"But, Old Yang." Su Yuntao teased, "I'm still feeling dizzy."
"Hmph!" Yang Wudi sneered. "You think I'm that easy to fool? The moment I took the Aromatic Silk Beauty, I tested my blood. You could drink a whole basin of it and take arsenic with every meal, and you'd still die from eating too much before the poison killed you!"
Su Yuntao and Yang Wudi continued onward, but as time passed, they began to sense that something was amiss.
Somewhere in the depths of the darkness, it felt as though something was silently watching them.
Su Yuntao and Yang Wudi immediately went on alert. Their movements grew cautious and deliberate. They knew the real test on Hell Road was about to begin.
Before long, the narrow passage around them began to change. As the two advanced, the space opened up.
"Li—"
"Shh!" Su Yuntao pointed overhead.
Yang Wudi looked up and instantly broke out in goosebumps. Countless bats crowded the ceiling above them, hanging upside down as they rested.
Su Yuntao and Yang Wudi held their breath, keeping their movements as quiet as possible.
Yet for some reason, a faint rustling came from the bats. The noise grew louder and louder, and the enormous swarm began to stir all at once.
"Move!" Su Yuntao barked. His Gale Two-Headed Wolf Martial Soul instantly possessed him, and the Second Soul Ring beneath his feet flashed. His speed surged to its limit.
Yang Wudi gripped the Soul Breaking Spear and circulated Soul Power throughout his body, raising his speed to the limit as well. What astonished him was that Su Yuntao's speed was in no way inferior to his own.
Su Yuntao and Yang Wudi were both faster than the bats. In theory, the swarm shouldn't have posed much of a threat, but