became silent enough to hear a pin drop. Every fallen murderer fell silent, as though something in their blood had commanded them to do so.

Yu Tianjun's several dozen subordinates exchanged glances, shivering with dread.

This was truly too terrifying.

"Would you be willing to become my honored guests and retainers? If so, you may also enter and leave Slaughter City as you please."

The King of Slaughter spoke slowly, his tone solemn, but his words left everyone present stunned.

They could leave Slaughter City without crossing the Hell Road?

It seemed like a good thing, but Yu Tianjun knew that for some reason, the King of Slaughter simply did not wish for two Gods of Slaughter to be born at once.

"No need. I still want to walk the Hell Road myself."

"So do I."

Yu Tianjun and Bibi Dong spoke almost simultaneously. The King of Slaughter's pale cheeks beneath his black hood immediately hardened with viciousness.

"Are you certain?"

"Are you going to break Slaughter City's rules?"

Facing the King of Slaughter's questioning, Yu Tianjun calmly questioned him in return.

"Then walk the Hell Road. Traveling together on the Hell Road will make for quite a pleasant journey."

The King of Slaughter's tone had clearly turned colder, carrying even a trace of mockery.

Was the Hell Road truly so easy to cross?

Even if there were two of them, it would not be easy.

Thick red mist suddenly erupted from the King of Slaughter's body. The overwhelming aura forced Yu Tianjun and Bibi Dong to retreat rapidly. Only after withdrawing dozens of meters could they barely endure it.

Yu Tianjun's expression remained calm, and he appeared far more composed than Bibi Dong beside him.

What the King of Slaughter released was not killing intent, but an intensely evil aura, a coldness that seemed capable of freezing one's very marrow.

Evil, icy red ripples slowly spread outward. Within only a few blinks, they had already covered the entire arena.

The fallen ones seated in the stands were unusually excited, all hoping to witness the Hell Road's opening.

But they did not know that their lives had already reached their end.

Other than Gods of Slaughter and the King of Slaughter, no one had ever seen the Hell Road open, because everyone who had seen it had died.

Or rather, they had all become sacrifices for the Hell Road's opening.

Yu Tianjun and Bibi Dong quickly discovered that although the red light released by the King of Slaughter put them under tremendous pressure, it was not aimed at them. It was heading toward the surrounding stands.

The fallen ones who had been cheering madly gradually quieted as the red light descended upon the viewing platforms.

Every fallen one's eyes gradually became vacant, then shifted from vacant to bloodshot red.

Not long after, when the red light formed a massive barrier over the entire Hell Slaughter Arena, anguished screams began to rise from those who had first come into contact with it.

Affected by the red light, those fallen ones seemed to go mad, desperately clawing at their faces and bodies...

Most fallen ones capable of surviving in the inner city possessed a certain degree of strength. Now, they used all that strength on themselves, and their screams even carried the ecstatic pleasure of extreme excitement.

It was as if they found boundless enjoyment in this self-torment.

Their skin split apart and blood sprayed everywhere. They even tore their own organs from their bodies.

This madness did not stop until their lives ended.

More and more fallen ones underwent this transformation until it spread across the entire arena.

Even Yu Tianjun's subordinates could no longer withstand it. They had drunk Bloody Mary before, after all, and were utterly unable to resist the King of Slaughter's methods.

In the end, only two Soul Saints remained alive.

Yu Tianjun's expression gradually darkened. These were all subordinates he had personally chosen, extremely useful for handling dirty work in secret.

Yet now, only two Soul Saints remained.

Especially when the King of Slaughter looked at Yu Tianjun with amusement.

Yu Tianjun knew that even these two Soul Saints could not be saved.

The King of Slaughter was demonstrating his power to Yu Tianjun. Since he had rejected him, he would have to pay the price.

As the King of Slaughter severed the heads of the two Soul Saints, the Hell Road officially opened!

A bloody image of a bat rose from the ground, radiating scarlet light.

As the scarlet light vanished, Yu Tianjun and Bibi Dong vanished from where they stood as well.

Only the King of Slaughter remained in the Hell Slaughter Arena.

"I hope you die smoothly in there."

The King of Slaughter muttered.

After an unknown amount of time, amid a violent tremor, the bloody light around them gradually faded.

When Yu Tianjun and Bibi Dong fully regained consciousness, they found themselves on a circular platform.

The platform was only about five meters in diameter, not large at all. Both of them were sprawled on the ground.

They had regained consciousness almost at the same time, so their gazes fell upon each other simultaneously.

Bibi Dong had not drunk Bloody Mary either, so she remained clear-headed.

"That King of Slaughter is at least a level ninety-five Super Douluo. He is truly terrifying."

Yu Tianjun nodded without replying, instead observing their surroundings.

Beyond the round platform lay a bottomless abyss.

"Guard me."

Yu Tianjun spoke, then sat down cross-legged where he was.

Bibi Dong froze. He was cultivating in a damned place like this?

But then Bibi Dong saw Yu Tianjun take out an herb she did not recognize and stuff it into his mouth.

Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew!

An Immortal Herb capable of enhancing spiritual power, just enough to dispel all the mental strain Yu Tianjun had endured over the past two years.

Two years of life in Slaughter City had indeed affected Yu Tianjun somewhat. It was not because of the toxins in the air, but because killing people every day had caused problems within him.

However, under these circumstances, refining Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew was the best choice. It would be even more beneficial than consuming it before entering Slaughter City.