Chapter 98

She walked until the distance remaining below was exactly 100 meters, and Qian Renxue could already fully see the platform at the end of the passage.

At that very moment, a fierce, unknown roar swept across the dim hellish path.

Roar——!

The blood pool below seemed to have been shaken; it churned continuously, bubbling with rolling blood bubbles, its scorching temperature seeming able to melt anything instantly, making one hesitate to approach.

Any more experts?

Qian Renxue focused her gaze downward; her eyesight was excellent, and she saw a golden pupil staring at her from beneath the blood river, as if it had been watching her for a long time.

Upon seeing Qian Renxue's gaze, the unknown figure lurking in the blood pool finally moved; this motion almost caused the entire blood pool to flow like magma.

The passage beneath her suddenly began to tremble violently, and a huge flame beast slowly rose from the blood pool.

This beast's body was huge, entirely golden, as if cast from gold, like a small mountain, standing sixty meters tall, its whole body ablaze with raging fire; as the flames flickered, the air was scorched into distortion.

In its huge eyes gleamed ferocity and brutality; each step it took caused the surrounding temperature to spike, and the blood pool beneath its feet turned into a magma-like substance that instantly blackened, forming a ground-like surface under its feet.

Holy shit, Golden Godzilla!

A flicker of shock crossed Qian Renxue's eyes; this thing made her a little afraid—it probably wouldn't breathe atomic rays, right? How could such a thing be raised in this blood pool?

Good grief, who tampered with this? If it were only a hundred years of cultivation, that'd be fine, but at least 250,000 years! And you expect a fifty‑level Soul King who can't use soul skills to fight this?

Ribbit! These damned gods! They clearly want to kill her! Indeed, the divine realm is a scam.

She's just an angel baby, and you want her to fight this monster? Can this world be okay? If she can't boost herself with soul skills, her physique, though tough, only reaches the level of a Titled Douluo.

But her attack power can't reach Titled Douluo level; she can't possibly go toe‑to‑toe with Godzilla, can she?

Qian Renxue looked at her slender body—oyster, if it came to melee she would surely die; a plain Titled Douluo's physique can't compare to this super‑species with golden bloodline.

Moreover, relying on a soul beast's physique, she would definitely be crushed beneath Golden Godzilla and beaten to death; every golden‑bloodline soul beast possesses innate physical talent far beyond humanity.

Qian Renxue felt an unprecedented pressure for the first time; she took a deep breath and steadied herself.

A pair of wrist soul bones, one blue and one white, appeared simultaneously on her wrists.

The right wrist bone emitted a brilliant azure light, which flowed like water, quickly spreading then instantly contracting, wrapping Qian Renxue's body.

Blue Silver Boost, activate! The external soul bone evolves with the soul master's advancement; after gaining her third and fourth bestowed spirit rings, the Blue Silver Boost multiplier reached exactly four times—a four‑hundred percent boost to all attributes, only one times less than the Eight‑wing Blue Silver boost.

Shine!

Qian Renxue's left wrist bone also emitted a pure white light.

But unlike the previous flowing white robe of fairy aura, white light spots now appeared on her forehead, both shoulders, chest, elbows, wrists, palms, waist, hips, knees, and soles.

Starting from those white light points, silver‑thread‑like beams of light shot out instantly, converging into magnificent silver patterns; Qian Renxue's aura began to erupt at a terrifying speed.

She truly needed that fifteen‑level soul power boost; this less‑than‑one‑level increase in Titled Douluo combat power might affect the whole battle, and against Golden Godzilla she had to go all out!

The silver pattern on her forehead formed first—that is the Holy Light Kirin martial soul pattern; in the center, a flashing gold diamond crystal appeared, wrapping the silver pattern.

As the silver light pattern solidified, a white headband emerged first; at its front, five upward‑curving, claw‑like sharp protrusions stood, and the silver filigree on the headband had become solid, appearing extraordinarily splendid.

On either side of the headband, two pieces of white hollow‑wing‑pattern metal hung down, fitting between Qian Renxue's cheeks and ears and extending downward, like the spread of her own divine light.

A streamlined form began at the neck guard: white armor with silver patterns, splendid all the way down; once those silver patterns were fully clear, Qian Renxue's body was completely encased in that white armor, the battle skirt covering her thighs, exuding femininity.

Silver light flowed; her purple eyes turned completely into shining gold, eight holy white wings unfurled, and the exquisite Angelic Holy Sword in her hand merged with the armor.

Instantly, Qian Renxue's aura surged straight up; in her hand appeared a great sword one‑third longer than the Angelic Holy Sword.

The hilt and guard were entirely white, with a roaring kirin protrusion at the end of the hilt; the blade, however, was deep blue imbued with lightning power, over four feet long—compared to the original golden holy Angelic Sword, this deep‑blue blade carried an aura of judgment over all.

Qian Renxue was already stunning; clad in this Holy Light Kirin battle armor, she became the very embodiment of magnificence.

An ordinary one‑word battle armor user who is a five‑ring soul master gains strength equivalent to a seven‑ring when wearing the armor, but Qian Renxue's is a soul‑bone‑skill‑crafted knockoff battle armor, not forged by her own metal, so it can only boost her by fifteen levels and cannot be spoken of in the same breath.

Golden Godzilla's gaze on Qian Renxue hardened suddenly, its pupils showing a hint of fear and tension; this human was too strange, her aura had doubled instantly, which was too eerie, frightening it into repeatedly roaring at her, signaling her not to approach.

It's just a cute golden baby, and you make it fight someone who can burst forth? Is there any law left!

Qian Renxue was startled by Golden Godzilla's ferocious roar; this soul beast was too fierce, its intent to kill her seemed resolute.

In that case, she must defeat Golden Godzilla here; otherwise, if it follows her to the end of the passage, she might end up facing two monsters at once.

Qian Renxue held the Holy Lightning Sword pointing diagonally at the ground, lightning crackling along the blade; she suppressed her fear of Golden Godzilla, kept a cool pretty face, adopting an aloof, carefree master's demeanor, as if she paid no heed to Golden Godzilla.

Golden Godzilla radiated terrifying might, its body like a mountain; its massive form exerted huge pressure, its golden scales glinting with an eerie light in the dim light, each roar sending ripples through the blood pool and shaking loose rocks that fell everywhere—overwhelmingly powerful!

Both Qian Renxue and Golden Godzilla were afraid; neither dared to move, they just stared at each other, man and beast.

After a while, still nothing happened.

(Why isn't it moving?) ×2 After waiting a bit, Golden Godzilla cautiously shifted its body, but even a slight movement of its huge frame was like an earth‑shaking mountain tremor.

Qian Renxue got a jolt, reflexively flapped her wings, flickered like a lightning bolt, and charged at Golden Godzilla, her Holy Lightning Sword slicing forward with a cold blade.

Golden Godzilla abruptly raised its massive claw, colliding violently with the Holy Lightning Sword, sending out dazzling sparks.

It opened its bloody maw and spewed a scorching jet of golden flame; Qian Renxue hastily retreated to avoid it.

Wherever the flame reached, rocks instantly melted in the terrifying heat, turning into scalding lava that fell into the blood pool.

The flame spewed by Golden Godzilla is true dragon fire! As the strongest golden‑bloodline soul beast, its individual combat power is no less than a true dragon's, and in some aspects even more fearsome, rivaling the earth‑dragon king Tyrannosaurus.

And once Golden Godzilla metamorphoses and grows wings, it will approach the level of the Nine Great Dragon Kings.

But seeing the flame, Qian Renxue actually breathed a sigh of relief—so long as it wasn't an atomic breath, really, this Golden Godzilla's appearance is too intimidating; if it plays with fire, then I'm not afraid of it. Qian Renxue unfurled her magnificent eight‑wing Angelic martial soul, her pure white wings radiating holy light.

She tapped the air with her toes, rose lightly into the sky, constantly maneuvering and turning in midair to dodge Golden Godzilla's claws and blazing flames.

Golden Godzilla lifted its head and roared, furiously gazing at Qian Renxue flying in the air, as if scolding her for bullying it because it can't fly.

Qian Renxue's gaze turned icy; she gripped the Holy Lightning Sword tightly, gently flapped her wings, stirring up a gale.

She became like a white bolt of lightning, swooping down, the lightning sword aimed straight at Golden Godzilla's head.

Golden Godzilla's massive body twisted, trying to evade this fierce strike; red light gathered in its mouth, and it spat out a huge flame.

Qian Renxue shifted direction nimbly in the air, swung her wings, and fired a soul‑power‑condensed wind blade at Golden Godzilla.

The golden scales on Golden Godzilla's body gleamed, deflecting the wind blade's attack.

Tsk, truly hard; it won't break its defense, looks like I have to slash it with my sword.

Qian Renxue flew up again, using the same bat fighting style as before, circling around the golden Godzilla, looking for its weakness; she must find a way to gather power and unleash a light pillar to blast it! "Whoosh~~~"

Qian Renxue circulated her heart method, scorching flames burning in her hair, ultimate fire igniting on the blue lightning sword blade, emitting a series of explosive crackling sounds.

The holy radiance on her body suddenly retracted, but her entire person turned completely golden, even the eight wings behind her becoming golden; the thunder sword in her hand coiled with holy flame and blue thunder power, and she instantly became focused.

Qian Renxue desperately poured her soul power continuously into the Holy Light Thunder Sword, the sword blade blazing to the extreme, as if it wanted to illuminate this hellish path.

A golden light pillar shot up into the sky, with a bang, the stone blocks above were shattered by the light pillar, several huge stones falling from above.

Qian Renxue quickly sidestepped to avoid the stones, she forgot that here she couldn't condense a too-long sword aura, easy to hit the ceiling.

At this moment, the golden Godzilla erupted with a speed disproportionate to its massive body, sinking into the interior of the blood pool.

The power erupted by this human is too terrifying, must flee! If this light pillar is fully charged, it will surely die, sob sob.

"Eh?"

The golden Godzilla plunged headfirst into the blood pool, splashing large amounts of blood water.

The blood water in the blood pool surged, forming huge vortices.

Qian Renxue hovered above the blood pool, brows furrowed tightly, vigilantly watching the movements below.

The bloody smell of the blood water assailed her nose, causing a wave of disgust in her heart.

But beneath the blood pool everything was murky, unable to see the Godzilla's trace at all.

Qian Renxue gripped the Holy Light Thunder Sword tightly, secretly pondering countermeasures in her heart—had it truly fled, or was it preparing to ambush her later on the road?

Although this golden Godzilla is somewhat young in age, if it could have been just killed, it would qualify as her fifth soul ring, after all it is a golden bloodline soul beast capable of granting two soul skills.

After absorption, perhaps it could also grant a body-enhancement type soul skill, a bit regrettable.

Indeed, the Slaughter City is not an ordinary place; even the Sea God's trial requires killing a near million-year-old deep sea demon whale king, and as the Asura God, a god king, how could he not prepare suitable soul beasts for the test-takers?

Not only this golden Godzilla no less than 250,000 years old, but also the blood-colored nine-headed bat king parasitizing Tang Chen—if it didn't have close to a million years of cultivation, how could it trap Tang Chen who has reached the ninety-nine level limit?

She really has had eight lifetimes of bloody misfortune; this intensity of hell road shows she truly has become the Asura God's trial-taker, yet she still lacks the God-Slaying Domain—this intensity is too excessive, right?

Qian Renxue's expression alternated between sunny and gloomy; after waiting a while, the blood pool showed no movement, it seems the golden Godzilla really fled.

"Hmph, you better not appear again behind me on the road later, otherwise don't blame me for being impolite—I'm currently lacking soul rings!"

Qian Renxue took a few breaths; during the recent standoff she actually had no confidence in her heart, just gritting her teeth to go through with it; originally she planned to activate blood and blood power, but if she still couldn't win, she would only be able to cheat, calling Jin Huang'er out to fight in her place.

For a traditional soul master like her, lacking soul skills is still too damaging; although such combat power isn't low, facing top-tier soul beasts still leaves her somewhat lacking.

Qian Renxue continued on her journey, her battle armor not removed, flying at extreme speed toward the platform's end.

The end is also a platform, the platform made of blood-red stone blocks, ahead is nothing but a blood-red sea.

Opposite the blood pool, the exit is especially conspicuous, white light condensing into an oval light curtain, located about two hundred meters above the platform.

Blood plasma gathered here into a small lake, blocking the front, like bubbles surging in a magma blood pool, flowing with scorching breath.

The temperature here is at least over 150 degrees; ordinary soul masters reaching here, let alone fighting, even survival is impossible—body moisture would be directly evaporated, only by continuously resisting with soul power can one endure.

The air is filled with toxins from the blood pool, this also requires soul power to isolate; thus this distance is like an eternal, uncrossable chasm blocking the front.

Just as Qian Renxue wanted to fly out of Slaughter City, suddenly an invisible imprisoning pressure fell on her, pressing her back onto the platform.

"Ugh..."

She was banned from flying.

"Pa-da, pa-da, pa-da."

At this moment, a crisp high-heel shoe sound came from behind.

It seems we still need to settle the final trial before we can leave; this is already how many waves? Humans, could there still be humans who are her match? Even Titled Douluo wouldn't do!

Qian Renxue confidently turned to look behind, she is invincible in the mortal world!

But her confidence lasted less than two seconds, intense shock appeared on her face.

"What? How is this possible!"

Qian Renxue's pupils shrank, incredulously looking at the familiar figure behind her.

Also counts as two more, brothers. If not, maybe we'll still do one more tomorrow, let the author sleep early (chapter ends)