Douluo: AFK to Become a God

The short one-sided massacre ended. Crimson blood soaked the ground, leaving chaos and ruin.

Many fallen ones died this time, but to Chu Chengzhou, the only prize worth taking was the right arm soul bone from the Soul Douluo.

As for the corpses, Chu Chengzhou wasn't an evil soul master. He had no interest in soul master bodies, nor did he care for Blood Mary.

In Slaughter City, Blood Mary was considered valuable by other fallen ones.But for him, it was useless. In this cesspool, if he wanted something, he could just take it.These were people who deserved death—killing them didn't weigh on his mind.

He stripped the right arm soul bone from the corpse, nodding with satisfaction. It wasn't a top-tier piece, but judging by its soul power fluctuations, it was at least ten thousand years old.

Still, Chu Chengzhou didn't plan to refine it.

The age was too low to make a meaningful difference.

Its soul bone ability was average. With his defensive art Blossom in an Instant, he didn't need ordinary defensive soul bones.

The cost-performance was poor. Upgrading this soul bone to a useful level would take too long, better to invest in upgrading his martial skills, soul rings, or martial spirit.

Even so, soul bones were always valuable, even if he didn't need them himself.

"Maybe I should hunt more strong ones to collect soul bones?" he thought.

The soul bone drop rate from soul beasts was only one in a thousand, but over the ages, countless soul beasts had been hunted, leaving a considerable number of soul bones. Unlike soul rings, soul bones persisted after the owner's death.

Here in Slaughter City's inner city, those who dared to stay were not ordinary. They were all troublemakers—perfect "talent" to harvest.

In the outside world, killing soul masters for bones was the act of an evil soul master.Here, it was normal. Kill someone, take their bones—drop rates were much higher than against beasts.

Thinking this way, Chu Chengzhou almost felt tempted.

"Slap—"

He smacked himself.

When had he become so bloodthirsty?He wasn't a saint, but he didn't kill needlessly. Before coming here, the number of soul masters and beasts he'd slain was low. Even at the city gate and in the tavern, he had controlled minds rather than killed.

Only today had his kill count surpassed his entire life's total.

"What's wrong?"

Hu Liena looked at him, confused, after seeing him slap himself.

"Nana, Slaughter City's environment is special. Remember to control your killing intent. Don't let it control you."

His tone was serious.

To gain the Killer God Domain, one must kill, building up immense murderous intent.The right way wasn't to suppress killing, but to kill while keeping the urge under control.

"My teacher mentioned this," Hu Liena nodded. "She said Slaughter City amplifies killing intent. You can endure, but if it becomes overwhelming, drink Blood Mary to suppress it—but don't drink too much."

Chu Chengzhou shook his head.

"Don't touch that disgusting stuff. Before it controls us, we'll just leave."

Blood Mary wasn't simply human blood. Its suppression worked only because the city's environment turned it into a kind of poison, using poison to counter poison. It only masked the problem, never solving it.

And killing intent built up over time. Eventually, suppression would fail, erupting like a bursting dam.Using Blood Mary was drinking poison to quench thirst.

The only solution was to finish Slaughter City's trials quickly.A hundred victories in a month or two was very different from dragging it out over years.

"Oh~" Hu Liena nodded.

Truthfully, knowing it was human blood made her reluctant to drink it.She hadn't killed that many yet, and with her strong mental power, she wasn't affected enough to need it anyway.

The two didn't linger. Chu Chengzhou followed Hu Liena back to her place.

After a long, passionate reunion kiss, Chu Chengzhou dug through his storage soul guide.

The Hell Slaughter Arena was dangerous. To ensure Hu Liena's success, he planned to forge her a set of soul-forged armor.

In Slaughter City, where soul skills were restricted and soul bones rare, strong armor was even more valuable than outside. Against anyone below Title Douluo, soul-forged armor could mean survival.

Hu Liena was a spiritual-type soul master, best paired with Soul Silver, a metal that enhanced mental power.Soul Silver was made from Magic Silver and Soul Iron, but searching his storage, Chu Chengzhou only found Refined Gold, Magic Silver, and Hair Gold.

He wasn't a forger by trade and didn't carry too many rare metals. He only had these because they were needed to craft Flowing Gold Armor-Piercing Arrows.

No Soul Iron? Fine. He'd make do with Spirit Gold for now.Even without the mental boost, its durability would still save her life.

"Uh~ what are you doing?" Hu Liena asked as she saw him pull out metals and hammers.

"You'll see soon enough."

With that, Chu Chengzhou got to work.

No forge? He hammered on the ground, channeling perfect force control to avoid damaging the floor.No fire? He converted his soul power into fire, heating the metals—slower than using his Fire Phoenix, but workable.

An hour later, Hu Liena stood in a golden full-body armor, holding a short golden sword curiously.

"Bad boy, why does this sword feel soft?" she asked.

"Infuse it with soul power."

When she did, the short sword radiated a blinding sharpness.A swing—scrrrk!—the floor split open with a deep gash as if it were tofu.

With Spirit Gold Armor and Hair Gold Sword, Chu Chengzhou wasn't worried.In Slaughter City, with no Title Douluos and soul skills banned, these were practically absolute defense and absolute offense.

His plan was simple: keep pulling victims into the Hell Slaughter Arena with Illusory Domain: Void Mirage, and finish the trials quickly.

Cheating?As long as they earned the Killer God Domain, training was training.Even in the original story, Hu Liena gained nothing from three years here besides the domain. If your base strength is lacking, no amount of experience saves you.

Better to crush opponents with overwhelming power.

"This sharp?"

Hu Liena's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Testing it on stone isn't much of a demonstration," Chu Chengzhou explained, glancing at the deep cut in the floor. "Hair Gold's real property is ignoring soul power defenses.

Give this blade to a skilled assassin—someone with only five or six rings—and it wouldn't be impossible for them to assassinate a Title Douluo."

They say within seven steps Tang God-King's Zhuge Divine Crossbow could slay gods; this soul-forged Hair Gold sword could probably pierce a Title Douluo as well.

"You gave me such a treasure, little bad boy. How do you think I should thank you?"

Hu Liena stashed away the armor and sword, throwing him a seductive wink, her hand lifting his chin teasingly.

Chu Chengzhou: "..."

"I warn you, don't play with fire. Otherwise, I won't guarantee your safety."

He gave her chest a firm squeeze, "threatening" her with mock severity.

It wasn't that he lacked desire; the environment was just too grim. The dimly lit room was eerie, the stone bed uncomfortable. He wasn't about to let their first time be wasted in such a place.

"Is that so? Then let's see if you—"

Before Hu Liena could finish, she felt a surge of mental power enter her sea of consciousness.

The next moment, her vision shifted. Her awareness appeared in a meadow full of colorful flowers.

Soon, petals rained from the sky, and a pair of mischievous hands slid around her waist.Clothes fell away, and another soul in this world lost its purity.

Half a month later

Slaughter City's inner streets were eerily silent. Once chaotic, now they were as empty as a ghost town.

Chu Chengzhou, radiating an icy aura, walked with nine fallen ones whose minds he had temporarily rewritten, heading to the Hell Slaughter Arena.

Even he had to admit Slaughter City was special. At first, it was fine, but after so much killing, even his powerful mental strength couldn't completely suppress the murderous intent brewing inside.

They soon arrived at the arena.

"Nana, counting this one, you're at eighty wins now?"

Chu Chengzhou asked Hu Liena, who waited at the entrance, her face pale and aura colder than ever.

"Mm." She nodded.

"You, go sign up."

Chu Chengzhou ordered the nine doomed men behind him. Capturing these nine had taken effort—he had to "search house to house" in the city to find them.

"Yes, honored master!" they chorused, like warriors heading to fulfill a sacred mission.

Minutes later, Hu Liena emerged, drenched in the heavy stench of blood. She had secured her eightieth win.

The two left the arena and returned to their quarters.

As soon as the stone door closed, Hu Liena eagerly threw herself into Chu Chengzhou's arms. The next second, their consciousnesses shifted into an illusion.

The murderous intent inside them demanded release. To avoid being ruled by it, and refusing to use Blood Mary to suppress it, they chose the best release they knew.

In the empty illusion, blood-stirring sounds filled the air.

Meanwhile, in a dark hall within Slaughter City, a tall figure cloaked in shadow sat on a throne inlaid with blue and purple crystals.

"My King, the Soul-Controlling Demon and the Hell Enchantress have achieved eighty wins."

A cold female voice came from the darkness.

"I know."

Scarlet eyes flared open in the dark as the towering figure spoke.

"Great King, ever since the Soul-Controlling Demon came, the city's fallen ones are almost all dead. The inner city is like a ghost town—no one dares wander the streets for fear of being seized for the arena. Will you not stop him?"

Even mentioning the name "Soul-Controlling Demon" made the woman shiver.

This "Soul-Controlling Demon" and "Hell Enchantress" were, of course, Chu Chengzhou and Hu Liena.

At first, when his title wasn't yet infamous, the city remained unchanged.But as their winning streaks grew, with countless fallen ones dragged into the arena to die, Slaughter City changed.

The constant chaos and bloody spectacles vanished. The fallen feared him.Anyone he pointed at—whether a four-ring Soul Sect or an eight-ring Soul Douluo—fell under his control, obeyed like slaves, and marched to the arena to die.

His eerie ability earned him the name "Soul-Controlling Demon."

Seeing him meant doom; no one dared walk the streets.In just half a month, excluding their previous wins, nearly 1,300 fallen had been forced by Chu Chengzhou to enter the arena and die.

With no one daring to go out, the lively inner city became a ghost town.

Of course, oppression breeds resistance. A week ago, seven eight-ring Soul Douluo led over a thousand desperate fallen to ambush the pair.

In the outside world, Chu Chengzhou might have avoided such a force.But here, with soul skills forbidden?With Void Mirage Domain and Flowing Gold Armor-Piercing Arrows, seven arrows felled the seven Soul Douluo, their heads bursting instantly.

After collecting some mediocre soul bones, he left with Hu Liena in full view of the stunned survivors.

If not for needing the remaining fallen for arena matches, he could have wiped them all out.

"Stop them? Slaughter City has its rules. Let them be."

The towering figure on the throne spoke lightly.

The King of Slaughter was deeply helpless.He was called King, but this city's true master was not him.

As long as the rules were followed, the great being behind this place would not intervene. But break them? He would be crushed like an insect, beyond salvation.

Slaughter City was a trial ground left by a god. Slaughter itself was not the goal—the point was to find a worthy heir.

"My King, if you do not intervene, the Soul-Controlling Demon and the Hell Enchantress will surely complete their hundred victories and likely survive the Hell Road. Are you not afraid their ascension to Slaughter Gods will bring disaster here? Every new Slaughter God has brought crisis to this city before.

This one is far stronger than any before… I fear—"

"Enough. Do not ask further."

The King raised a hand, silencing her.

Did he want to kill them? Yes.If no new Slaughter God appeared, he would remain the city's eternal ruler.

But he didn't dare. The rules could not be broken.

Besides, the Hell Enchantress had a powerful backing. Her teacher was someone the King could not afford to provoke.And now, her lover—the Soul-Controlling Demon—shared that backing.

They were strong and well-connected, not to be trifled with.Better to let them pass through quickly and leave.

In his eyes, Slaughter City was a treasure, full of fresh blood.But to them, it was only a stepping stone.

As long as they didn't challenge his throne, what did a few dead fallen matter?

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