As they entered Hell Road, scorching air and chaotic killing intent struck them head-on. Beneath the narrow path, blood-red lava surged.
The first trial: breaking through the bat swarm.
Tang San and Hu Liena dodged toward the edges of the path almost simultaneously, each trying to force the other into the bats or the lava below.
Tang San abruptly lashed out with Blue Silver Grass, intending to coil it around Hu Liena's ankles.
Hu Liena unleashed a flash of Bewitching Light, trying to disrupt Tang San's judgment and make him lose his footing.
The bats seized the opening and swooped at Hu Liena.
Tang San sneered. Instead of helping her, he savagely smashed the Clear Sky Hammer into the foothold beside her.
Only after a desperate struggle did Hu Liena narrowly dodge away. The ground beneath her then shattered, sending broken stones tumbling into the Blood River.
"Despicable," Hu Liena snapped.
"Same to you."
Tang San's gaze was utterly cold as he looked at her.
After that, rather than helping each other as they had in the original story, the two kept sabotaging one another.
In the second trial, the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King appeared, his terrifying might bearing down on them.
The two remained wary of each other.
When Tang San launched a fierce assault to draw his attention, Hu Liena could have coordinated a killing strike, but deliberately acted a beat too late.
The Bat King's attack bore straight down on Tang San. Enraged, Tang San threw caution to the wind as he blocked it, hurling the Clear Sky Hammer directly at Hu Liena.
Hu Liena dodged in time. The hammer's wind grazed past her before it smashed the stone pillar behind her.
The Three-Headed Bat King seized the opportunity and unleashed a lethal attack.
Both had