Ancient Primordial Red Snake

"Alright, I'll listen to you, big sister."

As they spoke, they turned their eyes back to Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness...

Lin Yi had now reached the halfway point of Hell Road. Along the way, she had relied on her first Soul Skill to bind her opponent with Entanglement before using her fifth Soul Skill.

At first, he hadn't understood what difference it made to fight this way. But as he gradually came to understand Tang Chen's words about doing this without murderous intent, he realized they meant he shouldn't be so eager to win.

So the rest of the road was much easier than the stretch he'd traveled earlier.

Just as she thought she would soon reach her next destination, a massive red snake suddenly appeared in front of him. It spat out venom, and the flowers and grass around them withered.

Relying on the memories in his mind, Lin Yi recognized it as the same kind of snake Tang San had encountered before: the Ancient Primordial Red Snake.

The Ancient Primordial Red Snake was exceptionally venomous and fast. Otherwise, Tang San wouldn't have fought it alongside Hu Liena back then.

Now that he had come across one of its kind, he naturally didn't dare underestimate it.

The red snake's eyes were bloodshot as it stared straight at Lin Yi.

"Third Soul Skill—Flying Dragon in the Sky!"

Lin Yi swiftly unleashed his third move and dodged the red snake. The giant serpent wasn't to be outdone. It coiled into a ball, then launched another full-on attack at Lin Yi.

He smiled faintly and unleashed his fifth Soul Skill, trapping the red snake in the ground. At the same time, he used his sixth Soul Skill, Dragon's End, to seal off its movements.

The red snake still showed no sign of giving up. It spat a thin stream of venom, its enormous tail lashing back and forth as if it meant to pierce Lin Yi through.

Lin Yi didn't waver in the slightest. He only smiled calmly.

Even now, the snake was still resisting. It was worthy of its reputation as an ancient giant serpent—clearly, it had some real ability.

He swiftly drew back his fist, gathering all his Soul Power into his left hand. Before the giant serpent could recover, he slammed his fist down hard.

The giant serpent collapsed to the ground, still trembling a little. It was clearly preparing to make one last desperate struggle.

Lin Yi, of course, wasn't going to give it the chance. He struck with his blade, killing the giant serpent outright, then extracted its core.

He hadn't forgotten that Tang San had taken out and used this core back then. But he had no interest in using the snake core as a tonic. He figured he should trade it with the system instead; perhaps he could even get a Second Soul Ring.

He knew just how valuable the core of an ancient giant serpent was, so he planned to make sure the system gave him a good deal.

After putting away the core, he continued onward, knowing that he was now close to the end.

The snake's death also meant that he would soon face an even greater challenge—the ultimate test of his resolve.

The other trials weren't that hard to overcome. But if his inner resolve faltered, it could lead to all sorts of problems.

So Lin Yi couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

When he reached the area shrouded in dense miasma, his gaze darkened, and his fists slowly clenched.

It seemed that getting into this place was easy enough, but getting back out wasn't guaranteed.

Just then, a shadow appeared before him.

On closer inspection, wasn't that... himself?

The shadow suddenly spoke.

"Do you want to look down on the whole world? If you've decided to become a king, then you must obey my orders. Together, we'll fight our way out. Use your Power of the Killing God to destroy everything. Only then can you reach a world of victory."

"Give it a rest."

Lin Yi rejected the offer outright and cleaved the shadow in two with a single strike.

"Trying to fool me? You're a million years too early. Your old man isn't that easily deceived."

After passing that trial, he saw things he desired—including the two women he loved.

Good grief, this place had everything. No wonder so many people stumbled here. There had to be a reason for it.

After a long silence, Lin Yi narrowed his eyes again.

"Get lost, you blasted illusions! Don't put on an act in front of me. Your old man isn't scared!"

When the illusion finally vanished from before him, a path appeared.

The path split in two. One branch was full of high-grade Soul Rings, while the other was overgrown with thorns. Clearly, this was another test.

An ordinary person would naturally choose the path full of high-grade Soul Rings, but Lin Yi was different.

He figured that the more enticing something looked, the less likely it was to be useful. So he smiled calmly and headed straight down the thorn-covered path.

"I never thought Lin Yi would have such keen insight!"

Tang Wutong, who had been watching everything, couldn't help exclaiming.

"If it were an ordinary person, they would've chosen the immediate rewards long ago. They wouldn't have realized that the benefits handed to them were nowhere near as valuable as the strength they could earn through their own efforts. With that kind of insight, success is just around the corner."