Following the Slaughter Envoy, Jiang Xiaofeng and Hu Liena were led around the entire City of Slaughter.
They quickly understood the essentials of life here: eating, drinking, lodging, and transportation. Yellow Spring Nectar was the only currency that mattered.
The gold soul coins used in the outside world were utterly worthless here.
The only way to obtain Yellow Spring Nectar was to kill. To kill effectively, one needed strategy and skill. The Arena was the key, where they could participate in tournaments.
The more victories one achieved, the more Yellow Spring Nectar they would earn.
Therefore, those soul masters who could achieve consecutive victories in the City of Slaughter lived very comfortably.
Many powerful soul masters had even settled down here. As long as they possessed enough Yellow Spring Nectar, they wouldn't be hunted, and no one would dare to provoke them.
Because there was another rule in the City of Slaughter: as long as you handed over a sufficient amount of Yellow Spring Nectar within a month, you could guarantee your safety and wouldn't be hunted by anyone.
The Slaughter Envoy led Jiang Xiaofeng and Hu Liena to the final location: the Arena. Competitions were underway there, in full swing.
It was less an arena and more a life-or-death stage. Those who went up either died or lived; there was no third option.
And every Spirit Master in the City of Slaughter inevitably had to go to this kind of stage.
However, the stage was a very cruel place. To win a match, you had to kill all nine of your opponents.
In other words, if Jiang Xiaofeng and Hu Liena appeared in the same qualifying match, only one of them would likely survive.
Upon hearing this rule, Jiang Xiaofeng frowned.
"Sir Slaughter Envoy, isn't there a loophole in this rule? If my junior sister and I are in the same match, does that mean I have to kill her?"
The Slaughter Envoy said with a look of disdain, "Of course. In the City of Slaughter, you must be prepared to die at any moment, even if you are husband and wife, or father and son!"
Jiang Xiaofeng frowned. This was a bit difficult.
Seeing Jiang Xiaofeng's troubled expression, the Slaughter Envoy offered another answer.
"If your strengths are considerable, and you each achieve more than 20 consecutive victories, perhaps we won't arrange for you to meet in the same match. After all, our King of Slaughter also favors capable young people!"
Jiang Xiaofeng breathed a sigh of relief. So, there was still a chance.
He shouldn't have brought Hu Liena. Initially, Bibi Dong had come alone, and possibly hadn't received this kind of information, which was why Jiang Xiaofeng hadn't gotten this precise information.
After all, only two people were currently alive who had left the City of Slaughter, so the available information they provided was very limited.
Jiang Xiaofeng quietly watched the matches in the Arena.
A ten-person free-for-all.
Everyone fought their own battles.
No one wanted to be killed, everyone wanted to win, but who wanted to die?
The entire match was incredibly brutal!
Blood and flesh flew everywhere, and in the end, not a single person could stand steadily on the Arena.
Only when everyone else had fallen did a single person, trembling, remain standing, signaling the end of the match.
The victor burst into laughter.
"I won! I won! Hahaha, I won! I want the Yellow Spring Nectar! I want the Yellow Spring Nectar!"
Even Jiang Xiaofeng, who had seen many things, frowned.
The people he had killed were all those who deserved to die, because they all wanted to kill him, they all wanted to seize his skills.
Not everyone in the last match deserved to die, though admittedly, no one in the City of Slaughter was innocent.
But that didn't mean everyone should blindly follow the City of Slaughter's rules. They were excessive!
His abilities were insufficient to change anything. Perhaps, after truly understanding the City of Slaughter, he would have a different perspective. But for now, Jiang Xiaofeng didn't agree with the City of Slaughter's rules.
Newcomers had a protection period, so they were assigned specific housing.
The Slaughter Envoy led them to their lodgings and then left, but not before warning them. Although they were currently under the protection period, they shouldn't provoke anyone.
While others wouldn't dare to openly kill them, if they were injured, they would be in a terrible situation once the protection period ended.
Jiang Xiaofeng understood this, of course. The three-day protection period was meant to allow them to adapt to the City of Slaughter.
However, Jiang Xiaofeng didn't plan on spending the protection period peacefully.
When the Slaughter Envoy was leaving, Jiang Xiaofeng mentioned to him the time of his first match in the Arena – tomorrow.
The Slaughter Envoy looked at Jiang Xiaofeng in surprise. Other people came to the City of Slaughter and wished their safe period would last as long as possible, but he, on the other hand, wanted to go to the Arena to die on the second day.
"Kid, you have to think this through. You better understand that in the Arena, we won't collect any Yellow Spring Nectar from newcomers in the first month, but in the second month, you must hand over a sufficient amount!"
Jiang Xiaofeng nodded and said, "I won't change it, tomorrow it is. Please, Slaughter Envoy, arrange the match time for me!"
"Alright, no problem!"
After the Slaughter Envoy left, Hu Liena looked worried. Although she believed in Jiang Xiaofeng's abilities, she didn't trust the people here.
"Is it a bit too fast, Feng?"
Jiang Xiaofeng shook his head, "I must increase my number of victories as soon as possible to protect you. Otherwise, I will regret it for the rest of my life!"
Hu Liena lowered her head, looking like a child who had done something wrong. She knew she might be dragging Jiang Xiaofeng down.
"Brother Feng, it's my fault. I shouldn't have come with you!"
Jiang Xiaofeng shook his head. "Since we're here, I'll protect you. Don't worry, I've got you. If they really put you in an Arena match, I'll take you and force our way through Hell Road. I want to see who dares to stop us!"
Hu Liena was deeply moved, silently vowing not to become a burden to Jiang Xiaofeng.
Meanwhile, back in Spirit Hall, Yue Guan had returned.
Bibi Dong sat on her throne, a look of worry on her face.
"Have they entered the City of Slaughter?"
"Yes, they have."
Bibi Dong shook her head and sighed, "These two little fellows really don't make things easy. Whether they can make it out depends on their own fortune!"
After saying that, Bibi Dong took out a flower from her ring.
This was something Jiang Xiaofeng had given her one night after he returned from his training, when he snuck into Bibi Dong's bedroom.
"Teacher, this flower is called Lovesickness Broken Heart Red. I prepared it specially for you, but not everyone can make it their own. But I believe you definitely can, Teacher!"
Bibi Dong looked at the flower in Jiang Xiaofeng's hand with curiosity.
"Such a beautiful flower. You snuck into my bedroom in the middle of the night just to give me a flower?"
Bibi Dong opened her big eyes, looking at Jiang Xiaofeng as if she was completely innocent.
This feeling instantly made Jiang Xiaofeng's heart race, and he wanted nothing more than to pounce on her right now.
"You're the Pope! Are you suggesting I want you to give me a baby in the middle of the night???"
Bibi Dong said with a face full of shame and anger, "You little pervert, get out of here!"
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