Frenzied Slaughter (Brothers, please keep reading!)

In front of the Divine Ability Hall, Immortal Juhua and the Yellow-Haired Great Bear stood side by side, watching.

Within the gray, hazy void, warriors were constantly coalescing. These warriors were fierce, violent, and utterly devoid of fear. Each held weapons such as war hammers, spears, and battle-axes, their mouths emitting the ancient, guttural sound of the word "Kill" in the language of Gods and Devils.

Blazing flames roared, and a sea of fire surged.

The moment the Three-Eyed Warriors coalesced, they were completely engulfed and scorched by the nearly omnipresent sea of fire.

However, as the warriors grew steadily stronger, the raging flames could now only play a minor role, struggling to kill them through the Blazing Spear Domain alone.

"These warriors aren't that strong individually, but when they gather together and go completely berserk, they become extremely troublesome."

Immortal Juhua observed Lei Zhan's performance within the Divine Ability Hall.

From the beginning, when a single sweep of fire could wipe out a large swath, to later burning a dozen at a time, then only a few, and now, the flames could only serve as a negligible distraction.

Immortal Juhua turned his head to look at the Yellow-Haired Great Bear and asked, "Senior Great Bear, my disciple has already killed nearly a hundred thousand of these Three-Eyed Warriors, has he not? I wonder how many more he must slay before he can obtain the divine ability left behind by the first master of this abode?"

"Kill how many?" The Yellow-Haired Great Bear swept a casual glance over the scene. "Slaughter between Gods and Devils is naturally the more, the better. A hundred thousand? The slaughter has only just begun!"

"Only just begun?" Immortal Juhua was secretly startled. The first master of this abode truly had a murderous nature. Killing a hundred thousand is merely the beginning. No wonder this Abode Spirit looks down on me so much, and the trials of the War God Hall can even mobilize several different Gods and Devils...

One had to realize that for a weak cultivator to kill so many, even if they were beasts without the strength to truss a chicken, their hands would have grown weary. Although these fierce warriors were not living beings but merely a method left behind by the master of the abode, one could see the whole from a glimpse of the part.

At this moment, Immortal Juhua's mind raced.

He had long sensed that something was amiss with the Water Mansion and was convinced that a great secret lay within.

He knew that being able to use a treasure comparable to a Pure Yang Magic Treasure as the gate to the Star Hall, and having an Abode Spirit capable of summoning Gods and Devils at will... all of these were far beyond what a mere Celestial Immortal could casually achieve.

I fear the first master of this abode was likely a legendary powerhouse at the level of a True God Dao Ancestor, Immortal Juhua mused, watching the scene displayed in the water mirror.

The young man in the image was the only disciple under his tutelage.

"Lei Zhan, the first step on a journey of ten thousand miles... you must persist until the end."

"Can I no longer kill these warriors relying solely on the Blazing Spear Domain..." Lei Zhan looked at the Three-Eyed Warriors outside the sea of fire, who were braving the scorching flames and charging toward him step by step, and shook his head helplessly.

He had lost count of how many he had killed. He only knew that the Blazing Spear Domain, which combined the Blazing Fire Domain Realm with the true intent of the Great Dao, could no longer inflict effective damage on the surrounding Three-Eyed Warriors.

At most, he could only wait for these fearless warriors to approach and slay them personally.

"Kill!" Suddenly, several warriors wielding war hammers and battle-axes charged toward Lei Zhan without fear of death.

"Get lost!" Lei Zhan's gaze turned cold. He swept his spear horizontally, his technique profound, and with a subtle flick of force, he sent the warriors flying.

As time passed, even if he killed the newly coalesced Three-Eyed Warriors personally, it would take several breaths of time if he did not use Three Heads and Six Arms or the Law of Heaven and Earth.

Killing these few warriors was not difficult, but if he were to get entangled, it would be easier to be attacked from both front and rear.

"Water-Fire Grinding Disc, emerge!" Lei Zhan's intent shifted.

In an instant.

Rumble!

Rumble!

Deafening roars exploded throughout the gray, hazy space. Suddenly, waves of monstrous proportions surged and swept forward.

The waves were torrential, each crest resembling a towering mountain, surging forward with the force of an avalanche.

Beneath this terrifying tide was an almost endless expanse of seawater churning wildly. Every drop of water contained terrifying power, unleashing a monstrous, grinding force.

At the same time, flames burned and the blue sea rolled; the azure water and golden-red flames collided incessantly.

Amidst their collision, a massive phantom of a grinding disc suddenly appeared.

The grinding disc rotated slowly, emitting a "rumbling" sound; every rotation caused the surrounding space to tremble.

As soon as this massive Water-Fire Grinding Disc appeared, it crushed madly toward the Three-Eyed Warriors. It frantically ground and obliterated them, while the warriors could only rely on their weapons to block and dodge.

However, this grinding disc was composed of two Daos that had reached the level of the Domain Realm of the Dao, as well as the true intent of the Great Dao of the Spear. How could the warriors withstand the grinding and obliterating power for long? Soon, a large number of them perished, and those remaining struggled in agony.

"Hmm. Both Daos have reached the level of the Domain Realm of the Dao; the power of this Water-Fire Grinding Disc has surged significantly." Lei Zhan smiled slightly.

"However, maintaining this Water-Fire Grinding Disc consumes a great deal of mental energy if the range is too large. If I maintain it at a radius of a thousand feet, the consumption is not too great for me... This way, I can kill many more warriors."

With a shift of his mind, the phantom of the grinding disc, which had covered most of the gray space, shrank in an instant to a radius of only a thousand feet.

For Lei Zhan, a thousand feet was the most mentally efficient range, and it was enough to cover the vast majority of the Three-Eyed Warriors.

As long as those crazed, fearless Three-Eyed Warriors wanted to kill him, they had no choice but to charge into the area covered by the Water-Fire Grinding Disc. Once they entered, no matter how fierce they became, they could only be drawn into the disc and slowly ground to death.

Having reached this point, he naturally sought to kill more warriors at the lowest possible cost.

Although Lei Zhan had already unleashed the Water-Fire Grinding Disc, he still had energy to spare. Through conscious control during the prolonged slaughter, he had consumed less than thirty percent of his divine power so far.

As for his soul power, which had reached the level of Divine Sense, he had not used it at all. Even maintaining the Blazing Spear Domain had placed a minimal burden on his mind.

Time flowed on.

One warrior after another was ground into fragments by the Water-Fire Grinding Disc, then transformed into wisps of gray mist.

At the outermost edge of the Water-Fire Grinding Disc, more warriors were constantly coalescing, joining the fray.

"This little fellow is truly clever." The Yellow-Haired Great Bear watched the scenes unfolding in the water mirror, unable to help but shake his head and chuckle.

Those Three-Eyed Warriors were not truly living beings. They were merely a trial created by the master, Daoist Sanshou, after he had gone to some trouble to establish this Divine Ability Hall.

Although these warriors would grow stronger with each kill, they possessed a flaw that was not quite a weakness.

That was that these warriors had no emotions and feared no death; their sole purpose was to kill! To kill the challenger participating in the Divine Ability Hall trial.

And Lei Zhan was effectively exploiting this weakness, conserving his energy while steadily grinding these warriors down.

"Soon, it will be soon," the Yellow-Haired Great Bear said with a hint of anticipation.

"Soon?" Immortal Juhua was startled, a trace of anticipation and joy appearing on his face. "Is the trial of this Divine Ability Hall... coming to an end?"

"Yes," the Yellow-Haired Great Bear nodded calmly. "Given the number of warriors Lei Zhan has already slaughtered, he has enough to obtain the second divine ability within the hall, and he is not far off from obtaining the first."

"But he has yet to reveal his full strength."

"Indeed, that is true," Immortal Juhua nodded repeatedly.

The Water-Fire Grinding Disc that Lei Zhan was employing could still grind down a large number of warriors, and his disciple had yet to unleash the divine abilities of Three Heads and Six Arms or Law of Heaven and Earth.

Even his Divine Sense to control objects had not been used. Although his soul had reached the level of Divine Sense, the power to wield the weapons within the Divine Ability Hall could only reach the early Purple Mansion stage, but it was still a form of strength nonetheless.

Time ticked away, second by second.

"Hm? Has he already forced Lei Zhan to use Law of Heaven and Earth to fight personally within the Water-Fire Grinding Disc?" Immortal Juhua watched intently. At this final moment, when the result was about to be revealed, even a top-tier Loose Immortal like him, who had lived for millions of years, could not help but feel his heart race.

"Soon... it will be soon," the Yellow-Haired Great Bear, by contrast, remained extremely indifferent.

"Three Heads and Six Arms!" With a thought from Lei Zhan, his five-zhang-tall figure flickered, and he instantly manifested Three Heads and Six Arms.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

At the same time that Lei Zhan unleashed the divine ability Three Heads and Six Arms, two streaks of light flew out from the massive long table in the distance, finally landing in Lei Zhan's hands.

"Kill!" Lei Zhan unleashed his divine ability with all his might. With three long spears in hand, he charged directly into the heart of the Water-Fire Grinding Disc, where the Three-Eyed Warriors were most densely packed.

At the same time.

Clatter, clatter~~~

Beside the stone tablet, countless weapons flew up from the massive long table that was covered in armaments.

Under the control of Lei Zhan's Divine Sense, they all flew into the Water-Fire Grinding Disc. Each weapon moved as if a fish entering water, swimming and rotating along with the grinding disc's constant motion.

Boom~~

Boom~~

The slaughter continued. With Lei Zhan coordinating his attacks alongside the Water-Fire Grinding Disc and his Divine Sense-controlled weapons, batches of warriors fell one after another.

But as quickly as these warriors died, they were replenished even faster.

New, massive waves of warriors were constantly being birthed.

Lei Zhan killed frantically, weaving wantonly through the Water-Fire Grinding Disc.

Although those warriors grew increasingly powerful—with the Water-Fire Grinding Disc's ability to grind and crush them dropping from wiping out entire swaths to killing five or six, then to two or three, and eventually to only being able to inflict heavy wounds that required Lei Zhan to step in and finish them off—his pace remained astonishing.

By employing Three Heads and Six Arms and Law of Heaven and Earth, it was equivalent to three Lei Zhans attacking simultaneously.

Kill! Kill! Kill!

His spears were like dragons, cold light spilling everywhere.

Time continued to pass, and Lei Zhan's eyes had turned bloodshot from the slaughter. Even when a Three-Eyed Warrior managed to wound him with a weapon, he didn't care in the slightest, turning around to hack that warrior down.

God-Devil Body Refining was best suited for battle.

And Lei Zhan, whether in his past life or his current one, had climbed his way up from a mountain of corpses.

Some brothers say it's too short; I'll try for three thousand. I'm still recovering, and I'm afraid to pad it out lest you brothers say I'm slacking.

Still, thank you for your support, brothers. Please keep reading!

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Thanks to Dongwu Jiuzhu for the 200 Qidian coin tip.

Thanks to Yingyan for the 112 Qidian coin tip.