"Bang!"
The God-Slaying Hammer pierced straight through the head in the middle. Then it spun 180 degrees behind the beast and shot toward it again!
With a scream, its last head was shattered too. It quickly stopped breathing and sank into the bottomless Yellow Springs Dew!
Li Jiutian gave a cold snort and sprinted toward the exit of Narrow Bridge!
After running off Narrow Bridge, he glanced back at the bottomless Yellow Springs Dew and suddenly stopped.
"From this day on, there won't be a fifth Slayer on the continent!"
"Tang San, you never thought I'd beat you to it, did you?"
"Let this evil Slaughter City be destroyed once and for all!"
A wicked smile flickered across Li Jiutian's lips. Then he pulled an Immortal Herb, Snowy Swan Kiss, from his pouch and tossed it straight into the blood pool formed by the Yellow Springs Dew!
"Ah~ Xiao Tian, there's a monster over here too!"
Just as Li Jiutian was staring at the Yellow Springs Dew, Hu Liena's cry rang out behind him.
"Not good!"
"Nana's in danger!"
Hearing her voice, Li Jiutian ran toward the depths ahead!
The path ahead was blocked by a heap of boulders. More than twenty meters above the boulders on the opposite side was a gap, and a sliver of sunlight shone through it into Hell Road.
It was obvious: if they could get out through that gap, they would reach the outside world!
At that moment, a massive red snake with flames faintly flickering in its mouth was locked in combat with Hu Liena right before Li Jiutian's eyes.
Hu Liena was already drenched in sweat, struggling to fend off the Giant Snake's attacks!
"Xiao Tian, you're finally here!"
"This Giant Snake is so hard to deal with. I'm no match for it on my own!"
Seeing Li Jiutian, Hu Liena breathed a sigh of relief.
"As expected, it's the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent!"
"I'd better kill this beast as soon as possible. It'll be a real problem if the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King comes back to life!"
"Every time the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King revives, it gets stronger!"
Li Jiutian thought, then charged toward the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent and shouted, "Nana, I'm here to help!"
The Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent roared. Seizing the moment, it whipped its tail and sent Hu Liena flying a hundred meters away!
Hu Liena held up both short blades to protect herself, so she wasn't seriously hurt.
The Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent watched the human charging toward it, opened its cavernous maw, and swallowed him whole!
"The beast took the bait after all!"
A wicked smile flickered across Li Jiutian's lips.
The Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent soon realized something was wrong. No matter how hard it tried, it couldn't close its upper jaw.
It was as if a hard nail were stuck in its mouth!
Li Jiutian released his killing intent, and the God-Slaying Hammer suddenly expanded to four meters tall, wedging itself in the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's mouth.
"Die!"
Li Jiutian pulled out the Realgar Wine he'd prepared earlier.
Then he took the entire mouthful of wine and sprayed it into the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's stomach!
A piercing shriek rang through Hell Road. The Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent writhed in agony across the ground.
Li Jiutian smashed its upper fangs with one swing of the hammer, then escaped!
"Nana, you finish it off!"
Li Jiutian put away the God-Slaying Hammer, leaped backward, and landed beside her.
"Okay!"
Hu Liena released her huge fox tail and leaped onto the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's head in a few breaths!
She whipped her fox tail hard against its skull!
"Bang!"
The Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's skull shattered on impact. Its eyes rolled back, and its body soon stopped writhing. It was dead.
"Xiao Tian, the only exit from Hell Road is that gap in the boulders!"
"It's more than twenty meters above us. How are we supposed to get out?"
Hu Liena fretted.
Just then, a red bead suddenly appeared in the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's mouth, glowing brightly!
"Oh my god, what's that?"
Hu Liena stared at the bead in disbelief.
"It's the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's inner core. It might come in handy someday."
After saying that, Li Jiutian put the inner core in his pouch.
Li Jiutian had taken all the opportunities Tang San and Ma Hongjun were supposed to find. If the two of them knew, they'd probably die of anger.
Suddenly, a roar sounded behind them!
"Not good. That beast has revived!"
"There's no time! Nana, tear my coat into strips and tie them together into a rope!"
"I'll toss it up to you. Once you're on the ledge, lower it back down and pull me up!"
Li Jiutian took off his coat and handed it to her, then swung the God-Slaying Hammer hard at the gap in the boulders!
"Boom!"
The hammer's force blasted a hole roughly fifty meters wide!
Now the two of them could clearly see the world outside!
The blazing sunlight fell on them, making them feel as if they'd been set free!
"Roar!"
The angry roars behind them were drawing closer!
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"Xiao Tian, I'm ready!"
Hu Liena quickly tied the strips into a rope, then leaped into the air!
Li Jiutian grabbed her ankle and tossed her through the hole!
Hu Liena flew thirty meters straight ahead, flipped in midair, and landed perfectly on the ground!
"Xiao Tian, hurry up!"
Hu Liena lowered the rope through the hole and shouted.
"Pull me up!"
Li Jiutian grabbed the rope at once. Looking back, he saw that the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King was less than two hundred meters away!
Hu Liena put every ounce of strength she had into hauling him up!
"You beast, take this!"
Li Jiutian summoned the God-Slaying Hammer and hurled it at the beast!
The Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King roared and knocked the hammer aside with one swipe of its claw!
Now the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King was less than three meters from Li Jiutian, about to bite his thigh!
"Don't you dare hurt Xiao Tian!"
Hu Liena shouted, unleashing a force she'd never felt before. She pulled Li Jiutian straight out through the hole!
Blinded by the dazzling sunlight from the outside world, the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King let out a pained roar and flew back into Hell Road.
"X-Xiao Tian, I'm glad you're safe!"
After Hu Liena said that, her eyelids grew heavy, and she collapsed into Li Jiutian's arms.
"Nana!"
Li Jiutian swept her into his arms and looked at the kindhearted girl he was holding. Tears slipped down his cheeks before he could stop them.
"Li Jiutian, you're useless!"
"If you can't even protect the person who matters most to you, what good is being strong?"
Li Jiutian berated himself.
If Hu Liena hadn't pulled him up at the last moment, Li Jiutian might have lost his right leg.
Just then, two figures, one golden and one black, swept over from the distance. They were Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo.
"Xiao Tian, don't blame yourself too much. Nana just fainted from exhausting her Soul Power."
Ghost Douluo spoke first, patting his shoulder in comfort.
"Let's head back first. His Holiness the Pope knew you were going through Hell Road, so he specially sent Old Ghost and me to wait here for you."
Chrysanthemum Douluo chimed in.
Li Jiutian nodded slightly, then took Bai Wanting out of his pouch.
"We finally made it out!"
"The world outside is wonderful!"
Bai Wanting looked around, delighted.
"Who is this girl?" Chrysanthemum Douluo asked warily.
"Her name is Bai Wanting. She helped me a lot in Slaughter City!"
"Let's take her back with us for now!"
Li Jiutian introduced her.
Chrysanthemum Douluo nodded slightly. Then they climbed into a luxurious carriage and headed for Pope Hall.
Since Li Jiutian had said so, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo couldn't really object.
Although they were elders of Spirit Hall, their status was far below Li Jiutian's.
Seven days later.
Early morning.
In a luxurious room somewhere in Spirit Hall.
Hu Liena slowly opened her eyes and saw Li Jiutian asleep with his head resting beside her bed.
"How long was I unconscious? Was Xiao Tian by my side the entire time?"
Looking at the sleeping Li Jiutian, Hu Liena felt a warmth in her heart.
She felt that all she'd done had been worth it!
Feeling the bed shift, Li Jiutian opened his eyes and exclaimed excitedly, "Nana, you're finally awake!"
"Mm!"
Hu Liena's cheeks flushed slightly, and she lowered her head.