#995 - Killing spirit opens the way and smashes the door

The sight of a couple arriving hand-in-hand was a rare spectacle in this gloomy town, even in the tavern.

However, because the middle-aged couple's appearance was too ordinary, it only attracted a fleeting glance before they were largely ignored.

Nevertheless, the gazes of the crowd soon converged on them again due to their actions.

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Quan Yi and Huo Wu, disregarding their surroundings, walked straight towards the bar.

Behind the bar were three bartenders dressed in black. One of them initially intended to approach and greet the couple, but stopped in surprise upon seeing their movements.

"What would you like to order?"

The bartender in the middle, maintaining professional composure, inquired with a cold expression.

In response, Quan Yi didn't mince words and stated directly, "We want to enter the City of Slaughter. Please make way for us."

Such arrogant and disrespectful words caused the temperature of the entire tavern to plummet to freezing point.

The other patrons of the tavern were astonished, finding it hard to believe that someone would dare to be so presumptuous here.

As for the three bartenders, their faces turned extremely grim.

After a few breaths of silence, the bartender let out a cold laugh and said,

"I don't know where you obtained this information, but the City of Slaughter is not a place that inexperienced newcomers like you can enter at will."

As he spoke, he glanced at his colleagues beside him and said, "Get me two glasses of Bloody Mary."

Soon, two glasses of murky, dark red liquid were placed on the bar. The strange drink, emanating a strong bloody odor, made Quan Yi, with his keen sense of smell, unconsciously furrow his brow.

Human blood!

Without even looking, Quan Yi could smell what this Bloody Mary was made of.

The bartender in the middle, with an icy expression and a hint of a smile, said to Quan Yi,

"Entering the City of Slaughter is very simple. Drink this Bloody Mary and gain our approval.

This is the rule.

Quan Yi sneered, his patience with the bartender reaching its lowest point.

"You really think we're ignorant rookies.

An ant who can't make decisions dares to play with us like this."

The black pupils, as still as a calm lake, erupted with violent tremors in the next instant.

An extremely cold mental wave erupted from the depths of Quan Yi's soul.

Killing intent.

The terrifying killing intent, like a cold tide, swept out from Quan Yi's center, wantonly unleashing its power.

"Thud!"

The tavern was filled with commotion. Everyone swept by this dense killing intent felt as if they were being crushed by immense pressure, and their bodies involuntarily slumped downwards.

Those sitting on chairs had their upper bodies directly slammed onto the tables laden with food.

Even if they wanted to resist, the chilling killing intent that froze every cell in their bodies completely deprived them of courage.

As for the three bartenders in front of the bar, standing at the center of the killing intent's cold tide, they directly knelt down before Quan Yi.

At this moment, their faces were pale, their teeth were chattering uncontrollably, and their eyes were filled with fear and shock.

"This, how is this possible?

How many people have you killed?"

The bartender no longer had the arrogance from before. His heart was filled with regret, regretting provoking such a god of slaughter.

Quan Yi put on a thoughtful expression and slowly replied, "I haven't counted carefully, but it's probably around ten thousand.

They were all mistakes I made when I was younger. Looking back now, perhaps there were better ways to handle things."

This playful remorse sounded absurd, but coupled with the chilling killing intent released by Quan Yi, everyone who heard it felt a sense of conviction in their hearts.

As soon as these words were spoken, the three, whose will to resist had been completely shattered, couldn't even maintain their kneeling posture and slammed their heads heavily on the bar in front of them.

Their entire bodies were positioned at an angle, propped up on the bar like that.

The killing intent didn't stop, and the scene fell into an eerie silence.

Quan Yi leisurely picked up the Bloody Mary on the bar in this state and carefully examined it.

As early as when the other party took it out, Quan Yi's own body and Xiao Du were warning him.

This glass of human blood contained undetectable toxins.

He dipped a fingertip into the liquid, and the divine power of the Ultimate Poison attribute instantly enveloped the liquid, extracting and analyzing the toxins within.

Looking at Quan Yi's solemn expression, Huo Wu activated private chat mode.

Hidden under the simulation, Huo Wu asked, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this blood?"

"Yes, there's a volatile, slow-acting toxin in it.

This toxin is stimulated by one's own killing intent, and in the short term, it will excite people and even increase their physical fitness.

However, with long-term accumulation, when the toxicity is completely activated, it can instantly take a person's life."

This Bloody Mary wasn't just used to test people; it also hid a terrifying conspiracy.

Huo Wu's expression also became very serious after hearing the explanation.

The reason they were making such a gesture wasn't because they couldn't deal with the toxin. In fact, possessing the Ultimate Fire, the toxin couldn't harm them at all.

What they were truly wary of was the deeper meaning behind this.

If the City of Slaughter was a place for the Asura God to choose a successor, then this poisoned wine, as an entry challenge, seemed very strange to be set up here.

Could it be that choosing a successor was just a facade, and the Asura God's true purpose was to seize the lives of everyone who entered the City of Slaughter?

Originally, they had come to investigate information about the Asura God, but unexpectedly, from the very beginning, the path of exploration was shrouded in a layer of haze.

"It seems that we still have to be more cautious on this trip. These so-called Heavenly Realm Enforcers are not as great as we imagined."

After exchanging views with Huo Wu, Quan Yi decided to maintain a more cautious attitude and investigate all the secrets hidden behind this City of Slaughter.

Outside, the release of killing intent lasted for only a few minutes.

But these few minutes felt like several years to everyone in the tavern.

Just when their spirits were on the verge of collapse, Quan Yi withdrew his exposed killing intent.

And he said to the bartender in front of him, "Now, we should be qualified to enter the City of Slaughter, right?"

The bartender, with tears and snot running down his face, no longer had the courage to refuse.

"Of course, of course, esteemed guests. I will now open the door to the City of Slaughter for you.

Please, Your Excellency, spare the life of this ant. Please, I beg you."

The three bartenders kowtowed forcefully on the ground, directly smashing out bloody imprints.

Quan Yi had no sympathy for these people, but he didn't want to indiscriminately kill those who had completely lost the ability to resist.

He glanced down and said coldly, "Open it."