At that moment, a strange sound came from the sky.
"Congratulations, young God of Slaughter."
A deep, sharp voice suddenly came from all directions. The killing intent released by Yang Podi was reversed the moment the voice rang out, and was forced back into his body, causing Yang Podi's face to turn pale instantly.
No, it was under these circumstances that Yang Podi felt his killing intent had become completely materialized, and he could even use it directly against his enemies.
The King of Slaughter appeared directly in the center of the Hell Slaughter Arena, like a blood-red shadow.
" King of Slaughter, King of Slaughter, King of Slaughter..." The shouts echoed throughout the entire Hell Slaughter Arena, but none of the spectators showed any sign of stopping.
The King of Slaughter's gaze fell upon the viewing platform of the Hell Slaughter Arena.
"I am delighted to witness the birth of a new powerhouse in the Slaughter arena today. A hundred victories, unseen for decades, have been achieved by this young man. With his immense strength and terrifying killing intent, he has become the master of the Hell Slaughter Arena."
"Young God of Slaughter. Thank you for letting me feel the passion again, Baisheng. Excellent. To recognize your achievements, I have decided to exceptionally bestow upon you the title of God of Slaughter. From now on, you may freely enter and Slaughter City, and you will be appointed as a guest elder of the Slaughter City, subordinate to me."
Upon hearing this, Yang Podi sneered, "Thank you, great King of Slaughter King of Slaughter. Please open the Hell Road for me. I am willing to pass the trials of the Hell Road and receive your reward. I hope to rely on my own strength to emerge from here and become a true God of Slaughter."
The King of Slaughter's eyes narrowed. "You probably don't know the horrors of Hell Road. God of Slaughter, I hope you understand that a person only has one life."
Yang Podi's face was resolute. "Thank you, King of Slaughter, but I hope to rely on my own strength to complete the final challenge."
The King of Slaughter looked at Yang Podi's resolute face, then turned to glance at all the audience members. Finally, he spoke, "Since that's the case, then I will open the Hell Road for you. I hope you won't regret it."
Thick red mist suddenly erupted from the King of Slaughter.
Yang Podi carefully sensed this aura. It didn't seem to be the aura of Slaughter, but rather a more Evil aura, a chilling aura that could freeze one's bones. According to the original text, it was probably no longer the aura of Slaughter, but rather the Divine Slaughter's Domain, or even a higher-level Slaughter Domain.
The Evil, cold red ripples slowly spread out, and in the blink of an eye, they had already spread throughout the entire arena. Yang Podi discovered that although the red light released from the King of Slaughter brought him great pressure, the red light was not directed at him, but rather towards the surrounding stands.
In just an instant, red light filled the entire Hell Slaughter Arena, covering all the spectators.
Immediately afterwards, all the audience members seemed to begin groaning in pain, as if the red light was stealing something from them.
As the red light intensified, everyone lay prone on the ground, their faces emanating a suction force. The entire Hell Slaughter Arena resembled a primordial beast, its enormous maw gaping open to devour all the spectators present.
The blood of all the spectators began to drain, all of it being sucked away by the Hell Slaughter Arena. The Hell Slaughter Arena not only absorbed their blood, but also their bone marrow and souls.
As time passed, countless screams rang out, but the screams grew weaker and weaker until they finally fell silent, as all the spectators were swallowed up by the Hell Slaughter Arena.
As all the spectators were swallowed by the Hell Slaughter Arena, everyone's blood flowed into the Hell Slaughter Arena, but it did not spread in a straight line. On the ground, grooves appeared at some unknown time, and the blood flowed into them, gradually gathering into a huge blood-red pattern on the ground.
As the blood volume increased, Yang Podi discovered that the pattern formed by the congealed blood was actually a bird-like creature. According to Yang Podi's estimation, this pattern should be the Blood-Red Nine-Headed Bat King, the true King of Slaughter.
Immediately afterwards, the entire Hell Slaughter Arena began to collapse, and Yang Podi himself seemed to be in a state of weightlessness, although he was also falling rapidly.
It was unclear how much time had passed before Yang Podi regained his senses, his entire being seemingly resting on an altar.
Yang Podi observed carefully and couldn't help but gasp. The situation before them was far more dangerous than they had imagined. Everything around them was tinged with a faint blood red. Beyond the circular platform with a diameter of five meters, there was an abyss. In addition, a narrow path less than half a foot wide, barely wide enough for two feet to stand at the same time, led into the unknown darkness. This was the only way for their platform to reach the outside world.
According to Yang Podi's conjecture, this should be the legendary Hell Road.
Below the altar was a sea of blood, clearly the blood of the entire Slaughter City had condensed in this sea of blood, which was also the source of the mysterious power that enveloped the Slaughter City.
Yang Podi felt Sisi longing for this sea of blood, especially for his Martial Soul, the Soul Breaking Spear. The sea of blood seemed to hold an endless allure for the Soul Breaking Spear.
Yang Podi forced himself to calm down and began walking on the path ahead.
As they walked further and further ahead, the sea of blood seemed to be getting closer and closer, and the temperature along the entire Hell Road began to slowly increase.
Yang Podi was now all alone, but he couldn't worry about anything else; he just kept moving forward. No matter what problems lay ahead, as long as he kept moving forward, it was always the right thing to do.
As I walked, countless strange sounds seemed to come from the sky; the sounds were very noisy and dense.
As they drew closer, the flying creatures became clearer: they were blood-red bats, miniature versions of the blood-red patterns left on the ground in the Hell Slaughter Arena. Each Blood Bat was about a foot long, but its enormous wingspan exceeded a meter.
In fact, there are a great many of these bats, numbering in the tens of thousands. All of them form a red cloud, covering the sky and the earth.
When Yang Podi summoned his Martial Soul, the Soul Breaking Spear -Soul Breaking Spear, all the bats seemed to focus their attention on it, and even their eyes showed a hint of greed.
Yang Podi didn't care about any of that. Facing the bats attacking him, he quickly swung his Soul Breaking Spear, his entire body becoming like a protective shield, shielding himself while simultaneously reaping the bats that flew towards him.
But the bats seemed impossible to kill, and they became increasingly ferocious as time went on.
Yang Podi stared at the dense swarm of bats ahead, gritted his teeth, and swung his Soul Breaking Spear with both hands, countless spear rays appearing on the spear.
Each spear beam seemed to rhythmically attack a bat in front of it, and all the spear beams slowly gathered together, eventually forming a huge spear beam that pierced a huge hole in the red clouds in the sky. This was the third move of Yang Podi's Nine Soul Breaking Forms Techniques: Ten Thousand Blades Return to One.
After his attack, Yang Podi ignored the bats and continued walking quickly along the Hell Road.
However, a sudden change occurred in the sky; a gigantic creature appeared directly in front of the narrow path.
Bathed in a pale red glow, it emitted a dark golden light. The creature was over four meters long, with two enormous claws gripping the narrow path. Each claw was over a meter in diameter, its sharp edges digging into the stone.
Amidst the screams of countless Blood Bat, a pair of enormous wings slowly unfurled from its dark golden body, their terrifying wingspan reaching a staggering ten meters. Its claws snapped open, and with a flap of its massive wings, its colossal body soared into the air—it was an incredibly enormous bat. Its entire body was dark golden, and most terrifyingly, it possessed three heads. All the Blood Bat swiftly swept through the air, converging behind the gigantic, Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat.
This is clearly the first big guy on Hell Road: the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat.
Moreover, under the leadership of this Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat, countless bats seemed to have resumed their offensive and even gained greater coordination.
In particular, some bats have already begun attacking Hell Road, clearly trying to stop Yang Podi from advancing further.
Yang Podi flashed and appeared in front of the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat, raising his Soul Breaking Spear and thrusting it directly at the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat.
However, this Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat was indeed formidable; it was able to swing its claws in time to defend itself against such a sudden and unexpected attack.
The claws of the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat clashed with Yang Podi's Soul Breaking Spear. A spark seemed to fly during the collision, but Yang Podi seemed even more unstoppable. Despite being blocked, it still managed to inflict a large wound on the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat.
Seeing this, the surrounding bats seemed to recklessly pounce on Yang Podi.
Yang Podi then swung the Soul Breaking Spear once more, channeling all his killing intent into Soul Breaking Spear. He gripped the spear with both hands and thrust it towards the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat, and a phantom image of a giant dragon seemed to appear on the Soul Breaking Spear.
It was the second move of the Nine Soul Breaking Forms: The Spear Strikes Like a Dragon.
Even though countless bats actively rushed forward to face this attack, the spear seemed to contain boundless power, like a giant dragon, and in the end Soul Breaking Spear pierced directly through the body of the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat.
The Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat seemed to be paying attention to its huge wound, letting out a loud wail. Countless bats seemed to hear some command and quickly flew towards the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat.
The Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat opened its enormous mouth, seemingly beginning to devour the smaller bats that were approaching, and the wounds on its body appeared to be shrinking.
Yang Podi wouldn't wait for the Dark Gold Bat to recover. He launched another Instant Body Strike, arriving in front of the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat. This time, he thrust forward repeatedly, unleashing a series of spear flashes that pierced the head of the heavily wounded Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat.
With the continuous attacks of the spear, the head of the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat was pierced and it died instantly. The other bats were immediately leaderless and flew around in all directions. Some continued to attack Yang Podi, while others scattered and fled.
Yang Podi casually killed a few bats that attacked him, then continued walking quickly forward along the Hell Road.
A few bats are insignificant; the important thing is to get through the Hell Road quickly, otherwise who knows what other things might happen.
And there's an even bigger and stronger monster ahead, which will be even more troublesome.