Chapter 342: Challenging the Hell Road, the Blood Bat Swarm Attacks!
"The winner of this match is... the Shura King!"
In the Hell Killing Field, Killing City.
With the official announcer's loud declaration of Tang San's victory, Tang San finally achieved his one hundredth consecutive victory in the Hell Killing Field.
"Damn it! This Shura King still managed to get the hundredth win in the Hell Killing Field."
"Doesn't that mean he's going to challenge the Hell Road now? But what if he does the same thing as in the livestream and destroys our Killing City? What should we do then?"
In the audience stands of the Hell Killing Field, when the many fallen Soul Masters of Killing City saw Tang San achieving his one hundredth consecutive victory, many of them turned pale and grim.
After entering Killing City, even though Tang San wasn't foolish, he knew that after being exposed in the livestream and being labeled as the murderer who would destroy Killing City, he would inevitably face the hostility of countless fallen Soul Masters in the city. So, he made sure to hide his identity carefully.
But unfortunately, with Tang San's abilities, hiding his identity was not an easy task!
Although his face now was vastly different from the handsome one he would have in the future as seen in the livestream, Soul Master battles aren't determined by looks; they rely on strength!
And Tang San's strength was mainly based on his Martial Soul, Haotian Sect's ultimate skills, and Tang Sect's secret techniques.
The Haotian Hammer and Blue Silver Grass, once they appeared, would definitely attract the attention of many fallen Soul Masters in Killing City, especially after the livestream exposure.
As for the ultimate skills of the Haotian Sect and Tang Sect, they were highly recognizable. And in Killing City, to achieve one hundred consecutive victories in the Hell Killing Field, Tang San could not afford to avoid using them.
Initially, this would have been hard to detect, but as Tang San continued fighting in the Hell Killing Field, the Haotian Sect's techniques and Tang Sect's skills would eventually be recognized, and his true identity would become obvious.
Of course, the most important issue was with the King of Slaughter.
Even though the King of Slaughter was warned by the soul of Tang Chen inside him, saying that if the King of Slaughter dared to harm Tang San, he would rather die and take the King of Slaughter with him, the King of Slaughter didn't dare to act directly against Tang San. Even when sending subordinates to target him, he hesitated and was reluctant to move.
This was because he feared that if he took any action to kill Tang San, it would trigger Tang Chen's soul inside him.
But, unable to act directly, the King of Slaughter was not willing to do nothing either.
He decided to reveal Tang San's true identity to the entire Killing City, using the fallen Soul Masters to target him, hoping they would take action instead of him.
After all, by doing so, he wasn't directly attacking Tang San. If he didn't show any intent to kill, perhaps Tang Chen wouldn't be disturbed.
But in the end, the King of Slaughter's experiment failed.
Unfortunately, he had overestimated the fallen Soul Masters of Killing City.
The most elite Soul Masters in Killing City were under his control, and he couldn't send them to deal with Tang San. The remaining Soul Masters, who didn't serve the King of Slaughter, weren't strong enough.
If this had been outside of Killing City, these Soul Masters would easily have killed Tang San. However, in Killing City, where they couldn't use their soul skills, they were unable to deal with Tang San. Even though these fallen Soul Masters had a much higher cultivation level, they couldn't defeat him.
Eventually, they were all slain by Tang San, who used them as stepping stones to achieve his one hundredth consecutive victory.
Other fallen Soul Masters in Killing City, who realized that Tang San's strength was so strong, didn't dare act against him, hoping others would.
But as everyone hoped for someone else to act, no one dared to move.
Over time, these fallen Soul Masters found excuses to justify their hesitation, telling themselves that Tang San entering Killing City now was far earlier than when he would later destroy it. They believed he didn't have the power to destroy Killing City just yet.
After all, Tang San's ability to destroy Killing City in the livestream was due to receiving a rare immortal herb called the Snow-colored Swan's Kiss from the Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo.
Since his exposure, he certainly wouldn't have the opportunity to obtain it again.
So why die for something that most likely wouldn't happen?
Thus, although Tang San was met with hostility from countless fallen Soul Masters in Killing City, he still successfully achieved one hundred consecutive victories in the Hell Killing Field.
...
In the Hell Killing Field.
After achieving his one hundredth victory, Tang San left the competition area and moved aside, preparing to wait for the King of Slaughter's arrival, just like his future self in the livestream.
Soon, the King of Slaughter arrived.
With a powerful fluctuation of soul power, a gust of wind swept down from the sky, roaring through the Hell Killing Field, which resembled the Roman Colosseum.
Amidst the howling wind, the King of Slaughter, clad in a blood-red cloak, descended from the sky and hovered above the arena.
However, unlike in the previous livestream.
This time, when the King of Slaughter descended, there was no loud and fervent cheering from the audience like before in the livestream.
The reason was simple.
Because, after Tang San achieved his one hundredth victory, the King of Slaughter had planned to send him to the Hell Road, where all the spectators would become sacrificial offerings.
Knowing that they were doomed to die, even the fallen Soul Masters, who had committed heinous crimes outside, wouldn't willingly offer themselves to death, no matter how much they admired the King of Slaughter!
But the King of Slaughter had already thought of a way to handle this situation.
He directly ordered that all fallen Soul Masters with cultivation between Soul Venerable and Soul King must come to the Hell Killing Field to watch Tang San's one hundredth match. If they didn't comply, his subordinates would kill them one by one!
On the other hand, if they all came, he promised he wouldn't kill all of them, only selecting a portion for sacrifice to open the Hell Road.
So, the choice was simple: certain death or a possible survival!
Facing the two choices the King of Slaughter gave, the fallen Soul Masters of Killing City, who were forced to watch the match, had no choice but to pick the latter.
After all, in Killing City, no one could defy the King of Slaughter, especially those at the bottom like them, with cultivation from Soul Venerable to Soul King.
Not going meant certain death; going gave them a chance to survive.
Unable to resist, they had no choice but to pick the second option.
Because of the livestream's exposure.
After the King of Slaughter arrived at the Hell Killing Field, the atmosphere instantly became tense. Almost all the fallen Soul Masters immediately displayed expressions of unease and fear.
However, the King of Slaughter was prepared for this atmosphere and didn't mind. He began to release the blood-red mist, intending to sacrifice a portion of the audience in the stands.
Just like in the livestream.
After the King of Slaughter hovered in the air, he raised his right hand, and dense blood-red mist erupted from his body, sweeping toward the stands.
Instantly, a powerful soul pressure and cold murderous aura exploded, causing Tang San, who was still by the competition area, to take several steps back.
Looking up at the King of Slaughter in the sky, Tang San couldn't help but frown.
Is the King of Slaughter really sending me to the Hell Road directly?
This feels different from the livestream!
Wasn't this guy supposed to dislike the appearance of the God of Slaughter, especially someone like me, who destroyed Killing City in the livestream?
He didn't act against me directly, maybe because of my ancestor's influence.
But doesn't he want to try something else? Like buying me off or deceiving me to abandon the Hell Road trial?
At this moment, Tang San was lost in thought.
However, what Tang San didn't know was that the King of Slaughter had indeed thought about how to deal with the situation if Tang San successfully reached the Hell Killing Field.
Initially, the King of Slaughter considered a plan: to disguise himself as Tang Chen and deceive Tang San into staying in Killing City.
But after testing, he found that as long as he didn't act directly or send his subordinates against Tang San, but instead had someone unrelated to him take action, Tang Chen wouldn't be triggered.
So, the King of Slaughter abandoned that plan and decided to send his subordinates out of Killing City to Martial Soul City and Heaven Dou Imperial City, notifying them of Tang San's impending departure.
Three months ago, the King of Slaughter sent his subordinates, and recently, they returned and informed him that both Martial Soul Hall and the Immortal Palace had received the news and were preparing to send people to wait at the exit of Killing City.
Now, as Tang San prepared to challenge the Hell Road, five Title Douluos from Martial Soul Hall, along with a group of Soul Douluos and Soul Sages, had already ambushed outside Killing City, waiting near the Hell Road's exit.
Meanwhile, Lin Yu had sent his avatar, Long Aotian, from Blue Tyrant Academy to ambush outside Killing City, preparing to act when needed.
On the other side, after the King of Slaughter released the evil blood-red mist.
Amidst the mist, a series of terrifying screams filled the air. Many fallen Soul Masters in the Hell Killing Field were affected, going mad and tearing at their own bodies.
In an instant, crimson blood poured from these crazed fallen Soul Masters, flowing down the grooves in the stands, and eventually formed a large blood-red bat pattern on the arena floor.
Once the blood-red bat pattern was complete.
Almost half of the fallen Soul Masters in the Hell Killing Field were left alive, their faces pale and filled with fear.
Drawing from the livestream, after the blood-red bat pattern formed, Tang San's gaze flashed, and he slowly walked toward it.
In the sky, seeing Tang San's movement, the King of Slaughter sneered coldly and didn't speak. He simply activated the blood-red bat pattern, turning it into a teleportation array.
A blood-red beam of light shot up from the blood-red bat pattern.
Seeing the teleportation array form, Tang San stepped into it.
At this, the King of Slaughter sneered inwardly.
"Boy, don't think that because you have Tang Chen protecting you, I can't do anything about you."
"Even though you've gained strength from the livestream, don't forget that the future you can succeed in the Hell Road because of abilities you don't have right now."
"Even if you pass the Hell Road…"
"Heh... what awaits you will be an even greater despair!"
Tang San, unaware of the King of Slaughter's laughter, stepped into the teleportation array formed by the blood-red bat pattern. With a shift in space, he instantly entered the Hell Road.
Just like in the livestream, it was as dark as ever, with only the faint red light of blood shining from below, illuminating a narrow path ahead.
This was the Hell Road.
"Is this the Hell Road?"
"It really looks just like it did in the livestream, but there's something different now. Long Aotian already led Liu Erlong to the Hell Road."
"Now it's my turn. Aside from the third challenge, the rest will definitely be different."
But it didn't matter. The hardest part of the Hell Road wasn't the challenges; it was the dark environment and narrow space.
But with my Purple Extreme Demon Eyes and Ghostly Shadow, these won't affect me. I should be fine.
Standing on the circular platform at the start of the Hell Road, Tang San activated his Purple Extreme Demon Eyes and took a deep breath, thinking to himself.
Though his Purple Extreme Demon Eyes were only at the second level due to Lin Yu's influence, they still had the basic abilities of far-sight and night vision.
At least in the Hell Road, with the blood-red light shining, the darkness didn't bother Tang San.
And because of the dangers he faced in the livestream, Tang San had already simulated the dangers in his mind and found ways to cope.
Now, as long as the crisis wasn't too different from the one he faced in the livestream, he was confident he could pass!
And with that thought, Tang San moved forward, activating Ghostly Shadow and running swiftly along the Hell Road.
Along the way, he encountered a few attacks from special soul beasts, but thanks to his preparations, he passed without trouble.
(END CHAPTER)
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