Chapter 345: Slaying, Gaining the Core, and Liu Erlong's Heart Demon Trial!
On the Hell Road, the surroundings were completely dark, with only the blood-red light emitted by the vast, roaring Blood River below barely illuminating the nearby surroundings.
Seeing the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Snake, which had raised its body high, angrily roaring "wah wah..." and throwing its inner core towards Lin Yu, Lin Yu's heart filled with excitement and joy.
This was exactly what he had been waiting for!
"Come on!"
With a low excited shout, Lin Yu quickly switched from his speed-focused Water Speed No Trace to his evasion technique, Plum Blossom Steps, and dodged the inner core of the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Snake.
After narrowly avoiding the inner core, Lin Yu immediately activated Water Speed No Trace once more, transforming into a blur and charging directly to the front of the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Snake.
Before the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Snake could react, Lin Yu fully activated his soul power, summoning his Dragon Claws.
With a powerful swipe, infused with overwhelming true energy and sharp claw strength, Lin Yu struck the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Snake, instantly smashing its head to pieces!
Out of fear, when Lin Yu closed in, the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Snake, instinctively reacting in panic, attempted to control its inner core and threw it in the direction Lin Yu had just been.
However, before the inner core could reach its target, Lin Yu swiftly struck, killing the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Snake before it could do anything.
Without the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Snake's control, the golden-red fireball-like inner core's light dimmed.
The once gold-red fireball quickly turned into an ordinary gold-red sphere and, propelled by inertia, continued to fly toward Lin Yu.
Lin Yu quickly grabbed it with one hand and stored it in his storage soul guide.
"Elder Sister Erlong, why did you just store that thing? Aren't you worried it might explode?"
Seeing Lin Yu deal with the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Snake, and watching its massive body fall into the Blood River, Liu Erlong flew over and asked in amazement.
"Don't worry, Elder Sister Erlong, this thing won't explode easily. On the contrary, it's a treasure, but we'll talk about that later!"
After putting away the inner core of the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Snake, Lin Yu smiled lightly.
"A treasure?"
Liu Erlong was curious at the mention of a treasure.
It was hard for her to imagine that such an ugly monster like the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Snake could have any treasure. Could it be a soul bone? But it didn't seem like it!
Despite her curiosity, Liu Erlong chose not to ask further and continued walking alongside Lin Yu down the Hell Road.
After passing the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Snake's challenge, the Hell Road ahead remained the same, but the Blood River's terrain was rising higher and higher, inching ever closer to the Hell Road.
The red light emitted from the Blood River gradually became more blinding.
The temperature from the Blood River also grew higher, becoming scorching hot.
However, this temperature had no effect on Lin Yu and Liu Erlong.
Lin Yu had undergone body training at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes, gaining immunity to both ice and fire, and thus, this ability applied to his current Qinglian incarnation as well.
As for Liu Erlong, since her martial soul was fire-based, this temperature had little effect on her too.
The temperature was one thing, but the real concern for Lin Yu was that they were approaching the third trial of the Hell Road!
This trial didn't have a clear enemy. Based on Lin Yu's analysis from the original story, it seemed that this trial was a heart demon test.
For those with strong willpower and no inner demons, the trial could be easily passed.
However, for those with weak will or inner demons, this trial would not be easy to pass.
As Lin Yu and Liu Erlong continued along the Hell Road, the terrain of the Blood River rose higher and higher.
The temperature of the Blood River grew as well, and the blood mist rising from it began to intensify, filling the air.
Since the blood in the river contained evil energy that could provoke negative thoughts, the blood mist would induce inner demons in those who inhaled it.
Of course, this wasn't mentioned in the original text.
However, as Lin Yu breathed in the blood mist from the river below, a slight agitation began to stir within him.
Fortunately, because he had cultivated the Taoist divine technique, the Changsheng Sutra, Lin Yu could easily suppress these evil thoughts.
However, Liu Erlong was not so fortunate.
Liu Erlong's troubled past, her emotional wounds from being deceived by Yu Xiaogang, and the many events that had occurred in the Slaughter City had left her with inner vulnerabilities.
After inhaling the evil blood mist, negative emotions within Liu Erlong quickly surfaced, and hallucinations began to form in her mind.
At first, she was transported back to her childhood, where her father, Yu Luomian, had not abandoned her and her mother, and they lived happily in the Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus Sect.
But unfortunately, before they could enjoy this happiness, everything suddenly changed. They were driven out of the Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus Sect by the first wife, and they ended up living a much more miserable life.
Then, she was transported to the moment she was about to marry Yu Xiaogang. In the hallucination, her father, Yu Luomian, didn't stop her, but at the last moment, Liu Erlong inexplicably rejected marrying Yu Xiaogang.
In the hallucination, Yu Xiaogang immediately showed his true nature and shouted angrily at Liu Erlong: "Do you think I'm a useless person, unworthy of you? Didn't you say you admired my knowledge? Why can't you just marry me and help me continue my research on martial souls?"
After that, Yu Xiaogang, with a twisted face, attempted to force himself on Liu Erlong. But, in disgust and anger, Liu Erlong slapped him to death!
The hallucination shifted again, and they were now in the Slaughter City.
Outside the city, in a small alley, the corpses of Yu Xiaogang and Tang San lay in the alley, their deaths gruesome and their eyes wide open in resentment!
Upon seeing Liu Erlong, the spirits of Yu Xiaogang and Tang San immediately trembled, their souls flying out of their bodies, filled with hatred, chasing Liu Erlong.
They angrily and resentfully questioned Liu Erlong, asking why she had abandoned them and refused to continue protecting them. Why couldn't she just let them feed off her blood?
Although Liu Erlong was powerful, seeing the spirits of Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, with their terrifying appearances and knowing them as familiar figures, she couldn't help but feel terrified.
She cried out in fear and quickly retreated, but in doing so, she lost her balance and stumbled backward, falling as though into an endless abyss.
Just at that moment, a frantic shout rang in her ears, and a hand reached out, grabbing hers warmly.
"Elder Sister Erlong!"
(END CHAPTER)
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