When Hu Liena and the others regained consciousness, they found themselves on a circular platform. The platform wasn't large, just big enough for a few people to lie down.
They woke up almost simultaneously, looked around, and although the surrounding situation wasn't good, it was clear they had trustworthy companions by their side, and their initial tension gradually subsided.
"I wonder how the young prince is doing," Hu Liena said worriedly.
"With the protection of two divine beings, the young prince should be fine. Besides, the King of Slaughter is clearly wary of our Pope. Don't worry," Xie Yue analyzed and reassured Hu Liena.
"That's true. Let's prepare to set off. Let's try to get through Hell Road as quickly as possible and meet up with the elders." Hu Liena stood up and began to carefully observe her surroundings.
Everything she saw was a faint blood-red color; below the platform was a bottomless abyss.
Besides this, 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—the only way out of their platform.
Seeing this, Hu Liena said to everyone, "There's only one path left, its condition unknown, and it's only wide enough for one person to pass at a time. I suggest our order be: me and my brother, then Yan Yan, and Na'er and Yan, you two take turns bringing up the rear."
"Nana, it's too dangerous for you to be at the front. Let me go. If necessary, Xie Yue can come too," Yan said with some worry.
"I'm the vice-captain. When His Highness isn't here, I'm in charge. My mental strength is the highest, making me best suited to explore the unknown path ahead. My brother will follow behind me, making it easier for him to fuse with his martial soul and face danger at any time. The reason I didn't let you come is because you were most severely affected within the City of Slaughter. There's no His Highness's domain here, and no one knows if there will be anything that affects your minds. Follow orders!" Hu Liena said seriously to Yan.
There was one more thing she didn't mention: she had witnessed how she and Tang San had traversed the Hell Road together in the environment during the Heart-Questioning Trial. Although Tang San relied more on her, it was still a valuable experience.
"Okay, I understand. I'm sorry, Nana, I was just worried about you," Yan said somewhat apologetically.
"It's alright." Hu Liena smiled and shook her head. She knew Yan was just worried about her. She continued, "If I'm not mistaken, this should be the core area of the Slaughter City. Only by passing through can we obtain the God of Slaughter Domain."
"In that case, let's set off. Everyone, be careful," Xie Yue said.
Seeing everyone nod and become alert, Hu Liena took the lead and released her spiritual power, constantly monitoring her surroundings. If she remembered correctly, a swarm of vampire bats would appear soon.
After walking for a while, Dugu Yan suddenly stopped and said to Hu Liena, "Nana, have you noticed that the temperature has risen quite a bit?"
Hu Liena looked at everyone, but they all shook their heads, indicating that they hadn't felt it.
Hu Liena pondered for a moment and said, "Yan Yan's martial soul is a serpent-type, so she should be more sensitive to temperature. Since Yan Yan said so, then this path might not be a straight one as it appears. Everyone, be vigilant." "
Yes!" everyone replied.
After walking a while longer, the temperature became increasingly higher, and everyone could clearly feel it.
"Could it be that what's down below isn't blood, but lava?" Yan whispered.
"It's not impossible," Dugu Yan shook her head and said.
"Everyone be careful! Something's coming!" Hu Liena instantly went on alert, her mental energy probing outwards.
When Hu Liena detected what was on the other side, her expression turned grim: "Everyone be careful, it's vampire bats, a lot of them! Brother, Xie Yue, switch positions. Yan Yan, use a wide-area poison array."
The vampire bats were fast, and they were close in no time. Their eyes were also blood red, and when they spotted their target, they made a cawing sound, revealing sharp fangs. Thousands of blood bats flapped their wings together, creating a foul wind that made several people almost lose their footing.
When a swarm of vampire bats rushed over, they were the first to crash into the wall of fire that Yan had erected with extreme fire. Extreme fire was the nemesis of these creatures; in front of Yan's extreme fire, mere vampire bats were nothing to fear. Some that managed to slip past the wall of fire were instantly killed by the poison set up by Dugu Yan.
The bats in the air seemed to possess intelligence. Seeing their attacks repeatedly fail, they stopped attacking Yan and instead circled around him, surrounding the group.
Hu Liena whispered, "Bats are different from other birds. They have a special keen sense that allows them to easily anticipate enemy attacks—an ability that even mental power cannot affect. Unless you exceed their reaction speed, it's difficult to hurt them."
"Let me try!" Na'er stepped forward.
"Roar—" A dragon's roar that resounded through the sky rang out. The members of the Imperial Blade team felt alright. Although they already knew Na'er's identity, it was the first time they had seen such a cute little girl unleash such a powerful dragon's roar.
However, the vampire bat swarm did not have such a good ending. Dragons are the pinnacle of soul beasts, and Na'er was an avatar of the Dragon God, the incarnation of the mighty Silver Dragon King. With a single dragon's roar, the vampire bats lost their senses and plummeted downwards one after another like dumplings being dropped into a pot.
Then, just as everyone was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Yan suddenly shouted, "Watch out, there's a huge guy ahead!"
Ahead on the narrow road, a gigantic creature hung upside down. Bathed in a pale red glow, it radiated a dark golden light.
The creature was about four meters long, its two enormous claws gripping the narrow path. Each claw was over a meter in diameter, its sharp edges digging into the stone.
As numerous vampire bats died, a pair of enormous wings slowly unfurled from its dark golden body, their terrifying wingspan reaching ten meters. It suddenly released its claws, and with the flapping of its massive wings, its enormous body took flight. It was an incredibly huge bat.
Its entire body was dark golden, and most terrifyingly, it had three heads. All the blood bats swiftly swept through the air, gathering behind the gigantic, dark golden three-headed bat.
"This is too outrageous!" Yan swallowed hard in shock.
"This should be the bat leader. Defeating him will clear this level. Everyone, prepare for battle," Hu Liena said.
The dark gold bat spread its wings, opened its massive jaws towards Hu Liena and the others, and roared angrily.
"Everyone be careful, it's a mental attack!" Hu Liena shouted, her six tails unfurling behind her as she braced herself with one hand on the ground. Pink light shone from its head and eyes.
"Third Soul Skill, Silver Dragon Roar!" Na'er, standing nearby, was even able to use a Soul Skill.
Faced with Hu Liena and Na'er's resistance and attacks, the dark gold bat's attacks had no effect. Just as it was about to retreat, Yan and Xie Yue's coordinated attack arrived.
The dark gold bat let out a shrill scream, preparing to flap its wings and fly away, but unexpectedly, it plunged headfirst into the blood pool at the bottom, becoming nourishment for the Nine-Headed Bat King.
"Impressive, Yan Yan. Your poisons are becoming more and more sophisticated." Yan couldn't help but exclaim.
"Want to try?" Dugu Yan looked at Yan with a smile.
"No, no, I can't afford to offend them." Yan quickly waved his hand.
"Thanks to Yueyue and the others' poison pill technique, even without soul skills, I can still flexibly use my poisons to achieve unexpected effects. More than that, I'm curious, Na'er, why can you use soul skills?"
"Because of my domain."
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