Chapter 250

I don't know how much time had passed; when Gu Xuan awoke from the void and pain, he felt as if he had dreamed.

Gu Xuan felt he had turned into a true dragon, a domineering Bone Dragon, swaying in the infinite void.

When he tried to break through this void, he awoke; at this moment Gu Xuan was fully possessed by his martial soul, his whole body covered in a layer of dark-silver bone armor, his hands transformed into bone claws, resembling a draconic humanoid.

On his brow, a pure white slaughter-cloud pattern mark had appeared at some point.

The white markings were blood-line shaped; they looked like the bloodstain patterns on the ground of the Hell Slaughter Arena when the Hell Road is activated, only much smaller.

And this is precisely the symbol of the Slaughter God Domain engraved upon Gu Xuan's martial soul.

Gu Xuan tried to sense those white markings; in an instant, a surging white light silently spread, emanating from his forehead, but soon that white light turned colorless.

At this moment, Gu Xuan's perception of the surrounding world changed instantly; everything around seemed suppressed by this power, as if this heaven and earth belonged to him alone.

Such powerful ability, the Slaughter God Domain—is this the Slaughter God Domain?

Just then, suddenly, an invisible killing intent surged toward him, as if something unseen had heavily struck the Slaughter God Domain that Gu Xuan had released.

Gu Xuan's body shuddered; he instantly recovered from his excitement, quickly turned and looked in that direction.

Several dozen meters away, a graceful figure stood there—it was Du Gu Yan.

At this moment, Du Gu Yan's eyes held tenderness as she gazed at Gu Xuan.

Gu Xuan's Adam's apple twitched slightly, for Du Gu Yan's clothes were now in tatters; the temperature of that final stretch of the Hell Road had been too high, and most of her garments had been corroded by the heat.

Now her body was covered only by a few scraps of cloth shielding her vital parts; after a year and a half of slaughter, seeing her beloved in this state, Gu Xuan naturally felt a flutter.

"Do you feel it? Little Xuan, we succeeded; we both possess the Slaughter God Domain." Du Gu Yan's lips parted slightly, and a soft, pleasant voice rang out.

"Mm." Gu Xuan's Adam's apple moved, then he nodded.

Their Slaughter God Domains retracted simultaneously; Gu Xuan quickly stepped forward and embraced Du Gu Yan. Though they had faced life-and-death dangers over the past year and a half, their gains far outweighed those trials.

Then Gu Xuan kissed her cherry lips, then took out a set of Du Gu Yan's clothing from his Soul Tool and handed it to her.

Gu Xuan's eight dragon swords flew out from his back, circling the two at high speed, forming a three-meter-diameter enclosed space that wrapped them; she changed clothes inside.

Soon after, Gu Xuan retracted the eight dragon-sword wings; Du Gu Yan stepped out, barefoot on a pair of crystal-clear, delicate jade feet, having already changed into the emerald-green long dress Gu Xuan gave her.

Du Gu Yan is now twenty-two years old, her height already 1.8 meters; wearing the long dress now adds even more charm to her.

Glancing at Gu Xuan, Du Gu Yan muttered somewhat deliriously, "Aren't you going to put on clothes?"

Hearing this, Gu Xuan realized his own clothes were also damaged.

He wasn't particular about it; he simply took out a set of black loose-fitting everyday clothes from his Soul Tool and put them on. Even if Du Gu Yan saw his bare chest, it didn't matter—after all, he was her man.

Du Gu Yan handed him a hairband; Gu Xuan tied his long hair up into a neat ponytail, looking very capable.

Then Gu Xuan took Du Gu Yan's jade hand and softly said, "Let's go; we've been out for so long, it's time to head back and check things out."

Du Gu Yan nodded, and they walked side by side; their figures vanished into the forest, leaving only the night's tranquility and the cicadas' chirping among the trees.

Inside the City of Carnage, Hu Liena had already achieved eighty consecutive victories, only twenty matches shy of the final hundred wins; but today, for some unknown reason, when she arrived at the Hell Slaughter Arena, she found only a handful of people there.

When Gu Xuan and Du Gu Yan broke through the hundred victories, Hu Liena happened to be in closed-door cultivation, so she didn't know they had already completed the hundred wins and passed the Hell Road.

Nevertheless, seeing this situation, Hu Liena couldn't help but recall the words her teacher Bi Bi Dong had told her.

The only possible explanation for this situation is that someone opened the Hell Road, turning everyone inside the Hell Slaughter Arena into sacrifices.

And the one who started the Hell Road—Hu Liena didn't even need to think to know it was naturally Gu Xuan and Du Gu Yan.

She admired Gu Xuan greatly, and she could also sense that Gu Xuan harbored no dislike toward her; it was merely because Du Gu Yan was present that Gu Xuan had never taken the initiative to speak to her.

Besides the time she herself actively sought them out, she went a few more times afterward, but each attempt was rejected.

They were like strangers who had never met; in this City of Carnage they had no interaction whatsoever.

However, Hu Liena now feels somewhat melancholy, because she suddenly realized that if she had someone to rely on here, her mindset and progress would both improve greatly.

Unlike in the original story where she had Tang San's help, Hu Liena has received no assistance from Gu Xuan or Du Gu Yan either, so her speed of exiting the City of Carnage has greatly slowed.

Moreover, due to long-term consumption of Bloody Mary, Hu Liena has also become aware of this substance's strangeness; however, because she has taken it for so long, she cannot quit it in the short term.

This means she needs to spend more time resolving this issue, which in turn means her departure from the City of Carnage will be further delayed.

But just when Hu Liena thought she was the only trainee left here, she spotted a fresh-faced young man on the Hell Slaughter Arena.

He had blue-gold hair reaching his shoulders, wielded a Haotian Hammer with overwhelming dominance, and his whole demeanor revealed a maturity and confidence beyond his peers.

Hu Liena knew at a glance that this person was also a trainee in the City of Carnage, though she couldn't fathom why she felt she had seen him somewhere before.

Suddenly, a name popped into Hu Liena's mind—Tang San!

However, she quickly dismissed that idea, because although Tang San indeed possesses the Haotian Hammer martial soul and, despite his youth, shows a hint of maturity, his appearance and temperament are far inferior to this young man's.

Thus Hu Liena knows this person absolutely cannot be Tang San.

Since he isn't Tang San, even possessing the Haotian Hammer martial soul is no problem; perhaps this person could become her aid on the Hell Road.

…………

Walking along the road, Gu Xuan asked Du Gu Yan beside him, "Yanzi, do you know what the main function of the Slaughter God Domain is?"

Du Gu Yan thought seriously for a moment, then slowly replied, "Momentum."

Gu Xuan was somewhat surprised, but Du Gu Yan's ability to pierce the truth in a single word also attests to his wisdom and talent.

Gu Xuan nodded slowly and said, "Exactly, it's momentum. The momentum and pressure formed by killing intent often prevent opponents from exerting their full strength, while you yourself can display your strength at one hundred twenty percent; the effect of the Slaughter God Domain is the same."

Gu Xuan's words made Du Gu Yan's heart tremble; she didn't know the concrete effects of the Slaughter God Domain, as she hadn't yet had a chance to test it.

But upon hearing Gu Xuan's words, Du Gu Yan could also understand the Slaughter God Domain's greatness.

However, Du Gu Yan was somewhat puzzled; they both clearly obtained the Slaughter God Domain together, so why does Little Xuan understand it so well?

But is this what genius is?

Gu Xuan continued, "We already possess the most basic Slaughter God Domain; henceforth, within this domain our opponents' strength will automatically weaken by ten percent, while we ourselves can exert one hundred ten percent of our power, and as the domain evolves, this ratio will increase."

Du Gu Yan nodded, gaining an intuitive understanding of the Slaughter God Domain's function; meanwhile, she felt pleased inside about the domain's might, since she too is its possessor.

However, there is still a very important problem: they have not yet fully mastered the Slaughter God Domain, their aura leaks outward, making perfect control impossible.

They need to temper themselves, washing away superficiality, to thoroughly master this Slaughter God Domain; only then can they fully unleash its power, otherwise they risk being backlashed by the slaughterous qi and ultimately suffer the consequences.

………

In the Divine Realm, a tall and heroic man stared at the exit of the Hell Road, finally withdrawing his gaze.

The man wore a red-black robe, his appearance handsome; three pairs of dark red wings folded behind him, glowing brightly beneath a purplish-red halo, adding an air of mystery.

"Are you the variable? Your talent is extraordinary and rare; I truly look forward to the day you grow up." the man murmured.

As the man murmured, the white Slayer God mark on Gu Xuan's brow seemed to resonate, flashing faintly.

Gu Xuan seemed to sense something, suddenly lifting his gaze to the azure sky, as if he could see through the clouds to that which lay buried beyond.

Seeing this, the Asura God curled the corner of his mouth: "Interesting………"

ps: Typos will be corrected later.

(End of chapter)