Old Scorpion's eyes widened in shock. This soul skill was somewhat similar to Old Snake's sixth skill, Poison Burst.
But Poison Burst detonated outside the enemy's body, it was meant to shatter defenses.
Dugu Feng's Poison Explosion, however, was aimed at true powerhouses—detonating inside their bodies for maximum damage. Once poisoned, it left no time for cleansing!
Its sole purpose was stronger offense!
The young master truly is walking further and further down the path of fierce assault, Old Scorpion thought with awe.
"Young master, since you have such a powerful skill now, it's the perfect time for some training!" Old Scorpion suddenly grinned.
"Oh? Could it be the Arena?" Dugu Feng asked curiously.
Old Scorpion only gave a mysterious smile.
Then he set off southwest.
They were moving away from the Extreme North.
Days later, they came before a small town.
Dugu Feng approached with caution.
Suddenly, a blast of wind rushed at him. He didn't even need to think, it was another enemy.
"Poison Explosion!"
With a cold smile, he detonated his second soul skill.
The sound of boom boom boom rang around him.
Though it looked like he hadn't even possessed his martial soul, in truth, Poison Explosion had already been cast.
They had underestimated him.
Looking toward the attacker, Dugu Feng saw a burly man wielding a spear, it was a tool spirit master, a fellow Grandmaster in strength.
But in the blink of an eye, his flesh split apart, his body dissolving into pus.
Dugu Feng didn't spare him another glance, striding quickly toward the outskirts of town.
By now, he already knew where this was.
Old Scorpion only described it as a land filled with slaughter.
Within dozens of kilometers around the town, there was no law, no order—only killing!
It was as if every fugitive in the world gathered here.
And shockingly, neither of the two empires bothered to purge it.
Any spirit master who had offended the great clans or sects, if they fled here, would never be hunted down again.
Old Scorpion had come here in his youth, but his constant poison flare-ups kept him from staying alert, so he had quickly left.
This time, though, with Dugu Feng's lethal skill, he had already killed once during a duel. He needed more blooded training and so Old Scorpion thought of this place.
From Old Scorpion's descriptions and his own experience, Dugu Feng realized where he was.
The City of Slaughter.
Only such a place could be like this!
With Poison Explosion and his two Jade Snakes, he had already slain four.
Everyone here reeked of killing intent and madness.
Dugu Feng knew this was the trial for entering the City of Slaughter. Even stepping into its domain meant being influenced. He could feel his mentality growing violent, his own killing intent condensing!
Only those with killing intent strong enough would be qualified to enter the city itself.
Tang San had fought his way in but that was because he had Tang Hao, the Killing God, backing him.
Otherwise, how could he have gotten past the City's Titled Douluo-level enforcers?
Should I seize the Killing God Domain for myself?
The importance of a domain needed no words. Among equals, one with a domain and one without—the winner was already decided.
And the Killing God Domain was the prerequisite for inheriting the Shura God's position.
Entering the City of Slaughter and winning one hundred victories, that alone began the inheritance trial of Shura God. One of the three chief enforcers of the God Realm Committee!
A god position so mighty that Dugu Feng's heart surged with excitement.
"Damn it, this is the greatest opportunity in the Douluo World besides the immortal herbs!
Snatch it! … I have to snatch it!"
As he crept closer to the town, his mind was set.
To enter the City of Slaughter, the first requirement was killing intent.
Before Tang San entered, Tang Hao had sealed his soul power for a long time, forcing him to cultivate his killing aura.
For Dugu Feng, now that he had decided to steal this chance…
He needed preparation too.
Circling around the town, he began deliberately hunting.
Killing intent was forged through slaughter.
And what martial soul was more efficient at killing, more suited to nurturing slaughter, than poison?
Since everyone here was already a fugitive, all killing to earn the right to enter the City of Slaughter—
Dugu Feng would be merciless.
"To enter the City of Slaughter, no soul skills are allowed. I'll be relying on you two."
He glanced at the twin Jade Snakes on his wrists.
Already three thousand years in cultivation, their bodies had become faintly translucent—yet they remained no longer than five inches.
Perfect killing tools.
His trump card for surviving the City.
His eyes glinted as another figure approached.
"Snake Belly Sword!"
Dugu Feng's body shifted with soul power, flickering close in several bursts.
But before he even struck—
The Jade Snakes had already bitten through flesh.
Compared to their speed, he was still too slow.
Unless he used soul skills, he couldn't keep up with them.
"Next!"
He kept his two snakes patrolling within dozens of steps around him.
Gliding low, their tiny, spectral bodies were nearly impossible to detect.
Even against higher-ranked spirit masters, they would at least buy him reaction time.
Time flowed on. The Snake Belly Sword, the Jade Snakes, the Pincers of his external spirit bone, all tools of death!
Through killing, Dugu Feng's murderous aura grew sharper.
And at the same time, he honed the third stage of his Jade Phosphor Violet Poison.
Releasing venom from every pore of his skin.
The concept was simple. Executing it without a sound? That was hard!
He started with his hands.
Letting venom seep out through the smallest meridians in his palms, this, he could manage.
But pushing venom into every inch of his flesh, exuding it from each pore—
That was suicide.
Dugu Feng gave a wry shake of his head. So this is the path of the Poison branch. If you don't play yourself to death, you'll never be satisfied.
But with the Pearl and the external bone, the danger to him was far less.
It was only a matter of constant attempts.
Months slipped by. His spirit power reached level 23.
At last, Dugu Feng strode into the bloody little town with confidence.
It was time to enter the City of Slaughter.
His chilling aura warned everyone away.
Though he looked young, no one dared to test him.
Soon, he found a tavern in the town center.
It stood out clearly, a dark red flag flapping at the door as though soaked in blood.
Dugu Feng stepped inside, walking straight to the bar.
"Bloody Mary. One glass."
His voice was cold.