Douro Continent

Chapter 464 Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent (Part 1)

Their eyes met, and Hu Liena smiled sweetly at Tang San, whose gaze softened considerably. Regardless, Hu Liena had passed his test.

In that brief moment, having lost the threat, Hu Liena could have easily abandoned herself and claimed the victory for herself. But she clearly didn't.

And she pulled him back the instant Tang San finished his attack, clearly without any internal struggle.

Judging from this, she is absolutely safe, at least for a period of time.

With the death of the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King, the other blood bats were immediately leaderless and charged towards Tang San and Hu Liena in a near-revengeful frenzy.

However, when an army loses its leader, it not only loses its morale but also its commanding brain. Although the remaining blood bats are still numerous, they can no longer pose any threat to Tang San and Hu Liena.

Tang San's fingers moved rhythmically, and each silver thread he shot out would take the life of a blood bat. Hu Liena was even more direct, her five-meter-long giant fox tail acting like a slap to continuously lash away the blood bats that approached her.

Her fox tail possessed immense power; with each swing, striking the blood bats, those ferocious creatures would instantly turn into a rain of blood.

Strangely, Hu Liena's fox tail seemed to possess a special energy, untouched by any trace of blood.

Every hair on its fluffy tail stood upright like a steel needle. This super weapon, resembling a giant mace, was no less lethal to the swarm of blood bats than Tang Sanxiao, who continuously fired steel needles while activating his blue domain.

Finally, the last blood bat was struck by Tang San's steel needles and then whipped far away by Hu Liena's fox tail, and everything around it became quiet again.

Wiping the sweat from her brow, Hu Liena looked at Tang San, a faint smile appearing on her pretty face. Defeating the swarm of bats was clearly not the achievement of any one of them alone, but rather the result of their combined efforts.

Without Hu Liena's fox tail ensuring the safety of the narrow path, it would have been extremely difficult for Tang San to deal with the entire swarm of bats. Similarly, without Tang San killing the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King, they would have inevitably suffered the most terrifying attack from their opponents.

Through this short period of working together, the two gained a completely new understanding of each other, and Hu Liena trusted the man in front of her even more.

Tang San's resentment towards her lessened somewhat.

Tang San tied the rope up, handed one end to Hu Liena, and said, "Would you like to rest for a while?"

Hu Liena reached out and took the rope, quickly tying it around her waist. She let out a long sigh, "That was really dangerous." As she spoke, she patted her ample breasts, causing a sudden surge of movement. Her attire was so revealing that Tang San quickly turned his head away, unable to look directly at her.

Hu Liena chuckled and said, "I thought you were a blockhead, but it turns out you're afraid of temptation too?"

Tang San frowned slightly. "Alright, if you don't need to rest, let's continue." As he spoke, he sprang up and landed in front of Hu Liena again.

The massive guardian transformed into orange-red light and quietly merged back into Hu Liena's body. A hint of fatigue was barely concealed on her face. "Let's rest for a while. We've all expended a lot of energy. We don't know what we'll face next. As far as I know, this Hell Road has three trials, each more difficult than the last. We should consider this the first one we've just passed."

Tang San felt a chill run down his spine; he knew that Hu Liena must have a specific purpose in mind.

Although he was the one who launched the attack, he actually expended far less soul power than Hu Liena. He didn't ask much about the fox tail, just as Hu Liena didn't ask about the origin of his blue domain.

However, judging from the previous situation, Hu Liena's huge fox tail is definitely not just a martial soul. It is very likely that, like his Eight Spider Lances, it is the effect of a unique external soul bone.

No wonder the Pope accepted her as a disciple; this external soul bone alone already puts her far ahead of Tongji University. Four years ago, during the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, Hu Liena clearly didn't have this weapon; otherwise, her team wouldn't have been able to win then. The Spirit Hall's Golden Generation is indeed formidable.

The two managed to sit down on the narrow path. Both were true elites, and they quickly entered a meditative state, quietly recovering their strength. Of course, their minds weren't completely absorbed in this process; they each retained a portion of their awareness to be vigilant about anything that might happen around them.

An hour later, the two opened their eyes almost simultaneously, each took out the food and water they carried in their magical artifacts, ate a little, and then got up again to continue forward.

As Tang San moved forward again, his speed noticeably increased, and his wariness of Hu Liena lessened, allowing him to focus more on observing what lay ahead. With Hu Liena as a teammate, he could be completely at ease about the safety behind him.

The air grew increasingly scorching, and gradually, even Hu Liena could vaguely see the dark red currents flowing down the abyss on either side. The scorching air made breathing very uncomfortable, as if her lungs were on fire.

As they walked, Tang San shared his observations: "This Hell Road seems to spiral upwards, not be a straight line. Otherwise, we should have already left the Slaughter City's territory. However, its curve isn't very pronounced, so it's not easy to notice."

Hu Liena said, "Should we rest a little longer? It's too hot, and I feel my energy starting to drain away faster."

Tang San did not answer. Pale blue light emanated from his body again, but this time the blue light only enveloped his and Hu Liena's bodies.

Instantly, a cool sensation spread throughout my body, and the surroundings felt refreshing. Not only did the temperature drop significantly, but even the scorching, polluted air became pure, as if filtered through that layer of blue light.

Hu Liena secretly admired him, thinking to herself, "I wonder what Tang Yin's talent domain is. Although it doesn't seem very strong, it has many uses and is extremely practical."

From previously disrupting the bat swarm to now improving the environment, this will undoubtedly allow Tang Yin to maintain maximum combat effectiveness under any circumstances.

Haotian Sect is indeed a place that produces talented people.

As they were walking, a rustling sound suddenly came from ahead, causing Tang San and Hu Liena to stop simultaneously. Tang San didn't turn around, but simply slapped Hu Liena across the face.

Sharp twin swords instantly appeared in Hu Liena's hands. At this moment, she could not see the enemy's presence, but she was certain that Tang San, with his amazing eyesight, had already seen them.

Yes, Tang San had already spotted the enemy. It was a pair of fiery red eyes. Right ahead on the narrow path, a dark red body was crawling there.

It was impossible to see exactly how huge its body was, but through simple observation, it could be determined that it was a snake. A snake with its entire body coiled up on the narrow path.

Its eyes weren't particularly large, but for some reason, Tang San immediately felt that the brilliance in its eyes was even more terrifying than that of the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King from before.

"Snake?" Tang San sneered, his palm sweeping across the Twenty-Four Bridges Under the Moonlight, and a piece of realgar fell into his palm.

With a rustling sound, the dark red snake began to slowly swim forward. As it got closer, Tang San was able to make a more accurate assessment of it.

On the snake's head and back, there are nine bulges, each resembling a bright red mushroom, with what appears to be blood flowing inside. The snake's abdomen is particularly large, bulging in the narrow passage, and its body length is at least ten meters.

They saw the strange snake, and the snake obviously saw them too. Its tongue, which was lying on the narrow road, slowly rose, and its pair of golden-red eyes suddenly became as bright as lanterns.

Neither Tang San nor Hu Liena knew what kind of creature it was; there was no record of such a creature in the records of soul beasts. The more they didn't know what it was, the more vigilant they became, watching the strange snake continue to swim forward, an invisible pressure already creeping in.

Although the previous aerial attacks by the blood bats had caused them considerable trouble, the real crisis occurred when the blood bats attempted to cut off their path of advance.

At this moment, the strange snake blocked their way. Undoubtedly, it could easily destroy the narrow path with its abilities. Therefore, if the two wanted to attack the snake, they had to consider not causing too much damage to the narrow path during the attack.

As the distance closed from a hundred meters away, the strange snake emitted croaking sounds, like the crying of a baby.

The nine tumors behind it also began to emit a golden-red glow.

croak——

Twenty meters away from Tang San, the monstrous snake launched its attack first. A fiery red light suddenly spewed from its mouth, carrying a strong fishy smell, and quickly spread towards the two of them.

What shocked and angered Tang San and Hu Liena even more was that the flames came from close to the ground, meaning they spread rapidly from the narrow path beneath their feet.

If it were flat ground, they could easily dodge, but in this situation, it's simply impossible to dodge.

(End of this chapter)