Landing on a dark platform, Kai looked around but didn't sense anything. The air here, however, seemed to be filled with that same violent energy, and a scorching heat emanated from beneath his feet.
"Sigh, I was supposed to be back within a year, but I've already been delayed here for a year."
"I'll just charge straight out."
With that, Kai's brilliant Feather Burning Wings spread open behind him, and the surging flames illuminated the path ahead for him.
The next moment, Kai's figure shot out.
His speed was extremely fast, like a meteor streaking across the silent night sky. As the surrounding space grew larger, the scorching sensation from below became even more pronounced.
"Buzz... Buzz..."
Suddenly, Kai caught a rustling sound. As his mental force expanded, he could feel a considerable number of bats rapidly approaching him from the surrounding darkness.
"Boom!"
The Chaos Splitting Axe flashed forth, and Chaotic Aura swept around. The blood-colored bats were instantly pulverized the moment they came into contact with the Chaotic Aura.
Kai killed many blood-colored bats, and soon, a massive figure charged out—a gigantic, three-headed bat.
Facing this giant bat, Kai unleashed all of his spirit power, concentrating it entirely on the Chaos Splitting Axe. The Chaos Splitting Axe instantly struck down, and a beam of powerful force, resembling Chaos, blasted towards the three-headed bat!
The three-headed bat seemed to want to face Kai's Chaos Splitting Axe attack head-on, but the moment of contact, two of its heads were forcefully shattered!
Before the three-headed bat could react, Kai, enveloped in surging Chaotic Aura, took a step, flew into mid-air, and the Chaos Splitting Axe struck down again.
This time, the three-headed bat's body was severed and fell into the lava below.
"..."
Kai glanced at the increasingly close lava below. At the same time, his body began to feel hot and dry. His mind started to waver, and a violent emotion began to surface.
Kai shook his head, trying to stay sober.
Although he had killed the three-headed bat, the blood-colored bats still lingered around.
Kai sharply pinched his arm, which restored some clarity to his eyes. He then unfurled his Feather Burning Wings again and continued to press forward.
The path below this Hell Road was extremely narrow, and due to the incessant attacks from the surrounding blood-colored bats, it was very prone to breaking. However, for Kai, who possessed the Feather Burning Wings, this was not a concern at all.
A moment later, another rustling sound came.
Kai stopped flying, holding the Chaos Splitting Axe, and looked into the crimson space ahead, where something seemed to exist.
"Finally. If I kill you, Tang San probably won't get any inner core, right?"
In the narrow path ahead, a pair of fiery red eyes appeared.
When the figure emerged, it was an incredibly massive snake, radiating scorching heat. On its body, nine other constantly wriggling fleshy tumors grew.
"Roar!"
The giant snake hissed at Kai, and the next moment, it spewed a scorching stream of lava, flying towards Kai in the air.
Chaotic Aura quickly condensed, neutralizing the lava.
"Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent, you really don't look very good."
Kai glanced at the Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent below with disgust, then the Chaos Splitting Axe in his hand emitted powerful force.
The next moment, Kai moved.
Utilizing his Feather Burning Wings, Kai's figure weaved through the air, and with a flash, he landed beside the Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent.
The Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent, with its keen senses, also detected Kai's arrival. It quickly twisted its body, and its incredibly powerful snake tail shattered the air as it blasted towards Kai.
"Boom!"
The snake tail collided with the Chaos Splitting Axe. The snake tail was sent flying and continued to tremble.
The Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent let out a cry of surprise, then opened its massive mouth and spewed out streams of scorching lava.
Kai's figure flickered continuously, constantly attacking with the Chaos Splitting Axe, while the Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent, relying on the special geographical environment, constantly maneuvered with Kai in the darkness.
"Boom!"
In the darkness, a series of dull collisions erupted.
But a closer look would reveal pieces of shattered flesh constantly scattering around.
That was the body of the Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent, blasted apart by the Chaos Splitting Axe. After more than a dozen rounds of collisions, the Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent collapsed powerlessly to the ground.
Kai swung his axe again, severing all ten heads of the Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent, and retrieved a small sphere glowing with golden-red light from within.
"Is this the inner core?"
Kai played with it for a bit; it didn't seem particularly special.
"However, this thing seems to be the bane of all snake-type Martial Souls. Perfect for scaring Old Poison later."
Kai smiled slightly, put away the inner core, spread his Feather Burning Wings, and shot out.
The surrounding temperature grew higher and higher, and Kai had already discovered that something was constantly igniting the flames deep within his heart, causing him immense pain and pushing him to the brink of losing control.
Kai sped up, struggling to maintain his sanity.
Soon, a massive blood-red lake appeared ahead. This lake seemed to be entirely formed of blood. Kai gritted his teeth and charged out again.
"Boom!"
Within Kai's body, a surge of vast Killing Intent began to emerge. Not only that, but his pupils also turned crimson at this moment, like a wild beast.
He swiftly passed through the blood-colored lake and arrived at the end of this Hell Road. This seemed to be a special space, devoid of anything except bone-chilling cold.
Kai collapsed weakly to the ground.
He had come out, walked out of Hell Road, and truly realized that the most terrifying thing in this Hell Road was not the three-headed bats, nor the Ten headed Fierce Yang Serpent.
It was the Killing Intent that could spiral out of control at any moment.
If the Killing Intent went out of control, he would likely be completely lost in this Hell Road.
After an unknown period, Kai regained consciousness.
The Chaos Splitting Axe floated before him, having undergone some special changes, now imbued with an extremely violent Killing Intent.
Undoubtedly, the Chaos Splitting Axe had grown even stronger.
Kai sensed the changes within his body. It was a special ability, similar to his Fifth Spirit Skill, Barren Domain.
However, Barren Domain was still just a Spirit Skill and couldn't be used in Slaughter City. But the Slaughter God Domain was different; it was considered an innate Domain, unrestricted by rules.
"It's time to leave here."
Kai smiled faintly, took a step, and left.