Hu Liena's Alluring Temptation, Divine Slaughter's Domain!

Lin Tian did not retreat.

The Nine Nether Beast Martial Soul behind him slowly materialized.

Nine giant tails unfurled.

The destructive aura originating from the Martial Soul Origin pressed down upon the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent.

Its attack stalled.

Lin Tian gripped the hilt tightly.

The final form of the Angel Three Absolutes entered his Spirit Sea.

All Soul Power converged toward the sword's edge.

The light on the surface of the Dark Golden Longsword gradually receded.

Lin Tian took a step forward.

"Judgment."

The sword light pierced straight through the head of the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent.

Nine fleshy tumors shattered simultaneously.

The central fleshy crest was cleaved in half by the longsword.

The massive serpent body smashed down into the Blood Pool.

Scorching hot liquid splashed dozens of meters into the air.

Lin Tian reached out and grabbed.

A dark red Inner Core flew out from the shattered fleshy crest and landed in his palm.

Faint flames burned on the surface of the Inner Core.

Hu Liena approached Lin Tian.

Is it dead?

Lin Tian put away the Inner Core.

"Mm."

Hu Liena looked at the Dark Golden Longsword in his hand.

"Was that sword strike just now Judgment?"

Lin Tian nodded.

"The third form has been mastered."

Hu Liena reached out to wipe away the blood on the back of his hand.

"How much of your Soul Power was consumed?"

Lin Tian said, "Thirty percent."

Hu Liena grasped his left hand.

"Recover your Soul Power first."

Lin Tian looked at the rapidly approaching Blood Pool.

"We cannot stop here."

Hu Liena took a clean long scarf from her Soul Tool and wrapped it around both of their wrists.

"Then we shall recover as we walk."

Lin Tian did not untie the scarf.

With their wrists connected, they continued moving forward along the stone path.

After the death of the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent, no more Soul Beasts appeared ahead.

However, the liquid in the Blood Pool was rising faster and faster.

Scorching heat continually battered both of their bodies.

The black battle skirt on Hu Liena's body had already been soaked through with sweat.

The form-fitting fabric clung tightly to her waist and legs.

Her light brown long hair came loose, the tips of her hair sticking to the sides of her face.

Her pace still did not stop.

Lin Tian glanced at her.

"Can you still walk?"

Hu Liena nodded.

"I can."

The stone path ahead suddenly sloped upward.

A speck of white light appeared at the end.

Hu Liena raised her gaze.

"Is that the exit?"

Lin Tian said, "There is still one final stretch."

The white light was less than a kilometer away from them.

Yet the stone path beneath their feet began to collapse on a massive scale.

Slab after slab of stone plummeted into the Blood Pool.

The scalding blood-water was only a few meters away from the soles of their feet.

Lin Tian withdrew the Dark Golden Longsword.

He raised an arm and embraced Hu Liena's waist.

Hu Liena immediately wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Are you planning to jump across?"

Lin Tian looked at the continuously fracturing stone path ahead.

"Hold onto me tightly."

Hu Liena pressed her body against his chest.

"I will not let go."

Lin Tian surged forward.

Every time his soles came down, the stone path behind him plummeted into the Blood Pool in response.

A gap dozens of meters wide appeared ahead.

The stone path on the opposite side was still collapsing.

Lin Tian stepped onto the very last stone slab.

The slab sank downward.

He vaulted into midair, holding Hu Liena.

Their bodies crossed over the Blood Pool.

When only a few meters remained from the opposite side, the upward momentum was already exhausted.

Lin Tian drew the Dark Golden Longsword.

The sword's edge stabbed into the cliff face.

He gripped the hilt with one hand, his body suspended above the Blood Pool.

Hu Liena lowered her head and glanced beneath her.

The scalding blood-water was already less than a meter away from her long boots.

She did not panic.

Hu Liena raised a hand and grabbed the edge of the cliff.

"I am going up first."

Lin Tian steadied her waist, sending her upward.

Hu Liena scrambled up onto the stone path.

She immediately turned around and grasped Lin Tian's wrist.

"Come up."

Lin Tian pulled out the longsword.

Leveraging Hu Liena's palm, he vaulted over the edge of the stone path.

The moment the two of them stood firmly, the entire stretch of stone path behind them plunged into the Blood Pool.

Hu Liena did not let go of his hand.

She pulled Lin Tian and ran toward the white exit.

"We cannot stop."

Lin Tian kept pace by her side.

The white light grew closer and closer.

The killing intent on both of their bodies simultaneously lost control.

All of the opponents Lin Tian had slain over the past ten months appeared before his eyes.

Those corpses rose up from the Blood Pool, extending their palms toward him.

The Nine Nether Beast opened its eyes within the Spirit Sea.

A wave of destructive power swept across.

All of the visions vanished on the spot.

Lin Tian turned his head to look at Hu Liena.

Her eyes were once again covered in a bloody hue.

Two short blades had already fallen into her hands.

Hu Liena came to a halt.

She looked at Lin Tian as her arms slowly raised.

Lin Tian arrived before her.

He grasped Hu Liena's two wrists, pressing the short blades between the two of them.

"Look at me."

Hu Liena's gaze landed on Lin Tian's face.

The bloody hue in her eyes surged unceasingly.

Lin Tian raised a palm and pressed it against the center of her brow.

The Primordial Chaos Azure Lotus manifested beneath their feet.

Azure Divine Light entered Hu Liena's Spirit Sea.

The Wisdom Skull lit up in response.

The killing intent on her body gradually receded.

Hu Liena's fingers loosened.

The two short blades dropped to the ground.

She took a step forward and embraced Lin Tian.

"I lost control again."

Lin Tian steadied her waist.

"It is already over."

Hu Liena looked toward the exit, which was close right ahead.

"Accompany me outside together."

Lin Tian grasped her hand.

"Let's go."

The two of them stepped into the white light simultaneously.

Everything around them vanished in an instant.

Lin Tian felt his body lose its weight.

A massive surge of killing intent poured in from all directions.

That killing intent no longer battered his Spirit Sea; instead, it continuously poured into his body.

The slaughter aura accumulated over ten months was guided by some sort of force, circulating along his meridians.

The killing intent gradually condensed into a special power.

The Nine Nether Beast stood in the center of the Spirit Sea.

The Primordial Chaos Azure Lotus hovered above it.

One black and one azure light descended simultaneously.

The killing intent was thoroughly compressed, merging into Lin Tian's Martial Soul and Soul Power.

A white domain appeared beneath Lin Tian's feet.

Wherever the domain passed, the surrounding air ceased to flow.

Chilling killing intent continually radiated outward.

Any target entering the domain would be suppressed by the killing intent.

Divine Slaughter's Domain.

On the other side.

A white light lit up the center of Hu Liena's brow.

The killing intent on her body likewise condensed into form.

A white domain unfolded from beneath her feet.

The two domains made contact within the white light.

Lin Tian opened both eyes.

He stood within a mountain valley.

Beneath his feet was dry and hard earth.

The cave behind them had vanished.

Hu Liena stood beside him.

She was still holding Lin Tian's hand.

The black battle skirt clung to her body, and her light brown long hair draped over her back.

White killing intent surrounded her.

Hu Liena opened her eyes.

She looked at the domain continuously spreading beneath her feet.

Is this the Divine Slaughter's Domain?

Lin Tian nodded.

"Mhm."

Hu Liena channeled her soul power.

The white domain expanded outward.

The chirping of insects in the valley instantly vanished.

She could clearly feel that everything within the range of the domain was suppressed.

Her own killing intent and attack capabilities, however, were enhanced.

Hu Liena withdrew her domain.

She raised her gaze to look at Lin Tian.

"We cleared the Hell Road."

The white domain at Lin Tian's feet unfolded in response.

Killing intent stronger than Hu Liena's covered the valley.

The gravel on the ground trembled slightly.

The two Divine Slaughter's Domains came into contact once again.

This time, the two forces did not repel each other.

The white killing intents intertwined, covering dozens of meters around the two of them.

Hu Liena walked up to Lin Tian.

She reached out to wrap her arms around his waist, pressing her face against his chest.

"You promised you would bring me out alive."

Lin Tian withdrew the Divine Slaughter's Domain.

"I did."

Hu Liena raised her face.

"I obtained the Divine Slaughter's Domain too."

Lin Tian said, "You did well."

The amusement in Hu Liena's eyes gradually became obvious.

She stood on tiptoe, her red lips brushing against Lin Tian's lips.

The white killing intent slowly dissipated beside the two of them.

A moment later, Hu Liena leaned back into Lin Tian's embrace.

"This is the reward for clearing the Hell Road."

Lin Tian supported her waist.

"Just one?"

Hu Liena looked up at him.

"The rest, I'll give you after I've rested."

Lin Tian nodded.

"Alright."

Hu Liena took his hand again.

The Divine Slaughter's Domains of both people retracted into their bodies simultaneously.

The Hell Road had already been left behind them.

Both Lin Tian and Hu Liena had acquired the Divine Slaughter's Domain.

Outside the Hell Road.

The blood-colored light in the valley gradually dispersed.

Lin Tian and Hu Liena stood on a flat rock.

The Divine Slaughter's Domains of both people retracted into their bodies simultaneously.

The killing intent accumulated over ten months finally sank completely into their bodies.

Hu Liena was still holding Lin Tian's hand.

The black battle skirt on her body was stained with blood, the hem clinging to the side of her leg and revealing her calves wrapped in black stockings.

Her light brown long hair scattered across her back.

A few strands of hair clung to her cheeks, making her complexion appear even fairer.

"Where are we now?"

Hu Liena raised her gaze to look at Lin Tian.

"Not far from Slaughter City."

Lin Tian looked around.

Outside the valley was a stretch of desolate forest.

There were no towns in the distance, nor any aura of soul masters.

"Let's find a place to rest first."

"Okay."

Hu Liena did not let go of his hand.

She followed at Lin Tian's side, her pace much slower than usual.

Having consecutively passed through the Hell Slaughter Arena and the Hell Road, her body was uninjured, but her mental energy was heavily depleted.

Lin Tian glanced at her.

"Can you still walk?"

"Yes."

Hu Liena lifted her chin.

"I just want you to hold my hand."

Lin Tian did not speak.

He tightened his grip on her palm, leading her out of the valley.

The two of them walked for half an hour.

Lin Tian stopped beneath a rock face.

Beside the rock face stood an abandoned stone house.

The stone house was not large, but the roof was still relatively intact.

Inside, there was only a stone bed and a wooden table.

Lin Tian pushed the door open.

Dust fell from the doorframe.

Hu Liena raised a hand to block her face, then walked into the stone house.

"We're staying here tonight?"

"Mhm."

Lin Tian raised a hand.

Azure divine light emanated from the Primordial Chaos Azure Lotus.

The dust inside the room was quickly cleaned away.

The surface of the stone bed also became smooth.

Hu Liena watched this scene and sat directly on the edge of the bed.

The black battle skirt spread out along the side of her legs.

She reached up to untie the short blade at her waist, placing the two weapons beside her.

"Soul skills cannot be used inside Slaughter City."

"Can the Primordial Chaos Azure Lotus still be used after coming out?"

"Yes."

Lin Tian raised his left hand.

An azure lotus blossomed in his palm.

A gentle life aura descended upon Hu Liena.

Her tense body gradually relaxed.

The white killing intent between her brows also became much steadier.

Hu Liena raised a hand to press against Lin Tian's wrist.

"I've already recovered."

"Not yet."

"I don't want you to keep consuming your soul power."

"This bit of soul power doesn't affect me."

Hu Liena looked at him for a moment, then suddenly reached out to wrap her arms around his waist.

She pressed her face against Lin Tian's chest.

"Then keep going."

Lin Tian did not withdraw his palm.

Azure light flowed slowly beside the two of them.

The stone house grew quiet.

After a long time, Hu Liena raised her face.

"I killed a lot of people today."

"Mhm."

"Do you think I've changed?"

"No."

"You answered very quickly."

"You only completed the competition."

Hu Liena gazed into Lin Tian's eyes.

She had killed many people inside Slaughter City.

Yet every time she walked out of the Hell Slaughter Arena, she would see Lin Tian at the end of the tunnel.

As long as she saw him, the killing intent in her heart would calm down.

"When I saw you in the arena, I wasn't afraid."

"There is nothing worth fearing there."

"What I'm afraid of isn't the opponents."

Hu Liena raised a hand to stroke Lin Tian's lapel.

Her fingers traced upward along the black and gold patterns, finally stopping at Lin Tian's chest.

"I'm afraid that one day I won't recognize you."

Lin Tian grasped her hand.

"I've always been here."

Hu Liena's eyes shone slightly.

She leaned forward, her red lips brushing against Lin Tian's lips.

This kiss did not end immediately as it usually did.

Her arms wrapped around Lin Tian's neck, her body pressing against his front.

The black battle skirt rubbed against Lin Tian's long shirt.

The faint scent of blood had not yet dissipated, and Hu Liena's pure fragrance drew close.

Lin Tian supported her waist.

Hu Liena smoothly sat on his lap.

Her long hair slipped from her shoulders, concealing both of their faces.

"Are you still going to cultivate today?"

Hu Liena pressed against Lin Tian, asking softly.

"I can cultivate."

"I don't want you to cultivate."

"Then what do you want to do?"

Hu Liena looked at him.

She reached out to untie the strap on the black battle skirt, stripping off the blood-stained outer skirt.

Beneath it was a form-fitting black short shirt.

Black stockings wrapped around her slender legs, a speck of dust clinging to her ankles.

She did not avoid Lin Tian's gaze.

"I want you to accompany me."

"I am already accompanying you."

"Not enough."

Hu Liena reached out and cupped Lin Tian's face.

She kissed him again.

This time, Lin Tian did not stop at her lips.

His arms tightened, lifting Hu Liena into his arms.

Hu Liena instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck.

"What are you going to do?"

"Accompany you."

Lin Tian carried her over to the stone bed.

Hu Liena was laid down on the bed.

Her black stockings brushed against the bedspread, and her long hair scattered behind her.

She reached out and grabbed Lin Tian's lapels, not letting him leave.

"You're not allowed to go back to the other side tonight."

"There is no other side here."

"Then stay here."

Lin Tian sat down on the edge of the bed.

Hu Liena shifted to his side, resting her shoulder against his chest.

Her fingers slid between Lin Tian's fingers.

"We both obtained Divine Slaughter's Domain."

"Mn."

"Once we leave Slaughter City later, we can return to Spirit City."

"Adapt to the domain first."

"I know."

Hu Liena's body slowly edged closer.

"But I don't want to talk about cultivation tonight."

"Then we won't talk about it."

She lifted her face, a clear smile in her eyes.

"You finally know what I want."

"You made it very clear."

"I haven't made it clear enough."

Hu Liena reached out and pushed Lin Tian down.

She leaned over, pressing down on Lin Tian's chest.

Her long black hair draped down from her shoulders, the tips brushing against Lin Tian's cheek.

"Is it clear now?"

"Clear."

"Then why aren't you taking the initiative?"

Lin Tian raised a hand to grip her waist.

Hu Liena's body paused in response.

The next moment, she lowered her head and kissed Lin Tian again.

Outside the stone house, the wind in the desolate forest blew through the treetops.

The soul power lamp inside the house was lit with a wave of Lin Tian's hand.

A cyan glow fell upon the edge of the bed.

The black battle skirt was placed beside the bed.

The figures of the two gradually drew close under the lamplight.

Hu Liena's fingers clutched tightly at Lin Tian's lapels.

She said nothing more.

Lin Tian raised a hand to brush aside the long hair resting against her cheek.

After that, the figures of the two were obscured by the lowered bed curtains.

The night deepened bit by bit.

The light inside the stone house never went out.