Arc 19Slaughter City Trials

Bibi Dong destroyed Tang San’s family and Xiao Wu, while Tang Xuanwei’s message revealed a future account that drove Tang San toward revenge. Qian Chongling challenged the Asura God in Slaughter City as Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan completed Hell Road and returned to him.

  • Bibi Dong executed Tang Hao and Tang Xuanwei, forced Xiao Wu to sacrifice herself to Tianyu, and sent Tang San away after extracting the gas needed for Qian Chongling’s trial.
  • Xiao Bai protected Tang Yuehua from Xue Ye, then brought Tang San to her, where Tang San learned Tang Xuanwei had left him a book and map in Holy Soul Village.
  • Tang San read Tang Xuanwei’s account of a possible future, concluded Bibi Dong had used foreknowledge against him, and swore revenge as the Asura God and Rakshasa God chose to fuel his hatred.
  • Qian Chongling postponed Qian Renxue’s trials and went to Slaughter City, while Hu Liena, Xie Yue, Yan, Yu Dashi, and Liu Erlong entered the city and found Tang San waiting.
  • Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan survived their first arena matches as Qian Chongling defeated the Asura God’s divine projection and shattered its domain.
  • After half a year, Tang San agreed to help Yu Dashi and Liu Erlong escape through Hell Road, while Dai Tianfeng named Dai Weisi Crown Prince instead of Dai Mubai.
  • Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan each won one hundred arena matches, refused the King of Slaughter’s offer to stay, and entered Hell Road after he sacrificed the spectators.
  • The trio fought through Hell Road, killing the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King and the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent before Qian Chongling gave each an Immortal-Grade Pill.
  • Hu Liena used discs to help Xie Yue and Yan cross the blood lake, then emerged from Hell Road with them and returned to Qian Chongling, who sent them back to Spirit Hall with Gui Mei and Yue Guan.
Chapters 457–482 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 457A little queasy

Bibi Dong brought Tang Xiao, Tang Xuanwei, and the surviving Clear Sky Sect elders before the Papal Palace, reuniting them with Tang Hao and Tang San. Tang San was horrified by Tang Xuanwei’s altered appearance and repeatedly retched, while Bibi Dong ended the reunion.

  • Bibi Dong ordered Tang Xiao, Tang Xuanwei, and the Clear Sky Sect remnants brought forward.
  • Tang Hao recognized his one-armed older brother Tang Xiao, and Ning Fengzhi and the elders identified the Clear Sky Sect survivors.
  • Tang Xuanwei shouted defiantly at Spirit Hall and promised that her Third Brother would destroy it.
  • Tang Xiao explained to Tang Hao how Tang Xuanwei had changed after taking the Pregnancy-Stabilizing Quick-Delivery Pill.
  • Tang San dry-heaved at the sight and sound of Tang Xuanwei, and Tang Hao claimed he had eaten something bad.
  • Bibi Dong cut short the reunion and told them they had reminisced long enough.

Ch. 458Tang Xuanwei Appeared Again

Tang Xuanwei insulted Bibi Dong and defended Tang San and Xiao Wu’s love, while Bibi Dong mocked her claims with Yu Dashi’s explanation of rabbit reproduction and Tang San’s sacrifice of his leg bone. Bibi Dong tossed a Blue Glowing leg bone to Xiao Wu and made everyone’s survival depend on their performance.

  • Tang Xuanwei cursed Bibi Dong and claimed she had begged Yu Dashi for love, then insulted Qian Renxue while defending Tang San and Xiao Wu.
  • Bibi Dong denied wanting Yu Dashi and mocked Tang Xuanwei’s claims about Xiao Wu and Tang San.
  • Bibi Dong questioned Yu Dashi about Soft Bone Rabbit reproduction, and his answer embarrassed Tang San as onlookers scrutinized him.
  • Tang Xuanwei praised Tang San and Xiao Wu’s devotion, but Bibi Dong brought up their encounter in the Star Dou Great Forest.
  • Bibi Dong tossed a Blue Glowing leg bone to Xiao Wu and said whether they left alive depended on their performance.

Ch. 459Kill!

Bibi Dong challenged Xiao Wu to absorb a 100,000-year soul bone within one minute, threatening to kill a Clear Sky Sect elder for every minute she took. As Xiao Wu remained absorbed in the process, Ghost Douluo killed three elders, while Bibi Dong demanded that Tang Xuanwei admit the San Wu romance had been a calculated scheme.

  • Bibi Dong offered Xiao Wu a flight soul bone and promised to release everyone if Xiao Wu absorbed it within one minute, but threatened to kill an elder for every minute over the limit.
  • Tang Hao and Tang Xiao protested that the deadline was impossible, while Tang Xuanwei urged Xiao Wu to trust Tang San’s choice and try.
  • Xiao Wu began absorbing the soul bone, and its blue light enveloped her as she became absorbed in the sensation.
  • After two minutes passed, Bibi Dong ordered Ghost Douluo to kill a Clear Sky Sect elder, and he stabbed the elder through the heart.
  • Bibi Dong ordered Ghost Douluo to kill a second elder at three minutes and a third at four minutes, ignoring Tang Hao’s and Tang Xiao’s protests.
  • Bibi Dong told Tang Xuanwei that she was waiting for her to admit the San Wu romance had been a calculated scheme from the start.

Ch. 460Kill Again!

Tang Xuanwei refused to admit that San Wu’s love was a calculated scheme, even as Bibi Dong had the Clear Sky Sect members executed. Tang San was left devastated by his father’s death, while Tang Xuanwei hinted that a gift in Holy Soul Village would prove her claims.

  • Bibi Dong ordered Gui Mei to kill the Clear Sky Sect members as Tang Xuanwei continued to defend San Wu’s love.
  • After Tang Xuanwei insisted that Tang San could resurrect the dead, Bibi Dong ordered Gui Mei and Yue Guan to execute Tang Hao and Tang Xiao.
  • Tang San watched Tang Hao die and sobbed, then rejected Tang Xuanwei when she tried to comfort him.
  • Tang Xuanwei secretly told Tang San that she had left him a gift in Holy Soul Village, and Qian Chongling allowed her to deliver the message.
  • Qian Chongling ordered the elders to remove Tang Hao’s soul bones and hang his corpse over Spirit City for three days.

Ch. 461Slaughter!

After Tang Hao and Tang Xiao were taken away for burial, Bibi Dong whipped Tang Xuanwei for her crimes. Tang San shielded his sister from a lash, and Tang Xuanwei appeared close to death as he begged Bibi Dong to stop.

  • Bibi Dong ordered that Tang Hao, Tang Xiao, and the other Clear Sky Sect dead be laid to rest outside Douluo Hall.
  • Bibi Dong began whipping Tang Xuanwei, who cursed her and suffered repeated lashes.
  • Tang San came to his senses, saw Tang Xuanwei badly wounded, and shielded her from Bibi Dong's whip.
  • Tang Xuanwei told Tang San she might not live, and Tang San begged Bibi Dong to stop.

Ch. 462The Final Choice

Bibi Dong killed Tang Xuanwei and beat Tang San while using Xiao Wu to control his actions. She offered Tang San and Xiao Wu two choices for survival, leaving them to decide between Tang San consuming the Blue Silver Emperor's Seed of Life or Xiao Wu sacrificing herself to Tianyu.

  • Bibi Dong struck Tang San down, then killed Tang Xuanwei with her Frenzied Thunder Whip Technique.
  • Bibi Dong seized Xiao Wu and whipped Tang San when he demanded that she let Xiao Wu go.
  • Bibi Dong told Xiao Wu that she could forcibly control soul beasts and make them perform Sacrifice, then threw Xiao Wu into Tang San's arms.
  • Bibi Dong summoned Tianyu and confirmed that he had reached level 60 after taking her pill.
  • Bibi Dong offered Tang San and Xiao Wu two choices: Tang San could eat the Blue Silver Emperor's Seed of Life and both could leave, or Xiao Wu could sacrifice herself to Tianyu and Tang San could go free.

Ch. 463To Understand Love Was to Bear Hatred

Xiao Wu sacrificed herself to give Tianyu a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring and save Tang San, leaving him overwhelmed by grief and hatred. Bibi Dong extracted a mysterious substance from Tang San, then let him leave Spirit City and ordered Yu Dashi taken into custody.

  • Bibi Dong tempted Tang San to eat the Blue Silver Emperor's Seed of Life, but withdrew it before he could, and Xiao Wu decided to sacrifice herself instead.
  • Xiao Wu sacrificed her life and soul to Tianyu, who gained a red Sixth Soul Ring, while Tang San watched helplessly.
  • Bibi Dong returned Xiao Wu's little rabbit form to Tang San, but it soon stopped breathing, deepening his despair and hatred.
  • Bibi Dong seized Tang San and used a giant syringe to extract milky-white gas from his body, completing Qian Chongling's chaos seventh trial.
  • Bibi Dong ordered Tang San to leave Spirit City and had Yu Dashi taken into custody for transport to Slaughter City.

Ch. 464Xue Ye Pressured Tang Yuehua into Marriage

After the Clear Sky Sect’s fall, Xue Ye tried to force Tang Yuehua into marriage, but Xiao Bai, a level 97 Titled Douluo, intervened and drove him away. Tang Yuehua questioned Xiao Bai’s intentions, unaware that Tang Xuanwei had secretly sent him to protect her.

  • After watching the tournament’s executions, Tang Yuehua angrily blamed Spirit Hall for the deaths of her relatives and the Clear Sky Sect’s destruction.
  • Xue Ye arrived at the Moonlight Pavilion with wedding gifts and demanded that Tang Yuehua become his consort.
  • When Tang Yuehua refused, Xue Ye threatened her and demonstrated his strength by leaving a handprint on a table.
  • Xiao Bai appeared, defeated Xue Ye’s four Soul Emperor guards with one punch, and revealed that he was a level 97 Titled Douluo.
  • Xiao Bai made Xue Ye leave the Moonlight Pavilion, while Tang Yuehua asked why he had helped her.
  • Xiao Bai concealed that Tang Xuanwei had sent him to protect Tang Yuehua.

Ch. 465Greetings, Sect Master

Xiao Bai agreed to protect Tang San, while Tang San and Ma Hongjun planned to seek help from Tang San’s aunt in Heaven Dou City. At a Spirit Hall gathering, Ning Fengzhi and the others learned that the Rouge Pavilion had joined Spirit Hall and saw the overwhelming strength of its Titled Douluos.

  • Xiao Bai left Tang Yuehua to find Tang San and protect him from Spirit Hall.
  • Tang San told Ma Hongjun that their allies could include Xue Qinghe, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Rouge Pavilion, the Star Luo Empire, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, then invited him to visit the Moonlight Pavilion.
  • Xiao Bai arrived before Tang San and Ma Hongjun and greeted him as Sect Master.
  • Ning Fengzhi, Ning Rongrong, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong entered the Papal Palace for a meeting with Spirit Hall’s powerful allies.
  • Qian Chongling convened the meeting, and Ning Fengzhi learned that the Rouge Pavilion belonged to Spirit Hall and that Spirit Hall commanded numerous high-level Titled Douluos.

Ch. 466New Trial Objectives

Qian Chongling rewarded his allies and arranged for the Star Luo Empire to attack the Heaven Dou Empire in three years, then considered how to meet his Chaos Trial objective of unifying the continent. He sent Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan to Slaughter City to seek Divine Slaughter's Domain and planned to go there himself to confront the Asura God's divine consciousness.

  • Qian Chongling ordered Xue Peng to finish training three Soul Master legions and prepare the Star Luo Empire to wage war on the Heaven Dou Empire in three years.
  • Qian Chongling told Ning Fengzhi to help Xue Qinghe when he sought assistance, then distributed Soul Bones among Ning Fengzhi, Zhu Zhuqing, Hu Liena, Yan, Xie Yue, Chen Shuang, Bai Jie, Tianyu, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling.
  • Qian Chongling checked his personal information and decided the Chaos Trial objective of unifying the continent might be fulfilled by the Star Luo Empire as well as Spirit Hall.
  • Qian Chongling explained that Slaughter City could grant Divine Slaughter's Domain and sent Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan there with a prisoner in half a month.
  • Qian Chongling revealed that he also intended to visit Slaughter City, where he planned to confront the Asura God's divine consciousness.

Ch. 467Gatekeepers, Open Your Eyes

Tang San arrived at Moonlight Pavilion in Heaven Dou City and reunited with his aunt, Tang Yuehua, after the deaths of Tang Hao and Tang Xuanwei. Xiao Bai explained that soul bones could help Tang San keep cultivating, then reminded him of a gift Xuan Wei had promised; the chapter ended with Tang San and Tang Yuehua embracing and weeping together.

  • Xiao Bai led Tang San and Ma Hongjun to Moonlight Pavilion, where Tang San frightened the gatekeepers into letting them enter.
  • Steward Aude greeted Xiao Bai, and Tang Yuehua came downstairs to welcome him and recognize Tang San as her nephew.
  • Tang Yuehua brought Tang San and the others to her private top-floor hall, where Tang San asked what he should do to strengthen himself.
  • Xiao Bai advised Tang San to absorb soul bones to improve his physical strength, while warning that he would need six soul bones over a hundred thousand years old to fully cultivate both martial souls.
  • Xiao Bai reminded Tang San of the gift Xuan Wei had promised, causing Tang Yuehua to recall their deaths and break down in tears.
  • Tang San comforted Tang Yuehua, and the aunt and nephew embraced and wept over their shared grief.

Ch. 468Tang Xuanwei's Gift (3-in-1)

Tang San found Tang Xuanwei’s gift in Holy Soul Village: a book describing a radically different version of his life, in which Shrek and Tang San triumphed over Spirit Hall. As the book ended with Tang San’s resurrection and victory, he was left confronting the possibility that someone had deliberately altered his life.

  • Tang San, Tang Yuehua, and Xiao Bai searched Tang Xuanwei’s room but found no gift, then realized she had left it in Holy Soul Village because it mattered to both Tang San and Xiao Wu.
  • Three days later, Tang San opened the brocade box on a hill outside Holy Soul Village and found a book titled “Asura Sea God Chronicles” and a map.
  • Tang San read Tang Xuanwei’s message and discovered that the book followed a version of his life that differed sharply from his own, including Shrek’s early victories and the absence of the Seven-Star Team.
  • The book described Tang San defeating Spirit Hall, becoming the Sea God and Asura, dying to Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue, then being resurrected by Tang Hao and defeating them.
  • Tang San reached the book’s ending, where Spirit Hall was destroyed and the continent revered him, while the author’s postscript claimed Qian Renxue’s bloodline explained later Holy Angel martial souls.

Ch. 469The shattered mask

After reading Tang Xuanwei’s book, Tang San realized Bibi Dong had systematically ruined his path to godhood and vowed revenge, then decided to pursue the route through Slaughter City and Sea God Island. In the Divine Realm, the Rakshasa God and Asura God discovered his personality mask had shattered and shifted their plan toward making him the Rakshasa God’s successor.

  • Tang San read that Tang Xuanwei came from ten thousand years in the future and concluded that Bibi Dong had used foreknowledge to cripple his talents and destroy his chances of becoming the Twin Gods in One.
  • Tang San swore to kill everyone connected to Spirit Hall, and his remaining mask shattered to reveal his cruel, evil expression.
  • Tang San inferred that Bibi Dong did not know the secrets of the Blue Silver Forest or the Sea God’s trials, so he planned to obtain Divine Slaughter’s Domain, expose Qian Renxue’s plot, and seek the Sea God’s trials.
  • The Rakshasa God sensed Tang San’s powerful evil thoughts near Holy Soul Village and recognized him as the Asura God’s chosen successor.
  • The Rakshasa God told the Asura God that Tang San’s shattered mask and lost fortune meant he could no longer inherit the Asura or Sea God positions.
  • The Asura God and Rakshasa God abandoned their first plan and agreed to fuel Tang San’s hatred so he could complete the Rakshasa Nine Trials and reach at least the middle God King stage.

Ch. 470Don't Begin the Divine Trials Until I Return

Qian Chongling stopped Qian Renxue from beginning the Angel God’s trials after warning that another deity might be impersonating the fallen Angel God, then left to seek the Asura inheritance in Slaughter City. Hu Liena, Xie Yue, Yan, Yu Dashi, and Liu Erlong reached Slaughter City’s entrance and entered its passage, where a black-armored force awaited them.

  • Qian Chongling warned Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue that the Angel God had fallen and that a trial response could come from an impostor, so he postponed Qian Renxue’s trials until his return in a year or more.
  • Qian Chongling revealed that he was going to Slaughter City to seek a God King-level trial connected to Tang Chen and the Asura God, while Qian Daoliu rejoiced that Tang Chen had failed his eighth trial.
  • Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan followed an uncertain route to Slaughter City with Yu Dashi and Liu Erlong, then fought off a tavern’s desperadoes after refusing to drink the Bloody Mary.
  • Yan forced the tavern waiter to reveal the entrance, and Liu Erlong, Xie Yue, Hu Liena, Yu Dashi, and Yan descended into the passage as their Soul Saint escorts departed.
  • Xie Yue’s group heard Slaughter City’s warning and emerged from the passage to find 101 black-armored figures, 100 of them armed with heavy swords.

Ch. 471Nine Five Two Seven

Xie Yue defeated Terror Knight Scott and entered Slaughter City with his companions, where they learned that Soul Skills were unusable and escape was nearly impossible. Unshaken, Xie Yue and the others chose to head straight for the Hell Slaughter Arena.

  • Xie Yue used his Thunderclap Half-Moon Slash to defeat Scott, who gave him five entry tokens and allowed the group to enter Slaughter City.
  • A Black-veiled Woman welcomed the group and explained that a domain suppressed Soul Skills, Slaughter City had no rules, and the Enforcement Squad killed anyone who tried to escape.
  • The Black-veiled Woman told Yu Dashi and Liu Erlong that the only route out was to win one hundred Hell Slaughter Arena matches and survive Hell Road, leaving them in despair.
  • Xie Yue and the others decided to go to the Hell Slaughter Arena immediately despite learning that each ten-person match had only one survivor.
  • The Black-veiled Woman explained that Slaughter City had an Outer City where indiscriminate killing was forbidden and an Inner City reserved for Hell Slaughter Arena survivors.

Ch. 472This Was the Local Specialty?

Xie Yue and his companions entered Slaughter City's Inner City, where they encountered Tang San and learned he had already won ten matches in the Hell Slaughter Arena. The Black-veiled Young Woman led them toward the arena as Tang San took Yu Dashi and Liu Erlong farther into the city.

  • The Black-veiled Young Woman explained that newcomers would be protected for twelve hours, and Liu Erlong chose to enter the Inner City with Yu Dashi rather than remain in the Outer City.
  • Xie Yue explained that Slaughter City served as a prison for fallen criminals, then asked the Black-veiled Young Woman to take the group to the Hell Slaughter Arena.
  • The group witnessed the Inner City's violence and depravity as they followed the Black-veiled Young Woman through the streets.
  • Tang San emerged from a crowd, recognized Xie Yue and his companions, and declared that he would destroy Spirit Hall.
  • Tang San told Yu Dashi he had come ahead to wait for him, then led Yu Dashi and Liu Erlong farther into the Inner City.
  • The Black-veiled Young Woman said Tang San had won all ten of his matches in about half a month, then showed Xie Yue and the others the Hell Slaughter Arena.

Ch. 473Qian Chongling vs. the Asura God's Divine Will

Hu Liena, Yan, and Xie Yue each won their first Hell Slaughter Arena matches while the King of Slaughter plotted to increase the supply of Bloody Marys. Qian Chongling confronted the Asura God's divine will in Slaughter City, wounded him with a powerful sword technique, and then faced the Asura Domain.

  • Hu Liena, Yan, and Xie Yue staggered their registrations and each survived their first Hell Slaughter Arena match.
  • The King of Slaughter ordered that more people be killed to replenish the dwindling Bloody Mary supply and asserted that he made the rules in Slaughter City.
  • Qian Chongling appeared before the Nine-Headed Bat King, overpowered him, and summoned the Asura God's divine will by challenging it.
  • Qian Chongling and the Asura God's divine will fought with their swords, and Qian Chongling's Three Sacred Lotus Slash blasted the Asura God into the floor.
  • The Asura God invoked the Asura Domain, and Qian Chongling answered with a seven-colored sword strike.

Ch. 474Killing a Divine Projection Counts as Slaying a God, Right?

Qian Chongling defeated and killed the Asura God's projection, while the battle's aftermath unsettled Slaughter City. Half a year later, Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan used the Ice Heart Sutra to control their growing murderous intent, and Yu Dashi visited Tang San to ask for more Bloody Marys.

  • Qian Chongling shattered the Asura God's domain, defeated his sword techniques, and destroyed the projection with the Seven-Star Dragon Abyss Sword.
  • The battle frightened Slaughter City's residents, who grew more cautious as the city quieted for more than half a month.
  • After half a year of fighting in the Hell Slaughter Arena, Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan used the Ice Heart Sutra to steady their minds and control their killing intent.
  • Tang San meditated alone while suppressing his murderous intent, and Yu Dashi arrived asking whether Tang San had any Bloody Marys left.

Ch. 475Yu Dashi Had Actually Reached Level 30

Yu Dashi told Tang San that drinking Bloody Mary had unexpectedly raised his Soul Power to level 30, then explained how to earn Divine Slaughter's Domain by clearing the Hell Road. He asked Tang San to help him and Liu Erlong escape Slaughter City and obtain the domain, and Tang San agreed.

  • Yu Dashi pleaded with Tang San for the remaining Bloody Mary and revealed that he had reached level 30 after drinking it.
  • Tang San promised to get Yu Dashi more Bloody Mary so he could continue cultivating.
  • Yu Dashi explained that clearing the Hell Road earned a person recognition from Divine Slaughter's Domain and formed a domain bound to their Martial Soul.
  • Yu Dashi asked Tang San to help him and Liu Erlong leave Slaughter City through the Hell Road and said he also wanted to obtain the domain.
  • Tang San agreed to help Yu Dashi, who then proposed testing Tang San's grasp of his theories on the roof.

Ch. 476Dai Mubai: Crown Prince's Seat, Here I Come

Dai Mubai expected to become Crown Prince, but Dai Tianfeng rejected his claim because he lacked the Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill and named Dai Weisi heir instead. Dai Mubai was ordered to leave for the frontier city of Moon Wheel to cultivate.

  • Dai Mubai arrived at the imperial court expecting to claim the Crown Prince position.
  • Dai Tianfeng asked his ministers to choose between Dai Weisi and Dai Mubai, and Grand General Lin Yuanfeng and most officials supported Dai Weisi.
  • Dai Mubai claimed that defeating Dai Weisi entitled him to the throne under the ancestral teachings.
  • Dai Tianfeng explained that the emperor needed the Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill and that Dai Mubai did not meet the succession requirements.
  • Dai Tianfeng declared Dai Weisi Crown Prince and ordered Dai Mubai to go to Moon Wheel City to cultivate.

Ch. 477Where's the promised fan service?

After earning one hundred victories each, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan rejected the King of Slaughter’s offer and entered Hell Road. They survived the journey’s transition and found themselves on a narrow path above a blood river, preparing to proceed together.

  • Hu Liena won her hundredth match, joining Yan and Xie Yue as a hundred-victory champion in the Hell Slaughter Arena.
  • The King of Slaughter offered the trio Slayer titles if they abandoned Hell Road, but Xie Yue refused on their behalf.
  • The King of Slaughter opened Hell Road by sacrificing the spectators, and the arena’s blood formed a pattern that transported the trio away.
  • The trio regained their senses on a small circular platform above a bottomless abyss and recognized a narrow path as their only way forward.
  • Hu Liena proposed tying the trio together with a rope from her Soul Tool, and Yan and Xie Yue agreed.

Ch. 478You Fight Dirty

Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan advanced along Hell Road and fought off swarms of blood bats with firearms and grenades. After defeating the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King, they rested, reloaded, and continued down the increasingly hot, seemingly spiraling path.

  • Xie Yue led Hu Liena and Yan along Hell Road, where they spotted a swarm of blood bats approaching.
  • Xie Yue used a grenade against the bats, and Hu Liena and Yan joined him in attacking the survivors with firearms and explosives.
  • The trio encountered the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King, then killed it with a concentrated barrage before driving off most of the remaining bats.
  • Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan rested, ate, and reloaded their weapons before resuming their journey.
  • As the trio continued along Hell Road, Xie Yue suspected the path spiraled downward because it grew hotter and they had not reached its end.

Ch. 479The Ten-Headed Snake

Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan defeated a Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent on Hell Road with their firearms and learned that its inner core could benefit Dugu Yan. Qian Chongling took the core and rewarded the trio with Immortal-Grade Pills before they continued toward the end of Hell Road.

  • Hu Liena and Yan attacked the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent with their soul skills, but it evaded Yan’s strike and lashed at them with its tail.
  • Yan drove the serpent back while Xie Yue and Hu Liena opened fire with a Gatling and a Barrett, killing it and leaving its inner core behind.
  • Qian Chongling appeared, identified the serpent and its inner core, and stored the core in his soul tool.
  • Qian Chongling gave Yan, Xie Yue, and Hu Liena an Immortal-Grade Pill suited to each of them and told them to finish Hell Road before taking the pills.
  • After Qian Chongling vanished, the trio continued along Hell Road with renewed confidence.

Ch. 481Treading on Empty Air

Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan reached a thousand-meter-wide lake of blood blocking the exit from Hell Road. Hu Liena used discs from her Soul Tool to help Xie Yue and Yan cross, and the story left Hu Liena still recovering while the others had passed through the White Light Curtain.

  • Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan discussed Slaughter City and continued toward the end of Hell Road as the oppressive atmosphere heightened their agitation.
  • The three discovered that a lake of blood separated them from the exit, and Xie Yue and Yan could think of no way to cross it.
  • Hu Liena revealed the discs beneath her feet and used them as moving steps to guide Xie Yue across the blood lake.
  • Xie Yue entered the White Light Curtain, and Hu Liena spent an hour recovering her Mental Power.
  • Yan crossed the blood lake using Hu Liena's discs and entered the White Light Curtain.

Ch. 482Let Me Check Your Brains

Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan emerged from Slaughter City with the Divine Slaughter's Domain, and Qian Chongling checked their mental conditions. After finding them all normal, he sent them back to Spirit Hall while he stayed behind to finish something.

  • Hu Liena woke in a valley outside Slaughter City with a white marking between her brows, and she reunited with Qian Chongling and Xie Yue.
  • Qian Chongling checked Hu Liena's and Xie Yue's mental conditions, then examined Yan and found all three were normal.
  • Qian Chongling told Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan to return to Spirit Hall with Gui Mei and Yue Guan and refine the Immortal-Grade Pills.
  • After the three left, Qian Chongling dismissed a rumor that the Asura God had secretly controlled Hu Liena through the Divine Slaughter's Domain.
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