Melee archer with maxed-out Douluo luck

Chapter 169 Departure, Inner Core and the Special Killing God Domain

"Alright, let's go down. Don't let Sister Yan swallow the inner core in a moment of impulse."

Han Li turned his head to look at Dugu Bo and greeted him with a smile.

"Inner core? You mean that golden-red bead from earlier? Similar to the poison pill I made before?"

Looking in Dugu Yan's direction, Dugu Bo asked curiously as he descended.

"Similar, but somewhat different from your poison pill. The inner core is the essence of its entire body. Didn't you notice that none of the beasts we've killed here have given birth to spirit rings?"

Han Li landed in front of Dugu Yan and took the inner core from her hand, a core she was somewhat reluctant to part with.

"Let me use it for now, I'll return it to you later."

Han Li glanced at Dugu Yan's expression and then pushed it towards Dugu Bo.

"Try it? Can you feel anything with your martial spirit?"

Dugu Bo was stunned for a moment, then leaned closer, activated his martial spirit aura to touch the inner core, and then he was dumbfounded.

"Is its essence that high? I feel like my martial soul is being suppressed. How come I didn't feel it when it was alive?"

"It might be a little bit higher, but as for the rest, I don't know. After all, it's a mythical beast from the primordial era. I'll let you know after I've done some research."

Han Li knew very well that this was not the primordial world he remembered, but rather a product from another world. However, it was still stronger than the Douluo Continent, which was subject to numerous restrictions.

Seeing Shui Bing'er also approaching with Xiu'er, Han Li continued his introduction: "A primordial beast, the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent. It possesses unparalleled venom, and an adult can exceed ten meters in length. It has the strongest fire poison among snakes. After ten thousand years of cultivation, it can form an inner core, hidden among its nine heads. When the inner core is revealed, the world loses its color. If one obtains its inner core, all snakes will flee in terror. It is the supreme being among snakes."

"Supreme among snakes, supreme, supreme is good."

After listening to his introduction, Dugu Bo murmured to himself.

He then looked at Dugu Yan with a joyful expression. This time, he no longer had to worry. His granddaughter would definitely be much better than him in the future.

"Could this cause another qualitative change in my martial soul?"

Dugu Yan poked the golden-red inner core with her finger, a smile spreading across her face.

"Sure, it can even save you a spirit ring. If you're lucky, it's not impossible for it to become your natal spirit ring."

"However, let me study it first, and I'll give it to you when we get out."

Han Li held the inner core for a moment, then put it away.

"oh."

Dugu Yan nodded obediently. Although her instincts made her somewhat reluctant, she still chose to trust Han Li.

Han Li found it somewhat amusing and pinched her nose: "This is related to everyone's subsequent strength improvement. I'll return it to you in three days at most, no, five days."

Dugu Bo, who was standing to the side, seemed to be deep in thought when he heard his words. He had guessed a little bit about Han Li's thoughts.

"Alright, let's get ready to go. I'm already missing the blue sky and white clouds."

Hearing his words, the others were also invigorated. It wasn't just Han Li who missed it; they missed it terribly too. The year-round gray skies and blue-purple environment of the Killing City were really hard to put on a good mood.

Han Li looked at the group of people who were in good spirits, took out three pieces of dragon fungus leaves that he had left behind from his wristband, and handed one piece to each of the three women.

"Hold it in your mouth to speed up the recovery of your soul power. For the rest of the journey, remember not to stop circulating the Blood Fiend Technique. If anything goes wrong, speak up immediately. Don't be careless in the slightest, understand?"

"Grandpa, if you have the energy, remember to use your purification power on anyone who seems unwell."

Han Li's expression turned serious as he gave instructions to each of them.

"Okay/No problem."

They all nodded, knowing that the test was coming to an end.

"That's good, let's go."

This time, Han Li didn't go to the front, but instead deliberately stayed at the back, so that if someone really couldn't hold on, his domain could still save them in the end.

If possible, he still hoped they could get through this final stretch of the journey on their own.

Otherwise, even if one truly obtains the God of Slaughter Domain in the end, it will only be a shoddy product, and when it comes to fighting powerful enemies, it will be utterly vulnerable.

The group continued walking forward, the temperature steadily rising, and the dark red liquid flowing in the abyss on both sides gradually became clearer from being barely visible.

Fortunately, none of them were weak. Except for Xiu'er, the others' martial soul attributes had some resistance to this kind of environment. With the Dragon Leaf replenishing their soul power, Xiu'er also decisively set up a soul power shield and did not care about the slight loss of soul power.

As they walked, the group, who were practicing the Blood Fiend Technique, gradually noticed that the killing intent and negative emotions in the air here were much stronger than in the City of Slaughter.

In this situation, the burning sensation constantly stirred their emotions, making them increasingly impatient, and their murderous intent also began to stir, constantly interfering with them.

"Concentrate, slow down, treat it as a form of training. Don't worry about safety. Stimulate your mental strength as much as possible. Once you're outside, you won't find this kind of environment again."

Han Li's voice boomed in their ears, stabilizing their somewhat wavering minds. The white killing intent mixed with faint red around their bodies returned to its normal rhythm.

And so, what should have been a narrow passage to pass through quickly was transformed by Han Li into a training ground.

As the blood pool below them became less than fifty meters below the road beneath their feet, Han Li realized that he too had been affected to some extent.

However, it was still too weak. Han Li's mental energy only rippled for a moment before his mind became pure again, and he continued to protect everyone.

So far, among the three women, Xiu'er has performed the best. Perhaps it's because she has killed quite a few fallen ones, or perhaps it's because she is the most innocent. Whenever she is somewhat swayed by murderous intent, she looks back at Han Li and regains her clarity, then continues forward.

On the contrary, Dugu Yan and Shui Bing'er only caught up with Xiu'er's progress after each of them received two purifications from Dugu Bo.

Thus, the not-so-long distance took the five of them nearly four hours to walk until they stopped at the edge of the sea of ​​blood ahead.

The sea of ​​blood before me churned and churned, radiating intense heat and a visible aura of evil, making me feel as if I had entered the legendary hell.

A kilometer away, an oval-shaped light curtain composed of white light stood silently, awaiting the arrival of the test takers.

Han Li checked the condition of the others and found that only he and Gu Dubo were still able to move.

The three people ahead were at the edge of the sea of ​​blood, barely able to stay conscious. It would be difficult for them to fly as before.

That's not bad. At least they were able to stay conscious after arriving here, which is enough to prove that their mental strength has improved a lot, far exceeding their current level.

"Let's go, old man. If we stay any longer, Sister Yan and the others won't improve much in the short term. We should go out."

Han Li looked at Dugu Bo to the side.

"Um."

Dugu Bo glanced at his granddaughter, who was still persevering, a smile flashing across his face. He then used his purification power to bless the three of them once more before picking up Dugu Yan and flying towards the light screen opposite them.

Han Li also picked up one in each arm, and with a shake of his blue wings, he landed on the opposite side.

And so, what seemed like an insurmountable chasm to others was easily crossed by those who had the ability to fly.

Before the white light screen, Han Li glanced back at the Hell Road, which was still teeming with bloodlust and various negative emotions. He exchanged a smile with the others, then turned and stepped directly through the oval door.

The moment Han Li stepped through the door, he felt as if he had entered a wondrous world.

All around him was a snow-white void, and then he found that all the void and coldness were crowding towards his body. In the process, the killing intent within him was also fully activated and transformed by an inexplicable force, which tried to dye him white as well.

Han Li raised an eyebrow. "Shura, you've gone a bit too far."

He simply unleashed his killing intent and clashed with the white killing intent. Every time he tore off a piece of it, he used the Blood Fiend Technique to devour it. Gradually, the white killing intent began to lose ground.

"snort"

In the void, a voice from an unknown source rang out, seemingly displeased with his actions. Yet, a pattern composed of pure white killing intent appeared and flew directly towards him, allowing him to completely seize it with his blood-red killing intent.

Han Li blinked, lowered his head, and began to comprehend the patterns and rules that now belonged to him.

After an unknown amount of time, Han Li finally mastered it completely, and satisfied with his work, he formed it into a blood-red "Han" character before bowing towards the space above.

The next second, he felt himself being kicked out hard and returned to reality.

When Han Li opened his eyes, he saw the other four people standing in front of him, staring at him with some concern.

"Haha, I'm fine, I just did some research."

Han Li smiled, extending his right hand to reveal his unique mark.

Under the curious gazes of the group, the blood-red characters in his hand began to change, transforming into the vivid images of the group members, while the area around him was also blood-red.

"Is your field really the same as ours?"

Dugu Bo also activated his domain, and a white killing intent enveloped him. A small white sword appeared on his forehead. He glanced again at the constantly changing lines on Han Li's palm, his vision blurry.

"Pretty much, pretty much."

Han Li withdrew his domain, chuckled, and decided it was best not to discourage the others for the time being.

The group didn't press further; to be honest, all they wanted right now was to find a place to rest.

Another problem is that even though they have all obtained their domains and have the Blood Fiend Technique to help control them, if they were to walk on the street now, you would find that they are truly murderous, the kind of people who could stop a child from crying with just a glance.

They can't realize it themselves because they've been living together day and night and simply don't notice.

"Let's rest first. According to the agreement, Master and Senior Uncle should be here by now."

Han Li murmured something to himself, then raised his right hand toward the sky, and a two-colored lotus flower flew up into the sky, growing larger and larger.

In a camp not far from here, Guangling sensed the energy fluctuations, looked up, and saw the two-colored lotus in the sky, a look of joy appearing on her face.

"Let's go, Qingluan, Xiao Li and the others are out, let's go pick them up."

That's what they said, but before Qingluan could even stand up, Guangling spread his wings and sped off towards the place where the lotus rose.

Qingluan stood up, gently shook her head, and transformed into a streak of green light to chase after it.

(End of this chapter)