The world within the vortex seemed to be a world unto itself. The sky was red, and so was the earth. There was no telling where the sky ended and the earth began.
Heaven and earth shared a single color. There was no road ahead, no way back. Hu Liena was nowhere to be seen beside Su Chen.
Suddenly, a subtle fluctuation arose. Blood-red energy churned violently above and below. Wisps of mist drifted toward Su Chen.
As time passed, the fluctuations grew stronger, stirring ever more blood-red energy.
"Aah!"
Su Chen spread his hands and stretched out his limbs, a cry of agony escaping his mouth. The blood-red energy around him had begun seeping into his body.
First came Su Chen's skin, then his muscles and sinews, and finally his bones.
Every cell in Su Chen's body fell to the onslaught of that blood-red energy. At last, a red glow appeared in his pupils. The pain was so intense that he mercifully passed out.
"I finally made it through and gained the Divine Slaughter's Domain."
Hu Liena opened her eyes, her gaze brimming with joy.
Hu Liena surveyed her surroundings, then looked at Su Chen lying beside her, her eyes filled with gratitude. Riding on his coattails had made Hell Road a journey of scares but no real danger. She had barely needed to lift a finger along the way!
Hu Liena stood and looked down at Su Chen, who was still lying on the ground. After watching him for a while, her gaze settled on his mask. She reached out and said, "You've worn this mask for five years. Today, let me see what you really look like."
Just as Hu Liena's delicate hand was about to touch Su Chen's mask, it suddenly paused.
She liked Su Chen.