"What's wrong with me?" Manyao raised her jade-like white arm, puzzled.
"You've been poisoned, Manyao," Qian Xunji said slowly.
"The air in the City of Slaughter contains a toxin. Affected by the toxin in the air and the stimulation of one's own killing intent, one needs blood to calm the agitation. Moreover, the toxin in the blood can also excite, even making one stronger. But once the potent poison is activated, probably no one can resist it. Fortunately, you haven't drunk Bloody Mary, so the poisoning isn't too severe yet. I can only use my soul power to temporarily suppress it for you."
"However, this is only treating the symptoms, not the root cause. I need to think of a way to detoxify you," Qian Xunji said, frowning.
"Yes, Brother Qin, I believe you," Manyao said slowly with a smile.
Seeing this, Qian Xunji patted Manyao's head affectionately and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely find a way to cure you. Let's leave here now."
Qian Xunji carefully observed everything around him and was surprised to find that beyond the circular platform with a diameter of five meters, there was a bottomless abyss.
In addition, a narrow path less than half a foot wide, barely wide enough for two feet to stand side by side, led into the unknown darkness. This was the only way for them to reach the outside world from the platform they were on.
Qian Xunji and Manyao held hands and slowly walked towards the dark end of the path.
After an unknown amount of time, the two felt the air was getting hot. Manyao's smooth, jade-like forehead was slightly sweaty, and she was breathing heavily. The bloodshot color in her eyes was gradually returning, showing signs of a relapse.
Qian Xunji quickly helped Manyao sit cross-legged on the spot. He slowly channeled his golden soul power into Manyao's limbs and bones from behind, regulating her physical condition and helping her suppress the poison. However, this was only a temporary solution, and Qian Xunji couldn't think of any other way to resolve the problem. He could only suppress it for now and make further plans later.
"Brother Qin, don't worry about me. Carrying me along, even just helping me suppress the poison will consume a lot of your soul power. If this continues, neither of us will be able to get out," Manyao said weakly to Qian Xunji.
"What nonsense are you talking about? I will definitely get you out of here. That's my promise to you," Qian Xunji said confidently.
"Alright, I've already suppressed the poison for you. Let's hurry up and cheer up," Qian Xunji urged.
The two of them perked up again and walked forward.
Manyao tightly grasped Qian Xunji's hand. Qian Xunji's hand wasn't large; it was even somewhat slender, with long, thin fingers, just enough to hold Manyao's cold little hand. At this moment, Manyao felt that even dying here would be worthwhile if she held Qian Xunji's hand.
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, the air became increasingly scorching. Qian Xunji and Manyao's clothes were almost completely soaked, sweat dripping onto the ground as small raindrops.
"The lava below should be the magma. The heat means we're getting closer to the end of the Hell Road," Qian Xunji said, and he and Manyao looked up simultaneously. They vaguely saw a faint light flashing amidst the surrounding dark red.
Gradually, the subtle sound appeared in their mental world. The sound wasn't strong, but its frequency was extremely fast, suddenly approaching them.
The buzzing sound grew louder, and in their vision, thousands of blood-red bats appeared.
"What do we do?" Manyao's face immediately turned grim. Such a large number of blood-red bats was already a threat to them. Moreover, she was currently resisting the poison, and could only exert half of her strength.
Qian Xunji remained calm, reaching out to pull Manyao behind him, shielding her from view and leaving her with a slender yet powerful silhouette.
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"Don't worry, leave it to me."
The blood-red bats flew swiftly, closing in almost instantly. Their eyes were also blood-red; upon spotting their target, they squeaked and bared sharp fangs. Thousands of blood-red bats flapped their wings together, creating a foul, pungent gust of wind.
However, just as these blood-red bats approached within a hundred meters of Qian Xunji and Manyao, Qian Xunji's calm and icy voice slowly uttered: "Angel Domain."
A golden light screen instantly unfolded, blocking Qian Xunji and Manyao, and rapidly expanded, reaching a diameter of fifty meters in the blink of an eye. The blood-red bats, as if losing control of their bodies, let out a series of shrill screams as the first few dozen bats that had pounced forward fell stiffly into the abyss below like meteors.
This was Qian Xunji's fully awakened Angel Domain. Once activated, the Angel Domain could cover an area of several thousand square meters in the air, and Qian Xunji would be its absolute ruler. The Angelic Domain allows Qian Xunji to transform into an illusion, increasing his own strength by 30% and weakening the enemy by 10%. Within this domain, sacred power permeates, continuously dissolving and purifying the enemy's soul power, and significantly weakening their sensory abilities. Even teleportation cannot escape the Angelic Domain's range.
The Blood Bats' special abilities cannot be interfered with by mental power, but there is one ability that is their nemesis: domains. Within a domain, their special abilities are affected, let alone Qian Xunji's Angelic Domain, which is the bane of these dark attributes, causing even greater damage.
Manyao stared wide-eyed at the enormous golden light barrier in front of them. She didn't know what it was, only that this ability was very powerful, and this was the first time she had seen Qian Xunji use it. [Because Manyao grew up in a city of slaughter, her knowledge of Soul Masters was actually quite lacking; she was unaware of many basic cultivation principles.]
The Blood Bats, seemingly oblivious to pain, relentlessly charged into Qian Xunji's domain, dying one after another in endless succession. As time passed, the blood bats sensed the power of the domain and hovered motionless, afraid to advance.
"Let's go," Qian Xunji said, pulling Manyao along as they moved quickly forward, the blood bats following closely behind.
"Annoying creatures," Qian Xunji cursed under his breath, quickening his pace again.
The surrounding air remained scorching hot, and the heat continued to rise. While the blood bats behind them posed a threat, the rising heat from the abyss on either side made them even more wary.
"Squeak!" A large blood bat suddenly cried out, followed by all the remaining blood bats emitting sharp cries. Their voices were extremely piercing, causing Qian Xunji to frown.
Just then, he suddenly felt a chilling, foul wind blow past, so he stopped and looked ahead.
Directly in front of them, below the narrow path, hung a gigantic creature upside down. Bathed in the surrounding pale red light, it emitted a dark golden glow.
The creature was over four meters long, its two enormous claws gripping the narrow path. Each claw was over a meter in diameter, their sharp edges digging into the stone.
Amidst the screams of the hordes of blood bats, a pair of enormous wings slowly unfurled from its dark golden body, their terrifying wingspan reaching ten meters. It abruptly released its claws, and with the flapping of its massive wings, its colossal body took flight. It was an incredibly enormous bat. Its
entire body was dark golden, and most terrifyingly, it had three heads. All the blood bats swiftly swept through the air, converging behind the gigantic, three-headed, dark golden bat. (End of Chapter)