Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul, the Dragon Abyss Sword, has become its scabbard.

Chapter 77 Speedrun

On the narrow Hell Road, Ding Quan's golden-red eyes looked down at the blood pool below. The evil aura mixed with the blood mist of the Slaughter City did indeed rise from there.

Although the narrow path seemed to have no end, it was certain that it wound its way down to the blood pool below, just like in the original story.

Ding Quan sensed an increasing amount of blood in the air, and there was indeed an evil aura within it interfering with his mind.

"Why does it feel hotter and hotter?" Hu Liena watched the others walk silently down the narrow path. After walking for a while, her skin was already turning red.

"We're heading down to the blood pool. The blood mist rising from the pool can disturb one's mind, and if it goes on for too long, one might lose their reason." Ding Quan felt his heartbeat quicken, and he felt inexplicably agitated. The white ripples of killing intent clinging to his body were being slowly eroded by the blood, although the process was very slow.

Glancing at the group of people emanating murderous intent, each of them had a chilling white aura swirling around them. Hu Liena's eyes were already turning red, and Wei'er's brows were furrowed. Ling, though silent, also seemed deep in thought.

It seems that everyone, including myself, was affected by the rising blood mist.

Perhaps the most dangerous thing on this hellish road is not the various strange beasts that may appear, but the ever-growing evil energy.

The killing intent on his body seemed to be able to block this aura, but they seemed to come from the same source. Ding Quan felt that after the killing intent was eroded by the blood mist, it continued to rise upwards like the blood mist.

"That might lead us to the vicinity of the blood pool, and we might even enter the blood pool. That's probably the most difficult part of the entire Hell Road." Hu Liena's expression changed several times upon hearing this. The evil energy in the blood mist had been eroding her spirit, and she was already feeling quite uncomfortable.

"Pretty much. The longer we stay here, the worse it will be for us."

"Then speed things up."

"Alright."

Ding Quan walked at the front, his golden-red eyes constantly observing his surroundings. Due to the blood mist, the distance he could see was not far, and the environment in the distance was a dark red color, no different from anything else.

Ding Quan wasn't sure if the current Hell Road was the same as the situation Tang San encountered in the original story, but the surrounding environment was quite similar.

buzz~

Ding Quan, who was on his way, suddenly changed his expression. Under the gaze of his Xuanhuo Eyes, a dark red mass was rapidly approaching them from a distance.

These bats really did come! Did they come after hearing your voices?

"Something's coming, a swarm of bats," Ding Quan said, and then the Dragon Abyss Sword appeared in his hand.

"A bat?" The group looked puzzled. When the Hell Road opened, the King of Slaughter used his blood to create a bat pattern, and the group immediately possessed their martial souls.

"Charge them?"

"This is the only way."

"Is this bat the same as that Soul Saint's?"

As they got closer, the group saw the bats in detail. They were a group of blood-red bats, each about a foot long, with enormous wingspans exceeding a meter.

Ling and Wei'er were somewhat surprised to see this. The swarm of bats was similar to the martial spirit of the evil soul master they had encountered a year ago who had forced them to this killing city. Moreover, the blood bats released by that person were exactly the same as these, only smaller.

However, there are too many of them; it's impossible to tell exactly how many there are.

As the blood-red bats approached, they clearly spotted their target. With a hissing scream, the bats flapped their wings in mid-air, instantly stirring up a foul stench on the narrow road.

An ice blade flew towards a bat, but the bat swayed in mid-air and actually dodged Ling's attack.

"Hmm? What terrifying insight!"

"Let's finish this quickly. There's a big guy ahead. Wei'er, you and Hu Liena, be careful." Ding Quan and the others stood firmly on the ground, their soul power tightly gripping the narrow road as they spoke to Ling.

"Alright! But there are quite a few!" Ling's expression changed upon hearing this, and his killing intent surged instantly, his spiritual power bursting forth.

"Leave it to me!"

With a thought, Ding Quan unleashed a golden aura that instantly enveloped the nearby swarm of bats.

A faint dragon's roar echoed.

Dragon Abyss Domain!

Within the area of ​​control, the bats were directly suppressed, their speed slowed down, while Ding Quan and his companions increased their strength. Accompanied by a burst of dragon might, the bats began to become chaotic in the air, with many even colliding directly with each other.

Ding Quan's golden-red eyes lit up with fire, and a mental attack was launched towards the swarm of bats. Around Ling, tiny ice spikes rapidly formed and shot towards the bats like a rain of pear blossoms.

A series of mournful sounds rang out, and the bats let out screams. In an instant, many of the bats in front of the group were gone, and many fell into the blood pool below.

"Everyone, go straight ahead. Wei'er!" Ding Quan said to Wei'er at the back, then pulled Ling up behind him and leaped into the air. The two of them sped forward.

"Understood!" Seeing this, Vera no longer hesitated. A pair of dark golden wings instantly unfolded from her back. She pulled up Hu Liena, who was preparing to fight but was somewhat shocked, and instantly followed Ding Quan, staying within the range of Ding Quan's Dragon Abyss Domain.

"Domain!" After a brief moment of shock, Hu Liena looked at the golden halo around her, her increased strength, and the sudden frenzy of the bats. There was only one possible effect.

Domain skills!

A Soul King actually possesses a domain skill.

Domain skills are something even titled Douluo find difficult to possess. Such skills basically only appear on the ninth soul skill of a titled Douluo. However, Ding Quan is only a Soul King. Even if I am not as strong as this Soul King, he is still just a Soul King.

Then there's only one possibility, and that can only be explained by the realm of talent.

He actually possesses a talent domain!

He then looked down into the abyss. This person's strength was far beyond his expectations. Was this his soul bone skill, or did he possess the ability to fly? He had never seen him use it in the City of Slaughter.

"Hold on tight, I need to free my hands, be careful!" Vera warned Hu Liena as she pulled her away from a bat.

Is this an external soul bone? Or an extremely rare type of wing?

Hu Liena herself possesses an external soul bone, and she is very knowledgeable about soul bones.

"I know!" Hu Liena suppressed her shock upon hearing this; now was not the time to think about such things.

Looking at the huge wings on Vera's back, she wondered how many secrets these people still held that she didn't know. Moreover, there were actually three such beings appearing at once, and she knew that these people were all much younger than her.

These people possess soul bones, which explains why they are stronger than him, even though they are both Soul Kings.

Looking at the road rushing past beneath his feet, it seemed his decision was right. These people were so powerful, and they weren't from any of the major sects. Perhaps he could invite them to join the Spirit Hall.

The group moved extremely fast. Ding Quan headed towards a location with powerful soul energy, which should belong to the dark gold three-headed bat king.

In a short while, Ding Quan and his companions arrived at a narrow section of the path. However, it had become even hotter there. In addition, releasing their domains would consume their mental energy, and Ding Quan felt that fine sweat was starting to appear on his forehead.

"That's the guy, but it has three heads!" Vera was equally fast, watching the enormous creature ahead warily.

A bat, more than four meters long, hung upside down on the narrow path, emitting a dark golden light amidst the even more intense crimson surrounding it.

As the cries of blood-red bats filled the air, this enormous creature prepared to spread its massive wings.

"So big!" Ling looked at the dark gold three-headed bat with a wingspan of over ten meters, and the surrounding blood-red bats quickly flew towards it.

"Attack directly! Attack its head at the same time, don't waste time with it." Ding Quan remained in the sky, without stopping.

"good!"

"I'll disrupt it!" Hu Liena said directly when she saw the group rushing towards it at the same speed.

"Then we'll each have one head! I'll be the one in the middle." Ding Quan nodded upon hearing this, his golden-red eyes gleaming with fire.

"My left!"

"The last one is mine." A bolt of purple lightning appeared in Vera's hand and then surged toward the dark gold three-headed bat.

Hu Liena's soul power surged as she looked at the bat's three heads, and a strange mental fluctuation instantly erupted.

The three-headed dark gold bat, which had just fully spread its wings, paused. A golden-red sword light shot out, and a series of ice blades also flew towards the three-headed dark gold bat.

As the Dingquan Longyuan Domain enveloped it, the group's attacks instantly struck its three heads.

The enormous body, which had not yet taken off, came to an abrupt halt, and its three heads disappeared almost instantly.

As the group passed over it, a black spirit ring appeared directly.

Seeing this, Ding Quan withdrew his Dragon Abyss Domain and landed on the narrow path once more.

Now that we know its weaknesses, let's not give it any breathing room.

"Ugh!" Hu Liena let out a painful sound as Ding Quan withdrew the Dragon Abyss Domain. At the same time, Wei'er also looked unwell, with an expression of irritation on her face.

A crimson aura enveloped them, and Ding Quan's golden-red eyes lit up as the surrounding distance became increasingly closer.

The surrounding area was growing increasingly dark and malevolent, filled with a bloody aura.

"well enough!"

"I can still manage." Hu Liena rubbed her head, having used up some of her mental energy using the Soul Bone skill.

"We can't linger here too long, let's go!" Ding Quan took out a piece of purple fungus from his storage soul tool and handed it to Hu Liena. After the others also took a piece, they continued to walk forward. Although the flying speed was very fast, they were all starting to feel uncomfortable. If they rushed too fast and couldn't adapt, it would be too dangerous.

As the surrounding blood color intensified and the air grew hotter, the dark red blood flowing below could still be faintly seen.

Their breathing became hot, and Ding Quan felt a burning sensation in his lungs. He looked back at the others, who were also drenched in sweat, their clothes almost completely soaked. They all looked unwell, and their bodies were already showing signs of blood.

The murderous aura emanating from his body could only cling tightly to his form to resist the evil energy here.

Evil energy rises here, visibility is very low, and even the Xuanhuo Eyes cannot see very far.

Hiss~

A pair of dark red eyes appeared directly in front of them, and they could vaguely see the other person's body hovering on the narrow path.

It really was a ten-headed Fiery Sun Serpent.

The snakes that could only coil up on this narrow path posed less of a threat to Ding Quan than the dark gold three-headed bat from before, but the inner core on that guy was a good thing.

"Spring? Fly away?" The group had obviously already seen the enormous creature.

"I'll deal with it soon, you guys be careful."

The Dragon Abyss Sword appeared in his hand. This ten-headed Fiery Sun Serpent could be killed in one move by Tang San's Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique. Although he couldn't be sure of the power of the Chaotic Cloak, the power of his Dragon Abyss Sword was definitely not weak.

Looking at the five rings that appeared on the Dragon Abyss Sword, he realized that in the past year, the five elements in his body had been completely balanced, but he still hadn't determined his next soul ring.

In the original story, the inner core of this ten-headed Fiery Sun Serpent became Ma Hongjun's seventh soul ring, with an age of over 70,000 years. It even allowed Ma Hongjun's martial soul to evolve into a nine-headed fire phoenix, so the power of this inner core is self-evident.

Perhaps by absorbing its inner core, one can enhance their own fire attribute and further refine their Dragon Abyss Sword. Currently, their Dragon Abyss Sword is only one step away from reaching its ultimate attribute.

Furthermore, Tang San said that these ten Fiery Sun Serpents are extremely yang, so perhaps we could consider their yin and yang attributes. After all, the Five Elements are a manifestation of yin and yang, and yin and yang and the Five Elements are interdependent and mutually causal.

With a surge of spiritual power, the Dragon Abyss Domain erupted once more, and a dragon's might instantly appeared on the narrow path. Ding Quan did not expand the domain, after all, there was only one Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent.

A chilling white killing intent emanated from the Dragon Abyss Sword. At this moment, the five rings actually glowed faintly. Ding Quan's expression changed. Was he able to unleash his soul skill?

However, there was no reaction afterwards. It seems that his killing intent, under the effect of the Dragon Abyss Domain, was only one step away from forming the Killing God Domain, but that was enough!

With a surge of spiritual energy, a streak of dark golden light shot towards the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent. Ding Quan, who was advancing rapidly, saw its huge dark red eyes dim for a moment. It was a mental attack from Ling and Hu Liena.

Ouch!

Before Ling and the others' eyes, a golden dragon emerged from Ding Quan's body, and Ding Quan transformed into a golden dragon shadow, instantly becoming a stream of light! A terrifying pressure instantly enveloped the narrow road.

quack!

Enveloped by this oppressive aura, the ten-headed Fiery Serpent let out a terrified cry. A burst of flame spewed from its mouth, spreading along the road toward the group, but it vanished instantly before the illusory giant sword shadow. Then, a stream of liquid spewed from the nine ridges on its body, transforming into a fist-sized golden-red sphere in the air.

"This is the moment we've been waiting for!" Before Ding Quan could even get the inner core to attack him, a flash of fire disappeared from his Xuanhuo Eyes.

Immediately, a sword light whistled past!

"Man and sword become one!" Hu Liena exclaimed in surprise when she saw Ding Quan transform into the Longyuan Sword and then appear directly behind the snake, before falling silent.

Although only a handful of people can achieve this, the person in front of us is someone who possesses a domain.

The enormous snake body split open to everyone's astonishment, its cut surface as smooth as a mirror, before falling into the blood pool. Ding Quan exhaled, realizing that nearly a third of his soul power had been consumed. This single move had consumed more soul power than Hu Liena, a quasi-Soul Emperor.

Guided by his mental power, a golden-red bead landed in Ding Quan's hand, which he immediately put away.

He immediately told everyone to follow. If nothing unexpected happened, there were no other dangers ahead, only this terrifying evil aura.

(End of this chapter)