klisemfg Chapter 297 The City That Never Sleeps 8
Chapter 297 The City That Never Sleeps 8
What? Guan Xun's expression froze.
Could she have guessed wrong? Was the city lord truly only after that Blood Princess's life?
Suicide?
That's absolutely impossible!
Almost the instant the city lord finished speaking, Guan Xun's killing intent surged forth, and her surging spiritual power flowed wildly through her meridians, causing the ground beneath her feet to tremble slightly.
Dark flames instantly erupted in her palm, illuminating her fierce eyes and brows.
Her gaze was fixed on the city lord on the high seat, as if she were ready to make a desperate move at any moment.
The city lord slightly raised his eyelids, his gaze carrying a hint of disdain, as if looking at a struggling ant.
Seeing her like this, he suddenly covered his face and burst into laughter: "Hahaha... Your composure is quite impressive."
As laughter rang out, the terrifying killing intent that had enveloped the hall vanished without a trace.
Even so, Guan Xun still dared not relax in the slightest.
She frowned, unable to figure out what this person was up to.
After laughing, the city lord looked at her with a hint of seriousness: "Would you be interested in working for me?"
Guan Xun was slightly taken aback. So this was his true intention?
"Lord of the City is joking, I am unwilling." She refused almost without thinking. After a pause, her eyes rolled: "I enjoy drinking blood and killing. If I were to work under Lord of the City, I certainly could not be so presumptuous and lose your dignity. I am the kind of person who cannot suppress my impulses."
"Hmm?" The city lord's smile froze, and his lips quickly tightened.
An even more terrifying pressure than before suddenly descended upon him, pressing heavily on Guan Xun's shoulders, causing her knees to buckle slightly involuntarily, her bones creaking under the weight.
The threat was obvious.
"You really don't want to?"
Guan Xun gritted his teeth, his gaze meeting Guan Xun's without flinching: "...I don't want to."
The human and the demon faced off like this.
The air inside the hall seemed to freeze, and even the swirling blood vapor stopped moving.
Within a few breaths, fine beads of sweat appeared on Guan Xun's forehead, and his clothes on the back were soaked with cold sweat.
The city lord's aura was too terrifying. If she hadn't already possessed considerable strength and hadn't undergone half a year of blood tempering, she would probably have collapsed to the ground by now.
However, in a short while, the oppressive aura pressing down on her was suddenly completely removed.
"Hahahaha!"
The city lord burst into laughter again, slammed his wine cup heavily on the armrest of his high seat, then stood up and looked down at Guan Xun: "Good! You have guts. Go back now."
Upon hearing this, Guan Xun's eyelids twitched slightly. Were we just going to let her go so easily?
She found it hard to believe.
However, she couldn't figure out what this person was up to, and this was probably her only chance to leave.
Without the slightest hesitation, she turned and walked towards the entrance of the main hall.
At the same time, he extended his divine sense backward, probing all the movements behind him, wary of any sneak attack from the other party.
As soon as I pushed open the door to the main hall, a familiar feeling of weightlessness washed over me again.
The scene before him flashed by, and in the next instant, Guan Xun landed steadily on the ground.
Looking around, I found myself back in front of the Nine-Story Blood Tower.
The air around us was thick with the stench of blood, and the mournful cries of those wronged souls still echoed in my ears.
The Blood Princess's figure had long since disappeared, leaving her standing alone beneath the Blood Tower.
They really let her go so easily.
Guan Xun was completely baffled.
After thinking for a moment, I finally gave up. If I couldn't figure it out, I simply stopped thinking about it.
She raised her head, her gaze falling on the towering nine-story blood tower, her eyes turning cold and sharp.
Immediately, she lifted her foot and walked towards the tower gate of the Blood Tower.
Meanwhile, inside the main hall...
Blood Princess watched the city lord's retreating figure, then stepped forward, her face full of confusion, and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, are you just letting her go like this? Shouldn't someone who disobeys your orders be...?"
As he spoke, he made a throat-slitting gesture.
The city lord waved his hand, his gaze falling outside the main hall, his expression meaningful: "I admire her. Let's see how she performs in the tower first. If she can really pass through the nine levels of the Blood Tower, then she is the one who is qualified to work for me."
Upon hearing this, Blood Princess respectfully lowered her head and said no more.
the other side.
Guan Xun had already reached the entrance of the Blood Tower.
The tower keeper was a hunched old man. His cloudy eyes looked Guan Xun up and down, and he said in a hoarse voice, "To enter the tower, you need to pay 22,000 Blood Points."
Without wasting any words, Guan Xun directly paid up the Blood Points.
After verifying the information, the old man opened the door.
"Squeak-"
The tower gate slowly opened, and an even stronger stench of blood rushed out, mixed with the foul smell of demonic beasts, making one almost nauseous.
Composing himself, Guan Xun stepped inside.
The figure had barely entered the tower when the tower door behind him slammed shut with a loud bang.
Darkness descended instantly.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
Suddenly, blood-red torches lit up the walls inside the tower, their flickering flames illuminating the entire interior in a crimson glow.
Only then can you see the surrounding situation clearly.
This is the first level inside the tower, with a total of nine stone doors.
Almost at the same time the torches were lit, the nine stone doors opened simultaneously.
Terrifying roars came from behind the stone gate, and then, one after another, enormous monsters crawled out of the darkness.
Their eyes were scarlet, their fangs were exposed, and their bodies were covered with hard scales. Their gazes toward Guan Xun were filled with bloodlust.
At the same time, an inexplicable pressure surged down from the top of the Blood Tower!
The oppressive aura piled up layer upon layer, like countless mountains pressing down on Guan Xun's shoulders, making it difficult for her to breathe.
Her expression instantly turned cold. This was already so difficult on the first floor; this tower was indeed not easy to conquer.
No wonder the bloodshed points for breaking through the tower weren't exorbitant... She glanced at the piles of white bones out of the corner of her eye, realizing that many people must have perished in this tower.
To hunt these ferocious beasts under such terrifying pressure...
She clenched her fist, and the dark flames in her palm rose again, their color dimming the surrounding firelight.
A fierce aura flickered between his brows, and a murderous intent surged forth from his body like a tidal wave.
The nine-headed demon beast that crawled out from the nine stone gates seemed to be provoked by her murderous aura, and roared as it pounced.
With its mountain-like body leaping high into the air, the Crimson Heavenly Power Bear slammed its giant claws down on the ground.
"Bang!" The stone brick shattered.
Fortunately, Guan Xun reacted quickly and dodged to the side, otherwise his internal organs would have been shattered.
These demonic beasts weren't particularly high-level, but they were all enveloped in a bloodthirsty aura. In a battle between demonic beasts of the same level, the one inside the Blood Tower would obviously have the upper hand.
A red light flashed in her eyes, and in the instant the air froze, a dark flame shot out from her fingertips, transforming into a fiery whip that lashed fiercely at the neck of the Crimson Heavenly Power Bear.
"Pfft!"
The pungent smell of burning flesh filled the air, and the Crimson Heavenly Power Bear let out a painful howl. The scales on its neck were instantly charred black, and dark red blood seeped out.
It was completely enraged and turned to charge again.
Guan Xun was not about to give it another chance. She used her toes to propel herself up, and her murderous aura condensed into sharp blades of energy.
As she lashed out with her long whip, the air blade also shot out at the same time, piercing deep into the massive body of the Crimson Heavenly Power Bear, passing right through its internal organs and exiting from the other side!
"die."
As the word fell, Guan Xun also bent down and landed on the ground.
The massive body behind him crashed to the ground, twitched a few times, and then fell silent.
"Awooo!!! Awooo!"
Just as they finished off the biggest one, the sound of wind whistling past came from the side.
Two dark shadows attacked from the left and right. They were winged Shadow Jade Maggots. Although they were small, they were extremely fast and bared their sharp teeth, lunging straight for Guan Xun's throat.
Guan Xun flicked his wrist, and the previously dark flame whip instantly transformed into a fire dart as big as an arm. He swung it forcefully to both sides, and waves of fire swept out instantly.
The Shadow Jade Maggots are most afraid of fire. They hurriedly dodged to the side, but their wings were still scorched by the flames, causing them to let out a shrill scream.
Guan Xun would not let this opportunity pass by. He clenched his fingers, and the flaming darts he had shot instantly returned, piercing straight through their throats.
In just a few breaths, the three-headed demonic beast had perished.
The blood aura inside the tower was now so thick it was beyond description. The remaining six demonic beasts were driven mad by the smell of blood and roared as they charged forward.
With a clear division of labor, some launched a frontal assault while others flanked the enemy, subtly forming an encirclement.
Guan Xun was so overwhelmed by the oppressive aura that he was drenched in sweat, and even the flow of his spiritual energy slowed down considerably.
My shoulder was accidentally scratched by a sharp claw, and a burning pain immediately spread.
Without changing her expression, she gripped the darts in her hand, spun around a few times, and flung the darts out in a circle!
shhhhhh!
At the same time, dark flames enveloped their entire bodies, causing the temperature inside the tower to rise sharply, and the movements of those demonic beasts became noticeably sluggish.
The dart pierced their hearts with precision, and then dark flames spread along their flesh.
"All of you... die!"
The crackling flames, accompanied by deafening screams, echoed within the tower.
The massive bodies crashed to the ground, quickly burned to a crisp, leaving not a single intact bone behind.
Guan Xun frowned, slightly out of breath.
The moment the last piece of the demon beast's flesh was burned away and the tower returned to deathly silence, the oppressive aura that had been pressing down on her vanished instantly.
In the center of the tower, a white light flashed, and a staircase appeared out of thin air, seemingly leading to the second floor.
At this moment, the spiritual energy flowing through her meridians surged even faster than before, making her feel incredibly light.
Suddenly, a surge of pure spiritual energy appeared out of nowhere inside the tower and rushed towards her.
This is……
Guan Xun's face lit up with joy, and he immediately sat cross-legged to regulate his breathing and absorb the surrounding spiritual energy.
The spiritual energy enters the body, its power unstoppable.
As she absorbed and refined the energy, her level was actually raised to 93!
This must be a reward for clearing the tower; just clearing the first floor has already increased my level by a whole level.
After finishing his meditation, Guan Xun exhaled a deep breath, a burning glint in his eyes as he looked at the staircase.
Without hesitation, he walked over.