Chapter 177: Blood Sea Body Tempering, Killing Intent Condensing the Spirit
[Asura God Third Trial: Blood Sea Body Tempering, Killing Intent Condensing the Spirit]
[Enter the deepest part of the Blood Sea, resist and comprehend everything within until you condense your own Death God Domain.]
"T-This! This!"
Zhu Zhuqing's eyes widened instantly.
The teasing and joy on her face from a moment ago vanished in an instant, replaced by shock and solemnity.
"This trial's difficulty is a little too high!"
"This difficulty is practically no less than killing Tang Chen at his peak!"
Not only the young girl, but even Bai Lu's expression became incomparably grave.
This trial looked simple.
But in reality, it was far more dangerous than imagined.
From a surface comparison, the original Tang San's third trial had merely been tidal body tempering.
But on Asura God's side, there were directly two additional conditions added—killing intent condensing the spirit and condensing one's own Death God Domain.
One divine trial is equivalent to three divine trials!
And the difficulties stacked together, only becoming harder, never easier.
Even with Zhu Zhuqing's current immense strength, this was still an extremely difficult challenge.
She did not fear high temperatures and had long since walked through "magma."
But that was completely different from entering the deepest part of the Blood Sea for body tempering.
The process would be far more perilous than imagined.
The scorching heat was merely the smallest test.
More importantly…
"The terrifying killing intent within the Blood Sea, the endless resentment, and the corrosive influence of Asura God's power!"
Bai Lu's voice carried a trace of solemnity as he spoke word by word.
Why had the second trial been easy?
It was precisely to pave the way for this trial and increase its difficulty!
Just imagine, nearly all the blood energy, killing intent, and resentment from every lifeform in the entire Slaughter City and Hell Road had gathered within this Blood Sea.
Just thinking about the depth of resentment and the weight of killing intent inside was enough to make one shudder with fear!
The slightest carelessness would result in one's mind being corroded by those resentments and killing intents.
Then the Rakshasa God would seize the opportunity and recreate Tang Chen's overturned disaster scene.
"This divine trial really is difficult."
Zhu Zhuqing's heart sank. She knew Bai Lu was not exaggerating.
Bai Lu's understanding of slaughter far surpassed her own.
If even he was this wary, it was enough to prove the true difficulty of this trial.
More importantly, this trial was a shared test for both of them!
The divine trial had no time limit, but the objective was extraordinarily difficult to complete.
Comprehending one's own Death God Domain.
How could that possibly be easy?
Comprehending a Death God Domain in this kind of environment would indeed be faster.
But one wrong step could easily lead to deviation and eternal damnation!
Moreover, there was another most crucial issue—
For this divine trial, did the two of them only need to comprehend one Death God Domain together?
Or did each of them need to comprehend their own Death God Domain separately?
Or perhaps the two domains had to merge into a single domain?
No one could give them the answer to this question. They could only rely on themselves to explore and experiment.
Just as the young girl's heart began wavering with hesitation and apprehension,
She seemed to feel Bai Lu's concern for her.
And also sensed Bai Lu's aura tightly connected to her own.
"Big Tiger, we can do this!"
Zhu Zhuqing took a deep breath, her gaze blazing like the sun, incomparably firm.
"We already successfully passed the previous two trials. This time, we'll definitely succeed too!"
"I believe in you, so you have to believe in me too!"
"We'll work hard together and comprehend our own Death God Domains together!"
Seeing the girl so resolute, Bai Lu felt a wave of relief wash over him.
His spiritual power was now so powerful that even compared to the million-year-old Tianmeng Iceworm from the original work, the difference was negligible.
Fear? Terror? Nonexistent!
"Then let us work hard together. It's only a mere Blood Sea; we'll handle it easily!"
"Okay!"
Zhu Zhuqing gritted her silver teeth and resolutely walked toward the deepest part of Hell Road.
Within the darkness, at a distance of several thousand meters.
Magma churned while the Blood Sea surged.
This place was the source gathering point of the entire Slaughter City.
It contains unimaginable dangers.
But the young girl did not hesitate. After putting away her soul tool, she leaped forward and plunged into the boundless Blood Sea!
In just an instant, the young girl's fair skin was nearly scorched red.
The killing intent contained within it was like countless blades slicing across her body.
Although she possessed the foundation of ice-and-fire body tempering, a wave of stinging pain still spread through her.
Fine blood marks gradually appeared across her skin.
Yet with the power of her soul bones and soul core activating, they healed instantly.
Within this endless cycle of destruction and restoration, one could imagine that the young girl's physique would rise once more.
But at the same time, killing intent and resentment assaulted her.
Like a thousand-layered tidal wave, they continuously impacted and influenced her spirit.
Making her feel incomparably uncomfortable.
"This trial… This trial requires both of us to work together."
Bai Lu circulated his power, helping her resist part of the damage on the soul level.
But he placed even more upon himself.
Precisely because his control over slaughter was so high, he was actually more likely to overturn and be influenced by evil thoughts.
"I will. I'll do my utmost!"
Zhu Zhuqing clenched her fists tightly and frowned as she asked, "That Death God Domain, how are we supposed to comprehend it?"
"Find a direction you both like and excel at. Integrate your understanding and concepts of slaughter into the Death God Domain."
Bai Lu succinctly explained the train of thought.
"Then what's your idea? Controlling undead spirits?"
Regarding the development of the Death God Domain, the first thing the young girl thought of was the White Tiger Slaughter Formation.
Wasn't this formation itself also a kind of application and comprehension of slaughter by Bai Lu?
As long as the Slaughter Formation and the Death God Domain were perfectly fused, it could absolutely count as comprehending a version of the Death God Domain unique to oneself.
And for Bai Lu, this would definitely be easy.
However, Bai Lu shook his head.
"No! The Slaughter Formation is something I'm leaving for you!"
"For me?"
Zhu Zhuqing was somewhat surprised.
"That's right!"
Bai Lu's expression remained calm. "No matter how our future paths develop, even if I reconstruct my physical body, I still won't be able to take away the Slaughter Skull."
"So the Slaughter Skull is the most precious gift I'm leaving for you."
"The foundation of your future godhood will be the Slaughter Skull."
"Next, as long as you follow my path and work hard to perfectly fuse the Slaughter Formation and Death God Domain, that will be enough!"
His understanding of the young girl was extremely clear. If it involved fighting and learning combat, she excelled at it.
But when it came to developing new abilities, she was fairly average.
Rather than letting her blindly experiment, it was better for her to perfectly inherit his ideas and obediently follow his arrangements.
In this regard, Zhu Zhuqing had no objections.
The only problem was—
"Then what about you?"
Zhu Zhuqing looked at Bai Lu with concern.
The simple things were all left for her, so what about the difficult ones?
"Relax! It won't be a problem!"
Bai Lu stepped forward and rubbed Zhu Zhuqing's head, giving her a reassuring look—
"I'm very interested in the anti-magic domain of Slaughter City itself."
"You don't actually think that during that entire year of seclusion, I only comprehended the Death God Domain, right?"
As he spoke, a trace of pride appeared on Bai Lu's face.
"My research has already begun to bear fruit."
"I'm going to create the most unique Death God Domain in this world!"
"Inside it, we will ultimately become invincible!"
End of Chapter
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