Where does that wicked woman get her conscience?

Chapter 290 The City That Never Sleeps 1

The entrance to the city that never sleeps is hidden underground in this town, which is truly unexpected.

Guan Xun didn't say much, and was about to leap towards the cave entrance when his wrist was caught by a force that held him firmly in the waist and abdomen before he could even touch the edge.

"What's wrong?" She turned her head, slightly puzzled.

"Be careful." Jin Chen's voice was deep, his eyes reflecting the shadows of the cave entrance.

Upon hearing this, Guan Xun lightly tiptoed, raised his hand to tug at his collar, and gently pulled his head down.

The next second, her lips touched his, then parted just as quickly.

Jin Chen was slightly taken aback. The moment she loosened her grip, he suddenly tightened his arms, held her waist, and pulled her into his embrace, leaning down to deepen the kiss.

The scorching heat mingled, and the surrounding smoke and dust seemed to freeze.

After a long time, the two slowly separated.

Jin Chen didn't say much, and his figure suddenly turned into a ray of light and disappeared into the air.

Seeing this, Guan Xun also composed himself, his gaze sharpened, and he leaped down toward the dark entrance.

The descending wind carried a biting chill and a strong stench of blood.

The moment she landed, her pupils contracted slightly.

What came into view was a landscape where crimson and inky black intertwined.

The ground was sticky, covered in wet mud mixed with bits of rotting flesh, a nauseating sight. The air was thick with an unyielding miasma, a chilling aura of death.

This is no city; it's clearly a killing field.

In the distance stood a massive city, its walls entirely black, covered with blood-red patterns.

Black smoke billowed and surged above it, and every now and then, crimson lightning would rip through the black mist, producing a deafening roar.

The entire city was built on a huge pool of blood, with only a narrow bridge extending from Guan Xun's feet, leading directly to the city gate.

On either side of the bridge is an endless void, so deep it seems ready to swallow you up at any moment.

"Hiss..." Guan Xun couldn't help but gasp. This city that never sleeps was actually built in a void.

She composed herself and started walking towards the stone bridge.

Just as I stepped onto the bridge, a charming and seductive voice suddenly rang out beside me: "Oh my, another newcomer has arrived."

Guan Xun paused, his eyes suddenly narrowing.

A voluptuous woman appeared beside her at some unknown time. She wore a red dress that trailed on the ground, her skin was so white it was almost transparent, and her eyes were bloodshot as she looked her up and down with great interest.

"Welcome to the City That Never Sleeps." The woman covered her mouth and chuckled, her voice carrying a touch of languid allure.

"I am the newcomer guide of the City Never Sleeps. You can call me Blood Princess. May I ask where this beautiful young lady comes from? She is quite capable."

Blood Princess's words clearly showed that she had seen through her cultivation level and strength.

This place is really well-managed; they even have new people to guide them.

"I want to enter the city." Guan Xun was too lazy to beat around the bush with her and walked straight toward the city gate without stopping for a moment.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, Xue Ji didn't care. With a flick of her slender hand, the scarlet hem of her skirt swept across the bridge, and she followed Guan Xun with a smile.

"I will stay by your side for the next two hours. You can ask me anything you don't understand."

Guan Xun glanced sideways and said calmly, "And what about two hours later?"

Blood Princess's smile remained, a hint of coldness flashing in her eyes. She leaned close to Guan Xun's ear, as if making a funny joke: "Two hours from now..."

The last syllable was drawn out, carrying a hint of mockery and cruelty.

"Then we'll just have to fend for ourselves."

Guan Xun raised an eyebrow: "Then tell me about the rules here."

"Rules?" Blood Princess covered her mouth and giggled as if she had heard a joke, sounding somewhat manic. "The rule here is that there are no rules."

"No rules?"

Blood Princess nodded and continued, "Beautiful girl, you only need to remember that in this place, everything is indulgent and decadent. Everything you do is right and tolerated. You can do whatever you want."

"Everyone here can be your target, and of course, you will naturally become everyone's target as well."

"What a reckless place." Guan Xun's eyes narrowed slightly.

“Most of the people who come here are burdened with a history of bloody murders. They have all committed heinous crimes and have nowhere else to turn but to hide in this place. What’s wrong with being a little unruly?” Xue Ji curled her lips and looked at Guan Xun. “Beautiful girl, do you dare to say that you are a completely clean person, untainted by blood?”

As she spoke, she raised her hand and pointed towards the city: "No matter where you go in the City That Never Sleeps, you must be careful of the people around you. Whether they are white-haired old men or seemingly weak women, they may give you a fatal blow from behind."

Guan Xun casually asked, "Then how am I supposed to get out?"

"This is simple."

Blood Princess raised her fingertip and landed above the city, where a towering spire surrounded by crimson lightning could be vaguely seen: "Everyone carries an unspecified number of Blood Points. As long as you collect enough Blood Points, you can challenge the nine-story Blood Tower in the center of the City That Never Sleeps."

"Break through to the top of the nine-layered Blood Tower and you can tear through the void to get out; otherwise, you'll be stuck here for the rest of your life."

"Oh, really?" Guan Xun raised an eyebrow. "How much bloodshed is needed to conquer the tower?"

"Not much, only 22,000."

As the two were talking, they reached the end of the stone bridge, and the heavy city gate was right in front of them.

Just then, the tightly closed city gate creaked open, and a disheveled figure suddenly rushed out from inside.

He was a dirty man covered in black blood, with wounds of varying depths all over his body. One of his arms was severed at the shoulder, and blood was still seeping from the wound, indicating that he had just been cut off.

He scrambled toward the bridge, his face contorted with terror, screaming incoherently, "The door's open! It's finally open! I need to get out! I need to escape!"

His voice was filled with indescribable despair and ecstasy, as if he had grasped at a lifeline.

"Devil! It's full of devils!"

He crawled forward with all his might, but just as his palms touched the stone slabs of the bridge, a bolt of crimson lightning suddenly struck down from the sky.

"boom!"

The lightning bolt struck the upper body of the man as he crawled out of the city gate, and his struggling figure instantly turned into a cloud of black ash, covering the ground.

Guan Xun's gaze narrowed slightly as he looked up and followed the remaining lower half of Guan Xun's body toward the city gate.

A large crowd was crammed into the shadows at the city gate, all staring in this direction with bloodthirsty smiles on their faces.

Someone rushed forward, grabbed the two legs that were the only remaining half of the body, and pulled them inside. Then, without saying a word, they bent down and began to bite...

Seeing this, the others also rushed forward in a hurry.

Guan Xun's expression didn't change much, but he turned to Xue Ji and asked, "If these people are trapped here and can't get out, where will they get food?"

Upon hearing this, Blood Princess revealed a cruel smile: "That's when we'll have to use some gore."

"You don't think that Blood Points are just for getting out of the tower, do you? They have many uses; you can exchange them for anything you need, including food."

"If you don't have enough blood points to buy food... human flesh is quite good too." She suddenly became flirtatious and maliciously seductive, glancing at the menacing people inside the city gate. "Look at them, aren't they enjoying their meal?"

Guan Xun turned his gaze and looked at the group of people frantically biting and gnawing. Only then did he finally understand why the man had fled in such a panic.

It's likely that his arm was eaten away by these people while he was still alive.