The Foot-Treading Incident

After the King of Slaughter left, Li Pu departed from the Hell Slaughter Arena.

Having secured a hundred victories, the fallen ones no longer needed to worry about facing an invincible existence; although there was still Bibi Dong, who was not much different, the gap was negligible.

As long as the two of them finished, Slaughter City would once again become a free-for-all playground for these weaklings to peck at one another.

Bibi Dong was still wearing that black gown, beautiful, form-fitting, and soft in color, showcasing her figure perfectly. It swayed in rhythm with her steps, and the clicking of her heels against the ground produced a crisp sound. In this blood-colored Slaughter City, it was as if only the friction of her heels against the floor existed; she walked over, dazzling and eye-catching, like a deity descending to roam the mortal realm.

"It seems I should speed things up as well."

"The last three matches, no need to rush," Li Pu said with a smile.

"If not for your method of neutralizing killing intent, perhaps I wouldn't be in a hurry, and would instead choose to suppress the killing intent that is enough to drive a person mad," Bibi Dong replied.

Li Pu: "It depends on your choice. If you feel you can handle it, then finish them all today. That shouldn't be a problem for you."

"I just don't know who will be the unlucky ones."

Bibi Dong's gaze swept toward the surrounding fallen ones.

A chill of terror struck deep into the hearts of the fallen ones.

"I have matters to attend to, I'm leaving first."

"My time hasn't come yet, I don't need to participate in the Hell Slaughter Arena, I'm leaving too..."

"Ah! You damn bastard, you stepped on me!"

"Ah! Don't step, my face!"

In an instant, the fallen ones scrambled to find excuses to leave, though most simply hadn't reached their required time yet.

In this Slaughter City, it was no exaggeration to describe Li Pu and Bibi Dong as having "slain enough to cover the wild fields." Precisely because Bibi Dong had joined, adding another future powerhouse, the number of fallen ones who dared to participate in the Hell Slaughter Arena dwindled as time went on.

Many chose to survive by using the matches they had accumulated in the past, and those who ran out of matches survived by offering their own blood.

Compared to death, lingering on in a desperate state was definitely the choice of the majority.

However, Li Pu and Bibi Dong were completely unreasonable, directly grabbing people to force them into the Hell Slaughter Arena.

No one thought about whether this was appropriate or not; on the contrary, it was considered very normal. The rule of the inner city of Slaughter City was that one could do whatever they pleased as long as they had the strength, and even the King of Slaughter wouldn't care.

Now that two Slaughter Gods had set their sights on them, how could they not be afraid? They still wanted to live.

They immediately turned and ran.

The four exits of the Hell Slaughter Arena were instantly jammed with people, even leading to a stampede.

Seeing this amusing scene, Bibi Dong laughed.

"Perhaps this scene will never happen again in the future. I really owe this to you."

"If that predecessor were still here, perhaps this might have happened too. It is said that for the last few of the hundred matches, she also grabbed people back to slaughter them."

Li Pu had no doubt that the Girl in Bear Skin who had trained here—daring to brave Slaughter City at only fourteen or fifteen years old—was also a transmigrator.

It was a pity that she had torn through space and left before completing her hundred matches; otherwise, he might have been able to meet her.

"Perhaps she went to another world. I have never heard rumors of her on the Douluo Continent," Bibi Dong mused. In a world where deities existed, it was impossible for there to be only one continent.

"When we reach a certain level of cultivation, we will have the chance to meet."

Just like students from prestigious universities coming from all corners of the world, standing out from other places, and gathering in one location to meet.

Li Pu believed there would be a day they would meet.

Bibi Dong quickly grabbed people to complete her final three matches; even if they were unwilling, they had no choice but to obediently go to their deaths.

After the final match, the others returned to the Hell Slaughter Arena one after another to watch the show, relieved that the unlucky ones on the arena stage were not them.

After Bibi Dong finished, the King of Slaughter appeared as usual.

To avoid depleting the population of Slaughter City too much before opening the Hell Road, he had people block more fallen ones from coming to watch Bibi Dong's final match.

Without the attraction of Li Pu, the allure of the Hell Road still remained.

The King of Slaughter issued a warning to Li Pu and Bibi Dong: "I will say it again: the terror of the Hell Road is not something you can overcome just by working together. Compared to becoming a Slaughter God, wouldn't it be better to become a guest elder of Slaughter City, where you can enter and leave as you please?"

Bibi Dong sneered: "No need. I am willing to rely on my own strength to pass the trial of the Hell Road and become a true Slaughter God!"

"In that case, then you shall walk the Hell Road. Being companions on the Hell Road is also a fine journey. If you can pass the trial of the Hell Road and become the new generation of Slaughter Gods, you may return, and we shall drink a cup together."

The King of Slaughter revealed a smile; since these two were not within his hunting range, there was naturally nothing to target them for.

Thick red mist was suddenly released from the King of Slaughter's body, spreading to the surroundings and gradually enveloping the entire Slaughter Hell Arena, even climbing up to the spectator stands.

Some fallen ones saw this and tried to run, but they were frozen in place as if controlled.

"It is your honor to become the sacrifice for the opening of the Hell Road."

The life force and blood essence were continuously drawn out from the fallen ones, converging toward the arena stage of the Hell Slaughter Arena. Nourished by the life force and blood energy, red patterns gradually lit up on the stage, forming a massive blood-red design.

Meanwhile, the killing intent from Li Pu and Bibi Dong each gathered into a faint white ripple, protecting their bodies within. If not for the presence of this killing intent, they might have been swallowed by the blood mist the moment it spread, becoming sacrifices themselves.

As the bat-shaped blood light bloomed and enveloped the two, they felt their feet go empty, and everything around them became illusory, as if they were being transported to another place.

In an instant, the two lost their senses and fell into a deep sleep. They did not know how much time had passed, but accompanied by a violent tremor, the surrounding blood light gradually faded. As they slowly regained consciousness, they discovered that they were standing on a circular platform five meters in diameter.

"Is this the Hell Road?"

Upon closer inspection, Bibi Dong could not help but gasp. The scene before her was far more treacherous than she had imagined.

Everything around her was cast in a faint, blood-red hue. Beyond the five-meter-diameter circular platform beneath her feet lay nothing but a bottomless abyss.

In particular, the narrow, slender path ahead, barely wide enough for two feet to stand side-by-side, appeared to be the only way leading to the outside world.

It was obvious just how dangerous the very first step of the Hell Road would be.

"I wonder if this path can even support us as we cross, and what terrifying existences might be waiting ahead."