In Douluo Continent, he tricked Xiao Wu into giving him a soul ring.

"That should be the exit of Hell Road. As long as I pass through that light barrier, I can obtain the God of Slaughter Domain. But... should I destroy the City of Slaughter like Tang San did in the original story, so that no one else can obtain the God of Slaughter Domain?"

The moment the thought crossed Lan Si's mind, he quickly gave up on it. Perhaps destroying the City of Slaughter would be of some benefit to him, but it would be a disaster for the entire Douluo Continent. The evil soul masters of ten thousand years later were all made up of the fallen ones who escaped from the City of Slaughter.

Lan Si looked down at the Qiankun bag at his waist, reached in and pulled out Hu Liena's figure from the bag. He untied the ropes, put his left hand under Hu Liena's armpit, and helped her stand on the lotus platform. In the instant he controlled the Azure Lotus to fly rapidly toward the oval light screen, the Azure Lotus Sword appeared in his hand out of thin air.

Lan Si spotted several stone pillars lined up at the edge of the crimson sea, each over ten meters in diameter. A narrow, bluish-white beam of light suddenly shot out from the Azure Lotus Sword in his hand, shattering the pillars and causing the entire mountain to tremble violently. Countless boulders fell.

The moment Lan Si and Hu Liena stepped out of the oval-shaped white light curtain, the entire mountain collapsed instantly, the end of Hell Road was covered by boulders, and then gradually fell into darkness.

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Lan Si, who had rushed into the light curtain, also felt as if his body had entered a mysterious world. All around him was a white void, the green lotus under his feet automatically entered his body, and Hu Liena in his arms was forced to separate from him.

Lan Si gradually lost himself in this white world, slowly closing his eyes, but a slight smile appeared on his lips as he murmured in his heart, "Tang San, I have destroyed the exit of Hell Road. I hope you can still find your way out then."

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Meanwhile, as Lan Si and Hu Liena emerged from the Hell Road, in a magnificent palace somewhere in the God Realm, a towering figure clad in dark red armor suddenly opened his eyes. He leaned back on a massive blood-red skull throne, muttering, "Two people actually made it through the Hell Road simultaneously. Interesting. The Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent seems to have been killed as well. One of them should be the successor I chose, right? It seems his growth rate is even faster than I anticipated."

As he spoke, he vanished from his spot in a flash, reappearing in front of a huge, blood-red oval-shaped mirror.

Within the light screen, a boy with long, icy blue hair first knocked out the blonde woman, then put her into a storage soul tool. He then used his soul skills to easily kill the swarm of blood-red bats, the dark gold three-headed bat king, and the ten-headed blazing sun serpent. Finally, he calmly left with the blonde girl, not forgetting to destroy the exit at the end of Hell Road before leaving.

Seeing this, even the usually composed Asura God couldn't help but twitch his lips and curse aloud: "Talent Domain? What a cunning little brat."

The reason he established the City of Slaughter and set a rule against the use of soul skills was to select truly strong individuals as his successors. Those who gained power through the use of soul skills were, in his eyes, not true powerhouses.

Because after becoming a god, the so-called nine soul skills are completely useless in the eyes of the god.

After becoming a god, one truly relies on divine skills and the power of the god himself.

This is also why he chose Tang Chen back then. Besides Tang Chen's own extraordinary talent, it was more because the Haotian Douluo of the Haotian Sect almost never relied on soul skills. They could roam freely in the Douluo Continent with their explosive ring divine skill and the Haotian Nine Absolutes.

Later, Tang Chen was possessed by the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King.

He was utterly disappointed with it and gave up.

Until one day, by chance, he discovered Tang San in a lower plane under the jurisdiction of the God Realm.

This is someone with an extremely stubborn mindset, who can be molded into whatever shape they desire with just a little guidance. In short, they are someone easily controlled by their own thoughts.

This undoubtedly aligns perfectly with the interests of the Asura God.

Therefore, at the moment Tang San jumped off the cliff, the God of Asura sent his soul to Douluo Continent, gave him the most powerful body, and arranged everything for him.

As long as Tang San grows up according to the path he set, he will surely be able to assume his godhood in the future.

But now, a human Soul Master has suddenly appeared and ruined the test he originally prepared for Tang San, which has caused him some distress.

"Twin martial souls, containing a talent domain. This kid is quite talented, possessing such strength at such a young age. It's a pity he only passed Hell Road through opportunistic tricks. He's destined to never be as good as Tang San. Oh well, I'll just wait for that kid Tang San to arrive. He should be here soon."

After a moment's thought, the God of Asura ultimately decided against the boy who had survived Hell Road by relying on his soul skills. Moreover, compared to Tang San, he could vaguely see that Lan Si was an extremely difficult person to control. Rather than choosing such a person, it would be safer to choose Tang San, whom he had secretly nurtured.

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He didn't know how much time had passed when Lan Si slowly opened his eyes. He found himself lying in a huge patch of grass. He tried to get up, but found that his left hand was heavy. He turned his head and saw that he was holding Haotian Bamboo Shoot in his left hand.

Similar to Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer in the original novel, his Clear Sky Bamboo Shoot also has an additional white bat-shaped pattern. However, Tang San's is at the top of the hammer head, while Lan Si's is on the handle.

Furthermore, Lan Si's Haotian Bamboo Shoot had undergone a significant change compared to before entering the City of Slaughter. The jet-black hammerhead had completely transformed into a dark gold color. The brilliant gold patterns also gained a faint blood-red halo, which, combined with the terrifying lightning densely covering the Haotian Bamboo Shoot, made it appear extremely frightening.

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Chapter 269 Absorbing the Inner Cores of Ten Fiery Sun Serpents

"Is this the God of Slaughter Domain?" Thinking this, Lan Si stood up and tried to feel the white patterns on the hammer handle. Suddenly, a surge of white light was quietly released from the Haotian Bamboo Shoot, then spread out and turned colorless.

Lan Si's perception of the world around him immediately underwent a dramatic change. He felt that everything around him seemed to be afraid of him, dreading him. Even the grass under his feet trembled in this invisible current, bowing down as if worshipping a terrifying tyrant.

"A way to weaken the enemy by increasing one's own aura and strength? That's quite an ability." Lan Si murmured, wanting to laugh, but finding himself unable to. Although he hadn't encountered much danger over the past year thanks to his powerful strength and the bug-like Azure Lotus Domain.

Ultimately, he was just an ordinary person. More than a year of killings, with nearly two thousand people dying at his hands, had a tremendous impact on his mental state.

Despite his efforts not to dwell on it, the murderous aura emanating from his brows was impossible to conceal. Even his dark blue pupils were slightly tinged with red.

"You're awake!" Just then, a heavenly voice suddenly echoed in Lan Si's ears, accompanied by an invisible killing intent that crashed heavily against his killing god domain.

Lan Si looked in the direction of the sound and saw a stunningly beautiful figure standing gracefully on the boulder. A gentle breeze blew in her face, her short golden hair fluttering in the wind, and her clothes swaying, outlining her perfect silhouette.

Under the glaring sunlight, it has a refreshing and refined feel, and is extremely ethereal.

At this moment, she was staring at him, her eyes flashing with an unusual emotion.

Lan Si did not show any surprise that Hu Liena would wake up before him. Hu Liena's soul power was already higher than his own, and he had been lying in bed the whole way on Hell Road, which not only did not consume any soul power, but also gave him plenty of time to rest.

"Hmm..." Lan Si put away the Haotian Bamboo Shoot and the Killing God Domain, rubbed his slightly sore forehead, responded, and casually asked, "When did you wake up?"

"It's been about half an hour, but you're really amazing. You managed to break through even with me, your burden, in tow." Hu Liena lightly leaped off the boulder and walked step by step toward Lan Si, a faint smile on her face.

Lan Si didn't look at her, but simply said, "Now that you're awake and have obtained the Killing God Domain, hurry back. Your teacher must be worried about you."

A simple question made Hu Liena swallow back the words she was about to say. A trace of sadness appeared on Hu Liena's beautiful face. She looked at Lan Si and asked in a trembling voice, "Do you hate me that much?"

"No, you're overthinking it. I've never hated you." At least not now.

"Then why won't you even look at me?" Hu Liena walked up to Lan Si, stopped a meter away, and said sadly.

"I just want you to understand the facts. You don't owe me anything. The reason I protected you was because your teacher promised to secretly send people to protect Zhu Qing and Ling Ling during their five-year training trip to Death Valley. The person you should really thank is not me, but your teacher."

Lan Si raised an eyebrow, showing no intention of continuing the conversation. After speaking, he activated his azure eyes, looked around, and found Chrysanthemum Douluo waiting for him on a hillside to the east. He called out loudly, "Senior Chrysanthemum Douluo? Now that you're here, why don't you come out to see us?"

"You little rascal, your senses are quite sharp." A shrill voice rang out from behind the hillside. A dark figure darted out, arriving before Lan Si and Yue Guan in the blink of an eye. It was none other than Yue Guan, the Elder of the Spirit Hall, Chrysanthemum Douluo.

Upon seeing Ju Huaguan arrive, Hu Liena finally reacted and hurriedly stepped forward to bow, "Elder Ju." Although Hu Liena was the Pope's disciple, Ju Huaguan, as a titled Douluo elder of the Spirit Hall, held a position second only to the Pope, so she still needed to bow to him.

Juhua stepped forward, patted Hu Liena's head, and smiled, "Congratulations, girl. You've successfully made it through."

After saying that, he turned his gaze to Lan Si and said with some dissatisfaction, "I say, Lan Si, you're too heartless."

Lan Si didn't want to dwell on this issue any longer and skipped the previous topic: "I wonder if Senior Chrysanthemum Douluo knows how Zhu Qing and Ling Ling are doing now?"

"They're doing very well; they've all broken through to the Soul King level. That little girl named Ye Lingling is quite remarkable; she actually obtained an external soul bone that's one in ten thousand." As he said this, a greedy glint flashed in Juhua Guan's eyes. You see, he didn't have a single soul bone. If it weren't for the Pope's strict order to protect Ye Lingling and Zhu Zhuqing's absolute safety, and Lan Si's close relationship with the Spirit Hall, he would have been tempted to snatch them away.

"An external soul bone?" Lan Si was taken aback and couldn't help but ask, "I wonder what kind of external soul bone it is?" Could it be the fox tail that Hu Liena got after the Soul Master Competition in the original story?

After a moment's thought, Juhua Guan said, "It's a fox tail. It came from a ten-thousand-year-old fox soul beast and can extend up to five meters. When used, it can make every long hair on the tail stand up, turning it into a huge spiked club five meters long with immense power. There are hidden spikes at the tip of the tail. After releasing this soul bone, the little girl's speed is no less than that of an agility-type soul master of the same level."

"Besides, the spikes can also be launched with extremely strong penetrating power. Combined with the extremely rare weapon-type right arm bone you gave her, as well as her own innate domain, that girl can now be considered a truly offensive support-type Soul Master. Even that kid Yan has suffered quite a bit at her hands."

Hearing this, Lan Si turned her gaze to Hu Liena, a hint of sympathy flashing in her eyes. It has to be said that this little fox is really quite tragic. Although she obtained Tang Ritian's right arm bone, she lost the external soul bone that should have belonged to her. It's hard to say whether she gained or lost.

Hu Liena was looking at her helplessly, her eyes slightly red. It wasn't because she had lost the fox-tail-shaped external soul bone, but because Lan Si had just indirectly rejected her.

"Ahem..." Lan Si coughed lightly, feeling guilty, and changed the subject, saying, "Senior Chrysanthemum Douluo, I'm about to absorb my fifth spirit ring, so I'll have to trouble you to protect me."

"What? It's been so long, and you still haven't obtained your fifth spirit ring?" Ju Huaguan looked astonished. As far as he knew, Lan Si had already broken through to level 50 during the Spirit Master Competition.

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Lan Si shook his head without saying a word. He simply sat down cross-legged on the spot, took out the inner cores of ten Fiery Sun Serpents from his soul tool, and swallowed them in one gulp, much to the astonishment of Ju Huaguan and Hu Liena.

Instantly, a bluish-white aura rose rapidly from Lan Si's body, even turning his skin bluish-white.

Then it began to turn orange-red, transforming into real flames.

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Chapter 270 Fifth Soul Skill, Buddha's Wrath Lotus

A look of intense pain appeared on Lan Si's handsome face, and even his upright posture became somewhat unsteady.

He ultimately underestimated the domineering power of the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent's inner core. This inner core was not just equivalent to a spirit ring of over 50,000 years, but also possessed an extremely terrifying ability to corrode with fire.

His ability to kill the Ten-Headed Fiery Serpent was largely due to luck.

Fortunately, he had consumed the Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass and the Fiery Apricot Blossom, granting him immunity to both ice and fire. Furthermore, his cultivation technique, the Supreme Heaven and Earth Technique, shared the same extreme Yang attribute as the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent. This was further complemented by the Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Technique. Otherwise, consuming the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent's inner core would likely have reduced him to ashes by the terrifyingly high-temperature energy contained within.

Time passed second by second, and Lan Si's Soul-Devouring Eight Spider External Soul Bone was released from his body at some point, sharing the terrifying energy of the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent's inner core.

Meanwhile, Juhua Guan and Hu Liena, standing to the side, showed expressions that shifted from shock to worry, then to numbness, and finally to confusion.

They couldn't understand why Lan Si had undergone such a drastic change after taking a small, golden-red pill.

This is beyond their comprehension.

three days later.

Thunder from heaven strikes fire from the earth.

Large thunderclouds gathered above Lan Si's head.

A massive pillar of orange-red flame, accompanied by rolling thunder, rose from where Lan Si was, shooting into the dark clouds. The entire sky was instantly dyed crimson. Countless fiery clouds gathered together, swirling around the orange-red pillar of flame and lightning.

The moment the pillar of flame rose, Lan Si's body seemed to lose gravity and slowly rose up.

One after another, spirit rings appeared from Lan Si's body.

First spirit ring: Crimson Feather Eagle; second spirit ring: Shadow Splitter Beast; third spirit ring: Soul Devouring Spider; fourth spirit ring: Blue Silver Emperor, the natal spirit ring.

Four spirit rings—yellow, yellow, purple, and black—quietly appeared, coiling neatly around Lan Si in order.

The surging orange-red flames gradually merged into the four spirit rings. Finally, a black spirit ring, even deeper than the Blue Silver Emperor's natal spirit ring, slowly emerged around the first four rings, pulsating around Lan Si's body.

Meanwhile, influenced by her fifth spirit ring, Lan Si's Azure Lotus Domain underwent its second evolution, gaining the skill Nightmare Devouring Heart. This skill allows her to summon several enormous azure lotuses from the ground, engulfing enemies and instantly extracting spirit power of equal level from them to replenish her own. The number of azure lotuses summoned depends on the number summoned by her second spirit skill, Azure Lotus Clone.

Both the Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Technique and the Supreme Sacred Universe Technique were simultaneously upgraded to the sixth level, reaching a height that even he had never achieved in his previous life.

His soul power began to soar, reaching levels 51, 52, 53... and 57.

Under the influence of factors such as a 100,000-year-old soul bone, nearly a year and a half of persistent soul power cultivation, and the terrifying energy contained in the inner core of the ten-headed Fiery Sun Serpent, Lan Si's soul power soared to level 57, catching up with Hu Liena and reaching parity with her.

The orange-red flames and lightning beams receded, the fiery clouds in the sky dissipated, and an ice-blue lotus with a diameter of over one meter appeared out of thin air beneath Lan Si's feet, slowly dragging his body down.

Strangely, the flames rising from the surface of the ice-blue lotus were no longer bluish-white, but orange-red, belonging to true flames.