The Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake Inner Core Emerges
In the dimly lit room, the King of Slaughter looked at the scene in the blood pool and couldn't help but crush the goblet filled with blood in his hand.
He never expected that Oscar would possess such a bizarre ability, merely flickering a black hole before silently eliminating the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King.
The fact that even a Hundred Thousand Year Level Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King could no longer threaten Oscar was somewhat unacceptable to the King of Slaughter.
Watching Oscar and Dugu Yan disappear into the blood pool towards the end of Hell Road, the King of Slaughter's crimson pupils remained devoid of warmth. "Is this the person the higher-ups have chosen?"
"So be it. It's just a bit more uncontrollable. As long as I have another ten years, I can use this body to break through to that supreme realm!"
A crimson glow flickered, the last light in the room faded, and the figure of the King of Slaughter had vanished as if he had never been there.
In the deep underground space, Oscar and Dugu Yan moved quickly hand in hand toward the end of Hell Road. Both of them had the ability to fly, so the narrow path did not hinder them at all.
After dealing with the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King and the Blood Bat, the two flew for a full quarter of an hour without encountering any further obstacles or other Soul Beast.
The only pressure was the ever-increasing temperature, which rose higher and higher as the two continued to move forward.
However, given their current strength and physical condition, this temperature will not have any effect on them. Similarly, they are not afraid of the tiny toxins escaping from the air.
Just as the two were flying at full speed, suddenly, a rustling sound came from ahead, causing Oscar and Dugu Yan to stop moving forward at the same time and hover in the air.
On the narrow path directly in front of them, a dark red body was crawling, revealing a pair of fiery red eyes.
It was impossible to see exactly how huge its body was, but through simple observation, it could be determined that it was a snake, with its entire body Entanglement around the narrow path.
Its eyes weren't particularly large, but for some reason, Dugu Yan felt that the brilliance in its eyes was even more terrifying than that of the previous three-headed dark gold bat king.
"A snake?" Dugu Yan whispered.
With a rustling sound, the dark red snake began to slowly swim forward.
As they got closer, Oscar and Dugu Yan could see its full appearance. There were nine protrusions on the snake's head and back, each of which looked like a bright red mushroom, and it seemed as if blood was flowing inside.
The snake's abdomen was particularly large, bulging out on the narrow path, and its body length was at least ten meters.
They saw the strange snake, and the snake obviously saw them too. The snake, which was lying on the narrow road, slowly raised its head, and its pair of golden-red eyes suddenly became as bright as lanterns.
After getting a clear look at what was in front of him, Oscar whispered to Dugu Yan beside him:
"Primordial Exotic Beast, the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent, is incredibly venomous. Adults can grow to over ten meters long and possess the strongest fire poison among snakes. After ten thousand years of cultivation, it can form an inner core, hidden among its nine heads. When the inner core is revealed, the world loses its color. If one obtains its inner core, all snakes will flee in terror. It is the supreme being among snakes."
In the original novel, Tang San obtained the inner core of the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent after killing it, and later this inner core became Ma Hongjun's Soul Ring.
Oscar had originally planned to capture the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent and use its inner core as Dugu Yan's Seventh Spirit Ring.
However, he ultimately rejected this idea because Dugu Yan's Martial Soul had already transformed into a dragon, and the most suitable one for her was a dragon-type Soul Beast.
Furthermore, this inner core can help Ma Hongjun's Fire Phoenix evolve into Seven-headed Fire Phoenix, further enhancing Ma Hongjun's Martial Soul and strength. Therefore, Oscar ultimately decided to give the inner core of the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent to Ma Hongjun.
However, the immediate problem is that we need to deal with these Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent first, otherwise everything is just empty talk.
At this moment, the pressure that this Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent brought to Oscar and his companions was actually greater than that of the three-headed Dark Gold Bat King they had faced before.
This surprised Oscar immensely. The Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King's strength was clearly far beyond what the original bat king possessed. Had even the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent changed? If it weren't for the fact that the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's inner core was useful to Ma Hongjun, Oscar and Dugu Yan could have easily used their flying advantage to quickly pass by it without confronting it head-on.
After all, the pressure from this Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent was no less than that from the Hundred Thousand Year Level Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King, and Oscar could no longer use the Life and Death Arena.
However, Oscar didn't want to just run away like that. First, he needed the inner core of the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent, and second, he wasn't the Oscar he was when he had six Soul Ring anymore.
He might have a chance to kill the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent. And even if he was ultimately defeated, he and Dugu Yan could escape using their flying advantage, so overall it was worth the gamble.
Seeing that Oscar had no intention of escaping, Dugu Yan focused all her attention on this strange creature.
As Oscar and Dugu Yan scanned Oscar two, the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's golden-red eyes also coldly stared at them, and it continued to move, moving downwards towards them.
As the distance closed from a hundred meters away, the monstrous snake emitted croaking sounds, like the crying of a baby. At the same time, the nine fleshy growths on its back began to emit a golden-red glow.
"Croak—"
The cry of this Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent actually sounded somewhat like a toad.
When the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent arrived below Oscar and Dugu Yan, it launched its attack first. A fiery red light suddenly spewed from its mouth, carrying a strong fishy smell and scorching heat, and quickly spread upwards towards the two of them.
The flames transformed into a terrifying fire serpent, its crimson maw gaping as it lunged at the two of them, the intense Lie Yan causing the air temperature to rise once more.
The fiery red light inside the fire serpent fluctuated violently, even crackling like burning rocks. What was even more terrifying was that the fiery red light inside the fire serpent was covered with a thin layer of red mist. It was obvious that this red mist contained a potent toxin.
If it were flat ground, they could easily dodge, but in this situation, it's impossible to dodge because there's simply no space to dodge in the air.
However, Oscar didn't need to dodge. He simply raised his hand, and a Jade Sword appeared in his hand. With terrifying sword energy crisscrossing, Oscar raised his hand and unleashed a terrifying Ice Sword Qi.
"Frost Moon Sword Technique, Third Form: Frost Spreading Across the Sky!"
Since Oscar comprehended his own sword intent, he has rarely used the Frost Moon Sword Technique that Gai Yue passed down to him. However, although he rarely uses it, as the first sword technique he studied, it is undoubtedly his most proficient sword move.
Furthermore, because the External Soul Bone has become Martial Soul, and the elements of ice and fire have also become elements of the Martial Soul itself, the power of this Ice Sword Qi has increased by more than one level.
With a single sword strike, the world was plunged into ice. The Ice Sword Qi actually froze the long fire serpent, even extending into the mouth of the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent.
The Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent was clearly surprised by Oscar's powerful Ice Sword Qi, but its reaction was quick, and the flames in its mouth stopped abruptly.
Oscar naturally didn't intend to kill the enemy with one sword, after all, the strength of these Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent was indeed not weak.
The next moment, Oscar made a fist with his right hand, and six terrifying elements began to converge and surge within his palm.
Once the six elements stabilized, Oscar swept his right hand across the Jade Sword's blade. The jade Jade Sword, which originally only had an ice-blue blade, now had six more elements of different colors. A total of eight elements moved across the Jade Sword, filling it with a terrifying aura capable of annihilating everything.
Oscar raised his Jade Sword, and a powerful and terrifying sword aura pierced the sun like a rainbow. With a single swing, an incredibly terrifying sword aura swept across the land, slashing towards the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent below.
"Sword Dao - Evil God Annihilation Slash!"
At the same time, Dugu Yan used her Right Arm Spirit Bone Skill - Bone-Corroding Heart-Piercing Arrow, the deadly poison turning into a streak of light that rushed towards the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent.
Faced with such terrifying killing intent, the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent dared not be distracted any longer. Although a hint of fear still lingered in its golden-red eyes, the nine golden-red fleshy growths on its back became even brighter.
Without any hesitation, the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent arched its body on the narrow path, its nine fleshy growths aimed precisely at Oscar and Dugu Yan high in the sky.
Suddenly, the nine tumors shattered simultaneously, and nine golden-red liquids shot out. The liquids did not shoot straight through the air, but rather shot towards Oscar and Dugu Yan above and in front of them. The nine liquids merged into one in the air.
However, the attack of the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent was ultimately too slow. The poisoned arrow pierced through the head of the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent, and the sword energy, revealing its killing intent, directly annihilated its physical body.
Even Oscar hadn't expected that these Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent, despite their terrifying aura, would have such weak defenses. In the end, he wiped them out with a single sword strike, leaving nothing behind.
The liquid emitted by the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent had just merged into one, transforming into a fist-sized golden-red bead. However, without the control of the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent, the golden-red bead fell straight down before it could even attack Oscar.
Upon seeing this, Oscar flapped his wings and flew to Jinzhu, taking her in his hand.
"Be careful, it might be poisonous," Dugu Yan hurriedly warned.
Oscar smiled slightly and shook his head. "It's alright. Although it's poisonous, it doesn't harm me."
Only then did Dugu Yan realize that with her and Oscar's current physical condition, ordinary poisons would have little effect on them. Dugu Yan had only spoken up because she was worried.
Oscar directly stored the Ten-Headed Blazing Sun Snake Inner Core into his Soul Tool, and the two continued their journey hand in hand.
The temperature continued to rise, and the dark red liquid flowing in the abyss on both sides gradually became clearer from being barely visible.
As they continued their journey, the intense heat that Oscar and Dugu Yan endured gradually increased.
The scorching temperature wasn't the problem; what they found difficult to adapt to was the peculiar power seemingly present in the air. The oppressive feeling grew stronger and stronger deep within them, while their own killing intent was released more recklessly, and a sense of unease gradually emerged.
However, Oscar knew that all of this was normal; this was the final way the Slaughter City would stop them—by letting the killing intent within them spiral out of control.
The external heat was like the source of the murderous aura within them, constantly guiding the two. Fortunately, Oscar had absorbed the Soul Ring of the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King and increased the age of his Head Soul Bone to 155,000 years, so these evil auras did not have much effect on him.
After entering this Hell Road, the two were constantly affected by the aura Hell Road. Although the killing intent could block this evil aura, it could not completely filter it out.
Moreover, Oscar knew that passing through this Hell Road required not only sufficient strength but also the shortest possible time. The longer one stayed here, the deeper one would be affected by the evil aura. Once one's mind was disturbed, one might never be able to get out.
Thinking of this, Oscar said softly to Dugu Yan, "Calm down, let's speed up."
After saying that, Oscar, in order to allow Dugu Yan to conserve more of her Soul Power, pulled Dugu Yan into his arms again, flapped his Black Wings, and soared forward.
Oscar didn't relax during the flight; after all, it's better to be safe than sorry, as the powerful Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King from before was a prime example.
As their speed increased, so did their approach to the abyss. The air grew noticeably hotter, filled with a blood-red mist, and their vision began to blur.
In the abyss on both sides of the narrow road, dark red liquid churned and flowed. Yes, it was blood, but this bloody liquid had the temperature of magma.
As they continued forward, the air grew hotter and hotter, and with the rising blood plasma on both sides, Oscar knew they were not far from the exit.
Half an hour later, Oscar and Dugu Yan, whose minds were constantly being stimulated by the frenzied killing intent, finally saw the exit.
The exit was clearly visible, where white light condensed into an oval-shaped light curtain, marking the end of their journey.
At this point, they were still a kilometer away from the exit. The blood plasma had gathered into a small lake, blocking their way. Bubbles surged in the blood plasma, and the kilometer distance seemed like an insurmountable chasm standing between them.
Of course, this applies to everyone else, not Oscar, because he can fly.
Oscar smiled slightly at Dugu Yan in his arms, "We've reached the exit. We'll be able to leave here soon."
Dugu Yan smiled slightly, then looked ahead. A thousand meters ahead, two hundred meters above the ground, was an exit with a diameter of three meters, radiating a light like moonlight.
Oscar didn't just fly over there. After all, reality isn't a novel, and what if there was an ambush? So Oscar didn't move. Instead, he swung his tiger claws, sending several wind blades flying towards the cave entrance. Only after confirming that there was no danger did Oscar fly over with Dugu Yan in his arms.
Soon, Oscar and Dugu Yan arrived at the cave entrance. They suddenly realized that the murderous aura around their bodies seemed to be drawn by a special force.
One last glance at the blood pool below, and with a whoosh, Oscar, carrying Dugu Yan, darted into the white light barrier.
He did not choose to use the Blood Swan Kiss to destroy the Slaughter City because, in his view, the existence of such a place perfectly solved the problem of the rampant Evil Soul Master on the continent.
Everything around them seemed to be changing. The moment Oscar and Dugu Yan rushed into the white light curtain, they felt as if their bodies had entered a special world.
All around was a snow-white Void. Oscar's Evil God Wings and Evil God Hook seemed to be restricted by a special force, and under pressure, they all returned to his body. As a result, Dugu Yan in front of him was also separated from his embrace.
In this white, desolate world, I couldn't muster any strength; the only sensation I felt was coldness.
It felt as if countless icy auras were gathering towards him, while countless other icy energies were being released from his body. In this white Void, Oscar endured the terrifying pain alone.
He tried to grab Dugu Yan's hand, but when he reached out, there was Void; he couldn't see or touch her.
Oscar was somewhat worried, but he knew that since he was still alive, Dugu Yan was at least not in mortal danger.
The cold sensation that shouldn't have appeared still did. It wasn't a real temperature change, but rather a chill brought by murderous intent. The purest killing intent rapidly invaded Oscar's body, making him tremble with each invasion.
As the chill gradually hardened his heart, his senses began to fade away along with his consciousness. At that moment, Oscar realized that this must be the formation of the Divine Slaughter's Domain.
That's right, this is a domain, a domain formed from killing intent. Within this domain, he was like a rootless duckweed.
The power of this domain is self-evident. In a sense, this Divine Slaughter's Domain is far stronger than most domains and is one of the most powerful domains.
Dugu Yan shared the same feeling as Oscar; her condition was essentially no different from Oscar's.
At this moment, they are receiving the gift from the Slaughter City — the Divine Slaughter's Domain! PS: Typos will be corrected later.