Method of Domain Evolution, Entering the Capital of Slaughter

A short while later, more than a dozen corpses lay beside an altar in the small town.

The blood from these bodies flowed into the altar, fueling it to activate the entrance to the Capital of Slaughter.

Decades from now, a tavern would be built over this very altar to conceal the entrance to the Capital of Slaughter.

A bit further from the altar, there were many more mummified corpses, their essence and blood completely drained.

Rakshasa Bibi Dong's blood-draining skill made her seem even more depraved than the fallen ones themselves.

Many of the fallen were intimidated by Rakshasa Bibi Dong; they stood far away, waiting silently for the Capital of Slaughter to open.

Ling Feng looked at the eerie altar, his heart still fluttering with a hint of panic.

"Senior, once I go in, can I really leave the Capital of Slaughter without walking the Hell Road?" Ling Feng asked.

He was only at the thirtieth rank; even if he cultivated to the fortieth rank inside the Capital of Slaughter, he would still be at the very bottom of the food chain.

With such cultivation, entering the Hell Slaughter Arena would be a massive disadvantage, making it extremely difficult to secure a hundred victories and pass through the Hell Road.

If Rakshasa Bibi Dong failed as well, he would be trapped in the Capital of Slaughter forever.

"Rest assured, would This Seat ever lie to you?" Rakshasa Bibi Dong's voice echoed in Ling Feng's mind.

"After you enter, you need not obsess over the hundred victories in the Hell Slaughter Arena. Simply utilize the environment there to cultivate your Martial Soul Domain."

"Your Martial Soul Domain was ignited by This Seat's divine power, and it shares the same origin as the Domain of the Killing God in this alternate space."

"As long as you can develop your Martial Soul Domain to the next stage, you will be able to leave the Capital of Slaughter on your own, even without This Seat's help."

Hearing this, Ling Feng felt a bit more at ease, though he remained somewhat puzzled.

"Senior, how do I go about developing my Martial Soul Domain?"

Rakshasa Bibi Dong replied, "Once inside, you need only kill to accumulate killing intent."

"Your Martial Soul Domain shares the same origin as the Domain of the Killing God. As long as you assimilate enough killing intent, you can gain the abilities of the Domain of the Killing God."

"Kill people?" Ling Feng realized.

Although he didn't particularly care for such slaughter, Ling Feng knew that once he entered the Capital of Slaughter, he would have no choice in the matter.

Furthermore, one could kill at will in the inner city of the Capital of Slaughter—there were no taboos. He could accumulate killing intent without ever having to step into the Hell Slaughter Arena.

That meat grinder of an arena, where only one out of ten participants survived, was even more brutal than the rules of the inner city.

"Very well, the altar is about to initiate the teleportation. Hurry and get on!" Rakshasa Bibi Dong commanded.

Prompted by Rakshasa Bibi Dong, Ling Feng looked toward the altar.

The patterns on the altar were saturated with fresh blood and began to bloom with a blood-colored radiance.

"Bibi Dong, the altar is opening. Let's go!" Ling Feng took Bibi Dong's hand and stepped onto the altar.

The other fallen ones swarmed toward the altar, leaping into the blood-red light.

Ling Feng felt his vision go black and the world spin; for a moment, he couldn't distinguish up from down.

However, this sensation lasted only a short while before Ling Feng felt his feet touch solid ground.

It was a dim, gloomy passage, and at the end of it, a faint blood-colored light could be seen.

"Ling Feng, are you alright?" Bibi Dong asked with concern.

Ling Feng shook his head, gripping Bibi Dong's warm, soft hand. "I'm fine!"

"The records state that ordinary spirit masters entering the Capital of Slaughter must drink a cup of Bloody Mary to embrace their depravity, or else they will be targeted."

"Neither of us drank the Bloody Mary, so we are essentially intruders. We must be careful."

Ling Feng didn't know if the original Bibi Dong had drunk the Bloody Mary, but this time, they certainly hadn't.

"It's fine, I will protect you!" Bibi Dong said.

Ling Feng released his martial soul and discovered that, as expected, he could no longer use his spirit ring skills, though his Martial Soul Domain and spirit bones remained functional.

Bibi Dong tried as well, adjusting to the sensation of having no spirit ring skills.

Her Death Domain was also usable, as was her spirit bone skill, 'Blood Rage'; her condition was slightly better than Ling Feng's.

"Let's go!"

The two walked toward the end of the passage. The sky here was dark and gloomy, with occasional flashes of blood-red light.

The environment gave off an oppressive feeling.

Moreover, the air here was permeated with a certain toxin; if an ordinary spirit master were to enter, they would be poisoned and descend into madness without even realizing it.

Fortunately, Ling Feng possessed the Ice and Fire Golden Body, making him immune to all poisons, and Bibi Dong had consumed Ling Feng's blood, granting her a high resistance to toxins.

They hadn't even reached the gate of the outer city when they heard a commotion.

"Careful, it must be the administrators of the Capital of Slaughter!" Ling Feng warned.

Since they weren't fallen ones, they faced more restrictions upon entering the Capital of Slaughter than the others.

"What should we do then?" Bibi Dong asked.

Ling Feng replied, "We repel them or kill them. That should be enough to pass this trial."

Slaughter was the main melody of the Capital of Slaughter.

Sure enough, it wasn't long before a troop of men appeared and surrounded the two of them.

"They have trespassed into the Capital of Slaughter! Seize them!" the knight commander commanded.

Ling Feng and Bibi Dong exchanged a glance; without wasting words, they struck immediately.

Having accumulated the essence and blood of quite a few spirit masters, Bibi Dong activated her spirit bone skill, Blood Rage, her aura overwhelming that of the knight commander.

"You dare to resist?"

Ling Feng stood by, coordinating his movements with Bibi Dong.

Just as Bibi Dong charged forward and the knight was about to unleash his spirit skill, Ling Feng timely utilized his ocular technique, Soul-Eating Light, to assault the knight's mind, causing the commander's movements to falter.

By the time the knight regained his senses, he found that Bibi Dong was already right before him, the spider spikes of her martial soul poised to pierce his throat.

"Don't kill me, I'll let you in."

"You cannot kill at will in the Outer City of the Capital of Slaughter. If you break the rules, the consequences will be dire!" the knight commander said.

The Death Spider Emperor's spider leg tapped against the knight's shoulder, using the leverage to retreat and return to Ling Feng's side.

The knight touched the wound on his shoulder, only to find green, poisonous blood oozing from it.

He broke out in a cold sweat; he had been able to use his spirit skills, yet he had still been defeated by Bibi Dong.

Unable to show his face here any longer, the knight took his subordinates and quickly vanished from the pair's sight.

Ling Feng breathed a sigh of relief; fortunately, the guards of the Outer City were not too strong, otherwise, they would have been at a severe disadvantage without their spirit skills.

Seeing that Bibi Dong felt somewhat uneasy, Ling Feng joked, "The horses they ride are quite impressive to be able to survive in an environment like this."

Bibi Dong was taken aback by his words. This place was a desolate wasteland; how could those horses possibly survive?

"Indeed, why is that?"

"Perhaps it's because those horses possess the bloodline of spirit beasts. They might even be eating better than the people here!"

Although the Capital of Slaughter could not be self-sufficient, it was supplied with resources by Spirit Hall; surely those horses were living better than the people, were they not?

"Alright, don't think too much about it. Let's enter the city!" Ling Feng said.

With her attention diverted, Bibi Dong felt a little better and followed Ling Feng into the city.