"That's enough, it's really hot in here." Hu Liena raised her hand and fanned herself in front of her cheek.
Her fair and smooth skin faintly reflected light under the dim red glow around them, her long and straight legs tensed.
She took one step and arrived in front of Jiang Chen, holding one end of the rope in her hand.
"You in front or behind?" She had already tied the rope around her own waist.
On such a narrow path, having a rope connecting the two of them would greatly increase their safety.
Although Jiang Chen could fly, if a battle occurred, this rope might just save Hu Liena's life.
Jiang Chen thought for a moment and said, "I'll be behind. I can fly. If you lose your footing, I can react quickly."
Hu Liena gave a proud glance at her own figure, then instructed, "Walking behind me, you'd better not let your mind wander. My little life is in your hands."
Jiang Chen patted his chest and said, "Senior Sister, I know your body even better than you do. Don't worry, I can handle it."
Hu Liena's face reddened as she spat lightly and said no more, stepping onto the path first.
Jiang Chen followed about three or four meters behind Hu Liena, keeping his pace in sync with hers.
When Hu Liena stepped forward with her right foot, he stepped forward with his left.
His gaze was involuntarily drawn to that astonishing curve.
Jiang Chen couldn't help but sigh. Hu Liena possessed terrifying, destructive power even from behind.
He circulated his cultivation technique within his body, steadying his mind and clearing away distracting thoughts.
Getting distracted in a situation like this was practically gambling with his life.
"Ah!" Hu Liena suddenly let out a sharp cry. Her left foot stepped into empty air, and her whole body tilted toward the left.
Jiang Chen quickly stepped forward and pulled her back with his hand.
"Don't look down," he reminded her.
Hu Liena patted her chest, still feeling a lingering chill.
She had just glanced down at the bottomless abyss below, and her head had spun, nearly causing her to fall.
The path was so narrow that only both feet side by side could fit, and both of them had to maintain extreme concentration.
"Got it." Hu Liena nodded, feeling fortunate in her heart.
Fortunately, it was Jiang Chen walking behind who had pulled her back in time.
She took several deep breaths, adjusted her emotions, and continued forward.
This time, she didn't dare look down again.
Both of them released their spiritual power, spreading it out over a fifty-meter radius around them.
The slightest movement of wind or grass would be immediately detected.
Jiang Chen walked behind, his line of sight passing over the top of Hu Liena's head, fixed on the path ahead.
The darkness of night could not block his vision; in this environment, he could still see clearly for a thousand meters.
The circular platform behind them had gradually disappeared, and the surrounding light began to brighten.
Previously, at the platform, there had only been faint red light.
Now, the red light was noticeably stronger.
Moreover, the temperature here was clearly much higher than at the platform.
Jiang Chen looked downward and thought to himself—indeed.
The farther forward they went, the closer the blood pool came to the path.
That layer of black mist was gone; even Hu Liena could now see the expanse of red below.
"Stop for a moment," Jiang Chen suddenly said.
"What is it?" Hu Liena asked in a hushed voice.
Jiang Chen's gaze fixed ahead. Within his field of vision, a large swarm of blood-red bats was rapidly approaching them.
"Ahead, there's a swarm of blood bats heading straight toward us, over a thousand in number. They won't be easy to deal with."
"What do we do then?" Hu Liena asked anxiously.
With such a massive number of bats, they would inevitably be forced into a bitter fight.
The key issue was that on this narrow path, their strength would be greatly restricted; they couldn't fully unleash their power.
Jiang Chen's eyes flashed with sharp light. If his memory was correct, after this swarm of blood-colored bats came a massive Dark Golden Three-Headed Bat King.
And after that, a Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Serpent.
If he were alone, he could charge straight through without any hesitation.
But now he had Hu Liena by his side.
Moreover, he didn't have Tang San's long-range hidden weapon techniques. Once the bats arrived, they would have to face close-quarters combat against more than a thousand of them.
Jiang Chen pondered briefly and quickly made his decision.
He swiftly stepped forward, untied the rope from his own waist, turned Hu Liena around, and used the rope to bind the two of them tightly together.
"What are you doing?" Hu Liena's heart pounded wildly.
Her current attire was very light, and being bound so closely to Jiang Chen made it impossible for her to remain calm.
A sensation like an electric current ran through her body, and Hu Liena froze completely.
"Don't move. We're going down below to avoid these annoying bats," Jiang Chen growled lowly.
In this situation, it was not only torture for Hu Liena, but it was the same for him.
But this was the safest method, worth trying.
Forcibly suppressing the boiling beast blood in his body, Jiang Chen quickly finished tying her.
"Hold on to me tightly."
Hu Liena subconsciously let out an "mm," and immediately afterward, the two of them plummeted toward the abyss below.
The intense sensation of weightlessness made Hu Liena panic. Her legs instinctively clamped around Jiang Chen, and her arms wrapped around his neck.
Jiang Chen did not land directly on the surface of the blood pool. He stopped when they were still dozens of meters above it.
He looked upward; those thousand-plus blood bats had already reached the spot where they had been standing earlier.
Feeling his soul power draining rapidly, he quickly took out a soul power recovery pill and swallowed it.
"Let's go."
With a low shout, he held Hu Liena and shot forward like lightning.
The two of them flew rapidly above the blood pool.
The boiling blood pool emitted endless heat.
Both of them had ice and fire immunity, but that didn't mean they couldn't feel the temperature.
In such conditions, both were already drenched in sweat.
Sweat beads rolled down Jiang Chen's face from his chin and dripped into Hu Liena's mouth.
Hu Liena pursed her lips and turned her head away.
Jiang Chen fully released his spiritual power, maximizing his zombie-like senses to prevent any unknown creatures from appearing suddenly.
Bound tightly together, the high heat and sweat made it extremely uncomfortable.
Hu Liena shifted uncomfortably.
"Don't move!" Jiang Chen urgently growled.
He had already been desperately suppressing himself, and after Hu Liena's movement, his composure instantly shattered.
"Mmm~" Hu Liena let out a soft whimper and didn't dare disturb Jiang Chen again.
Jiang Chen looked upward. Hundreds of meters above, a giant serpent coiled around the path that had been left behind by them.
But immediately after, he noticed the giant serpent chasing after them.
After swallowing another pill, Jiang Chen gritted his teeth and flew upward with Hu Liena.
"Did we get past that swarm of bats?" Hu Liena asked weakly, her face flushed red.
Jiang Chen landed on the path with her and quickly untied the rope binding them.
As the two separated, Hu Liena's beautiful eyes suddenly widened. She saw a terrifying, great serpent.
The serpent's appearance was incomparably ferocious, its length at least exceeding ten meters.
Its entire body was dark red, and though its fiery red eyes weren't particularly large, they gave Hu Liena a heart-pounding sense of dread.
"Stand here and don't move. This big guy is mine to handle," Jiang Chen ordered sternly.
"Got it?" Seeing Hu Liena still dazed, Jiang Chen barked again.
"Got it." Under Jiang Chen's domineering tone, Hu Liena's little heart raced wildly.
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