Below the hollow was a long tunnel, completely dark, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.
After landing and regaining his footing, Lin Mo's eyes flashed with a faint golden light as he easily saw his surroundings thanks to the enhanced vision from his Spirit Eyes.
Below was a passageway, poorly ventilated and carrying a faint musty and bloody smell.
As I walked along the passageway, after a while, a cold voice suddenly reached my ears.
The voice rang directly in my mind, carrying a mechanical indifference.
"Welcome to the Slaughter City. This is the capital of hell, a world filled with carnage. Here, you can obtain anything you desire, but the price is your Life."
Upon hearing this voice, Lin Mo felt a chill run down his spine; the Slaughter City had arrived.
He continued walking along the passageway without stopping, and after about fifteen minutes, some light appeared ahead—a doorway.
Lin Mo stepped out of the passageway, and a bright and open space appeared before him.
Before them stood a troop of black-armored knights, a total of one hundred and eight, riding tall, equally armored horses, holding long spears, and standing solemnly in formation.
Behind the knights was a vast black city.
Everything around was pitch black, except for the purple moon that illuminated the area below.
Lin Mo's gaze swept over the black-armored knights and landed on the city behind them.
He channeled his blood energy, transforming it into a blood-red blade which he slung over his shoulder, and looked them over with a playful expression. "It seems you are the final test the Slaughter City me. Will killing you allow me to enter the true Slaughter City?"
Terror Knight Scott, was already stunned.
He was at the very front of the group, his entire body covered in black armor, with only his eyes showing.
At that moment, those eyes were filled with astonishment.
In his perception, Lin Mo was like a terrifying blood beast that would devour anyone at any moment, emanating an extremely astonishing and terrifying aura.
The blood and qi were so concentrated that they almost solidified.
He had only ever sensed this kind of aura from those ruthless individuals who had achieved dozens of consecutive victories in the Hell Slaughter Arena, but the person in front of him was clearly a newcomer.
Just how many people has this guy killed outside to exude such an astonishing aura of bloodlust?
Scott swallowed hard, his Adam's apple Rollout.
He considered himself quite capable, a notable figure in the outer city of the Slaughter City, but at this moment, he had no will to fight.
He had absolutely no intention of fighting Lin Mo.
Although his duty was to test newcomers, that was for ordinary fallen ones; for someone of Lin Mo's level...
His intuition told him that if he dared to make a move, he would die! He was certain to die!
Scott announced loudly, his voice muffled through the visor, "No test needed. You've passed the test. Welcome to Slaughter City!"
He waved his hand, and the black-armored knights behind him parted to make way for him.
There's no mistake, this person definitely possesses a similar Fallen Martial Soul as myself, otherwise it would be impossible for them to have such astonishing blood energy and killing intent.
What intrigued him even more was what kind of Fallen Martial Soul Lin Mo possessed, that allowed him to unleash such astonishing blood energy.
He had seen many Soul Master whose Martial Soul and blood were related, but none of them possessed the same level of blood energy as Lin Mo.
For a moment, he even began to wonder whether he was a native of Slaughter City, or whether Lin Mo, standing opposite him, was the native of Slaughter City.
But judging from his aura, he seems to be even more powerful than the Terror Knight Martial Soul he possesses. Such a person is truly the perfect fit for the Slaughter City.
Moreover, based on his observation of Lin Mo, Lin Mo was indeed affected by the magic-suppressing rules of this place, as no Soul Ring appeared beneath his feet.
However, the inability to use Soul Ring skills had little impact on him, and his expression remained unchanged.
Little did he know that whether or not he could use Soul Ring skills was completely irrelevant to Lin Mo.
To date, his Body Martial Soul has not been equipped with a single Soul Ring.
Lin Mo raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.
He had thought he would have to go through another round, but to his surprise, the other party let him pass directly.
This saved him some trouble. After putting away the blood-stained blade, Lin Mo couldn't help but mutter to himself.
The moment he entered this place, he Frisk something was amiss. A strange power permeated the surrounding air, preventing Soul Master from releasing their Soul Ring and using their Soul Skill.
This is the Magic-Banning Domain of the Slaughter City.
Although his Body Martial Soul has not yet been equipped with Soul Ring, Lin Mo clearly sensed that even if his Body Martial Soul had Soul Ring, it would be unusable under the influence of the rules of this place.
He had assumed that the Charizard was the same.
After all, the Charizard is his Martial Soul, and should therefore be subject to the same restrictions.
But when he tried to contact Charizard telepathically, he received an unexpected response.
The message from Charizard was clear: it felt no suppression and its Soul Ring skills could be used normally.
This gave Lin Mo a jolt.
The magic-suppressing effect within the City of Slaughter City did indeed work, but it seemed to only apply to him; Charizard was not restricted by the rules of this place.
This made him fall into deep thought, pondering the reasons behind it.
Is it because Charizard is External Beast Martial Soul? Or is it because it is essentially Pokémon, different from the native Martial Soul of the Douluo Continent?
He prefers the latter.
Lin Mo's thoughts raced, but now was not the time to delve into it.
Seeing Lin Mo's expression shift slightly, Scott took out a black token from his pocket and tossed it over.
"This is your proof of your presence in the Slaughter City. Keep it safe and enter the city. Someone will be waiting for you at the city gate."
Lin Mo subconsciously reached out and took it.
The token felt cold to the touch, and was entirely black. The front had a skull design, and the back had four numbers: 1145.
Lin Mo nodded, put away the token, and walked towards the city gate.
A woman wearing a black veil had been waiting for a long time in front of the city gate.
She wore a long black dress, and her face was covered with a thin black veil, revealing only her eyes.
Upon seeing Lin Mo approach, he bowed slightly and began his self-introduction.
Welcome to the Slaughter City.
"I am your guide. Over the next twelve hours, I will answer all your questions about the Slaughter City."
Twelve hours later, this will be your home, and you will officially become a member of the Slaughter City.
Lin Mo stopped and looked her over.
"Guide?"
"Yes." The girl in black veil nodded. "Each newcomer will be assigned a guide to help you familiarize yourself with the place as quickly as possible and adapt to life in the Slaughter City."
After a moment of silence, Lin Mo quickly asked his first question.
How Slaughter City come about?
The girl in black veil seemed to have anticipated this question. " The Slaughter City has existed for a thousand years. According to legend, it was originally the domain left behind by a powerful Soul Master after breaking through to level 100."
The Soul Master left behind a special rule here, rendering all Soul Master skills unusable, forcing people to survive solely on instinct and their own strength.
"As for the rules—the rule of the Slaughter City is that there are no rules. Here, you can do whatever you want, as long as you are capable of bearing the consequences."
In a sense, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call this a paradise of sin.
"However, there is one thing I must remind you: entering the Slaughter City easy, but getting out is almost impossible."
Over the past thousand years, only a handful of people have been qualified to leave this place alive.
Hearing this, Lin Mo remained calm.