"Nana, everyone there except me is an enemy. There's no such thing as friends!"
Li Jiutian pointed toward the city and explained.
"Mm!"
"Xiao Tian, have you noticed? It seems like we can't use our Soul Skills here!"
Hu Liena tried to summon her Soul Power, only to find that she couldn't even release her Soul Rings.
"It's normal. No Soul Masters can use their Soul Skills in Slaughter City!"
After saying this, Li Jiutian led her to the iron gate, but a mounted guard stopped them.
The guard wore a suit of armor that covered him from head to toe.
"We're here to compete in the Slaughter Arena. Please let us through!"
Li Jiutian spoke politely.
"To enter Slaughter City, you'll have to get past me first!" the guard said, then charged at them with his spear!
"Looks like we'll have to let our fists do the talking!"
Li Jiutian snorted and charged to meet him!
The guard's spear swept over his head. Li Jiutian immediately punched the horse in the belly!
"Bam!"
With a tremendous crash, horse and rider were sent flying hundreds of meters!
The horse hit the ground, let out a whinny, and stopped breathing.
"Brat, you're dead!"
Watching his beloved horse breathe its last, the guard thrust his spear at Li Jiutian's head, clearly intent on killing him!
"You're asking for death!"
Dark Energy enveloped Li Jiutian's left hand, and a two-meter-long God-Slaying Hammer appeared!
"Xiao Tian actually has Twin Martial Souls!"
Hu Liena covered her mouth, utterly stunned.
"Boom!"
Li Jiutian swung with all his might, but the hammer stopped half a meter in front of the guard!
"Crack!"
The guard's armor shattered on impact, and he was sent flying a hundred meters away!
"Pfft!"
"The mere gust from that hammer is already this powerful. You two are qualified to enter Slaughter City!"
The guard spat out a huge mouthful of blood, then clutched his heart and lay on the ground. As he looked at the pitch-black giant hammer, cold sweat streamed down his face.
"Xiao Tian, you actually have Twin Martial Souls! What's the name of your second Martial Soul?"
Hu Liena hurried over, puzzled.
"My Second Martial Soul is the God-Slaying Hammer, the strongest Weapon Spirit on Douluo Continent!"
Li Jiutian put away his Martial Soul and replied with a smile.
"You can't reveal your real names in Slaughter City. Everyone uses a string of numbers instead!"
"From now on, these are your names in Slaughter City!"
The guard got to his feet despite his injuries and handed Li Jiutian and Hu Liena a token each.
The number on Li Jiutian's token was 9111, and Hu Liena's was 9112.
Chapter 42: Power Stacks Without Limit—the Terror of the God-Slaying Hammer!
(This chapter is also titled: Killing Intent Becomes Power—the God-Slaying Hammer, Born to Slaughter!)
"Open the gates!"
The guard shouted, and the iron gate slowly swung open.
Black-clad figures slaughtered one another all over Slaughter City.
Li Jiutian and Hu Liena walked into town at an unhurried pace. The stench of blood hit them at once, filling the air.
"Ah! Please, I'm begging you, save me!"
A black-clad man ran toward Li Jiutian and Hu Liena from the roadside, shouting for help.
But before he could reach them, a man behind him stabbed him to death with a longsword.
The man grinned slyly and glared viciously at Li Jiutian and Hu Liena.
"You little nobody, you dare act up in front of me?"
Li Jiutian suddenly stopped and punched the man in the chest!
"You... You're a newcomer, and you dare—!"
By the time the man reacted, a transparent hole the size of a bowl had already opened in his chest. He collapsed to the ground and stopped breathing.
He had never imagined that a newcomer who had just arrived in Slaughter City would dare attack him.
"Xiao Tian, isn't it a little reckless to kill people just like that on someone else's turf?"
Hu Liena asked softly.
"Nana, you're just too kind."
"This place has no rules. It's somewhere people can slaughter one another as they please. Why else would it be called Slaughter City?"
"Besides, the people I killed were all evildoers. They got what they deserved!"
Li Jiutian answered gently, then continued toward the city center with her.
Just then, a swarm of bats suddenly flitted past them, and a woman appeared.
She wore a black cheongsam that hugged her flawless figure. Black lipstick adorned her lips, and her features were strikingly delicate. She was a rare beauty with an unconventional allure.
"As expected of Spirit Hall's peerless genius. General of Heavenly Might effortlessly killed 2315, a veteran who had won forty-two matches!"
"I'm Slaughter City's envoy. Welcome to Slaughter City."
"You're now under the protection of the newcomer grace period for twelve hours."
"If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me!"
The Slaughter Envoy spoke respectfully.
From the moment Li Jiutian and Hu Liena had reached the gate, Tang Chen had taken notice of him and specifically instructed the Slaughter Envoy to treat them as honored guests.
Li Jiutian was not only powerful in his own right, but Qian Daoliu's only disciple and a General of Heavenly Might in Spirit Hall, with troops under his command.
Tang Chen couldn't afford to provoke someone like that. One word from Li Jiutian could bring Slaughter City to its knees!
"How do we open the entrance to Hell Road?"
Li Jiutian got straight to the point, his voice low.
"To open Hell Road, you have to win one hundred matches in the Slaughter Arena. Anything else you'd like to ask?"
The Slaughter Envoy gently rested a hand on his shoulder. Her pale thighs showed through the slit in her cheongsam, barely concealed.
After all, a man like Li Jiutian was a dragon among men. His looks, strength, and background were all among the best on the continent. Ever since the finals, he had gained countless fans.
The Slaughter Envoy had naturally heard of him and had long wanted to meet the peerless genius. She hadn't expected him to come to Slaughter City of his own accord.
Seeing her idol, the Slaughter Envoy fought back her excitement and deliberately showed off her figure to entice Li Jiutian. She wanted him to like her, so they could then get up to some unspeakable things...
But reality was cruel. It doused the Slaughter Envoy's hopes with a bucket of cold water.
"No questions. Please take us to the matches!"
"Also, doing this only makes you look cheap. I don't like women who throw themselves at just anyone!"
Li Jiutian brushed the hand off his shoulder and strode toward the castle.
"Know your place. Xiao Tian is someone you can only look up to!"
Hu Liena glared at her and hurried after Li Jiutian.
The Slaughter Envoy clenched her fists in anger, but there was nothing she could do. His strength and background spoke for themselves.
Inside the castle of Slaughter City.
The enormous Slaughter Arena was inside the castle.
Seven people were competing in the arena. In the end, a Level 67 Soul Emperor won.
The six people who had died suddenly released their Soul Power. It all converged on the Soul Emperor, as though he were absorbing an endless stream of it!
"Congratulations to 8756 for winning his seventeenth match!"
The host announced excitedly.
"Are you sure you want to register for a match now?"
"Once you enter the Slaughter Arena, there are only two possible outcomes: victory or death!"
The Hell Messenger spoke calmly.
"These ants aren't worth worrying about!"
After saying this, Li Jiutian strolled toward the center of the Slaughter Arena.
"Xiao Tian, be careful!"
Hu Liena said anxiously.
"Next, let's welcome a newcomer who's just arrived in Slaughter City, 9111!"
"He'll be facing four Soul Kings and one Soul Saint. Let's wait and see how this match unfolds!"
The host announced loudly.
But nobody in the stands applauded. Only a wave of jeers rang out, because no one believed a newcomer stood a chance.
"A pack of cowards dare act up in front of me!"
Li Jiutian looked at the five of them and snorted, then summoned the God-Slaying Hammer in his left hand!
A tremendous killing intent instantly enveloped the entire Slaughter Arena!
"Though this kid's new to the Slaughter Arena, his killing intent is so heavy. He must have killed plenty of people before!"
"Brothers, let's kill the newcomer first. Then we'll split the Yellow Springs Dew half and half!"
One of the Soul Saints spoke up first.
The five of them all revealed their Martial Souls. The Soul Saint's Martial Soul was a porcupine. The four Soul Kings' Martial Souls were two venomous snakes, a wooden club, and an axe.
Just then, the God-Slaying Hammer suddenly glowed red, and a surge of power flooded through Li Jiutian!
"This... This is impossible!"
"The God-Slaying Hammer can absorb other people's killing intent and turn it into its own power!"
"My strength just shot up by fifty percent!"
Red light enveloped Li Jiutian from head to toe. Dragging the enormous God-Slaying Hammer behind him, he slowly walked toward the Soul Saint!
With every step, his foot sank deep enough into the Slaughter Arena to leave a fifteen-centimeter imprint.
"What a terrifying aura. Xiao Tian has never used this God-Slaying Hammer before!"
"When he used the Eight-Winged Angel Martial Soul, the aura he gave off was sacred and bright."
"But now it's the exact opposite: darkness and slaughter. I can feel the icy killing intent from all the way over here!"
Hu Liena stared from the stands, unable to believe what she was seeing.