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"I see!" Hu Liena came to a sudden realization, murmuring to herself, "So that means my lapse in consciousness just now was because I was controlled by the slaughter qi here!"
"Correct! A teachable student, indeed." Dai Weisi nodded. "The slaughter qi here is overwhelmingly strong. If we inhale too much of it, I'm afraid we will transform into monsters of slaughter, becoming completely lost within this Hell Road."
"So that's how it is. Dai Weisi, thank you for saving me just now!" Hu Liena bowed deeply, expressing her sincere gratitude.
"You're welcome. After all, we still need to face the enemies we encounter next together." After a brief pause, Dai Weisi spoke with a sense of urgency, "Alright, we shouldn't linger here. Let's get moving!"
"You're right."
Hu Liena nodded slightly. The slaughter qi here was exceptionally dense. The longer they stayed, the greater the probability that their rationality would be devoured by it. The most urgent task was to fight for a quick resolution and get out of this godforsaken place as soon as possible.
"I'll take the lead. You follow behind me."
Dai Weisi glanced at his surroundings. Below the circular platform was a vast, scarlet pool of blood. An intensely hot aura radiated from the blood pool; it looked like fresh blood, yet it also bore some resemblance to magma within a volcano.
Just like the Slaughter City, the inside of the Hell Road was illuminated by a blood-red light, creating a chilling and dreadful atmosphere.
In front of the two of them was a suspension bridge of unknown length. Dai Weisi hesitated no longer and quickly ran forward, with Hu Liena following closely behind him.
After running for an unknown amount of time, Hu Liena was already panting heavily, her body drenched in fragrant sweat. The further they advanced, the higher the temperature rising from the blood pool became, causing Hu Liena to drip with perspiration.
However, for Dai Weisi, this level of heat was hardly worth mentioning. Despite being on the verge of collapsing from the heat, Hu Liena still ran with all her might, doing her best to keep up with Dai Weisi's pace.
"Dai Weisi!"
"What is it?"
"Can you please turn off this wretched domain of yours? Inside your domain, I can't use my full strength," Hu Liena said, her breath smelling faintly of orchids. She was panting with her tongue out like a small dog, clearly exhausted.
It turned out that ever since that first incident, Dai Weisi had kept his White Tiger Domain active the entire time. Hu Liena's attributes were all directly cut in half, so it was no wonder she was gasping for air.
"That won't do!" Dai Weisi chuckled slyly. "What if you get controlled by the slaughter qi here again and decide to launch a sneak attack on me? What then?"
"But I can't run properly like this!"
"What does that have to do with me? As long as I can run, it's fine, isn't it? Inside the White Tiger Domain, I can run even faster. Besides, not only can I sing and dance, I can even fly!"
"You... Hmph!"
Hu Liena was completely exasperated. Looking at Dai Weisi's smug, cheeky grin, she desperately wanted to rush up and slap him across the face. In the end, however, she just gave a proud, cold snort.
"Hehe, no need to be angry. After all, when we run into enemies in a bit, I'll just be the main force..." Suddenly, Dai Weisi paused for a moment, then grinned. "See, look? Didn't the enemies just arrive?"
It all happened in the blink of an eye!
Hundreds of pitch-black, Dark-Golden Bats burst from the blood pool, flapping their wings as they soared into the air, appearing right in front of the two of them.
Compared to ordinary bats, these Dark-Golden Bats were much larger. Furthermore, every single bat in this swarm was at least a hundred-year soul beast.
"It's Dark-Golden Bats..." Hu Liena exclaimed in alarm. "Dai Weisi, you were the one who just said that if we encountered enemies, you would act as the main force. Now is the time for you to fulfill that promise!"
"No problem! Just take care of yourself!"
The number of Dark-Golden Bats was simply too large. Moreover, Hu Liena couldn't fly and could only fight on the suspension bridge; he hadn't been counting on her for this part anyway.
Dai Weisi unfurled his Ice and Fire Wings and soared into the sky, kicking up a powerful gale. He charged straight into the swarm of Dark-Golden Bats, facing hundreds of opponents alone without a trace of fear.
The White Tiger Domain locked down the space, striking terror into the hearts of the Dark-Golden Bats. They all retreated backward, not daring to approach Dai Weisi.
In the presence of the King of Beasts, how could these insignificant soul beasts dare to act so presumptuously!
Dai Weisi pulled out two repeating flintlock pistols and pulled the triggers on the surrounding Dark-Golden Bats.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Following the continuous gunfire, more than a dozen Dark-Golden Bats were struck by the bullets and died, falling toward the blood pool below like birds with broken wings.
After emptying the bullets, Dai Weisi's right arm instantly flashed with silver light. A full tenth of his soul power was poured into his right arm soul bone, and he then unleashed a world-shaking punch at the swarm of bats!
The punch blasted out, swift as a whirlwind, accompanied by a tiger's roar and a dragon's cry that resounded through the heavens, shaking the entire swarm of Dark-Golden Bats until they trembled in fear.
"Soul Bone Skill: Tiger's Roar in the Mountain Forest!"
The heaven-shaking sonic boom shattered the internal organs of the Dark-Golden Bats. They vomited blood in unison; some were injured, some were killed outright. In short, the entire swarm ultimately plummeted into the blood pool below.
However, just as he finished dealing with the swarm of bats, an even larger Dark-Golden Bat, moving with the force of a flood dragon emerging from the sea, shot up from the blood pool and streaked directly toward Dai Weisi.
It was also a Dark-Golden Bat, but this one's body was far larger, easily five meters in size. Moreover, it had three heads. This was, without a doubt, the Dark-Golden Three-headed Bat King.
Since it was called a Bat King, it had to be at least a ten-thousand-year soul beast. Once a Dark-Golden Bat reaches the ten-thousand-year level, its body size maxes out. From then on, for every additional ten thousand years of cultivation, it grows another head.
This Dark-Golden Three-headed Bat King was precisely a thirty-thousand-year cultivation soul beast. Considering it had lived in a place like the Hell Road, constantly permeated with slaughter qi, its true strength was likely no less than that of a forty-thousand-year soul beast.
"The Dark-Golden Three-headed Bat King, is it?"
Watching the Bat King speeding toward him, Dai Weisi didn't bother coddling it. He tossed the repeating flintlocks into the blood pool below. He had plenty of guns anyway; he wasn't worried about losing these two.
At the same time, two golden lights flashed in his palms. The muscles in his hands swelled, transforming into a pair of sharp, heavy bear paws. He flapped his Ice and Fire Wings and accelerated, shooting forward so fast he looked like an afterimage.
At the exact moment he crossed paths with the Dark-Golden Three-headed Bat King, he thrust out a world-shaking claw. The golden light was so brilliant it blinded the Bat King's eyes.
"Soul Bone Skill: Dark-Golden Terrorclaws!"
Pfft!
This claw strike was fast! Accurate! Vicious! Like a long spear, it pierced straight through the Dark-Golden Three-headed Bat King's torso. Furthermore, Dai Weisi currently had his White Tiger Domain active, which directly doubled the power of his soul bone skills!
This pair of Dark-Golden Terrorclaws external soul bones was now second only to an eighty-thousand-year soul bone. The power of the Dark-Golden Terrorclaws skill itself already surpassed that of an ordinary hundred-thousand-year soul skill. Now that its power was doubled, how could a mere Dark-Golden Three-headed Bat King possibly withstand it?
But it wasn't over. Neglecting to finish the job was not Dai Weisi's style. After heavily wounding the Bat King, Dai Weisi pressed his right fist against its throat, and the sonic shockwave abruptly exploded.
"Tiger's Roar in the Mountain Forest!"
This point-blank sonic blast carried a destructive power no less than that of an armor-piercing rocket. It instantly shattered the Dark-Golden Three-headed Bat King's body and severed its head from its neck, drenching Dai Weisi in its blood.
Only after personally witnessing the Bat King's corpse fall into the blood pool did Dai Weisi fly back to the suspension bridge.
Meanwhile, Hu Liena, still on the bridge, was completely dumbstruck. She marveled in her heart: He finished off the Dark-Golden Three-headed Bat King in less than a minute... Just how strong is this Dai Weisi?
"Alright, let's keep moving!"
(End of Chapter)