You Are Unworthy

Soon, after letting out one final, faint whimper, it collapsed completely onto the narrow path, drew its last breath, and ceased to show any signs of life.

Seeing that the golden-red orb was about to tumble into the blood pool below, Li Pu immediately lunged forward and caught it; had it actually fallen in, the loss would have been immense.

Li Pu held the inner core of the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent in his hand, feeling immensely pleased.

"Aren't you afraid it might be poisonous!"

Bibi Dong stepped forward, her voice laced with urgent concern as she offered a warning.

"It will be fine, and since it has lost the control of its host, it can no longer explode." Li Pu flashed a relaxed smile.

Even so, Bibi Dong remained worried and continued to ask.

"Do you recognize that snake?"

Li Pu looked puzzled: "You don't know it?"

Bibi Dong shook her head: "I consider myself quite knowledgeable about soul beasts, but this snake is not recorded within Martial Soul Hall; I do not recognize it."

Li Pu smiled indifferently: "Then I know even less. The reason I know about this bead is because there is a soul master in Slaughter City with a snake-type martial soul who cultivated an inner core that could accelerate his cultivation. I suspect this bead is the inner core of that snake, roughly equivalent to its own soul ring."

After all, the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent did not belong to the ranks of soul beasts; it was possible it had been snatched from elsewhere by Asura, or perhaps it was born here, severed from the soul master system of the outside world, much like how those bats had failed to produce soul rings upon death.

Furthermore, over these years, Li Pu had discovered another miraculous aspect of Slaughter City: one could continue to level up without soul rings. He had discovered this after breaking through level twenty, which meant his first soul ring had essentially been a waste.

This also explained the population issue in Slaughter City; even if ordinary people entered, their bodies could be slowly transformed, allowing them to become soul masters, albeit without the ability to obtain soul rings.

Otherwise, the soul masters of Slaughter City would not be enough to sustain consumption, let alone cultivate a powerful God of Slaughter.

Bibi Dong looked at the dead Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent, clearly sensing that it had lost its life, yet no soul ring had manifested.

To her, it was indeed a peculiar soul beast.

"If this is equivalent to a soul ring, then how does one absorb it?" Bibi Dong was filled with curiosity.

"I don't know, we'll find out when the time comes to absorb it. Perhaps we can absorb enough soul ring age from it, and maybe even have some left over." Li Pu laughed.

"That doesn't seem very likely!"

Bibi Dong shook her head, unconvinced.

"We'll know once we get out. Mostly, I just couldn't bear to leave the snake's carcass behind." Li Pu stared intently at the corpse of the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent.

The storage space of a Soul Tool is generally not large, usually only a few cubic meters.

But larger ones were not unheard of.

Having spent so many years in Slaughter City, he had traded for a Soul Tool with a hundred cubic meters of space, so fitting this ten-meter-long snake was not a problem.

Seeing Li Pu store the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent into his Soul Tool, Bibi Dong did not find it strange.

On Douluo Continent, when soul masters hunt soul beasts, they never let anything of value go to waste, aside from the soul ring and soul bone.

Moreover, no matter how venomous a snake is, its entire body is a treasure, especially the gallbladder; it is a potent tonic that can not only enhance strength but also nourish the yin and invigorate the yang.

God Realm.

The Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King and the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent had been killed in succession.

As the true master of Slaughter City and the place of his inheritance, their deaths drew the attention of Asura.

He could not fathom who could have killed the gatekeeping exotic beasts of Hell Road. One had to realize that soul skills could not be used in Slaughter City, and even if one possessed soul bones, how many could one possibly have?

Once killed, future soul masters challenging Hell Road would no longer face these trials, and new gatekeepers would have to be arranged.

Of course, if they were truly killed, then this person should be highly qualified for the strength requirements of a divine successor and could serve as an inheritor of the gods; the gatekeeping beasts were of little importance.

However, at this moment, his designated successor had not yet been sent down to the world. Who could be so formidable?

"There is such a martial soul? No wonder!"

In the Slaughter City he had established, he had never imagined a freak like Li Pu would appear, one who could perfectly maximize his own strength.

"But it can be considered a shortcut. You are still quite young; I estimate that in a few more years, you could have traversed Hell Road all by yourself."

"Although your talent is decent and you are qualified to inherit my divine position."

"However, the final trial is not easy. Even if you pass it, this divine position does not belong to you!"

After all, his divine position was reserved for his own biological son; it could not possibly be given to an outsider.

However, it was not impossible to give something; as his subordinate god, the second-tier God of Slaughter Supros represented his power system, and that divine position was sufficient.

Thus, he stopped paying much attention, nor did he care that the woman by his side was Bibi Dong, whom he had selected to be the great villainous boss.

Having packed up the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent, the two continued on their way.

The temperature continued to rise steadily, and the dark red liquid flowing in the abysses on both sides gradually became clearer from what was once barely visible.

Consequently, as they pressed forward, the scorching heat they endured began to intensify.

The air seemed to contain a peculiar, evil power; the oppressive feeling became increasingly pronounced deep within their hearts, and their own killing intent was released even more recklessly.

They understood that this was likely the final trial.

Fortunately, they had spent these years in Slaughter City cultivating their states of mind, allowing them to maintain a normal perspective and easily confront the evil forces that sought to influence their hearts.

Despite this, the scorching heat of the outside world acted like a catalyst, stirring the killing intent deep within their bodies.

At the same time, they gradually realized that this Hell Road did not merely require sufficient strength; it had to be traversed in as short a time as possible, or one would inevitably be consumed by the terrifying, evil aura permeating the path.

Li Pu finally understood why the original Bibi Dong had become so insane; she had likely stayed here for too long and, coupled with the bewitchment of the Rakshasa God, had gradually lost her sanity.

The two of them leaped into the air, darting forward at high speed as the air grew noticeably hotter and their vision became increasingly blurred.

In the abyss on both sides of the narrow path, dark red blood churned and flowed, radiating the temperature of magma, and the sweltering air caused their clothes to emit a faint, scorched smell.

Even so, they remained clear-headed.

After nearly half an hour, they finally caught sight of the exit—a patch of white light that felt like hope in the darkness.

However, there was no path left before them.

Across that thousand-meter distance, bubbles churned in the blood plasma, and one could sense the evil aura within, which was not something an ordinary soul master could touch.

"It seems this is the final stretch."

"Doesn't look too difficult!"