Wang Zhong roared, shedding his Nine-Tailed Fox Robe, his chest wound healing at a visible rate.
His Six-Winged Purple Light Wings unfurled, he gave a mighty shake, transforming into a bolt of purple lightning, and streaked towards the blood demon's bat-like form.
They pursued and fled, but under the immense soul power fueling Wang Zhong's Six-Winged Purple Light Wings, his speed was incredibly astonishing. In a mere blink, he closed the distance between them. The moment he caught up to the bat, a long spear materialized in Wang Zhong's hand.
He thrust his spear like rain, and bats fell like raindrops. After a few breaths, of the original dozens of bats, only one remained, shrieking as it frantically flapped its wings, attempting to escape.
As it fled, layers of blood-red light emanated from the bat, increasing its speed severalfold! The distance between it and Wang Zhong widened once more.
"Still trying to struggle!"
Wang Zhong's gaze sharpened. The Six-Winged Purple Light Wings behind him blazed with purple light again, and his speed escalated once more, creating sonic booms in the air. Under the terrified gaze of the blood demon transformed into a bat, he arrived before it like a bolt of lightning, his spear thrusting forward, death but a step away from the blood demon.
Terrified, the blood demon abruptly dived downwards, narrowly evading Wang Zhong's spear.
Gazing at the dark golden blood on the spear, Wang Zhong tutted and also dived downwards, pursuing relentlessly.
Descending from the high altitude, a dark red city loomed in the distance, and the blood demon's escape route led directly there.
"Not good!"
"I absolutely cannot let this guy enter the city! Otherwise, those people are doomed!"
His heart tightened, Wang Zhong fixed his gaze on the blood demon's escape route, his muscles instantly tensed, and the long spear in his hand trembled under the immense power, as if it would shatter at any moment.
The bat, representing the blood demon, saw the city suddenly appear before it. A peculiar joy and madness, born of escaping peril, flickered in its small blood-red eyes.
"City of Slaughter!"
"I never imagined I'd arrive here by chance. Truly, heaven assists me!"
"With the Yellow Springs Dew, once my strength is restored, I will make this brat die!"
The flapping of its wings grew faster and faster. Once it entered the City of Slaughter, it would be like a fish returning to the sea; Wang Zhong would never be able to catch it again.
A hundred meters, fifty meters, ten meters...
Just as its form was ten meters from the gate, with only one more flap of its wings needed, the blood demon could escape to safety.
And then, Wang Zhong moved!
Standing in mid-air, he gently flapped his Six-Winged Purple Light Wings. The arm holding the spear bulged with veins. With a great shout, Wang Zhong hurled the spear in his hand.
Under Wang Zhong's immense power, the spear's speed was unimaginably fast, the roar it made as it tore through the air like an exploding thunder.
Boom!
The spear struck the bat, which was barely a meter from the gate, and exploded entirely. The spear's momentum did not diminish, and it directly embedded itself into the side of the city gate, its shaft disappearing completely.
"Who!"
A cold, sharp roar echoed. A figure like a knight, yet a guard, riding a sturdy warhorse, clad in heavy crimson and black armor, their entire head encased within the helmet, blood-red eyes glowing, suddenly fixed their gaze on Wang Zhong's location.
The horse reared, charging directly at Wang Zhong. A ferocious and surging stench of blood, mingled with biting killing intent, could send chills through anyone.
As a guardian of the City of Slaughter, he instinctively identified Wang Zhong, who had hurled a spear towards the city, as a provocateur!
Without a moment's hesitation, the guardian raised his long sword. Accompanied by the horse's powerful charge, he swung his sword down. In the world, only this single arc of sword light remained.
"Who is that fellow? How dare he be so brazen here!"
"Looks like a newcomer who knows nothing!"
"A newcomer, hahaha! That means the Yellow Springs Dew has a new source!"
"Kill him, Lord Guardian!"
Crowds of people, at this moment, were shouting loudly and roaring with glee.
Lacking the strength and courage to enter the City of Slaughter, they were like stray dogs by the roadside, their lives cheap as grass.
In this place where slaughter and combat were the dominant melodies, even they themselves were uncertain if they would be alive the next second. Madness and chaos were thus born.
The sword wind struck his face, rustling his forelocks. Wang Zhong narrowed his eyes, sensing immense killing intent and the stench of blood.
His right hand clenched into a fist, power gathering within it. The instant the sword light reached him, Wang Zhong swung his fist, colliding heavily with the sword light.
"Seeking death!"
The red eyes beneath the guardian's helmet revealed a hint of mockery. He thought Wang Zhong was foolishly seeking death by trying to clash with his sharp sword with his bare fist.
This long sword was personally bestowed by the King of Slaughter. Its sharpness and hardness were unparalleled, with few weapons in the world able to compare.
However, an astonishing scene unfolded. As the flesh-and-blood fist met the long sword, the sword, which could be called a weapon of divine quality, shattered inch by inch, turning into fragments scattered across the sky.
"How is this possible!" An exclamation escaped from beneath the armor. Such an event was too unbelievable.
The fist, after shattering the sword, continued its momentum undiminished. The fierce fist wind made the guardian's eyelids twitch violently. He abruptly yanked the reins, causing the warhorse beneath him to rear up and stomp directly down on Wang Zhong.
Bang!
A sound like a bursting watermelon rang out. Under the guardian's horrified gaze, the upper half of the warhorse beneath him was completely pulverized, its blood splattering across the armor, filling him with dread.
A heavy punch landed fiercely on his armor. The immense force transmitted through it caused the armor to begin disintegrating on the spot.
"Not good!"
"I'm going to die!"
The bells of death tolled ceaselessly in his ears. At the brink of life and death, the guardian, disregarding everything, mobilized all the power and soul skills within his body. Two yellow and two purple, and four yellow, eight soul rings rose from beneath his feet, proving his identity as a Soul Douluo.
But even a Soul Douluo was destined for the same outcome!
The armor exploded on the spot, blood splattering everywhere. The guardian's body, like a shrimp, flew backward, smashing heavily against the city gate at an incredibly fast speed.
Blood flowers bloomed, and on the ancient, evil-infused gate, a terrifying blood-red flower blossomed.
"Gulp."
"Gulp."
Successive gulps of saliva were heard. Those who had previously clamored for the guardian to kill Wang Zhong now wore expressions of pure terror.
Not just them; everyone who had spoken before was now trembling uncontrollably, on the verge of losing their minds.
"What, what is this!"
"Lord Guardian has been defeated!"
"He was a Soul Douluo blessed by the King of Slaughter, capable of using soul skills, yet he couldn't even withstand one move!!"
"Who is he!"
Countless exclamations and sounds of panic erupted. They were desperadoes living on the edge of a knife, their lives precarious. They never lacked courage or ferocity, but now, they felt a chill emanating from the depths of their souls.
The guardian's body slowly slid down the city wall, leaving behind a dark red bloody trail.
Wang Zhong glanced at the city, then casually swept his gaze over the stunned individuals staring at him, all of whom had fierce expressions and were clearly not to be trifled with. With just this glance, they scrambled to their feet and retreated repeatedly.
They had no intention of provoking such a ruthless individual!
Taking in their expressions, Wang Zhong turned to leave. A hoarse female voice suddenly sounded.
"Please, wait, esteemed sir!"
"You have now obtained the qualification to enter the City of Slaughter!"