At Yu Tianjun's question, a vein bulged on Bibi Dong's forehead.
"Is that really what you should be saying right now?!"
Bibi Dong blushed as she scolded him coquettishly.
"Oh."
"That's it?"
Bibi Dong looked at the composed Yu Tianjun and crossed her arms over her chest, covering the exposed skin.
"Am I not pretty?"
"You are."
"Is my talent not worthy of you?"
"No."
"Then why didn't you agree?!"
"I never said I didn't agree."
Yu Tianjun spoke in confusion as he looked at the stunned Bibi Dong.
"You agreed?"
"Mm."
Looking at the taciturn Yu Tianjun, Bibi Dong was happy, yet also irritated. Pouting, she sat at the edge of the platform, her two full thighs swinging through the air.
"This doesn't feel romantic at all."
Yu Tianjun ignored Bibi Dong. He did have feelings for her, but what mattered now was figuring out how to get out. Otherwise, they would have only just gotten together before dying for love.
Yu Tianjun sat beside Bibi Dong, his gaze fixed on the steaming blood below.
Bibi Dong looked at Yu Tianjun's profile. After hesitating for a moment, she rested her head against his shoulder.
Listening to Yu Tianjun's strong heartbeat, the anxiety in Bibi Dong's heart gradually subsided.
"How do we get out?"
"This should be the core of Slaughter City. If we can withstand the heat, we might be able to swim across."
At that, Bibi Dong's delicate face scrunched up.
Yu Tianjun's Martial Soul was the physically powerful Golden Dragon, while she was merely a spider. Her chances of making it across safely were slim.
Forget it. She was already with the person she loved. Maybe dying here...
Bibi Dong shook her head and stopped herself from thinking any further. She merely stared blankly at Yu Tianjun's face.
From their first meeting, when Yu Tianjun had shown mercy, to their reunion in Spirit City, where Bibi Dong had admired his character, and then to a year and a half ago, when Yu Tianjun had helped her deal with the fallen ones in Slaughter City.
Without realizing it, Bibi Dong had already fallen in love with the man before her. Now, in this desperate situation, she had impulsively blurted out her confession.
"If we can get out alive, would you be willing to travel across mountains and rivers with me and see the world?"
Bibi Dong's words interrupted Yu Tianjun's thoughts. He turned his head, and their noses touched, making Bibi Dong blush furiously.
Yet Bibi Dong still did not pull away. Instead, she looked directly into Yu Tianjun's eyes.
"Leave it to me. I won't let you die here."
Yu Tianjun's tone remained calm, but the aura around him began to surge.
Drawn by his aura, Bibi Dong suddenly sat up straight as well, closing her eyes and focusing her mind.
A quarter of an hour later, two terrifying killing intents erupted. They complemented one another, faintly showing signs of merging.
"Divine Slaughter's Domain!"
Bibi Dong cried out in surprise, looking joyfully at Yu Tianjun.
Yu Tianjun smiled faintly. When he had made that promise to Bibi Dong just now, the baleful and murderous aura he had accumulated over two years had finally fused together, forming Divine Slaughter's Domain.
At the same time, it had prompted Bibi Dong to comprehend this ultimate skill as well.
After the joy faded, Bibi Dong calmed down and gazed straight into Yu Tianjun's dark golden eyes.
"Actually, that wasn't what I wanted to say just now."
"Then what was it?"
Yu Tianjun froze, confused by Bibi Dong's increasingly flushed face.
"Actually... actually, I meant that if we can't get out, I don't really want to leave behind any regrets..."
Yu Tianjun was completely baffled. "What regret? Can I help you with it?"
"You can..."
Bibi Dong's face turned as red as a boiled shrimp, and even her neck was dyed crimson. She felt that she had never been this embarrassed in her life.
"My regret is that I've never experienced what it feels like to be a woman before I die..."
"You don't pee squatting down?"
Yu Tianjun kept that argumentative remark to himself and did not dare say it aloud. Otherwise, Bibi Dong would probably fight him to the death.
His large hand covered Bibi Dong's soft hair. Her body trembled, filled with both anticipation and panic.
"Don't think nonsense. We'll get out of here. Besides, if we do that kind of thing here, the King of Slaughter might see us."
At that, Bibi Dong coughed lightly and calmed down.
"Then do you have a way out?"
"Send me down first and let me try. I'll see whether I can withstand the heat here. If I can, I'll carry you across."
Yu Tianjun made his decision, and the two immediately acted.
Bibi Dong used Martial Soul Possession and carried Yu Tianjun down beneath the platform.
Those eight spider legs were just like Tang San's future Eight Spider Lances, extremely useful in complex terrain.
When they reached the edge of the blood, the heat had already coated Bibi Dong's face with a layer of pink.
"This stuff is poisonous. If I stay too long, it makes my mind a little hazy."
"You go back up first. I'll go down and try."
Yu Tianjun patted Bibi Dong's shoulder and jumped into the pool of blood.
Bibi Dong watched worriedly as Yu Tianjun vanished beneath the blood. She climbed several meters upward and waited quietly.
"Yu Tianjun, you'd better not make me a widow."
Bibi Dong prayed silently.
Within the blood, Yu Tianjun grimaced under the surrounding heat. He instantly used Martial Soul Possession, intending to see how long he could endure below.
But the instant the Golden Dragon Martial Soul appeared, Yu Tianjun's expression changed. He felt as if his body had become a furnace, absorbing all the energy from the surrounding blood pool into himself.
The Golden Dragon Martial Soul seemed to be cheering, as though celebrating its arrival in a land of treasure.
Yu Tianjun's consciousness was struck. Before falling unconscious, he saw only a massive golden dragon soar into the sky within his spiritual world and merge into his consciousness.
Legend had it that the Dragon God bore nine sons: the Seven Elemental Holy Dragons, along with the Mountain Dragon and the strongest of the dragon sons, the Golden Dragon. Together, they were known as the Nine Great Dragon Kings.
The Golden Dragon came from the lineage of the Golden Dragon King, dominating one region through its powerful physique.
In truth, Yu Tianjun had once faced the same problem as Yu Xiaogang.
That was a failed awakening.
Both of their Martial Souls should have been Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragons, but mutations had occurred.
Yu Xiaogang's frail body could only awaken a Martial Soul like Luo Sanpao, while Yu Tianjun had successfully awakened the Golden Dragon through the foundation he had built.
But how could an ultimate-power Martial Soul like the Golden Dragon be awakened by an ordinary person?
Clearly, Yu Tianjun's awakening had not been entirely successful either—or rather, it had only succeeded by ninety percent.
Now that he had entered this blood pool containing Slaughter City's accumulated energy of over a thousand years, Yu Tianjun's Golden Dragon Martial Soul had begun automatically making up for its innate deficiencies.
A massive amount of energy poured into Yu Tianjun's body. If his physique had not been so strong, he would likely have already burst apart.
But if he endured it, the benefits would be enormous.
While Yu Tianjun was unconscious, the Golden Dragon Martial Soul became increasingly lifelike. Streams of bloodline power flowed through the connection between them and into Yu Tianjun's body.
At this moment, the Golden Dragon Martial Soul finally made up for its innate shortcomings and evolved into the realm of a Dragon King!
A golden starlight descended from the sky, piercing through everything and landing directly upon Yu Tianjun's right hand.
The golden radiance gradually solidified, transforming into a spear...
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