A month passed quickly. Gu Xuan's victory count in the Hell Slaughter Arena had increased to twenty matches, averaging nearly one match per day. By now, he had completely adapted to life here.
Dugu Yan's count was slightly lower at fifteen matches, but for the two of them, this speed was already unprecedented in Slaughter City. Even another Hell Messenger, who was equally hailed as a genius, had only achieved a twenty-match winning streak after half a year in Slaughter City, yet she had now been surpassed by a newcomer.
It was worth mentioning that this Hell Messenger was Hu Liena. Just like in the original story, she had come to Slaughter City to cultivate after the Soul Master Tournament ended, and she had been surviving here alone for six months. The current Hu Liena was constantly exuding a murderous aura. Although she had secured a place for herself through decisive killing, in Gu Xuan's view, she stood almost no chance of walking out of here on her own. In the original story, she only exited the Hell Road with Tang San's help; otherwise, even with a hundred victories, she would have surely died amidst the dangers of that path.
When Hu Liena first saw Gu Xuan and Dugu Yan, she was equally astonished. However, considering their talent, she soon felt enlightened. Gu Xuan went without saying; back during the tournament, he had defeated a Rank 74 Qian Renxue with a cultivation of only Rank 56. In Hu Liena's eyes, the word 'genius' was no longer sufficient to describe him. While Dugu Yan still had a gap compared to Gu Xuan, she was roughly the same age as Hu Liena, yet her strength was far superior!
Because of this, Hu Liena had proactively sought out Gu Xuan and Dugu Yan. After all, Spirit Hall had not yet launched the soul-hunting operation, and in her eyes, while they weren't friends, they were certainly not enemies. Since all three of them were practitioners rather than true fallen ones, they were naturally different from the others here. Thus, Hu Liena thought about cooperating with them.
However, for Gu Xuan and Dugu Yan, cooperation was entirely unnecessary. With their strength, surviving here was not an issue at all. Setting aside Hu Liena's attitude toward them, if they truly brought her into the team, she wouldn't bring them any benefits; instead, she would be a burden.
To Gu Xuan, it was simply a pity. Hu Liena wasn't a bad girl, and both her figure and appearance were top-tier. If Dugu Yan weren't present, Gu Xuan wouldn't mind keeping this girl by his side to train her; she was definitely a talent worth molding. Unfortunately, with his main wife by his side, Gu Xuan naturally wouldn't hit on Hu Liena. Though the girl was very 'nice,' none of Gu Xuan's fiancées were inferior to her.
Therefore, Gu Xuan rejected Hu Liena's cooperation, focusing instead on reaching the hundred-victory goal with Dugu Yan. He had considered killing Hu Liena to take her soul bone and had even shared this thought with Dugu Yan, but she had refused. It had to be said that Dugu Yan was quite kind-hearted at times. In her eyes, it was somewhat pitiful for a young girl like Hu Liena to be training and surviving alone in a place like this. As long as Hu Liena didn't infringe upon their interests, Dugu Yan didn't intend to strike.
Of course, if Hu Liena didn't know her place and tried to get close to Gu Xuan, Dugu Yan wouldn't mind killing her for the bone. Naturally, Dugu Yan didn't know for sure if Hu Liena had a soul bone; she just thought that if Hu Liena dared to seduce her man, she would let the girl taste the flavor of her toxins. After all, Hu Liena was indeed a temptress, and many men lusted after her, though they were too afraid of her strength to show it.
A month had passed, and the number of people daring to ambush Gu Xuan and Dugu Yan was decreasing, though they were becoming stronger. Gu Xuan and Dugu Yan left the Hell Slaughter Arena and returned to their residence as usual. Their residence was luxurious—a quiet manor where no one else lived. It wasn't that there were no houses nearby, but rather that the surrounding neighbors had been evicted. Most of those evicted had already died; since those people also wanted to enjoy luxury, they wouldn't give up such a place easily. Gu Xuan and Dugu Yan had to find another way to ask them to leave—permanently.
However, one thing bothered Gu Xuan. He had originally thought that with his current strength, he wouldn't need to stay in Slaughter City for long. But after a month of experience, he found he would need at least a year to leave. First, Dugu Yan's strength couldn't keep up with the speed at which Gu Xuan could enter matches. While she was invincible among those of the same rank and her poison was peerless, soul skills were forbidden here. Every battle in the arena involved ten people. Since Gu Xuan and Dugu Yan possessed limitless potential, they were targeted by the other nine the moment they stepped on stage. Consequently, Dugu Yan wasn't as relaxed as Gu Xuan after every match. This naturally slowed Gu Xuan down, as he couldn't leave through the Hell Road alone after a hundred wins and leave Dugu Yan behind.
The second reason was the absorption and refinement of the soul power from the arena. While this allowed for rapid cultivation, it took time to refine and absorb this mixed soul power. Otherwise, they might face cultivation issues due to impure energy. Under these two premises, Gu Xuan's progress had to slow down, but it was still within an acceptable range. Spending a year or so wouldn't cause too much change in the outside world.
From then on, Gu Xuan matched his match frequency to Dugu Yan's. He spent the rest of his time cultivating soul power. After just one month, Gu Xuan's soul power had reached Rank 62. Dugu Yan's progress was slightly slower, but she had reached the peak of Rank 62, just a step away from Rank 63. However, since her combat speed couldn't match Gu Xuan's, he came up with a good way to help her: when Dugu Yan fought, Gu Xuan would lend her two dragon swords from his Sword Dragon Eight Wings as weapons.
The Hell Slaughter Arena was not the Soul Master Tournament; there were no restrictions on using weapons. As long as one could win, any method was fine. With the help of Gu Xuan's dragon swords, even if Dugu Yan encountered a difficult enemy, Gu Xuan could secretly use his sword control to help her resolve it. Gu Xuan himself never used the Sword Dragon Eight Wings in the arena, instead relying on his Martial Soul and another external soul bone—the Darkgold Terrorclaw. In Slaughter City, where soul skills are barred, soul bones are not restricted, giving those who possess them a life-saving divine skill.
It was a pity that despite killing over a hundred people, including many Soul Emperors and Soul Saints, not one of them possessed a soul bone, giving them no chance to scavenge treasures.
(End of Chapter)
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