Douro Continent

Chapter 460 A Blood Sacrifice, The Road to Hell (Part 2)

Although she was thinking this, her hands moved quickly, weaving the torn strips of clothing together. In no time, a seven-meter-long woven rope was completed.

Tang San didn't use the method of taking off his clothes not because he was slower than Hu Liena, but because he possessed the Blue Silver Grass and subconsciously overlooked using this method. Of course, he wouldn't easily reveal the Blue Silver Grass to Hu Liena. With both the Clear Sky Hammer and the Blue Silver Grass, how could Hu Liena, being intelligent, not become suspicious?

"Here you go, will you go first or last?" Hu Liena handed one end of the rope to Tang San. On such a narrow path, having the two of them connected by a rope would obviously increase their safety significantly. This was also why Hu Liena had taken off her clothes.

Without hesitation, Tang San said, "I'll go first." He said this almost without thinking. From a safety perspective, it was obviously safer to go behind than to go ahead. But Tang San had no other choice. If he were to keep looking at Hu Liena's slender figure, which was extremely easy for someone to make a mistake, he would probably perish before even starting the Hell Road. He didn't want to get entangled with Hu Liena in any way.

Hu Liena smiled sweetly, as if she understood Tang San's thoughts. She was absolutely confident in her charm. Due to the characteristics of her martial soul, she had received specialized charm training from a very young age. Hu Liena believed that perhaps some girls were prettier than her, but there could never be a girl more attractive than her.

The two tied one end of the rope around their waists. Tang San glanced back at Hu Liena and saw her puff out her chest. Her natural allure, even with such a small gesture, made Tang San's heart race. He quickly turned back, suppressing his mental energy and clearing his mind of distractions. "Let's go."

Hu Liena couldn't help but chuckle inwardly as she watched Tang San turn around so quickly, thinking, "Looks like you're not really a stone after all!" However, she quickly abandoned her teasing thoughts. Her gaze turned cold, and she focused completely, following behind Tang San as they walked along the narrow path, which was only half a foot wide.

"Don't look down," Tang San reminded Hu Liena. His pace was slow, and each step covered a very even distance. Both of them were outstanding young talents in the Soul Master world, with considerable cultivation, so walking this kind of path was nothing special for them. In addition, both of them had good mental fortitude. Therefore, they were able to maintain a steady pace after entering the narrow path.

Hu Liena followed behind Tang San, keeping a distance of about three to four meters between them. She couldn't help but feel even more admiration for this man. His even pace and rhythm undoubtedly made it easier for Hu Liena to maintain her composure and keep this optimal distance.

Tang San couldn't help but admire Hu Liena's intelligence. As he moved forward, every time he stepped with his left foot, Hu Liena would step with her right. This meant that when Tang San's weight shifted to his left, Hu Liena's weight would shift to her right. If either of them lost their balance, the other could easily provide assistance. Furthermore, Hu Liena always held one end of the rope, ready to pull herself up at any moment.

Although it was their first time working together, the unspoken understanding that had developed between them made them both breathe a slight sigh of relief. They began to release their mental energy, but neither dared to overdo it, keeping it confined to a radius of fifty meters centered on themselves. Not even the slightest disturbance could escape their notice.

Tang San walked ahead, his eyes slightly narrowed, his Purple Demon Eyes fixed on the distance. The darkness in the distance wasn't a major problem for him, but even with his Purple Demon Eyes, he could only barely see about a kilometer in this light. And beyond that, his vision blurred. His hands hung naturally at his waist, gently caressing the moonlit night over the Twenty-Four Bridges. At this moment, he and Hu Liena were two grasshoppers on the same rope; if anything happened, their movements couldn't be too sudden, otherwise they would only hinder each other and bring about a devastating disaster.

Maintaining this harmonious rhythm, the two slowly disappeared into the dark red hue. The circular platform behind them had vanished.

Tang San wasn't walking fast, because as the former, he had far more to worry about than Hu Liena, and he also needed to remain vigilant towards her behind him. In this situation, he understood that not only did he have a backup plan, but Hu Liena certainly did too; he just didn't know what it was. The further he went on this hellish road, the greater the pressure on Tang San's mind would be, because he didn't know if Hu Liena would attack him as he was about to leave. After all, another person with the Killing God Domain would inevitably pose an additional threat in the future. Even if Hu Liena didn't know he was Tang San, the suspicions about his identity sparked by the Clear Sky Hammer were enough for her to conclude that their relationship wasn't friendly.

As Tang San was walking forward, he suddenly stopped, and Hu Liena behind him stopped almost at the same time, without taking another step, which showed how focused she was.

"What's wrong?" Hu Liena asked in a low voice.

Tang San said in a deep voice, "We've already walked 364 steps. Have you noticed that the air is starting to get warmer? Also, it doesn't seem to be quiet here anymore; there are sounds around us. Although they are faint and still far away, they are probably targeting us. Be careful and on guard."

Hearing Tang San's words, Hu Liena was secretly astonished. Although she knew Tang San possessed considerable strength, she hadn't expected his mental power to be so formidable. At this moment, she didn't sense the voice Tang San spoke of, though she did sense the temperature. This proved that Tang San's mental power was superior to hers.

Looking at the young man in front of her who was clearly no older than herself, Hu Liena nodded silently, and with a flick of her wrists, a short sword appeared in each of her hands.

Tang San did not summon the Clear Sky Hammer. Hu Liena vaguely saw that there seemed to be something in Tang San's hands, which flashed with a faint light in the surrounding dark red.

Gradually, the faint sounds also appeared in Hu Liena's mental world. The sound was not strong, but the frequency was very fast. Just as Tang San said, these faint sounds were approaching their direction.

Suddenly, Tang San said somewhat urgently, "I know why it feels hot now. The blood pool below is getting closer to us."

"Huh? How is that possible? There's no slope as we're going forward." Hu Liena looked at the abyss beside her in surprise, but she still couldn't see anything. As soon as she looked down, a wave of dizziness washed over her. She quickly steadied herself and dared not look any further.

Tang San said in a deep voice, "The blood pool below was about a thousand meters away from us before, but now the distance should have closed to about nine hundred meters. That's why I can feel the temperature change. It seems that the blood pool may not contain blood, but magma. If the temperature continues to increase as we move forward, then I'm almost certain that our final stretch will likely be submerged in that blood pool. That's the truly difficult part of the Hell Road."

Hearing Tang San's words, Hu Liena felt a chill in her heart, and after a simple analysis, she came to the same conclusion.

Tang San said in a deep voice, "Let's not worry about that for now. No matter what, let's deal with this crisis first. Here we go."

The buzzing sound grew louder and louder, and Tang San could vaguely see some red shadows rapidly approaching using his Purple Demon Eye. He quickly understood why the sound was so fast in his perception. It was because these flying creatures weren't just one or two, but a swarm—at least a thousand of them.

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 hellish killing field. Each blood bat was about a foot long, but its enormous wingspan exceeded a meter.

One or two blood bats like that are nothing, but when thousands of them suddenly appeared, it was like a red cloud, flying rapidly towards Tang San and Hu Liena.

At this moment, Hu Liena's face had turned quite grim. She sheathed her short sword in front of her chest and asked in a low voice, "What do we do?"

Tang San calmly replied, "We'll meet force with force and water with earth. We'll fight back to back."

"Okay." Under these circumstances, no one had any choice but to run away. Hu Liena quickly turned around and was already behind Tang San, leaning directly against his back. Her prominent buttocks were pressed against Tang San's buttocks, and the sudden elasticity almost caused Tang San's serious mind to crack.

Sensing Tang San's slight dodge, Hu Liena was startled and moved aside slightly, avoiding the close proximity she had shown before. No matter how outstanding she was, she was still a woman. In this unknown and terrifying environment, a natural sense of dependence on Tang San arose within her.

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