Yu Tianheng clenched his fists, his eyes filled with disbelief—this voice was clearly the Asura's will that had accidentally entered his sea of consciousness many years ago!
Back then, the will only left behind the proverb " Titled Douluo can begin the test," and then it fell silent until now. He once thought it was just an illusion, but he never expected that he would actually see the day when the test would begin.
The sea breeze continued to howl as he gazed towards Sea God Island, his brow gradually relaxing. Killing Tang San would certainly resolve his inner conflict, but the Asura Godhood lay ahead—a deity of a higher rank than the Sea God! If he could inherit the Asura Divine Power, what would he have to fear even if Tang San truly became a god?
" Tang San, your life will be spared for now." Yu Tianheng raised his hand, dispersing his Soul Power, and turned to leave the coast. "Once I complete the Asura Trial, I will make you understand the difference between us."
The sea returned to calm, leaving only his departing figure as he sped towards his cultivation grounds—more important than momentary pleasure, embarking on the path of godhood was the shortcut he, as the descendant of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Rex, should take.
Yu Tianheng held the scroll containing information about the Fourth Trial the Asura God Nine Trials between his fingers. When his gaze swept over the words "must enter the Slaughter City again," his pupils suddenly contracted. That land filled with blood and sin was a past he did not want to recall, but now, for the sake of the Asura God's inheritance, he did not hesitate for a moment.
" The Slaughter City..." Yu Tianheng murmured, a pale purple lightning instantly erupting around him, his robes fluttering in the hum of the electricity. The next second, his figure transformed into a dazzling purple lightning bolt, slicing through the sky like an arrow released from a bow, speeding towards the Slaughter City in his memory. The lightning swept across the mountains and forests, startling countless birds; it pierced through the clouds, leaving fleeting trails of electricity. He pushed every ounce of his power to the limit, wanting only to reach that forbidden land as quickly as possible.
After several hours of full-speed flight, a hazy gray mist gradually appeared on the horizon. The stench of blood and decay in the air grew stronger, and even the sunlight seemed to be swallowed up by this area. Yu Tianheng restrained his lightning and hovered at the edge of the mist, gazing at the vaguely visible outline of the city ahead, which exuded an ominous aura. His eyes were sharp as a blade— the Slaughter City, he had finally returned.
The Fourth Trial of the Asura God involves entering the Slaughter City, absorbing the Slaughter City, and evolving the Divine Slaughter's Domain into the Asura Domain. Upon completion, one passes the Fourth Trial.
The moment Yu Tianheng stepped into the Slaughter City, the stench of blood, so thick it was almost tangible, hit him. Limbs and dark red bloodstains were intertwined on the streets, and the air was filled with the roars of battle and the cries of the dying—just like the scenes in Yu Tianheng's memory.
But at this moment, he had no time to pay attention to the chaos around him; his gaze was fixed on the deepest part of the capital—the center where the killing intent was most concentrated, and the key place for the Fourth Trial of the Asura God.
He was surrounded by condensed purple lightning, dodging the Soul Master fighting along the way, and sped straight toward the central area.
The closer you get to the core, the heavier the killing intent in the air becomes, as if countless invisible blades are cutting your skin, and even the flow of Soul Power becomes sluggish.
Upon arriving at the central square, Yu Tianheng stopped in his tracks: a deep trench had split open in the ground in the center of the square, and black killing intent surged up from the bottom of the trench like smoke from a wolf's beacon, with the faint roars of countless resentful thoughts contained within it.
Without the slightest hesitation, Yu Tianheng sat down cross-legged, slowly closed his eyes, and proactively released his Soul Core, activating the existing Divine Slaughter's Domain within his body.
The moment the pale red Divine Slaughter's Domain was unleashed, it was frantically enveloped by the surrounding black killing intent, like a lone boat in a giant wave.
He gritted his teeth, channeling his Soul Power to draw in the killing intent, gradually incorporating it into his domain—each wisp of killing intent brought with it the excruciating pain of his soul being torn apart, as if to awaken all the bloodlust he had suppressed in the past.
Day after day, Yu Tianheng sat quietly in the central square. The Divine Slaughter's Domain around him gradually turned from light red to black killing aura, becoming increasingly deep in color, and the domain's range slowly expanded.
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. When the last wisp of core killing intent was incorporated into the domain, Yu Tianheng suddenly opened his eyes. Purple lightning and black light intertwined in his eyes, and his domain suddenly erupted!
The original Divine Slaughter's Domain has been completely transformed. Countless tiny Asura runes float within the black domain, radiating an aura that is both domineering and chilling. The air that touches the domain is silently annihilated— the Asura Domain is complete!
The moment the domain stabilized, a cold divine thought entered Yu Tianheng's mind, " The Fourth Trial the Asura God, passed."
Yu Tianheng slowly rose, sensing the completely different domain power within his body, a determined smile curving his lips. The test of the Slaughter City was over; he would only be more composed in the upcoming Asura God Trial.
The Fifth Trial of the Asura God: Blood Pool Heart Tempering
To enter the most hidden " Original Sin Blood Pool " in the Slaughter City, which is formed from the resentment of ten thousand years of killing, one must sit in the pool for seven days.
During the test, the blood pool will constantly arouse the examinee's killing instincts and negative desires. If consumed by desires, the examinee will become a blood pool puppet. The examinee must suppress their instincts with their own will and absorb the "pure killing intent" in the blood pool to temper their mind and spirit. Only by finally allowing their killing intent to reach the level of "controlling and releasing at will" can they pass the test.
Deep within the Slaughter City, the Original Sin Blood Pool glows with a Sisi, dark red light, and wisps of black malevolent energy float on its surface. As soon as you get close, a chilling and violent aura enters your nostrils, as if countless vengeful spirits are howling at the bottom of the pool.
Yu Tianheng stood by the pool, purple lightning flashing at his fingertips, his gaze fixed on the center of the blood pool—the very heart of this assessment.
Without hesitation, he leaped into the blood pool. The warm, viscous liquid instantly enveloped his entire body. At the same time, a savage aura of malevolence seeped into his body through his pores, heading straight for his sea of consciousness.
In a short while, images of past battles flashed through Yu Tianheng's mind: the fierce fighting with the Star Luo Empire Emperor, the ruthlessness in the struggle for the Soul Ring, and even the anxiety of being frustrated when practicing thunder magic as a child. All of these were amplified by the baleful aura into an uncontrollable killing desire, as if to drive him to immediately rush out of the blood pool and slaughter indiscriminately.
"Hmph, nothing special!" Yu Tianheng snorted and immediately activated the " Nine Heavens Divine Lightning Prison Suppression Scripture ".
In an instant, the purest and most yang purple lightning erupted from his body, forming ripples of lightning in the blood pool. The black baleful energy melted instantly upon touching the purple lightning, like ice and snow meeting a raging fire. Whenever a trace of murderous intent or desire arose, the purple lightning would travel along his meridians, completely crushing that impure thought, keeping his sea of consciousness clear at all times.
For the next seven days, Yu Tianheng remained seated in the blood pool. During the day, he used purple lightning to suppress the backlash of the evil energy, while actively drawing the pure killing intent in the pool into himself; at night, when the evil energy in the blood pool became increasingly violent, he would push the " Nine Heavens Divine Lightning Prison Suppression Scripture " to its limit, condensing purple lightning around his body into a protective lightning shield, preventing even the surging resentment at the bottom of the pool from getting close.