Leaving Hell Road

The next second, the Three-Headed Bat's body split in half down the middle.

Golden light poured from the裂口, burning its body to ashes from the inside.

The blood-red bats following behind scattered in all directions the instant the Three-Headed Bat died, disappearing into every corner of the cave.

Qian Renxue slowly descended from midair, her golden wings gently beating behind her.

She turned and walked over to Luo Yun.

Luo Yun stood where he was, utterly still.

He looked at Qian Renxue, his face expressionless, but deep in his pupils, a flicker of shock flashed past.

This woman had been hiding her strength all along.

Luo Yun's thoughts raced, but he didn't pursue them any further.

Then he drew a deep breath, recalled the Sun Corona Sword, and summoned the Moon Eclipse Sword in his right hand again.

Purple-black lightning danced along the blade, crackling softly.

"All right, let's keep going!"

"Mm."

Qian Renxue nodded. The two continued onward together, but their pace had clearly quickened.

They hadn't gone far when another monster roared.

"Roar!"

Luo Yun's expression darkened. He grabbed Qian Renxue's hand and hurried to a broad platform.

This time, a giant serpent burst from the lava, its entire body covered in scales.

This thing... had it been watching him fight the Three-Headed Bat the whole time?!

But judging by the look of it, this creature was a good deal stronger than the Three-Headed Bat!

Suddenly, Luo Yun and Qian Renxue both shuddered.

Their Soul Power had been restricted again.

Luo Yun glanced at Qian Renxue and saw that the same thing had happened to her.

So neither of them could use Soul Power? (The author tries to get things back on track.)

"Roar!"

The giant serpent swooped toward Qian Renxue at incredible speed, swift as lightning!

Luo Yun unfurled his Destruction Wings and reached the serpent first.

"Power of Destruction!" His right leg flashed as the Law of Destruction empowered it.

He kicked the serpent in the head.

"Bang!"

The serpent's body flew backward, smashing a huge crater into the rock wall.

"Roar! Roar!"

The serpent got back up and charged at Luo Yun again.

"Luo Yun, that's a prehistoric beast, the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent!"

Qian Renxue warned him. She had heard her grandfather speak of this kind of beast.

"Those nine glowing red spots on its body are the fleshy knobs of a serpent. They're probably its weak points."

"Mm." Luo Yun looked back at her. Since it was a serpent, he might as well try the power of fire!

"Sun Corona!"

The Sun Corona Sword appeared once more.

Holding the Sun Corona Sword, Luo Yun felt the temperature around him steadily rising.

He had never paid attention to the Sun Corona Sword's fiery attribute before. This was the perfect chance to try it out.

A mass of flame abruptly gathered around the Sun Corona Sword. Then its sword energy transformed into a giant fire dragon and surged toward the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent!

The Fierce Yang Serpent spat out a mass of flame as well,

and it collided with the fire dragon.

"Boom!"

A tremendous crash rang out as the two flames collided in midair, bursting into dazzling sparks.

Qian Renxue froze. Was his Sword Martial Soul fire-attributed too?!

But how could he use Soul Power?

"Aw! Aw!"

The Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent let out a pained cry. Its body flew backward, smashing through several stone pillars before crashing heavily into the lava.

"Hiss!"

Qian Renxue's eyes widened.

But Luo Yun didn't let his guard down for a moment. He knew perfectly well that the blow he'd just landed wasn't nearly enough to kill the beast.

Just as expected!

A series of anguished roars came from the lava. Then a massive figure crawled out again.

"Roar!"

"It's still alive!" Qian Renxue stared at the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent in shock. How was this thing still alive?!

Perhaps realizing that Luo Yun was too hard to deal with, the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent turned to attack Qian Renxue instead, moving with incredible speed!

Luo Yun's pupils contracted, and a bolt of Destruction Thunder shot out.

"Boom!"

The bolt struck a fleshy knob on the Fierce Yang Serpent's back, blasting apart the glowing lump.

The Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent roared in pain and turned around, madness in its eyes.

Seeing this, Qian Renxue moved swiftly and dodged its attack.

"Bang!"

Luo Yun struck another fleshy knob on the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's back!

"Aw!"

An angry roar burst from the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent. If it didn't deal with that human brat, it would be the one to die first.

The Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent charged at Luo Yun!

Luo Yun remained calm. He leaped to dodge its attack, spread his Destruction Wings, and darted toward its head.

His sharp Destruction Wings carved a deep gash from its head down along its back.

It all happened in the blink of an eye!

The remaining seven fleshy knobs exploded,

splattering blood everywhere!

"Roar!"

The Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent let out a pained cry and crashed heavily onto the ground.

Luo Yun quickly returned to Qian Renxue's side.

"All right, it's safe now."

Qian Renxue let out a soft breath.

A faint smile appeared on Luo Yun's face. "Mm, let's keep going!"

"Wait!"

Qian Renxue ran to the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's head. After searching around, she picked up an inner core and hurried back to Luo Yun.

"Luo Yun, take this inner core." Qian Renxue handed him a blood-red bead.

"What is it?" Luo Yun asked, puzzled.

"It's the inner core of a prehistoric beast. It can help increase your Soul Power."

Luo Yun hesitated for a few seconds, then accepted it without fuss.

The two continued onward.

Hell Road, exit.

The path ahead was blocked. Lava churned across the ground, sending waves of heat into the air.

Luo Yun stood at the edge of the lava, looking ahead.

Qian Renxue furrowed her brow and glanced around.

"We can't use Soul Power. How are we supposed to fly across?"

Luo Yun said nothing. He spread his Destruction Wings, held Qian Renxue close, and flew toward the lava ahead.

Qian Renxue froze for a moment.

Luo Yun wrapped one arm around her waist and pulled her into his embrace.

The movement was brisk and decisive, with no unnecessary intent. He didn't even look at her; his gaze remained fixed on the exit ahead.

She lowered her head and looked at the boy who barely reached her chest. Her lips moved, but she didn't know what to say.

The red glow of the lava sharply outlined Luo Yun's profile.

His skin was almost translucent white, and his long eyelashes cast a small shadow beneath his eyes.

A complex emotion flickered in Qian Renxue's eyes.

"Little guy."

Luo Yun ignored her.

"Big Sister's name is Qian Renxue."

Luo Yun still ignored her.

Qian Renxue didn't mind. The corners of her mouth curved up slightly.

She knew he didn't want to talk right now, but she still had to say it.

Because once they passed through this door, they would be on separate paths.

Perhaps they would meet again someday, but things wouldn't be like this anymore.

Some things, if left unsaid now, might never be said.

"We'll meet again someday."

The white light at the exit grew brighter and brighter, painful to look at.

Luo Yun narrowed his eyes, never slowing down as he charged toward the light.