binnovel Chapter 296 The City That Never Sleeps 7
Chapter 296 The City That Never Sleeps 7
Throughout the journey, Guan Xun followed closely behind Xue Ji, his murderous aura never wavering.
The murderous aura was like an invisible armor, completely enveloping her.
This distance makes it easier for her to make her move.
Blood Princess naturally sensed the chilling killing intent. Without stopping, she said calmly, "Don't worry, I won't attack you."
Guan Xun paused slightly, her eyes growing even colder; she knew her intentions.
Blood Princess turned her head and glanced at her: "First, I can't beat you. Second, the Blood Princess you killed wasn't me."
"Not you?" Guan Xun asked, slightly puzzled. "What do you mean?"
The person in front of me is clearly the same as the person from that day. If it's not the real person, is it some kind of disguise?
As if she could read her mind, Blood Princess said calmly, "We are both the same person and not the same person. We are just clones created by the city lord."
A clone? Guan Xun's heart skipped a beat.
She was aware of this; among all the powers of manipulation, there was one called the power of replication.
This technique can replicate a person with the same appearance and aura, using one person as the model.
Although it sounds very strange and rare, it requires a very high level of cultivation from the caster, and the cloned person has no cultivation.
It's quite good for amusement.
Unexpectedly, the city lord of the City That Never Sleeps possessed such means.
As if sensing the tremor in her heart, Blood Princess said, "You guessed right, we were all born under the control of the Great City Lord."
really.
Guan Xun's gaze was fixed on Xue Ji's retreating figure: "What exactly does your city lord want with me?"
"You'll know when you get there."
As soon as she finished speaking, Blood Princess abruptly stopped, then stepped aside and raised her hand to gesture forward.
Guan Xun looked in the direction she pointed, and his pupils suddenly contracted.
Unbeknownst to them, they had already arrived at the foot of that nine-story blood tower.
The tower was entirely dark, as if it were cast from the bones of countless living beings. Twisted runes were carved all over it, and blood beads seeped out from the cracks and slowly slid down the tower walls, forming puddles of foul-smelling blood on the ground.
The nine-story pagoda rises straight into the sky, each level shrouded in a thick mist of blood.
An indescribable sense of oppression poured down from the top of the Blood Tower, making people's breath catch slightly, and even Guan Xun's aura twitched uncontrollably.
This tower... was even more eerie and dangerous than she had imagined.
Just as she was intently examining the nine-story blood tower, the ground beneath her feet suddenly collapsed without warning.
A strong sense of weightlessness washed over her. She was about to use her spiritual power to stabilize herself, but the spiritual power around her seemed to be imprisoned by an invisible force, and she could not mobilize it at all.
He could only let his body fall straight into that dark void.
The next second, a blinding light suddenly shone.
In the blink of an eye, she found herself in an extremely luxurious palace.
The hall was inlaid with countless gold and silver jewels, which shone brightly, illuminating the entire hall as if it were daytime.
Wisps of blood, visible to the naked eye, swirled in the air, twisting into pained human faces in the firelight, flickering within the hall.
Blood Princess leaped past her and strode to the high seat at the front of the hall. She bowed slightly and gave a respectful salute, her voice filled with awe: "Great Lord of the City, the message has been delivered."
Guan Xun looked in the direction of the sound, and his gaze froze instantly.
On the high seat sat an extremely eerie figure.
The man's eyes were bloodshot, and his lips were dripping with blood, as if he had just drunk raw blood.
He had a pair of curved horns on his head, covered with hideous bumps, and his fingernails were long and sharp, clearly resembling animal claws.
He was draped in black, with skull patterns embroidered all over his body.
Half-human, half-beast?
Guan Xun's heart sank.
This person was actually a demon beast in human form!
Judging from its remaining features, it is impossible to tell what kind of monster it is; only the bloodthirsty and cruel aura emanating from its body is extremely terrifying.
The city lord, seated high on his throne, was looking down with great interest through his crimson eyes.
He held a wine glass in his hand, which reeked of a strong, fishy stench; it was clearly a glass full of blood.
As he gently swirled the wine glass, a wicked smile curled at the corner of his mouth.
"You're Number One? Not bad, that's quite unexpected." The voice was extremely hoarse, as if there was thick blood stuck in the throat, making it very unpleasant to listen to.
Guan Xun's vigilance instantly reached its peak, and the killing intent around him surged uncontrollably. He spoke in a deep voice, "I wonder what business the city lord has with me?"
"Something's wrong, of course something's wrong."
As the city lord spoke, he tilted his head back and drank the blood in the cup in one gulp. The scarlet liquid slid down the corner of his lips and dripped onto his black robe, spreading out a dark stain.
He licked his lips and asked, "What do you think of my city that never sleeps?"
Guan Xun's eyes flickered slightly, but his tone was decisive: "A place of insolence."
"A place of debauchery? Hahahaha, good! Good!" The city lord was stunned for a moment, then burst into a deafening laugh.
The laughter was rough and unpleasant, so loud that it made the beams and pillars of the main hall tremble slightly.
After a long pause, his gaze grew even more intense: "A newcomer, to have made such a name for yourself in the killing field in just six months, making everyone fear you, I admire your ability."
"Bloodthirsty and cruel, devoid of any emotion, as if in your eyes everyone deserves to die and no one should live."
Guan Xun frowned, his doubts deepening.
What does this person mean by saying all this? Is it because she killed too many people and they want to settle scores with her?
She never liked beating around the bush, so she asked directly, "Lord City Lord, let's not beat around the bush. What brings you here?"
Upon hearing this, the city lord leaned back in his high seat, lazily raised his eyelids, and said with a hint of amusement, "You killed Blood Princess as soon as you entered the City of Never Sleeps. She was one of my men. You have quite the nerve."
As he trailed off the last syllable, his dark red eyes suddenly turned cold.
A terrifying killing intent swept out like a tsunami, instantly filling the entire hall.
Its power was far more intense than any killing intent Guan Xun had ever felt in the killing field, as if it could crush a person's soul.
She clenched her teeth, her fists clenched so tightly that all the muscles in her body tensed up, and her back straightened up. She showed no fear whatsoever, and her gaze met the city lord's eyes directly.
When she entered the city, Blood Princess had told her that the rule of the City That Never Sleeps was that there were no rules.
If that's the case, then anyone can become her target, so what's wrong with her killing a clone?
The problem lies in the rules they set.
As if seeing through her thoughts, the city lord sneered, "My word is law. You've harmed my people, aren't you afraid of death?"
Guan Xun's mind raced.
If the city lord truly wanted to avenge that Blood Princess, he wouldn't need to summon her personally; he could have easily taken her life the moment she stepped into the Blood Tower's area.
Since they went to such great lengths to bring her here, they must have had another purpose.
She took a deep breath: "It's only natural to be afraid of death, and I am certainly afraid."
"Hmm..." The city lord seemed quite satisfied with her answer, nodding and slowly closing his eyes.
The atmosphere inside the hall gradually became deathly silent.
"Since that's the case, then commit suicide." The city lord suddenly spoke, as if he were talking about a trivial matter.