Chapter 274: Killing God Domain: The Ruthlessness of Xun Yu

"So that's how it is; this so-called final trial is a test of self-control," Nan Feihuang realized.

No wonder the experts who challenged Hell Road in the past, even if they could pass the first two trials, always fell at this final one.

To pass through this Hell Road, one must not only have sufficient strength but also break through as quickly as possible; otherwise, one's own killing intent will be influenced by the evil aura here and go completely berserk.

Especially for those who drink Bloody Mary daily, the berserk state will come faster and more violently.

Many people reach this point with their soul power, physical strength, and mental power all severely depleted, leaving them with no remaining energy to resist the erosion of the evil aura, thus falling short of success.

Therefore, in these thousands of years, only a handful of people have had the ability to pass through this Hell Road.

However, this had no effect on Nan Feihuang; for this past year, he had been diligently studying Daoist classics, and when not fighting, his aura remained restrained, so he was naturally completely fearless.

The final trial was, to him, merely a formality.

Soon, Feihuang arrived before a white curtain of light without any obstruction; he understood that this was the exit.

Looking back at Hell Road, this journey of slaughter lasting over a year had finally ended; those daily bloody days were something he would never forget!

It was very cruel, yet also very exhilarating.

Entering the curtain of light, everything around him seemed to be changing; the moment he darted into the white curtain, Nan Feihuang immediately felt as if his body had entered a special world.

All around was a snowy white void; in this vast white world, he could not exert a single bit of strength, and the only sensation was coldness.

It was as if countless cold currents were gathering toward him, and countless cold currents were being released from within his body. His Fangtian Halberd martial soul was crazily absorbing the power here.

These were actually the purest killing auras, now forming a domain—a domain condensed from killing intent.

This was the reward for passing through Hell Road: the Killing God Domain.

The initial Killing God Domain has the effect of weakening the enemy's strength by ten percent while increasing one's own by ten percent; this amount will gradually increase with the user's level and the rise of killing intent, making it a decent domain.

This was Nan Feihuang's third domain; having three domains before reaching the Sixtieth Level, although one had not yet truly awakened, was still incomparable to ordinary people.

Leaving that pale space, when Nan Feihuang opened his eyes again, what came into view was already a dense forest.

This was the true exit of Slaughter City; Nan Feihuang looked around and found nothing unusual, nor was there any aura of a god.

In truth, he still had some interest in the Godly Inheritance within Slaughter City; while he did have the God Position inheritance of the Dunjia Heavenly Book, he was also a user of Twin Spirits, so there was not necessarily no hope of inheriting two God Positions.

A Peerless God General combined with an Asura God Position would be quite good.

It is just a pity that, let alone the Asura God, he could not even get the Rakshasa God, because at this moment, both God Positions within Slaughter City already had inheritors undergoing trials.

Bibi Dong, naturally, goes without saying; she had already successfully passed more than half.

Although Tang Chen was in an interrupted state, he had not been judged as a failure; otherwise, the God Seal would have exploded, long ago destroying his soul and spirit.

"Forget it; if I get it, it is my fortune; if I lose it, it is my fate. I will not force it."

Nan Feihuang had an optimistic personality; if he didn't have it, he didn't have it. He could rely on his own cheat to work hard and become a god; that was fine too.

After the fierce battles on Hell Road, Feihuang discovered that his bottleneck had loosened again; already at the peak of the fifty-ninth level, he was only one step away from breaking through to a Soul Emperor.

At that time, he would have to go find Tang Hao to settle the score.

"This forest is close to the Godly Inheritance site, yet it is not affected by the killing aura within Slaughter City; it is indeed a good place for secluded cultivation. I will make a push to break through here before going home." Nan Feihuang found a small cave nearby.

Sitting cross-legged, he released the First Spirit Ring of the Dunjia Heavenly Book and activated the Increase Experience soul skill to buff himself.

With this, Nan Feihuang was confident that in at most one or two months, he would definitely be able to break through the bottleneck and advance.

Nan Feihuang had ended his more than a year of cultivation in Slaughter City, having initially mastered the Ghost God Halberd and the Overlord Halberd, and among the six great Unparalleled Skills, he had also mastered one: the Peerless Heavenless Palm.

It could be said that his combat power now was at least three times stronger than when he first entered Slaughter City.

And during this year, the changing winds and clouds on the continent had not paused for even a moment.

In the Tianshuang Principality, Xun Yu, or Xun Wenruo, was now a genius famous throughout the world, hailed by others as having the bearing of a renowned prime minister.

The snow disaster that had plagued the Tianshuang Principality had, since he arrived as an envoy representing the Gu Lei Kingdom and provided assistance, improved greatly within a year.

Not to mention the national strength recovering to its peak, but the bad news that frequently came from all parts of the principality—such as disaster victims dying or people exchanging children to eat—had ceased to occur.

Various regions adopted Xun Yu's policies, helping the common people become self-sufficient, at least ensuring they had no problem filling their stomachs.

Additionally, he used this to drive the economic development of the Gu Lei Kingdom, allowing Gu Lei's surplus grain production to be effectively utilized.

Looking at the increasingly full national treasury, Nan Tianchen was also grinning from ear to ear.

Inside the palace hall of the Tianshuang Principality, the Tianshuang ruler was meeting with Xun Yu, full of words of praise, and in action, he was also rewarding him with all sorts of money and precious artifacts.

The Tianshuang Principality was relatively poor; these so-called precious treasures were actually nothing in the Gu Lei Kingdom, and Xun Yu did not care in the slightest.

What he truly wanted was something else.

That was to seize the position of Crown Prince of this country for the son of their Second Princess.

In fact, the ruler of the Tianshuang Principality was very young, about thirty-something, in the prime of his life; originally, even if the Crown Prince position were obtained early, it would not have much significance.

But Xun Yu, like Nan Feihuang, understood a bit of physiognomy; he could see that this fellow had the appearance of an early death, and his glabella was slightly tinged with black, indicating a bloody disaster within the next few years.

Once he died, even if the Crown Prince were still young, he would rightfully ascend the throne.

Even if he were unable to govern due to his young age, was there not the Empress Dowager, acting as his mother, to rule from behind the curtain?

As for the situation of powerful officials controlling the government, what did it matter? The Second Princess and the little Prince were not without backing.

The Ice Fire Peerless Halberd belonging to the little Prince's uncle could stand up for him at any time.

Actually, Xun Yu had a way to resolve the Tianshuang ruler's destined calamity, but he did not intend to do so. What if they were relatives? Why save him? Those who achieve great things do not fuss over trifles.

He did not even intend to tell Nan Feihuang this secret, but rather wait until the Tianshuang ruler died to directly create a *fait accompli*.

Otherwise, if Nan Feihuang found out, he, being concerned for his sister, might think of a way to save this brother-in-law.

His lord might still have a shred of compassion, but he, Xun Yu, did not.

Even if the Second Princess became a widow, so what? Compared to gaining a country's territory without shedding blood, a single life counted for nothing.

(End of chapter)